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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: FEBRUARY 15. 1920. 6 B The Omaha Bee DAILY (MORNING) EVENING SUNDAY THS BEK PUBLISHING COMPANY., PROPRIETOR NELSON B. UPDIKE, PRESIDENT MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Tilt Aunrutrd TrfM. of itlilch Tbe Be li nmlr. ta i ptnttrplr emitted to the um fur puMiraiion of all mi dlpaicti rredited to it or no oUiptwIm credited In Mils piper, end elm I he loul newe Mihhehed herein. AU ruble of publication of out epeclel dlspalcbw ere alto rawned. BEE TELEPHONES i Prints Branch Kicbuite. art for the Tirls! 1 ftflfl nutriment or TertiruUr Person Wsntea. J ad w W For Night and Sunday Servica Call: Kdllorlel IVi.ertineiit ..... Tyler 1W0L Circulation leirtmit ..... Tler I1X1SL Adrertliing Dei'trtiueut - - - - . Tiler 1U08L OFFICES OF THE BEE Home Office, Bee Building. i:th end rmim. Branch Otflcss: Ames 4II Vorth ?4tn I Perk M15 leaTenwonh Renenn 611 Miliurr A.e. South Side MIS N St. Council Bluffa 11 Scott Bt. I Walnut 1 North eOta Out-of-Town Offices! New Ynrk Offloa IS Kifth Are. i Wsihliijioa Hit O 8t. Ohictgo Somi-r Bids. I Lincoln VI80 H St. JANUARY CIRCULATION : Daily 65,351 Sunday 63,976 Arcrece circulation frr tbe month subscribed and Ivors to by K B. Rasan. Circulation Manager. Subscribers leaving the city ahould have The Bea mailed to them. Addreta changed a often aa required. You should know that Nebraska is the leading state in the production of potash in the United States. Friday the 13th was some day in Washington. Xow we know why "Tom" Marshall did not want to act as president. The army store man thinks he sees spring approaching. He has good eyesight. Brain storms in high places have made a lot of history, mostly of a troublous kind. Thrombosis is not necessarily fatal, but it does not seem to sweeten the temper, either. Holland is wilting to export the ex-kaiser to a desert isle, and 'may even let the Allies name the one. THE CABINET EXPLOSION. The ungracious fashion in which the presi dent dismissed the secretary of state from his cabinet is the most amazing act of a career that has many times given occasion for astonish ment. It is the unquestioned right of the presi dent to exact loyal support from his cabinet officers, and one who can not give that should in decency withdraw. But, the present exhibi tion of official petulance goes far beyond the courtesy thaordinarily marks the severance of intimate official relations, and denotes a degree of irritability that does not comport , with the dignified offices of president and secretary of state of the United States. Mr. Lansing long ago found himself at variance with the views of Mr, Wilson, but withheld his contemplated resignation because he did not wish to publicly assume an attitude of opposition at a critical time. He should be commended for this, and his consideration of the prospects of his chief would ordinarily win him warm approval. That Mr. Wilson should take such violent umbrage at the action of Mr. Lansing in, call ing conferences of the cabinet members while the president was sick, and while his physical and mental condition was made a profound secret, is the most remarkable feature of the whole affair. Differences as to policy might warrant the resignation of any cabinet officer, just as it has followed in the cases of Mr. Bryan and Mr. Garrison, but that one should be dis missed for presuming to carry on the business of the government in an orderly fashion at a time when the executive was disabled surpasses understanding. Ample precedent for Mr. Lansing's action is found in our history, but no parallel for Mr. Wilson's. That the incident will widen the cracks that have appeared in the fabric of the administra tion's machine is the only certain thing. Mr. Wilson still is president, will brook no interfer ence, accept no advice, and counsel only with , those who agree with him. Flu has passed below the danger point in Omaha, and most people hope it will never come back. The "bargain" sale of steamships seems to have encountered a sn,ag- Marked-down prices went a little too low. , ' Incoming cabinet officers must realize that what is asked of them is just co-operation and not too much of that. Secretary Daniels says the navy's mosiJ pressing need is a Pacific coast base. And' has been ever since he took office. "Father and Son" week ought to be cele brated fifty-two times each year. The best in vestment a man can make is in his boy. . - , The program arranged for Merchants Mar ket week in Omaha indicates ,hat all the time wilt not be spent in looking over goods and wares. , German officers are suing Mathias Erzber ger on a charge that he libeled them. He must have said iomething that could not be printed in a newspaper. A Wyoming man says