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fiabexi-lb tearing the cly temporarily
should bare The Dee mallctl to them. .Ad
dress will be changed aa often aa requested.
It la no pipe, either, that Lincoln plumbers
have to pass an examination.
Bryan's New Paramount? r.
Will Mr. Roan carry the demand for his
party's divorcement from the liquor Interests
Into the next national convention? How could
the party proclaim its position officially eicept
through Its platform? If Mr. Bryan should Ro
to the convention in 1919 with a demand for an
out-and-out prohibition plank, would he repre
sent merely himself, or would he voice the sen
timents of the president, himself, the titular
head of the party, who has already signified hit
Intention of standing for renomlnatlon?
Mr. Bryan has declared hlmsftlf for prohibi
tion, and Mr. Bryan has been known to exercise
a peculiarly commanding; Influence on the
floor of national 'conventions. So formidable
has he been that he could even violate the de
liberate Instructions of the state that delegated
him and carry the day for his personal choice
over Its protest. . So there Is no use to discount
Mr. Bryan's power should he have himself
elected a delegate to the next democratic na
tional contention and Insist on Incorporating
thla new paramounter of his into Us platform.
"It would be a bold proposition," observes
the Washington Star. It would. Indeed, be an
audacious proposition to ask the old bourbon
party to declare for national prohibition. But
ever since 1896, when the "Boy Orator of the
Platte" hurled his fiery invective against the
"cross of gold" and commanded a repudiation
of the Cleveland element, Mr. Bryan has been
presenting bold propositions to his party in its
national conventions. The situation la plainly
disturbing to Uy dreams of harmony-loving
democrats. '
-it
Our Greater Omaha la coming all right
Is only a question of how soon.
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November is another month that will not be
mourned by the coal man in its passing.
Boys in forming life attachments should not
overlook the association of that fellow. Will
Power.
Just imagine the task of the reader in ad-
Justing himself to prosaic everyday news when
the war ends.
Bernard Shaw will not so far lose control of
his patience with war, however, as to rip off to
the front and fight.
The stock exchange may not have the door
wide open, but It has opened It up wide enough
at leant to peek out.
H Is a' good thing some men do not have to
live on the Incomes they have when the tax col
lector cornea around.
.' And yet, 'can Johnny Bull blame his young
men for finding' more Interest In the foot ball
than the cannon ball?-
War, as well as politics, makes strange bed
fellows. Even the Saturday Review of London
now loves the Yankee. -
Queer, Isn't It, how the same battle can look
like a victory to both Berlin and Petrograd and
at the same moment, too?
Just' because England haa bossed our canal,
we are not ungracious enough to wish that the
Turka shall boss the Sues.
At that, neither shirt sleeve diplomacy nor
dollar diplomacy ever suffered by comparison
with Chautauqua diplomacy.
The Ilorrori of War.
To those who actually experience the horrors
of war, It munt seem that their flendluhneas can
not he paralleled or exaggerated. The accounts
we have had of the devastation and suffering
spread by the conflict at arras now waging are
heart-reading, but tho present war is really
"civilized" by comparison with what took place
In the Balkans a year or two ago when we had
at'the time only faint glimpses of Its savagery
now exposed In all repulsiveness by the pub
lished report of the International Commission
of Inquiry Instituted by the Carnegie peace en
dowment. Members of this commission, wholly
disinterested, made personal Investigation of
conditions in the Balkans, taking the statements
of survivors and gathering photographic evi
dence of many outrages and the findings and ex
hibits make an almost slckenlna- recital. The
Balkan war, if this report is to be relied on, was
near a reversion to human brutishness as
could -be possibly Imagined.
But If the Balkan struggle was war at Us
worst, war at Its best can not be much better.
The chief fruit of military glory must be a crop
of human derelicts sightless, limbless, maimed.
vitality sapped men premature widows and
helpless orphans. The horrors of war linger for
successive generations and must be endured
by children yet unborn. How the responsible
rulers of Europe, with the object, lesson In the
Balkans before them, could have stopped short
of any sacrifice to preserve peace. Is beyond
understanding.
Sandpaper and putty tints are the latest by
Dame Fashion's decree. Yes, and we have seen
black sandtfarer and pink putty.
