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SEPTEMBER CIRCULATION
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it will bw chaagaei u oft rqulrI.
tThe shadows, oo ' Shadow , Lawn steadily
lengthen iFuture events, etc.' i .' ,
Gloom)' View of Future Unwarranted.
The gloomy view of the future evidently en
tertained by some of the evangelical churchei it
not warranted by anything nrjw'fb be noted in the
political or economical, situation of the world.
That a great war is being waged in Europe for
the determination of certain political questions,
racial ambitions, and such economic factors as
may be involved in commercial supremacy, should
not operate to support the suggestion that mis
sionaries must be sent to Europe later to restore
Christianity. fThe.war, in Its most terrible aspect,
is not blotting out civilization, nor even shaking
its foundations. Human destiny is being tried in
the fire of conflict, just as it has been in 'the days
of the world from its beginning. Man has not
yet come to a stature of mental or moral growth
when he may be ruled by pure reason and with
no show of iforce to support authority. But this
does not mean that his religious nature loses in
proportion as he turns to violence. Paradoxical
as it may seem, the intensity of his faith in the
future is increased as daily facing death brings
him closer and closer to the solution of life's sec
ond great mystery, and even the most abhorrent
tasks of war are undertaken as a duty springing
from i devotion to principle and a patriotic im
pulse that is the stronger because of. the deep
seated belief in the fundamentals of .religion on
which patriotism finally rests. .. Creeds may suffer,
and sects may disappear under the wave of war,
but religion will not vanish, ',and , Christianity,
which has survived greater shocks, will outlast
the present : f ;.
: -Tftt voice, of Wall street is still for war war
iar enough inly to stimulate the shell game at
home. ;,;.-v' -- . ' , , ' - '
No .frhpartial reader of "Mr, Hughes' speeches
requires a diagram, to comprehend his clear-cut
program.1" !" '' ' :-,'.'' '
, iA-,f)e qt'rYaval. scout ships idw patrol the
KTAtf 1Tn!n(4 .,. t inmurina 'Rn.fnn nearefllt en.
joyment of its honors.' "' ""' ; ' .
?0wihg fli a total lack of hospitality beyond
th .borders, puminlans a're' forced to the con
clusion that home looks mighty good. .
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. There1 are' good groundsfor confidence that
Coonel Roosevelt will feel thoroughly it home at
' 6allup," j. M. Gallup is the colonel's normal
' speed! . .':
Bise ball magnates retire from the autumn
sctnery si cheerily as the Ice man, carrying a
sutfiien'py! of; tonic to greet aS winter's fuel bill
with a smile. ' ' . : ;
Ambassador. Gerard -speaks-seven languages
, fluently, bq you could not find in New York or
W'ashingtorl : i reporter to Vouch for his fluency
in oae language. - " .'v ' , . ; ' ' '
Woe most Instructive feature, of 'British, press
cornment on the operation of U-53 is (he cheerful
unanimity of opinion tlwMhe time has come lor
tht United States to butt lA,, Haitti Britishers for
gotten that we are Htoo proud to fight?
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' Cerebration f-fir -proviitio8days here and
the? Tail to".mace lasting iiitpressioii wlierr im
prassfons are -needed.- Fire. (psses for -nine months
of fri) year total $171,779,000, surpassing the same
months "of 1915 by $46,000,000, and coming within
$5,000,000 of the top record of the same period in
191r . Education. nM agitation are wasted where
carefossness abounds.. '', . ,' ."?','
Experience is the quickest and surest cure fur
the wanderlust : which grips the average boy ere
the beard ctfhies. The ease of the Texas youngster
is exceptional, in that his parents encouraged the
treatment as a Tasi resort.. The result justified
their. fa?)lt. Knocking abpiit the world drives the
fever SHit of the- -system and makes home look
tnigtygoo(j at! shoVt'rahge. ' . .';;.' -
. :;. .;. a , s-.rr-t . "
, The politicaLgame as It is now played impose!
a mighty strain on the physical and mental, pow,
ers of candidates.' A continuous round of fneet
ings for months, hurried-jumps from place to
place, handshakes and short talks at train stops,
with d) usual late, hour conferences, test' to the.
