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Subacriban laariaf thai cily taraporarlly
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al rajas trill ba abaagai aa eflan at twajaatlasL
. From i literary point of view Art Mullen's
card unquestionably ranks at treat stuff.
i The eorn belt, however, Is entitled to several
weeks more of good old Indian summertime.
This il the week every man, woman and child
in Omaha is on the general reception committee.
' (Austria follows Germany in appointing a staff
of 09a dictators. The allied blockade is power
lesi atftintt American ideas.
However, the bites on the western front do not
materially shorten the distance nor improve the
roads to either Paris or Berlin. '
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' Bread baked from American flour is being
sold ehesper in London than it is in Chicago or
Omaha. Here's poser for bread-makers!
" The Bar association no doubt will make gool
its profetaions and demand the suppressed name
of the attorney who returned the widow's mite.'
A:' . : I L L ,J .-..!
' The most encouraging sign of the war is the
resumption of the talk that peace Is not thought
of which means that the eventual peace negotia
tions are being kept In mind all the time.
Cheer up !' Group photographs of the bankers'
national convention clearly outline the smooth
unruffled fronts Built up by superior nourishment
Disquieting reports are ' discounted by the pie-
Where the. president and mistress of the White
House wilt miss out is in not staying over for
Ak-Sar-Ben's royal coronation ball, at which they
would take place second only to His Royal High
ness and the Queen. , ','
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' The accession of President Calvin of the
Union Pacific to the membership of our Com
mercial club may possibly offer a partial offset to
the" defection of Senator Hitchcock's favorite
postmaster, Colonel Panning.
Accepting the invitation to participate in the
celebration of Nebraska's ; semi-centennial of
statehood, the president appears to have due ap
preciation for the proprieties of the occasion even
thdugh "Boss" Arthur Mullen does not.
"Age does not restrain nor surgery stale the
habits of successive farewells acquired by the
: "divine Sara." Another and then another tearful
farewell, Grieve not . Sara delivers the goods.
Desidcs, more' than ever before, she needs the
money. - . ''--.
- Merchants who believe in beautiful windows
should also be strong advocates of newspaper ad
vertising. , What's the use of beautiful windows
unless the great newspaper-reading public is ad
vised about them and invited and urged to take
a look? , " . ', ' ,
If there are any "disloyal Americans' no one
wants their votes, nor should they, be allowed to
vote. But, where are the "disloyal Americans,"
and, if there are any, why are they not being
prosecuted by the government for reasonable
offenses?
Xembers of that Farm Loan Bank board have
completed their circuit with report of gratifying
and satisfactory hearings. We don't know as to
the progress made with the bank locations, but
for mixing democratic political medicine the joy
ride was plainly an unqualified success.
Wisdom from Youthful Lips.
Wisdom drips from ' youthful lips now and
then. He is a rare father who has not felt pa
rental pride rise aa his children fresh from school
daily pour out a bubbling stream of knowledge
newly acquired. More frequently, perhaps, he is
embarrassed by questions which perplex if they
do not annoy, for the passing years weave cob
webs around the textbook knowledge of the pro
vider. If father is shamed by the children'a
; quicker perception, much greater must be the hu
miliation of the "dear teacher" who 1 stumped
to silence by a pupil's penetrating philosophy. A
California youth of 12 objected to the study of
geography, boldly telling his teacher that it was
a waste of time. "What's the use," he said, "of
studying the map of Europe when nobody knows
what it will look like after the war?" TJie teacher
could not answer, nor seek the answer in the
stars.. Prophets and seers read the signs and re
main mute.. Map makers idly view the progress
Of the war and may not venture a guess how the
new map will took by and by. The far-flung
battle line meanders from Central Africa to Per
sia, from Egypt to Dobrudja, from Salonjki to
the Somme. The Alps and the Carpathians echo
the thunders of artillery, and half a dozen seas
are freighted with battleships eager to revise the
p. V,,;;
White these agencies of destruction are work'
leg overtime what's the use of studying the geog.
taphy of Europe , The California youth spoke
Jrisely when he characterized it aa a waste of time.
Ak-Sar-Bea XXII and His Kingdom.
