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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: DECEMBER 3, 1916.
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OCTOBER. CIRCULATION
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Only eighteen more early Christmas shopping
days! v
' Now watch December top the year's record
on the speedway." '' A .
More light and leas haze on thii competitive
plant mirage would be highly desirable.
The season is at hand when youngsters bloom
with the wisdom of being "as good as they can
be."'-
An electric light rate reduction in hand beats
'a reservoir, roi hot air will-o'-the-wisps in the
bushes. ...... ,
So long ai Admiral Baron Beresford remains
in good voice,, the Allies may safely dispense
with an alarm clock. y "'' ., . :
. Besides other considerations pressing for
early shopping, there is the Important, one of
getting a decent pick of the goods. ; .
There is no impropriety In hinting out loud
that Omaha's Christmas. Hocking can be stretched
to accommodate a new ' union station. -.v
One way to make Omaha shine brighter in
the galaxy of pushing' cities' is to vote to let a
thousand more electric street lamps shine for us.
I Building operations justify the claim that
Omaha is building on' the bigger and broader
foundations befitting the metropolis of the corn
belt. ' -. ."'.i.' S-.'-, " ;
The reported resignation o( the officers of a
New York regiment on the border goes fo show
that men sometimes blunder -in choosing a voca
tion. ; ' 'S..:': .-;!' "i",..''
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' Only fifteen lives sacrificed on the foot ball
gridiron this season. If the "safe and sane" idea
makes much more progress, that game, too, will
be as harmless as a wrestling match.
Just Dust-Throwing Campaign.
To date, the campaign made by those who
have put the taxpayers to the needless expense
of a special referendum election, has consisted
of nothing but dust throwing. No one has said
that the street lighting contract approved by the
mayor and council is not advantageous o the
city in giving us, as it does, 1,000 more street
tamps without extra cost, but efforts have directed
only to befog the- issue.
Because the contract runs five years, although
with a specific clause or termination shonld the
city buy the present lighting plant sooner, people
are told it would be an obstacle to public owner
ship. Yet to the question whether it is proposed
to construct another plant, the answer is that
no dual system is thought of unless the owners
of the existing plant refuse a fair offer to buy, and
the obvious fact that construction of, a competing
municipal plant is absolutely impossible . within
five years is wholly ignored. ,
"Now you see it and now you don't I Who
can tell where the little ball is?" is the lure of
the three-shell monte man. In this case we hear
much talk about 3-cent light furnished by a mu
nicipal plant in Cleveland, but no satisfying in
formation as to what a municipal lighting plant
in Omaha would do for us. Cleveland has a
4-cent water rate as against Omaha's latest 17H
cents. Would Omaha get its light current by
the same multiple of Cleveland's 3-cent rate? If
we had a municipal light plant would we charge
extension of lines and new construction to abut
ting property owners? Would we make the con
sumer pay for his meter? Would we hold the
landlord for his tenant's light bill? If it took
Omaha ten years to buy the waterworks, how
long will it take to have a municipal lighting
plant in operation? If the waterworks . cost
Omaha twice the. original estimate on appraise
ment valuation, what will it cost to build a com
peting light plant St present and prospective high
prices of metal and materials? If municipal own
ership were really involved, would we not be
entitled to answers to these questions?
The truth is, as already pointed out, these
questions are not pertinent because the attempted
injection of municipal. ownership raises s false
issue; for accepting the contract ' neither brings
municipal ownership nearer nor puts it farther
off. The question . is purely whether Omaha
wants to sdopt s modern street lighting system on
terms lower than enjoyed by any other similarly
situated city or whether it wants to remain in
darkness simply to humor s whim.
Campaign, literature from Mexican sources
picture Senor Carranza running for president on
a whiskered platform. ' The lessons of neighbor
hood history appear .to have halted at the Rio
Grande. , ." , - .- : . , v -
- , Labor's Share Increasing.
Wages generally are being increased through
out the .United States, following on a general
lifting of the price level. Under - the circum
stances the movement is not unexpected, but
it has not been accompanied by strikes or
other disturbances customary in connection with'
extensive wage increase.' Large associations of
employers have voluntarily advanced the pay of
their workmen 'as a matter of justice. It is true
that in no instance has the rise In pay equaled
the added cost of living, but the move is helpful
so far as it goes,' for it aids the worker in solving
his most pressing problem, and will in this way
avert possible disturbance. Industrial conditions,
too, are such as, warrant the expectation of much
steadier employment .than usually is provided.
