nTE-HEE: OMAHA. MONDAY, MAY 17, 1015.
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May IT
Thought for the Day
Select' by Mary E. JtWgors Lmii
Our $hart of night to tear,
Our ir of morning,
Our blank ot l!it$ to Ml
Our blank of Mcvrning.
Jhrt a itar and thtre m star
Home lot; thtir tray
Jlcrt a mut and thrt a mitt,
Attertardday!
Emily Dicleinion.
Republican unity la the forerunner of pros
perity. Push It along.
Nebraska, banks ahow up well. Tbat'a be
cause) Nebraska farmers produce the goods al
ways In demand.
The Hen! us who will Invent a device which
will locate a submarine or signal Its approach,
csa take all kinds of money on delivery of the
goods.
China details just what happened and how
It happened. The story is entitled to credence,
Inasmuch as the one who felt the blow is best
fitted to describe the concussion.
Attacks on unoffending residents by HrltUn
mobs bring home to Britons a Knocking exhibi
tion of practices they condemn In others. Two
wrongs do not make a right.
A careful reading of the story of the holdup
of China shows that the only vital point omitted
front the Japanese demands was-an answer to
the fjneeition; "How old Is An?"
Although not Included for the present In
the Greater Omaha plan, Henson and Florence
will be asking to be taken In In due course ot
time, and not a very long time at that.
From all acrouats of the Lusltsnia's fateful
eighteen minutes, it is gathered that young Van
derbitt won several whole-souled pleaders for
mercy to a rich man at the pearly gates.
Nebraska's governor Is not being; exten
sively quoted along with the other governors,
tut then, our sovrrnor knows enough not to
May anything when he doesn't know what to lay.
A shadow thrown across the paths of peaca
furnishes roni ponsai Ion for the alarm. In the
jirrbent . Instance It emphasises the unity and
solidarity of all classes in upholding the natlou'a
rights.
The fart that Chancellor Day of the Syracuse
university and Colonel Roosevelt dined together
without smashing the crockery also helps to
tihow. that the republican rhasm Is largely tru-aginary.
The reported blood-letting explosion In Por
tugal nerves to make Spain the roost conspicu
ous habitat of peace lu Europe. Por the pres
ent the Castillisns exultsntly wesr the borrowed
HritUh plume of "splendid Isolation."
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Just a Medieval Survival.
While the note to the Imperial government
of Germany Is signed "Bryan." and Is dellverel
through our ambassador at Berlin, no one con
nects the authorship with the signature. On
the contrary, its formulation and composition
are universally accredited to the president.
Why should not the note have been signol
"Wilson?" Why should a grest world-republic
rllng to the forms of ancient monarchy? After
having emancipated ourselves from so many
other shackles of medievalism, why should w
keep tip this pretense la the circuitous com
munication of diplomacy? Originally the In
termediaries In such casts served as convenient
buffers for a dlrlne-rule sovereign so that he
might disclaim words or promises uttered by
another even though at his own direction. W'i
have made some progress, but are still losde.J
down with survivals that keep us hundreds of
years behind the times in all our International
transactions.
Depew on the Year's
Notable Centciinaries
rrom Kii Slat BtrthSay Breech. '
7T &1 -tu
Throwing a Line to State Bank.
While the federal reserve bank system has
fallen short of prospectus at several points,
most noticeable baa been its failure to elicit
membership applications from state bsnks.
National hanks, It will be remembered, are
members by compulsion, no option remaining
to them except to come In or relinquish their
charters. 8tate banks, on the other band, are
given almost equal privileges with national
banks upon complying with the technical pre
requisites, yet comparatively few state banks
have been willing to make the experiment .pre
sumably for fear that once In there would be no
way out.
The action of the Federal Reserve board
now In promulgating a rule permitting state
banks to withdraw at pleasure Is recognition of
the system's failure so far to attract the slate
banks, and an effort to reassure them that they
will have nothing to lose by trying It out. To
what extent this will have the desired effect
remains to be seen, but it will be accurately
measured by the next showing of increase or
decrease In state bank membership.
