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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-11-12
ON NATIONAL INSURANCE.

The pacIncIsts are pointing with
horror to the enormous expense in-
,olycd in the presidents prepared
ness program set the sum asked, an
outlay OF about one billion dollars
IN five years 20 insure The safety Of
more than one hundred and fifty bill
lion dollars in property 10 say moth
/ ing Of American lives is about one
fourth ~ the average premium paid,
per thousand for Insurance against
destruction OF property by fire.
yet The business man who fails 20
safeguard himself against the loss
Of his property has few sympathizcrs
when the fire comes
Mr. Bryan asks For what Is the
United states 10 prepare itsclf2" lie
says Il Is ridiculous 10 suppose there
is danger from Europe worn out By
war. as the belligercnt nations viii
De-. when peace is restored "What
reason has any nation for attacking
us2' he asks
When the war ends the United
States will be the ono great neutral
holder of the debts Of Europe. The
obligation OF Europe 10 us will pile
UPS piling up-hy the transfer Of
the world commerce and European
industry forfeited by war America
VIII be both the bank and the shop
Of the nations.
Nothing but law can safeguard
capital, credit. trade and industry,
and police force is the power behind
the law, whether municipal or inter
national Are We TO maintain the
wealth and the power that have come
to us In the service Of neutrality
against an armed continent Of en-
vlous debtors and hungry ryah, if
we have the police weakness OF
Chma9
but Mr. Bryan viii continue to
make speeches. particularly when he
can make money by so DOING He
has perfect confidence la his conelu
slous because he has devoted some
thought TO a subject, he assumes that
bis Judgments are sound, even though
facts mupeudous facts, such aa the
present war contradict II facts col
lido with Mr. Bryans Opinions, he
.pitcs the facts.
n ls good 10 have $50 fine an en-
ginr of Thought. working rrctionlcss.
~ and rxpcdtiously-i a vacuum.
as u were. The possession makes
Mr. Bryan very sure of himself ana
highly dcnuuciatory ct those tritlug
contradictions " reality which a.
Mr. BRYAN are not reality az an. be-
cause they ought not 10 be With
him chautauqua lecture, az A5Oo
per. is "a crushing rcioindcr 10 u
Krupp gun, "a Jcffersonlan pntltudc
cun resist an explosive shell such
are the conclusions 81 Mr. uf}oh
therefore they must be true
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-11-12

parent Among 16.44g distinguished
persons whose names appear Ia
Who's Who, over nine-tenths (9l.G
cent? We're born in the New England,
middle Atlantic states. the east north
central south Atlantic and eart south
central states This division includes
roughly the territory east Of the Mis-
sissippi river Although only one
twelfth Of the distinguished persons
were born west Of this division line. at
the present time, one-sixth (i6.S per
cent? side there. There seems to be
no question but that the great men Of
The present generation have been
moving steadily westward.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-11-12
\ .RrskININN NcIpITN-..

Joseph Pencil whose reflections
as to Rostons lack of attractive edi-
fices ana charming views, Bcstonians
find it difficult To overlook, has been
visiting Minneapolis and has found
the grandeur and beauty of useful
ness in the great flour producing
mills The huge masses of masonry
ranged along rock built cliffs. white
against the dark water and the cliffs
topped with trees he finds highly pic
torial
Yet according to the artist most
persons who woul dtravel 1000 miles
to see a certain cathedral, If they
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-11-12

william T Foster in the Auanuc)
Intellectual enthusiasm Is rare in
American colleges. and likely to be
rarer still if social and athletic affairs
continue 10 ovefshaaow an other Inc
terests Their dominance has given
many college lts characteristic atti.
assume that boys and girls Will come
Go college for anything but studies
They tell new students lust how many
lectures IA each course they may es-
cape A penalty OF unsatisfactory
work is the obligation to ATTEND an
ths meetings on ihelr srheanle and
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-11-12

Frcdcrick Palmer who has been
oa the firing line for some months
for the Associated Press. returned
Yesterday. % New York with the exc
pressed opinion that the MAR viii last
taft least through the winter We
didn't have 10 60 to France and Bel.
glum 60 arrive at the same conclu-
zion.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-11-12
EUGENE FIELD. FINNNCIAL GEN
IFS

