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4 Tim BEE; OMAHA, MONDAY, MARCH 16, 1914. THE. OMAHA DAILY BEE rnitMnnn n V vmVAtm nnflRWATHll. i'UVillUi iJ . A 11 bww VICTOR nOSEWATEllTEUITOR. The Bco Publishing Company, Proprietor. BEE BUILDING. KAIWAM AND BEVKNTBKNTlfc Entered at Omaha postofflce an second-olas matter. XCIUIS OF BUB8CBIPTI0N By carrier By mall per month per year Dally and Sunday 6Sc If.OO Dally without Bunday t5c J.00 Evening and Sunday 40c 6.00 Evening without Sunday 25o J.OO Sunday lire only 20c 2.00 Kcnd notlco of chance of address or complaint or Irregularity In delivery to Omaha Bee, Circulation Department. 1H2M1TTANCI? nmlt by draft, express or postal order. Only two cent stomps received In payment of small accounts. I'ersonal checks, except on Omaha and eastern ox chance, not accepted. OFFICES Omaha The Bco Building. Houth Omaha 2318 N street. Council Bluffs 14 North Main street. Lincoln 26 Llttlo Building. Chlcaao 901 Hearst Building. New York noom 1106. 286 Fifth avenUe. St. Louis S03 New Bank of Commerce. Washington 72S Fourteenth St, N. COBBESPON'DENCE Address communications relating to news and edi torial matter to Omaha Bee, Editorial Department. FEBRUARY CIRCULATION 51,715 State of Nebraska, County of Douglas, a. Dwlght Williams, circulation managur of The Bee Publishing company., beelng duly sworn, says that thn oversea dally circulation for tho month of Feb ruary, 1914. was 51,715. DWiatlT WILIAMB, Circulation Manager. Subscribed in my presence and sworn to before me this 2d day of March. 1914 RO BURT HUNTHK. Notary Public Subscribers leaving tho city temporarily should havo Tho Beo mailed to them. Ail drcM will bo changed nn often ha requested. It will bo St. Patrick's day In tho morning! Free speech ovcrywhoro but at tho chau-taUQUa. The grade crossing continues to got In its deadly work. Good politics should bo inoroly n matter of good business and good censo. Secretary McAdoo may look "no older tfian 30," but old Father Time knows. Pancho Villa must keop well In the back ground to. escapo the sharpshooters. as he docs. One of. Now York's stroots exploded tho other day. It seems to bo In tho very soil of the town. Will Tammany follow tho lead of tho Na- tlonal Democratic club In ousting Murphy? Hardly. A nowspapor, Uko a pollco officer, knov that when It exposes crooks It Invites enmity of their pals. , Mr. Bryan onco pronounced John Lind tho best stump speaker ho over heard, but that was before' tho silent one lost his voice,',' H ahquld hpnccfqrth be kept in ..mind that tho profession ol law wca intended to provont, not facilitate blackmail! ' ' ' ' Perhaps, as Julian Hawthorne insists, that Atlanta prison Is a tough place, but you do not hear Bankor Morse knocking It as a health re sort "Presldont Wilson's administration Is unlauo in many ways," writes Mr. Bryan in Harper's Weokly Yes, and la none moro than In its State department. Friends of somo of tho indicted lawyora point to their previous good reputation, which may mean either that they aro novices fn tho devious game or 'that thoy havo not beforo been caught t it. The Normal School board membor accused of Craft explains that thn goods wero sold to the normal school by his partner personally, and not by hi firm. In tho language of Mayor ,'Jlm," "Tell that to the marines." Former President Taft has declined an invi tation to become a college president. Just bo cauto & college president has answered a call to occupy tho Whlto House does not prove that tho rule will work both ways. An Unfortunate Complication. Tho canal toll subject is ono on which men honestly differ without respect to political lines. Tho prosldcnt finds some of his strongest sup porters among political oppon'onta and some of his most uncompromising antagonists among his own party. The question, therefore, invitea tho freest and most unbiased consideration. It Ih extremely unfortunate that it should have bocome Involved an it has with nn alleged ul terior motivo on the part of thoso in favor at repealing tho exemption clause. And that such President Wilson makes a special plea to Tennesson democrats to bury tho factional hatchet and Join hands for the common cood. 3?jsrhaps tho presldont will come around soon to the tribal warfare in Nebraska. The agricultural appropriation bill Just Jjassod by tho lower house of congress carries 919,000,000, It