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Buy mother bond; make it a cinch.
It takes more than a war to daunt old
King Ak.
': Local Liberty bond salesmen report very
fvr bond slackers in Omaha. Why should
there be my?
Abusing Roy McKelvie may console the
democrats, but it is not gaining very many votes
for Keith Neville.
Why did Mr. Burleson ask for control of the
telephones if he was going to let "Vic" Wilson
run the business?
, The kaiser still is doing his bit to help the
ale of Liberty bonds, this time by getting
licked in proper form.
It will be a pity to awaken "Charley" Pool
from his present sweet dream, but the voters
will do it on November 5.
We do not hear so much from the kaiser
now as we did a little while ago about his strong
word and his incomparable generals.
"No annexations and no indemnities" must
be painful to the bolsheviki, as they send out
fold to pay Germany for war damages.
Mr, Wilson is again being importuned to in
crease the price of wheat, but he knows the cost
of bread is now all the poor man can stand.
It will now be up to the Omaha Hyphenated
to explain how its owner is giving the president
unswerving support except when he is fighting
him.
A lot of other democrats may save them
selves trouble and the voters annoyance if they
imitate "Red" Madden and withdraw from the
ticket.
Ludendorff is reported to have advised that
the Hun retire to his hole, and if he does the
Allies will take great pleasure in driving the
hole in after him.
'The South Dakota farmer who took his
town's allotment of Liberty bonds, just to show
that he is back of his boy in France, deserves
;redit and imitation as well.
"Jim" Slayden is not going to be in the next
congress, but he is true to Texas in this one,
'raising his voice in earnest protest against fix
ing a price or putting a tax on cotton.
From every sector of the battle line conies
praise of the work done by the Yankee boys.
That is what they went there for, to do things
that would astonish the world, and they are
making good.
1.1 "Vic" Wilson refuses to lay down to Burle
son until after the state rights question has
again been submitted to the courts. This is
another 'place where the democrats are giving
cheerful support to the president.
Uncle Sam is going to get after the "blue
sky" boosters and give a lithe vigorous atten
tion to wildcat promoters. Legitimate opera
tions will not be interfered with, but the scaly
Stock promotion schemes are to have hard sled
ding hereafter.
All the democratic chorus, big and little,
throughout Nebraska is busy at present, ex
plaining what a wonderful success Keith Neville
has been, and how things are not what they
appear on the surface. This is on the theory
that you can fool all the people all the time.
Duty of the Senate
Unable to prevent an investigation into the
" circumstances surrounding the purchase of the
i Washington Times, some persons keenly inter
ested in what sometimes is referred to as "the
bought press" of this country are, according to
gossip current in Washington, doing all they
can to limit the scope of the proposed investi
gation of the single newspaper immediately con
deemed. In the gossip at the national capital
;. there is intimation that assistance for this limit
" ing program has been obtained from members
of the president's cabinet.
If that is true it is something calling for
"prompt action by President Wilson. If any out
side influences are at work to limit its investi
gation the senate should lose no time in run
ning them down and in taking such action as
"will thwart their efforts.
It is reported that the same interests which
appear in the revelations concerning the Wash
' ington Times have been active in other direc
;. tions. The trail of suspicion runs to Pittsburgh,
Toledo, Detroit, and to other cities, including
Newark, N. J. The vast majority of the news
papers of this land are unbought and unpur
chasable. Justice to them demands that the
committee of the senate to which has ben in
trusted investigation of the case of the Wash-
V" ington Times be given fullest authority to fol--'""ihe
trail of suspicion wherever it may lead:
Vrdjes not only to the possible interest of
ther newspapers, but also, and more
V any relationship there may now
fwy have been, between newspa
Iresentatives of kaiserism in this
DICTATORSHIP FOR GERMANY?
Is Germany about to throw off entirely its
pretense at constitutional government and be
come once more the plaything of a military dic
tator? This is broadly hinted at as among the prob
able outcomes of the internal confusion that has
followed on defeat of the armies in the west.