Dovetailing two famous utterances: Uneasy
lies the head that wears the Mexican crown,
with Villa only twenty miles away.
Out of 1S3 seats In the coming Nebraska
legislature, fifty will be occupied by farmers.
Well, why not? Is not Nebraska peculiarly a
farmer state? ,
Mr. Bryan's new paramount has 4ts vindica
tion already It haa produced Just as many dis
cords In tha democratic orcheetrlan as any of bis
previous parajmounts.
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Although the Philadelphia Public Ledger has
already brought out the Hon. A. Mitchell Palmer
aa his successor. Secretary Bryan aaya this re
port of his resigning Is all rcoonshlne.
The fourth month of th great war has passed
without a decisive turn of affairs. And a lot of
people were willing at the outset to bet their
last bottom dollar that It would be all over
wltbin sixty days.
One member-elect of the state senate advises
the public that he haa made no pledges to asplr-
aoti for appointive Joba around the legislature.
Never worry about It there won't be enough
jobs to go around anyway. - -
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If. , , T" . I . . r . .
' uiMi taj or nanaaaee. ill., are
apanding few days with thalr eon. Fred Dal if
thla cur. lr. Dale la a problbKlonUt. and la one
pf tha leaders In the ft. John raiika In Illinois.
W. f . uuriey haa been appointed by Botor
Ianderaon as bis private secretary, and baa left
for Washington.
r O. Johnaou. well known In Omaha bualneaa
circles, has returned from a summer's trip In the
east.
City Marshal Cummtnga and JalW-r Gorman went
over to the Bluff a to ace the new patrol wagon
which la being built by a carriage manufacturer In
that city.
The cantata, "Under the Palms," la to be pre
sented at the Flrat Mrtnodlet Kptscopal church, with
Mlaa t'alJerwood and members of the Glee club taking
the prominent parts. ,
Branch & Co.. commission merchants on Fa ma in
street, received front Oregon a magnificent black.
tailed deer, weighing pound, and a fat as a wal.
Worklnamen propoera that the labor unions Join
In building a union hall with accommodations for
ufrue rooms, and mottlim places.
Tha bill put on by the German Theater Stock
(.oinpny waa "fume Folks Laugh and Borne Weep.'
The Value' of an' Idea,
The man orspoman who "offers an Idea" to
a newspaper or magazine may never know the
ultimate fate or Influence of the Idea, for the
carrying power of the printed word Is great.
Very, very often auch an Idea happens to come
into possession ot little or no. Influence, while
again it may exercise a power In the very destiny
of the publication. Just such a thing happened
in the case of McClure's Magazine, aecordlng to
Colonel 8. S. McClure's autobiography, and It
was an Omaha man who was responsible for the
destiny-moving Idea.
"Shortly before Miss Tarbell began her work
on the magazine," runs the .autobiography, "a
letter came Into the office from a man In Omaha
suggesting that we publish a series of portraits
of Napoleon for our "Human Documents" series
That seemed to be a good Idea, so I began to
look about for the portraits of Napoleon. After
a good deal of. difficulty 'Colonel McClure says
he found the desired portraits In the possession
of Mr. Gardiner Hubbard of Washington, father-
in-law of Prof. Alexander Graham Bell.
"Mr. Hubbard was most willing to let me
reproduce the collection In tha magaalne," says
Colonel McClure, "but he agreed with me that
there should be an accompanying text, a brief
history of Napoleon."
Enter Miss Ida Tarbell. One author pre
ceded her, finished his story, but it would not
do. Miss Tarbell had been to Paris to write
her 'Life ot Madame Roland," in connection
with which ahe studied a good deal about Na
poleon. 8he was given the assignment, wrote
her Napoleon, and it stood.
Referring to "our 'Life of Napoleon, got up,
as It were, overnight." Colonel McClure then
discloses the value of the Omaha reader's Idea
by declaring that "Within a few months our cir
culation rose from 40,000 to 89,000." The Idea
"made" not only the magazine, but Miss Tarbell
as well. Whether the Omaha man waa "let in"
on the results, deponent sayeth not. But If he
Is still among the living and this comes to his
attention, he can at least derive some satisfac
tion from knowing that he produced a mighty
productive Idea. But so far aa Jb.at goes. It
often happens that the real producer of the Idea
does not become the chief consumer of its
profits.
