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As an lDDocent outsider, poor little Belgium
Is Dot escaping; anything.
A reunion of Ak-Sar-Ben kings and queens
will be next In order.
Some of the poetry written on the war reads
as If it had seen service at the front.
Attendance figures at the Ak-8ar-ltan car
nival are equivalent to a rain gauge.
The 1914 Ak-Sar-Den dynasty will have to
take no back scat for any of Its predecessor.
When Count Zeppelin says he will raid Eu
rope he may not be building mere alrcastles.
A kind friend has sent us a Chinese almanac
which, we regret to report, Is all Chinese to us.
"I'll be back," shout the Hon. A. Rustem
Bey from the ship. That is what Jack Johnson
paid, too.. . .'
If the volume of war news continues to in
crease, we shall suspect the censors of deserting
their posts.
"Gossip of the Oridlron." Yes, that re
mind us that our own little autumnal college
war 1 about to begin.
Mary Garden Is said to be thinking of going
to the theater of war as Red Cross nurse. Well,
she would add some action. '
The practice of paying a child for doing
what la his simple, child duty to do, Is fraught
with some peril, to say the least.
It Is said that the democratic! patronage war
In Nebraska la about to yield to the pressure of
mediation. Te hunters will take notice.
One photograph pictures Villa sitting on the
steps of his private car. Which shows what
leaving off the old bandit ltfe did for him.
The Belgian signal corps Is using carrier
pigeons with great auccess. But the dove of
Veace is not yet working on Its job as It should.
The foot ball squad Is waiting Just behind
the scenes to tak possession of the center of
the stage as soon as the base ball players
evacuate. . .
The Hon. Roger C. Sullivan might be one of
that kind of senators who "sit tight and do not
rock the boat," though he would weight it down
i good bit.
And now the war novelists are all getting
busy. If would seem that no -volume without
a military flavor may expect to land among the
"six best sellers."
Not the least of the. enjoyable features of
our annual Ak-Sar-Ben festivals Is the presence
and music of the small-town band, which holds
Its place as an Institution In our national life
Long live the bandl
tv.ansaa win get there some way, by fair
means of foul. The San Franc toco Chronicle
notes the names of 11. Rider Haggard and Rqb-
en lauis biovenson of Sabetha, Kan., on a hotel
register of that city.
Tha Missouri river commission hM i.
Omaha. Attending war Major Charles K. Buter. Major
n. r.rni, ueutenant Flak and Major A. It. Ma
ketiZlaW fif tha BPini - " (1 It ... . ...
" --;wi . i)ivtintaa or I'lea-
tnt H1U and Mayor Urotch of Omaha. They lnpeotd
ha work dun on o.e river bank from the brldga to tha
-wr wurai.
if i. i . ...
. .rria ixwinara ai tha fortunate winner of a
win machine given by a l0laJ asency to tha paraon
tueaalrui neareat to tha numlr cf tacka In a, tan-Inch
uuucn mm anown in Ha ature window.
a aociai party at Kalconer a hull laat nisht was
mder tha direction of a committee compoeed of E II
.otter. P. P. Shelby and T. C. Smith. The aff.i--,.i
tlven In return for the leap year reception which the
a-omea bad tendered the men at the cloae of the laet
iruva.
a Buiu-ntKuea cane inacriPed 'Mra. K. Reovea
ace eisnty-uve yeara. preauntrd by the firemen of N
1 Ensiue Houee." waa delivered t that eatlmable old
e rearaem-e or air. Jot.ei by a cotnmlttte
""m y jororne ifnaei and Jamee O'Brien In
knowleda-ment of favor received by the fire boye
iiicera or ine Apoiia Ko l clcb are being chon
Preildent. Jolm U. Booth: vice prcaldent, (Jeorae J
cn.uori, vecretary, v . J. n ird; treaiurtr, A. li.
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The Tall of Antwerp.
