Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 24, 1916, Page 4

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JUNE CIRCULATION. 57,957 Daily—Sunday 52,877 Dwight W ,_eirculation manag f The Bee Publishing un"“'l;l.. b:l.:-‘ duly I'l!l."ll:l that the SR, o s s S ko, vl DWIGHT WILLIAMS, Cireulation Manager. -r' lp.nul“ and sworn to before me | sl 4 'ROBERT HUNTER, Notary Publie. mfion leaving the city temporaril have The Bee mailed to them. Ad- dress will be changed as often as reques ; Poor old Bill Sulzer! Even the drys refused " to do him honor. T —— Sympathetic friends of little navy advocates ~ wint please omit flowers. Do Looks as if all the democrats had the call on the political Kilkenny cats this time. —— Wonder if the San Francisco dynamiter was indiginous or imported like the Los Angeles dynamiter, —— State pride forbids the thought that Senator La Follette can wrest the continuous pennant from William Vincent Allen. ——— : Blood feuds are multipling in Mexico. At the - ‘present rate of progress Kentucky is in danger _of losing the gory pennant. —— The lightning changes in Wilsonian policies are not at all surprising in view of the urgent — Cost of living has advanced 50 per cent in reland. Considering how neutgal countries are squeesed, the Emerald Isle gets off easy.’ ¥ S— The British blacklist of American business houses is an interesting exhibit of John Bull in “the act of cutting off his nose to spite his face. — ‘Warring nations show more zeal in piling up gold than in conservipg human life. Gold is rce and hard to get; life is plentiful and cheap. Ete—— . Efforts to land a land bank in Omaha are _worth making if for no other reason than to re- veal the working condition of the McAdoo ham- er. s : emeee——— Not the least of the wonders of the season is the failure of state house subordinates to join in the grab game for six-year jobs. Hookworm or the sleeping sickness? The Russo-Japanese pact for future spoils provoked a celebration at Tokio. Owing to press- ing engagements elsewhere the Russian celebra-’ _tion is deferred, probably until Mongolia is ripe for annexation. ; . ———— Due precautions, no doubt, will be observed ‘during the remodeling lest a cobblestone or a glasticutus from the city hall tower tumble on the “Welcome Arch”. Art as is art must be _preserved regardless of expense. ‘ — - One factor in the 2-cent rate inquiry should not be lost in the avalanch of rate sheet figures. is the question whether the jincome of lean made so by unsafe road conditions should allowed in support of a public imposition in fat years? : ‘The special master in eh-nc(ry.who spent two hard hours in auctioning the St. Louis & San Francisco railroad is down for a fee of $45,- 00 or $50,000, ih the discretion of the court. some people insist this great country of “ours has ceased to be a land of opportunity. | e———— all democrats—" “Yes, yes," re- the postmasters to Wilson's query. the happy family cheered and cheered ae more until the rafters echoed with the puls- lories of the pie belt. There be other gas- ic wonders, but none approaches political Mt. Desert Island, Me, with ten mountain s, four lakes and an area of 5,000 acres, is ‘baby member of our national parks. natural beauties, Mt. Desert National par unique charm of being a donation. ter forty-two years of separation from her ! their whereabouts unknown to her, . Gusta Chatfield of St. Joe, Mo, has located r brothers and sisters at Rock Island, Il When a child Mrs. Chatfield was kidnaped by an t and lost all trace of her family. “That's a Broadway hummer, sure enough,” med a visitor who had been steered against istle renovator sipped from tall-stem glasses New York booze rhce. “It tickles me to toes,” he continue he reached for the o cocktails, 3IJ§." _Then the visitor ex- the second thrill—chiefly one of envy d did not own the mint. labor controversy in New York City, hm'fi.nin reputing the assertion of a $822 a year were “starvation wages,”" a good authority has said a man can s 3; " The boss did not reply "‘!g"&fl be dou..blt.:whmme d“th oan islands, where nobody ! shaking breadfruit off the Wm" ":drtig:‘ sh. 