After full allowance is made for circumstances
that surround any news that comes out of the
country, enough remains to support a belief that
the political depths of the German empire are
profoundly disturbed.
Talk of establishing a government on a par
liamentary basis is heard, but whether it can be
accomplished is doubtful. On the other hand,
the setting up of a dictatorship is rather easy
to accomplish. The constitution of the German
Confederation lodges in the hands of the em
peror absolute authority for the defense of
the nation. It was in the pretended exe -cise of
this power that Wilhelm II gave the order for
mobilization in 1914, and later directed the in
vasion of Belgium. To defend the empire he
must outrage the weakest of his neighbors!
Unverified reports of resignations of cabinet
members have been plentiful in the last few
days, while the government-controlled newspa
pers are urging their readers to be calm. A
portion of the Centrist group in the Reichstag
is said to be ready to form a coalition with the
socialists to erect a parliamentary government.
Such a move will undoubtedly be the signal for
the declaration of a "state of siege" at home
and the suspension of the constitution, with the
kaiser as dictator. He would then be in name
what he is in fact.
Popular disturbances at Berlin will not tend
greatly to our ultimate victory, because the
German people have little or no genius for re
volt. They have slavishly followed their lead
ers for generations, and are not yet ready to
break away from that leadership. Conditions
outwardly seem to favor sterner government
for the kaiser's dupes, under pretense of pre
serving them from their foes.
I TODAY
And the Democrats Answered "No."
"Have I said that the passage of this amend
ment is a vitally necessary war measure, and do
you need further proof? Do you stand in need
of the trust of other peoples and the trust of our
own women? Is that trust an asset or is it
not?"
These were questions put to the senate of
the United States by the president in his ap
peal for the adoption of the Susan B. Anthony
equal suffrage amendment, urging it as an essen
tial war measure.
And the democrats answered him, "No."
The party that is posing before the country
today as the only one on which the commander-in-chief
can rely for support in winning the war
is solely responsible for the rejection of the
measure.
"I tell you plainly, as commander-in-chief
of our armies and of the gallant men in our
fleets that this measure which I
urge upon you is vital to the winning of the war,
and to the energies alike of preparation and of
battle."
Thus solemnly did the president adjure the
senators, and be supported his adjuration with
personal appeals to individual democratic mem
bers. And the democrats answered, "No, you can
not have it!"
And among those who thus voted his delib
erateopposition to the most earnestly expressed
wish of the nation's chief executive was Gilbert
M. Hitchcock, who misrepresents Nebraska in
the senate.
Pay of Public Servants.
Omaha is not the only city that is having
trouble with its fire and police departments over
the matter of pay. Practically all over the
country disputes of a similar nature have arisen.
Kansas City, for example, is at the moment
threatened with the wholesale resignation of its
firemen because of low wages. Strikes have
taken place in Cincinnati and Salt Lake City,
and demonstrations of dissatisfaction have oc
curred in many places. This is due to the fact
that for many years wages of firemen and po
licemen have been fixed at too low a point, com
pared with what has been paid to men in other
occupations.
The sudden disturbance of values, incident
to the war, found the employes of the several
cities in a most unfortunate, and in many in
stances distressing, situation. When prices of
everything needed to support a family went
soaring to twice and three times the normal and
wages stood still, firemen and policemen were
confronted with a most eerious problem. In
Omaha, for example, the law fixes the amount
that can be paid these men, limits the sum to be
raised by taxation for the support of the depart
ments and strictly forbids the incurrence of a
debt in excess of that amount. Under the law
the city commissioners are powerless to give
relief where it is needed.
Formation of unions will not alter this con
dition, nor will a strike avail to put another
cent of money into the city treasury. The only
recourse is an amendment to the law. This
may be made possible by the adoption of the
new city charter next month, as it contains pro
visions for higher pay for the city employes in
volved, and makes provisions for increasing the
funds available to meet the emergency. That
is the problem before the city. Citizens gener
ally are in sympathy with the plan to increase
the wages paid, but until the law is changed no
relief is possible.
Right in the Spotlight.
