THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1916.
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BOBIBT HUNTER, Notary FaMla,
SdbMriban l.arlnf tk. city Lmporarllj
koaM kan TK Bm mmiUi to tbaaa. Ad'
draw will a elumfW u oft.n aa rqu..t.J.
Wrtitler Gotch hat suffered a broken leg at
th retalt of in exhibition tuule. Gotch't mis
take lies in not choosing Lewis as hit wrettling
partner. '
Competition (or the prohibition presidential
nomination it not at alt brisk. The prohibition
crowd cannot be very sanf uin of capturing a
majority of the electoral college this im. ,
The local moisture record shows a precipiu
- tlon deficiency since March 1 of more than 7
inches.' The weather man will have to put on a
; little more pressure in his water gauge.
' In its new bulletin, the state railway commif
lion lists "two' depots secured without any
trouble." If it is as easy as all that, the much
needed new Union Depot for Omaha ought to be
not long delayed. . ,
The table compiled to show the- home states
of the National Guardsmen called to the Mexican
border indicate that no troops whatever have
been moved out of Ohio. Ohio is the home
state of our new secretary of war. "Nuff sedl"
Colonel Bryan's preparedness campaign
thrills the Chautauqua circuit of Missouri. The
invasion of Champ Clark's district developed no
unteemly mention of Baltimore nor an overflow
at the box office.
The democrat,, bottling of the tremendout
growth of the postal savings deposit since the
present adminittration took charge, carefully re
frain from reminding the public, however, that
the establishment of pottal savings was a repub
lican achievement. t ,
;4.j'V.- -:',-'-!-.-w'v.'
The republican big push against the trenches
of democracy will begin July 31 and continue
with unabated artillery action until the conquest
at the polls. Considerations of humanity inspire
the advance notice, so that adequate funeral ar
rangements may be made, : ' H " ''
Note the new school board's general fund out.
lay of nearly $40,000 for construction and sites
notwithstanding the limitation in , the law to not
more than $25,000 for this purpose in any one
year and with plain intent, furthermore, that the
$25,000 authority is to be 'exercised only in years
when no bonds are available. "''( V.-' '
The Bee, some time back, suggested that
Omaha go after one of the federal land banks
when created by congress and push its claims
vigorously. The Clearing House association has
taken prompt action in this direction and should
be at once backed up by the Commercial club
and other business organizations.
Whether or not the last legislature boosted
the salaries of Omaha fire department employes
it question of law, but that the pay of the fire
men, and policemen, too, for that matter, should
be fixed her in Omaha and not in Lincoln is an
indisputable principle of local self-government.
Some day w will hire real horn rule in our
manicipat affairs.
The Successor to Hughes
, Si. Lwila Oli.a Dm mat
President Wilson's third nomination of an
associate justice of th supreme court of the
United States, to fill the Hughes vacancy,- causes
general surprise. Never since Sewall wu nomi
nated for vice president in 1896 has a name been
pronounced so generally with a rising inflection.
The White House seems to recognise that Judge
Clarke needed an introduction to the country and
gave out a little sketch of him for the press. Presi
dent Taft did not have to do this when he named
Hughes. Everybody knew all about Hughes. The
White House sketch differs in some respects from
those prepared by Judge Clarke for the last two
issues of ''Who's Who in America." In the first
he told that he was general counsel of the New
York, Chicago & St. Louis Railway company and
"attorney for many corporations. In the cur
rent edition, he omitted reference to his railway
and corporation connectiona. He had meanwhile
become a United States district judge and these
eonnectioni had stood for a little while in the way
of his confirmation by the senate.
' All sketches proudly tell of Mark Hanna beat
ing him for United States senator in 1903. The
two prepared by Judge Clarke mention his ac
tivity for the short ballot reform and announce
that he was vice president of the Anti-Imperialist
league, a youthful indiscretion of which lie is not
ashamed yet. The White House sketch alone tells
of his advocacy of a 2-cent railway fare in a po
litical campaign and of his atsociationt with Tom
Johnson and Newton Baker. It alto dwells on
th interest he has taken as judge in questioning
applicants for naturalization.
None of this information, is very helpful in
patting on the judge'a fitness for the highest tri
bunal But we get a grain of hope from Judge
tarke'a statement of gratitude to the president
"for th evidence of confidence shown by ap
pointing m to such an important position.4 He
continued: "But I regard the proprieties as for-
dding any further public statement at this time."
