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The Bee's Platform .
1. Naw Uaioa PuMtr' Statloa.
Z. Ceatinuaa improTamaat of tha Ne
brask. Highways, iaclualiaf Ik
meat witk a Brick Surface af Mais
Taaravibfaras Uaalinf lato' Oasaha.,
J. A ckori, law-rata Wetarway from the
Cora Bait le ika Atlamtia Oeaaa.
4. Home Rula Charter far Omaka, witk
City Manager form of GaveraaMat.
, . t uisappoinung rvaie v-ui. . . -.
The 10 per cent cut in freight rte$ proposed
by railroad executives is disappointing, particu-
larly to western producer's and business men
wren wrir riiiri.in v i mvciakc ai ltv. v. v i . .
in accordance with the suggestion of the Inter
state Commerce commission. Men who had ar
ranged their business on this assumption find
now .that they have been hoaxed. The "sugges
tion" was not an order, as many thought, and is
to be shelved, apparently in favor of a lesser re
duction of country-wide scope, jointly approved,
it seems, by the railroads and the commission.
; The grain-producing states of the middle west
have been at a disadvantage for a long time, due
to the tremendous decline in the prices, ol their
principal products and the burden of high freight
rates which were doubly unbearable because of
the, relatively long distance to market. The
transportation cost is not so important an ele
ment to farmers close to the great terminals, but
to those of Nebraska and neighboring states it
is a prime factor. So it was that the middle west
fought for lower rates and carried the battle
through to apparent victory. . U '
But the victory brought its own defeat. Pro
ducers of other sections and interests other than
those of agriculture clamored for similar relief.
The result is a mere-trifling concession on a
nation-wide seal. The special reduction on corn
and other coarse grains is lost; the middle west
which felt itself under an unusual burden gains
no benefit not shared by H h rt of the coun
try, and this less than the west had been led
to expect. . .' '
In some instances, the proposed reduction
will make little or no change in actual shipping
costs. The: new plan includes a proviso that any
reductions - made sine? September of last year
shall.be deemed a part of the 10 per cent cut
now to be made. This means that there will be
no further reduction in cases where a . cut of 10
per cent or more had already been.madeas in
the case ot certain export grain rates or Trans
continental fruit tariffs. ,' ,,
Farmers ,who" are1 figuring in red ink instead
of black note that in August of this year 178
railroads made a profit of $85,653,000, contrasted
with a deficit of $150,000,000 in 'August, 1920.
This represents a return of .4.6 per cent oh the
estimated capital. - The return for September
was 4.5 per" cent and for the twelve months 2.8
per cent.. This consistent improvement has been
in spite of the adverse general; business situation
and indicates that, whatever the plight of .the
railroads" may be" as viewed by their executives
and stockholders', they by no means are in so
serious a' situation as, the , farmers' and stock
raisers. .' . v' ;'...' '-.-".'' .,.'. ,
Co-Oraifate Municipal Buying.
Recommendation of the Chamber of Com-,
merce for the creation of a purchasing depart
ment in the city hall should- have general public
support, provided the department be given rial
.responsibility and real authority. - '
The proviso is fully ; as important' 44 "-thk.
original -proposition. Creation of a purchasing
department Such as has exited in some past ad
ministrations would, be adding a title to the city
hall directory and a few names to the payroll.
It would be nothing more and would constitute
a drain upon the treasury instead of being a
safeguard. Establishment of a competent pur
chasing agency, clothed with aathority and bur
dened with responsibility, On the other hand,
would be a real step forward.
Quantity 'purchases of supplies for all depart
ments, with proper preparation of specifications
and a careful check of articles delivered, can be
made to mean a real saving of public funds at a
time when taxpayers' justly are particularly
watchful of "waste or extravagance.
A Federal Law Against Lynching.
A bill to put down lynching is now before
congress. This or some other measure, designed
to the same end should be passed. The almost
total absence of punishment for the perpetrators
of these outrages against law and order' de
mands that the federal courts step in. ' '
As reported to the house of representatives
by the judiciary committee, the Dyer anti-lynch-ing
bill provides heavy penalties, not only for
the members of mobs but for any state or
municipal officers who fail to make all reason
able efforts to protect the life of any person
who is put to death by a mob. Any officer who
omits to do his duty in apprehending or prosecut
mg'members of lynching parties would face trial
in district court, and a fine of $5,000, five years
in prison, or both. Anyone, participating in a
riotous assemblage in which a person is killed
would be deemed guilty of a felony and sent to
prison for from five years to life. In addition,
the county in which the lynching is committed
would forfeit $10,000, which would be turned I
over to the family ol thi victim, or it no
relatives existed, to the federal treasury.
