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CTIIE BKE: OMAHA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBEIJ 22, 19H. ,tHfi .OMAHA DAILY . BEE I: I! I, si m '-I St FOUNDED BY EDWARD RQ5KWATKR. VICTOR -ROSEWATKH. KDITOR. The Bs-e Puhllahlns; Company. Proprietor. BEE BC1LD1XQ, FARN'AM AND PEVF.NTEKNTh! Entered et Omtbi poetofflce as second-class matter. TERMS OF .SUBSCRIPTION. ; . , By carrier Py mall per month, per r. Kelly, and Snnds .'... ' illy wllhnut Sunday. ftc 4 no Evening sad Pun1av ( ' Evening without Sunday Ko 4.00 Sunday Bft only c 101 Send notlr-e of rhar.s-a of adrtreee or comD'slnts of irregularity In delivery to Omaha B, Circulation Department.' REMITTANCE. Remit br draft. enpresa or postal order. Only two rent stamps "received In payment of small ac counts. Personal checks, except on Omaha and eastern exchange, not accepted. ' OFFICES. Omaha-The Be Bullitln. soufh Omaha 2111 N street. Council Bluffs 14 North Main afreet. Lincoln-. Little Building. go S1 fleam Hulidln. New vork Ron 1W, Fifth avenue. t. Tnl- So New Bank of Commerce. Washington 1 Fourteenth St.. N. W. CORRESPONDENCE. Address communication routine to news and edi torial matter to Omaha Bee. Sditorlat Department. AUGUST CJRCUXATION. 56,554 &tata of Nebraska, County of Douglas. t. m rnniDuiv. ne nr duiv sworn, nyi dally circulation Tor the montn ot ' 1114. waa M.K4. ! nn-nwn . WTT.T.f AM. -!,-. ,iltlnn Xfanarer Subscribed in my presence and swern to before ma, this Id .da of September. 1!14. ROBERT HUNTEH, Notary Public. if ' 1114. waa M.K4. War's Irreparable Destruction. What war mean Is being rradually brought home by the destruction of historic buildings, prtcehs wnrks of art and libraries of boohs that never ran be replaced. This irreparable havoc lias, we all know, accompanied other wars whose devastations do not discriminate between what is worth while, and what is of compar atively little moment. War has from time to time destroyed the richest legacies of past ages to present and future generations. The wreck ing of public buildings, cathedrals and other historic structures In the present war evokes a more general outcry only because we have come to appreciate and value them more highly, and to realize more thoroughly ttfat there ran be no replacement. Far sadder to contemplate, however, Is war's irreparable destruction of human life. Every man mowed down by the enemy's bullets is sent to an untimely grave, and the years which he should have lived are absolutely blotted out. It Is inevitable that the death roll Include' men of' genius and talent full of promise, men who might build great cathedrals, or exfeute 1'iiinortal works of art, or, by new In ventions. i!ghtcn the labor of future genera tions or r.lscoter remedies for diseases that i may torMir? men. women and Innocent children Indefinitely Every soMior, from whatever wallf I of life he comes, lias his own Individuality, uiu' it 1 lils loss of life or limb !a Irreparable. It la this that .uakes war s-rm so needles and so useless. I! v Subscribers,' Icavlaa- the city temporarily should bar Hie. Be mailed to the in. Ad drees will ft changed as often aa requested. Tea, Mt.'TJryan speaks for himself, but not rery enthuetasticatly. , . , , , British militants are put to the expense of comics aero the Atlantic to get a bearing-. ) i' Dqw at Lincoln the atraw bat season seema only to have given j away to the atraw tot season.' Many t .hlatoric buildJnga were likewise tracked In Mexico,, but the protests were not so loud nor bo numerous. . : j New York City, la about to emphasise its lor of peace by prohibiting live roosters on the Inland after November 1. Br far the larger part of the earth's surface consists -of water; but by far the larger part of the fighting Is done on land. Ml ti a Omaha's bank clearings continue fairly, steady, 'although slightly lower than last year owing chiefly to alowneaa of grain movement s ..'' I - ' If . the fighting .around Rhelms does not raise up a new .Joan of Arc, ' the historian's pages will, be tess fascinating than, tljey ought to be. ' ' ," ' 1 . . . " - i.' i ..... -t-J . ' Teachers of up-to-date geography these days r tnuat aten lively and thin auicaiy to Keep pace r . ... . i A - v . . ..... the waytb chool. j ' "' Modern artillery guns shoot and hit at six V or eight, miles. If the range keeps lengthening jij we will some day. have to