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THE BEE: OMAHA, A TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1916. 9 P tr ill bl : ft Ji IK in C THE OMAHA DAILY BEE FOUNDED BY EDWARP KOSEWATER. VICTOR EOSEWATER,"eD1TOR. TUB BEB PUBUSHINO COMPANY, PROPRIETOR. Entered at Omaha aoetottiee M eeeead-elaaa matter. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. BrCerrier per month. Dalle an4 Sander Ifte.... Dally without Similar 46c... Seenlne and Sunday 494... Ermine without Sundae..... Suttdor Bm only..... 10!.... Doll and Bandar Bm, thrca yean la adranee. Band notice of ekance of addraaa or Irregularity llrerr to Omaha Boa, Circulation Department. Br Mall per rear ...t.o 4.0 .. t.St . . i.tt tlS.SS. hi U- REMITTANCE. Remit br draft, eipreei or postal order. Only 1-eenl ttampl taken in varment of imall accounts. Personal cheeks, except oa Omaha and eastern axeaenfe, hot assented. . i v . -s .- OFFICES. , Omaha The Bee BnSldint. i ; " South Omaha ZM8N street Council Bluffs 14 North Mala attest. Lincoln I2S tittle Building. Chieaa-o lit People's Gas BulMlnf. Mew York Room 101. tat Fifth arenua. fit. Louie iS New Bank of Commerce. Washington 721 Fourteenth .street, N. W. CORRESPONDENCE. Addraaa communications relating to newa and editorial matter tev Omaha Bee, Editorial Department. , OCTOBER CIRCULATION 53,818 DailySunday 50,252 Dwight Willlame, olmlatlon manager of The Bee Publishing aempanr, heing duly sworn, aejrs that the aetraga atreulatioa for the month f October, 111, we SMI Seily, and SJS2 SoedaT. DWIGHT WILLIAMS. Clrculatkvn Manager. Suhaeribad in ear presence and sworn-to before ma thle 4U dag of November, 1). C. W. CARLSON, Notary Public. ' SubecHkere leaving tha ell arrily should Kara Tha Bm mailaei to them. Ad aires, will to chanced at often as required. Explanations tre useful chiefly in relieving the lyitem. . v - . Speculating on the put U not half as profitable as speculating on the future. ( Our re-elected senator baa ceased to be mad and It now glad. That's very evident I At beat it is short shrift for the foot ball stars, . so let them now have their brief day of limelight glory, . ... . ... The' renewed activity of German submarines Indicates at Berlin a revived demand for Ameri can diplomatic literature. Indiana wavered a moment in its choice of a vice presidential favorite son, but Anally took the long ahot and' lost to the short Hoosier. The contradictory action of voters on the dry amendments and the officers for its enforcement plainly point to the Maine chance later on. The election gamblers might try again' on the hazard of having Baker and Danitli sitting at the cabinet table for another four years. What's the odder , Democracy's clean sweep in Nebraska tests the stability of the state house as never before. If the building doesn't take the threatened tumble next January its safety Is beyond successful chal lenge. . ' ' Nebraska beet raisers are credited with making all kinda of money this year. The sice of the pile is not known, but its existence challenges the right of the potato barons to the pennant of the root crop league. ' ' . Our esteemed Senor Cirranza shows rare political shrewdness In-deferring an election for president of Mexico. There is no telling what Villa, Diaz and Zapata might do to the ballot boxes and their keepers. Remember that Mississippi, with ten electoral votes, as against Nebraska's eight, cast less than half Nebraska's vote at the polls. It is this dis franchisement of voters in the south that keeps the democrats in the saddle. 1 Arabia, wrenehed from Ottoman control, seeks recognition e a nation and the kingdom of Poland seems likely to arrive with the Christ mas tree. A pair of war baby nations fills two of the three cradles emptied, by the central powers. ' Oh, yes I Nebraska's nonpartisan judiciary ballot law has vindicated itself. It has opened the door for 1he election of two nonpartisan democrats to the supreme bench and another nonpartisan democrat to the district bench and that is what it was intended for. ' Wt have been having, and are having, pro hibition here In Omaha Sundays, holidays and week 'ays from $ at night until f in the morn ing, so that the only change is to be to include the other eleven hours in the dry belt or, rather, makt it as dry alt the time as it now is after 8 o'clock. For the Short Ballot '' Nebraska City Press: The Omaha Bee's - contention that a short ballot will