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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-12
The Preacher and the Dog.

An aged darky preacher in the
south once strayed into town where
he CHANGED upon two young clergy
men engaged in a warm dispute over
some deep theological problem. They
finally raised their voices till they
disturbed a dog that had been lying
by the fire sleeping soundly. At this
the old preacher, who sat near by sip
ping a cup of tea. turned and kicked
the dog.
"Shet up" he commanded. What
has yo' got to say bout It. anyhow
You don't know no more bout It dan
dey do"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-12
No Excitemen

a man doesn't seem
pleasure in writing letters
after he has married her
Gloomer NO" replied ME-
he seems to lose all u
there is no possibility Of :
ing read to a jury
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-12
His Condition.

In Strengthened circumstances. is
he not?"
Yes. He confesses that it is about
all he can do TO keep the wolf out Of
the age"-Puck.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-12
Truly consers

Talleyrand's cons. 80,
summed up by WIN :.
Paul de Courier. who dec :.
Talleyrand had been Il
creation. he would have :.
Good gracious. Chaos
stroyed!"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-12
haauA Needed.

Knicker-War is getting too eXpen.
sive to be INDUCED In.
Bocker-Yes, the presents I have to
take my wife after We quarrel bank
rupt me.-New York Sun.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-12
RattlinQ the Skeleton.

Corrigan 1.-THE sudden rich)-Yes,
time works wonders. Dinny. An 90
" didn't know I had taken up golf!
Conley-l did not! I thought ye wor
ethill takin' up morthar!-Puck.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-12
each month at $3.50 p. m
Sisters always welcome
MRS. J. c. BROWN
MRS. ]. l.. PADRE II

G. A. R.
Meets first Saturday
month at c. F.. Dayton son'- y
nessee. J. r. TAlLEY NJ
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-12
G. I. A, TO B. of L. E.

Orange Blossom Div. No. 499.
G.. l. A. to B. of L. E. meets every
second and fourth Wednesdays Of
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-10-26
ELECTRIC POWER FROM WIND
Economical Lighting Plants Can Be
Based on 1t, With Gasoline
Motors to Help.

There has never been time when
the forces of nature were subjected
to such searching scrutiny to deter
mine their availability for the devel-
opment of mechanical power as they
receive at present. This arises main
ly from the progressive use of cleo
tricity.
Among other things 1t is believed
that the wind can be utilized to far
greater extent than in the past, espe-
cially for electrical lighting. With this
object in view the average state of
the wind has been Investigated in Eng.
land. 1t is found that for apprcxi-
mately half the time the mean wind
velocity is ten miles an hour, and for
about one-third of the time fifteen
miles. In the winter the average is
higher. The great difficulty arises
from the calm periods, which may
last days, or even a week, but 1t has
been shown that economical lighting
plants can be based upon wind power
by providing gasoline motors to take
up the work whenever the wind fails
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-10-26
"Iet 'Er Buck"

The familiar expression of the
western COW puncher will be truth
fully portrayed at the performance
of The Cow Boy Girl" at Hollands
Opera House on the evening of
Thursday. October 26th. Strong
dramatic situat ons. thrilling eli
m IS. redripe end pure comedy will
b served in abundance. and the
four big acts will have all that
enj )yable and well worth an even
ing's attendance Special scenery,
m schanical effects, and big concert
by the C,w boy Band will prove full
value for the reduced prices of 25
8 DC for this occ ,sion o lly. ID )n't
miss it.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-10-26
DEEP MYSTERY OF THE Law
Man Who Won't support Family Is
Imprisoned and Wife Really
Pays Penalty.

Mysteries, far beyond the compre-
hension of the average mortal, are
constantly revealed in the law and its
administration. The other day a
much-harassed woman appeared in a
Boston court and complained to the
Judge that her husband refused to
support their two small children. She
could get along without him, she said.
but she demanded that he be COM
PEELED to go to work and help support
his offspring Her story was corrobo-
rated by witnesses. ,
So the judge found the man guilty
and sentenced him to one year in the
house of correction.
Here was what seems on the sur
face to be an easy problem. A hus-
band and father, either through disin-
clination or through inability to find
work, is brought into court on a
charge of non-support. In order to
relieve the situation, he Is sent to the
house of correction, where he will be
kept at work. That he is not able
to send his pay envelope home to his
family every Saturday night-because
there is no pay envelope In such
cases-is, in the eye Of the law. a
minor circumstance. The main thing
seems to be that the man has been
guilty of an offense and that he is
punished for it. He is punished, but
it is his wife and his two helpless
children who pay the penalty.
The law may be ironical, but it has
no sense of humor. You have been
found guilty Of not supporting your
children" 1t says, "and therefore
will send you where you cannot sup
port them"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-10-26
ROyaliStS To Be Shot.

