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AUGUST CIRCULATION
55,755 Drily Sunday 51,04
Dwttat Wllluvoe, alrcalatloa aianaser of Tha Baa
Fabll.htnf tommay. balm aula aworn. ease that ttt
ara elreela'Jon for tha month af Auauit, 1IS. "aa
1.761 dally, .nd SI.S48 Sunday.
PfflOHT WILLIAmS, WaaalattMi nlenassr.
1 Mi Wanted la my pretence and sworn to bafora an
tale Id day of (.bWeR. Netar, PahH
, Snbaerlbm Uaefa, Is tsearsril
ehoula ham T)m 8m mils. tfcsss. A.
a1 ran will he) ahaatas raplrsel.
Nothing new under tht innl How sbotrt-
submarine mail carrier?
It it eaiy enough, a Etihn Root ssys, to keep
out of war. Just tit around and take every knock
that it handed in.
That "tow line" stuff li quit sppealln, es
pecially when it ii to be accompanied by a record
of "loyal or "diiloyal." ',
It may be inferred from the operations atcribed
to U-53 that the German commander doea not
credit current reportt of peace. .
Our store of submarine thrills Is about ex
hauited. What little is left mutt bs resented to
pttl the arrival of s Zeppelin.
' Courtesy (till' obtaint among the great Medi
cine Hat held its chms in cold storage until King
Ak-Sar-Ben abed hit palm beach regalia.
The least that can be e'xpected of Tom Mar
hall's campaign tour in Nebraska It one story of
modern vintage. HoOtier dialect it barred.
' wV .wonder why the ante wat made S per
cent In Nebraska, and 10 per cent In Texas? We
do know the boys tap this way arc all expected to
come through. ' ' : '
With Standard Oil shares at $2,000 and
over, it It confidently believed that Urlcle Johnny
Rockefeller can face winter fuel bills with cheer
ful equanimity.
Chronicles of the world's series bulletin the
split of the gate receipts as enthusiastically at the
score,;. The former constitute the real substance
of the winnings. , , ;, i :.
It's too bad that Thomas Riley Marshall can't
understand the difference In the welcome ex
tended to a guest and that given to a candidate,
but there ia a difference. -
. Germany'a progress In submarine, develop
ment surpasses the dreams of prophets. The
nation which bopea to equal the pace must speed
up beyond present calculations. '
A Urge state in area, energy and other things,
California also harbors a class of small jingoes.
Their latest move seeks to deprive three little
Japs, born in this country, of a home built by
their father at Riverside.
A huge program of iig bualness before the
highest court of the land insures steady work for
many months. , A mental survey of the list Is
likely to give the justices a keener appreciation
of the tight-hour day and no overtime.
Taxes in eastern cities persist In climbing to
dizzy heights. New York and Philadelphia plan
to boost their levies as mercilessly as the tax
caters of Omaha. The futility of vocal protests
suggeat the need of organized resistance to muni'
cipal holdups. . . : '
The' practice of holding up patriota at the pie
counter for a bit of campaign money surpasses
the cruelty of "taking candy from; a child." Shak
ing s contribution at men barely acquainted with
federal pay check mocks our professions of seal
in the cause of humanity.
War Brought to Our Shores.
, Demonstrations by the U-boats off the Atlantic
coast of the United States have startled the na
tion into a fuller realization of the extent of the
world war. Waters hitherto considered safe as
any over which the tides roll have thus been
brought into the battle zone in reality as well as
theory, and navigation from now on must be
with due consideration for the possible presence
of submersible warships and the inevitable con
sequences to merchantmen. This condition need
surprise none; the wonder is that it was not de
veloped earlier. The crossing of the Atlantic by
a submarine is not an especial feat of navigation,
nor a seriout tett of seamanship. In the case
of the Deutschland it was easy, while journeys
made by armed U-boatt have been as extensive
and much more perilous. Therefore, from the'
beginning of the submarine campaign the steamer
lanes along the Atlantic coast of the United Statea
have been as open to the uses of the subseas at
any waters of the world. That the activity of
the campaign has not hitherto been extended to
our side of the world is undoubtedly due to the
fact that it did not suit German plans to begin it
earlier.
