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Get It
The, Russian army once more proceeds on
the assumption that General Winter U Invinc
ible aa an ally.
8UU, while "a place 'n the sun" is not al
ways attainable, the limollght of the primaries
are free to all comers.
The question of the hour, "Is Russia comln
back!" locks horns with a companion inquiry,
"Will von Hlndenburg back up?"
It is too early to measure the durability of
the democratic split on preparedness. The
amount of light coming through helps to brighten
the republican corner.
Two inventive manufacturers in the eastern
scare belt offer a new mobile coast defense gun
to the United States for a trlflo of f 60,000,000.
This Is patriotism tagged with safety first.
The saddest words ever fashioned by tongue
or pen are none too solemn for a tablet to mark
the noiseless and voiceless passing of St. Jack'
son's day hereabouts. Is JacWsonlan patriotism
dead?
The old-time drug store sign of mortar and
pestle acquires new significance in new dry
states. The resemblance to a tub and a stick
promises to revive Its ancient glory as a business
getter.
The bottom of the Mediterranean holds a
greater variety of Vsr craft, ancient and mod
ern, than any body of water on earth. Perhaps
this fact accounts for the belief that the sea Is
uncommonly blue.
The cheery voice of Secretary Redfield re
teats the prosperity music of Chairman Gary
and merrily applauds the artist. It should not
escape notice, however, that both vocalists also
lung redllghts along the road.
It Is worth while noting that the railroad
managers will not disturb coast-to-coast passen
ger rates. The uplift Is confined to Interstate
rates In the4 middle west, a region highly es
teemed by rate makers as an Inexhaustible pudding.
Schools in the trenches Is the latest Innova
tion of war carried In the reports. The whole
war In all Its variations has been educational
from the start The main drawback to its value
Is the uncertainty of graduating Into a grave
yard or a hospital.
In saying that army officers regard universal
military service as the one perfect state of pre
paredness, Secretary Garrison emphasises a
world-wide truth. An active army officer who
does not believe In compulsory service would be
court-martialed for professional treason.
. Alt
The cold weather today bad not moderated aa
much aa had been predicted. At dawn the mercury
atood at II degree below aero and the highest It tot
during the day was at I o'clock, when It reached 4
below xero. and at nightfall found the temperature V
desreea below aero.
The marriage of t. B. Falconer to Miss Nelllo
Leach, one of hla accomplished clerka, la announced
to take place In February.
It la quietly rumored around army headquarter that
Colonel H. A. Morrow at Fort Sidney la to be made
head of the Judge advocate' department very ahortly.
Superintendent Hutchison of Fort Niobrara la
anowbound In Omaha on hla return from hia leave
of absence In the east
O. A. Bennett. Tweoty-flrat and Pierce atreeta
advertlaea that be haa taken up a large red cow with
horna, which the owner can have by paying expenses.
Marshall Lobeck la the name of the real estate
firm doing business at Uot Farnsra atreet
Despite the blockaded postal service unusually
large aalaa of atampa were made at the poatofflce yes
terday, one corporation purchasing fjtuo worth and an
other H worth, other salea running the amount up
to
Mr. and Mra. J. T. Weston save an enjoyable birth
day party last evening: to their tittle daughter, Oracle,
at their residence. Twenty-sixth and louglas atreet.
Mlae Grade baa Just turned 10 and the guests were,
Koss Towle, Charles Rose, George Ulsh, Marty Ken
nard, Mary Shears, Emmet Murphy, Stephen Long-,
Milton 1-ons, Jennie Wist, Blanche Parker, Jennie
OUIi. Mable Kelley, Nora Kmeraon. Edith McCoy.
Mushle, CoJpetscr, Alice Parrotte and Franklin Roej.
The Republican. Convention Call.