The day ua prod net i e of wveial fwculiar lot
car accident". The broke rod of a car on the Tlilr
teenth Hin t line became d-tached and the car ran
wild, and anoihrr car on Ilia St Mary avenue line
K.t out of ioiitrl or the ditter and, saliiiiis aievj.
lan into Its e n hur,e, diasKlns l hem naif a blot
and Injuring one of lliem eoipirly.
Mrs. O. II. Donate, vit'.ii lu ben latins in tne
auulh lor aeveral unit. a'Tived home
iate t'tU t'ominlsrioiier W. I.. May ta beck from
Wa.-nlnKlOfl where be attended a nteetlns ot the N
tionat rlxti Culture aaaodatlun, and tin Idently ar
ranged for a rriuJ of aliiotnla reUthow trout to
be aent here hi aumrurr.
The folkj at otniy heathtuarters are expected the
arrival litre of Kerrctary of War Kndiiult, Major
tioneial rRhoflrld and Adjnuni Ueneral I'rilrn, now
on a lour ot Inspection, and coining up from r'ort
). a Yen worth.
The I'nltin Pa-tfir hi commem-ed building another
extuneton ot the belt line from (he Woodmen oil plaet
out ie tHxon'a and the Keu t'lulr lumber yard.
Tie program to the formal opening of the new
court houte ba bceu arranged, the dedication to take
p!m. Tnurad.y. May . with Iheae exercises la the
ev. V.n. t- iiUtion ea behalf of the ocuniy torn
inlat.enei by Hoo. J. '. Cowlu; Acceptance for the
c;rt by JuilRca Wakeley and N'evtlls; Acctptanre
tut th': people by Hun. Jainea V. Savage, and a1
dieajKa by iSenanoi K. f-et.ibronk iii ths iouiI be lee
and il t.intoiy; by )uui U Woulworth n pat
J j r l i ucb tn t- of ftiucUia eoanty; by J. J. ftedlck en
imlnl;en' en of U.e bar; and Arthur O. Wakeley on
th fitur I ir ul Dui.f 'Mt vounty
Winning; Public Opinion.
The International Court congress has set for
Its committee the task of developing In the
I'nlted States sentiment in favor of the Interna
tional court, projected as a tribunal for the set
tlement of disputes that are now taken up
through diplomatic channels. This ought not
to be so very hard to accomplish, for public opin
ion In the United States Is already committed to
the principle Involved. To secure continuing
support, the idea must not be alone presented as
such, but in its working out must carry with it
the conviction of Us utility.
The American people may be fickle In their
moods, and much given to the "blowing off ot
steam," but they are not altogether creatures of
impulse; underneath the froth and foam of pop
ular clamor will be found always a solid and sub
stantial element of good sense and. reasoning
JndgmentJ Decisions reached by the American
people In calm deliberation are powerfully sup
ported, because the popular" will, so established,
Is Irresistible. Devoted to psaca and its at
tendant arts, with ideals that comprehend tho
loftiest concept of human liberty and indlvlduat
freedom, the American popl are not likely to
require much urging to glv their support to a
move that means the extension of those Ideals
throughout the world.
' Should the proposed international court ever
get beyond the press agent stage, and become an
actual factor la world affairs, It will be Judged
by Its results, and If these are good H will not
require artificially stimulated public opinion to
support It.
The Slide of the Serpent.
Is the present condition of the "slide" oit
Culebra cut, which Interferes with the utmost
use of the Panama canal, advantageous, or la it
Just a nuisance? It serves to prevent the pas
sage of the Atlantic fleet of the American navy
to the Pacific coast at a time when It seems ex
pedient that the ships be kept on the eastern
shore. This may deprive the California exposi
tion of some comfort and In other ways modify
plans of holiday-makers, but It will not worK
any notable Inconvenience to the administration
of the navy from a strictly utilitarian point of
view. The unpleasant way the "serpent" ha
had of slowly altpptng millions of tons of md
Into the bottom of the canal has not won It any
especial favor with the englneera In charge of
the work down there, but Its presence Just at
this juncture may secure It some recognition.