he has bet $100 that Mr. Hopkins count of Omaha noses will show over 200,000. The compliment is appreciated, even though the wager is of dubious value. Canada's 'navy may not amount to much, but eighty merchant vessels were built in Dominion shipyards last year. This would have been accounted some feat before the war. Franklin K. Lane's statement with regard to the cabinet conferences puts the president in a rather peculiar position. And the public will be apt to think that Mr. Lane speaks the truth. Thomas Mott Osborne says he did not re sign as commandant of the navy's 'penitentiary, and Josephus Daniels says he did. This little 'discrepancy will probably be resolved in favor of the secretary. j Mayor Smith gives it as his opinion that the popular vote in favor of taking over the gas plant at the valuation awarded by the board would be 100 to 1. Perhaps not that high, but certainly impressive. M. Maeterlinck finds his visit to America etouded by other things than his ability to handle the English language. He is pestered by functions, and a "function" he describes as "a speech and a pjtcher of water." Up to date, though, he has raised no objection to the large, round dollars of the country. Omaha Bee Changes Hands The most notable newspaper transaction in Nebraska for many years yes, for all time was the purchase of The Omaha Bee by N. B. Updike, one of Nebraska's foremost business forces. Mr. Updike announces that the paper -will be published as an independent newspaper with the purpose of fearlessly giving credit to public officials where credit is due and criticism where criticism is due. The city of Omaha and the state of Nebraska should welcome this attitude, particularly when the source of the announce ment is known. Mr. Updike is one of th"e most constructive business forces in the entire coun try. Under his proprietorship The Bee will be come one of the most useful publications within the nation. It will play an important part in the building of a better business and govern mental structure in every sphere. It will prove : an insurmountable obstacle to the unscrupulous promoters 0f faise political and economic ' doctrines. Henceforth The Bee will prove one of the great assets in the betterment and sta bilizing of the security and welfare of Ne braska. In our judgment the purchase of this much needed organ by this particular man Nelson . B. Updike is of incalculable value to the in terests of every man who has a dollar invested; to every man who draws a wage or salary, and to the further establishment of law and order. The transaction was effected at a most op portune jme at a time when leadership pf the tearless constructive kind is needed. ' , Knowing Mr. Updike, as we have quite in timately for years, we do not hesitate to pre- - diet that The Bee will become an exponent of the best and soundest principles of business and economies; that it will be always, a positive force vigorous, courageous, never lacking in decision nor discretion. Woods Brother Empty Houses on the Farms. It is reported that more than 24,000 farm dwellings are without occupants in the state of New York alone. This is based on a careful survey. At the same time, not a city in New York but is confronted by a housing problem that only can be solved by a tremendous build ing campaign. In this condition may be noted one of the serious phases of our national prob lem. "How, are you going to keep them down on the farm?" That bright lights attract the youth i? ad mitted. This is not all the story, but it is a considerable part of it. Boys and girls weary of the monotonous round of life on the farm and flit to the city. There they soon find them selves so immersed in the struggle for ex istence that they have little time to think of the farm. When the novelty of city life has worn off, the ugly fact sticks out that under neath all its attractions is the specter of want, that its glittering exterior hides morat and material ugliness of a kind that is unknown to the country. Short work hours and high wages lure many from the farm to the factory, only to find that competition is keen, that advancement is for the exceptionally fit, that the cost of living eats away all the earnings, and that the pleasures promised by the "gay life" are bought at the ex pense of savings. Surrender to this is not al ways without a struggle, but once it follows trie victim is doomed to the treadmill round as surely as though fate had formally passed sen tence. , Life on the farm is not one of idleness, nor set about with luxury. It promises only work, but out of that work come not only a liveli hood, but to the energetic and the thrifty a competence or at least an independence rarely attained by the city worker. Aside from these considerations, though, empty houses on the farm constitute