This is to be a week of feasting and merry
making in Omaha, for it is to be signalized by
the entrance of Ak-Sar-Ben, twenty-second of hi
line, into the capital city of bis kingdom, and the
festivities that mark such an occasion are neces-
.rily noteworthy. Unusual preparation have
been made for the event, and the days and nights
until the close of the season will run together with
no division, but be as one time. Always auspi
cious, the celebration this week Is jnade doubly
notable. It will particularly emphasize the
jubilee year of the state, showing in pageant
something of the story of Nebraska, not only for
fifty ycara of statehood, but with glimpses of all
Its known history. The president of the United
States will be the guest of Ak-Sar-Bcn on that
occasion, and by bis presence will give added dig
nity and importance to the event, Omaha has
made preparations for giving welcome to multi
tudes who will participate as interested spectators
in the unusual doings of the week, and to all of
these is pledged safety and comfort, and whatever
of enjoyment unstinted hospitality and rational
divertisement can provide. '
Never did the Kingdom of Quivera wear more
beautiful aspect; never did the present hold so
much or the future promise more for its people,
and so Ak-Sar-Ben will be received with joyK the
president of the United States with the honor due
hi high place, and all visitors with such warmth
as will make them, glad they came. Omaha is
host and hostels both this week.
Chivalry Not a Lost Trait.
Out of the sordid murk of the criminal courts
gleams a ray of light that is comforting, if not
encouraging. The Douglas county prosecutor, com
menting on a verdict that freed a woman, from a
charge of murder, in face of. quite convincing evi
dence tending to show her guilt, said it is impossi
ble to secure the conviction of a woman on a capi
tal charge. He ascribed this to the innate tendency
of man to shield the woman under any circum
stances. In at least two of the blackmail cases
being investigated by the federal authorities at
Chicago it has been established that the male
victim paid that they might shield their female
companions', not knowing that the sirens had
been set upon them intentionally to work their
downfall. And now the husband of the second
woman in a "triangle" . case in Philadelphia,
watches by her bedside in a hospital, and pro
tests hi faith in her innocence.
1 Man may no longer be as deferential to his
sister a once he was, when life held more of
ceremony and less of hustle, but .these instances
show him to hold yet some lingering trace of
consideration for her Generally, he is inclined
to accept her at her own valuation of herself, to
look upon her as hi companion as well as his
helpmeet; willing enough to shelter and protect
her, and equally willing to compete with her if
he elect to enter the litt in which the battles
of life are fought out. She is still secure in her
privileges, and quite as energetic in pursuit of
her rights. That this is so is another proof that
chivalry is not a lost trait.
' Trades Unions and Contracts.
the failure of the sympathetic strike in New
York is a gratifying evidence of the fact that
labor union more than ever are taking them
selves and their relation to the world of industry
seriously. In their striving for the collective
bargain, which 'is the chief aim of trade union
activity, the member have imbibed knowledge of
the fact that they have assumed something of re
sponsibility, too. They have come to know that
the public has a share in the bargain they have
struck with their employer, and, more than this,
they realize that they should be bound by an
agreement openly and -freely entered into. Rec
ognition of these considerations that the con
tract to be binding on their employer must also
be binding on them by the workers will do more
than any other means to bring them to that state
of stability and accountability wherein the func
tion of their organizations will reach its fullest
possibility for service, because it wilt have the re
spect and confidence of those with whom they
must deal. The action of the New York union
jnen in declining to break their contracts is a
proofvof advance.
Work Ahead for Defense Leagues.
One of the results of the mobilization of the
militia of the country and its summer at Texas
training camps is yet to be determined. Troops
now being returned to the states where they en
listed are being mustered out of the service of the
United States. This automatically return them
to the (tatus of National Guards. What will be
the effect of the weeks they spent in camp on the
border? Theoretically, it should be good, for offi
cer and men alike have had opportunity for
training not possible, even under the best of con
ditions; at home. They should have learned the
rudiments of ihe profession of arms, at least, the
minutae of camp routine, some bits of knowledge
of grand tactics, and the relation of smaller to
larger group in military operations. Aside from
this necessarily fragmentary knowledge, what have
they learned?
. The Guardsmen should have been taught that
the country has the first claim on its citizens;
that our institution can not exist unless by the
combined support of alt the people, and that the
man who is not willing to fight for the mainte
nance of the rights and privileges of American
citizenship does not deserve to have them. If
these lessons have been taught, the mobilization
has had some good effect, and the returned
Guardsmen are coming home as exemplars of
great principles that have been much obscured by
the overgrowth of peace.