That Eugene Field was something of
q financmi genius ia shown by Elsie
r. Well In McBride's Magazine. She
tells az many OF The humorists meth
DDS of raising money one method
took the FORM OF "a poetic appeal such
as tire following.
Wanted five from some sweet
friend
Who has that small amount to lend
Address y. H. care Daily News
lie has a dreadful case Of blues
because the weathcr.s getting cold
And he's minus lunch and gold
oh would some friend like Shaksy
lend
a noodle 70 this suffering friend
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-11-12

It's problems OF production solved by
experts, the man who is industrious
and economical if he Is close TO mar
kct. will succeed.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-11-12

EMO inan would have touched -
hair Of Faith Cavells gray head II
stoncwall Jackson had been there
SAYS the BOSTON Transcript lmt
there is lot OF difference, and q long
lime between stonewall Jackson and
ton Bissing
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-11-12

journey by rail over the bridge spans
ming the Father of Waters. would De
found with shades pulled dow n the
Pullman and lusy study ms the Whea,
prices in the papers.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-11-12

They may report the German
crown prince dead. wounded or miss
ing 30 often that the boys In the
trenches viii get so they don't be-
licve t.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-11-12

Evidently King Richard was "a bet
equestrian than King George or he
never would have offered his king
dom for a horse.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-11-12

New York decided not 10 take Dr.
Roots remedy for it's rundown COM
stltution
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-11-12

The well kneua ard strictly hf=f-e-s5e II rt.--
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case tul size iul iength desk: i}oston ~
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extra heavy oFefetflg eoppered bass seton Is ~ aaa
pea.hs kefg F-ssfe and specially hu flr this s q
ne IVORY keys; hammers Of extra fine Qaltp ar genus
The scale has heea pronounced hy ine critics t. a'g
musicaly accurate and the tone beautful Fu -s3 lH
Tor second hand pian1s IN exchange Easy payert -'ed
ms " Just one q over 20 rccord-brealino
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knight Campbell Music Co. Denver. Send me Br,.st
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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-11-12
With Scissors and Paste
rm. sEIMLAN NNrloNAL MYMN.

tScrhia ls In ua death-stugglc
against Germany Austria and Bul-
garla Britain and France have ap-
parcnty sout aid too late Scrbia's
treaty ally. Greece, has refused help
The little nation ls fighting hruvcly
but hopelcssy The scrbians MAJ
tionpl hymn strikes peculiar chord.
While reading w. can 90 mind the
plight OF those whose national song
it is, and who, dying u battle without
asking or giving quarter sing these
wordsl
cod of Justice Thou who have as
When I'm deepest bondage cast
Hear thy serbian chldrcn's voices,
BE our help as IN the past
with thy mighty hand sustain us,
stu our rugged pathway trace,
God our hope, protect and cherish
Serbian crown and serbian racet
Rind Ia closoot LINES our kindred
Teach the love that will not fail,
May the loathcd field Of discord
Never In our ranks prevail
Let the golden fruits OF union
cur young tree OF freedom grace,
God, our Master guide and prosper
Serbian crown ana serbian race!
ON our scpulcher OF ages
Breaks the resurrection morn,
From THE slough OF dircst slavery
Serbia anew is born
Through five hundred years of DURANGO
We have knclt before Thy face.
An our kin, q God. deliver
Thus entreats the Serbian race.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-11-12

THE JOURNAL takes and priats
4 aisty hours and thirty mia
utes 81 exclusive Associated Press
leased wire service each week.
No other newspaper published 10
New Mcaluo takes more thaa
twenty four hours Of Associates
Press service during She Wsek.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-07
A TIMELY CONTRAST.

