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All good roads lead to the Auto how.
Come to think of it, we paid $50,000 aixteen
months ago for reform warranted to stickl
Pool halls, partisanship and pie, as analyzed
by the grand jury, are powerful promoters of
municipal backsliding.
, To make the job artistic-as well as impressive,
duplicates of the grand jury hammers should go
to the addresses given.
Besides other reasons more or less impressive
the German retreat of three miles can be de
fended on sanitary grounds.
In the light of what happened to the Dutch
fleet, it is evident that neighborly good will re
poses also in the scrap heap.
There being no regular business In sight at
' the present time, Carnegie's Peace palace might
t be utilized as a megaphone for Dutch indignation.
' Still, it is more than probable, seeing that con
stables are human, the needed amount of sym
pathy might be extracted as compensation for
- the municipal court job.
Western wool at 40 cents a pound gives the
backward hoot to mine owners. Both combined
are as small change beside the golden fleece of
Wall street on a busy day. -
Protection for American Rights.
That President Wilson will be granted ample
power, to be exercised in his discretion, for the
protection of American rights is plainly fore
casted by the action of the republican senators on
Saturday. The minority members fairly antici
pated the address delivered by the president yes
terday, and the Fall resolution, proffering him
full support, is an earnest of the intention of
congress, and The Bee believes fairly representa
tive of the spirit of the American people. No
demand for war exists in this country, but there
is a strong determination to resist the invasion
oUbur rights at sea.
In addressing the congress on this topic Presi-
ent Wilson very temperately expressed views
of the situation that are in accordance with the
sentiment of his countrymen, as well as having
lupport in reason. It is not alone for the rights
of Americans he stands, for in this instance the
injury is far greater than that to any one Country
or people. It is for the common right of hu
manity, without which, the president says, civili
zation cannot exist. The ruthless subsea war
fare that destroys all afloat, regardless of its
character, goes so far beyond the justifiable pro
cedure of war as to become a common menace
to all the world. ' .
That Germany fairly understands the senti
ments of Americans, as well as other neutrals,
on this point cannot be doubted. The question
was too long discussed and held in abeyance to
leave room for misunderstanding. Explanations
emanating from Berlin in connection with the
sinking of the Dutch ships at the entrance to the
English channel makes clear the purpose to stop
all world commerce if possible.
Armed neutrality, as proposed by the presi
dent, does not mean war, any more than does
the cessation of diplomatic relations. It is for
mal notice of the readiness of this country to
protect its citizens and their commerce against
unwarranted invasion of their rights. That peace
may be preserved and the issue of war be averted
is the fervent hope of the president, as it is of
every right-minded citizen of the United States.
However, the nation is standing firm behind Mr.
Wilson in his efforts to protect Americans.
Congressman Callaway's violent breathings far
peace at any price indicates that the spirit ef the
Alamo is dead in spots in Texas. Mighty few
Callaways were around when Texas freedom was
wrung from Mexican tyrants.
If announcement) accurately measure the
number) of women eager to serve in case of war,
men recruit) will scarcely get a look-in at re
cruiting offices. Do your volunteering now and
sscape the feminine avalanche.
Idaho politician) cheerfully admit a lack of
sympathy or community of interest between two
sections of the state, and Insist on division into
two state) with incidental emoluments. . There
are other) similarly afflicted. Unlike Idaho, they
decline useless exercise. '
. Two-thirds of the legislative pay days gone
and the members rounding into the home stretch,
This circumstance, buttressed with moderate
temperature, enhances the health-giving value of
trip) to Lincoln and encourages "the servants of
the people" to do their duty a) they aee It. Come
on in the buttonholing 1) fine.
Despite the appaling fact that German bach
dors by their immolation imposed no extra bur
(lea for family support on the public, the govern'
ment jump) on them with new and exclusive war
taxes. In vain, is patriotic sacrifice, abstinence
or social economy. Still a Germany bachelor
should consider himself lucky "in saving his hide
these days. .
Congress enters the last week of its life with
most of the administration program sidetracked,
many revenue measures and appropriation bills
jammed and pork" bills as good as scrapped.
critical international situation shadows the clos
ings days, aggravated by lack of unity, purpose or
plan. Where national cohesion is essential In a
crisis, there is instead distruction and discord
in the administration party ranks and a disposi
tion to scuttle every plan and policy designed to
uphold national rights and national honor.
