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    THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, MAY 4, 1918.
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Oatba Bee. Editorial PopsrfMBl.
MARCH CIRCULATION
66,558 Daily Sunday. 56,553 V
rente strculetioa for the smbui. aubKilbM aad rwars to t thrift!
WUuasu. QrouleUoa Meaner, ' . .. ' ; ' ;
Subscriber leaving the city ahould hve The Baa mailed
t than. Addreae changed aa aftaa aa requested.
TAm Beds Service Flag
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Boy Scouti hive mad good. (gain.
Omaha and .Nebraska are away over the top
and others following them as usual.
May or. "Jim's" first big gun of the campaign
went off harder at the breech than at the muzzle.
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Another call fort quarter of a million recruits
will 'find the boyi ready to go. This Is one direct
result of the Hindenburg drive. ' . .
The McMahon hearing at Lincoln is bringing
' out the fact that one thing the Board of Control
did not control is the advancing cost of living.
' Watch the batteries of listers and check'
rowers get into action in Nebraska. Old King
Corn is just Vbout to start his annual spring
drive. ; ' A-.
, Russia may or may not get back into the
war, the fact remaining that the decision will be
i reached on the western front, where the Yankee
' boys are lining up to head the march to Berlin.
Whether .-or not "somebody ought to be shot,"
as it suggested by one senator in .discussing the
aircraft board, what the public would most like
to see now it some thousands of the flying ma
chines ready for delivery. A little less talk and
snore action Bere is in order.
Fort Otriaha has had its baptism of death,
the disaster at the balloon school startling the
community by its sudden horror. Recognized as
one of the dangers inherent to war, our people
nevertheless feel .keenly the shock of young sol
diers being so swiftfy engulfed in destruction as
were the boys overwhelmed by the exploding
balloon. Survivors will, learn .how deep the sym
pathy of the city for them island will know with
what genuine ad ujiselfish; sorrow the news of
the accident was received.' Death in line of duty
is the soldier's last service and to Vincent Beall
and John Davis, the people of Omaha will pay
that tribute which fsjhedue'of those who died
'for the flag. . " i
' Another Warning, on Meat Consumption.
When Food Administrator Hoover lifted the
'meatless day embargo, it Was pot. intended that
all restraint was removed.' It limply meant that
the production of meat food" in America had ex
ceeded the estimate to the extent that enforced
restriction J was unnecessary, the administration
relying bn' the people to moderate use 'of food
along lines that would avoid Waste. Now it ap
pears that some folks are returning to 'the old
and careless way of doing things, and it danger
is agairt noted. This has brought a warning from
the food administrator, of , rather a request that
meat be conserved that the supply for overseas
.be kept up to full requirements. Most Americans
tave cheerfully acquiesced in the regulations
)laid down by Mr. Hoover and are yet willing to
make the slight sacrifice required. to the end that
our allies and our armies be well provided for.
It is only the thoughtless or the selfish who are
inclined to overlook the obligation in this regard,
.A wyJ0 e!lch them will be found, even if it be
necessary to inconvenience all, in "order to con
trol a few.'-; '.'A''"' ,: ' ; :- .,?..r
fPUT ROY TOWfc ON YOfJR TICKET.
Slate-making is the order of the hour, and
many combinations of candidates are being form
ed and scattered abroad. These may be considered
"for what they are' worth, and, unlesi the temper of
the voters is sadly misconstrued, the vicinity of
the polls will be littered with the pieces of
broken slates. Men who win in this contest will
come through because the public holds them in
esteem for ability and integrity.
The Bee has already commended several men
to the voters because of confidence in their capa
bilities. We are glad also to endorse Roy N.
Tow!, a young man who virtually was drafted
by his fellow citizens at the primary, coming into
the race at the last momjnt, but getting a most
gratifying vote. He isj an engineer of experience,
ranking high in his profession, whose work has
not been spectacular, but of the solid and efficient
sort that makes for permanence. His presence
on the city commission will be of public ad
Measured in Terms of Man-Power.
