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THE OMATTA SUNDAY BEE: DECEMBER 5, 1915,
fTHE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE
FOUNDED RT EDWARD ROSEWATIER.
VICTOR R06EWATER. EDITOR.
Ttl Fe Publishing Company. Proprietor.
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OFFICES.
1 Omaha The Be Building".
Fouth Omaha 2S1J N street.
Council Bluff a 14 North Main street
I Inooln Little Building.
Chicago T1 Hearst BulMIn.
New York Room 1KW, R Fifth avenue.
Ft. Ixiulu Ma Naw Bank of Commerce,
Waahtiarten 7S Fourteenth St., N. W.
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.State of Nebraska. County of Dougls. aa.l
Dwlsht William, circulation manager, aaya that
lha average Bunday clrrulatlon for tha month of
November, IMS, a 47,6I,
IWIOHT WILLIAMS, Circulation Manager.
Subscribed In my preeene and eworn to befor
ma thla Id day of December, ttl.
ROBERT HUNTER, Notary Public
rabcriber leering thn city temporarily
. should have Th ltee raalled to them. Ad
f dress will be changed a often m reqneeted.
6 Beoem i ,
Thought for th Day
( by Afx. I W. Gerawfer
ThoM fritnit thou hcutmnd tiuir adoption tritd
Qrappb thtm to thy soul with hook ot tUiL
"Shoktiptart. ,
Qood-bye, Boy-Ed, take care 'yourself.
; Here's wishing the peace missionaries a
-eaeeful voyage! " -
When all other excuses fail, war effect! rely
.loaks a price grab.
Only a few days more for esrJy Christmas
'hopping and still fewer nights. ,
That hold-up who raked la only SO cents
: a his haul has a right to feel Insulted.
The latest trouble In the financial markets
p rings from oversupply of uneasy marks.
It Is a question whether Greece aid Rou
1 nanla are "too proud to flfht" or dread volun
ary suicide.
Everyone familiar with Colonel Maher knew
hat his typewriter battery could not be kept
Jlenced lone.
"Christmaa-in-the.tenches,, that last year
as a noTelty, this year loses Its attractiveness
' im a rare adventure.
According to the scoreboard of the senator
al caucus, navigation for the ship purchase bill
closed for the season.
Some of the taxing plans of the admlnistra
ioa. if put Into operation, insure a vigorous
icmbardment of protest at the ballot box.
"The Winning of the Moosers," now running
hrouah editorial typewritere, gives promise of
ecom!ng the political season's best seller.
Wyoming oil fields constitute an unequaled
ipportunity for far-seeing enterprise. To Omaha
iDd Nebraska their development means vast ln
lustrial progress, and should receive energetic
iupportt. ,
Harmony's chances of becoming a fixture la
he democratlo councils of congress appeex fully
4 good as the chances of aa Armenian dying ot
ild age la Armenia.
Two bantams of Balkans are taking the
unt, but other developments promise to up
told and enlarge the country's reputation as a
,'ravoyard promoter.
The hamburger steak served by a New York
ury lacks the essential appetltlng quality of a
MuwtusHug of Ilobokea onions. 8UII, the aroma
ioes not lack strength.
But It eteI prices go up for warships, they
liust also go up for building construction and
ailrcad extension, which only goes to show that
his war prosperity cuts both weys.'
The president of the Illinois Central speaks
f the railroads going through "a period of la
ufflcient nourishment, which haa laft hm in
.n emaciated condition." Read the October
ailroad reports and cheer up.
Eomaace Venus Eeality.
; Writers of sensational fiction have woven
aany, fantastical tales of racoa between tha au.
nmoblie and the aeroplane, la which some great
rie was at stake, and readers have bung with
uKpense on the hurrying words that outline the
ltture of the contest. Now It haa baa a trana.
UnUd from the realms ot fancy, and actually
is happened. Rivals for the oil lands of aa
'Uatomt Indian chief have raced, the oca bv
iuto. the other through the air, and the aero--!h::o
won, Juet as It always has la tha story.
ook. Little enough was left for the Imaglna-
ioc before this event, and now the tax on the
rr&tive faculties cf the author of a "best seller"
Mil be the greater if he proposes anything new
u tlie y of thrills. Something alia to eternal
,ir,cBs may be found in the setting of the pres
et story, too. It above representatives of the
Urhett enlightenment, striving one with the
'.' r to take adrantaise of a savage, calling to
1 :t fe!d in its luoet modern forms of application
he fcpirlt of the oil they hope to obtain from the
1 n.Hn'a lat,d. None of the elements of the
hriilr are missing from this simple Item of
; v- i, tnd the addition of the heroine will round
t c.t into perfection of plot. This is a work
i '.,Y or!d, a rlfctt. but it Is not entirely da
.1 ,f lQtret.