Democratic Extravagance
St. Laul Cleba Democrat
It is a scathing arraignment of the democratic
national Administration that is contained in the
report of the minority members of the senate
nuance committee on the democratic caucus reve
nue measure. The falseness of the pretense that
the rYlditional revenue is needed for military, pre
paredness is clearly exposed. The real difficulty
ha heen utter recklessness in appropriations. In
auuraon to new otrtces, costing ?4U,UUU.wH) a year,
the democratic congress has launched many ex
pensive experiments, including the $35,06o,00O
Alaskan .railway, the $20,000,000 fertilizer plant,
the Sll.W.OOO armor plant and $50,000,000 for
purvase '.'I snips under conditions that mean ex
orbitant Jirices. The objectless Mexican cxpedi
tion, it Ik estimated, will cost $200,000,000. Th
mounting cost of living should sunucst risid econ
only and a deferring of projects that are not im.
pcrative. but the party in control seems to hunt
for new ways of spending money that it does not
have. It takes pleasure in devising new varieties
of taxation and it seems to think it can blind the
people to the fact that they eventually must pay
tlie.se taxes, indirectly, no matter who pays them
nrsr.
The' minority reDort shows that that .he ma.
jorrty does not deal honestly with the people. The
Sumatra irom inc Beginning or me administra
tion have been wrnnir anrl a new triirtiMK.riDutnn.
style Sif bookkeeping in the Treasury department
makes it impossible- for anybody except the ex
perts to ten tne financial condition. A net bal
ancc is shown now. but the reoublican renort de
dares that there is really a deficit of $50,000,000.
The democrats not only decline to economize, but
tli -y stubbornly resist attempts to derive revenue
from customs They fait to provide any check
against a fleorr of imports, following the war.
It was unfortunate for the country that the
interest in foreign affairs precluded the people
giving proper attention to democratic extrava
gance and incompetency during the campaign
But they will be frequently reminded of the mat.
ter by the unnecessary burdens they will have to
war uuring tne next quam-ennium.
My entrance into the ministry was out of the
conventional order. I did not come to the pul
pit by the way of the theological seminary, or
the college, or even the high school. In fact, I
just broke in, or, perhaps I would more properly
say, DroKe out. jr. came auoui in wis way. i
had taken Horace Greeley's advice and had come
west to grow up with the country. While in the
employ of a wholesale dry goods firm in St.
Joseph, Mo., I became a Christian under the
preaching ot Key. M. M. uooae, men pastor oi
the First Christian church of that city. I entered
at once into the activities of the church, teaching
in the Sunday school, superintending a mission
Sunday school, organizing an Endeavor society,
but without any thought further than the present
field of usefulness. After about two years of this
sort of work, it happened that the pastor was
holding a meeting at a mission point in the north
part of the city, and, being compelled to be at
his own services on Sunday, and desiring not
to leave his meeting without some kind of a serv
ice on Sunday, he gravely announced
on Friday night to the astonished , audi
ence that Brother Peters of the First church
would preach on Sunday night, and turning to one
of the men on the front seat said: "Brother
Johnson, you go to his placeof business tomor-
Itiw illuming aim ;ii 111111 w, ,inaB,iib .jr wu-
sternation on being informed on Saturday morn
ing about 9 o'clock that I was to preach the -next
night, when I had not the skeleton of a sermon
or even a text. I suppose my pastor thought of
me as the old Scotch carpenter thought of his
journeyman to whom he said, "Ay, lad, ye hae
the gift o' gab; if ye lo'ed the Lord ye'd make a
preacher." That was before the days of "gospel
teams" when laymen became accustomed to hold
ing gospel meetings. It was also in the days
when clerks worked until 6 o'clock every night.
As I was superintendent of a Sunday school,
the first part of Sunday had to be given to that
work, so that my time for study was very brief.
But I was game. I determined not to disap
point my pastor and the people.
Need of a New City Jail.