was only a fow years ago that all the government activities relating to agricul ture centered la a little bureau maintained as a side lino under the Interior department. Tho natural effect of the adoption of tho seven-for-a-quarter initiative ordinance would ordinarily be to stimulate submission of other initiative propositions. Thoro will bo moro of them in time for the next election if wo do not miss our guess. S7 COMTtlCO FHOHI BEE flLEJ According to the statements of Postmaster Gen eral aresham and other postofflco officials, the newly installed fast mall service will stop for the present with the Burlington and Milwaukee roads. This Is a disappointment to tho Bock Island and tho North-western. This Hllnrlais It, t..nU.j , . ,t . - ,, ., , . , , I , . no me ursi genuine complication should have arisen from tho nc- spring- day of tho season." The people are said to tlvltlcs of the Carnegie Peace society Is yet navo taken advantage of the fine weather so that vCry onurcii was wel attended. Hv.n . hnvi even moro unfortunate and regrettable. The Carnegie Poaco society Is a worthy Institution with a grand cause to servo and will doubtless acquit itsolf of any intentional culpability. So far as is visible from tho outside tho causo of world peaco has no direct concern with tho Panama tolls question. There might bo a point for arbitration In tho contention ct Great Britain that the exemption clauso violates a treaty as against our contention that treaty rights aro not Involved, and the peace contin gent could properly have urged a reservation for arbitrament In tho event of Ruch a dispute, but hardly had a call to go further. Tho pity Is that tho over-onthuslasUc apostles of peace did not boo fit to keep hands off altogether, and thus avoid giving the slightest grounds for sus picion of their motives. If tho Incident has tho wholesome effect of drawing doflnlto boundary lines around the peaco movement, and confining within them tho activities of tho peace society, It may bo not without Its fuller compensations. Workmen's Compensation. Although tho subjoct of workmen's compen sation is pending beforo tho pooplo of Nebraska In tho form of a referendum upon the law en acted by tho last legislature to bo determined by popular vote noxt November, it has so far received little serious attention. . In this connection a most valuable compen dium of tho legislation' In other states, and of what is bolng accomplished by their operation, Is Just out In tho report embodying tho results of the Investigation by a commission Jointly rep resenting tho American Federation of Labor and tho National Civic federation. Tho com prehensive character of tho report has, it ap pears, warranted its presentation in congress for publication and distribution as a public doc ument, which should bo availed of by thoso who wish to post themselves upon tho merits of tho proposition to bo passed upon In our coming Nebraska election. Without going Into dotalls, tho main point brought out is that tho principlo underlying workmen's compensation that industry in gen oral should boar tho burden of Industrial "acci dent rather than tho workmon who happen to bo tho victims 1b bolng generally accepted, twenty-two out of our forty-eight states now having laws applying this principlo In groator or lossor degroo. Thoro aro, of courso, differ ent mothodB employed in different states, and variations in some Important particulars. But tho tendency is already noticeable, and must become stronger, for an approach to uniformity throughput tho country. Undor pressure of competition it becomes desirable It not Impera tive, that conditions of production and of em ployment lu this respect shall bo substantially similar, as between a. factory, for oxamplo, hero in Omaha and ono in Council Bluffs Booking tho same market, although located in different states. Whothor this uniformity must eventu ally be sought through national legislation Is still to bo devolopod. ' Tho commission reports that moro than 5,000,000 workmen aro now covered by com pensation laws, and that sovoral million moro will bo brought into tho system by laws going Into effect the coming year. Naturally, a num ber of intricate problems aro presentod which practical experience promises to holp solve by successful results, which here, as In all such path-blazing work, should mark tho way clearer for statos