The promulgation of the formal call for the
republican national convention which is to meet
lu ChlcsRo, June 7, next, Is attracting attention
to the revised delegate apportionment adopted
last year and now Incorporated into it for the
first time. By this apportionment the total num
ber of delegates Is reduced by ninety-three, prac
tically all of the shrinkage coming in the south
ern state representation, whose Influence in the
parly deliberations will be proportionately .cur
tailed. The insular possessions are accorded two
delegates each, but without voting power, bui
will, it Is understood, appeal to the convention to
restore them to full rights and privileges.
The noteworthy thing about this call is that
it is the first and only substantial step made by
any political party in the direction of more
equitable apportionment. As a progressive meas
ure for popular rule, this republican Innovation
outdoes the democratic party, an the progres
sive party, too, for that matter, neither, of
which have made any change in the ancient and
inherited system which both have so roundly
denounced.
Attention is also being called to the fact
that the republican call is a broad invitation
not only to republicans, but also to "all other
electors without regard to past political affilia
tions who believe in the principles of the re
publican party and endorse its policies," to unite
in the choice of convention delegates. There is
nothing new or novel, however, In this phrase
ology, for It has been copied in every republican
convention call since the organization of the
party. In other words, the republican party Is,
and has always been, a truly progressive party,
built on a common belief in principles and
policies regardless of previous political differ
ences. It is a party national and not sectional
and with an open door and this is Jts strength
and Its promise.
Federal Farm Loan Banks.
The administration federal farm loan bill has
been Introduced into congress, but only meager
details of its provisions are so far available. It
seems to be a projection of the federal reserve
bank Idea into the realm of agriculture, with the
Intention of loaning money for the financing of
farm operations along lines similar to those that
now provide for the operation of the reserve
banks in providing money for commercial pur
poses. If this is true, no good reason for estab
lishing a new form of bank is apparent. Amend
ment to the existing law would make the ma
chinery of established reserve banks available,
for it is quite as reasonable that money be issued
against the farmers' security as against that of
the merchant or manufacturer. The matter of
length of life of loans thus made could easily
be adjusted. It is only a step farther, and on
the way to where the government will be assist
ing the clerk and the mechanic in the city to
finance his home building proposition.
Tree Plantirp; for Service.
Arbor Day is still some months ahead, but it
is not too soon to commence planning for its
observation. The value of carefully directed
arboriculture has been so often and so fully dis
cussed hy The Bee, that repetition of the ar
guments In favor of the planting of useful trees by
Nebraskans might be tedious, if they were not
timely. Tree planting has always been Im
portant to the people of this state, but it has
now more than ever an appeal to those who are
building for the future. In the early days, trees
were needed for shade, for windbreaks and
for various purposes that called for quick
growth rather than for permanent usefulness.
Conditions have been established that make It
reasonable that more care should be exercised
in the selection of woods that are to be grown,
with an eye to future rather than to immediate
requirements.
Nebraska's soil and climate are favorable for
the growth of the most valuable' forest trees
Indigenous to the temperate cone. Experiments
have demonstrated this, and with the feasibility
of the undertaking established, tree planters
thould look ahead, directing their efforts to the
development of woods that will be of service to
generations yet to come. No better crop could
be fostered. Hard woods are of slow growth,
but certain of return. A little grove of black
walnut, hickory or oak trees on every farm
would mean a wonderful asset to the state in
time, while the waste places could easily be
made to produce timber of great value. Trees
planted along roadsides may easily be made to
serve in time to carry a portion of the expense
of keeping up the road.
Sometime the state will take up The Bee's
oft-repeated suggestion that It take up seriously
the work of forestratlon and enter on the devel
opment of an industry that will bring great returns.
Fixing; Eeiponiibility for the War.
Returned from his peace mission, Henry
Ford expresses himself as being convinced the
people of Europe and not the rulers are to blame
for the war. He might have reached this con
clusion without having left his factory office,
for he was not In Europe long enough to learn
anything beyond his reach at home. However,
it may please the emperors and kings engaged
in the conflict to find out, from authoritative
source, that it is not their fault. It is equally
encouraging, though rather startling, to be told
that the people of the warring monarchies have
the deciding voice in the management of their
affairs, even though it be vicariously sounded.
