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Looki like a long period of internment for
Old John Barleycorn,
Those Mexicans ought to know that the period
of "watchful waiting" is past
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Looks as if the weather man had taken judicial
notice of the opening of oar muny ice plant
When the new jail is built care ahould be
taken to arrange it so that prisoners cannot walk
out at will. ,'"
Perhaps Colonel arvey will consider that
New Mexican indictment an indorsement of his
s publication. - ,
T, R." finds the Salvation Army worthy of
commendation, and thus is public opinion
strengthened. .
The federal treasury is Issuing new lot of
greenbacks, of the $1 and $2 sire. We know who
will use most of these.
;, Another Spanish ship has been torpedoed by
j a roving TJ-boat, which means Spain will get an-
other nice note from Berlin.
if Saving sugar, fats, wheat and other eatables
lhas become such a habit In America that an or
j! der may bo required to break Popl ot
The Finns are trying to dodge the kaiser's
If demands, but will find their time well occupied.
1 The Hun has little regard for a neutral.
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If " The kaiser is beginning to understand that
: when Uncle Sam pledged himself to his last man
j! and to his last dollar to the winning of the war he
meant it
it ' Peace by victory must be pretty plain to all,
!i since the socialists now admit that the sentiment
has ended their hopes of conference with German
'E comrades. '". ' - - ,
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Si- As usual, our amiable democratic contem
porary J particularly and painfully solicitous
about republican harmony in the interest of dem-
$ ocratic success..
Tht'a war !a aolvinsf the married-teacher-ln-
the-schools problem, A competent and ''expert
ij enced teacher applying (or the job is not being
: j questioned nowadays as to whether she has t
husband dependent upon her.
I A tMiA ! tl, m.itqn.m.nt a rrmnfv affaire
1 by the county board is just as Urgent now, after
H the primary, as it was before, and just as urgent
j as was a change in the control of city affairs by
tt iif rnmmiiiinn last anrlnff. '
"Sourlot versenkt" still is a cardinal principle
of U-boat Activity, as witness tht desperate ef
forts made to murder survivors of a French
i steamer torpeaoea on tne apanisn coast i ne
,3 Hun never U so hppy when firing on the de
jjjj'fenseless.' ', i
, Fortuaei of War.
Some queer things have been reported from
j the front in Europe, but no single set of eireum
j! stances more uniquely iilustrates the fortunes of
if war than the experience of the British in their
; present push. It baa fallen to their lot to recap
ij t ure certain great ammunition dumps they were
,i forced to abandon when they withdrew in April,
jf Whether it was neglect or thrift that led the Ger
I! mans to preserve these heaped-up stores of val-
uable supplies Is not of especial interest That
the British found them, and thereby were saved
j considerable expense in bringing up additional
ii material, shows one swing of fortune's wheel on
i the right side. Along with this should go the
J account of how the retreat of the Hun before the
i French onslaught has been hampered by the use
:l of German "mustard gas" shells, fired from cap
1 tured German guns. This is "whipsawing them
i at every turn." which anyone who is at all famil
iar with faro knows is about the limit of defeat
WAR TAXES AND BUSINESS.
With the man power bill out of the way, con
gress will be expected to buckle down to the task
of perfecting the proposed war tax measure and
in its formulation to keep constantly in view the
object of producing the needed revenue with the
least possible setback to legitimate business. Ob
viously, $8,000,000,000 cannot be taken out of the
usual channels of trade and used for government
and war work without disturbing the commer
cial and industrial balance, but the taxes may be
laid and the rates adjusted either in a way to
minimize the disturbance or in reckless disregard
of it.
To the average person the talk of excess
profits taxes and war profits taxes conveys no
adequate idea of a distinction between them. To
most people all taxes look alike as being pay
ments that must be made out of earnings or other
income, or, if in excess of income, out of accu
mulated savings or capital. The main point is
that our taxes, whether war taxes or peace taxes,
are not one-time levies, but rather periodical and
continuing collections and assuming that the gov
ernment will have to have a colossal revenue next
year, and the year after, industry must go on un
abated, if only to produce the tax requirements.
In other words, the incentive to keep the wheels
of business revolving must not be destroyed; the
exactions of the government must not withdraw
the active capital jthat furnishes the driving power
for the machinery.
