THK HKK: OMAHA. FH.lAV. APRIL 30. 1915.
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April M
Thought for thm Day
5erfef hf EmJj McDonald
"Then no beawMtr like the with to scat
ter Joy, mnd not pain around si."
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-&gsSiT7 iii-i i ia n aja 11 i i m i ...
' Well, who's to be Quern of tbe Mar this
'time?
' "Liberty of speech!" What crimes against
Llndley Murray am committed in thy nam.
Soil and rrop condltlona in Nebraska and
Iowa make food reading on Omaha a butlne
barometer.
If tboae dog polionen are caught and prose
cuted, thrjr should be tried by a Jury made up
exclusively of dog owners.
An Iowa aviator claims to have an offer for
hla services ef $3,000 a month from Villa. Real
money or Mexican "shln-plaatersT"
8treet corner dnels with oratorical g bombs
furnish a lot of fun for the onlookers whatever
else they may or may not accomplish.
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Omaha is ready to take its suburban children
right to its bosom, but If they insist on being
treated as stepchildren, perhaps they fill have
to be accommodated. , l
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A writer in a current magazine declares that
base ball is on. the down grade of popularity,
lie should have been at Oroaha'a opening gam
on tbetioroe grounds. . fc ,
Every lime the Kurds and Turks get together
for a killing diversion, Mexico's big league butch
ers hike far the- bleachers and pipe in unison:
"What pikers e are,
We were under the impression that the
blackwashtng of Omaha by a candidate for office
.was proved by the sad experience of 1ant fall to
be a liability instead of an aanet.
The antfqunced mobilisation of several thou
sand mules at Grand Island for shipment to
Canada insures the removal of expert kickers
of native vintage and makes for greater calm
ness in American neutrality. .
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Political crooks at Oakland, Cal., may thin
the greater distance to Ieavenworth affords se
curity. Terre Hauters nursed a similar delusion.
But wherever Vncle Sani regards the gam worth
while distance does not check his seal to deliver
the goods at the prison gates.
The World-Herald Is right in rising to ask,'
What is a reasonable rate for electric light cur
rent, in Omahaf Surely it la not the S cent a
kilowatt hour said to be charged in Cleveland,
nor Is it the 12 cents a kilowatt hour charge pro
duced by the competition, of two companies in
Sioux City, but it Is probably somewhere near
half way between.
About the time the solicitor general of the
Dominion accused the United States of zeal for
war profits, Canadian factories had closed a
Russian order for 183,000,000. worth of muni
tions of war. Despite the lofty note of principle
vociferated by the critic, thrifty Canadians are
so alert for No. 1 that opportunity does not have
to knock a second tltfte.
.Madaina fUatorl, the dlstinfulnhad aottaa. ap-laaj-d
In the role of "Queon Llliabath at tCe Boyd
twfora on of tha largvat audlrnr of tha aeeaon.
, Omaha waa tha oifl y atop tha company made betwn
Kan Franclaco and Nw York.
"tMraberrte. only bt rants a qiadrt. and a full
quart, at Bnkrd A Falmar'e."
Judse ttenbrc waa serenaded lent night ky the
Denlao Hlnslna society, recently organlaed under the
leadership of rrof. Bvlneon.
The auceaa af the project for an expoeltloa utld
tn Is eaaured by the filing cf the lease aecured from
A. J. foppleton for the property at Flftoentn and
Capitol aventM. The leaee runa for thirty yean for a
rental of !!.! for flv year with reappraJaruwat. and
atipulntaa that the bulldtug muet be ef brk and aoat
not leaa than f 30.000,
A. Dorn. dyer, at Ml Cunalng street, notlfiaa ala
customer that all goods left over three Months must
be called for within thirty days.
A Council Fluffs marriage of interest or. thla aide
ut the river la that of William K. Hardy and Miss
Minnie Fieofroft
Mis. C E. Nash r Milwaukee la visiting Otoe.be
frknos.
