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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JUNE 10,- 1917.
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MAY CIRCULATION
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)0 than. Addrw cnaalM H atus as nqiM.ua.
Chip in (or a Liberty bond nd make the battle
nanimous.
The crown prince got hu'n at Verdun and
Prince Ruprecht at Mesainci.
Are all these June brides and bridegrooms
(rafted for war? Heaven forbid!
..You haven't heard any bootleggers complain
because the police are not on the job.
The Belgian push suggests to Berlin the wis
dom of being sure before bulletining a conclusion,
Next to a Liberty bond the best investment
for an exemption board is the sign; "This is our
busy day." 1
Stilt, the allies are doing their best to reduce
the consumptive demand on Germany's diminished
food stock.
San Salvador; like Messina and Peelee, are
bod spots to stay away from while volcanoes
tre spouting.
With only one outright slacker held by the au
thoritics, Omaha has come through the registra
ion test with dying colors.
... A combination of earthquake, smoke, ashes
hot water gave the Salvadoreans a fair sample
of what the Tommies handed the boches at Mes
sines. . .
If the Boy Scouts keep on they'll earn the
name of Boy Paraders but they do march well
and are learning lessons that will last them
through life.
Besides glimpes of Old Glory at the front the
presence of American tractors waddling for' glory
should give General Pershing a homey feeling
somewhere m France.
The Cuban minister brings word out of Ger
many that rations are low and confidence high.
Confidence is mighty helpful as a national asset,
but a poor substitute for a full stomach. '
That Salvadorean upheaval may not have been
. so bad as at first reported things seldom are
but it was serious enough to give us quite a shock,
especially as Uncle Sam is part owner of another
canal route through that region.
When you are driving over the. highways to
day, or idling in the parks, keep in mind always
that the blessings of freedom cost somebody
something, and that if you are to share 'in their
enjoyment yon must also share to some extent in
their preservation.
Army and navy recruiting in these parts has
kept the examining officers quite busy through
the last week, and brings the local record up
among the first in the land. ..No one longer ques
tions the loyalty of the west or the concern of its
people in the success of the war.
The, name of Sir Horace Plunkett appears
among the few listed as member of the' coming
Irish constitutional convention. Sir Horace is a
forward-looking Irishman, a practical statesman,
who relies more on the future than on ,the past.
His selection strengthens confidence in the con
vention's success.
The senate committee's plan of war taxing
John Barleycorn promises a definite elevation to
the gullets of luxury. Memories running back to
the wet era, when two for a quarter touched the
social spot hereabouts, are booked for rude jolts
' if refreshed away from home. Trebled prices
spells moderation in the eastern wet belt.
Last Word of the Army Surgeon.
A large percentage of the millions of 21-30
:nen registered for service will drop out of the
lists through the various exemptions which law
and presidential discretion permit. Exemptions
cover wide range, which may be extended or re
stricted as circumstances require. Assuming that
one-half the number enrolled are eliminated by
sxemption boards, the remainder must undergo
he test of physical fitness, which will cut heavily
... nto the available number. , ' ''
Regulations and army surgeons require a
standard of physical health practically without a
demish. Defects hardly noticed by the victim
ulk large in the army doctors' eyes. A per
eptible limp, a flat foot or overlapping toes are
nough to send a candidate for glory to the rear.
Sight and hearing must be normal, the lungs pcr
.'ect and chost expansion proportion to height and
eight. Traces of general diseases, even those
easily curable, disqualify, as well as skin diseases,
which would render a man objectionable to his
tent mates., Normal health and cleanliness and
Strength to carry rifle and packs, to knee), to
shoot and in other ways perform the duties of a
soldier form in general the essentials of accept
mce for active service.
The army surgeon must certify in case of ac
:eptance that the applicant "has no mental or
physical defect disqualifying him for service in
the army." Should the surgeon err he is liable to
. :he government for all money the govsnment ex
- pended on a soldier in whom a physical defect re
tires discharge. No relaxation of the physical
-. f st is to be expected. Judging by results among
ohmteers, the final test of physical fitness will
ilimklate at least one-third of the .registered from
' me paths of martial glory
Success of the Draft Registration..