'h or vice presie San Francisco’'s Bomb Outrage. The cowardly outrage at San Francisco, by which innocent spectators and peaceful paraders were killed and maimed by a bomb, is startling to lovers of free government. It shows how im- possible is the task of regulating all minds along orderly lines. That the bomb was placed by a fanatic scems clear, for no person possessing all his faculties could commit so dastardly an act. But that the culprit’s mind had been unduly in- flamed by the disorderly and - irrational utter- ances of soapbox orators is equally plain. Free- dom of speech is priceless, and must not be curbed, but its abuse by the spouters who habitu- ally inveigh against all authority calls for greater attention than has been paid to it recently. A really free country, whose government is of, for and by the people, should not be a safe harbor for the secret assassin nor the anarchistic bomb thrower, . C——— Post-Bellum Tariffs and Trade Agreements. How will the now neutral nations fare after peace is restored to the world if plans discussed by European politicians are carried into opera- tion? Germany and Austria are looking ahead to the establishment of a ten-year “Ausgleicht,” which means an exclusive understanding as to tarifis and finances. Against this the Entente Allies are undertaking a “Zollverein,” to continue indefinitely, Between these two organizations the rest of the world will be more tossed about than it has been so far during actual warfare. It is quite possible the politicians have:not given the subject the study it warrants. It includes such vast possibilities for economic harm as must very nearly offset any advantage that would be gained. The object of these moves, naturally, is to make the rest of the world as far as possible con- tribute to the rehabilitation of the countries ex- hausted by war, both in the way of meeting obli- gations and restoring trade, The principal dan- ger lies in the likelihood that all other countries will be drawn into one or the other of the camps through operation of preferential duties or by other means. This would mean a continuation of the strife on economic lines, inevitably tending to political conflict again. " For the United States, which will be the only considerable rival of either of the European pow- ers in the world's commerce, the situation is peculiarly imporfant. At present Great Britain and its colonies are our most important custo- mers, and from them we purchhse more than from any others. In 1915 the total foreign trade of the United States amounted to $5,326,100,000; of this enormous sum $2,310,700,000, or very nearly half, was with the United Kingdom and its colonies. The adoption of & prohibitive tariff by Great Britain, or duties discriminating against us, will be serious, but may be offset to some ex- tent by protective laws. While the foreign trade of this country has reached a stupendous total, it is. yet at least seven times smaller than the aggregate of the volume of domestic trade, the most attractive market in the world. Prudence dictates that we begin be- fore the end of the war to take steps to protect our home market, as. well as our foreign trade, so that we will not have to pay more than our legitimate share of the cost of the war in Europe. m—— Less Sawduat and More Substance, The Democrat endorses The Omaha Bee's demand for a short ballot. Will the esteemed Bee reciprocate by joining the Democrat's de- mand for a short platformi—~York Democrat. It's a go! We never were much for the stump speech platform. And varying the label by brand- ing it republican, democratic, populist or bull moose doesn’t help it any. Let us have less saw- dust and more substance in the platform concoe- tions and leave it to the spellbinders to elucidate the details, em—————— Putting Nations on Rations, Relations between Sweden and Great Brit- ain are coming to a point where “friendly” may only be used in a conventional way in describing them, This is an outcome of the admitted bias of the Swedes for the Teutonic allies, and the frankness with which trading in contraband was carried on during the earlier months of the war across the Baltic. In lieu of blockading ports of neutral nations, Great Britain has put the Scan- dinavian nations on “rations.” This is by agree- ment with Norway and Denmark, and with Sweden is accomplished by holding up all cargoes destined to Swedish ports, no matter to whom consigned. Great .Britain permits the entrance of goods to the amount of normal requirements for the twelve months preceding the war. Be- yond this the Scandinavians get nothing. From Norway comes complaint that gasoline is scarce, and has been sold as high as 50 cents a quart. Sweden is short of tires for automobiles, particu- larly for the kind that made the peace ship expedi- tion