Freedom of Speech.
Evidently Trof. Kuno Meyer, In his seal to
Impart to Harvard students some modicum of
"kultur," hss mlsed the reciprocal benefit af
forded by his presence in Cambridge. No region
Is more charged with the Inspiring genius of
American Institutions than the neighborhood of
Harvard university. Lexington, Bunker Hill,
Boston Harbor, and even the statue of John Her
vard, are eloquent In the defense of that glorious
po"elgn of Americans, freedom of thought and.
conscience and freedom to express n speech' or
writing opinions and conclusions at all time.
It is to be regretted that Prof. Meyer should
have so failed, for It u one comforting reflec
tion that the German exchange professors would
take back to Berlin with them some little leaven
of American manners.
Hla chagrin at the lack of reverence shown
for the kaiser by a student of Harvard may bo
come him as a loyal German, but his wish that
all communication and relations be severed until
we adopt the German view is evidently born of
his persons! and not hla national attitude. The
reply of President Ixwll, couched In definite
but reepectful terms, very plainly tells him an1
the world what may be looked for from Harvard
in the matter of repression of speech, and in thla
Harvard fairly represents the United Statea of
America,
The Danger from Fool Friends.
It is no secret that the people of Omaha have
not been fully satisfied with their municipal gov
ernment since the commission plan was inaugu
rated. We are perfectly safe in saying that ex
poctatlons have not been met by the change to
the extent folks were led to believe they would
be. Neither have the people been seriously dis
satisfied except for a prevailing natural desire
for Improvement in certain places, and along
certain lines. '
Under normal condltlona this desire for im
provement would undoubtedly have enforced tho
demand for several changes in the personnel of
the commission, and this may yet be brought
about It ia unfortunate, however, for the sev
eral competent and deserving candidates, whose
election would Insure improvement in the city
hall, that, Just to make an anti-admlnlstratlon
slogan for a newspaper with a grievance they
have allowed themselves to be weighted down
with other candidates who represent nothing but
a desire to connect with the payroll.
For jone'a own mistakes, either In politics or
1j business, a person has himself to blame, but
It's mighty tough on political ambitions to have
fool friends overplay the game and endanger the
chance of victory.
One to a District
. In another column we give space to a com
munication from Representative Negley, - In
which be sets forth his position on redisricting,
contending that it la the same as reapportion
ment and declaring himself to be supported by
eminent legal authority. While for the present
the subject la purely academic, we are 'yet rash
enough to persist In disagreeing not only in
disagreeing, but in believing that the courts
would uphold the common-sense view rather
than a strained technicality.. Representation In
the' legislature corresponds with representation
in congress, but for the latter we have the two
processes of reapportionment and redisricting
kept entirely separate and distinct. Congress
fixes the ratio to population and determines
how many members each state shall have, but
the state authorities define the districts. Our
only constitutional limitations on legislative ap
portionment are that the basis shall be gauge!
to the number of inhabitants, and that the time
shall be the first session after each census enu
meration. Bat there Is nothing whatever, so
far as we can discover, to prevent legislation
prescribing the method of election at any time,
nor any reason in the constitution, or out of It,
why a voter who, in Sarpy county votes for one
senator, and one representative should, by mov.
ing across the line into Douglas county, acquire
the right to vote for five senators and twelve
representatives.
Old-Time Methods in City Campaign.
Whatever else it may accomplish, the closing
days of the Omaha city campaign Is adding much
to the Joy of life. The street-corner meetings
partake very largely of the era of the torchlight
parade. The automobile haa been adopted as
adjunct to the mechanics of politics, and facili
tates greatly the progress of the candidates and
their champions from point to point, but the im
passioned appeals from the speakers show that
it Is much the same old process for "mating
votes." The good nature of the proeeedlnga so
far la a tribute to the patience and other fine
qualities of the American crowd. Entertain
ment for the multitude, and occasional edifica
tion, is provided by these meetings, and the doc
trine of liberty is thereby vindicated, if Europe
could have a few years of such public expression
of political opinion, a "world war" would be Impossible.
