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Putnam patriot., 1916-11-17
Modern politepess.

Where the crowds rub elbows, the polite man is now too often one who has something to sell. He is suave, bland, coneiliatory, and compliment ary, and it is an axiom in business that the poorer the article. the smooth CT must be the salesman. A grotesque situation-this assumption of the un- natural for q purpose clearly visible to the one it is desired to influence
 often by the concealment of truth Alan Southern in Harper's Magazine.
Putnam patriot., 1916-11-17
Perpetual Brightness.

The sunshine of life Is made up of very little beams, that are bright all the time.--Aiken.
Putnam patriot., 1916-11-17
.Mother Earth"

"Mother Earth" is said to have orid- mated from the following incident: :: When Junius Brutus. following the death of Lueretia. formed one of the deputation to Delphi tc consult the oracle as to which of the three would succeed Tarquin. the oracle ansaef.ai :; "He who shall first kiss his mother.r Junius instantly threw himself prone on the ground exclaiming. Thus, then, l kiss thee. Mother Earth" and he was elected consul.
Putnam patriot., 1916-11-17
Wilson Supporters Collect
One Gets All DolIed Up. Other Rides in
 WheelbarrOw

Two Wilson supporters have re ceived payment in full for their cleo. tion bets.
 Last Saturday John Harrington hitched his white horse attached to an ice wagon in a shed and spent an hour and half in a. a.barber's chair. When John returned the intelligent animal eyed him with suspicion and gave his driver trouble in unhitching him. Old Whitey worried .sll day thinking some one had run of with him and it was not until he was gently put to bed at night that he could believe that il was his master that had been handling the ribbons. Old Whitey was not the only one that did not recognize John. Friends on the street that saw the wagon go by asked each other who the new driver was on w. x G's. ice wagon.
 1t was this way; John backed Wood- row Wilson. Saturday morning he Coiittitus hN ott W bs o bOlthi NV posted in local barber shop. The com was to be used by the winner for hair cut, shave, massage sand sham poo. This left a tip of ten cents for the barber. A shine and manicure would have been added but the shop did not support brush artist or a nail mani pulatos.
 John sat down with several weeks growth of hair and several-dsys' growth of beard. When he got up he was twentieth century barbered and when his wife saw him-if he has A wife-she thought he had an official appointment from N ashington and was on the way.
 Monday night "Jimn Barnes made his bet good. Jim is dyed-in-the. wool repub. He backed his opinion on the outcome for wheelbarrow ride from Bridge street thought Union square and return. Before Jim slept Tuesday night he heard the reports hIN ttotoAbe e' hN did not expect st that time to be be- tween the handles. Of course this made the stunt harder for Jim than il otherwise would have been- The only thing left for him to do was to see that the barrow WAS properly oiled. He thought of attaching ball bearings but 3f3ni n haNa lima
 The other end of the wager was "Puss" Leoeau. Fuss brought down drum corps so that Jim couldn't hear the squeak of the barrow where he had carefully sprinkled a little sand on the bearings.
 With a rata tat, and boCm-boom from the bass, they were oil. For the first block Jim thought Fuss was as light as a feather. At the end of two blocks he .udmitted il fell more like two feathers and when Court House block was reached he was wheeling a feather bed. However, as the load grew heavier Jim showed not sign. He was game. As he made the return trip he wished his red sweater was al home behind the door but no one could read these thoughts as Jim was still erect and going strong. The only thing that gave Jim away was the triekle of presperslion that was run ming down each side of his neck and glistening in the electric rays of our great white way.
 The finish was made under good con- ditions and after a rub down and drink of peppermint tea Jim was as tit as ever and was back on his job morning ready for the little roast pig.
Putnam patriot., 1916-11-17
ALKALI WATER NOT HARMFUL
Results Obtained in Experiments Con- ducted by Dairy Department of
 South Dakota College.

The dairy husbandry department of the South Dakota State college has conducted experiments to determine the effect of alkali water on dairy cattle. The results of these experi- ments, as published in station bulle- tin 147, show that the drinking of alkali water by dairy cows did not pro duce "alkali disease" or even the slightest indication of it.
 The postmortem examination and
Putnam patriot., 1916-11-17

analyses of the vital organs of the COWS used in the experiments revealed nothing abnormal. Considering the fact that the strongest alkai well wa ter was used 1t is reasonable to con clude that the alkali disease of cows is not produced by drinking alkali wa ter.
 This conclusion does not include Wa ter which at times collects in partly dried-up ponds.
 Such water is usually very strong and COWS should not be permitted to drink it.
Putnam patriot., 1916-11-17
Patience and couraoe Needed.

Have patience with all things. but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage by considering your own imperfectious, but instantly set about remedying them; every day begin the task anew.-Francis de Sales.
Putnam patriot., 1916-11-17
Handy Workbao.

gaping open as it might do otherwise. and yet 1t can easily be widened by pulling it little.
 Where there is lot of mending to be done. these bags are splendid; the busy mother can just grasp hold of the screen handle and take her work with her wherever she goes-upstairs, in the garden, in the kitchen. etc.
 A saving in time Is also effected. and the rooms are kept free from the litter of stockings. woollens. etc. such as is bound to happen If there is not roomy portable workbag.
Putnam patriot., 1916-11-17
Bugbee's Department Store
Fall and Winter Underwear