Even the so-called seasonal trades have found
their busy seasons extended far beyond their nor
mal time, and workers who expect to be idle at
stated perlodi are still employed at full time.
Some industries set up the complaint that tabor
is so prosperous as to become self-indulgent and
disinclined to work is many hours as the oiled-uo
'order books demand. The decided contrast be
tween the situation of labor tt present and that of
two years ago is gratifying. i
Be a good fellpwl Be a big brotherl Help
some deserving but unfortunate family to Christ
mas cheer through '.The Bee's j Ian; Any good
way to "brighten your corner," but be sure to
brighteus, it. .i ' ''''''-.''.' 'iv. -
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A. contemporary calls it "our prohibition medi
cine," which looks like a mean insinuation that
after the deadline date most of it wiW come over
the prescription counter to relieve' an alarming
increase Of sickness, - -:' '..' ' A , ;i '"
, It is understood, of course, that the enthusiasm
of the Allies for the .safety of small nations does
not eoverthe case of the Hellenes. Grecian un
responsiveness to the allied spirit forces recourse
to the gentle art of pumping the lead.1
If democratic tyranny perpetrates the foul job
of muzzling free speech in congress, the victims
are assured a hospitable welcome to the curb
stone tribunes of . Omaha. Herej no shackles
impede the action of windjammers .and freedom
is free tq shriek while the pressure on the boiler
holds out.- i -.''.".'.. ' :'",,,
Friend and foe alike get the subsea shot.
Even Sweden, the chief pro-German among, neu
trals, is not spared. . Th: sheer folly of ruthless
nets on the seas is indicated in the protest of
Sweden' against sinking its ships that, were not
even carrying contraband. It is nojorious that
Sweden is one of Germany's few back doors for
supplies, yet. friendly intercourse affords little
protection.
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' Music in Public Schools. '
Again The Bee renew the suggestion tenta
tively put forth a year ago, that music be given
a more definite standing in; our public schools,
At present it has something of a place, but is
neither,, flesh, fowl nor good red herring. As
taught ft doesn't go beyond the rudiments, though
perhaps the instruction is sufficient for the grade
in which, it is given. But when the pupil has
advanced far enough to have developed a taste
for music, and shows a diligence in pursuit of its
study, this devotion might be encouraged to the
extent of giving a credit for properly supervised
work in the art., The expense attached to this
is merely the pay 'of an inspector, who will con-
" duct the. examination at stated intervals and
make reports on the proficiency of the Student.
: Responsibility for the selection of tutor, of course,
or of method, need not be assumed 'by the school
management directly. About alt that is re-
, quired is tcf itve assent to the substitution of
music for some one of the recognized "electives,"
and credit the' pupil with work done in this study,
which sturdy is as important and as engrossing
as many of the others set before him to choose
, from. The general cause of culture certainly
- would lose nothing, and might gain much, were
this plan, to be adopte ; - ;.' ,
Flaying to the Galleries.
The unburdening of Speaker Champ Clark to'
the effect that our lawmakers would accomplish
their work better and more quickly if the invita
tion to play to the galleries were cut off by ex
cluding spectators and abolishing the Congres
sional Record reminds us that this malady is not
confined to the halls of congress. In giving out
this very Interview Champ invites the suspicion
that he, himself. Is playing to the gallery for s
bit of free publicity and a little cheap applause,
and yet there is more truth thsn poetry at the
bottom of his outburst
The desire to get a hand from a listening audi
ence or from the larger audience reached through
public press, is one of the propelling forces that
move the world. Nowhere is the play and by-play
ao clearly seen as in newspaper circles which the
gallery players constantly try to enter to promote
their personal ends. Orators have no monopoly
whatever in this field for there is just as much
gallery-play in social maneuvering,' in charity
stunts, in uplift enterprises', in business and finan
cial arenas, in the church and in the courts, in the
trades union and in the lodge room almost
everywhere that people seek to cultivate atten
tion by artifice or posing but that is an all-essential
factor in modern life. Take away the oppor
tunity for feallery play and you would not recognize
this mundane sphere. Stop the practice alto
gether and existence would be nothing but a
humdrum and the chronicle of daily doings would
become as unsatifying as a bread-and-water diet.