Sufficient progress has been made in the great
Picardy battle to give definite basis for computa
tion of the damage sustained by Germany in point
of, man-power. Accurate knowledge of the num
ber of divisional assaults made by the invaders
and acquaintance with their military practice war
rants the statement, given out in Paris,- that the
German loss in the first five weeks of the battle
amounts to 350,000 men. This amounts to a total
of thirty divisions on the German plan of forma
tion. As it is known that 140 divisions out of 206
available were employed during these five weeks,
the losses amount to practically one-fourth of
those engaged and one-seventh of the entire army
on the western front. One does not need to be
a military expert 'to realize what a drain this
loss is on a country whose entire man-powerl
supply, is represented in. its army. The ground
gained by the kaiser in his desperate thrust was
at an expenditure he could not afford to make,
while the net result at present is to greatly en
danger the whole right wing of the German army.
Summed up, the Huns are now in a place where
they can only maintain themselves by utmost en
deavors, all efforts to advance checked, and any
move to retire accompanied by possibility of dis
aster. Ten thousand men a day were sacrificed to
obtain "victory" so hollow that it mocks even
Ludendorff, who has credit for planning the great
campaign that has failed.
For the Larger Army.
Mr. Wilson's conviction that the part to be
playedv by the United States in the world war
has been extended by developments is reflected
in the attitude of the secretary of war, of navy
and of the provost marshal general, each of whom
has declared in favor of an army without limit
as to number. It is not thought that at any time
the president sought to minimize the contract
the nation has undertaken, nor that he did not
comprehend the magnitude of the operations in
which we must engage. What he did understand,
and perhaps better than any of those around him,
was the inertia of the American people. Our un
readiness' for war, the lack of unity of public
sentiment and the tremendous difficulties that
had to be overcome in getting started were fa
miliar at the White House. .
Experiences of the year have brought about
the needed solidification of sentiment; the public
mind is no longer in a fluid state, and our citizens
have before them a much better picture of what
Is to be required of us as a nation. Announce
ment from Washington that the army will be
increased to 3,000,000 in number without delay,
and that Do limit will be set, is simply notice to
the world that America is at' last set to the task,
and that from now on our men and our money
will be employed in freeing the world of the
curse the kaiser has brought upon it. f
The president has assumed a terrific re
sponsibility; he has asked and will receive the
ultimate gift of power and authority that virtu
ally constitutes him dictator while the war lasts.
No greater proof of fidelity to his leadership
could be given. What use he makes of this great
confidence will fix his place in history. Just now
it stands as the final evidence of the sincerity of
Americans In the war. It is the people's war, and
Mr. Wilson must become the people's leader.
The Lincoln State Journal declines to accept
police records or the statement. of the special
prosecutor for the fact that the prohibition law is
observed in Omaha, but insists that we .do better.
We hereby invite our contemporary to come up
and look over the situation for himself, and see
if he can improve on what is being done. 1 , ,
Visiting actors who have helped boost the
Liberty loan drive in Omaha during the week
say their work has been easier here than any
where. The Omaha man does not have to be
prodded into coming across.
Omaha's rank in the clearing house record
shows how busy the people in this neck of the
woods are. ' Tenth position among the cities of
the United States is not to be sneezed at by any.
. Efforts to start "brick throwing" between the
.candidates have , fallen rather flat so far.
Berlin andTMumch
German-Made Pen Pictures of Life in Germany
Translations by Boston Transcript.
These seven days Zeitung am Mittag de
clares: "Berlin no longer-offers security to the
public. Shops , are looted, dwelling houses
are forcibly entered, burglars' revolvers are
fired at all hours, thefts and robberies con
tinue unceasingly, and the wildest pre-war
excesses of the Paris Apaches are eclipsed.
"The greatest sufferers through these un
happy conditions are the women who have
to thread their way at night through the
Unlighted streets, as the following letter
which we have received from a lady reader
shows:
"'I, was walking along the Fasanenstrasse
when suddenly a gentleman raised his hat
and accosted me. Very indignant, I hurried
on. The man then barred my way, and the
next moment he had drawn a revolver. I
nearly died with fright. The bandit whisper
ed. 'I shall not hurt you if you don't cry
Out. but you must give me your boots.'
"'What could I do? The robber, bidding
me stand against a wall, removed my boots,
thanked" me, and disappeared. I was obliged
to walk home in my thin stocking. Is it
not a disgrace to Berlin that such things
should happen and that people cannot pass
through the streets at 9 o'clock in the even
ing without the risk of death at the hands
of highwaymen?'" .