Other lessons have been taught the country.
How unready we were as a nation to face a real
crisis haa been driven in to the very quick, and
we will be inviting our fate if we do not 'profit by
what we have experienced since that Sunday in
June when the president auddenly issued the call
to arms. It will, be sad beyond shame if the
Guard is called out again and has to go unclothed,
unarmed and unfed, as was the case this time.
The defense leagues have plenty of work ahead in
seeing that the lessons of the mobilization are ef
fectively applied.
Populism is in the ere and yellow leaf. It
served the purpose of assisting democrats to 'get
in, but the alliance proved deadly to the assistant
Like a lonely roe of bygone Junes Mr. Pearson
lingered in the frosty wilderness, communing with
the ghosts of former "greatness, The occasion,
the surroundings and the mood will befit the
pathos of the requiem.
The upward tendency of shoes appears emi
nently proper, A close alliance with neighboring
fabric lends tone to the teener.
"" """By Vktar Rsssaenat
O ONE who baa not had personal experi
ence on the committees in charge has
any eoneeption of what it means to entertain
the president ot tne uniteo oiaica. ic
it must be remembered at every point, is not Mr.
McKinley, or Mr. Roosevelt,'or Mr. Taft, or Mr,
Wilson in hi individual capacity or as a candi
date for office, but he is the chief magistrate ot
the nation, the highest executive for. one hundred
million people. We have no royalty in this re
public, but the ruler of our government for the
time being, whoever he is, rightfully commands
a deference and respect for the exalted position
he holds separate from his personality. Ihe
first and paramount consideration must be his
comfort and safety. He must be exposed to no
risk or danger that can possibly be avoided. Ihe
task of the -committee in charge is to receive the
president and his party, attend to every minute
detail for their entertainment and well-being
during their stay, and to start them on their re
turn journey in satisfied mood and at least none
the worse for their coming, leaving nothing to
chance or unprovided for.
In the present instance. President and Mrs.
Wilson are journeying to Omaha in response to
an invitation issued by the committee for the
Semi-Centennial Celebration of the Admission of
Nebraska into the Union and to participate in the
commemorative exercises. This committee was
formed more than a year ago to carry out the
suggestion for the proper observance of the semi
centennial emanating from various sources and
fathered by the Nebraska State Historical
society, and it just happens that I was the one,
at the very first assembling of the committee
which met at the Fontenelle June 25, 1915, who
brought up the possibility of securing the attend
ance of the president for one of the semi-centennial
functions and proposed extending the
invitation. I expressed right then and there the
opinion that the president could be induced to
accept, reminding the committee that he
had written a history of the" United States
and as a historian would be specially at
tracted by such an epoch-making event.
And, I recalled further, that when we were
preparing for the celebration of the fiftieth
anniversary of the organization of Nebraska as
a territory and of the founding of Omaha, I had
solicited him, being then president of Princeton
university, to come out here to deliver the prin
cipal address and that, while he had been unable
by reason of other engagements to accede, he
had indicated his desire to accept. I am not
sure but that I have already referred in this
column to this incident and possibly am repeat
ing when I again print the letter which, how
ever, reclaims its interest as a consequence of
what it has now led un to. Here it is:
Princeton, N. J., March 7, 1904!
My Pear Mr. Rosewater:
I esteem it a very great compliment that I
should be asked to consider an invitation to
deliver the oration at the approaching cele
bration of the Semi-Centennial of the Anni
versary of the Territorial Organization of
Nebraska ,and can assure you that it would
give me the greatest pleasure to accept such
an invitation if it were possible for me to do
so; , but my engagements are already too
many. It would be literally impossible for me
to prepare an oration within the time now re
maining, even if I could at the date named
conscientiously absent myself from Princeton.
It is a date so nearly on the eve of our com
mencement that, I fear, I should in any case
be obliged to decline an invitation which
would involve my going to a distant place at
that time. ..','''
Pray accept my warmest thanks for your
kind letter and convey to the committee in
charge of the celebration my heartiest ex
pressions of obligation and regret Very sin
cerely yours, WOODROW WILSON.