'" Helping Boys to Be Boys.
' How many of the men who, are taking such
a' deep interest in the boys of today recall with
clear vision their own boyhood? It is necessary
to do this, or their efforts are likely to be mis
directed. The normal boy is not only possessed
of the germ of tremendous possibilities, as the
potential man of the future, but he is also a com
pound of contradictions, a storehouse of energy,
and his untutored mind is bent to experimentation
as sparks fly upward. He must have an outlet,
and if this is denied him one Way, he will find it
In another. And this is why such a movement
as the Boy Scouts is of service,' Here an effort
has been made to unite in a practical way the
training that is useful with the opportunity for
reasonable display of animal spirits;- tendencies
that might become destructive ye turned to serv
ice, and the boy is helped to be a, boy while being
taught things good for him to know when he
come to manhood. ' His mind and his body are
brought into co-ordinated activity, he finds' latent
faculties awakened, and dormant powers brought
to life and development. .Discipline1 of word and
act trains' him to control of thought and impulse,
and' without hindrance of natural desires ahe is
shown how fun, may be had in ways that harm
none and may help many. One of the best things
Omaha men have achieved in regent times has
been to make certain that for three years at least
Omaha boys will get a chance to be boys and
at the same time learn how to be men,' ..
By Victor Boeewnter
A RATHER peculiar question was put up to me
by a well known business man who called this
last week. His mission was to ask an opinion as to
how a letter should be properly addressed, whether
the "Mr." or "Hon." should be placed in front
of the name when followed on the same line by
some other title or- designation. Offhand, I ex
pressed a preference for keeping the prefix "Hon. '
or "Mr." or "Dr." or "Judge," as the case might
be, and putting the title or designation, such as
"Member of Congress," "Attorney-at-Law" or
"Secretary of the Board" in a second and separate
line. But to learn what other people do in this
respect, I ran hastily over the accumulation of
letters on my desk and examined the addresses.
It was not surprising to find a variety of cus
tom, but most them conformed to the suggestion
I had already made. One or two used the suffix
"Esq." instead of the prefix "Mr." but the notable
dissent appeared in a letter coming from the office
of the simplified spelling board in New York,
which carried the "Mr" in front of my name and
the word "Editor" after it, all on the same line.
The friend who was making the inquiry had
nothing to do but accept the situation and seek
further lighL The inquiry only showed that in
addressing our letters we have no generally
accepted rule.
Another not unsimilar point came up the other
day when my little bov asked me how I would
abbreviate the word "Nebraska." And when I
countered by propounding the same question to
him, he said he had written it at school "Neb."
but the teacher had marked it "wrong," and had
told him he must write it !rNebr." Now, in the
interest of economy of letters and simplified
spelling, most of us, I believe, omit the "r," yet
our schools are teaching the children that such
abbreviation is wrong, explaining that the "r"'is
necessary to distinguish Nebraska from Nevada,
especially in the event of poor handwriting. I
sought to verify that, too, by examining the
postmarks on my letters and find that the "Nebr."
conforms to postoffice regulations. I venture the
guess, just the same, that neither the schools nor
the postoffice can successfully retain the "r" in
our date lines and addresses.
Yesterday, December 2, was again the anni
versary of the breaking of ground here in Omaha
for the building of the first transcontinental jail
way to be known as the Union Pacific. That was
in the year 1863 and it was a gala occasion for all
the inhabitants of the then struggling town.
Omaha went wild again in celebrating the com
pletion of the road by the, driving of the golden
spike at Promontory Point in May, 1869, and,
though we neglected to commemorate the fiftieth
anniversary of the ground-breaking, we ought
to get in on the semi-centennial celebration of
the completion. I have adverted to this before in
this column and mention it again because Utah
expects congressional recognition for a celebra
tion at Salt Lake and we we ought to insist on
making it a dual or triple event with simultaneous
exercises at Omaha and perhaps at San Fran
cisco, as well at Salt Lake City, just as originally
occurred. If tha purpose is to be pursued, how
ever, no great amount of time is to be lost in
making it known. ' ' ,
From Herbert S. Houston, who is chairman
,on the Committee of Information of the "League
to Enforce Peace," of which I am also a mem
ber, has written me a suggestive fetter, evoked
by my recent article captioned "Is 'Universal
Peace a Dream?" In this letter, from which I
feel at liberty to quote, he says:
t- "No. indeed, universal peace is not a dream.
