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The Omaha Bee
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ClirUlittM nrw pol a dear road ahead. Do
your liiklfig earJy,
In the lexiron of Colon r I Houne there it no
uch orrl at peace.
Tfi efficiency of Thanksgiving depends on the
aifadineia of the followop ayitem.
Welt, if Ron Hammond can't tell ai good a
atory aa Dan Stephen of what they aaw in the
trenches, we miss our guess.
With pork skyrocketing to $50 a barrel, Old
Mother Goose ought to be advised that it was
the pig and not the cow that jumped over the
moon.
One great American institution serenely main
tains its liberty. Food regulators aized up the
defenses of the pie belt and cancelled a projected
drive.
Well, if Lincoln grocery price are higher
than the levels reached in Omaha all we can say
i that we are sorry for the Lincoln people who
have to pay them.
A commentator in contemporary says that
between "camouflage" and "barmecide" he prefera
the more commonplace. "Throwing the bulL"
All righteveryone to hi taste.
That New York trial sounds all the senti
mental chords which usuaUy make justice blink.
If the jury fails to convict the dead one the sob
squad will perish in a deluge of tears.
The list of county food administrators for Ne
braska, as just promulgated, includes among other
name this: "Frontier county, ex-Lieutenant Gov
ernor James Pearson." O, yea, that's so
A very disquieting situation confronta alien
money 'maker in thi country. The pressure of
shifting business from enemy to allied hands
drive an invisible torpedo to a vital spot.
Semi-official intimations from Washington
radiate considerable gaiety. As an example
weigh the hint that politicians could operate rail
road more efficiently than trained managers.
Still, it must be acknowledged, as November
reaches for its hat, that the eleventh month put
up a very satisfying brand of fuel conservation
and won a star in the meteorological service flag.
It transpires that the White House turkey al
most failed to arrive on time because of impeded
transportation. For such an important flight as
that an airplane special should have been
chartered.
Early Christmas shopping wilt be most ex
peditiously done by first consulting The Bee'
advertising columns and taking a general survey
in advance of what our most enterprising mer
chants are offering.
The abuse of unrestricted and irresponsible
solicitation for war funds is receiving attention
everywhere. Centralization and control are bound
to come because necessary to maintain the pub
lic confidence, without which the generous flow
of contributions is likely to slow up. ,
The Canadian town of Berlin, rechristened
Kitchener, lost none of its'Teutonic character by
tse change. Open and defiant opposition to gov
ernment measures by some of the townspeople
constitutes a challenge to Dominion loyalty which
ftt authority cannot well ignore.
Rooting for the United States
A recruit at Yaphank, Long Island, asked what
fH cam? a4 taught him, replied: "To root for
t?t United States." And he added that all his
MUm soWsert were footrng for the United States.
Me will root for aotnething. It is human na
ture. etpeeiaHy the nature of youth. Recruits
tm into that camp at Yaphank rooting for some
thmg. a college to which they had been, a town
fcom whk they had come, a state l wScf they
iMtongetf. a hM ball club, a Young &ea's Gsri
tra a4xatio branch anything s whkh .hey
snighr have a posfatve interests In a day or
t & tJiey bfaa to roi for their capfam or the of
ficer in command, for their barmv their regt
wtt or bngad. . .
Then they Jouml at that the gfzndesr CtVing
''y eoo'-r root tor was the tttie old United
Stat. They went throa!i a ceremony of sa
Siit nf the gag every day and it was explained to
then that they were protector of that flag, that
soMier of the amy of th United States they
li f ihe r!u and privilege and duty t protecting
ih Sag. Then they saw something they nnder
to! artf the loyalty that is inherent in every
ftunmrt aetng sftachei itself to what wa- biggest
grandest thing in jighf. The recraits who
bmi ei...n m, camp with mixel feelin g and little
j-.-rin-.!iiiji suddenly were transformed into
.H.!ti;ert or America. The dag of the republic was
Venn 'm their eyes a sacred symbol and the foe
't it Un they woulj fight to the death.
No m. a wii baa ever kat the experience of
t!j amis would wish it out of his hfe. Alt his life
' a f'.'otisthts wilt turn back to the experience
iM is f. 4 hh1 it did bint, the comrades he made.
