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THE BEE; OMAHA, TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 1919.
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. la them. Addroaa changed aften requested.
Just little sunshine might help some.
Mr. Burleson now knows how Webster Bal-
linger felt. J
Many V's are required to spell Victory.
Produce them. " ; .
Fa Rourke does not regard the attitude of
the weather man as over-friendly.
British trade blacklists are abolished from
today, another sign that the war is ended.
j Two-thirds over sounds encouraging, but
Omaha must buckle down and make it all the
I way. :..' '
Italian, delegates are expected back at Paris
within a day or two, and in a better humor than
.a m 0. '
wnen tney leu. .
' Notice is hereby served on the weather man
' that he is holding back corn planting, and that
I is serious in these parts. ;
' Rides in airplanes are all right as novelties,
but most folks will stick to the street cars, even
when in search of thrills.
Omaha got by another' Sunday without a
serious automobile smash. Let us hope this
reformation becomes permanent. J
Fiume has temporarily obscured the split be-
tween Lloyd George and Northcote, but the
i latter can be taken up at any time.
jl Attorney General, Palmer says he will en
. force the dry law if nobody else does. That will
' keep the federal courts busy, all right,
: More Nebraska boys are under orders to
prepare for return from France .to the corn
; fields. They wilt be welcome, all right.
Germans will reach Versailles clothed with
full power to act but not as they did when they
reached Brussells. It's different this time.
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Ak-Sar-Ben's new field came into service a
little earlier than was expected, but it shows
how much Omaha has needed just such a place.
" Mr. Burleson now urges that he be ""per
mitted to return the cables-to their private
owners. . The wonder has been all along why
; "he ever grabbed them.
The Department of Agriculture reports for
, March that Nebraska had $5 per cent of a nor
mai supply of farm help, but even that shortage
is noteworthy' at . this time. f
Coal, producers .have virtually notified Mr.
Hines that if. he buys any coal for his railroads,
he will have to pay what it costs to produce it,
Iso he ought to know what, to expect.
Now rumor has it the kaiser is to face1 an
international'court of five judges. He is out of
luck; a real warrior would prefer death on the
field to What this fellow is to undergo.
- German helmets will adorn many "cosy
. corners as proof that the owners are ener
getic solicitors, but the original collectors are
, the ones who know the real value of the trophy.
Public utilities commissions are uniting to
make a fight for state rights, a doctrine once
supposed to be the corner atone of democratic
faith, but sadly disrupted under the ministra
tions of Woodrow Wilson.
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Walker Hines has agreed to meet Mr. Red
field's board again, to talk-over the price of
steel, but that does not mean he -will be held by
the results. .v What Mr. Hines wants is cheaper
steel for railroad uses, and there is the rub.
TWomas Nelson Page's resignation, delayed
in transmission, has givh certain Italian news
papers a chance' to pull some really sensational
stuff, but they will be surprised to learn how
loyal to his chief the late American ambassador
to Rome really is.
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A Way Out Russia
i ' From the tone of the bolshevik report of a
revolt in Petrograd against the soviet govern
ment the situation might be judged as serious
for. the bolshevists if taken at ;ts face value.
Hasty conclusions are to be avoided, but hope
of a. solution of the Russian problem rests upon
the possibility of such a revolt against Lenine
and Trotzky by the factions supposed to have
risen against the dictators in Petrograd.
If Russia is ever to be governed by repre
sentatives of the masses under genuine majority
rule, the power must pass to the mensheviks
and social revolutionaries, who have a numeri
cal superiority throughout the country. This will
, not mean government such as exists in the rest
'of Europe, for it will be. a socialistic govern
ment more radical than any in existence,, save
only the bolshevik, but it -wilt be a decided im
provement over the present regime.
The social revolutionaries, the party of.Ple
kanoff and Kerensky, are mostly peasants and
- intellectuals, as opposed to the wage-earning
proletariat in the industrial centers, led by
.Lenine. The social revolutionaries have secured
a majority in every election since the revolution
and dominated by the constituent ' assembly,
which was dissolved by the bolsheviki after the
. fall of Kerensky. When the bolshevists call the
social revolutionaries the "agents" of Denikine,
Kolchak and the allied imperialists, they are
propagating lies for their own purposes. The
only thing these factions have in common is
their hatred of the bolshevists.