That is an interesting question you raisd, in ,
the admirable editorial you had jn JThe. Bee,
which I have read with much interest; J But
most assuredly when responsible statesmen
such as Viscount Grey, speaking for. England, :
Von Bethmann Hollweg, speaking for Ger
many, and Briand, speaking for France, send '
messages endorsing the principles on which
the League to Enforce Peace rests, then what
at first appears to be a dream looks like a real
ity. You saw, of course, that at our great
League to Enforce Peace dinner, presided over,
by ex-President Taft, last Friday night in Neto
York, we had messages from these three
countries. And the . whole dinner was most
cheering and hopeful in indicating broad support
both at home and abroad for the policy of the
league. Mr.i Jacob Schiff struck a rather doubt
ful, note in suggesting that something be done
to end the present war. Of course that is
not within the province of the league.
, It is seeking to develop a program' to
be adopted after this war is over and it has
always taken the stand that it' is in no sense
a stop-the-war movement." ,
Mr. Houston was here in Omaha about a year
ago as president of the National Association of
Ad Clubs and was entertained by our local Ad
club and he is now enlisted for the whole peace
campaign.
Love of Animals
I like all animals except the akunk and him
I respect. I like all birds except the rooster
and I would like him, too, if he did not get
up so early. I like all insects who can be men
tioned in polite company and though I do not
really like reptiles I am sorry for them. Theirs
is the hard fate of being obliged to go through
life with ugly, repulsive bodies. Many of them
are, perhaps, gentle and well meaning if we
would only give them a chance to show it.
I used to think it a pity that nature did not
give our fellow creatures of the animal king
dom the power of speech. Their talk would
probably be more Interesting than ours. And
it would make us treat them better. But per
haps it is just as well as it is. Men would
teach them to lie and swear and they might
get to telling tiresome stories and circulating
gossip. A dog fight would be a great deal
worse than it is if the dogs could call each
other names while they were fighting. Yes,
on the whole it is just as well that they can
talk only in ttpty books and fables. .
(Frederick W. Opper In hit Twentieth Century Edition
. of Aeeop'e Feblea.)
f-Kajeaa-ayr "-eamg '
Thought NugRct for the Day.
He who haa put forth hie total
strength in fit actions has the richest
return o( wisdom. Ralph Waldo
Emerson.
fine Year Ago Today in the War.
Serbians evacuated Monaetir, their
last stronKhold.
British fell back frdm advanced po
sition near Bulgar frontier.
Germans concentrated at Rustchuk
to meet reported Russian invasion of
Bulgaria. .
United States asked recall of Cap
tain Boy-Ed and Captain von Papen,
attaches of the German embassy at
Washington.
In Omaha Thirty Years Ago.
A cabinet group of the three re
maining charter members of the Alle
manncn lodge No. 8, I. O. O. F., was
placed In the hall of the order. The
members are Henry Grebe, John T.
Paulsen and William Doll.
Miss Marlon Lowell, the gifted elo
cutionist who made such a hit at the
Exposition building, contemplates lo
cating in Omaha.
Henry Gerke, the well known ex
pressman, has received well merited
praise from two prominent citizens
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' People and Events
Bloodhounds in Missouri ran down six men,
but failed to get the right scent of the right
criminal. The failure of Missouri hound dogs
throws on local cops the painful task of marking
up another crime mystery. ,
Down on the Sante Fe system a special disin
fecting and bathing train is fumigating bunk cars
and scrubbing the hides of Mexican section hands.
It is the greatest cleanup pulled off in the south
west since Billy the Kid turned his toes to the
stars.
The wettest spot in "'Illinois, Benbow City,
built around an oil factory, has gone dry volun
tarily. The whole townsite and all its belongings,
chiefly twenty.three saloons, has been taken over
by the Standard Oil company and the tanks and
the name wiped off the map.