Imut.the enduanee 6f the strotigcsf. ' Some day
a more humane system may be evolved; and then
history r1ghtly,ill. class this'as an. ge of politi-cal:'batbarira;.r,-!
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w." J" Boom in Automobiles. . ,' '.
The" wayfarer afoot on traffic streets or hiking
alang.rurT Jighways hereabouts suspects from
jolt.-pf- dusl.at.t,he autpniqbile business is on the
boom.. Thousands of trt flanking the streets of '
OrtttVMm-0Mh,whifh'KmgAk-Sar-Bn's electri
cal pageant passed strengthened the suspicion, and
the. tens of thousands, which rolled into the city
on 'tu'dent's day turned suspicion into reality.
Evethir'ntirrtheT ''parked 'on those , occasions ;
merely gKtnpeenh.ttotal of the country at large
and tuje. nnensity ttf, the automobile Industry.
The' census bureau comes within two years of
the pace set by the industry, and frames in figures
a notable .picture of development, During, the
fiveearperibd.' 1909-1914, the number of estab
lishments .making! awtomobiles increased 71.1 per
cent and the capital invested, 1J4.5 per cent.
Higher percentages of increase are noted in the
valupf output and the value, of materials enter
ing' Into th construction, the, former showing an
increase of 153.9 per cent and the latter 174.6 per
cent ,'In spite of the. enhanced cost of materials,
the selling price of cars in general demand has
'been reduced year, after year. This is a fact of
grtat.Sigaincanjce,' aii an erst of price boosting.' In
sharhts; with the buyers the economies pf improve
ments.iSUndardiiatiou of parts and simplified con
struction the manufacturers made today a hostage
for tomorrowts success. . V 5 .f
Ho wiir.reSults justified' their foresight. is
teen'in iht vast increase in output and sales within
eightifin'mon'ths. , The gaia in the first six mouths
of 1916' rifppftid in .trade pspers, amounted to
J08j000 cars, almost equal to the total increase in
raising the number in use in. the United
States Ttp vtt 3,000,000 cars." ', s
A hint of the Vast sums involved in the use of
3,00,000 cars'cf all kinds may be had from the
single item of public feel. - During the first half
of this year $14,261,112 were paid in registration
or license fees, into the treasuries of thirty states '
and'oi'the Distrfct tjf Columbia: No doubt the
unaportefl states would push the revenue total
weHVv'-jrlS.W.OWV" Were bagatelle to the ag
gregate annual cost of operation and maintenance.
"" . France and Its Future Population.
' France is already discussing the' question of
repopulation as a serious phase , of the general
problem of reconstruction after peace' comes
again. The battle of Charleroi jostled the French
people into a realization of, a truth savant's Kad
vainly ' tried to , make them realize that they
were falling behind in the primary matter of
population. Second to Austria In 8l4 and in 1880
in number of people, France in 1913 had been out
stripped by both Germany and England, and was
being closely pressed by Italy. ' In 191 T deaths in
France outnumbered births by 34,000. The full
significance of these figures' in (heir bearing on
national life it now understood, by the. French. .
It is not merely a Question of providing "can
non fodder." If it should be brought about that
France will never again see a war, the greatness
of the country csnnot be maintained by a dwind
ling population, France is important to Europe,
and to the world,' because of its arts, its manufac
tures, and its many other indispensible contribu
tions to the service of mankind. No one realises
this more keenly than do the French, and it is
interesting that plans for the encouragement of
families are now being formulated. Advantages
of education and m other ways are to be provided
at public expense, and it is even suggested that
premiums be psid for children, at an increasing
ratio, to give an incentive to larger families.
, Whatever, action is taken by the French in
meeting the. shortage of population, which has
been so ruthlessly forced upon their attention , by
the war,' it will receive much consideration from
eugen.itts generally. With the outcry against
raising boys to be soldiers, faddists contending for
birtlt control,; and some other factors that col
laterally affect the problem, given, due. weight,
French, efforts Jo rci;h a, solution of the situation
will ba worth fwatching-i i: l "-"?