Si-! ialuted. And no such man will wish to
lft in liitUrTs anf bi fellow's children the
liiH-Ufht a4 i.Hspirtio of that experience.
Ar-ny trvnmif tor every youth of the republic?
ft wM nmH mut ot him J It will make. a. a-
hvOt of' of
Most Important Conference of the War.
The conference for which representatives of
all the nations actively engaged in the war against
the kaUer are gathered in Paris cannot fail to be
the most important since the world conflagration
was started by the unprovoked invasion of Bel
gium. The allies have consulted together before
from time to time, but this is the first general con
ference in which authorized spokesmen for the
United States will take part and in which the
plans to be considered will include assignments of
work for the United State to perform.
That there are many and complicated problems
t) be taken up and difficult questions to be decided
that will ta the highest intelligence and ingenuity
for their best solution is self-evident, but for the
purpose this conference may command the best
minds of all these many nations and count on the
larger part of the world' resources. They have
the advantage of knowing what has been at
tempted and with what measure of success and
failure, and they can appreciate the strength and
power of endurance of the kaiser's forces as well
as of our own. They must realize that there is
still a colossal task ahead and that to finish the
job of suppressing world-greedy autocracy still
calls for most herculean effort and limitless sacri
fices, but above all for teamwork and thoroughly
co-ordinated action by all of the allied nations
there represented.
With the main object constantly in view and
all rivalries and jealousies subordinated to the one
consideration of speediest success, as we have
a right to expect, the conference should produce
invaluable results and strengthen confidence
everywhere for the ultimate attainment of the
permanent peace that can only come through vic
tory. '
War on German Crops
By Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C, Nov. 27. The other day an
Ohio man suggested that American aviators
should drop Colorado potato beetles on the Ger
man potato fields. Suggestions of this sort have
come from several quarters and have usually been
treated as jokes. A canvass of high scientific
opinion shows that such a program is not to be
regarded as a joke, but as a serious and practical
matter. It holds terrible possibilities. The basic
idea, of course, is to increase the German food
shortage by destroying German crops through in
troducing crop diseases.
The potato beetle is only a sample suggestion
and an insect which, scientists say, would not
serve the purpose. There is hardly a limit to
the number of destructive pests which may be
made to fasten on crops. There are three po
tato diseases alone; there are parasitic maladies
which attack the beet; there are the wheat smuts
and rust; numerous tree blights, to say nothing
of animal plagues which might sweep the live
stock of a country as a forest fire sweeps the
woods.
The Threatened Coal Shortage Who' to Blame?
The danger of a coal shortage with its ominous
threat of stoppage for the wjieels of industry is
graphically depicted in the current issue of the
Railway Age Gazette for the purpose of showing
what has brought it about. "It was estimated
after the United States entered the war" it ex
plains, "that in order to meet both the commer
cial and military needs of the country, our coal
production in 1917 should show, an increase over
that of 1916 of 100,000,000 tons, or about 17 per
cent. This increased production is not being at
tained. At the end of October the increase was
41,000,000 tons, or less than 10 per cent ahead of
that for the corresponding period of 1916."
If that describes the situation, it naturally
prompts the inquiry, "why does this condition ex
ist?" The answer to this question the Railway
Age Gazette undertakes to give as follows:
"It exists mainly because the coal producers
of the United States have displayed a sordid
selfishness, a want of business capacity and a
lack of patriotism. The railways, foreseeing the
course of developments, organized themselves
to meet the country's transportation needs dur
ing the war within five days after war was de
clared. The coal producers have not properly
organized themselves to meet the country's need
for fuel. The railways, in spite of the serious
ness of their labor situation, have succeeded in
keeping their employes sufficiently satisfied to
avoid interference with their operations, except
in a few sporadic cases. 'The coal producer
have shown uch want of fairness, diplomacy
and capacity in dealing with their labor that
month after month the reports of the United
States Geological Survey have shown that mines
all over the country have been working to much
less than their capacity because of labor trou
bles. The railways have been obliged to go on
rendering their 'service for the same rates that
they had before the war, but during the five
months ending with August they handled 16
per cent more freight than in the same months
of last year and in the month from May to
October they transported 18 per cent more coal
than last year. The coal producers, on the other
hand,' succeeded in getting the government to ,
fix prices for coal vastly higher than any ever
kpown before the conditions created by the
present war; but in spite of these high pr'ces
they have exerted themselves sufficiently to in
crease their production only about 10 per cent.
