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THE BEE:' OMAHA, MONDAY, -JANUARY 26, 1920. The OmAha Bee DAILY (MORNING ) EVENING SUNDAY FOUNDED BT ED WARP RQ8EWATEB VICTOR ROSEWATER, EDITOR 1HB BKE PUBLISHINQ COMPANY. fROPRUTOB MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Tse Aieoriated Pries, of wttfc TM B II I menitwr. If -luilralr entitled 10 the um for publication of til sews dlspatabee credited to It or nut olbwwlM credited HI this hw, alw too local news published herein. 411 rights of publication of oui special dlivetthee on olio nwwL " ! BEE TELEPHONES i FrlnU Branch ferhanie. Aek for Dm Trls 1000 Department or Particular Ptnun Wanted. jricr WW For Night and Sunday Ssrvic Call: Bdttorlal Department Trior lftflflL Circulation Department ..... Trior 100(1, AdrerUslng Department ...... Trior 100IL " OFFICES OF THE BEE , Boma Ofnca, Baa Building, irtb sad raraasfc Aaes iUO North S4ta Part Beeaoa (111 Military Are, grain Slds Oauncll Staffs 15 Soott St I Waliiat Out-of-Towa Officoat Now Tort Offtoa Flfta a. I Waihlngtoa Chicago Seeter Bids. I Unooln DECEMBER CIRCULATION: Daily 66,000 Sunday 63,505 Anrafo elrculatloa for Uia month lubicrtbtd and swore to to X. B. Began. Circulation Manager. ' Sabacribere leaving tha ally ahould have Tha Baa aoallad to tharo. Addraaa changed aa oftaa aa required. till laaTaaworth 818 K Street 119 North 40th 1511 O Street 1330 B Btraal You should know that The Omaha public library contains 135,000 volumes with circulation of over 500,000. What The Bee Stands for: 1. Respect for the law and maintenance of order. 2. Speedy and certain punishment of crime through the regular operation of the courts. 3. Pitiless publicity and condemnation of in efficiency, lawlessness and corruption in of fice. . 4. Frank recognition 'and commendation of honest and efficient public service. 5. Inculcation of Americanism as the true basis of good citizenship. Ajax has many imitators in America. "Hoover and Creel?" Why not, if it pleases the democrats. "Hiding the booze" is now America's great est indoor sport. Senator "Jimmy" Reed is still using Herbert Hoover as "time copy." Lady Astor, who announced that she hates prohibition in any form, is not' alone in her .at titude of rebellion. Chicago is about to levy an occupation tax to piece out the city's revenue. It takes money to pay for public service. New York druggists are to, be permitted to sell whisky for the flu on prescriptions. Now watch the epidemic advance! Bulgarian and Russian bolshevik! have re sumed telegraphic communication. Wonder what they can have to talk about? The census count should be complete, but Omaha has other claims to greatness than the mere number of people who live here. Cessation of bulletins from the White House must mean that the president will soon be able to get over to the other end of the avenue. German courts are trying to prevent the publication of Bismarck's memoirs. Liberty has not yet sunk very deep under the Teuton hide., The federal food administrator for New York predicts a drop in the cost of living. Either that or a lot of folks will have to go to work. A bill is before congress to bar "immoral" films from interstate commerce, Who is to determine on the necessary degree of morality?" lm- The River Shannon is giving an excellent imitation of the Missouri in spring time, and , "where the River Shannon flows" the Irish are climbing the hills. A volume of "Venus and Adonis" has just been imported st a cost of $75,000, but ordiniry mortals may still enjoy the :masterpiece at a much less expense. Nebraska's housewives are lining up In the war on Old Hi Cost, and back of them will be found the second line of defense composed of tired out family check signers. The swindlers who are trying to sell the townsite of New York have but expanded the Omaha idea of .selling the middle, five floors of a skyscraper, as has happened several times. German junkers, what there is left of them, vastly admire Holland's position as to the ex kaiser, and perhaps quite a few of them wish they, too, were safely domiciled with the Dutch. Punish the Firebugs of Sedition - The reds, anarchists, domestic enemies and kindred vermin are making a concerted howl 'against the sedition bills in congress. Free speech is in peril, they say; free speech, that sacred and inviolable right guaranteed by the constitution. What a spectacle it is to see the constitution invoked by these scoundrels who seek to de stroy itl tWhat an uncomplimentary standard of American