Tho cl'aSinar"rcs ~ Prtupq
have issn. Ds"cl rn4'i N thar An,
inhahitant disrnv- rcd 30 i-irc
against he -ornh',ca = ~ be ms :
antly 81 ~ Sr.in !, di>ar,0irp roy
aIiS-s IN tho f-o1 -
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-10-26
Lingering Scent Of Scandal.

When a long suppressed scandal
breaks into publicity 1t is found that
the odor has not improved in the
meantime and II is apt TO hang about
those who had knowledge OF it.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-12
Where a Time Limit is Needed.

Another place where the proper city
authorities could institute a welcome
reform is in the matter of street cuts
for water, sewer and gas connections,
particularly when permits are issued
to go through pavements on the prin-
cipal thoroughfares. As 1t is now the
builders and contractors seem to re-
gard street cut permit as a warrant
not only to destroy costly pavements
in reckless fashion, without restoring
them in really good condition, but also
to give a right to blockade a thor
oughfare and impede traffic as long as
they please without putting forth the
slightest exertion to complete the
work and reopen the roadway within
any reasonable limit of time.
When a contractor or builder is per-
mitted by the city to excavate a street
he ought to be compelled to do it in
the most expeditions fashion, and with
the least inconvenience to the public.
Instead of being allowed to drivel
along with only one or two laborers
working few hours a day, they
should be compelled TO put on enough
men and work day and night shifts il
necessary to finish up within twenty
four hours. Neither should any street
cut permit be granted that would
keep a thoroushfare blockaded over
Saturday and Sunday without anyone
at the work. Omaha wants to encour-
age enterprise in construction Of new
buildings, but it ought also to remem-
Der that the public has some rights.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-12

enburg at this end OF the line, who
kept up the fire in the rear while
Stotsenburg was Drawing the enemy
on the battlefield has recently been re-
warded by Senator Norris Brown with
appointment to one of the most lucra-
tive federal offices within this state in
spite Of his unsavory record.
II congress takes up the stotsen-
burg case. by all means let the inves-
tigating committee come to Nebraska
and get the inside on one of the most
diabolical parts of the plot to ruin the
good name of a brave army officer.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-12
The Bees Letter Box
Contributions on Timely Subjects
Not Exceeding Two Hundred words
Are invited from Our Readers.



LEWELLEN. Neb.. June s.-To the
Editor OF The Bee: Having read your
article in a recent issue Of The Bee regard
ing Garden county and the Kinkaiders and
cattlemen in general, and Rudolf Noetzel-
man, w. II. Dodds and Arthur Marshal in
particular, l will try to give you some OF
the facts in the case. have lived in this
county for twenty-five years. The vast
majority Of the Kinksid claims are nothing
but sand hills and are totally unfit for
anything but grazing, and as a rule are
settled by a class Of people that are very
poor and. Of course, some Of them would
come under head of Roosevelt's undeslr-
able citizens, and sometimes they annoy
Mr.. Cattleman beyond endurance by kill
ing his cattle, stealing the posts out of his
fences. burning the range and like ma
neuvers that are calculated to produce bad
feeling. Now, l am not trying to run down
the Kinkaiders, for / am one Of them my
self and am now living on a Kinkaid claim
and join land with q cattleman with whom
l am on friendly terms, and the trouble
between Kinkaiders and cattlemen is not
one-fourth as bad as is made out by the
eastern papers neither have noticed the
wings on our cattlemen were sprouting
extra fast
Now about the trouble between Noetzel-
man, Dodds and Marshal None of them
are Kinkaiders or cattlemen, but are farm
ers and dairymen, and Noetzelman is, /
think, one Of the worst neighbors any man
ever had. He came here from near Bel
grade, Neb, and after settling on his pres
ent farm soon became at enmity with all
his neighbors, until at this time he is
entirely without friends in his neighbor-
hood. After Noetzelman settled here
sold my mothers farm to Marion Yarring-
ton Of Belgrade, and when he found out
that he had Noet1elman for a neighbor he
did not want the farm.
In this last trouble Noetzelman tried to
drive his cattle over Marshsls garden and
when Dodds got in his way, hit him over
the head with a club. Dodds promptly
pulled him off his horse and thrashed him.
and the county judge refused to issue
warrant for Dodds arrest until Noetzel-
man paid the costs In his other law suits
G. w. GILLIARD
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-12
REFORMING EQUITY PRACTICE.
Step Taken Toward AbOIIshinE Judi
ciaI Red Tape.
WashinRton Poat