The demand, at first quite noisy, for a re
count of the vote by w hich all the constitutional
amendments submitted in Nebraska at the late
election were lost seems to be dying out. Tha
demand was auch a wholesale Indictment of In
competency or fraud by election officers all over
the state that it would be mighty hard to sus
tain.
ar books are coming oft the publishers
presses almost as fast as shells out ot the cannon
In action. The library that wants to keep up
with this output will do well to give orders at
once for additional book racks and shelving
"w'aaMjaMSSMaasMgeje
The new organization of the local postage
stamp collectors reminds us that this war will
also change the stamp albums as well as the
geographies.
Familiarity with the history of Breathitt
county, Kentucky, might have taught Europe a
valuable lesson on the evil of gun-toting. .
Demand for War Material
No estimates of the huge contrarta for arma
mmunitlon and munitions of war plared In thla coun
try by the warring European powers would be x-en-
ured today by persons beat Informed. In a review
f the situation In the United Statea created by the
war, the New York Poet , statea the caae succinctly
y quoting a manufacturer to thla effect: "Every
firm in the United State whl h makes good for
fighting purpoaea Is working to Its extreme capacity."
Ordpra placed and pouring In Include rifles, rann m.
hells and cartridge, aeroplanes by the hundreds.
motorcyclee In unlimited quantities, barbed wire by
the thousands of tons, railroad materials. Intrench'ng
tools, blankets, uniforms, underclothing, shoes, over
coats, medical supplies and many other articles.
"It la true." says the Post, "that there haa been
exaggeration In reporta of ordera already placed wlt'i
American firms; but It is equally true that the lim
itations are not Imposed by the wants of the European
powers, but by the capacities of the plants 'of tho
American manufacturers. And as It la, a number of
American firms are adding to their plants, so that
hey will be able to book a larger proportion of the
contracts offered them. Almost every arma and am
munition house In the country la running night and
day, and those which are not actually Increasing the
area of their factories are Installing additional tna-
hlnery. And yet. It Is said, none of the American
arms-houses hns begun manufacturing foreign mod'l
rifles. To do ao they wUl flrat have to acquire con
sldcrable special machinery, which will take a year
to construct; but the fact that much of this speclui
gun-making machinery haa been ordered from abroad
la significant of an Intention by American gun-makere
to turn out Lee-Enfield Mausers, Lebels, Martinis, and
Mannllchers In the near future.
Aaenta oa Ike Spot.
"Agents of Europeon governments and contractors
sre In New Tork City by the dosen. Btlll others maka
their headquarters In Washington, Philadelphia and
Chicago. In the first weeks after the war began.
London was the purchaalng center of the belligerent
of the triple entente, but London was soon "exhausted
aa a source of supply, and the purchasing center
waa shifted to New York. Hera come men from
Great Britain, France, Belgium, Holland, Italy, Japan
and Russia particularly Russia and from Germany
and Austria as well. The buyers of the Teutonic
allies,. It ia said, purchase arma and goods, without
any hope of getting them shipped to their own coun
tries, but aolely to reduce the stocks available for
their enemies. This statement Is made by Robert
I'luym of Pluym-Ochs, Ltd., Kaxanskaya Ploschad S,
Petrograd. who arrived In this country a week ago.
Mr. Pluym la the Russian representative for the
Ctirtlsa biplanes and of several automobile manufac
turers, and ho comes here for hydroplanes, motor
trucks, automobiles for ambulance services, barbed
wire, snd various other contraband materials.
"Mr. Pluym Is one of many Russian agents at
present In the United States. Ruaala's needs appear
to be more pronounced than thoae of any of ier
allies. For Inatance, Russia, even more than France
and England,, must have additional arma and ammu
nition for her 'great hosts of men. 8he does not
poaaess the arsenals to equip them all. Therefore, her
agents are buying rifles and cannon In this country
on a still greater scale than the buyers who repre
sent other belligerents. Ro desperate is Ruaala's need
for arms. In fact, that ahe haa been driven to order
ing enormous quantities of rifles of the singte-shot
model which is furnished to various South and Cen
tral American armies.
