THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: DECEMBER 10, 1916.
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NOVEMBER CIRCULATION
55,483 Daily-Sunday 50,037
Dwight Williams, circulation manager of The Bee
raaitehing eompanr, being dulr ' sworn, cars tnst toe
average circulation for the month of November, 1010, was
, daily and 6O.0J7 Sunday.
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Phineas Barnum'o cenous of fooldom falls
short of modern requirements.
The Yale-Harvard battle score, revised at the
box office, totals $140,000. An educational world
record.
Richard III offered his kingdom for a horse
and fonnd bo traders. Wild horse dealers had
not yet arrived.
Flowers for the victors in Roumania, flight
for the conquered. In war as in peace, success
gets the applause. .
Prohibition of smoking in railroad headquar
ters implies a grade of tobacco beneath the dig
nity of railroad prosperity. x
Among thoughtful friends of the cause, the
suffrage incident in congress appears as yellow
as the banner. Let It go at that -
: In the revered days of circuit riding the
preacher-missionary measured a horse by the
feel, nof by a picture, and rarely got string.
t , 1 : v '
Hotel keepers in England have reduced their
menus by half. A proportionate redaction in J.
Bull's imposing front is a matter of time.
The pressure of public opinion, cohesive and
rightly directed, turns s price balloon into a life
less rag. The process consists in letting the bag
exhaust the gas.
Pancho Villa must be credited with good
business judgment , His retirement from Chi
huahua and Parral with all the movable loot
gives the residents time to stock up for another
call. v " '. . '
In spite of the torrent of talk and threats
hurled against price boosters, the doughnut
serenely maintains it poise among the top
notchers. The inventor of the confection con
trived the simplest of methods of overcoming
wind pressure.
' :
The first families of the land have overcome
the btight of early contact with the whites and
are increasing in number. That which their
fathers' feared and fought enriched the children
and taught them to imitate and enjoy the better
tide of civilisation.
, Nearly one-fourth of the 150,000 National
Guardsmen called to the Mexican border refused
to take the dual oath to uphold state and federal
authority. The showing supplies an accurate
census of militiamen who regard soldiering as a
social diversion. '
,' No doubt the railroad corporations made due
note of the fact that Justice Brandeis delivered
the decision sustaining the water competition cut
rate contention of the transcontinental railroads.
The judge's reputation as a broad and just man
fairly bulges at headquarters.
, - Federal Food and Fuel Inquiry.
The machinery of investigation set in motion
by the federal government promises an early an
swer to the charge of speculative collusion in
boosting the prices of food and fuel. The inquiry
covers the principal cities where exorbitant prices
are producing actual distress. In no city is there
an actual shortage of food or fuel. Everywhere
warehouses are loaded with food products, and
in many instances where people are squeezed by
unheard-of fuel prices miles of cars loaded with
coal cumber railroad yards. The very abundance
of these necessaries, and the manner in which
they are. doled out, indicate speculative manipu
lation if not collusion to squeeze the consumer.
Definite charges of speculative control have
ben made by officials of state and city food de
partments. These furnish a ready foundation for
the federal inquiry. Its greater scope, ample re
sources and power of reach insure results that
are not possible through local machinery. Com
paratively few instances pointing openly toward
collusive conspiracy have yet come to notice.
That many will be brought to light by judicial
inquiry ia not to be doubted. Out of a mass of
general charges one specific instance comes from
Denver, supported by dates and details of condi
tion observed by a labor union committee last
month.
The published report of this' body shows that
while potatoes bring from $2.90 to $3.15 a bushel
in Denver, fifty-five cars of potatoes were allowed
to freeze, in the railroad yards in Denver and
Greeley, and 10,000 bushels rotted in the fields.
In the potato-raising districts appeals for cars
to ship to market passed unheeded on the plea of
car shortage, and at the same time 675 "bad
order" cars were counted in the Denver yards,
no effort being made to place them in working
order. Similarly the perishable fruit districts
clamored in vain for refrigerator cars, while the
investigators found forty-four such cars standing
'r the yards loaded with hay and cement. These
conditions convinced the committee "that the
only shortages in cars and commodities that exist
are occasioned by an apparent collusion between
the the uiddlemar.." ..