The United States ia directly concerned for
several reasons. Principal of these will be the
danger to American vessels, much more numer
ous in the home watert than abroad. Unusual
care must be exercised by the U-boat command
ers to avoid grave complications. Nor can our
government tolerate a campaign that will amount
to a blockade of American ports. Thit has al
ready been determined as to the warships of the
Entente Allies, notice having been served on those
governments long sgo that they must not inter
fere in any way with free passage to and from
American ports, their continuing presence being
regarded at a menace warranting protest. The
German government will be required to take, cog
nizance of this condition.
So long as the German submersible violate
none of the established rules of warfare, no in
terference from our government is called for.
That we do not agree with the Entente Allies as
to the status of the submarine may result in some
discussion of the point, but the position of the
United States as neutral is hardly likely to be
affected.
Soaring Food Prices
Uala Oleae Dai
The reports gathered by the Department of
Agriculture on food prices on October 1, thow
soaring tendency that justifies widespread alarm.
Flour it higher than it has been at any time since
the civil war. The price of potatoea Is 116 per
cent higher than in Ucto&er jast year, ine aver
ase once of butter has increased 12 per cent dur
ing the same period. It it a cent a pound higher
than it hat been at thit tenon for eight years.
Eggs are I eents a dozen higher than last year.
The same tendency it shown to a greater or lest
degree, in the prices of practically all other table
nrreitlec, Chiriao retail nrices of staolea thow
a 50 pr cent advance In t year. The New York
inceratet range from 40 to 100 per cent, with a
500 per cent increase in a few articles. A bushel
of apples now costs at much at a barrel did last
year. - -.
Numerous elements enter Into the responsibil
ity for these high prices. We must confess our
inability to offer a handy solution of the problem
that is confronting every consumer and that it
filling wage and aalary workers with real con
cern. There is a notable Inelasticity about wages.
Increases in wages seldom immediately follow in
creases in nrices. But people must live, somehow.
Our democratic friends in 1912 professed to know
the secret of what they regarded aa high prices
then, although they teem low by companion with
tiioie now prevailing. They alto proteased to have
in Infallible remedy, which ther oromised to use.
That it a promise they have not kept. They art
doing many desperate tnings in an ettort to win
the approval of the voters. They still have a
month In which to keep that almost forgotten
uMge. If they can reduce the cost of living it
v.ill be the most popular thing they could pos
sibly do, While we have not been honored with
tprjoiiitment to their advisory committee, regular
of 'associate," we offer this suggestion gratis.
That is the one achievement that would cause the
v.iole people to arise and call them blessed.
Analysing the Adamaon Law.
The careful and tuccinet analytit of the Adam-
ton law, made by Charles Evant Hughet in hit
addrett at Newark on Monday, It commended to
the serious attention of our readers. It is a dis
passionate Summing up of the law, at well at a
full and judicial consideration of its meaning and
the probable effects of Itt application. That the
law does not reduce the hours of work, nor estab
lish the eight-hour day, either In fact or in prin
ciple, has been pointed out before; that It hat be
trayed the program of organized labor, in that it
abandoni the doctrine of collective bargaining
and tubstitutet legislation, la made clear, and
most serious of all, from the standpoint of labor,
it ditcards the principle of arbitration, for which
tabor hat atwayt most Insistently contended.
In effect, the Adamson law merely raises the
wages of a clatt of railway employe! specified In
the termt of the law. All other railway employes
are excluded from the Increase in wages provided
by the bill.
The Interest of the public in-the measure, en
acted under duress and in violation of the Ameri
can ideal of government, springs from the fact
that the public will have, to pay the bill. And,
as has been pointed out in The Bee, this will put
the burden directly on the producer.- The mid
dleman will easily evade any share in the increase
of freight ratet necessary to meet the wage In
crease. The manufacturer and wholesaler can
add the cOat to hit selling price, but the farmer,
who does not fix the price on what he sells, can
not. He will, aa said before, find that the higher
freight rate will be added to what he buys, and
subtracted from what he sells, and thus he will
meet almost the entire burden laid on the public
by tht Adamson law. .
