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THE1 OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: FEBRUARY 25. 1917.
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: Qear the track (or the Auto Show I
Hardships encounter no trouble in getting by
the submarine Blockade.
1 What! A shortage in autoi? Heaven forfendl
The nation has troubles enough. ,
; Looks as if a little more teamwork on the
part of onr Douglas delegation is what is needed,
v. No matter what else happens to change his
Blind, the inauguration will be pulled oil on sched
ulerime. .
Marten oavtl rarely thrill folks' who must
Brest In a 1,500-mfle 'excursion ticket to glimp
a real warship.
President Griffin of the - Chicago Board of
Trade supplies a passing resemblance of a cer.
tain bird that talked too much.
' At that the fire insurance ..companies have
not lost money on business done in Omaha, tak
ing any reasonable period Into consideration. .
,' Food shortages in the warring countries under
score the truth of history. The people who have
least to do with war making suffer most from it
Besides cutting huge holes in the shipping ton
nage of Great Britain, the U-boats demonstrate
their efficiency In making American shipping hug
the home ports, . 4
Some careless critics accuse Missouri's junior
senator of "passing the buck" to the dry belt.
Not at all. The Reed rider merely switches wet
jtigs from dry borders. 1 j
v Perhaps if the streets were not so freely used
for parking autos that should be put up in garages
the auto thieves would not find the booty so
tempting- nor the job so easy to pull off. ,
I Governor Neville is entitled to at least one
credit mark he has not once, since his inaugural,
called the two houses of the lecrialatur) tneth
at joint session in order that he might address
them.- v ''-,.
; Some of the home guard warriors of Germany
picture Ambassador Gerard as a bold, bad man.
It is a mystery how the warriors restrsined them
selves until the ambassador got out of sight and
hearing.
Enos Mills says we eat too much, referring,
of course, to the aggregate of mundane mortal).
He might have added that. Americans waste
enough to feed all the rest of the world that goes
hungry. -.,. , , . , ,
:. If anyone can tell even now, what inquiries
or prosecutions started by the' grand jury could
not just as well have been done by , the county
attorney without a grand jury he must have some
inside dope of which the public is not aware.
' New York authorities will try to' popularise
rice for the daily menu.. If they would limit the
consumption and advertise rice as a delicacy, in
stead of emphasizing its cheapness and nourish
ing qualities, they would make a "go" of it a great
deal faster,..
Austrian royalty bows to the restrains of ne
cessity and example by living on the fare com
mon among the people. Had royalty exercised
like restraint following the tragedy at Sarajevo
but what's the use? Hindsight loses its grip
In a. deluge of blood. '' " " "" , .
. Some of the Cubans work steadily at politics,
others work the tourists. The difficulty of mak
ing 50-50 split of the loot no doubt prompts the
reach for the machete and the gun. Should the
Cubans provoke another spanking the spankers
may conclude to stay on the job permanently.
V Pensions for Aged Clergymen.
The Episcopalians are the first of the church
bodies in this country to complete the minimum
sum needed as an endowment fund to sustain a
pension system for aged and infirm clergymen.
Last Sunday country-wide pledges carried the
fund well over $5,000,000, bringing to a gratifying
close a movement conducted with business-like
efficiency by Bishop Lawrence of Massachusetts.
Under the proposed pension system clergymen re
tired for age or ill-health receiv a fixed per
centage of their total salary, the amount increas
ing in proportion to length of service. .
Other denominations are pressing for com
pletion of like pension funds. The Methodists
propose an endowment of $15,000,000, of which
about one-half is subscribed. Presbyterians re
port three-fifths of their $10,000,000 fund in tight;
the Congregationalists are raising $3,000,000 arid
the Baptists $2,000,000. These sums Impose no
great burden on the membership of the churches
interested. : They have grown and prospered
with he country and extended their activities in
many directions. It is a notorious fact that very
. few of the. clergy , share, in material prosperity.
Many and varied are the calls on their meager
stipends, and heart and vocation alike forbid re
fusal in worthy eases., Personally unable to make
provision for the Inevitable 'waning5 years or for
shattered health, that -duty properly becomes the
first obligation of thecliUitli, There is no reason
l,to doubt that the membership, properly impressed
with its duty, will rue to the occasion and fulfill
the obligation. ,' , .