I Unfortunately, it is easy to lay down the gen
eral principles that should govern in revenue leg
islation, but difficult to apply them satisfactorily
in practice. While the profiteers are entitled to
no sympathy, we have many different kinds of
businesses and many different ways of conduct
ing them, whose varying needs should at least
have fair consideration, only subject, of course, to
the paramount and all-controlling business of
smashing the kaiser.
Look Up Your Family Record.
Mr. Man, who has forgotten his birthday, and
allowed a lot of other intimate personal informa
tion to be crowded out of his mind, Uncle Sam
requests that you furbish up on these points. He
has twenty pertinent personal questions to which
you shortly will be required to give brief but
truthful replies. These have to do with your
birth, your age, your nationality and generally
your condition in life. It will not be very hard
for the 18-21 class to fill out these cards, but the
31-45 boys may have to look up the family record
to find out just what the government wants to
know. Herein again we see, as Josephus loved
to put it, the wisdom of keeping vital statistics,
If we had not been so insistent on our natural
rights, and had paid a little more attention to
these matters, the case would have been much
different v In France, for example, the govern
ment knows all about each of its citizens, and
without interfering with his fredom of action in
any way, keeps a record of him from the cradle
to the grave. We have now made quite a start
on this, and by merely extending the registra
tion law ought to have little trouble in collecting
the information for the future. At present, how
ever, the necessity for the individual to go into
the archives is urgent, and any who has not the
information at his finger tips or tongue's end
should get busy at digging. - y
v p00j Conditiona Nearing Normal.
." The federal food administration has revised
its rules governing the use of wheat and other
cereals to an extent that removes most of the re
strictions and modifies the remaining ones to an
extent that greatly relieves the situation. Satis
faction felt at this will arise not so much from
permission given us to use more of our own
grains as from the knowledge that we have pro
vided for our allies and friends abroad in a mea
sure that sets them well beyond the danger of
famine. We will continue to eat bread made of
flour containing a 20 per cent mixture of cereals
other than wheat, because our allies have agreed
to so ration themselves. No hardship is noted in
this provision, nor in any of the other rules laid
down by Mr. Hoover. Our people have sub
mitted to the far more rigorous dietary estab
lished by the food control, and have suffered not
at all as a result, so the very small sacrifice they
are now asked to make seems more like a mere
course of reasonable economy than a privation
incident to war. Food has won the war.
Francis J. Heney will be free to rear and tear
around the country, putting trusts and combines
out of business to his heart's content, California
voters having declined to "conscript" him as a
candidate for governor
German cheers for Wilson are all right as far
as they go, but what we most want to hear from
over there is the simple word, "Jal" in response
to the query, "Have you had enough?"
Meyer London says he does not believe in
"My country, right or wrong." It might be rath
er difficult for him to define with anything like
exactitude what he does believe in.
Montanans were so ungallant as to decline to
promote Jeanette Rankin to a seat in the senate,
but she ha a record to her credit, just the same.
Letters From a Canteener
Intimate Touches of Life Close to the Front Line Over There
These three letters written home by an American girl doing canteen
work in France give such a graphic picture that we print them
here, even though not privileged to use the name of the author.
A la Cantine Americaine, Limoges, France,
June 5. Dear Families: It's been the most
glorious week of my lifel The canteen is so
thrilling and there are such colorful incidents
every hour that I haven't been able to tear
myself away except through the dull hours.
Even then I return to find I have missed
something. However, I would have more
sense than to stay on duty 20 hours a day if
I didn't have to. Our girls are all new and
simply can't be left alone a minute. They
find the serving so interesting that they en
tirely lose sight of the supply service in the
rear, and if I leave for an hour I find them
(when I return) drawing on their last mar
mite of coffee, with none ground, no water
hot, no milk cans opened and no fires going.
Those are the things one is supposed to'keep
going with the left hand while serving dough
nuts and coffee and making change and keep
ing statistics with the right.
A good canteener will keep a lively line
of persiflage going, ask the boys where they
came from and hear their opinions on the
various phases of the war, then lure them
behind the counter to cut bread, grind coffee,
open cans and draw cider. After this initia
tion they feel at home. The others stand
outside enviously and comment on their luck
and make plans to supplant them, a constant
running fire like this:
"Gee! This is like home I Doughnuts 1
"Say, fellows! Is that coon a French
man?" Whereupon Thomas (as elegant as Jeffer
son and from the same state) replies ex
quisitely: "Don't I bear the mark of an American
on my face? I've been here 20 years, but
I'm a citizen of the greatest country in the
world."
