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eluberrlbera leaving lha eltjr femgxirarli
should hare Tba !! mailed to thasa, Al
dreea will be changed as often a requeetcd.
Speaker Clark nay congress la not Iszy,
Mmply afflicted with wind folic.
It la a wIm politician who visions tha cur
rent without floating a bale of bay.
Senator William Aldan Hmlth la convinced
(hat a aflf itartlng machine In no rnatrh for a
cranked speeder.
Brush up your familiarity with your Shake
areare by trying your hand at Tba Use's Sliake
ereare Tercentenary pimle.
Another apaim of nervousness l reported
rn (ha Rio Grande border. The supply of nerve
t' lilc seem unequal to the demand.
The demand for Charles K. Hughe for
president la growing all over the country.
Watch It manifest Itself in our Nebraska prl
t iary.
The kidnaping of pollreman at St. Louis
reveals the perl) of appointing slim on the
fi.rce. Efficiency as well as safety tall for lin
i sing fronts.
It li a tribute to our pacific disposition that
the man who Introduced the slide trombone
died la New York at an advanced sge from
ordinary ailments.
Turkey follows Germany and Austria In
denying responsibility for sinking the f'ersla.
The one sure thing In this connection Is that
the Persia Is out of sight.
If It la "only a little one," "Bob," why In
sist on keeping It, knowing that It does not
rightfully belong to you? Is it because it Is noc
such "a little one" as you pretend f
The Meslcanlzatlon of the Nebraska dem
ocratic camp proceeds regardless of conse
quences. Republicans will observe strict neutral
ity with cheerful fortitude on the side.
The more one reads the contradictory war
bulletins the firmer grows the belief that the
spirit of Dill Nye's forty liars animates the pub
licity bureaus of all the fighting nations.
A Pennsylvania statesman wants the gov
ernment to bore for oil and aell the gas at cost
ta all comers. From which It Is Inferred that
congressional gas is valueless as a driving
power.
Nebraska ranks near the top of the list of
states of low percentage of illiteracy. If a plan
t write In a name on the ballot cannot be ear
ned through In Nebraska, It cannot be success
ful In any state.
The senator's personal organ refers to
"Senator Hitchcock's record aa a ritlr.cn of Ne
braska." Well, as to that, the least said the
better! Why stir up recollections of things
folks were disposed to try to forget?
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Did you notice the Item we reproduced from
the Heatrlre 8un a few days ago. favoring
eliminating all printed names from the presi
dential preference section of the bsllot and rom
ftlllng eaih votrr to write In his choice Vot
a bad Idea either.
Aconling to "Hob," tne graft he Is still
I olding. In addition to nine year of his 1 1,000
alary, amounts Ui only l7fi.1T a month (for
lb! mooiht, only IK.UM), but he wants It
t'lattnctiy understood that ll Is not his fault It
It not Micr for he has not know duty let any
thing grt awsy frm him that he could keep
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Good Idea Push It Along.
The Bee's thanks to our amiable democratic
r ntemporary, the World-Herald, for Its kindly
tnough probably unintentional boost for our
plan to show the Nebrsska voters "how to write
In" the name of Charles E. Hughes on tbelr
presidential primary ballot. The World-Herald
picture man suggests that republicans, who
lavor Woodrow Wilson, should "write In" that
r.tnie and we heartily concur for we do not be
lieve there are many republicans, here or else
where, who want to keep a democratic presi
dent In the White House.
By the same reasoning, however, the World
Herald Is In duty bound to call upon democrats,
who do not wsnt Woodrow Wilson for presi
ding to "write in" some other name on the
blank line provided for that purpose on the
dcmorrstlc primary bsllot, notwithstanding the
fr.rt that tbe name of Woodrow Wilson Is the
only one printed there. We have not the slight
est doubt that there are in Nebraska hundreds
of democrats who prefer Hughes rather than
Wilson to every republican who prefers Wilson
rrtber thsn Hughes.
All The Bee wsnts Is that our voters, re
ffirdless of psrty, shsll express tbelr real
preference for president according to tbe Intent
and purpose of the primary law. If tbey will
do that, rt will only be a question of bow big a
majority will be piled tip for Charles E, Hughes.
Leii Winter Wheat for United States.