Further researches by the doves may disclose
some similarly novel, interesting and equally
valuable information, and thus prove the utility
ot the quest. i
The greater duration of the present war and
the uncertainty of the finish enables Rome.
Athens, Geneva, Vienna, Berlin. Petrograd, Co
penhagen, Paris, London and Constantinople to
dim the luster and smother the beacon lights of
historic Mole St. Nicholas as a rumor factory.
Fame's favorites are the spotllghters of the pass
ing hour.
Early primaries once In four, years have
much to commend them to the thoughtful. A
flock of candidates affords improvement clubs
and civic societies an abundance of vocal talent
to enliven tb gray days and while away the
long, dark hours.
National Capital Topics
SSrar O. Bnyaer,
The Bee' Washlag-toa Oorreapemaeat,
SERVICE In congress ha many drawbacks. Some
time It ha It rewarda. Outside of the mere
aervlce, which mean the aalary and perqulattca
In the way of mileage and clerkhlre plu a certain
amount of stationary, the representative In congress
know but two thing, to be on the "tidal wave" and
a knowledge of the wants of hla constituency. There
are two distinctive claasea of men In congrea those
who hlne In the limelight and those who shine In
committee work. It la not given to many men to
Illumine the Congressional Record with a big speech
or to startle the country by a great thought. There
are, however, consistent plodder, and I use that word
advisedly, who accomplish more by a conclcntloua
devotion to committee work than those who "tear a
passion to tatters" on the floor of either house.
Sometimes the rewarda for a man's activity In
congress come In his lifetime, most largely, however,
they come when he la dead or out of congress. Hav
ing been associated In a newspaper way when the so
called "Klnkald Act" of 1904 became operative It la
with a good deal of interest that I find that the first
assistant secretary of the Department of the Interior,
Andrleus A. Jonea. haa endorsed It In a most laudatory
manner, while the author of that bill Is atlll In con
gress and repreaentlna; the Sixth congressional dis
trict of Nebraska, Mosea . Klnkald.
The endorsement of the "Klnkald act." known to
the atatutea as the act of April 2, 1904. authorising the
entry of not exceeding 640 acres of land in a consider
able area of western Nebraska and Included In the
Sixth congressional district of that atate comes
through the endorsement of a bill Introduced by Rep
resentative Scott Ferrla, chairman of the commute.
on public lands, whose bill makes It lawful for any
person "qualified to make entry under the homestead
lawa of the United Btatea to make a stock-raising
homestead entry for not exceeding 640 acrea of unap
propriated, unreserved puWIo land In reasonably com
pact form" and which land la to be known a "stock
raising land" and now under consideration by the
committee of which he Is chairman.
The bill which contemplates for public land states
what Judge Klnkald secured for his own state Is
favorably recommended by the Department of the
Interior. The basis of this recommendation Is the
"Klnkald act" as applied to the Sixth Nebraska dis
trict. Eleven year have elapsed since the passage
of the law relating to western Nebraska and the In
terior department haa no hesitation In saying that Its
Investigations aa to the results of that legislation are
both Important and significant. To quote from the
letter of First Assistant Becretary Jonea to the chair
man of the committee, with relation to the bill abovo
referred to these findings appear that prior to the
passage of the act of 1904 "considerable land In west
ern Nebraska had been entered under other laws, but
the marveloua development since the passage of the
act of 1904 la ao marked that It must In great measure
at least be attributed to that law. It haa been found
that aome of the valleys and lower lands which
Intersperse the larger area, have been made to produce
through Intensive cultivation varied cropa of large
value, and that the production of live atock he
largely Increased rather than diminished. The Im
provements placed by the aettlera upon their claims
Indicate both prosperity and permanency of occupa
tion, aa dwelling of atone, cement, or frame construe,
tion, plastered and provided with convenlencea, have
generally supplanted the original sodhouaea, and the
farmer who haa not built barns, alios, or other atruo
turea for storing cropa and protecting live atock la a
rare exception. The live atock raised upon the small
ranches -Is of a higher grade than that which waa
produced by grailng upon the vacant public land."