move Omaha a few hundred leagues Into the interior. Nebraska's Welcome. Nebraska welcomes Colonel Roosevelt on his revisit to our atate, which hau been favored by him on nearly every western tour he has made. As our former' president, as a dis tinguished soldier and statesman, as a noted explorer, geographer and natural philosopher, he' commands the universal acclaim despite widespread disagreement with many of the political doctrines he is preaching and his third party plans. Wherever he appears in Nebraska he la bound to meet with an enthusiastic recep tion, and have an attentive audleuce. Omaha, unfortunately, la not thia time included In his speech-making schedule, but we all Join in the hope that he will continue to enjoy health and prosperity, and. come again when he will not have to hurry paat us. Most people who read of the wonderful skill of artillerists in the firinfc lines' are Justified in assuming the Missouri' attitude. - So far as known the four and five syllable names of generals have riot been abbreviated by the marksmen. ' .8! C t: 8- Just for variety's., sake,, political campaign managers In this country might add a bit of color 'to their election eve screams by borrowing a bit of the sublime courage with which the managing editors of the war claim everything. Perhaps we are to thank this war for bring ing os at least temporary relief from one afflic tion Venner, the man with the hammer, seems to have ceased his serial publication of circulars knocking on Omaha anJ Omaha's credit. Hats off to the colonel! y He waa a great president. It la only ' becauae',' unlike other presidents, he insisted' on continuing his politi cal .leadership after retiring; from the ' White House that hsls made the storm center of party vfactlonallenit -.' : ' ni' v Thsra is Just as much reason, and no more, for ikMplnf .the-office, of . state school superin tendent on the ballot as there is for putties; the position of chancellor of the university there or making the voters choose, the presidents bf each of the state normals. .. ' - SBSBajBSBBBs i , Your Uncle Samuel at all times appears .to b the luckiest-personage strutting alqng the pike. Even when his ahlrUsleeve diplomats upset a soup-tureen and provoke a round of Jeers, some hair-trigger diplomat gets his 'mouth in action and draws attention from 'the mesa.. Sir Lionel Cardan is an ; -exceedingly usefuf buffer for American aipiomaia, ,, i. 'un mom Ait rttsj y U or the furniture for the naif court houaa ware opened by -the county commlaalonara aa follows: Elmer FVjr; feast taclnaw, Mich., HJ.fTo; Dewey 4V i to n; Omaha, tS.UI; John F. Coots. Omaha, I30.0J1 The Fela-e bid waa accepted, subject to a tt.OOO bond. Draael A Maul have just received a very flna white hearse... It Is kept In J. II. Mctfhane'a barn. 4 Rohert Weldenaall. western secretary of the Younc 'sTeo's Christian .association, passed through Omaha. somlnf from Leavenworth, ' Dr.Al' Va Ckmp formerly cf Omaha, but now Kactlcinc at WUner, la a visitor her. Qaorse A: Ua(ny Papllllon la registered at en of the hotels. ' W. A. Gibbon aa treasurer, report! tha net re ceipts, for tha benefit Of BL Joseph's hospital to b u.bm. . ; . . Mrs. Parke,' lSlt Capitol avenue, wilt pay a re ward for tha return of a' fold lace pin. Ions; and slen der, lost between Seaman's and her home. Judge J. H.' Flint, formerly of Clinton. la., has located- tirOmaba. ' Mr. Bryan's Bouquets. Mr. Bryan's Commoner Is contributing to the gaiety of the campaign by showering verbal bouquets over, his own signature upon all the democratic candidates for the United States sen ate deemed by him to be worthy of special com mendation. Among those favored in the current issue are Senators Stone pf Missouri, Newlands of Nevada, Fletcher of Florida, Congressman Neeley of Kansas, Mr. Fhelan of California and Mr. Hogan bf Ohio. The feature of these en dorsements, which cannot fall to draw attention. Is-that they all point to the public records of each particular candidate' emphasizing their help to, or sympathy with, the Wilson policies without once mentioning their loyalty, or dis loyalty, to Mr. Bryan in any of his three-time presidential campaigns, when he might, at least, in the casea ot Senator Stone and Senator New- lands, have appealed to his friends to support them in return for their former service to hla personal, cause.. . The presumption is that' the