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DAILY (MORNING)-EVENING SUNDAY
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v:.-. VICTOR BOSEWATER, 'EDITOR
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OCTOBER CIRCULATIONi
Daily 66,315 Sunday 63,160
Anraaa etraalatlon fnr tx month snbeerlbed . and twora to by
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You should know that
Omaha is one of the best equipped
'club" cities of its size in the
United States.
What The Bee Stands Fort ,
1. Respect for the law and maintenance of
order.
S. Speedy and" certain punishment of crime
through . the regular operation of the
courts. ,
I. Pitiless publicity and condemnation of
Inefficiency lawlessness and corrup
. tion in office.
4. Frank recognition and commendation
of honest and efficient public service.
1 Inculcation of Americanism as the true
basis of. good citizenship.
Nebraska's official language Is "United
States."
That littl bank at Halsey surely was "easy,"
;v without .regard to its connections.
Democrats breaking sway from Hitchcock
on the treaty? Can such things bet
, ; Administrations may change, but . Omaha's
election commissioner goes right on.
Argentina Is eoming here for coal, If you
want to know where some of It goes.
' . Peace by resolution may be as satisfactory
ti peace by treaty. It is for the president to
determine Anally.
' A If itsouri politician is charged with murder
because he killed an editor. The light of civil
isation is spreading.
. Franc is niing oiled paper In lieu of glass,
until it eta make Its own. This is the spirit
. hat will rebuild the land.
Japaav is buying land In the Philippines at a
rata that alarms the legislature. It is quite
" hard to keep the Nipponese at home.
lCsaiMBa art reported to be buying ammu
aidos SBtl arm! la Europe. We didn't think
,aBybd oter there had a surplus. . ...
I - Nebraska' potato crop was below normal
ft the year, but mora than all the people -in
the slat will eat still Is held as surplus.
a t ax . m a
;. ua oc in -sob sisters inquires to mow
If young New is k mdron. He may be, but from
tlia dlstanc he looks like a plain murderer.
- Thl Wood boosters beat the rest to it, when
ft am to filing petitions, buf the field Is! not
ttd yet sad a lot of other entries may
sen la. .. . .
. rstasaBsssfiBfiwaa
; What i d fr Pershing when be comes
taay paial the eommlttee, but leave it to the
;tBatea people to show hint where he stands
Vltliem. .
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lather ahortag of fuel is threatened be-
5B tk railroads are going to use the cars
tswiaa track to haul grain. Just ens thing
after another.
- AM the debet oa the terms of the treaty
was not bad In the United States senate, as the
dlieailloa between Berlin and the Entente is
it3l la progress. .
' If the wireless report from th "ark" that
th reds oa board are contented be true, - It
' Should sever land, for they probably will sot
roach that state again.
.' Puling of Christmas did not and th mis
ft 'of Th Bee's Free Shoe Fund. It goes
' right ea through th winter. Your subscription
will help clothe pair of little feet that may
' Otherwise go bare.
A State Sues
' Th ate of alcoholic beverages has been
practically universal m 111 ages. It has been
' sanctioned by all Christian churches until within
' a very thort time. Moral and intellectual prog
ress may possibly be retarded by the habit, but
th historic fact is that the nations which have
don th most for human advancement are
Sftong th most liberal users of alcohol. This
nation, which Is largely Christian, has just been
congratulated by the sultan of Turkey and the
sheikh of Islam on its acceptance of Moslem
standards of morality.
Under these circumstances it might be as
sumed that a large part of the community would
regard prohibition as a perfectly unwarranted
invasion of .their personal liberty and would
offer some open and unmistaicaDic protest
. against its enforcement' They have not done
so, however. They have left all resistance to
th persons who make money in manufacturing
. and vending alcoholic beverages. . If it be a fact
that no on oppose prohibition except intem
perate persons and persons whose pecuniary in
terests are, involved, then there is little doubt
...that prohibition js the settled policy of the
nation.
; The action of Rhode Island, however, puts
another phase on the matter. It is no longer s
tittestion of all the rest of the people against
the distillers and the brewers, but a question
of th rights' of a part of the people
- against another part of the people, who, whether
..actually a majority or not, have secured the
ratification of and amendment affecting personal
and property rights beyond any other constitu
tional provision mad or proposed. Philadel
phia Record, -
TO CUT THE COST OF LIVING.
A campaign is about to get under healway
in Omaha, directed against the high cost of
living. First announcement of .detail in con
nection with the proceedings Is that of a pub
licity agent Just what duties will be assigned
to him have not been specified as yet The Bee
would like to suggest that part of his work be
along educational lines. He will serve well in
directing attention to where things may be
bought at reasonably low prices, and in telling
what the high control has decided are "fair
prices," but he ean do a lot more 1f he is able
to teach the people they can not eat their cake
and have their cake. .