Volunteers and Military Training.
General Hugh Scott's report that the volun
teer system has failed, so far as supplying the
United States with an army is concerned, did not
surprise any who has watched the course of
proceedings. It haa never been a success, de
spite the enthusiastic assertions of the "patriots"
who joyously prattle about millions springing to
arms between sunrise and sunset. The syestm
was given a fair trial last summer,' when Presi
dent Wilson called out the National Guard for
border duty, and for what might very easily
have become war service. It was a preliminary
step towards a much more serious mobilization
of the nation's defensive force. Not only did the
War department itself sag under the load sud
denly thrust upon it by the president, but the
volunteer system gave way absolutely. From
Nebraska and other states only skeleton regi
ments were sent where war strength was asked
for, but no amount of persuasion was effective in
bringing in the numbers needed to fill the ranks.
The same thing ia true of the regular army. Addi
tional forces provided for by the new army law
have not been supplied, and the authorities now
despair of getting them.
Two reasons may be ascribed for this. First,
perhaps, and of least importance, is the aversion
to war as such, the devotion to peace, which has
engendered a mistaken notion that unreadiness
is a guarantee against disturbance. China af
fords a splendid example of the fallacy of this
notion. It is easily dissipated. Second, and far
more serious, is the unwillingness of the young
men of today to subject themelves to reasonable
discipline. This is not confined to objection to
military service, but is manifest in almost every
walk of life. Oar youth are impatient of re
straint rejoicing in what they denominate free
dom, which is seldom less than careless devotion
to undirected wastage of energy. These marvel
at their failure to soccced to their fullest desire,
although the cause may be found in their own
inaptitude for continuous and well planned pur
suit of a' definite purpose.
Whether we are to prepare for war or not if
our country is to hold its place and lead other
nations in the march of progress, its young men
and young women must be taught the value of
discipline, of orderly actios, and respect for au
thority. In peace, no less than in war, this must
be habitual, and not spasmodic, or the greatest
good can. not be accomplished.
Shorter Industrial Week.
Among reports submitted to the session of the
Federated Council of the Churches of Christ, now
Meeting at St Louis, is one that proposes a five
day industrial week. This s put forward on
purely religious ground, the thought behind it
being that people do not attend church on the
seventh day because they are to exhausted by
their operations of the six thst they find their
minds turned to rest and pleasure rather than
to worship on the day off. To remedy this, it is
suggested the workers be given one day free for
recreation, that they may have nothing to inter
fere with religious devotion on the seventh day.
While the proposal may seem novel to some, it
is not entirely new; the Saturday half-holiday has
bees introduced Into many of the branches of
industry in the United States, while in some coun
tries, Canada, for example, it is universal,
Through this it is sought to give the workers full
opportunity for recreation without interfering
with the sanctity of the Lord's day. Some differ
ence of opinion . will arise as to what sort of
observance is proper for the day given over to
religion exclusively. At present it is marked by
wide variety ,; of doings, something, being
afforded for every taste or inclination. No mat
ter what the final action of the council may be, it
will take some time to adjust all our industrial
activities to a five-day schedule. '
, Bernhardt the Dauntless, ' s
What flhall we aav tn Sarah HmhmrAt
criDoled. worn hv nhvaical anrl mental e,iffrin
yet able to thrill and charm a great audience by
tne power oi ner art until its tears and cheers
minnrle? Thia wnnnVrfnf wAmin kjtwatt I, i
gagement of three weeks at the Empire theater
in New York last Monday sight, and the Times
of that city says: ' - i
It was such a gallant performance in one
sense the most wonderful performance, prob
ably, that Mme. Bernhardt had ever .given in
a theater in New York. It was inspiriting.