Make All Hani Part of a Whole.
Omaha is moving rapidly forward In the way
of developing its strength and importance as a
city, snd In some ways finds that It is hampered
by mistakes made in the past, doe to Inability
to look far enough ahead to see what haa really
happened." Thee mletakes take oh thevform
of piecemeal projects for Improvement, each
sufficient In Itself, but frequently lacking la
elements of harmonious relationship to others,
snd without a general conception looking to the
growth of the city as a whole. 8ome ambitious
plans for changes are being brought forward at
this time, with some show ot urgency in their
support, against which may be .lodged the objec
tion that they are In effect fragmentary and not
parts of a well-rounded-out scheme for city Im
provement The desirability ot these need not now be
debated. The point for consideration is, What
relation do they bear to the comprehensive plan
for a Greater OmahaT The City Planning com
mission hss before It the task of devising some
general system for the physical Improvement of
the . city, both In public and private undertak
ings. This work should be made paramount.
and all plans for changes, no matter by whom
originated, should conform to the general idea.
Tha undertaking Is a large one, fraught with
much of responsibility and of great Import so
far as the future of the city Is concerned. Each
day of growth mukes the Job that much bigger,
and emphasises the need for definite action
along tha line suggested.
In no wsy would It be necessary to hamper
enterprise to achieve the result. A little speed
ing up on the work of the City running com
mission, and a little patience on part ot projec
tors of separate undertakings, might easily
result -la harmony of action that will be of
benefit to all.
As to the Mothers' Pension Law.
Ever since the Nebraska Mothers' Pension
law became operative there has been an almost
continuous controversy over its provisions, par-
tleularly as to the amount ot the allowance to
which applicants may be entitled, and also as to
whether the pension is properly payable' la store-
orders or money. Our county authorities and
tha various judges who have had supervision
have proceeded oa tha theory that the mothers'
pension Is merely a form of administering poor
relief to those who might otherwise become pub-
lie charges, and have established rather strict
rules to safeguard against Imposition and to pre
vent unlimited drafts on the pension fund.
Whether these rules are all necessary and salu
tary has been repeatedly challenged, but usually
only by disappointed beneficiaries.
We note that the same troubles aro besetting
the authorities in Lancaster county, where suit
has bow beea brought to compel tha commission
ers to pay in money a claim of (36 for a month's
pension as decreed by tha court, and tha prom
ise held out that the issues may be contested and
carried to the supreme court for a final construc
tion of the law. We hope this may be dona
without Involving hardship oa tha mother aad
children la tha particular case so that not only
Lancaster couaty, but Douglas county as well,
may know where it is at Incidentally we won
der to what extent thla mothers' pension law is
being availed ot outside of these two big coun
ties ot tha state? we believe It would be
highly desirable for those who were Instrumental
in securing this legislation to check up on its
workings and let us know what, If any, changes
are needed to remedy the complaint lodged
against It.
9nuha's Exposition Still Holds Record.
While other expositions have been larger,
projected oa a grander scale and more magni
ficent la executloa, tha climax betng last struck
by the Baa Francisco effort on which the gates
have Just closed, Omaha's exposition still holds
(he record for paying back the money put in
by the stockholders. San Francisco had to mort
gage its gate receipts to keep in the running, and
celebrated a glorious jubilee when it emerged
from the woods ot debt, but. at that, the best
estimatea of the finances leave It to the good,
about 1 1,600,000, most, it not all, of which Is
sure to be consumed restoring the grounds and
meeting the usual aftermath contingencies. So
far aa any return of the millions invested in
tha Panama exposition by tha stockholders Is
concerned, no one holds out very great expecta
tions. True, Omaha's exposition was a little one by
comparison. But though the conditions here were
almost equally trying with those that beset San
Francisco, careful management in all depart
ments, together with generous public support,
and judicious cutting ot the garment to fit the
cloth produced a balance sheet that enabled
tha Trans-Minsisslppl Exposition company to
return ninety per cent of the stock subscriptions.