All around the world the condition Is the
same. Unusual, and in many instances
exorbitant prices are asked and received.
Profiteering has thriven shamelessly on public
calamity, but more on popular recklessness. In
difference to prices flows from two sources.
Chief of these is that people have more money
to spend than ever before, and are spending
it for thingt they" do not need. Longings for
luxuries are being gratified; expensive whims
lead to reckless expenditure, and the spend
thrift has become the rule rather than the ex
ception. Worse than thia, the spendthrift set the
pac. Much of th advance In price on' staples
is due to natural causes. Production has not
kept up with consumption,, and so as the de
mand has outstripped supply, the selling price
has risen. Clothing, food, fuel and furniture
cost more than ever, but for good reasons. Nor
has th price on such articles gone astonish
ingly high, except in the Instances where men
and women vent whimsical notions in extrav
agance and buy fanciful creations when the
substantial may be had at lower prices and
longer service. Beyond these things, however,
ljes the realm in which waste is present Dia
monds at $900 a karat are not necessaries of
life, but people buy them, and they buy other
jewels, merely to adorm themselves. Indiffer
ence to price is the prime attribute of reck
lessness. The standard of living is not elevated merely
by putting a workman Irt a position where he
can buy a costly pair of shoes, an expensive suit
of clothes, or a hat he does not need. And it
surely Is no proof of additional culture for this
same workman to bedeck1 himself with dia
monds. This is what the publicity agent might
teach the public, and by doing so induce them
to practice such properly controlled thrift as
wjll not disturb the normal course of legitimate
business, but will enable the men and women
who are getting high wages now not only to live
well, buf to lay aside some portion of their
earnings that In days to come when the boom
I over they will have no cause to regret their
present unthrift
And above all things, the people should be
taught that on production depends the futurs.
If a lower price level ia to be reached, it will be
because there is a greater supply of things man
kind needs. The more produced, the more there
will be to divide; when nothing is produced,
there is nothing to divide.
The Right to Strike.
Action of the machinists in connection with
the anti-strike provision of the Cummins rail
road bill brings up sharply the. question in its
abstract sense at least The right to strike is
Inherent; denial of It by law partakes of a form
of slavery, or enforced servitude. Serious
thinkers gravely doubt whether such a law
could be given any force in America.
When the right to strike is indulged in as it
was by the miners, or might be by the railroad
employes, to- the detriment of the public, it
takes on a danger that is quite as tangible as
any contained ( in the possibility of enforced
labor. Morally, no body or group of jnen,
whether employers or employes, has a right to
hold up the public at any time, however clear
the legality of such action .may be.
The right of the republic to requisition the
services of any or all of its citizens for good
public purpose is undoubted. The application
of the selective draft law established this
beyond question. If it Is possible to enforce the
service of a citizen for the purpose of war, why
may not the government do it for the ends of
peace? The one seems to be the corollary of
the other. Above any division of society stands
th whole, whose interests come first '
It is neither wise nor safe, however, for so
ciety to Invade too far the rights' of the indi
vidual, even In the Interests of-the whole. The
railroad labor question does not present any
Insuperable obstacle. What is needed is an
arrangement that will provide for the continu
ous operation of the lines pending any wage
dispute or similar discussion. Such a de
vice may be readily arranged, the prime
requisite being that it be of such nature as will
give confidence la it operations. . Compulsory
arbitration has its drawbacks, just as does a
law forbidding strike. Something partaking of
mutuality Is possible, and once it is established
much of the difficulty that now is troubling all
hands will disappear.
Let the railroad companies and the railroad
employes understand they are to be fairly dealt
by, and must deal fairly between themselves,
and interruption of the business of th country
by a general railroad strike .will become a re
mote contingency.
Recognition for the S. A. T. C.
The attorney general of Illinois has just ren
dered a decision that must govern in a wider
ens than was Intended because of its justice.
It is in effect that members of the Student Army
Training Corps are entitled to the same recog
nition under the state soldiers' preference law
as are those who were actually ia servicY The
fairness of such a ruling must appeal to any.
Young men who were not yet pf age, or who
for other reasons were not immediately needed
in the army, were enrolled at schools all over
th country, specially preparing for the duties
they fully expected to be called upon to dis
charge. . They wer under military discipline,
and were bound to the service of the United
States as though they had actually reported at
a training camp. In view of this, w see no
reason why they should aot have such privilege
or preference as is accorded those who wore the
uniform and marched in the ranks. It was ac
cident rather than design that kept any from
getting across the sea; duty in America may not
have been as dangerous or as onerous as along
the firing line, but it was as seriously and sin
cerely performed.