Two things stand out unique and I'M
forgettable in the contribution the year
1914 has made to the history of the
world. writes DR.. James A. Macdonald.
in the American Review Of Reviews for
January. in an article entitled, Amer
ica's Achievement-Europ Failure
One is Americas greatest achievement:
the other Is Europe's colossal failure.
Civilization stands ashast at the col
lapse Of European ideals. All the highest
achievements of the nations. all the
things that make for progress and free
dom and Justice, the work Of q thou
sand years and the hopes of thousand
more,-An have been crowded back
into the meiting-pot OF brutal war. At
its best war il barbarism. Brute-force
belongs to the brute stages Of human
development. The wholesale carnage of
these weeks in Belgium and France and
Austria and ON the borders OF Germany
and Russia 10 triumph Of the savage
instincts In humanity. No-mattsr who
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-07
[Frome the Philadelphia Record

fFrome the Philadelphia Record.1
Where work IL concerned q man seldom
feels up to 1t till he gets down to It.
The fellow who puts up blum with a
girl can't blame her for throwing him
over.
Hell hath no fury like that inspired by
two women In love with the same man
After all. 1t may be just AZ well to be
anchored In . rut n to jump at con-
clusions.
Don't cry over spilled milk. unless it
happens to be the milk of human kind
ness.
Nell-"He has such taking ways
Believes; he's an amateur pho
You can reach . mans heart through
his stomach. but seldom through bis
Some people worry almost rs much over
money as other people worry over not
having any.
rho Pessimist's idea Of poetry goes no
farther than knowledge that blister
rhymes with kissed her
Hoax-''Henpecke's wife keeps him
pretty wen tied up" Joax-"Yes; every
time he gets loose he gets tight
6he-sWomon are more reDourcefuf
than men, He--I guess th9t's right
A map has to get his clothes made to tit
lis shApes bnt woman can gst heS shape
made to 1T her clothes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-07
Globe Sights
BY THE ATCHISON GLOBE.
Why do pretty women paint?

Why do pretty women paint?
A piker frequently saves money by it.
A nuisance Is man who is always on q
deal.
Professional men seem to know the
worst stories.
A girl doesn't die nearly as often as
she thought she would
About all you can say for some men Is
that they are punctual
Men may be as big towards as women,
but .ey hate to admit It.
Some men seem to devote most Of their
religion to saying Amen.
Some times there Is not much difference
between being gay and jay.
The man who arises to make few brief
remarks so seldom let's 1t go at that.
Alb Adkins defines a martyr as a wom-
an who can't be happy unless she is mis-
cradle.
Some men stay away from home SO
much their children are bashful when
they meet them.
Being henpecked is the best luck that
ever happened to some men, although
they won't admit 1t.
I. There Il always something ailing about
the ttmid sponge who demands . medical
excuse for his booze.
There IL some drudgery in the farm, but
writing letters II the average mans no.
tion of. the hsrdest work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-07
Jayhawker Jots

Those who pay az they go. points out
the Marquette Tribune, seldom 20 to
fast as to exceed the speed limit
If We could only realize 1t, suggests
the Burr Oak Herald, perhaps no ones
peculiarities are more humorous than
ones own.
You may think you have the most
trouble. advises the sedgwick Panta-
graph, but If you had to exchange
with your neighbor you would want
boot.
TIL Saturday Evening Post got VIII
liam Allen White to write a piece to
tell what has become of the b. M.
party. notes the Marion Record, and
1t queries: Was the Pinkerton agency
too busy to undertake the search?
The state health authorities should
be notified" remarked Bill Booster,
the other morning within the hearing
OF the Marion Record, that there IL 8
man here who appears to have a bad
He kicks on everything and is forever
chewing the rag
One of the stores in Burr Oak
staged guessing contest recently
with big goose as the medium. The
proposition involved how many grains
OF corn the goose would eat in two
hours. Some of the guesses ran as
high as 5000. But the goose salts
fled its hunger with 434.
Shafts, from the Gridley Light: He
who always gives a square deal is apt
to reach his Ideal. Economy NAV
bring wealth but most folk prefer get
ting it otherwise. i. il. .Selfishness II q
bad trait in q child, but It il worse in
grown people. Many man has
been dead for years before he was
buried-fr0m a business view. The
wise man learns more from his mis-
takes than he did from all the school
ing he ever had.
1t was two or three weeks ago, says
the Douglass Tribune that j. A. Clay
brought to this office from H. ].
Kings farm out on Muddy peculiar
ity in corn. 1t is a cluster of 20 or
more huskless nubbins that grew
where the tassel usually grows. We
have seen few such freaks of nature
where corn grew in heads instead of
ears. but this is the largest cluster of
such ears we ever saw. There are so
many of these little nubbins, and they
are so closely clustered together, that
1t is hard to count thin. If this dis
position in the corn plant were fol-
lowed up perhaps 1t would be possible
to develop variety Of corn that grew
in heads rather than in ears.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-07
From, Other Pens
PREcEP- VERSUS EXAMPLE.