possible. It is odd, too, that the principal speculation in foods in Sweden is carried on by Germans, who laid in large supplies in the early days of the war, and are now finding prices in Stockholm and elsewhere considerably above what their wares will bring in Berlin. The Swedes are naturally irate over the treatment accorded their shipping, and look to the United States to make such protest as will relieve the situation, and re-establish the rights of neutrals on the high seas. —— “Rough sailing for the compromise home rule bill” for Ireland is the prediction sent out from London. Any otheri course would imply that Tory England had changed its habits and re- formed. The number of implacables in England is considerably larger than the implacables of Ire- land. If they pull together rough sailing is as- sured, but it is unlikely that an uncompromising minority can defeat the measure, Another amendment to our state banking law would evidently be in order to provide a way for keep the deposit guaranty fund intact against withdrawal or transfer by voluntarily liquidating banks. Either that or it should be made clear that the guaranty fund does not belong to the state, but to the bank that carries it as a book+ keeping balance. A campaign fund of $500000 raised by the national woman’s party presents the perplexing problem as to the best means of spending it. Mere man's assistance is not sought. Still, the promptings of gallantry suggest that the fall offerings of shop windows might simplify the THE BEE: OMAHA, MONDAY, JULY ODAY Thought Nugget for the Day. Hope is sent to the unfortunate; fear hovers around the head of the prosperous, for the scales of fate are ever unsteady. One Year Ago Today in the War. Turkish and Arab troops defeated on the Uuphrates in Mesopotamia. Germans reported crushing czar's fifth army in Courland. s Trench fighting around Souchez only activ- ity reported on the western front. Germans said to have landed an army corps at Libau to cut communication with Warsaw. This Day in Omaha Thirty Years Ago. Herman Kountze has subdivided a portion of his elegant tract of land runing from Sherman avenue to Saunders street, south of the driving ark. A portion of it has been divided into ots which are being sold by T. S. Clarkson, 219 South Fourteenth street, and which will be called Kountze Place. " Rathbun & Daily of the Omaha Business col- lege have rented Crounse hall on Sixteenth and Capitol avenue and they will fit these rooms up to be equal to the best equipped schools in the country. ¢ Marhoff, the trunk man in the Millard hotel block, is going around with a 4x9 smile, having just received a fancy delivery wagon from Grat- victory over ton & Drummond, the carriage makers. The rig is a “daisy” and Marhoff can now sell trunks cheaper than ever, § Bernard Evers, one of the leading members of the Plattdeutch verein, was married at his residence on West Cuming street, to Miss Katie Schlapkohl, During the dancing later in the evening one of the guests accidentally struck the lamp with his head causing it to ex- plode. The flaming lamp was thrown out of doors by S. Mohr before any damage was done. T. J. Reed, formerly manager of the carpet department of Kelsey & Simpsons of Atchison, h‘:s dn:ceptcll a position here with S, A, Or- chard, Today in History. 1701—Cadillac_and his followers commencéd the settlement of Detroit. 1798—John A. Dix, civil war commander and overnor of New York, born at Boscawon, N. H ied in New York City, April 21, 1879. 1838—Great reception and dinner given in Faneuil hall, Boston, in honor of Daniel Web- ster. 1847—Salt Lake City was founded by Brig- ham Young and his Mormon followers. 1860—Prince of Wales (King Edward VIIL.) arrived at St. Johns, Newfoundland. 862—Martin Van Buren, eighth president of the United States, died at Kinderhook, N. Y. Born there, December 5, 1782, 1873—First train passed through the Union railroad tunnel in Baltimore, ' 1897—President McKinley signed the tariff act, 1915—More than 800 persons drowned when the steamer Eastland turned over at her pier in the Chicago river. Utah's Pioneer Day. As the day of general patriotic celebration, the 24th of July is:second only to the “Glorious Fourth” in the hearts of Utah's people. It was on July 24, 1847, that the intrepid pioneer, suc- cessful colonizer and, as the Mormons sincerely believe, inspired prophet, Brigham Young, en- tered Great Salt Lake valley in charge of the new .advance company of the migrating