KfKnrdlrs of Its effect on the ultimate for
tune of nr, the fall of Antwerp before the siege
and BBsaults of the Germans must be regarded
n another fonther In the cap of Emperor Wil
liam and his hoVs. The transfer by the Bel
gian of their sent of government from nrus
nels to Antwerp when the establlnhed capital
hocsnie untenable as nealnst the Invaders, ac
centuated the Importance of the fortified port
within whoae protecting walls they evidently
considered themselves safe. This ronldence Is
now proved to have leen Illusory, while the
German siege guns have again demonstrated
their superiority Br. engines of destruction over
the resisting power of the moat up-to-date and
perfectly equipped permanent fortifications.
It is reasonable to aRSume that the fallurn
of Antwerp to withstand attack successfully
means that no fortified stronghold In the thea
ter of war could be exported to hold out much
longer under similar conditions. In other
words, the progress of the Germons In clearing
their path of obstacles, which were counted In
superable, only exemplifies the comparative use
Icssness of fortresnes and bastions to Interpose
more than a temporary check to their Invasion.
Aside from Its military aspect, the pitiful side
of Antwerp's bombardment Is to be seen In the
loss of life and property sustained by Us peace
ful Inhabitants, the destruction of their homes
and the paralyzing of their industries. The
terrors of war In all Its hideousness have been
lslted upon the women and children, the old
men, the sick and the halt, all helpless to ward
off the affliction. Rven thoHe who were able
to leave the city In time are doomed to endure
hardship and loss brought on them by no fault
of their own. Perhaps It would have been bet
ter to have surrendered Antwerp on demand as
Brussels was surrendered, rather than pay the
price of a futile resistance. For who can say
that the fall of this beautiul Belgian city has
brought the war appreciably nearer its end?
Menu vi. Bill-of-Fare.
From Chicago comes word of the outbreak
of a new war a war which we believe will ap
peal to popular sympathy and support a war
on fancy foreign names on the menu card to
disguise, simple dishes otherwise easily recog
nizable. One prominent and fashionable hotel
restaurant is said to have actually broken the
Ice with a bill of fare in plain English from
which what' was formerly ordered as "Canape
Russe" Is now Berved as "Caviar on toast,' and
what used to be "Filet Mlgnon, Stanley," an
swers to the call of "tenderloin steak with
horseradish sauce," and so on down the list.
The crucial Question Is. however, whether
people with plethoric poc.ketbooks, supporting
a pretense to.eplcurean eating, will be willing to
pay skyscraper prices for culinary concoctions
without the Imported label. To put It more
nlalnly. will a "tenderloin steak with horserad
ish sauce" extort as much money as "Filet Mlg-
non, Stanley." although Identical 1ft Ingredi
ents and composed by the same kitchen artist?
Hope as we may for the successful expulsion of
the menu cord masqucraders, we must confess
to a fear that they are too strongly entrenched
to be easily routed.
Lawyer and Divorce,
In Kansas City, they have a divorce proc
tor whoso duty It is to investigate as many
applications for divorce as possible. During the
last term of circuit court 560 cases were filed,
which is said to represent a heavy Increase. So
marked ia this Increase that, according to the
Star, "the divorce cases are slightly more than
25 per cent of the total number of suits."
, Nor is Kansas City unique In this respect,
though It may lead in percentage of. increase
over some other cities. The distressing fact la
that the increase In divorce Is noticeable the
country over and down at Kansas City It has
been concluded, as It has elsewhere, that the
ease with which a divorce may be obtained has
a lot to do with It. First, It is "esy money"
for lawyers who covet that line of practice.
"The divorce end of the law has come to oc
cupy almost the entire time of some law flrm,"
again aayi the Star. "Cut away the divorce
fees and their income, would be almost nil."
Another collateral question, Does divorce
generally lead to good results? Kansas City's
divorce proctor, W. W. Wright, answers that
decidedly. In the negative, adding:
"The relief hoped foe la not found. The woman
usually marries again. Tho second time It la for a
home and aeldom la the love part of It conaldered.
Again, divorce beeomea a habit. It la the frequent
thing In a divorce caae to learn that the husband hae
been married two or throe tlmea and the wife a
almllar number of tlmea. The law which make
divorce ey la to bUme."
Some day, perhaps, members of the bar will
see this and exert an influence against it, for
lawyers not only construe and administer laws
In our country, but make the laws as well.
Power of the Catch Phrase.
