Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, January 16, 1916, EDITORIAL MAGAZINE, Page 2-C, Image 20
20 rifE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JANUARY 16, 11)16. THE OMAHA SUNDAY DEE FOUNDED BY EDWARD RQ3EWATKR. VICTOR ROSKWATER, EDITOR. The Bf Publishing Company, Proprietor. .... 4 to .... PEE Pf 1LDINO. FARNAM AND SEVENTEENTH. Entered at Omaha postofflce second-clsss matter. TERMS Or rtTBSCKIPTION. Br carrier By mail rmr month. Wf ) f n.ii AimiliiT " Ml Pslly without Sunday....' a'undsy Bn only iallv and ."unday Bee. thre year In advance.... HOW Sonil nulo of change of addreaa or romnlatnta of Irregularity In delivery to Omaha Bee. Circulation I 'er-srt merit. RKMITTANCD. Remit ny draft express or portal order. Only two rent posies at amps received la payment of email ac counts. Personal ches, except oa Omaha and eaatern exchange, not accepted. orncw Omaha The Bee Building. South Omaha 1 N street Council Hluffe 14 North Maltt Street. Lincoln V Uttl Building. Chicago em Hearst RulMlng. New York Room IMS, Fifth avenue. Pt. Ixtula MS New Bank of Commarc. Washington 7 Fourteenth Bt.. N. W. CORRKSPONDENCB. Adrirtae rnmmunlcatloae relating to mi and edi torial matter to Omaha Bee, Editorial Department. liKCKMnKU SUNDAY tJIRClLATION, 47,874 Slate of Nebraska, Colinty of lMuglaa. aa.: Dwight Williams, circulation miuisgcr, sava that the average Sunday circulation for the month of Dot-ember, lslii. was 47,i4. DWIOIIT WlT.MAM". Circulation Manager. Subscribed In my presence and a worn to befor ma this 4th dsv of .Tanusry. UOP.ERT HU.VTKR, Noury Public Subscribers I earing the city temporarily should hay The I lew mailed to Um. Ad drees will be cliaueed aa often aa requested. faaaary ! Thought for the Day Smhctod by Emily Wood JiMtr on th ttat$ of child, tre'n them; dp r tht thouglUi of child, quiet ttom; $oft u th$ Ktart of a child, do not harden it. Douglas Hyde. If you cao't keep cool by other means, try a job at cutting Ice. It takes a corpulent coal bin to give the "fare-you-well" to a bllxxard. The call for Ice cuttera li another part of the preparedness program for next aummer. Montenegro Is a small but Juicy bite for the central empires. Besides It opens a straight road to Salonlkl. ' , Reports from various quarters agree that the "sick man of Europe" is sitting up and taking ample nourishment. Salary arrangements for the captains of the icace movement having been fixed up, the vocal niBchine will presently speed, up on the high iluuli. The .forthcoming meeting of the Nebraska Historical society reminds us that our state Is Just reaching the point where we have history behind us as well as of in front of us. The wisdom of self-rentraint In Oreece and Kou mania grows more luminous as the daya pass. The efficiency of the Teutonic road roller In Serbia conveys a message that does not re quire 'an interpreter. Members of organtted labor throughout th country are called on to donate an hour's wages for the relief of the Danbury Hatters next week. This will be a rest test of the solidarity of or ganized labor, and the returns will be watched with interest. The celebrated Bryaa peace treaties provide for a year of conversation before a warlike movement. Respect for the family tradition BO doubt inspires .Brother Charley's successive hunches to democrats to mount the water wagon and save funeral expenses. Regardless of either mass meeting or star chamber preliminaries, leleg&tee to represent Nebraska in the national conventions of all the political parties will be chosen by the tree and untrammeled votes of the rank and tile of each, respectively. In the primary election of next April. Where the Danger Lies. It la the Judgment of a keen observer who has been traveling extensively about the country that the United Btates has far lees to fear from any divided allegiance of so-called hyphenated Americans than we have from the Indifference of our own native-born cltitens to the needs of the nation. And on reflection It stands to reason that the man or woman who deliberately re nounces all that is near and dear in the father land to seek a new home on a free soil with greater opportunities and promise has at least submitted to a trying test of patriotism and loyalty which those on the same social and in dustrial level over here never have occasion to withstand. It Is regrettably true that altogether too many o; our own people are Ignorant of the h'story of