Tbee proviaions are drastic, but their
verity is warranted by the disregard of the
orderly process of justice and the flouting of the
law which characterues mob action. There is
nothing in this that shields the guilty from legal
punialiment or aims to do any more than to
provide the protection guaranteed to ritirens by
the Conatftutloiu While the great nations are
conferring in Washington on international law
and order, what a mockery it Mould be for
Americans of any locality to break forth in vlo.
leiice. The mob spirit must be crushed wherever
it appears, either internationally or within the
borders of a tingle stale.
China as an Aid to Understanding.
- Amcpcan sympathies naturally align with
the "open door" policy in China, it lie ing one rff
our greatest contributions to the sum of world
politics. When it was announced by Secretary
Hay as the basis on which the United States
was ready to recognise and participate in out
side dealings with affairs of the Chinese people,
the parceling of Chinese territory had already
proceeded almost to the dismemberment of the
empire. Allotments of territory thus made were
to be managed is recognised "spheres of influ
ence' in effect a suterainty over the region so
allotted. Actual division of the land between the
powers of Europe was halted by the interposi
tion of the United States. . ;
Out of the "sphere of influence," coupled w ith
the Boxer rebellion, grew the Shantung affair.
Germany demanded as part of the reparation
due as a result of that revolt a slice of the
country, and seized the Shantung peninsula, with
the port of Kiao-Chow as its due. Exploitation
of this rich region was well under way when
the World War broke out, and Japan's chiefest
contribution was the expulsion of the Germans
from their Chinese foothold. The Japanese
promptly complicated matters by insisting on
the acceptance by China of the "twenty-one de.
mands" at a time when Japanese troops were
present in large numbers under the guise of
proceeding against the Germans, and China could
not defend its territory, nor successfully protest
against the invasion by its neighbor. .
That Wpodrow Wilson could assent to the
endorsement given this act of Japan's through
its ratification by the Treaty of Versailles, is
accounted for by the existence of a secret treaty
between England and France on the one hand,
and Japan on the other. Protests by Americans
since have had the effect of modifying the
Japanese attitude, and the mikado's government
has expressed a willingness to withdraw, but on
terms that China is unwilling to accept.
Japanese efforts to secure an understanding
with China before the Washington meet were
urgently pressed, but the Chinese would not as
sent, preferring to take their case to Washing
ton, hoping there to find a hearing that was de
nied them at Paris. Announcement by the Brit
ish delegates of willingness to accept the "open
door' principle is looked upon as removing any
prospect of a renewal of the Anglo-Japanese al
liance. , The "sphere of influence," according to
the British delegates, is unsuited to present day
conditions. - ". . . :' .
Supported by the United States and Great
Britain China bids fair to win a notable vic
tory at the present conference, and with the
Chinese question once out of the way, the rest
of the Far Eastern problems may be more read
ily approached. Japan's program for expansion
may hot- be carried out in its entirety, as it will
be altered to fit changing conditions and the
needs of its neighbors, but the good of all will,
lose nothing by the turn affairs have taken.
v Poetry, as a Weapon of Offense.
Public interest in the affairs, of the Tellegeris
and the Farrars is not likely to run the news of
the arms conference off the front page. At
present, this delectable pair might be left to fight
it out injeourt or elsewhere, and the world would
little' note the proceedings. Yet the gallant and
chivalrous' Lou, who not so. long ago received
from the gentle Gefaldine such of, his wardrobe
as he had left behind wfien he decamped from
their home,- alleges a new and unusual "form of
cruelty as having vbeen practiced by his gifted
spouse. Knowing j his .fondness for poetry of
the "affectionate" -variety, she would arouse him
at unseemly hours to read it to himvi ."In the
middle of the ' night," he ! sets out, but
does not; say if this- is' the "middle
of, the night" as;-recognized by hard
working members of his profession, which comes
about 9 in the .morning; or if it be the time
usually so designated by. ordinary' mortals. How
ever, this does not. so much matter.- It is the
reading of poetry to one's spouse; when the un
willing listener, would gather sleep that will in
trigue .'the public; Almost 'apy of us can recall
certain forms of poetry that are a torture at any
time, but these are "notahyays of the affectionate
orderi .Wives are here provided with a new
weapon of offense agajnst such husbands as de
serveits. application Its uses in defense are yet
to be developed, but these doubtless will be dis
covered, ;;!'. :--; ; -f ', ..