When we stop to think of it, we find that
most of our modern movements for social and
civic betterment revolve around a catch phrase.
"Safe and Sane Fourth" is the life of the reform
In celebrating our natal day. "9wat the Fly"
has done wonders for Improved sanitation. Over
In Indiana they have an annual "Disease Pre
vention Day' when all Join hands In a special
effort to stamp out disease-breeding places, and
here are some of the mottoes they flaunt to In
spire the project:
The only Koo, fly la a ftad fly.
Well-kept alleys pay better dividends than well
kept cemeterlea.
Public health la public wealth.
Uat the rat and awat the fly.
All the time la clean-up time.
Duet, dirt, dampneaa, darkneaa and drink will
alwava kill.
The campaign is said to be making wonder
ful headway. It might do well If taken up else
where In this organized manner.
But as far as the memory of man reaches
back into the dimness of time, slogans, battle
cries, mottoes and epigrams have played their
part in moat of the great movements) for prog
ress and improvement. It was so throughout
the long period of the history of Israel and It
has been so In the new dispensation ushered by
"a voice crying In the wlnlderness, 'repent, for
the kingdom of God Is at hand.' " It waa so In
the crusades. In the beautiful story of the quest
for the holy grail. In the reformation period
when the Lutheran cry. "Deus vult. Deus vult,"
split the air cf Europe Ilka a rapier of lightning
through a summer cloud. Every great army
has been moved by the might of some material
air. the keynote of which has been a catch-
phrase. Hardly a great political campaign in
our own country but has given us some clever
device of words, and more than one has to at
tribute to its slogan the award of success or defeat.
Constructive Relief Work..
The prince of Wales evidently has some ex
cellent Id cm as to the character of the assistance
the poor of his nation most need in consequence
of war conditions. Speaking of the fund bearing
his name, already amounting to $15,000,0fj0, he
says:
I trust that. the portion of the fund which will tie
applied to the relief of civil distress may, as far aa
possible, flow Into productive channels, such aa as
sisting scheme for male and female employment and
perhaps Industrial training-, for It I repugnant to me,
a It must be to tho recipients, that assistance should
be distributed only In tho form of dole.
This strikes the keynote of rational philan
thropy. Much worthy effort and money are often
wasted simply from a misguided application.
The sort of relief that counts most la always that
which helps the recipient to help himself.
England, as well as other countries, of
course, has Its chronic helpless who require
direct aid, but they are not included in the vic
tims of misfortune for whom the prince of Wales
fund Is Intended. War or peace, the real need of
the armies of unfortunates, Idle and Jobless, 4s a
fair chance to make a decent living on a basis of
self-respecting Independence. And this object
lesson may well be heeded by us on this side of
the water as well, as by other warring nations.
The Art of Buying.
Every successful merchant will emphasfze
the Importance of buying as a factor 'In his
business. ' All large mercantile establishments,
particularly the big stores, have their geniuses
and artists In buying. Without the right kind
of buying all the economy and science at the
command of the merchant In disposing of his
goods would not count for par in the year's busi
ness. If commercial Institutions pursued the in
different; haphazard methods of buying that the
average householder does, they would probably
soon go broke. Yet with all our talk about high
prices, we persist in "ordering" Instead of "buy
ing," as it has been expressed in New York,
where through, what is known as the mayor's
committee a campaign of education on "How to
buy" hoe been launched for, the benefit of all
the plain people. Circulars of Information are
distributed in the schools, and by the children
carried into 1,000,000 homes. These circulars
are said to contain valuable advice, which if
followed will help bring down many a house
hold's expense account. One lesson, of course,
will hardly teach folks to adjust themselves to
the really economical way of buying, but peri
odic hammering along this line will surely In
time produce visible results.
Good Americanism.
"Am I my brother's keeper?" certainly Is
receiving an affirmative answer today by Ameri
cans with reference to the newcomers from
foreign lands, especially those preparing for
American citizenship. We are no longer con
tent to allow these sturdy folk to grope their
way through the dark and devious paths of ex
periment and experience to that goal unaided.
Very wisely our people are alert to their own
responsibilities In the matter and are exerting
splendid efforts to make the best Americans of
all thoso who come to cast their lot perma
nently among us. Tha mutual advantage, of
course, is obvious.
