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Carransa Is asking blmsolf tho question, la
It mo cr Villa, tho bandit?
Tho now Ft on oh ministry made a ono-day
stand, but It was quite a show, at that.
Why should those mediators hurry when
Niagara Falls woathor la Just at Its bout 7
Fifteen rebel generals havo renounced Car
ranxa no first chief. Any privates down thoro?
What Is blocking this Porklns-Plnchot stago
play? Lot tho orchestra at least strike up a
tunc.
Judging by obvious Indications, thoro will
bo another JustraB-good crop of sweet girl grad
uates next year.
The Houston Chronicle asks for tho names
of the six greatest living Toxans. Why, Bob
Honry, of course.
Safety first has undo much progress, but It
has a long way yet to go on both land and soa,
and also In tho air.
That California volcano would mako a groat
exposition feature If It only had tho good grace
to erupt again In 1015.
If Kansas City over got Its street railway
franchise question settled what would tho poo
plo thoro do for excitement? " , -
That man who Imagines soniebno can choko
off Charley .Wooster from using his voice and
pen does not know Wooster.
Congratulations to Head Consul Talbot.
Folks admire a pluoky fisher, win or loso,
whothor they agree or disagree
Between his whiskers and his namo, Jlm
hamlewis manages to give himself ft 'good deal
of frco advertising, BUch as It is.
You may havo noticed that "General" Coxoy
and his army confined their Invasions to states
that wero not calling for harvest hands.
Anyway, it is reassuring to be told that
"womon are not naturally better than men."
That makes us fool liko perking up a ltttlo.
Lot tho man who does not think money talks
fall heir to a fortuno and sco how loquacious, as
well as humorous, his frlonds suddenly become.
It la about tlmo for Villa to Issue another
manifesto to tho offect that he will set off his
Fourth of July fireworks In the Mexican capital.
Another "hung" jury in the Spurgeon cose.
By the way, Colorado Is one of tho states where
votes for women has brought the near millennium-
Registration under the now election commis
sioner law Is 8,000 short which proves that tho
talk about disfranchisement 1b not moonshine
by a Jong shot.
The Association of Police Chiefs does not
hesltato to drop an honorary mombor for dis
reputable or unprofessional conduct. That's
' "where tho Police Chiefs association differs from
a certain bar association wo know of.
A email, but enthusiastic Crowd Xtmr1sVf si tiMM.
coming reception to the Nebraska, delegates to tho
republican naUonal convention, particularly to Hon.
J. M, Thurston, tho Omaha member of tho delegation.
xam speecQ-raaaing was performed by Henry ,
isaiaorooic M W. F. Gurtcy, In addition to tho guest,
and a committee of five was appointed to arrange
for a uiaino ana Logan club, as follows! Henry D
TJsfabrook, C. J. Coutant, W. F. Blmeral. W. J. Con
nell and W. F. BecheL
V. W, Bandauer. tho genial
Union Pacific at the Union depot, has been appointed
agent ror mo Hamburg lino of atearaeraand also for
tho North German Lloyd line.
Crelghton college base ball nine again defeated the
jugn ecnooi ciun by a score or 11 to 9.
Rev. W. 3. Btewart of tho Bouth Omaha Methodls
Episcopal church returned from Tork, where ho at
tended commencement exercises as trustee of the
Methodist college there.
A large mirror CxU feet for Wbod'a lmr
teenth street when opened was found to bo broken
into a thousand pieces. The coat of tho glass was
3(00, and Mr. Wood la now trying to find out who was
reponiDie tor we oomage wnue in consignment.
The Board of Public Works let tho contract for
corbies and Buttering Fourteenth street to James Fox
At co- ax aw per yam.
A Job Awaiting a Volunteer.
Tho weak spot in our local charities is tholr
njstem, or rather lack of system, of financing.
Wo have an association for this, and a society
for that, most of thorn doing good work In their
respective fields, but all of them tapping the
samo sourcos of revenue, and not only tapping
thorn once, but repeating the process almost con
tinuously as if In a circle. Lack of a central
financial control Is strikingly apparent. Publto
spirited people aro glad to help worthy charities,
and nowhoro moro than In Omaha, but they
would respond much moro promptly, and prob
ably more liberally, If they knew they would be
called on each year onco for all Instead of every
little whllo. Tho Job of co-ordinating our
charities, making them proparo their budgets
carefully, .and stay within them, and putting
them on a sound financial basis will earn for
the voluntoor who oventually performs it tho
gratltudo of tho community, and a big crodlt
mark on tho roll of honor.