a general danger. They mean lessened production in the basic industry. However much the factory may need workers, the farm has more need for them. Until the tide turns and the balance is better adjusted, overcrowded cities will appeal in vain to short-handed farms for cheaper food. Lloyd George and "Nationalization." One of the interesting episodes in the House of Commons last week was in connection with the "nationalization" of coal mines, which has been forced by the socialists as a cardinal issue. William Brace, former president of the mine workers' union, interrogated the premier as to his intention, offering an amendment to a pend ing motion the passage, of which would carry endorsement of the socialist plan. Lloyd George met the issue squarely, and confounded Brace and his followers by quoting Trotzky as his authority for asserting that so-called na tionalization of industry had failed in Russia and would fail anywhere. The socialist plan was characterized as subversive of liberty, and, said the premier, "we have fought for our lib erties before and will again." This statement was received with cheers, and the government on division was sustained by a majority of more than 5 to 1. The incident denotes a recession of the radical tide in England, and may possibly presage a similar change in this country. At any rate, it offers a gleam of hope to the sane, who have long awaited the coming of this change in the public mind. Railroad Wage Question Adjourned. The decision of the railroad men to post pone further wage negotiations until after the roads have been returned to their owners is wise. Differences then may be taken up and adjusted with those who are to be responsible for the operation of the transportation industry in the future, and where adjustments will be made with greater accuracy and more with a view to permanency than is possible in dealing with the government at this time. Wages and other conditions of employment will be settled in view of the new law, and with an eye to the expansion that ought to follow the termina tion of government management. When labor relations of cordial co-operation with manage ment are brought about, and such a result is possible, the roads will bein position to do some of the things that are expected from them. But the recovery is not going to be immediate, and the wage question is the most pressing of the managers problems. Winston Churchill makes no bones of his opposition to bolshevism, and to clas govern ment He may ruin his chances for i-c-e lection, but trill deserve to be remembered for bis frankness at a time when a lot of Us eon Umporaries axe inclined to hetJfe, Society's Right of Self-preservation From the Chicago Tribune. On Sunday a public meeting was held at the Coliseum in protest against alleged restrictions upon the right of free speech. We hope and believe the American people will always be jealous of their fundamental rights, among which one of the most vital is freedom of thought and speech. We are aware that irresponsible radicalism has raised against itself among most Americans a spirit of resent ment which in some cases may have expressed itself by proposed legislation or by acts of sup pression not consistent with our accepted ideal of freedom. This is not likely to continue unless its provocation continues, but we should like to say that if the report of the principal address at the Sunday meeting is substantially correct and if it represents the protest we think the Amer ican doctrine of fre,e speech needs wiser cham pions. The American people will respect free speech without forgetting that public speech should be not only free but marked by at least a little good sense. In fact, we are inclined to think there is more speech at this moment than sen sible speech. The chief address at the Sunday meeting seems to be a case in point. It was delivered by an orator who was, rightly or wrongly, de scribed as a Jewish rabbi from New York City. His judgment as to the limits of free speech seems to be represented by the following: "Let us grant that this or that group openly advo cates in speech or writing the overthrow of the government by force or violence. Let them ad vocate it as long as no overt acts are commit ted." Now what this recommendation means in plain English is this: "Let anyone with the gift of gab and' filled with confidence in the superior rectitude of his own thought or feeling, or filled at any rate with a desire to create disturbance, do his uttermost to inflame other men to vio lence. Then when they act in accordance with the incitement we have allowed, punish them." This means inflammatory speech, followed by violent action, followed by stern repression. It means bombs, machine guns, executions. It means the slaughter of innocent and guilty alike. This