Though you be in the Slough of Despond, '
you forget your bundles and trudge on your
way a little better for having aeen her. It
may not be the Divine Sarah at the Empire
now. Certainly it is the Dauntless Sarah.
Annals of art do not diartiue a naralll ,n tUte
wonderful woman. We mav farcer that
French in every fiber, when it comes to her na
tionality, tor we know she is universal in her art.
Omaha has manv nltaaanr rrrtrtlne A( k..
among them that of a hot Sunday night in June,
wnen sne was midway in the most remarkable
flight an artist ever made. She atnnH nn tk .,.
at the Brandeis theater, supporting herself by
holding to a chair, or touching the arm of one of
her company, for she was suffering from the ef
fects of the injury, sustained on that tour, and
which later cost her right leg, but in spite of bod
ily misery she poured forth in resistless resonance
the poetry of Rostand, breathing the spirit
France that took her into the trenches, and that
brings her to America now in quest of a means
to provide comfort for the soldiers of her coun
try. Art is neutral, as it is universal, and even
the most nmnniinriH nniwnMt f 17 :il
r . . . . i n ii. vl , isuu Will
honor Bernhardt, divine as well as dauntless.
Wooster on Legislative Practice.
Our old friend? "Charlie" Wnoater ! is.
ten for The Bee a disquisition on legislative nne.
tice that is well worth reading, particularly be
cause ot tne recommendations he makes. This
is in line with the stand taken bv The Bee vears
ago, when it called attention to the fact that
tne powers ot our governor are so restricted that
he is not able to give the state his heat
As the executive officer of the state, fully aware
ot its needs, he is, or should be, better qualified
than any to indicate what new laws are rennirerf
for the advancement of public interests. Under the
tnrec-cornered system of government, with its
"checks and balances." the legislature ia nVr,rivi4
of most of the help the governor might afford in
its oiscnarge of its duty. The executive can rec
ommend and in certain contingencies may origi
nate measures. As a rule his recommendations
get little, heed, and his power to originate a meas
ure is so seldom invoked that it is all but forgot
ten. The will of the oeoDle would lose little if
anything, were it guided by experience, while the
public service might be greatly imnrnvrrf if l.o-
islation was more a process of well-reasoned
consideration and less of log-rolling.
By Victor
'THROUGH my old friend, Jonathan Edwards.
- I have come into temporary possession of
two most .interesting specimens of early Omaha
journalism: One is a 60-year-old copy of the,
X' I 1 Tl . a ... . 1 - So -1
i'cuiwui xjciuucrai ana inc omcr is a jo-ycar-uiu
copy of the Nebraska Republican. These papers
belong to Rufus P. Smith, whose father, one of
Omaha's earliest pioneers, preserved them. The
Nebraska Democrat is imprinted "Volume I, No.
18. ' and dated November 6, 1856 and the Nebraska
Republican bears the .first serial number of the
first volume and is dated May 5, 1858. Both of
the papers are weekly issues and presumably with
strong party bent. There may be other copies
of these newspapers extant but if so, I have
never had my attention called to them.
