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THE OMAHA DAILY DEE
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NOVEMBER C1RCLXATION.
52,531
State of Nebrssks, County of Douglas, as.
Ijwlght Williams, circulation manua-er of The Bee
Publishing company. belns; duly sworn, says that
the average dally circulation for the month of No
vember. 1914, waa Bl.Slll.
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enbacriber leaving Otm city temporarily
Mould bar Trie liee mailed to ttsen. Ad
dress frtlJ be changed aa often aa requested.
How about moratorla on Christmas charge
account?
And yet thla war seems no holler now than
before the Turks flew Into It.
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Dlzinude, the "button" In this war game,
passes back to the allies once more.
"There's Music In the Air," runs a fine little
song winter air no Jem than any other.
If It Is more blessed to give than to receive.
Bo one need look for an opportunity to become
blessed.
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- It tends to compromise the "shop early" ar
gument for a roan to use It to excuse his get
ting home late. ,
Obserre, though, that British, German.
French, Austrian, Belgian, Russian alike all hail
the good ship, Christmas.
With all his nature-controlling Intentions,
Wizard Edison is still unable to hold the fire
fiend from devastating his own construction
plant.
If the railroads should succeed In raising
their passenger rates 60 per cent, they would
soon be complaining more than ever about auto
mobile competition.
There may be no connection, bnt still there
Is a strong coincidence In the fact that oar
tirades of unemployed always take place under
democratic administrations.
, , In paying a man 112.000 to put out some
expert publicity matter lon; the Colorado- mine
strike, John D. Rockefellow, Jr., also pays big
tribute to the power of the pen.
Darid Starr Jordan Is right In pronouncing
"military efficiency" the "grimmest Jest of all,"
for the greater the "efficiency" tfce greater the
destruction of life end. property.
A debate, 'such as occurred at the farmers'
convention, between our fellows-townsman, 8.
Arlon Lewis, , and Charles Wooster, the sage of
Silver Creek, ought to be worth going miles to
hear.
Rear Admiral, Fletcher tells s that the
United States la unable to cope with the most
powerful navy in the world. No, neither is any
other country except the one possessing the
most powerful navy In the world.
Our border warfare experience In Arlsona
suggests that national boundaries, Instead of
being merely an Imaginary line, should consist
of a strip of territory wide enough to stop bul
lets fired on one side from falling on the other.
Nebraska farmers want It distinctly under
stood that they do not want any public ware
house law at all. Why, we had been almost led
to believe that this public warehouse law was
for the sole benefit of the farmers, and that the
prairies were afire lor It. 1
The democratic Lincoln Star Is already
nominating republican candidates for governor
in 191 0. It Is a little early for republicans to
busy themaelve with that Job, but there is noth
ing to prevent the democrats from finding
amusement In it If they want to.
The Kaiser.
For the time being Interest in the war will
center largely In the condition of the Oerman
emperor, as the one bis; Individuality in the
arena of battle. Undoubtedly reports from the
sick room will be as eagerly watched In one
place as another, but especially by all Fatherland-loving
Germane, Of the official and un
official reports of the kaiser's Illness, the latter
at present Is the more dlsroursglng. The sig
nificance of this Is by no mesns obscure, though
It may be hoped that for once an official bulletin
from a distinguished sick bed has reflected the
true condition. In any event, the illness of
Emperor William is only another reminder of
the fierce and relentless exactions the war is
making, not only on the men In the trenches,
but on those directing operations as welt.
Rural Education.
The Nebraska Farmers' congres does well
to Indorse legislation for systematic Improve
ment In rural education. Its recommendations,
a few of which we desire to restate here, show
how thoroughly the subject has been studied:
To provide a legal minimum equipment for rural
school buildings.
To oreata a wider line of the school building.
To require more strict sanitary conditions In con
nection with the aihool buildings.
To act 17 years as the minimum age at whlrh a
person may teach In this state.
To create a department In the state normal
schools for the training of rural teachers to meet the
needs of rural education.
All of these and other recommendations are
important, but it seems to us that the concrete
need Is summed up rather effectively In this
last proposition, a need to which The Bee has
repeatedly called attention. While not seeking
or desiring to keep bright country boys and
girls out of the city, where they always have
been and always will be needed, the necessity
for more education of the country children
country-ward Is patent to anyone who bes given
the subject the least attention. And this sort
of education cannot, as experience has shown,
be obtained by haphazard method, but only by
systematic effort. We shall never magnify the
attractions of the farm to the child of the farm
by continuing to make his education distinctly
urban.