New Freedom and the Law-Makeri.
Constdorlng tho success which has been
achieved by tho president's efforts to force
through congress legislation which without such
prceauro would novor havo come within sight
of tho goal, an expression of Impatience from
that sourco would seom somowhat out ot order.
But hero Is Mr. Bryan protesting that the rule
that permits debate in tho senato la an obstaclo
which should bo forthwith removed. With the
senato ready to tako up tho anti-trust bills, ho
laments that tho time for the final roll call
must bo indefinite "Tho rulo entailing un
limited debato In tho sonato," ho nays, "bo sorl
ously rostrlcts tho enaotmont of remedial legis
lation that tho majority finds it slow work) to
glvo expression to tho will of tho people pro
nounced at the polls In 1012."
There is a eomblance of humor In the loqua
cious Mr. Bryan wanting debate "curtailed,"
but that Is not tho wholo of It. Whon tho dem
ocrats wore In tho minority tho zeal of tho re
publicans to rush things ofton prompted similar
impatient demands for changing tho rules so as
to restrict debato, but with tho democrats al
ways strenuously objocting. It happens Just
now that the ovor-dovelopmont of tho houso
rules, by which that body has come to bo a ma
chlho for registering the decrees of the political
engineers. Is ovoklng romottBtranco because tho
sonato, to all intents and purposes, has sup
planted tho houso as tho roal law-making powor.
Instead of straltjackotlng the sonato with
house rules, as Mr. Bryan proposes, a movo
mont is much moro llkoly to emancipate house
members and rostoro to thorn at least a measure
of tholr former Independence and privileges.
Yot opposition must bo expectod from tho Whlto
HouBe If Mr. Bryan'B contention that the "now
freedom" Is for ovorybody except tho law
makers, reflects tho sentiment ot tho administration.
The Way of Russia.
Lawyers who defended tho persecuted young
Jow, Mendol Bollls, havo boon imprisoned by
Russian officialdom for protesting tholr bollof
that tho "ministry ot Justice" in charge ot tho
trial was inspired by "racial and national on-
mlty." (Perhaps It would bo moro nccurato to
say religious enmity). But this was to havo
boon expected. It would havo boon surprising
had Russia failed to find a pretext for punish
ing theso men. Tho world will not bo aston
ished at what has taken place. Falling to com
ploto Its conspiracy against tho Innocent young
Jew, tho bureaucracy could not havo beon con
tent with ending its plot wholly unsatisfied ot
a victim.
It 1b Just tho way of Russia, tho only civil-
lted country today that fosters such obvious in
tolerance and persecution. Tho worst of it all
Is that it Is dono in tho name of Justice Thoso
lawyors are put Into prison for voicing a protest
which is so patent as to becomo a sheer plati
tude on tho Hps ot an onllghtenod world. Tho
"ministry ot Justlco" Inspired by "racial and na
tional enmity 1" Who does not know It? In
this twontloth century might makes right no
where but In Russia,
"Let Justice be done though the' world
perish," exclaimed Ferdinand I, - emperor of
Germany. And tho governments empires,
kingdoms, republics allko all save Russia,
echb back the cry. And thoro is hope oven for
Russia, so long aa bravo mon stand ready to
suffer or die. If need be, for a living principle
Tho Tenant Preacher.
Tho tenant farmer has beon scoldod a good
deal ot late for moving about too much. Con
stant moving has many obviously ill ettocts,
both on tho tenant farmer and tho soil. Now,
a similar complaint has been going the rounds
about tho tonnnt preacher. A religious wrltor
possessed of a keon senso of the situation goes
on to say of the tenant preachor:
Ills average tenure la too short He expects to
etay on tho field only until he con get a raise In
salary or go to a city church. He, therefore, makes
his aermona In tho study with an Imaginary city
congregation before htm and falls to touoh tho real
Ufa problem of tho country folk. Not expecting to
ntay long, like the tenant fDner, ho has no genuine
concern In the broad; general Interests of tho com
munity. Moreover, tho tenant preacher treats tho
church Just like tho tenant farmer treats the soil.
