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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE
KOl'NDED HY EDWARD KOSEWATKR.
VICTOR. ROHEWATER. EDITOR.
Tha H Publishing Comrsny, Proprietor.
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Subscribers leaiing; th rlty temporarily
should hava The lle inallexl to them. Ad
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,M January '
Thought for the Day
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StUefd by Mr: W. H. Hou;hold,r
JU vshat your fritrsdt think you art; avoid
what your tnemiti $ty yvuart; go right forward
and bi happy. Marcut Mill l'omtroy.
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Tb Grim Reaper not only keeps busy, but
continues to love shining marks.
As a letter writer, nishop Bristol shows tbat
he la la no way In-adept in wielding the pen.
Senators who discuss neutrality might com
mand more attention if they practiced what they
preach.
Chink's republic war fund amounta to
11,000,000, Just' enough to1 keep Europe going
for twenty minutes.
If Germany has a poet laureate, be Is surely
neglecting tempting opportunities by withstand
ing the lure of the American lecture circuit.
Rail travelers are to be Introduced to a 20
per cent boost In interstate rates. Do you tee
the high cost of living coming down?
A thorough search of the navy yard facilities
of the nation promlaes to reveal more diluted
mud than can be utilized In a presidential cam
pajgn. Complaint is made that the administration
has stolen Bryan's Pan-American clothes. Tit
for tat. Bryan purloined the duda from James
U. UlaJne.
Scarcity of chemicals and dyes baa no effect
on the Industry of boosting the price of the
stock on hand. Somebody's fortune always
waxes fst on misfortune.
The capture of a postofflca crook twelve
years after the event emphaalae the fact that
Uncle Sam's reach Is not measured by time nor
handicapped by forgetfulness.
Chairman Gary of the Steel trust advises
caution and measured steps for business lest the
ogre of a slump catch prosperity unawares. An
other Gary dinner as a preventive of the blue
is In order.
Vendors of fuel oil to Omaha householders
must have full she measures verified by the
inspector of weights and measures. Buyers of
gasoline at out-of-the-way roadside stations will
still have to take care of themselves.
Well. well, well! What's this? A vault In
the federal building looted of contents worth
over 1650,000 right In the front yard of the
St. Paul newspaper twin of Omaha's saffron
Jt urnal that constantly harps on Omaha's police
Inefficiency. It is up to these great newspaper
sleuths now to show St. Paul police how to do it.
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Reduction in Fir Watte.
A notable and gratifying decrease in the fire
waste of this country Is recorded In the footings
of fire louses for the year 1916. The aggregate
less, as compiled by the Insurance Press, is
S172.C71.100, a reduction of $48,000,000 from
lh.e total losses of 1914. It Is the best record
by millions of any year in the ten-year period,
and has been surpassed by only one year since
1903. With the exception of localities where
munition factories are operating under high
preaaure, the loss reduction is fairly even
throughout the country, and Omaha's meager
record of IS17.000 Is typical of moat titles.
Publicity, education and increasing safe
guard are largely responsible fur the showing.
States through fire wardens and fire prevention
days are proving effective educational agencies
In preventing fire waste, snd cities contribute
a generous share of public revenue in maintain
ing fire departments for protection. Encourag
ing as the results are, the footings for last year
could be largely reduced, If not cut in two. by
eliminating carelessness as a fire baiard. Fear
It as Inspection of buildings in cities should be
carried on systematically as an essential means
of preventing fires and checking avoidable eco
nomic waata.
The coat of all preventive measures are
borne by the people. The benefits accrue to the
insurance compsute In cash profits. Manifestly
a Jul haudle arrangement of tbia character is not
laKuiaUd to pur pubMr Interest in fire preven
tion. The public is t-ntitlc-J to share la the
piscina! benefits of Us eutrgy
Real Light on the Philippines.