If a real revolt could be inaugurated by these
lements, Russia would have completed a circle
ind would be back where it was when Kerensky
was in power. Since the war is over, the allies
could support such a government to the limit,
although it would be socialistic. It would mean
the Restoration of order and it would be really
representative of the Russian masses.
Brooklyn Eagle, '.v's
v , NEW COVENANT FOR LEAGUE!.
The revised covenant for the League of Na
tions shows not only material modifications but
great improvement No modern instance more
effectively, proves the value of constructive
criticism. Objections raised by senators, who
were soundly scolded by supporters of the pres
ident, have been met in an intelligent way, and
the artjcles of agreement now contemplate the
erection of a league on a workable basis With
out, in any way detracting from the principles
on which the league is to rest, its existence as
an active, efficient agency' in the affairs of men
is made the more certain because the obligations
it lays on members have been more clearly and
explicitly stated. " ( ' ' ,
Ambiguity that surrounded several of the
most important of its proposed powers has been
eliminated, and it is now set forth, for example,
that unwilling nations can not be required to
accept mandatory responsibility for any of the
wards of the league. Nor can the league set
a limit on the armament of a member nation,
npr require a specified force for any purpose
from a member. Domestic concerns of each
nation are beyond the control of the league,
and membership may be terminated on two
years' notice and the fulfillment of all obliga
tions up to the time of withdrawal. These
changes , all were brought about because of
criticism from Americans who were opposed,
not to a League of Nations, but to the incom
plete form of the original draft of the covenant.
As it now stands it is quite likely to be
adopted. Little doubt is expressed as to its
ratification in its present form, with the. United
States as a member in good standing from the
jump-off. We may expect to be asked to as
sume a portion of the mandatory obligations
of the new organization, but that is a matter for-
future decision. Just now the main point is to
get the peace treaty signed and the big league
set into operation. It will be needed in all its
force to give moral support to the treaty, and
therefore can not be long delayed. ,
League With France. s
President Wilson is said to be seriously con
sidering the formation of a league with France,
but will postpone decision until he has had op
portunity to consult with the senate The matt
ter has been under more or less close consider
ation for weeks. ' It involves the matter of giv
ing to France assurance that its peaceful recov
ery from the shock of war is not to be disturbed
by the menace of a possible invasion frdm Ger
many. French resources of men and wealth are
almost exhausted. Even with the certainty of
peace, the restoration of French industry and
commerce, the rehabilitation of the devastated
area is a matter for years. Given every op
portunity, France will scarcely get back to
where it was in 1914 within a generation, and
even then it will still be carrying an enormous
load of dqbt. Foch demanded guarantees in the
way of territory; America and England hesita
ted at this, being reluctant to sanction even in
such an emergency any approach to annexation.
It was adherence to this principle that caused
the split with Italy over Fiume. In lieu of
this, then, the alliance is sought. With a
definite understanding, published to the world
that America and England will stand with
France to defend against any aggression from
any source, Germany, even restored to the im
perial power possessed by the Hohenzollerns,
will think twice before starting for Paris.
France must be made secure, and if the alliance
is the better way to do this, it will be entered
into.
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Italy and United States
Farmers and the "Daylight" Law.
Nebraska farmers have made up their minds
that they do not care for the daylight lawj It
is a perfectly good 'schedule on which to carry
on urban life, for industries that can start and
stopvwith the toot of the whistle, and whose
normal activities are exclusively regulated by
the clock, have little -or no difficulty in adjust-i
ing themselves to any sort of monkey-business
the majority may determine on. When it comes
to agriculture, a different story is told. Suc
cess on the farm depends on other things than
well directed and consistently applied energy.
Man is not consulted with regard to. weather
conditions, and Old Sol wheels his way across
the sky in utter disregard of mundane divisions
of time. So the farmer must regulate his occu
pational program accordingly, and is governed
by the processes of nature in planting, Cultivat
ing and harvesting. This presents no difficulty J
that might not be overcome were other things,
equal. However, the hired man enters into the
equation, and he has imbibed certain definite
notions in regard to hours of work. Therefore,
in order to make his time schedule square ome-(
what with that of nature, the farmer finds it
necessary to overlook the arbitrary ajustment
undertaken in the effort to "save daylight," and
go to work and quit on the 'old schedule.