And let ua stop the idiotic waste of time and
money in sending a slip of a girl, or even boy,
from a city school out to teach the sons and
daughters of the farm with no equipment ex
cept a piece of paper called a diploma. In all
too many cases the practice has been to shunt
off onto the country school the green beginner,
who knows nothing about farm life and cares
less and who, nine times out of ten, makes a
ludicrous mess of the Job. The same need for
system In the teaching applies also to the
teacher.
"Create a wider use of the school build
ings;" make the school more of a social center,
as the country school used to be. This is a
Tltal factor. ' Sanitation Is supremely Important.
Now, let every live Interest In the state, urban
and rural, get behind this program and push it
so that Nebraska may lead out in this great re
form. ,
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Once More the Hone.
Persistent demands for American horses in
Europe assume alarming aspects when the horse
question Is more than casually thought of. It
Is positively anomalous the way the horse has
held his own In market value against the ag
gression of his business rival, the automobile.
Anyone can recall how only a little while ago
wise ones were picturing the passing of old
Dobbin because of the auto's popularity. Yet
when Franc orders 150,000 horses from the
United States, In addition to vast purchases al
ready made and to be made by other belligerent
countries abroad, we draw our breath in amaze
ment, and well we may, for If the horse unaided
by war conditions continues so much In demand,
what will be the result after the war it these
shipments continue? What was the result after
the Doer war Paralysis of the American horse
market, as everyone remembers. And the Boer
war was hardly more titan a pleasant little duel
aa compared with what Is going on at present
In Europe.
Anyone who thinks the automobile with all
other causes combined has depreciated the value
and demand for the American1 horse may find
ont his mistake either by buying a horse or
consulting the federal census, which shows that
19,711,0(0 horses and colts on the farms and
ranges la 1910 were valued at $2,076,297,828,
as compared with 11.J0S.901 in 1900 valued at
nry 11,060,(26,987. While the number went
down slightly, the average price more than
doubled. Of course, it Is possible to think of
many other prices that doubled In the same
period, but even that does not destroy the force
of the point we make regarding the horse.
It may yet become necessary to levy an em
bargo upon the shipment of mares, as has been
done In some other countries, for Unci 8am
must not be driven to the extremity of old
Richard, who cried out, "My kingdom for a
horse."
Wealth in Killing Machines
Maslsa'a ftreat llnarh.
"Maslm, hang . your electrlrsl machines. Tf you
want to mske your everlasting fortune and pile up
gold by the ton. Invent a killing- machine-something
that will enable these Europeans to slauKhter each
other with greater facility that Is what they want."
An Amerlran acquaintance shot the Ironical re
marks at fir Itlram f. Maxim In Vienna back In V
The famous Inventor was vlelllng the Austrian ca
llal seeking a market for an electrical regulator en I
a chemical discovery for which he was made a chev
alier of the IesUm of Honor by the French govern
ment. Hiram was out for a fortune. The American's
words set him a-thlnklns. From thinking came ac
tion, and from action grew the fortune of the Maxim
house, built tipon and buttressed by killing machines.
There are two Maxims, eacli d:sUr.Kulnhel as In
ventorsSir Honry Stevens Maxim, lorn In 1M0, and
Hudson Maxim, who changed his front name from
Iaae fur business reasons, and who was born In
lVvl; for the younger was also a great 'inventor.
though his fame was overshadowed by that of the
elder. If both were not great generals, both con
tributed more to th killing of men than did any one
general who ever lived. Blr Hiram with the rapM
flrlng gun, explosives, smokeless powder, to say noth
ing of automatic production of cheap Illuminating
gaa, electric power and lighting, etc.; Hudson with ex
plosives, smokeless powder similar to that produced,
by his brother, torpedoes and other things, several
of his patents being acquired exclusively by tho
United States.
Hiram, early In tho SCa, feeling that he had not
been fairly treated by the. United States government
In the matter of some of Ms patents, renounced hi
American cltlsenshlp and became a cltlsen of Great
Britain, to which government he sold some of his
most valuable palents.
The Start in Fortane.
