TTIK HKK: OMAHA. WKHNKSPAY, OCTOBKU 6. 1915.
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October
Thought for tht Day
5.e y Mr John W. Vrf
"Straight U tht lint of duty,
Oumd it tht lint of beauty.
Folio tf4 ttralht lintyou mil
Tht evrvtd lint tvtr follows thtt. "
Pmo, prosperity, progress, preparedness-
all of them begin with big
Every etrmngar within oar gates should be
enlisted bootter for Omaha before he get
away. '
The transition of French absinthe Into gun
notton serves to preserve Its reputation as
killer.
Talk of Issuing bonds is heard in .Washing
ton. Bonds are the trademark: of a democratic
administration.
Yes, but after you hare brightened your cor
rer, spread out and help the other fellow
brighten bis corner.
Still, If the Wall street gamblers must bet
on something, betting on "war babies" Is as di
verting pastime as any.
But the losses andgains on the Franco-German
gridiron are not enough to bring the ball
Tvlihin kicking distance of the goal.
No matter how confusing and complicating
the rtral claims arpetr, war bulletin manufac
turers deserve credit for striving nobly to satisfy
nil tastes and views.
The traveling men read The Bee If any one
oubted It, he would be convinced by the flood
of letters answering the letter box contributor
ho slurred the traveling men as a class.
The solemn stillness brooding over London
these days may be measured by the fact that tbt
mayoralty election caused far less commotion
than ft like event In Benson or Klorenoe.
Vote hustlers at the HooMler capital exhib
ited uncommon zeal and industry In keeping
tepeaters In circulation, but Philadelphia's recti-d
as a graveyard vote-getter remains un
tarnished. '
The government Is reminded as emphatically
as the Individual that speeding up swells the
pressure on the treasury. Increased speed in the
proposed warships makes the cost leap front
fl3.000.000 to $18,000,000. Going some!
Our democratic state treasurer has discon
tinued the monthly exhibits showing the exact
distribution among depositories of the money la
his custody. Better get back to the good old
republican policy of publicity before It ts too
Ute.
Minneapolis and St, Paul have gone wet. The
entarprt&lng bunch who run a "dry" newspaper
In Omaha and "wet papers" In those two cities
to "catch 'em a-comln and a-goln " at one and
the same time, seem to make luckier guessea up
there than down here.
im toitM ka tmj
Tha initial refrntta bf tha Omaha Uoalna aaio.lation
at Cut-off 4ake waa a sraiitj lucreu. Winner In tha
ra-ee ware: Junior lnU-i, A. Phlvcrlck; iloubln acull,
rutli and Gordon; acnlor acu la, Coble; four-oarvd
he!L the Connor crew. cinlttng of Connor, Touaalln,
Wl;ccx and lirown.
The Flrit Method;.! F!pla-olal church la t slva a
reoeptlon Thurntny evvtilna In Its rartora on Daven
jKrt etrt. tetwevn Kevmteenth and CIIhteenth
atreeta, to il uiiie and gvt arqualntixt with III n
pxtor. Rev. Mr. McKa K.
. Kid.ard And.igun of the audltlns dofartment of
tha I'nion i'uiiflc and Ml-a Ocrlle Oldham at Dallis
City, III., were united to marriage at the home of the
""Ida. ,
McNish, Slavin A Johneon's mlntrvl ahow la hotd
tcc the toarda at I!u)d'a.
A nvimber of Omaha gentlemen, among them t. It
Maetoe. Joaph Carneau, Jr., and Churchill Parser,
have aona to XL LouU to aeo If they can secure a
number of food horae for a fall racing tneet la thle
city.
A meetirs f the Youns Men's Clirtatlan eeeocletto
adopted reaolutlcn to proceed with the erection ef a
new bulldinf. P. C. Hlmetaugh baa offered to head
tha eubeciiptloB liat w th $3 0. A tHiildlng oommltUe
has ben appointed made up of O. r. tavia. Leavlu
Cunham, Howard B. fcwlUi, WUlUa tlaoJag ao4 Dr.
T. 8. Leieecrtng.
Germany Makes Amends.