The preliminary forecast of the winter wheat
Ci op for the I'lilled States, by the Department
of Agriculture, places tbe total prospective
yield st 455,000,000 bushels, or 200,000,000
ttishcls less than the estimated yield for last
yisr. This change Is due to the abandonment
i f acreage by the farmer, for the sesson Is
gcnerslly favorable. What It pressgeg for the
country st Urge will be the subject of a great
ttesl of speculation. Even with the acreage
and yield of spring whest up to Isst snason's
tecord breaking total, It will mean a serious
shortage In wheat. Tbe billion bushel crop of
191$ left only about a quarter of a billion
bt'shels for ssle abroad, tbe bslsnre being re
fltilred for home consumption. With a prom
ised reduction of 200,000,000 bushels in tbe
t"tal st this time, snd olber conditions tbe
sums, the fsrmers will send to market about
enough wheat to provide for the home rsqulre
iufnts. fleveral ressons might be assigned for
the change; the difficulty In getting the wheat
to market, caused by the dlsturbsnce In ship
ping Incident lo the war; the general level of
prices, which wss fsr below tbe expected figure;
the certainty of a big Increase In the sell
ing price of binding twine; the sisrclty of farm
labor and Its effect on the harvest, all enter
If to the problem, These, hspplly, are not fixed
conditions, snd In time will be sdjusted, but
II o public will feel the shortage In whest yield,
snd the farmer must shoulder his share.
Preparedness and Politics.
Democrats In congress are now seeking to
turn the movement for natlonat defense to psr
llsan advantage. None need he especially sur
prised at this, for It was too much to expect
that tbe leaders of the administration party
would remain more true to their professions
on this point that they have on others. Just
now Secretary Josephua Daniels Is the chief of
fender. H concluded a three-dy sitting be
fore the house committee on naval affairg with
an exhibition of partisan bias that Is almost
Incredible In a cabinet officer. In pretend'ng to
explain and defend his own course, he took oc
casion to criticise the acts of former adminis
trations, and especially to call Into question the
record of Secretary Meyer, whose progrsm was
cut to bits by a democratic congress under pre
tense of economy. This same congress wss
responsible for the biggest total of appropria
tions ever made for carrying on the govern
ment, only exceeded by Its successor, domi
nated by the southern brlgndlets, which went
even farther In spending public money, and did
even less for the navy of the t'nlted Slates.
Six months ago President Wilson pleaded
for patriotic and not partisan consideration of
the country's needs, a plea that was met by the
republicans with perfect frankneHs and pledges
of support. The time since then ttss been frit
tered away In desultory debate, while the ma
jority party In congresa has been laying plans
to make Itself appear as the country's savior.
If the record so far made Is to bo taken as a
basis for Judgment, the democrats are opposed
to preparedness for national defense, and are
afraid to take the responsibility of refusing to
carry out a reasonable progrsm, Secretary
Daniels, In giving his rcattons for modifying the
plana of the general naval board, said the close
of the war would find the nations ready to agree
to a limitation of armament!
The army bills now going through will leave
us Just about where we were In the matter of
land forces, while the navy hill promises to be
come a compromise between the recommenda
tions of the gettersl board and the plans of
Josepbus Daniels and the view of the demo
cratic majority on the natal affairs committee,
a most encouraging outlook for those who aerl
oualy consider the country s unprepared con
till lou.
School Credit far Garden Work
In a number of Nebratka romtmmft! the
a hoot en than ties hat connected the grade
i hixilt with the practical oul,1,mr work of sirl
lullur, and propose In nrsge the Interest
i' the t I In the teal im.iotloq ( frees
Tie i liil Urn are now tit be lln credit In ron
prelum ith ihatr tl room duties f r the
work th ! in their itOa 1a m' tan
aifcrl fail to hr;n j fund rei'tlta A ItatWfsl
bent the e rt'tl t Mt.t , r lotting tt t root
i thlsi. and WSJ. a t.iillr leaiU tvl ,!
tllaf. sjI'I he t'U4 . athaniaa. tt It Will
(t utrUI imiiM men! tt tha oustr as4
iMctaaa tbe mailable supiy tl edibles, Kawt
Vie U fee llsJ hy aliening lll rH.a.
( U alt thrvugh I ts, tttatur what railing its
m -tKttui feiar . tn Nhita the wetl
U vf the ttttimat ttttpotUave, fr tt n
tn th Niuis of H great) ledaxiy lal the
iMMin if t stale be f,l g'.iua.U.t la a
itttt katwUitge ef the latuma ftrrt if
aricvttare.