Officials at Washington express great satisfac
tion over the success of the draft registration
and why shouldn't they? If is unfair and unjust
to even indirectly question the loyalty of the
young men of the nation. Totals referred to by
critics are not a proof of extensive evasion of the
law, for comparison is being made with estimates,
and the figures furnished for this purpose by the
census bureau may have been conservatively for
mulated, but they are riot conclusive. More com
plete inquiry may develop how far any suspected
tendency to "slack" has permeated, but the sur
face indications are strong that it will not be ex.
isting to the point, of real danger. Reasons for
seeking exemption were asked for, and that not
more requests were made for relief under this
provision by the signers is to be wondered at. Ac.
cepting the present estimate of the War depart.
ment of over 9,000,000 registered, with 60 per cent
asking for exemption, we find 3,600,000 young
men who subscribe themselves as knowing of no
reason why they should not be asked to perform
military duty. . Final decisions on exemption is
to be made by local boards, members of which
will in some sense be familiar with facts and qual
ified to judge of sincerity or urgency of request.
As a whole the registration seems to have been
remarkably successful, showing a far better spirit
among the people than many would admit. If
the Liberty loan comes through proportionately
as well, patriots may be deeply thankful. .
Fifty Years of Energetic Growth.
In this year of jubilee Nebraska is being re
minded in many ways of its attainment of half a
century of statehood. Latest of these remem
brances comes from the State Sunday School as
sociation, soon to hold its fiftieth anniversary
celebration in Omaha. Half a century ago the
state had Sunday schools in proportion to iti pop
ulation, but no statehood. The two came togeth
er, and have grown up together to stature and
usefulness that is not to be gainsaid. Nowhere
does religion have deeper root or wider influence
than in this state, where the cornerstone of all its
institutions was laid in religious and political free
dom. The liberality of the law that grants equal-
ity to all has stimulated endeavor and encouraged
such growth as could not be possible were one
sect' or denomination favored at the expense of
others. The diversity of choice between sects is
characteristic of humankind, and Nebraska offers
the seeker a wide range for selection in his re
ligious preference, but the prosperity of the Sun
day School association is a good proof of the sin
cere devotion of our people to the ways of righte
ousness.
By Viator BowmUr
THE commencement season is again on and the
young folks graduating from school will be
proudly receiving their diplomas. I extend my
congratulations to all of them. Our "Thirty Years
Ago in Omaha column, in its reterence to ine
high school commencement, will have my name
listed along with the others of the class of 1887.
I have told the story of my "School Days in Early
Omaha" before and while it is, to a certain extent,
personal it seems interesting enough to bear it
this particular time, looking back through a
thirty-year vista, showing the beginnings of many
present scnool activities. 1 take tne story as i
wrote it after I was out twenty-five years:
Missouri: Do Your Duty.
Missouri is now confronted by a duty that
transcends any business set before its people since
it was called upon to deal with the outlawry of
the James and Younger gangs. It is to hunt down
and adequately punish the miscreants who stole
and murdered the baby of the Keet family.
In all the category of crime none is more
despicable than kidnaping; abduction of a child
for purpose of ransom carries with it a purpose to
terrorize the parents, to horrify the community
and to shock the public into submission to the
demands of cowardly criminals, whose apprehen
sion it always difficult. Murder committed in
furtherance of these plans is so utterly abhorrent
that a well-balanced mind revolts at its con.
templation.
No act of the law can ever compensate the
mother and father whose bab has been destroyed.
but Missouri must pursue the criminal to the
very end that other fathers and mothers will feel
some security for their children. Our civilization
is a failure if such crimes go unpunished.
Morals of the New Army.