intelligence they must have, these foreign and anti-American elements which now ask patriotic citizens to protect unbridled speech In order that treason may do its work un hampered, i Unfortunately there are some Americans aho are taken in by such fallacies as those ut tered by the enemies of the United States. Free ipeech! It sounds well. Wtto would dare to ttop the mouth of a man who honestly utters kis thoughts in the hope of benefiting the world? isn't America the land of the free? The curbing f free speech is the act of tyrants, czars and iutocrats. Let ideas be fought with better ideas, 'he poison gas of treasonable speech will evap orate when it is released, according to a learned Jurist Let it flow freely'; let it spread where it wilL If you curb it, if you deprive a man of tha right to utter whatever he pleases, some thing terrible will happen. He will explode, per haps;' or perhaps the constitution will explode; Br maybe both will blow up in dire combustion. Se many worthy Americans are foaled into tak ing an attitude against the. restraint of treason by listening to specious arguments which always eepeeal he difference between the right of free ten ana tne bdusb ot tnat ngnt wasnington LAWS AND LIBERTY. America's proudest and best supported boast is that it is a land of liberty resting on law. Our laws come from the people. All the ma chinery of the law is in control of the people. If this is true, and who questions it? the peo ple have nothing to dread but their own acts, and no one to fear butl themselves. This government belongs to the people, and it is their undoubted right "to alter or abolish it," whenever and in what manner they see fit Any time a sufficient number of the citizens de termine on a policy or a change in the form of government it will be adopted. That is the purpose of majority rule. 1 Some rather impor tant changes in fashion of the government al ready have taken place, such as the abolition of slavery, the suppression of the liquor traffic, and certain other things done because broaden ing experience and spiritual growth seemed to require them. Always these have been opposed by a sufficient number to retard the movement but not in the end to prevent the will of the people from having sway and control. , We are not only tolerant in matters of re ligious belief, but jealous to such an extent that sectaries of one faith will defend the right of others to worship as they choose. Why can not such tolerance be practiced with regard to political beliefs? Anarchy is not a new thing in this country, nor is communism. Johann Most lived between his garret and his cell for many years, without undermining very far the Temple of Liberty. His disciples, Etnma Gold man and Alexander Berkman, preached his doc trine for a generation before they were expelled, and with little visible result. Nowhere in the world, prior to Russia's present state, was com munism given such effective tests by extensive application as in America, and yet the govern ment survived and our free institutions flour ished. This is true, because Americans have been free at all times to express their views by voice or writing whenever they felt the impulse. Only in time of war has the privilege been abridged, and then in such degree as merely made for safety and checked actual sedition. That we have all the laws needed to deal with possible danger is shown by the expulsion of a shipload, of 1 undesirables. Further enactments, and es pecially such as are proposed by the Davey and Sterling bills, are menacing rather than reme dial. They will drive the malcontents from the soapbox to the cellar; the orator who is allowed to exhaust his protest in the open air does little harm, while the plotter who hides from the law sends bombs by mail. Let us maintain our liberties by respecting them, uphold the law by obeying it, and pre serve and perpetuate government of the people by hot adopting the practice of the despot. 