Having failed to meet thp requirements of the
situation, the coal producer are engaged in the
familiar practice of crying 'stop thief The
National Coal association, an organization
formed apparently to increase the output of
misinformation rather than the output of coal,
is issuing frequent statements intended to fix
the blame for the failure to secure adequate
production of coal upon the railroads. But the
report the coal producers made to the United
State Geological Survey, taken at their face -value,
disclose a very different situation from
the statements being given out -for public con
sumption." L
t As between the railroads and the coal oper
ators, this makes out a reasonably strong case.
So far as the public is concerned as coal con
sumers, they are not so much interested in fixing
the blame as in getting the coal, and if the supply
falls seriously short we may be sure the demand
will be voiced in no uncertain terms that the gov
ernment take over the coal mine and ee to it
that the output is brought up to requirements.
Aeroplane Possibilities.
No longer do we meet the incredulity and
skepticism as to aeroplane achievement evoked
by the fir&t experiments with flying machines.
Quickened by the war stimulus the perfection
of these devices and their propelling power has
proceeded o fast that promises of new achieve
ment find ready and unquestioning acceptance on
the basis of what has already been accomplished.
Gabriel D'Annunzio, the Italian poet, at present
serving in the Italian army, recently piloted a
Capront biplane, with three passenger aboard,
875 miles without landing a distance -approximately
corresponding to that between New York
and St. Louis "as the airplane flies." And during
the last Liberty loan campaign, Captain Antonio
Silvio Resnati flew from Langtey Field, near Nor
folk, Virginia, to Mineota, Long Island, a dis
tance of 3J0 miles, in a big Caproni biplane carry
ing eight passengers besides himself.
What next? No one knows, of course, but the
eventuality of transcontinental air trips from New
York to San Francsico with stops at Chicago,
Omaha and Salt Lake City is certainly a possi
bility of the not too distant future.
The means of introducing such unpleasant
agencies into the territory of the kaiser would nat
urally be the airplane. The great fleet of Ameri
can aircraft is expected to make possible very
numerous raids over German soil. It is already
taken for granted that our aviators wilt drop
bombs and democratic propaganda. Whether
these physical and spiritual explosive agencies
would not be comparatively harmless beside some
other things to drop that science might suggest
is the question at present agitating many minds.
The problem is an involved and delicate one
in many ways. Would the practice be contrary to
international law. Would it be contrary to the
unwritten ethics of warfare? In other words, is
it all right to drop a ton of dynamite on a Ger
man town, but all wrong to drop 10 pounds of
potato bugs on a German field? The quistions
of legality would be for the State department to
settle; the questions of strategy for the Depart
ment of War. What is intended here is simply
to point out that in the opinion of scientists an
offensive along the line indicated is quite within
the bounds of physical possibility and might con
ceivably be enormously effective.
Casting aside the possibility of introducing the
germs of human disease as too barbaric for con
sideration, there remain three classes of pests
which can be introduced to sap the food-producing
capacity of a nation. They are the insect pests
which attack crops, the vegetable parasites or fun
goids which attack crops and the epidemic dis
eases which attack food animals. An example of
the first here in the United States is the pink
cotton boll-worm, which' has just appeared in
Texas. This enormously destructive insect is a
serious menace to the whole cotton-growing south
and there is some suspicion that its introduction
from Mexico was aided by German agents.
An example of the vegetable blights is the
chestnut blight, which only appeared in the
United States a few years ago, and already threat
ens to kill out all Our chestnut trees. For an ex
ample of pests causing heavy loss of food animals
one has only to remember the epidemic of foot
and mouth disease of three years ago, with its
toll of tens of thousands of cattle.