The Bee is entirely in accord with the prepara
tions making to look after the young men who are
going into th new army. Plans for providing as
early as possible a good and wholesome substi-
tute for home influence and the restraints only
thus afforded are prudent and commendable. It
is unfortunate, however, that some overzealous
guardians are finding opportunity for pushing
their own pet reforms to an extent that almost
invites condemnation and certainly deserves to be
checked. Our boys are not going to slough off
ii tne good influences and the benefits of the
training they have had just because they are bo-
mg into the army. Proof of this may be had in
plenty wherever a camp is now maintained. Some
of the new soldiers do not behave themselves as
well as they should, but these were troublesome in
civil life as a rule. Army discipline is conducive
to self-restraint, and the morals of the men who
make up our fighting forces have always stood
comparison with those of men not in the service.
common sense ought to govern in this'as in other
matters concerning: the formation of tho
forces we are to send to the front. Let us have
an army of men who stand on their own feet, and
not an organization sissyfied and mollycoddled by
. tA. - r i . . . ...
iui mi regulations ana laws that will only be
honored in the breach.
Hours of Labor on War Work.
President Wilson has exoressed hi. ti
bation of efforts to relax laws passed for the pro
tection of labor, while Governor Whitman of New
York has vetoed a bill intended to- suspend the
law limiting the hours of work for women and
children. In each instance the pretext for set
ting aside the law was the need for greater out
put under pressure of war necessity. In this con
nection a report just made in Great Britain is of
much interest. The British government's Com
mission on Health of Munition Workers con
cludes as a result of its extensive inquiry that
efforts at "speeding up" by increasing the num
ber of working hours have failed. Undue fatigue
induced by longer hours of toil lessens the capa
bilities of the worker, increases the danger about
the plants and lowers the output. The com
mission recommends the shorter workday, no
overtime and one full day of rest in everv seven.
This latter is imperative for skilled workers and
those in higher control, such as superintendents
and foremen.. If the United States is to profit
by the experience of its allies in other ways, it
may as well take this lesson, too. and be the
gainer thereby.
Thev crop reporting bureau strikes the right
note at last . Throwing out official' scares may
be excused as a stimulus for increased cultivation,
but boosting accomplishes more than knocking.
The June summary carries an abundance of cheer
and marks the route for future reports.
Suppose it were the fire department instead
of the police department being run through se
cret orders given subordinates regardless of the
fire chief, what results could be expected and how
long would the people of Omaha stand for it?
In view of the fact that I had gone through all
the grades right in the same school building, ad
mission to the high school meantfor me merely
going up, or rather coming down to the second
floor, only part of which at that time was required
for high school purposes. My class was the larg
est in number that had ever been promoted out
of the eighth grade in Omaha. At that time
(1883). the enrollment of the entire high school,
with its course covering tour years, was less than
140, or to be precise, exactly
The main assembly room, which was on the
southeast side of the building, sufficed to hold all
of us during study hours, the preference in seat
selection being given to those of the higher
classes. There was quite high raised platform
recessed into the wall on the west side facing the
seats between which the aisles ran east and west.
A commodious coat room on the north opened
also into the main hall. While on the west were
a small recitation room, a long narrow space con
taining a few tables and chairs and some zoologi
cal specimens preserved in alcohol, and another
small room which served as an office for the prin
cipal, frequently ornamented with boys and girls
waiting to be called on the carpet or to oner ex
cuses. The seniors, to whom we freshies looked
up with intense awe, were permitted by special
dispensation to study in the narrow space referred
to, or rather to pretend to study while in reality
holding a social'session. There were two or three
recitation rooms, larsre and small, on the same
floor, available tor the nigh school.
Year by year the number of high school pupils
steadily and rapidly increased. crowding out the
grade rooms one 'after another, until the high
school had the whole second floor and then an
nexed the third, and finally took the whole build.
ing. The total enrollment, as I said, when I went
into the high school was 139. In 1887, when I
graduated, four years later, it had mounted to 372.
The graduates of the same year that I had entered
the high school consisted of seven girls, the class
of 1884 counted up ten members, the class of 1883
twenty members, the class of 1886 eighteen mem
bers, and my class of 1887 numbered thirty.