Within the thirty-one countlea In which the "Kln
kald law" la applicable the interior department of
ficiate find that the population which waa 124,608 In
1890, 107,434 in 1900 had Increased to 162.217 In 1910, an
Increase of nearly 60 per cent In the population during
the last ten-year period, six years of which period the
640 homestead law was In orce,
But of atlll greater Interest to thla section and by
reason thereof to the endorsement of the bill of which
Chairman Kerria of Oklahoma la the author It haa
been ascertained by the experts of the department
that the land entered In Nebraska under the "Kln
kald act" that there la an average of one settler for
every 671 acres. In the thirty-seven countlea affected
by thla law It appears that there are 4.689,870 acrea
In the hand a of the original entrymen, 6,411,963 acrea
In the hands of small holdera and only S16.4&3 acrea
In the hands of What might be termed large holdera;
that Is, those possessing area 1n excess of 2.000 acres
and then comes thla endorsement for the work, of one
who knew the wants of his district and who early
began in his congressional career to work for those
wants, Judge Klnkald the department saya: "The
department la Informed that practically a unanimous
sentiment of the people In western Nebraska la that
the law haa been a benefit to them and to the country,
causing a large Increase In the population, promoting
the development of the lands and advancing generally
the public welfare." Surely thla la praise from a
department not In political sympathy with the author
of a real constructive measure. SNTDKR.
Twice Told Tales
Sorrr He Rpeke,
A senior of one of our large manufacturing con
cerns came through the atore and ' noticed a boy
sitting on a counter swinging his legs and whistllna
merrily. The senior eyed him severely as he con
fronted him, and Inquired: "Is that all you have
to dor
"Ye, air."
"Very well; report to the cashier and tell him tj
pay you off. We don't need boys like you around
here."
"But, sir;" said the astonished boy, "I don't worit
for you. I have just bought some goods and am
waiting for the bill." Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph.
t'aatloaarr Slaaal.
While visiting In the Highland of Scotland last
summer, a little old English lady made use of an ear
trumpet when aha attended divine service. Such a
contrivance being entirely unknown In thoae simple
parts. It caused much excited discussion, and finally
one of the eldera waa deputed to deal with the lady.
On the following Sunday the unconscious offender
again made her appearance, and again produced the
much-dlscusaed trumpet; whereupon the choaen elder
rose from hia aeat and marched down the aisle to
where the aid lady aat and, raising an admonitory
finger, said severely: "'The firet toot, ye're ot!"
Everybody's Magaalne.
People and Events
The "Cafe" restaurant, 1U South Sixteenth street,
haa been purchased by Mra, If. H. Wrighter, who
will try to make It the popular eating place of the
city.
The retirement of L M. Otla, treaaurer-general of
Rochester. N. T., brings to light another life mystery
Though 8S yeara of age Otis Is unable to give the
secret of hla grip, by which he held on to public office
for three ecore yeara.
Happy Jack Cameron and Mlaa Roae Elliott, eefi
24, aa engaged couple of the West Pullman district
of Chicago, builded air cast Ira out of the flow of
youth nd the Joy of marriage planned for the com
ing April. Both were buried aide by aide, taat Sunday.
Prum gay to grave waa apanned by pneumonia.
Mra. Ivarina Paulsen of Elisabeth, N. J., hails
from Ireland and Paulaen from Sweden. Just befora
Christmas Ivarina waa busily decorating the kitchen
floor la emerald hue when Paulsen thoughtlessly
criticised the artistry of the job, particularly the
color. That waa too much. When Paulsen next ar
ticulated out loud It waa to tell the court how
Ivarina painted hla face and bald pate la briabt si
rfclT'lC?