"Plow deep while sluggards sleep" has lost none
of its potency as a 'secret for success in raiding
crops, but the modern method that takes ac
lount of the morning moisture and the evening
aridity can not get along on a time schedule
fixed by enthusiasts who thought anything that
was novel would be helpful as well. "
, For Universal Training.,
Soldjers of the Rainbow division are re
ported to have returned from France enthusias
tic advocates of universal military training for
America. This sentiment is directly opposite
that looked for by pacifists and other op
ponents. J It is the outcome of experience, how
ever. Some may attach weight to the fact that
the members of the Rainbow outfit were in the
National Guard before going into the federal
service. This is true, but the fact that they
come out of the trying ordeal of war more than
ever impressed with the need of training for all
our youth should strengthen rather than weaken
the value of their opinion. Generally the value
of military training as an asset in life is be
coming understood, while its importance to the
nation is admitted wherever it has been soberly
thought of. It is no longer charged that knowl
edge gained through drill and discipline, wherein
the individual is trained to use his own powers
and faculties to better advantage , and gets a
complete working knowledge of the application
of mass as well as unit strength, will lead to the
menace of militarism in the republic. Anything
that develops the man power of the country,
establishes reliance and capacity among ' the
young, and teaches self-restraint and the value
of citizenship, is good for everybody, and that
is the ultimate purpose of universal training.
The new League of Nations covenant has
materially lightened the task of the late chair
man (by right of seniority) of the senate's com
mittee on foreign relations. He will now have
little trouble in jetting support for the plan.'.
; Philadelphia Ledger. J' !
It is impossible to believe that the liberty
loving Italians will leave the league of demo
cratic nations over an issue in which the judg
ment of the plain people throughout these west
ern nations is undoubtedly against them. It was
an American voice that was chosen to jay what
was necessary, possibly because the Italian peo
ple would know that America had no ulterior
objects to serve and that the American people
loved no other land in Europe more than Italy
the Italy of majestic traditions, monumental
achievements and a signal modern championship
of liberty that had no parallel iivthe 19th cen
tury. But it is clear enough that British and
French voices spoke in. the same tongue.
- It would be suicide for Italy to divorce her
self today from the allies. Economically, finan
cially and industrially she can rfo more do with
out us than we can do without her in the crea
tion of that paramount "league of nations
which is to make it a matter of indifference who
commands the naval harbors and the strategic
channels of the eastern Adriatic. The tempest
of war that has just swept over Europe, uproot
ing dynasties, shattering mighty empires and
shifting national boundaries, has irresistibly
blown Italy into the camp of the allies of lib
erty; and there she must stay on whatever terms
we can all achieve. The united democracies of
the world cannot spare her; they cannot risk
that she may again be carried into the malign
circle that centers on- Berlin. And she cannot
spare us, our sympathy and our co-operation.
With her most passionate protests we shall
have patience and understanding. It is not that
she departs from the right or the ideal, but that
she yearns for a reunited family. "Blood is
thicker than water.'" But she will eventually
perceive that there is no nation on earth more
in need of the calm, the escape from military
burdens, the serene security from attack, the op-
poriunny 10 aevciop ana prosper, wnicn ine Dest
united efforts to remove economic grievances
all round ought to achieve, than is that exposed,
vulnerable, economically dependent eastern out
post tf western democracy that we know as
ritaly."
American sympathy with Italian disappoint
ment will be intense. There is no nation in
Europe which our people had rather see attain
their hearts' desire. But it is difficult to escape
the feeling that some one has taken advantage
of the chivalry and race unity of the Italian peo
ple to lead them into a false position. They seem
to have set their affections of late on Fiume.
But Fiume was not allotted to them by France
and Britain, even in the dark hour of their great
need when they were ready to do almost any
thing to keep Prince von Buelow and his handy
man, Gioletti, from buying and selling Italy into
the odious service of the Austrian. Even at that
critical time Fiume was granted, Italy assenting,
to Croatia. Yet some one has now so carven
."Fiume" on the Italian heart that Orlando and
even the grim and stubborn Sonnino are re
ported to have been willing to trade the Dal
matian coast for it.
