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THE OMAHA DAILY DEE
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DECEMBER CUtCUlATION.
54,211
State of Nebraska. County of Douglas, an.
Uwlnht Williams, circulation manager of Tha
, s fuhllnhlnr company. being dtily aworn, Bays
'thet tha average dally circulation tor tha month of
Jjeceroher, 91t, waa (4.111.
IjWIGHT W 1 L.L1AMH. Circulation Manager.
. gut-ecrlbod In my presence and aworn to before
ma. thia 2d dsy of Jnnuary, f'.S.
ROBERT HUNTEH. Notary Public
S'ibjKTlWa leaving the city frnporarlly
should have The lUr I nulled to them. Ad
dress mill bo changed as often aa requested.
if.
Jaaaary tt
Thtutfht for the Day
' SoUcUi h, Kmtl Me Vitti
Build tkyulf a fines of faitli)
Around this Utile day,
Strtw tt pal wilh loving deed
And insidt it flay.
Don't attempt to pwrca the future,
Anxiout for tomorrow.
God i faithful and will help
Xf il Irirt the gorrtw.
It'g a long, long walk when the cars atop run
ning la gero weather,
At any rate, those ahort skirt fashions are
,tnlghty nlffjr for deep snow.
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Possibly the so-called 'scrap of paper'' was
a fragment of a cubist picture scheme.
Tha unexpected sometimes happensthere's
Supremo. Judge Morrlssey, for example. " '
Still' a two-mile limit would not hold tbe
"weta" and the "drys"' when mobilised.
Great Britain again scores on the sea, but
tbe distant to Berlin is not visibly shortened.
Treasurer Hall's seal In safeguarding' the
stata strongbox doubtless comes from his In
ability to'dUtlcgttish a yeggmsa from a claim
agent. ' ,
l!r. Carnegie's peace talk is pitched In tha
rijlit key. In tbe present circumstance bis fa
mous peafa palace cannot get enough business
to keep the Janitors awake. .
Nearly $6,000,000,000 burned up in ' five
njor.tts of war, eicluslva f life and property
less. Tba American arson trust is an abaurd
piker compared with tha legions of Mars.
It Is explained that the scheme Is to com
bine the state hotel comrnlsMon with the food
temmissloa. Hotels and food are commonly
eurpoecd to go togotber, although not always .o,
la Ohio tha railroads are "holding confer
ences" with comnierciaJ bodies over the proponed
iiaereas In passnnger, rates, la Nebraska th
railroads must think they can do it without con-'ferrlnr.
If yung Cutritht had only had tbe discre
tion bora jbt experltisc pogaeaatid by Cutright
awuiuif, L ild lia known better than ta
xrlte letters, and would still bo enjoying that
teft consular bertk. f
i A casual reading of tha remarks of tho
ka!or senator from Iowa gives tha impression
4&tt this country will not be truly safe until
tfca offlupant of tha Wbjta llouea is President
Altrt C,, CurutaiBS.
P.ctrlbutioa loves a shining mark. Austria
jiut tha l!$hted match to tha powder hounds cf
iiarcpa. AJ1 accounts which escape the censor
ladle! tht Hfa around tha Austrian throna is
earthing but a joy ride.
The notion of a Nebraska lawmaker that
lumber needs a pure rule measurement law is
calculated to provoka a "Hoo-hoo eoncatena
tlon," What tha soloa has In mind must ba a
revision cf tha plane deal.
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AUu auna ami dughiera of Bonnlo fJcotland
Ji,iicl In tha eclturatloa of Burna" tirthiiay at
1 hkuner'e ball, carrying out an elaborate progrant.
Joi n 1 Kennedy m i tha pHnoUwl renvi to tha
tout. "Scwiland and Amerka."
Tha Otnalta Turavereln e-lettel ilt telflU an
i Hfiry !-h eUU.rl rrat'.viUea at Oennanla balL
A friel feaitiro waa tha turning y tha atiil.tio
;i..n if tl. a.. ;. ly. "rd KlMaaar. C. Bititth, Rob
ert i'.(,niris, Fred I.'ollnmn, litnk Long. II.