Omaha's Automobile Show. "
On tomorrow the automobile dealers of
Omaha will open their twelfth annual ihow, in
viting inspection of the cars and providing most
substantial proof of progress made in the twelve
month since the last exposition of the kind. This
event is one of the really important incidents in
the city's program of the year. From whstever
angle it may be viewed, the automobile industry
is impressive. That it has sprung from nothing
to a business of more than a billion dollars an
nually since the beginning of the century is not
the least marvelous feature of the world's his
tory. This astounding growth is due to the serv
iceability of the self-propelled vehicle, and its
facile adaptability for all uses. To enumerate
the types and purposes of the various makes
would be to emulate Homer's catalogue 'of the
ships. No requirement of business or industry
goet unprovided for by the automobile builder.
Omaha's share in the marvelous business has
been great, and is destined to be grester. Enter
prising men, quick to see an opportunity, found
here unusual advantages for the sale and distribu
tion of their output, and today the automobile
trade is one of the chief fsctors in the city's life.
Thousands of cars are sold here each year, and
the business is steadily expanding. Established
firms are increasing their capacity, and new ones
are pushing in, while the demand for the ma
chine! is keeping just a little bit ahead of the
ability to furnish cars. , ' ,
The promise of the show this week is expan
sive, for it is set out thst every type of car and
every known and classified accessory or bit of
equipment is to be on display. This ought to
make such an attractive display that the Audi
torium wilt be crowded with interested visitors
all the time. At any rate, no city can fail that has
so many energetic men engaged in pushing its
trade and extending its influence as are devoting
their time to the automobile Industry here.
Art at the Theater.
Mr. Stuart Walker is reaping golden reward
for the faith he had in the belief that the Ameri
can public still is willing to pstronlie the theater
at which only art in its better sense is set forth.
His years of preparation for his present work
were spent in the very hottest center of the com
mercialized theater, and the successes he noted
were those that were made with only the box
office in view. . From this school he sallied forth,
the apostle of a message, and with an idea that
gave him no rest. New York, Chicago and other
centers of population have welcomed him, and
the success his venture has met almost convinces
the observer that the American public is witling
to give attention to a player whose appeal rests
on the actor's art and not on the scene buildy's
craft The Drama League of America has in con
siderable degree revived the waning light of the
stage, and thus has served beyond its expecta
tions. Perhaps It is too soon for the full rein
statement of the theater in its rightful place In
our social scheme, but "The Gods of the Moun
tain" inspire the hope thst all the people who
have crowded to see Mr. Walkenjs Portmanteau
Theater are not draWn thither merely inspect
a novelty.
Not a Good Comparison.
Many times in recent years have we been told
that the American republic is traveling the same
road to 'the certain destruction that overtook the
Roman republic, ! Certain features of national life
teem to suggest parallels that invite comparison
and the dolorous conclusion that unless we mend
our ways we wilt forfeit our liberty and end our
days as did the Romans, under the despotic rule
of imperial tyrants. This resemblance is on the
surface only. If the discouraged brethren will
dig a little deeper they will find such a difference
in the genius and the ideals of the two republics
as may comfort and encourage them.
Perhaps the nearest approach between the his
tory of Rome and the experience of the United
States is the decay of the military spirit that
came with prosperity. Romans fought not only
to preserve their country, but to extend its -dominion.
With power came affluence and love of
luxurious ease, and a disinclination to serve as
soldiers, until, as the end of the empire ap
proached under Constantine, we find the Roman
citizens singing, "I did not raise my boy to be '
a soldier," while the populace, fed by the bounty
of the emperor, applauded. In seeking to enjoy
without wisely providing to protect their pros
perity, the Romans went down to ruin.
. This it the chief lesson America has to learn
from the history of Rome. Decadence incident
to idleness produced its lawful effect. Our repub
lic is founded on a conception of human rights
unknown to Rome, its Institutions and its per
manence resting on the equality of its citizenry.