falling Into lino. Judging the Negro. . One of tho leaders of the negro race In America predicts tho automatic solution of tho negro problem" in anothor generation if tho negro la continued under tho benevolent cir cumstances now surrounding him. It is not an extravagant prophecy, in view of the amazing progress of the last half century, nor is Mr. Vernon, who makes tho statement, wide of ths mark in saying that the record of this Deriod will compare more than favorably with that of any other race facing similar conditions. To get a fair estimate of tho colored man, we must take the proper viewpoint". It is un fair to Judgo him for what he locks, for what he boa failed to accomplish. Itemembcring that half a century ago less hari the allotted span ot one life-time the negro was In slavery, wo must Judge hlra rather for all he has done in this very short flight of years, making allow ances for shortcomings. If in tho next fifty years he advances only at the rate of the laBt fifty, he will easily come within this forecast. uut if tue white man. continues to do bis part. brought out their marbles At tho meeting of tho firemen J. C. Cleland, mayor of Fremont, and president of tho State Firemen's association, occupied tho chair. Dates for holding the annual tournament wcro dismissed, and finally Jerome Penxcl, tho secretary, authorised to corre spond with the secretary of each company to ascer tain tho most convenient time. The Chlneso Dry Ooods Store. 103 nnH 111 PntiHi Fifteenth street, George P. Brown proprietor, adver- uses a special Handkerchief sale. Ira & Motter, southwest corner of Farnam and Fifteenth, have placed two new additions, Leaven worth terrace and Austin place, on the local realty market. Twenty Years Ago t . The martial air of old "Dixie" reverberated through the halls and rooms of the Young Men's Christian association building at Sixteenth and Doug las streets, where many southerners gathered to form tne omalm Dlxlo club. Tho meeting was called to order by C. a. Cunningham of Virginia, who nomi nated John Dicks Howe as temDorarv chairman. James L. I.ogan of Georgia and Georgo W. Dunham of Kentucky wcro made secretaries. Tho chairman named aa a committee on constitution and by-laws: i ixgan, Captain Cunningham. F. B. Howell. Mr. Dunham, E. J. Berryman and Paul Foelich and on entertainment, Mrs. C, II. Olover, Mrs. Foelich, Mrs. Clara K. Miller, Miss Graco Conklln. Miss Margarot Burdock, Frank B. Brookman and Harry S. Byrne. -ine Miiwauxeo school board, having succeeded In Its effort at raising the salary of city superintendent to 16,000 over the mayor's veto, Carroll G. Pearso of Omaha wired his acceptance of that position, saying that he would ask to be relieved hero so that he might take hold in Milwaukee April 1. Judge James B. Neville and son. Elmer J. Neville. flted an option held for five weeks on tho old Kountie Memorial church property at Sixteenth and Harney streets. This agreement specifics a tender- of J50.000 any time before Decembor 1, will be accepted and the rest of the selling price, $90,000, will be accepted In installments. Thirty Years Ago 8. I Wiley was on hand to'kcon tab on the vote of the city council by which It overrode tho" mayor's veto abolishing the office of city olectrlclan. It was a stormy session and Councilman Wheeler enlivened it by making a personal attack on Mayor Bemls. Miss Anshuts, so severely burned by tho explosion of a lamp a day or two beforo, died at her home, 31S North Sixteenth street. Everything -was cut and dried for the celebration by tho irishmen of Omaha of Bt. Patrick's day, with C. J, Smyth as the principal orator. Dr. Thomas Marshall of New York, field secretary of the Board of Home Missions ot the Presbyterian church, spoke at Castcllar church, being In the city for the purpose of giving a series of lectures at the Omaha Theological seminary. Marriage licenses were Issued to these: Frank Mandcfleld and Xdzxie Blubaugh of Omaha; Mathlas Beyer of Omaha and Cora Morrison of Wolbach, Neb,: J. II. Henrlchssn and Annie Brandt of Omaha. Miss Belt Halo left for Los Angeles. Mrs. Edgar Morsman went to Chicago for a few days. The Call of the Diamond. nun down, tho list of a fow stellar base ball salaries and sco what you think of tho game as a career for aspiring, talented youth. . Mr. Josoph Ttnkor, $37,000 for threo years. Mr. Johnny Evefs, $10,000 