Crown Prince Charles of Rou
mania, whose name has been figur
ing conspicuously in the news of
late, celebrates his 25th birthday to
day. If recent reports he true, he is
li'..ely to celebrate the anniversary a
prisoner, f r 'tis said he has been
sentenced by his father, King Ferdi
nand, to spend 75 days in close con
finement for daring to wed a Rou
manian girl of the peasant class. The
real trouble between sire and son,
however, is believed to be due to
the fact that the Crown Prince has
openly opposed the policy of the
king in concluding a peace with the
Austro-Genuans. Prince Charles
is an ardent supporter of the allied
cause, as is his mother, the beau
tiful Queen Marie, who before her
marriage was a princess of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.
Her father was the
late Duke of Edinburgh, second son
of Queen Victoria of Great Britain.
Metz the German Pivot
Over There and Here
I'.ritish bank i hecks now require 4
cents in stamps instead of 2 cents.
A postage stamp will nerve just as
well as a revenue stamp.
Hew R. II. Windsor, a negro
preacher at Rayville, Ia., has 12 of
his 1H tions in the army, one a lieu
tenant and two sergeants. Eight of
the 12 volunteered.
In 1917, as compared with peace
years, the numhwr of births in the
average parish in Vienna has been
reduced by one-half, and that of
marriages by a third to a half, while
deaths have increased 2S to 29 per
cent.
The kaiser has awarded 135.000
iron crosses of the first class up to
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in9 r,w,s.y.:
One Year Ago Today in the War.
American schooner Anna F. Cou
lan sunk by German submarine.
Democratic congress at Petrograd
voted in opposition to a coalition
government.
British admiralty reported lowest
record of weekly sinkings since un
restricted U-boat warfare began.
In Omaha 30 Years Ago Today.
The Samoset club was the re
cipient of a handsome silk flag from
its president, Charles Ogden. The
banner cost over $100.
Miss McCheane, principal of the
Long school, has turned over $21.43
to General Lowe for the yellow
fever sufferers. This sum was con
tributed by the teachers and pupils
of that school.
At the meeting of the Irish-American
Republican club a soft hat of
light brown color was adopted as
part of the club's uniform. John
C. Wharton entertained the mem
bers with a telling speech. John L.
Webster followed with a speech full
of meaty arguments favoring a pro
tective tariff.
The old Q street bridge fell down
this morning. Street Commissioner
Hoban set men at work at once
filling in a solid road foundation.
A subscription list has been
raised to rent the west room of the
B. McGinnis block for postoffice
use.
"Charley" Poo! says it is all right to put his
personal cards inside official mail sent to voters
in the big Sixth. The state has to pay the post
age, anyway, he reasons, and he actually saved
the public the cost of an envelope and another
stamp by doing it the way he did. Oh, well, it
is only another example of democratic efficiency.
to the American press and to
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peopic. inc investigation suouiu
iuiorough, and it is well for the investi
h always bear in mind the fact that the
Vver yet has been able to change his
Mir York Herald,.---' -
German soldiers laid out their frugal repast
of bread, meat, red cabbage and beer in a dug
out, and a bunch of Illinois Yankees came along
and ate it. Nothing. is said as to the quality
of the grub, but the Suckers are holding the
dugout.
Maximum and minimum prices for, shoes
have been fixed by the federal government, and
if the quality is also guaranteed, folks will feel
better.
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Oh, yes, the democrats are back of the pres-ident-on
all war measures I . '
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The Day We Celebrate.
Dr. Charles E. Smith, dentist, born
1863.
Thomas Ring, of the city detec
tive force, born 1863.
Major General William C. Gorgas,
sugeon-general of the United States
army, born in Mobile, 64 years ago.
Royal C. Johnson, of South Da
kota, who left congress to don the
service uniform, born at Cherokee,
Iowa, 36 years ago.
H. Morse Stephens, head of the
history department o. the University
of California, born in Edinburgh,
Scotland, 61 years ago.
This Day in History.
1868 General Serrano, leader' of
the successful revolution in Spain,
entered Madrid with his troops.