Fairy Tales from the Front.
Readers or daily newspapers, and others as
well, who are trying to follow the varying for
tunea of the combatants through means of the
published accounts of military and naval move
ments are having a most exasperating experience
Just now. At ho time since the war commenced
have the stories sent out been more conflicting
or more confusing. Strict censorship still is
maintained, and is even more rigorous now thau
if was In the beginning. The press is given Just
what Information the Interested governments
want the public to have, and nothing more.
The contradictory stories sent across to
America show a sad lark of Ingenuity and a pau
city of Inventive faculty. The presa bureaus of
the belligerent governments should employ a rear
American newspaper police reporters to give the
war stories seat. A good reporter, who can
turn a plain drunk into hajf a column of reada
ble "news" would soon work a vast Improvement
n the yens from headquarters about the prog
ress of the battles. At present the only fact of
which the American public can feel at all certain
la that the movements of the armies are being
hidden ia a tuna of verbiage.
Boost tha garden dubs. In whatever way a
helping hand is given to theclty beautiful, youth
ful enthusiasm is brought close to nature, and
the Joys of living substantially advanced for
young and old- - ( .
The Political Caldron
TUB average voter doee not understand the 1ns and
outs of a city political campaign There la much
more then a mcr ueat for votes and the game
Is rather Interesting when one alts In with the player
and wiitrhea the various playa. Organisation IS the
Mg feature of the campaign. In the present campaign
the administration candidates are working tinder Tom
Klynn as their leader, white the aritls are following
the lead of A. L. Button. Theae leaders have general
committee. cecutlve committer! and ward captain
itnd workers. I n side has a complete list rf all of
the rriclnterrit voters to date and they have their ptih
llclly departments, icrpe of speaker and other de
partment. Who ever heard ot political spies? There nra such
persona and It Is regarded as part of the game. The
other evening, for Instance, tho administration people
had two men at. a meeting, of the Knlgnts of Luther
and these two men reported back all of the proceed
ing worth while. The antls have two secret service
men constantly on the Job. looking for Information
from the other aide. In thla manner each aide keep
felrly well posted on the Inner workings of the other
aide end also of the general situation. Each side Is
now planning to spring eleventh-hour coup to catch
undecided or wavering voter. Then, too. there are
men looking for the records ot the various candidates,
much of which material la used by the speakers. It
la a game of strategy and ounnlng-nesa and Is all a
part of the great game ot politic.
Nothing daunted by the Insistence of the candi
date on making their own alliances and slatea, our
old friend, Matt Oreevy. Is standing by the guns that
the only way to dislodre the democrats from the city
hall U to vote for republican. Matt Is talking right
out In meeting and this la what he say:
"The: city hall elate contains the names and pho
tograph of four democrat and three republican.
The German-American alate contain tha name of
four democrat and three republican. The wedlih
Amertcan alata contain tho nsinci of four democr&ta
and three republicans, the Irish-American alata con
tain the name of four democrat and three repub
lican, and numerous other elate are put together
likewise. Is that a democratic brand of n on partisan
ship, or la It pure poUttcel aerv7 . ,
' "With over 17.000 registered republicans, registered
under a solemn oath as to their party affiliation, and
not to xeceed 10.000 democrats registered likewise, will
some one tell us why the tall persist to wag the dog
on the alate proposition. Are these enterprising
four democrat on the city hall slate. Innocently ex
pecting the vote of over 17.000 republican, to pirt
them across, and thus continue their absolute control
of the Omaha city government, and then to give In
return to the three republicans on their numerously
constructed slate only 10.009 ote? Verily, nono but
the minority evwr preaches or practtcee nonpartlsan
shlp. ,
"This nonpartisan bunk Idea claims no father or
mother, and violently disclaim any political party
responsibility. It Is subservient only to such special
interest that can wy enough votes from the ma
jority party to place them In power.