Moot timely to the debate on the Philippine
government bill, whlrh the Wilson administra
tion Is trying to rsm through congress, and sup
plemental to the tilt between ei-Presldent Taft
snd Secretary fiarrlson, although wholly Inde
pendent of It, Is an Illuminating report on con
ditions In the Islands contributed by Prof.
Thomas h. Ulayney of the Rice Institute, at
Houston, Te., to the current number of the
Review of Reviews. The unprejudlred charac
ter of Prof. lUsyney's observations Is reinforced
l, the statement thnt he has Juxt returned from
a v 'nit to the Orient made, as the holder of a
traveling fellowship, awarded to hlni by a col
legiate foundation, and further In that he Is a
staunch democrat and an ardent admirer of
President Wilson. Prof. Hlayney's associates
nnd Dr. Shaw, as editor of the Review of Re
views, all testify to his ripe experience, sound
Judgment and disinterested motives, qualifying
lilin to give an unplatted account of the Philip
pine situation, which he finally summarizes as
' bidding fair to become a national disgrace if
v,e nllow politics and sentiment to take the
place of reason and Justice" In our treatment of
these insular possessions.
As to the change which has come ovef the
Islands since the advent of tho democratic spoils
regime, with Its policy of catering to the Filipino
politician and discrediting the expert American
ndmlnlntrator, a multitude of examples and ex
perlentes are cited. Tnder the new democratic
governor-general the whole civil service, labor
iously built up, has been uprooted and Its effi
ciency everywhere Impaired. Prof. Blayney
tries to excuse the president on the theory that
he Is not correctly Informed and prefers to put
the responsibility on "the short-sightedness and
excess of seal shown by the administration at
Manila In making a record such as they might
wish to make at home after a political up
heaval," but he quotes the opinion of Americans
and Britons, met in India, China and Japan, as
without exception deploring the hasty "Klllpl
nizlng" of the service, together with a declara
tion "that to transfer our own advanced theories
of democratic government to. an inexperienced
people just emerging from a period of almost
medieval darkness, would be little short of
criminal."
Unfortunately, Prof. Blayney'a charitable
exculpation of the president from responsibility
Is not borne out by the insistence of the admin
istration upon the so-called "Jones bill," now
revamped but slightly mod I fed, but with new
sponsors. He voices the feeling of Americans
and foreigners In tho islands, as well as himself,
that this measure should not go further than
declaring It to be "the Intention to grant inde
pendence to the Philippine Islands as soon as in
the Judgment of congress 'it Is deemed to the
best Interests of the Islands and of the United
States to do so." A statement of this kind, he
r.nys, letting the Filipinos know that we are not
on the point of cutting them adrift, or about
to leave thein to the tender mercy of the un
scrupulous native spollsmongors, would "do
more to clear the unhcalthful'atmosphere of un
certainty . and 'misapprehension existing at
Manila and to preclude unprofitable discussion
than anything that has . occurred since - the
change of administration."
The Bee heartily commends those Interested
in the future of the Philippines to read Prof.
Blayney'a article In full before accepting the dis
torted representations put forth In defense of
the demonstrated democratic administrative
efficiencies.
Richard Scannell.
Richard Scannell, late bishop of the Catholic
diocese of Nebraska, was a figure of prominence
in church work. Born in Ireland, with no silver
spoon in his mouth, he made his way by his own
industry to a place of eminence. Ilia life was
Involved In little of undue publicity, and ha pur
sued his calling with quiet energy. He came to
Omaha at a time of deep trouble for his denomi
nation, but by his wisdom and prudence he
weathered the stress and maintained the affairs
of his diocese at a high standard. Vigorous In
the management of clerical affairs, he brought
to the church Its share of the general prosperity
of the community. The Omaha parishes,
especially, have developed under his guidance,
and a new cathedral edifice, well on its way to
completion, stands aa a monument to his con
structive capacity. Strict In upholding and ap
plying church discipline, be was broad enough to
recognise the progress of the world around him,
and with bis mind abreast the advance of
thought, his messages to his people being
seasoned always with wholesome ad.vlce and pru
dent restraint. Richard Scannell was a church
man and a cltlxen whose example and influence
were for good,
Proving; Up on Explorer.