He works It for lta surface values.
Add to this the common and well-founded
criticism of tho average country school teacher,
a slip ot a miss, hersolf Just out ot school, with
no knowledgo of or sympathy for the beauties
or tho crudltlos of the bucolic life; either a slip
of a girl or, possibly, a perfectly nlco young
man of the same general tastes and attainments,
jb it any wonder tho farmers' boys and girls
havo been trained and educated away from in
Btoaa or toward tho farm? At any rate, tho
comblnod situation 1b bad and discouraging,
Happily, however, so far us tho tonant preachor
is concerned and we hope, tho others im
provement is at hand. Some ot tho leading de
nominations, grasping tho big view ot tho needs
of the situation, are promoting "church and
country ltfo" departments. Thoy are having
skilled men work out the problems of tho coun
try Boclal and oconomlo life, one of which is the
tenant preacher, with the result even now that
ho Is becoming a very different fellow.
What a world ot influence tho right man as
preacher or teacher, or both, can wield It ho
win in a country community! The need for
closer, purer, stronger social centers in the
American farming commuity is one of the most
urgent needs ot our day. Around its fulfill
ment clusters possibilities so rich and numerous
that surely tho prize is worth all the effort that
can bo exerted. It is well that the church
turned tho light ot its criticism Inward and
candidly perceived its own fault, then set about
to correct it. Thus far only a start has beon
mado toward the end, but that start is enough,
provided it is followed up constantly and systematically.
Giving the Grass a Chance.
Thoso who havo neen suro that successive
dry soasons havo hod most to do with tho domi
nance of the dandelion must see in the recent
abundanco of rain and the luxuriant growth ot
tho grass tho verltablo panacea for tho ill. As
suming tho theory to bo correct, it must bo ad
mitted that the grass Is being given an excellent
chanco now. Of course, results aro not to bo
finally Judged much boforo next spring, and It
then thoy fall short of what they should bo
perhaps this theory may bo saved by arguing
that as tho dandelions had two or threo seasons
to perfect their deviltry, so tho grass should bo
given as long a time to catch up. This much
Beoms clear now, that whethor dandelions thrive
In rainy weather and wot soil or not, the grass
does, and, therefore, wo havo more graBS than
before, and to that extent the theory seems
meritorious. In tho meantime, whoever tries
may find a dandelion root now and then a foot
or two in length, showing that tho yellow peril
is thus far nowhere near extinct.
The Best Kind of Advertising.
The American newspaper Is the greatest adver
tising medium ever Invented. Other forms of ad
vertising are good aomotlmes. Tho dally nowapoper
Is always effective If the news and display adver
tising la handled half way right For an associa
tion (Y. M. C. A) to noglect to use tho newspaper
and Issue a lot of little leaflets Is like a man today
starting across the continent in an ox cart Instead
of a Pullman sleeper. A newspaper Is like air, It
goes Into every home, office and workshop of the
entire community.
This is said by a man who has had years of
experience In advertising and, therefore, ndo
quato opportunity of discriminating. Tho man
is H. W. Stono, general secretary of tho Young
Men'B Christian association of Portland, Oro.,
ono of the loading associations of the country.
Mr. Stono haB written a ltttlo book called "As
sociation Advertising," from which this excerpt
Is takon.
Wo reproduco It hero simply for Its valuo In
proved common sense and exporionco. It is a
tribute to tho practical management of the
Young Men's Christian association generally
that it has como, or is coming, to seo this thing
as cloarly as Mr. Stono set'j It forth, and that, is
ono ot tho chief reasons, association men tell
ub, why tholr work is rteadily pushing on in
stead of falling back. It Is kopt constantly
before tho largest possible number of peoplo In
tho most offective ws,y. Having pro-eminent
merit, it thus has no difficulty In doing Us work,
In wielding its influence, In getting a sym
pathotio hearing at tho bar of publlo Judgment.
Tho Young Men's Christian association and tho
nowspapor, both being democratic, havo much
in common.