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, l Heads, ofK nlneteen1't,ollgei -nd - universities
have been asked to assemble at the1 War ctillege
in" Washington this week to confer as to plans
for putting into operation the provisions of the
army reorganization law, which offers some in
ducements to great -jditjols to include military
training along with' courses usually given. Pri
marily, it Is intended to! thus, establish a source
f ropt." which ; a ;iuitabl i; number of properly
equipped young men' may be drawn to officer.. the
volunteer army of the Vnlted States. Since the.
Spanish-American war it. has been the practice to
select a few graduates from schools where mili
tary training is given to. supplement the classes
from West Potof, and thus provide for the vacan
cies in the roster of commissioned officers. But
this means., will not provide .enough properly
trained men to furnish the pew regiments with of
ficers, and if the army should be expanded to war
strength, it would be chiefly, officered by men
taken from 'civil life! with little more of military
training than the boys under them. To include
the e.Cieriee Of arms with flie' other sciences now
required for graduation from the great schools of
the country will be a long step in the direction of
correcting a serious mistake, and will do much to
Secure for this country greater ability, for self
defense.'' ', ''..:.
: Mobilising 'Man-Power." '"'.,
v, Great Britain is moving more than ever sys
tematically to classify and co-ordinate its "man
power.", Every . able-bodied male, citiien. of the
United Kingdom is to be requisitioned for servicer
in the trenches -or in the factories,-and careful
count to this end is lrow.under way.. It is deter
mined that each Englishman, regardless of station,,
wb&'is fit, must vdo his kit.'" Canada' hasjoined
in Ihie movement? the Dominion authorities hav
ing been reported to have asked .the women to
prepare .themselves; tp. take places of men in. in
dustrial operations, in . order that then4 brothers
may be released for field service. Canada has fur
nished 400,00q"ot 500,000 men'prpmisedand is
eager to complete the qlrota. The earnestness of,
the English people in the war is no longer to be
questioned. y Political questions are still agitated,,
and differences of opinion on lesser matters exist,
but all thought ..deems to converge on a' 'single
center, that of continuing the- Si-ar. ; To' the crit
ical observer 'the iituation presents one interest
ing phase. ''Peace will find the British better than
ever, prepared because of their having been so
thoroughly shaken from their sloth. Not in I cen-,
tury nas. the .national .spirit been so' completely
roased amohg the fnglish as at present What
this may mean for;4he future may be in some
meaiure' understood by a reference to history.'
. j . . . r- r - - . .
- Social economist! have nctt vet" determined at
what point in the fatness of a pay envelope a wage
becomes a salary. -A suggestion of the dividing
line is seen in a .Baltimore dispatch reporting a
munition factory strike .for "15 per' cent increase
in salaries." ., The princely stipends received .by
machinists in munition shops ,no-doubt justifies
the pulsing dignity aaalarj conveys.
Senator Hitchcock . is not 'boasting' to the
farmers -or the -working men about the valiant
fight 'he made for the express monopolies against
parcel post The melon-cutting express compa
nies, however, ought to be duly grateful and chip
onto the "barrel.",.,' .- : . ' ,. . ... . '"
Br Victor Roee water
While I liave not yet seen the moving pictures
of our Nebraska semi-centennial history pageant,
I am told that they are very fine, and that the
best pictures show the parade passing the presi
dential party in the reviewing stand, with the Bee
building and the city hall on the other side. Here
was Nebraska history in the background as well
as in the foreground, and it was noted by others,
as well, as may be attested by the following let
ter I have received from Frank J. Sadilek of Wil
ber. one of Nebraska's most prominent Bohemian
citizens, which I cannot refrain from reproducing:
While watching the parade in Omaha, and
when that part representing the first settlers
- coming to this state in prairie schooners came
around, it reminded me of your father, Edward
Roscwater, to whom a great deal of credit is
due for large settlement of agricultural people
in Nebraska.
When he first began to publish a Bohemian
paper in Omaha, there was just such a picture
on the front page. A covered wagon on the
prairie,' husband and wife standing by the' fire
and a group of small children playing around,
while the oxen were grazing near by. Many of
my Bohemian countrymen were induced, on ac
count of his writings of the richness of the soil
of Nebraska, to come from Iowa, Wisconsin
and other states to locate here, and through
' them many of their friends from the old coun
try. Now all are prosperous beyond their ex
pectations. What a consolation it would have been to
his heart could he have seen that great proces
sion, with the president of the United States
viewing it ight across the street, where once
upon a time stood on a high hill his little home,
now surrounded by skyscrapers.
