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7 2 C THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JULY 9, 1916. THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE j "pounded by "eoward rose water, i VICTOR KOvSKWATKR, EDITOR. Tr IV lUhUkMoa Cntnui. rreiMlNW. JaVKI HI lliUNU, FARNAM ANDIMtNTIKVTri. Bntrwl m OvifeA rniV u Mrand elMt iur TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. lit trnr Bt aU mi month. ri w. DUly tM twdar . M M iHtly witlwui HuadAf 4V ( N Krmii ud (Hindu lAe M Kiwaing iu.w Baadu km ' Bumiwr H imiIj We 1 AO I and 8umi? 1W. ihr-f jw 1b .-. ' 9md n.Hi.- t cfctnca of adAm or lrrfiiianir ut 1 to OmtliA . ilrriiiaiion li-ruuL REMITTANCE. Kmt.II tor dfi. mi rii i iti crtW Onl ! cmt i Unu i.nJ in nf inll .woum )i OFFICES. I Omaha- Tfta B liutlditif i South Omhi N rtl iAhiikiI H!iifft II Nimh Main rc Umv,n . mU HuiMin I r ft- iwra m. rtfik . 1 Si. - .V.; Bank c4 iram( WuhtiKicwt T1S fVurtMsth iri. N. W , CORRESPONDENCE, tttlrfw o-ptnitiunioaijona rtiai.rf tt new ud wll- j rial miliar to Oii.alia Ha. Uitorlal LtorartJitMii JON I CIRCULATION. ! 57,957 Daily Sunday 52,877 1.M winum,. rlrinlUhMi nuiwar f The Hm P'ih!..Mn ftminT. h.n duly wra. ml Ui4 IM tttt4 rilvuUtittD fw Ui, Plinth et MJ. 1BI. nt ; ti:t ami s; r: 8uu.1u. PWUIHT Wll.LUMSriiUUfl Uinifir SvNk'ntvd in mj rrMMn1 and nrtire to Miin urn M du r Jul.. ipu. BOlltRT H1XTIH. Hour. r-uMic Subicriton Uavlnf Ut ctly temporarily heuld hv Tit Bn mlld ! thatn. Aa irmt will b chtngad M M nqimtij. King Corn mill reigns. Mora quirt on, the Rio Grande I Nebraska's smalt grain is made and a few weeks of corn weather will do the rest Viewed from the grand atand, Kui aia's 1916 model steam roller devel ops the biggest surprise on Mar's speedway. Serf-styled republicans who eon- stantly take their political grievances to democratic newspaper organs are easily placed. Judged by the measurements of tht official reports, the big push has sot materially shortened the road to Tipperary. Higher-ups in warring countries talk loudly and differ widely on peace terms. Meanwhile the rank and file continue fighting and dying. Again we repeat that more money is to be mada in Jadicioui Invest ments in Omaha real estate from now on than ever was made in the past Besides giving American prepared ness a substantial boost, the Mexican muss put the lid on appeala for im mediate independence of the Philippines. With the shrinking' of the wrestllns match arate receiota to a caltrr SIS.- (XXI, gross, the game Is in a fair way to reform use it oy mere lack of inspiration. Onr Nebraska soldier boys could not travel in tourist sleepers, al though available, because the troops from other itatea did not have them. That's a wonderful reason I The comptroller of the currency reports 14,288,059 depositors in the national banks, an increase of 86 per cent in six years. It pays to adver tise when you have something worth while. Both the British and the Germans are still claiming to have had the advantage in that North Sea naval fight. It is to be noted, though, that neithers appears to be wholly satis fied with the outcome. Despite his public approval of the St. Louts platform, Mr. Bryan, in his lectures, is taking pot-shots at its pre paredness plank. Perhaps the presi dent would have done better, after all, to have engaged the former sec retary of sutc to again write the platform. Makers and dealers of men's cloth ing feel they are not getting their share of the price uplift and expect to li'atten the tag about 20 per cent. If they pile it on too strong last win ter's styles will be called back by the pinch. The appearance on the ballot of that proposed constitutional amend ment to permit the democratic oil inspector factotum to give himself a six-year job is the worst indictment of all against Governor Morehead's tdministration. If this brazen pie ounter grab is not emphatically re buked at the polls, we will miss our buess. Income Tax Returns. Income tax returns for the past fis cal year reveal a higher and wider reach of prosperity than in the pre vious two years since the tax was in stituted. The returns for the fiscal xar of 1914 amounted to $71,381,274 nd for 1915 $80,190,694. This year he returns reached the surprising to- kal of $124,867,430. A portion