Lelpziger Neueste Nachrichten continues
the tale these seven days: "Bullets are
raining down in torrents round about Ger
many. On the western front they are di
rected against Frenchmen, Englishmen,
Americans, and their unholy vassal peoples,
in the east against bands of recalcitrant bol
sheviks, and in the south against treacherous
Italians.
"Human blood is being spilled like water,
and many people seem to think that a few
more shots, a little more bloodshed, does
not matter. Nevertheless, the loud reports
that have rung out during the last few days
in Berlin's proudest streets are arousing a
quite unusual echo, and the victims of these
firing practices are being lamented with
more bitterness than the results of the most
murderous battle.
"Three times have rifles been called into
requistion in the case of the attempted escape
of deserters, who for some occult reason
were conducted on foot in broad daylight
through the most crowded thoroughfares,
and three times instead of the fugitive an
innocent person has been shot in one case
a harmless postman, in another a woman at
Charlottenburg, and in the third a 4-year-old
child was killed at the feet of his father.
"Why should a prisoner have to run the
gauntlet of the street crowds, that jeer and
spit at him? He is only the more encouraged
through his shame and his rage to try to
escape from his tormentors.
"We hope that henceforth the peaceable
imperial capital may be spased further mur
derous spectacles."
Munich , Post anent Bavarian cases
says, these seven days: "The military courts
are creating a reign of terror in Munich. The
army authorities are constantly haunted by
the tear of strikes in munition and aeroplane
works and similar establishments.
On the least provocation, or on no prov
ocation at all, the gendarmerie and police,
acting on the urgent instructions given them,
arrest men, women, youths and young girls
in the street, often with the greatest brutality.
At the next stage the unhappy people find
themselves before the military judge, who,
without troubling to inquire into the truth
of the charge, has the defendant thrown in
prison under a sentence ranging from six
months to a term of years.
"In one case a young woman who had
been overheard by a soldier to remark to an
acquaintance employed in an aeroplane fac
tory, 'If I had to work: as many hours as
you do I should soon strike,' was beaten
about the head with the soldier's saber,
marched off to the court, and forwith sen
tenced to 18 months' imprisonment for
treason.
"A locksmith, 18 years of age, was con
versing in the street with his friend, a turner.
A policeman was standing at some distance
from the two. Without overhearing a word
of the conversation, which would have been
impossible at that distance, he walked
towards the two men, and on a soldier ap
proaching at the sound of the policeman's
whistle both the workmen were escorted
handcuffed to the court-martial, where they
were each sentenced to a year's imprison
ment for incitement to strikes. These cases
could be multiplied almost indefinitely."
Mail Service, to Soldiers Abroad
Reasons for Delay and Uncertain Delivery
New York Timet,
All the mail for the members of the
American expeditionary force in France goes
through New York. All the letters from our
soldiers "over there" are delivered through
the New York postoffice. All the mail for men
on American battleships is addressed in the
personal care of the New York postmaster.
On an average, 1,808,760 letters for our
soldiers in France leave New York every
week. In the week ended April 12 whicn
may be taken as an average 1,346,300 letters
and cards from members of the expeditionary
force were received here. Of the delivery of
mail from our soldiers the postoffice has had
almost no complaints; but there has been
much questioning as to why it has taken so
long for the soldiers in France to hear from
home.
"There have been several reasons for the
slow delivery of mail to the soldiers of the
American expeditionary force," said Post
master Thomas G. Patten. "In the first place,
there is the enormous amount of it." In ad
dition to twenty-two and a half tons of let
ters a week, it is explained, the postoffice is
sending over an average of 12,000 sacks of
paper and other printed matter about 600,000
pieces. Mr. Patten continued: "That is a tre
mendous amount of mail to handle. But as
a matter of fact there are no delays now at
this end. At one time there was some ac
cumulation of mail here owing to the lack of
transportation facilities, but that trouble does
not exist any longer Another cause for de
lay was the suddenness with which the gov
ernment decided to send the expeditionary
force to France. A,great many things had
to be done in a short time, and not everything
could be completely organized quickly.