The manner in which President Taft
works steadily toward reform, while others
content themselves with talking reform. is
again exemplified in the appointment by
Chief Justice White of a committee to
change and revise the rules of practice in
the equity courts of the United States.
The rules Of the equity courts have en-
couraged delay in litigation and have made
the cost OF lawsuits almost prohibitive to
the average man. The present rules, with
some minor exceptions, were established
In 1872 and lawyers and laymen have been
complaining for years about the laws de-
lays. Yet, up to the present time, nothing
has been done. President Taft is the first
chief executive who has given the matter
personal attention, and 1t was he who
asked the chief justice to appoint a COM
mittee to consider a revision and simplifi-
cation of the rules of equity proceedings.
1t is understood that Chief Justice White
and Associate Justices Van Devanter and
Lurton will ask leading members OF the
bar to make suggestions looking to the
simplification OF the rules to meet modern
conditions.
This action, II is to be presumed, is but
the prelude TO a still greater reform in
judicial procedure Of all kinds. The Amer
lean system is antiquated. Copied after
the English system, 1t has not kept pace
with its prototype. The English pro-
cedure today permits a suit TO be begun,
tried in the lower court and disposed Of
on appeal within three months. In this
country II a case is disposed Of on APP
peal within a year It is considered a re-
markable achievement.
With President Taft working conscien-
tiously for reform in the American pro-
cedure, It will not be long before a great
step will have been taken toward insurng
uniform justice in the United States. The
presidents caretulness in the selection OF
federal judges and his progressive interest
in simplifying legal procedure is in re-
freshing contrast with the babble OF pro-
fessionsl reformers about restoration of
popular government" and similar clap
trap.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-12
Stotsenburg.

II the proposal to investigate al
legged persecution of Colonel Stotsen-
burg is taken up by the house of rep
resenatives at Washington the com
mittee on inquiry can get Illuminating
information about 1t here in Nebraska.
The conspiracy against Stotsenburg
eliminated in the adoption by the leg
islature of Nebraska OF a resolution
of censure calling upon the War de-
partment to remove him from com
mand of the First Nebraska, the adop-
ton of this resolution being procured
by malicious falsehoods and deliber-
ate misrepresentation. The heroic
death of Colonel Stotsenburg almost
before the ink on this resolution was
dry forced upon the legislature the
humiliation of expunging an indelible
confession Of it's inexcusable mistake
in playing catspaw.
The house should also know that
the chief prosecutor OF Colonel Stots-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-12
Vacancies at West Point.

Some time ago a democratic mem
Der of congress, in criticising alleged
republican extravaganza and favor
itism, strongly objected to the admis-
sion of two Chinese youths to West
Point on the ground that it crowded
our young men out of positions some
of them would like to fill at the mill
tary academy. The last Official report
from West Point shows far more va
cancies than applicants, and dispatch
from Washington says: THE War
department is distressed over the abb
sence of applicants for forty vacancies
in senatorial and congressional dis
tricts, In addition there are nearly
100 vacancies, with no APPLICANTS in the
class to enter in 1912"
This is rather pointed answer to
that sort of cheap political clap-trap
that charged our government to be
crowding it's own youth out of West
Point in order to make room for boys
of foreign countries. The Chinese
youths, like the Japanese youths, come
over here under a custom of admitting
two from each friendly nation as an
act of courtesy, which at the same
time serves as a very helpful stimulant
to international relations Why bar
the Chinese while admitting others?
Many different theories doubtless
will be advanced to explain the falling
off in West Point applicants, and peo-
pie who believe the day of war is
about over may attach serious sig
nificance to this condition on account
of the growing sentiment for peace
which seems to us more far-fetched
than ascribing it to the superior at
fractions of other avocations.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-12
THE OLD COUPLE.