Student life during our high school days was
varied and vigorous. The school was not yet so
large as to succumb to the temptation to clique,
although there were, of course, groups that found
mutual pleasure in congenial diversions. The di
visions were more largely along class lines,, due
to longer acquaintance and more intimate contact,
but at the same time there were cross-cuts drawn
in altogether different directions. Even in my
first year I was permitted to associate with some
of the seniors and to participate in their social af
fairs, perhaps because of my youthfulness. I had
gone into the high school in knee pants in fact.
did not acquire my first full length trousers until
my third year and my chief competitor in
dimlnutiveness was a classmate named Harry
Bonner, who was a little older, a little larger and
wore long oants. In the grades all the children
had been called by their first names, and the sup
posed metamorphosis worked by entrance into the
nich school was to be addressed as "Mr. Smith"
or "Miss Jones." I was denied this privilege as
it it did not belong to me until one day l arose tn
my might with an indignant protest to one of the
offending teachers, after which the objectionable
discrimination was abated.
In those early school days we observed the
various holidays in the usual way. For Arbor
day. for example, the school board furnished sap
ling trees which members of the graduating class
were permitted to set out on the south side of the
campus to grow into tall, living monuments to
the prowess of the students and furnish senti
mental ties that would bind them forever, to the
old school. In my turn I put out one of these
trees, alonor with mv classmates, hut if anv one
of the trees survived, or ever lived any length of
time, it is not recorded. We had our Christmas
entertainments and class plays. I remember one
tried out in German, and on one occasion the boys
put on a minstrel show with real burnt cork that
wouldn t come oft tor a long time thereafter.
In the early years when the whole school was
assembled in the large audience room every morn
ing, the day was started with a brief musical or
literary number. One of the students would Dlay
a piece on the piano, or recite a short poem and
then we would go on with our lessons. Assign
ment on this program was supposed to be recog
nition of merit, though seldom welcomed as such.
Proverb for the Day.
Curses, like chickens, come home to
roost.
One Tear Ago Today In the War.
Karlsruhe and Treves bombarded bv
rrencn aeroplanes.
Kusslan advance netted the raDture
of Fort Dubno and 35,000 additional
prisoners.
Americans In Canadian army held
vital post an oay against Uerman on
slaught near l'pres.
In Omaha Thirty Years Ago.
The Goodrich Lodge Hall association
filed articles of Incorporation with the
county clerk, the object being to erect
a nuuaing tor tne use or the Odd Fel
low's societies. The capital stock la
o.uuu ana ine omcers are John R
West, 'William K. Mattins, Brooks E.
Kogera, Taylor Turner and E. L. Arm.
strong.
Nearly two hundred ladies and an.
tlemen attended the ice cream and
strawberry festival given by the young
people or Hillside congregational
cnurcn at umana view.
Sheriff Coburn has aDDOinted George
B. Btryker as deputy sheriff, vice
Henry Grebe, resigned. Mr. Grebe has
been connected with tbe sheriff's office
as chief or deputy for fourteen years
ana resigns to go Into business.
A reception was held at the resi
dence of Dr. and Mrs. 8. D. Mercer at
which over 1,000 guests were present
and over 300 carriages were lined up
: one time.
George Boras and wife, who have
been east for the last month, have re
turned home.
8. H. H. Clark, general manager of
the Missouri Pacific, and wife have left
tor at. L,oui8 in Mr. Clark s private car.
The commencement of 1887 was, it goes with
out saying, a great gala event. There were thirty
of us to receive our diplomas, so many that for
the first time it became necessary to select spokes,
men for the class for places on the program in
stead of giving every one a part Three boys
managed to get through the competition with
class records and commencement orations that
would pass muster, the girls supplying the rest of
the entertainment. It is interesting to note the
after careers of the rising generation reflected in
the subjects. Wallace Broatch, who later went to
Yale, and then to West Point and into the army,
talked about "The American Army." Augustus
Detwiler, who studied at Johns Hopkins and went
through the medical school of the University of
Pennsylvania to become a practicing physician,
delved deep into "The Genus Homo, while 1,
seizing upon the news value of Henry M. Stan
ley's penetration of Darkest Africa and General
(jreeley s Arctic exploits, took for my subject.
"Recent Explorations."