He is the chef in an American restaurant,
Fullers of London and Paris. He "is lent to
us for 10 days.
One mere boy with a turn-up nose and
freckles said:
"I feel like saying, 'Hello, Sis! Where's
mother.'" He ate six doughnuts, then
wanted to know when dinner would be ready.
At 5:1 S he burst through the door, followed
by about 10 others, singing out:
"Is supper ready, mother?"
I admit I dropped a salty drop into the
desert I was dishing it was tapioca pudding
with apples and crusty with sugar. Tonight
it is a deep apple pie, Blanquet de veau and
navy beans, with spicy garlic dressing frater
nize on the other plate. A potage of spinach
and cafe au lait completes the repast served
for 1 franc.
We have some boys sleeping in our dor
mitory who have been detached from their
regiment and have no quarters. Most of
them eat here, but I noticed one sergeant
hanging around at meal times( but never
even eating a doughnut. I was m the caisse
selling tickets at noon and asked him where
he was eatine. He had been sharing the
meals sent down to the M. P's., and he finally
admitted he didn't have a sou. He has 600
francs pay coming, but wouldn't ask for
credit. Tonight I made him take a dinner
and he is now sharing it with another boy.
I am in my wire cage keeping my eye on
the kitchen and writing between selling tick
ets and chatting with the boys. Outside,
families of refugees are sitting on their bag
gage and bundles and eating such snacks as
the committee and the Dame Francaises can
get to them. We are not allowed to do any
thing for them. It is so hard to refuse when
we have so much food, but we can't step on
the French red tape without getting tripped
up. I just! see Miss McD. slipping out a cup
ot coffee to a man about 80 who has tottered
in I'm pretending not to see.
, Mary is plannig to getmarried Saturday
and we are to take a little apartment to
gether, big enough to accommodate Mr.
George over Sundays as long as he can get
down from Issondun. He may go to the
front at any moment, and they are wise not
to wait In the course of our procedures I
suggested going to see Mrs. Haviland. She
has called on us and is an American. They
live in a charming old house with high pan
eled walls, covered with the pick of the
French impressionists Manet four manets
Bertha Morissot's two litle girls at the
piano; Sisely, Steichen, Degas, Mary Cas
satt, Espagnoll I was beside myself.
She was much interested, and is com
ing to the wedding. We had tea and
some American biscuits out of a tin box, but
the best of it was to feel that we have such
friends. ' Nice Mr. T. has interested himself,
too, and is going to consult the consul, etc.
It is all so thrilling that, like little John, "I
think I'll marry." The more I see of people
getting married, however, the more I see
why I can't possibly do it. Sad, but truel
Last night a trainload of our wounded
came in and we had them all in the canteen
waiting for the ambulance. We gave them
hot and iced coffee and cider and did what
we could for them. They are all "extremity"
cases arms and legs. They had been hastily
evacuated from a Paris tens and appeared
minus almost everything, one wearing pink
pajamas, his Sana Brown and a helmet at a
jaunty angle. They told great stories a
firer and feeder lost an arm and one a leg,
then traded posts and kept the gun going
until both died from loss of blood. They
had all been gassed and were coughing badly
eyes red and noses streaming, but abso
lutely undaunted. They were as blythe and
jolly as though they had won a toot ball
game. I love every one of them.
One of the things I look forward to every
evening is a visit from a French colonel. He
came in to look the canteen over and I was
delegated to show him about He was de
lighted with my knowing enough French so
that we could understand each other and
said that all I needed was a little conversa
tion and correction every day, for my accent
We parted with many polite salutations, and
to my delight he returned at the same time
the next night, bringing a friend. They were
both in imoeccable cutaways and striped
trousers, ribbon of the Legion d' honneur in
both their buttonholes. I was introduced and
put through my process, my accent gently
but firmly corrected by the colonel, and they
departed. '
The third night they returned in full mili
tary regalia, medals galore and bringing a
French captain of Chasseurs. This time they
got quite personal and asked why a lady of
my education and gentle birth was so far
from home, serving soldiers. I explained as
best I could, and then they asked where I
came from. They were much interested;
they knew all about the mills, and when I
told them about father they were thrilled. I
was so sure they would come again. And,
sure enough, last night, not only the three,
but a pompous general appeared. Mr. T.
was here and he and Mary stood by while
the introductions went on, and the evening's
causerie proceeded.