In this connection it is gratifying to note
the additional use to be made one night a week
of our public library for the teaching of history
and civil government to prospective citizens.
This, coming on top of such rudimentary in
struction in the English language as is given
through the Young Men's Christian association
educational department and the public night
schools, is the kind of philanthropy that
appeals to practical and patriotic men
and women. It Is especially timely now to
enlarge npon this work. When we stop to think
of how many of our own native-born Americans
are deficient in the knowledge, of their own his
tory and civil government, we will not become
Impatient at the foreign-born for requiring spe
cial Instruction along these lines. It is good
Americanism and deserves to prosper.
MTTFTLED KNOCKS.
No Extortion at San Franoiioo Fair.
Recalling our own Trans-Mlsslsslppl exposi
tion, which taught anew that, in this respect,
eternal vigilance Is the price of safety, it is In
teresting to note the extra precautions that are
being taken to prevent visitors to the California
fair from being gouged and imposed upon by
excess of greed. The authorities of both San
Francisco and San Diego remember the com
plaints of other expositions against extortionate
prices exacted for Indifferent accommodations,
and as a consequence they aim to forestall repe
tition by organizing the owners of hotels and
apartment houses Into a sort of a clearing house
for the proper handling and distribution of the
expected influx of gueBts. The hope is that by
this system exposition visitors will depart "with
a sweet taste In their mouth Instead of snarls on
their Hps."
Here's wlbhing success to the efforts of the
California people to repress the birds of prey
who might otherwise lie In wait for the unwary
and Inexperienced, for we know that their ef
forts can be successful It properly-directed pre
ventive measures are devised and enforced fear
lessly and without favor.
From the issue of another Omaha newspa
per the day after Ak-Sar-Ben's big electrical
parade we take the following headlines: "Po
lice Handle the Crowds Without Any Difficulty.
Pocket Picking Kept Down and Only One Bob
bery Reported During the Evening." The po
lice force of Omaha must be serving the purpose
tolerably well, after all.
It Is easy to raise nln. But you won't
get much for the crop.
A fat woman may'have her faults, but
he I g' ncraliy a good sitter.
A life Insurance company la about tho
only thing a man wouldn't like to beat
li'Kltlmately.
A whf.le IM of premeditated onerynea
Is blamed i.n the philosophy once advanect
by Old Man Pinto.
A woman may fall down on managing
A biislrtes. But she Is there with bells
Cn when It comes to managing a business
n.an.
A man never seems to connect the two.
But the fellow who has a lot of bnd
habits: la ti e fellow who has a lot of bad
luck. '
' The reason some men are unmarried la
because they are waiting for a chitnce to
grab a wealthy womnn who is deaf and
dumb.
It would iar a man all over If he kn"W
that the same stoflea he hears In his p
enfe his wife hears at her pet Sewing
club.
We haven't anv sympathy with the girl
Who remains single. 8ho haa only herof
to blame. There's one born every min
ute, girl.
- A girl's Idea pt a disaster la to havo
a nice young man call at the house when
her hair is drying on the clothe line In
the baok yard.
The old fashioned girl who prepared for
matrimony by helping 'her mother with
the coolttng for fire year now haa a
dnughter who buya a can , opener and
ttand pat.
Thoro are, a whole lot cf men In the
world Just like the fighter who kick
about the referee's decision as soon aa
he wakea up put of the alumbcr caused
by the knockout.
The world la a big, deserted place when
you ore trying to borrow anme money.
Hut It la a small crowded foot when you
are trying to dodge the fellows from
whom you borrowed the coin. Cincinnati
Enquirer.
People and Events
The dismissal of Prof. Bernstein was a much
more high-handed proceeding than . the dis
missal of Miss Stegner. The Bee protested and
protests against both, but when It protested
against the former act of mistreatment, those
now loudest In their outcry were as dumb as
oysters.
It becomes dally more evident that the issues
of the war will have to be fought out in Europe,
since they cannot be argued out eapecially la
peaceful, neutral America
MUSINGS OF A CYNIC.
Naturally the reformer Jsn't a success
unle.s he make good.