The grand jury only confirmed what has long
been known when it recommended that a new
city jail be provided for Omaha. The present
structure long ago outlasted its usefulness and
for several years has been a disgrace to the
community. On several occasions the city au
thorities have considered the submission of a
proposal to issue bonds to erect a suitable build
ing for jail purposes, but always the project has
been laid aside to give right-of-way to another of
public or popular concern. -Expansion of the city
has brought new factors into the problem, and
the city jail that is to be built must be designed
now as the central headquarters for the police
department of the larger city, with reference to
at least two substations in addition to the one
maintained on the South Side. While haste is not
required, serious consideration must be given
the subject and plans laid for a city jail that will
fill the bill.
Mexico') New Constitution.
Mexico hit) just been given a new constitution
by the Carranzista organization, and an election
for president is called for March 11. No doubt
seem) to exist as to .whom the choice for the
office will fall on, although two candidates are
said to be In the field against the first chief. This
does not concern the world outside so much as
does the fundamental law of the country, on which
whatever of government it is to have must rest,
for the time at least.
Principal attention will be given to the pro
visions relating to foreign residents in Mexico.
Carranza has secured the embodiment in the con
stitution of his peculiar views as to foreigners and
has completely reversed the Diaz policy, which
invited outsiders to make their Homes in the land
of the Montezumas. Persons not of Mexican
birth or adoption may' not acquire title to real
property, but the state may grant concessions to
aliens, subject to revocation at pleasure of the
state, foreigners aeeking concessions must fore
go any protection of their own government and
aubmit themselves to the laws of Mexico and
the acts of the Mexican authorities. Nor can any
concession within 100 kilometers of the land
borders or within fifty kilometers of the seacoast
be granted to or held by foreigners.
That complications will arise from thisTpro
vision is certain. European governments as well
as the United States are concerned, because prac
tically all the development done in Mexico under
the Dial regime was financed by foreigners. Hun
dreds of millions of European money are invested
there, while it has been estimated that American
holdings across the border amount to more than
a billion. If Carranza plans to confiscate this
property or to change the conditions under which
it is held, he wilt very likely find himself with a
much more serious situation to face than any
Villa ever provided for him.
War and the Price of Food.
A report made by a New York commission.
dealing with the food conditions in that city, says
the emergency is not so grave as the recent dem
onstrations might indicate. However, the com
mission adds, it is a serious problem for the wage
earner drawing no more than $800 a year to pro
vide for a family at present prices, and that with
additional advances in price of foods the suffer.
mg may become actual instead of apparent. Real
shortage in food supply is greatly aggravated by
the abnormal exportation, incident to the war,
and on this the commission rests the blame for
the rise in prices. This much has been admitted
from the beginning, and entirely to be expected,
What the puilic would really like to know is how
much of the advance in the cost of liviqg is due
to marxet manipulation that could be controlled.
Inquiries that go no deeper than the hastily ar
ranged affair just over in New York are of little
service. The experience of the present winter
may be continued, if indeed it is due to control!
ut j:.: r ... .
auic conuuions. we are tailing snort ot our
claims to be leaders of civilization when we per
mit hunger to prevail in a land that teems with
plenty, as does ours.
Apropos of the latest tricks of the weather.
might be in order to hold an investigation of the
machinations of the newest combination the
groundhog, the coal man and the meteoroloaist.
One or all of these might be amenable to a true
bill with plenty of stokers ready to pile coal on
tne nrej of punishment.
The first touch of spring, cvenAhougli short
lived, merrily wig-wags the joy sure to come.
. Rev. George P. Peters
"My First Sermon
"I had an earnest message for needy
men and women, and so I just talked' '
Mv first task was to choose a text. After
some deliberation I decided upon Matthew 27:22,
"Pilate saith unto them, 'What, then, shall I do
unto Jesus who is called Christ?'" and I called
my theme rilates yuestion. several year?
later when I was a student in college studying
this gospel the professor rematJted one day to
the class of student preachers, "Boys, when you
have been preaching for several years and have
confidence that you can handle the subject, this
would be a good text for a sermon." I was en
tirely oblivious to the dimculties that would have
confronted an experienced preacher, but grappled
with the subject with all the ardor of youth.