-here is a promise there that in the fullness of
i at th judge may make a further public etate-
ant thereby establishing a precedent. Perhaps
t will be in response to notification of his con
i -vaation. Or he may make an inaugural address
. ..r be hat been tworn in. Meanwhile we mutt
accept him by faith. , . ,,
Pretident and His Postmasters.
Cheers which went up from the convention
of democratic postmasters, assembled at Wash
ington, must have held something of hollowness
by the time they reached the White House. Even
Pretident Wilton it not to completely infatuated
as 'to be unable to gauge with some accuracy
the value otyuch demonstrations. However, it
wuum dc a Joor postmaster tnat oian c cneer tne
candidate from whom he hopes to secure a re
appointment. This extension of attachment to
the payroll being subject always to the mood of
the pottmaster general, who is swift to visit
his wrath on an offender, as at least one Ne
braskan can testify. But the convention amply
endeavored to placate Mr. Burleson by adopting
a resolution endorsing his administration as effi
cient and economical.
If "cheese-paring" is economy, then the reso
lution is in this regard warranted. If the pur
pose of the postoffice is to serve the people, and
not to make money, much of the so-called "econ
omy" is really waste. The postmasters will find
some difficulty in convincing patrons of the post
office that the service has been improved in any
quality of service. On the floor of the house,
during the discussion of the appropriation bill,
the assertion was made that the "slight deficit"
referred to by the postmaster general is really
$84,000,000. In addition to this evidence of fail
ure, the administration of the department has
been marked by violation of the civil service law
in making "readjustments" on a partisan basis,
a course that has been felt in every division of
the service.
The record of the present administration in
handling the postoffice it only one of many
reasons for changing control of the government.
Foolish People and Firearms.
On of the most abused privileges of citlien
ship is the right to bear arms. This has been
twitted from its original meaning to permittion
to pottett armt, which habitually taket the form
of "toting a gun." At any rate, the law it per
verted to permit dangerout weapons to fall into
the hands of persons who give way to impulse
and make "front page" stories to shock news
paper readers. Instances gathered from the pa
pers of the last few days show that this practice
is not improving as the race grow older. In
sane men are found equipped with modern
weapons, provided in moments of apparent san
ity, with which to wreak their murderous whims
on Innocent folks.- Habitual criminals, whose
way of life indicates lack of balance, are almost
invariably possessed of some sort of firearm. A
splendid service will be performed by whomso
ever succeeds in divorcing the foolish person
from the dangerout weapon.
Norrls' Stretch of Optimism.
. Senator Norris is nobly optimistic in his peace
visions, but his trust in the future of the American
navy involves a terrific stretch of the imagina
tion. In opposing the naval appropriation bill, the
senator gives it ss his opinion that the end of the
European war would see the United States with
the greatest of naval establishments, if it does not
in the meantime construct a tingle ship. This is
on the cheerful hypothesis that the belligerents
will imitate the Kilkenny cats, and exterminate
themselves.
;' At the beginning' of the war, two years ago,
Great Britain, Germany and France, outranked
the United States in naval strength. Jutt what
force - these nations have afloat . today is not
known, but it is known that activity in their navy
yards has not tagged. Many warship! have been
destroyed, but these losses have been more than
replaced by new construction. Knowing this,
how can the tenator find justification to warrant
his assertion? If human experience it a good
basil for calculation, the navies of thete great
powers will be stronger in numbers and more to
in efficiency when peace comes than when war
was declared. It is highly improbable that the
story of the Spanish navy in 1908 will ever again
be told. And as to the land forces, four years of
fighting ended in 1865 with Grant in command of
the moat superb army ever assembled on Ameri
can toil, while Lee disperted almost a million
veterana, under arms, and lacking only equip
ment to make them' the equal of Grant's. Peace
is universally desired by every man, woman and
child in this country, but peace talk is good only
so far as it rests on realities.
Encouraging for Republican.
Reports of the meetingi of republican county
conventions that are being held throughout Ne
braska are uniformly encouraging in reflecting
the alertness of party workers and the accomp
lished reunion of the previously discordant ele
ments. In the nature of things, conventions with
nothing to do except to reconstitute a county
committee and name a delegation to a atate con
vention, likewise with nothing to do, are hardly
expected to exert great drawing powers; yet the
interest manifested everywhere in these meetings
is proof that we have done with republican cam
paigns going by default and that the leadership
of Hughes as the national standard bearer may be
depended on to recruit the full party strength
and marshal the old-time hosts in Nebraska for
election day in November. ,, i
. ". Sharks and the Submarines.