Germany has apparently ended a serious dip
lomatic situation by complete and unreserved ac
quiescence In the demands of the American gov
ernment, so fsr as the Arabic rase Is concerned.
The Imperial German government acknowledges
that the captain of the submarine disregarded
his orders, and disavows his action, promising
to pay Indemnity for the American lives and
rioperty lost through the captain's misconduct.
This will set st rest the matter of the Arabic,
though bringing us back to the Lusltanla case.
In giving the orders, recently quoted, to Us
submarine commanders that they must make
sure of the enemy status of vessels before at
tacking, to observe further the regulation of
visit and search, Rtid Insure the safety of pas
S"ngerB and crews of vessels sunk, the German
submarine warfare Is brought fairly within the
srope of humane warfare, If there Is such
thing. With then points conceded, it may not
be so difficult for tbe German government to
rtcede from Its position on the Lusltanla attack,
and so remove the remaining Incitement to fric
tion In the relations between the two countries.
The School Board is Eight.
The majority members of the Omaha School
board deserve commendation and support for
firmly adhering to the position that tbe consti
tution of Nebraska bars religious instruction in
the schools, no matter in what disguise it may
seek adrnUpion.
This Is not a question whether the "Billy"
Sunday preaching Is doing good or harm, nor
whether Is Is denominational or multl-denomlna-tlonat,
nor whether It pleases one Class of par
ents and offends another clasg of parents, and
it Is not a question as to what has been done, or
tray be done In other cities at least, not wholly
any one of these things but of the plain and
palpable fart that to keep the public schools
from being unod to propagate any religions de
nomination or any system of religious teaching,
tbe constitution closes the door altogether.
Knowing how strong the prensure has been upon
the School board members in this matter from
xealous, though we believe mistaken, evangelical
association enthusiasts, their flnsl determination
to adhere strictly to the letter and spirit of the
hw shows devotion to a real conviction which
cannot be compromised and must strengthen
the board as a while In the public esteem.
Fire PreTention Day.
Governor Morehead has added another to his
already announced day for the special preaching
of the gospel of fire prevention, and thus Ne
braskans are officially called upon to celebrate
this survival of common sense on two separate
occasions. Every day should be devoted to the
purpose of preventing possible loss by fire. Fire
prevention consists In keeping premises clear of
accumulations of rubbish in which a conflagra
tion might generate; of taking care of all recep
tacles for fire or ashes, and the exercise of gen
eral watchfulness that means safety. Just now,
when fires for warming homes and buildings are
being rekindled. It contemplates examination of
flues and chimneys, to see that they are In safe
condition. There Is nothing complicated In the
plan of fire prevention. It is Just as easy to be
careful as It is to be careless, the only require
ment in most rases being mertdy change la
habits. Nebraskan's should observe fire preven
tion day continually, for by so doing they will
save much unnecessary loss to the state.
The Old-Faihioned Doctor.
An old-fashioned doctor has Just been laid at
pest in Omaha, his casket followed to the grave
by the sorrowing hearts of a multitude of people,
eld and young, to whose physical and mental ail
ments he had ministered during a long and use
ful llfe4 It is no disparagement to the new man
of science, who prescribes for or operates upon
buffering humanity, to say he will never build
lor himself temples In the hearts of grateful
patients such as were occupied by his forebears
under tbe sign of Aesculapius. Tbe Hlppocratio
oath is still as sonorous of sound and as binding
In sentiment aa ever, but the intimacy between
doctor and patient is no longer possible under
modern conditions.
The old-fashioned doctor was more than
friend and more than confessor: he was the rod
and tbe staff to support and comfort the afflicted
in their bodily torments and weaknesses. His
word was law, as his sympathy was sure, and
hit devotion was equalled only by that of the
mother In Its self-effacement. No night too dark
00 stormy, no road too long or broken, for him
to travel abroad, responding to the faintest call
for aid as to the trumpet, sounding forth his
duty, lie prospered indifferently, for he seldom
kept books; he was not ft business man, but an
evangel of the healing science, bis mission to
mitigate human woe, to soften human life, and
to lengthen man's days la the land. His patience
vas inexhaustible, his courage dauntless, his
faith In humanity unshakable, and his work the
most, blessed ever done by man.