Allusion might also be made to the fact that
the city hall stands on the site of the residence of
Governor Alvin Saunders, who held his guberna
torial commission from Abraham Lincoln. I have
i faint recollection of the serenade that was given
him there on his return borne when he was later
elected United States senator. .
Stringe, is it not, that my attention was at
tracted almost simultaneously by the demolition
of the old Germania hall building over on Harney
street east of Nineteenth, which directly adjoined
the spot to which "the little home on the high
hill", referred to was moved and remodeled for
bur occupancy to clear the location for the pres
ent Bee building. We lived over there for about
five years while the neighboring Germania hall
was the center of the social activities of the Ger
mans of Omaha, who then as now constituted one
of the substantial elements in the city's population.-
here were held the turnfests and ssenger
fests, the dances, masquerades, anniversary feiers
and, occasionally, . the presentation of German
drama. For a time the building served as a club
house, though its main use was for a German
American school maintained there to teach pu
pils facility with both the German and English
languages. The old-time Germans must be sorry
to see the building go, although it has long since
outlived its usefulness.
In this column recently I related an anecdote,
in connection with the visit of the federal land
bank board to Omaha, repeating a remark I had
n'ade to Herbert Quick when he suggested that
the place that gets the bank must be tornado
pi oo,, iriitl l responded: 'Then Omaha's one of
the few places that can qualify, for it has been
scientifically established that tornadoes never hit
twice in the same soot, and we've had ours." .
. .. A. little, insurance paper published in Indian
apolis taxes me up on mis ana insists mat over
stepped the limit when I said this fact was "scien
tilwally established," and it tells me that it has
never been established, "scientifically or other
wise' that anv. given locality may not be visited
,by, a tornado more than once. To make my dis:
comnuire an tne more complete, mis- interesting
statement is added: . i
...Asa matter of fact, the collection of accurate
tornado data goes back but a few decades.
Lieutenant FinTey's work, the first serious at
tempt, we believe, that was made to classify
tornadoes, being published .in the early '80s.
Inasmuch, as the area covered by a tornado
rarely exceeds twenty-five square miles, and the
average number that visits Nebraska being less
than three per year, the probability that any
particular area in the state's 76,000 square miles
will be hit more than once is remote. Yet,
Finley says, "That certain topographical fea
tures in our western states are extrmely fa-
. vorablc to the development and the consequent
occurrence of tornadoes in the same locality."
This, however, is questioned by later invest!-
. gators.
We received more than 1 000 replies from
policyholders scattered over fifteen or twenty
states in the tornado investigation which we
made early this year. Many advised us that
tornadoes in their localities invariably followed).
, water courses, This is said by meteorologists
' to be nothing more than a coincidence; yet the
observation has been made by men in widely
separated sections of the country t
.Prof. Henry has figured it out that in states
where .tornadoes Occur most frequently that
"for any specific area or farm -of one square
mile, the probability of being visited by a tor
nado is less then one-sixteenth of 1 per cent
per century;" yet Mt. Carmel, III., was hit twice
in 1887; Stillwater, Minn., was hit On July 14,
1893, and again on May 9, 1894; Kansas City,
Mo., in July, ltf0; May. 1883, and May, 1886;
I ouisville, Ky.. in If 60. 1890 and 1892; St. Louis,
Mo., in 1872. 1890, .1893 and 1896. It would ap
pear from this record that Lieutenant Finley s
observations are correct. That being the case
the government should take at least one of the
federal reserve banks out of Missouri. ."".
. . -In the face of that exhibit it is douhtlea time
for me to back-track a 'trifle, tut I still insist
that Omaha meets all the requisite qualifications
for the land bank location. ".. .
People and Events ' '.' '
1
"Live outdoors if you want to live long," savs
Grandpa Hciserman of Alliance, O., who is $5.