You don't have to play poker with a
man to wfn his friendship.
Virtue la Its own reward, but even an
angel blowa hla own horn.
Success always gets applause, but tt
doesn't always respond to an encore.
Love In a cottage and castle In the
air are not so far apart a they sound.
Matches are made In heaven; that In,
those that are not made In hammocks.
Rome people never borrow trouble so
long as they can borrow anything else.
Many a man who says he studies to
please expends most of hla efforts on
himself.
A course In an agricultural school Isn't
absolutely necessary In sowing a crop of
wild' oats.
Borne men are so constituted that they
would do anything for money, except
work for It.
In tha matter of making mistakes moat
of ua are willing to concede the superior
industry of our friends.-
It sometimes happens that even the
man who always knows what to do can't
find any one to do it for him.
Self-conceit is a good asset A man
can't hope to be popular with hi frlcnas
unless he la popular with himself.
Even the study of physiognomy won't
always help ua In alalng up a man who
can be crooked with a perfectly straight
face. . i, '
Lay something by for a rainy day, and
jiit as soon as the clouds begin to gather
some fellow will come along and borrow
It. New York Times. ' '
- ACTIVITIES OP WOMEN.
Margaret Fife of Canton, O., escaped
alive when lightning melted a gold chain
which she wore around her neck.
Mia M. Ia Jo be of New York, a teacher
In Normal college, declare (he discovered
a mountain peak 160 miles northwest of
Mount Rubeon, British Columbia.
A Rutslan woman la leading an ex
pedition, which has started to cross
Arabia at It widest part and which will
try to penetrate land never before ex
plored. The first woman lawyer In Auatrallla
la Mlaa Anna Brennan, who recently tried
her first caae, wearing a white drasa, over
which waa a black robe of the profea
alonal barrister.
Mlsa Edythe Havermeyer, who inherited
a fortune of something like 17,00,000 from
her father, la aald to have set up her own
bachelor girt establishment In London,
having obtained the privilege of doing so
when she had attained the age of 22.
Miss Catherine Ptnnegan, a factory
Worker of Chicago, haa gone on the stump
for suffrage. Bhe ha been busy at Kan
sas City and tt I expected that the will
do some work for the cause In other
porta of the state, stopping off at t.
Loula for a few day.
Mr. Russell Page started on her eighty
seventh year last .week and Mrs. John
'D. Rockefeller began her aeventy-alxth
year. Mr, gage is said to be the more
robust of the two. . Mrs. Rockefeller not
having been very strong for some time.
Both women have a long life of well
doing to look back upon.
NOTES OF PROGRESS.
' Minnesota now produces a superior
quality of aorghum.
.Tha tl.ta0.4X; long ton of Iron ore mined
la the I'nlted State last year waa the
greatest production on record according
to recently compiled government statistic.
Vessel lined with metal that will con
duct electric currents have been patented
by a Pennsylvania to heat liquids aa they
are being poured from one to another.
la an Indianapolis carburetor factory a
rig refrigerator in which automobile
engine are run la used to duplicate the
condition confronted In tero weather.
In the opinion of a French aclentlst the
swinging motion that often break elec
tric transmission ltnea I due a much to
terrestrial magnetism a It la to wind.
A Cleveland woodworker haa mounted
a work bench on wheel and tow It be
hind hi automobile, using the power of
the latter to drive a band aaw and other
tool a
Parchment manuacrlpta nearly 80 year
Id. from which the Ink haa faded from
.view, bave been read by a BerUa
an ientlst who photographed them - with
ultraviolet rays.
There are no native Industrie In the
Belgian Congo. In every comunnity
there I tha village blacksmith, who ean
fashion -knlve and si ears of a certain
quality, and there are also village expert
(always women) in weaving, pottery ani
kindred occupatlona
A famine In glass eye I promised
abroad Another Industrial opportun
ity for Uncle Sam to look Into.
Choer up, feller! Frost ha not yet
appeared on the pumpkins, but pumpkin
pie in all It glory beckon mankind to
flit up and he happy.
John D. Rockefeller wild bird refuge
In Lontslaaa covers 8S.0nO acre bought
at a trifle less than U an acre. Vncle
Jobn r. can pipe a real estate bargain
a quickly as an oil well.