'Safety First" in Industry. Revival of the "safety first" movement in Omaha is" timely. Locally this essential .ac companiment' of iudustrial activity has been considerably, neglcted, because of the distrac tions incident to the war, and yet it has been givfn a prominent place in the program of aU business men, owing to its relation to the com pensation law. It is not particularly to the credit of our civilization that the movement had its origin in the requirement that victims of in dustrial accident be properly compensated. Until hurts sustained in the course of employ ment became a charge against the business ac cident prevention was more or less attractive theory, but a hindrance in practice. Out of the one grew the other, until modern business is more interested in the safety of workers than the original exponents of the idea ever dreamed would be possible.! A higher value is placed on human life and limb, particularly since the money invested in training of work men has come to be recognized as one of the important intangibles of the business, and a factor demanding the utmost care. Inspection in Nebraska is neither so extensive nor so rigid as it should be. Nor is the compensation law in force free, from serious' faults. Experience is showing what is needed, and the time may yet come when Nebraska factories will be mon uments to "safety first," which not only has" an humanitarian aspect, but is reflected directly in the profit and loss account as well. Pointed, Practical Suggestions. The newly appointed economy campaign di rector for Nebraska, Mrs. C. G. Ryan, issues a series of important "don'ts" for housewives. These are: Don't order by telephone. Don't buy a "quarter's worth." Don't "charge it." Don't let the clerk decide. Don't ask unnecessary service. Don't decide what to buy until you . Know tne- price, Don t buy luxuries now. Don't be afraid to say "I won't pay the price." Don't be afraid of being called a "cheap skate." 'Just as these are carefully observed, so will the household budget prosper. If carelessness in buying is persisted in, saving need not be ex pected. Nothing is lost in dignity nor self respect by a careful scruliny of purchases for the home, by reasonable inquiry as to price, and by inspection of the article offered. Make sure of the quality, the quantity and the price, the necessity of purchase being admitted, and the dealer will very likely meet you half-way. Even in these days of ultra-prosperity, business men have' regard for business ability in others, and that is all prudence in buying comes to in the end. Conferees are said to have reached a dead lock on the railroad bill and may return the Esch and Cummins bill with a report of dis agreement. This does not necessarily portend a further, postponement of return of the roads to their owners, but it may mean that some of the rigidity fhat now prevails in Washington will have to give way in interest of the needs of the country. Neither of these measures is perfect, nor wholly satisfactory, but something will have to be done if the farce of government control of the roads is terminated on March 1. The passage between Mr. Daniels and Mr. Bryan may be accepted as an indication that the administration does not abide 'the course of the great commoner withsuch utter disdain as it outwardly affects. Disagreements in the democratic household are no novelty, and Mr. Bryan has never acted so as to leave a question as to his "regularity," but these facts do not console anybody near the White House at present. ' An Interesting Proposal From the Minneapolis Tribune. Senator Kenyon of Iowa raises an interesting issue when he affirms that the time has come when members of the cabinet should assume a larger and closer responsbiility to congress and the people. 1 he idea is by no means a new one, but there are reasons for believing it could be made more impressive than hitherto with some judicious nurturing. The business of the American government has grown to such proportions that no one man can supervise it adequately. The result is, as f Senator Kenyon points out, that cabinet mem bers are taking on such authority and powers that they should henceforth be answerable not merely to the president who appoints them, but to the congress which furnishes them with the sinew and to the people whom they serve. In an address on "A Program of Construc tive Progress," delivered by him two years ago in St Louis, Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler put forth the proposal that members of the cabinet should be entitled to occupy seats on the: floor of the senate and house, with the right to par ticipate in debate on matters relating to the business of their several departments, and that the members of the cabinet MUST attend ses sions at designated times to give information asked by resolution or to reply to questions which may be propounded to them under the rules,. Dr. Butler believes that if this arrangement were made by law, there would be less call or need for costly investigations, less occasion for the unfrofitable clashes