our republto that though they may have mem orised certain days and names connected with Its salient events, they have no adequate con ception of the sacrifice of life and property, of the hardships endured and of the heavy burdens Incurred, to make good that Declaration of Inde pendence about which we are prone to speak so glibly and to which we feel that we prove our devotion by setting off a few rockets and burn ing a little red fire once a year It Is equally deplorable that too many of our own people, even those whose forebears an swered the call for volunteers, are wholly for getful of the frightful outlay required to pre serve and perpetuate the union which the fathers had founded as the bulwark of Uberty and the refuge from old-country monarchical oppression. These priceless heritages seem to have come tr. the present generation without effort and, like things that cost little, are little appreciated and little prized. To the foreign-born American, on the other hand, our free institutions represent the pangs of broken family ties, savings labori ously hoarded to pay the passage to America, strenuous years devoted to learning a new tongue and fitting in with the new life. What ever else may he said against the hyphenated Americans, they cannot as a whole be truthfully charged with wilfully shirking their duties of citizenship, though they might well have a vivid excuse. The native-born American, stubbornly indifferent to everything on which depends the nation's welfare and careless as to whether Its honor Is maintained or Its prestige among na tions is upheld, is a mighty poor American, a poorer American than his hyphenated fellow citizen, sympathising with his kith and kin In the deadly trenches, yet thanking Ood that he is living under the Stars and Stripes and ready to defend them agatnst the world. . To hold his natural position of vantage, the native-born American must become Imbued with the true spirit of the republic and rouse himself to a fuller realization of what American citizen ship is.' City Manager and the CitUeas. While In Omaha Editor Allen of Wichita sketched for our admiration an alluring picture of municipal biles In Dayton, flowing from the presence and activltUs of a city manager, en dowed with wisdom and clothed with plenary power to enforce his will and carry out his plans. The idea exemplified in the city manager form of government Is not new. German and other European cities have long been governed after this autocratic fashion, which Is undoubtedly capable of producing a high quality of admlnis tratlve efficiency, but which always has about it some elements of danger not usually paraded by its champions. The question of its application to American cities has frequently been discussed, and It has found ardent champions among those averse, for diverse reasons, to assuming the cltlsen'i full share of communal responsibility. Aa yet the answer returned with few exceptions hae been negative. Our people are neither duller, nor less patriotic than those of the older countries, nor da we entirely abandon the conduct of our municipal housekeeping to the uncertain ways of l-artisan politics. Americans are restless, ener getic, impatient, and maybe less thrifty and provident tlan Europeans, with a fixed desire to muddle along tbeir own affair la their own way. That great cities have sprung up and thriven under this system may not be sufficleat aaawer to the advocates of tbe oca-man plan, hut It suggests that the people have not always been t-iitiely wrong. Many changes hare been made in Omaha's 'orui of government, a proof that Its cltlxens are uvt rooted to any one Idea, but are progressive, though it will probably be some time before they aorrender all power and authority Into one man's ), an 1 His Majesty the Rot;. While Fred Coburn's panegyric on the hog may sound Just a trifle fanciful, as It tbe great agricultural realist had for a moment taken advantage of the poetic license be always car ried with hlra, no truth was ever more plainly tcld than In Mr. Coburn's summing up of the virtues, the advantages and the accomplish ments of his majesty, the hog. .Best sellers are full of cattle barons, and even the puree proud flock master occasionally gets look In for bis woolly beasts, but since tbe days of Ourth the Swineherd, no owner of real pigs baa figured In literature. The Parker variety Is not the kind we're talking about. While steers and aheep