PRECEPC VERSUS EXAMPLE.
1t was the irony Of chance that
placed in the columns of the New
York Tribune. with nothing separat-
ing item save the headlines over the
last article, the following items Of
news: Miss Anne Depew Paulding
announced today a gift of 100000
cigarettes to the Irvlpgton and Ards
on-Hudson auxiliary OF the West
chester County Chapter Of the Red
Cross for the allied soldiers in France.
The cigarettes are given by the p.
LOrillard company. The chapter has
arranged with the Rev. Cranston
Brenton, a director Of the Red Cross.
who is arranging for forwarding the
gift to Europe police Commits
sioner Woods has ordered a roundup
Of all juvenile cigarette smokers and
suspicious characters who may be at
tracted to the city by the lack Of work
in other places. The new orders were
read to all the patrolmen yesterday"
Probably nobody with q sense Of hui
NOR would propose an anti-cigarette
crusade BY Mrns Lucy Page CASTOR to
prevent the allied soldiers from In
dulging in tobacco. Nevertheless, tho
Juvenile smoker may want to know
why he is told he mustn't and
classed with criminals and suspicious
characters, while the Red Cross ac-
cepts, and the Rev. Mr. Brenton for
wards $4,000 worth Of cigarettes to
the firing line. Az long as example
clashes SO rudely with precept 1t will
be hard to persuade Juvenile smokers
Boys cannot reasonably be expected
to be the superiors Of their elders in
Observation-Disclosures Courier Jour
nal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-07
e
R0R 3}GHcDah7

Were you in this book all the time:"
asked Helen.
''Of course not; I live anywhere 1 am
asked to stay. and I have been following
you about all the morning, but you were
looking through such a black veil you
could not see me-" answered the little
creature.
Il don't wear q veil.'' replied Helen
But you did this morning." said the
little creature; "Old Frown had q thick
not see anything. II you had been able
to see you would have found me. and I
know you were looking for me-
Sunshine Fairy?" she asked.
Yes" said the little creature. your
AN; Aunt Amy likes me and she wants you to
Where do you liver" asked Helen.
II told you lived anywhere I was ask
cd e to stay: Do you want me to stay here
III you want to-" replied Helen. 81 don't
care whether she stays or not" she
thought to herself.
oh WE'LL II that is the way. you feel"
Helen thought just as well Is what she
said: Il Will 80 away i you don't care
Frown has overpowered you. Goodby.''
Everything seemed to grow black as the
Fairy Sunshine disappeared. and Helen
one were scolding and cross.
Huh. I Thought you would not care for
that foolish little Sunshine she heard
someone say. and right on the book
where the Fairy Sunshine had stood there
stood cross-looking little creature wear
ing . black cap and black jacket and
trowsers
II came to live here" he said II saw
that foolish Fairy Sunshine trying to get
you to let her stay. but I knew you would
not be bothered being pleasant all the
time, so threw the black veil over your
face when you didn't care whether she
stayed or not: and jumped on your book"
Why, you bad, horrid little black man."
said Helen. II don't want to be naughty
or do such disagreeable things: you go
right away. and don't you ever come near
me again.
Helen put her hands to her face and
rubbed them over II to throw on anything
that might Be left OF tho Old Scowro
black veil. and when she did SO saw the
Fairy Sunshine smiling up at her from
the book.
II guess you have been asleep" said her
aunt, coming into the room ssyou must
have had pleasant dreama. you look 50
happy"
II did, Aunt Amy" replied Helen: II
found Fairy Sunshine in my dreams and
! am going to keep her in my heart; that
IL where she lives, she told me in the
heart Of those that want her-''-(Copy-
right 111B ~ The Mcclure Newspapoe
Syndicate. New York city,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-07
Euening Chat
The, Cynlc ;Keeps HOUSE.
BY RUTH CAMERON,