That fat wad of certified checks and
drafts which Blrdman Jlcachey carries
around on his person are Imposing as a
business asaet. but not half a useful as
a bnso ball cushion In breaking the force
of a fall..
The fashion oracle of the cornbelt rule
that a red necktie ! perfectly proper,
even nifty. In October, a long aa the
temperature doesn't go below 40 degre;
Again the country is saved and the dove
of pence blinks contentedly on Its perch.
Py a unanimous vote the national en
atn of Albania elected Easad I'asha gov-,
rrnor-ireneral of tha newly created state.
Rssad had "an army of 10,030 men" near
by who gave considerable eclat to the
election. A reserve of armed votes I
a mighty handy standby In an emergency.
Congressman Bartholdt of r. Lui
supplement the south' "buy a bale"
movement with a war cry: "Buy a bar
rel of beer." The latter plan he con
siders more patriotic because beer brings
more war taxes than cotton, and Is more
effective lp smothering the ribald notes
of "How Dry I Am."
Italy Is taking pains to notify pros
pective globe trotter that the sunny
peninsula is at peace with all the world
and ready to entertain all comer with
the price. There is no section of Europe
so delightfully insinuating as Italy in
wooing American coin from the native to
the alien pocket.
There ia some substance In the claim
that New York City Is experiencing a
religious uplift. A contribution of $300
haa Just bn made to the conscience,
fund Of the city, the first In two year.
New York does not look for an epidemic
of regeneration and will raise the neces
sary revenue in the usual way.
There la something more than a Jolly
In the assertion that postorflce employes
like to read pnetcards. Postmaster Fay
of San Francisco announces that "here
after five demerits will be Imposed where
It I ahown that a distributor Is wasting
time looking at the pictures or reading
the correspondence on postcards." A
bunch of demerits foreshadows a bounce.
A glass skyscraper, reared a a memor
ial to the late Colonel Qwynne, Is one
of the novel enterprises just completed
In Cincinnati. It la said to be the only
dtruoture of the kind in the world, being
five-sixths glass and one-sixth metal and
concrete. The glass is translucent, not
transparent, and business may be carried
on inside without attracting the gale of
prying eyes on the outside.
SECULAR SHOTS AT PULPIT.
New York World; According to Pr.
Hadley of Talc, prayer Is art to be only
the Indulgence of the luxury of expres
sing one', emotions In public. While thli
may, be true, the doctor will probably ad
mlt that In self-governing countries where
a raajority of the people take that method
of proclaiming their emotions, prayers are
likely to be rather powerful In the courM
of time.
Boston Transcript: The record of rhurrl.
attendance Sunday was a demonstration
that our people In no part of the country
were" beyond the pale of a moral and
spiritual awakening. There are special
occasion In the year when the churches
are full. There are many who attend at
Easter and at Christmas who rarely at
tend at any other time. They are
prompted by the spirit of the season.
They enjoy the music and the flowers.
But Sjnday there were none of these at
tractions beyond the ordinary. Moreover,
there were contributions In prospect,
uhirh rule are not a drawing fea
ture. But never within the memory of
the present generation has there been a
greater outpouring among all claeaes and
all fa'.ths In their respective sanctuaries
than that which answered the call of the
president to make the day one of prayer
for peace and righteousness In the world.
Brooklyn Eagle: Religion did not pre
vent thts war. because the conquest cf
I sin I not a 1elght-of-hand performance
I miracle, but a dally and hourly bat
tle in the soul of man. It is not (ret won.
. . ,
but It Is in the winning, ana one prom v
tha rnmlnr roomiest is that now, for al-
mot the first time, the eyes of our coun
try are opened to the truth that war ja
nnt merelv an evil, but a preventable evil.
and one hlch It Is the duty of the nation
and the Individual not to glorify, but to
,ininr The churches which have been
potential in bringing In that higher vsion.
have no call to hang their neaus in nino
because rulers far removed from their in
fluence have plunged helpless lands In
blood. Shame It Is. but It Is not their
shame, nor the ebame of that particular
vineyard whereof they have been made
steward.