a year and $20, 000 bonus. Mr, Christopher Mathewsoh, $15,000 a year. Mr. HonuB Wagner, $10,000 a year as long as ho wishes it. Mr. Trls Speaker, $16,000 a year, with a $6,000 bonus. Mr. Tyrus Cobb, Indefinite, his employer says tho highest of all. These aro either players only or playing) managers and among them might also bo men tioned tho Messrs. Miner Brown, Otto Knabe, Red Dooln and bt-hors. Then to lougthon the general list, we might add tho namo ot Mr. Frank Chance, manager, at $20,000 a year, with a 5 per cent cut-in on tho net gate receipts, giv ing him, probably, tho most money paid to any employed ball player or managor. Bo It oes without further discussion, that it talented youth, yes, even genius, seeks a for tilo field of money-making, ho has it hero on tho professional baso ball diamond, Nor Is he necessarily restricted to his base ball income. For instance, there is Mr. Mathowson, who. they say, earns generous rewards with his pen, which has proved qulto facile of late; also with a Ufo Insurance side line, which he pursues In and out ot tho regular seasons. Others ot those young captains of Industry with and without histrionic art.ot musical talents, pad out their plethoric Incomes Upon the stago during the winter mouths, thus also holding their places continuously before tho public. Seriously, base ball Is a great, big flno busi ness engaging young men of education and cul ture at such terms as few other occupations have to offer, and almost nono for the tlmo of preparation. Two of South Omaha's commissioners make public announcement of their Intention to re duce, the plenfltude of drink dispensaries there by cutting down the number of licenses to fifty, ana increasing tne license fee td $3,000, We have heard of such announcements before in tho lively little burg to the south ot us, but they never matcriauzea except to pass current as an Invitation for someone to come across. Twice Told Tales Ynaiiir Sandy's Tnct. There Is a lad In a certain Scottish town who Is noted for his shrewdness. The other day he was sent by his father to a neighboring- public house with the following order: "Please send to our house ton dozen ale." Now, It so happens that one of the publican's faults Is a propensity to poke his noso Into other people's business, and so, when he had read the order. he could not help ejaculating: "Quid gracious, laddie, and whatever Is yer fether gaun tae dae w' sao muckle ale?" For a moment Johnnlo was puzzled, knowing that his father wouldn't like him to exactly tell the truth. Then an Idea occurred to htro and he quietly replied: "I'm no verra sure, but I think he's gaun tao mak' n cork frame and he'll seed the corks." New York Tribune. Donll- Gmrrons. When Jones called on tho Browns with an Im portant message last night ho bad no umbrella. It was raining pitchforks and, he was soaked to the skin. Mrs. Brown was sympathetic and hospitable. "I couldn't dream of letting you go away like that!" sho cried. "You must come In and get dry and have some supper," "NoVer," demurred Jones. "I am soaked through and couldn't get dry. And I couldn't sit down at your table In these clothes." "But Mr. Brown will lend you a suit." "Wouldn't do. I'm twice aa big as Brown." "Well, hefl lend you two suits. He has a-plenty- come In!" Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph. Tne Bnlnnor. The late Barton Willing ot Philadelphia used to lamont that tho trust kings, with their untold mil lions, had crowded out the tine old aristocracy ot New row. "Money governs everything nowadays," Mr. Will ing onco said at the "Philadelphia club. "It even gov erns society. When wo weigh a man nowadays In tho social scalo we always use a cash balance," The Urn! nill Jones of Prosperity. OMAHA. March IB. To the Editor of The Bee: Having read tho article by Champ Clark concerning "Bill Jones and Prosperity," we conclude that It was not the real Bill Jones, SO.000,000 strong, about whom Mr. Clark was writing, but ihnt inntenri It was an Imaginary Bill Jones. Imagination, you know, Is a "cheerful giver," able to add much to the pains or pleasures of life, owing to the guidance of Its possessor, and to which guldanco it. Imagination, is a willing subject. Some, you know, tell us that there Is nothing real, but that every thing Is the result of imagination. But If ono of these imagining gentlemen, while lost in a