THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: SEPTEMBER 23, 1917.
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those $15,000 drafts. '
The kaiser says he was for peace at the start.
Not half so much as he is for peace now.
Decorate for Ak-Sar-Ben and help impress the
visitor with the warmth of Omaha's welcome.
VI The World series will have to go some this
year to command its accustomed attention from
the public. f ',,
Profiteering under the cloak of patriotism is
bad enough, but profiteering on unpatriotism is
infinitely worse.
Agitation for a municipal coal yard fails to
'radiate to coaLdealers the customary cheerful
ness of early fall fires.
, But if. the kaiser really cherished such a, lively
- dlsire for peace as he assures the pope, we would
never have had this war.
- While the canning season is on managers may
easily double jthe public obligation by putting the
jail-feeding stew effectively under the lid.
War,' shows itself a more effective pulmotor
than politics I Even Colonel Bryan will concede
that silver's come-back tops his own score.
' After all the juggling and a lawsuit, the county
loard doubles back - to the starting point. A
judicial club now and then lets in useful light.
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s' . iThe "municipal campaign in New York puts
-t the issue of saving the country squarely between
soap-box 'orators and, cart-tail spouters. High
winds impend. " i , ' , '
ajaHamMaralaBa
The kaiser's train of cars are said to resembje
hospital trains in having red crosses painted on
the roofs.. The siens are appropriate and becom-
: ing the sickest man in Europe.
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The bulging vaults and 'ledgers of Nebraska
: 'state banks shelter $224,896,229.84, a gain of $73,
775,159 in a year.' Never before has prosperity
tickled the torn belt with such golden figure!
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The Omaha Hyphenated did tueh valiant
. work tor the German propaganda conducted in
this country by the kaiser's agents that if other
were paid it surety ought to have had some Ger
man gold," too'. , .
Flag-making patriots got together and deftly
pulled down ,300 per, cent profits. Last winter'
potato kings "are small and few in a hill beside
the reach of the flag men who have been flagged
by the trade commission. ' .
The' soft'drihk: parlor is a legitimate institu
tion, but If it is rnadc a bTind for organized boot-
legging the reputable venders are threatened with
the same odium that attaches to the disreputable
places. A word tb the wise should be sufficient.
. , If soldiers in . active service are entitled to a
moratorium again court process,, what about
folks whV have pending cases in which essential
witnesses are away on milifary duty? The courts
will have W recognize the existence of a state of
war ' and govern themselves accordingly.
German Reply to Pope's Proposal.
The notes from Germany and Austria in reply
to the peace proposals of Pope Benedict are ex
actly what was looked for. Both the kaiser and
the emperer accept the terms as outlined in the
papal program, thus confirming the opinion that
these conditions would be distinctly favorable to
the Teutonic combination. Such terms already
have been specifically and categorically rejected
by all the opposing allies, with the exception of
the scheme for disarmament, so the only sub
stantial progress made is in getting closer to the
aims of the allied democracies. Further discus
sion is certain to follow from time to time, for
the contest has been opened to the diplomats and
politicians as well as the warriors, and peace is
the ultimate and eventual goal.
Everyone reading the notes must be struck
by the contrast between the mock humility of
Wilhelm and the unfeignedly pious submission
of Karl, marking the difference in their attitude
toward the pope. One and all must still be as
tounded at the challenge to intelligence by Ger-
man insistency that the empire was "attacked"
as excuse for precipitating the terrible war.
The kaiser calls on the head of the great Roman
Catholic church to condone all the outrages In
Belgium and France, the profanation and de
struction of churches and cemeteries, the sub
version of morality, the whole policy of ruth,
lessness and the systematic attempts to under
mine and corrupt every government save his
own, pretending all the time to be acting in self
defense, with the sanction and help of Godl
Such colossal assurance is the fair measure of
his imperial assumption of power.
Pope Benedict should carefully compare with
these professions the record made up by Cardinal
Mercier, and rad again and ponder well the note
from President Wilson on the topic of peace
with kaiserism. What the world wants is not
a temporary truce, but a lasting peace a peace
treaty that is not to be wantonly violated at will
and again scattered to the winds as a torn "scrap
of paper."
Revival of the Carnival.