Exciting and tragic tales are coming from the
Atlantic coast, where the summer pastime of
bathing haa been much interrupted by an incur
sion of man-eating sharks. These voracious rep
tiles, fish or beast call them at you like, for they
partake of characteristic! of all three have been
the death of several bathers, and terrorized mil
lions to they will not approach the tea to awim
or paddle. Some little speculation has been in
dulged as to the why and wherefore of this sud
den appearance of tharkt where none existed be
fore, and a few tpeculatort have undertaken to
connect them with the war. The fact may not
comfort their victima any, but the thark of the
preaent day it one of the oldest inhabitants, com
ing down in an unbroken line, and with no im
portant structural change, from the Mesozoic
age. The shark of the Paleozoic died with hit
geologic division, but hit detcendant has found
conditions quite to his liking ever since, and is
ably keeping up the family record for custedness,
a record that extenda over the lapse of tome mil
lions of years. It is not fair, therefore, to accuse
th shark of today of being stirred to activity
by the submarine, nor to ascribe hit savage vo
racity to any newly acquired taste for human
food. He is juit a left-over reminder of the
days when the big fish ate the little and didn't
make so much palaver over it as pertains in polite
ciaclei today.
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Thought Nugget for the Day.
It is not the motive, properly speaking, that
determines the working of the will; but it is the
will that imparts itrength to the motive. As
Coleridge says: "It is the man that makes the
motive, and not the motive the man."
James McCosh.
One Year Ago Today in the War.
Russians checked the Teuton advance from the
northward of Warsaw.
Rome reported that the Italians had pierced
the Austrian front of the Isonzo in three places.
Heavy fighting on the Narew between Rozhan,
Pultusk, and Novo Georgievsk.
This Day in Omaha Thirty Years Ago.
W. C. Burnham, traveling representative of
Max Meyer Si Co., was quietly married in Des
Moines to Miss Cora Bojrer.
Architect Voss is drawing up plans for a block
of five tenement houses to be erected on Nine
teenth and Davenport by Mrs. Koenig.
Miss Julia Rosenthal of Chicago, ia viaiting her
cousin, Mrs. A. Mandelberg.
Messrs, Block & Heymann will open a first
class clothing store at 406 North Sixteenth street,
Estabrook block, on or about August 15.
Mr. John Jobe of Placer county, California, is
in the city visiting his sister, Mrs. V. D. M.
Mackay.
The following Omahans have left to attend the
National Saengerfest in Milwaukee: Julius Meyer,
War on our -.ay r. WiKwaufre. -jj . i
G. R. Engelmann, F. Sindoll, W. Boehle and
Christ Wuetrich.
S. P. Rounds, one of the purchasers of the
Republican, is looking over the ground opposite
the Dr. Mercer residence with a view to purchas
ing a lot and erecting a fine new residence. The
ground in this part of the city sells for $6,000 per
acre.
Where They All Are Now.
M. H. Collins, member of the fire and police
board, is selling fire hose and equipment out of
Chicago.
Mrs. Wegia Hope Halt Tracy, one of the
founders of the Omaha Woman's club, lives in a
Boston suburb.
Homer P. Lewis, once principal of the Omaha
High school, is superintendent of instruction at
Worcester. Mass.
Harry Wilkins went over to Chicago when the
Cudahy office force was moved and U still there
and on the job.
Today in History.
1808 Joseph Bonaparte entered Madrid as
king of Naples.
1832 The Asiatic cholera made its appearance
in Boston.
1838 Augustin Daly, celebrated dramatist and
theatrical manager, born at Plymouth, N. C Died
in Paris, June 7, 1899.
1861 The thind session of the Confederate
states congress opened at Richmond.
1866 First naval engagement with ironclads:
Italians defeated by Austrians near the island of
Liss a, in the Adriatic.
1870 Wurtemburg, Bavaria, Baden and Hesse
Darmstadt declared war against France.
1877 Turks twice repulsed by the Russians in
the fighting before Plevna.
1885 The trial of Louis Riel, leader of the
rebellion in the. Canadian northwest, began at
Regina.
1886 William, E. Gladstone resigned the Brit
ish premiership in consequence of a majority
against his Irisji home rule bill.
1896 The trial of Dr. Jameson and his fellow
raiders in the Transvaal was begun in London.
1898 General Leonard Wood was appointed
military governor of Santiago.
