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MARCH CIIICXLATIOS,
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. Thought for the Day
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5aecfs? by Mrt.tC L Richtion
If you vih your n4ightor$ U tte ithat God it
Uk, you mtai i( thttn see what ht can makt
you Itlrs. CWJe KigUy.
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Not too Uti yet to paint up. "
Only four days mora before the voting.
It looka r tf Florence were doomed to be a
municipal orphan, at least for a while. "
Cleveland also has 6-cent water. Can any-'
one tell why Omaha haa to pay 21 cents T
Florence and Benson may coniole them
telrea by watching Grcstrr Omaha'a amoke.
The mayor put the ball over the plate, but
the senator muffed It. Anything symbolical In
the play?
BU11, aa their own horn-blowers, theite latter
day vote chasers are but faint Imitations of the
prototype. .
Substantial advance toward equality will
have beea made when the face of electric light
meters correspond with the bills. i
So matter which aide scores la the Syracuse
play. Harvard cannot jlose. Plaintiff, defendant
and presiding Judge wear crimsod colors. '
Wonder If our aaburbao neighbors realize
I of what they have deprived themselves by not
being annexed in time to mix In our city election
melee, .
The starting point of tha women peace dele
gates Is the declaration, '.'We are alstera." Yes,
and the men on both sides of tha firing line ar
brothers. ,
Every visitor to Omaha Is impressed wltb
the bustling and businesslike appearance of the
city. It la up to Urose of us who are permanent
residents here to make the most of It.
Relief maps of the route from the entrance
of the ' Dardanelles to Constantinople show a
rugged, eeml-mountalnoua country, 'but with
enough cultivable land to furnish tha cemetery
neceeslttea of the trip.
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Commenting on the Omaha bread case de
cision, the Lincoln Star says:
Thar la aoanathlns troteeo.ua la all ordlnancea
that seek to prescribe lnesoratily both the ateea ot
the loavea and the prieea they shall command.
But the Omaha ordinance did not do It it
merely prescribed the weight of the loaf.
Questionable Use of Our Flat;.
Anothr very interesting question has arlwn,
to add to the complexity of the war problem, ro
far as the United States Is concerned. From
I'.rls comes word thst srrangements bava bevn
r.irde by the horpllal srvic to have ambulances
that approach near to the firing line rsrry the
Ftara and Btrlpes as well as the Red Cross em-llt-m.
It ia not a novel experience for Old Glory
to be under fire while on an errand of mercy,
but how will this practice affect the matter of
neutrality? Is It not likely that the practice of
spoking protection under the American flag, flret
reported to by a British sea captain, msy spretd
until we see a large part of the war operations
carried on under the banner of the United
?tates? There sre other neutral -countries
why use only our flag? ,
The hospital work, as well as the genera! ac
tivities of the Red Cross, Is humane, and neces
sary, and neutral, but the presence of the fla;
of a neutral nation on the firing line will not
materially contribute to the settlement of the
dispute between the belligerents, and may pro
duce bnplnasant complications. It is a questiona
ble tse at present for the American flag.
Tha British Parliament regards a general
election aa aa inconvenience at thia time and
plans an extension of the present terns until tha
war is over. Thia system of term extension will
appeal with peculiar fores to Nebraska office
holders. Its simplicity and efficacy admirably
contrast with futile arguments poured into un
responsive ears at Lincoln.
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h. Masfteid. prealdlnc elder, and Ttcv.
ah. pastor, have eant out oa rda for the
afUod!st Episcopal
Elder i
Rebart U Ni
dedication of Reward Street
rbLirrb en Sunday, May 10.
.The etrset railway company has recelvad two
summer rare from the factory.
The new home of Fred Drexel on Tenth and Wll
Itara atreet. was the arena of a )ovtl nouse wamilna
last nljht.
A wedding that Interested Omaha peopuj was that
of If. U Dovay and Mlae Bva Knapp. which took
place at the brtia'a borne In Plattamouth. Mr. Dovey
waa for a lon lime teller ot the rirst National bank
here.