Its life comprises barely an eighth of the span
compassed by the Romans in their growth, gran
deur and decline. In that time it has accomp
lished more of real good for humanity than Rome
did in its thousand years, and . its mission , is
scarcely more than entered upon, Proper devo
tion to that mission requires more than lip serv
ice from all citizens.
Rank of Our State University.
A late bulletin from the federal bureau of edu
cation presents in compact form an informing
variety of educational statistics compiled from
reports of state universities and state colleges for
the year ended June 30, 1916. They cover teach
ing staffs and salaries, student enrollment, in
come and endowments, property, and equipment
values and some changes in study courses of
ninety-one state-controlled schools tf higher edu
cation. It may be noted at the outset, M a sign
of the times, that fifty-eight of the ninety-one
Institutions embraced in the bulletin maintained
military dritt, and the Oregon university joined
the number, this year. . Nebraska university re
ported 772 students in military drill, ranking fif
teenth m number enrolled. In all but one respect
the state university makes an excellent compara
tive showing in the tables. The teaching staff
of 267 ranks ninth in the Jist, while the student
enrollment of 4,826 Is exceeded by only seven
other state-owned institutions The university's
working income of $1,417,208 for that year ranks
tenth. It stands eleventh in value of grounds,
Including farm, fourteenth in value of buildings,
and eighteenth in value of scientific equipment,
machinery and library. The latter rank is open
to improvement. - The average, however, affords
gratifying proof of the university's progress and
standing in the educational new world,'
The Omaha Commercial club has raised the
membership mark to 2,500. Ak-Sar-Ben hat
passed that line more than once and there is -no
good reason why the Commercial club should not
alto do it. Let everybody join who draws divi
dends out of Omaha's business prosperity!
Itr Vlntof Boorwofrr
ASA RESULT of this last week's fire.
ii. Omaha's business district shows the big
gest hole that has been burned in it for
a Ions time and the rebuilding-, as it comes about
is sure to make a most marked change in the
city's topography a'.d aspect. In the very early
days the block froi- fourteenth to Fifteenth fac
ing Douglas str'-st, , was an aggregation of
wooden stores and irame shacks, the first brick
building being on the second lot from the east
corner, probably Dart of it still remaining, me
Fourteenth street come.- was occ'uied by a big
barn-like building housing a drug store, sup
planted later bv the brick structure in which J.
A. Fuller conducted his drug business. There
was a hardware store to the west run by the
Dukes and about the center of the block was
Madame Hickman s famous Millinery Emporium,
that set the styles in headgear for all the women
or Omaha s most fashionable set of those days.
Of course, there was a saloon or two, a resturant,
and a few other shops, but no pretensions to
architectural achievement even comparable with
the uniform blocks on both Douglas and Farnam
below fourteenth until the Continental fcuilding
blossomed forth among the other acquisitions of
our hrst Room period. When originally erected
the Continental building was the pride 'of the city
and with the fine buildings on the three other cor
ners made Fifteenth and Douglas the real retail
center of Omaha, which prestige it long held. It
was just half way between the postoffice and the
opera house and it was the focus of nearly every
thing, especially the street corner meetings, circus
parades, and carriage traffic, for let it be remem
bered that Douglas was paved with smooth as
phalt all the time, while the rough granite blocks
on Farnam drove business away. I know, because
an uncle of mine had an office in the Continental
block, which I used to frequent when I wanted a
preferred perch in a corner street window.
My reference to "Captain Jack" Crawford, "the
poet scout," has brought me a letter from some
one who can speak about "Captain Jaqk" with au
thority, because intimately associated with him in
the early days of The Bee. The letter comes
from John H. Pierce, now at Oakland, Cal., who
signs himself again, "Ranger," as he did when he
was the Bees correspondent.
"Oakland, Cal., Feb. 20. My Dear Victor:
It is customary to minimize the services of pub
lic men and thereby the writer secures credit
for showing how fame is but a cobweb. 'Cap
tain Jack' Crawford, 'the poet scout,' is said to
be dying and 'Senator'' Sorensen brushes away
a long stretch of his years, devoted to removing
the bars to civilization by the words, 'He has
ever since been doinsr Chautauaua work.'