fill the gaps in galloping romance, awlne fill the larder, feed the multitude and turn the neglected trifle about tbe farm into cash that will be accepted at the bank. Lifting the mort gage Is the best thing the modern porker does, Just aa his Ill-favored progenitor used to find his forte in lifting the gate. From haaelsplltter and ratorback to Duroc and Jersey la not such a far cry, but a world of effort aroeasurea the distance In utility. Mr. Coburn performed a belated but nevertheless genuine service in pin ning the medal on the hog. Chivalry of a Cam&xitta. "Not In a thousand years!" vm the answer of a Carranta officer at El Paso when naked It the body of Huerta would be taken to Mexico City for Interment. This exhibition of petty resentment is Just a little bit unfortunate tor the cause of Carranza at this time. It la so utterly devoid of the chivalry that baa been con sidered a characteristic of the Spanish, from whom the Mextcana descend. A fallen foe la alwaya entitled to, and traditionally receives consideration at the hands of, the victor. Deeent sepulture in his own country, the last possible boon, Is not to be aenled him. Huerta was of aome service to his country; he rose to the rank of general In the army under the one man whoso name is linked with anything of distinctive progress In that land. Many of his supporters still live there, and will doubtless form a pow erful faction, with whom any government must reckon. This alone, aside from any considera tion of common humanity, will probably result la a reversal of the Impulsive declaration of the aubordlnate and the "first chief," should he finally come to govern the country, will find way to give Victorlaao Huerta burial that beflti his rank as general of the army and president of the republic. Kot a Boss, Bat Leader. Mr. Bryaa has again served notice on Ne braska democrats, and through them oa the party at large, that candidates must accept his views If they expect his assistance. He la thoroughly committed to bis belief In letting the people rule, and will make any sacrifice neces sary to obtain aa untrammeled selection of public- servants at the polls. He only Insists that these servants subscribe without reserve to the Bryan dogma, whatever it may be at the mo ment, and to change whenever he changes. If they can't do this, they aspire to office at the peril of his displeasure, and that means some thing, as a long line of democrats, headed by Champ Clark, can testify. Mr. Bryan, however, wouldn't think of dictating to anybody, for be is not a boas; he la a leader. SAACa. TUB FACT brouaht out by the death of ftlahop Pea one 11 Is worthy of note that la the almoet sixty years that Omaha hae baen the aeat of a of the Catholic church, only three btahope hare been Inveated with the authority of the office. Accord ing to the rwoorda, tha ft rat organisation of the Catholic church here dates back te tha year 107, although probably service were held prior to that time, and the first bishop of Nebraska, Ritht Rev. Jamea rrOorman, waa consecrated in May, 1S59. Ha died on the Fourth of July, 1ST, after fifteen years of aervloa, and an Interval of two yers olapaed tie fore his eueoeeaor. Right Rav. Jamea O'Connor, took up hla official duties In Auguat. 1Z71 Blahop O'Con nor remained In th baraaaa deepit his phyalcal In firmities for a 1 moat fourteen years, dying May Tl, when almost another year elapaed before the consecration of tha late Bishop Richard flcannell. whlc h took place March 8, 1SP1. It will be aeen that, had Blahop Soannell'a life been spared for soma two month a more, he would have been able to point to twenty-five rear a In this high atatlon of honor and distinction, which, I take It, while not ezoeptlonal. la at leaat uncommon. As reflecting the wonderful change that have taken place In this we tern country In a comparatively abort period. It la alao Interesting to note that when Blahop O'Connor waa Installed the dloceae Included not only Nebraska, but also Wyoming, that portion ef Mon tana lying eaet of tha Rocky mouataJna, and of tbe Dakota a lying weat of tna Mleeourt river. Tbla JurladlRtJon has been reduced from thne to time by cutting off Wyoming. Montana, moat of the Dakota and dividing Nebraaka Itself Into a north and south dioceae, tha amalleat ef them being mora Important today than was the Nebraaka dtooeae twenty-flTe years ago when Bishop Scan nail took charge. Archbishop Ireland la a