that often take place un der the present system between cabinet mem bers and lawmakers, and a more disinterested disposition on the part of ttie president to place at the head of the several departments men chosen for sheer ability rather than from polit ical or geographical motives. The whole question was ably traversed by a select committee of the senile as long ago as 1881. The report was signed by such men as Pendleton, Allison. Voorhees, Blaine, Butler, Ingalls, Piatt and Farley all forceful leaders of the republican and democratic parties. A bill was drawn covering the points now made by Dr. Butler, but it never was enacted into law. Senator Kenyon is said to have in mind the offering of a resolution at the republican na tional convention pledging the nominee of that party to announce at least 30 days before the election whom he would appoint as his cabinet aids if he should be elected. Whether that would be wise or practicable is open to debate. It might often happen, for instance, that a man peculiarly fitted for a cabinet portfolio might not consent to the use of his name prior to the first Tuesday in November, whereas he might be perfectly willing in the following March to ac cept the post in question. Since men cannot be impressed into the cabinet, it might be best in many instances to hold important posts open in order to procure the services of the ablest men. .In other words, it is questionable whether a candidate should foreclose on any part of the appointive field that would be open to him as president-elect. It is not a thing to decide off-jiand. Application and Perseverance Application and perseverance are two very necessary factors in the solution of the prob lem of success. Many of us think that more attention to our work is all that is necessary in order to progress, but once we accustom our selves to such a proceeding, doing only that which we deerri vital to our self-interest, and doing it, perhaps, in a listless and indifferent manner, ,we very soon find that we are not only keeping pace with those about us, but are ac tually Tagging behind. Conditions change very perceptibly with the passinsr of the years, and the methods that held good in other days and' served their purpose well are today inadequate to the Proper performance of many necessary duties. Those of n't. who have lived long enough to begin to count the mile posts as we pass them with ever-increasing swiftness find ourselves tempted very often to wonder why present-day demands require so large an output of energy and power. But the present-day population of the world is vastly larger than it was a genera tion ago, and, as a consequence, both of that increase and the wonderful progress in science and invention there are many more opportuni ties for the ingenuity of man to make itself felt in various ways. The spirit of competition is keener than it ever was before and the prob lems of living have not only increased, but their intricacies have multiplied. It is largely because of these facts that life has become so crowded with effort of one kind and another, and we are obliged to live up to the full limit of our capacity for work if we wish to keep step with those about us. Charleston News and Courier. WSa Cfie VELVET HAMMERi T3u crtrtfmr "Brooks "Baker ' JAY BURNS. Since Adam found his Eve so irresistible and cute that time she plucked and peeled for him the famed forbidden fruit, the human race has been compelled to hustle for its feed, to hump with great persistence and considerable speed; but nothing that the worthy cooks have ever found to eat is equal to a well-made loaf from strictly first-class wheat. The more the race this lesson scientifically learns, the more it comes to profit from the work of Mr. Burns. He bakes the brand of Holsum, and a screaming wit has said that though his name is Burns he never does it to the bread. He watches it so carefully he's made a wide renown by bringing it by warm degrees to just the proper brown. The ages long have echoed with the praise of other food, by Romans lofty and refined or Malays coarse and crude. They've dined on tongues of nightingale and missionary stew and many forms of edibles untouched by me and you; but never has the world produced so trusty stuff to eat as that which artists can devise from finely powdered wheat. But just because we praise the bread Jay Burns so proudly bakes, don't ever get it in you head that that is all he makes. The filling you will find inside of his romantic pies will thrill