A Little Memory ( fllahen feeansiell.
OMAHA, Jan. . To the Editor of The
Bee: It la now a number of yeara since
the autumn evening which added this
pleasant picture to my mental gallery.
Having gone with a companion on an
errand to the modest episcopal residence,
sitting ao peacefully withdrawn among
the trees on ita quiet comer, we pene
trated to the library, and there, all alone
In the twilight shadows, sat the bishop
taking a lesson in Spanish, with his
phonograph for sole Instructor.
Not too absorbed to be hospitable, but
as almply delighted with hla "language
school" aa a studious boy, he quickly
turned on the lights, and the shrewd,
kindly eyea In his delicate, somewhat
ascetic face twinkled happily as he ex
plained all the little mysteries of the
teacher-machine and dilated xn Its merits
and efficiency. This waa Just before his
long journey abroad, which was to In
clude a vlalt to Spain. They said that In
a few weeks of such study he gained an
excellent working knowledge of the lan
guage, and that with other languages he
had followed the same method meeting
the same success. .
A characteristic glimpse was this, and
one we shall gladly Recall of the winning
human Individual beneath the reserved
church dignitary. Always a student, al
waya ambitious and quick of interest,
always keeping abreast of the times and
never losing the youthful aplrlt by reason
of the flying years so we shall -lsh to
remember him. So vivid, ao forceful a
personality. It Is hard to accept the
thought that those quiet, tree-shaded
streets where he took his dally walks
will no longer know the tall. Impressive
figure, passing back and forth between
hia home and the cathedral of his dreams.
Keen and brusque of manner and lm
pusive like his race, he did not always
receive credit for the Immense warmth
and geniality beneath the surface. Strict
aa he was and unswerving In hla own
Ideals and observances, he waa wonder
fully tolerant toward people of other
creeds, meeting with a hopeful frlendll
nesa even those who must have seemed to
him groping In outer darkness, and re
sponding promptly to the element, of good
In every one.
Is it not a flower to lay upon hla bier,
that he Is mourned not only by those of
his own faith, but also and with as sin
cere a grief by many "outside the fold?"
of whom one ventures this little offering
of remembrance to a great and 'Vlndly
soul entered upon Its glorious heritage.
A. U at K.
Work for Lire Wires.
OMAHA, Jan. .-To the Editor of The
Bee: The Bee prints an article "Com
mercial Club looking for a Live Wire."
Fhould such a man be found in Omaha,
vhere there are many, it Is suggested
that he should work for the Interest of
Omaha at large, and not wholly for the
Commercial club and a few monopolies
who are drawing the life out of, Omaha
and Its people. I now refer to the electric
light, gas. atreet railway and telephone
companlea. If the proper man Is found R
is hoped will not be sent to Lincoln
to work against the Interest of Omaha
as wa done at the last session of the
legislature. The live wires should be men
who will work for an oil line from Omaha
to Wyoming. Interurban lines out of
Omaha and the making the western
terminal of the railroad lines running1
cast of Council Bluffs. Ia., at Omaha
and not Lincoln, Council Bluffs or Fair
bury. Would not Water Works Howell
be a good man for that place and Is h?
not the hottest live wire man living In
Omaha today, and has done more for the
people of Omaha than all men connected
with the electric light, gas, street car or
telphone. Don't buck him so much Just
because he Is for Omaha. J. B. &COTT.
Foreign I.aaaraasiea la the Schools,
OMAHA, Jan. .-To the Editor of The
Bee: In discussing the propriety of the
teaching of German In the grade schools
In your columna, Mr. Weybrlght of Hcott'a
Bluff la very much exercised because an
other correspondent haa "stuck his nose"
Into that controversy. Mr. Weybrighfa
pro-Englkih prejudice, although he rants
about the glorloua Stars and Stripes, Is
so apparent In hia diatribe that It la
scarcely worthy of notice, but he seems
to be In such extreme pain that It would
be cruel to leave him suffer from hia
hallucination. What Mr. Weybrlght and
perhapa many ' of your readers do not
know la:
1. The fact that the Nebraska law which
he assails provides that a foreign - lan
guage ahall be taught In the grade schools
when a certain number of pupils have
petitioned for such teaching.