One of the features of life just now is the
tendency to resort to the carnival as a safety
valve for relieving the tention on nerves strained
by unusual conditions. The frivolity of the affair
is demanded as an antidote for the exactions in
cident to the energetic application required by
modern business, heightened now by the tremen
dous expenditure of nerve force in making ready
for war., Omaha for many years has had its Ak-Sar-Ben
festival as a harvest home feature, a
time for relaxation and merry-making. Now
comes Kansas City with its "Old Glory Week,"
St. Joseph with its "Reign of Roubidoux," and
Des Moines and Sioux City with their own local
demonstrations of gayety, and all through the
region smaller towns are giving time to similar
demonstrations on a lesser scale. If this argues
anything, it is that the people need some respite
from the season's round of strenuous effort
Omaha is especially glad to see Us neighbors up
and down the river waking up and showing some
Inclination toward a good time. We have demon
strated the usefulness of Ak-Sar-Ben, and have
well established it as a national institution, the
importance of which is emphasized by imitation
on part of our contemporary communities.
Will History Repeat Itself?
Sixryrfour years ago Commodore Perry, com
manding a fleet of primitive craft, entered the
forbidden, haibor of Ydo bearing a letter from
President " Fillmore to the emperor of Japan.
Foreign violation of the sanctity of Japanese
waters at that time was risky business. Antici
pated trouble was prepared for. None resulted.
Commodore Perry delivered his message by ex
ercising diplomatic "tact and .straightforward
friendliness, even though Japanese law was vio
lated by the act. V
The Perry mission changed the current of Jap-
. antse life on that occasion. The spirit of inclu
sion and. exclusion dominated the country. For
eigners were forbidden to enter and natives were
not allowed'to lcavv Intercourse with the out-
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stc-e woria was unsougnt. uovernmeni ana peo
ple were content with their own ways, their home
trade,-' their , simple, ' aelf-cehtered lives. The
American commodore calmly and coolly broke
down the barrier of isolation and unconsciously
loosed the. forces which have made modern Japan
Japan now realizes, and appreciates the ines
'timable aerviccs of Commodore Perry'. They
honor him as the-foster parent of modern empires.
A monument , to his memory mark the spot
where he landed to deliver his message, and the
Japanese mission recently visited his grave at
Newport, R. I., and laid garlands, on bis tomb.
j , The incident' links past and present and fore
shadows a future possibility. Just as Perry in
isted on official Japan receiving America's mes
sage of neighborly good will, Americans of -today
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wuu greater cmpnasis insist on imperial uermany
heeding the message of , democracy. Japan re
aented intrusion with much the same arrogance
Germany now shows But official Germany must
wallow the dose even "as .ruefully as Japan did.
-The prescription is Just as good.- Later on the
patient will rejoice as Japan does. In all proba
bility the historian sixty years hence will record
the coming of a mission from the. republic of
Germany bearing wreaths for th$ tomb of Wood-
row Wilspn. - Stranger things have happened.
Prayer Along the Battle Line.
British church authorities find time tip discuss
some of the psychic phenomena of battle, and
just now are considering what they admit is one
of the most marked, that of the general practice
of prayer among the soldiers. This is not taken
to indicate a sudden spread of religion among
the men, but rather as a recrudescence of the
primitive impulse to appeal to the supernatural
for aid. In commenting on this point during the
first year of, the, wa The Bee called attention
to the fact that men in the presence of death are
more likely to feci their dependence on God and
to have recourse to Him for needed help. Daily
contact with dangers of warfare sobers the judg
ment and inclines the thought to things ordi
narily neglected in time of security. Experience
has developed that prayer in presence of immi
nent danger does have a most remarkable
psychological effect. . Men in complete funk pray
after their own fashion, and immediately seem to
gain sustenance, their minds becoming clear,
their actions rational and their fright disappear
ing entirely. Reasons for this are apparent, but
are likely to be variously construed. The fact is
noteworthy as characteristic of the workings of
the human mind, rather than significant of deeper
devoutedness. .
Cur Dogs and the Nation.
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Considerable support is coming to The Bee in
the campaign it started a few weeks ago against
the cur dog and in favor of the sheep. The Chi
cago Tribune, the St. Louis Republic and the
Manufacturers', Record of Baltimore are a few of
the influential papers that have taken up the mat
ter for discussion and which endorse the stand
taken by this paper. Senator Weeks of Massa
chusetts has introduced a measure designed to
levy a tax on dogs, not so much to add to revenue
of the government as to discourage the harboring
of the worthless animals that have become a costly
luxury to us. It is now estimated that the United
States harbors 25,000,000 dogs, of which by far
the greater part are properly classified under the
heading of "curs," and are worse than worthless.