Besides that attractive reward : living outdqors
banishes the worry of paying rent. '
' "Oh, well, what's the use of kicking. We can
"get this back on the next government job," ex
claimed a plumber in Salt Lake City after hand
ing up the fine imposed by the federal court on
members of the craft convicted of trade conspi
racy. Fines ranged from $250 to $1,500, and eleven
members of the combine were pinched. '
' Voters of the Empire1 State are urged to ap
prove a bond proposition for $10,000,000, the pro
ceeds to be used in completing the purchase of
the famous Palisades and continuous land for an
interstate park. New York and New Jersey pro
vide 45 per cent of the total cost., the remaining
55 per cent consisting of private gifts. .
A widow of means and a big heart living at
Pierson.' la., took pity on denizens of the neigh
boring. dry belt and proposed to rear on her farm
a "Blarney castle" where .the thirsty of all ages
might, sojourn and wet their whistles with light
wines and beer, But her guardian and other
4riends failed to see the practical charity of her
plan, haled her into court and a jury decided her
upper story was off color., Thus ore .good inten
tions rudely mocked. . . ; -
When bakers disagree on operating costs, who
shall decider A local baker makes affidavit to the'
district attorney of New York setting forth the
cost of turning a barrel of flour into 377 twelve
ounce loaves of bread. The flour;, ingredients and
labor are figured at $10, and the bread, retailed at
6 cents a loaf, nets $22.62. Out of this the baker
gets 4'S cents a loaf. Moreover, the baker chargea
.some of the brethren, with- making bread from
adulterated flour, oils and chemicals. -: , t jt
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Thought Nugget for the Day.
That a lie which Is half a truth is
ever the blankest of lies;
That a lie which all a He may be met
and fought with outright:
But a He whiih la part a truth la a
harder matter to t ght.
Tennyson.
One Tear Ago Today In the War.
Serbian capital removed to Met
rovltza. Russians drove Germans out of for
tified line before Dvinslt.
French gained posseslon of the
summit of Hartmannn-Wellerkopf.
Serbs took the offensive against the
Bulbars, carry.ng the. fighting into
Bulgarian territory.
British took Important position
southwest of Hulluch by assault
"under cover of smoke and gajs."
In Omaha Thirty Years Ago.
Edward Meadlmber, proprietor of
the Novelty Carriage works, has do
nated a handsome two-whteled boy's
phaeton to the St Philomenas Kalr
association, to be contested fur by the
following boys: Wier Cuffm&n, Clar
ence Gallagher, Alfle McCaffrey,
Fred Nash, Baby Carey. Willie Coad,
Harry Cushing, Cre.ghton She.by,
Ttimmle Riley, Will Coryell and
Frank Maglnn.
A Mikauo tea party was given by
the ladles cf the choir of SI Philo-
mtnaf cathearal and several beauti
ful numbers were sung, , under the
leadership of Miss Fannie Arnold.
A contract has been made for the
building of a storehouse on Jones in
the rear of Paxton & Gallagher's
store by Thomas Llpton, the new
packer.
" Ed Mathla, formerly one of the en
gineer of the Union Pacific7, has ex
changed places with Daniel Hynes and
taken charge of the locomotive round
house while Hynes rides In the eab.
' August Bohn, saddle and harnessi
maker, Intends to remove from his
present position to his new brick
store. 620 South Thirteenth.
Judge Stenberg married Arthur
Pulaski and Miss Klvlna Klenke, the
ceremony taking place at the resi
dence of the former on Sixteenth and
Mascn. Mr. Pulaski Is one of the po
licemen recently appointed and Is a
popular and energetic member of the
force.
This Day In History.
1795 Frederick Witrinm IV, king of
Prussia during the revolution of 1848,
born. . Died at Potsdam, , January 2,
1861.
.. 1812 The legions of Napoleon be
gan their historic retreat from Mos
cow. 1818 General IrMn McDowell, cel
ebrated union commander in the civil
war, born near Columbus, . O. Died in
San Francisco, May 6, 1885. '
1874 Monument to Abraham Lin
coln dedicated in Oak Ridge cemetery,
Springfield, 111.
1880 The completed cathedral at
Cologne, founded In 1248, formally
opened by the emperor and other
German sovereigns.
1884 Statue of John Harvard un
veiled at Cambridge, Mass.