2. That of the many who have algned
such petitions, over 86 per cent are chil
dren of not German parentage or descent;
In other words, less than 16 per cent of
those who have petitioned for tne teach
ing of German are of German parentage
or descent.
The Idea of the different nationalities
"banding together to perpetuate their na
tive language," for disloyal purposes-3
too preposterous to require an answer.
Germane. Scandinavian. Bohemian be
come without exception the moat loyal
citlsens of thla country; if not fully
Americanised In the flrat generation they
become ao In the aecond or third. Prac
tically all of them Immediately upon their
arrival apply for citlsenshlp. In contrast
with English or Canadian Immigrant.
That they make an effort to have their
children acquire their mother tongue In
addition to the American language, which
they Inevitably learn In the public school,
la moat laudable. These Immlgranta ap
preciate the greatvalue of knowing1 more
than one languag-e. The German, Bo
hemian and Scandinavian schools almost
Invariably teach one extra language,
moat of them two, L e., English and
French, commencing uaually when pupil
are 10 years of age, and such teaching la
not selective, but compulsory. They
know from experience that In atartlng at
that age It ia much easier to acquire a
foreign language than at the age of 16.
Theae countries know from experience
what great value there la In the knowl
edge of mora than one language and how
It broaden the mind. It la due to such
knowledge largely that Germany was able
r to extend lta commerce all over the
world, becauae Germany solicited trade
in the language of ita prrapectiva custom
are, England, and I regret to aay alao
the Vnlted States, have always expected
that the forelgnera with whom they
wished to deal ahould speak English, with
the result that not much progress haa
been aocompllahed In our foreign trade.
The ulterior motives behind theae at
tacks on the teaching of German are the
ambltlona for office of certain politicians
who have flirted with the prohibition
cause, and are ery much afraid, there
fore, ef the foreign vote, becauae they
know that It la decidedly liberal and op
posed to restrictive legislation. There
fore in Jumping at every opportunity to
vUltfw etvtvmr sm mI m
to advance their personal interests. They
will find that all their calumnies will
avail them nothing.
According to United States government
statistics, we have 2,000,000 people of for
eign birth or parentage, nearly 40 per cent
of our total white population. Wey
brlght insinuates that we, the United
States, have done more for these people
than they have done for the United
State. But have we? These 40 per cent
have produced, by their brain and brawn,
more than 60 per cent of the country's
wealth, only to create the fortune ot a
few score multimillionaires who have'
lured the emigrants to these shores and
who now treat them with contempt.
DR. R, P. LUCK El
Practical riaws ta ImproTeaaent.
OMAHA, Jan. .-To the Editor of The
Bee: The other day I aaked a member
of the city planning board what plana
they had for city Improvements, and he
replied, "We have neither money nor plans
for as a million and a quarter of the
million and a half of the city taxes got
for salaries, there waa but little, money
left for city Improvements, but the
planning board would consider all sug
gestions for city plans that could be
carried out without taxation, increase
values and reduce taxation."
I told him that wa eay to do. I now
suggest a few things for hla board to
do that ran be done without taxation and
at the same time reduce taxation, beau-,
tlfy the city and Increase valuea.
Plan 1: The most unsightly things
about Omaha are the weed lota and dirty
alleys. The city officials have been spend
ing some 66,000 annually serving notices on
lot owners to cut weeds, and $4,000 in
cutting weeds along the streets and
alleys, and the lot owners more to cut
the weeds, yet the weeds are growing
higher and thicker each year, and when,
cut we have left to ahow the visitors
lots and alleys covered with dead weeds.