Sale of 103 former German ships by the
United States government will not evoke as
much interest now as might -have attended the
transaction a couple of years ago. when the de
mand for tonnage was greater,
Views and Reviews
Echoes of Political Field Day
at Washington
The meeting of the republican national com
mittee and the conference of republican state
chairmen at Washington was really a field day
in advance of the nominating convention set for
Chicago next June. Both the exceptional at
tendance and the manifest enthusiasm may be
taken to reflect the prevailing confidence among
republican leaders that everything is set for a
republican landslide barring only unforeseen and
unforseeable contingencies. , It was the same
story over and over from every section of the
country, the south, too, that the people had been
satiated with the experiment of letting the
democrats run the government and were eagerly
awaiting the opportunity to call the repub
licans back to power. The strong plea presented
to make St. Louis the convention city to insure
carrying Missouri for the republican standard
bearers failed to carry the point because Mis
souri is figured in the republican column any
way. In response to an inquiry as to my size
up of the situation I gave it as my opinion that
if the election were held today not a state that
had ever gone republican in a presidential elec
tion since the time of Hayes would fail to go
republican again, and that statement was ac
cepted as a very mild claim. Such a condition,
of course tends to incubate a multiplicity of
candidates and we may prepare for. a large flock
of favorite sons, dark horses and receptive pos
sibilities. It is still everybody's contest the
nomination Is quite likely to be more or less In
the realm of uncertainty until the convention
begins balloting.
What is the condition of President Wilson?
This question is repeatedly propounded and un
fortunately a variety of opinions, all of them
with the same lack of authority, are entertained.
The impression gathered from statements made
by those. who ought to have the best informa
tion is that he is on the mend and that there is
every reason to believe he will continue to im
prove and to serve out the remainder of his term
as chief executive, but that he cannot resurtie his
former activity. Referring to the false alarm of
the president's death perpetrated on him at At
lanta, Vice President Marshall declared that was
as near to being president as he had ever been
or ever expected to be, indicating his conviction
that the president's, health has been restored
and is no longer precarious. Whatever the ail
ment of the White House patient,- it is agreed
that his 'chief difficulty now is not mental, but
rather the slow regaining of. his strength, and
particularly the full use of his legs for moving
about.
Home' Health Hints
Reliable &dvic given la thl
column on prevention and
oure of disease. Put your ques
tion In plain language. Tour
nam will not be printed.
Ask The Bee to Help You.
The Gridiron dinner this time was for once
a booze-less banquet with the "kick" confined
wholly to the stunts. . Naturally the disappear
ance of the joy-water furnished a theme for
more than one hit and the presence of numerous
would-be presidents and president-makers was
not overlooked. It recalled the first Gridiron
dinner I ever attended, which was also on the
eve of a presidential election and at which a
newly-invented airship, guaranteed to land the
passenger in the White House, was tried out.
Selected guests were successively invited to
board the car, among them Mark Hanna, Sena
tor Fairbanks, Speaker Cannon and others, but
the balloon wouldn't budge, and after each had
been looked over and dismissed as ineligible the
White House special was sent back to the
hangar. .
. Word brought from Mississippi is to the
effect that George L. Sheldon, former repub
lican governor of Nebraska, has been elected to
the legislature as a democrat. He had previ
ously gotten , over into the democratic party
when he was chosen justice-bf the peace, a posi
tion he accepted in order to have official author
ity to settle disputes and enforce order among
the colored population employed on his planta
tion. The report also credited ex-Governor
Sheldon with having acquired a state of com
fortable affluence through the profits .of th
steadily rising cotton prices.
Train travel In these days is decidely incon
venient and discommoding. During the past two
weeks it was, if ray experience affords a fair
basis of judgment, even worse than during the
coal-less days just following the taking over of
the operation of the roads by the government.