1884 Royal palace of Christians
borg at Copenhagen destroyed by
fire.
1914 Complete victory for Rus
sians over Germans at Augustow,
East Prussia.
1915 Russia ordered her minister
to leave Sofia if Bulgaria did not
break with Austria and Germany,
within 24 hours.
1916 Resignation of Count Oku
ma, prime minister of Japan.
Timely Jottings and Reminders.
Fifteen hundred and twenty-fifth
day of the great war.
Major General William C. Gorgas,
surgeon-general of the United
States army, today reaches the age
for statutory retirement.
The annual convention of the
Rhode Island, Women's Christian
Temperance union, opening today
at Newport, will partake of the na
ture of a jubilee in celebration of
the recent progress of the prohi
tion movement in the United States.
Storyette of the Day.
That tireless war worker. Lady
Victor Papet. tells an amusing story
of an enthusiast V. A. D. nurse who,
in past day's, was an equally enthu
siastic suffragette.
At a base hospital "somewhere in
France" she was bandaging a stal
wart private, whose right arm had
been mangled by a fragment of a
German shall.
"Do you know," she said present
ly, "your face seems strangely fa
miliar to me. I've been trying to
remember where we've met before."
"Well, nurse,' said the wounded
man, "perhaps we had better let by
gones be bygones. I was a police
man.' I ov don Answers.
Odds and Ends
Lobsters' teeth are in their stom
achs. A man's working life averages 40
years.
The healthiest place to work is an
oil refinery.
Jackrabbits have been known to
jump 24 feet.
The ordinary swallow can fly 120
miles an hour.
Humming birds use spider threads
for their nests.
The "daily run" of a mouse is
about 10 miles.
Nearly three-fourths of the earth's
surface is water.
The human body manufactures 10
ounces of water daily from the tis
sues. More than half a million dollars
Is given away to London street beg
gars every year.
The only wasps that survive the
winter are the "queens." The work
ers and drones are all killed off.
It has been estimated that at 10,000
feet altitude kites and hawks can see
field mice, their eyes being 20 times
stronger than those- of man,
The city of Metz, within sight of which Gen
eral Pershing's army has taken up its stand, has
been considered by the German general staff to
be the principal pivot against France ever since
it came into possession of the Germans in 1870.
They have surrounded the city by a system of
powerful defenses said to be the most extensive
to be found anywhere in the world, and even in
time of peace they, have maintained there a gar
rison of 2j,000 or more men.
I Metz is one of the most historic cities on the
Lorraine frontier. It was known to the Romans
I under the name of Divodurum. and in the fifth
I ccnturv is was called Mettis. Earlv in the 10th
j century it became a free imperial city, famous i the present time, and over 4,500.000 i time until near midnight every night
for its commerce, its brilliant society and its
love of letters and art.
The river Moselle is joined at Metz by the
Seille, both flowing through the city, and they
are crossed by 14 bridges. The esplanade in the
center of the city is a beautiful promenade.
Metz has been fortified since 1550. Vauban
nut up a heavy fortification in 1674. Under
Napoleon III the works of Vauban were some
what remodeled and a mrcle of detached forts
begun, some of which were not finished when
the war of 1870 brought the Germans to Metz.
After the surrender, the defenses of Vauban and
Napoleon's engineers were modified bv the new
owners of Metz, thouih Fort ManteufTel (called
by the French St. Julian) and Fort Goeben
(called by the French Que'eu) were not altered
in the general lines the French engineers laid
down. Wing batteries were added and later
these were reinforced by other batteries, either
to defend the intervals or to dominate the im
portant lines of approach, such as the valley of
the Moselle. Then followed armored batteries,
infantry positions, great systems of trenches,
hundreds of shelters, and magazines to supply
the lines and ways of safe communication.
From 1890 to the opening of the present war
the Germans kept on building forts, this time at
a distance of about six miles from the city.
These forts are of the newest German type,
concrete and steel "and mounted with Krupp's
most powerful fortress guns designed to take
part in a distant artillery duel. Thinnville, fre
quently mentioned of late in news of the move
ments of the American troops, was turned into a
powerful fortress. "Between the forts on St.