7it.;in- ll;9 ft commute waa rontpoaed cf fhiMp
AfJra, E. U. Gn.be, o. K. EliuHr and O. Kinltlt.
Ttie put vt Klng'a adaitioB on Wet Cumin
.'.ret h been fd In the county clerk'e offloe."
A report U mad over tha luitu tf C. J. Pann!l.
c rrtry, of a meetii a of tha a C. C. IJtnraty at.u
l r,tina auck-ty ac l.l h tha question whether tha
!i:Jia or nefo tad i,ut?r-d moet Waa dlnweed by
:irrt. "cly, l'Ulm, fccanneli and A!ama.
Of.'l fia ilcita iunhl a lic at ra) ,u., ,,
i rnm tie. t. lii. h t!.e owner III Und by celling
( HvJitR t ttaLle.
Sir. and aire. ".oise Jolti l,aa gui.a to lii.vi-r
f a v!,t
Short and Ionj Bailots.
As wag to have bevn expected, the advocacy
of the short ballot by The lire has already pro
duced a flareback from our amiable democratic
contemporary which endearora to knock on this
proponed reform from ambush. It finds' soma
one to supply the argument that tbe short ballot
is predicated on an ulterior motive to concen
trate power by taking away from the people the'r
right to elect their own public officers. The
funny part of it Is the inconsistency of this sug
gestion in a newspaper that endorsed the com
mission form of city government, and Is squint
ing at the general manager plan, which In local
affairs would be concentration doubly concen
trated. But where the opponents of the short ballot
compromise themselves is In admitting that
physical curtailment of the ballot would ba de
sirable lf only it could be obtained without trans
forming elective offices Into appointive offices.
Tha short ballot program includes a shortening,
then, to which they bava no valid objection
namely, that which would ba brought about by
lengthening and over-lapping official terms so an
to call upon the voters to fill but part of the of
fices at a time, and by district representation,
that, for example, would require each voter In
Omaha to mark his ballot for only one state
senator and state representative, instead of sev
enteen of them,1 ana for the separation; of presi
dential and nominating primaries. Neither can
there be any objection to the merger of elective
offices, where tha consolidated office is to.be
filled by election.
Getting back, however, to the main proposi
tion of concentration or diversion of power. It
still. becomes a question of Judgment where tha
Una should be drawn. No one proposes to choose
all our public servants at popular election; some
r.iust be elected, and many more appointed. If
the long ballot is such a good thing, why! not
argue for lengthening it further? Let tha people
elect members of the board of control as well as
of tha State Railway commission. L4t them elect
members of the normal boards as well as of tha
board of university regents. Let tham elect pit
superintendents, city engineers and city attor
neys, as well as county and state superinten
dents county attorney and the state's attorney
general. But no one not even our amiable demo
cratic contemporary will back such a proposal.
It is either a shorter ballot or a longer bal
lot, and The Bee Is for tha short ballot.
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, The Explanation from the White House.