At any rate, It Is not a serious menace to tho
utility of the canal, and if It were vitally neces
sary that warships go through, the way to send
them would be found.
Out of the trials and anxieties of the day
comes a genuine voice of hope and cheer. A
member of the New Tork Housewives' Municipal
league. In a public oration full of sweetness and
light, demanded a square deal tor husbands.
That Is precisely what husbands have contended
for from the stsrt. Apparently the square deal
has eluded them. With a valiant woman cham
pioning the cause of the oppressed, victory can
not be far away or else the deck will catch the
torpedo.
By way of excuse the answer of the gov
ernment cites that the Rlggs National bank
loaned money to former treasury officials. Is
there a bank In Washington that doea not loan
money to public officials all the time In due
course of business? If the Innuendo Is thst
such bank accommodations are corrupt or have
Influenced official action, something In the way
of proof should Je forthcoming.
The greed for money among heirs unmen
Honed In a will was revealed with unexamplel
baseness in the Campbell will contest Just con-
; rludsd In St. Louis courts. In their eagerness
to reach the millions Involved, the heirs stopped
at nothing. The Jury which heard the rase
unanimously and without hesitation vindicated
the honor of mother aad daughter and honorel
themselves in doing it-
Strange as It may appear, the scrappy repub
lics of South America, alone of all the conti
nents, monopolize the spotlight of peace.
It is calculated by experts that a politics!
pie counter will generate harmony aud sweet
content about the time tipping Is abolished on
Pullman cars.
THIC er la remarkable for Its centennarlee. One
btindr'd year aro Napoleon was rrushed at
Waterloo by the timely arrival of the Prussian
army under i'.lurher to the aeatstanre of the Entrllsb
under Wellington. Now the French are aaved from
annihilation by the cordial support of the whole naval
and military power of the British empire. We take
too little into account In eatlinatlna the Cannes of the
alignment of nations at one period In alliance, at
another In hostility, of the changing Ideal which
jrnvern the minds and action of peoples. One hun
dred years ago niamurrlt vu born. It Is astonishing
how few men there are In recorded Malory whoae
genius and constructive ability hate Influenced the
world In all succeeding centuries. Caeear kept Rome
nllve for 4"S jears and until Roman law had become
the around work of the Jurisprudence of all modern
nations. Washington won the Independonce of hts
country, and then a president of the convention which
framed the constitution, by hi Influence In securing
Its adoption hy the Mate and hia wlndnm In the
Inauguration and practical working of the new govern
ment, created and placed upon enduring foundations
the republic of the L'nlted Ml ate. It la an axiom that
the influence of these Institution has been world
wide Napoleon represented the military energies of
the French revolution. The greateat soldier of the
ages, he shattered the faith of Kuropn in the divine
right of kings and placing manikin upon the emptied
thrones dlaetpated by the aunlight of publicity the
Ideas of royal anointment from heaven. Bismarck
by his diplomacy and his victorious pollc of blood
and Iron, organised military autocracy a the domi
nating power of the twentieth century and apparently
checked and rendered helpleas the fast p-ietratlDg lib
eral idea of the French revolution. But these ldeaa
made Frsaco a republic, with a prealdent without
authority, and changed the autocratic and oligarchic
government of Oeorge the Third to tne reponlve
democracy of Georsa V. Ho when Kin rkiward VII.
prince of good follows and most tactful or diplomat,
and Delcaeae, the French foreign minister, came to
gether they settled the threatening war over Man-hand
and Fahoda by the discovery that centuries of bitter
enmity between the French and RnsllHh had passed
away by both peoples having evoluted Into the same
Ideala end the same responaibtlities for democratic
development and social Juatlce. So keenly did the
Herman foreign orfloa. which had hoped for war
between the two count rle, resent this change that
they said peremptorily to France, "Either dismiss
Delcasse or Oermany declares war." No such Im
perious demand was ever made upon a sovereign stale.
But France was cowed and Delcaeae wa dismissed.