be a godsend for Nebraska is borne out by the conditions aris ing from the election. As usual, it will be a week ; before a complete unofficial compilation of re turns can be made. Nebraska's ballot is alto. gether too long. There are numerous offices, state, county and precinct, that should be taken out of politics and filled by appointment -There u no reason why precinct assessors, road over seers and justices of the ncace should be elective offices. Going a step farther, why should we elect county surveyors and county clerks and clerks of the district court, and several other countv offi cers? Why not make these offices appointive, re ward efficient service by keeping a man on the Job as long as he does good work) Under the com prehensive and efficient system of highway man , agement we shall have in Nebraska one of these days, the occupation of the county commissioner will be gone and the auditing of bills will be done by three or four county officers in connection with their regular duties. Nebraska needs a short ballot, fewer elective officers and more economy In government i , . Lyncn journal: mow tne election is over and still fresh in the minds of all. we would like to call the attention of all to the unreason able length o' the ballot To us it looks foolish to vote for a full set of state officers. We be lieve our constitution should be amended so as to elect a governor and lieutenant governor, and ' then have him appoint the other state officers subject to the confirmation of the state senate. Then the names of presidential candidates should be substituted for the electors and cut out a lot of ballot there. We doubt if one voter in ten can just now as they read this name the fellows that tliey voted tor tor state offices from gov ernor down to university regents. There are cicven names on the state ticket and two would be sufficient. A move to shorten the ballot and rngthen the state administrative staff would bo a good thing. ' Well to Remember,, , V The World-Herald tries to joke off the Bee's reminder, in interpreting the re-election of Pres ident Wilson, that "except for the electoral Votes of the 'solid south,' chained to the democratic party by the race issue and negro disfranchise ment, the democratic showing would be pitiful indeed." , But this deplorable situation is altogether too serious for levity. The continuance of a condi tion in the south which permits a small oligarchy to "deliver" a vest pocket vote in the electoral college equal to more than half the number necessary to choose a president is a denial of popular government which looms up more omin ously now than it has for msny years. As an outspoken republican paper, the Chi cago'Tribune declares, 'This preposterous wrong against government by free opinion ought not to be tolerated," and the New York World, which is an equally staunch democratic organ, though looking at it from a different angle, purposes at the remedy the abolition of the electoral college system and the substitution of presidential elec tion by direct popular vote. The World evi dently tees that it is only a question of time when the southern states will either have to give votes to citizens . now disfranchised or be shorn of their disproportionate representation in congress and in the electoral college. A popular-vote presidential election would, it ia true, re move these inequalities, but it would have to be accompanied by assurance of a free and fair bal lot in the south, the same as in the north, and when that is vouchsafed there will be an end to the "solid south." Abolition of the electoral college, however, it is well to remember, is not to be'attained in a day or a year, but reduction of the southern representation to correspond to the voting strength should be the first item on the program whenever the, republicans regain control, whether at the next turn or after another wait. - Chance for a Ten Strike. The conttitutional amendment for the relief of Brother Clarence Harman hat been bumped. It would have been an indelible indictment of the Intelligence of the cltitent of 'Nebraska were it otherwise. , If Governor Morehead wants to respond to the popular demand plainly expressed, he will relieve the pay roll of Mr, Harman at once. In fact, Governor Morehead should have summarily dismissed hit "Poor" Food Commis sioner t toon as it was shown that he wi mis using til power of his office to force the people doing