.Too much ; emphasis should not be laid on
establishing new codes of international law which
would outlaw airplanes,- submarines or gas.
Whenva nation or a man gets the idea it is fight
ing for its life, any means of defense is deemed
justifiable. If the nations are stripped down so
a pillow fight is all that is possible, some one is
apt to slip a brick in with the feathers.
Judged from this distance, the effort to im
pose icnger hours of toil in the clothing industry
while employment is so slack is without justifica
tion in economics or morals.
In spite of what they are telling Marshal.
Foch, when the picture of the maft who won the
war is painted it will look more like a dough
boy than a general. -
The railways report earning 4 per ' cent in
September, which is considerably more than the
profit of most farmers and many other lines of
business.
The judge who regretted that he coud not
send a firebug who endangered hundreds of lives
to the electric chair has the world with him.
,' ow when so many need credit, it is the way
of the 'world that its dispensers should discuss
tightening up. " .
Fines for reckless motorists are just what arc
needed to make it fir.e for pedestrians. ' -
Music week :$ expected to hit a h.'s'n uolc.
The Task of Intelligence
Aiulytia of Recent Election
Shows Some Domestic Problems.
(From ths Nsw York Times.)
In the new crop of mayors that has sprung i
up throughout the country as u uy magic we
slull eventually have to recognize something
more than a gallery ol serio-comic waxworks.
Schwab, the Buffalo brewer, who, though under
Indictment for violation of federal prohibition
laws, nromUes to go to Washington and have
those laws repealed; Koliler of Cleveland, who
was dismissed as chief of police for conduct un
becoming to sn officer and therefore astutely re
frained frum campaign speeche.; Lew Shank of
Indianapolis, who proclaimed his failures as a
farmer as qualification for . civic preernien;
Olrs of Youngstown, who promised a municipal
millennium in words of one syllable each and
all are fit to stand or totter betide our own
llylitn, who soared back into his seat on prom
ises of continuing the 5-cent farf, which, as
every one should know but doesn't, is a matter
utterly beyond the power of his office. ; Such an
array and it could be vastly extended is not I
joke; .it is a national phenomenon. Two dec
ades ago the shame of the cities was graft; to-,
day what is it?
We of New York know best, for our experi
ence is double-barreled. As we now return the
most incompetent of mayors, so four years ago
we as decisively cast out Mayor Mitchet, who
had just given us about the ablest administra
tion in modern memory. Clearly American
municipalities do not recognize intelligence and
effective skill. That fact is momentous, for more
and more city government is ceasing to be
simple matter of politics and becoming a matter
of complicated business administration. The
prime requisite is expert financial and ecnomic
knowledge coupled with the fine art of man
agement. An ignorant and bungling administra
tion such as is now riveted upon our necks is
much more damaging to the fortunes of a city
than the reign of Tweed or Cnoker. It is not
merely employers and merchants who suffer, but
all their employes. The livelihood of future gen
erations may be sacrificed in such a blunder as
was threatened in the case of the New York
New Jersey port plan. Yet tho fate of the city
lately hung upon a purely fictitious issue about
Car fare. Our larger municipalities are ruled
by-masses, largely foreign in origin and tradi
tions, who are themselves isnorant of govern
ment and who instinctively distrust skill in others
On the scale of intelligence the game of politics
has to be played very low down.
. That, fortunately, is only half of the story.