Hut hie work survives. In the trenches of France and
Belgium and the mastery of the aeaa for the allied
force. Today, after 10t year. Napoleon and Bis
marck upon the old field of Waterloo are leading mil
lions of soldiers under new alignment in bloody bat
tle for mastery In affairs of th world of the Idees
for which they stand.
The event of this year which In future years will
be regarded as the most Important and significant of
them all is the hundredth year of peace between the
l'nlted Mate and Great Britain. The subject of Inter
national peace is to be the engrossing topic, when tha
terrible wsr ends, with statesmen, publicists, educators
snd the people. The incontestable fact that these tws
powerful nations, with frequent snd (raver causes for
war than many which have plunged other govern
ments Into life and death battles, have settled sll
their difficulties by diplomacy during alt these genera
tions, and have kept a boundary line of 3,000 miles
without a fort, and Inland seas washing sll their
Interior shores without battleship, Is a monumental
argument for the peace of the world. It will grow in
the minds snd Imagination of other nations as ttms
rolls on. The American peace commissioners at GJient
were the brilliant Henry Clsy, the finely equipped
John Quincy Adams, Albert Gallatin, s trained diplo
matist, James A. Bayard and Jonathan Ruaaell. To
meet them the British government sent inferior met)
without power or decision except as instructed from
the home office, it Is an Interesting fact that as the
negotiation were about breaking off, the mighty
authority and dominating will of the duke ef Welling
ton brushed aside ail obstacles and forced an agree
menu 1
The city suithorltlea of Ghent celebrated the event
with a banquet. President Madison formally pro
claimed peace between the United States and Great
Britain In a document as vital and In as full force
today as whea it waa isaued 100 years ago on the 17th
day of February, 1815.
Among these celebrations ot events of the older
time. It will not be thought frivolous In an nfter-tllnner
speech, which permits snything fit to print, providing
it Is Interesting, that 100 years ago trousers were first
worn by suffering men. The tstlor who appeared in
them In Bond street, Ixndon, wss assaulted by the
mob and arrtited by th police for Indecency. - The
duke of Wellington next tried the fashion, but Waa
turned away from the roost Important ball of ths
season at Allwioh. His freeb. laurels of Waterloo could
not save him from the Indignation of the British
matron, Th governor of ths ball said, "Tour grace
cannot enter here. The gueat at this bail must bs
dressed." The significance or trousers Is thst It marks
the change which came In with the nineteenth cen
tury of nerve-racking habits of hurry a.id haste. Reat
and repose no longer prolong and beautify our lives.
Ths otlum cum dlgnltate ef Cicero hss ceased to b a
happy habit. Tne utilitarian says .It cost Cicero bis
life, for he could have escaped Antony's sasaaslns If
he had hurried. Th spirit ot the age hss cheapened
literature. It la not that there sre no rret writer,
but there are no patient reader. The pot-boiler drive
out the classics. Th clipper ship reduced the voyews
to Rurope from three months to sis weeks, th steam
ship to ten dsys. snd the Mauritania to five, while th
cable annihilated dial nee. Th staae coach and canal
boat were aupereeded by the railroad, and the ten-m)ie-n-hour
train evoluted Into the Twentieth Century
Limited which made Chlcaso. 1.000 miles sway, a sha
ping suburb of New York. The mall Is to slow for
th present competition In nustnees and th night let
ter by telegraph carries orders from New York which
are executed th nest morning In all the markets of
America and Kurop. In U7C Prof. Graham Bell dew
onatrsted the practicability of the telephone for short
distance, and In 1U he talked easily X.OUO mile acroea
the continent with San FrancWvo. . The allies have
cut the cables to Oermany, but the air encircling the
glolie ran neither be cornered nor cut and Berlin by
wtrelea communicates dally with New York. In 1677
I had sn option ot a sixth ef the Bell Telephone for
aome day for tlO.ooo. I consulted the most famoua
telegraphlo expert in the country and he advised me
to drop It. "It la a toy and commercially a fake,'
be said. Had I followed my strong faith In the entei
pilae I would today (if alive, which la doubtful) be i
hundred millionaire. 1 have always loat money when
following the advlc of expert. They are governed by
their data and lack Imagination, and without Imagina
tion all thlugs not demonstrated are to them worthleat.