Two American travelers, Just home from the
Brazilian wilds, report having penetrated the
Amasontan forest as far aa the "River of Doubt,"
and confirm, so far as they investigated, the
iccounts given by the Roosevelt party. This,
should serve to dispel any doubt that might have
lingered as to the existence of that river. A
common fate of modern explorers haa been to
have their statements of discoveries questioned.
Once the people were ready to believe anything,
and imagination far outran knowledge. Since
the time Marco Polo and Prester John regaled
astonished Europe with their tales of adventure
end discovery the reverse haa been true, and the
explorer haa had to prove up on his yarns or
suffer. One of the many eminent modern exam
ples of this was that of Paul Du Challlu, whe
went into the unknown interior of Africa In the
early '70s and brought back account! of a race
of pigmy men and of a new species of ape, more
terrible than any then known, and called the
gorilla. He was met with scepticism and scorn,
sud It wss publicly alleged he had never been
fifty miles from the coast. Later, Henry M.
Stanley Journeyed over the route taken by Du
CLaillu. and confirmed everything that explorer
had reported. Time ever vindicates the man
who tells the truth.
No doubt the oil men welcome the chance
tt visit Lincoln on the Invitation of Attorney
eueral Reed. The cost is more than balanced
bv the certainty that they iu CQ first hand
Information on the state's right to tap the barrel
and the tank
y YKJTom aonrwirn.
WHAT a wonderful career cirnrral Orenvllle M.
Dodse had! The out-turnlns of hish and low.
rich and poor, for his funeral reflected the cos
mopolitan character of hid activities and lnllci'-l
how widespread waa the dnnlre to pay a tribute ot
r-iipei t to hla meniorv.
No one could IlKteii. aa e all did, to the ruraoiy
fleet, h of hla life In the fun-ral eermon without l.eln'
Impreaaetl ly the tremendous power nnd vnry'.rn:
arhlevementa to hla credit. We are told, for examiil.-.
that he waa on Intimate relations of personal friend
ship with every preeldent of the frilteil 8tate. aince
and Including Abraham Uneoln. and waa called up'in
for hla opinion or Judsmcnt on matte- of current
moment by every one of them. To moat of un. t
course, hla part In laying out lyid building the flrs-t
transcontinental railroad a ruoa the mountains and
plains comes home closest and Is fiauKht with tho
most far-reaching- resulfs. and this was a aubject
which the general never tired of discussing. I remem
ber particularly when I called on him a few years ago
to ask him to write for The Kee the authoritative
"Story of the Driving of the Ciolden .-ipike." which Is
reproduced In another part of thla Issue, he showed
his Interest by graciously accepting the Invitation at
once, and held me, unconscious of the passing time,
while he revelled In reminiscences of those stirring
daya and dubious dresms that, nevertheless, came true.
SECULAR SHOTS AT PULPIT.
Looking around the library In the Podge home, I
had ocular confirmation of what I hnd nlready been
told, that hla library of volumes bearing on the his
tory and prominent figures of the rlvll war and upon
the pioneer Ufa and development of this weatern coun
try Is exceptionally complete. I venture the sugges
tion thst that library ought not to be broken up and
scattered, but ought to be kept Intact and depoalted
as a memorial to Oeneral Dodge In some library or
other suitable Institution that will keep the books
accessible to students who may desire to consult thein.
Presumably, it la a laudable ambition to want to
have one'a name perpetuated. If not Immortalised, and
It Is homage to greatness that names a child after a
recognised notable. When W. H. Thomas, now one of
our well known Omaha citizens, resided In Council
Bluffs as a fellow-townsman with ueneral Dodge, he
christened his son Grenvllle MelVen Thomas, to make
sure he would slwsys carry around with him an lllus
trous example to follow.