In my trip to New York and Washington, with
intervening stops, I was on sleeping cars five
nights, three of them in upper berths. Out of
ten possibilities the trains were late in reaching
destinations nine times. Not only were the
sleeping cars filled to capacity, but additional
passengers were taken on in club and lounging
cars oh a chance to secure berths reserved for
them along the line. Dining car accommoda
tions proved wholly Inadequate, only first com
ers gaining admission without waiting in line
from IS minutes to an hour and then often only
to discover that the food to supply much of the
menu had been exhausted. Not enough red caps
to carry away the hand baggage, long waits at
the parcels check room, longer waits at ticket
windows, equally long waits for taxis. True,
several of the fast through trains had been dis
continued pursuant to the coal conservation
program, but the travel habit seems to be at its
height. Though troops trains and soldiers in
uniform, have disappeared, the pressure on the
roailroads has apparently not only not dimin
ished, but actually increased, and it is hard to
find an explanation except in the after-war un
rest, coupled with the feeling of many people
ra,re,y traveled before that they are now
well able to indulge themselves In going about
for business or pleasure It goes without say
ing that the congestion of the railroads finds a
complete counterpart everywhere In the hotels
and restaurants. The wayfarer who can not plan
well ahead and make advance reservations must
take what is handed to. him and look fr no
solace through complaint
Not NewWoman In Politics
' Is woman only just now getting into politics
In these United States? According to Uncle Joe
Cannon, who has been a clos'epbserver of polit
ical stress and storm and an acute interprter of
political cause and effect for more than 70 years,
the women were in politics 60 years, ago, and
just as "het up" as the men, though back in the
days of "bleeding Kansas," "squatter sover
eignty" and the .now historic Lincoln-Douglas
debates, the women were not bothering to any
large extent about the votes-for-women idea.
In an article contributed to a number of the
Pictorial Review, Uncle Joe tells about the hot
campaign in Illinois back in 1858 that was two
years previous to the 1860 presidential election
year, when there were four presidential candi
dates in the running Lincoln, Douglas, Breck
inridge and Bell. The 1858 campaign was dis
tinguished by the arranged series of debates be
tween Lincoln and Douglas, and the women not
only crowded to the political meetings but were
conspicuous in the parades and processions,
which, in many Instances, marched from one
town to another along the country roads. He
describes one such demonstration in which
women participated, and in which a Douglas
procession moved along one side the road and a
Lincoln procession along the other side the
two parade paralleling along the whole way.
And back in 1858-60 Uncle Joe says that the
women "felt" in politics just like the men did.
There was rarely a divided family the woman
pulling one way, the man the other, upon any
hot issue of that time. The deduction to be
drawn is that now, that women have the vote in
Illinois and other states, there will- be prac
tically no variation in electoral ratios upon any
really Important question. Uncle Joe plainly
does not believe that politics will ever cleave
along the sex line. Baltimore American,
"Mother of Diseases."
WI1 no epidemic . exist In
Omaha th danger of scarlet fever
and diphtheria ta always present In
winter months. Parents have been
advised to guard as far as possible
against these terror of childhood,
while the medical Inspection of
sch'ool children has aided material
ly in lessening the likelihood of a
serious outbreak. But when the
victim 1 located strict Isolation ia
insisted upon. Thl quarantln has
two objects, to prevent, If possible,
th spread of th contagion, and
to keep th patient under observa
tion until danger from th disease
has passed. Thl latter. period often
extend far beyond the dangerous
"run" of th sickness. Discussing
this phase of the question, the med
ical correspondent of th London
Times writes:
"Th increase of scarlet fever and
diphtheria in London la a serious
matter. Dr. Addison calls It a
'substantial Increase compared
with the numbers of the past five
years.' Th . seriou ' character of
both diseases cannot fall to arouse
publlo anxiety, 'for, if on thing is
becoming certain, it 1 that th ef
fects are by no means limited to
th initial attack, but may haunt the
victim throughout hi life.
It is in connection with these
diseases that w may perceive the
vast importance of oo-ordtnated
prevention and cure. At present
there is little or no co-ordination,
because the question M local health
areas 'has not been settled. It is
time surely for Parliament to con
stitute these areas so that one au
thority In London the county coun
cilmay deal with the prevention,
treatment, and after-care of scarlet
fever or other 'mothers of diseases.
"The result-would be this: epidem
ics would be recognized earlier
and controlled more effectively. Ac
commodation for treatment would be
ready, and treatment would be car
ried on. not only until the original
attack was ended, but dimng the
slow and critical period of restora
tion to full vigor, which is at pres
ent often disregarded ' to the great
loss of the community.
"The after history or individuals
would be followed and their ca
pabilities as workers observed. 'Car
riers.' too. mlKht be eliminated to
some extent and so new epidemics
prevented. Dr.- Addison- aid not
state to what sources th present
outbreak has been traced, or wheth
er it has been so traced. It may be
hoped that no effort is being spared
to examine milk supplies and other,
possible means Of spread."
ODD AND INTERESTING.
Senator Sorenson Seis,
7 The Bee Right
Indians at ' one time used butter
solely as on ointment for wounds.
Silver from Sea water is often
found deposited on the copper
sheathing of ships.
The basking shark or the Indian
oceas frequently attains a length of
50 feet .i
The milk from a slnarle Boauefort
sheep will in a year provide 30 to 40
pounds of cheese.
Residents of islands ana email
peninsulas are said to live longer
than persons who dwell on the main
land.
It is estimated that throughout
the world blind mert outnumber
blind women in the proportion of
two to one.