It la too lato to debate the merits of other
forms ot advertising or publicity as compared
with those of the nowspapor. Tho newspaper
Is tho most inslstont slnglo factor in our eco
nomic life, coming evory day to virtually every
active member of socloty, with its history of
tho day condensed and presented ho nn m ,
" VA VJ
conditions and tastos of oviiry element nf tho
population. And ho who falls to rntrh tii ,,n
force and valuo of all this foils In a very Impor
tant relation of life.
Home Comforts in Summer.
Whilo tho habit of chasing vacation pleas
ures at soaslde, mountain, wood and lnkn nm
only shows no sign of abatement, but steadily
spreaas and increases, homo comforts Jn Bum
mor time aro llkowlso being Improved and per
fected and brought within the reach of ono and
all. To llvo through tho year in the city re
gardless of seasonal changes is no longer a
cause of hardship, but, on tho contrary, can be
mado thoroughly ontertainlng and enjoyable.
Tho house in summer nowadays is so dlfforont
from tho house in wlntor that it is hard to Iden
tify it as tho same place. Everything insldo
and out, furniture and furnishings, lighting,
vontllntion, cooking, laundering, wearing ap
parel, eatables and drinkables may bo readily
adapted to climatic requirements, thanks to
modorn Inventive genius, sanitary sclenco and
industrial enterprise. Tho summer vacation Is
a fine thing whllo It lasts, but for the rest of
tho time homo comforts, easily accessible, will
make summer more than tolerablo without in
dulging In any unduo extravagance.
It is the old dodge when a crook Is exposed
for him to retort that "thoy all do it." So it is
not strange that the crooked lawyer brought
under tho searchlight should try to hide behind
tho reputable and honest members of tho profession.
Lot tho proposal to mako tho school princi
pals secretaries chargod with directing all tho
social and recreation activities of the neighbor
hood bo eent to a referendum. Wo invito guesses
on how many school principals voto "Yes."
It remained for the Nebraska farmer to dis
cover that tho automobllo makes a Biiro pralrlo
dog oxterminator. With this knowledge no
farmer has tho least vestige of an excuso for re
maining Iongor without an auto.
The first Job of the now Publlo Wolfaro as
sociation la to investigate the dance halls. But
attention should not be confined to the dance
balls patronized by poor people only.
Exactly 521 bull moosers registered in
Omaha and South Omaha, where tho colonel got
nearly 7,000 votes two years ago. Progressing
backward or forward?
Young Man Drowns While Swimming at Carter
Club Pier. Headline,
Tho first of the season. Let us hope it may
be the last. Caution, boys caution.
"Cleveland still claims Mr. Rockefeller,"
says an exchange. But It cannot get him to
acknowledge the claim at tax-collecting tlmo.
The American Flag
By Franklin X. Lane, Secretary of the Interior.
"This morning, aa I dropped Into the
land office, tho flag dropped me a most
cordial salutation, and from Its rippling
folds I heard It say: 'Good morning, Mr.
Flag Maker.'
" '1 beg your pardon, Old Glory,' I
said, 'you are mistaken. I am not the
president of the United States, nor tho
vice president, nor a member of congress,
nor even a general In the army. I am
only a government clerk.
" 'I greet you again, Mr. Flag Maker,'
replied the gay volco, 'I know you well.
Tou are the man who worked In the
swelter of yesterdny straightening out
the tangle of that farmer's homestead
In Idaho.'
" 'No, I am net!' I was forced to con
fess. " 'Wei. perhaps you are the one who
discovered tho mistake In that Indian
contract In Oklahoma.'
' 'No, wrong again;' I said.
" 'Well, you helped to clear that patent
for the hopeful Inventor In Nevr York,
or pushed the opening of that now ditch
In Colorado, or made that mine In Illi
nois moro safe, or brought relief to tho
old soldier In Wyoming. No matter:
whichever one of these beneflclent In
dividuals you may happen to be, I give
you greeting, Mr. Flag Maker.'
"I was about to pass on, feeling that
I was being mocked, when the flag
stopped me with theso words:
" You know, the world knows, that
yesterday the president spoke a word
that made happier the future of 10,000,000
peons In Mexico, but that act looms no
larger on the flag than tho struggle
which the boy In Georgia Is making to
win the corn club prize this Bummer.'