business under his official surveillance to procure signatures to his self-perpetuating amend ment petition. If Governor Morehead wantt to make a ten strike, he will strike out the name of Harman from the official state houtt rotter without delay. Neutral Rights and the Next War. Brazil hat come forward with ( program look ing to the protection of neutral rightt In the future world wart. The plan, elaborated to its least detail, haa been endorsed by the Brazilian parliament, and it mow laid before the govern mentt of neutral countries for consideration Chiefly, it provides for a neutral league, to be come automatically active in cat of aggrettion on the part of any belligerent against neutral. From protest the first' step is to cessation of friendly relations with the offending power, and then, if need be, hostilities. This eoursc does not in any essential differ from present practice, save that it unites all neutrals, and thus extends ths operation of the boycott or the defensive action determined upon, , Brazil has much the same cause for complaint against the Allies as hat the United Stalest Great Britain a embargo on coffee to the Scandinavian countries and Holland has affected the growers of ths great South American republic very seri ously, Brazilian mails have been Interfered with, and Brazilian ships, bound from New York to home ports, have been Intercepted, sent to Mar tinique and portions of the cargo, destined to Brazilian consignees, have been removed. Such acts are little short of piracy, but th: protests from Brazil have brought no greater satisfaction from London or Pari than have those from the United States. ; . -'' 7 - In the program outlined ; to tne United States ths general subject is fully discussed and' presented In form that is worthy of serious con sideration. Determination, however, must wait until such time at sj.ll the nations of the world can be called into consultation. In the meantime the neutrals apparently have the choice between submission to international law as interpreted by the belligerents or entering th war. Tempor arily might is tubttituted for right on the high teas.-:-.. .. 1, ."?' - ').. ' Vane MeCormick' Congratulations. - Chairman Vane MeCormick of th democratic national committee is illuminating the congrat ulatory telegrams sent to his assistants through out the country with some phrases that may not bear more than casual inspection. For example, jo Chairman Otto Langhorst of the Nebraska state committee, Mr. MeCormick tenders the "gratitude of a grateful nation." This is all right as a bit of democratic hyperbole, but Mr. MeCormick and Mr. Langhorst, as well, ought to remember that the campaign is over, and that th time for flapdoodle is past, The "grateful nation" stuff will not shine so brightly when all the vote is in, and it is realized that Mr. Wilson is still the selection of minority of the voters. With the aid of disfranchisement In the "solid south," be may have a plurality over Mr. Hughes, but the vote for Benson and Hanly will show t decided deficit ss a majority president The enthusiasm of the chairman should not lead him to confound the democratic party with the people of the United States. - , Another Trio of Hsrottv Kipling's three sailors who "euchered God Almighty's tea" have been matched by th trio who brought the tossed and battered tug Vigilant safely into port, as told in th news columns. Abandoned In mid-ocean by the captain and th crew, who thought the tiny vessel doomed, th second mate, the third engineer and a fireman maneuvered the craft through fifty hours of a fierce fight against wind and wave and landed it lately. It waa a gallant bit of seamanship, for which the men who wrought it will perhaps be awarded th thanka of the owners, but they will stand as types of the quality of manhood that ahould prevail. It may be well to note the na tionality of these men: One is a Scot, another an Irishman and the third an American, a combine, tion not rare but certainly hard to beat. Southern Representation Cbleage Tribnna Isn't it about time for the north to consider more definitely and practically the problem pre sented by the "solid south"? a In every . presidential election 132 electoral votes, or nearly half the number to elect, are predetermined. No matter who the"- candidate, no matter what the issue, this block will be de livered to the democratic ticket. The great re gion of twelve states to which