Kir Hiram has recently given to the public the
story of the manner In which he became the inventor
of the marvelous quick-firing gun, which may fairly
be said to have Wen responsible for the slaughter of
hundreds of thousands during the present Kuropea i
war and several lesser previous wars.
He remembered his physical sensations when he
fired one of the old rifles of the United Htatee army
and had "cussed" the recoil, or "kick." All that
came back to him, and It seemed a simple thing to
utilise the recoil. There waa surely enough energy
thus wasted to reload the sun and make the machine
act like clockwork. He returned to Paris and at once
began, operations on Ms automatic gun that was to
revolutionise the warfare of the world. From tho
Initial mechanical work In Paris he turned Ms steps
to London and there opened a little workshop, where
he could pursue his operations uninterrupted.
Only a short time elapsed before he had a gun that
loaded Itself by the recoil, and he waa ready to give
It a seml-publlc trial. The prince of Wales, many
members of the nobility and officers of the army and
navy came to see the marvelous firearm. Then he.
was asked to fire it before government officials at
Bn field. He astounded his distinguished spectators
by firing 833 rounds In half a minute and exhausted
a belt of 2,090 cartridges In a fraction over three
minutes. The government Immediately gave him a
large 'order, which enabled Mm to organise a com
pany. '
Smokeless Powder.
But there waa too much smoke. Lord Wolseley It
was who remarked to him that the gun Would be of
little use unless Mr. Maxim could Invent a smokeless
powder. As an expert and delving chemist this was
right on his own ground. He began experiments with
combinations of guncotton and nitroglycerin. An
amutlr.g feature of his experiments at this stage of
the matter was that the Fenian scare waa on In
America and It waa decidedly risky for an American
In England to ba "monkeying" with these skittish
materials. Therefore he went to Scotland and mado
arrangements with Mr. McRoberts, an expert In high
explosives, to manufacture his smokeless powder.
He Invented a screw press for spinning a combina
tion of the two explosives Into threads. Military ex
perts told him that no government on earth would
even look at a smokeless powder containing a parti
cle of nitroglycerin.
' This waa a poser, but American genius was not to
be daunted. He found that after being exposed to the
air for a ahorf-tlme Ms powder became wlckedjy dangerous.-
To prevent that threatening evaporation he
used castor oil, which was a certain preventive of
evaporation. To overcome prejudice of military men
he reduced the quantity of ' nitroglycerin and the
composition waa finally 72 per cent guncotton, per
cent nitroglycerin and I per eent castor oil. The ex
periments were . tedlqua. but pending a finality the
inventor took out a number of patents on the powder
and also- on -apparatus for making it and recovering
the aol vents.
- Meantime his brother,' Hudson Maxim, saw sample
of the powder that Hiram had sent to America' and
went to Kngland to 'see the letter's laboratory and
study methods of making. .The result waa that ha
was employed by his brother at a large salary and
sent to Springfield. Mas., where In government trials
he entered the powder in the name of H. Maxim, and
the "H.. Maxim" powder in the trials "beat all others
completely out of tho field," as Hlr Hiram says., "and
my American friends congratulated mo very much."
People and Events ;
MiS SI fiitJ
The Omaha Light Guards has been organised aa a
local military company with these officers: Captain.
K. O. Crap: first lieutenant. M. P. O'Brien; second
lieutenant, jt. i. Wells; secretary. A. A. Scott; tress
urer. v. f. Muanelman.
juicneei i-ay. lur me last nine years engineer
si ma posioiiioe, nas oeen appointed to a similar
position in tn new court house, and Oelrge Kelly
nas phd mane, janitor ot uu new building.
Th ladies of the English Lutheran Church, corner
of Sixteenth and Harney atrtets, are conducting a
fair. lt fancy goods department Is In charge of
Uadaoui Swarulander, Korty, George Lawrence.
Uicklnson. B. Rinlth, Fisher. J. J. Rellly, Paynte and
Bossman; asd the culinary department, undvr the
opervUlon ef airs, P. J. Nichols, assisted by Mas
name Goodman. F. Preael. Hulff. Jardlne. Koeder
Zlmrntr, and the Misses Dollle Hsrpster. Kannle Sex'
auer. Ussle Wlls May Nichols. Minnie Rellly. Grace
lieaffley. Bertha Lelsenrlng and Margie Hunt.
James Van Closter and Miss Ada P. Gastln ware
marrlrd at IMS Howard street, by Rev. Wtllard Scott.