"A considerable amount of delay in mail
delivery has been all along, and still is, due
to insufficient or incorrect addressing. We
send mail to ' the army units. Everything
should be addressed to the soU'ier by name,
regiment, and company, and the words Amer
ican Expedltiowtry Force Alpould be added.
That it all, but that is neatnry. If the ad
dress is incorrect, the letter comes all the
v-fiy baak here for us to make inquiries. If it
is inadequate, it takes the letter a long time
to reach its destination. In any case, a letter
or magazine that is wrongly addressed is
subject to very great delay. And it is sur
prising how many people even now make
mistakes.
"Another cause for delay is in the simple
fact tr at the troops in France are not station
ary. They are ordered to various places."
There are two things about the soldiers'
mr.il which it is probable that the general
public does not realize. The postoffice does
not undertake to deliver mail to individuals
in the army, in France, and the postal author
ities here never know the specific where
abouts of the units to which they send their
sacks of mail matter.
As A. M. Norris, formerly superintendent
of the railway mail service, now superintend
ent of mails, exolains. the . "exoeditionary
mail" is all "made up to units." A letter ad
dressed to Corporal John Jones. Company X,
999th Infantry, American Expeditionary
Force, is not delivered by the postoffice to
Corporal Jones,. It is delivered to the cap
tain of Company X of the 999th. With that
the responsibility ot the postomce is at an
end. The letter's further fate does not come
under the jurisdiction of the postmaster. gen
eral, but of the secretary of war. In other
words, the delivery of a fetter to the specific
individual to whom it is addressed is the task,
col of the postoffice, but f the army.
The clerks here do not' often stop to
count the day's mail; it takes too long. But
once in a while it is done. The last time was
March 31. Between 10,000,000 and 11,000,000
pieces of mail went through the New York
postoffice on that day..
Valueand Turnover of a Hide
A farmer raises a steer whose hide sells
for $2; that hide is going to end by being
made into shoes, belts and trinkets. If no
body wanted the final products, of course the
hide would not be worth $2 neither that
hide nor any others in the neighborhood. In
such event the village storekeeper, the farm
hand, the local minister, and others whose
activities are benefited by the sale of the
hide would be so much less prosperous. Be
tween the farmer and the men who wear the
shoes is a succession of dealers in raw hides,
truckmen, two or three railroad transporta
tions, two separate processes of preliminary
tanning and manufacture, a jobber of leather,
a merchant of "findings" and odd shoe-making
materials, a maker of shoe machinery
and tools, the shoe factory, at least one
wholesaler, and a retailer. There' are at
least eight turn-overs, maybe 10, and from
the $2 hide to shoes and leather novelties
worth $25 one can easily count $90.75 in suc
cessive sales. If the successive deposit and
collection of the checks involved is also
"business" and it is it expands to $272.25.
This isn't all the gainful human activity set
in motion by the "turnover" of, one hide.
Every concern that handled it had a place
of business and employes; the handling of
the hide is a part of the reason for paying
rents, wages, stationery bills, postage, tele
graph and 'phones, electric light or gas, law
years' fees, taxes. From profits, wages and
payment set in circulation the benefit of the
business extends to every kind of trade.
There are few lines of modern production
that do not involve a long train of turnover,
successive manufacture and combination.
And every turnover sets in motion its widen
ing rings of universal benefit.-Leslie's
Weekly.
People and Events
Tough days for the straw hat and the
soda fountains. Also for late spring coal
piles.
The estate of the late John E. Redmond,
Irish nationalist leader, amounts to only
$28,930. Serving Ireland, never has been ac
counted a highway to fortune.
Over in Michigan where political sports
think they know a winner, atrenu6us efforts
are being made to pull Henry Ford into the
senatorial race. "If Ford runs," say the stal
warts, "we're sunk without warning." Hank
isn't saying a word too busy turning out
submarine chasers so the political sports
monopolize the guessing.
A story for war profiteers to think about
is vouched for by the Southern Lumberman.
A model wooden ship built on plans drawn
by A. A. Daugherty, and recently launched
at Orange, Tex., proved so much superior
to the shipping board plans for like craft, that
the board abandoned its own and offered
$50,000 for the Daugherty plan. "My plan is
not for sale," said Mr. Daugherty. "The gov
ernment can have it for nothing." Hats off
to Daugherty. May his tribe increase I
One Yea Aea IVulaw In t. nr..