I had been thoroughly explained to the
general before he arrived, but he asked me
all the questions, exclaimed about my French
and complimented me upon my high valor
in coming. I told him the colonel thought
I spoke very bad French this set the colonel
to protesting and the others to blaming him.
It was mean to tease him, for, he he re
minded me, I had asked him to correct me.
He corrected my word for mill not "mou
lin," as I had always said, but "minoterie" for
a very big mill so he asked me if I remem
bered the word he had taught me. He in
sisted on there being a certain inflection in
my pronunciation and I said "Nu peu de
musique." This amused them very much,
and when I told them that in talking culinary
French to domestics all day one was in
danger of losing the music of the language.
I was hailed as a veritable wit They filed
out after the elaborate goodbys and I heard
them singing their usual song. "Charmante.
charmante," while we fairly hugged ourselves
with joy over them.
t have been writing rather indiscreetly
lately, but the conditions here are so different
and new and our own wounded coming in, I
was tempted to let you know as much as
possible the nature of the work.
Mrs. Haviland came down this morning
and ate doughnuts and looked everything
over. She is adorable and has asked Mary
to be married in her house. Lots of love.
FLORENCE.
v (Another Letter Tomorrow.)
Campaign Jobs for the
Hungry
The senate now has under consideration
a bill providing for the census of 1920. It is
a recrudescence of the old-fashioned expedi
ent dear to the heart of the politician in
power. The bill, as framed and passed by
the democratic majority in the house of rep
resentatives, creates almost a hundred thou
sand jobs free from all control. These jobs
will come into existence on January 1, 1920,
a presidential as well as a congressional year.
The filling of these jobs would give the party
in power an excellent spoils system weapon.
One hundred thousand federal officeholders,
judiciously, selected, could make themselves
very helpful in the deciding of elections.
That is the undisguised purpose of the new
census bill, as it now reads. Everyone famil
iar with the history of past census takings
knows that ability to fill the position does
not enter into the consideration of a candi
date's application. An ignorant controller
of two tor three votes would outclass a uni
versity graduate in a competition for one of
the census jobs under the proposed measure.
The Civil Service commission is able and
ready to assemble competent clerks, super
visors and enumerators for the next census,
but the Civil Service commission will be ig
nored if the new census bill goes through
without change. The president has said
that politics is adjourned. If the senate
passes this vicious piece of spoils legislation
Mr Wilson will have to veto it, or permit a
deadly blow at the reform principle to dis
grace the statute books. Leslie's Weekly.
A Lesson of the War
We shall do a great many things better
after the war. The plans that are being
made to teach partially disabled soldiers how
to do things, by the doing of which they may
be self-supporting, has suggested that the
same training should be provided for civilian
cripples instead of allowing them to beg.
And that is now being done. The pitiful
solicitor of alms who lies in the street all day
making his mutilated body plead for him
could in most cases be trained and equipped
to earn an honest living and maintain his
self-respect. The wounded who returns from
the war minus legs or hands or otherwise
crippled will be taken in hand when willing
and taught to do some useful work adapted
to his limitations. If it will pay in the case
of the soldier it will pay in the case of the
victim of a railroad accident, and for the
same reasons an uplifting sense of inde
pendence, maintained self-respect, relief of
public charity, increased useful man power
ana assurance of better living conditions.
The time should soon come when no man in
good general health, physically and mentally,
will be permitted to loaf or beg. Minneap
olis Tribune.
iTOTW
One Year Ago Today In the War.
French prepared for a new drive at
Verdun.
Italians under General Cadorna
croRsed the Isonso river.
President Wilson fixed f MO a
bushel as the price the government
would pay for 1917 wheat
The Day We Celebrate, "
MaJ. Amoi Thomas, now in the
army, born 1881.
Henry F. Hollla, United States sen
ator from New Hampshire, born at
Concord. N. 4 years ago.
Martoa LeRoy Burton, president of
the Unlvsraity of Minnesota, born at
Brooklyn, la., 44 years 8,go.