hosts of Lat- ter Day Saints. The achievement may be well commemorated in story and song. It was the advent of the conquering army of invasion into the stronghold of the great American desert. In the spring of 1846 more than 1,000 wagons of the Mormons were rolling westward, and the line of march stretched from the Mississippi to Council Bluffs. There were in the company not hali enough draft animals for the arduous jour- ney, and but an_insufficient number of able- bodied men to tend the camps. Women had to assist in driving teams and stock, and in other labot f the exodus, Nevertheless, with char- acteristic cheerfulness the people made the best, luntl that proved to be a great deal, out of. their ot. A pioneer company preceded the main body, This party, as originally constituted, comprised 144 men; a case of illness, which appeared at the start, reduced the number by one. Three of the pioneer bands were accompanied by their wives, and with the women were two children, making a total of 148 souls. Wagons there were, as also some horses, but all too few for the journey; and many of the company walked the full 1,000 miles across the great plains and for- bidding deserts. After over three months journeying the pio- neer company reached the valley of the Great Salt Lake; and at first sight Brigham Young declared it to be the stcpging place, the gather- ing center for the saints. But what was there in- viting in this desert spread out like a scorched scroll, devoid of welcoming message and bare but for the picture it presented of wondrous scenic grandeur? From the Wasatch barrier the colonists gazed upon a scene of intrancing though forbidding beauty. An arid plain, rimmed by mountains like a literal basin, still held the ultX dregs of what once had been an inland sea. more uninviting spot they had not passed in all their journey. Could this be the promised land? But the voice of the leader was heard: “The very place,” said Brigham Young; and in his prophetic mind there rose a vision of what was to come. He saw towns and cities, hamlets and with the fairest of all, a city whose beauty of situation, whose wealth of resource should be- come known throughout the world, rising from the most arid site of the shimmering desert, hard by the barren salt shores of the watery waste. There in the' very heart of the wilder- ness should stand the house of the Lord, with other temples beyond the horizon of his gaze. On the 24th of July, 1847, the main part of the ioneer band entered the valley of the Great alt Lake, and that day of the year is observed as a legal holiday, and a dlg of gladness and thankful rejoicing in Utah. From that time to the present the stream of immigration to these valleys has never ceased—Dr. James E. Tal- mage. . The Day We Celebrate. N. P. Swanson, funeral director, is celebrating his fifty-first birthday. He was born in Kund, Sweden, coming to this country in 1884, He went into the undertaking business here under the firm name of Swanson & Valien, taking it over himself in 1897. He served as county coroner for two terms. Nelson C. Pratt, lu\(f’er. is 54 years old today. He was born at Belleville, W, Va,, was educated at the North Illinois college at Fulton, IIl, began practicing law at Albion in 1889 and re- moved to Omaha in 1 Gates H. Rheam, secretary of the Nebraska Bridflc Supply and Lumber company, started his earthly excursion in Glenwood, Ia, just thirty- six l_i'eln ago toda¥. enrik Pontoppidan, celebrated Danflh. au. thor and one of the Nobel prize winners of 19‘1’5. born at Fredericia, Denmark, 59 years ago today. ¢ \ gilen M. Stone, the American missionary ho kidn and held for ransom some [acedonian | inds, born in Rox- 24, ThePees SLeSer, A Typical Republican Convention. Neligh, Neb., July 23—To the Editor of The Bee: The convention of the republicans of Antelope county was held yesterday after- noon at Neligh and it was my privilege to view it as an outsider. For this reason I thought that you might be interested in an outsider’s report. The outstanding feature of the proceed- ings was the grest enthusissm evinced by all over the question of & republican success st the polls in November. Optimism on this point was unbounded and unanimous and perfect harmony existed in all the delibera- tions, It was indeed refreshing to attend a convention where these were the distin- guishing characteristics after the last four years. Truly Hughes is the man as the satls- factory enthusiasm which his name