you to the most extreme expressions of surprise; and many other things which cannot be described in haste have all appealed to Omaha's refined and gentle taste. Nex Subject: George E. Mickel. ' 1 TODAY Spain is also having a lot of trouble with bomb-making uplifters. The breed affects, no particular clime,' it seems. Whisky may not cure the flu, but a lot of folks art willing to try tha experiment. The Day We Ctlebrae. Augustus William, fourth son of the former German emperor, born at Potsdam 33 years ago. Frank O. Lowden, governor of Illinois and prospective candfdate for the republican presi dential nomination, born at Sunrise City, Minn., 59 years ago. Cleveland H. Dodge, New York merchant and philanthropist, born in New York City 60 years ago. " Samuel Hopkins Adams, author of numerous popular stories, born at Dunkirk, N. Y., 49 years ago. i Thirty Years Ago in Omaha. The new M. E. church in South Omaha at Twenty-third and R streets was dedicated by Bishop John P. Newman. Rev. David Mar quette was the pastor. Mr. Samuel Orchard, Miss Orchard and Mrs. E. S. Dundy left for a month's stay in Florida. The anunal meeting of the Paid Firemen's Benevolent association was held in Chief Gal ligan's office. J. J.'Galligan was re-elected president, and J. J. Barnes, vice president. Rev. Martin of the First Christian church had for his subject the Sunday newspaper. He said the pulpit and the press were tne two most powerful agencies in our civilization and progress. Miss Emma Whitmore. Omaha. Jan. 23. To the Editor of ine uee: i notice your editorial in last night's paper on the death of Miss Emma Whitmore, who for a good many years was principal of Lake school, and as the writer started in, in the first grade, grad uating from this school, under the airect supervision of Miss Whit more, I hardly think your editorial .u..j UU llll.lt III. . Miss Whitmore was one of the grandest, most competent and thor- ougniy American women that I have ever come in contact with. Thirty years ago she started to teach the pupus wno were rortunate enough to live in the Lake school district Americanism 100 per cent, and also taught them to be neat and clean, to be manly and womanly, and to be thoroughly American. vvnne Theodore Roosevelt started to teach Americanism a good many years ago. I really think that this Idea originated with Miss Whitmore, as Bne was the real Peruvian on this particular subject, as well as a good many other subjects. . In those days the boys and girls marched in fours. not only into the building to their rooms, but also out of the building, and it was always done with the American flag waving from the top or tne Duuaing and a competent drummer drumming some lively tatto. This is oqjy one of a good many original ideas that Miss Whit more used in teaching the boys and girls to be real Americans, as a good many men and women could testify who went to the Lake school, which in my flays was considered about 120 per cent over any other grade school in Omaha. I can look back and now fully ap preciate what a wonderful little woman she was. I could go on and elaborate many wonderful charac teristics of hers, and not only did she develop a wonderful spirit among the pupils who attended Lake school, but she also developed a wonderful lot of teachers, a good many of whom are principals of our Omaha schools today. It is really too bad that she had to die away from Omaha, where she had a host of friends and admirers, and I only wish that some memorial could be established where it could perpetuate the name and character of ' Emma Whitmore, my principal and teacher for a good many years. D. K. ELLINGWOOD. Pay for Preachers. Omaha, Jan. 23. To the Editor of The Bee: I have a brother-in-law who Is a preacher and I want to tell the world something it needs very much to know about my brother-in-law. preacher in particular and all preachers in general. This particu lar preacher spent eight years ac quiring his education and expended about $3,000 in university and semi nary training. As- a return from his investment he receives the magni ficent salary of $1,500, which, with the American dollar worth about 40 cents, makes his "salary" about $650. On this princely sum h is expected to live decently and raise a family. After all his effort and investment to append a handle to his name he gets in return legs than a hog-killer, Every church board which be lieves in a square deal and that the laborer is worthy of his hire should jret busy-and inquire diligently into the living