These can be greatly lessened through the simple
process of making it expensive for their owners to
keep them. When a man is willing to pay a spe
cial tax on a dog he is usually willing to look
after the animal and keep it out of mischief. With
the destruction of the useless and dangerous dogs
raising of sheep becomes possible in places where
the curs now make it impossible. It ought to be
easy to determine which is the more valuable to
the nation as a source of wealth.
Fall campaign strategy embraces half a dozen
hot drives on the trenches of loose money. The
second Liberty loan bulks' large behind the lines,
"The Young Men's Christian association 'wants
$35,000,000, the soldiers' amusement . board
$3,500,000 and the American Library association
$1,000,000 for army and navy branch libraries.
At least four fraternal organizations are raising
funds from stay-at-home members for the benefit
of fighting nieri. There is no lack of ways of
rendering patriotic service for the nation and the
men who bear the brunt of the struggle for world
wide democracy. '
There is no such word as fail in the lexicon
of engineering skill. Two disastrous accidents
served as spurs for daring bridge builders deter
mined to rear a dry crossing over the St. Law
rence at Quebec The task now apparently
crowned with success is a notable triumph of
constructive genius and perseverance.
Slacker revelations in the courts of Oklahoma
may offer a clue to. the whereabouts of the I. W.
W. $100,000 slush fund disappeared from Chicago
'By Victor Reaawater
T AM DOWNCAST over the death of Colonel
William F. Stone of Maryland, for many
years sergeant-at-arms of the Republican Na
tional committee, with whom I was closely asso
ciated in the work connected with the arrange
ments for two of the four national conventions
in which he officiated in that capacity. Every
body who knew him well called him "Billy" be
cause he wanted his friends to call him by that
more affectionate name, and he was, in fact, the
embodiment of affability, good nature, industry
and, above all, an accommodating disposition.
He was in politics because he liked the game,
though he also shared in the fruits of victory in
local office and later as collector of customs at
Baltimore for seventeen years, not for the emolu
ments so much as for the prestige which well
earned recognition gave him, Hiruself the prin
cipal political factor in his own state, he was in
touch with party leaders all over the country and
kept extremely well posted on political condi
tions. I used to stop in to see him at the cus
toms house and later at the bank with which he
subsequently became connected, and we would
check up our estimates of party developments.
He was 62 when he died, but he did not look it.
He was as bouyant and jovial the last time I saw
him as the first time.
No one who has not been on the inside will
ever appreciate how much the credit belongs to
"Billy Stone for the smooth working arrange
ments of the colossal convention hall in which
all our recent republican presidential tickets were
nominated. The .layout and reconstruction of
the building, the seating, the decorating, the dis
tribution of tickets and badges for delegates,
guests, press and spectators; the door tenders and
ushers and the thousand and one little things for
convenience, comfort and safety, were all under
his direction and personal supervision. In this
exacting work he was an expert and he could
handle the job by reason of his familiarity with
it more easily and at less outlay of exertion than
any other could be expected to do it. Is it any
wonder he" had a life tenure on the position of
convention sergeant-at-arms? Someone else will,
of course, perform those duties in the next re
publican national conclave, but "Billy" Stone will
be sadly missed.
Here is a good readable story that I get from
John T. Bell, who has gone back to California
after his visit to Omaha this summer, and is now
in Los Gatos, from which he writes to me:
I made the acquaintance today in this little
town at the foot of the Santa Cruz mountains
of a man who is a born story teller. He lived
for a number of years in Cincinnati, when he
knew personally, or knew of, many prominent
people. One of these was "old Nick Long
worth," grandfather of Congressman "Nick"
Longworth, son-in-law of ex-President Roose
velt. He says the grandfather, who was a very
rich man, would walk on the grass alongside of
the sidewalk to save wear on his shoes and
that his coat sleeves would be covered with bits
of paper memoranda pinned to them.
The name of this Los Gatos man is W. T.
Kelly, and the first nijjht he spent in Omaha
was at the rierndon House. He was then com
ing to the west from Ohio with the Casement
brothers, who were about to begin work as
contractors on the Union Pacific. Speaking
of Omaha, he gave a list as long as a man's
arm of names of Omaha business men whom he
knew.
"Out on the plains I was well acquainted
with many distinguished army officers," said
Mr. Kelly. "I was living in North Platte when
General Sherman and others held a treaty with
the Sioux at that place. In 1868 I saw Jack
Morrow, somewhat 'under the influence,'
standing at the top of the stairs leading down
to the office and trying to induce General Sher
man to go down to the bar. He reached out
to take hold of him, but lost his balance and
rolled down the full length of the stairs. Gath
ering himself up, he looked back at Sherman
and said, 'General, I didn't think you would be
so impolite as to push me downstairs.'