There was small opportunity for privacy, but I
remember that during intervals ot my work and
on my way to and from meals I prayed and medi
tated, for I believed if God wanted me to preach
that sermon He would make it possible for me
to do it. Aner having selected my text 1 tried
to remember everything I had ever heard or read
about it. by Saturday night 1 had a sort ot out
line in mind and I began to write out what I was
going to say." I had tmly one book besides my
Bible that dealt with, my subject in any way and
it was a commentary I had inherited from my
grandmother. As I intended to make it entirely
practical, 1 paid no attention to doctrinal ques
tions. I very soon found, however, that my ser
mon was not going to last more than ten minutes.
My pastor usually preached thirty-five or forty
minutes, and I felt that it would not do to cut
the service down to ten minutes. So I began to
elaborate. By midnight I had developed a larger
outline and a nervous headache, which lasted
me through the next day. I succeeded in going
through with superintending my Sunday school
and then went to bed for the rest of the day. And
still that sermon was not done and it was not
finished that day. I wrote the introduction and
as many paragraphs as I had time to and then
outlined the rest, and depended upon the mo
mentum to carry me to a finish. Although it
was not finished that day, it became the founda
tion for a sermon that Was afterwards preached
many times wun gooa encct.
TODAY
Health Hint for the Day.
It nan been atated by authorities
that it people would breathe habitually
through their nose and keep their
teeth clean they would rarely get sore
throats.
One Year Ago In the War.
Durazso taken by Austrian army.
Russian war office announces that
13.000 Turks and several hundred
guns were captured at Erzerum.
President Wllaon told Gridiron club
United States should keep out of war
except as sacrifice of "her sense of
humanity and Justice."
In OaBevha Thlriy Years Ago.
Miss Bertha Steinhauser, daughter
of Prof. Steinhauser, and a prominent
young vocalist of this city, had the
pleasure of being presented to Mme.
Pattl before whom she sung with
much success. Miss Steinhauser ex
pect before long to study vocal music
under a foreign master. '
In a debate which took place be
tween Borne of the members of the
Creighton College Philharmonic so-
I had expected to have for an audience a small
group of people who were accustomed to gather
tor Sunday school on Sunday atternoons in a hall
next door to a saloon. I was quite surprised,
therefore, on coming to the place to find a goodly
number of the members of the First church, the
pastor having very graciously announced at the
morning service that I would preach at the mis
sion that night. Chief among them., occupying
the front seat, were the leaders of the Endeavor
society, with whom I had been working for
two years. You can trust Endcavorers to be
loyal to one another, but I confess that "I felt a
bit nervous, because this was not to be just an
Endeavor talk it was to be a sermon. I have no
recollection of the opening ior closing exercises.
I do not know who made the prayer. I think it
was the leading elder of the First church, a most
lovable man. who had come out to encourage
me by his presence. I recall with what thank
fulness I looked upon that book of notes. At
least I could read what I had written and then
quit if I could not think of anything more to say.
I made no attempt at oratory. I was not skilled
in declamation. I knew nothing about its rules.
I had an earnest message ior needy men and
women and I felt that I must deliver it in an
earnest way. And so I just talked. How long
I do not know. When I got through I quit, a
rule that I find quite as serviceable today as it
was then. My pastor was in the habit of closing
every sermon with an invitation to people to ac
cept Christ as their Saviour, and so I closed in
the same way. I am sorry that I cannot say
that the whole congregation accepted the invita
tion because they did not, nor did a single indi
vidual. We closed in the usual way with a benediction.
My first sermon was more valuable to nie than
to anyone else. The people were very kind in
their expressions of appreciation. They always
are very tew are coldly critical. But I was not
deceived. 1 had begun with misgivings and I
had closed in the same way.- But it did one thing
for me. It settled a conviction that had been
growing in my mind for some time. It fixed the
determination that in spite of every obstacle I
would be a preacher of the Gospel. In less than
a month I had found a church that was willing
to listen to me and pay my railroad fare for com
ing, and in six months I resigned my business po
sition and devoted my whole time to preaching.
So my first sermon proved to be one of the larg
est factors in determining my future career.
Pastor North Side Christian Church.
(Next "My First Sermon," by Rev. Fred J.