According to the histories, Omaha boasted
two or three newspapers (usually printed in
Council Bluffs) before the Democrat made its
debut which, however, is evidently a real Ne
braska product for it, itself, tells us that it is
"published every Thursday morning at Omaha
City, Nebraska Territory, by Hadley D. Johnson,
territorial rnnter, umce corner Harney and
Twelfth Sts. Entrance on Twelfth St.' The
Democrat also proclaims as a slogan, "Devoted
to the principles of the democratic party and the
diffusion of useful knowledge," just as if these
antagonistic functions could be joined together
and be performed simultaneously. As might be
naturally inferred, world news, out in a prairie
ooraer town Daclc in 1850, seems to be a mighty
scarce article and the most informing features
are to be found in the advertising columns, whose
patrons are divided about half and half as be
tween Omaha and Council Bluffs. One advertis
ing "card" pictures the attractions of the "City
Hotel, corner 11th & Harney Sts., E. V. Smith,
proprietor," as follows:
"The proprietor of the well known Tavern
stand respectfully announces to the public that
he is still 'on hand' at the above house pre
pared to accommodate all who may favor him
with their patronage in such a manner as he
hopes will give entire satisfaction. His table
is supplied with the best edibles to be obtained
on this market. His stable is well supplied
with hay, corn and oats and is attended by
careful and attentive ostlers. Please call and
try for yourself"
Still another oroelamation is made on behalf
of the "Deer" livery stable in this language: j
rucnara rvimoai, proprietor, would say to
all to whom these presents shall come, greeting:
That he still continues to keep horses and car
riages to let on reasonable terms. Although
he is not prepared to say that, in speed, his
horses will outstrip the native deer, yet be in
tends at all times to keep such teams as will
put his customers 'over the road' in the short
est possible space of time consistent with their
safety and that, too, without the necessity of
'working their passage.' Call at his stable in
Omaha City opposite the postoffice." '
The most pretentious7 announcement in the
yaper of an Omaha firm is that of 'Tootle and
ackson," telling of a full stock of fall and winter
goods, which run the gamut of dry goods, grocer
ies, Doots ana shoes, Boston clothing, furniture
(the only one in Omaha), caroeting. drugs, nine
doors, window sash, carpenters' tools, black
smiths' tools, paints, oils, nails and glass, and
concludes, "therefore, give us a call and, while
here, don't forget, Ladies, to call for those-fancy
late style silk bonnets right from New York."
Another enterprising merchant shows how he
keeps up with the times by a reflex of the recent
election in the heading of his announcement:
Election Returnsl Both sides ahead! The Union
safe! 10,000 boots and shoes at the boot and
shoe store of W. H. Stark & Co on Farnam St
opposite the Western Exchange Bank building."
From the editorial nen wielded, even in those
early days, by the gifted Mr. Johnson, we can
learn 6f some things still of advantage to Omaha.
His principal article gives notice "that we have
right here on the bank of the Missouri river one
of the largest and most desirable mineral springs
to oe iouno anywnere, desirable on account of the
medicinal qualities of the water rising up in so
great abundance from its fountain. We hone the
enterprising proprietors of Saratoga will lose no
time in suDmiiiing a sample ot the water to
some scientist in order to be able to publish to
the world the true quality of this invaluable
water, as we are satisfied all that ia wanteH to
make this city and vicinity. the greatest western
resort for invalids and others seeking a healing
balsam, is a knowledge of its properties."
Expatiating again on the health of Nebraska,
he confides: "We are glad to be able to state,
for the information of all concerned, that the gen
eral health of this territory has been for thia
year as good and usual and that is very good. We
have never been in a country where so little sick
ness prevails."
The value of the Missouri river as an asset
to the city is not overlooked, for comparison is
made with the Ohio and the Mississippi, with this
conclusion: "Although the Missouri has hereto
fore been looked upon as a hard one to navigate,
we are led to believe it will in time prove to be
the equal of either of the former and all we need
is a development of the resources ot the Missouri
valley to demonstrate that fact. The Missouri
valley is the best on the continent and the Mis
souri river a great and lasting thoroughfare."
The other paper, the Republican, although the
very first issue and a bigger sheet, presented less
varied contents, being' devoted largely to fiction
and miscellaneous reprint, with few local allusions
and scarcely anything in the way of news reports
of more than passing) moment. Both these early
newspaper, however, reopened a subject which 1
discussed in this column not long ago, namely
the correct spelling of "Farnam street" for the
name is spelled with an "h" where it appears in
advertisements in each of them. I am still asking
myself why. if Farnam street was named after a
then living financier of note, as it doubtless was
the misspelling of the name, which continued for
so many years, should not have been caught at
the start and corrected at once.
People and Evenjg
The man who cornered 72,000,000 eggs in
Chicago is looking far a chance to let go without
cracking the shells.