In this respect Omaha's record waa not only
unmatched, but nowhere near approached by
any other exposition aver held in this country,
and It Is a page In our history thst must ever
shine forth brightly.
The Sunday Newspaper a Necessity.
Now comes the supreme court of Missouri,
and gives Judicial support to a tact already ad
mitted by the people, that he Sunday edition of
a dally newspaper is a necessity. The court goes
a little further, and points out that on no other
day of the week does the newspaper come nearer
filling Its proper function than on Sunday. It
Is on that day people have the most leisure time
to devote to tha perusal ot Its columns, to enjoy
Us msnifold attractions, and to assimilate Its
meesage.
This hss long been known to the editors aad
publishers of the country, who have for many
years bestowed especial pains oa tha preparation
of the Sunday edition, to the end that It may
deserve the scrutiny to which It Is certain to be
subjected. While the court's decision will bring
little of information to the newspaper offices, it
Is valuable because of the effect It may have on
some who have habitually pretended to consider
the Sunday newspaper as something that could
aa well be dispensed with.
i ' ' Br tkjtob BOsnwArsm.
I WAS over at Chicago a wWa afo for tha first na
tional convention of tha National Beeurtty laue
which, takea altonather, was attended by a very
rrpraaentatlva act of men from all parte of tha coun
try, and I waa mora than urprtaed at the exceptional
Interest that haa been developed In tha subject of pre
paredness. Tha addreaaea and dehatea. it la trua,
brouaht out a wide ran Co ef opinions aa to tha degree
of preparedness which tha country needs, and as to
tha details of a possible preperedneaa program, but
perhapa no mora ao than would any live subject on
which wa era short of full information and awalttns"
expert advice. Tha meeting disclosed navy enthusiast
and aviation devoteea, regular army champions, fiwls
system advoratea and military defenders, each cock
cure his preference- la tha main key to tha aoluUon ot
tha problem, but all agreed that what must now be
dona Is to get a good start, headed In tha right direc
tion, and work out one move at a time.
At tha banquet tendered by tha Chicago branch of
tha league, I waa seated between Bishop Burka of
St. Joseph, who Invoked tha blessing, and General
Luke Wright of Tennessee, whose speech made tha
chief hit of tha evening. Bishop Burka proved to be
a benevolent, mild-mannered churchman, who had
eo roe from Ireland with his parents to Chicago as a
mere lad, and ha told ef the almost Inconceivable
changea he saw when revisiting tha olty and recalling
his early familiarity with It. Ha said, tor example,
there waa but one paved street in Chicago when he
arrived and explained tha difficulties encountered a
llttla later In choosing a location for a churoh, now
In the heart of tha business district, for fear It would
be too far out of tha way. 1 understood him to aay,
also, that Chicago today haa. mora Catholic churches
than any other city In the World, and that one parish,
tha center of tha Polish population, contains ever
fs.000 Cathollca. Bishop Burke's first episcopacy was
as bishop of Cheyenne, a place now occupied by an
Incumbent furnished by Omaha, Bishop McOoverfi, and
ha Inquired personally about Bishop Bcannelt, tha
Crelghtons, John A. McShane and Thomas C. Byrne
among his Omaha friends.
For a man almoat 70, General Luke E. Wright la a
marvel of virility. Ha divulged soma unpleasant
trutha about tha so-called great battles of our civil
war; for example, In the first Bull Run, which waa
nothing but a mob tight, that both aide thought
themselves whipped and It was only a question of
which started tha foot race first and kept It up long
est . He paid his oompllments particularly to Colonel
Bryan's Idea ef a nation rising up ever night In a re
sponse to a call for volunteers to drive off an Invader.
"It might be possible and probable," said ha, "that
Mr. Bryan could aummon LOOO.0W man. between sunrise
and sunset,, but wa wouldn't have the arms to equip
them If ha had that much good luck. And they
wouldn't know what to do with their arms and ac
coutrements It they could b supplied. Mr. Bryan,
indeed, might read to them tka Sermon on tha Mount
and urge them to refer any: difficulty which mlgot
have called them out to The Hague court, but I doubt
ven that"
Two other Interesting speakers were Colonel La fa
Young of Iowa and ex-Governor Van Sent of Minne
sota, tha former depleting In graphic language his per
sonal observations of the Balkan war, and the latter
drawing on Ms experience as a civil war soldier.