A curious feature of the situation is the fact
that it will probably not be possible to discover
any native American plant or animal disease which
would work havoc in Europe. This is because
America is, so to speak, a "clean continent." Most
of our plant and animal diseases are importations
from Europe and Europe has just as much of
them as we have. It would do no good, for ex
ample, to introduce a few germs of foot and mouth
disease into a country where the disease already
exists and ha existed for centuries. The nest
which wofks havoc over wide areas is one which
i at once active and new to the country.
When this point in the problem is reached the
answer of science is always the same: "The ori
ent." For the immemorial east, where human civi
lization and agriculture go back into the ancient
mists of time, is the home of all manner of viru-t
lent crop and animal diseases. The pressure of
these pests is from Europe toward America. The
stream cannot be turned backward. But the pres
sure is also from Asia to Europe. The allies who
control the east control also the sources of all
the plant and animal plagues. Our most destruc
tive pests in the United States the chestnut
blight, the white pine blister rust, the citrus can
kerare importations from China and Japan.
China's contribution to the alliance may be the
parasite that lays waste the Prussian fields. One
scientist, an expert in plant'diseases. says that
the most probable source of a pest which would
be capable of sweeping the crops of Germany lies
in the great unknown plant regions of southeast
ern Asia.
The same rule applies to diseases of animals.
There is no pest in America which could work
much damage if introduced in Europe. But out
of the dark places of Asia or Africa numerous
disease might be taken with terrible results. A
single example is the "rinderpest" of the Philip
pines and South Africa, which, in the opinion of
one authority, once introduced would sweep the
stock of Europe like a prairie fire.
Right in the Spotlight.
Lieutenant General Sir Julian Hed
worth George Byng, who has had Im
mediate charge of the recent great
"drive" .Into the German lines, has
had a long and distinguished career in
the British military aervice. He began
by joining the Tenth royal hussars in
1S83 and has led an active lire in the
army ever since in the Soudan,
Egypt: in South Africa and since this
war broke out with the British forces
facing the Germans. At the com
mencement of the war he commanded
the Third cavalry division. From this
he was promoted to leading the Ninth
army corps. Then he was picked out
to command the Canadian corps and
no commander has won more admir
ing devotion from his men than Byn.
Ono Year Ago Today In the War.
Von Mackensen's armies of Ger
mans, Bulgars and Turks approached
within 16 miles of Bucharest.
British government decided to take
over coal mines of South Wales on
account of labor disputes.
In Omaha Thirty Years Ago Today.
The parishioners of St Mary's Ave
nue Congregational church have ap
pointed an executive committee, at the
head of which is W. J. Connell, to se
cure an estimate as to the probable
cost to erect a new church. If the
structure can be erected for $45,000
the contract will be concluded before
the end of next month.
A bazar under the auspices of the
Banish Aid society was held at Cun
ningham's hall at the corner of Thir
teenth and Jackson streets. The pro
ceeds will be used to assist poor people
this winter.
Lodge No. 1, Knights of Pythias,
elected officers as follows: Chancellor
commander, C. W. Dinsmore; vice
chancellor commander, W. S. Spen-
ter; prelate, J. E. McDonald; keeper
j of records and seals, C. A. Potter; mas-
ier 01 exenequer, ti. xs, irey; mazier or
finance, J. E. Smith; master at arms,
H. J. Sawyer.
William Latey and wife and William
V. Benson and wife spld to John Bre
voort of La Bette county, Kansas, the
piece of ground on the southwest cor
ner of Seventeenth and Cuming streets
for $60,000.
. Miss Helen Mathewson has just re
turned from a two months' trip to old
Mexico and Southern California.
Dr. L. O. Howard, chief of the federal bureau
of entomology, does not .believe that any consid
erable damage can be done by the introduction of
insect pests. He bases his judgment on a knowl
edge of German conditions and on the relation of
insect pests in America to those in Europe. He
points out that more than 50 European insect
pests have taken foothold in America, against one
single destructive American insect which has
taken hold in Europe., All suggestions to date,
such as the potato beetle, the eel worm, which
destroy sugar beets, and so on, he adjudges im
practicable. ,
On the other hand, specialists in vegetable par
asites regard the discovery and introduction of a
destructive pest as posible. There is, for ex
ample, the American pear blight, which has prac
tically ruined the western pear orchards and which
is unknown in Europe. This blight, once intro
duced, would certainly work great damage. Most
American pests are already known in Europe,
however, and the logical course would be to search
the orient for a weapon in thi war. The same
is true of animal diseases. Specialists in this line
say that their introduction is quite possible, but
that the consequence would be terrible.