Tha careful explanation of the course of tbe
United States in strict observance of, neutrality
towards the warring nations of Europe comes
very opportunely. President Wilson has taken
the people into his confidence, for the purpose
of offsetting the effect of 'the alarmists, who
have been unusually active of late. Steering the
ship of state through the tortuous channel of
international law is not an easy task at any
time, and when the waters are troubled by the
conditions of a world-war, the undertaking Is
doubly difficult. ' From the White House state
ment it may he gaibered that up till now, ut
least, the balance of neutra'ity Has been very
well maintained. - t , ,
All good citizens will unite Jn giving full
support to the president in his efrort to uphold
the rights and dignity of , the United states,
while at the same time preserving friendly in
tercourse with all nations. Much depends on
keeping cool Just at this Juncture,' and we be
lieve that is what Mr. Wilson and bis counsel- J
lors are trying for in their dealings with the J
.warring countries of , Europe. '
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, Enduring- a Cold Wave. K ,''
WhuteveV of satlnf action he may have In
hitting a bull's-eye is the due of the weather
man, for his prediction of "coldfr" has been
fully sustained , by the event Itself. But, cold
weather la to be looked for during the winter
months, and seldom does it fall. In tbe news
columns are reports that show the present cold
snap Is continent-wide and that the most se
vere suffering Is in the east, where people are
cast prepared to withstand such climatic condl
llons. In Omaha the effects of the cold have
been minimised, through the operation of such
agencies of relief as prove efficient in rartnr for
those who cannot care for themselves. Aside
from the discomfort to v mankind, , freeaing
weather, even the extraordinary cold, is bene
ficial in the highest degree. In an agricultural
country the effect of freezing Is especially help-
iui Decause oi ns very mechanics. Deep anow
and hard, f roiea ground mean direct returns la
form of better crops, and for this reason the
bitterness of tbe blast can be borne with a little
more of patience. ,
J ' Undesirable Distinction. '
.Omaha for a long time has been alnglad out
as a fertile field for the operation of all sorts of
reform measure. It la a distinction not especially
sought by the people., Just what wo .have done
to make outsiders think we are in such bad
way aa to our communal life Is not apparent
but there inimt be some reason. At present
Omaba Is the scene of active rivalry between
playground, and weirare experts, who insist that
one 'of these schemes is vitally necessary (o the
future growth and prosperity of the town, and
their followers are being divided into camps of
earnest. If not actual bout lie, advocacy. . .
The patience the citlaens have shown la lis
tening to and bearing with these contending ad
Vocatea of change is monumental. It mora than
supports the claim that Omaha Is the most' hos
pitable of places. What might be done to relieve
the prssent situation is for the reformers to get
together and determine which Of the several
matters urged is the most needed. Let Ua get
one thing at a time, but not all at once.
er.ji..!"i j.-
Confidante In the integrity of Wall atreet
geta a rude Jolt by the discovery of a slum dis
trict perilously close to its side doori. Within
a atone's throw of the great dollar mart, 6,400
people are quartered In old buildings, nndor de
plorable sanitary and moral eondltlona. ; It
would appear that Wall street might profitablv
forego tbe task or telling the country what to
do and center its euerglea on the rubbish heap.i
at Its doors.
Aimed at Omaha
Friend Telegraph: Birslara ar ao plentiful In
Omaha that tha public la advlaed to keep their apark
lera In a af place. Why not dpoelt ,them with tho
aeefor-e)ect for noat yaar?
Kearney Hub: Conareiaman Ixbei It of Omaha, haa
been giving the tall of tho BrltHh Hon a violent twlet
Eobeck decjarea' that tho time baa eome When "th
mlrtreea of tha aeaa'' ehould bo given to underatand
a few thlnsa, chief of which la that It muat not In
terfere with American ahlpmcnta of food products, or
If Inalsted In that thla country ehould place, an em
bargo on Engllah producte. Evidently it la not neoea
aary for tho country at large to do nir worrying.
While Lobeck la on the Job.
O'Neill Frontier: Two Nebraaka college bred ateera
recently told on tha Pouth Omaha market for llHc a
pound. They came front tho State ttnlveralty farm.
A course In a untveralty la a good thing even for
a steer.
Kearney temoorat: The Omaha Bee doea not ap
pear to tumble to the plan of selecting supreme court
Jtldgee from districts Instead of aelectlng them from
Omaha aad to atrengthen ita opposition. The Bee aaya
It would be Juat aa 'aenslbla to "plave tha court on
wherla and compel It to hold court In rotation In each
of the judicial dlatrlota." That aounda real childlah,
coming from Tha Bee.
Norfolk Na: By beating "toc" Tanner of
Omaha out of a berth among tho aehate employe, the
othar day Senator Qulnhy showed that he haa ability
aa an as expert aa well aa a tax expert.
Beatrice Sun: Omaha haa a little ai'hetne to revive
navigation of tho Mlaaourl. - The main pttrnoao eeema
to be to get river competition with the railroads. In
order to reduce freight ratea. Can't somebody get a
line of packet at w-ork on the Blue?