of the ncrease is due to a closer application f'l the law and the wholesome fear of ederal prosecution. The bulk of the ast gain of $44,000,000 over the previ- us fiscal year must be attributed to he phenomenal profits of war sup plies and the prosperity flowing from enhanced prices for practically all American products. Nebraska's con- ribution to the income gold mine umped from $361,373 in 1914 to $492,- tll in 1916. Equally liberal increasea ire recorded in Iowa, Kansas, South Dakota, Wyoming and Colorado, each eBecting the uplift of the wider diffu sion of wealth. The increased levy m income now pending in congress iromises to make this tax the richest tingle source of federal revenue. Passing of a Political Freak. A report by a special committee of the Amer ican Bar association, just made public, is a re minder of someihinff most folks bad almost for gotten, namely, that the threatened destruction oi the independence of our judiciary by the catchword mechanism of the "recall of judpes" or the "recall ot judicial decisions" has practically run its course. Information is given that for more than a year there has not been passed by a state legislature any measure having this purpose in view, nor has any proposal for such a measure hern suhniittnl (o thr electorate of a state, either tor the adoption ii thr constitutional amendment or otherwise The committee feels safe in declar ing as a reasonable certainty that no state which has not already adopted a constitutional amend ment providing for judicial recall will do so, and, naturally of course, gives to the education of public opinion by enlightened lawyers the credit for this condition. Regardless of whys or wherefores, it is re markable that what aeemed for a time to be a raging popular demand has so suddenly and com pletely subsided. Here in Nebraska, for exam ple, where we have the initiative and referendum opening the way for the people to get what they want and nothing but a petition hearing a stipu lated number of autographs is required to submit such a proposal to popular vote, no one has been sufficiently interested even to prepare the neces sary papers and put them in circulation. Had such a measure, however, been submitted to the electorate of this state three, or even two, years ago, it would have taken an organized campaign to he?d it off. The Bee was never led astray by this will-o'-the-wisp, but it is gratifying to know how quickly time vindicates sound principles of government. Clean Athletic Sports, Americans arc still greatly interested in out door sports, and, for the matter of that, in ath letes and athletics generally. This trait of the national character is not to be gauged by the prosperity of professional sports, although the latter may in some respects be considered as a reflex Index of the bent of the people toward play that involves physical exercise, and in which ex cellence depends on skill and agility as well as muscular development. A better indication, how evjr, it the popularity of golf. This game, less strenuous than some other forms of outdoor sport, has in it enough of demand for endurance as well as the co-ordination of different bodily and mental functions to make it quite an ideal antidote for the sedentary habits of work to which many are condemned. But the golfer has plenty of company. Base ball, tennis,, rowing, wimmlng, riding, shooting, fishing, a ions list of pleasant pastimes, call people into the open air and give them beneficial occupation for mind and body, and enable them to challenge the cynicism that Americans employ professionals to play their games for them. We are stilt an outdoor people, vigorous and active, and the quality of our physique will compare without discredit with that of any in the world. And, above alt, we love sport for Sport's sake, and while we may impatiently tolerate, .we do not endorse games that are promoted merely for the gate receipts. Woman's Share In the War. Back of the firing line in the European war, on both sides, just now stands a phalanx that gives a new tinge to the thought of conflict. Na poleon cynically assigned woman to a definite place with relation to the affairs of government and war. Her business was to bear soldiers. Kaiser Wilhelm II, less blunt, but nearly aa