' Sottth American Trade Obstacles.
Most of the Commercial club members who
listened to the midday talk of Bishop Homer C
Stunts on South America have little occasion to
get in touch with the people whose social and
business characteristics the bishop described, Tour
ist intercourse with the southern republic! it
trifling and trade relation! comparatively limited.
Only lince the war have conditiona brought home
to North American! the vatt field of trade en
terpriae open to the south a field wholly neg
lected by ut and monopolized by Europe. Great
efforts are being'made along the seaboard to se
cure tome of the trade and overcome obstacle!
and indifference to trade expansion in that direc
tion. ' ' I. - ' ,
. The chief obstacle, as the bishop pointed out,
is "our unfathomable unfamiliarity with. South
American Conditions." Learning the Spanish
language ia encouraged in many quarters for use
in countries where Portugese is the native tongue.
Thorough familiarity with that language is the
first essential to solid progress In trade. But
there are other essentials of salesmanship which
must be learned and practiced to insure perma
nent results. An American who traveled exten
sively through Brazil ttates in letter to the
Philadelphia Ledger that courtesy In a tradeemis
sary is second only to language aa a business get
ter. Besides, our point of view, socially and com
mercially, differs materially from that of the
south. The latter's racial traits, hit (dealt and
sentiments must be studied and respected. Un
less these are thoroughly understood, bulked with
better mannert and knowledge of the native
tongue, trade intercourse wilt disappoint expec
tations for years to come,
European traders have town among the na
tive the Impression that the United Statea It a
huge, uncouth colotsut, twollen with wealth,
selfishness and arrogance. Thit impression may
be readily overcome If our advatice agentt of
butineta apeak the language of the natives and
thow the ready courtety and sympathy they carry
abundantly at home.
The marked tcarcity of vacant dwellings suit
able for small families in Omaha it a fact dis
agreeably evident to house teekert. Despite
the steady building of tingle dwellings and the
great increase in apartment houses, the demand
for accommodations equals the supply. The real
estate survey merely underscores the proof of
Omaha'a growing population outrunning the
builders. ,
The business of American railroads during
June lait exceeded that of June, 1915, by $81 a
mile, or an increase of 25 0 ner rant. Th mini.
tude of the uplift may be grasped by noting the
total absence of the lamentations of t year ago.
The Mixup in Mexico
Buataa Trajiseriat 1
The Rritish ' and French governments have
oivon tht- Maxiran members of the ioint commis
sion at Atlantic City something besides the with
drawal of Pershing to think about, and Mr. Wil
son and Mr. l.annmg another proDiem to soive
than the making of political captial out of the
attnnnaoH triumnh of "law and order" in Mexico,
under Carranza's auspices. They have called the
attention of the State department to the action of
the Carranza government in seizing; the assets of
tne Britisn ana rrencn Danicing insmuuuua m
the Citv nf Mexico, and the Paris T.emos. in what
is manifestly an inspired article accompanying the
demand, explains that the French government
recognized Carranza in compliance with the de
sire of the United States government, depending
on that government, under the principles of the
Monroe doctrine to safeguard rrencn rignts in
Mexico. France hoped, the Tempt telli us, that
its compliance with the desires of Mr. Wilson
would have no unhappy effect on the righta of
French Citizens in Mexico, but the hope has not
been realized. Senor Carranza is confiscating
things right and left in Mexico; he has no more
regard for British and French trading and prop
erty righta than he has fop those of Americans.
cviaenuy ne supposes tnat ii inc ngius ui cuiu
peans are thus made to depend on the United
States, which does not protect its own citizens,
he can flout or destroy them at hia pleasure.