is not common sense. It is. not justice. It is not what Americans conceive as American ism. It is not what was intended to be included within the doctrine of free speech. But this champion of free and unlimited preaching of violence has other views which perhaps explain his theory. He declares that fundamental changes are needed in the world today, including, of course, America, and they are these: "For example, political dictatorship must be taken out of the hands of the minority, of the privileged few, and the political powers must be placed in the hands of the great masses of the people." How this is to be done we do not learn that he prescribed. In this country every man votes after he has reached 21, and soon every woman will vote. Every man votes directly for his legislators, for most of his judges, for most of his administrative officials, for the president of the United States. If the political power is not now in the hands of the masses how can it be put there? The trouble with our radical orator is that he is using the jargon of European radicalism without respect for American facts. From the same foreign arsenal of revolt conies the following: "Economic dictatorship must be taken out of the hands of the small oligarchy of bi'sr business men and their satel lites, lawyers, teachers and clergymen, and the power put in the hands of those to whom right fully it belongs the masses who work with hand and brain." t ' This is the jargon of the bolshevist orators in Russia, echoed with the intelligence of a parrot in defiance of the different facts of Amer ican conditions. If our "radical protester had given five minutes' honest thought to American facts he would know that business men in Amer ica, big or little, are drawn from the masses of the people, like the lawyers, teachers and clergy men he calls their satellites; that a good part of them worked with their hands to get forward, and that there are mighty few of them who don't use their brains. There are no castes or classes in this coun try. There js no height, politically, economi cally, or socially, that men are not constantly raising themselves to in this country from the bottom of the ladder. Rockefeller came from a farm, Marshall Field from a country village. Carnegie and Schwab were poor boys and vir tually every man of substance in the land has won his own way to the top. The preaching of revolution in this country is the raving of minds fuddled by jargon. Revo lution by orderly' process that is, by political and social and economic evolution is the most outstanding fact in American life. It is going on every day. In Illinois at this moment a body of men elected from the people, by direct vote of all the people, are engaged in revising the fundamental law of the state. In the nation two amendments of the most revolutionary character have recently been passed, one for the enfran chisement of all women, one for tlje prohibition of the individual's use of alcohol. The govern ment and all the laws and conditions which the foreigners among us. find so oppressive can be changed or abolished at any time by the direct and constitutional action, of the masses of the people in whom already resides all power. Incitement to violence in such a country is insane folly without the dimmest shadow of ex cuse in the facts. 'There is no excuse for it and no excuse for permitting it. Against it is op posed a higher right than the right of free speech, and that is society's right to protect itself from destruction and chaos, the first right of society, the first right of the individual, that of self-preservation. The Conscientious Objector Genius In Oregon We all know now hospitable the people and state of Oregon have long shown themselves to experiments and innovations in government Nowhere else in the United States, perhaps, is there such political open-mindedness, such a zeal to propose and readiness to consider with out predjudice, and, if convinced, to try, re forms, amendments, new or revived old political machinery and methods. Witli an, expectation of pleasure and edifi cation, then, do Ave begin to read the platform of the united land and labor party of that Athenian state. The single tax, to be sure, is an old acquaintance that has become a bore to most of us, and, remembering the financial beauties of Mr. Townley's North Dakota, the Oregon yearning for a State bank, the legal depository of public funds, doesn't quicken the beats of any sober heart, but who can read with out refreshment and amaze this inspired pro ject for relief and enrichment of owners of real property: Each owner of land shall assess his own land, with the provision that the state may add 10 per cent to the valuation and take the land. This method of assessment is too palpably sublime to suffer comment. Jack