They will reside on Leavenworth stieet, near Twenty
nd. Uuy C. lisrton and family have go east.
Krlt-fil of Mls Clara. Pierce are digressed to
1. am lii&t she is wrioualy ill with typhoid.
Publicity for Tax Shirkers.
"At the last session of the executive commit
tee," writes the secretary of the Nebraska Press
association, "the legislative committee was In
structed to look after the preparation ' and In
troduction of a bill In the coming legislature
compelling the county contmlssloner of each
county to publish In the newspapers the com
plete assessment list of all taxpayers. What is
your opinion of such a measure?"
We are quite willing to give onr opinion
which Is that the tax shirkers will Immediately
ratse a cry of newgpaper grab, charging that the
measure is a selfish scheme for the publishers'
profit. And yet we know that It the business
of a Messing and collecting taxes were In the
hands of an Individual or private corporation
instead of public officials, this Is exactly what
would be done. Publicity of the assessment list
would without doubt do more than anything
else to produce more adequate returns, and th
amount added to the valuation would produce a
tax revenue which would make It a paying In
vestment. We refer, of course, to the personal
property assessment more than to real estate
assessments. We epprehend. however, that the
members of the legislature, being themselves
presumably entered on the tax lists would pre
fer for the most part not to have their ratings
placarded, and will be more or less opposed, not
becaase advertising the assessment roll might
be a good thing for the newspapers, but because
H would be a bad thing for the tax shirkers.
Convinced that the policy of preparedness Is the
proper caper, a realdont of Wheeling, W. vs., has
bad himself measured for a coffin.
Warring rulers who promised to do Ihelr Christmas
shopping in the capitals of thetr enemies are at liberty
to explain their absence by post-card.
."Bee America First" Is the proper slogan for' tour
ists, but the wise ones will first consult hotel schedule
lest their slse mar th beauty of the scenery.
The most expensive, jewels of war come In small
packages. A good torpedo costs from W,8u to 17.100
and a shot from a 42-centlmeter gua burns up ts.OM.
In the matter of Christmas decorations none sur
passes the Red Cross seal In its reach of good will.
Besides sticking to Its duty from start to finish it
carries a heart touch to the unfortunate.
Advance symptoms of the hook worm are Indicated
In Chicago by a movement to turn back the hands cf
the clocks from central to eastern standard lime.
They dislike getting up In the dark at 1 a. m.
In the opinion of a butcher at Salem, Ore., resula
tlon of business overleap the bounds of patience.
His opinion was underscored by a fine for weighing n
th paper with which he wrapped his meat package
Exhaustive search of fashion authorities failed to
supply a satisfactory answer to the question: "Wh.it
color is suitable to wear by the wife of No. 4 en the
death of her divorced No. J?" Th suggestion of
"glad rags" la a unseemly as Jesting at a funeral.
Missouri continues Its bombardment of corpora
tions, particularly those which neglect to come across
with a registration fee et IS. Charter of l,Mu
negligent corporation were revoked on the first vt
the month. Now It will cost them each to com
back and be good. v
A curbstone prescher In Chicago, on trial for beg
ging, declined the service of counsel. "Those lawyer
ain't nu good," he remarked, looking squarely at the
court, "and Judges I nearly as bad as lawyers. - I
want a jury." Tba court had in mind a i fln.
The Jury mad it IS. Score for the preacher: Si out,
130 ahead.
The death of a Mr. Wendell In New Tork, leaving
a fortune of 130,000.000 tn real estate calls attention to
the huge fortune accumulated thrvugh Investments
in lots and acres. The Astor, the Knoa and the
Marshall Field fortunes are founded on such Invea;
mtrils. But the number who lost never reach print.
Courage and ability to see beyond tomorrow are as
necessary to success in that line as tn any ettur
L busineea. .
living la a land of peaoe baa the great advantage
of enabling genlu to develop without war distrac
tions thing that make for the human uplift. This
fact la emphasised by Rev. A. R. Seaman vf
Connellavtlle, Pa., whose studies and experiments lu
removing the smell from llnibrger cheese appear to
be crowded with auccess. For the present hi won
derful formula Is a secret, but th advance notice of
the disi-overy furnish fair promises of thrills t come
to devotees vf Hubcrgur dolUacWs.