This was whatever else may be said for it-
not a friendly act. Fiume is for Italy a senti
mental luxury. She wants it, not because it will
be of any vital use to her, but because the ma
jority of 'its population is Italian and passion
ately desires to be! included in the new and
greater Italy. But for the Slav population be
hind Fiume it is as vital as an opening into a
Black Hole of Calcutta. They cannot "breathe"
commercially without it. In two words, who
ever committed the Italians to incorporating
their demand for Fiume in their righteous cru
sade for Italia Irredenta poisoned a noble as
piration that commanded the eager assent of
mankind with an infusion of economic injustice
which Italian sanity will ultimately reject.
Friend of the Soldier
Replies will be given in this
column to questions relating
to the sojdier and his prob
lems, in and out of the army.
Names will not be printed.
Ask T h e B e e to Answer.
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Incidentally, "scret diplomacy" has suffered
another backhanded slash, which further dimin
ishes its already badly punctured prestige. This
cherished method of diplomats from the time of
the pyramids lias been industriously employed
1 i. . . ' . . . .
Dy xne peace delegates througn weeKS oi ara
matic and dynamic negotiating, pour parlering,
"deadlocking" and unlocking again, in a sus
tained effort to solve the problem of the Adria
tic littoral. These noble men were represented
as imperiling their health and burning the mid
night kilowatt as they strove, with might and
main, behind barred doors, to reconcile the dif
ferences between the Italians and the Jugo
slavs, without inflaming that raw, unready and
diplomatically distrusted . element, public
opinion. i
Did they succeed? Not to any alarming ex
tent. In the first place, they did not reconcile
the said differences. The differences seemed
rather to harden and expand as the secret nego
tiations went on. Did they avoid the mischievous
and much-feared result of inflaming public opin
ion? The existing dangerous inflammation of
public opinion today in Italy and Tusro-Slavia
gives answer. Unfortunate Fiume itself is de
scribed as having neither worked nor slept while
the fate of the city was at issue. Enough of the
"secret" escaped as it is inevitable under mod
ern conditions that it should escape to inflame
f the public opinion immediately concerned by
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half truths, alarming lies and multi-magnified
fears of what may be hidden. - . .
All the evils of open discussion have been
suffered, with none of the soothing emollients
and germicides supplied by the free air and
direct sunlight of full publicity. If the peoples
affected had been allowed to know the worst,
they -would not have whipped themselves up
into a panic by guessing still worse things. Pub
lic opinion has been steadily appealed to, in spite
of tiled doors and sealed lips. But just because
the lips of statesmanship have been sealed the
appeal has been wholly exciting, demagogic,
limited to a narrow nationalism and unlimited
in insinuation, enraging suggestion and in
furiating allegation.
AY
The Day We Celebrate.
Frank H. Gulick, salesman, born 1873. ' '
John Urion, cashier for Armour & Co., born
1871.
Tom S. Kelly of the Travelers' Life-insurance
company, born J86S. .;
William ,("Big Bill") Haywafd, who gave up
his New York Jaw practice to lead a negro regi
ment to the front, born at Nebraska City, Neb.,
42 years ago. ,
Sir Thomas Beecham, noted English com
poser, conductor and operatic impressario, born
40 years ago. 1
Jonas Ide, one of the most prominent of
American artists, born at Moss, Norway, 39
years ago.
Joseph B. Thompson, representative in con
gress of the Fifth Oklahoma district, "born in
Grayson county, Texas, 48 years ago.
Dr. Albert A. Murphree, president of the
University of Florida, born at Walnut Grove,
Ala. 49 years ago. ,
In Omaha 30 Years Ago.
The elocution class of the Y. M. C. A. gave
a recital under direction of A. Gordon Robinow,
assisted by Sidney Wrightson. -
Frederick Warde appeared at the Grand
Opera House in "The Mountebank."
Paul Vandervoort entered upon his duties as
the new superintendent of mails.
G M. Ryan Ins been appointed to succeed
W. S. Wilson as roadmaster of the Union Pa
cific. The cable conductors' and gripmen's ball was
held at" Exposition hall, about 250 attending.
Mr. A. J. Rittershouse was master of cere
rnonies, ' '"
Transferred Soldiers.
M. P. C. A. P. O. 762 Is the army
postomca located with that part of
the Sd division that reached
France. Headquarters of this di
vision Is still at Camp Sherman, O.
Units of the 84th division not
returned when that organization
came home are still In service, not
attached to any division as yet The
enibarkation camp you refer to Is
near Bordeaux: military police on
duty there are likely to be Held m
definitely in the service. For in
formation with regard to an indi
vidual soldier you should writ to
the adjutant . general of the army,
War department, Washington, D. u
Why They Are Held.