'' House of representative passed
modified esnionara hill -
French tnnk
tnan front northwest ot Rhtlma.
V Squadron of United Stated destroy
ers reached Queenstowu to bad a ta-
trol duty-,,.. .. . .
Th Day Xte Celebrate. ?
Yy' Karnam 8mith, real estate man,
1 D. Bpauiain. secretary of tha
Omaha Safety Deposit aad Trutt com
pany, bora ltd. ...
A. Mitchell Palmer, alien property
custodian durtna the war with nr.
- i lany, corn at Moosehead. Pa., it
MPS - -,
Harold Bell Wright widely popular
f '4Ciu,r of "beat aellers," . bora at
.me. K, T- 46 years ago.
Judge George Gray, federal Jurist
red .former senator from Delaware,
lorn at New Caatla. Del, 1 years ago.
, L12 Say fri Hlrtory.
i MJ-warrtes p. preston, aa officer
ti the war of 1811 and afterward gov.
, -mor of Virginia, died at Smlthfleld,
O.a. Born there, June It, 1T74. ,
181 President Lincoln Informed
- foreign governments that ha intended
to maintain tha union by force if
' i aln took place at Spring-field. IlL
1900 King Oscar of Sweden and
' -rway visited Qatar Victoria at
dor. .-, "-. , . . -
Just 80 Years Ago Today
Tht Board of Publio Works has
closed a contract with J. B. smith &
Co. for the paving, of the fol
lowing streets with cypress blocks:
Twenty-ninth avenue to Twenty-first
street; Leavenworth street from
Thirty-first to Thirty-seventh .street;
sixteenth rrotn Ohio to Wirt street;
Twenty-fourth, from Patrick avenue
t Wirt street: Dodge from Sixteenth
to Twenty-sixth street, and Eighteenth
from Nicholas to Ohio streets.
Tht druggists of the city held a
meeting at Gilbert's lea office to de-
3 - -
cida on some plan of action to govern
them la the future in regard to hand
ling Intoxicating liquors.
Tha State National bank resumed
business after being closed by J. M.
Griffith, bank examiner, for three
weeks, under the following officers and
board of directors: E. L Lyons,
president; A. A. McFadon, cashier,
and J. T. Robinson. John F. Robin
son ana jr. uisuis.
"Over There and Here"
Mors than 45,000 clerkt In England
have been replaced by women.
- German prisoners of wa now held
tn this country must tarn their keep.
Orders to that effect nave been Issued
by tha War department and 1,870
prisoners are booked te bustle on
various Jobs.
Bruno Grunlt ot Newark, N. J
haled before a draft board, refused
to reveal his nationality. At last an
exasperated clerk exclaimed: "Well,
you are a human being, anyway, ain't
you? "l re;use to admit It," snapped
Bruno. ,
Prohibition gains another , war-time
leg. Tha gin mills of Holland have
been closed up, owing to the scarcity
of coal, and tha pals schnappy ex
tract of ancient wooden shoes and
things roots no mora for. tha flxxy
feeling.
Without preliminary artillery work
or other noisy signals, war Is waging
an irresistible drive on tht ground
grip of tha landed aristocracy of Great
Britain. Reports in London papers
snow a steady run of estates to the
market, while In many cases owners
dispose of their holdings to tenants
on long term payments.
Pood production boosters in Great
Britain -art aiming this year to in
crease to 1.000,000 acres tha area de
voted to potatoes cultivation. To over,
corns objections of farmers to In
creased acreage the food administra
tion proposes to purchase the present
surplus of tha 1917 potato crop at a
minimum price of 7 per ton, and
guarantee it 10s ($11) per ton for
this year's crop. -
Peppery Points
Minneapolis Tribune: Alaska has
opened up a new smoking - volcano
with' earthquake trimmings. Probably
getting Jealous of tha press agents'
attention to the war,
Wall Street Journal: A well placed
French shell destroyed the entire Ger.
man crew of the long range gun. Too
Lbad not to give them a chance to
throw up tneir nanas ana cry -ji.ame-rad!"