It Is hard to make folk understand that for a
public function in which the president figures,
the invitation lists must be made up with refer
ence to official positions and to special classes
and in almost complete disregard of personal
choice. The semi-centennial celebration was
projected by and is being conducted under the
auspices of the committee of one hundred, to
which I have already alluded, and the Board of
Governors of the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben. This
list, which -is representative of the public spir
ited citizenship of the entire state, is the natural
starting point to which . is added the official
roster of elective federal and state officers. The
fact that the president is accompanied by Mrs.
Wilson calls for the addition of the wives of the
invited guests, so far as accommodations permit,
and with the limits within which these accommo
dation) are confined these invitation lists, assum
ing acceptances from all, Jeave little room for
additions. The grief' caused by disappointed
applicants for seats nearer the mighty, however,
is one of the things which cannot be escaped
by those who take on the duties and responsibili
ties of such an occasion. Somebody has to do
it and whoever were to do the job would have to
do it the same way or embrace still worse
troubles. . '
That reminds me of something that happened
when I rode around the city with President Taft
the last time he was here. We had arranged to
have him go by a large number of school build
ings before which the school children were to be
massed and I had had requests from many of the
teachers to guard against a repetition of the dis
appointment caused during his preceding visit by
running past the schools so rapidly that the presi
dent could not be distinguished.
"Mr. President," I said, as we approached the
Central school, which was the first on the route,
"you will do the school children a great favor if
you will let the automobile slow down before
them.". " 1
"Very good," said he. 'That will be perfectly
agreeable.
"One thing more, Mr. President," I persisted.
"These children want to be aure that they see the
president of the United States. Now to prevent
them mistaking me for you won't you please
stand up?"
As may well be imagined by all who know our
relative sizes, that brought a hearty laugh and
Mr. Taft stood up in the auto every time we
pasaed a school building.
; . People and Events
Before-the war the German emperor possessed
over 200 crosses, stars, badges and other insignia
of foreign orders, the value of which was esti
mated at $300,000. ,
Acting on the principle that "like cures like,"
a doctor and wounded companions in London
framed up a shock for an Australian soldier
stricken dumb by a shell shock in France. The
victim was persuaded to occupy a hammock
stretched between two trees on a river bank. As
he was dozing off the rope near his head was
suddenly cut and he turned a somersault into the
water. Clambering up the bank he shouted, "Who
in b did that?" The man now talks in a hoarse
whisper. '. .
The heart-wringing lamentations of the an
cient Jeremiah are fairly outclassed by a railroad
conductor's tearful trials in making ends meet
on a pay check of $116 a month. The conductor
told his troubles to board of arbitrators sit
ting at Aurora, III, to hear complaints on a wage
question. With a family of wiie and child the
conductor testified his total earnings of $1,400 in
1915 failed to meet his living expenses and un
less his pay envelope is fattened debts will over
whelm an .otherwise proud spirit. Some men are
born with a porterhouse appetite and acquire only
a slew income.
aaaaanal aneaL spaaa UK
Thought Nugget for the Day.
To be prepared for war is one or tna
most effectual means of preserving
pence. George Washington.
One Tear Ago Today In the War.
British and French army prepared
for a landlna; In Macedonia.
Five hundred thousand Austro-Ger-mana
reported to be ready for Inva
sion of Serbia.
Berlin announced the annihilation
of a French brigade between Khelms
and the Argonne. '
In continuance of offensive tn the
west French pierced German second
line In Champagne and threatened
railroad serving crown prince's army
in the Argonne.
In Omaha Thirty Year Ago. '.
A. B. Huberman and family nave
gone to New York, whence they will
sail for Germany, Intending to be ab-
. v.,, ..... ,rs Durlnc this
time Mr. Huberman's business will be
conducted y iour young u
have been with him for some time
and In whom he haa the utmost con
fidence. As an extra Incentive to
faithfulness, the business will be con
ducted on the co-operative plan, each
of the young men hiving an interest
In Its welfare.
The discovery of the presence 01
natural gas by parties who were sink
ing wells In South Omaha haa Induced
Jour oaeC-V ,
a number of monled men to Join to
gether to make an Investigation. Mr.
P. B. Her has taken the initiative and
la circulating a petition for subscrip
tions to be used for sinking a well
8,000 feet. Those who have signed
the petition are J. A. Crelghton, J. A.
McShane, W. A. Paxton, Dewey
Stone, H. T. Clarke, A. L Strang, Guy
C. Barton, Herman Kountze, F. Col
petzer and C. E. Mayne.