"Jack Morrow was in Nebraska City and
saw a load of hay on the street. He asked the
owner what he would take for the hay and
wagon; a price was given him and he told the
man to unhitch his horses; when this was done
Morrow set fire to the rear end of the load, and
would have set fire to the town as a result but
for-the prompt rushing of the wagon to the
river, which wa3 only a short distance away.
"In 1867 I was postmaster at North Platte,"
he continued, "and Ned Buntline came there
looking for material for a story of western life,
Major Frank North and Buffalo Bill were then
at Jack Morrow's ranth, on the opposite side
of the Platte. Buntline went to the ranch and
first tackled Major North for a story of his ca
reer, but North wouldn't talk to him. Then he
caught oh to Cody, who up to that time was not
specially famous Buntline made his headquar
ters at my postoffice which was not much of
an establishment and the first chapter of his
story of 'Buffalo Bill,' printed in Street &
Smith's Weekly, was written on the dry goods
box which I used for a desk. Buntline drank
much whisky in those days and was so short
of memory that I stood sponsor for him at the
'Hamfat Man's Restaurant' for his meals, and
paid for them, too."
It was a delight to witness the production here
last week of that clever comedy, "The Boomer
ang," and for me this delight was increased by
seeing on the bill the name of Victor Mapes as
collaborator in the authorship. . Mr. Mapes grad
uated in the same class with me at Columbia and
was one of the honor students of that year. In
his college days he not only stood high in his
scholarship, but he also ranked among the fore
most athletes. If I remember correctly, he held
the college record for the 100-yard-dash, was a
member of the crew and on the track team, and
a general all-round man, not to mention being
cnosen ciass president, niter nnisnmg at couegc
he went into newspaper work in New York and
thence into the playwrights' profession, and this
latest example of his talent maybe is the capstone
of a long list of successes to his credit.
People and Events
, One man truly removed from the world of
strife and strafing is J. H. Carpenter of Mama,
Colo. In response to a federal invitation he hiked
into Pueblo and explained to the draft board that
he did not know the country was at war and
did not hear of the registration. , The bliss of ig
norance saved him.
Two women are available for every job lost
by men drawn to the front from the Wall street
district of New York. Twenty thousand women
have been given places in the financial district
since the war began and as many more are listed
for prospective vacancies. "When Johnny comes
marching home again" he need but marry the
job and look wise.
Every optimist who draws the oil of joy from
prunes is in for a jolt The prune raisers of
California have come togetlier ana decided tney
are not getting all the prune juice in sight They
want more Of it and will so handle the goods that
optimists and other victims of the habit must
come across or go without. Seventy-five per cent
of the production is under control of the asso
ciation. Liberality will rule with respect to home
needs, but on this side of the mountains the prune
appetite must dig up or suffer.
Owing to the high cost of living and other
thines. the mayor of Philadelphia denounces the
customary political shakedown of police and fire
men. In former years "political donations" from
these sources brought 55 per man for the ward
committee and $10 each for the city committee.
This year the city committee stands for the old
figure, but the ward committee wants 1 per cent
of wages, making the minimum shakedown $20.
The victims are encouraged by the mayor's stand
and arc organizing to defy the grafterf
One Year Ago Today in the War.
Roumanians evacuated Vulcan Pass.
Twelve Zepjielins in night raid over
London and the English ceast coast
killed thirty-eight persons and injured
125.,
In Omaha Thirty Years Ago.
B. B. Younr. the new director of
the Apollo club, has arrived frutn Salt
Lake and will take up hia residence
In this city.
The building- of a new passenger
depot ky the Union Pacific on Tenth
between Leavenworth and the present
depot la again up for discussion.
Professor Gillespie, auperlntendent,
and Dr. McFarland, one of the faculty.
of the Deaf and Dumb asylum, were at
the depot all day receiving the Incom
ing pupils, numbering about 125.
George W. Holdrege, general man
ager of the B. & M., has gone to Den
ver. Milton Nobles made his annua ap
pearance at Boyd's before a large
audience in his new piece "From Sire
to Son."
The building erected by John A.
Wakefield over his lumber yard, be
tween Seventeenth and Eighteenth
near Pierce is about completed and
covers more ground than any other
building in the city.
Hobby Brothers took out a permit
for the erection of a three-story and
basement brick block at the corner of
Leavenworth street and Park avenue,
to cost $20,000.