evokes every time it is uttered clearly proves. The convention made George N. Seymour of Elgin, who is one of the republican ecan- didates for regent, both temporary and per- manent chairman. In his speech he gave the democrats eredit for knowing a good thing when they saw it eve nthough they were not able to originate it. He claimed that they had adopted their main planks from the republicans and that if Mr. Wilson had advocate dtariff commission and prepared- ness four years ago he would have been called a republican. Afte rthe routine business was over the convention gave Mr. Seymour a rousing and hearty endorsement for his candidacy for very feel. 1916. ture that is before the univer: “I have no panacea to offer for any troubles that may now or hereafter confront this in- stitution. The university is the greatest thing the state has. It is a unit, and if I were to be placed in the favorable position of regent I would have no idea of advocating any revolutionary ideas, but rather to render what constructive service I could in the same manner 1 have been trying to do in the county where I have lived the last thirty years. I would not be the advocate of any one school or department, but rather would seek the upbuilding of the school as a whole.” His remarks made a hit with the dele- gates and they cheered him heartily, and the delegates went home feeling sure of the success of the ticket both national and state. It was a great pleasure to me to see such enthusiasm manifested and it augurs well for us republicans. And by the way I was told that the democrats held a con- vention last week there and had fifty, one half of those present today. M. A. HYDE. Lincoln, Neb. Must Draw the Line Somewhere. Omaha, July 23.—To the Editor of The Bee: Replying to D. rraignment of our opinion on the one-plece bathing suit, it is singular that she should think that we had chosen her as the brilliant solitaire, when we wouldn’t know her from Eve without a formal introduction. Her self-consciousness, however, is the obstacle that pre s semi- nude posing in public becoming a popular pastime on beaches where regulation is en- forced, We don ot deny that swimming is a healthful exercise for everybody and free- dom of motion essential piscatorial frolic. Yet we can see no self-consclous fema! tion of getting th amuck in a costume tha ful privilege of Pure-minded solution to the the health- would not only be a e, but many other things. But when folks get too far ahead of the procession in this age they often take them. selves too seriously. We are not so delicate that we regard buttons as suggestive, but belleve us, virtue can become a vice when allowed to run wild. * Nyads, just do the Narcissus stunt. Take a good, long look at yourself in a mirror and then put some clothes on, LYNN GLYMAN. Says Farmers Don't Want Education. Bennett, Neb., July 22.—To the Editor of The Bee: I have just read an article in The Bee entitled, “Education and Ferming.” It is a fair sample of the “guff” that some of those city wise guys are so fond of hand- ing out to the farmer. It is a remarkable thing that our bankers, merchants, editors, ete., many of whom could not milk a cow hill of corn if it were to save and who are as ignotant of the know the very key to the or failure. If we should any of those “swell heads"” more success- fully he would tell us, very properly, that we did net know what we were talking about, and to attend to our own affairs. This is not a new deal at all. More than 100 years a fellow over in Europe said, “Blessed | sthe man who can make two ears of corn grow instead of one.” Then the wise guys who farmed with their mouths or fountain pens and sat around London clubs, sald among other things, now let the farm- ers and their families get to work and prac- tice more intensive farming and everything will boom. A hundred years has passed and ever and continuously history repeats itself, except those wise guys have increased a hun- dred and fifty thousand fold and talk more malignantly than ever, if possible. T. KEEVAN. EDITORIAL SIFTINGS. Philadelphia Ledger: The president signed the rural credits bill “with real emotion.” ‘What will his feelings be if he has a chance to sign the shipping bill? Boston Transeript: The Hon. James Hay of Virginia is a firm foe of preparedness except when it comes to picking out for himself a nice federal life job. Washington Post: Our idem of a success- ful real estate agent is one who, if we should acquire