"Would It not clarify the political atmosphere If
those who really claim to be nonpartisans In public
affairs, would vilt the very accommodating election
commissioner In ' our marble caetle and have their
aworn party affiliation changed to make It read. In
dependent or 'no partyT A Dr. Jekyl and Mr.. Hyde
game amongst your neighbor and friend I not a
pleasant role to play Mr. nonpartisan bunk. Do these
folks expect a driveling act of tho legislature ahall
absolve our conscience and swerve us from our sworn
psrty affiliation? . Or Is It the prospective mesa of
political pottage that la expected to stultify our -reasoning
powers for the time being? 4
"All loyal and red-Mooded and patriotic repub
licans, and dtlsens In general, should Join with us on
election day In an effort to restore confidence and
prosperity in this great country of ours by VotliiK
for tho seven republicans on the commission ticket.
Any repubtioan that vote a slate In which hla party
I shown as the minority should have his head ex
amined. Vote 'er straight, Mr. Republican."
At tho 'recent primary election in Omaha, one of
the Judges of election In the First preolnct of tha
Third ward was Harry V. Burkley, the well known
baritone singer. .
In looking over the election laws' Mr. Burkley dis
covered that the election board was required to an
nounce the cloalng of the polls In language specified
about as follows, towlt: .. , ..
"Hear yel Hear e! the polls In this precinct will
close In thirty minutes." t , .
This opened up glee club, possibilities to the musi
cal Mr. Burkley, who immediately looked -the election
board over and tried their voice's during tha dull
times when votes were not coming in thiok-and fast.
Tha other members of the board were Lawrence
Brinkar, Dan Edgcrly, John P. Byrne and A. P.
Forbes, and while they had voices of great range and
much mustoal sweetness, they war somewhat' lacking
In volume. In . ranting about to overcome this de
ficiency. It waa discovered that among the ward work
era around the poll were two celebrttiea noted for
their vocal atunta, namely. City Inspector Bossle and
Baaa Ball t'mplr Haskell. . . .
These two were Impressed Into the service In the
hope that they could, add the necessary quantity to,
the undoubted quality of the election board officials
One or two rehearsal were held during Ihe quiet
periods of the afternoon, and at precisely thirty min
ute before closing time the glee club was lined up
In front of the election preolnct. ready to start.
At the f:st "Hear ye!" a street car Just rounding
the corner of Ieavenworth street wss derailed. At
th seconl "Hear ye!" most ef 'the downstairs wlu
dows on the west side of Sixteenth street were cracked
and people could be seen in the upstairs ' windows
looking for tho fire escapee. ; . ; .
By the time the chorus was concluded the street
were blockaded with people, scurry lng In all direc
tions, the fire department was approaching and the
sheriff office waa being besieged by telephone cells
with request that the mllrtla be called out
It la unpeceeeary to add. that every on In. that
prectnot knew that the polls would does tn thirty
minute. v .' .
Twice Told'Tales
Rwfce and BaeWrt.
A deputy sheriff, 'who was here' recently to take
back a prisoner, told this' story on the Jailer tn his
town. The Jailer, although a weD-tixianlug man. la
Illiterate and spelling Is a trifle dlffKMlt for him. One
Uy last spring, pencil and paper 'in hand, he went
through the let I to get suggestion frera the inmetes
as to changer In the dietary.' ,
"W would like te have some rnubarb," suggested
one prisoner. " ' s i
"You may have It." replied the Jailer, who then
commenced trying to record the .request. He began
"ru," hastily abandoned that for "reu, and then put
"roo" and "rheu" auoceealvely., ' Thoroughly exaspet
ated at !. he fiercely exclaimed ;'
"Rubub be ha used. Toull get cabhage." IxuU
vllle Times. , ' ' .