"During that time Crawford fought every
band of hostiles, and they were numerous, that
killed, raided and destroyed in the southwest
and at Fort Craig, N. M. He was not only chief
of scouts, but he was the chief business man
of the post,
"There is not in the War department a
shoulder strap to mark the chief of scouts, but
ft is a title, like wagon master, recognized
wherever the army uses either. Immediately
following the Custer campaign against the
Sioux, Captain Jack was where he could watch
the hostiles, who had fled to Canada. . His
headquarters were at Haraboo, B. C. When the
Klondyke was opening to civilization the
Alaska gold fields, Captain Jack was a pioneer
there,
"Sorensen is a noble Knight of Ak-Sar-Ben,
and when he dies I hope no one will shorten
his honorable record one item, and if they do I
will be glad to arise and cry hold. Yours for
the whole truth. "RANGER."
Alt this is very interesting, but so far as I
have yet heard, "Captain Jack" has not yet
"kicked the bucket," and it would be a welcome
irony of fate for him to pull himself together and
come back at his biographers with the true story
of his life.
I am moved to wonder if folks nowadays still
keep scrapbooks as repositories of things they
read and want to keep and refer to again. The
scrapbook habit ought to be inculcated in young
folks for they can draw big dividends of pleasure
and satisfaction out of it afterwards. For example
of what I say, read this memorandum that was
submitted to me not long ago by a friend en
gaged in newspaper work, who evidently reads
this column regularly :
"There is a peculiar fascination in browsing
through, old scrapbooks. Some time ago I was
given a volume of newspaper and magazine
clippings. The book was prepared by a woman
who lived for many years in St. Louis and who
died in Omaha a few years ago. It was only a
few days ago that I took time to peruse the
pages of this interesting book.
"Glancing hurriedly through the pages, I
noted some articles relating to the fate Robert
G. Ingersoll, another article by Ouida, a ser
mon by Rev. Dewitt Talmage and then I came
upon an article from The Sunday Bee, under
date line of Craig-y-Nos Castle, Ystradgyulais,
South Wales, June 27, 1891, signed by Victor
Rosewater. That article was pasted in the book
more than a quarter of a century ago.
"On another page is an illustrated article of
'Great Journalists,' including Joseph Medill,
George W. Childs, Murat Halstead, Charles A.
Dana and Henry Watterson. Which reminds me
that one of the early assignments I had when
beginning newspaper work was to meet Mr.
Halstead at the Union depot one cold night,
after the hour of midnight.. I recognized the
distinguished newspaper man when he alighted 4
from the train, told him. I was from The Bee '
and then directed him to the Paxton hotel. He
asked after the late Edward Rosewater, that I
can recall, but I do not remember anything of
. particular interest that he may have said in the
way of an interview," , '
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People and Events
It is said that John D. Rockefeller sends eggs'
daily to the men guarding his Pocantico estate,
but draws the line at free spud. '
Potatoes have reached the topnotch price of
$8 a barrel in various parts of Maine and farriers
occasionally trade a few barrels for limousines. '
. Of course there are no restraints in trade in
food products. Still, a New York market dealer
held back his oniona until he cleaned up $50,000.
' Holding hands isa form of social diversion
strictly taboo in Pittsburgh hotel lobbies. A
recent instance created such a stir that the man
in the oase called a minister, had the knot tied
on the spot and spurned an apology from the
house. ' . '. '
In an opinion delivered by the attorney gen
eral of New York state the. official holds that
remnants of the Shinnecock and Montauk tribes
must take Out naturalization papers to beiome
American citizens. To what foreign country they
wilt foreswear allegiance is a topic of-interest
among the first families. . .
Bala and Cynwyd are names imported from
the rocky vales of Wales to dignify two allied
suburbs of Philadelphia. ' Both illumine the local
map just now because the residents are deter
mined to break the spud combine by planting
potatoes on every vacant foot of ground there
abouts. Bala and Cynwyd set the right pace for
thrifty imitators. .....