Oxnafca, loet the ball game te Clevaland by a score
of S te I The local fans are placing treat atore for
future games on the retura to the club of Frank
Bandle. the favorite catcher.
Mrs. Corbett UBI Howard, offers good wages for
a girt for general housework.
Mr. and Mrs. Jordan of Rt. Louta, with their
dautur. Mm. J. J. iMckey, of thia. ,tjr, ,have gone
te California for a vtalt. .
For the thirteenth of the' serlee or tli Ladla
VuKal eotUty the prograrg was givtn bjr tta HiMff
Rackwrll. Julon. riUlh Jamc. t.lla, tituJl. Mlnnte
BUull, Irtlka Toet and Georgia Boulter.
Mr. CJrorg M. Blbbla and Miss fcXa l. S. Clark
. mmel at Barnabas church. The wr.nipoy
t performed by Rev. Canoa Pelteraoa.
In Fairness to Simon.
Vote-hunting sharpshooters on the political
firing line are expected to use any missile within
reach, but in all fairness to former Representa
tive Edward Simon, the public is entitled to
know that the assault to discredit his sponsor
ship of the mothers' pension law Is contradicted
by the official record.
While no member of the legislature of two
years ago had any monopoly on the introduction
of mothers' pension measures any more thsa on
any other subject, Mr. Simon's bill, House Roll
No. 96, was the first to be presented, and In sub
stance the one to be enacted. -Everyone famll
laj with legislative procedure knows that wbero
bills on the same subject are Introduced simul
taneously In both houses the Speedy achievement
of the desired result Is expedited by acceptance
by one house of the framework of the measure
passea ny ma otner, ana tma is wnat nappenei
with the mothers' pension bill. The senate fttn,
coming across before the house had. acted upon
the house bills, was amended by Incorporating
the additional features of the bills introduced by
Representatives Simon and Jeary, and by an ex
traordinary action recognition waa given to the
two mothers' pension champions in the house by
specifically adding their names as Joint Intro
ducers. -
The record is found on page 79? of tha
House Journal for 1913 in thg report of the
committee of the whole, which was unanimously
adopted, and reads In part as follows:
Amend that part showing the Introducer by ad
ding after the worda, "Introduced by ftenator J. K.
Kobertaon of Holt." the worda, "and Reprearntatlvea
Kdward flmon of Douglas and Edwin Jeary of I.an-
centtr.
If the record is the best evidence this should
be conclusive aside from the fact that those try
ing to disparage Mr. Simon's work hsve waltei
two years to discover that ha bad no part In pro
curing the passage of a law for , which his col
leagues In the legislature themselves at the time
gnye him his full share of credit. ' ;
. Effecta of the Early Spring. ,
Aquarius, or 8aggltariust or whatever of the'
grds of the Zodiac' presides over the. destiny of
April, seem to have muddled his tnedlclne a
little this time and is furnishing the world with
dogday weather about three months in advance.
And thia unusual heat la having a most unpleas
ant effect on the temper of folks, for it roust
be responsible in some measure for the super
heated controversies in progress in every direc
tion. Candidates are calling each other names
In public, legislatures are bandying epithets In
post mortem arguments over what did or did not
happen, notable leaders of thought are pursuing
each other in court, and manifestations of a
spirit of strife may be noted In every direction,.
This Is lamentable, and if the weather Is to
blame, a prayer for a mild cold wave would be
Justified under the' circumstances.
New Test for the Boycott
The indictment by a federal, grand Jury In
Chicago of a. number of Individuals, officers of
labor unlona, contractors and others connected
with the building Industry will bring to a test
of court another feature of the1 "restraint ot
trade" function of the anti-trust law. Id this
Instance the point Involves the refusal by tha
building tradea mechanics,, under 'agreenfeni
Vim the contractors, to use materials not pro
duced In Chicago. Tho effect haa been, to close
the Chicago market, so tar as possible, to man
cfacturera from the outside.