Overt Im. la factories.
"All of the arms houses are exceedingly chary of
stating facts and figures of their war business. But
they do not try to hide the fact that they are pressed
to capacity. ' For Instance, the Winchester Repeating
Arms factory at New Haven, and the Remington and
Union Metallic, Cartridge company's plant at Bridge
port hsva been advertising for help ever since the
war began. They are working night and day, without
a rest, and the Winchester concern Is actually put
ting up two new buildings and has embarked upon
a far-reaching scheme of reorganisation, by moans of
which Its entire plant, new fifteen years ago, will be
replaced and modernised within five years from now.
"All of the big arms factories make shipments to
Europe at least once a week. The major part of their
efforts are concentrated upon the manufacture of
projectiles, but rifles are being shipped on emergency
orders. The Colt company, too, la turning out pistols
and automatics, with the requisite ammunition, at ts
plant at Hartford; the Midvale Hteel company is
making projectiles, shellcasea, etc, as fast as Its
equipment will allow; and the Bethlehem Btfel com
pany is booked to the limit with contracts for field
and mountain artillery and shells. '
"Another Indication of the far-reaching economic
effects of the war in this country Is furnished by
tha news received from Blnghamton that one of the
largest shoe factories there has Just signed a contract
to turn out l.OOO.COO pairs of boots for the French army.
The order will take five weeks to fill. Othershoe
factories in thla state are alao working on foreign
military orders, although it Is said tha New Fngland
factories are laying men off. The woolen and cotton
garment factories In the east, too, are on full time
shifts, making underclothing, shirts, blankets, uni
forms and caps."
qalnky I' led ceil to .Nc.
OMAHA, Nov. 2S.-TO the F,dlW of
The Bee. Certain candidatea for ap
pointment by the state senate have circu
lated the report, I presume in ordrr to
rain wAtr annnnH t V atnte th&t I
I have pledged them my vote. AH auch
reporta are false.
Since my silence might lead others
over the state to believe these state
ments, please allow me to deny them
through your columns. I have pledged
myself to no one for any appointment
by the state senate. L. J. QUINBY.
he resisted, as a warning to other cash
iers not to resist." The Germany army
acre "International outlaws" tic mo
ment they crossed Into Belgium, and
yet people who claim to be American
ntltens are collecting money ami sup
plies to send to Germany to encourage
an.l support this wholesale murder and
rvbbery going on 'ii Belglu.n and
France. J. r WET HHIGHT.
LINES TO A SMILE.
People and Events
Alexander sighed for more worlds to eonqacr, but
he never struck the Alsne or th Yser.
The training camp of the new Irish brigade Is
at Mallow In County Cork, within hailing distance
of County Kerry, where Lord Kitchener waa bom.
America haa sold 20.000 canteens to Greece. These
Implements of war were delivered unloaded, thua pre
serving neutrality in all Its glory.
Mayor Mltehel of New York warns the people
of his city that there Is much destitution at home
which should not be overshadowed by publlo seal In
helping vtcttma of war. The warning ts well worth
heeding In other cities.
"'Tie an 111 wind." etc. American cold atorsgo
plants are being stripped of their stock of eggs, re
gardless of age or previous condition, for shipment to
Europe.- This consignment of ammunition, like the
famous Kllpinlte, will be used only in desperate en
gagements. War news censors are not such a befuddled bunch
as their articles make out Notice bow. Impartially
they distribute victories. Today the Germana are
eattng up the allies, tr morrow the all lea slaughter the
Kaiaertua. Oa the third day both sides are given
the beat or It.
With an eye peeled for squab feasts, employes In
the Philadelphia city hall placed a pigeon roost on
the roof of the building. But the pigeons refused
the accommodation. Intuitively or possibly by sense
of smell the birds shunned the building and flocked
to safer grounda.