Hat will be lengthened by addition before elec tion day heaves in sight, although It is hardly to be expected that any of 'the Bryan bouquets will be -aimed in the direction' of Roger' SulUvau of Illinois,- who may consider himself lucky if he1 gets away 'without a few brickbats or a decayed cabbage. Pork Barrel on Its Last Legs. ' Whatever the immediate outcome, the great fight put up against the pork barrel rivers and harbora appropriation bill in the senate under the lead of Senator Kenyon and Senator Bur ton, deserves vigorous approval, and the ammu nition they have used Is certain not to be was'ted. The gigantic rivers and harbors grab has come to be the perfection of so-called omnibus bills, the omnibus being made to take on enough passengers la the form of local appropriations to insure the support of the necessary majority to put it across. The vlclousness ef this method of legislation has been exposed time and again, and at last the load has about reached the break ing point. - It te the geneTal Impression among competent .observers at the capital that the whole present system would by this time have been abandoned and-the work of river improve ment put upon a scientific and expert basis ex cept for the fact that the chief recipients of the pork are scattered through the south, and the dominating element of the. controlling democ racy is the southern representation, which in sists on this payment for atandlng by the party program. These southern congressmen refuse, without being forced to dp so, to let go of their pet projects for deepening creeks and widen ing harbors, or making channels for navigation that does not exist, and cannot be developed sufficiently to Justify the expenditure in a thou sand years. It Is against this system that the opposition mainly republican has been 'ex pending well directed energies, and so well di rected that, win or lose this time, the pork barrel la tottering on Its last legs. ' ' - ; . -A Lincoln newspaper telle how much moel comfortable it would be for the atate fair crowds "if the grounds were decently paved." That's it once more. Invest thousands upon thousands of dollars In permanent pavements to be trod on only one week In the year. A way must be devise! for the people to get more re turns out of the money put into the fair grounds and buildings. 1 The three constitutional amendments sub mitted to the voters of Nebraska-by the legisla ture, and practically adopted In the primary, are still being officially advertised week by week to Inform people what they contain. It we are to continue to change our constitution in this fashion the publication period should be moved up to give light before the voting Instead of after. Cuglielmo Ferrero, the noted Italian his torian, explains why Italy did not follow its associates cf the triple alliance1 Into the war. Reference is made to the "national conscience" and "high moral Ideals." but the real cause of hebltanoy was itaf the Tripolltan war scraped the bottom of tho national treasury. Aaala Spader Speaks Oat. OMAHA. Sept. 11-To the Editor of The Pee Of all the darn fools who write for the Ietterbox. of your valuable paper since the war started, one D. C. John Is the worst. His letter In The Bee la brim ming over with falsehoods and hatred against Germany. It If not the kaiser. It Is the whole nation, for Germany Is upholding him in everything he la doing. I am sorry Germany ever got Into an alliance with Austria and Italy, for she could have fought this war single-hunted better than she does now. Ho long aa Germany waa In alliance with Austria, and the latter dec-tared war against Fervla for the bru tal murder of Prince Ferdinand, and after she refused to make reparation for this atrocious crime, and the Ruas commenced to mobilise to send his army aralnst Austria. William stepped In a representa tive of the German people. For that mat ter, he stepped In for the rest ot Kurope and pleaded with the Cossack to keep hands off, for William knew what waa u-comlrg. If he would let tbe Russ crush Austria," the hungry bear wouldn't stop at that and would overrun the wholn of Europe while he was at It: and as all hla pleading fell on deaf ears, poor Germany Is today struggling, you might say, for the whole white race and VlvHUatlon. and it Is misunderstood, misrepresented and vllllfled; but there Is another day a comlng, and Germany will ae