Governor Van Bant Is also a grand old man. confess
ing to 71 years, but with mora fir In him than most
people of halt that ag. Speaking to me, he was solici
tous about hi brother and hi niece, the Van Sent
of Omaha. Still another pleasant renewal of acquaint
ance wa that ot Rev. John Gordon, who will be re
membered as pastor of the Westminster church here
and president of the Omaha Theological seminary,
whence he went to Tabor college and from there to
the presidency of Howard university In Washington,
from which he ha sine retired and la now living in
Naw Tork City. He was at the Chicago meeting with,
his son., who Is enlisted In the local security league.
. Let ma mention, a union ennfiK..i .
. .-wv.vi. vw ,u wiiar
talnment by the chorus leader, whose name I did not
get, who announced durlna- an in ik int.... i
he had been specially requested to sing a solo, which
proceeoea to ao to a familiar classical air. When
we triad to catch the word w discovered that he
wa reading of the Kama on the menu card, setting
hem to muslo as he went
Twice Told Tales
A Woaaerfal Trick.
'"Now, ladles and gentlemen," aald the conjurer,
trying to make his husky voice Impressive, " X wUl
conclude my entertainment with truly a wonderful
trick. It Is a feat which must be seen to be be
lieved." .
After a lot ef difficulty he borrowed a shabby silk
hat from hi village audience. Turning It upside down
to prove there wa nothing Inside, he neat pleoed It
brim uppermost oa his llttla table and proceeded to
produce twelve eggs from Its depths. ;
The audience watched with goggling eyes, and than
burst Into wild applause,
"And now," the magician went on, bowing his
thanks, "I will show you that, although the hat Is
empty, there la Inside It the haa that laid thoa eggs.
Putting his hand Into the hat ha withdrew a flutter
ing, squawking fowL which ha placed on the table,
and turned to face tha applause.
Instead there was a wild yell of laughter. Ha
turned in amasement, which changed to horror when
the fowl shrieked:
"Cocka-doodle-4o-ol".philadalphla Record.
The They Beaaa Atfa.
What the quarrel waa about neither of them koew,
but they had been hard at It all tha evening.
Tha lady wa the first to au for peat, 'seating
herself coyly on tha arm of he, husband s chair, she
said, coaxlngly:
u,Com' John' kU' my th and make it
But John wa not In a gracious frame of mind AU
ha replied was:
"I II kiss It, but I don't think it want any more
making up." BalUnor American.
TxT 7
Reports of the discovery of 154 primary elec.
tlon crooks In Pittsburgh, together with a million-dollar
deficit in city finances, challenge be
lief. The home city of William rilna, brigadier
general of the mooser army, was presumed to be
a model of righteousness, wisdom snd honesty.
Evidently quite a number ot political sinners
have conspired to give the double cross to the
hosts ot righteousness
The funeral of Warren B. Tatea took place from
tha Yates residence at Nineteenth and Capitol avenue
The remaina were borne from the house to Trinity
cathedral by Messrs. WUl Millard. Frank Hamilton.
Ouy Doane. Harry Morford. Curtis "Turner, Bud Beat,
Lyle Dickey and Robert Patrick. Interment was at
Prospect Hill cemetery.
Major W. J. Jonas. Vnlted State army man. and
femlly, are visiting at Hit Chicago street
Dr. H. I Rajnaoctottl haa been appointed In.
spectlng stock surgeon for the I'bien Pacific
The show at the Boyd waa "The Prisoner for
Life," which, It is said, "abouada la many thrilling
sensations."
The Kovith Omaha fir brigade ha organised with
these officers: Daniel J. O'Keefa, chief; secretary.
Mr. Ellon; treasurer. Al fwlgard;, foreman, H. F.
Jasper; first assistant. Fred Pontag; second assistant,
G. iVnneU, Jr.
, Henry Bolln. the new eounty treasurer, ha ap
pointed John Grove hi deputy.
Crtifhton college boys have been debating th
question. "Had tha South Any ftlght to Secede."
Messrs. Whalen and Towa had tha negative, against
Messra. Malona and Tanguey.