Clark.)
ciety the following students took part:
P. Burke, H. Town, J. O'Gorman and
J. McCarville.
M. Toft, Olivia Toft and Chris Toft
haveincorporaterd under 'the name 'of
thVQSteaJ&iBiajaAr fpr the purpoae ot
buying and selling toys, nations,
smokers' articles, etc.
Albert ItuOn, the youngest but al
most the biggest member of the Musi
cal Union orvhestra, is celebrating his
sixteenth biJthday. He Is studying
law In connection with his musical
career.
The old engine house of No. 1,
which formerly stood on Twentieth
and Izard streets, is now located on
the corner of Cuming and Sixteenth.
It has been beautified and repaired
and will soon be supplied with a hose,
cart and company.
A meeting of citizens nas neen
called at the city hall for the purpose
of discussing the matter of admitting
Walnut Hill to the school district of
the city.
The commissioners passed a resolu
tion rescinding the right-of-way privi
leges granted to C. E. Mayne, Erastus
Benson and W. L. McCague for a
street railway along the military road.
The applications of Dr. Keogh and
Dr. Dysart for the position of county
physician were received and placed
on file.
On a Perpetual Joy Ride
The Brooklyn Eagle gives editorial spice to
the high living activities of one H. C. Pannill, a
helpless cripple, without money, who out uo at
a swell hotel and issued an appeal for assistance
as will enable me to continue in this lite, six
years ago Pannill was a prosperous business man
in uxianoma, a orotner tik ot high standing,
Paralysis crippled him. Since then he has cir
culated around the country, refused to live at
the Elks national home, puts up at the best
hotels in his itinerary, O. K.'s Ihe bills and sends
them to the nearest fclks lodge. This is consid
ered the champion stunt on the road.
Tbia Day in History.
1792 Baldomero Bspartero. the
greatest general and one of the,strong
est men that Spain produced 'in the
nineteenth century, born. Died Janu
ary 9, 1879.
1807 Henry wadswortn L.ongrei-
low, the poet, born at Portland, Me.
Died at Cambridge, Mass., March 24,
1882.
1815 Congress awarded a medal to
General Andrew Jackson for his vic
tory at New Orleans.
1820 Dedication of the first Pro
testant church building in the city of
Detroit
1839 Agreement made between the
British government and the United
States to prevent immediate hostilities
between the troops of Maine and New
Brunswick.
1840 New Jersey Historical society
was founded at Trenton.
1847 Prince Albert, husband of
Queen Victoria, was elected chancellor
of Cambridge university.
1877 Peace concluded between Ser
bia and Turkey.
1879 British parliament voted 17,-
500,000 for the Zulu war.
1881 Marriage of Prince Frederick
William of Prussia (now Emperor
William II), and Princess Augusta of
Schleswig-Holstein.
1900 General Cronje surrendered
to Lord Roberts at Paardeberg.
1904 Fire destroyed the Wisconsin
state capitol at Madison.
1906 Prince Eltel Frederlch, sec
ond son of the German emperor, mar
ried Duchess Sophia of Oldenburg.
Boy Scouts Have a Champion.
North Platte, Neb., Feb. 23. To the
Editor of The Bee: I notice In The
Bee an article headed "Makes Boy
Scouts His Target" by Frank A.
Agnew. Agnew seems to burst into
print pretty often, and f rony his state
ments he rather prides himself on the
criticisms and insults which he finds
it necessary to throw at different or
ganizations. As to his insult to theBoy Scout or,
ionization, if he would take the
trouble and the time and the common
sense to Investigate these things he
would be saved the trouble of making
a spectacle of himself.
As to the statement that uniform
manufacturers are behind the move
ment of Boy Scouts, that is absolutely
false. And his statement that we are
invading the cradles to form Boy
Scout organizations and thereby se
cure fodder for cannons is as absurd
as some of his other statements. 1
savs that Boy Scouts should be trained
in digging potatoes, etc., Instead of
military drill. The military drill which
they get Is such a small matter that it
will bother them not at all. If he
would take the trouble to visit a Boy
Scout organizations or camp at some
time and follow them through their
course of work for a month or so, he
would find t .e work aiding greatly in
producing good citizens from boys w.ho
probably would go bad it lert aiono.
It gives the boys a place to be off
the streets and good clean companion
ship, and places their play under
supervision which is of the best.