up the valu ation, let the state jack the jacked 10 per cent, pocket the money, leave the state 1 To the tax payers who remain the plan may be less invit ing; but has anything simpler, greater.' grander been begotten even in the fertile Oregonian brain? Every man his own assessor 1 New York Times. Little Brothers of the Rich. The 16 college professors who have affiliated with the American Federation of Labor are little brothers of the rich. Louisville Courier-Journal. . May Popularize Them. A Boston chemist says there is 9 per cent of alcohol in canned blueberries. Ah, ts that so Pjesie b kind enough, to 9911m the bhssberpee. The Bible In the Public Schools In, the Columbia University Quar terly Harlan V. Stone discusses the case of the "conscientious objector" in the light of experience trained while he was serving 011 the board ! appointed by the president, during the war to visit the different army cantonments and examine the men who had refused to do military duty. As the subject presents ale. entirely new problem in American life, the conclusions reached by Mr. Stone are ot peculiar interest. Statistics of the War department show that "under a draft of something over four imillions of men there were 3,9S9 who claimed conscientious ob jections. It became neeessarv, how ever, to bring only 2,294 of these men before the board for examina tion. Of the total approximately 1,300 accepted noncombattant serv ice and approximately 1,300 were given the privilege of the farm fur lough, 99 of the number having been furloughed to the French reconstruc tion unit in France. Only 404 ob jectors were subjected to court mar tial." While the great mass of the citi zenry submitted to the conditions laid down by the selective draft law. "there was a residue whose peculiar beliefs, due to an almost infinite va riety of causes, of which religious training, environment, ill-balanced mentality, not to say sheer stupiditv, lek of self-discipline, false social and political theories were the most frequent, refused to yield to the opin ions of others, or to force. As was to be expected, cowards and slack ers sought refuge among them, but the number of such were far smaller than has generally been supposed." Those who 'objected because of religious scruples or beliefs pre sented no very serious problem. It was a matter of establishing the sin cerity of the individual. Quakers, who were the most numerous of the 20 sects represented, "produced a fa vorable impression by their high in telligence, and their evident desire to render service to the country in its time of need so far as possible within the limits of their religious convictions It is diffi cult to speak thus considerately of most of the other sects represented among the religious conscientious objectors Their average mentality was low Most of them were neither moral nor phy sical cowards. They had accepted the dogma1 of their churches as the ultimate truth and were ready to die for it if need be. For them there was no hope of salvation if they should bear arms or wear the uni form. Born under different condi tions and in different nevironmont, and enlightened by education, they would have been loyal citizens, the first to offer their services to their country In all something more than SO per cent of the ob jectors appearing before the board belonged to well organized religious sects. "But. it was the relatively small residue of nonreligious objectors who brought to the board its real per plexities In this group, as with the religious objectors, was encountered the coward and slacker who had consciously taken refuge under the pretense of a moral objec tion to participating in war. . . , Of the nonreligious objectors, the group about whose good faith there was the least doubt, were the ex treme pacifists who were able to es tablish that they had before the war held and asserted the belief on moral grounds of nonresistance to force. . . . . Of quite different charac ter was the little group ot college pacifists gathered into the camps ot conscientious objectors from leading colleges and universities of the country. "All of them yearned for martyr dom, and, unlike the religious ob jectors, not one of them would ac cept the farm furlough when it was proffered to them Nearly all these men had been carefully reared in good families. They had had little contact with the realities of life, their experience having been limited to college or university life with occasional more or less of dil letante engagement in settlement or social service work. Their ultimate position was that of the philosophi cal anarchist, strange, and, let us hope, abnormal products of our modern educational system. One can but wonder what forces are at work in our social and educational life to produce the ill-balanced and distorted