New York and Vermont having agreed to dis
agree on a division of taxes on the Hetty Green
estate, the issue goes to the highest court. Testi
mony given in lower courts shows that Mrs.
Green used a variety of aliases at different resi
dences in New York, Jersey City and Brooklyn
and thus confounded beggars, peddlers and oth
ers of that ilk. Under these conditions tax asses
sors experienced great difficulty in securing an
introduction to the feminine Croesus.
Health Hint for the Day.
It ia best to eat what Is necessary
at meal times, but do not continually
take smacks between meals; very few
stomachs can stand that continual
strain of being always on the move.
One, Year Ago Today in the War.
British advanced their trenches
against Turks below Kut-el-Arnara.
Auatrlans reported defeat of Italians
and troops of Ess-ad Pasha near Dur
aszo. German assaults at Verdun resulted
In advance of from two to four miles
over a front of twenty miles.
In Omaha Thirty Yean Ago.
Mr. and Mrs. O. Stevenson gave
their little daughter, Ethel, a birthday
party at which twenty-flvs boya and
girls were present.
At the Pattl opera Adam Morrell
remarked: "Arditl's head is almost as
bald as mine that Is, if such a thing
is possible."' C. & Raymond Used up
Pattl's diamonds, while Dr. Werue de
serted his dental tools long enough to
sit enraptured while Pattl was sinning
admiring the beauty of the diva's
teeth.
Janitor Cooper of the exposition
building announced that he would just
as aoon hear John Prince sing his
cuckoo Bona- to an accordion accom
paniment as listen to "Galasei," while
W. O. Albright stated that Pattl would
make money if flhe would sell her
diamonds and Invest In South Omaha
property.
Miss Jessie Millard gave a dinner
party in honor of her guest, Mies
Weber of Rock Island. Among those
present were Misses Barber, Buatln.,
Knight, Allle Brown; Messrs. Muir,
Horbaoh, F. Hamilton, John Clarke,
Drake and J. H. Millard.
Mr. and Mrs. w. S. CurtlB enter
tained a small but convivial party at
dinner in honor of their guest, Mrs.
Stevens of St. Louis. Mr. and Mrs.
Stevens and Mr. and Mrs. Copeland
were present '
An e'nloyable card party took place
at the home of Colonel and Mrs. Hen
ry, In which the following guests par
ticipated: Messrs. and Mesdames J.
N. H. Patrick, Bennett, Webster, W.
V. Morse, Colpetzer, Gilbert, S. P.
Morse. Himebaugh. 8. T. Smith, Gen
eral and Mrs. Crook, Colonel and Mrs.
Hall and Dr. and Mrs. Jones.
This Day In III story.
174n Charles C. Pinckney, whom
the French directory refused to re
ceive as minister from the United
States, born at Charleston, S. C. Died
there, August IS, 1885.
1791 Bangor, Me., Incorporated.
1801 Samuel Medary, a noted dem
ocratic leader who served as governor
of Kansas and Minnesota territories,
born at Montgomery Square, Pa. Died
at Columbus, O., November 7, 1864.
1816 Treaty of Vienna, by wnicn
Austria relinquished her Italian prov
inces.
1843 Kamchamcha II ceded the
Sandwich lalands to Great Britain.
1846 Howard Atheneum, Boston,
destroyed by fire.
1868 Earl of Derhy became Britisn
premier for the second time.
1864 British government declined
to assist the Danes against the Prus
sians and the Austrians.
1891 Mob demonstration against
the Herman EmDress Frederick, who
'was visiting Paris.
1901 United States Steel corpora
tion incorporated.
1902 German emperor's yacht Me
teor launched at New York and chris
tened by Miss Alice Roosevelt.
1908 The first of the tunnels under
the Hudson between New York and
New Jersey was opened.
1909 An international naval con
ference in London agreed on a new
code of naval warfare.
The Day We Celebrate.
Dr. A. H. Hippie, dentist ofricing in
The Bee building, is just 62 today.
He is a Canadian by birth and a grad
uate of the Toronto Dental college. In
addition to that, he has been president
of the Nebraska State Dental society
and dean of the Crelghton Dental college.
nr. Gustav liann, ,unyaician in tne
City National Bank building, was born
February 2b, 1863, at Sheboygan, Wia
He is a graduate in pharmacy of the
Philadelphia College of pharmacy and
in medicine of the Crelghton Medical
college.