The new doctor has the skill, the learning,
the courage and the patience of his predecessor,
tut his very science sets him apart, and be he
Lever so devoted to his profession, honorable
above all the rest, he may never hope to win
the place held by the old-fashioned doctor In
the heart of the people. ' ;
Actual bombardment of its skyscrapers could
give Manhattan no greater shock than the as
sessment roll just completed by the tax depart
ment of Greater New York. The books ahow an
increase of $3.30,000,000 to the ersonal prop
erty, $143,000,000 in real estate values, and
8,000 bew names of taxpayers to be. The tax
rete is yet to be determined, but the lift In valua
tions insures for next summer a scream surpass
ing Omaha's war tax melody.
The people of Chins are to be consulted
through a called cltliena' convention as to their
preference for ft republican or a monarchial
form of government. The decision may change
the title, not the bearer. President Yuan bss
the Job riveted at both ends and the middle, and
the convention wlll( reglater his will aa readily
s Tammany Hall responds to the baton of the
boss.
Brother Sunday emphasizes the power of the
press for good and evil. No one knows It better
than the newspaper man and "Billy' is wise
enough to know that he talks to more men and
women through the newspapers thaa he does at
the tabernacle.
Riley and the Kids
Zdmaad K. Wtal la OetUera,
Tomsrraw, October T, ta tbe birthday ef
femae WMttnt milay, tha ehtHrea'a peat,
aea it will b widely centra ad.
An' tha Rasfedy Maa, ha know moat rimes
An' ta.la 'em, ef I be food, eometlmee;
Knewa 'brut Olunta. an" Orlffuna, an' Elve.
An tha Bquldf Icum-Squeee 'at awallora theranlves!
Ah' wlta by the pump In our pasture lot,
He showed me the hole 'at the vVunk la a"t.
'At Uvea 'way deep In the sround, an' can
Turn Into me, or 'Liiabuth Ann!
Er Ma cr Pa er the Raaaedy Manl
Ain't he a funny old Raggedy Man?
Raggedy! Raggedy! Raggedy Man!
JAME4 WHITCOMB RILrTY.
A little child wrote to Jamea Whltcomb Riley not
long ago and said: "I'll tell you what, Mr. Riley, I
waa glad to learn that' yoH waa living, ber-auie 1
thought all poeta waa dead."
Curdy the chief deJUht of being a child's poet Ilea
In reading theae lettera from tha tittle admirers. Mr.
R;iey gyte them by tha hundred, eepeelally on birth
days and holidays. On one Chrtfttmaa, when ha was
known to be vary III, tha children sent him &.0J0 mel
anges which tha letter carrier cam dragging In a
government malt bag as hi aa Banty's pack. You can
Imagine the neat pentnanahlp of soma of theae letters
and the wahhllneaa of other. One waa made of thoee
a-b-c's or anagrams of the "IB" grade, paated on a
public achool tablet, and another waa a sheet stamped
with many rained data a letter In braille from ft
school for tha blind.
Of the poami moat frequently mentioned) "tittle
Orphant Annie," "Out to Cld Aunt Mary's." "The
Rear Ktory." and "The Happy Little Cripple" the
one that Inaplrea the hnpplcat comment of all la
'The Raggedy Man." This la the tittle boy's rime
beginning:
O the Ragtedr Man! He works fer Pa:
An' he'a the goodeit man ever you sawl
He cornea to our houee every day.
An' waters tha horaea, an' feeds 'em bay;
An' he opena the shed an we all 1st laugh
When he drives out our little old wobble-ly oalf;
An' nen ef our hired girl anya he can
He milks th eeow for 'Liaabuth Ann.
Ain't he a' awfut good Raggedy Man?
Raggedy! Raggedy! Raggedy Man!
Here are aeveral of the letters allowing apprecia
tion of thla Doem:
Iear Mr. Poet I have thought ever since I was a
llttln tot that I would write to you. but never had a
chance until now. I am eleven yeara old and almoat
a man. I like the poem you wrote about tha Ragged
Man necauan at the last it said about tha Raggedy.