vindicated as one of the most peaceable and pro gressive nations on earth, and also vindi cated about the causes of this war. We Germans don't blame France' ' ao much aa we do England, for the French are a revengeful people In Instinct, and have bad a sore spot ever since 1S70. and so we will not' blame her so terrible much, for she thought this was tha chance of her life to get even. But What about England? This yellow-eyed, Jealous monster stepping" In Instead of coming out straight like the other two! 6 he still had to have some kind of, a deceitful excuse tn take a hand, so she bad to uphold the neutrality of Belgium. Wonder If she would have done the same thing If France had taken the liberty to eress Bel glum territory Before Germany did? And thia would have happened If she wasn't a little slow ' to get there. Wonder If treacherous England would have declared war on France on this account? Oh, no; not by the length of your nose"! .' Well, I won't say any more 'pf this man, John's, letter; It is too silly.- His trry wlU tell the truth by and by. This war had to come, and Germany was pre pared for It. -If she had not been, where would she be today? When the ball waa started rolling, she had to step In to save herself, or try to, . anyhow. Lord help her. Is my prayer! MATT SPADER. American Cookeury the Best Ever. OMAHA. Sept. J0.-To the Editor of The Bee: It appears to all concerned that It Is absurd and ridiculous for Americans to press down upon Americans the faet that none but French cooks or chefs are capable of running a flrst-claaa hotel. What's the matter with our American cooks? We have besides them, Italian, German. Irish and negro cooks', also others cooks that will give you a bill of fare without the "a la's" er the "condes" and similar ne-uae pams. ! , What we want and what we need la home cooking, palatable and easily digested. But If folks prefer i French food and French dishes, we oan put them up, too. But for good food, for good health, give us original American cooks, and America Is full ot them. Negroes are born cooks. and have been under cooks for French cooks ever since 1830; thsy are some rooks, too, believe me, both men and women. Any hotel keeper, therefore. ran get first-class cooks here and else where that will satisfy his guests. J W. SCOTT. Medical Inspection of School Call, i Area. . OMAHA, Sept. Zl.-To the Editor Of The Bee: Dr. Connsll advises ."Inspection of school children. I cannot understand why such a plan as this should, not be favor ably acted upon. Many a child's lite would have been' spared If wa had such a law. Parents know , by experience that the different contagious diseases are caught aa aoon as ' the children start to school. If parents . were - careful In the matter of keeping their chil dren out of school when they showed the least symptoms of a contagious disease, there probably would, ha no need of such a law. This I know they do not do. As a rule, it Is either Indifference or Ignorance on their part In having their children expose others. Therefore, every parent should encourage thia admirable plan of Dr. Connsll. - A MOTHER. Weaatev Calls Him Esipersr Woed vew 1. . SILVER CREEK, Neb.. Sept H. To the Editor of The Be: Today we are Informed . that President Wilson sees little prospect of peace, and that h haa concluded that until something "more tangible and more definite In the way of overtures comes from the belligerents" he can do nothing. And yet people are lauding the presi dent as a great statesman and a great diplomat. He la neither, but rather an officious, meddlesome and conceited per son of mediocre ability, whom the chances of politics and the work of two very dis tinguished traltora have plaoed In a very exalted position. When Wilson had Is sued has neutrality proclamation. It waa then time for hlin to keep still and attend to hla own business. To tender his services as "mediator' when the war had but Just begun and It should have been evident to the veriest blockhead fiat neither aide would offer terms the other could possibly accept, was only calculated to gain a little, cheap applause from unthinking people. When thk war shall have gone on until one side Is decisively beaten, er sees It la about to be beaten, or until all are well exhausted and willing to call It a draw, then, aad not until then, will be time to talk about mediation; and then. If the president's