Smarting under the sting of the mitten handed
him by Miss Lena Balboa, "the most beautiful
woman at the San Francisco exposition," a Phila
delphia beau is suing for the return of money and
diamonds given her while they were engaged to
marry. Miss Balboa denies the engagement and
the money, but the diamond jewelry looks good
enough to keep. -
A move is "on to make gun-toting in Missouri
less comfortable for the toters. The chief of
detectives of St. Louis proposes a bill for a state
law making the purchase of weapons difficult and
the tracing of ownership of weapons easy. Regu
lation and restriction is desirable and makes for
safety, but while importations are possible local
laws will not endanger the crook's hip-pocket
bulge.
Charley Chaplin isn't jn the same class with
Henry S. Chapman as a popular hero in Cleve
land. Society placed the laurels on Henry's
broW as he pulled down a verdict for $412,000
against a motor company as commissions on war
orders. A score of demure maids of varying age
formally expressed a willingness to help him
spend the money and one shy miss of 19 whis
pered on pink stationery: "I can picture myself
all bundled up in your arms and it would mean,
oh. so much to me. I make delicious lemon pie
and my grape juice can't be beat." . Can a man
with a heart pass up that appeal?
flOHAV
Thought Nugget for the Day.
Age is opportunity no leas
Than youth Itself, though in another
dress.
And aa the evening twilight fades
away
The sky is filled with stars, invisible
by days. Longfellow,
One Year Ago Today in the War.
Germany recalled Captains Boy-Ed
ana von fapen.
Germans driven beyond ridge of St.
Houpiet in Champagne.
Paris announced French and Brit
Ish- retreat to new line on Bojlnln
river, repulsing Bulgarian attacks.
American relations with Austria re
ported near breaking point over kill
lng of Americana on the Ancona.
In Omaha Thirty Years Ago.
George Helmrod has received the
final documents signed in formal
manner by Fowler Bros., by which the
latter secure the lease to one of Mr.
Melmrod's stores on Sixteenth near
Webstetr.
Officer Michael Dempsey is passing
arouna tne cigars, lie has Just re-
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celved 150, the reward for a horse
thief whom he captured on July 9,
last ., '
Frank Anderson, the Union Pacific
pitcher of last season, was married to
Miss Anna Berg by Rev. Bherrlll. The
young couple have taken up house
keeping at the corner of Thirteenth
and Howard and it la stated that he
will be among the league team for
next year.
A match haa been arranged between
Sam Stevenson and William Dickin
son to ngnt ror the lightweight chani'
plonshlp of Nebraska. Jim Douglas
Is backing Dickenson and Ed Rothery
Is backing Stevenson. The stakes will
be $260 a side.
Arthur M. Pinto has returned from
Florence, Wia, with his bride, nee
Miss Nellie Fisher. Mr. and Mrs.
Pinto will make their future residence
In this city. ,
Frank Oleson, one of the local foroe
of letter carriers, Is away from work
this week on a honeymoon, part of
which time he Is utilizing in putting
his new home on Bristol street Into
shape. He was married last Saturday
mem iu mins t-rme strum.
Postmaster Coutant haa served no.
tice upon the superintendent of the
mail wagons wnicn carry the mail to
and from the postofflce and depots in
this city that it will be necessary to
aaa another wagon to" the number
now in use.
This Day tn History.
1813 Burning of the village of
Newark, Canada, by the Americans
under General McClure, who was se
verely censured, and Fort George
evacuated.
IS 14 Commodore Enoch Parrott,
U. S. N., who distinguished himself In
the Mexican and civil wars, born at
Portsmouth, N. H. Died in New York
City, May 10, 1879.
1817 Mississippi admitted Into the
union.
1824 Lafayette was welcomed to
the house of representatives, In an ad
dress by Speaker Clay. , .
1865 Leopold 1, first king of the
Belgians, died. Born December 16.
1790.
1870 German, parliament in an ad
dress requested king of Prussia to
become German emperor.