brusque, consigned her to the three K's, and went on about his business of training her male off spring for the work of the modern warrior. He has lived to see woman emerge from the sphere into which he thrust her, and to see her take the place of the mainstay of the empire. "Ev ery pit is a trench, every workshop a rampart," cries Lloyd-George, who has just come to be war minister for Great Britain, and who long ago said the war was being fought out in the work shops. In Germany today 40 per cent of the explosives and 50 per cent of the equipment for the kaiser's armies is produced by work of women. What the percentage is in the other countries is not known, but it is certain that it is scarcely much less than in Germany. Woman is np longer restricted to cooking, church and children, nor is her sole relation to war that of bearing and rearing soldiers. She doesn't march with the colors, but she has taken up tasks the men laid down that they might shoulder rifles, dig burrows in the earth and die like trapped animals under poisonous gases or in the crash of such explosions as have not rocked the universe since Michael overthrew Lucifer. Woman is supporting the armies in the field by carrying on the work that makes it possible for men to light. Will man be able, after the war, to readily ad just himself to the new condition that has been created within less than twenty-four months? The social and economic revolution is not yet fully understood, even by the philosophers. "Dictation and "Self-Defense." A defender of President Wilson turns to his New York speech of June 30 and quotes the pres ident as asking: "Would anyone carry self defense to the extent of dictating the affairs of another nation?" All right; but keep in mind what Mr. Wilson actually has done in the way of dictating to Mexicans. Victoriano Huerta suc ceeded to the office of president of Mexico as Woodrow Wilson did to the presidency of the L'nited States, yet Wilson demanded that Huerta resign; sent ultimatum after ultimatum to enforce this order; forbade the Mexican congress to meet or pass laws; declared he would not recogniie as valid any acts of the Mexican government; sent not one, but two, personal representatives to con nive and intrigue with Mexican rebels, and finally gave his official benediction to a chieftain whose only claim to recognition is that he was agreed upon by a junta held under the muzzles of rifles in the hands of the followers of "Pancho" Villa. . Keep these facts in mind, and also that it was Wilson who removed the embargo from shipment of arms to the Mexican rebels. Then you will understand the real beauty of the president's "single track" mind and appreciate the force of his remarks when he talks of "dictating the af fairs of another nation." No teari need be shed if the resurrected Vil listaa wallop the Carranza crowd from Parral to Jiminei, Chihuahua to Carrizal. A sound drub ing all along the line would prove fitting retri bution for the folly of failing to co-operate with General Pershing in the roundup of bandits. It Victor SoMwatw. IBEl.IEVK I mentioned some time ago re ceiving a letter from Milton Nobles, long a well-known stage celebrity and now writ ing and lecturing, with Brooklyn as his home, asking tne to ventv some material going back to Ins theatrical career hrre in the early days of Omaha. I have another letter from him now calling attention to his Omaha reminiscences which appear in the current Theater Magazine ami which are so readable that I feci justified in making liberal quotations. "Oiiuha in 1S07-8 was not exactly a western metropolis, hut it sure was a warm member. What it lacked in art it made up in atmosphere. There were some board sidewalks, but no street pavements. We had lots of mud when it rained and lots of dust when it didn't. Most people wore their pants inside their boot legs. When it was dry we blacked the boots; for full dress we blacked legs and all. The Academy of Music and a wild and woolly variety show were the only places of entertainment. Possibly amuse ment would be a better word, but that should be qualified. The academy was upstairs in a two story building. The theater occupied one side and a licensed faro game was directly across the hall. Oil lamps supplied the foot and side