Hut to retura again to trouaera. The old paraphernalia
of inan'a nether garment, with ita ehoe. buckle,
tucking, breeche snd flap required ten minute to
put on. Trousers thirty second. Tim la everything.
A century of ten minutes aaved each day by count
' lri millions Invents machinery, rnprtneer' enterprise.
accumulate fortune aad fill llbrarla
A few days a so was th fiftieth anniversary of
AppomalOK. Those of u who ere In full vigor on
that eventful lb of April, ltm. tan never forget th
effect of the announcement uf the ur rentier of Gen
eral I-e ami his army, the geueroue term comed-.-l
by General t'rant and the end of civil war. Stanton,
eccretery of war; Senator Wade and Thaddeu Stevens,
rei rearming the radl'-l, deiuauded th repudiation
f Giant s agreement with lr and vlnOictlv punish
ment of confederate soldiers and statesmen. Only the
prrttigo of Grant and the policy ot IJrvcoln prevented
guemlla war fee a generation. General intent's cry,
'11 us navw ce," rang through the land a few
utterance ever have. With slavery, th cauee of the
war. aooltahed. after a few rash eipertmemte of mili
tary control, the aeceded statea were welcomed to ol1
the Hshia under the constitution and tne union en
joyed by their victorious brethren. Osj Decoration
day the blue aad the gray intermingle the flower
Mean upon the grave of their heroee, and peace and
proKpcrliy have united north and south, eaet aad west.
H I W aate Kaey Money f
AVOCA, la. May l.--To the Editor
of The Bee: I Just received a letter from
Alterrburg. dexony. which givee several
price on staple articles, monrf them
tmalxe) corn, which r.sts PO& for a ton
of lost pounds. As 'Mi German pound
sre equal to l.flOO American pounds, I
flg'ite that fifty-six prunds, or one
bushel, would cost 94.94.
As I am Interested In several hundred
aires of corn growing In Nebrasl'.s. and
It will make a very Different financial
reawlt to me If some corn Is sold for
cents s bushel and soma for 7T cent
a bushel. But how many million ilollsrs
will it make for Nebraska alone?
Now 1 have no sympathy for German
military power, and wish It wgs broken.
but ss we st present sre a neutral na
tion, I think we are entitled to get all
the benefit the market will allow, partic
ularly out of foodstuffs.
Now. Mr. Kditor, with the largest and
most Influential newspaper in th state,
I wish you would look up th interna
tional law, and se If Kngland has a
right to cut away a market of over
60,000. ft) people from us. and. It not. In
sist upon ' our government having the
full right to let our foodstuffs be sold un
hindered to the countries where w can
obtain the best prices, as it. Is a question
In which almost every fsrmer i Inter
ested, and a question uf national b neflt.
If any expenses Is t-onnected with the
sains, 1 think any firmer In Nebraska,
or Interested In Nebraska, would be mill
ing to give you a compensation from 13
to lie apiece. J. KASNER.
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I alia Preaa aad ralalt Derelict.
OMAHA, May 15.-Tt the Editor of The
Bee: I have been very much surprised
at the slleno of the Omaha press In
regard to the Lusltania maeacre, as
Barrett Wendell so aptly calls It. Cher
ishing the belief In the freedom and
courage of the press, some of um have
len looking for an editorial In The
iBee or the News, (for we could not be
so fstaous as to hope for anything from
the World-Herald, whose cotd-Mooded
political designs are arpsrent to all),
which should condemn a does the press
of the entire world, in no measured
terms this last and most horrible ot
German atrocities.