The late Fred Buaae, former Mayor of Chicago,
was suppoaad to have left an estate valued In the
hurdreda of thousands. But na left notes for money
borrowed of acquaintances which are likely to eat
up all the unpledged property, and leave the widow
practically pennllese,
A Cleveland judge refused a woman's application
for divorce, but granted It to her huaband oa a cross
bill, because the mala member of the firm had to do
the houaehold work while the wits waa boosting suf
frage around town. The Judge must be mighty short
of hair to risk his topknot tn such a ruling.
While Oeneral Fun at on sat on tha lid at Vera C'rua
he introduced tha covered garbage can. caueed the
natives to swat the fly and the moaqutto, male
butchers screen meat exposed for sale, and did many
other good things beneficial to gentral health. That
la the American way, bujt It Is not appreciate as
much as tt deaervea.
Major Henry I Htggingaoa of Boston, civil war vet
eran, benefactor ot Harvard, founder of the Symphony
orchestra, bualtieae man and booster of philanthropic
tnovementa, paaaed hla eightieth birthday last week.
Asked for a measago to young wen. the "first oitiaen
of Boston" replied: "First, think of your Jti and not
of yourself; and. second, remember that Ue only last
ing satisfaction anyone get a out ef life Is what he does
for other people."
laflnenre of riaaets oa Weather.
NORTH LOUP. Neb.. Nov. 2. To the
Kdltor of The Bee; W. J. Harsha, wri
ting for the Successful Farmer In July,
has this to say about the theory of
weather forecasting:
And for some years I have drawn deep
amuaement from the folly of these grave
publications, na the planeta have abso
lutely nothing to do with world-weather.
' Mr. Harsha has now given us the
definite information thst the planets
have nothing to do with the weather.
Now we will suppose that Mr. Haraha
drops to sleep on a hot August day. Just
out from the raya of the sun. in a nice
quiet, cool place, and remains sound
asleep for six months, awakening In a
February blizzard. Would Mr. Harsha
be willing to admit that the sun has ab
solutely nothing to do with his caae?
Mr. Harsha and Successful Farmer
need not spend 6 much printer's Ink and
valuable advertising space to prove that
there Is nothing In the ground-hog day.
We know that. But what has that to
do with the planeta that move around the
eun? "Absolutely nothing." Do these
gentlemen pretend to say that the moon
has nothing to do with the ocean tides?
If the tides follow the moon with the
greatest regularity. Is it not reasonable
to Infer that the magnetic forces which
play such an Important part between the
moon, sun and earth to maintain those
planets In their regular cyclatlon also
reflect certain regular forces on the
world-weather?
Are we not tuiight thst If two. rifle
shots are loaded with equal charges of
powder, exerting equal forces, with the
like resistance, snd all other conditions
the same, both bullets must follow the
same line? Yet the phenomena Has never
been demonstrated. But who would deny
It?
8o It Is with the magnetic forces of the
planets on the earth atmoaphere. A
moon change always manifests the same
force. Other planetary forces may
occur In conJunMlon, and the final atmos
pheric effect be entirely changed. I
hsve many times noticed that a moon
change could hardly be detected, ex
cept by a slight change of temperature
and a change In my own physical body.
If any of the planets except the sun do
not affect the earth atmosphere, we
should know exsctly what the weather
must be for each day of the year. But
the weather la the result of several In
termittent magnetic forces. The weather
bureau for some years has been In the
habit of telling people what thep cannot
do. The farmers', congress is soon to meet
In Omsha. I will suggest that the farm
era appoint a committee of three. For
the months of February, March, April,
May, June and July . this writer will
write a forecast of temperature and pre
cipitation at the beginning of each month,
for Nebraska, and place the same In the
handa of that committee, ,not to" ex
ceed a hundred words .for each month.
The weather bureau will hand In a
weekly forecast for the same months. If
I give a better forecast for five months
out of the six then ths bureau, the chief,
of the wsther bureau, Is to resign and I
take his place.
The farmers should appoint the com
mittee and puBh the contest.
WALTER JOHNSON.
Bryan aad Prohibition.
HASTINGS, Neb., Nov. .-To the
Kdltor of The Bee: In spite of bis re
cent "splurge" in the Commoner, our
friend Mr. Bryan cannot be regarded as
a prohibitionist In any accepted use of
that word. Naturally, he is displeased
with the sctive part the liquor interests
hsve plsyed in his party, but he Is a
democrat primarily, and a temperance
advocate only occasionally, politically
speaking. He merely wants the booze
Influence kicked-" out of his parly, so
that there may be harmony.