conditions of its ministry. Every bishop and superintendent should make it their business to know everything possible regarding how the men under them are living and if they are able to make ends meet. The faithful minister must be the most all-around man in the com munity. He must be every man's friend, as well as every man's "goat." Unless he is a man of independence and has a will of his own. he soon finds himself the slave of every old woman's whims in the community where he ministers. It is easy for people to sit" Idly on the back fence of their imaginations and pick the preacher to death, but it is a different thing to get into the frame and help him fight it out to a finish. No men can work on earth and board lii heaven these days, and no self-respecting church will expect him to do so. P. V. J. StudyProblems 13 Solved Henry's Memory Notebook. By FLORA J. COOKB, Francis W. Parkar School. Everyone wants to have a good memory. Henry, who is now a junior in college, thought he strengthened his memory greatly by using the fol lowing device: when he was 10 years old he made, at the suggestion ot a teacher, what was canea a Literature Notebook." . In it he re corded his analyses and comments upon the stories studied in his lit erature class. He found this book so useful for reference that in high school he developed and enlarged the plan to suit his needs and gave it a more comprehensive title. He Nature, Study Outdoor Life divided his book, which was merely a leather-covered, loose-leaf note book, into 10 compartments, using cardboard leaves to separate the di visions. Because the leaves were loose each division could be made as full or meager as he desired, and if his taste changed at any time pages could be discarded without spoiling the book. His headings were: SHORT STORIES I LIKE, AND WHERE , I t'OUKD THEM. Then folio-wed a Hat of storloa, aoma tlmaa with comments, sometimea a quota tion, aometlmea merely a title or a note namlna- other storlea by the same author lor luturo reaavng. DISCOVERIES. WHEN MADE AND BT WHOM. Usually he noted the magazine fvear and month or volume and page) In which an article appeared, so that be could re fer to It without difficulty. THE BEST BOOKS I HAVE READ THIS YEAR AND WHT I LIKE THEM. Udder this heading I found euch notes i follows: (a) "Good arcument to use in aetiate, vn. 4. p. 9." (b) "A good de scrlptlon of French airplanes,' p. 25," (c) uooa map or tne rtnamt canal zone, i. 131." x A FEW POEMS I LIKE. In some cases, under this heading. Henry had copied a poem In full, particularly If ii nappenea to te modern verse wnicn might prove difficult to find. The other six divisions show fur ther the boy's particular interest in ines ot study. You may not like Henry's topics, but perhaps you may ike his idea and want to start a book using the plan. Writing and classifying your knewledge is an excellent way of im pressing it upon your mind. If memory depends upon deep irnpres sions Henry's experiment may prove worth trying. Certainly such a ref erence book would prove valuable to a student, even if it did not im prove his memory. (iomorrow urant M. Hyde will tell the boys how to make a "Home- Made Call Buzzer. ) (Copyright, 1920. by J. H. Millar.) DO YOU KNOW THAT A Boost for "Bugs." Jan. 24. To the Editor of The Bee: Just a word to let you know how I enjoy hearing the "dope" dished out by "Bugs" Baer on The Bee's sport sheet. It Is immense, bully, great, mangiflque!!! Here are a few samples: "Ruth slams the pill so hard that some knock-knee outfielders have become bowlegged chasing it." "Will Rogers can make a rope chirp like a canary, but Bill Crutch field is the first baby to teach a rope to spell. If that ain't some hemp shooting, we'll buy the next round of wood alcohol." The Bee sport page will be eagerly sought for as long as "Bugs" con tributes his really original "stuff." Putting the next one over is a sure cure for the blues. OSCAR KATLEMAN. Put It In the Treaty. The democratic platform of the Third Missouri district pledges that "with the league of nations adopted It will not be necessary to again send our boys across the seas to suffer and die." We would feel better about It, however, if that pledge were in the treaty instead of in the platform. Kansas City Times. Talking and Voting. Pershing refuses to say anything about the presidency, but his silence doesn't keep his host of friends from talking. Knoxville Journal and Tribune. Ijeap Year and Politics. The ladies promise to make the most of leap year by Jumping into politics. Boston Transcript. DAILY CARTOONETTE. M COT m NUn&tR Rib RIGHT THtNUTTIf1Ll5tlTULPlNCIltlin! 