People and 'Events
A raid on millinery shop' In New Tork last week
netted llO.oan worth of outlawed aigrettes. Women
who dote on aigrettes should seek something Just aa
good" or Uncle Sun "will get you If you dua't watch
out"
A poor, but shady Uotham youth, tried the black
hand method on Vincent A tor foy JM) and got five
years. There Is no sure way of raising the dough from
confirmed plutea, and five years of 'meditation will
duwbtleea drive home the fact .
Friends of Cart Bitter, the sculptor killed by an
automobile la New York: City, have ' petitioned the
district attorney to submit the caae to the grand Jury.
The coroner's Jury returned a verdict of accidental
death. The testimony of the driver of the car, wso
'also Is the owner, la that he, being forced to on side
by a taxlcab. preferred to drive hie car at right angles
across Praday and run down a group of peopkr,
standing on the street, rather than take ihe rlisnce
of aide -swiping '" Ihe taxlrab. k
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JUL Z
K Kick ow A Mckt Herrllna.
OMAHA, April S.-To the Editor ot
The He: I live on Farnam street, near
the Farnam bowllnic alley. Tueeday
night the work of the bowling continued
until 4 o'clock Wednesday morning and
I could not get my sleep, aa I am en
titled to as I every cltlacn of a free
country.
I there any city ordinance or regula
tion to provide for uch abuse of the
public?
There are other disturbance In thla
ertclnlty that continue all night, making
It impossible to Slnep all night It 1
the hope that th proper authorities will
help the peaceable cltlxen to enjoy the
peace and quiet to which he la entitled.
8. G.
Knllahtened I naelfWhnee of Baker
AHAPAHOE, Neb., April -To the
Editor of The Bee: Just a word con
cerning the baking situation in Omaha.
City Inspector of Weights and Measure
J. G. Pegg la sure acting like a school
boy, according to reports. Any fair
minded person can plainly see that no
baker will acalej his bread so small that
he will lose trad by It Th real aim
of the baker, to my knowledge, ia to
give the housewives a lnrge enough loef
for her money that she will not do her
own baking, thereby Increasing his sales
and both profit more by It.
The prlo of loaves ia difficult, to
change and It is certain that bakers must
get more money or reduce the size Cf
loaves the way flour and other product
have advanced. No, supposing ths bak
ers, by law or city ordinance, have to
seal th small loaves at sixteen ounces,
the price must advance, thereby forcing
the consumer to buy a larger loaf. '
It Is the custom of this free country
that every . man shall do as he pleases
aa long as he pleaee to do right So If
th poor baker puts out a good clean
loaf, which the pure food law require,
and the public prefers 'buying it rather
than bake at home, I don't see why
Pegg should butt In and try to force
the consumer to buy a larger loaf.
CHARL.K3 E. HOUSE.
Redlstrlrtlna and Reappsrtlanmesl.
OMAHA. April 29. To the Editor of Tha
Bee: Referring to your editorial of April
TS. entitled "Redisricting and Reappor
tionment," I wish to explain my raona
for stating that the recent legislature had
no authority to redlstrlct Douglas county
for tho election of senators and. repre
sentative, and to point out th error ot
aasumtng that redistriettng could be mad
effective without, an apportionment It
ia probably tru that th proposed redla
trictlng would not change th number of
senators or representatives from this
county, but the proposal to elect them
from separate districts within the county
would not avoid the necessity of an ap
portionment It would be necessary to
define the boundaries of each district and
lo specify thst each of such district shall
be entitled to elect one senator or rep
resentative. This assignment or allot
ment must be based upon. equal popula
tion 'n th new dlstrlot and constitutes
the process . of. equalising -representation, .
vhich the constitution contemplates when
It say "th legislature shsH apportion
the senators and representatives' accord-',
ing to th number of Inhabitants." '
Te divide Dougla county Into senatorial
districts without allotlng or "apportion
ing" a senator to each new district would
be to leave the law without effect Tou
would have your districts, but no legal
authority to elect senators from ' thera.
The apportionment Is as important a part
oi the proceedings aa th making of the
district. Thla Is recognised by th leg
Islatur when It districts and apportions
lit the following language: '"Dlstrlot No.