reverio of thought, were to suddenly and forcefully run his head against a stone wall ho would, on re ceipt of tho first telegram his mind sent him, concludo that thcro Is yet tho solid rock anyway. And this, we think. Is about what would happen to Mr. Clark It he came Into con tact with the real Bill Jones, 30,000,00 strong. Now the reason we think Mr. Clark was not writing about the real Bill Jones Is because Mr. Clark's Bill Jones says that he thinks he will buy more suits of clothes because, or If, they are cheaper. Now tho real Bill Jones, lO.OOO.OOO strong, knows that capital Invests for profit. And Bill Jones, 20,000,000. strong, knows that he makes the clothes and the other manufactured article mentioned by Mr. Clark. And Bill knows that It the neces saries of llf o are bought cheaper they will have to be made cheaper and con sequently he. Bill Jones, 20,000,000 strong, will have to work cheaper, If ho works at all, and will not be prepared to take any moro suits of clothes. And should theso things come from the "old coun try" Bill may be ldlo and not have the means to take the suits of clothes at any price: and henco might come tho demolition of much of the prosperity that Mr. Clark makes consequent upon Bill's prosperity. Now wc think wo know Bill Jones, and his circumstances, as well, and possibly better, than Mr. Clark docs, becauso we are nearer to Bill: in fact, we think we are only his next door neighbor. And wo aro Inclined to think that possibly most of the "three hundred letters" from the "middle west" were from the fel lows In the "pio counter line," and that Possibly only the thrco letters specially mentioned wcro from BUI Jones and maybe only the ono by tho "disgruntled brother," was from anyone of the real Bill Jones' 20,000,000 strong. II. T. K The Voice of the People. OMAHA, March 15. To the Editor of The Bee: Why all this complaint about tho outcome of .our recent election as It it wore not tho real volco of the people? Does anyone Intimate' that wo did not have an honest election? Does anyone charge that any ballot boxes were stuffed or votes uncounted or Illegal ballots received? Does anyone claim that anyone entitled to vote and who wanted to vote was not permitted to vote Just as he wished? An election orrcrs the only way we havo to find out what the pooplo want and when they say what they want, what right has anyone to pretend that it Is not tne rule or tho people? A. u. B. Holds Society to Blame. PAPILLION, Neb., March 15.-To tho Editor of The Bee: Many Of tho unem ployed may bo tramps, who will not work unless compelled, bit even the moat capitalistic papers testify that hundreds of thousands aro Idle who wint work the worst way. In many Instances this winter I have read about men and women committing suicide because not being able to procure labor. Some wero young, others old, but all were crushed by the system of socley wo call American civilization. Also some say the unempl6yed frequent the saloons too much. But why shouldn't they? It Is about the only place they can- go and mingle, and It Is natural for men io crave social contact. I think we place too much responsibility on the individual. He or she Is often handicapped by many circumstances which society should stand responsible for. In my opinion society In responsible for both crlmo and prostitution and for unemployment, CLARENCE GIBBONS. Quaint Bits of Life Philadelphia Isn't so slow In some things. Here Is a sign on a little snop on Walnut street: VPants pressed hero while you wait-One leg ten cents, two fifteen cents." Herbert D. Nlckerson. whil working upon his meadows at Orleans, Mass.. found a sea turtle meas. urlng five feet around the lower edge of Its shell ana one root ten inches from tip to tip, rumpicins nearly two years old were used by Mrs. D. 11. Eyer of Jersey Shore. Pa., to make pies last week and produced what were called pretty fin pies. The pumpkins Jiad been stored in the cellar since 191 z. The infant prodigy is developing on original lines. Precocity In which romance and business are mingled i.hlnes brightly In a New Jersey lad of U, who engaged himself to a girl of iz, bought her an engage ment ring ana cnargod it to her father. Lyman Prescott of Auburn, Me., has an Interest int. rn ui uniwcueiu ot unicxamauga in a section of a tree twelve Inches In diameter and three feet long. Burled tn It Is a