0& AND lit DID The earth's population doubles every J 60 years. The -oceans of the world measure about 324,000,000 cubic miles. Bees Buck over 3,000,000 flowers to gather one -pound of honey. There has been a, tax on been in England since the twelfth century. It requires about four pounds of fresh leaves to make one pound of dried tea. , . AU the black and white plumes come from the male ostrich, the gray from the female. The first fire engine used In the United States was brought from England to New York in 1731. Iceland still clings to the old barter system, little trading being done In the island with cash. More than 1,000,000 people spent their vacations in the national forests of Colorado last summer. In the south of China silk worms have been reared and silk manufac tured for over 3,600 years. The modern battleship has an board an electric plant capable of lighting a town of 10,000 inhabitants. Portugal is the most illiterate country in Europe more than 60 per cent of its population cannot wrife. With the exception of the British Parliament, the Swedish Riksdag is the oldest legislative body in the world. , The Dead sea is so called because its water is so thoroughly Impreg nated with salt that no animal can live in it. In normal times Spain has a smaller foreign population than any other country in Europe, Norway being second in this respect. Published statistics show that the average number of children in each family in Ireland exceeds that of any other European country. Of the 40 sultans who have ruled the Ottoman empire since the con quest of Constantinople by the Turks, 34 have died violent deaths. The grand total of all the gold ore produced in the United States since 1792 is but about half of the amount of the last United States Victory bond issue. Libcral-Mlmlcd Candidate. Mr. Gerard is not the strongest candidate for president before the people, perhaps, but he will lose nothing in public esteem by his lib erality. He doesn't mind saying that the're are other good men available besides himself. Chattanooga News. Red-Tailed Hawk. By ADELIA BELLE BEARD. It was not until a red-tailed hawk came into the family as a pet that I realized what the term hawk-eyed really meant. I had thought that to be "hawk-eyed" was to see and observe everything, even the minut est object, but when our untamed pet turned his wonderful, clear, far seeing eyes in my direction I felt that he did not look at me, but that his piercing gaze passed through and beyond my humble self. Chained to his perch though he was he made a haughty captive and never lost his aloofness and dig nity except when, attempting to escape, he would fly to the nearby high, board fence and topple into our neighbor's garden where he hung suspended by one leg and screamed his indignant protest. The rescue always fell to my lot, but not until I had secured my brother's heavy, fur gloves would I answer his call for help. For well I knew that Sir Hawk had a sharp beak and strong talons and might use them, for he resented being, handled even for his own comfort. Hawks have been trained, but it is doubtful if they ever become real ly tame; their nature seems too ab solutely wild to allow of compan ionship even with a boy. Of the several species in the United States and Canada the red tailed hawk is the most common. It is a fine looking bird with a wide spread of wings on which it circles the upper air. Its color is dark brown, reddish on the tail, throat DOT PUZZLE. 3o 31 ei a a . SA 2,a 4o t wa W it '4s u. ?; ? ,7 ! 8 ' 4b On one leg stands Mister , ' Wonder if he has a pain? Draw front one to two, and so on to the end. me . -Tim urn noes rtucH CiOOB rtnnri Aaa-T.u-a- white and breast light streaked with darker color. Its length is about 21 inches. Though often called chicken and hen hawk it seldom troubles the poultry yard, instead the red-tailed hawk is the greatest of all destroy ers of the small four-footed and insect pests of the farmer. It has been proved that rtiost of its food Consists of these enemies to grow ing crops. There are blood-thirstv villains in the hawk family but red- tail is not among them. Remember this and protect the big bird with rust-colored tail as yon would a friend. (Girls! Learn how to make use ful things of cretonne, tomorrow.) Copyrlghl. 