The chief lesson of recent elections will be lost
unless we see clearly the human forces at play
beneath what seem to be merely grotesque mis
conception. Rightly or wrongly, vast masses of
Americans believe they have been cheated out
of their say as to how and on what terms the
drink evil should be regulated; so Buffalo cast
its vote for Bfewer Schwab. Shank of Indian
apolis stands firm for the employe as against the
employer, and just now labor is aware of forces
that are uniting to abate its demands. At Youngs
town Mr. Oles stood against abuses of municipal
authority that appear to be very real. One and
all of the new mayors, and also our re-elected
mayor, spoke to the voters of what the voters
conceived to be their nearest interests, and spoke
in lansruaee they understood.- The American
people have always been ignorant, of economic
abstractions and impatient of the details of tech
nical management. What people are not? But
when a clear moral cause is presented to them
it commonly wins. For generations the power
of Tammany has stood unbroken except for the
few occasions upon which the opposing forces
were able to go to the polls on an unmistakable
question of right... - ' .
The task of intelligent and patriotic citizens
is to present their cause not merely with rea
son, but with moral and emotional .conviction.
In view of the fact that municipal government
is increasingly technical, one may well ask how
that is to be accomplished.. You cannot sing a
budget or present plans for the future of a world
metropolis in words of one syllable. But unless
some means is found of bringing the common'
run of voters in touch with progress and the
fruits of experience, democracy will work but im
perfectly in : cities. . .
How to Keep Well
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The Wilson Principles
FIGHTING MALARIA LOSSES.
Yor iiaarly three years the Cotton
Rrlt railroad has ten conducting
a malaria campaign In lta territory
Tbrv have cooueratad with towns
and corporations along- the line. In
ome liuiances aharlnsr the extnae
In othera furnlaliln- tha aanlury en
ltlnierln aervloa. InrlndlnsT the ad
vlre of experts aa well as thn labor
of experienced dralnlnn ini. i nay
hava taken atepa to find out how
much malaria, they hava among
thoir aniDlovci. how mui'h this dla
raae roat tha corporation aa well as
the employes, and to apply praven
tion as good bunlnesa Judgment lndl
r&ieiL
They hava uaed an ' educational
car, carrying modeln. dlngrama and
Pli-tures as well oi lectures to aprena
Information about molHrln. and to
stimulate cooperation In the control
of the dlxease amomr their own em
ployea and the residents of the sec-
tlnn thav aerva.
The work Is under tha direction
of H. W. Van Hovenburir, eanltary
enrlnerr. and la auurorted by a ape
rial fund provided r by Howard
Gould.
Thie work waa undertaken be
rausa a study of tha records of the
Cotton Belt hospitals and tha etc it
nesa rates of employes not cared for
In hospitals showed that malaria
waa a aource of considerable money
loss to tha Cotton Belt.
Tha 1910 report of 'malaria con
trol work shawa thai the work has
saved tha road many times what It
cost, and is proven by direct, tangi
ble. Drovab a results, to wnicn
should be added the intangible, un
provable gains due to the greater
working capacity or men iree irnm
malaria aa compared with the
chronic chillers.
Th effect on the ireneral health
ot the people along the line of the
road In eaetern Texas, aoutneasiern
Arkansas, and western Louisiana has
been great.
Prior to 1918 the appropriations
for anti-malaria work made by the
Cotton Belt were greater than the
aggregate of such expenditurea made
by the towns ana corporations io
lacted along the route. So plain
was the demonstration of value that
in 1920 the appropriations of the
towns and corporations were about
five tlmea that of the railroad.
The groups of employes in whom
the railroad was especially interest
ed were the bridge crews and others
who were forced to live in cars and
work in very malarial places; the
shop men, because many shops were
located - near malaria breeding
places and the money loss from
sickness was great, and the section
men,, because of their high mala
ria rate.
First the railroad cleaned up Its
own back yard. Borrow pits were
drained, ditches were dug, ponds
were oiled, ana everytninsr possmie
was done to keep mosquitoes from
breeding along the right of way.
The cars on the bridge ana worn
trains were screened with No. 16
mesh screening. No. 12 mesh
screening was thrown away. When
a piece of No. 14 mesh was in good
repair Jt was. painted and in tnat
way the sire of the openings was
made smaller.
The men in the cars were trained
to swat monqultora that got Into the
cara.
Kour grains of quinine a day was
used as a prophylactic dure by thoae
who were i-ompdiad to work In tbo
opan In badly liireatrd plncea.
All caacs of malaria, whrn nonal
ble, wer completely cured by being
Ivon elcht gralna of quinine four
times a day fur five daya, four grains
four tlinra a day for SO ilaya, four
grains twice a day for 40 days. The
esse was kept In the hoaplial five
to soven days whenever possible,
Need ( hanac of Mot.