lights. The stage was twenty feet deep with an opening of aljout the same size. There was a gallery across the end of the hall, with wooden benches, while the first floor was seated with "split bot tom" chairs. D. T. Corri was the manager and the stock company was a good one, including, among others. Virginia Cunningham Germon, Annie Ward. Mis. l)e Bar, Jessie Howard, Scl- Ashton, Mrs. Hairv Rain- forth, Frank Weston, John Germon Of this company, beside the writer, Frank Weston and Harry Rainforth are still in evidence. The latter was for many years one of the managers of the Grand Opera House in Cincinnati. aiiMtiiK I'uiris, tuHUA lui!lllllgllil Annie Ward. Mis. De Bar, Jessie II den Irwin, llarrv Jordan, J. B. A Ashton, Hattie Trice, W. T. Harris, 1 "Many famous stars visited us, including John F Owens, Edwin Adams, Lucille Western. John McCullough, C. W. Couldock and Charlotte Crampton. The latter was one of those phenome nal creatures who force us to recognize the ex istence of that mysterious something vaguely called genius. She was then, probably, 50. She had been the leading support of Forrest, the elder Booth and Macready. On a cold January morning she wandered into town from no one knew where, penniless and half clothed. She carried two pieces of excess baggage, a big dissi pated son of perhaps 30 and a husband some years younger. The only piece of real baggage among them was a banjo carried by the son. He got a job around the corner at the variety house. They registered at the Hamilton house, adjoin ing the academy. The woman was a sight. A dumpy little figure, not more than five feet. She wore an old waterproof coat which covered her from chin to ankles; an old straw hat with the remnants of a dilapidated stage plume. She car ried a small bag about equal to a brush and comb and possibly a night gown. The two men were without overcoats. They hadn't a trunk, just that little old handbag and the banjo. In the group about the dingy little office at the time was the afterward famous Henry M. Stanley." Nobles goes on to describe the wonderful work of this actress and proceeds: "Henry M. Stanley was at this time a western correspondent of the New York Herald. His letters were supposedly written from frontier camps and military posts. Some of them were no oouht; a great many more were written in a dingy little room in the Hamilton hotel In Omaha. There was a reason. It was Annie Ward, the pretty aoubrette of the Academy Stock company. This romance is a matter of early Omaha history. He wanted to marry her, too. He gave her a beautiful gold watch there was also a pretty story of a diamond ring which Annie didn't get because she declined to let Stanley place it on a certain finger. Dainty Annie had lost her heart to a good-looking young clerk in a book store. They married at the end of the season. She sup ported him in idleness for two or three years and one day in St. Louis she was a member of De Bar's stock at the time she made her final exit by the poison route. "At the time of which I write, the late Edward Rosewater, founder of The Omaha Bee, was a telegraph operator in charge of the Western Un ion office in Omaha. He was also correspondent of newspapers in Chicago, Cleveland, Cincinnati and New York. Many years afterwards I passed a pleasant afternoon with Mr. Rosewater at the Ponce de Leon, in St. Augustine. We talked of old days in Omaha and he told me, among other things, how he came to start The Bee. In 1871 he was a member of the Nebraska legislature. He had secured the passage of a law reorganizing the public schools of Omaha as a metropolitan district. He started The Bee to arouse public interest in school matters. It was a folio about the size of a theater program, circulated free. It carried the theater announcement and was used as the regular house program. Then he recalled the Stanley incidents. The discoverer of Living ston was at the time in this country, delivering his lecture on his African explorations. He was accompanied by his beautiful and gifted wife. While in Omaha they had been the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Rosewater. "The morning after the lecture,' said Mr. Rosewater, 'we took Mr. and Mrs. Stanley for a drive, landing them at the station where they were to