While the action is referred to as a boycott,
it comprehends a much broader application pt
the laws of trade, and la likely to open up for
("nalderatlon verr general field ot commercial
and industrial practice. First of all will come
the cnestlon of, the virtual monopoly that Is
thus established, so far as Chicago is concerned,
on certain kinds of building material. Then
w II come the question of th right of two or
niro to agree to concerted action in the doing
of a thing that is lawful for either, but which
Is held to be conspiracy when subject of agree
t m. nt. Other lesser points will no doubt be de
veloped, but these main factors In the probleri
.111 be of utmost importance.
Theoretically, free trade la ,an Ideal condi
tion; In practice, It has been found expedient to
make provision against, certain phasea of unre
st rioted competition by protective regulations,
liow far these may be applied, flrn by labor
unions in their own behalf, and then by con
tractors and manufacturers with labor Unions,
for their benefit, la the point to be determined.
As the administration proceeds with the
Alaskan railroad much Instructive Information
may be gained from Canada'a . experience la
"building the Grand Trunk Pacific. The Do
minion put millions Into the road with a view
to opening up the northern wilderness to settle
meat. Settlers nave not flocked to the region,
the company ttfclrh agreed to operate the road
refuses to take It over and the government has
the largest of white elxphsnts on Ita hands.
The claim that "music hath charms to soothe
ttida aava pa K sat 1st ait annrta t.u aa V. . I .
I tests, But until its efficacy U proven by sooth
ing the turbulent vocal spirit of Omaha cam
paigners, cautious spectators will hold to the
Missouri exclsmation.
Deeds of Daring in Movies
Cleveland BCoffatt la Aautrteea MegaaUe
IN TUB spring of 1513, while Oeorge and Brnest
Wllllameon were down In the Went Indies on their
submarine shark-killing expedition for tha movies, aa
already related, they made some motion picture studies
of a diver In a Ilvr's suit, working at the bottom of
the ocean, end floors Williamson posed quite oftet
for these pictures before a motion picture camera
under th mater.
In the manner of a professional, be put on the
helmet and ponderous costume and descended to a
convenient wreck while two natives pumped air to
Mm down the hose and had their own motion pic
tures taken at the, same time. Unfortunately, the
natives became so much Intereated In this picture
taking that at one moment they quite forgot to pump
thua leaving Oeorge Williamson fifty feet below the
aurfare with no air to breathe. Had not Ernest seon
the danger snd lesped to the rescue it is likely that
George's Career would hsve ended .suddenly, for a
diver's life goes out like a snuffed candle tf tha air
hose falls.
Another rase was related to me by Harry Benham.
a star of the Thanhouaer company, who was nearly
killed A few months ago while posing In "A Man
Without Fear," a thrilling melodrama. In the course
of which he waa Imprisoned by anarchists In the cabin
of a coal barge, a real barge that lay at New Rochelle
being used. Having burst his bonds, Harry crept
along the deck over piles of coal and finally, seeing
no 6ther way of escape, leaped upon a great steam
coal shovel that waa Juat swinging Its black load
toward tha shore: whereupon a Bwede who was operat
ing the derrick and hoisting machine, and who had
been watching the pursuing bandlta with bulging eyee,
so far loat his aelf-poaaesslon that he pultgd the re
leasing lever at the wrong moment, and suddenly,
Benham, at the top of his flight, felt the coal falling
sway beneath him and found himaelf dropping down
with the load through the opened shovel scoops. Fran
tically he clung to the timbers above him and yelle.t
to the Bwede,' who now. In his agitation, closed the
scoops so violently that the actor's wriggling less
just missed being sheared off 'by the massive Jews.
Many other motion picture artists have had ex
citing experiences at Niagara Falls, but the film taken
on July 2a, 1U. by Walter Arthur, veteran camera
man of the Vltagraph company, easily ranks as a
record -of dare-devil achievement here, since It shows
the actual passage over the falls of Bobby Leach,
the only man who ever performed this (eat and Itved
to describe his sensations. And Bobby's description Is
rather vague, stnoa he was unconscious in his bsrrel
during most of the trip.