Mr a. . (I. wrlltes: "I have a
child 4 years old. He will eat
breakfast, .constating of two soft
boiled eggs and a glans of milk, and
supper, conaiatlng of soup and a
piece of chicken, but under no clr-rumalnni-eH
can I get hlin to eat
dinner. Me vomits it, no matter
what X feed him. lie is a normal
boy to all appearances. Can you let
me know the cause of this? He
takes a quart of milk dully and la
very fond of bananas."
TIE PLY.
Send .us 9 cents for a copy of
"The Rlsht Food for the Growing
Child." Follow the diet given there.
The present diet U faulty. He needs
more vegetables, rrutt, cereals and
bread and lesa eggs and meat and
possibly milk. It is proper to give
ripe bananas the brown ripe, but
not the beautiful golden yellow yet
not fully ripe onea.
There Are Several Causes.
B. C. D. writes: "1. Could you
tell me what causes women to have
stillborn Infants?
"2. What causes pains in the
head every time I stoop?" v
REPLY.
1. The most frequent cause Is
syphilis. Among the other causes
are other Infections, physical inju
rles, Bright's disease.
2. Among the causes of till;
symptom are high blood pressure,
heart trouble, anemia, syphilis.
Why Ono Vow ns.
F. F. T. writes: "Why does a
man 'yawn? Will you please ex
plain the physiological reason?"
REPLY.
The nerve center which presides
over breathing ia not receiving as
much oxygen as it -heeds. This
stimulates it and in consequence or
ders go to the muscles of the chest
to widen the bellows and draw in
more air.
' Lauds Use of Radium.
Mrs. E. M. C. writes: "Radium
treatments will remove moles per
fectly and' leave no scar or blemish
to show where they have once
been." -
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"Wrist watches have gone."
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Education and
Reading
In a speech delivered at Owensboro, Ky.,
Senator Harrison of Mississippi said:
:' "The democrats . are militant Wiey will
present a united front from now until the na
tional election in 1924. They see victory in the
air, and the nation will yet see the principles for
which Woodrow Wilson fought vindicated."
. Does this mean that the issue of the Versailles
treaty is to be revived for use in 1924? ' How
could that be? ,; V
A, separate treaty with Germany lias been
made, and will soon go into effect. Fourteen
democratic, senators, with Mr." Underwood at
their head, voted for ratification. ; They did so
knowing that Mr. Wilson was opposed to the
treaty. Would not a revival of the Versailles
pact as a party issue be a rebuke to those sena
tors?. . ' -
The armament conference, which will not at
tempt to establish a League of Nations, but will
attempt to develop an understanding among the
nations as to future' expenditures on war ma
chines and other matters of world concern, has
the approval of , large numbers of . democrats.
Senator Underwood has accepted an appoint
ment as delegate . to-the conference, and his
party,' in the senate and out, ha$ approved of his
action. If the conference brings the nations into
accord on the issues presented, will there be any
reason left for bringing forward again Mr. Wil
son's work at Versailles? ' .
The "solemn- referendum" on his principles
requested by Mr. Wilson took place-last year,
and resulted in a complete rout for him and
them. Governor Cox stood for them, and made
his canvass with Mr. Wilson's blessing. The pop
ular majority . against him was seven millions
odd. What reason is there for believing that the
country would reverse itself on a matter it has
disposed of in so emphatic a manner? Washing
ton Star. . .
Calls for Watson's Expulsion.
;. Senator Watson of Georgia, has now attacked
not merely the administration of the American
army in France during the war, he has attacked
that army itself. Nor has he stopped there. He
has said an infamous thing about the American
women who went to France as nurses, women
whom the American people admire and honor
and the story of whose heroism and sacrifice
they cherish.
It does not seem to us that any investigation
of Watson's charges is necessary or should be
made. To assume even for an instant that his
charges are warranted is to share his responsi
bility. . .
There is only one action which will suffice.
No reprimand, however severe, could meet the
requirements. Undoubtedly Watson should be
expelled from the senate forthwith. Charleston
News and Courier.
Understanding the Self Evident
Thomas Edison's assertion that not more
than 2 per cent of the people can understand a
self-evident proposition stated in simple terms is
rather a compliment to the 2 per cent than an
aspersion to the other 98. The fact is that for
considerably more than 2,000 years men of the
highest intelligence have been discussing the
simple, self-evident . propositions of Euclid's
geometry and they still offer material for hard
thinking. Detroit Free Press. .
a For Congress to Remember.