Raggedy, Raggedy Man. I have alwaya wondereJ
what was the "guldglcum-tiquee that swallars then
selves." I live on farm and every day t have to help
feed the cattle. Home day I hope to have a whole) set
of your books. I have a dog and his name la Dick.
We had a big collie by the name of Duke, but ha died.
I got a fountain pen for ChrlsUnaa and' thought
that I would use It on you.
This Is about all I have to write new, and X wish
you happy New Year. Write me ft long letter Bar
ing about the "gquldglaum-Bquees." From
CHARLIE) ,
Dear Mr. Riley I never heard so many beautiful
poema as you wrote
I have fourteen book a of your poems and the one
T like beat la the poem about "Tha Raggedy Man."
The reaaon 1 like It is becauae he Is so kind, ha gets
apples for the little boy, and mllka the cow for
'Litantith Ann.
I will alt down now and read some ef ytror poems.
Affectionately youra,
ANNA MAY
Dear Pont I have never aaw you, and yon have
never saw ma. but I do wtah I will aee you some time.
My birthday la October the Sth. We are almoat
twins, ain't waT I have two brothers. One of their
names are Felix. He Is yeara old. The other one's
name Is William. He is t years old. He la the badest
of all. We have old nanny goat. She la oat ta the
country. ( We boys have some of the cutest little
bantams.'
I have heard vary many of your poems. We are
learning "Little Orphant Annie" and "The Raggedy
Man" at school. Every one of your poems I hear 1
like to learn. I hope you get this letter on your
birthday. I gueas t wilt have to cloae.
Your friend, HARRY ,
P. B. The teacher aated Felix are they Raggety
Mens now. He said no, I said yea. heaps of them.
Ts theyT
The beat thing about Mr. Riley's poetry Is that It
ts all true more or less; aqd so there must have been
a real Raggedy Man. But Mr. Riley says the real
Raggedy Man was not one man at all. but the whola
flock of men-of-all-work who were engaged about the
Riley home from time to time. Once In dreaming
about hla boyhood and thoee who madn It ao happjr,
Mr. Riley got to thinking of theea hired men, and
how he uted to love to watch them and hear their
yarns; and then be reallied that theaa simple fe'
Iowa had much In common, all the way from great
seeming lmpcrtanoe to genuine love of, children. Ano
so he fuaed them all into one character, the kindly
hired man of ft country town, to whom tne little boy
speaka his eulogy.
Piich was the real Raggedy Man. Hla forbears, so
to say, who worked at tha Riley home, theae "hired
handa," were "lat se good," they "split the klndltn'
and chopped the wood." spaded the gardan. mowel
the lawn, fed the horaea. and. If charmed by the hired
girl, even milked tha cow for, her In token ef affee
tlon. In those days IS a month and "keep" waa big
reoompenee such a man received. 60 It la almoat uu
neceaaary 'to say that he wore no "fine clothes,"
but patched and ragged garments, and was a tri
rsgsady man. The children liked him, first of ail,
becauae he waa different from ether people, and then
for the very patches on his clothe, which made them
feel sorry for htm. "Yet he was not so ragged,"
eya Mr. Riley, "aa many people think nowadays
He was not a tramp, but a young fellow from ft neigh
boring farm, and an 'ellgtb'e' man in the community. '
Mr. Riley remembers he was one a cnnd himself
gnd la part lor Vn r to answer tha queatlona asked, "What
la a Ragtedy MnT" received a reply like thlai
"I am rlad you said you Ilka the Rgedy Mae
beat becauae I like him beat, too. And I Ilka him eu
much that I want you to know juat what kind of s
fellow he was. First of alt, he wasn't one of thoea
atllv men who are alwaya trying to make yen laugh
by doing frol'ah thlnrs and grinning. They make me
feel af illy un"omfurable too. and 00a feela quite
sorry for them, since they eeera so waak-mlnd-d. The
Rargedy Man dMn't laugh ao Very much. He )ual
sort of smiled eerlu!y at you, and when ynu loae
yor knife through a crack In the floor, or droppej
a doll down the h-y chute Into tha horaea feed, or
r.t your bean beg a'uck In a tree, he gut It for yt,u.