Kearney Hub: A miracle! Victor Roee water and
R. B. Howell have agreed to agree on -Juat one thing,
via: Tha ahort ballot. ,
Valley Enterprise: Tho peraonal liberty edvocatee of
Omaha are beaming greatly agitated ever tha com
ing of Billy Sunday to that city next May. Strang
ao liberal a bunch would even dream of restricting the
tighta of any one, much leaa that great atnner emanci
pator, Billy Sunday,
Sorenson's Scintillations
'ciaeeyes front the lssamlaor.
Tha Inquiry conducted by the federal com
lulaaion cn induhtrial rclatlona makes for la
j duatrlal uplift more than critics admit. It givea
employment to atenoftraphura aad prlnt?re and
attiuulatea butlnee In paper mill. Tbe rnone
Is not wholly luat la witness fees.
Tha dlacuaeion aa to who started, tho European
mlx-ttp la about aa uneettled aa the question: "Who
atrucK Billy Petteraon?"
While Germany la dropping bomba on England, tho
rallroada occaalonally drop bums onto Omaha, but In
thla case a bomb la not a bum.
In looking over the llat of Omaha' colonel we fall
to find the name of the gallant Colonel Stoociier. who
waa a member of General Morehead'a ataff last year.
What's tho matter? Haa Colonel Stoocker been de
moted or flrcdT W pauae for an explanation. How
ever, once a colonel alwaya a colonel, ao far aa tha
title la concerned, and aa to the salary we all know
that Colonel Btoeckcr doean't need it ainca he haa gone
Into the publishing business and haa become a Free
Lance. 1 ' ' i ' ! '
P. 8. An underground wireless from Uncoln atatea
that Colonel Stoecker'a dlamlsaal from General More
head'a staff waa due to the fact that ho fought, bled
and (almost) died fighting under the banner of Gen
eral R. Beechor Howell In last year's campaign.
Colonel Ptoocker waa charged with deaertfon from tha
Morehead army, and waa about to bo court-martialed
when General Morehead mercifully concluded to erase
hla name from hta ataff and let it go at that. f
, ii Is a mighty- fortunate thing for a goodmany
politically successful rnn that there la no drastic
punishment provided for the fellow who promises tho
voters before election to do a thing and after elec
tion takes palna to do tho other thins , -
Roosevelt had no monopoly on word coining. Our
esteemed contemporary, Frank" A. Kennedy, exasper
ated by that' recommendation (for turning tho peni
tentiary Into a state prlntery, facetiously discusses
Governor "Bonehead."
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Twice Told Tales
Tho Cast' '
Senator Works waa talking about a very remark
able piece of "hltrh flnan'-e."
1 "It looka marvelons," he aald, "but there la noth
Ina really msrvctbus about It. All that such a Job re
quires la perfect unaorupulousnesa.
"In that It la Ilka Jonea. Jones waa a mill-worker,
and tna day he came to work without any milk In hta
coffee. Smith, on tho other hand, had a pall of eoffe
that was all golden with rich milk.
"Just befora tho lumen hour tho milk lees Jonea
began to tell Smith stories about strange thefta. '
" 'Roma of these thlovea Ml taka tho aat off your
head without your knowln' It.' ha aald.
' Not aald Jonas. ' -'"'Soma
of 'em '11 take the coat off your back
while you're aleepln' on the train
V 'No!' - .
"The mliklesa Rmltli, aa the noon whistle blsw,
then sent Jonea off en .soma trifling errand. A qulok
manipulation followed, j and poor Jones aald, oh hta
return: . ' ,
" 'I juesa It'a right what you waa tellln' mo about
them thlevaa. for blamed If onarof 'em ain't gone and
ewlpad tbe milk outea my coffeo.' "
i Tbeir Lsrt Rmm.
"Your allow waa the worst wo have ever had tiere,"
aald tha mauaaer of the Hickvillo opra hotuw, aa ho
handed the manager of tha ily-By-Night company
bla share f tha box office receipts.
I "That'a queer." aald tha manager of the company.
"Why, when w played la Chicago wo had tho longest
run la tho history of tha city."
'-'I'm aorry," replied tha manager of tha opara
house.