1878 Marshal Bstzaine found guil
ty (for surrendering Meta toNhe Oer
mans) and sentenced to death.
1877 Osman Pasha and army at
Plevna surrendered to the Russians
after a siege of five months.
1889 Malletoa was reinstated as
King of Samoa, with the assent of the
foreign powers.
1899 The British under General
Getacre were led into a Boer ambus
cade near Stormberg Junction and
lost 1,000 men.
1902 Assouan dam in Egypt in
augurated by the Duke and Duchess
of Connaught.
1915 Fire destroyed the munitions
manufacturing town of Hopewell, Va.
The Day We Celebrate. '
Charles A. Goss of the law firm of
Swltsler, Goss A Switzler, was ..born
December 10, 1863, at Edenburg O
He la a graduate of Mount Union col
lege. He served a term in the legis
lature and was also United States at
torney for the distric; of Nebraska
for one term.
John S. Helgren. cashier of the
Guaranty Fund Life association. Is
60. He was born In Hannas, Sweden,
coming to this country when 14 years
of age. He is something of a musi
cian and composer and Is conductor
of the Emanuel church choir.
Edward P. Boyer, manager of the
Boyer-Van Kurcn Lumber and Coal
company, is 37. years old today. He
Is a native son of Omaha ami has been
In his present position since 1896
I'rlnce Philippe Marie Alphonso de
Bourbon, who recently married Prin
cess Marie of Orleans, born at Cannes
thirty-one years apo today'.
Countess of Warwick, one of the
most beautiful and versatile women
of the English nobllitv, born tlfty-Bve
years ago today.
Thomas P. Gore, United Stales sena
tor from Oklahoma, born in Webster
county, Miss., forty-six years ago to
day. Asle J. Oonna. United Stales sena
tor from North Dakota, born at Elka
dor, la., fifty-eight years ago today,
Jouelt Shouse, representative In
' "J me seventh. Kansas dis
trict, horn in Woodford county, Ken
tucky, thirty-seven years ago today.
James H. Johnston, outfielder of the
Brooklyn National league base ball
team, born at Cleveland, Tenn., twenty-seven
years ago today.
Storycuo of the Day.
When Lieutenant Hearst was pro
moted he reported for duty to the
commanding officer of a western post
His superior officer treated him coolly.
Young man." he sold, "I have a letter
from your former colonel down In
Texas and he tells me that, although
efficient, you have a weakness for bet
ting. I'm opposed to betting. I
won t stand for It In this regiment
sir, do you understand? You could
not hire me to make a bet. What do
you bet about anyway?"
"Colonel, I'll bet you anything."
said the youngster. "I'll bet you 125
now that you have a scar on your left
shoulder."
"What, sir?" said the colonel. "I ll
take that bet." off came the blouse,
then the shirt then the undershirt
and the lieutenant lost the bet.
Then the commander admonished
the lieutenant, and afterward wrote
the following letter to the colonel In
Texas:
"Just as' you said. This youngster
was not In my office two minutes be
fore he bet me $25 I had a scar on mv
left shoulder. Of course, he lost, but
I hope he will be benefited by the
experience."
And then came the answer which
said: "The youngster was right. Be
fore he left this post ha bet me $100
that he would have your shirt off five
minutes after he met you." New
York Tlmea
AROUND THE CITIES.
Savannah has decided to blow itself for a
municipal auditorium.
Chicago Is about to launch a free dis
pensary for eats and dogs.
Denver diverts attention from the prevail
ing drouth by giving free concerts in Hs
auditorium.
Milwaukee's eight-hour law for city em
ployes is pronounced valid by the state su
preme court.
New York employs sixteen mammoth
tracvora and trailers in the collection of its
rubbish and garbage.
New York Citv has the largest electrical
sign In the world. It Is 261 feet long and
contains 8,(16 lamps.
Detroit figures that a million-dollar tech
nical school is a proper education! invest
ment and Is going to it.
1 Trenton, N. J., and Savannah, Ga., are
rival elaimants for the distinction ot being
the cleanest city in the country.