The remedy Is to have the city council
turn over to the planning board the $10,000
of weed expense for It to cure the weed
evil. The planning board to call upon
the vacant lots owners for $2 per lot ad
ditional with which to clean their lots,
and to seed them to blue grass and whlto
clover, thereby eradicating the weeds,
beautifying the city, and Increasing th
lot values for taxation and In a few year
the $10,000 weed expense will be saved.
The Real Estate exchange will assist in
the collection of the $3 per lot, and the
Improvements clubs and home owners,
will then adopt for their slogan,
"Brighten the corners where we are."
Plan 2: The planning board should seek
to have every alley In the residence sec
tions vacated, the parts vacated revertinsr
to the lot owners, thereby saving to the
city the expense of keeping the alley
clean, placing the parts vacated on the
tax tists and saving the Intersection funds
the cost of paving and curbing inter
sections. Plan 3: The planning board to ask that
before paving the street all underground
pipes shall be put In.- That all residence
streets be paved, but twenty feet with
thirty-foot curves at street corners,
thereby saving lot ownera extra paving,
the city extra expense for curbing and
paving larpe lnteraectlons and leaving
more grass space In front of homes.
Plan 4: The planning board to ask that
every overhead sign be taken down,
thereby beautifying the city, saving th
merchants the cost of competing sign
and the city the damages from signs
blowing down.
Plan 6: The planning board to ask the
county commissioners to turn over to
them $1,000 of the auto license receipts
with which to start an evergreen and
white birch nursery on the poor farm,
from which evergreens will be furnished
free to the farmera for planting aolng
the county roads and the white birches at
all cross-roada thereby beautifying our
county roads and Increasing farm values
several dollars per acre for taxation pur
poses. D. C. PATTERSON.
DOMESTIC PIXASANTms.
"How did you convince your congress
man that he ought to vote for prepared
ness ?'
"1 reminded him that he had used the
eagle and the American flag so much
ia his speeches that it waa tip to him to
see that there could, be no chance of
anything serious happening to them."-
Washington Star.
Country Judge How long have you
owned a cart ,
Motorist (charged with speeding) One
week. yoi;r honor!
Judge I'm-then vou can still afford
to pay a fine. Twenty dollars! Puck.
Wife (angrily)-I think you're 'the
meanest man that ever was.
Hub That s hard on yourself, my dear.
According to your mother you have been
the making of me. Boston Transcript.
Hub I told Rohnsum that we 'might
drop In on them tonight.
Wife Oh fudwe! You know I don't
want to visit those people and I can't
see why ydu do.
Hub-I don't. I told him that, so that
w-e can stay at home tonight wllnout fear
of having them drop in on us. Boston
Transcript.
"Have you found out anything about
tho robbery?"
"Yes: there's a mortrTTnr glory vine root
at the back of the house.
"What'a that got to do with It?"
"Shows that a porch climber hai been
about the premises." Baltimore American.
HOW HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF.
K. L. Roberts, In Judge.
When Homer thumped his little lyre
tn eemt-prehlstoric ages.
The fashion of his wlfe'a attire
Disturbed the matrons and the sages
They shrieked: "Her peplum'a laced with
string!
There's too much dsnitcr of It busting!
It's too risque for anything!
Disgusting!"
When Arthur ruled In Camelot,
A Camelot Protective Leasner
Became extremely wroth and hot.
And claimed that styles were far too
meager.
"Observe." he moaned, "our gracious
queen!
She says her wimple is de rigger!
She csn't fool me; for I have seen
Her figfter!"
When Monttespan and Pompadour
Create styles nnd ar ted hauahty,
From countless throats there rose a rose.
Declaring that their gowns wera
naughtv.
When hoopskirts later enme to vlow.
A million voices thundered "Shocking!
We see an Inch and sometimes two!
Of stocking!"
Each time there comes a shift In style.
To change the contour of the indies,
Some prude will alwavs call It vile.
And tell us that it looks like Hades.
Although his words msy benr n Silng
For some, do they affect me?
Never'
Nice girls indk nice In anything
Whatever!
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