XV mm Apoatle Paal m Baeheloef
OMAHA, Deo. 10. -To the Editor ot The
Bee: Your correspondent. A. Moraine of
Council Bluffs, evidently referring to
Pr. W. O. Henry's speech reported In
The Bee the other dsy. rises to remark
that suffrage Is not found In the Bible
and Is not a Bible doctrine. Paul, he
say, was en "old bachelor and had no
use for women." All of Paul' writings
Imply the noblest regard for women. He
may have been a bachelor or be may
have been a widower. He doesn't tell us.
There Is nothing In the Bible that tells.
Hcholara have fallel to reach a definite
conclusion on the subject. Home think
he was a bachelor, some a widower. If
fr. Moraine knows, he Is ahead of the
rest.
The assumption that Paul was a bach
elor Is generally based on M statement
to the Corinthians. "For I would that all
men were even a I myself." Imme
diately following he eddressed his re
marks to "the unmarried and wldowa,"
which may have a special significance.
But "eVen as I myself." Is construed as
having a broader, deeper meaning than
merely as to Paul's own domestic
status, as witness thla declaration before
Agrlppa, with which the Corinthian re
mark Is connected by marginal refer
encee: T would to Clod that not only thou, b'lt
also all thst hear me this day. were both
almost and altogether st'ch as 1 am, ex
cept there bonds.
Agrlpps, It will be recalled, hart a
moment before confessed to Paul that
"Almost thou .pereuadest me to be a
Christian."
Now, the preponderance of opinion la
that Paul belonged to the Sanhedrln. It
certainly would seem so from another
remark before Agrlppa, confessing hi
part as Haul of Tarsus In persecuting the
saint, Htephen and others:
"I gave my voice against them."
"My voice" as what, If not as a mem
ber of the Sanhedrln. the Brest deter
mining council T This and other reasons
have convinced most scholars, we think,
that Paul was a member of the Sevihedrln.
If he was, he was not a bachelor, for,
according to the law, only such as had
"one wife" were admitted to member
ship in the Sanhedrln. So. In addition
to coinciding -most heartily with all Dr.
Henry said as to the Bible being antago
nistic to woman suffrage In principle, I
believe there Is still a question as to
whether Paul was ever married or not.
A LAYMAN.
' Old Brother" Habbard.
.OMAHA. Deo. W.-To the Editor of The
Bee: The dally newspapers report that
"Brother" Hubbard, who wrote "A Mes
sage to Garcia" for the railroads, another
pamphlet against organised labor for the
National Association of Manufacturers,
e'tc, tried to sell John D. Rockefeller,
sr., 1,000,000 copies of hi magaxlne con
taining an article favorable. to the oper
ators In the late Colorado mining trouble
for $a,(X. but sold only 1,000 copies for
$200. '
Old "Brother" Hubbard
Went to the Clipboard
To get his fat dog a pie,
But when he got there
He went up In the air
The sum wss 1S8,000 shv.
..WILLIS HUDSPETH.
The Party and the Pie.
' OMAHA, Dec. 10. To the Editor of The
Bee,: I . read the article by "Democrat
tells how to keep Nebraska In democratic
column" in your paper. If I may be al
lowed the space I wish to add a few
worna on the subject. No political nerty
under the sun can carry out ts pledges
unless every office, as Mr. Cfane says.
la filled with men of the same affiliations
as th party tn power. n
If the majority of the voters decide .to
have either republicnn, democratic, so
cialist or what not rule, I for one would
like to see the principles ot the success
ful party carried out in full so far aa Is
possible. I have never held publla office
nor neither have I any desire to serve
Itv that eaiHicity, but were I employed
as such under some party I would expect
to step aside when a change was made
by the votera and give way to men who
had by their efforts and hard work made
the change possible. I would be of a
different political belief than the Incom
ing administration and could not con
scientiously work In harmony nor unlBon
with It. Repay the capable workers of
any party who 1mve been faithful and
loyal to the successful candidates of that
party. If not then, what la the use of
having party affiliation?
M. BOWLSBV.
Boosting Militarism
SVMJ OEMS.
Milwaukee leader Whether In war or
In peace, the beet thing to prepare for Is
pesce. If you do not believe It sek of
those poor devils In the trenches who are
watching their comrades writhe and die
In the ehrapnel-swept fields to which no
aid can come.