' For years before this creat adventure lach had
followed an adventuroua ireer as a showman and
acrobat. He had made many balloon aversions and
had dropped often In a parachute, once from the height
of two miles. He had dived from the great Suspension
bridge, M feet high, that spans Niagara river, and
four times he had gone safely In a specially con
struct d barrel through the whirlpool rapids, where
Captain Webb lost He life. Finally, after years of
hesitation, he mads up his mind that It was possible
for a man to go over the great cataract In a barrel and
tive, and, if so, he, Bobby Ijeach, was the man to do
It. In vain bis friends and his wire (she ran a little
restaurant near the falls, oa the Canadian slde triel
to dissuade him. The thing could be done, he declared,
and he was" going to do It. At this time tach was a
white-haired man well over fifty.
thlna ha rauld do to hell) his
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chances: he could provide the best kind ef a barrel
te carry him over the rails ana ne couia wim n ad
vantageous point for launching Ufls barrel. For weeks
he experimented with kegs, beer barrels and hogs
heads, setting these adrift from various points In the
river above the falls,' from the American side, from
the Canadian side, from this or that Island, and then
following their tumultuous courses and drawing what
conclualona he could from them. In some -cases he
placed animals In the barrels,-a eat. a dog, or o
chicken. to see If living creatures could go through
that rage ef waters and surrtva, but they never did.
This did not deter tha enthusiast, however, and he
proceeded te perfeet hie barret, which waa made of
quarter-Inch iron .platea with a manhole' on one et-la
and a heavy Iron cover that couia oe ooiiea in piaca
after Bobby was Inside, so as to maka the craft water
tight. .Near one end wei 'a hole about an Inch la
diameter, etopped up by a champagne cork with a nail
driven through It and a cord tied to the nail so that
Bobby could, pull the cork out from the Inside and
.perhaps get a little air tf he found himaelf suffocating.
As a matter ef fact ha never touched this cork dur
ing the swift Journey because he fainted away when
the barrel took Its great plunge.
Another camera artlat who baa had many adven
tures In motion picture work hi Cart Gregory, veteran
camera man of the Thanhouaer company.
"One of tTie first big motion picture atunts I re
nanober." he said, "waa when we sent a White steam
automobile at full speed over the steepest part of the
Palisades and let It smash dowtj with a wicked noble
man Inside (played by a dummy), a scoundrel who
bad ihoked and beaten his young snd beautiful Amerl
can wife, and had fiercely pursued her when she was
rescued by a gallant American lovr In his automobile.
There were five operators with cameras ready wait
ing for the smash-up. one man at the top of the
Paltaades to get the praclptoe, and four of us down
at the bottom on the shore of the Hudson fiver with
ur machines pointed up at various steep angles. When
we heard tha director shout, we began turning our
machines, and each one of us got a section of the fait
Wi had filled up tha steamer's tank with gasoline
In the hope that It would explode In the air aa It
turned over and, sure enough, tt.dld. . I got a picture
showing the automobile shooting straight out from
tho rock wall, then turning a clean somersault, then
with smash of black smoke, blowing Itself Into a
thousand pieces. One ef these, a heavy ohunk ef
steel, whlsaad by my head and burled Itself In. tha
ground. We gave the wreck te a policeman, who
sold It for ."
Women artists, as well as the men, show courage
In facing dangerous motion, picture situations ' when
ever the director aaalgna them to some hasardous
role. That, by the way. is an interesting element
In the motion picture business, the desire of tho
artist to please the director. If a young woman with
the real motion picture seal In her Is asked to appear
In a photo-play as a snake charmer, with real snakes
colled about her, the chances sre that ahe will atep
forward and do the thing, - ea Mtgnon Anderson did
when her director cset her for "The Uar of tha 8lle
Show."