James Corr, manager or tne James
Corr company, doing electrical engi
neering, was Dorn February 20, isia.
Mr. Corr was with the Omaha Elec
tric Light & Power company for nearly
ten years and three years with the
Wolfe Electric company before the
organisation of his present business
concern seven years ago.
ISnrico Caruso, the worlds most
famous operatic tenor, born at Naples,
fqrty-four years ago today.
Ralph N. Eaaley, chairman or tne
executive council of the National Civic
federation, born in Schuyler county,
Illinois, fifty-nine years ago today.
Sir George H. Reid, former premier
and later high commissioner for Au
stralia in London, born In Scotland,
seventy-two years ago today.
Edwin Gould, noted capitalist, son
of the late Jay Gould, born in New
York City, nfty-one years ago today.
Dr. Charles H. Rammelkamp, presi
dent of Illinois college, born in New
York City, forty-three years ago today.
John Burke, former governor ol
North Dakota and now treasurer of
the United States, born in Keokuk
county, Iowa, fifty-eight years ago to
day. ,
Robert H. Beacher, outneider or tne
St Louis National league base ball
team, born at London, O., thirty-one
years ago today.
Storiette of the Day.
An attorney was consulted by a
Woman desirous of bringing action
against her huaband for a divorce.
She related a narrowing taie or tne
Ill-treatment she had received at his
hands. So impressive was her recital
that the lawyer, for a moment, was
startled out of his usual professional
composure.
"From what you say tms man must
be a brute of the worst type!" he ex
The applicant for divorce arose and,
with sever dignity, announced:
Sir, I shall consult another lawyer.
I came here to get advice as to a di
vorce, not to hear my husband
abused!" Philadelphia Ledger. --
' Meeting Place of British Cabinet.
Oraelol ttrrlono ox tne urltlon cabinet are
hold at too reoidonoo of tho prime minister,
No. . IS Downing street. Tho chamber
where the meetinso ore held is ruardf d by
mooiWo doable Soon, double wlndowe and
locko, and hoo but one record of exelted
Intruiion, when a minor official crashed in
noon tho emoted minuter with the oewo of
the foil of SebutopoL .
AROUND THE CITIES.
St- tonb hu complete lesa) outhority to
; resuloto, or exterminata tho billboard. The
Ute lupreme court upholdo the city's right
to do It thlnfca At.
A bill for a budset lyitem for Philadel
phia li pending in the itate lesieiotui-e. It
the bill goes through the eyitem will go
Into effect next October.
Ksnaos Ctty'i coneumort' league decreed
that weight instead of measure or number
must rule at stores where they deal. Aa
a consequence eggs as well as fruit and
vegetablea are weighed on orders.
Gary, Ind., rivals Terra Haute and In
dianapolis In having a set of city officials
onder federal indictment for election frauda.
The mayor, chief of police and aoveral minor
officials are hooked for the judicial grHddle.
St Paul brewers, anticipating a long dry
spell following tho coming vote on prohi
bition in Minnesota, an looking ahead and
planning other hualneaaos. Rumor haa it
that dye manofactarlnc has the first call
when the change comes.
Up Minneapolis way the lowly been aviates
with spuds and cabbages, showing much of
the apeod of tho tabled "cow that tumped
over tho moon." Doalert think they are the.
chief victims of the sport and want farmers
to solve tho problem by working, more
ground.
Louisville resents tho aspersion that a
local belle created a sensation at Palm Beach
by wearing a bathing suit with pockets In
it. "A bathing suit large enough to have
pockets In it" testily remarks the Conrier
Jonmal. "doexn't attract much attention In
Louisville.
A reminder of tho last tragic duel in
California takea the form of a monumental
shaft reared by the native eons at Ban
Mateo. The shaft eommemoratee the Terry -Broderiek
duel fongbt on tho spot September
18, 1S5. in which Broderiek was mortally
wo an led. '
Sioux CHty eohool authorities plan to put
a full head of ateam Into achool gardening
this year. A director of achool gardening
will show the children bow to dig and plant
and cultivate the shooto until tho ripened
"trait" la harvested. Potatoes will be the
favorite, and work wtll begin aa soon aa
frost permits.