In LaDland the babies are
wrapped in fursand buried in the
snow outside the church while their
parents attend the services.
There are records of snuff having
been used in the West Indies and
elsewhere long before the introduc
tion of tobacco to Europe.
Erlcks are the most nuraoie or
buildinsr material. The British
museum contained suh-dried bricks
taken from Ninevah and Babylon.
A record probably without parallel
Is that of, Btmon Gratz, who for 6Q
years has served on the Board of
Education of Philadelphia,
At one period in Its history Bag
dad had a population of 2,000,000.
Today it has dwindled to 225,600.
It IS stated by a woman physician
that of the children in London
whom she has attended 26 per cent
wear amulets or charms under their
clothing.
The designs or Persian carpets
have been handed down from re
mote ages. Each family keeps its
own design, no two carpets being
alike for fear of the evil eye.
The Arabs ol the desert have such
extreme powers of vision that on
the vast plains they will pick out ob
jects invisible to the ordinary eye at
ranges from one to 10 mnes distant.
A German manuracturer nas put
on the market a "serial bosom" pa
nar nhirt. Merely bv tearing off a
sheet of paper bosom the wearer of
the shirt can show a fresh clean
front every day.
.A singular feature to be seen m
Japan on New Tear's day is a grass
rope running from house to house,
with symbolical decorations. It Is
believed to ward off evil spirits dur
ing the year.
Among the most unique stamps
in the history of the world are the
emergency postage stamps printed
by the new republlo of Esthonia,
The only stocks of paper on hand in
Esthonia wer maps left behind by
the general staff of the German
army. So the new republlo cut up
the maps and used them as postage
stamps. . .
Many deep-sea fish inhabiting the
impenetrable depths of the ocean are
phosphorescent and are provided
with tha most wonderful luminous
contrivances, by which they are
able to project ray of feeble light
in front of them for th purpos of
groping their way about or captur
ing prey. .
BITS FOR THE CURIOUS.
There are 14 bone In th not.
Th hostess Is served first at a
Mexican table.
Boasted spiders are considered a
delicacy in New Caledonia.
A grain of strychnine will em
bitter 600,000 grains of water.
Paris has IS.OOO clairvoyant, fortune-tellers,
and seers of various
kinds. ... ...
One oyster will produo 11,000,
000 eggs, and of these some 400,000
may mature. -
In Mexico men and women In the
same social circle call eaoh other by
their Christian oames.
Nin hundred and nlnty-seven
cutting tools alone are required in
manufacturing a modern rlfl.
Th hill peopl of Assam reekon
tlm and distance by the number
of quids of betelnuts chewed.
The mileage of blood in the hu
man body as it circulates is nor
mally seven miles per hour.
People living In many of th dev
astated area of Franc enjoy
lower price than prevail in Paris.
, "Z" is th least used letter. In
ordinary book it occur, on -an av
erage, twice In S.000 words.
It is Illegal in Franc to us feed
ing bottles with long rubber tubes
for babies, because of the dinger of
disease. .
A hous built of beer bottles was
once an interesting feature of Tono
pah, Nevada. It was on account of
the local scarcity of Umber that a
miner conceived th Idea of building
: himself a dwelling from a hug
stack of beer -bottles. Over 10.000
. bottles wer Incorporated in the
1 dwelling,
s Omaha, Deo. 14. To th Editor
of th Bee: Tour interesting and
Instructive Quia department in a re
cent issue stated:
"Omaha first established tele
graphic communication with Chica
go and St Lout in 18S."
This Is an error. Th late Ed
ward Crelghton, upon the comple
tion of a telegraph line from Jef
ferson; Miss., to Fort Smith, Ark.,
in 1859, for Stebblns, a telegraph
contractor, came to Omaha and in
IS 60 built the' Missouri & Western
line for Stebblns, from St Louis to
Omaha, the first line to reach this
city. The line was completed Oc
tober 5, I860,. and on th evening of
that day two or three unimportant
messages wcra iranamuieu wiwgen
Brownvill and Omaha and on th
following day connections wer
made with all eastern telegraphic
point. - Th second line to come
into Omaha was th Illinois and
Missouri Valley, which reached here
in 1861. ,
In thl connection It may be In
teresting to your readers to be re
minded that Edward Crelghton had
already conceived th idea of build
ing a line from the Missouri river
to th Paeifto coast Ho secured
the assistance of Jeptha Wade, a
rich citizen ff Cleveland, O., and
carried out his plan, But th stcfy
of this great enterprise Is too long
to be admitted into th brief space
of The Bee's Letter Box.
Suffice it to say, at this time, that
the Pacific coast line was begun and
finished in 1861 In four months.