J'Sotry about what?" demanded tha manager of
the company. 1
"Sorry the audience abandoned tho these," replied
tho manager of tho opera house. Toungstown Tele
graph.
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Pcoplo and Events
Iinpatrad health and falling eyeslabt led former
Uovataor William T. llalnea of Maine tu abandon tho
lrofealoe of law and register aa a student of "agri
culture la tho state university. Mr. llalnea retired
front tha governorship on the first of tha tear.
Tha volunteer women pure food inspectors of tha
Consumers' league, fifty atrong, ara .abroad la tit.
l4ula, giving practical effect to the slogan, "Clean ae
and make tho city a hotter piae to eat and liv In."
Tho crusade ia directed against rau, mloe, reaches,
buga and lrt of ail graJea. Aa men ar not hmo
turned la tho activa work It la presumed tbey are maro
ape tatura. '
That slauaca aupporU-r of the Fatherland and of
IMMice movements. Congressman Bartholdt of St. Louta,
aa a newspaper reporter aaaigoad to tho city hall.
New Tork. in hla youthful flays. What ho learnal
about polltlca la that unequalled avbool served bim
well when Ua Settled in Mleaourt'a ftietro pulls. In
puuit of eervtoe bo la the second oldeat member of the
house of representatives.
Back at Fort Wayne. I ltd , tha school board
aarned high echool students that freak clotbes weuM
not ba tolerated in class rooms. toma of tho students
defied authority and appealed In s tool wearing um
liig'ied flanxet shlita and peinisut neckties. Authority,
Itowster, handed bak their huts and showed the r'J
lid was bktwa off on New Year's o "fur tha bengfil
vf v tutors from tha t." Thla chestnut Is aa kuary
with ago as Hsnry Hudson's New Amsterdam.
Freo Jfew Faftortea front TasatUa.
AELlANCE. Neb., Jan. 25.-To the
Editor of The Bee: Enclosed find copy
of a bill which the Alliance Commercial
club la promoting to make new manufac
turing planta tax-free for five years.
Texas, North Carolina and several of
the eastern states have the same law,
and some of them ara even offering free
water and electric Hunts for a certain
perlbd of time to secure new Industries.
Our sister state, Kansas, lias introduced
the same treasure and wo feel that Ne
braska, to keep to the front, should do
as well or better if possible.
We 'ask that you look Into thia matter
thoroughly and believe that rou Will agree
with us that It should reoelva the hearty
support of everyone in Kebaraka.
. , W. D. FI8HBA.
Secretary Alliance Commercial Club.
More Water Power rigores.
NORTH IXCP, Neb., Jan. J6.-T tha
Editor of Tha Bee: McAllister. In an
Omaha paper, takea up tha water power
subject and in answer to ma atatea that
fifteen tons of coal- are required to
votop one-horsepower for one year.
then aays that Nebraska might place
200,00'V.horftepower in operation and
thereby produce light, heat and power to
tho value of 3.000,000 tona of coal:, he also
wanta power sites granted to cities, aad
towna for fifty years.
Without offense to any person. 1 have
atated that flie Morchead-McAlllster
water power report might have been
made two yeara ago, because it ia merely
copied, and mnny technical mistakes have
beers made in It, henca tha repor la of
no value In legislation. Tha subject be
longs to engineers and not to lawyera. A
greater mistake cannot be made than
saying JOO.OOOShoraepowef Is the equal of
,000,oe tona of coal. Without going back
to tho oteam tablee to show tha mistake,
I, will suggest that the most efficient
ateam engine develops about S per cent
efficiency only, and mora than per
Cent ia dead loea.- Whereas, a good heat-l
Ina nlant ahmM ,v,1aa w-. t
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per cent efficiency. That la tha differ-
nee In tha engine and heating plant.
Tha exhaust steam from tha engine haa
the aama haat value after passing to tha
exhaust that It haa befora entering tha
engine.' Tho distillation of tho ateam re.
leases tha latent heat Hence. 200,000
horaepower, turned to electricity ' and
thanca to haat ia equaL to about S.j9
pounds of hard eoal peiAioueepower, and
not to exceed 900.000 tona of aoft coal In
stead of 1,000 000 tona. But thla mistake
doea not afford the eloquence and gram
mar of the report. MoAUleter'e troubla
la that ha counseled a university gradu
ate. It ia only a 90 per cent mistake.