St Louis Globe-Democrat: If Guate
mala, which haa Just declared war
upon Germany, could hit that empire
with one of its earthquakes it might
soon rank among ths first class
powers.
Minneapolis Tribune: Industrial
Workers of the World leaders now
propose to change their name to
Knights ot tht Stars and Stripes. It
is easy to change the name of a
leopard, but the record shows that it
la Impossible to change Its spots.
. New York Herald: Startled Ger
mans at Zeebrugge paid a compliment
to our reputed valor and enterprise
when they raised the cry, "It's the
Americana. It's the Yankees!" Also
they gave another illustration of Tue
ton preparedness for events to come
for tha Americans art coming.
Mineapolis Journal: After ma has
worked up the breakfast, got the
children ready for school, done the
washing, provided the other meals
of tha day and finally disposed of the
children In bed, aha takes up tht even
ing paper for a moment and reads
about tha aatMoaflug bills passed by
eastern leaislaturas.
, Twice Told Tales
Looking Forward.
He was a strikingly handsome figure
in his uniform as he started out up
on his round of farewell calls.
"And you'll think of me every single
minute when you're In those stupid
old trenches?" .questioned the sweet
young thing upon whom he first called.
He nodded emphatically. "Every
minute."
"And you'll kiss my picture every
night?" -
"Twice a night" he vowed, rashly,
patting the pretty head on his shoul
der. "And write me long, long letters?"
she insisted.
"Every spare minute I have," he re
assured her. and hurried away to the
next name on the list
There were J.0 irf all who received
his promises. , " '
When it was all over he sighed. "I
hope," he murmured, wearily, "there
won't be much fighting to do 'over
there.' I'm going to be tremendously
busy." London Opinion. ,
Soma Sqoeeae.
In the matter of picturesque ex
pression there Is no one to excel a
bright Hibernian.
A judge was questioning an Irish
man at a recent trial.
"He took you by tht throat and
choked you, did he?" asked tht Judge.
"Ht did, aorr," said Pat. "Sura,
sorr, ht squased me throat till I
thought ha would makt elder out of
mt Adam's apple," Milwaukee News.;
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Another Sol (libs for Joe Hummel.
Louisville, Ky., May 2. To the Ed
itor of Tht Bee: Why not Judgt a
man on his merits and if he proves ht
has made good, give -him the credit
that is his due?
I refer specially to our park com
missioner, Joseph B. Hummel. Every
voter in Omaha knows that Joe has
made good; now, give' him his credit
re-elect him. Not only do the voters
know about Joe's good work, but also
tht women and children, and a man
who has the welfare of the children
of Omaha at heart is worthy of hold
ing the best office in the City of
Omaha.
No matter what your station in life
is, rich or poor,' you are bound to
appreciate what Joe has accomplished
for this city. In particular. I mention
the park playgrounds, where the chil
dren are safe and can enjoy them
selves in a way not known to the
children of Omaha in former years.
I need not mention the splendid boul
evard system that has developed in
the last few years; automobile own
ers will vouch for this.
While wt b-iys are doing our bit
for XJncle Sam we want men in office
that will do their bit for the city of
Omaha. Joe has done a big bit and
he will do more. Re-elect him.
SERGEANT H. C. HORNE,
Ambulance Company No. 335, Louis
ville, Ky.
Longevity of the Bible.
Rapid City, a D., April 30. To the
Editor of The Bee: Galileo said the
earth was a sphere. He' was compelled
by the bigotry of his time to sign up
a document stating the earth to be
flat. After affixing his 'signature he
remarked: "But it's round Just the
same." The preacher-mayor of Sioux
City, seeing the narrowness of his re
ligious brethren relative to certain
people who hold that the millen
nium is at hand, said it was
foolish to charge sedition against
these childish millennium folks and
advised the authorities to "let the
People's church alone." Thomas Jeff
erson likewise approved this dictum
when he said, "It is not the business
of government to meddle in these
things. Use reason and persuasion, but
force, never."