Th lin from th Pacific coast met
the lin from Omaha at Salt Lake,
and there th two wer united. On
the 17th of October Mr. Crelghton
sent the following message to his
wife:
"Fort Bridger, October 17 To
Mrs. Edward Crelghton, Omaha,
Neb.: This being the first message
over the new line since its comple
tion to Salt Lake, allow me to greet
you. In a few days the two oceans
will be united. x
"EDWAKD CREIGHTON."
The connection was made one
week later. -
The Bee Qulzzer makes another er
ror in stating that the "old capltol
building In Omaha was gradually re
modeled into what is now the Cen
tral High school building.
The fact is that the capltol was
entirely demolished to make room
for the first high school building,
which was constructed during the
years 1870. 1871 and 1872, and this
structure gave way to the present
Central High school building which
includes no part or material of its
predecessor. "
ALFRED SORENSON.
Meant What He Said..
"Isn't that an odd sign, 'Cigars for
Smoking?'" asked the man in the
tobacconist's shop,
unh T Ann't trnnnr " anawAred the
proprietor. "I have cigars for smok
ing, and tnen l nave cigaro
Christmas presents."
Not Welcome. ' '
A youngster of 3 was Vnjoying
n etAf Vila mnther was reading
aloud to him when a caller came.
In a few minutes nis motner was
called to the telephone. The boy
.,.., in tha rallar and said: "Now
you beat it home." Houston Post.
Can't Entertain Company.
tv a itlA cava Via ve&rns to
reach America on wings. Thanks,
we have plenty or trouoie manors
of our own. -Detroit Free Press.
More Prohibition Laws.
Still more drastic prohibition laws.
Even the show windows can no
longer become "lit up." Boston
Transcript.
' Groans From School Kids.
We have lived to see the age when
maps are moving pictures. Minne
apolis Tribune.' "'
UIUIIIllll!llllllllllllllHllllllM
I ' FOR THE NEW YEAR WHY NOT
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The Day W Celebrate,
Barton Millard, Grain Exchange,
born 1885.
Frank IS. Mayr, former xou
tlve secretary Omaha Church Fed
eration, born 1870.
Woodow Wilson president Of th
United States, born at Stanton, Va.,
68 years ago.
processors Frank W. Taussig f
Harvard, former chairman of th
United States Tariff commission,
born at Canton, Ga., 68 year ago.
Frank B.Wltlls, former governor
of Ohio. , born at Canton, O., 48
years ago. -
Edwin.sS. Stuart former governor
of Pennsylvania, bora in Philadel
phia, 66 years ago .
Thirty Tear Ago tn Omaha.
Tber waa a thunderstorm in th
afternoon with th rain falling in
torrents.
Colonel S. A. Broadwell of Iowa
waa spending th holidays in Omaha
Miss -Lizzie Lucas gave a Christ
mas party to th children attending
the Omaha kindergarten. Among
those present wer Carol and
Frankl Hamilton, Viola Cahn,
Irene and Gertie Hospe, Maoli
Carter, Mildred Merriam and Robert
Bradford.
A complimentary dinner was ten
dered Mr. Thomas M. Orr, lat as
sistant traffic manager of th Union
Pacific, by hi friend and former
associates at th ' Omaha club on
th eve of his departure for tha City
of Mexico. Mr. J. I Webster acted
a toastmaster, and among those
who responded to toast wer oen
eral Brook, Mr. Edward Rosewa
ter and Mr. Russell Harrison, son
of President Harrison.
BITS OF INFORMATION.
The different diseases that affect
mankind number about 1,200.
TU. nitmk,, rf urara tVinf rnn ha
seen by the naked eye in both hem-
lspneres is aoout c.uvu.
, Of the world's population there
sr. herurAAit thrnn and four millions
n.hA .... .li.nir. An . Vl . ...
Turkish rans. tnougn orten eiaD-
nfotAlv AafnratcA milflt nAVAl hflVA
upon them the likeness of any living
tning.
In the 17 provinces of Slam there
are nearly 175,000 monks and nuns
connected with the temples of the
native religion.
rt final.'. TIAfMllnrlrtn Artnllfc ATI A-
fifteenth are nobles, of whom four
fifths are either paupers or on the
verge of proverty.
More than 4U per cent or ine peo
ple of Great Britain could not write
their nnrriA when OUeen VlOtorla
ascended the throne.
In the sixteenth century tn oiaaee
,.Vti.imfu.ci linra An nfia atria
mviv nui.va y v. v
,h. mn.ii.al nntod nf tha "aTarft be
fore meat," and on the, other side
those of tne "grace alter meai.
The oldest and most frequently
i,Khai.trAaa nrnrliif. the
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richest sap, and some trees which
are tapped every other day will yield
sap for mora than a score of years.