Lower California, would im- mediately get busy: extolling its climate. Indianapolis News: The fall styles are on exhibition, and the girls say that they are serumptious, But don't let that worry you. You'll be permitted to wear your last year's furnace gloves, just as you expected to. Baltimore American: The old maxim that is never too late to learn, has received a stiking an dvery unusual illustration at a California college where a woman of 85 has been enrolled as a student. She may not have many years in which to use the knewl: edge she is anxious to obtain, but her ex- ample ought to mean many valuable years to others in the stimulating example of her energy and determination. Springfleld Republican: At the beginning of the war the experts sald that it could not be kept up long because of the stupend- ous cost, which for all the belligerent couns tries together they estimated at from $40,- 000,000 to $60,000,000 & day. Great Britain began the war on a basis of $5,000,000 a day; last year Mr. Asquith gave warning that it would soon reach $265,000,000. But recently Mr. McKenna, chancellor of the the present cost to 00 s day, and thet no- body could estimate what the cost might be in another month. Thus England alone is paying from half to three-fourths as much as the initial estimate of the entire daily cost of the war, yet there is no talk of peace. . AROUND THE CITIES. Chicago's new city directory carries the names of 6,085 lawyers. Contracts have been let for the construe- tion of Philsdelphia's convention hall on the Parkway site, between Twenty-first and Twenty-second streets. It will cost $4,000, 000 and seat 15,000 people. more than $100,000 & year of its old debts have been paid. Machinery is in motion for a new charter for Philadelphia. The moving power is made | up of representatives of civil, commercial and 'political bodies. A complete overhaul- ing of the present archaic city government Adamless park is drawing some business, but is considered a mighty lonesome spot, patronized chiefly by bach- elor maids and suffragettes. Some boys, spurred by curiosity, occasionally look over the park deadline, but mere man, moved to pity, stays sway. Des Moines suthorities are pushing a cam- paign for “a spotless town.” An ordinance passed by unanimous vote makes it a mis- demeanor for persons to deposit in the streets or alleys “any objects that might odors or cause unsani- 'enalty $5 to $100. St. Louis sports an institution named the complaint board, which hears and acts on the various brands of kicks registered against the city government. Its efficiency is conceded officially. Mayor Kiel reports that each kick made to the board costs the city $28.77, which proves that kicks profit somebody. Topeka's city attorney, George P. Hayden, proposes to go to the mat with the fire in- surance rate fixers. Recent improvements in the fire department and water service, as Mr, Hayden views the situation, deserves reciprocal action on the part of insurance men, and he proposes to start something un- less the benefits are split. The loeal repre- sentative of the fire underwriters comes back with the statement that the eity must largely increase fire prevention measures or present Insurance rates will go up a notch or two. The issue is clear, the mat ready and the eity is eager for the bout to begin. LAUGHING GAS. “Hallo, Newedd, why so somber? “8ay, old man, I've made a very painful discovery. My wife can't sing.” “Painful? Why, man, you are to be con- gratuleted.” \ “Alas, no! You see she thinks she can.— Boston Transeript. Aladdin was exhibiting his wonderful lamp, “It's an auto lamp,” he explained, “that won't g0 out just as a traffic cop heaves in sight.”—Pittsburgh Post. 'O course, you belleve in telling the com- plete truth?” . s “‘Oh, yes,” replied Miss Cayenne. “I also recognige that there may be exigencles in which a certain degree of censorship is re- quired."—Washington Star. Father—What do you have that little dude running after you for? I hope you don't think him the real thing?" Daughter—No, father; not the real thing; only what you'd call the chaser.—Yonkers Statesman. “The janitor of this apartment house is " remarked the agent. sald the man who had just signed “Now, maybe, I'll get a chance to see the sporting page of my morning paper once fn a while.”—Indianapolis News. “Now, see here,” sald the lawyer, “before 1 huko your case 1 want to know if you're gullty.” vAm I gullty 1" replled the prisoner. “Wot d'yer w'pose? “Dat I'd hire de most expen- wyer in town If I wus innocent?"