It psys to advertise. For proof, let me refer to
the success of the American Thermos Bottle company,
which Is the concern which won Dave 0Brlen away
from us laat year, by giving thla apace to a free ad
contained In the following Information and comment
taken from the publication known aa "Commerce and
Finance:"
"Shareholders of the American Thermos Bottle
company have received. checks to cover dividend No.
of $3.60 per share on the li.ono.ono capital atock. Tho
company atarted a few yeara ago with a cash work
ing capital of 30,flo0, 'of which 15.no waa necessary
to equip Its flrat small plant In Brooklyn. The re
maining Su.OOO was Inveated In five full page, adver
tisements In five leading New York datliea.
"The company, through accumulated profits, has'
expended cloae to $l.n90,000 In publicity, creating tM
habit of uee for their product. Annual aales to the
general public, through 100.000 dealers, are approxi
mately K.OOO.OsV Iat year the company built and
equipped at Norwich. Conn., at a coat of $2T,(100, the
largest plant of Its kind In the world.
"It pays to advertise when you have a good
artlule."
If It can be done with niermoa bottles, the right
kind of advertising can do It also for other good
things which the publlo can be educated to want anj
pay for. e
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Many people frequantly ask me questions mani
festing eurleaVy as to The Associated Press. A hand
book J'ist Issued gives this up-to-the-minute data
about this unlaue news ratherlnr tnerhentam-
"The Associated Press is a mutual
peraons representing newspapers, having for Its pur
poae the collection and distribution of the Important
news or me world. There are sbout soft members.
"For Its more Important service The Associated
Press has Its own leased wires, which form .
work across the continent from nniror v.
Seattle. Wash., and Gen Diego, Cel., and from Duluth,
Minn., to New urieana, Oalveaton and Tampa. Flv
The total mileage of thla leased wire system Is ap
proximately: Day wires. ' 3.000 miles: nla-ht tre
,009. From various points alone the trunk lines th.
report Is sent to adjacent cttles. Each of the mem
bers engage to contribute the news nr hi. imn,.Hi..i.
vicinity to The Associated Press.
"The annual revenues of The uviii, r.,.
which are derived-chiefly from aaaesjimenta 1..ri
upon Its members, are more than IS.Ouo.ooo, while the
number or woros daily received and transmitted at
eaeb of the more Important offices Is over SO.ono. or
the equivalent of thlrty-rtve columns of the averaae
nawspaper."
Twice Told Tales
dally appealed to? I-'nther Ml'OoIi
of Bnldwln, I.. I., Is tb he prepared
Detroit Kree Press: A St. Taul pastor
ssys men ate like Christmas trees.
Trimmed once a year, we presume.
Pittsburgh Dispatch: ' Billy" Sunday
preached on prepsrednesa at Trenton and
they handed up an offering that he
termed "punk." Is this to be attributed
to New Jersev patriotism or the preach
ing? Houston I'ost: "Clive us this day our
dnlly bread" Is on of the noblest ap
peals to the Father that human mind
can conceive, when properly Interpreted,
but there are so many Inrv f lks who d
not understand it and they expect the
Ixird to feed them with a spoon.
Brooklyn Kegle: Would more autnmu-
hlllHts go to church If they were espe-
ldrlck
prepared soon
with data on the question. He begsn his
piirlsh work recently In a room over a
Ksrnse nnd has nmed his church St.
Christopher's In honor of the SRint whom
autnmohlllats In F.urope have chosen aa
their patron. He is himself an enthusi
astic motorist and ought to know Ihe
needs of the brotherhood. They should
try hla church before giving up church
going. Then perhaps they won't give
It up.
Springfield Republican: Rev. Dr. Will
iam T. Manning, rector of Trinity church.