1903 Poe Leo XIII died in Rome. Born at
Carpineto, March 2, 1810.
This Ia the Day We Celebrate.
The late Frank Colpetzer was born July 20,
1843, at Sandusky, O. He was one of the pioneer
lumbermen of Omaha, havina been in business
here since 1876. He served in the legislature for
one term and was also government director of the
Union racihe for one term.
W. S. Wright, treasurer and manager of the
Wriirht & Wilhelmy comoany. is iust-6i. He was
born at Portage, Wis., and began to earn his liveli
hood as a tinner. He has been president of the
Commercial club and president of the National
Hardware association.
. Frederic J. Stimson. American ambassador to
Argentina, born at Dedham, Mass., sixty-one
years ago today.
Westel Woodbury Willoughby, Johns Hopkins
professor, who recently succeeded his twin broth
er as legal adviser to the Chinese government,
born at Alexandria, Va., forty-nine years ago to
day. William Franklin Willoughby, Princeton pro
fessor and late lenal adviser to the Chinese ffovt-
ernment, born at Alexandria, Va.. forty-nine years
ago today.
Dr. Richard H. Creel, noted for his work in
the government service in suppressing the plague,
born at Blackburn, Mo., thirty-eight years ago
today.
Talcott Williams, dean of the School of Journal
ism of Columbia university, born at Abeih, Tur
key, aixty-seven years ago today.
Howard Thurston, celebrated professional
magician, born at Columbus, O., forty-seven years,
ago today.
Frank P. Walsh, chairman of the United
States commission on industrial relations, born in
St. Louis, fifty-two years ago today.
Michael J. Gibbons, well-known middleweight
pugilist, born in St. Paul, twenty-eight years ago
today. .
Timely Jottings and Reminders.
Plans for the republican national campaign
will be discussed by the campaign committee at
its first meeting today in New York.
The annual wage scale conference of flint glass
manufacturers and their employes is to begin its
sessions today at Atlantic City.
A national "sociability" automobile tour is to
start from St. Paul today, with the Yellowstone
National park as its objective point.
The eighteenth annual meeting of the Minne
sota Baptist Summer assembly will convene at
Lake Minnetonka today for a ten-day session.
The first submarine built in the United States
for the Spanish navy is scheduled to be launched
today at the yards of the Fore River Shipbuilding
company at Quincy, Mass.
A woman s service camp, similar to that re
cently held in Washington, is to be opened at
Fort Lawton barracks today under the auspices
of the Seattle chapter of the American Red Cross.
Meeting at Pittsburgh today are the annual
conventions of the American Society of Ortho
dontists and the American Academy of Oral
Prophylaxis and Peridonology.
Story-ette of the Day.
. A peaceable looking Irishman bad been brought
Into a suburban police station on some petty
charge. He pleaded innocence. '
'Ia there anybody here who can vouch for
your respectability?" said the examining officer.
Patrick singled out the head of the small police
force.
"He can he said. .
"Me," exclaimed the policeman. "Why I don't
know the man."
"Exactly," said the accused. "I have lived in
this place twenty years and the police don't even
know me, so I can't be such a bad lot." New
York Timet.
Champions One-Plece Bathing Suit.
Omaha. July 19. To the Editor of The
Bra: The latter written by Lynn Glyman,
under date of June 14, wm sent to me yes
terday. I presume the tender intended to
teue me. However, that is something X
have been interested in for the last two
years ever sine I learned the comfort
and value of the one-piece bathing suit.
To begin with, swimming ia a splendid
exercise of great benefit to women. I have
known several of my own friends whose
health was greatly improved after they be
came efficient swimmers, especially women
who arc indoors working daring the long
hot days should have some special exer
cise during the summer to keep them well.
For that reason alone, those who care at all
for the water should be taught and en
sou raged to swim well. Many of us do not
know the difference between the crawl and
a far.ee, as our champion, Lynn Olyman, so
scathingly says, simply because they have
not had the opportunity to learn.
Until lately, the feminine bather was
weighted down by ,fu)l bloomers, stockings,
garters (usually worn about the waist)
heavy waist with full sleeves and an addi
tional fall skirt In some instances even a
corset a combination difficult If not im
possible to swim in and all to save the
masculine eye. The one-piece suit Ws been
endorsed by physicians and instructors and
by good swimmers. The only argument
against it is the one offered by Lynn Gly
man that of offending the men.