In 1890. Mr. Bryan, by his own admlnis-
lon. voted against the MeDrasa pro
hibitory amendment. Aa late as ISU. In
a speech during the no-license fight In
Lincoln, h declared that in some cities
and In some states he would veto wet-
No- real prohib would give voice to such
sentiments.
The next election being a presidential
one. we can safely figure that Mr. Bryan
will get his anti-saloon speeches out of
the way before the fall campaign ot 1910.
After tha democratic state and national
conventions have met, he win be Duay
from that time until election day with
the usual topic, "Why Wilson s handa
hould be upheld." and then appeal to
the voters to do the "holding." '
By speaking on the amendment to
the people directly, he can keep the ara
bsrrasstng liquor question from coming
uo before the democratic admliUatrauon.
and compelling them to take a definite
stand as to their attitude on Its enforcement.
Many of us wondered why the democrat
members of the' legislature, and other
democratic leaders as well, were so loud
in their support to the Initiative and refer
endum and "letting the people rule." It
waa a psychological pussle then, but
it Is all very plain now. They knew
that the time was close at hand when
they must take, a stand on the liquor
question, and were consequently alarmed.
But with the Initiative and reforendum
there will be no trouble. If the people
vote against the prohibitory s'mendment,
well and good, no hsrrn done. If the
people vote for It, Vhy tha democratic
administration will aee to It that ths
law Is not "too atrictly" enforced, thua
keeping In n the liquor Interests as
well as the deluuod temperance element.
R. 8. RAMSEY.
Objeeta to lelfUa Relief runes.
SCOTTS BLUFFS. Neb.. Nov. .-To
the Editor" of The Bee: The governor
of Nebraska has called upon the cltl
auns to eontrlbute of thtr bounteous
harvest, to relieve the starving Belgians.
Why are the Belgians starving f P-teauae
tha Kaiser of Germany has deaported
them. The Germans are boasting of the
fine crop they harvested, and the Im
mense amount of provisions they have,
stored up In Germany. Why no call
upon Germany te feed ths people they
have made hungry.
I do not believe any monarch Is Justi
fied In doing any act that would be ut
terly condemned, whea done by ga Indi
vidual. A bank robber might Juat aa
well say. HI killed the cashier becauas
Leaving Mexico
Indianapolis News: The withdrawal of
our troops from Vera t'rjs once more
demonstrates to the world that as a na
tion we keep our promises.
Detroit Free Press: It Is well that the
American government is getting out from
place it ought never to have entered.
We hope It will not go Into Mexico again.
We hope It win not be obliged to do
what It once did without necessity. But
If it ever Is obliged to interfere we sln
crrely pray It may handle Its enterprise
more -sensibly than It has the one Just
ending.
ft. Louts Globe-Democrat: It Is sig
nificant that aa fsst ss the city was
evacuated by American troops It waa
occupied by Mexican soldiers of some
faction yet to be definitely determined,
snd that tho United. States consul st the
port exacted from the Mexican officer
In. command pledges of safety to Amer
icans and other foreigners. The ships
left In the harbor will probably serve to
make these pledges good, even though a
battle between Mexicans for the posses
sion of Vera Crus may be the next fea
ture In a serio-comic tragedy.
Brooklyn Eagle: We cannot but regard
the abandonment of Vera Crus with sp
prehension, for two ressons. n the first
place, Europe has regarded our govern
ment ss fsr too friendly to Vllls. To
surrender all responsibility for order In
Mexico almost on the same day that the
cx-bandlt enters the capital city, la to
acknowledge tha,t Europe his been right.
And, so far as tho public knows, there is
no possible guarantee that order will fol
low tha Villa occupation ot Mexico City,
even If the provisional president chosen
by the Aguascallentea congress or con
vention takes nominal power immedi
ately. Nevertheless, it Is the part of
patriotism to assume ' that our national
administration knows what It is doing;
that its informstlpn Is fuller than tha In
formation of the public. It haa the re
sponsibility of deciding. It will have the
responsibility of defending its decision,
if things go wrong. If, or until things
do go wrong, criticism should be limited
to speculation.
t
"Met the original tlgMwsd the other.
lilKht.