The girls essays on that commencement pro
gram are also worth mentioning. Iowa Ball dis
cussed "Charles and Mary Lamb as Brother and
Sister," Carrie E. Howell gave "A Study of Ralph
Waldo Emerson," Mary Ludington told the story
of "The Holy Grail," Amelia Blumve's essay was
on "Our Black Familiars, a Mid-Winter Revery,"
Mabel Balcombe's "The Italian Influence on Eng
lish Poetry," and Emily Dorn's "The History of
Chemistrv as Told by the Elemental Genii."
There were recitations by Vena Wells and Nellie
tiauserman, and piano selections by Nellie Mover.
Anna McCague and Carrie House. The diplomas
were presented by J. J. Points, then president of
tne ooara ot education.
The graduating exercises took olace at Bovd's
opera house that is, the old Boyd, then compara
tively new which held forth at the corner of Fif
teenth and Farnam. Our principal, Professor
Lewis, presided as master of ceremonies. There
were two or three little flower girls, and no ban
having been placed on floral offerings, the stage
was piled high with a profusion of bouquets show
ered upon the several participants. When I took
my seat after the climax of my peroration a pro
cession of flower girls headed my way. . I did not
know just what was the matter, for evervbodv
around me began to .titter and laugh and the ex
planation soon followed.' Here came, born aloft
m an open box, a beautiful golden crook-neck
squash, artistically tied with green and vellow rib
bon. I had a suspicion where it came from, for
certain folks had told me they were going to get
even with me for a prank I had once played, and
my suspicions were verified when f found the
card., which contained the looked-for-name and
this particularly appropriate verse:
l never loved a tree or flower.
But 'twas the first to fade away, '
I never nurst a dear gazelle
To glad me with its soft black eve
9ut when it came to know me well
And love me it Was sure to diet
This Day In History.
1686 Sir Francis Drake with twen
ty-three ships anchored outside of
Roanoke Inlet.
1688 James Francis Edward Stu
art, son of James II of England and
pretender to the throne, born In Lon
don. Died In Rome, January 2. 1766.
1801 Tripoli declared war acalnat
the United States.
1842 Wilkes' exploring expedition.
which discovered the Antarctic conti
nent, returned to New York, after a
voyage of four years and over 90,000
miles.
1861 The first course In algnal In
struction for the United States army
was begun at Fort Monroe.
1867 John H. Surratt placed on
trial In Washington on a charge of
complicity In the Lincoln assassina
tion conspiracy.
1890 Prince Bismarck attrlhntefl
disaffection in Germany and Russia to
overeducatlon.
1891 Monument to the confederal.
dead unveiled at Fredericksburg, Va.
1892 Benjamin Harrison of Indi
ana nominated for president by the
republican national convention at
Minneapolis.
1916 Charles E. TTnrhMi txt v,.
York and Charles W. Fairbanks of In
diana nominated for president and
vice president, respectively, on the re
publican ticket
The Day We Celebrate,
Fred H. Davis, nrealdent nf fc.
First National bank, waa born June 10,
1850 In Fairfield. Ia He ha been ran.
nected with the First National bank
since February. 1872. and has h..n
a leader in many of our civic enterprises.
Elmer C. Redlck waa hum in thi.
city oune iu, is7. He was educated
in the Omaha Dublin ar.hnniR anH Rh.t.
tuck, after which he entered Yale and
completed a law course with the class
ui ii u. ne praotices law in Omaha
m is aiso president or the E. 8. Red.
Ick company, dealers In real ..t.t.
Harry O. Palmer was born In
county, Nebraska, thirty-one years
ago, and has practiced law In Omaha
ion years.
Senator William S. Trenvnn t
author of the law forbidding Interstate
commerce in liquors, born at Elyrla,
O., forty-eight years ago today.
Charlea A. Culberson, former gov
ernor of Texas, now TTnltort st..
.euBLur, uorn at uaaeviue, Ala, sixty.
i-aui b. Relnseh, United States
minister to China, who la i,rin
Uiicut.iy , an unomciai way, in
promoting China's declaration of war
J5 "'"" uermany, oorn at Milwaukee,
forty-eight years arn tnriav
Dr. David Jayne Hill, former United
States ambassador to Rermanv Kn-n
at Flalnfleld, N. J., slxty-seven years
John G. Graney, outfielder of the
Cleveland American League base ball
team, born at St Thomas, Ont. thir.
ij-vuo yearn &gO lOQay. t
Timely Jottings and Reminders.