Anxious" Mother No orders have
been issued yet for the early return
of base hospital 90. Many things
control in the selection of men to be
retained In France, first of all fac
tors being efficiency in service; your
son was probably kept when his
original unit was broken up be
cause he could not well be soared
Somebody must remain to take care
or the sick and wounded who are
yet in the hospitals "over there."
Many Questions Answered.
M. It. L. The last address given
for the 134th infantry was A. P. O.
912; this was the army postofflce of
the 8 llli division, most of which is
now at home; no notice has been
given of the sailing date for the
headquarters company of this regi
ment. M. K. The Ninth army corps was
made up of the 33d and 35th di
visions, all of which have been or
dered home; the 35th division is
now at sea on its way over, and the
33d is on the sailing list for May;
the 24th balloon company, being at
tached to this corps, will probably
return with one or the other of
these divisions; regret we can give
you no more exact information.
Mrs. L. S. We very much regret
we can give you no definite informa
tion as to when guard company No.
61, at A. P. O. 712, will be sent
home. This postofflce is located at
Is-Sur-Tille (Cote d'Or), southeast
from Paris.
Mrs. J. B. The 310tH infantry is
on the sailing schedule for May.
Anxious Mother No orders have
yet been issued for the return of bal
loon replacement company 101; it is
still stationed t Bamorantln, await
ing orders. '
A Customer The 109th. motor
supply train is quite -busy at St. Na
zalre, and no orders have been is
sued Zot its Immediate return. Am
bulance company 356 is attached to
the 89th division, which is scheduled
to sail for home in June. Packages
sent to the. motor supply company
mentioned will very likely be de
livered, but it is doubtful if those
sent to the ambulance company
would reach France in time, as the
movement of the 89th division to a
port of embarkation will very , soon
commence.
Happy G. The 89th transporta
tion company is very busy at Nevers,
an important concentration center
south of Paris, and is not at present
on the schedule for immediate sail
ing. The 11th balloon company is
with the army of occupation; its
present address is A. P. O. 754. It
is with the Third army corps, and
no time has been fixed for its re
turn to the United States.
A Constant Reader See answer to
Happy G., foregoing, for information
as to llth balloon company; piace
for muster out of service is not
fixed in advance, but depends on
conditions at port of debarkation
selected and which post can better
accommodate newly arrived troops.
Soldiers are released as early as
48 hours after arrival on this side.
M. H. E. The 307th field signal
battalion is part jof the 82d division,
and is now on its way home; watch
The Bee for announcement of its
landing. -
M. P. W. Base hospital 99 still
is located at Heyeres; no time has
been determined- upon for its return;
the 80th division is on the sailing
schedule for May; Battery C, Sixth
field atlllery, is in the First brigade
of the First division, and is part of
the army of occupation; its address
is A. P. O. 729; headquarters of the
division is at Hetzerath.
An Anxious Belative The 147th
field artillery is part of the Third
army, in occupation of German ter
ritory; its postofflce address is A.
P. O. 788; these organizations are
likely to be held indefinitely In the
service over there; no date has been
determined upon as yet for the
homeward sailing of base hospital
120.
J. R. B. Casual companies are
returned to the United States as fast
as transport is available; no schedule
is made for the return of any of'
these units, and it is impossible to
give you the sailing date of any In
advance.
A Soldier's Friend Regret we can
not give you the present address of
the 109th field signal, battalion; It
was assigned to early convoy many
weeks ago, and is still waiting for
transport at last word. .
L. S. R. The 168th infantry
reached New, York last Saturday
coming on the Leviathan.
Mrs. F. W. A. See answer to M.
R. C. at head of this column; the
last address we have for the 108th
engineers is A. P. O. 788, with no
word asto when th regiment will be
returned1 to this side.
J. G.. K. The First field signal
battalion is attached to the Second
division, and Is in the army of oc
cupation; Its address is A. P. O. 710;
the division headquarters is at Prum;
It is part of the regular army, and
will be held in Germany indefinitely.