Fred C. Stroeh, who was Injured by falling from
the Eagle house. Is still la the hospital In a critical
condition, made worse by tha tact that ha la 43 years
old
SECULAR SHOTS AT PULPIT.
Houston Post: An Arkansas minister
tell Ma people that If Instead ot spend
ing all of Saturday nlsht at tha movie
they would Uke their baths they would
usa Saturday night for the purpose for
which the Lord ordained It. A voice In
the wilderness.
St Joseph Nbw-Ftss: On of the In
teresting recent pronouncement In favor
ef equal suffrage Is that ot lit Rev. Aua
tln Dowtlng. Catholic bishop of Des
Moines, who not only expressed the hope,
but made the prediction that Iowa next
June would grant the ballot to the
women.
Sprtnsfleld Republican: RnhM Gross
man of New Tork. and he la by no means
alone, object to any classification of
public school pupils aa Jews, Catholics
and Protectant, for purposes of religious
Instruction or otherwise. So far aa tha
"Gary Syetem" calls for this, directly or
by Implication, ther are serious grounds
for objection. A warning to make haste
lowly la In order. '
Baltimore American: The mystloat
movement of religious quest Is going on.
There never was a time In the hlsWy of
the world when the Bible was more con
sulted ir.d It guiding principles taken
mora to heart. Men by the million are
searching the Scriptures and the churches
are bent upon finding m the Living Word
the aasurancea of peace and salvation
that are not discernible upon the skies
ef human affair. The bed rock of re
ligion I being reached. This mean that
an era of orthodox belief, modified. In
deed, by better grasp of the relation ot
religion to life, will be ushered In.
People and Events
WHITTLED TO A POINT.
1 t
And the sillier some men are tha louder
they talk.
Tha more company a dollar ha tha
mailer It look.
If there U anything an egotist likes In
others It I modesty. . ,
If silence Is golden, garrulity represents
a played out lead mine.
The shadow of a trouble l usually
blacker than the trouble itself.
Even the chap who defies the law may
quail before the mother-in-law.
The office spends more time dodging
the man than It does In seeking him.
The number of poor authors Is aa great
as th number of author who are poor.
Minding one' own business is said to
be a good method of developing the brain.
It'a a popular understanding among
chorus girl that bald-headed men always
forga to the front
Some people. Imagine that they have a
peek of trouble when In reality It
wouldn't fill a pint cup.,
There la something radically wronr
with the girl who ' refuses to go to' the
depot to sea a friend depart '
When shiftless peoplo oen't think of
any other way to annoy their neighbors
they get a dog that howls through , tha
night. ' , ,,
It I sometime better policy to remind
a man of something he already - knows
than to tell him something he doesn't
know. - r
ilf a young widow should merry again
before he late lamented' ha resided In
th cemetery a year the neighbor women
don't do a thing to her. Chicago News.
' OUT OJ? THz OSDINASY. ,
Fifty year age tea waa too dear te be
aa ordinary beverage Jm the average
household, . ,
Eight eliv tree on th Mount of Olive.
Jerusalem, are known te be more, than
100 year old. ,
The school 'children of th elugte-tax
colony at Arden, Del., go and com to)
school a they desire, and do th work
that please them. . .
David Scott of Stanford, Ky.. Voted re
cently for the fifty-fifth time. He haa
never voted anywhere else, never missed
an election, and haa always voted the
democratlq ticket.
Spencer. Mass., a manufacturing town,
wlU have no evening school because ther
Is only One Illiterate person under th
ag of xl in th town. The law demand
a night school only when there are ten.
A Japanese, telling of hi own marvel -eue
economy, explained that hi family
used a fan for several generation. "We
open the fan," he ald, but we don't
wear it out by waving it Oh, no! We
hold It still, lk this, under our noae and
wave our face."
A Kansas woman ha developed the
novel Industry of catching grasshopper,
a business which last year netted her
13,000 profit after the nimbi Insects had
been duly rounded up and transformed
by natural p roc eases Into luclou chicken
meat dark and light
Chinese women, says a Russian writer,
have the moat beautiful hand In th
world; next come thoa of the Spanish
woman, then those of the Russians,
French and Italian, while th American
woman haa handa that are fin la ap
pearance but hard In texture.
SIGNPOSTS OF PROGRESS.