Jewish organisations throughout fh
wu..ujr re 10 engage in a general
election today to choose representa
tives to the American Jewish congress,
to meet in Washington next September.
Unique In the annalit nf thA mint
and naval forces of the United States
VIII be a concerted drive for recruits
by the Marine Corps beginning today.
The campaign will extend to every
nook and corner of the country and
the aim will be to secure 4,000 enlist
ment before the end of the week.
Storyette of the bay.
Blossom" and "Rnnfv" haoa ni.n
together since the time their mnmm...
could trust them on the floor. They
have shared nursery and dolls, and in
every way have been inseparable as
two dear little girls who live in sep
arate homes could be. But they had
a falling out, and a regular battle.
After it was over "BlossomV
mamma, whose home had been the
scene of the eruption, asked:
"Blossom, what did you and Bunty
fuss over?"
Why. mamma-" rani!.. nir.nm
"I said I liked that song 'Bringing in
the Sheets and Bunty said It was
'Bringing in the rhM nnri .k
slapped me."
HERS AND THERE.
Of recent invention ! tiAntinij
fce&ttr that can be msde to utUin grbag
for fuel.
The world's wnt amotion f m k..
tripled In the hut thirty ymn. and the pro
duction In the 1915-1S imm hn.. .11
former records.
It Is Btimited that there are nrrh.M
.500,000 cent and S00.000.ooo K.r-nt ni..
afloat In the United Statei. or an a.r.v.
of II pennies and live nickcla for each per-
The high school of New BifAn1 if...
waa the flnt public echool in the United
State to rail the American flat orer the
chool home, which It did on May 11, 1861,
about one month after the fat) of Fort
Sumter.
AROUND THE CITIES.
Topeka dlvidea It energies between boost
ins Liberty bonds and canning factories.
The former leadi and is going strong.
St Joe's High school will celebrate its
semi-centennial this week with a special
commencement program, and picnic ai i
finish.
St. Joe Is working up the point of organ ii'
ing a vigilance committee to run down
garden vandals and give them their due
without judicial ceremony.
The new Union Depot company of St.
Paul has invested $8,000,000 in ground and
expects to get the buildings under way he
fore midsummer. Station and connections
are booked to cost $12,000,000. '
Ground has been purchased at Van Buren
and La Salle streetn, Chicago, by the West
ern Union Telegraph company, on which a
modern telegraph home will be erected. Site
and building will cost about $2,000,000.
Burr Oak, a Chicago suburb, somehow
evaded the annexation fever and looms large
on the local map as a hot burg of 775 peo
ple. Its present prominence is due to an
orgy of graft, redlight life and other town
evils which the grand jury is ventilating.
For the moment Burr Oak eclipses Ham
mond and Gary.
ODE TO DEMOCRACY.
Lee W. Dodd, in Vigilantes.
It Isn't Just because noma ships woro lost,
And children drowned and women and
strong men.
That's bad enough. God knows!'
But the Prussians wpre our foes
Long before their cruel wolf-pack left its
aen.
It Isn't just because their hunt In r nark
Tore at Belgium's throat to reach the throat
ot France.
No, by Heaven! It's because
They are traitors to all laws
Made by Qod to curb the Devil's arrogance.
They are traitors to humanity, no lein! i
They acknowledge nothing nobler than their
Will
To conquer and subject
All peoples who respect
The Holy Vow man struggles to fulfill.
For man has dreamed a dream and made
a Vow
Tea, man has sealed a Vow before the
Iiord
Of Righteousness and Peace:
And the relitn of Reason triumph o'er the
a wo raj
He has epaled a Holy Vow that privilege
Shall perish from an Earth whero all are
Tree;
That his children shall not fight,
As he must, the Huns of Klirht.
But be brothers In the Light of Liberty.
Ood save us from alt traitors to that Dream.