wonderful man. No one who saw him on his recent visit bars would imagino him to be In his seventy-eighth year, but that la none tha leas true. la appearance he la robust and active without the eUghtest aUrn of the IntlrmtUra of age. end he la aa keenly alive to current evente, eecular as well as rellgloua, aa be evar was. I had caUad on aim aa an old-tlm friend of my father when be was guast of Bishop Scannetl a few years ago. and had a delightful Interview, In which he recalled the time he had spent with my father In Rome during the world's last postal congresa when they both hap pened to be there, and he took occasion this time to return th call. The archhlahop has a powerful per sonality, which doubtleaa accounta for hla ryilUtude of staunch admirers aa well as for th strong ene mies who hav ao far kept him from attaining the cardinal's hat . It would certainly be a fine recogni tion and a popular selection If the occasion ahould yet coma when he could be awarded that earned promotion. s When I made my observation laat week with Mf. areno to the valuable volumea bearing on the civil war ana western history. Which had been collected by General' Dodge, and euggeated that thee books ought not to be allowed to become scattered, but ahould b kept accessible In aome suitable public piace, i, or course, nae no knowledge that tha gen eral's will made precisely this provision. Althouch the heirs might, and probably would, have aeen to the preflervauon or tha library. It Is fortunate that the general himself did not overlook the matter, and his example ought to hav a wider influence on others who hav private poeseaatona of historical Interest. W out here are so new that wa are apt to place too little store by book and manuacriota an nhuta with history attached to them, and to forget that destroyed or lost they cannot be replaced In the future. This reminds me ef the art treasure and biio-a-brao one housed la the old Col line home, standing at the corner of Nineteenth and Capitol avenue, which haa lust been aold to make waw In tint tnm modern apartment building. The Collina house In Its dsjr was one of Omaha's most popular aortal centers, and Ita generous hospitality waa nntmrbtar Th. rvi. line recaptions and parties furnlahed aome of tha itnaa mat bound tba military aet antrenehed at Fort Omaha to Omaha society, and later waa the center of a Bohemlanlam, which waa the neareat copy of European entertainment that ever secured a foothold bare. With gradual aocumulatlona pf collections made by Mrs. and Mlsa Collina on i'mmhIv. mu across the water, the house eaeumed tha aspect of a miniature museum, wltn a variety of art and curio exhlblta of decidedly superior character. These col lections, however, so for as I know. If they are aUll In existence, have all been scattered, and when the 014 nous is torn down Ita attractions will have paaaed Into the realm of atory-book legends. SECULAJt SHOTS AT PULPIT. Twice Told Tales iBtervUwiaar th Mwaaarla. "Good morning. Wacs. What's an th . v.t deyT" asked Blr.gletoa. "Duat." said Wagge. "Clever boy I But I mean what have yeu en foot?" Shoe," aald Wagge solemnly. "Oh. com rf, Wagge. What are you up to these daysr "Date," sighed Wagge. Tit give jrou Just one mora chance, you poor Frivol, you. What era you doing nowf "Everybody." aald Wagge. "As usual. hr aald Blngleton, as he ahovad the remalna down the nearest available coalhole. New Tor Times. Root Baa f Haaa. There was a company of gentlemen In a little game ef cards In a prominent man'a parlor one night, reoently. It grew lata, and feara war expreaaed by the party that they were treapeaslng upon the kindness of the mistress of th houae. who. by the way, waa not present. "Not at all. gentlemen-not at all! "Play as long aa you please, x am caar here!" aald th master of th manaloa. "Tea, gntima; play as , long as. you pleaee." aald a silvery vole, and all ros aa th minister of the house stood before them, -piav aa ion pleas, gentlemen! But aa rt te nearly 1 o'clock th caar is going to oa. rttubargn Cbroalole. Washington Pert: When a prominent churchman speculates with the money of others, there's a chance he won't lay up hla treasures In the proper plsee. St. I-ouie Glolie-Drmncraf. If the Ad ventlst missionary, drowned en the Ter s'a, had reached Ms destination he would hav found tha folks ready tor the sec ond coming of anything except a war. Baltimore American: "Billy" Sunday contlnuea to