The foaming prose picture of beer drawn for
the brewers suggests a grade of humor worthy of
a schooner tog. For example take the delicate
hint that a reduced punch renders the fluid a true
temperance drink and therefore more eligible as
an entertainer of better society. There are other
smile provokers, but this one strain the buttons
for the moment
One compensation for the bit Omaha is doing
in the different war activities is already accru
ing in the visits to as of the big men in charge of
this work. To get the leaders of finance and in
dustry just to look in on Omaha and note what a
live, progressive, promising city we have is worth
a whole lot to us.
A delegation of political farmers from the
west is spreading the light among the horny
kanded farmer of Tammanydom. With the
glims dimmed on the farms thereabouts a flicker
of light from the provinces brightens the gloom.
Military Decorations
-New Tork World-
Secretary Daniels had no option in the mat
ter of advising the British government that the
proposed decorations of United States naval offi
cers for meritorious action in the submarine war
could not be accepted by them and this will be
equally true of soldiers as well as sailors in the
sen-ice of the United States. The constitutional
provision is clear and sweeping:
"No title of nobility shall be granted by the
United States and no person holding any office of
profit or trust under them shall, without the con
sent of the congress, accept of any present, emolu
ment, office or title of any kind whatever from
any king, prince or foreign state."
This provision was in the old articles of con
federation and has remained where it now is
through all the years without any question. Con
gress has occasionally consented to acceptance in
cases of a tender of gifts of a sentimental na
ture from a foreign state to persons in the service
of the United States government and congress
may and perhaps will consent in the present and
in similar future cases which may arise where
our land and naval forces are fighting so closely
with those of other nations given to conferring
decorations as to merge special acts of decision
and valor in a commoq merit
But, generally speaking, the brave soldiers and
sailors of the republic abroad will be confined to
such special honors as congress may grant and
they will be proud that it is so. - It will only re
main for congress under the unprecedented cir
cumstances of this time to make special ornvS.
sions for awards of merit.
This Day in History.
1667 Jonathan Swift, the greatest
satirist of his age, born in Dublin. Died
there October 19, 1745.
1776 Washington's army occupied
Trenton, N. J.
1785 John Adams, the American
minister to England, demanded the
surrender of the frontier posts to the
United States.
1817 Prof. Theodor Momrr.sen, one
of the greatest of German historians,
bom in Schleswig-Holstein. Died at
Charlottenburg November 1, 1903.
1819 The "Savannah," the first
steam vessel to cross the Atlantic,
reached Savannah on its return trip
from England.
1892 Nicaragua canal convention
opened in New Orleans, with delegates
present from all the states.
1914 Russians repulsed Germans
with great losses at Kzeszow.
1915 Bulgaria declared the cam
paign against the Serbs closed.
The Day We Celebrate.
Nathan Roberts, president of the
Dunning Hardware company, is, 69
years old today.
.Raymond Woodrum, statistical clerk
In the Union Pacific, Is celebrating his
34th birthday today.
Dr. Daniel A. Poling, noted prohi
bition worker and associate president
of the Christian Endeavor societies,
born at Portland, Ore., 33 years ago
today.
Rt. Hon. Winston Spencer Church
ill, eminent British statesman and cab
inet minister, born 43 years ago today.
Dr. David N. Beach, president of
Bangor Theological seminary, born at
Orange, N. J., 69 years, ago today.
Rt. Rev. Denis O'Donaghue, Catho
lic bishop of Louisville, born In Da
vies county, Indiana, 69 years ago to
day. Ralph D. Cole, former Ohio con
gressman, born in Hancock county,
Ohio, 44 years ago today.
Timely Jottings and Reminders.
Still will I plead and pray
That Scotchmen meet with brother
Scot
Upon St. Andrew's day.
Today Is the 250th anniversary of
the birth of Jonathan Swift, the great
est satirist of his age.
By order of the Dominion govern
ment the use of grain in the manufac
ture of liquor is to .be prohibited in
Canada after today.