The park cosnmleeion of Alton. HI. ia op
against the high ooet of band music tor
summer recreation. Local bands served no
tice on the commission that park concerts,
hitherto scheduled at $40 each, have jnmped
to $78, or a flat rats of $8 a man with a
minimum of twenty-six men. Officials are
disposed to whistle and let It go at that.
DOMESTIC PLEASANTRIES.
'Avhet have you got?" asked the n;i:iis-
".er of the chauffeur who rang his floor bell.
'One pair,", replied the.. chauffeur, beck
oning lo the eloping couple to come forM-:,nl.
Boeton Transcript, ...
J. Cantelon flay. Frank, take ye-ir f t
av-ay from the radiator.
V. Lcnlbon Why?
J. Canlelon To keep your ojmx i "in
popping. Erie Railroad Magaslite.
Miss Wilooz had been gtvlng the clax ;m
elementary talk upon architecture.
"Now," said sue, "can any one In Hie
class tell what a 'buttress' le?"
Little Walter arose, hi face beaming 1 It
a quick Sash of Intelligence.
"I know," he ahouted, "a bullrei- :
nanny goat." ffew York Times.
Fir Mother Isn't It a nlusanee to l v . -to
alow up ao often on account of the ro-'l
pedestrians?
Second Mother Indeed It is. r.u e- -body
says we've got to hove a bigger stand
ing army. Baltimore American.
KAR Mfl.KABt&BlE,
raOME fiAV&Ht'S A BAR0H-I
Found orr yhw he is not
llvvrW,lWACHu:a,.
&H0ULw X TELL Hltt TO KKP
HOY If YW HEH A CHAUrTHJP!
MAINLY ABOUT WOMEN.
More than one-fourth of all the woge
workers In New York City are women.
Nearly 4,000 woman in New York City
earn a livelihood a harbor, hairdressers or
manicurists.
The newest bride across the River Neva
In Russia wsa planned and constructed un
der the supervision of a woman engineer.
A building and loan company in Cleveland
ia the first Institution of It kind in this
country to establish a woman a auxiliary
board of directors.
Mrs. F. W. Stout whose farm it near the
town of Ansae, Wis., poeaesse the largest
and finest herd of dairy cows owned by any
woman in the United Statea.
Mrs. James Hamilton Lewis, wife of the
minols senator, la mentioned as a possible
candidate for president-general of the Daugh
ters ok the American Revolution.
The board of sduoatioo 'of Wheeling, W.
Vs., has bought a completely furnished house
in which the high school girls are to be
taught housekeeping . through actual experience.
The New York Southern Women's Petri,
otic committee has been organised to enroll
all aouthern women roslding in New York
City In a volunteer corps for national serv
ice in ease of war.
Placing of women teacher of Boston on
a basis of equal pay with men for equal
work is 'sought by the Boston High School
Assistant' associaticd. in bill now before
the Massachusetts legislator.
The government baa given th use of on
of its reservations near Waehington for the
service school soon to b established under
the auspices of the woman's branch of the
Navy league, and svvsral thousand young
women, representing every section of the
country, are enrolled.
The New Hampshire legislature is con
templating extending to women the right to
become notaries pablie, a privilege now de
nied them by a court decision that women
cannot hold any public office, beoaus they
cannot vet. In New Hampshire the office
of notary la of a rery ancient origin and
has been recognised aa a public office from
the earliest times.
Redd He's Just bosun to run an automo
bile. I believe.
areene To. I eaw him out In it today.
"Where waa he solng?"
"Well, from the way th oar was acliuc
I really don't think he knew." Tonke:
Statesman.
"So Crimeon Ouloh ha reform!! '
"Top," replied Three-Finger Ra-.n ' Mo
nody play card or horae ranes env iwoie.
If you want to gamble you put your r.vtre:
in an envelope and send it on to Vail
street." Washington Star.