German-America ns in our midst, with
characteristic aagresslvmess have burst
Into print In numbers, defending spiritedly
If ungrammatically, the program ot von
Tlrpits and his gang of pirates. The quan
tity if not the quality of their effusions
demands. It seems to me, soma reply, leat
th unthinking smong our citlxens may
mistake the dross of their argument for
the fine gold of Justic, truth and patrio
tism. The pulpit, which should lead public
sentiment, not follow In ths wake of ma
terial Interest, has also failed te speak
out although clergymen' throughout th
country voiced last SuniJsy th horror
snd Indignation, which every tru Ameri
can feels st this last example of Ilohen
sollern methods of making- war against
helpless women and little oblUlren.
1 feel mire tbat Th Be which has al
ways reflected the best In our civil life
will not refus to print this appeal for
a courageous expression, en ths part of
those whose high metier it. Is to mould
public opinion, f th Indignation which
sll patriotic Americans feel for this af
front te our . national honor, sn.l their
abhorrence ss lovers of humanity, for
the insufferable methods of Prussian
militarism. U M. C.
Prohanan's I -a at Werda.
WKBiMNO WATER, Nh., May 15.
To th Bdltor f Th Be; Win you
pleas tell us something about the Uf
snd work of Charles Frohmaa, whose
last words, "Why fesr death? It Is th
most beautiful adventure in life!" spoken
as the deck of th kualtanta was rapidly
sinking, appeared In your paper. There
seems to be a difference of opinion re
garding his work. Bom seem to think
he was an educator, others that th
theatrical world waa his field. He surely
displayed a calmness In facing that great
tragedy, and his brave word ought to
help and strengthen mors timorous ones,
as they sre called on to meet, th last
enemy, which alt mint meet, for there
IS no escape from death.
These Isat words - of Charles Frohmsa
remind one of President McKlnley's "It
Is Ood'S wgy," even though the world
is shocked by the tragedy of It. And
Francis Willard's, dying calmly but try
umphanUy. ' How beautiful It is to bs
with God!" II met th great destroyer
fearlessly; they, also fearleasly, but with
the grander glory of the truth of ths
eternal ages. STEIXA BCTLEK.
Not: Mr. Frohman was a theatrical
manager, but one with high ideals, who
endeavored to elevate stage standards.
Medelaahn Cherae aad Back.
OMAHA, May li. To the Kditor of The
Bee: "Too bad we cannot com back.
You have a magnificent chorus here In
Omehs." On of th leading first violin
ists of the Chicago Orchestra said this to
m st th conclusion of ths orchestral
concert.
Musically, the Mendelaaohn Chorus Is
our city's finest asset. Hven It there may
be plutocratic Individuals who wlah
"cabaret" tones, ss the gentleman said,
there la a growing number of the other
type. We must, however, with our ex
cellent Mr. Kelley and Mr. Slock of Chi
cago deplore the materialistic crudeneas
of many leaders in our local financial
world. Almoat any kind of an exhibition
can tall Into the box gallery ths beauti
ful carnalities scarcely protected from
the ungentle chills sny more than the
aeven lovely maiden that posed In ths
painter's studio of Zeuxls st old Crotona.
But "society" does not tush to good music
In Omaha let. Kven If the men of
finance personally fall to appreciate
mualr. In too many oesea, they certainly
ought on general grounds appreciate the
value to a community of a true mualcal
development. Why should not the Com
mercial club, booster of many infinitely
more tnelgnlfleaat project, booet the
Mendeleaoha Chorus spring feativalT
Perhaps a few leaders of the club could
effect a change. It the matter war thor
oughly dieruaeed there.
Personally I rejolc to hear that the
LMeodeU hn iptend to take up Bach.
That indicates the growth of th musi
cal eci cepttuni of the chorua. Bach la
the Gothic (Btmrdra! la th community ef
miau'iana. The B minor mass, which
the chorus Is said now to be studying,
f jiitaln what seema to me the deepest
soulcd work In all choral literature, the
inarvelou chorus: "I'rui Iflitu." un
equalled in its porttayal of th passion
of tl.e WorleVKedeemer. The roncluaion
of that cherus. In its divine pcaee. is to
me the most perfect expression of
eternal triumph over the darkne of tima
that ever entered into th mind of known
niuatciaae. la a few measure, cotuiag
as they do snd where they do, we have
the entire drama of a world of sin ended
and the unfolding endleaaness of eternal
redemption sublimely suggested by the
msjeatlr art of that mightiest of all
musical minds. Johan Hebaatian Bach of
old Oermen Saxony. To know that the
.Menielesohn mean to bring On.aha some
of Bach awaken In all music lovers edited
reiect for and gratitude towsrd Omaha's
musical Idealist, the conductor of the
chorus.