Kichard Burton In The Outlook.
par OF oldsters. humble folk, came stray.
Along the street: their hands are linkad
they smile ''
Like comrades who are fain to 20 a-Mav.
ing, ~ ~ ia'
Their care forgot the while.
A little basket bears their food their fares
are rosy-wrinkled and their eyes 50
You'd say that they were bound for fairy
OF PARKWAY delight,
But nay; in sooth, their fond intent is onr.A
WI 10 rest an hour or so the fields among,
mere hieS S'U sna ,6 61oW free and clouds sail
AND lays of birds are sung
FOR they are country bred and so the city
saddens their hearts, week-iong immured
for toll; W.
They know the ugliness. the want Of ptty.
Where myriad workers moi
quaint is his garb; his coat is out Of
Her bonnet never won an envious glance.
But watch his care, his almost lyric pas.
sion ''''o pas
Her comfort to enhance.
And see how she repays it, dumb or speak
oI BY every look and tone and turn of head
Ihere TO be comforted
It's not when we are young, in time of
roses y"
Roses and bird-songs and the bloom OF
Love shines most beautiful and fun dis
closes
The wonders of his worth.
Oid and uncouth. Not So by every gesture
Ihey stand confessed; the faith in them
Is SEEN
me twain have donned Loves bright i'm
mortal vesture:
Behold them-king and queen
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-12
Missouri Asks Folk to Retire.

Missouri democrats are taking
Champ Clark's presidential candidacy
seriously enough to ask Joseph w.
Folk to withdraw his candidacy and
throw the full democratic vote in Mis-
souri, to Clark. Congressman Lloyd
Of the First Missouri district, accord
ing to st. Louis and Kansas City pa
pers, has been putting in several days
with Folk in St Louis, trying to get
him to see that he should leave the
track clear for the speaker. Clark
and his friends, it is said, feel GER
tain that with Folk out Of the way,
Clark would be sure of the nomina-
ton.
Evidently, since Mr.. Bryan and Mr..
Clark fell out over schedule X, and
Mr.. Bryan included Folk in his list
of presidential possibilities given out
in st. Paul, the Clark people are eX-
pecting him to throw his influence
behind the former governor of Mis-
souri, and they seem to be polite
enough to attach considerable i'm
portance to that influence But If
Folk is the true Organic disciple he
is thought to be. he will never
withdraw to let Champ Clark or any
other man have a clear track and IL
he does withdraw, then he may count
his goose as cooked with Mr.. Bryan.
Mr.. Bryan's motto is never give up
the ship"
Folk, of course, has no chance of
landing the nomination and 1t is
doubtful If Clark has much more. So
1t is difficult to see, even allowing for
the Bryan factor, where Folks elimi-
nation could possibly advance Clark's
stock materially. Why not adopt the
good old Missouri maxim, THE more,
the merrier." and let him stay in the
race? Besides he is as much entitled
to the advertising as is Champ Clark.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-12
Reciprocity in Coinage.
springfleld RepublIcan.

A long step In the direction Of reel
procity between Canada and the United
states has been reached by the conclusion
OF an agreement that the new Canadian
gold coinage shall be OF the same weight,
nneness and intrinsic value as United
states coins Of the same denomination.
The coins OF both countries are to be ac-
eepted at their face value in both ooun-
tries, Canada has heretofore had no
gold coinage Of its own. and IL is esti-
mated that at the present time there Is
1SS'OOOOOo Of American gold coin in
Canadian banks. common currency OF
common value viii give a decided spur
to common trading. II this ARRANGEMENT
be result OF dollar diplomacy IL will
serve to give a new vsunt 10 the practice.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-12
Overdone Reform.