these vote are assigned is impervious to all appeals, all issues. It is not debatable ground. Outside of it the tide of opinion is free. Great issues are presented to the electorate, debated, and finally judged. Here, east, north and west, there is the process of free government, government by public opinion. In the solid south there is no opinion. In 1865 the election of 1916 was determined, as far as the south is concerned, and so will be the election of 1920 and every election until conditions have been radically changed. We are not concerned to blame the southern ers for this automatic partisanism. They have rev sons which seem conclusive to them for it But it is clear that if the policies and government of the United States are to be directed by fair discussion and free judgment, if, in short, the United States is to be a republic in reality and not a republic in the Mexican sense, we must con sider what it means to have a perfectly dead weight of 132 electoral votes cast unto the scale of decision at every national election. We ought to consider also that this block is out of all proportion to its voting strength. These 132 votes do not represent free judgment on the issues of the campaign, but, what is more, they do not represent the same ratio to votes east at the same election as an equivalent number from the north. For example, Alabama casts twelve votes in the electoral college. Its population in 1915 was 2,301,277. In the election of 1912 its total vote was 117,879. ' Minnesota casts the same number of votes in the electoral college as Alabama. Its population in 1915 was 2,246,761. In the election of 1912, its total vote was 334,219. The Alabama population of 2,300,000 contained, according to the census "of 1910, over 900,000 negroes, That is the chief reason why the popu lar vote of Alabama is on-third that of Min nesota, ' - " , The situation in short is this: The negro does not vote in the solid south, but his strength is voted regularly for the democratic candidate in the electoral college. Thus we have in the south not only a voter whose judgment is foreclosed, but also a voter who csrrits something like three times as much weight In the electoral college aa the voter in the north, whose judgment is not predetermined. This preposterous wrong against government by free opinion ought not to be tolerated. We are not arguing the justice or expediency of giv ing the colored man the vote, or the wisdom of permitting a provision of the national constitution to be neither repealed nor respected. : But we do contend that if the "negro vote is not cast at the polls it should not be cast by the southern whites in the electoral college. - Representation in both the electoral college and in the national congress should represent free judgment end be in fair ratio to the voting popu lation. The southern representation it a vicioua anomaly which hat no place in a real democracy. Direct Election of President It seems to be open season for the busy lit tl aubmarin alt th year found. 1,1 Haw York World ' The president of the United States ought to b elected like a governor or a senator by the voters themselves. The majprity should deter mine regardless of state lines and regardless of artificial devices- The electoral college haa been an anachronism for a hundred years so far as any independent political power is concerned. It should be eliminated completely from the political system of the country as a public evil and a public danger. One of the first duties of congress when It re assembles is to take the necessary first steps to ward an amendment of the constitution to substi tute a direct vot of th people for the electoral college in the election of a president of the United States. Never again should it be possible for a desperate partisanship to overrule in the elec toral college the will of the people at the polls. . Who Am I? I am mora powerful than th combined armies of the world. I am more deadly than bullets, and I have wrecked mor home than the mightiest of litf guns. 1 steal In the United State alone over 130,00000 ach year. I spare no time, and find my victims among th rich and poor alike; the young and the old; the strong and the weak; widows and or phans know ma. I massacre thousands upon thousands of wag earners In a year. I lurk in unseen places, and do most of my work silently. You sr warned against me, but you heea not ' I m relentless. I am everywhere; in the horn, on th street, in th factory, at rail road crossings and on in sea. - I bring ticknett, degradation and death, and yet few seek to avoid me. I destroy, crush and maim; I give nothing, but tak all I am your worst nmy. ,: I am Carelessneaa. (Cooled tram a alga at the Keek Island Araenal ) Nebraska Press Comment Thought Xugget for the Day. Kind words, kind looks, kind acts and warm handshakes these are means of grace when men In trouble are Bghting their unseen battlos. 