there is certainly point in tne Bntisn ana
French orotest. We have assumed a certain de
gree of responsibility toward European nations in
connection with ithese disorderly American na
tions. Though we have, indeed, permitted them
to enforce financial obligationa toward their citi
zens in Hayti, Nicaragua, Venezuela and otner
Latin American countries, we have in "a general
way adopted a policy of "hands off" toward Euro
pean governments. This policy has been accentu
ated by the recent direct assumption of financial
responsibility by our government for .Hayti, Santo
Dominso and Nicaragua. Nothina could have.
been more distinct than the political responsibility,
at any rate, which Mr. Wilson assumed for Car
ranza toward foreign powers when he hunted
riuerta out of power and put Carranza in. And it
is not to be wondered at now: when the British
and French see the property of their citizens con
fiscated by this same Carranza, that they should
ask Mr. Wilson what he is going to do about it
They pass the notice along to Mexico, too, with
a polite intimation in the Temps, that if the de
mands upon Carranza's government remain with
out result they will take such action as the situa
tion requires, this means that, quite overlooking
our government, they will present their bill to
Carranza at the point of the aword. Though
Britain and France are engaged in war, their su
premacy' at tea leaves them sufficient resources
to emphasize any demand that they wish to make
by a demonstration at Vera Cruz against which
Carranza'a government could do nothing at all.
We may, therefore, have presented to us the in
structive spectacle of European governments vin
dicating in Mexico the rights ot their citizens,
while the rights of Americans are trampled upon
there with impunity. Can we imagine the Monroe
doctrine brought into a worse Slough of Despond
than that?
I TO HA VI
Dishonest Campaigning.
Palladalakat Ladfar. -
Although the present national campaign hat
been unusually free from personal mud-sling-inc.
It has been marked by methods of camoaia-n-
ing that are thoroughly dishonest And the chief
offenders in this line are the supporters of Presi
dent Wilson in general and hit principal newspa
per advocate in New York in particular. The
E resident himself may really believe that only
y his re-election can the nation be saved from
war, and that his own policies in dealing with
our international relations are the only ones by
whien peace nat been preserved. But who can
believe that there it even the faintest pretense of
sincerity in the repeated declarations that are be
ing made in hia behalf about "Mr, Hughes's
tneert at peace," the atsertiont that it it the
purpote of the republicans to invade Mexico as
toon Is they gain control of the federal govern
ment, that the republican party ia opposed to
thorter hourt for labor and is antagonistic to the
laborer, and that it Is bent "on committing the
country to foreign war and industrial conflict
tt home?"
Nothing more deliberately dishonest is to be
found in the annals of American political con
troversy. Mr. Hughes' arraignment of the presi
dent is not and never has been because he has
kept the peace. The counts of the indictment
have to do with the means, not the end, and none
knows this better than those who are striving to
cloud the issaet and defame the republican can
didate and party. After the example given the
country by President Cleveland of brave and
resolute methoda in dealing with industrial dis
turbances at home and with complications with
foreign nations, it ia an insult to the intelligence
of the American people to ask them ,to believe
that only by "a tupine tubmlssion to wrong
and injustice and the subsequent loss of national
self-respect" could a president of today have met
emco-efe'es no more serious I
In attempting to raise false issues as to the
end aimed at by the president's policy, and in
alienee and evasion as to the means chosen to
attain those ends, the democratic defenders of
the administration openly confess the weaknest
of their own case before the American people.
Respect for the good intentions of President Wil
ton it not by any means inconsistent with a
vehement repudiation of his methods, and it is
this repudiation that forms the basis of the appeal
to the nation for a new steersman at the helm
who will keep a straight cayrse for the national
goal the safeguarding of its honor and its great
ness. - i
, People and Events
The New York street car strike to date has
cost the companiet $5,000,000 and the atrikera
$600,000 in waget lost
, A St. Louit man ia said to be gathering ripe
atrawberriea in hit backyard. Second planting.
July and August burned, up the first
Burglars are making t lively drive on the swell
hornet of Ovtter Bay and bagping contiderable
booty. At last accounta the invaders had not
atormed Sagamore Hill.