OMAHA, June 9.-To the Editor of The
Bee: A little boy sees a lot of ashes. as
he thinks, in which there are some smolder-
ing embers, and to put out the last spark
of fire, he stamps his foot in the midst
OF the pile. Does he put out the fire? No,
instead he only scatters 1t by sending the
embers and sparks in a dozen directions.
Each spark, in turn. kndles a new blaze
and instead Of one fire. he has dozen on
his hands.
Representative Albert introduced his bill
in the Legislature putting all resort keep
ers out of business. 1t is now q law. But
where are the occupants? II the governor
or Representative Albert were to make an
investigation he would probably find them
scattered I'm all directions over the city OF
Omaha. All the law can do is to stamp its
foot in the pile of smolderinE embers,
throwing the sparks in a dozen directions
The ostrich sticks his head in the sand
and imagines no one sees him because he
sees no one Does anyone imagine that
people are silly enough to think the social
evil Is stamped out merely because II has
been diffused, whereas II was concen-
trated2 People own property or rent prop
erty in decent neighborhoods and are rear
ing children, perhaps having some young
folks in their families TO whom such
temptations are expressly dangerous, have
to pay the cost of these false notions of
.G-..m. COMMON SENSE.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-12

Mr.. schwab is a steel clad gentleman OF
large leisure, diversified by faahionlng
overcoats for battleships He was a
protege of Andrew Carnegie in the steel
business and pocketed several handy
millions when the steel combine was
launched.
Mrs. Ella Wheeler Wilcox was the
guest Of honor at a recent dinner given in
Claxtor hall, London. by the woman's
Freedom league At this dinner Mrs. VIII
cox's suffrage poem, THE Awakening" set
to music by Nine del Riego, was sung,
and Miss Decima Moore of the Actresses
Franchise league read several Of her
poems.
Captain Jarvis B. Reilly OF little Egg
Harbor lfe-saving station holds the rec
ord among all the members of the Surf
mems Mutual Beneficial association, or
ganized for protection and mutual In
surancei In point OF continuous service
having been on Uncle Sans payroll forty
two years He has taken part in helping
some 200 vessels wrecked or in distress
Bishop Doane of Albany, N Y, has
invoked public prayers for relief from
drouth that has assumed serious propor-
tions in New York and adjoining states
writing 10 the Albany Argus the bishop
says: Il count It my duty to urge upon
the clergy and people OF my diocese, and
think, as the Oldest minister resident in
Albany I might claim the privilege OF
urging the clergy and people of other
churches to set themselves with the
energy OF an earnest faith 20 ask God.
who eovereth the heavens with cloud and
prepareth rain for the earth that He will
be pleased TO 'sersd joyful rain upon His
inheritance and to refresh IT, since Il Is
dry, to the great comfort OF His unworthy
servants. and to the glory OF His name I"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-12
SMILING LINES.

BUSINESS Man teApiainingI-When they
that the supply is greater than the aa
mand. ~ NV VIZ
His Wife Goodness! / shouldn't tb,nl
such thing posslble.-B Boston Transcript.
sunday school Teacher-What is the
chief end of man? ''
WlIhe-l asked pa that and he said II
the man was a writer twas his head IN,
II II ne ran errands twas his feet.-Chicago
Are you going to send the SparI,Isr eIrI
a wedding present ?" 81 I
yesterday" S""""p'
That's too bad. What was the cans. -.
81. can't afford his friendship lie has
bye bye marriageable daughters "-CIeveland
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-12
A sQUELcHED GAME.
ThorouEhness of a Job Performed in
New York.
Springfield (Mass.) Union.


Springfield (Mass) Union.
The sentences imposed by the United
States circuit court on five men taking the
leading part in selling stock in the United
Wireless Telegraph company should serve
as q salutary warning for get-rich-quick
swindlers in all parts OF the United States
The promoters OF the concern are alleged
to have eosxed $4,000 from the pockets Of
the American people by means of glowing
promises. They were convicted on charges
OF conspiracy and Of using the United
States mails to defraud the public. Out Of
the millions that flowed in to the operators
in response to pamphlets. circulars and let
tiers, it is alleged that only about $50 200
was actually turned into the treasury OF
the company.
The thoroughness with which the gov
eminent has done its work in this case is
set forth in the remark of the district at
torney that I'VE have landed every re-
sponsible officer OF the company, from the
president down, and including the lawyer
who fixed up the conditions under which
he thought they could swndle the people
and get away with their game"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-12

Mr.. Taft has no earnestly spoken on
several occasions. IL is part OF the in
herent powers Of the courts that they can
make their own rules In large part they
are responsible for the abuses that have
grown in the way Of the speedy and cheap
administration Of Justice II has been in
their power Of check the obstructive and
dilatory tactics to which litigants and
their counsel now so constantly resort. BY
setting an example to the state courts in
simplifying and expeditlng the business OF
the federal courts the supreme court should
hasten a reform greatly needed