Anxious Wife The Second army
is practically demobilized; all its
combat units, except the Seventh di
vision, have been assigned sailing
dates, and many of them already
have arrived In this country; . the
medical service units attached to thi3
army have not all been given a date
for sailing, as considerable work. yet
remains in the way of caring for
sick and wounded still needing at
tention; it is not at all probable any
of the medical units of this army
will be transferred to the Third
army; no time has yet been fixed
for the sailing of evacuation hospital
No. 87.
A Soldier's Friend We have no
information as to when the 135th
infantry will return; see answer at
top of this column.
DREAMLAND
ADVENTURE
By DADDY.
HERE AND THERE. "
j To encourage honesty and Indus
try, Chinese salesmen receive, al
most universally, an annual percen
tage of the firm's profits, in addi
tion to their wages.
The illusion of motion in the so
called motion-pictures is based on
the fact that the retina of the eye
retains an image for two forty
fifths of a second and that it takes
that much more time for the image
to fade away. ach picture is still
when flushed on the screen, and a
shutter cuts off the light during the
shift to the picture following. The
mission of the projecting machine is
to finish each picture sufficiently
fast enough as to cause the images to
overlap on the retina, that is. to give
Hie eye a new image before the pre
ceding one has faded away,
"THE VANISHING FISH."
, CHAPTER II. '
The Fish Disappears.
(Peggy md Billy go flahlnc and entar
Into a contest with Klngfliher, Blue Her
on and Lonesome Bear to who will
catch the moat (lah.)
BILLY, facing the resVheaded lad
; with fists for action, blushed
quickly when he heard the boy's ex
planation of why he was at the bid
fishing home.
"Oh, you're catching fish to feed
your family," he stammered. "That's
different. You can stay here."
"You bet I can stay here." replied
the red-headed lad, shaking the last
of he tears out of his eyes. "But
yoi can't. There aren't enough fish
here to go all around.
"But I'm going to give you the fish
I catch," answered Billy tartly. "We
are fishing for fun and it will be all
the more fun if we can help feed
your family." The boy looked at
Billy doubtfully and then he looked
at Peggy. She smiled at him in a
way that , banished his frowns.
"Oh, that's different," he said, us
ing Billy's very words.
"But after we've caught enough
fish for your family's breakfast, and
dinner and supper, I'll put you out
of this fishing hole just to show you
I can do it," grinned Billy.
i u oe tnere wniie you are doing
It," declared the red-headed lad, his
Billy pulled and pulled with all his
strengtn, dragging from the waters
a fish even larger than the one
Peggy had hooked.
face lighting up In the friendliest
kind of a grin.
Tjme on, let's get Uttsy. I have
a fishing contest on with Kingfisher,
Blue Heron and Lonesome Bear,"
explained Billy.
"And if Billy loses, he will have to
give them all the fish he catches for
a week," added Peggy.
"Oh, then he can have the best
place in this fishing hole, but even
that Isn't very good, for I've caught
only one little sunfish all the time
I was here," said the lad.- "That's
wny i was feeling blue and discour
aged when you came."
"With my new tackle we are sure
to catch a lot," boasted Billy. In a
minute they were air three fishing,
Billy with his new outfit, Peggy with
a pole Billy had cut for her, and the
red-headed lad who said that his
name was Pat with a cane rod and
an old kite string.
But though they fished diligently,
luck was not with them. They got
only nibbles on their lines, just
enough to show them that there
really were fish In the pool No
wonder Pat had felt blue.
After a while Peggy felt a sharp
tug on her line, then a Jerk, and a
strong pull. Up came her pole and
there, wriggling at the end of her
line was a large fish. Peggy, much
excited, put all her strength Into
drawing the fish from the water,
with the result that she flung It
far up among the leaves of an over
hanging tree. Back dropped the
hook and line almost Instantly, but
the fish was no longer fastened to
them. It had vanished.
Peggy, Billy and Pat looked up
into the tree, thinking the fish might
have been caught In the branches,
and Pat even shinned up the trunk,
for the fish was too fine and large
to lose, but no fish could he find.
While the three were wondering
where it had gone to, a powerful
tug bent Billy's fishing rod almost
double. Billy pulled and pulled with
all his strength, dragging from the
water a fish even larger than the
one Peggy had hooked. So great
was the force of Billy's Jerk that the
fish went flying far back among the
weeds. When Billy swung the pole
forward, the hook and line came
quickly enough, but there was no
fish fastened to them. Quickly all
three ran to search among the weeds
but the second fish also had van
ished. They marveled over this, but just
then came a pull on Pat's line, a pull
so vigorous that it nearly snatched
the pole from his hands. Pat Jerked
desperately on the pole, and out
came a third fish, the largest of all.