" 'Yesterday tho congress spoke a
word which will open the door of Alaska,
but a mother in Michigan worked from
sunrise until far Into the night to give
her boy an education. She, too, Is mak
ing tho flag. Yesterday we made a new
law to prevent financial panics: yester
day, no doubt, a school teacher In Ohio
taught his first letters to a boy who will
write a song that will give cheer to the
millions of our race. We are all making
the flar.'
" 'But.' I said Impatiently, "these people
were only working.'
'Then came a great shout about the
flag.
" 'Let me tell you who I am. The work
that we do la the making of the real
flag. I am not the flag, not at all. I
am but lta shadow. I am whatever you
make me, nothing more. I am your be
lief In yourself. Your dream of what a
peoplo may become. I live a changing
life. A Ufa of moods and passions, of
heartbreaks and tired muscles. Some
times I am strong with pride, when men
do an honest work, fitting the rails to
gether truly. Some times I droop, for
then purpose has tone from me, and,
cynically, I play the coward. Some times
I am loud, garish, and full of that ego
that blasts judgment. But always I am
all that you hope to be and have the
courage to try for. I am song and fear
struggle and panic, and ennobling hope.
I am the day's work of the weakest man
and the largest dream of the most dar
ing. I am the constitution and the
courts, statutes and statute makers,
soldier and dreadnaught, drayman and
street sweep, cook, counselor and clerk.
I am the battle of yesterday and the
mistake of tomorrow. I am tho mystery
of the men who do without knowing
why. I am tho clutch of an Idea and the
reasoned purpose of resolution. I am no
more than what you believe me to
be and I am all that you believe
1 can be. I am what you make
me, nothing more. I swing before your
eyes as a bright gleam of cotor, a symbol
of yourself, the pictured suggestion of
that big thing which makes this nation.
My stars and my stripes are your dreams
and your labors. They are bright with
cheer, brilliant with courage, firm with
faith, because you have made them so
out ot your hearts, for you are the
makers of the flag, and It Is well that
you glory In tho making."
Wnlt strict Journal When people give
up looking to any political party for the
return of nrosperlty. the politician wilt
get down where he belongs.
rtnfnn Tnnscrlnt: Secretary Bryan
says that his original ambition was to b
n. nnntint nreacher. but Naturo will al
ways feel herself thwarted that he didn't
becomo a tragedian on tne one-night
stands.
pitt.Vmruh ninnitch! The biggest year
for Immigration on record, not ap
proached since 1807, Indicates that, It Im
migration Is a barometer ot prosperity,
they must bo taking Mr. Wilson's word
for It abroad.
Chlcaffo News: Senator Cummins seems
in hftvn been renominated by a deoreaaed
majority "on suspicion." The standpat
ters suspected that If he were not re
nominated he would become a prograi-
slve and the progressives were afraid that
he would.
IndlknaDolls News: But If George W.
Perkins Is driven out of tho progressive
nartv. who Is going to pay tho legitimate
ramnnlirn exnenses of making this a bel-
Uer country for Mr. Perkins' children to
live In and of supplying limelight where
It Is urgently desired.
Philadelphia Leader: The bill to pre
vent government employes, no matter
Wtint thplr colltleal Influence, from capi
talizing their offices by lecturing for
money will not pass because It seems to
be directed particularly against Mr.
Tirvan but there are other good reasons
why It should not becomo law. It will
he a. sad dav for the United States when
It cannot depend on Its high officials to
know how to behave themselves and
maintain the dignity of their position
without definite law for their guidance.
WOMEN'S ACTIVITIES.
The countess of Warwick, who Is an
enthuslastfo amateur gardener, has de
cided to practice garden planning pro
fesslonally. She planted some Mediter
ranean gardens for French friends and
they" were so pleased that she was per
suaded to do moro work of the kind.
Mrs. Francis Bowes Sayre, daughter
of the president, led a movement at the
annual meeting of tho Alumnae associ
ation of Qoucher college, to defer until
next year any discussion as to whether
tho college should or should not have
Greek letter fraternities.
Ohio women are planning a spectacular
campaign for suffrage this summer. Mrs.
Harriet Taylor Upton, president of the
Ohio Suffrage association, says that It
will rival in Intensity and enthusiasm
anything that has ever been seen in any
of tho states of tho union.