services are dealred. he will probably not have to watt long for an Invitation. Emperor William thinks he la In part nership with the Almighty to run the German empire; but Emperor Wood row I thinka he has a divine commission to run the universe. CI1AULE8 WOOSTKR. Mate Off ter tha Bay. LYNCH. Neb.. Sept. tl -To the Editor of The Bee: Permit soe to Say "hats off" for H. C the It-year-old boy of Waterloo, Neb., whose letter appeared In The Bee of September 17. A boy with such a bright and strong mind, who not or.ly. takes notice of current events, but Is able to see beneath and reeUse cause and affect la a remarkable boy. With such bright boys growing up In our midst we need not fear for the future welfare of thia nation. M M. ROHDE. Topics of the War arprlses at the War. Saturday Evening Post. , From Maraulay's esfay on Frederick the Great: "No such union of continental powers had been seen for ages. A leas formidable confederacy had compelli-d Louis XIV to bow down h i haughty hoad to tha rery earth. Such odda had never been heard of In war. The people whom Frederick ruled were not five mil lions. The population of the countries leagued against him onousted to a hundred m'lllons. The dlsrroportlon In wealth waa at least equally great. At the beginning of November the net seemed to have closed completely round him. The Russians were In the field and were spreading devastation through hla eastern province.. Silesia waa overrun by the Austrlans. A great French army was advancing from the west under command of Marshal Soublee. Berlin Itself had been taken and plundered by the Croatlana. fuch was the situation from which Frederick extricated h!mself with daaillng Slory In the short space of thirty days." Or take France of 193, rent and shattered by the revolution,' with anarchy and rebellion at home, with hardly a government, with little money and leas-credit, menaced by a coalition that at her best would have far outmatched her In paper strength and r.s.ng to trample all her opponents under foot. In our own time It was easily settled on paper that little Japan could hot possibly maintain a footing dn land against Russia: and we have seen England, tn order to subdue a handful of Dutch farmers In South Africa, compelled to put forth aa great an effort as when she struggled with Napoleon at the height of his power. ' Brat Place for War Victims. (Colliers Weekly.l A good many people. c.re being detached from their customary employment or source of Income by the pressure of the crisis In Europe. To all such who are looking about for a new start, the best suggestion wt can give Is that the lend Is the place where living Is cheapest and the cost f shelter hardly exists at all. No man forced out of employment thia winter la In any worse plight than millions of Immlgranta who have landed in America with less than $S0 In their pockets. Those immigrants who have gone to the land have teen able In the course of a few' years to acquire a farm, to raise families, and to participate in the nvost wholeeome gifts that American civilisa tion has to offer. To be forced from the" city back to the farm may seem a hardship to the man who goes through the transition, but In the end he will be better off and hla children will be benefited. t'nlty ef the Oermaa People. Albert Bushnell Hart In the Outlook. Throughout the German empire, eapeclally In the Industrial centers and large cities, socialists made great headway; they elected a group of members to (the Reichstag and took It upon themselves to bait khs chancellor at every opportunity. 'Aa late as last year they elected a member from the district In which the Imperial residence Is situated. The south German states and people felt submerged in the new empire,' for Prussia through Its votes and those of the small states which It controls always has a majority In the Bundesrath, which means practically a veto on all measures; and the emperor haa In military matters an other veto on all propositions to alter existing, condi tions. Nevertheless great steps have been taken in the actual unification of the national aspirations of the Germans. Most of them are eager for colonies. ' If a poll could have been . taken last July, It would probably have been found that most of them felt that Holland or Belgium or both were logically expansions of the German seacoast. All of them (except the S.OOO.COO Poles In the