Barefooted and clad in alumber robes Mr. and
Mra. Roy Matthewa of Manistee, Mich., chased a
night prowler four blocks, landed him by the
coattails, beat him up in fine shape and held him
until the sheriff arrived. The couple declare neg
ligees are wonders in facilitating speed.
The northwest coast tends a willing ear to
the weather prophecies of S. V. Rehart of Lake
view, Ore. This weather sharp hat.not connected
with the federal payroll and claimt to be per
fectly neutral in hit outgivings, Thut he asserts
that an exceptionally wet spring spells s dry au
tumn, and an exceptionally not summer forecasts
a disagreeable winter. The last half of the proph
ecy ia a good Sporting proposition.
What can be done to head off auto thieving?
Philadelphia authorities, dazed by the growth of
the business, see no proapect of relief unless auto
owners are penalized for carelessness. As a
means to that end it la proposed to re-enact the
penalties formerly imposed on persona found
guilty of leaving their horses unhitched and apply
them to auto owners who leave their cars on the
highways without effective tafrty locking devices.
No doubt they need the money over there, but
the necessity of the heiress going with it mocks
the enterprise and dash of Young America. Miss
Margaret Preston Draper of Boston, the richest
young woman in Massachusetts, is to wed an
Italian prince thit month. The bride-to-be it the
daughter of William F. Draper, former ambassa
dor to Italy and haa a fortune of $5.000 000. The
ceremony taket place in Washington, October 25.
Thought Nugget for the Day.
Friendship ia constant In all other
thlnga
Save in the offllce and affairs of love;
Therefore, all hearts In love use then
own tongues;
Let every eye negotiate for itself
And trust no agent Shakespeare.
One Year Ago Today In the War.
Russians driven back- across the
Styr in Gallcla. '
Germans captured Semendrla and
pushed Serbs south.
Six German naval officers Interned
at Newport News disappeared.
Bulgaria protested to Greece
against landing of Anglo-Frerch
troops at Balonlca.
German attacks In close formation
at Loot, on the western front, re
pulsed with heavy losses.
In Omaha. Thirty Years Ago.
C. J.. Beckman haa received a very
liberal patronage for his patent lock
ing bracket for fences from the car
penters of the city.
The store room recently occupied
by W. V. Morse A Co. is being fitted
up for occupancy by Thompson, Bel
den ft Co. of Cleveland, O., who will
open a retail dry goods establishment
on a large scale. The firm comes
atrongly backed by leading capitalists
of Cleveland.
The Belt Line Is In readiness for
tuo iu.,a,ku u ji-uiu, aiiuuugii
no trains are yet funning.
William S. Heller, formerly of Al
bany, N. T., and of the firm of Cooper
ft Heller of this city, haa left for
Central City, where he haa accepted
the position of atengrapher to the
court of Merrick county.
C. 8. Raymond, Omaha'a prominent
Jeweler, has left for Lyons, Ia., with
the remains of T. Holm, one of his
employes who haa worked with him
ever aince he haa been in Omnhar.
The Hebrew Ladles' Sewing society
haa reorganized for the wintor's
work. The officers of this society,
which was organized by Rabbi Ben
son a year ago, are Mra Hellman,
president; Mrs. A. Polack, vice presi
dent; Mrs. Adolph Meyer, secretary,
and Mrs. B. Newman, treasurer.
This Day In History.
1788 Benjamin West the famoua
Quaker artist born at Springfield, Pa.
Died in London, March 11, 1820.
1766 British flag raised over Fort
Chartres, a French outpost on the
Mississippi, near Kaskaskla, 111.
1770 Benjamin Wright chief en
gineer In the building of the Erie
canal, born at Weatherafleld, Conn.
Died In New York City, August 84,
1841. .
1816 Tobias Lear, intimate friend
and private secretary of President
Washington, died1 in Washington, D.
C. Born at Portsmouth, N. H., Sep
tember 19, 1782.
1840 Total defeat of Egyptians at
Beytout by allied British, Turkish
and Austrian forces. -
1847 Henry Ward Beecher began
his pastorate In Plymouth church,
Brooklyn.