1 v John Hall. One Year Ago Today In the War. Italians captured pass of Demaree. Bulgarians took Krushevo and ad vanced on Prllep. Berlin reported th Busslans driven back across the Styr after prolonged Bghtlng. ' Sixty persons In Verona, Italy, were killed by bombs dropped by Austrian aviators. In Omaha Thirty Years Ago. Owing to the drifted condition of the streets the street car company was unable to run any cars. - Mary Looks was given, possession of the feather bed of her mother, elalmed by the plaintiff stepfather. The oourt house steps were so drift ed with snow that Sheriff Coburn was lifted into his office with a block and tackle and then made a kick to the commissioners, which resulted in a partial cleaning up of the steps. Tha clipping of ths horses of the fire department haa Just been finished by F. R. McKlnney. Th office of W, N. Baboock, gen eral agent of th Chicago ot North western road, has recently been fur nished with a magnificent photograph of C. C. Merrill, general superintend ent of the Chicago Northwestern system. Th pips and chimney leading from Elsasser's barber shop, under Colonel Floyd's saloon on Fifteenth, became clogged up and upon suggestion from someone several grains of powder were plaoed In the stove, In which there was a Are at the time. The lid tf the heater was blown off, Floyd's sa loon and the rooms of the Canadian American club above were filled with elouds of smoke, suggesting a black snow (torm. Jama H. Creighton died at his resi dence, 17U Cass. II Is survived by his widow, his brother, J. D. Creigh ton; two slaters, Mrs. Martha Ittner and Mrs. Catherine Maginn, and his mother, Mrs. Phoebe Creighton. ; . Hastings-Tribune: Since Nebraska voted for state-wide prohibition it is now up to paragraph ers to call attention to the operation that will be performed upon this state when she has her oooze cut our; Fremont Tribune: It may be assumed that th hot resolutions passed by the Omaha Minis terial association upon the attitude of th Omaha minister who furnished some personal liberty dope for the use of the "prosperity" league are sufficient to give him a taste of warm stuff this side of the place where they specialize in it . Tekamah Herald The next legislature should make start towards building a new state house at Lincoln. The present structure haa outlived ita usefulness, it is a retic of the grasshopper period. A levy of"! mill for a few years would provide ample funds for the construction of an edifice which would be a credit to Nebraska with out anyone realizing that they had paid the extra tax for a new capitol building. Make a move. Fremont Tribune: The remarkable thing about the prohibition situstion in Omaha is that the wet vote was almost the same as it was twenty six years ago, both being approximately 25,000. In tne eleotion of 1690 the drys were givfn a paltry 1,500 votes, while on Tqesdayythey rolled up 13,705 for the amendment. It will thus be seen how Omaha has been growing in grace and sobriety, - . , Grand Island Independent: It is Interesting to note that the Union Pacific, whose president waa an ardent advocate of the re-election of President Wilson, did not file its suit against the enforcement of the Adamson law until the day after the election. Another announcement that might seem to be significant was the one with reference to the intention, now, of the railroads, to make big improvements. Probably this is in tended aa a manifestation of how bitterly Wall street opposed th election of Wilson, as we were to black-typedly informed by partisan democratic rgan dnrtnf th campaign r This Day In History. ; 1805 Napoleon I. and the French entered Vienna. - 1820 Anson Burlingame, who ne goglated the Burlingame treaty be tween the United States and China, born at New Berlin, N. Y. Died at St. Petersburg, Russia, February Hi, 1S7. 1838 Charles Carroll of Carrollton, the last surviving signer of the Dec laration of Independenoe, died at Bal timore. Born at Annapolis, Md., Sep tember II, 1717. 