1894 Chinese government Issued an
imperial edict , for , the protection of
foreigners.
1906 Japanese were : excluded
from the regular 'public schools of
San Francisco. . '
1909 The Greek Parliament abol
ished the right of the royal princes to
hold military command. , ,
The Day We Celebrate. -
John O. Yeiser was born O-tober
16, 1866, In Danville, Ky. He was
raised and educated out In Red Cloud,
Neb., going Into law first at Rlverton.
He 'served one term in the legislature.
Victor D. Reynolds, sales manager
for' the Dalton Adding Machine com
pany, is just 61. He was born in
Wellsboro, Pa., and was for many
years with Wells, Fargo & Co., as
chief clerk and purchasing agent
Uyrcn J. Reed of Heed Bros., gro,
cers. Is celebrating his thirty-seventh
birthday. He was born in Omaha and
educated at Creighton university. He
has been In his present business for
the last ten years.
Peter J. Selsle, superintendent of
the Kestner Printing company, was
born October 16, 1874, in Omaha. He
is a printer by trade, has been with
his present employers in various ca
pacities almost all the time since
1890. t
Clarence F. Lambert is Just 4!
years old today. He Is, district man
ager of the Nebraska Telephone com
pany. Morris Levy, retired merchant and
capitalist today celebrates his seventy-third
birthday. He was for many
years prominent In Omaha business
circles and served cn the school board.
He came here from New York state.
Thomas J. Foley, Omaha agent for
the Mats brewery. Is Just 66 years old
today. He was born In Belleville, Can
ada, but la one of the old-timers here.
Crown Prince Carol of RoumanJa.
now fighting at the frcnt, born at the
royal chateau of Sinala, twenty-three
years ago today.
Helen Ware, popular actress and
motion picture-, star, born in San
Francisco, thirty-nine years ago to
day. '
Dr. Arthur J. Roberts, president of
Colby college, born at Waterboro, Me.,
ftrtv-nine years ago toaay.
Dr. William W. Outh, president of
Goucher college, born at Nashville,
Tenn., forty-flva years ago today.
John L. Sullivan, rormer cnampion
pugilist of the world, born In Boston
miy-eight years ago today.
SECULAR SHOTS AT PULPITS.
HERE AND THERE.
Charles E. Hughei when governor of New
York eetablilhed a veto record by killing
I4S bill out of 448 left in hie handa at one
eeeslon of the legislature. .
' A 7S-raar-ld van of North Bend. O., ta
building a aixty-four-foot eallboat, in which
ha intend to embark oon on a voyage
around the world, atartig by way of the
Ohio and MUsiisippl riven to the Gulf of
Mexico, and thenc through the Panama
canal to'-th -Paeiflc.
A color varlai according to the Uranina
tiott upon It A green hue will tend toward
blue aa the light ia lowered. Red garaanta
appear red in the eunlight and black whan
caen under a blue or a green lllum.nation.
Vary few blue tabriai appear blue under
electrta or ga lights because there are no
blue rays from such Ulutmnatlon centers.
The following vene from the Bible con
tains every letter of the alphabet! "And I,
even t Artaxerxe, the k.ng, da make a de
cree to ail the treasurer, wheh are beyond
the river, that whatsoever Earn the priait.
the scribe of the law of the God of heavan,
ahall require of you. It be dona apeedjy."
Etra vii. 11. . .
Probably the longest game of cheat ever
known was that p aret! be ween a m.n resid
ing In Australia and a fr'end living in New
ark N. J. Each move was made by letteiv
ana player making use of tha Sues canal
rout and the other writing by war of San
Francises' and the Paeiflc.' Mqre than Are
years elapsed before the gam came to a
aloe.
, r DOMESTIC PLEASANTRIES.
aeam . t-1 j - I., , Jij HMitV HnahtiRfi
nwti. J..-.UI- . h. , vy nut fium h iouc. f. -
I uiieaucipruiay awguy,vr . "'"a -J aarfj ll WtUs Wliy 7
Rv. Dr. 8.nrm-Ur, tht il!M black imith ..He ataned, My Precious TreM",' and
la batt-er paid than tha villas' patter. And en(,d by -sending 'love.' "
yet tht latte b probably mora familiar with : "How d.d ou answer'"' -
My rracioua Treaaarer,
the anvil!