This Day to History.
1785 By the plagrue which raged
in Tripoli, 80,000 persona had died up
to this date. , " -
is 81 Gen. John C Fremont de
clared the stats of Missouri under
martial law. c
1870 The famous library In Btras
burgr was destroyed by the Prussian
bombardment 7 , j ? r 1
189S Ten thousand eoal miners
went on strike in the Charieroi ais
trliit of Belrium. '.
1914 Germans captured the
French citv of Amiens.
1815 Russians - claimed notable
successes on the Strypa in east
1J6 Roumanians forced the Car
pathian passes Into Hungary.
Just SO Years Ago Today
R. B. Claiborne, one of the oldest
newspaper men of Nebraska, and
manager of the Chronicle at Abilene,
Kan., visited friends in this city.
A specimen of corn was brought to
Paxton & Gallacher'a from JaPlatte.
The stalks were 14 feet and the ears
eight and one-half feet high.
The butcuiis and bakers of this
city held a meeting at Kessler's hall
and agreed to close "all their places of
business on Thursday for the purpose
of participating in the parade on that
day. '
K. C. Moorehouse, general freight
agent of the Fremont Elkhorn and
Missouri Valley railroad, and J. R.
Buchanan, general passenger agent of
the same road. I -turned irom Nor
folk where they have been attending
soldiers' reunion ,
Over There and Here
A squad of 40 women cooks attach
ed to the American aviation corps in
France is dubbed "The Battalion of
Death," by the Jolly filers.
Mrs. Marv E. Chapman of Vienna.
111., has been presented with a service
Hag containing 11 stars, in honor of
her 13 grandsons who are in the aerv
ice. , '
The engineering corps at Camp Dlx
reaches for the blue ribbon of speed
with a score of a 835-foot pontoon
bridge thrown over a local stream in
45 minutes.
While the robber barons of Ger
many are looting surrounding terri
tory robber bands at home are looting
food and clothing stocks wherever
found. Burglaries and highway rob
beries Increased fourfold in 1917.
Returning to his post t London
atter a year'a absence in the United
States. T. P. O'Connor. 3kt P.. was
surprised to find most of his associates
looking like a gathering of "lean and
hungry" Cassluses. Rationed diet and
limited fats pulled down the corpu
lent fronts of the commoners. Re
cent sucesses of the allies is a tremen.
dous bracer. v
SUra and Stripes tells of the death
on the field of honor of Private First
Class Albert E. Scott, Just over 15
years, the youngest soldier ia his reg
iment, and probably in the American
army in France. Scolty waa bit and
brawny for his years anf a fighter
from toe to crown. He was the last
of a gun crew of five men to go, but
not until he put SO Huns to sleep.' '
Editorial Shrapnel
Louisville Courier-Journal: There
Is considerable speculation as to what
German general will succeed Luden
dorfr. Maybe General Retreat, who is
so frequently mentioned In the news
reports these days.
Kansas City Times: A few days
ago it was reported that a German
expert on "retreat" had taken charge
of the Hun army in France. It ap
pears that what was really needed
was an expert on disaster.
New York World: Kaiser Wilhelm
"deeply sympathizes In the misfortune
which has befallen the open town of
Frankfort as the result of an enemy
attack which was contrary to inter
national law." Imperial hypocrite!
Baltimore American: Lloyd George
says that the women of England are
making victory possible. And the
tribute paid to the English women
can be duplicated in France and in
this country, where the women are
nobly doing their bit and sharing in
every possible way the work and sac
riflce of the men to bring the war co
a successful conclusion. . .
New York Herald: What an eight
billions tax bill means Is brought
home by the consideration that it
equals moie than 875 for every man,
woman and child in the United States,
or nearly 30 a month for every fam
ily. The consolation is thut so much
of the cost of the war will be paid oft
once for all and not remain in the
form of a bond issue to placu our
descendants v ,
Twice Told Tales
An American in London.
A lean American waa monopolizing
the conversation at the club.
"Yass," he drawled. 'Tve been
about some. I've lumbered on the
Mississippi, met bears in the Rockies,
seen cattle ranchin' out Texas way,
glanced round Australia, seen some
bush life an' gold minln.
"Hobnobbed with Indian rajahs,
watched a bull scrimmage in Spain.