New Tork Post: When a history ef the
great war as It affected the United States
Is written fifty years hence, the hysteria
of the organisers of safety leagues to
prevent our being Invaded by the victor
in the European atruggle will doubtless
afford a most entertaining chapter.
New York World: This question of
preparedness, tf It Is to be discussed at
all. ought to be dlscussel aoberly, seri
ously, honestly, and by men who know
what they are talking about. If the issue
hss been raised merely to cover partisan
politics and pocketbook Jingoism with a
mask of patriotism. It la a manifestation
of moral treason to the nation.
Indianapolis Newn: The present Is no
time to stir up trouble. The public Is
not Indifferent to the natlon'a "prepared
ness," nor Is It indifferent to the strict
attltudo of neutrality which It must main
tain. We are In no danger from attack,
and shall not be for some time to come.
There will be time later on to pursue the
proposed InveistlgBtlon when the world is
more at peace. Mr. Gardner's apprehen
sion Is not shared by the majority.
fpringf iel 1 Republican. "Suppose," said
a speaker at a conference In New Tork,
and he makes the nstlon's nerves creep
by his imsglnary situation: "Suppose
England Is crushlngly defeated in this
war and Its enemies wish to Invade
Canada. They find Its coast protected,
so thoy decide to attack from the Ameri
can aide. A big fleet and an expeditionary
force appear off New Tork and ask per
mission to march the Invading army up
the Hudson valley. We refuse. We
might say we were neutral, but we have
had an example of bow much certain
powers respect neutrality! Purpose the
invader ia strong enough to force hi
way upon our soli and that Americans,
who do not like to see invaders marching
on our eoll against Canada, try to Inter
fere with their march. Tou can see the
towna all along the Hudson river Al
bany, Poughkeepste and others laid In
ruins." Why a sane and responsible
American should sppe.il to the public
with such overheated twaddle is past
finding out. There Is nothing in it but
militarist hysteria.
Law Should Prohibit Treapaseln oa
Railroads.
CHICAGO. Pec. 10,-To the Editor of
The Be" About 1:10 n, m., November 27,
1914, John Rohrberg, while stealing a
ride on one of our freight trains at
Omaha, foil and was run ever and so
badly Injured that It was necessary to
amputate both his legs. .
So msny. accidents of this kind are
constantly occurring, not only on the
tracks of this company, but In all part
of the country, caused by persons walk
ing on the tracks or flipping on the cars,
resulting In death or Injun, that I have
been requested by the central safety
eommitt&c of this company to call your
attention to the matter.
Tou will find attached hereto a card
showing the statistics taken from the
reports of the Interstate Commerce com
mission for twenty-tour years ending
June 30. UU3, of accidents of this kind,
whirl, show 108,000 persons killed and 117.
2ST persons injured walking on railroad
tracks and flipping cn cars.
During the year ending June SO, IMS,
which Is the last year for which we have
any records from th Interstate Cotn
rnerc commission, 5.54 persons were
killed while walking on the tracks or
Tipping on the cars, and (.tie injured,
nearly every Injury being a permanent
disability.
This means that there were twenty
eight times as msjiy trespasser killed
during that year as there were passengers
killed in train accident during th same
year, over l,0no,0O0.0U0 passengers being
transported. Most of the trespasser
killed and Injured are respectable clUien
or children and It seems to us that their
lives should be Just aa valuable to their
families and to th communities In whlrh
they live aa are Ih Uvea of passengers
who ride in the reaches..
Accidents of this kind, many of which
are especially deplorable, frequently
bringing poverty and destitution to the
families ot the deceased, oould easily be
prevented if laws were enacted pensile
Ing people trespassing oa th tracks.
Thinking tbat possibly you or your
community may be Interested in this
matter, we call your attention to R.
R A. RICHARD.
Chairman Clilcao North Western
Central Safety Committee.
"Can vou give 'me a single Instance,
wheie the less wss made to contain the
'T..L'r.' t-. .n a bis: woman make
hereeU small enough to go tnrough her
husband s pockets.' -Baltimore American.
"But." eald a member of the building
committee to the architect, "you haven r.
a single spire cn the church. ,
"No. In these days of advanced clvl"
tlon It is beiter to bu.l.i your churches
war-proof." Detroit Free Press.
Cap n Noah. "IleTeT call thst mouse
awsy from there. The mice r not to
land first. What a he doing?