Fully 1.000 Odd Fellows stopped
over in Omaha after the adjournment
of the sovereign grand lodge for the
purpose of laying the cornerstone of
the new hall of Goodrich lodge, Inde
pendent Order of Odd Fellows,, at
Hamilton and Saunders.
AROUND THE CITIES.
Sioux City reporta an exodaa of land
aeekera from that section to the aouth.
Auto joy ridera in Chicago last Sunday
rolled up a score of five dead and many
serious injuries.
Philadelphia!!! put much faith In official
assurances that. a fourteen-ounce loaf of
wheat bread for 5 ctnts is on the way. H.
B. Irwin, local grain controller, saya it ia a
sure thing "before long-."
For the first time in forty years last Sun
day was a dry day in Peoria, III. The im
mediate cause of the drouth was the hilarity
of flocks of excursionists who hit the town
for a souss on the Sabbath.
Consumer! in fit. Joe arc organizinc for
fight agatnat food boardera and avaricious
dealers. An attempt to corner potatoes
and boost prloea to 14 bushel lend vim to
a projected drive against "profiteers.
Hot Urea of indignation are cracking
around the coal dealers of Salt Lake for
failing to come down as Uncle Sam decreed.
Idaho buyers join the local crowd -in swell
ing the flames and are wiring hot appeals
to Garfield to etdp the alleged holdup.
Down in Caney, Kan., P. B. Humphrey,
superintendent of schools, turned down an
invitation to help entertain departing sol
diers with the remark: "Wa don't want to
entertain roughnecks." Mr. Humphrey has
made a public apology and will garner fool's
luck if he holds his job.
A flicker of doubt as to the purity of the
evidence caused Judge Iddlngs of Sioux City,
hearing some bootlegging eases, to call for
a sample bottle. of the goods. The label
said it was beer,' it had the color and the
bubbles on the jtollar ware conclusive. The
judge passed the bottle down from the
4 bench, let the, lawyers fondle It and re
served decision. wnat Happened to the con
tents? . lt
A roundup of prominent retail shoe stores
in New York City by World reporters re
vealed a . variation in prices of footwear
ranging from $5 to 18 and $10 to $12, with
out change in .the quality of the goods.
Prices art aid to advance as the neighbor
hood caters to the fashionables. . Ona dealer
representing a manufacturer told tht quit
xexs that manufacturing costs advanced
$1.50 a pair, but that jobbers boosted their
share from SO to 60 cents a pair, ind that
retailers exact a war profit of 60 per cent,
while 80 per cent was the peace time limit.
Tills Day In History.
1745 John Sevier, the famous sol
dier and pioneer, for whom the Na
tional Guard camp at Greenville, S. C,
is named, born in Rockingham county,
Virginia. Died near Fort Decatur,
Ala.,-September 24, 1815. I
1777 General Howe crossed the
Schuylkill river with the entire British
army.
1779 The Bohhomme Richard, in
command of Paul Jones, captured the
British warship Serapis off.Flambor
ough Head, England.
1790 General Willia Trousdale,
distinguished Mexican war soldier and
governor of Tennessee, born in North
Carolina. Died at Nashville, March
27; 1872.
1867 Garibalda, about to enter the
Roman territory with volunteers, was
captured by the Italian government
and sent to Alessandria.
1870 M. Duruof conveyed mail
bags from Paris to Tours during the
siege. ; .
1 888- Francois Achflle Bazalne, the
marshal of France, who surrendered to
the Germans at Metz, died in exile in
Madrid. Born at Versailles, February
13, 1811.
1892 General John Pope, who com
manded the Federals at the . battles of
Cedar Mountain, Manassas and Chas
tilly, died at Sandusky, O. Born at
Louisville, March 12, 1823.
1914 French captured Peronne on
German right wing.
1915 Russians reoocupied Lutsk in
Volyhynia.
The Day Wo Celebrate.
G. L. Emil Kllng'ell was born Sep
tember 23, 1863, in Germany, but was
brought to this country when 1 year
of age, and is now head of the North
American Life Insurance company.
Abraham Lincoln Reed, president of
the United Trust company, was born
September 23, 1865, right here in
Omaha. He is also president of the
Byran Reed company.
Dr. C. O. Robinson is just 62 today.
He graduated in medicine at the Uni
versity of Pittsburgh and is also a
post graduate of the medical school at
Chicago.
Howard T. Judson was born in Oma
ha just 39 years ago and Is now su
perintendent of the Midland Glass &
Paint company.