. A pet buck bucked John F. Stanley of Au
burn, le and smashed three of his ribs and
then charged on Mrs. Stanley, who escaped seri
ous injury through the attack of a collie dog,
which backed up the buck. Subsequently, local
artillery finished the bucking buck.
A New York lawyer of 55, with a lucrative
practice, ' inherited property valued at $35,000,
which gave him a passing view of easy street
But he could not let well enough alone. He got
visions of big money in the Wall street game,
dipped in for all he had, lost it and then finished
his run with a pistoL
ior nis care 01 his hurseu. iie never
leaves his team, either the one on
the corner of Twelfth and Harney or
the one on, Thirteenth and Farnam,
one moment . without a blanket
"Dutch" Henry seems to be a brick.
Thomas J. Russell, one of the teach
ers In Creighton college, has resigned
and gone to St Louis, where he as
sumes charge of one of the classes
In St Louis university.
A serious coasting accident marred
the evening'a enjoyment of a merry
party on Willow avenue and injured
Miss Edith Campbell very seriously.
She was taken to her home on Sixth
avenue and Dr. Lacy called In haste.
The C, M. & St P. has received Its
calendars for the next year, which
will be distributed among the patrons
of the road. They are beautifully
lithographed In colors, each calendar
comprising four cards, on each card
being three months,
S. H. Calhoun, revenue collector,
told a reporter that he had Just be
gun to oollate facts to show the in
adequacy of his present quarters In
the postoffice building with a view to
securing improvement possibly the
orectlon of a new building on the lot
Immediately west of the present struc
ture. .
This Day In History., , i
1761 George Cabot first secretary
of the navy, bora at Salem, Mass.
Died In Boston, April 18, 1-823.
17.56 Gilbert Stuart, famous for his
portraits of Washington, born at Nar-
ragansett K.- L Died in Boston, July
27, 1828.
1777 First newspaper in New
Jersey published at Burlington.
1818 Illinois admitted to the union.
1838 Territory of Florida, in con
vention at St Joseph, formed a state
constitution. 1 r
18641 Confederates under General
Hood advanced on Nashville.
IS 67 French flag formally lowered
In Rome. : ' .
- 1883 The sentence of death passed
on Arab! Pacha, leader of the Egyp
tian rebels, was commuted to banish
ment for life. ' ,
1887 M. SadI Carnot elected presi
dent of the French republic.
. 1890 Dedication of the State Sol
diers' home at Tilton, N: H.
1891 Nova Scotia, New Brunswick
and Prince Edward Island discussed
project for union as one province.
1894 Robert Louis Stevenson, fa
mous novelist died in Samoa. Born
In Edinburgh in 1860.
The Day Wo Celebrate.
Robert Lee Herdman Is 62. He
was born in Jerseyvllle, 111., and grad
uated from the law department of
the University of Kansas, locating in
Omaha in 1890. "Lee" was clerk of
the supreme court for four years and
also police commissioner for 'Omaha
for a little while.
W. II McKay, secretary of the Cole
McKay Company, funeral' directors
was born in Tipton county, Indiana.
He worked his way up In various occu
pations, learning by night study the
profession he has been pursuing for
fifteen years.
Newton D. Baker, secretary of war
in the Wilson cabinet born at Mar
tlnsburg, W. -Va., forty-five years ago
today.
Dr. George H. Denny, president of
the University of Alabama, born In
Hanover county, Virginia, forty-six
years ago.
William J. Bowser, late premier of
British Columbia, born at Rexton, N.
B., forty-nine years ago today.
John H- Morehead, governor of Nebraska,-
born In Lucas county, Iawo,
fifty-five years ago today. He lives at
Falls City, when lie is at home.
'Charles C. McChord, member of the
Interstate Commerce commission,
born at Springfield, Ky., fifty-seven
.years ago today..
Laurence Gilbert formerly of the
Boston Braves, now with the Kansas
City American association base ball
team, born In New Orleans, twenty
five yeass ago today.
Storyette of the Day.
A man of 60 who had been a
grumbler all his life and had long
made a practice of changing doctors
on the slightest provocation, -not long
ago called in a young physician who
hud gained a considerable reputation.