DOMESTIC PLEASANTRIES.
AROUND THE CITIES.
St. Louis expects to put $1,000,000 into
new churches thl year.
Puluth has SS2 acres of park and play
grounds valued at $826,000.
European order for plate glass are
coming to Pittsburgh in Increasing
number.
The city of Birmingham, Ala., is to ex
pend $5,000,000 in the construction of wat
erworks.
In the last five years seventeen women
charged with murder, have, been tried In
Chicago, and everyone of them acquitted.
The new Sarah Ilackett Btcvenson lodg
ing house for poor women at 2412 Prairie
avenue, Chicago, provide rooms for 100
lodger at 15 cent a night. V
Montreal has named three of Its atreets
In honor of General French, Joffre and
Pau, commanders . of . the allied armies
fighting on the French frontier.
Philadelphia, usee a testing, plant, car
ried on an automobile, to 'ascertain
whether Us various forma of street light
are maintained at the contract standard.
Of the seventy-two persons killed, by
vehicles In Ureater New York in Septem
ber, forty-five were children,,' thirty-five
of them kUled by, automobile, eight by
wagons and two by trolley cars.
Minneapolis Is slowly recovering from
the shock of reduced tax rate for the
coming year. ' Compared with the last
assessment the reduction will leave $1,
000,000 In the pockets of taxpayers.
Oklahoma City has . installed a novel
emergency fire engine, consisting of a
regular motorcycle equipped with two
chemical tanka on either aide of the rear
wheel, directly back of the driver's seat
Thl equipment can get Into action
quicker than the usual fire fighting ap
Angry Householder Why don't you
stop 7 The fire is all out.
Captain of Village Hose Company I
allow it Is; but there three winders not
broke yet Koston Transcript.
"She sings with a good deal of expres
sion, doean t she?" .....
"yes, she does; but it's the kind of ex
pression you must close your eyes to ap
preciate. Louisville Courier-Journal.
"Why does Wombat speak so frequently
about his wife,? He praises her in the
most extravagant terms. She may be a
nice woman, but why drag her into the
conversation all the time?" '
' It's a l.ttle Idea of his In case she has
a dictograph stuck around." Cincinnati
Enquirer.
"Are you kind and generous toward
your netghbois?" asked the upllfter.
"I should say I am," replied Mr. Cross
lots. "I let 'em listen to my phonograph
every evening and never charge 'cm a
cent. "Washington Star.
"I went to dine at Amanda's the other
day. and she gave me the cold shoulder."
"You must hare felt badly."
"Not at all. She had made It Into such
delicious salad." Baltimore American.
Annie Do you like his dancing?
Fannie Yes; but I wlnh he wouldn't
tread on mytoes so often!
Annie What sixe shoe do you wear?
Judge. '
Ragged Rogers I haven't had a bite for
nearly a week, mum.
Sympathet ic Lady You poor . man I
Have patience a few weeks longer and
you'll get frost-bitten. Boston Transcript.
"A woman's devotion Is a wonderful
thing," said the Rentiinentllst.
"No doubt of it," replied Mr. Meekton.
"Whera Henrietta places her affections
her admiration I unquestioning. The
only reason she objects to muzzling our
bulldog Is that she thinks the muzzle will
spoil his facial expression." Washington
Btar.
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Francis Scott Key, 1814.
O, say. can you 'see by the dawn's early
light.
What so proudly we hailed as the twi
light's lsst gleaming.
Whose broad stripes and bright stars
through the perilous fight.
O'er the ramparts we watched were so
gallant. y streaming?
And the roekem red glare.
The bombs bursting in air.
Gave proof through the night that our
Hag was atlll there.
O, say, d"e that star-spangled banner
yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home
i of tne brave?
Kate Pevcreux Blake, 1914.
O, ay, can you ee, you who glorify In
war,
All the wounded and dead of the red
battle' reaping?
Can you listen Unmoved to the agonized
groans.
Hear the children who starve, and the
pale widows weeping?
Henceforth let u swear
Bombs aball not burst In air.
Nor war' deoiatIon wreck alt that Is
fair.
But the tar-pang!ed banner by workert
unfurled
fhall give hope to the nation and peact
to the world.
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