Talking of Hughes
Attempt llerkle Mr. Hash.
iloiton Transcript: When the people first begss
to expreas their preference for Mr. Hughe, rapubllctt
and demorratlo politicians forthwith feigned tha belief
that he would decline the nomination for tha prl
dency If It ware offnred him. As the evldancas of his
popularity Increase and his willingness to a-cpt Iho
nomination Is coming everywhere to be taken for
granted, the polltinlans havs entered upon a poll y ol
heckling Mr. Hughea as to whare he stands upon the
Issues of the day. The purpoae of their trl k is plain,
They know they cannot compel him to resign from
ths bench snd enlar tha arena of active candidates
They hops, hnwevar, either to provoke him Into de
clining the nomination In sdvanra er to ralaa In th
mlnda of ths people a reasonable doubt ss to his
availability.
It Is tha prlvllrga ef anyone lo oppoce Mr. Hugh
on tha ground that he d' not know his views Tnsl
Is no reason, however, why Mr. Hughe nhould resig;
from tha heneh In order to be free lo announce Ins
views, Ware he an opportunist whose words snd deeds
of todsy contradict his words snd deed of yeatardsy,
he would not be the favorlta for lha presidency th' t
he is. Happily, howsvar, his whole rerord Ift private
and publls life shows him lo he a t-ltlsen whoae Ameri
canism needs neither to b defined nor defended. No
will the hypocritical doubts of the polltklsn who am
opposing his nomlnstlon mlslasd the people Inte dis
trusting their own personsl preference for his lesder
ship. Thsrs is no ground for doubling thst Mr. Hughea
will srrept If nomlnsied, snd there Is no ground fo'
doubting thst he will stsnd firmly upon s plaiforn
embodying tha principles whhh Mr, Uids snd All
Root snd Mr, llorsb have so ,-lsrly snd reuregeou :ly
enunclsled In the senate during the Isst three years
If Mr. Hughes csnnot swept the plstfoim of his party
hs tsn be counted upon to decline Its nomlnsllon. If
the politicians whe sr trying to prsvent his nomina
tion really believe thst Mr. Hughes Is sgstnat prsnsr
edna.s, why do thsy not dsvots their efforts to ths
formulation of a platform declaring for s prngrsm ol
sde.junte natlonsi dafenae ss ths sureat wsy of heed
ing off ths nomlnstlon of ths msn they so fsr?
Tha rl! of Mr. Hughes comes up from tha psopi.
It Is not mssufscturad by the polltlclsns. Hanr than
reaort te sll sons of devices to drown ths popular
damsnd for the nomination of s mn they csnnot
control,
Haahea' Pmltloa an Peeaeat laaaea.
Hi. louls (Jlobs-Imoctst: In ths discussions of
th svsllsblllty of Justice Hughea es a republican csn
dldaie for president, much has been ssld ef the iscli
of knowledge of his position on ths political questions
now st lean. Justice Hughes has been s msmber of
th supreme court since 1910 snd during this tlms h
hss bean dahsrtsd by ths trsdlllons of his high offlc
from public utterances upon polltlcsl, snd psrtlculsrt
prtln, auhjecta. Nor hs tha pranant considsratioci
of his imrne In connection wllh th presidency drawn
from him any statement of hla views, publicly or prt.
vstely, But lb records of his polltlcsl srtlvlty during
the yes is In which he wss free, and In duty bound,
lo dlscuns such subjects, rsvesl his stiHud toward
current Issues ss clearly ss If h were speaking now
How does Hughe stsnd on preperedness? Is nstu
rally th fltst nueatlon sskrd, It being uppermost In
lha mind of th peopl. H snssered thst quetion
In ths csmpslgn of IMS whan he ssld: "It Is our con
tant slm lo live In friendship with all nations snd to
reellx th slms of it free government, securs from th
Interruptions of strlf snd ths wsstes of wsr. it is
ntlrely conitnt with these sims, snd It Is our rtuly
to mske sdaut provision for our defense snd to
mslnlsln lbs efficiency of our srmy snd nsvy. And
(his I favor." In lha light of that lime he could
hardly have said mora. Thai, with this attitude In
1!k. h could now be for anything less thsn a full
snd sltoiethcr sufficient prepsrstlon for events thst
later developments hsvs msd possible, Is unhellev.
abl. Justice Hughes' mind Is not of tha weather
cock type. On the contrary, such criticism ss hs
been voiced, Its been sgainst his firmness snU
lensclty of opinion.