What did he doT'
"After I boualit him dinner, theatrr
tickets and a mldnlsht si'rper. he wanted
tn match me to see who paid the car
foic home. lAuisvllle Courier-Journal.
"Kay. .I'd you ever hear the famous"
Rebel yell?" , ,
Kvcr m-ad It? lVm't our baby give.
It very night, when we want blm to go
to sleep? ' Baltimore American.
tr. Phlllem Are you going t call a
consultation?
Ir. Kolws I think not. I don't believe
the petlent has that much money. New
York Tost
"That man over there ts swsy up ss
s church worker."
"What! that Insignificant little fellow?"
"Ves. that's Steeple 8am." Boston
Transcript.
Father Hon. can't you possibly cut
down your college expenses?
Son 1 miaht posti)iy no wunoui any
books. Hartford Times.
"A woman has to give up a great deal
after she gets married," sighed Mrs.
Gabb.
"A man does nothing else hut Rive np
after he gets married," replied Mr. Gabb.
ClnVlnnatl Enquirer.
"Woninat thinks he's) engaged to the
wrong girl."
"Better break It then.
He can t. He's buying the engagement
ring on the Installment plan. Phila
delphia Record.
Riihhuha (arriving homei Well, dear
anything new happened today?
Mrs. HtiDDUDB 1 ne cook a koiib.
Suhhuha 1 asked vou If there was any.
thing new happened. Boston Transcript
She I think Americans are rather a
lively, frank kind of people, don't you?
He Yes: why do you ask?
She Then what's all this talk about
maintaining a national reserve? Balti
more American. ,
Knieker What sort of a man ts Jones?
Bocker Well, he could eat his words on
the cob and do it gracefully. New York
Sun.
"I met Mrs. Cutey Juat now. and when
I aaked her If her husband was still
smoking she gsve me a cold, freeeing
tare and walked on."
"You asked her that?"
"I did; why not?"
"You Idiot; he died last month. "Kan
sas Citj Journal.-
"Julius Caessr was a great man," said
the reflective citizen.
"What did he do?" asked the man with
the high hat and the sack coat. .
"Why. he ' conducted campaigns and re
contributed to the enduring literature of ,
the world at one and the same time.
"Is that so? I didn't know there waa
a bull moose party In them dayn ' Wash
ington Star.
MY BOARDING HOUSE,
A
Political Tips
A defeated candidate for congress In
Massachusetts reports that he "received
nothing, promised nothing, expended
nothing and got nothing." The first and
last notations overlook whst happened to
his neck.
As usual there Is a touch of sympa
thetic feeling In Washington for. the
"lame ducks" of congress. Some of them
will be taken care of when they are
aeparated front the payroll next spring,
but the belief obtains that moet of them
will have to go to work for a living.
Strickland Glllllan, In Judge.
Oft to my room the perfume wafts
From' cooking bacon, cabbage, beans.
On windy days I feel the drafts
As round my form the sad breese keens.
the service in the house is poor
I run my errands, aa a rule.
The mealtlmea are bv no means aura. ,
You think 1 kick, Juat like a mule?
No, I do not. You think It strange. '
You'll think It stranger when I say '
I do not contemplate a change
From this poor shelter where I stay.
And neither is it that I save
A single red by doing so.
The daily outlay's mighty grave
And much augments the sums I owe.
The other boarders do not treat
Me with consideration no!
They let me buy the things they eat,
And often bone me for some dough.
It costs me more than good hotels
Charge for good service when I roam.
But yet I stand for cooking smells
And other things. I live st home
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""VOU wouldn't believe
X the difference in the
coal bills," said Mrs. Com
fort. "Last year we did the
usual thing started the
fire as soon as it began to
get chilly and kept it going
right through the winter.
This year we have a
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Heater."
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Fall and Spring, for wanning
cold corners in rery cold
weather, and for all sorts of emergency needs,
the Perfection Smokeless Oil Heater supplies just
the right amount of quick, convenient heat.
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