The first American linotype machine In
Tripoli recently wa Installed by an Ital
ian newspaper.
"Financially the Vnlted States 1
stronger than any other country on th
face of the earth.
Tha Northern Pacific railroad ha or
dered 1,000 cars, especially for handling
fruit. Coat tt.too,00. .
Ther were "63.185 men employed in th
coal mine of th Vnlted State last year,
tha greatest number In the history ot the
Industry. , .
For retail dealer ther haa been In
vented a machine that will take coal from
a pile and pour It Into baga tor handling
at a rate of twenty-flv tons aa hqur.
In twenty-flv ststes In the United
State, mother pension law have been
enacted, and tlO.OQO.OGO will be paid out
this year for that purpose.
Ther 1 mora gold In th United State
than In any other country In tha world.
Th latest treasury figures show that on
August 1. ther waa S6CS.S39.US In gold
cast) and bullion.
Pittsburgh's steel mlUs era reported to
be paying fl.ooo.ouo a day In wages, steel
la now being made at a . rate which I
far ahead ot any previous year In th
Industry' history. .
. There are twice a many people Insth
United States aa In 18M, three tunea aa
many a at th outbreak of the civil war
and fiv times as many as in 4a, Tha
Increase between 110 and 13lt is said to
have been equal to the entire population
at tha time of the revolution.
The total wealth of the United State,
according to the last published figures,
la more than one-fourth of tha aggregate
of all the nations, and It la rapidly In
creasing, and ther la every Indication
that it will long remain the leading na
tion, financially, commercially and Industrially.
With characteristic modesty Chicago
put out the suggestion that It could not
Stand for the feminine skirt abbreviated
at th knee. Anything above the ankle
might Interfere with traffic regulations.
A volunteer force of too persons coming
out ef a nearby church at Stevens Point,
Wis., turned In and squelched a fire in a
barn with snowballs. It was some blase,
too,' but the snowball wer thicker than
Kaxe.
"It 1 all oft with th "widows' tag
day" In Chicago. Th wholesale touch
vee' officially booked for December 14,
tut as soon as the council sobered up to
th possibilities ef th scheme th men
ber backed down and apologised.
A fetching series of sermons on "Love
Stories From th Bible," projeoted by a
New Tork church la given a theatrical!
touch by nieana of a highly-colored poster
s-JegesUv of th moonshine ramble ofa
spooning pair. Wonder If th old-timer
had the habit t
A subscription of $5,000 to th Congres
sioral union womad . suffrage fund by
Mra O. H P. Belmont la divided la two
qual parta-fl.OOO to "convert" President
Wilson and tl.flOO to rally th southern
lata to th support ef a federal amend
ment The split make th south look
cheap.
Captain J. Federaon. a salt sea rover,
hitched hi craft to a pjer at New Orleans
th ether day, strode down- the gang
plank and extended a merry hand to a
customa officer. The tip ot a feather on
the captain' wrist aroused suspicion and
search followed. Th aea rover had feath
ers all over his frame and a string of 200
aigrette In just the right place to tickle
Us back. At the suggestion of the fed
eral authorities the captain s stay on land
Wll: be Indefinite,
DOMESTIC PLEASANTRIES.
Friend (meaning to be complimentary)
That's a fine, wide-awake looking baby
of our, Jlma.
Toung Father eloomlly) If you think
so now, you onxht to see him nights.
Baltimore American.
"Snoring, my dear, la the sign of an
easy conscience."
"Hubby, there are times when I wish
you weren't ao contented with your past
career." Detroit Free Tress.
Granpa was mending the bureau ann!
he sent little Klule to ak the Janitor for
one or two screws. When KlKle found
the Janitor she had forjroiten the wont
ecrews."' so h' aald: " Grandpa wanta
sme nails with ruffles on." Boston
1 runsrriyi,
Stude (trying to pick her tip)-Th
fellow bet me a dollar I didn't dare
speak to you. You don't mind, do youf
Beautiful Girl-Not at all. Run alont
now and get your dollar. The Widow.
L5a KABARET
PcnK Mr?. rWIBNf,
WHAT IS THtr PEST WAY
TO "JIOT'A HWMf
A -JOtT'fKOM FATHER
AROUND THE CITIES.