A rubbish collector at Grand Rapids,
Mich., corrals a bunch of side monev bv
having the brass and steel from discarded
corsets. ,
Chicago and the rest of Cook county as
sessors report personal property valued for
tax purposes at 1218,180,000, a boost of
IS.000,000 in a rear.
The two Kansas Cities and a large slice
af Kansas are putting out vast quantities
of vocal gas In courts and otherwise in an
effort to forca natural gas vendors to speed
DP the supply. The latter is perfectly will,
lng to do business, provided a higher price
Is paid and the local distributing com
panies fork over the price. Money makes
the gas go.
Chicago looks forward with renewed glee
to the prospect of diminishing the smoke)
smudge on the Lake front. The Illinois
Central promises to electrify all its subur
ban trains within Sve years, leaving only
through train loeomotives to smear the
scenery with bituminous cloud effects. In
the off oorner, however, harbor boats and
steamers retain the privilege of throwing
copious daubs of soot along the skyline.
The Bureau of Vital Statistics of the
new York Board of Health calmly records
a greater slaughter of the common enemy
man an toe wars of recorded history. A
general fresh air drive pressed throughout
me - open Window Week," the bureau fig
ures, exterminated 826,407,861.423.772 dis
ease germs. Every one was counted, insuring
a rare degrea of accuracy in a department
peciaiixmt more or less on dead things.
no pessimist has shown enough nerve to
aemana a recount.
DOMESTIC PLEASANTRIES.
"The law ssvs that a man must be tried1
by a Jury of his pears, doesn't It?"
"Yes; what of it f"
"Thrn must a man of sense necessarily
be tried by a Jury of "coppers V " Balti
more American.
Hub (with newspaper) I see that the
French have gained 200 meters from the
enemy.
Wile Two hundred meters! I suppose
the Oermans mads anotttsr of their gas
attacks. Boston Globe.
"I am In an embarrassing situation,1 de
clared Judge Flubdub, ex-member of con
gress. "HoWs that. Judge t"
"Here I am called upon to try to maka
sense out of a law that I framed myself."
Louisville Courier-Journal.
"I have been spoken of aa a logical can
didate for the legislature."
"Never mind!" consolingly said J. Fuller
Gloom. "People will talk, you know."
Judge.
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TO HE M ABAS
IN THE WORLD OF INDUSTRY
Bolivia lg prodacin about on a-third of
toe world's output of tin.
The flrtt attempt to manufaetar Iron in
America was in Virginia in 1619.
About M26.000 men are employed tn the
mines and oil fields of the United States.
North Carolina now leads all the states in
the manufacture of smoking and chewing
tooaeco. ,
A molasses storage tank with a capacity
of 1,220,000 gallons is being constructed in
Mobile.
Many of the so-called "silk- stockings
now on the market contain artificial silk
made from wood.
A permanent apple warehouse has been
built in Seattle with a storage capacity of
iuu.uvu ooxea or apples.
As a 'step toward "safety first" the flood
light has been adopted for use in many rail
road yards for use at nig-ht.
Between three and fonr billion tins of
food preserved in tin cans are consumed in
the United States each year. i
Anthracite coal, mined chiefly in Penn
sylvania, was first nsed as fuel by two Con
necticut blacksmiths in 17C8-69.
Bench cabinet makers use charcoal in
polishing wood to give it a dead blaek color
and present an appearance of ebony.
The labor question has been giving seri
ous trouble recently to the French and
American mining companies in Korea
Within the last year the Delaware shm-
yards have supplanted the famed Newcastle
district of England as the sbipbufldinc cen
ter of the world.
Powder for munitions or bias tins. . disin
fectants for protection against contaarions
diseases, and artificial silk for clothing are
among the products obtained in whole or
in part from wood.
The state of California has made it un
lawful for a workman not to use goggles
in foundries, grinding and polishing rooms,
workshops, etc. The employers are held re
sponsible for not furnishing goggles to their
employes.