China? Reckon I Jest have. Bin any
where else? I should smile. There's
Japan, the Alps, Switzerland, and that
Jest about finishes the caboodle."
"What is his profession?" asked
someone, when the American had de
parted. "His profession?" said a little man
who had hitherto not spoken. "Why.
he's manager of a cinematograph
show in the West End." London Tit
Bits. Embarrassing Henry.
On a rainy Sunday morning the
country pastor on his way to church,
thinking to protect his trousers from
the wet had turned them up at the
bottom. Upor reaching the church,
he forgot all about his trousers. His
good wife, from her pew, discovered
his oversight and when the plate was
passed she dropped a note to the pas
tor. Thinking the note was a church
notice of some kind, he placed It with
the rest Imagine the consternation
of his wife and the congregation when
the pastor read, "Henry, turn down
your pants!" St Louis Globe-Demo-
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Soldiers and Auto Drivers.
Omaha, Aug. 29. To the Editor of
The Bee: I have noted in the Letter
Box on several occasions references to
the thoughtless or careless ways I
do not like to call it . selfishness of
auto drivers, especially when they
might give soldiers a lift "Salute
and ride ' signs are but few, and near
ly always the car carrying one is al
ready well filled with the owner's
family or friends, so that the soldier
would have small chance of getting in.
Nor do I think It at all likely that
the average man In uniform cares to
be put in the position of being a
"moocher ' by asking ror a lift even
to the extent of a salute. I was Im
pressed with this by a note from "A
Soldier," who told of 30 machines
passing the gate of Fort Omaha while
he was waiting for a street car; any
one of those drivers very likely would
have stopped had he saluted, but not
one of them thought of stopping oth
erwise. Omaha has been very hospitable to
the soldier in every other way, and its
people have done a great deal to make
the boys comfortable and to give them
a feeling that they are at home and
appreciated. This is one town of
which I have as yet heard little com
plaint that the soldier is neglected or
imposed upon. Our citizens are pa
triotic and generous in all ways, and
want to treat the soldier right That
is why the automobile owner stands
out in such relief.
It is not expected that the drivers
of cars are to Inconvenience them
selves in any way Just to accommodate
a soldier, although that might not be
unreasonable to expect; it would be a
small return to make to the man who
is venturing all he has to help the
country now. It is a small act of
courtesy, however, for a driver pass
ing Fort Omaha to stop at the gate
on his way to town and pick up a few
of the men who are waiting there and
set them down at Farnam street or
elsewhere.
The boys are not looking for Joy
rides; Just a little attention, and they
deserve a lot more than they get
sometimes.
A SOLDIER'S FATHER.
Sidelights on the War
About 7,000,000 Americans are now
paid employes of the government
Over a thousand colored men have
been commissioned as captainc and
lieutenants in the United States army.
Clergymen of Germany have been
urged by the government to fight the
hunger unrest by preaching patience
until the next harvest.
Of the male population in the Uni
ted States available for draft pur
poses, men of 30 to 45, Inclusive,
number 10,683,249; men 21 to 30, not
yet called, 6,603,569, and men 19 to
20, 3,087.063.
Representative Kahn (rep.) of Cal
ifornia says: "We have not begun to
make sacrifices in these United States.
We do not know the pinch of hunger.
I hope and pray we will never know
it but we will be better prepared for
possible eventualities If we begin now
the practice of self-denial."
As a move against Germany the
British Parliament has passed a law
forbidding the Import of dyes for 10
years after the war. At the begin
ning of the war Germany, controlled
the dyes of the whole world. But In
four years the dye-making industry
has been successfully developed both
In America and England, so that never
again will the world have to depend
upon Germany for its coal tar colors.
CHEERY CHAFF
Wi addressed the Foolktller.
''Why do you go around klllin peopJeT
Why should you kill a man merely be
us he ia a fool?"
'I never kill a man until I hear him tx
)res the wish that he was dead. Then I j
xy to sratlfy his wish. That'a alL" Louis- I
rllle Courier-Journal.
"I en"t understand why the prices of
noma commodities have doubled," said Dub
walte. "You are an ultimate consumer, aren't
you?" asked Mr. Twobble.
"Of course."
'It Isn't intended for you to understand."
Birmingham Age-Herald.
''Where la your S-year-old son somcr
He look as Important as a tree full of
swls."