New York, and chairman of the world'a
conference on faith and order. Is accused
by broad church Kplscopallans of using
some of the late J. P. Morgan's 1100,000
bequest for church unity In an effort to
defeat the participation of the church In
the Panama Interdenominational confer
ence. Mr. Morgan was a broad church
man, but whether he would agree with
Dr. Manning that the Panama conference
la not really In the lntereat of church
unity It Is impossible to say. Peace
making, as we have seen, haa Ita belli
gerent elements.
TABLOIDS OF SCIENCE.
About 2.240 pounds of apples are re
quired to make 1M) pounds of cider.
The average speed 6f the phonograph
record under the needle Is 1.82 miles
per hour.
A hydraulic stretcher Is rstsed and low
ered by an easily-moved lever from the
level of the bed to that of the operating
table.
For removing dust from furniture a
paint brush la much more satisfactory
than a dust rag. No crevice la too
small or deep for It to reach.'
Each of the thirty-odd million wage
earners of the United States loses on
sn average of nine day each year
through sickness, at an average cost of
$2 per day.
If statistics are to be believed, the
birthrate In the United States, In Great
Britain and in moat other civilized lands
Is being steadily, though slowly, lowered
each year.
Silverware can be kept from tarnish
ing by waahlng It with alcohol in which
a little collodion haa been dissolved,
the resulting film being easily removed
with warm water when the silver Is
to be used.
To protect the bases of telegraph
poles against decay a new French prac
tice la to surround them with earthen
ware plpea and fill the pipes with melted
resin snd aand, which solidifies and be
comes waterproof.
People and Events
The Dear TklaaTi.
This Is the kind of stuff you hear on the front
porch:
"Why. George, how dare you? Now you can Just
go right home, and don't you ever, ever apeak to m
again." George goes aa far as the steps.
"Lt me come back, please. I ll be good, honest
1 will."
"If you're going to be good, there Isn't sny reason
for coming back."
."Oh. you lit t la angel."
"George, dear. I can't brathe."-Mlchlgan Gar
gov le.
A QSalat Iatraet laa.
At a meeting In Wales at which Lloyd George was
to speak, the chairman, a Welch deacon, got up at
the commencement of the proceedings snd said:
Gentlemen. I have to Introduce to you tonight the
member for Csrnsrvon boroughs, lis has come to
reply to what the bishop of said about Welch
dlaeatablUhment. In my opinion, gentlemen, the
bishop Is one of the biggest liars In crestlon, but
thank heaven. In Uoyd George we have a match for
him tonight!"
Voya George laughed so much at his ehalrmsn's
faux pas that It wss some moments before he could
begin his speech. Ixmdon Ttd-Blls.
WOMEN'S ACTIVITIES.
Mrs. Lewis Vernon Marcourt, the new
vicereine of India, the second American
foot ball.
The Alexandra home, an addition to
the London hospital, now being built, will
be named the Edith Cavell home. Queen
Alexandria, in whoae honor the home for
nurses haa been named, voluntarily sur
rendered the honor In favor of England's
martyr nurse..
Mayor Mitchel's appointment of Dr.
Katharine Dement Davis as chairman o
the New York Board of Parole haa added
Interest in the fact that both of the
other members of the bosrd are men.
Miss Davis, like Mrs. Ella Flagg Toung
In Chicago, has had naturally to bear the
limelight not only aa an official but as
a woman In public life.
Mrs. Gabrlelle Greeley Clendenln, daugh
ter of Horace Greeley, has made a public
protest sgainat the removal ot the statue
of the famous editor of the New York
Tribune, from Its pedestal In Printing
House Square, New York. She aaya ahe
doea not want the statue of her father
burled In an out-of-the-way park. Be
cause of the aubway the englneera say
Uiat the heavy statue la dangerous, and
so It waa decided that It must be moved.