I would suggest as a solution of that prob
lem, that each sensible man see to It that
lathe women of his family who care . for It
are given a chance to become swimmers, tnen
the men league together and when they
see some masculine beach nuisance laughing
at a woman, they quietly but effectively
punch his head in that way wisdom will be
spread among the stronger sex and much
good will result.
I would like to see the city offer prises
or conduct some sort of a swimming con
test for women something to stir up real
enthusiasm for the oport that will help
abolish the bathing suit spooners which are
a disgrace but cannot be blamed entirely on
either sex. To sum it up, education will cure
many evils, and anyway In suggesting dress
reform will the good mayor bear In mind
the numerous weird shaped male poaera
who certainly infest all beaches and look as
funny as any woman I ever saw. The great
complaint of the shocked men seems to be:
"So many girls have such poor figures."
D. R.
Turn About That's All.
Council Bluffs, Ia., July 19. To the Edi
tor of The Bee: Do you presume it will be
as hard to confirm the nomination of Judge
Clarke, corporate counsel, as it was the
nomination of Judge Brandeis, free thinker f
Funny, eh, Mr. Wilson, White Home ten
ant, defended his appointment of Judge
Clarke almost before his signature on the
appointment had dried. Of course, the "sys
tem" didn't want this appointment, cause,
don't you know, Mr. Clarke, once upon a
time, advocated 2-cent fare. A better de
fence of the appointment would have been,
the people got last appointment, corporation
entitled to this one their turn.
J. H. J. BLACK.
. Echo of Old Prohibition Fight.
Ogalalla, Neb., July 18. To the Editor
of the Bee: Caleb Powers was the leading
attraction at our Chautauqua tent and talked
one hour and a quarter, giving a very
graphic account of his long struggle through
the courts of Kentucky for his life and lib
erty, under the charge of the Goebel mur
der; three times he was found guilty, twice
sentenced to prison for life, and once sen
tenced to be hung. He very ably defends
himself before the bar of public opinion, and
I do not suppose a single person in the au
dience believed him guilty of the charge in
the remotest degree.
However, he made One statement which X
would like to see publicly contradueted. In
his general aratgnment of crooked politics,
he intimated that the record of our own state
of Nebraska was not entirely spotless, that
one John Powers, a candidate on the populist
ticket, had received a majority of the votes
cast for governor, but was not permitted to
occupy the governor's chair. Now, Mr.
Editor, In order to keep the record straight
and for the good name of this common
wealth, will you kindly place the facts be
free the readers of The Bee, and correct a
wrong 'Impression which has been put forth
In so public a manner.
EDWIN M. S EARLS.
Note by Editor: This goes back to the
much disputed election of 1890, in which
the prohibition amendment was defeated and
the defeat charged by the prohibitionists to
inflation of the vote in- Douglaa county. The
candidates for the office of governor and
the votes they received were:
L. P. Richards (republican) fi,87S
J. E. Boyd (democrat) 71,331
John Powers (peoples Independent) ..70.187
B. h. Paine (prohibitionist) S.67S
Contest talk was started by the populists
on behalf of Powers, alleging, among other
things, that his successful opponent's ma
jority had been secured through illegal
voting. Lawyers also intervened on behalf
of Governor Thayer, contesting Boyd's eiti
enship and contending that he should hold
over If Boyd were not eligible. The legisla
ture, controlled by a demo-pop combination,
also Instituted an inquiry, but nowhere was
there a finding that Powers was entitled to
the certificate of election. The lawsuif went
all the way up to the supreme court of the
United States, which upheld Boyd's citlien
ship and ordered a mandate issued to re
instate him in the executive chair as the
duly elected governor.
EDITORIAL SITTINGS.
Pittsburgh Dispatch: The last of the
doien aeroplanes allowed General Pershing
has joined the others on the scrap heap,
but he doubtless feels the various diplomatic
notes furnish good substitutes.
Boston Transcript: It Is understood that
the New York Guardsmen who raided the
Cleveland, O., grocery stores and fruit stands
Include a number of hitter critics of Germany
for the confiscation of foodstuffs In Bel
gium and Poland.
Indianapolis News: After the successful
torpedo boat was invented It wasn't long be
fore the torpedo boat destroyer followed,
and now that there are such successful sub
marines no doubt somebody will toon turn
up with a submarine destroyer.
Baltimore American: By way of diversion
the crew of the Deutschland, as the U-boat
nestled on the bottom of the North Sea un
der a hostile squadron, drank French cham
pagne. Under the circumstance! punsters
will be pardoned for suggesting they were
tanked up.