"He feels important. His kindergarten
slans is holding a reunion of Its alumni."
Baltimore American.
"I am very much Interested In aome
rose-colored diamonds which are offered ma
t a bargain."
"Humph! What I am looking for is to
have some black diamonds offered me at a
bargain." Baltimore American.
MEMORIES.
At noonday when the sun la high
On the blue lake he casts his eye.
She revels In his warmth and light
And feels somehow that all Is right;
She feels his nearness, and content
The moments 'neath his smile are spent.
But when at eve he drops below
The trees that edge her distant rim,
Deep in her boson there doth glow
A rosy memory of him;
It adds new beauty to her face
And makes It fair to look upon
This radiant memory ot him.
When he is gone.
When some brave son of this fair land
Doth In his sweetheart's presence stand;
When his strong arm doth her enfold
And his true love to her Is told;
She feels his nearness and content
These momenta at his side are spent
But when hi country calls him far
And he has gone to fight the foe
No sadness doth her visage mar,
Her thoughts with memories are aglow;
They add new beauty to her face
And make her fair to look upon
These rosy memories of him
When he Is gone.
BAYOIiL N. TRELE.
Omaha.
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Are Your Children
Prepared
Tot this year's school work t
When the brain of the student
is robbed of its normal nerve
eupply in order to keep up
the extra strain on the eyes,
the memory is deficient and
headaches or some other nerv
ous weakness is exhibited and
really bright intelligent child
is considered dull and stupid.
We take s personal interest is
each and every child and have
a sympathy and understanding
of child nature. Come and see
LJ Glasses COSBECTLY Fitted.
EH
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PLAYER ROLLS
IMPERIAL
PLAYER ROLLS
VOCAL STYLE
PLAYER ROLLS
35 Up
Every home should have
"Star Spangled Banner"
60
"America"
60
"Military Waltz"
85$
"Battle Song of Liberty"
85
Be Patriotic and attend
the Roll Sale Thursday,
Friday and Saturday at
1513 Douglas Street.
Police regulations in our block are such
as to permit our patrons to drive their
cars into chalked off apace.
In other words, this space Is reserved
and guarded for the use of our cus
tomers. Cars should drive up at an angle.
F. W. THORNE CO., 1812 Farnam.
Hotel Dyckman
Minneapolis
FIREPROOF
Opened 1910
Location Most Central .
300 Rooms with 300 Private Baths
, Rates $1.75 to $3.50 Per Day
H. J. TREMAIN,
Pres. and Manager
Unsigntiy pimpies ana
blemishes on the face are
sore signs that the skin and
Hood need the purifying
and strengthening action of
BEECiMS
FILLS.
lam Sale ef Any Medicine in tne WettA
Sold everywhere. In Boxes. 10c.. 25c
One Treatment
with Cuticura
Clears Dandruff
ATI drmrgiaUj Soap 2B. Ointment 9 A 69, tUeoa M.
pumpw wh Trm or -uwwm. upv.
Do This After You Eat
Hot Weather "Out cf Fix" Stomachs
Easily Put Right
When hot weather comes, stomach
and bowel miseries begin. Strong,
sound stomachs as well as weak ones
are easily affected by the harmful
eases and acids so often produced in
the things we eat and drink during
hot weather. Winter Nature's ice
box is gone hot weather breeds
the poisonous germs that cause pto
maine poison in all its many forms.
Every one knows that this after
eating nausea, belching, that wretch
ed, bloated, "lumpy" feeling, sour
stomach, heartburn, food repeating,
and rther forms of indigestion and
dyspepsia are far more frequent dur
ing hot weather. It is, the time when
you have to guard constantly against
an upset stomach and the many ills
that aro always apt to follow. Then
again we have the world's war to
win with the change of diet- and
extra work which means we must all
carefully guard our stomachs this
fear keep ourselves fit and fine.
A marvelous relief and prevention
has been found for stomach sufferers,
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single unpleasant thought of what
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One or two EATONIC Tablets after
and purify the stomach by neutraliz
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And the best part of it is you
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Druggists are amazed at the aston
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if EATONIC is not suited to your
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once and get back your money. That's
a fair, square offer. Every person is
urged to make the test Let your
own stomach tell you the truth. S
start using EATONIC todaA4t