1870 Prussia issued manifesto to
foreign powers protesting against be
ing held responsible for calamities If
provisional government In Parle re
fused to capitulate.
1880 Baltimore began a celebra
tion of the one hundred and fiftieth
anniversary of the foundation of, the
city. .
18gg The Transvaal republic sent
an ultimatum to Great Britain and
two days later invaded Natal, which
began the South African war.
Trie Day We Celebrate).
W. W. Bingham, wholesale fruit
produce merchant Is 68. He was
born in Brookneld, Wis., and began
business in Omaha In 1874, associat
ing himself two years later with his
father under the name of R. Bingham
ft Son. He served In the city coun
cil several times and haa been candi
date for mayor.
Harry 8. Weller, vice president 6t
the Richardson ' Drug company, Is
celebrating his forty-eighth birthday.
He was born In Macon, Ma, and la
completing thirty-one years In the
drug business, beginning at Qulncy,
III. He first located In Omaha n
1888.
John L. Llonberger, manager for
the Flsk' Rubber company of Its
Omaha automobile tire branch, is 40
years old today. He. was born at
Luray, Va.,- almost in sight of the fa
mous Virginia natural bridge.
Isaac W. Caroenter of the Car
penter Paper company, Is celebrating
his sixtieth birthday. He Is promi
nent in Commercial club and church
circles and Is also a member of the
school board.
Lord Reading, Who, as lord chief
Justice, figured prominently In the re
cent Irish treason trials, born In Lon
don, flfty-slx years ago today.
John M. Studebaker, eminent capi
talist and manufacturer of South
Bend, Ind., born at Gettysburg,' Pa.,
eighty-three year ago today.
Dr. Fridtjof Nansen, famous Arc-
tlo explorer and proiessor at tne uni
verslty of Christiana, born near
Christiana, fifty-five years ago today.
Herbert Kelcey, one of the well
known actors of the American atage,
born In . London alxty years ago to
day. William Kllllfer, catcher of the
Philadelphia National league base
ball team, born at Bloomlngdale,
Mich., twenty-eight years ago today.
Timely Jottings nnd Reminder.
This Is the one hundred and twen-tv-flfth
anniversary of the birth or
Father Theobold Mathew. the "apos
tle of temperance," who during hlr
lifetime gave the pledge of temper
ance to more than 2.000,000 persons
in Fngland, Ireland and America.
Charles B. Hughes, republican
presidential nominee, is scheduled to
address a republican mass meeting
In Baltimore tonight.
Former President William H. Taft
Is to speak at Wesleyan university to
day on "Our World Relations."
A ton of cheese made up In 80.000
sandwiches Is to be served free today
at the third annual "Oheese day"
celebration t Monroe. Wla
Charles W. Fairbanks, republican
candidate for vice president Is
scheduled to sneak tonight at Ut Paul,
, Secretary of the Navy Daniels has
fixed todty for holding a final hear
ing on the location for the govern
ment's proposed armor plant
Btnryrtte of the Day. ' -'
A traveling man one night found
himself obliged to remain In a small
town on account ot a washout on tha
railroad caused by the heavy rain,
which was still coming down In tor
rents. The traveling man turned to
the waitress with:
This -'t''niy looks like the flood."
'The whatt"
'The fioid. Tou'va read about the
Sood and the ark landing on Mount
rarat surely."
"Gee, mister!" she returned, "I
ain't span a paper for three days."
Harper's Magazine. '
Vote Against Democratic Misrule.
Aurnrn Neh.. Oct. S. To the K.dl
tor of The Bee: I would like to add
a rew words in praise oi our oumicu
prosperity" under the democratic
misrule. They talk about our men
and factories working almost day and
night, but do not say a word about
our workers taking the place of most
of the workers In the civilised world.
The men of Europe are too busy kill
ing each other to be manufacturing
anything. They do not mention the
high cost of living the highest In the
world's history. They promised t
lower living expenses. A few of the
foolish laboring class are In favor of
returning Mr. Wilson to the White
House because he had congrem pass
the eight-hour law. While It "favoi .