To provide vocations for working girls
In New York the Working Girls' Vacation
society Issued an appeal recently for
$10,000. Tho society has been working
since 1883 and last year gave vacations to
124 girls of from four to six weeks. There
are now other societies engaged in the
work, but this was the pioneer,
Mrs. B. A, Watters of Fort Worth is
ono of tho Texas women Interested In
the problems and was recently re-olected
president of the First District Congress
of Mothers and Teachers' associations
This organization has grown very rapidly
in tho south and there are associations
In nearly every town of the 'state, which
has been well districted.
TABLOIDS OF SCIENCE.
The Hon. J. P. Onion ot Texas ought to
bring the toars to the eyes of the voters when ho
gets going good upon the hustings
A Bhell-shttped reflector has been In
vented for diffusing the light from elec
trie reading lamps.
Minnesota has adopted an official state
brand for butter produced In tho state
under rigid regulations set down by tho
state.
An Australian Is the Inventor of. a re
cording target which shows the course
of bullets In relation to both .stationary
ana moving objects.
A French shoemaker has patented a
machlno that makes a plaster cast of a
customer's foot, and from It forms a last
over which his shoes are made.
In a German hospital a series of mir
rors reflect beams of light freo from
shadows upon an operating table from
an aro lamp outside the operating room
A. stream runs most rapidly ono-flfth
of tho depth below tho surface, and its
average speed is that' of tho current two-
fifths .of Its depth above the bottom.
For Its buildings all over the country.
its warships, army posts and lighthouses,
the United States government every year
buys enough coal to make a pile a mile
square and ten feet high.
To ascertain whethor a room Is damp,
placo a weighted quantity of fresh lime
In an open vessel in the room and leave
it there twenty-four hours, carefully
closing the windows and doors. At the
end of the twenty-four hours reweigh the
lime, and If the increase exceeds 1 per
cent of the original weight It Is not safe
to l(ve In the room.
HERE AND THERE.
United States lumber industry em
ploys 7J5.000 persons.
Cocoanut growing la to bo extensively
tried In Panama, by American capital.
lsta.
An average of 70 persons yearly lose
their Uvea In forest fires In the United
States.
The oldest known specimens of writ
ing are In tho British museum. They
are ot Chinese origin.
Klopemcnta are prevented In New
Guinea by compelling eligible girls to
sleep In the trees. The ladders ore re
moved after they retlc.
The silver service for the battleship
Novada will cost t?,50O, which seems like
a good deal to pay for a set that doesn't
Include a punch bowl.
A model house, with balcony, parlor,
dining room, bedroom, kitchen, bath
and toilet room, was erected by the
ninth grade pupils of the Junoos (Porto
Rico) sohools on the grounds ot tho
third Insular fair ot Porto Rico.
Tho average farmer In the United
States, according to government figures,
tills a farm of Its acres and has an aver
age Investment of 13,413- Of this Invest
Trent his buildings represent 1994; his
Implements and machinery, There
Is an average mortgage on this average
farm ot 1,715, bearing an average Inter
est ot 6 per cent. His gross Income la
F-60.M, and out of this he pays an over
age expense account of 3(0.U. His in
terest on the mortgage averages J102.EO,
o that his Income, after aU charges are
deducted Is IU7.C4
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
The wise man acts and lets others do
the talking.
Let's be sure ot our foundation before
trying to put up a bluff.
The gangway seems to be the path that
leads to political glory.
It Is easier to drive some m6n to drink
than It Iff to hold them back.
Tho head of a wls woman Is seldom
thatched with blondlned tresses.
Silence Is golden when, applied to any
one who talks much ahd says little.
Many a man has been bunkoed by judg
ing a woman's disposition by her smile.
Every man's house Is his castle until ho
makes an assignment then It's his wife's.
The safest get-rlch-qulck scheme is to
havo a wealthy relative die and leave
you a fortune.
A woman may not bo fond of fiction be
cause she listens patiently to the excuses
of her husband.
A magazine writer says that a kiss on
the forehead denotes reverence. We might
add that a kiss on the ear denotes that
the girl Is an artful dodger. Chicago
News.
ttUAINT BITS OF LIFE.
Elopements are prevented in New
Guinea by compelling eligible girls to
sleep In the trees. The ladders are re
moved after their retire.