Indeed, with respects to length ot
life few perceive the fall of man from
Adam's 930 years to the present aver
age of 35 years. In proof that these
ancient years were solar and of the
same duration as our own. all one
needs to do is to note the births of
Adam's children, which if reckoned on
any other basis, would make Father
Adam a minor. Now the proposition
of Holy Writ is that the death sen
tence is to cease operating toward the
race shortly and man is to be restored
back to Edemic perfection plus his
knowledge of good and evil. Hence
instead of going actually into the
tomb, we will witness a change take
place in the weather, human health
and all the blessings of restitution as
spoken by the Hebrew prophets.
Blacks, reds and yellows will return
to the bloom of original health. This
new flux of life will be felt first by
those not going down into the prison
house. And so we read: "His flesh at a
100 years shall be as flesh ot a child,
but a sinner at a 100 years shall be
cut off."
Those who delight in Justice and
the prosperity of his brother will in
crease his reward until a full enjoy
ment of everlasting life on earth will
be his portion. Thence will flow on
an endless succession of creations on
other planets as will work eternal
interest Messiah's church will have
gone to their invisible reward as a
peculiar treasure, whereas the original
purpose of man's habitation will be
finished. "I will make my footstool
glorious." - JOSEPH GREIG. .
SMILING LINES.
"How can a fellow have a beam Is hli
eye?"
"That may come when he discovers the
mate In hla nelghbor'a' -Loulivllle Courier
Journal. "Rawley Jonee'T Why, that'f my hue
band'a pen name." said the lady of the
houie.
"Ain't It funny," i marveled the cook. "My
husband haa one, too. Up In the pen they
cal him ' 'Glycerin George.' "Judge.
"I am afraid that your eon la a follower
of Bacchus," eald the preacher -who was
calling on old Ootroz.
"A follower!" exclaimed old Ootrox.
"Why, he caught up with that guy Bac
chus and passed him years ago!" Mil
waukee Sentinel.
Willie Father, didn't yon tell me the
other day that It was wrong to strike any
one amaller than yourself?
Father Tee, Willie, that's what I said.
Willie- Well, I wish you'd write and tell
my teacher. I don't think she knows about
it. Pearson'a Magaslne.
"Simple Simon, tha rhyme tells ne, went
a-flehlng for to catch a whale."
"Proceed wlta your theorem."
"I fear we have wronged 81mon In deem-
Ursula VioiricA'
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latv him eimpie. I Like- many-alb ex. treat
men ha may have been merely ahead of, bis
times." Cincinnati Enquirer. ... ,
Professor Jon have promising Con
tralto voice. J .
Mlsa Newrich But, professor. Id rather
sing soprano; - It's much hither toned.
Brooklyn Eagle. y
THE NEW WORLD,
Come, Bride af God, O winged troth. -Blow
the bugle, call to the wronged Earth!
Kilns faith to man, firm freedom's tire,-...
Daring purpose and deep desire.
Hush, mother hearts, with thelr blinding
'fears.
Shine with the brightness of camraa years;
Touch the world-wide gelding tears.
For atar-browed hope appears.
Orlm gray Injustice cannot last,1
Ths darkness la 'oer, Earth's grief If past
Tha vision Is clear, the vapor la done
Through mist and smoke ot martyrdom.
Justice fills her sacred seat
The holy city the world, Is an complete.
Onawa, la. 1RENJH U. FARRXL&.
The Apollo
Reproducing Piano
which created such a furor at
the Blackstone Recitals last week.
is now to ba seen ana nearu a
HOSPE'S
In our spedal IpoDo ware
roomt tbeet beautiful taPianenU
art demonstrated dafljs"" " ;
The puDMo to brrtted,
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.$28.7:
We have had many sales
before but none have pro
duce the interest as our
sale of No. 5 Olivers at
this unheard-of price. The
price is so low that possi
bly some will feel skepti
cal, but w want to say these Olivers are the same iden
tical model that has always sold for almost four times
as much. They are fully equipped with tabulator, back
spacer, ruling device, etc., and will give the very same
old reliable Oliver service as all Olivers give. Buy
more than one if you have use for them as this oppor
tunity will never com again.' If you cannot attend this
sale in person, phone or wire and your order will have '
our most careful attention. We will be entirely sold
out in a very short time as we place on sale only 100.
They are all exactly alike so there is no choice. Only
cash orders can be accepted as the price is too low to
admit df time sales. , -
Central Typewriter Exchange, Inc.
Omaha Oliver Agency, 1905 Farnam
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