400,000 railroad laborers, It practi
cally Ignores all the other railroad
employes, as well as' nearly all other
working people who are aa much en
titled to an eight-hour day as anyone..
And as to our Mexican relations, H
we ever were In a national disgrace,
this Is the climax. Every live repub
lican, as well as everyone else, ought
to vote Nebraska dry as well as to
vote for good men to enforce the
laws and vote against the democratic
misrule. J. P. ALLEN.
First Murder Committed In Omaha.
Benson, Neb., Oct 9. To the Edi
tor of The Bee: I noticed in a late Is
sue the statement that the first man
murdered In Omaha was In the King
building, southeast corner Twelfth
and Farnam. Baker confessed to kill
ing HlKgins and was hung. But that
murder was not the first murder In
Omaha. Cyrus Tates committed the
first murder. He killed Isaac H. Neff
In a freight wagon up what was
known as Saratoga Bottoms. He had
his trial In June, 1863, and was con
victed and hung near where he com
mitted the crime. He made no con .
fesslon. . If any one doubts this, they
can go to the court records of June,
1863. I was one of the Jurors that
convicted Tates. Three of the Jury
are still living. If you see fit to cor
rect you can. I saw both men hung.
ELIJAH ALLEN.
Stars and Groups of Stars.
Omaha, Oct. 8. To the Editor of
The Bee: Why did not some one
teach me the constellations and make
me at home In the starry heavens
which are always overhead?" la
mented Thomas Carlyle.
Mrs. Martin In Friendly Stars, says,
"There Is too much Justice In Emer
son's reproach that now In these days
of astronomical almanacs 'the man In
the street does not know a star In the
sky the whole bright calendar of the
year Is without a dial In his mind.' "
There are In the public library
many delightful books on astronomy
for beginners that simply locate and
name the brightest of the stars.
Then there are the articles by Gar
rett Servlsa and Father Rigge In the
papers. We study the birds and flow
ers. Why not the stars?
Robert Louis Stevenson said, "The
sun and the moon do not speak to us
as the stars. The stars alone, cheer
ful whisperers, confer quietly - with
each of us like friends."
When a few of them are learned
during one season, one looks for them
the next season, as one looks for the
return of a friend.
Just now Jupiter ia evening star and
occupies the "center of the stage,"
rising in the eastern Sky about 6:80
o'clock, but Is not visible until about
an hour later when it has risen above
the fog and haze of the atmosphere.
It Is In the constellation Pisces, below
and to the left (north) of the Great
Square of Pegasus, a very prominent
constellation because, of the four
bright stars forming It ,
Venus and Saturn are morning
stars in Cancer. They are below the
two bright stars, Castor and Pollux,
In the constellation Gemini.
As Jupiter's synodlcal meeting the
earth) period Is thirteen months, he
Is Just one month behind where he
was last year at this time. ,
In the east may also be seen, north
ot Jupiter, the Pleiades, and north
of them Capella, a very bright star In
the shield-shaped constellation Au
riga. Below the Pleiades la Aldeba
ran, the 'Follower." It Is In Taurus.
These are two of the stars from
among tha fifteen first magnitude
stars, visible In the northern hemi
sphere, and rise the farthest north.
To the right and below the Polar
star la the W-shaped constellation
Cassiopeia, to the left and below Is
the Great Bear, with Its two pointers
always pointing directly to the North
star.. Below Cassiopeia and to the
right Is an L-ahaped group of stars,
Peraeua There is an Interesting story
In mythology about Cassiopeia, her
daughter, Andromeda, Perseus and the
winged horse. Pegasus.
Andromeda consists of the rbw of
bright stars stretching out northward
from one corner of Pegasus.
The third first magnitude star now
visible is Fomaehaut in the eouth.
The variable star. Mirs, is left (east) oi
It but the two do not form a triangle
with Jupiter as they did last season.