Mrs. George A. Buckstaff has been ap
pointed on the apcclal committee to In
vestigate the condition of athletics in the
University of Wisconsin, and la said to
I spend most of her time studying the
records. Until her sppolntment was an
nounced, she did not know a thing about
statue standa on Court aquare In New
woman to occupy thla position, is- a de
pcetulant of Miles Morgan, whose bronxe
York City. Her mother waa a sister of the
lute J. Plerpont Morgnn. The doughty
sergeant of the late American colonies
waa a power In dealing with the Indiana.
St
Only a small audience greeted Btfwln Thome snd
hla company presenting "The Black Flag " at ths BuU.
Mow good Omaha Is getting Is shown by the f( t
that Frank Keen, the delleata and dudish youn
man who represents the LouWtaoa Stata lottery In
Omaha, 1 being prosecuted for selling lottery tickets.
The Intense cold haa caused a.l kinds of suffeiinc
The thermometer went down to H degrees below sero
at the signal office at T o'clock this morning
Hon. A. J. Hanscom Is quoted as saying he had
never known' a night In the history of Omaha whn
the cold felt so much. 'There may n,v bg colder
alghta." he said, "but I don't know when. I never
felt tae cold eo, sot even la the winter of lug."
The call la out for a meeting of the t rare ling man
of Nebraska at the Millard. January , to effect a
state organliatloa of the Travelers' National Protec
tive association. The call was signed by George K.
Wtlaoa and George E. Crosby ef Omaha.
Folka are reminded that It took Su.uno tons of I.
to satisfy the refrigerating demands of Omaha, and
eutiing has already tcgun on the riter j
AROUND THE CITYS.
Louisville, Ky.. Is hustling for a factory
whirh will put Its name on the automo
bile map.
Kansaa City. Mo., police in 1915 made
arrests, lo.oi of them for vagrancy
and 791 for boozing.
A Jersey City lamplighter lends atyle
and speed to the vocation by going his
rounds In an automobile.
Sioux City's school superintendent asks
for eight more teachers to take .care of
the Increased attendance.
Topeka'a city dads made a rare economy
record during LU Three departments
effected a saving of 10.e 65.
St. Paul's new skyscrsper, the Railroad
and Bank bulld'ng, haa 934.(00 square feet
of floor space and cost W.ouo.000.
Sioux City's banking Intereats are talk
ing up a second clearing house aaaocU
tion to handle checks from tributary
tuwna.
Sen Antonio la moving for a world's
fair in IMS, to celebrate tts bi-centennial.
The first move la to flash the basket ou
congress for a contribution.
A Minneapolis holdup tacked out of a
drug store because the druggist was
much speedier in drsalng his artillery.
Score one for preparedneaa.
The matrimonial markets of Chicago
and New York alumpeJ acldedly in ths
old year records, compared with 114.
Chicago reports a decresae cf I.'OO In
marriage llcenaea aad New York nearly
l.sos.
A speaker at the dinner of the Illinois
Bar association stated that Chicago had
more lawyers snd lawaints to the square
mile than any other large city. The fact
eacaped mention In the annual industrial
revlt-wa ot the city
A hospital nurse In New York hsa been
arrested for Belling drugs to patients in
the prison ward. The lure of the dolln'
Insinuates Itself whither human footstep"
leed.
Six detectives did guard duty at a fash
ionable New Yciir function In a St. luils
hotel. Nevertheless the rooms of sev
eral guests tvoic rntiPHi ked and II iKX1
woith of Jewels stolen.
There wns Ju.t as much champagne
drank around New i ear's In this country
as though the French vineyards had es
caped tile ravages of war. California
and the Iike Krle district bottle up :i
holiday drouth Just as smoothly as nnv
Imported headache.
Charles O. Pitcher of Milwaukee statf .l
an endurance run on the mutrimonia:
fpeedway two years ago and ran up
score of eight wives before lie wis
counted Into Jail for a four-year rei
Charley's run islp-xagged from Sioux City
to Manitowoc. Mich.