— ‘s the matter ‘with your finger, , that you've got It bandaged all the way up?” “They're' not' bandages. They're strings to remind me of all my wite's commissions to bring home topight."—Baltimore Ameri- can. “I suppose, Jimmy, you have brought thing good home with you for sup- per." “No, aunty; what did you “expect me to bring home?" “Why, 1 heard Miss Pert say whenever you went rowing, you were always cateh- ing crabs.’—Baltimore American. “Did you ever make & start on that automobile you intended to buy?" “In a small way, only. We've laid In a thermos bottle, which my wife says will be a great convenlence on our long B BayerTablets Aspirin tours If we ever get an automobile.” ~—Puck. “You and your sister are twins, are you (7 “We were In childhood. Now, however, she is five yoars younger than I."—Puck Grace—I don't know whether to like that young Englishman or not—he says he hasn't “car’” In the world—does he mean “care"—or 18 he quite perfectly im- possible ?2——Puck. RILEY IS PASSING. BY C. L. EDSON. * Oh, the old troubadour has lald down the % broken lute, For his eyes are growing dreamy and the singing lips are H For the stream of song 80 sweetly used to roll, It has dwindled down and perished like the old swimming hole: And the soul of Whitcomb Riley seems to faintly flutter by; “Like the ghost of a dalsy, dropped out of the sky'— For we loved his homely rhyming by ite rustlo grammar- marred, “And fits hard to part forever” with the old Hoosjer bird. laughter that For Riley now is passing; he has folded up his seroll, And he'll sing no more in rapture of the old swimming hole, ““Where the bullrushes grew, and the cat- talls so tall, hine and shadow fell over it all For the sunshine of his life is a red glow in the West, b And the old Hoosler poet, he is lying down to reat, i And little orphan Annfe, with the teardrop: in her eyes, Is standing like an angel o'er the cot where Riley lles. The voice of Riley singing of the land of long ago 4 Sounded llke the laugh of something that we once used to know;" For it took us back to childhood tb the attic trundle bed, “And we could almost hear the locust blossoms dropping on the shed.” “Again we made the journey down the old dusty lane,” “Where the tracks of our bare feet were printed all so plain,” “And the merry days of youth" breathed an incense 'round the soul, ‘When he sang his sweetest number to the old Swimming hole. Oh, the old Hoosler bard, when he turncd the “pipes o' Pan,” He wove a golden glory ‘round the ragged hired man; And the farm was an enchantment, where the dearest dreams would flock. “When the frost was on the pumpkin and the foder in the shock.” He set to words and music every humble task and chore, And revealed the sleeping beauties we had never seen before; He touched our hearts to tenderness and awe too deep for tears, And the simple songs of Riley journey with us through the years. We go “back to Griggsby station, where the people all were poor,” Yet a wealth of “pinks and hollyhocks were growing round each door;" And “outfto old Aunt Mary's” there was never ending fun, And cookies made of cinnamon and many & buttered bun; And the hired man the ‘‘wobbly And told the funny little children laugh. Though the Rlley ryhmes wers common- place, they nursed the spark divine, And this passing Hoosler poet was ‘and old sweatheart of mine.” ""tl['edy" that fed les that made the “But them days is passed and gone, Old Time's tuck his tofl," * sad “From the old man” that wrote of the And 'olllgll“‘m’lll‘ln‘ \oate nd e orphan Annle” s N now, no doubt, A “For the goblin, Age, don’t watch out;' And the “happy little cripple, who had curv'ture of the spine,” Is looking down from heaven with an angel form divine, And walting for the singer who “would ol 'l:lp to hl;' l?nl . plunge o n his ave, old swimming hole.” ) il get us it we “Out into the afterwhiles” the sands of e Ve run; and the endless dream are ing into one; icture he limned, all the, years can never blot, N Though his ‘“old diving log, it les sunk and forgot;” 8til] the scene on the creek bank will never Krow dim, {Tholllh no more will the ‘shade of the trees shelter him."” For Riley Is passing, and “our tears in sorrow . roll” Like the rain that used to dapple up the old swimming hole.” 3 L Genuine Aspirin Counterfeits and substi- tutes may be ineffective, and even harmful. 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