eastern prov inces) believed that they had a mission to extend the German language, culture, prestige,- and authority for the good ot mankind. All of them recognised the dan gerous situation of their fellow Germans In Austria Hungary. All of them stood, ready at any time to ac cept the decUlon of- their war lord and hla counselors that. the country waa In danger. No one can doubt that the German nation Is completely unified In Its determination to push the present war with every means, usual and unusual, for the defense- ot father land and the expana'pn pf the German empire. Defeat would never destroy the German empire or shsce the unification of the German people. Tbe Charges of Race Bias. Wall Street Journal. There la probably not a newspaper, of any Im portance In New York, to say nothing of those In other great cities, which has not had the experience of hav ing subscriptions cancelled on the charge of raoe bias. If the Staata Zeltung could secure all the subscriptions so cancelled on the Herald, the Times, the Eun, the World, the Poet or the Press, on account of the position- they have taken in the present war, It would have a circulation it haa never yet enjoyed. But these cancelled subscriptions came back. Dur ing the Russian-Japanese war thia newspaper com mented severely upon the corrupt official clique which provoked war with Japan on an attempt to exploit the mines and timber lands of Korea. Russian sympathis ers cancelled their subscriptions. Bat Americans, who wanted to know the facts, Irrespective of national prejudice, took out new subscriptions. No newspaper which stated the fact fearlessly really lost circulation. In the end. In the same way. during the Boer war, a great many people here sympathised with the Boers. The little South African republics represented the under dog, right or wrong. The corruption of. the Kruger re gime waa not considered. In the first dreadful three months, when the British were getting licked all along the Una, the fact was rubbed In, "b? cartoon and edi torial. In a way to make present comment on the Get- man position look mild by comparison. No .one ho haa Impartially read the- American press during this strenuous time can have failed to no.tlre how really fair Its comment has been. One critical German sympathiser. In fact, 'in protesting strongly against an editorial In this paper, saya: I personally think that Great Britain, or at least Sir' Edward Urey, stands upon higher moral ground than any of the other powers; and If the attitude jf the Wall Street Journal were left to me, I would have tp acknowledge, no matter how reluctantly, through Ita columns that civilisation had more to expect from a British than from a German victory.'.' .' No doubt those with astigmatic sympathies woulj this man a traitor. But In this ocdntry thoilght 1 free, and expression la free also.- There Is no breach if neutrality tn criticism. Public opinion curbs the hand of the tyrant, whether he be a kaiser or a customs In spector. Tr.s decent American press is not open to the pressure here described. MIRTH FOR TUESDAY. People and Events a. millionaire bf Huurh, Pa., owna up to pay:ng $10J for the privilege ef witnessing the battle of Mom. The money-making possibilities of the war game would be Immense If artillerymen on both sldea were In on the divvy. People who are up-to-date as war guesaers hare It strstght that St. Peter la marking overtime at the gates checking In the victims. After having been selected aa one of the teachera In the Vernon (Ind.) High school. Mas .Marjorle lleagatler declined the poslt'on and will launch Into the grocery business. - Dr. Dorothy V. Smyler ot the British Royal Army Medical acorpa. haa sailed tor Ensland. having bet-n ordered to report Immediately for service with the British troops. She is one of the few women in the English army. Dr! F. V. Stucky of Ooaport. Ind., recently re ceived an unwrapped allver dollar by mall. On one aide of the dollar was pasted a slip bearing the doctor's addreee and the address ef the sender, and on the other aide the stamp was pasted. Elmer Wherley, It years old. of Burleigh county. North Dakota, waa paid over 1300 In bounties for kill ing a.211 gophers In April. May and June of this year. The bus neas men of Bismarck gave him a dinner is the champion gopher killer. It Is estimated that each gopher destroys a half buahel of grain a year, so Elmer saved the farmers of his vicinity 1.4J0 bushels of grain, worth over 12,60. The boys of Burlelga county have killed over TWO) gophers In the last year. Church Poy's home from college, I see. Gotham Oh. yes. Hrlng home a diploma with him?" 