Mlgnon Is years old and-welshs nlnety-eevan
pounds, but ahe handled a rock python end a blaca
anake from the Bronx Park Zoo like a veteran. These
hldeoua equlrmlng creaturee could easily have crushed
her frail body with their great conatrictlng muacles.
At another time. In a aportmg photo-play. Wise
Anderson rode a' liorae 6t from a burning barn after
anting oa hla back for a minute or so with the flames
all about her (they were real flemea of a real bin
that waa burned for the occasion), before she could
make the frightened animal leave bis stall. Then he
ran as If all the devls In the country wre sfter him.
while Mlgnon clung to his maiie, and the camera man,
grinding outside, got the thrilling film that he wanted.
Again, aa a heroine saving her dying father,
Mlgnon raced a fast train In an automobile, speeding
it up to fifty miles an hour, although she had only
a week to learn bow to do the thing.
"Weren't you afraid T" I asked.
"I had no time to be afraid." aha laughed. "I was
too busy changing geara. Tou see, I had to let that
train beat me first and then beat the train. It waa
a neck and neck race"
"A real race" .'
"Bure."
"Didn't tha people on the train know about It In
advance?"
"Not a thing. I Just nailed where there was a
stretch of road parallel with the track '.and when tha
regular faat paeaenger train came along 1 etarted tha
car and the camera man at a Had hla machine."
It ahouM ha said In thia Instance that the man
agement susxested to Miss Anderson that in expert
chauffeur lie allowed to- Impersonate her In driving
the car. whh h aould have been easjr. thanks to cap
and gKle Hit Ml Ton's snorting pride required she
race the tra.n Lcrsclf, and race It aba did.
S Jfjf f7 UrJf-
Blue l.raM llatarowa !itadr lioas.
PAt.il F"n VK Anrll V7 T th Vllnr
of The See: Rluegrass, If properly cared'!
for, will make an end of :he dan 1r lion.
This grain loves lots of water a'TM a rich
sc'l .md scanty rllpplna. Close mowing
cripples It and seems to lake the life
.ut oi' its very ruots. It should be heav
ily watered and not mowed at sil for a
year If the dandelion Is well seeded. The
graea thus reaeeda the ground and be
comes so thrifty that it will choka out
the dandelion and about everything elan
that grows In the same ground with it.
Including alfalfa and fruit trees, as tha
farmer well knows to his coat. The first
thing Is rich soil. The second is a wet
oil and the third Is very high and Infre
quent mowing. but the main thing Is
water. Keep the sod soaked.
My lawn when first started became a
beautiful mat of dandelions. I could wet
only part of It. This wet part la free of
the pest. The dry part still breeds dande
lions. After the pest je cleared out of the
ground by the wet treatment the same
condition must continue, as the dandelion
will start again. I believe no lawn should
be mowed after July 15, so as to let the
grass get a good fall growth and make
a good mat on the ground. Pet the mower
very high If you like and cut off the
weeds above the grass, but let the grass
grow In the fall. C. 8. M1NNICH, M. P.
Mnale an Aaaet to a City.
OMAHA, April To the Editor of The
Bee: I was pleased to read your excellent
wrltecp yesterday on the opening con
cert by the Mendelssohn choir and the
'Chicago Symphony orchestra. This rec
ognition of the efforts of Thomas Kelly
to build up a musical atmosphere In this
city Is better than getting up a parade
to follow his hearse after he Is dead, Mr.
Kelly deserves much credit. He has
worked hard and the people should sup
port his efforts to give Omaha a worthy
singing organisation. He Is not asking
for any particular credit or sympathy,
for he la a practical man. He made a
five-year contract with the - Chicago or
chestra and this contract haa just expired.
I am told by a member of the choir, a
friend of mine, that the recent series of
concerts Just paid out. That should not be
the case. Mr. Kelly should not have to
feel any uncertainty as to the financial
succesa of such a musical enterprise as
this.
I believe Omaha Is Just a little bit tardy
In Its support of those who are giving
their Uvea to the musical culture of the
city. Music Is just ss much a part ot
the city's life aa street cars, automobiles
or other material considerations. Mr.