Three more first magnitude stars.
Deneb, Altair and Vega, form the
large triangle, Cygnus. It is almost
directly above us ana ib won un.
. , ; . 1, - ... am if con.
contains the beautiful constellation,
Northern Cross, with Deneb forming
the top of the cross.
Altair s at the left of the triangle
1U I - MmnantftH UfaTM "walk
ing the Milk Way hand in hand and
three abreast." it is aue soum ana i
in the little constellation Aguua.
running i"w i,b" , ----
of the triangle ,1s Vega, which ranks
a tl : . . - . V. Arw mtaf m llu
next io diiiub, . --
and brightness, although there Is lit
tle difference In brightness between
Vega, Capella. Vega Is In the con
stellation Lyra, the Harp of Or
pheus. Antares la low down in the south
u..m an, iMtiinii In the western
sky. Arcturus may always be located
by following tne Dena oi tne muran
of the big dipper. A. R. H.
MIRTHFUL REMARKS.
"I tell yon," nld the real Mtmte a Sent,
-th-ra Un-t a finer residence development
on earth than this. Jost look at tha wonder
ful ecenery.
"The scenry Is all right," replied tha man
who wii looking for a home. "Tha only
trouble Is there's too much of It between
here and the city." Milwaukee News.
Did my vanity baa comet"
"Queii not. A small package cam.
' "That must be my vanity box."
"Oee, that wouldn't hold half your van
ity, ! expected 'em to unload a plana caaa
at tha very leaat." Loulavllla Courlar-
JournaL
EAR .kBI.U.
A CHEF HIS PROfOSa TO
ME-SH0UlblWWHWf
m. .
yraJU HAVE tJOOb EWJ-WT
vrjuu HWE TO WHIrlE
KlItHrOFTWrBSWUWavr
TO EAT IT! .
Artlit (pHntlng to hia vary auoonfnl
picture, "A Donkey" ) What &o you really
think of It, anyhow?
Enthusiastic Lady Lovely t And yon hava
put ao much of yourself Into Its tool-
Philadelphia Ledger.
"I met Jam coming from the dontttt'a
thli morning- and from what ho aatd I
can't tell whether ho got acared or had
the dentist go through with It"
"What did he say 7"
"Said be lost hia nerve." Baltimore
American.
"My husband wae a confirmed amokor
when I married him a year ago, but today
he never touches the weed."
"Good!" said one of the group. "To break
off a lifetime habit like that requires
pretty strong will."
-Well, that's what I've got." San Fran
cisco Bulletin.
WOULD HE RETURN?
Robert Burns Wilson.
If once the gates whlcK close upon the (mat
Were opened wide for us, and If the dear
Remembered pathway stretched before us,
clear,
To lead us back to youth's lost land at last;
Whereupon life's April shadows lightly cast.
Recalled the old sweet days of childish far
With all their faded hopes and brought anear
The far-off streams In which our skies were
glassed;
Did theie dreams which wake the soul's
s sad yearning
But live once mora and wait for our
returning,
- Would we return? -
Would we return
Xt love's enchantment held the heart ho
more i
And we had come to count; the Wild sweet
. pain,
The fond distress, the lavish tears but
. vain i
Had cooled the heart's, hot wounds amtdat
the roar
Of mountain gales, or, on some alien shore
Worn out the soul's long anguish, and had
slain .
The dragon of despair if then the train
Of vanished years came back, and as ot
, yore
The eame voices called, and With soft eyea
s beguiling,
Our lost love beckoned, through time's gray
- veil smiling,
Would wo return ?
Would we return T
Once we had crossed to death's unlovely
land -And
trod the blooraleaa ways among the
dead.
Lone and unhappy; after years had fled
With twilight wings along the glimmering
strand,
If then an1 angel eame with outstretched
hand
To lead us back, and we recalled In dread
How soon the tears that once for us are shed
Hay flow for others how, like words la
sand,
Our memory fadaa away how oft our
waking
Might vex the living with the dead heart
breaking,
- Would wo return
Would we return T
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