Never mind. Mr. Kelley, all Idealists j
have their tragically dsrk moments of
dlaappolntment. Only those severely
tested leaders of supreme Ideal excellence
lift their surrounding. Mr. Thomas of
Chicago ached on through sll his life st
the herd, wilful, seemingly unconquerable
Chicago materialism. But Just as he j
passed "across the bur" did he note the
gllmmee of hope on )he eastern horlxon.
Chicago of today boas In profound re
verence for that life-long tortured Ideal
ist. Mr. Thomas. Materialistic Chicago
has at present a large asaembly ot
idealists appreciative of the most mature
products of the musical art. Omaha will
see daylight long before Mr. Kelley' dies,
If he lives only a reasonable number of
years more. I believe that even the Com
mercial club csn be vitalized, moved to
act and to aid. If the movement obtains
a stsrt. It will by snd by live en by its
own inner vitality.
We must not suffer the return of th
Thomas Chicago Orchestra next aprtng
and the continuation of the ever, finer
work of our delightful and artlatlc
Mendelaaohn Chorus to be cut short.
Sham. "Omaha, my Omaha," if you
failed the Mendelssohn! A DOW Hl'LT.
SIGNPOSTS OF PROGRESS.
Filaments for about .noo Incandes
cent lamps rsn be made from a single
pound of metallic tungest'en.
In Russia bricks made of coal dust sre
used for paving: the coal dust Is com
bined with treacle and resin.
The wsr has been responsible for ths
establishment of the first successful bar
ium Industry in th l'nlted States.
CHEERY CHAFF.
Psroon (making a pastoral call) W'hy
doeon t your btixhHPd come to church,
Mrs. Uioding? ,
jh, be talk so In his sleep.' Brown
ing's Maguxtne.
"Hint on courtship abound. F.vety
msKSxine will tell you how to win a
wife. Anyhodv will gladly post you on
the etl'iuet of love making.'
' What on your mind''
"But after a man marries bo has to
Shift coiiii letelv for himself. " boulsn ille
Courier-Journal.
He Have your folkr decided yet where
Vou are all going to epctirt the summer?
l,e Not quite. Ma says It's at the
While mountain, but pi declare it'll be
St the poorhoune Boston Trnscrlpt.
"Lrfidy." ald Plrxldlng Pete, "Mo you
want that wood chopped?"
"Yes. Will you chop It?" ,
"No. But I know srmc fellers dat n
takln' physical culture, sn' fur som
coffee und san'wlche I'll aee If I can t
hooK 'em up to dls Job fur exerciw."
Washington Stai
COME BACK, BEAR DAYS.
Ionise Chandler Moulton.
Come back, dear days, from out of the
Xaat 1
I aee your gentle ghosts arise;
You look at me wilh mournful eyes
And then the night grows virgin and
VSSti
Tou hav gone back to Paradise.
Why did you fleet awav, dear dsys?
Vou were bo welcome when you came.
Tlio morning skies were all aflame;
The Mlrds aansr inatina In your praise;
All else of life you put to shame.
Did I not honor you arleht
I. who but lived to soe you shin,
Who felt your very pain divine;
Thanked Ood snd warmed me In youf
light.
Or Munfted your tears as they werx
wine?
Whet wooed you to those ctrsnger skies
Whst love more fond, whnt dreems
more fair;
What mumc whispered In the air?
What soft delight of smiles and sighs
lCnchanted you from other where?
You lef'. us pledges when you went;
The vesrs since then are bleak and rold;
No bursting; buds the Junes unfold.
While you were here my all I spent;
Now I sm poor snd sad and old.
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