God shield us from all traitors to that Vow!
uoa give us strength to smile
All traitors to that Lisht
Lord Ood of Man United, aid us now.
SMILING LINES.
'Tour wife, air, stems to be subject to
fits of verbosity. ...
"Good heavens, doctor, I never thought
she had anything the matter with her
except she talked too much!" Baltimore
American.
Fond Mother What's the matter. Evs?
Little Kva I've heard of Good Frjtlay
and Ash WednesdAy, but what on earth Is
Nut Sunday. Yale Jlecord.
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"What are they going to do with th
czar'a palace?" -
"Haven't heard. Grand opportunity there,
though. People would prohably flock to (t if .
operated as a summer hotel." Louisville
Courier Journal.
"Did your wife scold you when you came
home so late last night?"
"You don't know what It Is to have a
wife who waa once a school teacher. 'She
simply made me write 100 times on a
slate, 'T must be at home by 10 o" clocks'
New York Globe,
PRESCRIPTION
PERFECTION
Our department employs only grad
uate pharmacists. Each one is a pre
scription clerk In every sense of the
word. He is not a drug clerk one
minute and a prescription clerk the
next, therefore, you can rest assured
that his mind is constantly on the
work that he has to do. We furnish
the men with every ingredient that is
reouired to fill the prescription accur
ately. You can save time and money
i hy trading at the four Rexall Drug
Stores.
OWL DRUG CO.,
New Location
16th and Farnam St(.
Sherman & McConnell
DRUG CO.,
FIVE GOOD DRUG STORES
An Italian .rip. rowr ueid.nfc.il.
eo.red that th pri.nc of tomato plant,
la kia Tlw.rd ni.d. ihort work of th
nhrllonra with which hi. Tin., war. in
ftL Thii taint dutror. both Ui. mot
I and th Mn of th (raparint.
Summer Excursion Fares
VIA
ILLINOIS CENTRAL R. R.
To Practically AH Points East
Following Rates Apply to Some Principal Points:
New York City, standard routes. .$59.10
Other routes $55.80
Boston, Mass., standard routes. . . ... . . .$59.10
Other routes $54.60
Atlantic City .$57.30
Montreal $45.20
Water trip ...$49.70
Detroit ,. $35.10
Quebec, Q. C... .$50.10. :
Toronto ......$40.10
Buffalo ; ..$42.41
Portland, Me. $52.90
Niagara Falls ., '...$42.41
Rates to Other Points in Proportion
Attractive variable route tours to New York City
and Boston at slightly higher fares.
Tickets on sale daily, commencing June 1st. Return'
limit 60 days.
Information and attractive literature at City Ticket
Office, 407 South 16th Street. :
S. NORTH, DISTRICT PASSENGER AGENT.
T.lephon. Dougla. 264. Omaha, Nebraska.
WE ARE OPPOSED TO WAR
We Don't Want to Fight
But, By Jingo, If We Do
We Have Got the Men
We Have Got the Ships
We Have Got the Money, Too
The people throughout the United States have contributed
liberally to the Red Cross and other such institutions that have for
their purpose extending aid to the boys in the trenches.
Citizens buying Liberty Bonds are not contributing along
philanthropic lines. They are simply investing their money where
it is absolutely safe, bringing them splendid returns for their
investments.
THE WOODMEN OF THE WORLD, as a Society, purchased
$250,000 in Liberty Bonds. The employes purchased $14,000 and
Omaha Seymour Camp No. 16 purchased $1,000.
We recommend this investment for every man, woman and
child. Buy a Liberty Bond. If you haven't got the cash, pay
$1 per week.
If you haven't or have got a brother or son fighting in the
trenches, or who may be called to fight in the trenches, remem
ber he may be wounded. He may cry for someone to staunch the
life's blood welling from his wounds. Shall his cries be in vain? .
They will be unless you contribute and assist the Red Cross in
every way possible to carry on the splendid work they have under
taken during this bloody conflict.
THE WOODMEN OF THE WORLD is issuing Life Insurance
policies on the lives of the men who go m the trenches or who
stay at home.
i
JOHN T. YATES,
Secretary.
PHONE DOUGLAS 4570.
W.
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