In a film soon to bo released, a thriller
and a clover trick of photography are
to be shown in the fall of a horse, ridden
by a woman, over a 30o-foot cliff, with a
policeman hanging to Its tall.
Whllo moving a setting of partly
hatched eggs. Miss Jane Anthony
cracked one of them and heard the chick
Inside peep. She mended the egg with
paper and a few days later the chick
pecked Its way out.
A Brooklyn man fell In love with the
handwriting of a San Francisco girl,
sought her out and married her. It Is
to be feared this news will have a bad
effect on the popularity of typewriters,
Mrs. Louise M. Oliver of Dallas, Tex.,
who has been separated from her sister,
Mrs. Herbert Abby, for thlrty-slx years,
and who has written more than 10,000
letters of inquiry, has finally located
the lost relative In Turlock, In California.
A, D. Moreland, councilman and auto
moblllst of Geneva, O., has solved the
vexing problem of passing a load of hay
from the rear on a narrow highway,
Noticing that drivers ot horses usually
were allowed to pass after their horses
neighed a couple of Ume ard began nib
bling the hay, the councilman rigged up
a new horn for his '..uto Now he sneaks
up behind the load, touches a button and
the horn st''ec a perfect Imitation of a,
horse with a mouthful of hay. Force of
habit does the rest; the hay driver turns
out and the Inventive councilman Is on
his way.
EDITORIAL SNAPSHOTS.
JOYOUS JABS.
rill, wimi tiio uu uv...a ...... -
magazine?" . . ,
"Making ze curl papers for madame a
hair."
"See if you can't find a love story. You
used a murder story last night and I had
hf mnil hnrrlhlp drpnms.' Louisville
Courier-Journal.
"Don't you think every woman should
have some aim to broaden herself?
"Good gracious, nol Lots of women
are doing their best to reduce now.
Baltimore American.
"Sarah Prlnelo Is rather uppish, ain't
6he?" . .
"Uppish! I shouia say sne waBi wny,
aha mnltM tier hnnut fhdt nobodv never
seen her in anythln' less'n a 10-cent
movier ' uieveiana -iain jjeuier.
"Do you know that whisky will take
tho varnish off a bar?" asked Mr. Bleaks.
"Sir." answered Colonel Sokesby, "the
chemistry of whisky does not interest
me, and, besides, it Is too valuable a
fluid to waste In foolish experiments."
Baltimore Sun.,
"How are you going to explain your
vote to the folks out home?"
"I'm not going to explain." replied
Senator Sorghum. "The people out my
way are all fond of music. I'm going to
have a rally and announce myself for a
big speech. Then I'll hire a band to
drown me out." Washington Star.
First Maid That rich young feller that's
courtln' Miss Ethel Is awful stingy.
Second Ditto What makes you think so?
First Why, I heard him say to her:.
"A penny for your thoughts," and he a
millionaire, mind you. Boston Transcript.
"It could bo done If I had the nerve
to wear 'em."
"What'B that?"
"You remember that base ball players
used to wear beards years ago."
"Yes."
"Couldn't a pitcher wind up nicely be
hind sldewhlskers?" Cincinnati En
quirer. Mr. B. This window open behind me
makes a fearful draft. My teeth ore chat
tering! Mrs. B. Well, you know you can take
them out. London Opinion.
LAND OF PLENTY TIME.
St. Louis Republic.
Ho, the Land of Plenty Tlmel
'Tls a realm of lilting rhymol
'Tis a place of peace and plenty
In a soft and sunny clime.
There the sunlight ever gleams,
And the Illy scent ot dreams
Gives a hint ot bud and blossom
By the marge of shining streams.
There the golden rivers run
Unperplexed beneath the sun, j
And the afternoon Is always, j
And the day Is never done.
In the Land of Plenty Time 1
There is neither care nor crime,
BUt the bells of joyance tinkle
In a mild and merry chime.
'Tls aMand of dancing feet
That havo never known retreat:
'Tls a clime of Eong and laughter.
Wherein every oound Is sweet.
Tls the home of hearts that feel
Love's unselfish common weal,
And It never knows the clamor
And tho clash of steel on steel.
There the verdant pines and palms
Wave In never broken calms.
And the airs of summer Southland
Sing to them In endless psalms.
Ah, thin land wo may not know
Any njore, alas' for, oh.