Thirteen converts of the Church of the
Brethren at Columbia. Pa., hit the trnll
Into the nearby rlver last Sunday nnd
were dipped In the Icy waters by Elder
Musser. After the candidates were
clucked the elder warmed them up with
a rousing kiss on the Hps.
A one-time king of the grain bucket
shop. Charles C. Christie, Is dead nt
Kansas City at the age of 4. In the
heyday of his plunging Christie traded In
I.'.T.OOO.OOO bushels of wheat in a year with
out buying or selling a bushel. Throusi
his numerous "killings" he plied up a
fortune of 11,000,000 and left it.
A New York grand Jury is looking Into
a skin game operated among the pour
that has all similar holdups beaten a
mile. According to the commissioner of
weights and measures a syndicate of
twelve men control l.OOu small dealers In
coal and wood, and exsct from each a
tip of $1 a day, and this compels them
to aell coal by the basket or bushel M
from JL-0 to $25 a ton. The syndicate Is
capitalised at 150.000 and It scoops In
IMO.ono a year.
From a Methodist pulpit to the vsudc
vllle stsge Is some leap, but It wss suc
cessfully negotiated by William Halns
worth, former pastor of the Methodist
church at Mountain Iron, Minn. In a
letter to a college chum the preacher
actor says his new profession Is "some
whst of a stretching of the principles of
the Methodist church. The work Is novel
and there are a great many flirty girls to
bother a fellow of my tastes. I can't
get used to seeing the women walkl ig
behind the stage In kimonos. The paint
they expect me to put on my face Is the
worst"
WHITTLED TO A POINT.
Clr!.. fhoi Idn t cry: It D more pt
turtS't.io to sob.
To d et Is ere tlnc. To cnt one's wortj
Is somt thing else.
The peer man who raffles for a Mrkef
is apt to go liunci y.
Any married man 'n nsree with his
vifc hut what's hc use?
A frensled financier one who can bor
row money from a bill collector.
Even a botanist may not le nblo ti
rei ognixe a blooming Idiot when he sees
one.
The nun who a' is contrary to his wife's
advice and falls down never hears the
last of It.
The man who pocs out between the
acts may come In with a smile hut yo
can't always see it.
An old bachelor says there Is but one
thing sweeter than love's young dream,
and that Is to wake up and find yourself
s-till single. Chicago News.
DOMESTIC PLEASANTRIES.
"Jane, 1 have discovered that our new
cook haa decided vlewa about the policy
in the east."
"John, what do you mean?"
"She believes In Ihe gradual disruption
of china." Baltimore American.
SIGNPOSTS OF PROGRESS. .
Spain Is in tho market to buy 30.noo,000
worth of war material 1 the United
The Savannah Sugar Itcflnlng company
announces that It will fcullt a $3,000,000
Plant st Savannah, Ga.
It has been figured that the number of
automobiles In this country passed the
2.000,000-ma.rk last June.
The Du Pont Powder company an
nounced a continuance of Its 30 per cent
caah bonus to all Its employes for the
coming year.
Two million miles of dirt roads have
been built in the United States. The
total length of public roads of all kinda
in this country is estimated at 2,2SO,0O0
miles.
Ssnta Monies, Cel.. haa a grocery
store where the patrons move around
ana neip tr.emselvea to the desired arti
cles which have been previously put up
In convenient packages, and their bill is
checked up as they leave the establish
ment The Mohawk & Wolverine Mining com
pany of Calumet. Mich., gave a 6 per
cent bonus to ita 1.200 employes aa a
Chrlstmaa present. This Is the fifth
bonus the company has paid to Ita em
ployee this year. Two of the gifts were
for 10 per cent of their wages.
The 35,000 employes of the International
Harvester company are to become co
partners with their employers. Each em
ploye will be allowed to purchase profit
sharing certificates, payment for which
may be made In small monthly install
ments. Provision Is made for converting
these certificates Into stock at a rate
lower than the market value.