12, by J. H. Millar. IN THE BEST OF HUMOR. "Bsfora marriage susceptible to flaU( my husband was aa tery. Yes?" "And now ha is susceptible to nothing but fresh cold." Florida Times-Union. "Be my wife and you will make a new man of me." "Yes. and as soon as you'd become a new man you would probably think you were good enough for some other woman.' Boston Transcript. Mother Tou have kept the baby out so long you've made him miss his dtn ner. Percy I was running home so fsst with him tha cop arrested me for speeding. Houston Post OUT OF THE ORDINARY. A single grain of gold, after hav ing been converted into gold leaf, will cover 46 square inches. There are fewer suicides in pro portion to population in Ireland than in any other country in the world. It is just i 00 years since the White House saw its first wedding that of the daughter of President Monroe. It is estimated that as a rule mar ried men live seven years longer than bachelors, and wives five years longer than spinsters. A medical authority declares that hearty sneezing is a sign of a robust constitution. People in feeble health seldom sneeze. It is said that cypress and walnut. or cypress and cedar, cause each other to rot when used In contact. One of the choicest delicacies in Jamaica Is a huge white worm found In the heart of the cabbage palm. When cooked it tastes like almonds. So fast has been the improvement in engine boilers and fireboxes that the power derived from a pound of coal today is nearly three times as great as it was 60 years ago. To artist has ever seen one of his own paintings on the walls of the Louvre, in Paris. It Is the rule that no picture shall be there displayed until the artist has been dead at least 10 years. When Chinese parents arrive at about the age of 55 their affectionate sons and daughters club together and give them each a coffin, and wish them many happ returns of the day. Coffins are to b seen in many houses in China, some of them being utilized as wardrobe The Lyon branch of the Bank of France reports its enormous increase in its gross operations for 1918 over those of 1917, the figures in the pant year being in excess of 23,000,000.- 000 francs ($4,489,000,000 at par), "I never heard you complaining about these dry times?" "I've been getting along all right se far. Used to have to pay for my drinks, but now atmost every one of my friends keeps a bottle In his desk." Louisville Courier-Journal. "What's yonr Idea of a free govern ment?" "A frea government," said the bolehe vlat, "Is one that offera lio opposition to our efforts to kick It to pieces and atsrt something under our exclusive control." Washington Star. RoverI haven't seen a bone '.n a dog'a age, brother. I wonder what Is up? . Nero Meat, you poor bob! Why. I became a vegetarian more thau( two months ago.3uffalo Express. ROAD SONG. Give In song your happy breath; March along the road to death. Head erect and heart aet high. They have shown us how to die. They have sent their boylah loughter Ringing back along the way; All who walk this road hereafter Must, like them, be gay. Shall men fear to follow on Where their sons, have gone? Not alone the enemy There in front where all may see. They went out to meet; They have Htormed the shadowy towers; Death Is rifled of his powers. Harmless In defeat. Youth has overrun his kingdom. Brought the mystic borders near, Made the land familiar, dear; Every highway, every atreet. Echoes now to trampling feet, Whletled signals, noisy cheer. Sudden greetings: "Brother! Brotherl I am here!", Shout and sing and march ahead! Who fears death now tbey are dead? Clara Pratt Meadowcroft, in Contem porary Verse. ASPIRIN FOR COLDS . Name "Bayer" is on GenuiM Aspirin say Bayer Insist on "Baver Tablets of Aspirin" in a "Bayer package," con taining proper directions for Colds, Pain, Headache, Neuralgia, Lum bago and Rheumatism. Name "Bayer" means genuine Aspirin pre scribed by physicians for nineteen years. Haijdy tin boxes of 12 tab lets cost few cents. Aspirin is tradj mark for Bayer Manufacture of while those for 1917 were some 12,- Monoaceticacidester of Salicylica 000,000,000 francs ($2.316,000,000). ' c;. "BUSINESS IS GOOD THANK YOtf IV. Nicholas Oil Company rpHE little flower that came to - brighten the home has with ered and blown away to a per petual shore, leaving behind but the treasure troves of babyhood, and bleeding hearts and numbed minds. It is then that we give the same loving care to the little one that it had in life; striving to make the time less sorrowful for those who remain behind. m IT wm TriEPHOt sewice always" DOUG 525 CUMING 5T. AT NHfCTECNTH