Justlrs Hughes Is strongly In fsvor ef proton ion
"A protective tariff," be ssld In ICS), "Is essntisl lo
the Interests of our wage earners," and hs urged st
thst tlms the eppolntment of a tariff commission, "in
order to effect whstever resdjustment may be naces
sary to make the tariff schedules conslstont with th
principles underlying the protective policy." In th
seme campaign, referring to foreign sffslrs, h said.
"Ths republican psrty has maintained tha national
honor, and under Its direction American dlplomscy
has sttalned th highest levels ef honorable purpose
snd distinguished eohlvment."
From urh utterances a these, when governor of
New York, It Is not difficult to discern the present
views of ths Justlr of tha supreme court.
Twice Told Tales
V lii i.r IH ! 4me a prfu trim
(! er. ti fact t.n.,l w 1 ,'Mil
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...Mn is s ti u i j't f .tf .-'( , i;ns;ii
Oratefal far Trwln Mrck.
"W were bounding along,-' said a recent traveler
on a local South African alngle-lln rail wsy, "st th
rate of shout seven mile an hour, snd th whole
train waa shaking terribly. I exposed, every moment
lo c my hones protruding through my skin. Pas
sengers were rolling from on end of th iar to the
other, 1 held on Urmly to th erm of the seal
Pmwtillv w settled down a hit quieter; at less! I
could keep my hat on and my teeth didn't rhslter
"There wsa a quint looking man ot'Postta me.
looked up with a ghastly smile, wishing to appear
cheerful, snd a d ;
" 'V are going a bit smoother. I '
"'Ye' he. said, 'w'r off th track now ' ' t hi.
at News
Praaf hnillli.
Th ! liei hd been mng s rsding on lh
snatoniv uf the bad v.
"No, you see." she said a she closed her hook
and laid II en the laht. "th trunk t th nimdl pari
.f tha hoily Vim (inlcrtnt that. dn I veil"
All ths chilitten etcept ene i tonus,!, "V, ma am. '
"Von understand It, too'' eikct the trachar e lh
llltle Imv who had nH opoknN with Hi other
"tt sin t , m am.'' auswerM lit 1 1 Htetilten
"Vhtr, lov dear i Mid," said th tea, her, In M
Islmieht. 'what do eu mean'
'Well," replied II a hy arwtly, ' yo( eught tc
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Dry Pederatloa ot Barklag Aay
(aadldat.
LINCOLN, Neb., April 8-To the Editor
of Th n: My sttentlon hss been
called to stsiements contained In two of
tha Lincoln Oally papers to the effect
thst Judge Button Is solidly backed by
th dry federation. This wss evllantly
Intended to convey Hi Impreeslun thst
the Nebraska Dry Federation 1 now tak
ing a hand In parly politics snd is back
ing up Mr. Button ss a csndldst for
governor before th republican prlmsrles.
This Is ths second time thst I hsvs felt
myself called upon as the chalrmsn of
the xscutv committee of the Nebraska
lry Kedersllon to refute the charts thst
the federation is UklnK part In psrty
politics or backing up any particular csn
dldst. f trust It will not bs necesssry
berrsfter lo ssln tefute these chsrges.
I hav distinctly aisled before, and now
resist the fact, that th Nebraska Dry
f'ederstlon ss such, Is not for or sgslnst
sny pollihal parly, nor for or sgslnst
sny particular candidal for office. A s
meeting of th exeuntlve committee held
todsv It was decided to adhere rlttldly to
th policy of thn federation heretofore
announced, not to tslt sny part
fdrstloti In party politics nor to en
dors sny psrtlculsr csndldst for of
fice, Th Nebrsska Pry Federation, be
ing a nonpsrtlssn snd nonsctrlsn or
ganisation, has but on csndldst. That
randldnl I lb constitution! prohibitory
amendment. The activities of the fed
eration sr detotcd solely nd slot) lo
securing th submission snd adop'lon of
said gmendmen',
W. T. TIIOMIPKUN,
t'hslrmsn Nehrssks Dry Federation.
Teklna Ksceplloe la ise Headlines.