Miss Jeanette Rankin, congress
woman from Montana, is scheduled to
address the annual convention of the
Kentucky Equal Rights association,
meeting today, at Lexington.
Storjctto of the Day.
In these days of the high cost of
living the following story is not with
out a decided point:
The teacher of a primary class was
trying) to show the children the differ
ence between the natural and man
made wonders and was finding it hard.
, "What," she asked, "do you think is
the most wonderful thing man ever
made?"
A little girl, whose parents were ob
viously harassed by the question of
ways and means, replied as solemnly
as the proverbial Judge:
"A living for a family." Woman's
Home Companion.
HERE AND THERE.
Women itudenU enrolled in various Ger
man universities for the summer m ter,
1916, far outnumbered the men atudf.nts.
There were 6,460 women, almost double the
number enrolled in 1911.
For on battalion to win six Victoria
eroaaei in a single action la surely a record
yet the Lancashire Fusiliers, on which the
honor has been bestowed, have won lasting
distinction in every battle in which they
have fought
D. M. Kush, of Mississippi City, Miss., la
wearing a vi'r of shoes which are 20 years
old, and have been worn for some time every
year since they were bought. Tbey are in
good condition and differ in style very little
from the models of today.
The training of New York'a street-cleaning
squad is supervised by efficiency experts.
It seems that there is a right way and a
wrong way to handle ashes, wast paper and
garbage, and the man new to the job is
taught to accomplish his tasks with a min
imum of effort.
An effort is being made in England to
adapt the horse chestnut to the human die
tary. The nuts are more than half protein
and fat, and are nutritious. Their value
chiefly depends on the elimination ot the
bitter elements and the Irritating saponin
like glueosides.
A supposed shrapnel-proof coat for sol
diers, produced by experts employed by the
British minister of munitions, was exhib
ited by' Dr. Seelby recently ia an address
before the Royal Institute of Public Health.
Or. Seelby said he saw no reason why it
should not be generally adopted and pre
dicted that H would be instrumental ia s
great aaring of life. .
In Defense of the Druggist.
Omaha, Nov. 29. To the Editor of
The Bee: "Hush, little drug store,
don't you cry: you'll become a saloon
I bye and bye." Quoted from letter of
Attorney General Reed.
Such a brilliant little couplet as the
above one might expect to emanate
from a booze mill where weak minds
were congregated and ribaldry run
riot, but scarcely should we antici
pate such an implied and gratuitous
insult to the registered pharmacists
of the state, as the above would ap
pear to be, to be promulgated and
given publicity to by so distinguished
and eminent an individual as the at
torney general of our state.
As one of the members of the emi
nent and respectable profession of
pharmacy and at present engaged in
the business, were I interrogated as to
whether or not I appreciated the ques
tionable humor In the "poesy" I would
be compelled to maintain my dignity
and reply that it didn't excite my resi
bilities a particle and that I didn't even
consider it amusing.
I resent with all the vehemence and
force within me and all that the words
may imply the imputation that the
druggists as a class are booze peddlers.
There are exceptions, of course, the
same as there are "ambulance chas
ers" devotees of the police court and
despoilers of , the estates of widows
and orphans among the members of
the legal fraternity, but, thank God,
they are the exception.
Now let's cut out the "camouflage"
and undignified stuff and get down to
the question at issue and confine our
selves to that, as the eminent gentle
man should have done.
There is a great big element of doubt
contained in the verbiage of the law
and it certainly is in favor of the con
tention of the druggists that they are
privileged under the provisions of the
law to purchase and use in the com
pounding and preparation of tinc
tures, extracts, essences, etc., all phar
maceutical and absolutely nonbeverage
products, without qualifying to the
state, and providing a surety bond at
an expense of $50, which is of itself
prohibitive. '
Section IB of the law provides for
the sale by the wholesale druggist to
the retailer of spirits for such com
pounding and .preparation by the lat
ter as follows:
"Any wholesale druggist may sell
to any registered pharmacist owning
or conducting a retail drug store or
actually employed in a retail drug
store pure ethyl alcohol and alcohol
treated according to some formula per
mitted bv the United States commis
sioner of internal revenue so as to ren
der it unfit to be used as a beverage."