Quentin, Mastein, Frederic Charles and Fort Al
vensleben covered communication exists.
Metz itself is on low-lying ground on the
banks of the Moselle and Seille, but only for a
very short distance. On the right bank a quar
ter of a mile from Fort Steinmetz, the country
presents steep hills and narrow valleys. The
hills, which are very compact, are of all heights,
from 100 to 750 feet, the highest point on the
right bank of the river, on which Fort Manteuf
fel stands. On the left bank the ascent is even
more abrupt and attains1 higher elevation, St.
Quentin being more than 1,000 feet above Metz.
The high ridges form a strong natural wall
against invaders from the west, as the defenders
are in vastly superior and much higher positions.
The siege of Metz in 1870 was begun by the
Germans on August 19. Marshal Bazaine, the
French commander, attempted several sorties
which failed, and on October 27 he capitulated
with two other marshals, X generals, 6,000 of
ficers and an army of 173,000 men.
tor the surrender of the city Marshal Ba
zaine was tried by court-martial and unani
mously condemned to death. President Mac
Mahon commuted his sentence to 20 years' se
clusion. He was sent to the Island of St. Mar
guerite, but escaped August 9, 1874. His last
years were passed in Madrid, where he died in
1888.
Health Hints
By flargeoa Owen 9. Mink, V. B. W.,
ftrnlor Medical Officer, Orml
lake Station
Another Karly Riser.
Omaha, net. 1. To the Editor of I Chicken Pox.
The Bee: If I?. .Meeker of Wayne chlck,nPox Is a disease which tn
Neb., will come to the residenc e t f l" smallpox and
a man over dO years of ae and fol- i many Ja .,M
low the movements of that man for I
Noble Words of Logic
William Allen White in Emporia Gazette.
"Politics," quoth our beloved president, "has
adjourned!"
And then up spake the democratic national
committee with this nonpartisan slogan: "Help
Wilson win the war!"
So politics reassembled. "And," says the
common voter, says he to himself, softlv like
and under his breath: "Who is this man Wil
son, which he would win the war?" And then
History she fumbles over her pages and she re
marks: "Him? Oh, he's the gentleman whom
congress has been endowing with more power
than is given to any other ruler on earth not
even to the kaiser himself."
"Well, well," replies the average man, recall
ing recent events, "well, ain't it the truth; and
who is this congress which went ahead and
done all this?''
Again History turns to her book and says
she: "Congress is the representatives of the
people, all the people, republicans and demo
crats, and in giving the president all this power,
which it is a good thing to give him in war time,
for war is no debating society, republicans voted
just as strong as the democrats. They voted in
a larger proportion for the war than the demo
crats, so far as that goes, and they voted strong
er man for man for conscription "than the demo
crats. But let that pass; that was the accident
of geography." But, says History, says she. "in
tne matter ot winning this war the republicans
gave the president just as much power to win
it as the democrats, which shows they really ad
journed politics and didn't just give it a 10
minutes' recess in order to arum up a majority."
That was what History said them very words
and she never smiled when she said it.
"So," thunders Logic, "now that you have
given the president all this power, this tremen
dous unprecedented power, why not safeguard
that power? Why not surround the president
with a republican congress? The republicans
upheld him in the war; the republicans co
operated to give him all this power. Power un
restrained is bad for any man: power under
control and with the consent of the governed is
the essence of democracy. So why not, now
that congress has assembled the makings of a
tyrant and no man is above the temptations of
the flesh why not surround the president with
a republican congress, a congress just as loyal,
just as reasonable, just as keen to win the war
as the president himself? Why not surround
the president with advisers rather than servants,
with men rather than patronage seekers, with
Americans rather than mere partisans, who in
the last 10 months have played party politics
clear up to the limit?"
Them was the noble words of Logic, which
you can't get away from, dearly beloved.
I et politics really adjourn. And let the re
publicans help Wilson win the war. This Is no
one-party war. If he won't have a bipartisan
cabinet, why not have a bipartisan government
democratic in the White House and repub
lican on Capitol Hill?