OMAHA, April 1 - To the Klllor of Th
Tlc; Another headline In ys'rdsy's
psper, "Herman Hword Answer lo Foe'
Tvm ol f'ea," , sssln s glsrlng dls
tot Hon of lb siioject mstlr reisted In
tha article It hesds, 1'nfortunalely so
msny read- are superficial and glance
ever only headlines, I d not know
whether your artist, merely ws riled to bs
stitonl, or whether lie fsvora th
causa of th slllea lo such sn exlnt s lo
wlali fo crcsl prejudice agslnsl llm cen
tral powers. But. yen csn readily see by
perusing the article In your psper thst
there shsoljielv notjiing in Id me
thst Jusllfles a headllns Indlcstlng that
'-rtnsny's fos bsv offered lrms of
psc to which Oermsny has answered
with th sword. It I th groMsrst kind
of a m!rpreentllon.
t'nfortunstalr, also, th article In Tht
le omits ths very psrsgrsph In Ihe
chsncsllor's speech wtwreln h mentions
th sword, s follows, s you will note
from th hereto sttsched clipping:
"l.l us sssum," ssld llm chancellor,
"thst I would propose te Mr, Asqullh to
sll. down snd discuss Ih possibilities of
pac, and Asqullh should demsnd ss a
hssi for such discussion Hie complete
destruction of Prussia' mllltsry power,
the conference would hsvs ended beforo
It even hsd begun. I'pon such term of
per' there could h only one ur,
snd thst snswer would b ths sworJ."
From this you can see that the sword
wsa mentioned merely In a hypothetical
wsy, yet your heedlln conveys sn en
tirely different mesnlng. A. h, M YF.U.
Waal Plararoaaa la Hrmla I'aiU.
OMAHA, April .-To Iho KdHor of
Th Mm: My eltentlon hss lecantly besn
eslled to th fact that a few 0f tho
residents of Rami Park district arc
objecting to th playground for children
In Ilemls Psrk. Thla plaj ground was
established st th request of th JJml
I'srk District , Improvement club at s
meeting sltended by Mr. Hummel, There
was not a dlsntlng vol. JCvaryone
we pleaad when Mr. Huminal, after
th vot wss taken, promid to estab
lish the plsyground. Jt certainly hss
been greatly enjoyed by th children
of thst sctlon, vme paopl cannot n
Joy themselves and srs not content to
see others hav a good tlm. This play
ground hss been a great Joy to the
youngsters surrounding th park. The
moat of th people objecting, do not tak
lntret enough In th neighborhood tu
even attend the meeting of th Im
provement olub. I have heard some
of th little folk ssy; "Are wn not
going to hsvs any plsyground this sum
mer? We hope they won't take It away."
it would he a shame to dnr1v thess
llttl folks of tha playground. Thisr Is
no doubt In my mind but that th ob
jection are In th great minority.
. know I am voicing the wish of all
the children of Rem! Park end vicinity
when I say, don't lak away th only
public playground In th neighborhood.
JOHN W. PAItlHIf.
Ka al the Polish Peopl.
SOl'Tlt OMAHA, April s.-To the Ed
itor of Th He; In one of jour recant
sdltorUI commenting upon German
terms of peace, aa uttered by Chancellor
von ntiimnn-Itoliwg, you elsd tit
utiles the German policy ha uhat'gcil
entlraly, th province wrticbed f-oni
Russia il. . Poland, Lithuania, eta.) wilt
he attached to Germany and Austria.
No doubt that this opinion coue)s the
ral sanllmant ef th offliisl Usriiiany,
hut must not dlrgard that th nw
moua war t (ot)gbt by svnten ilitfsr-
nt nallvHi, who will oortalnly haa fieir
own ' so' when term of pea's at"
considered, Thr 1 f:iig!nd, Fiance
and Italy, aha eventually nil lit be able
to etpita their opinion a tJ the
adMsatillllv of ennesing IV la ml am!
Lithuania to llrinny ud It ally. And
thus la good reasi'n to suppoa end !
list lbt lhy h rtl('t"iit sill better
plans for disposing ef the polish uesUon
It is nl lo be dlergrdl ! t"l ti
,i. of neiiirsl neltone will call for vn
siderstioe, '! this "l will rertsiuH
1.i.ii, that tsi 1'i.ilsh nstieii
shall not b 'ihlugt. lo Prussian ur
Mi s. otitsi Ivrsom aim li iiaer. Iml i
In and tto!epiwirtl ,
W'e ran . oiifi lsiitU e I f 'f t
(.(I rspubli al l iis lis ! us
lit ii.'lueii. tor lb il"" of llt-'s'lo
V""l ' bin." !' .'jU
rihiM S UlKIkil K
aa ! al I'taas,
V II 4 . it T the .! IV,
n It 'a hih 'i' ! i '
e" i .ii.k !
In ., sioi. 4Ufetiig Wol'
It t.i that . ht W thsiMllwi
li Ih t M !!