Then he plaved with y-u plired horee oh. ao much
better than we knew how to ply tt. He would make
ua real little rrMI-e out of string and Vn'ttmee
w'iul4 lt. vs NH h'm up and Mv him. pranulns
ahylng, ard luring wt'h his head 'war high In tha
ale. And my. oh! when he "ran awty" It wod jua
take all the breath out ef you holding tight and
rlmn'y flvlng over the mad. unt'l I'd a'moat have ta
let gi aeverl tlmea before I atopned Mm! And th
w"crn ha wsull tn w l-nre end fairy and a-'owa,
and oomr bow gcod! Then the storte he would tell
ua the fVnnleet thing and tha at'angeat but the
atranreat fa-t ebout the was that he had sees
evervth'ng he told us hlmaelt, and knew all abou
it flrat-hand!"
Twicp Told Tales
knit ft Me.
One evening the young minister, who had seemej
rather attracted by "Big Biater Oraoa." was dining
with the family. "Utile S'ater" waa talking rapldlf
when tha visitor waa about to ark the bleaaing. Turn
ing to tha child ha said In a tone ef mild reproof;
"l aura, I am going to aak graoe."
'Well. It's about time." answered "Little Slater,-
In aa equally reproving tone. "We've baea expeot'Aa
It fer a year, aad she baa, too. Philadelphia Ledger.
Almoat Ready ta Re Peraaeded.
SOUTH OMAHA, Oct. I. To tha
Editor of The Bee: Before I ever aaw
or heard William Sunday I wrote a let
ter to the newspaper that I believed him
to be a hypocrite. Now that I have
heard him talk for two weeka I believe
I have done him an Injustice, and while
I am not fully convinced, I think he
teila the truth. I want to go on record
as having made a etatement I am truly
sorry for. W ehould not make auch
statements about our fellowmen, even
If it be true, for I am one of thoea peo
ple who Relieve In everyone attending
strictly to hla own buaineaa, and not to
condemn a neighbor or other people, as
I also live In a glass house and ahould
not throw atone. I do not believe there
la a greater wrong than a "goaatpar."
I will, however, not admit I am a "goa
slper," for, as I undereuind tha word,
a gossip does not speak out In public,
but talka around In th Oark. and this
is foreign to my charanertatlca,
J. Q. BLEEPING.
Any Color Line la Heaveaif
OMAHA, Oct 8.-T0 the Editor of Th
Bee: It has been widely circulated that
the Rev. "Bl ly" Bunday has drawn th
color Una, Can It be true that there
are two Gods and two heavens? Does
not sis feet of earth make ua all of on
sIzeT If th negroea are not human,
then bar them from the churchea; If
they are human, then the Kev. Billy"
Sunday should brighten hla light.
W. SCOTT.
Plaai Ward for the Traveling: Maw.
FREMONT. Neb.. Oct l.-To tha Edi
tor of The Bee: Ella Wheeler Wilcox
pay the commercial traveler a high
tribute by telling of numeroua Instances
In her travels of being aaaiated by them
and In no oaae did one of them ever at
tempt any familiarity tha assistance
they offered waa Inspired by purely char
itable and Christ an motive. Now cornea
on V. A. Rradshaw, who claims to live
In North Platte, claiming that 90 per
cent of all commercial travelers are N. 3.
There are traveling men who sell whla
key, who sell Bibles, who sell good thlnga
and bad thing. Not all traveling men
are good or are they all bad. No claaa
of men will be condemned aa a whole by
any intelligent man. I can show you
travelers who will come to a man tn
time of trouble and say, "Cheer up, old
boy, the worst Is yet to come; here's a
ten, pay your hotel bill and hit the trail
with me for awhile. I'll help you stir up
som business.". And terrible its it may
seem, some of these fellow will actually
tpa so wicked aa to play cards and a
pack of card will never keep a man out
of heaven and th fact that Mr. Brad
shaw doesn't carry one, won't get him
In.
Aa a matter of fact I don't beliov
Bradshaw could hold a poaltlon on th
road if bo was selling 120 gold pieces
for cents. '
CLARENCE RECKUEYER.