14 out ton Pett: Tha Method lit hafiqut
will eoma off ton.rht. anil It U M hara M
thota'who ervf it to knew that ouravor-f'
It parti of the chicken are tha breart,
backbone, aeeni Joint, win, drumstick and
liver. Tha other part, ao far m we ere con
cerned, can be icrved to tht Baptlat vis
itor. St. Loaf Republic I Daftaf the dark daya
of tht civil war a deputation of clergymen,
representing a rreat historic American com
munion, visited Abraham Lincoln, "It rivet
me peculiar pleasure to welcome you," said
Mr. Lincoln, in retponaa to their leader'e
greeting, "for the reason that you represent
the only church that always, mt every one of
it tervioei, offers public prayer for divine
guidance and auiport of the provident of the
United State." The church was the Proteitant
EpUcopal church, whose forty-fourth trien
nial convention opened In St Louie Tuesday.
Springfield Republican: A true missionary
waa Rev. Charles W. Kilbon, who died last
week, but because of his auiet and unassum
ing manner he wat not as well known as he
deserved to be. During tha many yeara that
he labored in Natal he came to be regarded
with love, and his advice was sought not
alone by the Zulus, but by his fellow mis
sionaries at well. When he waa forced to give
up active work on aecount of failing health
be never lost his interest In missions, and
he recently rendered valuable service In the
work of revising the hymn book used in the
Natal mission.
AROUND THE CITIES.
For the first time In its ehol h't'rv
every pupil in St, Paul has had a physical
examination.
St. Loulsant have started a campaign for
a city auditorium to occupy tha site of the
old city hall at Twelfth and Market streets.
Kansas City barbers lifted the price of
haircuts from 15 to 85 rents, but the crop
of wool fell away ao rapidly thai the bosses
saw the h'"h lights of economy anil bacxed
up to two-bits
A triumphal arch In Salt Lake City, first
viewed aa a thins; of bea'ty, now exciMi in
dignation and demands for removal. Down
fall in public esteem quickly followed tta usa
at a. political signboard.
Slou City't tax rate next year amounts
to 105 mills, an increata of mills over
tlfs year. Tha total includes state, county,
city and school levies. The city assessor's
books schedule city property at $57,698,807.,
Philadelphia la booked for a SB per cent
Increase in municipal tajtea. Thai is the
minimum boost. It may go higher, The old
rate waa $1 per 1100 of valuation. The
new rate will be somewhere between 11.26
and 91.86.'
Sixty-nine persona were killed on the
street of New York City by vehicle traffic
during September fifty-three by automo
biles, eleven by wagona and five by trolleys.
Thirty-six Jf the total were children under
IS years.
San Franclseo'i Board of Education has
requested the mayor and supervisors to sub
mit to the voters a proposition to issue
96,000,000 in bonds, the proceeds to be used
for new school buildings. There, as else
where, the demand for education outruns the
facilitlea.
Chicago's gat company proposes in settle
ment of pending litigation a Profit-sharing
plan between company and consumer. A
sliding scale of prices it offered, ranging
from 75 cents to 86 cents per 1,000 cubic
feet and a rebate of excess profits propor
tionately to users. The Herald figures the
average rate under the plan at 68 centa
per 1,000.
A lively ruction It on among St Joseph
taxpayers. Tha orders of the Board of
Health requiring property owner j Ut con
nect with public sewers provoked organised
opposition because of the expense involved.
In anticipation of a harvest plumbers boosted
prices. An area of high pressure pervades the
sewer belt, and the health board and piuntii-.:
era are, shrinking in public aateenb. w '
'I started With
and ended with 'Send ma ten dollars.' " f
Hradaluhi Lcdgef--. !(
'MrtmirVe. 'tha'" tacfieloV. "ia like i)
a game of cards."
' It'a more like a game of cheat from
my point of view," rejoined the married
man. "1 Invariably move twice a year."-
Indianapoiia star.