President Meyers and members
Clarke, Her, Ames, Wakefield and
Evans of the board of directors ot the
Hoard of Trade met to consider the
bids for the heating and plumbing of
the new temple of oomm erce. The
committee reported in favor of ac
cepting Mr. Fitzgerald's bid.
The residence of John Stuben, on
North Seventeenth, was the scene of
a most pleasant gathering. It being
the occasion of the marriage of his
oldest son, Arthur, to Miss -Lizzie
Bushey. Mr. and Mrs. Stuben will
take up their residence In Gilmore,
where the groom has extensive dairy
Interests.
Mr. John N. Kemp, one of the chief
telegraph operators of Chicago, Is on
a visit to his old time friend, D. M.
Brown. Kemp and Brown worked to
gether over fourteen years ago.
This Day In History.
1781 James Lawrence, famous
American naval commander, born at
Burlington, N. J.: died June 8, 1818,
of wounds received In battle with the
British frigate Shannon off Boston
Light
. 1801 Preliminary articles of peace
between France and England, signed
In London.
1841 The Chinese Island of Chusan
was recaptured by the British forces
under Sir Hugh Gough.
1862 General .Bragg united his
forces with General IClrby Smith' at
Frankfort Ky,
1866 Miss Maria 8. Cummins,
whose first novel, "The Lamplighter,"
made her famous, died at Dorchester,
Mass.: born at Salem, Mass in 1828.
1870 Count Bismarck Issued a cir
cular disclaiming any Intention of re
ducing France to a second-rate power.
1885 The new Parliament build
ings at Quebec were destroyed by
dynamite explosions.
1888 President Cleveland signed
the Chinese exclusion bill.
1891 The Leland Stanford, Jr., uni
versity was opened at Palo Alto, Cal.
1882 England -celebrated the cen
tenary of the introduction ot money
orders.
1893 New German army bill oame
Into force, fixing the peace footing at
479,229 men, and substituting two
years' service for three.
1896 The queen of Corea was mur
dered In her palace at Seoul.
1900 Lord Roberts was appointed
commander-in-chief of the British
army.
The Da We Celebrate.
A. F. Stryker waa "born October 1,
1868, in Galena, ill. He waa for ten
years with the stock yard company
and before that five years with the
Illinois Central.
David Sherman, bookkeeper, Is it
years old today. He was born in
Hussla and was brought to this coun
try when only a year old. He waa
educated In the schools of Grand
Forks. N. D.
Harry A. Wolfe, a well-known, suc
cessful real estate man. Is celebrating
his thirty-fourth birthday today. He
was born In Krone, Russia, coming
to this country as a boy.
Oscar D. Kiplinger, familiarly called
"Kip" for short was born October 1,
1867. Everyone In Omaha who likes
a good smoke knows Klplinger's
"Kip."
Mrs. Annie Besant president of the
Theoaophical society and one ot the
leaders in the movement for home
rule tn India, born sixty-nine years
ago today.
David R. Francis, ex-governor of
Missouri, member of Cleveland's cabi
net, and now United States ambassa
dor to Russia, born at Richmond,
Ky., sixty-six years ago today.
A. J. Drexel Blddle, author, explor
er aud lecturer, born in Philadelphia
forty-two years ago today.
Michael Cardinal Logue, Roman
Catholic primate of all Ireland, born
at Carrigart Ireland, seventy-six
years ago today.
Kev. Charles R. Brown, dean of
the divinity school ot Kale university,
born at Bethany, Mo., fifty-four years
ago today.
William M. R. French, for many
years director of the Art Institute of
Chicago, born at Kxeter, N. H., seventy-three
years ago today.
Storyctte of the Day.
Senator Charles A. Culbertson of
Texas tells a story of how Mrs. 8mlth
and Mrs. Jones, who were schoolday
chums, met again after a lapse of sev
eral years.
"I saw in the papers about your
marriage, Mary." remarked Mrs.
Jones. "It waa about five years ago,
wasn't It?"
yes," Mrs. Smith replied, "It was
Just five years ago on June 20.".
"And I have been married six years.
I understand your husband Is quite a
bibliomaniac." '
"Oh, no, not any more," hastily cor
rected Mrs. Smith. "He has been on
tha water wagon for nearly three
years now.'' Houston Post
HERE AND THEitS. "
American preteel bakeries era ta ba merged
la a Sz.f bS.000 corporation.