Washington Post: With the death of two
bathers off the New Jersey coast within
the last week from the attacks of man
eating sharks, a menanee la presented to the
nation's most popular playground such as
haa not been previously experienced In the
life of the present generation.
Springfield Republican: The extent, to
which dealers in dyes have hastened to
Baltimore In the hope that some of the big
consignment brought bar the undersea mer
chantman from Germany might be for them
Illustrates anew the shortage from which
this country haa been suffering. All of
these Inquirers had orders placed for de
livery aa soon aa possible.
New York World: ' An extra army of
SM00 men for harvesting the wheat of the
middle weal haa already been recruited, ac
cording to a report of the United States La
bor department. There haa been little of
the spectacular about this mobilisation, but
It seems to have been efficiently performed.
And its work, when all la said, is only lees
Important than that of national defense,
Chicago Tribune t Congress Is creating
ew taxation and raising as additional rev
enue nearly two hundred millions. Thr pork
barrel graft should be out out with a firm
hand. 'Rivera and harbors improvement
should be drastically reformed so that it
will be for the improvement of rivers and
harbors and not of the bank aeeounta of
private interests. The present bill for 143.
00,000 should be defeated and an emergency
appropriation passed to ears for necessary
current work.
SUNNY GEMS.
"Circumstances alter cases. "
"You bt they do. Reduction of fare ts all
right on a railroad, but It Isn't in a boarding
houne, Boston Tranncrlpt.
"Half the office force are In love with
my pretty stenographer."
"Does it Interfere with their work?"
"Oh, no. They re all speeding up, trying
to win promotion." Chicago Journal.
"I see Smith Is building a garage. When
did he get a car?"
"He hasn't got one yet, but he's got an
option on ten gallons of gasoline." New
York World.
hM MR KApIBpIE,
a KESTAURArJT OWNER HAS
LIKE HIS RELATIVES. IF X MAWV
HIM HOW CAM 1 KEEP THEM
AWW FROM V rWSE?
IF HE OWNS A BEStMJRWtr.Ai
YOU SW, YH& WKf
come to your house!
"Do you see that strong, healthy-looking
Iran over there?"
"I was just admiring his physique."
"The doctors gave him up years ago."
"You surprise me."
Tes: they found out they couldn't get
anything out of him." Birmingham Age
Herald. Silas fled before his Irate wife, and, seek
ing the first shelter that presented Itself,
crept under the bed, from whence, after a
short time, he peered cautiously out.
Seeing hln wife standing near by with an
upraised broom, he shouted:
"Mlrandy, I think It's about time some
body was boss In this bouse." The Christian
Herald.
"Some of the things you have said de
serve to be remembered forever," said the
admiring friend.
"I don't desire any such recognition," re
plied Senator Sorghum. . "The success of a
iran In mv position somtlmea depends on
the case- with whlrh his evlous olw-'va-tions
can be forgotten." Washington Star.
! ih. voHmiH Elk nnrticn
are like the men who have telephone charges
to loo K alter.
'How's that?" . ,
"They have to collect those Hello Bills.
Baltimore American.
"I've got about enough of that scalawag."
"Emiv. son. Always try to see some good
In everybody."
I nave triea. uui n rcin
you have to look for it with a micro
scope. Loulsvl lie Courftr-Journal.
"Bill Jones la no purist about the lan
guage." "How do you mean?'
"He asked me the other day If I thought
we would ever land Improved waterways."
Baltimore American.
THE PRACTICAL PACIFIST.
New York Times.
With these warlike preparations.
Going on in all the nations,
There's a feeling through me stealing that
I cannot quite restrain.
T was once a peaceful fellow,
Heart and spirit sweet and mellow,
With no burning and no yearning to give
anybody pain,
But If somewhere on this planet
There's a ship, with men to man It,
That Is aching and Is making to blow up
my native land.
Or If regiments are coming,
With their bugles and their drumming.
To annoy us or destroy us, I'll get up and
take a hand!
It's no time for exaltation
Of pacific aberration
When some stranger threatens danger and
the plot of war Is laid.
Those who come will find me ready,
Will and muscle strong and steady,
For a fellow may be mellow and not be the
least afraid.
I'm for peace, the same as ever,
But dear peace and I must sever
While the rattle of the battle keeps me
dodging some one's lead.
AH I want ia ammunition
And I'll Bee that my position
Is defended when war's ended and I'm sura
I am not dead I
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