Japheth. executive officer: H on
please, cap n. he's testing the gangp ank
for the e!ephants."-Cleveland I Iain
Dealer.
"There goes Mfrs Van Antler. T"'J
her father and mother divorced Involved
In e rne kin-1 of scandal?
"Yes. But she Is so pretty and ngag
ln that she hope to make her way
without taking advantage or ma.
LI'
Turkey-Tou would be of mere use o
the world tf you were not stuffed up wun
your own Importance.
Feseock-1 wold rather be stuffed up
with my own Importance than with bread
and onions.-Baltimore American.
"What Is the shape of the earth?" asked
the teacher.
"Round." ... ..,
"How do you know Us round r
"All right. If square, then; I Jjnt
want to start any argument. Columwa
Jester. .
A MODERN MAID.
She's as charming as a picture.
Is this modern msld I know,
As she poses 'midst the roses
In the evening's sunset glow.
And her slender tspered fingers
While coquetting with a fan.
Could put a dsrt Into the heart
Of a poor deluded man.
Flashing Jewels on those fingers;
Latest thing In way of frocks;
But I wonder, oh, I wonder,
Could she darn a pair of socks?
Her eyes have caught the sunlight
And the color from the sea.
And the roses' hue reposes
In her cheeks so daintily.
She can weave her glorious tressee
In a halo round her face;
She can paint on silk and china.
And make yards of filmy lsce.
As I watch her skillful fingers
Through the silken meshes fly,
1 wonder, oh. I wonder.
Could she make an apple pie?
She Is up In art and classic.
And all sorts of ancient lore.
She can sweep a graceful courtesy,
Hut could she sweep a floor?
With games of golf and tennis
She many an hour beguiles.
But do you think those dainty feet
Could walk a doxen miles?
She ran dance the latest dances.
And the old Virginia reel.
But I wonder, oh, I wonder.
Could she cook a decent meal?
Omaha. DAVID.
EXCURSION RATES SOUTH
Reduced rate, round trip winter excursion tickets on sale
dally to many points In the South and Southeast, via the.
CHICAGO
MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL
RAILWAY
New Orleans $41.18
Mobile $41.18
Jacksonville.. ..$50.68
Miami, Fla. .. . . .$72.78
Final return limit June 1.
eel
Palm Beach
Augusta, Oa. .. .
Havana, Cuba . '.
Tampa, Fla 862.28
J69.18
$43.53
587.18
1916, except tickets to Havana,
Cuba, limited to return In six months from date of sale. Liberal
stop-over privileges Attractive diverse route tickets also on
sale at rates which will be furnished on application. Delightful
tours to the West Indies, South America and, from New York to
San Francisco through the Panama Canal.
Three splendid dally trains provide service of the well
known high standard of the "Milwaukee" Road and connect at
Chicago with through trains for all points South and East.
For particulars inquire of -
W. E. BOCK, C. P. A., 0. M. & St. P. Ry.
1317 Farnant St., Omaha. Neb.
O. l Eberie, dead la Philadelphia. left
order to keep weaaaa away from his
funeral.
Now in Progress
Christmas Fair
Of the Churches
In the Court of the
EE BUILDING
Tliis annual event is the opportunity par excellence to
select seasonable gifts for friends and relatives. The la
dies have been preparing all year, and their offerings
are numerous and the prices reasonable.
Have You Seen It?
The beautifully decorated court is thronged daily with
purchasers, and the bargains in fancy goods, linens, hand
made wearing apparel and other useful articles are fast
disappearing from the counters. Couie early and make
your purchases now. "
The Ladies of 24 Churches
are interested in the success of the FAII. They need
your help and encouragement, while you need the relief
from the fatigue of further shopping c;-es. They have
selected ideal Christmas.gifts for you.
NEW AND COMPLETE STOCKS EVERY TWO DAYS.
Here Are the Churches Selling Today and Tomorrow:
Church Chairman and Residence Phone
North Preabyteiian Mrs. T. L. Travis, 3 ill Fowler Ave.. .Web. im
farkvale 1'reebvterian . . . . Mrs. Geo. Tichnor, Frederick. .. .liar. UU
Good Shepherd Episcopal . . M ra. IV. C. Hoes, 1 it Lxjthrop. . , ,AVb. to4
Grace L.utbran Mrs, J. r. ninth, 11:1 tv ssth .TjrL ill