Philadelphia la hapr- . and breathe
naturally one more.- The Liberty bell
la back In Independence haU uninjured
by the Joy rid to th coast
Topeka put out I17.SO0 for war stamp
th last eleven months. Purchaser, call
It th "Infernal revenue tax," but 'they
give up the money just th same.
No fewer than US butcher wer ar
rested In, New Tork City the day befor
Thanksgiving for selling short weight.
Besides, they took SS cent for a shaved
pound ef turkey.
Arrangement have been completed in
Denver which insure union men burial
In coffins bearlnr tha union iki t
undertakers carried the cheering news!
tn the IVidM mJt T - v. . . . . -
- - Miwr aaaemDiy, out,
owing to the pressure ot live business,
the msssangers didn't book an order.
St Louis sorrowfully admits that th
Keokuk Power
city In contract for electricity for light
wia puww purpose. Th expectation cf
getting water Dower eurtmt oha.ru. v.
coal-mad current end in disappointment.
juipena report that th Keokuk rate is
a shade Mgher than the cost of producing
current by steam power.
Member of the touring company My
good lady, the last place I stayed at the
landlady wept when I left.
Landlady Oh, did she? Well, I ain't
solng to. I wants my money in advance.
Chicago Herald.
''Z. lou hv . taken . to carrying
around a monkey? This is going toe
"Well, you never go anywhere with
me. waa hir wife's somewhat ambig
uous retort.-X'lttsburgh Post.
...!tinrXour '"trier nd mother quar.
r'rr?..iaat. nlht- d'dn't they? u
?Tltn". Perfectly awful one.
r"r"1 ""-omised me a plane
w"mma Promised tr-e a diamond
Phi! LcdUm 'tr'Ctly neuf-PhiladeI-
TOM0RROW.
Annie O'Connor, In New Tork Time ,
What boldest thou In dower?
Today, in Its last hour.
Shall scon, a withers! flower
Drop from the stem of time.
And. dead and curled, blow aimless
TTnon ome ct'rrenf name'en.
Fj;gotten. faded., famcless.
Whilst thou art In thy pr me!
What, holdest thou In treasu-e?
FhaU sorrow reign, or pleasure
Or each m equal measure
.Hold for a space full sway?
Hnall we have power to change thee.
2r..tl.our .wllls erranee thee,
Till Time itself eatrnnre thee.
And thou be yesterday?
Have all our daya, now ended.
To thy upbuilding tended?
Hast tbou on us derenJed
For wh-t thou art to be?
Or from Time s far beg'nning
Hast thou thy way been winning
With changeless rcerd of sinning,
Of pain and ecstasy?
Thou seemest vast, Tomorrow,
And from the past of sorrow
,We come at last to borrow
Some solace from thv acope.
For when, from Eden faring.
The lost ones walked drS'ai lng,
God saw' all.-woe, and, caring,
Bestowed the boon of hope.
T63E PEOPLE IimiE
IN '
FAITH
0.sr "World
We received 1466 more applications during November,
1915, than during the same month in 1914.
Total Applications fpr Nov., 1915 10,757
Total Applications for Nov., 1914 , . . 9,291
1,466
Is this not evidence that the Society holds the confi
dence of the people? .
J. T. YATES, Sec'y. W A, FRASEH,
Tel. Dong. 1U7. , President.
PL -USD
IS
VIA
iLLIiiOIS CEUtEIAL RAILROAD
Route of the SEMINOLE LIMITED THE ALL
STEEL. TRAIN.
Round Trip Winter Tourist Tickets on sale daily,
limited to return June 1st, 1916. " , .
Rates to Principal Points as follows:
Palm Beach...... $89.18
St. Cloud -......'....$60.18
Fort Myers .... .$67.38
Key West .... ..$83.78
IIAVA1TA,CUBA.- $87.18
Jacksonville . . ..... $50.68
Tampa $62.28
Miami $72.78
St Augustine $52.08
St. Petersburg ..... .$62.28
Tickets to all other noint at urns nrnnnrtlnn.l
Ticket via Washington, D, C.. In one direction, returning via
any direct line, at slightly higher rates.
HOMESEEKKRS' tickets on sale first and third Tuesdays of
each month.
For detailed Information and descriptive literature, call at
Ci!YoTICiKET OFTICE. r write 8. North, District Passenger Agent,
407 South 16th St., Omaha, Nebraska. Phone Douglas 264.