It seems to me' and I think to all
enlightened citizens that a few mote
outbursts- from Agnew should result
in shutting him out of your columas.
BYRON B. OBERST.
What makes you o nervous, dear?"
"Why. Jark la to ha- an Interview wltn
papa thla afternoons
"I ae; and you are afraid your father
won't give hla consent."
"No: I'm afmld Jack wont how up.
Baltimore Transcript.
Beau (earnestly) No. she Isn't exactly
pretty, but she haa that Indefinable
Hagg- (Impatiently) Tea. I know. My
girl's old man has plies of tt, too. Tal
Record.
Smart Aleck There' too much caloric in
thla soup. . ,
Aggrieved Landlady Never put a bit or
that stiff In. Nuthln'a the matter with the
oup except It's a bit too hot." Baltimor
American.
"I auppoae If your candidate had been
elected some radical changes would hav
been made In the government?'
"Yes." replied the party worker In a mel
ancholy tone. "We had good men picked
out for all the Important places. " Blrmlns;
bam Age-Herald.
1 was positively electrified when I wa
told not a man In that battery corps drank."
"No wonder. It wa a regular dry bat
tery." Baltimore American.
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Offensive Tobacco Smoke. '
Wayne, Neb.. Feb. 24. To the
Editor of The Bee: I would like to
shake hands with the Mr. Ben Smith
who protests against having dirty to
bacco smoke breathed in his face.
Thank goodness we have one man who
is clean all through. I have looked so
often In the papers to see if I could
find anything on that subject, because
it is so offensive to many of as, but I
very seldom do. Now, I amiot a re
former, but hy in the world can't
men be gentlemanly enough to refrain
from smoking, at least in the presence
of women, when they know positively
that it is offensive. I love to entertain
people-in the evening at a social game,
bat must confine my invitations to the
women only or give my home over as
a smoking house.
There Isn't a cafe In Omaha where
a woman can eat a lunch but that she
has to breathe the stale smoke from
dozens of cigars and cigarettes. Why
doesn't Dorothy Dix write something
o nthat subject Instead of harping on
dress, and try to do some real good?
Or doesn't she believe in better babies,
etc. ? I have been In homes where the
poor little tots didn't know what fresh
air was on account of its densely
smoky atmosphere. If men must in
jure themselves in that way, then let
them do It where it won't injure their
wives and children. I don't see why
all women don't smoke. They get It
second handed any way. Perhapa that
would stop it' at least In private homes
or places where women go.
There Is only one place a woman
can go now where she is safe from
smoking and that is the church, but I
expect in a year or two men won't go
there unless they can smoke during
the sermon. I am considered a crank
and very selfteh because I am a mere
woman who wishes a little fresh air
noMt and then. MRS. B. L. M.
WOMEN'S ACTIVITIES.
The University of Illinois la to follow the
lead of Weilealey college. Smith college and
the University of Wisconsin, in an atempt
to secure better housing conditions for ita
women students by the establisment of stu
dent eo-operativa rooming and boarding
house.
Mia Anita Baldwin, who inherited the
milliona of the late "Lucky" Baldwin, has
chartered a apeeial car with three attendants
to carry some of the blue-ribbon canines
from her celebrated -kennel at Santa Anita,
Cal., to the forthcoming dog how in New
York City.
"Have your million enabled your chllar
to marry well?"
"Rather. My daughter married a caba
ret dancer and my eon la engaged to a
prominent chorus girl. We're headed for the
beat society now." Louisville Courier-Journal.
"Mrs. Flubdub saya she Is going to ralm
Beach for a rest."
"How Inconsistent people are. Just as
much gossip going on there aa here."
Pittsburgh Post.
"Mamma." said a small miss of 9 years,
"our Sunday school teacher said Ood would
punish us if we were bad."
"He certainly will." replied her mother.
"Des Ood wear slippers, mama?" the Utile
one asked anxiously. New York Times.
Patient "One thousand dollars! "Would
you mind itemizing the bill?
Doctor Certainly not; S2o for the opera
tion Itself, I&00 for my reputation and Ihe
remainder because you have the money.
Life.
A GREAT NATION.
The Day We Celebrate.