Heck- A doctor says it helps digestion to .
laugh at your meaia. ! - -
Perk If I weie to laugh at the meals
my wife prepares. I'd probably get a plate
thrown at my head. Boston Transcript.
He Tour son did not graduate, after
allT
She No, Charlie has ao much college
spirit You know there arc ao many grad
uating every year that It crlpplea college
aiQieucs. j uage.
DEAR MrLkASitftSut,
A WAITER rIASPROfDSED TO S
rVC-SrlWlDI MAWNHIM? .--ALIA
CHIfflKHAiHE
VES, EW HEU VIEAROir
FOUR overcoats A NEAR
BWUb-INS HOME WTTCRBlT
VlAHfcS! --
"Found an honeat man yet T" we asked
Diogenes.
"Kan across a phenomenon today that In
terested me almost aa much. A lady giving
up housekeeping waa running around trying
to find a situation for a good cook." Lou la
ville Courier-Journal.
Tom I wonder why Harry broke hla en
gagement with Miss Peckem?
Jack According to my Information, her'
father- offered to -land him enough money
to get married on. Indianapolle Star, -
Dasher How did you enjoy your vaca
tion t , - .
Jerome Fine; the hotel where' I put op
didn't teem like a strange place at alL It
had all tha diacomforta of home. Life. :
THE TORN HAT.
ftathaniel P. Wlllla. '
There'a aomethtag brave In a noble boy,
A bravo, free-hearted, careless one.
With his unchecked, unbidden Joy,
Hla dread of books and love of fun
And In hla dear and ready smile, 1 " '
Unshaded by a thought of guile, .
'And unrepreaeed by sadness
Which brings me to my child hood back - r
As If I trod In It very traok.
And fjt I la very gladneea. ,-'r,.
And yet It la not In hla play, ' '
When every trace of thought ta lost, . "
And not when you would calr hlrn fay t
That hla pretence thrills me roost,.,,'.
' Hia shout may ring upon the bill, ''
Hla voice be echoed in the hall, . -
Hla merry laugh tike music thrill, .
And I, unheeding, hear It all;
- For, like the w rink lea on my brow
I acarecly notice such things now.
But when amid the earnest game ' , ,
He -atope aa tf he mualo- heard, -, ' . ' ,
And. heed lees of hia ahouted nam -,
As of the carol of a bird, ,
Stands gaiilng on the empty air '
Aa If aome person were passing there--.
"Da then that on hla face I look,
Hia beautiful, but thoughtful face, .. ,
And, like a forgotten book, t '
Its sweet, familiar meaning trace,
Remembering a thousand- things 1 '
Which passed men on those golden winga,'
Which time has fettered now -'things
that came o'er me with a thrUl.
And left me silent, sad and stilt.
And threw upon my h ow , 4 . . .
A holler and gentler caet, '
That waa (oo Innocent to last ' -V-'Tie
atrange how thought upon a child '
Will, like a presence, sometimes preas;
And when his pulae ia beating wild,'
And Ufa Itself Is In excess'
When foot and hand and car and eye, .
Are all with ardor straining high -
How In hla heart 'will spring
A feeling, whose mysterloua tbrait
la stronger, eweetor -far than ail "' ' 1
And, on tta silent wing, ; ; . v- b
How with the clouds he'U float away.' -1
Aa wandering and aa lost aa theyl
V Financial Statement
WOODMEN OF THE WORLD
October 1, 1916
Assets
Gov'nm't, municipal
and other seeuri-
tea $26,142,055.48
Cash in banks.... 933,258.05
Real estate 1,354,302.24
Mortgage loans. . ; ' l)6,6uU.uO
Interest accrued.; 336,600.00
Ot.ier assets 1,425,000.00
Liabilities. v " j
Death claims (be- ' 1
ing adjusted) 041.683.78
Monument claimsv '
(being adjusted) 375,600.00
Expenses, salaries ' , . (
, and commissions ' ; .
due and accrued 80,646.25
Other liabilities. , , 6,629.10
Total ........ .430,326,815.77
W. A. FRASER,
Sovereign Commander.
Total liabilities. $ 1,404,359.10
$urplus . . . . . . . $28,922,256.67
Total ,........$30,326,615.77
JOHN T. YATES,
Sovereign Clerk.
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