The Cyf11c Keeps House. :.
The reason the average man talks so
Author-man's wife, els because he knows
SO little about 1t.
Everybody laughed and the Cynic. at
whom it was aimed, Joined In amiably.
"Then I'm the exception he said. 1--WE
been doing all the work about the house
for the last week"
There was q murmur of surprise
now you know my mother Is a good
old fashioned housekeeper," he continued.
When she became sick she didn't know
t THAT to do. but she hated the
l suggested that I might get my
meals and hers as well, she lifted her
hands in horror and all bur turned her
face to the wall and died.
II could cook a lfttle-camping taught
me that. And do a lot Of work at home
and figured would do the housework
In my spare time.
His First Day at 1t.
1.-THE first day. said the Cynic. ignoring
doubtful looks. everything went wrong
l wanted to surprise my mother. But
while I was setting the table, the toast
bur and while was fixing the toast
the lambchops went to pot. Getting
full sized meal was more than 1 had
planned for.
Il sat down and pondered. 1 had al
The next meal was planned before I step
pea into the kitchen assembled every
thing I needed before 1 started to cook
Ing taOiC was SEX 10 the last implement
and the last condiment. When I started
cooking everything moved like clockwork-
I knew just what 1 was about
The pans 1 rinsed and scrubbed as fast
as 1 took them from the stove There
were only two OF us and everything that
could be 80 served, was served direct from
the stove. without extra dishes 1 had
about half as many dishes to wash az
mother always had, although she never
noticed the difference in serving. And I
cleaned up in less than fifteen minutes
Trying the New System.
What il more, mother said she never
saw q meal gotten so quickly or easily
and that is some praise. coming from her
Incidentally everything had to be served
well and temptingly, because my mother
had to be coaxed to eat
But" protested the Author-man's wife
cooking is only small part OF house,
keeping How about the fest?''
III tell you about that next time" said
the Cynic. I've got to skip back and get
dinner now
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-07

Cabinet officers and members of
congress. as we'll as army and navy Of
ficials in high standing. who attended
= recent conference at the home of
Secretary of War Garrison, pledged
themselves to secrecy about their de-
alterations as to the military and
naval strength of the nation. Army
and navy matters would not look well
In print" was The explanation of Con-
gressman Underwood in explaining
this silence. Indeed, not! And espe-
cially II the people begin to inquire Sc
riously into what the army and navy
authorities have been doing with the
huge sums of money that congress has
been giving them for the past dozen
or fifteen years. Consider the navy,
for instance, which is now declared to
Re pretty much of a paper" affair as
far as efficiency and force go. And
ret, Germany developed and maintain
"a her navy up to the outbreak of the
war on less money each year for long
or than the past decade than the Unit
~ states has devoted to its navy. No
wonder the naval and military gen.
fuses Of the country desire to cloak
5fkpir operations in secrecy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-07
Ka,lsas cos,,saesst
EDUCATIONAL CONTROL

The Gazette il dead against the
plan to put the city schools In KAN
sas towns Of the f1rst and second
class under a city commissioner.
the nth wheel to the wagon. He
would have NO duties that super
intendent could not do. and he
would lack the wisdom that comes
from . board elected at largo. More
over, what q fool thing 1t would be
to elect = $1,000 commissioner with
full powers over $4,000 superin-
ai tricts il not 80 good az the school
board elected at large. But the
board elected at large and not SAL
aired attracts q better class OF men
than the kind who run for city COM
missioner The school board elects
a school manager who il advised ana
directed by the board: that man il
q school manager directly, and have
him appoint another manages at
higher salary than his own--that IL
az bad as the law under which the
states higher educational institutions
are administered. In administra-
tive affairs voters should elect boards
Of directors and advisory committees
who should in turn name the execu-
tive officers. That il the admtnistra-
ton that the banks and railroads and
efficient corporations use.- and 1t IL
good administration. For the voters
to elect administrators with peculiar
" technical duties-such as the du-
ties Of q school commissioner. would
be a mistake. The commission form
of government in cities is a forward
step, but not a forward step far
enough. The commissioners should
not have executive duties. They
should be q board of directors and
should hire q city manager, as the
school board hires a city superintend-
ent, who is q school manager. And
the city commission should be an
honorary body, just as the school
board IL. The movement to elect q
school commissioner 10 not wise.-
Emporia Gazette.