4 shall consist of the' county- of Douglas
and be entitled to flv senators." Tha
fact that ths new apportionment would
affect only Douglas county would not
make it any th less an apportionment
within tl meaning of th cont(tit'on.
' ttrletly speaking.' it is not correct to
ay that "reflltrictiiig as proposed ' Con
templates no change In the allotment of
representation," fcr the present allotment
I flv senators td Douglaa county as sen
atorial district No. 4 and twelve repre
sentatives to Deuglns county as repre
sentative district No. 10, while the pro
posed allotment would be on senator to
each of five Independent districts and one
representative to each , of tweiva Inde
pendent districts. A senator would repre
sent the voters of hla dlstrlot and be re
aponalbl te them only, and not to tha
people of the whole county. The number
of senators would be th same, but their
constituencies entirely different. '
Early In th recent session I examined
thee questions, with the assists no or
such lawyer as John P.. Braen and I.. J.
Dunn, and they agreed that a redlitrtct
Ing involves a new apportionment, whi h
rr.ut be mad as provided by th con
etitutlon at th next session after the
ctnstia enumeration, and consequently
would be Impossible at tha recent session.
JOHN I. NKOUCT.
Cwadwetor Waaah.
OMAHA. April J7.-TO the Editor of The
e: I wish that you knew Conluctor
"Wsjugb. that runa on ,th Minneapolis St
Omaha; ha Is eighteen karat, without a
f'aw tha easiest man you ever aaw, with
a record as white as snow.
To a student hrakeman he's, always
klt.d: he explains all the lawe and r ilea:
J lie never -goes craiy and bawl him out.
nor give commands with a violent shout
(Mkt a Dutchman driving mules) ; but he
says: "My son, keep your badge . well
riined. put a swell polish on your shoes;
don't b peeaumntous and know It all;
don't wiggle your fingers and talk baa
b.ill; don't fight the 'steaa' In the smok
ing car. nor stall around where th
I women are. nor alt In th coach and
j sooeae; but paas through the train from
frent to rear, and rail every town so folks
I ran h.r. nt mveitA rl..Mt. mnA frwtnaA
And Weugh never tiira to split the skull
of a bum that ride the dome, but he
ray: "Good evening, Mr. Brown! you
can't ride there; let me help you down,
ere reu fall and hreeJr a bone) I'm sorry
you cannot pay. your fare and sit Inside
on a c as toned chair; but th towns are
good along tills route, so I'll leave you
here; goodbye, old scout." And th look
in hla eye la so sincere that the hobo
drops a large, warm tear as th train
Waves htm there alone.
Oh, Pappy Waugh t"may hi trib In
creaaa") treat all the travelers fair; to
very widow he tip his hat; he Jokes
with the leaa and Jollssa the fat;' ae'a aa
old-feaiiloiied run of peace; and let the
area I her he hot or coU. he rail lea th
oung and humors the old. and alleviates
w-orry and car.
Ko I'll raise a glass, and this sod old
soul 111 toast wlih a sentiment brief:
May you live many years, Cwijuitor
Vvaugh, to run up and down the
Omaha." without worry or anxious grief:
and when you depart for that happy land,
may you walk forever the golden strand:
but our hearts will melt, snd our tear
wilt thaw when we say goodbye to t'on
fluctor Waugh. E. O. M INTOMH.
Editorial Snapshots
Pittsburgh Dispatch: Admiral Peary's
prediction that within a century th
I'nlted State will cease to he a nation
or occupy all North America put him In
Dr. Cook's class. Where are hi proofs?
Roston Transcript: It 1 understood
that Secretary Bryan read hi note to
the German ambassador In the news
paper thl morning and thought that It
wa not quit up- to the standard ot a
Commoner editorial.