Section 47 distinctly says: "That
the provisions of this act shall not be
construed to apply to the preparation,
sale, distribution, giving away, dis
pensing or possession of any alcoholic
compound, preparation or remedy con
taining drugs or medicines which do
not contain more alcohol than is nec
essary for the legitimate purpose of
extraction, solution or preservation and
which contain drugs, whether singly
or in compatible combination, in suffi
cient quantities to so medicate such
compound, preparation or remedy as
to make them medicinal preparations
or compounds and to render such
compound, preparation or remedy un
fit for use as a beverage, etc."
This very' clearly indicates that It
was not the Intent of the lawmakers to
Impose a financial burden upon the re
tail pharmacist which he could not
bear and compel him to pay tribute to
the wholesaler to the extent of from
100 to 500 per cent in the shape of an
exorbitant profit which has been es
tablished since it became bruited
abroad, with ulterior motive, no doubt,
that the retailer was not privileged to
nave in his possession or use alcohol
or spirits for any purpose whatsoever.
We believe and contend that with
a government permit we are entitled
under the state law to purchase and
use one or two gallons per month (cer
tainly not an excessive' quantity), as
our necessities may require, in the use
only In compounding the preparations
heretofore enumerated (all wholly
nonbeverage) without Incurring any
liability whatever to the state. ,
DRUGGIST. '
A1 gJ
We Can't Sell
Pianos in
TURKEY
Bui We Can Give
Thanks
That We Can Sell
Pianos
la Omaha at Following Lew
Prices
$90, $125, $150, $165,
$175, $190 and Better
Pianos made by Cable-Nelson,
Kimball, H. B. Chase, C. Kurtz-
man, Gaylord, Steger, Macy &
Kamp.
On small weekly or
monthly payments
These are nearly new, used,
and fine lookers, wearers and
are dependable.
You get a stool and scarf.
We
RENT PIANOS
for $3.50 Per Month
A IIOSPE CO.
1513 DOUGLAS ST.
DON'
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m
NEURALGIA
LAUGHING GAS.
"Ma, where'a your srandpa?"
"In heaven a Ions; time, dear."
Silence and apparent absorption In dollies
for 10 minutes.
"Mamma, didn't I come from heaven?"
"Of course."
"Then It's funny I don't remember meet
ing; grandpa there." Bostan Transcript.
Owner of Car What does that sign
"Detour" meant
Chauffeur It means that I must take the
car off the regular road.
Owner of Cai- Well, you've been doing
that ever since we started. Judge.
Sammy How do you manage to get on
so well with the French girls when you
can't speak the lingo?
Jackie Tou're dead slow. Can't ye kiss
a girl without a dictionary? Browning's
Magazine.
He Miss Prim won't tell whether she Is
engaged or not. Sho intimates that both
Bob and Harry have proposed to her, but
that at present she can't make up her mind
about their respective merits and so is on
the fence. ,
Sho The cat! Baltimore American.
Misa Sorghum Isn't Mrs. Roxton pretty!
She seems to be growing younger every day.
Mrs. Oldmynx Yes, indeed; she Is one of
our most successful camoufleurs. Life.
Tommy (yawning at 9 a. m.) A river
must have a pretty good time, It seems
to me.
Dick Why?
Tommy Because It doesn't have to get
out of Its bed. Philadelphia Ledger.
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When those sharp pains go shooting
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soothes away the pais, usually giving
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Musterole i3 a clean, white ointment,
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Many doctors and nurses frankly rec
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chitis, croup, stiff neck, asthma, neural
gia, congestion, pleurisy, rheumatism,
lumbago, pains and aches of the back or
oints, sprains, sore muscles, bruises,
chilblains, frosted feet colds of the
chest (it often prevents pneumonia). It
is always dependable.
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Rest and Sleep
After Treatment
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For Ccaemaa. Raahea aid Itchlng's
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Keep Water Away
From the Telephone
Many cases of telephone "trouble" occur because water
from a scrub-brush or a mop dampens the telephone
wiring near the floor.
An umbrella or a wet coat left where they will come In
contact with the telephone cords may put your service
ont of order.
The telephone cords must be kept dry.
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