Not by Editor: We have received
many more similar lettera in answer to
th Bradshaw communication besides
those w have printed, but becauae of
our limited space, will not have room for
them.
Wkr Loaa of Charek Kfflelemey.
DAVID CITY. Neb.. Oct. l-To the
Editor of Th Bee: There has been so
much said and written apropos of "Billy"
Sunday, a little more will perhaps do no
harm.
I am a member of an orthodox nhumk
and may not agree with all he says and
does, but I do believe In tha wrath t
God and as sure aa there la a Juat Ood
in neaven. same people will be called
upon to give an account for the
ancea they have made against their fel-
lowmu.
Tboae remarks mav not hurt Mr fin.
day, but they do hurt the man or woman
wno utiera tnem. And when uttered by
so-called Christiana, they hurt the cause.
Th church baa lost much nt it. ..
fecttvenea due. In a measure, to church
memoer lacking a apirit of unity In re
gard to th essentials of Christianity.
uoa win judge Mr. Sunday aa well as
those who have uttered aaalnat him .
will judge those who utter statements
through envy and malice, to defame the
reputation of their fellowmen.
A SUBSCRIBER.
Overdolaa the Prohibition Job.
OMAHA. Oct 8,-To the Editor the The
Reel I am Juat In receipt of the follow
ing letter from' on of my patients:
I enoloae pamphlet, which will con
vince you that the Insidious prohibit. on
propaganda begins with th birth of pres
ent and future meinoera of tha human
family. Three days after It .had been
announced that a' new baby arrived at
our house we received th enclosed
pamphlet.
Th pamphlet starta with th sentence:
"The effect of alcohol upon infant mor
tality Is appalling," and ends with "To
be bought of Mrs, Allen, superintendent,
etc.. National Women's Christian Tem
perance union, Elmhurst. Long Island:
Price n cents per hundred postpaid."
Between those two sentences It con
tain four pagee of a moat terrtbl ar
raignment of aloohol. Scarcely a disease
of th many that mortal kin la heir to.
Including cancer, epilepsy, insanity, ty
phoid and pneumonia, etc., etc, la omitted
aa being du almoat exclusively to alco
hol. If th extravagant statements made
by the author were true, and considering
the extensive consumption of liquors,
wlnea and beers almoat everywhere, th
earth would have been nearly depopu
lated ere this.
In trying to prov hla ease, th author
turn the usual trick of attributing the
results of excessive drinking to the mod
erate uo of even mild beer or wine
He take statistics, for Inatance, of
female prisoners In tha alcohollo wards
In certain English hospitals and attempts
to baa thereon hla conclusions. By auch
evidence he endeavors to prov that the
birth rate la France, Russia, England
and America (where he claims 'alcohol
drinking baa been on the increase") has
been steadily diminishing, and thaf ao
many mothers are unable to nurse their
children because of even the moderate
uae of such beveragea. Ha la. however,
quit careful to om.t from hla referenoe
Germany. Bohemia or Italy, for Inatance.
where th birth rate has decreased the
least, wher probably twtc aa many
mothers are ab.e t nurse their children
thaa tn this count id where people
live longer than i ere. Yet In theaa
oountrlea wine and veer "is part of tbe
regular dally bill of far with rich and
poor alike, aad at th sum time there
Is no drunkenness. Nursing mother are
Instructed to take malt extract to give
additional and easily digested nourish
ment That the male of the laat earned
countries have fairly robust constitutions
haa bew demonstrated, I think, during
th laat fourteen months. Every Intelli
gent person kaowa why tha rate ta
Pianc and America has been reduced.
Soe "Tbe Diminishing Family," by J.
sic Keen, pro feasor of psychology at
Columbia unlvaralty, reproduced la you
recent Issue from "The Independent"
Physicians differ aa wUle.y oa tue ub
Jact of alcoholic stimulants as preachers
do on theology, and you can find as mint
of the highest authorities on one side as
on the other. Therefore, to choose de
signedly th opinion of some certain doc
tor whoa prejudices are apparent for
such a purpose la deciuedly misleading.