Before tha war Germany had colonies 6to
times aa lartc in area aa herself.
Tha five leading tabs coo growing states,
named In tha order of tha amounte annually
produced, are Kentucky, North Carolina. Vir
ginia. Ohio and Tennessee.
Detroit's latest estimate of population la
874,000. Autolata drove in a circle to facili
tate the count
Minneapolis organlaatlone are talking up a
bond proposition of IS.000,000 or tl.OOO.000
to put tha roads of Hennepin county In good
shape. '
Tha to rata In Minneapolis for HIT, In
formally agreed upon by tha tax lary board,
amounts to S7.48 mills on a 40 par cant
valuation. r
Sioux City taxpayera next year arill dig
up a total of 81,476,000 for state, county,
city and eehool purpoaaa. Tha Journal aays
this sum "breaks all records In tha hietory
of tha city," and la due to large increases In
the taxable value of property.
Sioux City coal dealers have organized a
credit association for the purpose of speed
ing up alow pay customers and shutting
down on deadhead bueineee. A customer who
gate on tha blacklist must produce tha cash
when be or aha awitehea patronage.
Unusual vlgUanea due to tha shark scare
pdts Atlantic City'e beach bathing record on
the year'e white Hat Not a person waa
drowned there during tha aaason, though the
daily bathing crowds numbered 40,000 to
80,000 people. I
Salt Lake City bakers have ant tha weight
of 6-cent loavaa to eleven ouneee and 10-eant
loaves to twenty-four ounces, a reduction of
two ounces in each grade. The higher pro
portionate cut In the 6-cent loaf Is tn fur
therance of tha nation-wide plan of tha bak
ers to put tha Jitney loaf out of businesa.
Topeka's grip on tha state payroll suffered
a hard Jolt last weak. A ruling has bean
made denying pay to employee for legal holl
daye. "There ia no law. aaya tha payroll
eaar, "providing that etate amployea can
leave their work on legal holldaya and draw
pay for loafing. Still, they say life la
Kansas ia one grand sweat song.
8t Paul harbors soma sinners who do not
care how tha dollar cornea so it arrlvea. A
fraternal insurance association ts suing for
the recovery of $600 paid out on tha reported
death of a man who ia vary much alive and
kicking because ha waa not in on tha eplit
The similarity of tha names of two insured
persona and the death of one after tha policy
lapsed facilitated tha game.'
Chicago derived a revenue ot 16,220,(60
In 1916 from the aaa of ita streets and
alleys. New York collects lasa than half
that sum. The major part of the revenue
comet from street, elevated and steam roads
for the use of tha atreets ia transporting
passengers and freight and from franchise
corporations. A tidy sum la scooped in as
rant for projecting bay windows, coal holes,
sidewalk apaaa, private wires and conduits,
and for us of part of streets during aon
straetloB of buildings.
EDITORIAL SIFTINGS,
Indianapolis Newai If, aa Secretary Bad
Held points out 700 vessels were added to
the American merchant marina during tha
last two yaara, what can this government
shipping act do that private capital haa not
already done?
Bolton Traasorlptl Canada Is confronted
with a serious crisis In the deficiency of the
wheat yield In the great northwest, and the
consequent heavy emigration to tha United
States of settlers, vary many of them Amer
icans, who went to Canada on a sort of spec
ulation. A dispatch from Ottawa estimates
that tha Dominion haa already lost one
eighth of Its productive population through
this M-amlgration and the drawing oft of
860,000 workers by the war In Europe
New York World 1 The swearing-In of
twenty-four leading American scientists who
are members of the navy's civilian consult
ing board as officers of tha United Statee
government was In no way a spectacular
affair, hut it marks one of the longest steps
forward that have bean made in the real
business of preparedness. By enlisting In
tha government's service tha best aeientlno
skill, and learning the nation is assured a
kind of defense that cannot be extemporized
ta a hurry to meet audden emergency.
Tve cured my chauffeur of ovarapoedlav
and carelessness." .
How?" '
"Simple enough. I pay him '15 a month
extra, with the understanding that all fines
are to como out of his vagea." Boaton
Transcript. J .
"That get-ricb-qulck man Is aa busy aa
a bee."