Suppoae tha leglnlature authorlsea Mc
AlUstor to peddle out 100 franchlaes to aa
many towna? The equipment for Improv
ing, at a low cost, will be at least 500,
000. One hundred separata equlpmenta
will coat 150,000.000. !ence. those cltiea
cannot make electricity for less than 5
per horse, at 1 cent per kilowatt hour.
Under state ownership, a single equip
ment coating II.COO.OJO may develop power
at a coat ao that he state might sell
currant to the cltleg and towna for leas
than 1 cent per kilowatt hour, and tho
state might .make a bla thins from it
Tha difference is In tha coat and eepac-
oi me equipment for Improvements.
Are tho cities of thla state ao, foolhardy
aa to make cumin, coating Sfe5 per horeo
powor. when they might bay it for a less
cost? The people are requiring that tho
legislature get busy or atay at home next
time. Tho state ahould develop that cur
rent for as per horse. At ass the coat la
prohibitive.' WALTER JOHKsnv.
Oateoaathle Legislative History.
OMAHA. Jan. O.-To the Editor of The
Bee: Preclal artlclee appearing in the
dally papera with reference to the chiro
practic bill now before tho legislature
has rei.lt several misleading references
to oeieopathlo legislative history In thla
atata. - i
During tha .consideration of the first
Nebraska osteopathic legislation in 1901.
the medical men made tha proposition
that they would not rpose the osteo
pathia bllt If the osteopaths would con
aent to pass an examination before a med
ical board The osteopaths accepted thla
proposal, provided all medical applicants
wore required to pass tha same examina
tion. Aa graduates of the Nebraska med
ical colleges wore net at this time, nor
until two yeara later, required to pass
the at at ' board examinations, on thla
account this compromise waa not agreed
to and tho osteopathic, law passed with
out an examining clause, remaining ef
fective untU 1903, whea, at the request of
tha osteopaths of the atata a bill was
pasaed requiring all applicants for licenao
to practice osteopathy to take tha same
txaminatioa aa the medical applicants.
-Thla arrangement waa continued from
190 to 1404, whoa the medical board of ex
aminers, exceeding their rights, aa tha
oataopatha believed, examined applicants
for license to practice osteopathy who
had no training whatever, and were not
Waaliy eligible. In one Instance granting
aa osteopathic license to an applicant In
no wiae legally or educationally entitled
to it. Placing these facta before tha aaxt
legislature gave to tha oataopatha la IMS
their Independent examining board.
It la abaurd for tho paid retainers of
tha chiropractors to claim that they ara
now asking for what waa granted the
oateopatha In 1501, They are not aaklng
for equal rights, but for special priv
ilege. .
Tha oataopatha are asking that all sys
tems be placed upon tha aame basis and
1n on merit, not privilege, i
DR. A. T. HUNT.
Around the Cities ;
Chlcago'g budget for the current year
totals rt.1.26.
Sioux City is pushing public works for
the purpose of giving employment to Idle
men.
The spirit of Pan Francisco found ex
pression In a new civic center auditorium,
which wss dedicated on the 9th instant
with a dance.
The police of Salt Lake City decline 1
to concern Itself with the report of a
cltir.en that a burglar (had stolen his
Christmas cigars. .-
In 1911 Philadelphia had fifty-nine
deatha due to automobile accidents, fifty
eight killed by etreot cars, and , thirty
eight by horse-drawn -ehlclee.
The city council of Pittsburgh Is ac
cused of trying to pull oft a champagne
orgy in .municipal expenditures on k beer
income. The orgy starts with a deficit
of vll,90ft000. . l
Sioux City bakers petitioned tho city
council for authority to reduce the weight
of bread loaVea, preferring a reduction In
also to an advance In price. Either way
clinches the consumer.
. A Chicago paper asserts that burglary
la th4 best organised business in the city.
The efficiency of the system la shown
by the statement that organize! burglary
controls 9 per cent pf the business.