Kelly is a producer, taking this In a strict
economic sense. He Is a producer In the
sense that good muaic makea for better
citlxenshlp and better cltlxenahlp makes
for better Omaha. I am glad that you
gave Mr. Kelly the pralae he deserves as
a leader and, of course, this praise Is ex
tended to the members of hla choir aa
well. , 1 was tpld the other day by a man
whom t believe knows, that Kelly is the
best choir leader this side of Chicago.. I
haven't met Mr. Kelly, for several weeks,
so It. cannot be charged that anything 1
say here Is 'Inspired."
I do not wsnt to be understood that
Omaha Is not musical quite the contrary
but I do maintain that now la the time
to make some signs which will be under
stood by Mr. Kelly and those working
with him that Omaha appreciated tha
series .of spring concerts he gave during
the last five years and that stronger sup '
port will be assured If these concerts wilt
be continued for another period ef five
years. ' B. K.
Despollers-e-f Nature.
' OMAHA, April .-To the Editor of The
Bee: I waa very glad to see the article
on "Wild flowers and Picnickers'' by "M.
Ia" In Sunday's Bee and only wish that
it might had even more prominent space
so that "all might see "
I, too, am keenly Interested In the virgin
woodland about. us and ss 1 have not the
privilege of posaeaitng any of it myself
I cannot possibly be criticised for mer
cenary motives. Therefore 1 feel free to
discuss the criticism In that letter which
was ss Just as the Invitation waa gen
erous. I do not know so much about the region
north of Florence because my "Haunts"
sre for the moat part along the Missouri,
down towaid Bellevue that moat de
lightful Chllda' Point region, amongst
tha hills and dales and virgin foreat,
which I do not doubt those splendid man
composing the Fontenelle Forest associa
tion contemplate some dsy acquiring and
preserving for the public.
Time and again have I atrolled along
the paths to and from that region, so
magniflctently and luxuriously favored
by Dame Nature, .only to have the pleas-,
urn and Joy of the scene blotted by .the
frequent eight of Immense bunches of
withered wild flowers which a few. hours
earlier had beea ruthlessly, and greedily
plucked by thoughtiers youth of spend
thrift maturity, and as qultkly tired or
ami thrown by tha wayside. '
I 'do not, and hardly think that M. U
would, object to the bona fide plucking
df spray for a button-hole bouquet or
even, when they are plentiful, to. the
Careful digging up of - a root -for trane
planting st borne; but the ruthless, sel
fish mania for wholesale plunder Is moat
emphatically to be discountenanced. Tha
prodigality -of nature la a source of In
spiration when 'contemplated "In place';
gs soon as evered It quickly becomes
dross. And.. In pasatnr, It may vary ap
propriately he atated that the blrda ara
ss much a fixture In the landscape as
he flowers, and when ruthlraiy killed
are but "food for worms" and thence
forth some "life" Is .Inexplicably absent
from the canvas.
: Bo It la regrettable that In thia. aa In
ether Matters, people cannot practise
tempernire but must needs have total
prohibition forced upon them, as Is the
case n every tourist region where even
the plucking of a twig la penalised.
I suppose, however, that It is Idle to
dwell upon the subject. It seems that
there always, have been, and probably
will continue to be, some people to whom
the lovo of "Personal Liberty" and the
winning cf a raca In feverish commer
cialism Is the acme of true satlafaction.
' . A. W. ANDERSON.
t'elleasee (taotew the Rerer4.
OMAHA. April Sa. To the Editor of Tha
Bee: I see some would-be wis boy la try
ing to take away from Ed Simon tha
credit due him for the passage of the
mothers' pension law. Pinion Introduced
that law, worked for It, fought for It and
booated for It alt through tta devious
passage through the committee and tip to
and Including tha governor's signature.