"Tee. replied Cumrox. "He's one of
those busy beea who can't manage to gather
honey without Incidentally etlnglng some
body." Washington Star. -
"Here's a millionaire says you soon get
tired of riding In private yaclita and anlo
mobiles.' "Nol half " tlr-d hb you get of walking
two miles 10 work ev-ry day 10 nave car
fare." Baltimore American.
Judge How far whs the man from you
wh-n you first saw him?
Chauffeur Ten rode. ;
Judge And you couMn't etop?
Chauffeur I had atopped. lie was ten
rods behind. Boston Globe.
0Wfj 1ADY I'M IN WE ,
WrnHNSASKESMETO
UP SMoKINff- SHOULD X MAKE
THIS SACRIFICE W HER fiMC?
HJUER
VMHBE DOES XXJR SACRIFICE
comwre vjiw Hers? shks
UP THE COUfoHt!
"Shv'i ft rftmarh&bts plan player."
"What ta there remarkable about hi
playing?"
"Sha knows when to quit." Detroit Fro
Presa.
Tom So 70U really think yon havo torn
chance with Miss Coldcitsh, do yoaT
jftCk That'll. what. She la befflnntnv ttf
find fault with my necktie. 'Indianapolis
Star.
"I wlah I were an oitrteh," said Hicks
angrily aa he tried to eat on of tils wife's
biscuits, but couldn't.
"I wish you were," returned Mrs. Klein.
"I'd get a few feathers for my hat'New
York Times.
ON THE BORDER.
Ella X. Fanning. In New Tork Times.
Where the khaki olty rises.
On the dry and duaty plain.
As the Flag breaks out at day-dawn
Sounds the heartening, glad refrain t
"For the Star-Spangled Banner
In Triumph doth wave!" m
Where the caotua and the sage brush
In the blistering sun -rays grow.
To the troopers massed at noontide
Echoes tenderly and low:
"We wilt alng one song
For the old Kentucky homsT
Where no cooling breeie comes wafting t
To the wounded their relief,
Btlll there'a balm and joy consoling
In the anatch of aweetneaa brief i
"Thy banner makes tyranny, tremble,
Three cheers for the, Red, Whit and
Blue!'
Where grim death eaoh hour ts lurking.
' And the dangers none may know,
There'a the Fpur to noble purpose
In the strains, majestic, slow:
"Aa He died to make men holy
I,et us die to make men free;
Our God la marching on I"
Where tha hardships and privations
Welsh the soul with dark deapair.
Courage like a sunbeam audden
la renewed, as rlnga the air:
"Yankee Doodle, keep it up,
Yankee Doodle Dandy;
Mind the music and the step,
And with the girls be handy!"
Where the evening shadows gather,
And the thoughts are far away.
Tears will start but not for danger
At the cadence, lightsome, gay:
"Though Spanish eyea are thrilling, still
Their charm it fails to bind me;
And my heart goes back to Erin's Isle, ,
And tha girl I left behind me!" '
FARM
MORTGAGES
A SAFE
INVESTMENT
The safety of money invested in this form of
securities is no doubt well known to everyone. If
you were considering investments of trust funds, or
money belonging to your mother, wife or sister,
where absolute security is the first requirement, you
would naturally buy first mortgage loans on choice
eastern Nebraska farms. Almost all of the large in
surance companies invest in this form of investment
for business and professional men.
We offer
First Mortage Loans
Tax Free ,
on farms in the "preferred" territory in eastern Ne
braska, personally inspected by our own examiner!
and not exceeding forty per cent of the appraised
value in any case. We can promptly fill an order of
from $1,000.00 to $100,000.00 in mortgages bearing
five and five and one-half per cent. The borrower .
in each case pays all taxes assessed against said
mortgage or debt
We cordially invite your patronage.
United States Trust Company
nil Sooth 17th Si. Omaha, Nab.
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
A L. REED, President G. W. WATTLES, Vice Pres.
H. G. JORDAN, Secy. & TreM. Alex C. Reed, Trust Officer.
Thnmu A. Frv. Milton T. Barlow. B. P. Smith.
Charlea Grueni. E. L. Burke. C. E. Yost.
Charles W. Lyman. S. S. Caldwell. E. A. Duff.
E. M. Morsman, or. . rt. n.. euiumi.
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