Fay-J. Uehllng, secretary and man
ager of the Commonwealth Life com
pany, is Just 36 today. Scribner, Neb.,
is his birthplace.
Edward M. Martin, lawyer, is 46 to
day. He is vice president and counsel
of the Guaranty Fund Life association
and president of the Home Casualty
& Trust company.
W. D. Robb, recently appointed vice
president of the Grand Trunk railway,
born at Longuoull, Quebec, sixty years
ago today. ,
Walter Lippman, who is serving as
special aide to Secretary of War
Baker, born in New York City, twenty
eight years ago today.
Emmet O'Neal, former governor of
Alabama, born at Florence, Ala., sixty
years ago today.
William Brace, prominent labor
member of the British Parliament
born fifty-two years ago today.
Thomas Mott Osborne, noted prison
reformer and former warden of Sing
Sing, born at Auburn, N. Y., fifty-eight
years ago today.
Dr. Sidney E. Mezes, president of
the College of the City of New York,
born at Deloment, Cal., fifty-four years
ago today.
Timely Jottings and Reminders.
First day of autumn.
The St. Louis 'museum today will
open its eleventh annual exhibition of
contemporary American paintings.
Between 1,400 and 1,500 students
are expected at Annapolis today for
the beginning of the regular academic
term at the United States Naval acad
emy. The biennial supreme convention of
the Order of the Alhambra is to be
opened today at Syracuse, N. Y., with
the erection an'd dedication of a
memorial tablet to mark the spot
where mass was celebrated for the first
time In what is now the state of New
York.
Storyette of the Day. '
On a road in Belgium a German 'offi
cer met a boy leading a jackass, and
addressed him in heavy, jovial fashion
as follows:
"That's a fine jackass you have, my
eon. What do you call it? Albert I
bet!"
"Oh, no. officer," the boy replied,
quickly. "I think too highly of my
king."
The German scowled and returned:
"I hops you don't dare to call it
WillIam.T'
"Oh, no, officer. I think 1 highly
1 1 my Jac.s." Parle Liberte.
HERE AND THERE.
Hansen's North pole ship. Nimrod, is now
carrying coal for the allies.
The present British Parliament has lived
longer than any of its twenty-nine prede
cessors since the act of union.
A moderate wind moves at the rate of
seven miles an hour, a storm at the rate of
thirty-six miles, and a hurricane at the rate
of eighty miles.
A census of the Canal Zone taken by the
police and fire division as of June 30. 1917,
shows a total civilian population of 23,295,
a gain of 49S, as compared with a year ago.
Of the total population 7,447 are Americans,
of whom S.494 are men, 1,130 women and
2.06S children. Of the population of all
other nationalities (13.848), there are 9.S10
men, 8,00S women and 3,53$ children
'JTAG, YOU'RE ITl"
"Der Tag" isa here at last, dear Villum
"Der Tag" lss here.
Und you are it, yah sthrlctly lt,
Meln Villum, dear.
Und neffer, dodge nor haf a fit.
For dat von't moot "der tag'' von bit.
Nlcht! Nicht! You're tagged,
Tou've got der mitt!
"Der tag" ia here, dear Villum!
"Der tag" Iss here, doar Villum!
Tour wooden head 'von't safe you now.
(Le Boche you are, Indeed!)
Unless you shtand on It enow
To make your long rose bleed
Und den perhaps, ve let you go
To Join Old Nick of Russia;
To let you know "der tag" vas here,
Vot seea der lest of Prussia!
, RUTH C. CHAMBERS.
Woodenhead.
DOMESTIC PLEASANTRIES.
"That fellow serms a profitable customer."
"He is," said the druggist "Ha comes In
every morning for something to give him ,
an appetite, and every evening for some
thing to help him digest his grub. Louis
ville Courier-Journal.
"That ladv Judge lias decided against us."
"That's ail right." said the feminine at
torney. "I know her. By tomorrow ahe 11
change her mind." Life.
"The young nurse we just saw at the hoa
pltal Is very clever. She made a man there
cough up a brass tack."
That's nothing. She made one or the
young doctors there cough up a diamond
ring.' Baltimore American.
'The rule of despots is about over.
"What are you talking about? We may
nut kings and kaisers out of business, but
w"ves will remain on the Job."-Detrolt Free
Press.
"Do you think Bacon wrote the Shake
c-eare plays?" . ,,
"To tell you the truth, I don't much care.
"I didn't use to. But I'm trying to open
up some controversy that'll get my mind
off the war." Washington Star
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