solid shot five Inches in thickness. The section was cut 'twenty-five years after the battle. Mrs. Qeorgo Plssel of Hampton. Adams county. Pa., Is quilting a quilt for Mrs. Emanuel Bollinger that had been pieced about fifty years ago and con talnlng 6.0M patches. The patches are about an Inch square and put together by overwhlpplng the seams, and each patch had a piece of paper sewed In with the patch, supposed to be a pattern. A Massachusetts railroad Is confronted with an unusual difficulty In trying to lay a ghost or ghosts whom gossip credits with haunting a tunnel where men have been killed In accidents. The track-walkers refuse to patrol the tunnel on account of the rumors. Tabloids of Science People and Events At the age of (it years, John Flnneran walked 114 miles through tho recent bliz zard from Columbus, O., to Cincinnati In an attempt to find his relatives. He carried all his possessions on his back and suffercred no til effects from his expofure. Three Fort Wayne (Ind.) couples cele brated their gotden weddings together on th-j last day of February. The three men Jasper Edsall, Jacob Pfoff and Jeffer son Hhannon, were soldiers In the civil war, and became marrleC on the same day, while off on a furlough. The verdict of a Jury In a criminal case In Arkansas has been set aside because tho Jury consumed nine quarts of whisky In reaching a conclusion. Three half Pints to a Jurorl Think of that quantity, enough for three gurgles, constituting an obstruction to tho orderly administration of Justice. In Arkansas, mind you. The wlfo of a New York business man has applied for divorce on tho ground' that hubby gave her and her two daugh ters by a previous marriage the silent treatment for days at a time. She ought to get tho decree. Most of the spice in domestic lite becomes utterly tasteless when no one talks back. Referring to the "Go-to-Church" move ment of the Industrial Workers of the World In New York, the Brooklyn Eagle remarks: "Many a farmer and business man who Is not breaking Into a church, would like tb havo tho state guarantee to him a net return of $3 a day. When tho good things arc passed around, why not remember them first? Tho prodigal son received 'nothing but the husks until he became penitent." , Francis J. Cottlng, who died at his homo In Boston last week, devoted all of his life, a little less than fifty years, to the care and education ot crippled children. Himself born with, a crippled body, he appreciated to tho full the handi cap ho labored under, and devoted his energies and his Inherited means to help ing those similarly afflicted. Tho school for crippled and deformed children, which he started and managed in Boston, has become one of the noblest philanthropies in New England. Lombroso has found that there are moro left-handed women than men. Adjustablo canvas shields havo been in- en ted for protecting freshly transplanted trees from too much sunlight. The greenhouse attached to a hotel In Yellowstone park has been built over a hot spring to benefit by its heat. To disguise the unpleasant taste ot Epsom salts, drop In oj little lemon Juice. Then you will find the salt solution quite pleasant to take. Powdered animal horn enters so ex tensively Into native remedies in China that somo ot the larger medicine factories maintain herds or deer for their horns. In putting new llghtnln conductors, on St Paul's cathedral, London, a part of an old lightning rod Installed by Benja min Franklin 140 years ago was foynd. For drying towels or clothing there has been Invented a band to be clamped around a hot water, boiler, carrying hooks on whloli to hang the articles to be dried. So good an Insulator Is dry snow that the bare wire of the telephone line to an Italian observatory on Mount Ilosa often Is burled in it without interfering with (he service. LAUGHING LINES. "Has It ever struck you there Is ono way in which girls' colleges havo never attempted to rival tho men's?" "What way Is that?" "Thoy nover attempt to apply tho si lent treatment." Baltimore American. "Charley, dear," said young Mrs. Torklns, "I feel that I ought to mako some sacrlftco during Lent.' "Do youl" "Yra. I havo often told you how much I enjoy the fragranco of an ex pensive olgar when you smoke it. 1 am going to bo unselfish and dispense with that pleasure.' Washington Star. Alice How many times would you make a man propose