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The jerk sent It flying among the
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three searched, and again they were V
disappointed. The third fish had
vanished, as had the first two.
"Jimminy. this is queer. Do you
think this place is haunted?" whis
pered Pat.
(In tomorrow' chapter Perry, Billy
and Pat dlacover where th lot flah hav
rone.)
ODD AND INTERESTING.
An elephant has only one tooth on
each side when eating.
At one time in Switzerland eggs
were used as money, and dried cod
were used for the same purpose in
Newfoundland.
The speaker of the British House
of Commons is obliged by custom to
give seven official dinners each sea
son to the members of Parliament.
With the advent of the Egyptian
Pharaohs much thought and care
was given to the perfecting and de
velopment of the chariot, and for
more man z.uuu years it was tne
leading vehicle of the world.
Influenzal is not confined to man
kind, but ' affects many animals,
particularly man's nearest relatives
the monkey tribes. At present the
disease is reported to be rapidly wip
ing out the baboon population of
South Africa.
Although the atmospheric envelope
of the earth is probably at least 100
miles in thickness, nearly all the
watery vapor is in the lower layers.
It is reckoned that only one twenty-
firth is to be found above a height
of 30,000 feet.
It is 'a. well known fact amongst
nerve sneWalists that by an examina
tion of the thumb they can tell if
the patient is affected, or likely to be
affected, by paralysis or not as the
thumb will indicate this a longtime
before there is any trace of the disT
ease in any other part of the system.
Two British officials who have no
need to worry over the high price of
ciotmns. are tne attorney general
and the solicitor general From time
immemorial it has been the custom
for the Clothworkers' company to
make each or these officials an an
nual present of a number of yards
of the best broadcloth.
A unique suggestion has been of
fered that some of the great guns
employed in the war might now be
used fo: firing hollow shells filled
with letters and parcels. A gun such
as the Germans used in their long-
range bombardment of Paris would
carry a shell full of letters from New
York to Philadelphia in less than
five minutes. 1
Many ancient families in England
have stored away life-sized figures
in wax of their ancestors, made at
the time of the original's death. For
example, the duke of Norfolk has
the figures of three wives of one of
his ancestors, which are kept in a
glass case at one ofMiis country seats.
Most or these effigies were made bv
Italians, and it was from Italy ,that
the idea came. i
One of the results of the war is an
important reform in court-martial
procedure in the British army. An
accused soldier sentenced to. death
is now at once informed of his 'fate.
Formerly, finding and sentence were
not announced until after "confirma
tion," with the result that at man
might be executed before he had any
time to, appeal on legal or other
grounds. Now if sentenced to death
the accused must be so informed at
once, and given a reasonable time
to lodge an appeal before confirmation.
TART TRIFLES.
"Don't hav any reds in America, I take
it" ?
"Not many. Over here we npeot peo
ple to be red, white and blue." Louii
vlll Courier-Journal.
"Ol come from wan of th rrandest
ould famllle In Olreland, ma'am."
Really?"
"No, Riley." Boaton Tranacrlpt.
Willie Willie What la a "war meaaure,"
pa?
Papa Willis Eight ounces to th pound
around here, my son. Judge.
"I want a lower berth on the midnight
train , to New York."
"No more lowers." said the clerk.
"Then I'll take an upper."
"No more uppers." '
"Well, do what you can for me."
y'm doing- It now. All I can do Is
to sympathize with you." Washington
Star.
"The old man is giving Bill a liberal
education."
'Yes, and Bill Is certainly giving the
old man an education In liberality." St.
Louis Globe-Democrat.
DR. G. W. TODD
I wish to announce my
New Location - Fourth
Floor of the Barker
Block
I will move !n June into my new
qusters and will be prepared to give
Better Service. I have more room and
lariter equipment.
Present Location 403
Brandeis Building.
Caller Thla poem was written by a law
yer. Has It any value?"
Editor (glancing through it) About as
much value as a legal opinion written by
a poet. Cincinnati Times-Star.
"Mamie look Ilk a freak In that new
skirt."
"Ye, but It'a a perfectly beautiful hob
ble, my dear." Dallas News.
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Remember these soles are flexible and
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