Remember, too, that the more reduction it
is possible to make in federal surtaxes and ex
ecs profit tnxes the "ore free capital there is
going to be no tax. Detroit Free Press.
(From the New York Times.)
A reform of secondary education
in France is under discussion. Ex
plaining it in Le Temps, Ernest La-
visse sympathizes with the avowed
aim to make the college courses not
so all-embracingr, not so rigid, and
less exacting of both the time and
strength of the student. He details
the formidable array of studies
through which the collegian has at
present to plod. The product is too
often, he declares, a young phi
losopher technically equipped, but
stale, formal, without individuality,
and with small joy Of learning. .
The father of one of these young
graduates was lamenting to M. La
visse that his boy had no leisure,
while pursuing the elaborate pro
grams in philosophy and science, to
read according to his own bent. By
contrast, the older man recalled his
own college days, when with a group
of his fellow-students he obtained
his "real education outside of his
classes." Then they had time to
read, to read voraciously, each man
after his own fancy. "
Several of us were smitten with
literature and art. We read La
martine, Hugo and Musset, whose
names were not mentioned to us
by a single one of our professors.
We used to play an entertaining
game. One of us would bring in
a page of prose or verse, read it
out loud and ask who wrote It.
Thus there was scope for the
critical faculty. There was no
pedantry about it: the spirit was
gay. We had no prejudices. - We
were romantic, but we all admired
Pascal and Bossuet. We made ex
cursions into foreign literatures.
In all this work we were Immense
ly ' interested,' because It was not
imposed upon us. For my part,
I know how much I owe to this
voluntary education. If it has to
t be abandoned today, so much the
worse for the coming generation.
In our own colleges the compul
sory studies are not asserted, so far
as we knowi to be such devastators
of a student's day that he has no
hours free to follow a bent for read
ing. Th complaint is. rather, he
seldom displays such a bent. Tn his
leisure time his fancy turns lightly
to thoughts of athletics and other
undergraduate interests and activi
ties, but not eo easily to the library.
Yet it is just as true today as Jt was
In the time . of which M. Lavlsse
writes that the best part ot a college
education is to be got outside ot
the formal class work.- The profes
sors themselves feel, that their suc
cess fs greatest when they can stim
ulate their students to read. "I am
a teacher of reading," said one uni
versity man with a string of awe
inspiring titles after his nameand
a formidable list of "courses" oppo
site it in the college caaalosrue. A
test has been proposed: "Tell me
what you read when you were in
college and I will tell you what kind
of education you got" This is
doubtless too sweeping. But the ev
idence of reading not done often
leads to painful inferences.
It may be doubted if the lack Is
due to a crowded curriculum. If It
were, the too great pressure on the
student ought to be lessened. That
is what is now talked of by French
educators. "Whatever- the solu
tion," declares M. Lavisse. "It will
be welcome if it allows young
Frenchmen to go ignorant of certain
things for the Bake of knowing cer
tain others, and to follow their nat
ural vocation."
Correct Answer.
- A correspondent asks: "Which 1
correct. "The banker lends money"
or The' banker loan? money?'"
Neither. The correct version is,
The ban!;er loaned inon?y. Bir
minsrhara (Ala.) News.
Roll calls show they are mostly
congressmen at large. Fllwt (Mich.)
Journal. -
Now that it is testified that Sgt.
Woodfill helps with the dishes,
there is no denying his heroism.
Pittsburgh Sun.
One strong argument against
fighting the Japs is that we can't
pronounce their generals' names.
Jackson Citizen Patriot-
Charles Hapsburg is about to leave
Hungary on one of the trains main
tained by the Hungarian govern
ment for that 'purpose. New York
Post. , , .
The one thing in the world that
we enjoy doing most is moving the
indicator on the alarm clock over
to "Silent" every Saturday night.
Syracuse Herald.
Many a young man of promise
should be sued later in life for a
breach of promise. Asheville.
Times.
Perhaps the public should not
make the mistake of expecting too
much, but the conference should
not-make the mistake of expecting
too little from the public if it
flunks. St. Louis Post Dispatch.;
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