'No: hut he brouslit home a corking good recommendation from the collega coach." Yonkers Statesman. "Pitting up 'In four days, eh?" Yep." This Is ranld nrnrmi The Anxtor sa'd It would be three weeks before von ttruld sit up and take notice" "n-.it he hasn't seen any pretty nurse." Louisville Courier-Journal. Pestaurant Patron I'd like a 'couple of (.as Walter f'm enrrv ml Kill I'll hmvm, tn ask you for a deposit. Chicago News. Will's Paw. whv la tha war of the transgressor hard? t 'aw Hecatise so manr- nennle have trsmpled on It, my son, Cincinnati Enquirer. Hlaslns t Hr. thene trniiap n Irok rusty already, snd I haven't had mrm nui snout six months. Tailor-Thsts all rUtht. Tou itnow 1 toM VO It thvM 1 1 b a I n I? . . . . n n Transcript. B'smarck Thev can't leave us out of It. can they? Napoleon I csn understand m-hv ther refer continually to me. but for the life of me I can't see why they drag vou In. with Wllhelm II on the Job. Newark N,ews. ".To'ner'e so Insdcl down lth secret eocirtv r.hrms snd emblems that he rat tle wh" be walks." "Exactly! Ce of sounding brass and tinkling symbols." Judge. So you intend to stay In Africa two years. Baron? Are you not afraid thati you u ne enrreiy. rorgouen m. me. mean- wrt'eT. - That lust what I nope. Munlcn Mesgendorfer Blaetter. A1IEJ5S. There stands upon a nnrrc w street A street without pretense , A tiny houre In a tlnv yard. Enclosed by a picket fence. Inside the fence, from early spring. Riot ot color l there: Tiom morn till night. In dark or Usht. Sweet perfume nils the air. Outjlfle the fence, tilt winter's chill. H ot thp ch'lriren there. Raxsed and harpy. All day long Their voices fill the air. Above the fence the sunflowers stretch And nod to passersbv; Vines twine about the posts and reacn Their elender tendrils high. While clematis snd hollyhocks Asslnst the biown walls press. To hide Its bare worn sides from view, And laugh at ttie'r success. Petunias peep between the rails, . In cheerful, joyous bend. And f-nd their way lnt the world. Clasped in warm, chubby hands. The aliens who three wonder wrought. speak not this tongue of ours, But understand the universal Lanfu;ire of the flowers. Theirs the aun that, knows no country; Theirs, moon ard stars that roam O'er all the earth; theirs this new (and Whete they have made A HOME. -DAVID. Srrat 'Eon. t do not think mosquitoes are Attractive pets or sweet. I 'specially detest 'em when They bite my dainty feet. My whiskers ke?p them from my face. My hands are safe In gloves, My tender Instep Is the place . 'The brute mosquito loves. New Tork Sun. What is the World's Finest Whiskey? FJl liEDAR 6R00K,'to be surer "h f ' i I. That's a question qnlckly an- . . . IJJ' swered by those who know ilr'i - , , " V good whiskey. And the result Is ...,'' W I . ; that CEDAR BROOK is the largest ; I selling brand of high grade Kentucky , BCNi . whiskey in the world. If you want . . Jaa.5jk ; to be certain, say, "CEDAR BROOK, .' V ' to be sure" at , ' . . ' All leading Club, Bart, ?fur -7T' ! ant; Hotels, nof ttse mt all j " ' hiding JMolers . . " Jm 0. " ' ' ' " For Sale Everywhere MAtc aart mom Imp Leeoretor Mum ImonpoisoI-iouqI 3iiffi For Women . Who Think! Club Women! Mothers! Women who are leaders in the community You are interested, almost as much as we arc, -in extending the use of the Safe Home Match.'' It is the most reliable, the most efficient and the safest match that can be made. It is absolutely non-poisonous. It is made under conditions that forever do away with one of the worst of occupational diseases. It re moves a poison from the reach of children fh American homes. . . Wc ask you to use this new non-poisonous match and to urge others to do likewise. If Safe Home Matches were universally used, scores of lives, and millions of dollars worth of property would be saved every year.. Sc. All grocers,. Ask for them by name, "TAw-- -t.. I.I l -.I - i-'J-i s r Moftt MOiVrA ADsi Mlllirrti ltaMass. aa. g aaa v'C Family trade supplied by Booth Omaha VM. JnTTJ'H. 2003 M Ktras. Telephone Houth MS. Omaha Ul UO K. Illl-Z, H24 IsouaiL T StrW.' L'u" 'rbae3Cl' CwUncU IUttltv QU AGE flAtt, 1B1 Boutb SUti