Xlbl.H e tiasi oi,rntt etit-t
l M I f.te to lb I a" I '
r .am li 'h ... .. ht
V.-a c4lli a wile s'i. Wie
.iia la thta i -- '' a e "rtsf
i,t ,y iWrntaa " aaog ' !'('
w. lnll uaivsia.lw ilwl
Vle la ifwiae" a wifuU
)a 4 I wuukst l wet I !
Vaas In. fe !" 'SB '
In t4 t esi xet tl t !
!., W I g IK I
(.. el rnh, ! 'ir ' "' ef
g..i Iimhi r ' a
a a. , . ,t r"'e e
i-..ilt IS ol I " l'l
ia si a UatiS'S S '.! 'iu't
the ecience of medicine snd concurrently
with the Fnited MUtes, produced the
first heavler-than-slr airships. But we
hsve not hesrd a word of boast from
France.
Verdun Is safe! raf after seven
weeks of Incessant pounding, storming
and fighting. Hafe, after the best Ger
man generals, the best German troop,
sided by a seemingly Inexhaustible sup
ply of guns and ammunition, snd laehed
Into fury by despstr, have In vain hurled
themselves against the stonewall of
French manhood, courage and skill.
In one of the most vicious attacks,
troop from Posen, thst Is the Tolas,
distinguished themselves snd took s
trench. This is th real trsgedy of the
Polish nation; thst It must fight sgainst
the Interests of lis own country, in ths
Interests of the Hohensollern dynssty,
whom they hut most hesrtly.
In spile of all. the grest attack upon
Verdun fulled. Why? Wecgua of th
sheer superiority of the French srmy.
Verdun will retnsln Inscribed In the
snnsls of th French pst'ott ss sn
spotheosls of France,
M. PLI'C'INHKI.
EDITORIAL SIFTIKGS.
Plfisrti.rsh Dispatch: Willi the govern
ment Bulhllng Its own minor plunls Nlul
sinking Its own wells and engHgltig In
other activities, liow jnatty more com
mission will b needed?
Chicago Herald: The Mexican d facto
government bus Issued a dceron about
the expulsion of "pernicious foreigner."
Mexico chief need at present Is to ex
pel or otherwise extinguish a number
of pernicious Mexicans,
SUNNY GEMS.
"Are vnu complslnlm; about the price
of gasoline?" ,, '
"I should any I im," replied Fsrmer
Corntossel. "Tnes city folks that come
ttdln' around her haven't money enough
to pav their fine when they get ar
rested." Washington cUar.
"Why did sh quit society? I thought
she claimed to lend distinction to It"
' Hh did claim she lent distinction. But
ah couldn't cm to collect any Inter.'. '
Pttsburgh Post.
Heck They say that when a msn Is
drowning his past life I brought up be
lore him.
f, (i Thst happen also when he has
s uiiHrrel with his wlfe.-Hoston Tran
script. " Do vou get plenty of sleep?" anld th
visitor to small F-dard.
"Ve, ms'am." he answered, "Mamma
puts m to tied every nltrht at o'clock."
"To keep you healthy?'' he was sakd.
"No, ma'sm." wss the reply. "It's so
she cnit mend my clothe." Chicago
Dally News,
Rclcber Cinie John, he lively, now;
Hrk the bonea In Mr. Ilsrvln'a chops
snd nut Mr. Huillh's :lbs In th basket
for him.
John All right sir: ss soon ss I
have sawed off Mr. Murphy's leg. list
viird Lampoon.
f() paid on Tlmt Ctrtificatti
All deposits in ths
4
State Rank ef flMm
16th (A JL Hsrnsy V gtrsst
are protected by the Depositors' Ouar
antee Fund of the State of Nebraska.
Commercial Account i Invltod
3lsfty Deposit Bones, 13X10 ysr and up
Oj paid on Savingt Account
mam
THE FINISH IS
WHAT COUNTS
Endurance is as important in
a typewriter as in an athlete.
Many a runner starts out looking fit, but
after a lap or two, falls behind and is "all in" at
the finish of the race.
So it is with typewriters. Some of them
do good work at the start, but under the strain
of continued use lose the close adjustments
necessary to produce neat, clean cut typewriting.
They fail before they reach the home stretch.
The L. C. Smith 8C Bros, typewriter
will run the ordinary course, come in strong
at the finishand be ready for another race.
One of the reasons for this is the ball bearings
found in all much used parts. Constant use can
only make them run smoother and ''sweeter."
The L. C. Smith 8C Bros, typewriter is
as good at the finish as at start.
Send lo-dty for catalog of Silent (S7-e-J) er Standard (61)) Models
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