Within the last few months fifty steam
ships and sailing vessels laden with cargoes
for all parts of the world cleared from
the new port of Orange Tex where a year
ago a deep-craft ship had never been seen,
and now Orange has come to the front as
a shipbuilding center by launching the larg- j
est vessel ever built south of Baltimore.
Wife (at midnight) John, there's a bur
glar In the house. He's coming up the
front stairs.
Hub Then well go down the back Staira.
There's no need of our being crowded whsif"
there's plenty of room. Boston TranaoripC
Teacher If a man gets four dollars for
working eight hours a day, what would ha
get if be worked tan hours a day?
JohnnyTen hours a dayt He'd get a'
call-down from de union. Century.
Mrs. Crawford Her mother slaved all hern
life In order to give her an education.
Mrs. Crabehaw Now she's turned around I
and Is trying to educate her mother. Life,
PREDESTINATION.
Edgar A. Guest In Detroit Free Press.
Somewhere upon a shelf now Ilea
A shirt that's just about my else.
Ano twined around a' button twice
There is a tag that shows the price.
I do not know whose hands have toiled
Upon this shirt; whose fingers soiled
The calico of which it's made.
Nor how much for the work waa paid.
I cannot with assurance say
If it Is modest, loud or gay.
'Tis one of thousands of Its kind
That wait some loving.-eye to find.
And this one shirt, upon a shelf,
That I might never buy myself,
Is destine, mine at last to be
And hang upon our Christmas tree.
Somewhere to catch a friendly eye
Within a store there hangs a tie;
And, somehow, now I live In dread.
This piece of neckwear's fiery red;
Thousands will see It flaunting there,
But only one will count it fair;
Tea. only one will count It fine,
And she will be a friend of mine.
I cannot tell just what she'll see
In It to make her think of me.
But once she looks upon that tie,
To me her gentle thoughts will fly.
A thing like that, she will not care.
A thing like that, she will not care.
On C'brtfitmaa day, by every sign,
That He's predestined to be mine.
Somewhere there Ilea a pretty box
That holds suspenders, scarf and aoeka.
And, oh, I shudder when I think
The color scheme of them Is pink.
Because I know on Christmas day
That outfit's bound to come my way.
I am as sure as I can be
That certain box will fall to me.
Though many will their beauty view,
Those pink forget-me-nots, or iblue,
Surpassing all that ever bloomed.
To be my Christmas gift 'are doomed.
In fancy now I plainly see
The gifts that fate selects for me
The Drug Stores of
the Christmas Spirit
A pleasure to give a joy to re
ceive are these useful and prac
tical rifts.
Visit our great drug; stores of
the Christmas Spirit they are
filled to overflowing with gifts
that will please anyone.
Come in today and see for yovr
self. A splendid and complete assort
ment of holiday goods, for both
men and women, at very reason
able prices.
Before makinpr up your, Christ
mas gift list drop m and look over
our wonderful stock. "You can
save time and money.'
SHERMAN & McCONNELL
DRUG COMPANY
Four Good Drug Stores,
XiW SHOPPER-
BUY PROTECTION FOR. THE LOVED ONES4
EARLY - BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE .
QINS DOUGLAS 1117 NO CHftRGE FOB EKPLAHATION
O.T. YATES. SECRETARY W.A.FRASER, PRESIDENT.
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To FLORIDA
THE LAND OF SUNSHINE
Most easily reached
VIA
ILLINOIS CENTRAL
Seminole Limited Route
Equipment Consists of Sun Parlor, Club, Observation, Drawing
room and Compartment Sleeping Cars of the latest design.
Winter Excursion tickets on sale daily, good returning until
June 1st, 1917. Stopovers permitted at practically
any point desired within limit of ticket.
Tickets tan be purchased to any and all points desired.
For sleeping car reservations, tickets, literature, etc , call at
407 South 16th Street or write the undersigned.
S. NORTH
District Passenger Ajent
Phono Douglas 264.
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