He was telling the doctor what he
thought was the trouble with him,
when the doctor ventured to disagree
with the diagnosis.
"I beg your pardon," said the pa
tient in a haughty way. "It Isn't for a
young doctor like you to disagree with
an experienced Invalid like me."
And ho sought another physician.
New York Times. 1
NEBRASKA EDITORS.
H. A. Moore haa sold the Da bolt jpress
to O. M. Backus and ion.
Editor A. G. William of the Stockvill
Faber wu aloeted clerk of Frontier county.
' J. W. Hammond, editor of the Cambridge
Clarion, was elected aenator from the Twenty-flint
district.
O. B. Miller, editor of the Oimnnd Re
publican, was elected clerk of the district
court of Pierce county.
Karl h. Spence, editor of the Franklin
County News, paid an election bet by rolling
a peanut for a block with a crow bar.
Editor R. A. Wisner of tfie Bayard Tran
script is pubiiahing his paper from its new
home in a modern brick building. He has
added m new newspaper press and two job
presses to his equipment. .
Harvey B. Willis and Walter V. Overman
have leased the Sherman County Times front
C P. Beushauaen. The senior member of
the new firm ' has been .manager of the
paper for the last eventeen months.
W. H. Carson, former editor and pub-"
Usher of the Syracuse Journal, died a few
days ago at Colorado Springs, where he had
gone in leareh of health. The body was
taken to his former home at Gibbon for
burial
IN THE WORLD OF INDUSTRY
The first dredge boat for gold wai on
the Feather river, near Oroville, CaJ., in
1878.
It has been found that the soap-nut tree
which growi in India and also in Algiers
will thrive in Florida.
The consumption of wood fn Canada for
the manufacture of pulp has increased al
most three-fold In the last eight years.
The amount of life Insurance In force in
the United States is nearly three times that
in all the countries of Europe combined.
1 The value of candy products manufac
tured in the United States has increased
more than 100 per cent in the last ten
years.
A hotel now building In New York City
will have a private telephone service as ex
tensive as that in the whole kingdom of
Greece.
Some large Industrial plants have adopted
a method of clearing their, chimney stacks
from soot with the aid of a charge of gun
powder. It is estimated that the leaf tobacco rop
in Wisconsin this year will bring to the
farmers (2,000,000 more than any crop of
former years.
The largest number of manufacturing
establishments are in New York, Pennsyl
vania, Illinois, Ohio and Massachusetts, in
the order named.
Some of the concrete tanks now building
in the Oklahoma field for the storage of
petroleum will have a capacity of 160,000
barrels of crude oil.
Among the earliest experiments in beet
sugar culture and beet sugar manufacture
in the United State were those made by
the Mormons in 1862.
The high pries of linseed oil haa set the
chemists experimenting with a view to find
ing a satisfactory substitute in the making
of paints and varnishes.
The Grand Trunk railway of Canada re
cently observed the sixtieth anniversary of
the inauguration of railroad communication
between Montreal and Toronto.
WOMEN'S ACTIVITIES.
The street cars of Munich are conducted
by women and there are 426 of them en
gaged in this work. The women wear natty
uniforms, are alert and polite, and : are said
to be giving great satisfaction. They are
paid 11.10 for six hoars4 work.
Molly Elliott Seawell, the author, who died
recently, requested that no eulogy be said
over her. The most of her estate was be
queathed to the Sisters of Charity of the
Catholic Church of Virginia, to be expended
as a memorial to her mother and sister, to
take the form of a small hospital, preferably
in Gloucester, Va.
While Bulgarians are fighting so hard
it is interesting for women to remember
that In that country are raised 20.000 acres
of roses from which the celebrated attar of
roses is distilled. Only half as much was
distilled this year as last, on account of the
war, which means of course, that the pre
cious stuff will be much more expensive.
Germany makes an attar out of coal tar.
Mrs. Russell Sage, with all her other
good qualities, knows how to cook. At any
rate, the New York Woman's exchange has
a recipe for waffles named for her, and it
also owns a waffle iron 150 years old Upon
whieh waffles are still made. This Is the
recipe! ' One quart of flour, one pint of
cream, six eggs, two tablesponsful of sugar
and a pinch of salt and any housekeeper
will agree that they ought to be good.