1841 Earl of Blgln. from whom the British government purchased the fa mous "Elgin marbles," died in Paris. Born in Scotland in 1777. - 1864 Atlanta burned and General Sherman began his march to the sea. 1866 Dom Miguel, the exiled king of Portugal, died In Baden. Born la Lisbon October 16, 1S0J. 1188 Past uer institute, for th treatment of hydrophobia- patients, opened In Paris. 1891 A panle occurred on" the Vienna bourse, caused by a reported utterance of ths emperor, to tha effect that tha European situation waa criti cal, 1307 Protestant Episcopal eonven-tloa-at New York condemned the re moval of "In God We Trust" from the new gold eoin. 1(01 General Jose Miguel Gomez, the candidate of the liberal party, was elected president of Cuba. It 11 Cardinals Designate Farley and Faleonlo sailed from New York for Rome after a great farewell dem onstration. ., This Day We Celebrate. ' Charles K. Weller is celebrating his forty-third birthday today. He ia trav eling agent for the Richardson Drug company. Thomas J. Fltsmorris of the edi torial staff of The Bee was born No vember 14, 1ISI. He came to this country from Ireland when he was I years old and Is a printer by trade. He has been with The Bee, with alight Intermission, since April, 1178. , Dr. William H. Mick was born No vember 14, 1877, at Schuyler, Neb. He Is a graduate of Creighton Medical college and practiced In Denver before locating In Omaha. Charles Louis de Freyclnet, veteran French statesman and academician, born eighty-eight years ago today. Count Johann Bernatorff, the Ger man ambassador at Washington, born In London fifty-four years ago today. Charles Denby, former United States consul general at Shanghai, born at BvansvUle, Ind., Afty-flve years ago today. Lieutenant George Corn wallls-West husband of th eelebrated actress, Mrs. Patrick Campbell, born forty-two years ago today. Robert S. Hlchens, author of 'The Garden of Allah" and other well known novels and plays, born in Kent England, fifty-two years ago today. Leo H Baekeland, noted chemist and member of tha naval advisory board, born In Ghent Belgium, fifty three years ago today. Dr. Jenkln Lloyd Jones, noted Chi cago clergyman and author, born In South Wales neventy-thrae years ago today. Dr. Robert X. BlackwelU president of Randolph-Maeon college, born at Warrenton, Va., sixty-two years ago today. Bishop Luther B. Wilson of the Methodist Episcopal church, born in' Baltimore sixty years ago today. James E. Meredith, noted runner, member of the American athletic team now In Europe, born at Chester Heights, Fa., twenty-four years ago today. Timely Jottings and Reminders. The National Grange, Patrons of Husbandry, is to begin Its semi-centennial convention today at Washing ton, D. C All the butter-producing sections of the oountry are expected to be repre sented at the annual convention of the National Association of Butter makers, opening today at Mlnneapolia Storyette of the Day. A young woman who thought she was losing her husband's affection went to a seventh daughter of a sev enth daughter for a love powder. The mystery woman told, her: "Get a raw piece of beef, cut flat about an Inch thick. Slice an onion In two and rub the meat on both sides with it. Put on pepper and salt and toast it on each side over a red coal fire. Drop on it three lumps of but ter and sprigs of parsley and get him to at tt" The young wife did so, and her husband loved her ever after. Regrets and Surprise. Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 13. To the Editor of The Bee: Now that the voters of Nebraska have chosen the men they1 wish ,to conduct the affairs of state government, as a commercial traveler I wish to express my opinion and surprise that the voters of thtB great state saw nt to elect anotner man to fill the office of railroad com missioner. Henry T. Clarke has filled the of fice In a creditable manner that has brought results in real public service, his work having secured equitable rates at all times to the consumer of public service, and I might add not enjoyed by close adjoining slates. . The splendid efficiency at this time speaks (or the wisdom ot creating tne railroad commission a few years ago, now a most valuable and important department of state government. Mr. Clarke Is a recognized author ity on "ratings" and public service utilities, and his able arguments be fore the Interstate Commerce