dlplay hla ability as a trader In preparedness. In return for the spirit ual kind he took In at Trenton, N. J., Thursday evening a collection of the other kind to the extent of ZX.2M). This breaks the oomforatlvely Insignificant record of tl.SAO made at Colorado Springs somtlme ago. There Is no danger that he won't know where to lay his head for quite awhile. FprtngfMd Republican: The Christian church hss nevor taken very kindly as a whole to Tolstoi's literal and naive In terpretations of the teachings of Jesus. It is not surprising to find compara tively little sympathy now for his doe trine of nonexistence which Is the al ternative to preparedness. In a poll which the Literary Digest has taken of every tenth minister in tho official In dex of the Preabyterlan church in the Cnl ted State, eeklng their views aa to complete disarmament. 905 responded In the negative, ninety-five in the affirma time and twenty-nine were noncommittal. OUT OF THE ORDINARY. A rhinoceros rolla In tha mud her nan little Insects get between the folds of Its skin and worry It. If It gets Its body covered with mud. thev are un able to reach the skin. A reoent aoaulaltlon bv th tTnlveraltv ef Washington, at Seattle. Is a remark able stump of petrified cedar, found at aa altitude of J.sno feat The stump, which la fifteen feet tilth n(i rive thick. Is almost purs yellow In color, with an extremely glassy surface. The aneesewood tree ! a nativ f Natal and other r r1 a nf Smith ItHn. Its odd nam wa given to It because one cannot saw It without sneezing violently. Tha duet of Ita wood haa lust the same effect aa the strongest snuir, ana is so Irritating to the nose, that workmen are obliged to aneese even when they are planing It. Among tha cannv Scot a soma rraHit muat be given the soldier on leaving home who marched up to the altar to learn that tha bride had disappeared. turned to the two bridesmaids, offered to flip a coin to see . which would have him, and, aa someone ha said "got away with It" Tbe "lucvy" one now avrra that aha was an old sweetheart anyway. Six million imTes or more on the At lantic highway without shipwreck Is the record of Howard Brnest Hinsley. purs er of the American liner. St Louis. Having reached tha age of en, he gave notice, on the last trip of the vessel, of hla determination to retire from the aea. He claims the reoord of bavins- crossed the Atlantic a.Ooo times. A huge light has been installed on Pike's peak. 14,171 feet above aea level. Current is supplied from hydro-eiectrio generators on the peak. The light la mounted on a platform and la moved about at will by a man stationed there for that purpose. It Is used at night for Illuminating tho beauty spots of tbe surrounding country. On clear night Ita powerful rays can be seen at Denver, seventy-flva miles away. '' BITS OF AIR SCIENCE. People and Events Air has no color. In summer air la lighter than It Is In, winter. Older people breathe less than younger people. Small aong birds are the most vigor ous breathers of all. Moat air contain water In the form of gaa or vapor. Air. when compreased, haa valuable curative properties. The atmospheres of tha varioua planets differ greatly In quality, An open chimney la very good for help ing to keep the air In a room freah. The weight of air. at the level of the aea. la fifteen pounds to the square Inch. If a man la In a room ten feet In each direction he has 1,000 cublo feet of space. It la a mistake to auppose that night air la dangerous to breathe; It Is purer than that of the day. If you varnlah an egg, ao that no air can get through tho ahell, It will die, and no chicken, will come out of it. Very nearly tha whole of the air la com poeed of two gaaea only nitrogen (four fiftha) and oxygen (nearly one-fifth).'' Air may be turned to a liquid, or even a solid, by the application of great pree surev together with an extremely low tem perature. Oompreaeed air la uaad a a motive power In certain forma of machinery, notably thoa employed In boring tun nels through rock and under mountains. AROUND TEE CITIES. The American army can protect Mexicans on American eoU, hut It Is not permitted to protect Americans on Mexican soil Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Flore noe finished their en gagement by gtvtng "The Mighty XJoDar" at tha matinee and "Dombey and Bon" la the evening, cap tivating their audience at both performance a. Th Omaha Wheel club, after a pretty hard