to you before jou ettMarle-ir you have to mako him pro pose better say yes the first time. Bos ton Transurlpt. "You should Join our Discussion club. It Is no end of benefit." "Do ou cover a wide rango or bud- JC"Oh, no. Wc confine ourselves exclu sively to brldgo and tango." Cleveland Plain Dealer. "I wish my wlfo was less firm In keep ing her Now Year's resolution." "What was it?" ., , "She resolved that I would quit smok ing." Houston .Posu ' Ethel Jack told mo that he nover loved anyone before. Marie Well, excuso me for saying so, dear, but he and I were onco engaged. Etfiel-Oh, I didn't ask him about en gagements: I only asked him about love. Boston Transcript. "What's worrying you now?" "You know that female doctor I mar ried?" "Suro." , . . "Every time I want to speak to her I have to wait until offlco hours and then sho charges mo $2 for tho con sultation." Philadelphia Ledger. "Yes," ho sadly said, "sho offered to bo a sister to me." "And what did you say to that? eh asked. "What could I sayT .,.,,. "You might havo suggested that it would bo easier for her to bo a. grand mother to you." Chicago Bccord Herald. GRIT AND PLUCK. A. Trcadwoll, In Brooklyn Times. Often when tho triumph seems certaia wo find , The unexpected takes placo. .... And In lieu of winning we drop behind. Finding we've lost in the race. 'TIs then wo should summon our grit and pluck And effort put forth again. ..... Next time there may come to us better And what wo havo fought -lor gain. "There's many a slip 'twlxt' the cup and the lip" Says the adage old and true, But becauso we at one time lose our grip Is why wo should try anew. A man Is a weakling to quickly yield If vigor and health remain. For the whole wide world Is an opea To the man with a heart and brain. Efforts when clothed with a confident trust Will oftener win than fall, TIs tho man who lets his energies rust Yields to the passing gale. Tho man who's equipped with determined will. . Will never discouraged be. Will conquer dofeat by his pluck and skill And will rise to victory. There are all about us half-hearted men. And this Is the reason why Bo many have failed in the struggle when They'd win if they'd only try. "There's many a slip," 'tis true, but we know There's many a conquest made By tho men who to the limit will go. And to daro aro not afraid. 'Hotel Qfajc SEEIHGS Tfie Most Popular Priced, Strictly First Claas Mineral Water Besort in America Special 19m Winter and Spring Rates Cf C.00 Pe Week for Rooms fc1 and Meals The famous Colfax Mineral Water has a reputation for relief and cure ot Rheumatism, Liver and Stomach troubles. In tho LaTSes' and Men's Mineral Hatha you will find tho very best equipment and skilled attendants. Colfax is located on main line of the Rock Island Hallway All train stop. Hotel Colfax, located one mil. east of the city oteratei 1U own electrlo car line from depot direct to hotel. " own For further information ask any Rock Island agent or -write Hotel Colfax and Mineral Springs Colfax, Iowa. r & ' Which rnmlmlH no Whnt lia KnnAH.. t I tn thn rallrn&jl nthnHtlB m r in - iae rate or advancement Is sura to exceed that Water board boss's pet scheme for a munlclnai ' '""n1"" ' Pychio societies should take advantage f th I eltrlo "satins plautT Who has pulled him of?? ! ZZS'A tT" tP J. Ham Hunted Himself. Springfield Republican. Benator Jmea Hamilton Lewis may have won a great diplomatic triumph In the afety-at-sea conference at -London, hut Indisputably he soused himself In his own aslnlntty when he asked oratort cally at the banquet Friday night: "How can there be pace with a nation that is inciting our neighbors to war on our borders?" So obvious a fling at England was supremely uncalled for as well as untruthful. Mr. Lewis would bo more of a statefnan if he were less ot a bounder. Something Besides Seeds, Cleveland Plain Dealer. By asking for nearly J 1.000,000 more than waa voted for It, the Department of A- lrll 1 f ti ..I..l.k.. - . . .. MiviusiitM t.vu4,rva into tne i realisation that the rural districts need I something beside the seeds that ar? J franked ' , A Salesman mailed an important order to his house. The letter was delayed. The goods arrived 48 hours too late. A Western Union Day or Night Letter would have saved this sales man a customer. The cost would have been trifling. 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