commis sion brought favorable comment not only In Nebraska, but the several states where unjust rates were up for consideration. Mr. Clarke deserved an endorsement from every Nebraskan at the polls and his defeat at this time Is nothing short of a shame and a calamity. Nebraska has lost the service of a most capable and an efficient (public servant A man big enough to fill the position. It is to be regretted there were not enough good thinking voters who placed real public service above politics. FRED W. HAWKEN, Ex-State Secretary United Com mercial Travelers of Nebraska. Ex-State Chairman Railroad Com- ' mittes. Plight of the Wageworker. .' St Mary, Neb Nov. 13. To' the Editor of The Bee: Whereas the elec tion Is over and apparently decided and the problem of the high cost ot living has been settled, we can all re turn to the normal condition of busi ness. Ths people have settled the po litical question, and that world's most noted divine, Henry Ward Beecher, has tried to settle the living question. The Rev. Mr, Beecher preached to the wealthiest congregation In the United States, if not in the world. He said: "Is not 1 a day enough to bus1 bread? Water costs nothing and a man who cannot live on bread Is not fit to live, A family may live, laugh, love and be happy that eats bread in the morning, with good water, and water and good bread at noon and water and bread at night" t I Henry Ward Beecher has beoome a eold-blooded artlstocrat, an ally of the money power. But Is It not a fact that It will require a dollar a day to clothe a family of five and pay house rent? So that a laboring man will And he will not be able to live on bread and water, but must live on water alone. Now, my laboring friend, let us see how the New York World pities you. Ths New York World is a leading democ ratio paper. Read the follow ing extract from that paper: "The American laborer must make up his mind henceforth not to be so much better off than the European laborer. Men must be content to work for less wagea Jn this way th wortclngman will be nearer to that station In life to .which it haa pleased God to call Mm. Her is one of the leading and most powerful democratic Journals in the United States telling the laboring peo ple that they must be reduced to a level with the laborers of Europe, that they must work for less wages, that that is what God Intended for them when he created them. In other words, that they are fit for nothing else but slavea This, my laboring friend, was set before you in bold print and how you expect to get relief is a mystery to me. You swallowed It all at the last eleotion. 'The emancipation of the laboring elaas must be the work of the labor ing class. In contrast to which all other classes are only a reactionary mass." (Encyclopedia Brlttanlca.) H. SCHUMANN. . EDITORIAL SIFTINOS. Springfield Republican : Norwegian Inter esta are to operate a new steamship service between New York and Bratlllan porta. Four aaasala have been assigned to tha Una, and operationa are to begin October S. There ought to be plenty of profit in helping to develop larger trade relation! between tha two eountriao, and foreign investors aea this. Philadelphia Ledger: Tha United States pends millions annually on Hi agricultural department, but is alwara just "going to find ut" what ia tha natter with high food prices and the eost of eggs and milk. Well, after all those reara of incessant collection ot facts, isn't there any one who can read the riddle of the statistics? New York World: Of M.OOt easel In Pennsylvania Involving workmen's aompensa. tlon. only tleren were taken to the eourta for Snal settlement. This must represent nearlr a record perxormanee In tha harmoni ous working of a new law. As s substitute for tha old procsss of damage suits for in juria! It has tha further merit of averting litigation and relieving tha eourta of con get tion. - Chicago Port: The price ef pearl buttons may ha advanced from 00 to 100 per cent. Such la tha edict of tha manufacturer!' who met recently in New York. ,Nol you are wrong. Tha war la not tha cause. Pearl buttons are made from mussel shall!. The Mississippi la -the chief eource of raw ma terial. A protracted stage ot high water has made tha harvesting of mussels a difficult and costly, if not Impossible, process. Well, let tha price go up. It at least will add no new anxiety to furnishing the breakfast table. New York World: Life Insurance com panies in tha United Statae and Canada, according- to tha Insurance Press, paid out dur ing IBIS 1451,100.000 in death claims and $282,400,000 in saving! from premiums, sur. render values and annuitiee a total of 1788,. 