Th pamphlet, however goes turtner
and draw a glaring plctur of how th
evil effects of alcohol are Inherited to thf
third and fourth generations, until the
poor woman who reads such "stuff ' muat
commence to wonder If not perhaps her
grandfather or her great-great grand
mother had been a tippler, arousing fears
that her dar.lng baby may have Inherited
auch baneful habile. Tba effecta of auch
Insidious suggestion cannot help but be
harmful to the young mother, and the
aendlng of such literature by fatuous
busy-bodies Is decidedly reprehensible. It
Is an unwarranted Invasion of the home
aa well as meddling with the phya.clan'a
business, which cannot be too severely
condemned. P. A. SEDLACEK, M. D.
COMICAL COKTXTTI.
Llttl Roy waa visiting, and on being
shown a photograph of hla homes ho
was aaxe! ir ne wouidn t Ua to have one.
Tea. answered lion "mr mother '
doeao t care how much Junk I take ' m
home." Boston Transcript. ' K
"Rragga. who has juat returned frwns
the war wher ha enlisted ui ka da- '
Here and There
An old mule which had served faith
fully for twenty years In the coal mines
at Glen Campbell, Pa., rebelled when
brought to the surface recently and re
fused to return to the mine. The re
bellion waa successful, and th mule has ;
been retired on a pension.
Frank Tlly, a farmer in Buhl, Minn., I
imitated an owl which he heard hooting
tn the nearby wood. Ha went Into the
houae and a few minute later heard a
crash and an agonized mew of his prlxe '
cat on th porch. Tlly ran to th ver
anda In tlm to sea th owl fluttering
away with th cat' firmly clutched in It
claw.
There are still three survivors of tne
original Mormon band to find gts way
Into the valley of the Great Salt lake in
Ut7. One la Lorenao Sobleskt Young, who
belonged to the third "ten" of the orig
inal company, to which Brlgham Young
also belonged. Hla first home was a
wagon box lifted from its truck and sup
ported by posts.
spine the enemy.
"Ye, from all accounts bl contempt
waa ao great that he Invariably turned
hi back on the enemy whenever they
met" Baltimore American.
"Hey, hey, you young rascal, where
are you going with that sianT" said tha
merchant coining out at a boy who Waa
um aown a aign. noy wanted. "
"You wnn'l hm I mj.pa ' I A Ka
. n,,y ,11.-1 r. 111"
boy. "I'm going to take the Job." And
ne gut tu guana,
"I your husband an optimist t" asked
the Inquisitive woman.
"Of course, he la," repl'ed young Mrs.
Torklns. 'And he haa the courage of
his convictions. 1 d hate to know how
much Charley'a optimism haa coat him
at the race track." Washington Star.
Jinks How did you get that paint on
your trousers f
Bplnks I didn't. I got the trousers on
the paint when 1 sat down Judge.
THE GRANDSTAND MANAGER.
Ed. A. Goewey, In Leslie's.
Yea, I'm the fellow who knows It all
About the glorious sport base ball,
I ait In tha stands moat every da)',
And you can gamble I have my say.
I've followed the sport slace put a !a1.
And I know each play, both good aod
bad:
The rules to me are ABC,
All "inside stuff" I ran plainly see.
Fch player I know by his firm name.
The date when he started In tha game,
I know all records from A to K.
I'm a haae ball owl, aa you'll agree.
I buy my ticket, I pay the price,
Rut I ask no thanks for my srtvlce;
My object's to help the boys along.
Ko I shout my tips out loud and strong
Mv regular work I driving a truck.
Which is not my fault, but Juat my luck;
If I had chosen to play baae ball,
You'd never have heard of Cobb at alt.
No matter how clone the game may be,
I'm cool aa an Icicle, yr-BHlrree!
For I may get wise to some good play,
And my keen advice may save the day.
I give the trp for the "hit and run."
For I know Juat how things should I
done;
And somehow Instinctively I feel,
Juat the proper time to bunt or steal.
And I note each failure of the ump.
Whereat on hla niba I quickly Jump:
To cinch the pennant would be child's
Play.
If the boys would juat do what I say.
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