Philadelphia Ledger: our companion in
trouble and neutrality, th fine little re
public of Swltserland, also has a doctor
for president. Dr. Motta, and he vie
with our own doctor In th coining of
phrases. He call Switzerland' honest
neutrality "It hunmanltarian duty."
Our Is largely epistolary. '
Baltimore American: President Wilson
rays the nation should not get excited.
But to get excited Is .one of th inalien
able rights to the pursuit of happiness
guaranteed by the constitution, which no
true American will ever give up. Tho
president might as well ask the average
native to retain the Judicial potae at a
ball gam.
Boston Transcript: "We're going to
get freedom from rum,'' says Sam
Small, "Just n you got freedom for the
slave, by a constitutional amendment"
Welt, if the prohibition amendment Isn't
enforced down In Georgia SJiy more
than th fourteenth and fifteenth
amendments are, there won't be many
southern colonels separated from their
Jugs.
New Tork World: It is computed by
motion picture expert that th American
public paid 1276,000,000 last year to see
"th movies." That is $76,000.000 ' more
than th estimated gains of farmers from
the higher prices of grain. It gives an
illuminating idea of th competition the
legitimate drama haa to meet assuming
that th figures are even approximately
accurate. ,
New Tork World: With all the dis
cussion. In Wall street and out, of export
of munitions of war,' In ' February In
crease of explosive only amounted to
tt.aon.OOO over last year, compared with a
120.000,000 increase In cotton, which Is noA
contraband. Such Increase a 141,000,000
In wheat and flour, $9,100,000 in horses,
$7,700,000 In, harness and saddles and
$2,300,000 In chemicals hav a partially
military aspect, hut It would be hard to
say that an embargo could be laid upon
any of these for the sake of peace. .
CHEESY CHAFF.
Doctor Iv you uifer from morning
heancres? '
Debutante Certnlnlv 1 suffer. If I en
joyed them a I do a highball. I certainly
shouid n I have consulted you Judge.
"Von look tired. Ktnle. I'm afraid thl
terrible r is tellliiB im you."
en, my nociors kit I miiei pomweiy
slop attending any more Red Croe hall."
ir.
"I have noticed that horses, like people,
have some particular plnee to which they
become very much attached."
"Ye: just about h re It is the hitching
post." Baltimore American.
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"Soon there will he nothing left for
scientist to discover."
"No fear of that. Scientist can al
weye go on discovering- that what scien
tist previously discovered ia all wrong."
Washington Star.
"What ecam or that politician? He
was alwav self-seeking."
"That nmv have been what the Voter
had In mind when they told him to sro
chaae himself." Louisville Courier-Journal,
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"Here's a dealer advertise a sale of
heredltarv mahogany furniture.". .
"Just what does he mean by that?
"Thafa merely ii polite way of saying
second-hand." Pittsburgh Po"t.-'
THE DARDANELLES. :
Sara Beaumont Kennedy.
Hre where the narrow atralt divides
I !ke rift of fate, the continent.
Thr warrlofs of dead aeons pitched.
Are after age, their martial tents
Anil wrote their annals on the shiftin
. sand.
'Twa here the heroes whom old Homer
aung
Th clear wave cut with questing pron
to world wsr for a woman's mlle.
And on the further sand redeemed their
vow
Cf Ilium's walls reduced to dust.
Here, too, with a raft of. drifting boats
Imperial Xerxes bridged the tide.
Where later pnased the Macedonian king
With conquest-lust unsatisfied.
To weep for new world on th hounds of
space.
ITre galleys of Byxantium fought
With Saracen; and through the etralt
Triumphant Islam onward swept,
And Constantinople wa the open gate
Through which Mohammed crept to Eu
rope's feet.
' . .
And now, with flags unfurled, the Chris
tian fleet
Move down th old historic way;
The thunder of Its guns Is Moslem's knell.
And on her prayer rug Btamboul fall
in fear
While time writes "Kismet" on the cres
cent's curve. .
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'mellowing the latent flavors ;
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Havanas tonight and see why.
they always ' come
back for Moore,,
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