700,000, or S47,000,OOOf more than in tha year before, glgnifleant of a greater hnsi aesa prosperity la tha fact that the demand for loans on policies decreased. These com panies now have In force 42,410,000 policies tarrying $2t,TIS,O00,OOO of insurance, but thie gives no certain idea of tha number in sured. Most of them carry eeverai policies, and ana of thasa who died last rear had In surance to the amount of tl,S2S,000. CHKERY CHAFF. "Didn't you promlis never to do it again 7" aternlj' demanded the parent,. "Yea, air," "And I eatd I'd whip you If you did. didn't 'Tea, dad, but aa I didn't keep my prom Iia I won't bold you to youra." New York Time. ' . t Farmer Hayrick yiighty wet rain, hain't it. squire? fiqutre Grouch Ever hear of rain that wasn't wet, you Idiot? Farmer Hayrick In, t- did. Accord in to Scriptur, It onoa rained fire and brim stun, by goahl Boa ton Transcript. tEAR VR.rAB.E9lE 0 WHO Wttfk W EMfcflfr STORES MAr QOQt MIJES ? j Vfes. sur new cm ru m wmow teffmfi-T WONT COST $0 WW WUEtt YOU AR CAUIHS OWNERS "Tea, air, I fall over the aide of the ahlp and a ehark ' came along and grabbed mw by the leg.' . "Good gracioual And what did you do?" "Let Mm 'ava the leg o', courae. I never arguea with ahark."-Paaalng Show. "Ia your candidate (or congress In favor of preparedness ?" "Sure, Ho la a real mlnuteman. He'a prepared to ta(c any aide of any issue at any ume. -i.io. OBLIGATIONS OF FRIENDSHIP. Detroit Free Press. You ought to ba fine for tha sake ef the folks Who think you are" fine. Jf other have faith In you doubly you're bound To Kick to the line. It's not only on you that dishonor descends; Tou can't hurt yourself without hurting your friends. Tou ought to be true for the aaka of ths folks Who believe you ara true. Tou never should stoop to a daed that your frlenda Think you wouldn't do, -If you're false to yourself, be tha blemish but amall, Tou have injured your friends; you've been . falsa to them all. For frlsndsrhlp, my boy, ta a bond between men That Is founded on truth; . It believes in the beat of the ones that It loves. Whether old m&n or vnnth - - - And the stern rule Jt lays down for me and (or you Ia to be what our friends think we are through and through. t lit 11 elllVIIlg 111 IT OlCl IBy M. Micat, M. u.) The general conclusions of the lat est medical scientists proves that drinking of plenty of pure water both, between mealt and with one's meals is beneficial to health. It haa atari. been proven by means of the X-rays and actual tests upon many healthy young men that drinking of water with meals is not harmful to digestion. 1 hose suffering from a catarrhal con dition ef the stomach will tind bene fit in adding about 10 grains (one-sixth of a level teaspoonful) of baking-soda to a pint ot hot water, drinking it a half hour before each meat. Such as are inclined to hyper-acidity should drink a pint ot medium cold water two hours after meals. If . you ever suffer from headache, lumbago, rheu matism -or any of the symptoms of kidney trouble such as deep colored urine, sediment in urine, getting out of bed at night frequently and other troublesome effects, take a "pint of hot water and a little Anuric before meals. These Anuric tablets can be obtained at almost any drug store and were first discovered by Dr. Fierce. American.. men and women, muit guard constantly against, kidney trouble, because we eat too much and an our tpoa is ncn. uur mooa is filled with uric acid which the kid neys strive to filter out. they weaken from overwork, become sluggish; the eliminative tissues clog and tne result is kidney trouble, bladder weakness and often the poison reaches the tis sues, causing rheumatism and gout, . When your kidneys feel like lumps of lead, when your back hurts or the urine is cloudy, full of sediment, or you are obliged to seek relief two or three times during the night, when; you suffer with sick headache or diz zv. nervous spells, acid stomach, or yuu iiavo nicuiuauoiu wucn uic wmwi- . er is bad, ask your druggist tor Anuric. 1 have found in practice that Anuric is more potent than llthis and in most cases it will dissolve the uric acid as hot water does sugar. Adv. 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