According to wvunaw, .uiijr i.uvu
horsepower to the acre, or about
4,400,000 horsepower to the square
mil. mKlm tha Aarth on a clear
day in the form of radiant heat
A change of Vatican librarians
takes two years to accomplish, since
each of the 40,000 valuable manu
scripts must be handed- over sep
arately after an identification which
in by no means perfunctory.
The wealthy Turk is seldom at his
wife's dinner table. He usually
dines in a part of the house re
mote from that occupied by his wife
or wives, and his companions ar
generally his elder sons and perhaps
some maie rnenas.
The chemistry of the present day
had its origin in tie old tlm al
chemy, which had for its main in
spiration and object the discovery
of some means by which the al
chemists might effect the transmuta
tion of the base metals Into gold.
The Columbia - Way
1 We do not believe in the agent going after business
I unaided. He should have a Columbia Agency contract
1 direct with the Home Office, and the assistance of the
1 Columbia system of direct field helps to increase his
i success.
as
I With best policies to sell, best service to policy-
I holders to make friends, best business - getting helps,
! makes the "Columbia Way" the BEST WAY.
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ARMY GOODS FOR SALE
BY
THE NEBRASKA ARMY & NAVY SUPPLY CO.
110 HOWARD STREET
161 HOWARD STREET
U. S. Jsrktaa or Laathar Vaate, very special, at, WJ
Heavy Grata Leather, Chocolate, M union Last Shoaa, exceptional value, at. ..
Amy Muneoa Laat Fleece-Uned Shoe, juit tha thing- far this cat weather,
vary apedal, . at . a
Crackere, asocial. 4 besea, for. .............. .w. .........
O. D. BlenketaT brand new, heavy, wonderful value, at .W
Juat received a ahlpment pt brand new O. D. Genuine Army leans Shlrte la
IS, 15Vi end 18, only, at... J""
U. S. Humana Metal Horae Collars.....
U. S. White Canvaa Barrack Baca, each .. """fals
U. S. Army Raineeate or Slickera, uaed fi-ZJ
t an a, t BaV ...aaeaaaetae a 0.ov
bj- Jtrmw uddi niaaaaiai ..a.eaeeeeeeeewev.-ww--.--
V. B. Marina Blanketa, all wool....
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Cotton Double Blankets, 7Zxo4, m fray, nrown, or pum, -t .jgjg
UfAry Relation .'. 'itritV wUh'n AL VaU' fr'j'sSi .
heavy duck canvaa. -Theae tenta coat the government up to $100. "ve
bean need to eerviee. Our special offer i'2J
U. S. Army Cot Bade, all Iron, with Simmona Safjeea Spring.
U. S. Army Munaon Field Shoes, brand new, at a price ''v"r''J,' JJS
Army Munaon Infantry Shoee, genuine oak aolea, brand new, eale price
Cotton Plaid Mackinews, heavy ,.
Wool Macklnawa. plaida j'fS
Three-tourtha Sheep.lined Coata, moleekin Siaar,
Ulater Sheen lined Coata, moleekin Wl""ill'i' 'IL' .i 55o
Corduroy Sheep-lined Veet without aleevea. all alio., .f'J
Corduroy Veete, leather-lined and leather eleevee, aixea 48 and 50 ir52
Leather Veeta. noleakin leather lined, with leather aleevea
Leather moleekin. bather-lined 1 Veete, with tlovo-laathar elaevea. $lOM
Overalls, brand new, anion made, with bib. also Jackets, at a pnea of...... .ls
Khaki Unionalla, brand new, union made "Jin
Khaki ar brown Flannel Shirts, brand new, wool, at M-e
Silkiline Khaki Kerchiefs, for v-2'
Wool Union Suits, brand new, par ami ttvlt
Wool Uaderehh-tn V
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Sweaters Wl
Barb Wire,
rasters, with sleeve., brand new . . . JSJ
i with ehawl collars, brand now, gray, esrord or brown, at ,.,
ire, painted. 0 lb, roUa a...aa7
d Bean a, par can """"ilia
... 9A. m. .a ... a ... ...a ...aO.OU
Cotton Seek., brand aow, per doi..$I 5
Cashmsra socka, per pair .39c
Per dosen ....$)
White JnmSo Wool Socka, extra heavy.
also gray. t ........... . ,
Gray OP)browa wool socka, light
at ....... ... a, "e
Dta mmM WMM.. MP MB... 1 .1
Per ease, 24 cans
SOCKS.