A Topeka, Kan., man who gwore that
ha drank In twenty-four hours a ship
ment of a keg of beer and .four gs lions
or whisky. Was convicted of perjury by a
Jury. How a Jury in tho "dry" belt could
measure the capacity of a "wef- witness
is not explained. ' '
Tha unreliability of report of tha num.
bar of unemployed In New Tor City la
Indicated by the World, which calls at
tention to tho fact that while Ihera ara
only 7,000 persons In the printing trade a
current "census" report saya there ara
10,000 printers out of work In the city.
SMILING REMARKS.
Lady' Pssenger cup In aeroplane ir
nervous) Hadn t wo better descend now?
Something might go wrong with the
engine.
Aviator Don't worrV, mis, ts'o engine
trouble cen prevent in making good time
on tha return trlp.-Boston Transcript.
ratlenco What Is the difference be
tween lunch and luncheon?
Patrice Why. luhch Is a light dinner,
snd luncheon Is a light lunch. Tonkers,
statesman.
Crawford 8o you don't think this Is the.
right time to speak about Increasing our
armaments?
I'rahnhaw No: we seem to have all wo
ran do, to supply war materials to the
belligerents. E(fe. ,
Oabo Jones la tho most' truthful rmtnf
know of. -
, steve Why do yon sav that? v
Osbe He had a black eve last week and
T asked him how ho got It and he told ma
that a man hit him. Cincinnati Enquirer.
WHAT COUNTS.
Edmund Vance Cooke.
Did you tackle the trouble that camo
your way
With a resolute heart and cheerful.
Or hide your face from the light of day
With a craven heart, and fearful?
Oh, a trouble'a a ton or a trouble's an
ounce.
Or a trouble Is what you make It;
And It Isn't the fact that you're hurt that
counts,
1 But only, h6w did you tak,e It? 1
You're beaten to earth. Well, well, what's
that?
Come tip with a smiling face.
It'a nothing against you to fall down
flat.
But to Ho there thst'a disgrace.
The harder you're thrown, why, the
higher you bounce:
Be proud of your blackened eve.
It ian't the fact that you're licked that,
counts. '
It'a how did you tight, and why?
And though you be done to death, what
then?
If you battled the best you could,
If you played your part in the world of
men. '
Why, the Critic will call It good.
Death comes with a crawl or comes with
a pnunne.
And whether he's slow or spry.
It Isn't tho fact that you're dead that
counts, t
But only, how did you die?
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Editorial Snapshots
Maltluior Amrai.: All that John BUtL
taka ua to aeileve la Mat it tslia Urn
mora grievously than it does ua vary
time ha holda up an Ant'rt 'n ship. Tim
errwll boy about" to a, spHnk'tg ia
familiar with this sort of a.i apology. 1'i.t
he gets tha spanking Oooa ih) 'eft, ,.
IUton .TranscrlH: The California
Juilgo who aentenoed a thief to the alter
native of sovf n yeara la tha penitentiary
or thirty days of Bible study In Jail may
haa evenly balanced tha reformatory
values, but what have our Christian
brothers to aay to thia estimate of rela
tive punishment?
Pittsburgh Dispatch: Considering that
Secretary Carrtsoa'a plan for enlarging
tha army la limited to 1.000 officers and
ICS nteo. the permlnion had better b
granted If he caa Ml tha vt'tmUi. One
or the peculiarities of our poltlon la that
with hundreds of thousands of men un
employed during tha last ear -r two. we
have wot filled tha vacancies already ex
isting la tha army or navy.
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all Ford cars and the largest measure of modern
luxury and. class. When the top is folded (a mat
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urious roadster: with top raised you have a closed
car, cozy and comfortable in inclement weather.
Professional, traveling and business men, who de
mand continual service in a car will realize every
expectation in the Ford Coupelet. )
Ford Conpelet $750; Runabout $440;
Car $490; Town Car 690; Sedan f975.
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Touring.
All fully '
On dlaplay and sale at Ford Motor Co., 1916 Har
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Buyers will share in profits If we aell at retail 800,000 '
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