take the Overland for Denver. I had instructed the driver to pass the old academy, which is now being used as a Salvation Army barracks. I watched Stanley's face as we passed the building. He scanned it carefully in a dreamy kind of way. and I fancied a sort of sigh escaped him. I must have smiled, unconsciously, for his manner changed quickly, and he said: "That's where the old theater used to be." "Yes," I re plied, "and a few doors above was the old Ham ilton house, where you wrote those wonderful frontier letters for the Herald." He laughed heartily.' "Stanley had. of course, been nettled when so many American newspapers showed a disposi tion to question his discovery of Livingston. He said to Rosewater, as they were waiting for the train: '"You were among the doubters, too. Ed ward.' " T had my reasons.' laughed his host. 'I re membered those frontier, hair-raising, on-the-spot experiences you used to write at my desk in the Western Union office and which I put on the wires.' "And so the newspaper founder and the con tinent finder parted, merrily. Let us hope thev have renewed youth and friendship on the other side." Shafts Aimed at Omaha Lincoln Star: Base ball as the national game has in its favor the presumption that it's a gentle man's game, a presumption which the Omaha exhibition of roughneckism here must go far to destroy. Patrons of the sport have a right to a guarantee that they will not have to witness these scenes of disorder and rowdyism. Aurora Sun: Down in Omaha a jury was be ing made up when the discovery was made that one of the panel wae missing. It was learned that the absent member of the jury is serving time in the Nebraska penitentiary, working in the furni ture factory for the state, and he was excused from service under the rules and regulations of constitutional provisions and statute. But, frank ly, would not a man already serving time make just as fair a juror as the one who ought to be serving time, but is not? iTOHAV Thought Nugget for the Day. He is the happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in Ins home. Goethe. One Year Ago Today in the War. British and French government and military heads conferred at I'alais. British liner Orduna. bringing Americans home freun Kuii'pe, bred upon by German sub marine. Vienna announced that heavy Russian assaults north of Krasnik were repulsed. British, after a two-day hand grenade battle pushed Germans out of more trenches north of Vpres. Today in Omaha Thirty Years Ago. James H. Wintersteen has leit on a Toronto excursion and will visit relatives in New York state betore returning. 11. II. Irey. the real estate agent, has gone for a pleasure trip through Canada, the New England states and the south. A very pleasant time was spent at the residence of William Altstadt on South Sixteenth street in which about thirty friends took part. It was the fifty-first anniversary of Mr. Altstadt's birthday and the occasion was remembered by the Omaha Marnncrchor, who treated Mr. Altstadt to a sere nade. Messrs. Stuht and Hammill have secured con tracts to the extent of $100,000 for grading sev eral streets in Omaha. The Gate City restaurant has been removed to Crounse block, 119 North Sixteenth street, where the proprietor. V. ( . Seavers, intends making it a first-class restaurant in every respect. M. V. Martin, who has been in business in Omaha, 316 South Fifteenth, for the last four years, has removed to Chicago, where he will-open up a place of business on a larger scale. About 200 residents of South Omaha have pre sented a petition to the county commissioners asking for permission to incorporate under the name of the Village of South Omaha. This Is the Day We Celebrate. Edward T. Yates, the druggist, ia just 46 years old. He was born in Ogden, III., and commenced to learn the drug business in Logan, la., in 1888. He is president, treasurer and chief owner of the Schaffer Cut-l'riec Drug store. Florence Rockwell, well-known actress, born in St. Louis, thirty-six years ago today. Major General Sir George Younghusband, who recently was appointed to the command of the British forces in Mesopotamia, born fifty-seven years ago today. Rear Admiral John R. Edwards, U. S. N., re tired, born in Pennsylvania, sixty-three years ago today. Richard A. Ballinger, former secretary of the interior, born in Boonesboro, la., fifty-eight years ago today. Prof. Herschcl C. Parker, physicist and ex plorer, who claims to have originated the diminu tive submarine idea, born in Brooklyn, forty-nine years ago today. Rt. Rev. Robert A. Gibson, Episcopal bishop of Virginia, born at Petersburg, Va., seventy years ago today. Charles L. Herzog, manager of the Cincinnati National league base ball team, born in Balti more, thirty-one years ago today. Today in History. 