Herbert O. Hoel, sales managerfor
McCord-Brady, was born in Omaha,
February 27, 1871. He has been with
McCord-Brady since 1889.
Sir Cecil A. Spring-Rice, British am
bassador to the United States, born
fifty-eight years ago today.
Cornelius Ford, public printer of the
United States, born at Hoboken, N. J.,
fifty years ago today.
81r Francis Douglas Blake, recently
elected to the British Parliament, born
sixty-one years ago today.
Prof. Iwlng Fisher of Yale, con
spicuous ffs a political economist and
advocate of changes in methods of
educatlun, born at Saugertles, N. T.,
fifty years ago today.
John R. Connolly, representative In
congress of the Sixth Kansas district,
born in Brown county, Illinois, forty
seven years ago today.
Charles S. ("Gabby") Street, well
known base ball player, last year with
the Nashville, Southern league team,
born at Huntsvllle, Ala., hlrty-fotir
years ago today.
Timely Jottings and Reminders.
James W. Oerard, late American
ambassador to Qermany, Is expected
to sail for New York today on a
steamer leaving Spain.1
The annual banquet of the Ohio
society of New York at the Waldorf
Astoria tonight is to have as speakers
Governor James H. Cox, Charles M.
Schwab, Major George W. Goethaia
and former Senator Theodore I!.
Burton. ,
Many clergymen and educators of
national prominence are to address
the fourteenth annual conference of
the Religious Education association,
which meets In Boston today for a
three-day session.
General primaries are to be held In
Chicago today for the selection of can
didates for city clerk, city troasurcr
and members of the board of alder
men to be voted for at the April elec
tion. Representatives of the retail hard
ware trade throughout South Dakota
are exported at Sioux Falls today for"
the opening of tne annual convention
and exhibition of Jheir state associa-
e
StoryeUe of the Pay.
Casey had been married only a week
when he discovered that his wife, who
had assumed control of the household
and larder, was Inclined to be stingy.
He had been working in his small
garden one afternoon when wife
-name to the back door and called out
In strident tones: "Terrence, come in
to tay, toast, and foive eggs!"
Terrence dropped hla spade in as
tnniahment and ran Into the kitchen
sura vn'ra only klddln me.' he said.
"No. Terrence." said the wife, "ifa
not ye; It's the neighbors I'm klddln.'
. Everybody Magazine.
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the uniformry good
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No thoughtless impulse pave It birth.
No rash and hasty action formed
The forpmOBt nation of the earth,
No blind deBtre by passion warmed
Far back this potent life began
. And slowly thrpOBh the ages grew.
Amid the doubttrand fears of man
From deep deBlre Its nurture drew-
Persistent grew the enduring germ.
By nature warmed and well sustain"!,
Until It passed the lengthy term
The rower Divine had pre-oraainea.
And when the time was ripe, behold!
On fair Columbia's happy breast
A creature of no oommon mold,
The lusty nursling of the west
The coming giant whose deep voice,
In clearest accent sweet and strong,
Should make aspiring souls rejoice
In liberty's world-circling song.
And when this ringing voice proclaimed
Self-government in freedom's light.
From heights of every land were flam-il
The signals of eternal right.
A precious truth long trodden down
The now world lifted mightily
And offered every man the crown
Of manhood's rightful sovereignty.
Great monarchs turned a look of scorn
Upon the high-browed, ntately being
With lofty aspirations born
And gifts beyond their power of seeing.
The startled nations here saw ons
Advanced beyond all precedents, (
For where the light of freedom shons
Grew virtue and Intelligence.
BERIAH F. COCHRAN.
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IMPORTANT
CHANGE OF TIME '
Effective Sunday, Feb. 25, 1917
St. Paul and Minneapolis Trains
will Leave Omaha 10 minutes
Earlier, as Follows: -
Train No. 16-9, TWIN CITY DAY EX
PRESS, will leave Omaha 7:29 A. M. in
stead of 7 :40 A. M. as heretofore.
Train No. 12-1, TWIN CITY LIMITED,
will leave Omaha 8:20 P. M. instead of
8 :30 P. M. as heretofore.
For tickets and berths ask
P. F. BONORDEN, C. P. and T. A.,
1522 Farnam St., Omaha. .
Phona Douflaa 260.
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