The alleged young woman we out row
ing with a possible eultor and had tsUen
her little sinter, who waa exhibiting much
faar of the wavaa.
"Why, Martha. If you are so nervous now
what will you be at my ago?"
'Thlrty-nlne, I suppose." meekly replied,
th Uttle sister. Philadelphia Ledger.
ELEGY WRITTEN IN COAL BIN.
Chris Morley In Centnry Magastne.
The furnaoe tolls the knell of falling steam.
The ooal supply la virtually dono.
And at this price. Indeed, It does not s-erc
As though we could afford another ton.
Now fade the glossy, cherished anthracite;
The radlatora looe 'their temperature;
How 111 avail, on euch a frosty night,
Tho "Bhdrt and simple flannels of the
poor."
Though In the loebox. fresh and newly laid.
Th rude forefathers of the omelet sleep.
If eggs tor breakfaat till the bill la paid:
We cannot oook again till coal Is cheap.
Can Morris chair or papier msche bust
Revivify the falling pressure gauge?
Chop up the grand piano If you must.
And burn tho East Aurora parrot case!
Full many a run of purest kerosene
The dark unfathomed tanka of Standard
oil
Shall furnish me. and with their aid T msao
To bring my morning coffee to a boll.
The village eoaller (flinty hearted beaet)
Who tried to hold me up In such a plneh
May Boon be numbered with the dear de
ceased; I give him to the mercy of Judge Lynch.
4
Dn-BrJuFBAnxa
r Sanatorium
- This institution is the only one
in the central west with separate
buildings situated in their own
ample grounds, yet entirely dis
tinct, and rendering it possible to
classify cases. The one building
being fitted for and devoted to the
treatment of non-contagious and
non-mental diseases, no others be
ing admitted: the other Rest Cot
tage being designed for and de
voted to the exclusive treatment
of select mental cases requiring
for a time watchful care and spe
cial nursing.
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Prescription
Perfection
Our prescription depmrtment is
in charge of expert, who nmra
spent yean hi the bnsineii. When,
enraged in this work they have
a wholesale stock to work from.
They never substitute. Brery
prescription is filled just as the
doctor intended It should be.
You ean save time and money
by trading at the Bexall Drag
stores.
Our New Dundee Store
Now Open.
Formal Opening Later
i Sherman & McConnell
i Drug Co., i
? 4 Good Drug Stores.
Turiat i an t jrsfia.rt 1 1 trieiiat ojii i mi gnatisuariaiiansnaifviivKiil
STOP THlfcF
You are robbing yourself you are
not talcing care of your health.
Yon must be careful in order to en
joy Ufa to Its fullest
COME TO US
We will help straighten you out with
our Mineral Water Baths and
Brown Park Mineral Water to drink.
DO IT NOW
Brown Park
Mineral Springs
29th and O Sta, South Sid.
FhaBM South, art
DR. JOHN A. NIEMANN
Ostaofrtfcie nysidaa la Charge.
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THE
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Deal Only in Facts
Justifying the Faith DmontrwW Wy
810,000 MEMBERS
v with
THIRTY-TWO MILLION DOLLARS ASSETS
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CaU Douglas 1117
NO CHARGE FOR EXPLANATION
J. T. YATES, Samstga Clerk.
W. A. MAS EH, Sovwretfn
CAN BE
aJntGaOaF
FREE Proof to You iTnro-eir
a- trial of th same bwstrnent which
accorrllnr to their own statement, has onrorl mm fear then! . wbbbsbi aaal elsM-
ran of their tortarinc skin disease la th short that I hava mad tbt offer public
If tcw are a snflerer from Bcsema, Salt Rheore, Itch, Tetter never mind how bad try nr
treatment It has cored Ute wont cases 1 ever aew. The wonders accomplished In rour own
case will be proof.
mi i sm insesesssssssis CUT AND IBABL TOM 1 1 I lenii II ai li
J. C. HUTZELL, Druggrat, 2465 Wast Mala St Fort Waym, Ind.
Please send, without cost or oMiiatlon to aw, roar Fro Proof TYeatnseni for Skin Diaoue.
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