Mrs, Robert Gould Shaw of Wellesley has
given $10,000 to the college to be employed
as an endowment for the course in consti
tutional government. The course has spe
cial reference to the development and ac
tual working of the American political sys
tem, and may be regarded as a preparation
for the time when women will vote, for if
women are to have the ballot they mnst be
prepared to know, something about govern
ment. Courses in both state and national
government will be given.
Four Westmoreland county (Pa.) young
women, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. C H.
Smith, of Ruffs dale, -have established a new
afericultunl record for the yield and profits
to be derived from a two-acre plot of cab
bage. Early last spring Smith turned the
two-acre plot over to bis daughters, telling
them to make any use of it they desired.
The girls, after closely scanning the market
reports for weeks, decided to grow cab
bages. They set out about 18,000 plants.
When the time arrived to cut cabbage the
scarcity of the vegetahe and sky-high
sauerkraut, quotations made the realization
of $2,400 for the two acres merely a matter
of patienee and good salesmanship.
DOMESTIC PLEASANTRIES.
"Pa, what dws tt mean when it says
that a man has arrived at years of discre
tion?" -
"It means, my eon, that he s too young to
die and too old to have any fun." New York
Timet.
Patience: "There was a time in her life
she could have married nearly anybody she
pleased." , .
Patrice: "And yet she never marriear
"Never. You see she couldn't please any
body." Ton k era Statesman.
"How's the sale of that 'liniment of yours,
good for man or beast?"
"Sale nave aroppea on uhum v..
dltions. I am now working on an antl
freese preparation, good for man or auto
mobile." Louisville Courier-Journal.
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OTHER POOR VJW-Wi -IVWk OF
HER.
Willta Just think of it! Those Spanish
hidalgos would go i,000 miles on a galleon!
Gill is Nonsense. You can't believe half
you read about those foreign ears.- Life.
Vra. Kawler I hear that your cousin
Robert is not welL
Mrs. Blunderby No; the poor man had
an attack of nervous protestation and he's
gone away to vituperate. Boston Tran
script Kathryn Of course, this story about Kate
Is Just between us two.
Kltye Sure! And between us two it ought
to get a pretty wide circulation. Puck.
THE CHILDREN'S ISLE.
Frances Mednarst. in Harper Magazine.
There is an isle, ao legends say,
Bet tar and far from any land.
Where rosea bud and bloom for aya
Upon whose blossom-haunted strand
The dear, dead babies run and play
Or wander Idly hand Id hand.
Remote across the eeaa tt Ilea,
This little isle so fair and far.
Wherein the souls of butterflies
The playmates of the children are.
While sweetest songs lmparadtes
Its waving woods from bar to bar.
The strains of long dead nightingales
Whose mualo here on earth la dumb
Make magical the hills and valea
As over deeps no man may plums,
Borne softly on the sable sails
Of Bhlps of stars, the babies coin.
Across those till and haonted seas
No mortal keel may hope to steer.
For none but ghostly argosies
To that enchanted isle draws near.
In dreams alone its inysterles '
To longing mother's eyes are clear.
The limpid laughter time has stilted.
. us -Haaj IWUUB Ul. KlUltU eLUU Cling
;Wone but the heart that these have thrilled
uan guess the healing balm they bring.
Thrice blessed she whom God hath willed
To glimpse the babies pleasuring.
What beacons flare to guide the bark
To that far isle, no man may say.
No pilot's chart, no leadsman's mark
Has mapped those lonely leagues of spray.
Alone of all that thread the dark
The soul of children know the way
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strictly in accordance with the
doctor's directions.
After
The Show
The popularity of our hot drinks
on eold days almost equals that
of our cold drinks on hot days.
A enp of our hot chocolate is a
treat you'll especially enjoy after
the show.
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DRUG COMPANY
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All Kinds of Weather
MR. P. VINC1GUEKHA
Exposure to the elements has
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catching cold, or more serious ail
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to complete out-door work. On these
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the taking of Duffy's Pure Malt
Whiskey as directed is a preventative
of disease." Patsey Vinciguerra,
(Contractor), Rockaway Road,
Jamaica, N. Y.
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