Has anyone anything further to offer?
People and Events
Sign of the times: "Half soled shoes for
whole-souled men."
However, if you haven't the peachstones,
buying war savings stamps will help some.
Six thousand Germans occupy a nice, new
cemetery at St. Mihiel. all settled there since
August, 1914. Their silent motto is: "We are
here to stay."
The open season for trimming fuel profiteers
is on in the Empire state. One coal dealer at
Elmira slipped over a boosted price and lost his
license for 60 days. Right in the busy season,
too.
A shortage of legal talent due to the inroads
of war seriously impairs the working efficiency
of the county attorney's office in Chicago. For
the first time in its history law jobs are seeking
the men advertising for them, and offering
salaries of $2,000 and $2,500 per year.
A lively shaking down of tax sale sharks is
going on in New York City. In some cases
evidence of conspiracy against land owners de
linquent for small sums has been unearthed and
measures taken to force relinquishment of
claims at cost. Negligence is the chief source.
Small property owners forget about some taxes,
ana officials fail to give due notice of dean
quency and sale. .
of the second class. Civilians won
ti.fiOO iron crepses. The allies, for
good measure, are handing 'em dou
ble crosses.
The French ministry of marine
contradicts the report that Lieuten
ant Schwelper, the man who sank
the Lusitania, has been captured.
This officer, it states, has been dead
a long time. The British buried
him in September, 1917.
The London residence of Mrs.
John Mcl'ormlek, wife of the Irish
American tenor, has been presented
to the Knights of Columbus for use
as n club house for T'nited States
soldiers during the war. It is itu
ntcd in N'etherhall Gardens, Hemp
stead, and contains 30 rooms.
Four Krueger brothers, residents
of a small Wisconsin town. Imagined
themselves bigger than Uncle Sam
and could safely defy his war regu
lations. One of them was shot to
death while resisting ottleers, an
other is in jail, wounded. The other
two are still at l irge, though 'un
likely to escape alive.
A bulletproof vest for Yanks is
tho latset war innovation. Similar
protection for front line troops has
been in use on the Herman side. The
American "garment" weighs four
and one-half pounds and is said to
resist shrapnel fragments and small
arm bullets at short range. The
ideas of ancient armorers, modified
and improved, survive the lapse of
centuries.
Hritlsh maximum prices for the
wheat crop of 1918 runs about 1 cent
a pound higher than the American
guaranteed price, Chicago basis. Rye
commands the same price as wheat.
The official price schedule, effective
September 1, holds until January 1,
1W19, when the price advances
slightly during the first six months
of the year. The published price Is j
75s 6d for this year and 76s 6d up to
July next, for 504 pounds.
German efficiency belies its repu
tation these days, while allied ef
ficiency grows more impressive every
hour. Even in small affairs it is ag
gravating in grasp and thorough
ness. Robert Fay admits it has some
grasp. Bob is a German army lieu
tenant who thought we were easy
enough to stand for ship bombing
plots. Caught and convicted, he fled
between days, but was apprehended
In Spain, brought back and is start
ing a term of eight years in Atlanta
penitentiary.
Center Shots
Minneapolis Tribune: Speaking of
aviation stunts, what is the matter
with butter?
Washington Post: The Hohen
zollerns are dealing out tinsel crowns
to petty prices, while the mace of
Mars is about to smash their own
crown into smithereens.
Kansas City Times: Really, the
differences of opinion among corre
spondents as to whether the German
morale is low or not seem unimpor
tant. The allied morale is high,
which is all we care about.
Baltimore American: The times
offer a choice to strikers. They
must either serve the president or
the kaiser. When the president
speaks they do not haggle long. Em
ployers must also be good soldiers.
We are learning obedience.
Brooklyn Eagle: One Berlin com
ment on the failure of the Austrian
peace proposal is that victory or de
struction are now the only alterna
tives before the central powers. As
victory is out of the question, It is
as well the sooner they recognize the
inevitable the better it will be for
them.