1776 New York Provincial congress at White Plains sanctioned the Declaration of Independ ence, making the thirteen colonies unanimous. 1816 Rio de la Plate (Argentina) declared itself independent of Spain, and took the title of the I'nited Provinces of South America. I S36 Battle between United States troops and Indians at Welika Pond, Fla. 1843 Washington Allston, who was called by the artists of Rome "the American Titian," died at Cambridgeport, Mass. Born in South Caro lina, November 5, 1779. 1850 Zachary Taylor, whose victories in the Mexican war made him president of the United States, died in Washington, D. C. Born in Orange county, Va., September 24. 1784. 1866 The first establishment for the sale of horse flesh as human food wa9 opened in Paris. 1876 Castle Garden, New York City, was de stroyed by fire. 1866 A general amnesty to those engaged in the insurrection in the Canadian northwest was proclaimed, only murderers being excepted. Timely Jottings and Reminders. Sunday will be the centennial anniversary of the independence of the Argentine Republic. Manchester, N. H., is to put the daylight-saving plan into effect for two months beginning today, when clocks will be set ahead one hour. Where They Are Now. Rome Miller, proprietor of the Hotel Rome, is now taking life easy with his family in Los Angeles, where the family miintains a nice home. Mr. Miller is to be back in Omaha in a few weeks to attend the convention of northwest hotel men. C. O. Byarn, who has been general manager for the Morris Packing company in Omaha for a number of years, has recently been promoted to a supervising position for all the Morris packing plants. He is traveling on the road now, and will probably make his headquarters in Chicago. W. E. Adams, who formerly did a photo graphic business in Omaha, and lived at 3711 North Twenty-seventh street, is now a photo grapher in St. Paul. Minn. Abe Brodky, formerly proprietor of the Sub way Clothing company of Omaha, is now living in Dcs Moines, where he has a son in business. D. Burns, formerly a buyer in the art de partment of Hayden Brothers, is now living in Minneapolis, where he has a position with a large department store. James Carroll, who formerly lived at 1811 Izard street in Omaha, is now proprietor of the Commerical hotel at Clay Center. Neb. He bought the hotel and moved his family out there. W, R. Walker, member of the Omaha Guanh in years gone by. is now manager for the Standard Oil company in Hong Kong, China. J. M. Guild, commissioner of the Omaha Com mercial club for a period of years, is guiding the destinies of the Dayton, O.. Commercial club. George McCallum. deputy I'nited States mar shal for a number of years under Marshal War ner, is now living in Butte, Mont. Charles Birney, formerly in the live stock commission business in South Omaha, is now a resident of Bradentown, '"la where he has a cocoanut grove that is making him a mint of money. His back yard is a bay that extends in land from the Gulf of Mexico, and moored to the back steps of his residence is an electric launch in which he makes frequent excursion and fishing trips out into the guli. Story-ette of the Day. They were shortly to be married, and now they were sitting in his study, meditating on the bliss fulness of futurity. "Algy." said the young lady, suddenly, "every morn you send me violets which at even you have culled, don't you?" "I do," responded the ever-faithful, "let the cost be what it may." "You darling!" A long pause for osculatory operations. "But I should like to suggest," murmured the sweet young thing, "that some mornings you might send up a pound of mutton chops or a couple of best loaves. It wouldn't cost you half so much, but it would make a splendid hit with the old folks in