intellectual processes by which these young men. in many respects intelligent, had worked out their social philosophy. Neither family life, nor education, nor con tact with the world had given them the kind of intellectual discipline and self-control on which all social co operation must be founded." Another type of objector was the , extreme socialist or I. W, W. After i giving some dtails of interviews with these, Mr. Stone goes on: "One thus j gained some impression of the great currents of social unrest which are being turned to advantage by the loose-thinking, wild-talking agitator whose dream is a world in chaos that a new Utopia may arise on its ruins. When one realizes the se riousness of their purpose and the power of their influence over the ignorant and discontented, he can have no illusion that the mere ap plication of force to (hem or the for cible suppression of their incendiary utterances will bring any solution of the problem they create. Firm but impartial adherence to the law by those in authority, and ceaseless and untiring efforts to educate and en lighten these men and especially the class to whom they make their ap peal, together with the fullest dis cussion and most searching analysis of the doctrines which they preach, are the only methods which hold out promise for the triumph of democratic institutions over the as saults now directed against them." Mr. Stone discusses briefly but lucidly "the larger question whether there is any basis in morals or sound policy for exempting the con scientious objector from liability to military service." Considering its practical aspects and reviewing the law as it stands, he concludes: "How ever rigorous the state may be in re pressing the commission of acts which are regarded as .injurious to the state, it way well stay its hand before it compels the commission of acts which violate the conscience. . . . . Every ethical and practical consideration w-hich should lead the state to avoid the violation of the conscience of its citizens should therefore lead a wise and humane government to seek some practical solution of this difficult problem." Omaha, Feli. 10. To tho Editor of The Bee: I have learned with amazement that the committee on education of the constitutional con vention, sitting at Lincoln, the other day, despite an earnest protest that was made to them, nevertheless, and that. too. by a tie vote, passed the resolution making permissible the reading of tho Bible in the public schools of Nebraska. To ine it is almost inconceivable that such an astounding and revo lutionary thing should have been done by any public body in America. For do we realize fully what it means? It is nothing less than a blow at the fundamental principle of America. Our country stands for the fullest religious liberty and equality. To safeguard this most sacred right as well as wisest politi cal provision' which expressed tho lesson ot all history written in letters of blood, the fathers of the constitu tion expressly ordained, making it explicitly an organic part of the law of the land, that "Government should make 110 establishment of re ligion," that church and state should be forever separate. The state, while fostering religion in that it gave equal protection and opportunity to all.identifled itself officially with none, recognized nono above the other, favored none at the expense of any otjier. A fair field was given to all, leaving it to each to work out its own destiny and exert what ever influence it could. This has constituted America's chief glory,' its absolute religious freedom. Abovo every other form of liberty, its re ligious liberty has been mainly prized. 'America was "the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave," because it guaranteed the right of freedom of conscience to every citizen. The Bible, whatever else it may or may not be, is nevertheless primarily and distinctively a religious book, and (o introduce the Bible into the schools, for whatever reason and un der whatever pretext, is to inject re ligion into the schools, when the constitution expressly forbids any uniun of church and slate. Whether it is U 'iiuininational religion or not does not matter. K.Oigion of any form is forbidden, though it is bound to be sectarian religion. Even if not denominational, it will be sectarian, for nondenominational religion is sectarian compared with other reli gion. Christianity in any form is sectarian compared with Judaism or Mohammedanism, and Christianity in the Protestant form is sectarian compared with Catholicism, as Ca tholicism is sectarian compared with Protestantism. No matter what version of the. Bible were introduced, no matter what passages were selected, even though it were read without com ment, it would still be an infringe ment of the constitution