strug gle, haa succeeded la paying off their debta and Is now planning a spring touraamnt There haa been a carnival of sleighing In Omaha tha last two week, every day, with few exceptions, wllaeaalng a gay turnout ef alelgha. doubl and single, and at all make aad description, front th handsom Portland euttar to th bomemad articles manufactured out of dry good boxes aad a pair of wood r a runner. The Hat of alelgtitng turnouts enumerated rounta up more than two-more. The meeting te organla a Nebraaka division f the Nebraaka Protective association started th or ganisation with alxty membera and these oXflcara: G W. Wllaon. president: C. O. Lmbeck. vk president; Q. E. Croeby, secretary and treasurer; F. 11. Pugh. Ben Gallagher, J. F. Stout. W. U. Latnnls. Jess White, Jr.. director. W. & A an la has gone to Fort Robtnao te be ab sent two week. Congressman Laird of Hastings la a guest at th Tart en. New York haa ninety-two realdenta with Incomes In excesa of XjOO.OOO a year. Pittsburgh haa a church employing mov ing pictures to attract stray sinner. Tampa. Fla, last year contributed 90s. 496,000 cigars to tho national amoke smudge. New Orleans Is talking of pulling off an exposition to honor of the reopening of the Panama canal. Kansas City, Kan., last year netted I14.69S from tha municlpad water plant and 15,227 from the electrio light plant. New Tork poltca last year handled 6.366 case of missing people, LS31 from outside the city. Nearly all of thara were found and returned to their home a Emporia claims to be tha one fake-proof town in Kansaa. Blue sky stuff haa no show there. A eircua Is about tha only tin that can pull down a bunch of money without th goods coming up to the ad vene notlosa. Th prattle ef a curly-headed lS-months-old baby In th criminal court of Kansas City held up a three-year aenteuc for ita dad. brought a parole from the Juda and a hatful of money contributed by the a pec tat ore to give tha united family a new start. St Joseph's school board attended a "demonet ration" of a hand fir extin guisher in the basement of the library building, and tho unexpected happened. The exuloaion of the grenades shook the building and let loose asses which forced the spectators to run for their lives. A survey of the public schools of Den ver by four educational expert employed by the Colorado Taxpayers' Protective league revraled wastefulness and extrava gance in all divUlona lite committee re ported that a saving of 700,0O a year might be effected under proper business management The Boston Bar aaaoctatlon. after long resistance, finally decided to admit women lawyers to membership. Ancient professional barriers buck an Irresistible force In vain. Two aviators at Newport Newa last Sunday took a acvectacular drop of SOU feet and escaped without a scratch. A network of electrical wtres broke the fall and saved their bones. 1 The way ef the transgressor, even when he raforms, !a mighty hard and slippery. The police of St. IjOuIs are convinced that Rklppy" Rohan, a one-time crook, waa put out of the way by his deserted associates because he quit tne business and snitched. That Is what happened to Jake Rosenthal In New Tork. Eighteen leap year clubs have been formed In Kw Tork City, thirteen in Philadelphia and four In Chicago. Boston, Rt. Louis and Omaha hav not reported. Correspondence courses In domestic econ omy and engagement tings are receiving doe attention and a generat advance movement In fore will begin Febru ary . Some queer stories eom out ef Mexico, vouched for ea solemnly a truth per mit a One Luis Terraaaa reports that Panche Villa's tribe tossed hlra into prison and kept him there for weeks, starved htm on scant fare. yet. he had grown so fat from his confinement that he had great difficulty squeeatng through the hole cut for his escape. Philadelphia exporters of hosiery cu tiousiy Insinuate that the feet of Amer ican women ar much larger than those of their sisters south of Panama canal. No. u still regarded as the standard Anferlcan alxe. but eails are coming in for IHs and 10s. while the South American call la for 7s and ta. Putting tho foot down hard la dangerous In more ways than one. WHITTLED TO A POINT. Often the excuae is worse than tha offense. How eaay ft in to acquire something you don't want. Responsibility that carries no weight la not responsible. The youth -who lias to scratch for a living sows but few wild oats. The first aettler In a