The Ixiilgh Valley railroad has or
dered some ateel rails that will weigh
15 pounds to the yard. These are the
heaviest rails ever rolled for a steam
railroad, it is said, and the railroad men
the nation over will watch with Interest
the teats to which they are subjected.
At the rate the weight of rails Is in
creasing there is no telling when the
limit will be reached. Twenty years ago
few railroads had rails as heavy as
sixty pounds.
"Congratulate me, Freddy. Last night
your sister promised to nmrry me."
"Oh, she promised mother she'd marry
you lonK ago." Life.
Diner (in swell cafe) I suppose people
who dine here carry off quite a lot of
silver.
Waller Yen, sir: we can't get all their
looso chanue." Boston Transcript.
Beulah I played one of my owa compo
sitions on the piano once.
Belle Yes; I can understand that yoa
only did It once. Yonkers Statesman.
"What's the matter, fathert Regretting
those cigars you threw away?"
"A little," he confessed.
"You'll find thorn on the top shelf ot
the linen closet," said mother with a welU
concealed smile." Louisville Courier
Journal. He Did you read that story sbout the
man who won a girl's heart by, giving her
an automobile?
She No; but I should think almost any
girl would be quite carried away witk
auch a gift. Boston Transcript.
BELIEF.
Llpptncott's Magazine.
There came a woman singing down thu
. lane:
Her hair was gray, and yet her voles
was young
As spring's new leaves. About her figure
hung
A tawny garment, beautiful and strance.
And a she neared me her two eyes did
seem
Pupils to pain; yet laughter was her
mouth.
Her bands a distaff held and only that-
No thread or twisted strands about it
wound.
And she did sine a melody profound
To point of weeping. This, In part, her
strain:
"I am Belief Old Age and Youth in one;
Proud mother to that Immortality
Men worship, ere the tree of Life decays;
My banner Is of song, of Hope deferred;
My garment. Invitation to the saints:
My distaff, thoughts that twist themslveg
about
Into a rope of Faith. I may be Truth-
1 cannot tell; look In these eyes ami
guess;
Hear thou my voice, wince at these age
old locks.
Wesr thou my smile." Then did she dls
appear, Leaving mo doubter, skeptic, wonrter
aense,d. Thinking of man and God, of earth ami
Of limitation and the Illimitable.
And as 1 puszled, came her voice nnei
more.
Her banner urging men from out the clo l
To heights beyond. "I am Belief, Belief-
1 may bo Truth, and yet I cannot tell."
All' full amaxed. bowed I my head t
earth.
The while her footsteps pounded In my
heart.
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Thirteen
advertisements prepared by us
increased tlte Chicago sales of
known tobacco company
fort? per cent.
Our experience v?i4t tobacco
copy covers thiirp-five brands,
including diose of (he largest
tobacco company in (He tforld.
We vfant to demote ibis excep
tional experience to one local
tobacco account, a xOkolesaler's
or retailer's.
Cit? Kat'l BIJg. Doug. 53aS
GARNER & EVANS
(MULTIGRAPH DEPARTMENT)
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"SUM MUNIMEY"
CONDENSED STATEMENT
OF THK
WOODMEN OF THE WORLD
FOR THE YEAR 1915.
Kt'ceipts from all sources $13,840,057.93
Increase in emergency fund 4,487,374.86
Death claims paid 7,356,515.37
Disability benefits paid to living members. . 113,350.00
Balance in banks of Omaha January 1, 1916, 1,910,1)73.82
When looking for SOUND Protection for the loved
ones, "lx)ok Us Over."
"TELL" DOVCLAS HIT.
JOHN T. YATKS.
Secretary.
W. A. FRASER.
President.
Persistence is the cardinal vir
tue in advertising; no matter
how good advertising may be
in other respects, it must be
run frequently and constant
ly to be really succcessfuL