and the up shot would be the teaching of a par ticular kind of religion which ulti mately would be the religion of tho majority. This would constitute a tyranny of the majority, and a re ligious tyranny, which is the worst kind of tyranny. The world is not. going to take any backward step. The work is not going to r elapse into mediaeval bigotry with its attendant barbarism least of all is America, hitherto the foremost, the most enlightened and progressive nation of the world. With infinite sacrifice we have made "the world safe for democracy." Making democracy safe for tin, world, we are not going to make it unsafe fur America; we are not go ing to destroy democracy here in its very h.me. And Nebraska is not going back on its own proud record as one of the most progressive and American of the states. We look to the com mittee on education to yet redeem itself, to rescind its ill-considered ac tion (the mere fact that it was a tie vote on so important a matter shuuin cause it to do this). At all events we look to the convention, and we are confident that the just and lib eral people of the state as a whole, look to the convention, in this criti cal period of the world and when we stand upon the threshold of a new and what is confidently hoped to be a better era. that Ne braska should not stultify itself, but should write its name high among the most progressive, the most glorious commonwealths of our be ljved America. FREDERICK COHN. f 1 " r aw Tho Day Wo Olebrole. " W. It. Gates, real estate, born 1858. Kenneth S. Finlayson, attorney, born 1S8S. K. A. Bennett, hotel clerk, born 18SL'. Sir Ernest Fhackleton, celebrated Antarctic explorer, born in Ireland, 4$ years ago. 1 Albert B. Cummins, senior United States senator from Iowa, born at Carmichaels, Fa., 70 years ago. Elihu Root, former cabinet official and United States senator, born at Clinton, N. Y.. 75 years, ago. James A. Farvell, who rose from a common laborer to be president of the largest corporation ia the world, burn at New Haven, Conn., 57 years ago. Edward K. Stettlnius. former as sistant secretary of war and one of America's eminent leaders in Indus try, born at St. Louis, 65 years ago. James Ring, pitcher of the Cincin nati National league base ball team, born at Brooklyn, N. Y., 25 years ago. Thirty Years Ago in Omaha. Mr. ami Mrs. Thomas Swobe, ac companied by Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Babcock. left for the south foV an absence of four weeks. Mrs. J. It. Ringwalt entertained in honor of her visitor, Miss Robin son. . The annual meeting of the East Omaha Land company was held, at which the capital stock of the com pany was increased from $500,000 to $1,250,000. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Rial left for a month's stay in old Mexico. MAPLE-SUGARING. Through snow that melti beneath a fer vent iun. The youngsters wade with woodeu spiles ti tao The maples, giving down their yearly si v. Along the bluffy banks of Bowman a run. They gather In the buckets, one by one. And take them to the camp, near Dev il's gap, Whore not a thought Intrudes of soma mishap To mar th afternoon and evening's fun. The small, light clouds sail stately by j the moon A nnrthward-flying. lost and crying loon Cuts in tho curling smoke above 1 the trees. 1 While In the pans the syrup gralnt too soon Tor slpp-rs of the early sweets like these. WILLIS HUDSPETH. ODD AND INTERESTING. With the Chinese yellow is re garded as a color of royalty. In the rural districts of Australia many of Jhe horses wear cowhide shoes. There are less extremes ot wealth and poverty in France than in any other country. In Holland the breeding of cuts for, the sake of their fur is a recog nised industry. 1 Musio as a curative power was employed by the Romans In cases of gout and sciatica. . Owing to the increase in size of our brains, it is stated, our skulls are becoming thinner. A shark six feet long was recently caught by a girl fishing with ordi nary hook and line in J3ude I '.ay, Cornwall. The longest pendulum ever made was 377 feet in length and whs swung from the second platform of the Eiffel Tower. There is no complete divorce in Ireland. The best that misnniied couples can obtain is "judicial sep aration," which does not permit re marriage. The criminal records shew that the most cases of murder ni-enr in January, June and Aupust. ami tin fewest in November, I'lecenibcr and February. The recent tour of flic prince of Wales in Canada and the United States was officially filmed, 15, nun feet being required for the Canadian Visit alone. A hundred years ago London was 13 times as populous as New York. The census Just taken in New York Is expected to show .that ciiy to be considerably larger now than the British metropolis. 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