Love the Land of Plenty Time
Is the land of Long Agof
The Home Beauty Parlor
B. A.' The quickest way to remove
dust and oil from hair is by shampooing
occasionally with a teaapoonful of can
throx (which, like all the simple things
I recommend, can be bought at any good
drug store), dissolved in a cup ot hot
water. This makes a thick, white lather
that Instantly stops Irritation and dis
solves every particle of dust, dandruff
and excess oil. Rinsing leaves scalp and
hair wonderfully sweet and clean, the
hair will dry quickly and evenly. I find
canthrox shampoo Is splendid for correct
ing the dull, "stringy", brittle condition
of the hair and inducing a luxuriant
growth, which la brilliant and fluffy.
A, P.: Your weak, languid feeling is
undoubtedly caused by impure blood, or
a sluggish condition ot the organs of elim
ination. In either case, a tonic and oody
bullder will prove effective In 'restoring
full health and energy. A rare tonlo Is
made by dissolving 1 ounce kardene In
Vt pint alcohol (not whisky), then adding
H cupful sugar and hot water to make
a full quart. Take of this 1 tablespoon! ul
3 times each day. The kardene tonlo
purities the blood and restores health
and strength. It Is also splendid for
ridding the skin ot pimples, dlscoloratlons
and saUowntss.
Ada. I would remove those wrinkles
and bring back the youth-tint to my com
plexion by using the following greaseless
cream-Jelly: Into H pint cold water put
1 ounce almozoin and 3 t&bleapoonfula
glycerine. Let stand over night. Apply
this cream-Jelly plentifully after cleansing
and drying the skin. For wrinkles, put
the cream thickly upon the creases. This
stimulates In a way the stunted tissues
ot the creases and after a few treatments
the furrows will have entirely vanished.
For rerewlng the complexion a light, ro
tary movement should be employed, using
plenty of the almozoin cream-Jelly. This
will banish pimples, blackheads, olllness
and other complexion upsets, and leave
the skin soft, clear and velvety.
Joslo: You will always have a poor
complexion as long as you use face pow
der Make up this formula at home and
your complexion troubles will be at an
end. Into H Pint witch hazel or hot water
out 4 ounces SDurmax and 3 teaspoontuls
glycerine. Apply sparingly and rub lightly
until dry. This Imparts a dainty tint and
exquisite loveliness to the ekln and Is
actually invisible when on and seems part
of the skin. Neither wind nor presplra
tlon will affect the spurmax lotion and
one application in the morning will last
throughout the day,
Worried: You need not suffer with
over-fatness It this simple, harmless treat
ment Is used: Into VA Pints hot water
put 4 ounces parnotls. When it cools,
strain, and take a tablespoonful before
each meal. This treatment gradually
dissolves fatty tissues and restores the
symmetrical lines to tho figure -.thout
leaving the flesh flabby or the kin
wrinkled. When the weight Is sufficient
ly reduced, the treatment can bo discon
tinued. Belle: I think singeing the hair is
working at the wrong end, because the
trouble Is at the roots. Make up at home
and use this hair tonic: In H pint alcohol
put 1 ounce qulnzoin (get from druggist),
then add V4 pint water. Use this 2 or 3
times each week, massaging well into the
scalp, and you will not be further trou
bled with brittle, falling hair. The quln
zoin hair tonic Is excellent for overcom
ing dandruff and excess olllness and noon
puts the scalp and hair-roots in a healthy
condition.
Mrs. P. C.t You may not require
glasses. Try this harmless eye tonic; In
one pint clear water dissolve an ounce
crystos, then put 2 or 3 drops in the of
fending eye a few times each day and
keep up until soreness has entirely van
ished. The crystos eye-tonic Is valuable
for tired, sore eyes or to relieve eye-strain
and Is excellent for' Inflamed or granu
lated lids. It also gives to dull, listless
eyes a delightful sparkle and lustre,
M. L.: Here Is an Inexpensive home
treatment for removing hair from chin,
lip or cheek: With water and powdered
delatone mix enough paste to cover the
objectionable hairs. Apply and In about
two minutes remove, wash tho skin and
It will be free from hair or blemish. Be
sure you get delatone.
Betty Dean'a Beauty Boole, 15. Advertisement