New York World: Alexander,
Herod and Saladin were three of
many who put Acre on the map in
ancient days. Napoleon buried there
one of his dreams, and has been
falsely accused of atrocities there
which would pale beside Berlin's
later mercies. Now the Turk yields
it to the Briton, never to return. A
name of splendor, recalled by valiant
deeds.
Minneapolis Tribune: If Air. Gar
field wants to do something practical
and effective to save coal used in
heating houses he should get Mr.
McAdoo, the all highest in these
things, to issue an order compelling
women to wear more clothes. As
long as they persist in wearing sum
mer clothes in subzero weather the
furnace must hump itself to keep up
summer heat. Of course, they might
not appear so attractive, but they
don't need to.
24 hours he will think he needs some
pep himself. He will travel until he
will be in danger of becoming bow
Iegged. He will find that I get up at about
6 o'clock in the morning and am
busy almost every minute from that
So his 10 to 14 hours' work each day
is not in it with my 18 hours. Meeker
would have to help me feed my
fancy poultry, go with me once a
week for a half day to get from
S to 15 sacks of grass for my poul
try, carry those heivy sacks three
blocks and wheel them two more
blocks, all up steep hills. Then
Meeker woul have to walk from
six to eight miles each day, as I have
no auto and walk to and from my
office three times a day. I also ship
fancy chickens and eggs and make
considerable garden. Then I have
to be my own stenographer, office
clerk and errand boy; have to look
after my law business mvsclf and
snatch time to write to the papers
from my needed hours of sleep.
The so-called "daylight saving
law'' is hard on people over 45 years
of age, for they lose sleep when they
need it the worst. Then farmers say
the new system makes the day seem
to work backwards. Meeker may
like the law, but 1 will wager that
if a vote was taken on continuing
the law it would be disccntinued in
a hurry. It is not a question of pa
triotism at all. Members of con
gress are just men, the same as the
rest of us, and make mistakes as
well as the common run of people,
like Mr. Meeker, for instance.
J still say the daylight saving law
should be repealed.
FRANK A. AGNEW.
LAUGHING GAS.
"This man raised a large family with
ease."
"How did he manaire to do It?"
"He took them up In the hotel ele
vator he was running." Baltimore American.
in f:irt at one time, it was consid
ered as a.mild type of that disease.
It, however, is a distinct disease and
does not result from exposure to
smallpox, and exposure to it never
results in smallpox.
While chickenpox Is not a severe
sickness and death is very rare, it Is
however of importance, first, because
a military organization could be
easily crippled temporarily by a
wide spread attack of chickenpox,
and second, because of the impor
tance of being certain that the dis
ease in question is actually chicken
pox and not mild smallpox. For
these reasons, medical officers are
compelled to consider an apparently
simple disease much more seriously
than might be thought necessary.
Un-What did Hester do when you ' ITOURTEEN marvel c.Iors-a
trle,i to hold her hand? T thousand delicate combination
Dan She suld to take two while I was 1 shades, or darker if you use more
c uaparrai.
Mrs. Church Mrs.
here today.
Mrs. Oolham Really?
come over to talk about?"
"About three hours." Tonkera Statesman.
ltemstead was over
What did she
"What's the prima donna sore shout?"
Urst she sans- a rhanson of her
composition. That didn't get much ap- MAKE THAT' OLD GARMENT JUST
piflu.-c
"Well?"
".o tshe went out ar.d gave 'em Hail
Columbia." Cincinnati Knqulrer.
Censor How much do you get for this
stuff?
Author Ten cents a word.
Censor Sorry, but I'll have to set you
back about VII) worth. New York Sun.
"That bookkeeper of mine Is a versatile
rusK."
"How now?"
"After running the gamut of the mem
bers of his family he hail to remain at
nome yesterday on account of
horse." Louisville Courier-Journal.
sick
"Every time Albert kisses me he colors
up to the eyes."
"You shouldn't put It on so thick
dear." Widow.
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Perhaps you remark, "I am doing my
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When loanlnsr your little dole,
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Compared to the man who gives his life I
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Do you stop to think as you fume and
fret
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