new country may be the laat to settle his bills. The future la what, we hoped the past might have been, but wasn't. A man's club membership is sometimes a club In the hands of his wife. It's easier to get people to take your advice than to make them use it It's easier for a woman Vo fool any man than it Is to keep him fooled. Some men who are too slow to do the courting are married by strenuous widows. The man who, plays cards for fun may get it but the other fellow gets the money. If horses - could talk no doubt their voices would be hoard through tha land calling fo ran Improved breed of hostlers. Chics go "News. DOMESTIC PLEASANTRIES. Urido-te-Ke I hope, dear, we won't get ary duplicate we1dlng presents. .rom-io-r vn, j non t Know. en prc.mia.vl us a Ivmo check, and I wouldn t mind getting a duplicate from your father. uosion transcript. Paoon Has your wife a cook book? Kghert Oh. J e. "ltd you ever et anything out of It? "Sure! Indigestion. " Yonkers States man. "Isn't the atvle of music von have been playing rather lacking In classic quality?" "Oh. yes," replied the highly accom plished Mrl. "But one must show some consideration for the tastes of one's parents." Washington Star. SwnrrrfcrV&fe home? y JUST A UtttF im&J ArTtN LUNCH IS SERVED Usvr-Von asv vmt told tha ennV in fat out of the house the minute rou round rt was on fire, and she refused to go? Mrs. Burns Tea; she aald she must have a month's notice before she'd leave. National Food Magastne. Tripp What! Prinking Just before going home? How about tho wife? Knlnn '811 rlirht. mv hov. She s got a cold in her head and can't smell a blame thing. Boston Transcript. First Coster Well, poor old Bill's gone. Second foster i scornfully 1 Poor, In deed! Luckiest blnke in the market. Couldn't touch nufflnk without It turned to money. Insured is ouso hurneo: in a month. Ineuned Massif ass In' haecldents broke 'is harm first week. Joined the burial serciety last Toosday and now es opped It. I call It lucK. London ni-uus. A WOMAN'S THOUGHT. Richard Watson Glider. (This la leap year, when, according to tradition, women have the right to pro pose marriage to the men. Here la one of the most beautiful poems In th En glish Ian true describing the plight of the woman to whom the privilege of popping the question la denied.) 1 am a woman therefor I may not Call to him, cry to him. Fly to him. Bid him delay not! Then, when he comes to me, I must alt quiet; Still as a stone All silent and cold. If mv heart riot Crush and defy It! Should 1 prow bold. Bay one dear thing to him. All my life fling to him. Cling to him What to atone Is enough for my sinning! This were th coat to me. This were my winning That he were lost to me. Not as a lover At last If he part from me. Tearing my heart from ma. Hurt beyond cure Calm and demur ' Then must I hold me, Isj myself fold me, Iit he discover; Showing no sign to him By look of mine to him What he has been to me How my heart turns to him. Follows him, yearn to him, Praya him to love me, - Pity me, lean to me. Thou God above me! WHY TOODMEN OFhe "0RLD eoared store Applications During 115 Than Any Two other Societies. nra ... - w. o. w. ' KaU ft Orfttfr Oftla Dm-lar 101 rbaa Amj OU.t ocUty. TSI W. o. W. ; Paid Mora Money to laving Membera la Old Age Benefits Thaa Any Other Bool sty. WHY? BETTER GOODS Better Equipment BETTER SERVICE THAT'S WHY. "TELL" DOUGLAS 1117V , ' VVE'IJi EXPLAIN. 3. T. TATBS, Secretary. W. A, TXiXia rrealdeav. Li O VIA ILLINOIS CENTRAL Route of the Seminole Limited. Tin: ALL STEEL TRAIN Consisting of Magnificent Son Parlor Observation and Up-to-date Steel Pullmaa Cars. THE MOST DIRECT SERVICE TO THE SOUTH AND SOUTH-EAST Round trip reduced WIXTKR Tourist Tickets on sale daily, Limited to Return June let, 1916. Rates to Principal Points as follows: Jacksonville $30.08 Ft. Lauderdale Ormond 07.08 Palm Reach . . St. Petersburg: A2.28 Lake Worth liayton 57.88 Miami .... I am pa 02J28 Key West Orange City 59.78 I Fort Mye Havana, Cub 71.28 09.18 60.18 7SV78 e e sjv , a t 67.88 .$87.18 Tickets to many other points at same proportional rates. Tickets via Washington, l. C, in one direction, returning via any direct line, at slightly higher rat. For full particulars, descriptive literatare and al coping tmr reservations, call at City Ticket Office) or writ 8. North. District Paaaenger Agent, 407 8. 10th St., Omaha. Phone DoogU 264. 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