Medium weleht gray. Seeks . . ... . . .4
All Wool Sock., black, need but thor
oughly renovated j In dexea lota only;
while they laat .$348
U. S. Army gray eeeks, wool,
per pair e
Wool Socka. heavy c
TO OUT-OF-TOWN BUYERS We skip goods exactly as advertised. Make orders
out plainly. Include money order or draft. No. C O. D.'. shipped. If Ordered by
parcel poet Include pea tare. Yen are asanred of prompt and satisfactory ahipneaat
, REFERENCE Stat. Bank ol Oavaha.'
Make Money Order, or Drafts parable s
THE NEBRASKA ARMY & NAVY SUPPLY CO.
161 Howard St ISIt Hwar4 St.
Ta, what to nbar," mUmf
"A place whloh baa loot tt jay el i -country
aa lack the feverish deilabt
of the city." lata.
"Waa tha most, written by one of tb .
men In the orchestra T"
"No, by a man that nndeiwiaads nrseia."
Pennsylvania tata Froth. . s
She r like to ask yea a teesUen.
He Ask iU deaf.
ho Am f the only M whose money
you ever .loved t London Opinion.
"Thres-flntar ana alwaya . win. whan
he playa card.,"
"Yea, that's why ha allua says ha never
playa excep' fur amusement ' Washing
ton Star.
"Lend me Article X, old man."
"Sorry Joa. but the seat i caa tat you
ve Is Artiole V."
Rat tied without reservations Slip ma
the V." Buffalo Express.
Tha Proud Mother Can't you see the
resemblance between baby and his father t
The Old Baohelor Well, they're both
bald-headed. Houston Post.
"They amy that musls please, the eon
makes them a1ve more milk." .
"I wonder if literature would Interest
the hens. I think I'll read mine tha mar
ket Hat." Boston Transcript.
"Rather aa angular modal yon asnt ana."
noui no, en i
"X fear not. I'm aot Illustrating a work
of geometry."-Kaneas City Journal,
"You don't mean to tall sU that fong
Van Sappy made all that saaaer W ha
sweat of hi. brawl"
"Dear, no . . . by M aot f MB
brow. You aea he neoea tot all aat
lar advertisements.'' Jndg.
"That Mrs. Wise l a retnarlhaMe waen
aa," aaid Mr. Baaedlet
"What ia ao remarkakta ahaa he
asked Mr. Bachelor, -
"Why. aha ta a allent nartaew ta a laaae!
firm," replied Mr. Wiaislil rtssniesli
Bnqulrer.
Interests Maiden Anna tad
ware yon demobilised. Artbewf
Arthur Oh, jnat after w. enane of
the trenches, but they didn't kill al i
them: I feel one crawling aa) nas .loaf
now and then," California rotteaa.
Raatus had entered the tsalHh aBaa
to loin the amy.
"Which will yea prefer, n aahred ay aa
all-black outfit f asks &5Ur ta
charge.
"No matter In the least, boss." ansa ta
negro, "jee eo if. got a band." Ante.
lean Legion Weekly.
"Soma people have th. fevanltp fer eetr-
ina me wrona mine.
'I was that wr is eekeoL" 1
b'liy journal.
SOME JOB.
It's easy enough ta iask pretty
When the weather looks balmy and fair)
When the breese. fan lightly roor trees as.
Or whan soft sunbeams nestle there i
But when the wsatbsr get. (rigid
And Jack Frost make, your sosa hi.
candescent,
It's one In a hundred of mortal
Who can either look pretty f pteaenat.
It's easy enough to look stunning
Whn the air I. all calm and eareno;
When yonr hat stars at Joat the right
Then yo'ifre happy and proud to be seen;
But when wintry winds ga sporting
And knock your smart lid ont of plumb,
It's no easy job to look stunning
It, dead easy then t. look bum.
It's easy enough to look dainty
When tha molstur. Is beading yonr skin.
And thjowder stays Just where rotf put
la the summer. But when ye. hava
boon
Out on. th cold street. Christina attop.
ping . ,
'Till your features are twi.fed and blue,
And your little noee brlghtena its Corner,
Lookln' dainty's a stiff job for you.
BAYOLL NB TRBLB. .
HospeY
Hew Year
Pointers
Player Grand Pianos.
Grand Kanpf.
Upright Player Pianos.
Upright Pianos, new
or used.
Player Rolls.
Player Benches.
Piano Scarfs.
' Piano Lamps.
Victrolas.
Victrola Records. ,
.Music Cabinets.
Violins. -
Guitars.
Banjos.
Accordions. ;
Saxophones..
Drums.
Cases for Instruments.
Music Rolls.
. Pictures.
Frames.
Cordova Leather
Goods.
Bric-a-Brac.
.Lamps. , -
Shades.
Candles.
, Candlesticks.'
Painters' Outfits Oil,
Water. Colors.
China and Drawing
Material Outfits. x
Art Flowers.
Crayons.
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