these increased-cost-of-living times." Chicago Herald, SECULAR SHOTS AT PULPIT. Tha mlnfatora aro beginning to take thir actlnni. The devil, however, will probably remain on his Job at present. Houston Poit. Syrarme hat raqueaterl RiN Sunday to come again, Syieuae being t$ first eitr to admit that it needs a second dose. Detroit Frea Press. A prominent clergyman says that the only way to be interesting nowadays Is to break the Ten Commandmenta. How is that being interesting T It's about the least original thing mankind can do, Cleveland Flain Dealer. The devil has a perpetual contract for the waste of the f nil r chen. In it not time f.r the denominational Kejiaratene to be chal lenged in its denial of the spirit of the Mas tt'r, that calls urn the church to present every man faultless before the presence of the Father. Uy nii':b. act .tin, the church.- would grinty reduce social disonVnt, nnd vice and poverty ai.d c'ius bitterilos-. Tliey u-tiuld vastly wi.i-n the ""M find patur;t(;e of the gospel. Tliis brend. emnoniie, ethical un.i eternal problem of wa te miii't be solved by denominational co-operation.- Raltimore American. don't turn out to be all you expect, you have only yourself to blame." New York Globe. They were coming back from the Fourth if July ptcnir "We used to ring n okl-fashloned song." rertirirkeil grar.ilmii. "a tw.it a one-horse open ielKh " lirHmltlaiiKhttT ".is vlt-ibly pu!d I'on't you menu m ov-- Under ear" inquired she. -Loui llle Courier-Journal. "Is Hantl happy In his mnrrlflne?" ' llai PV? If ItHti-l weiv t.. ft-- Mrs Rand ioii,i Mr the firi u;v h- w. nl.ln't even ask tor an uiir..il i . tun I' Tthii-m-npt. FROM ROMANY TO ROME. Wi.Mii. Irtvi l'rn Ihf r.itut t KHimny Jl's M.iy. f-!..! . ' There l.ii i. i ,i ,1 !.:. o time 'I'u llntf-T .i'i ti'- v.. i'. I'ui-Ps it:- t .MiUi.', Khs. s for i. IV I'.tiMW $- ..s lucky corsj To 1 : i n ;i 1 1 . h. Jti:i- rr.il to T'.i'tk i'h n.'i :i, nurcfi . on Hi" -hnrn't wheels. DOMESTIC PLEASANTRIES. ! "The HmwiiH sem to think most highly I of you, dorter. Thflv were praising you to the utile the other dev." "Yen." said the doctor qulstly "You nee rvn never lost a patient in that famllv yet " Detroit Kr.te Prcan. In tho enrlv morn the fresh city board!- ', met the rtjMtlr dairymaid currying a couple : ff fonmltig milk pulls ' An. P 1 morning, my rtear," he said, ' pHtronlzliiGly. "How Is the milkmaid?" I " Thln't riiH1 al all. kii A sir." nhe sulci "We take It frfitn the cows." Chicago ! Herald. : "Are you frying to make your summer! bouidersj comforij M " ' "Not much." rfjM"d Farmer Cerntoisl I "I'd rather encourage -eni to move along, ao wn eri tslte a ehanee on anolhwr hum h ' knowing some b-uer son if and stories." 1 wanr.Mi.yton star. "Will ynu have toe for your wife?" said th leap-year inaldn, awotly, "Slnee you have BUggesied it, I will," he replied. "But Juat remember, Mama, if I Tint on I 1 1 mn -'! in:. :i, ni:i I Til- ilUMt on Hi" - j The sore is. on lb" i;nvli, ! Helmets and .liivltris Aim! hi Idles fWkod w ith (' -The flmvei ;ir- d hd. th- worlds ft head 1'pon the road to Home Hut on the rond to Home ah, fs rtcht. ni.-.:i. fiKht : Fm.im-in ai.d I'.ors. intm Trending 1. fl and right, i-amp-flr. ::t.d wa!' h-Mne Ruddyini; tli.' gl'im Th iieM" .lie Ri-ny ii'id w-orn nfir Along the r.'iid to Tt.'-ne. Cpon lb- rend to IV nary It's shin. boys. aii'.K Though rR :i'd I'l.'k be on jour back We'll whlMi- " the k!-1p. Wine !. lit i1'." Minshlii' Mad'i'-f" in ih-. moon. And (!' II mi.iv run the road we fara To KuMi.uiy In June. Alone t'i" road to Rome, alns' T'l- !.oi-!mii diiMt whirled. Strong l-.:irt;' Hie fl"! l Th' Hiv of I he World: Yet foe:f..H bogle call Or thund' r an we will, ihe iM,id u Hnmaii). Th" l-ird: are (-.illinff still. IN MINING CABIN OR LUXURIOUS HOME THE DOMINANT THOUGHT IS Protection of the Loved Ones YOU MAY STRUGGLE ALL YOUR LIFE AND DIE, LEAVING THE FAMILY UNPROVIDED FOR A CERTIFICATE IN THE Woodmen Of the World WILL FINISH YOUR TASK. RING DOUGLAS 1117. NO CHARGE FOR EXPLANATION. J. T. YATES, Secretary. W. A. FRASER, President. EXCURSION FARES EAST VIA ILLINOIS CENTRAL R. R. Choice of circuitous and direct routes to NEW YORK and BOSTON. Attractive routes to all Eastern Resorts. 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