On page '91 of the house record on the
forty-eeventb day of the Wi session Bd
Simon's name waa specifically amended
to that la. If that doea not constitute
being the father of a law, I would Ilka
t know what doee. I served with FA
'Simon, In tha legislature aad wUl say
tost he waa fearless, efficient snd active
and represented hla constituents well.
What more could be asked ef a repre
sentative of the people?
t)R. HARRY A. FOSTER
GK.IK3 AND GROANS.
"How's the rye prop In your section.
fsrmerT" asked a pert town youth with
Intent to chaff the bucolic one.
"lead failure"
"For lack of rain?"
".Saw. fr-r lack of dlMlllerlea. (llrtdsp,
you rmilesVLoutsvllle t'ourter-Journal.
"I notice ths road asenis who held up
the train worked wlih different methods.
"In what way?"
"While one was rifling the load, ths
other was loading the rife." HaJtimore
American.
Customer-;ltave you an alarm Tlock
that will wake the help without waking
up the whole house?
Clerk No. madam; but I can slve you
one that will wake up the whole hnuee
without waking the help. Roston Tran
script. "I could have done better , than to
marry you."
"A common cry among wives, my dear.
Tou women shouldn't blame us men for
lack of business acumen. To assure
yourselves thnt you have married aa well
as possible you should invite sealed proposals."-
Ixiulsvllle Courier-Journal.
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KABIBBLE
KABARET
CLWAPfTICKLKSi
f OjSTEHta R OPTOWM
AMh 50NTOWM IS THF RKJWjy
vjwt mw mine onow rda-.'
Mrs, Phatpurm Percy Bargoolt mar
ried? Taken in by a designing parlor
maid? How shocking!
Mrs. 'Htufdrol Deserves It, I say. Ought
to have looked up her references before
he hired her. Judge.
Manager I say, can we get anything
like a real doctor In this Jay town to at
tend a sick actor?
Village Inhabitant Sure. Just go to
that corner grocery. You'll find a man
there who's all risht at caring hams
Baltimore American.
"Father," said the small boy, "what Is
the fourth dimension?"
"I can't be bothered about that Just
ow. my son." . ,
"Why? Is thst a foolish question?"
I guess the question is all right. Rut
T must say I never heard' an answer to
it that struck me as very sensible."
Washington Star. '
"Men are slow to embrace an oppor
tunity," remarked the snge.
. "But they are always looking for a
chance to hug a delusion," added the
fool. Cincinnati Enquirer.
"What's your hired man plowing up
your front .yard for. Blinks?"
"My 'daughter has a new .camera, snd
the Instruction says to break up the fore
ground before tsklnr a picture, and T
couldn't verv well let her do that hard
work." Philadelphia Ledger. .
THE LITTLE WORN SHOES.
Poor, ilred Utile shoes! rmompUlrilng
They slve Ihelr life to fulfill
The orders and calls und commandments
Of feet that never are stl.l. ,
They tramp o r the hills slid the mead
ows. Anil nuid Is their chief de'.lirht:
Thev were trim and shining this morning.
Now ihev arc a woeful elKht.
Thev are scuffed and muddy and dingy;
Their toiisues hang punting f'r breath;
For tha III lie fi-ei that wear them
Have run them almo'l In death.
And while they sre busv toying, '
I'm busy finding a way '
To buy new shoes on the morrow,
To replaue the ones of loilsV. . .
For new shoes, pined a n Ireasure
Today: tomorrow ere oWI
Rut al slnM cf innocent faces,
I have not tho heart to scold.
Though each cir tlicy'ie a bit larger.
And coat Just a trifle more;
And each year ihev wear a I'll faster
Than they did the ear befoio;-
For the little feet In the future
WUl low their desire for play,
And eoberlv walk in the highways
With no longing or wish to stray.
So I turn te my work with new purpose.
And new couriac for the flghl;
And through blinding tears, as 1 view
them.
Those shoes are a beautiful sight.
Then I gather them up with rapture.
And thank the Ird with a will.
For the rouph little shoes, worn and
shabby,
And the feet that never are still.
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