Children's Shirts and Vests, in cotton and wool, feeced lined and me- dium weight cotton,
 25c to S1.0 co per garment Children's Drawers and Pants, in cotton and wool, feeced lined and me- dium weigh, cotton,
 2Sc to $1.oo per garment Infants bands, ln all wool and silk and wool 2Sc to soc each Infants' Wrappers. m all wool, silk and wool aud cotton and wool,
 25c to $1.00 each Ladies Vests and Pants, in all wool, silk and wool, cotton and wool, heeced lined, and light, medium and heavy weight cottons. Vests made with short, long and elbow length sleeves. Pants made knee and ankle length,
 33c to $2. co per garment Mems Union Suits, in all wool, cotton and wool, feeced lined and me- dium weight cotton,
 11.oo to "a. 50 per suit Mems Shirts and Drawers, in all wool, cotton and wool, feeced lined and medium weight cotton,
 soc to 82. .O0 CT garment Misses Vests and Pants, in silk and wool, sizes years to Is years,
 15c to 81.00 Children's Union Suits, in all wool and cotton and wool,
 soc to 31. 26 per garment
Putnam patriot., 1916-11-17
Romances.

Romances are written and read not because they are either true or untrue, but because regardless of actuality they give relief 10 the unusual emo- tional pressure of our hearts.-George Soule in the New Republic.
Putnam patriot., 1916-11-17
I0mtell0ite high School

The following is the basket ball schedule for the Tourtellotte Memorial High:
 Dec. 10, Tourtellette at Putnam,
 Dee. h, Woodstock st Touriellotte Dec. 22, rourlel1otle at Plaintield. Jan. 6, Webster st Tourlelotte.
 Jan. l2, Tourtellotte at killingly. Jan. IT, Putnam at rouriellotte.
 Jan 26, Tourtellotte at Woodstock.
 Feb. ,, Plainiield at Tourtellotte.
 Feb. 9, Tourtellotte al Webster,
 Feb. l6, kiliingly at Tourtellotte
 Friday, Nov. r., the first entertain. ment of the course will be given at the high school. Miss Elizabeth Wetzel, reader and timpersona,or, will eater tam. Admission, Poe, Reserved seats, S5c.
 Last Friday, Nov. 10, about ninety were present to hear the Boy Scout lecture al the high school. Merton Brown was elected captain of the Tourtellotte basket ball team.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-17
Justice Kubat Meets Negro
Friend of Many Years Ago

C. H. Kubat, justice of the peace, at
the close of a session of his court,
made this announcement:
Zone block over to the right to the
Grand hotel; the best hotel in town"
The words were meaningless except
to a venerable negro who sat in a
corner of the court room. The ne
gro was John B. Showers, Sc years
of age.
Showers face beamed with enthu-
siasm when he had time to allow his
memory to respond to the words Of
the justice.
"Ah surely knows dat you hab been
in Cedar Rapids, fob dere it was noah
dan thirty years ago ah said dem
very words:
"One block over to the right to-
the Grand hotel; the best hotel in
town."
The justice and the negro compared
notes and renewed old acquaintance at
Cedar Rapids, Ia, where both lived
many years ago. Mr.. Kubat had not
seen Showers for thirty years. Show
ers settled in the Iowa town fifty
years ago and was well-known char
acter.
The negro was in the justice court
as plaintiff in a suit wherein he was
allowed Sc on claim for wages. He
was represented by Attorney MCGUIRE
of the legal aid department of the
Welfare board,
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-17
Porter Shot Through Breast
Is Held to District Court

Glenn Grove, the 2l-year-old por-
ter at the Iler-Grand hotel barber
shop who was shot through the right
breast last Friday evening by Police
Officer Joe Baughman, who says
Grover was trying to hold him up at
the point OF revolver, had his pre-
lminary hearing in police court and
was bound over to the district court
under $1,000 bond on the charge of
assault with intent to rob.
In the police court were Clarence
Grove, brother, and Robert Grove,
his father from Evansville, Kan,
where. he is one of the big potato
growers of the state. The father
says that the boy could have had no
necessity for robbing anyone, as he
had repeatedly offered to send him
money if he ran short, and another
brother in the city would have been
glad to, have loaned Glenn money
had he been in need. The elder
Grove said he would arrange for
bond this afternoon.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-17
STRIKE TALK CUTS
DOWN THE TRAVEL
Passenger Agents Are Busy
Answering Questions--But
Autoist Rolls Along.
vACATIoNIsTs HURR [ HOME

The railroad strike situation is al
ready eXerting its influence upon pas
senger traffic local ticket agents
aver.
While city folks like to be lar, far
from the maddening crowd when
they know that they can scurry back
to the apartment house zone in a
night or so, it's much different mat
ter in the light OF possible tie-up OF
the country's transportation facilities,
Reservations for tickets TO vacation
places are being cancelled daily, rail-
road passenger men report. Also,
many who have planned trips are al
most daily visitors at the city passen-
ger Offices to inquire If they'd be
stranded some place il they made
their trip at this time"
As the ticket agents are in no wise
better informed than anyone else on
the strike situation, the obvious reply
is that they can't give guarantees
with tickets that railroad tie-up
wouldn't leave them stranded high
and dry in some out-of-the-way vaca-
ton spot.
Some Hurry Home.
The seriousness of the situation is
causing vacationists i'll large num-
bers to hurry back to their home
towns before the "choo choos" them
selves take an enforced vacation.
The national vacation places in the
west are reporting that crstwhile
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-17
Plestina Must Put
Fixings to Danish
Champion in Hurry

Marin Plestina, the big Omaha
wrestler, who has signed to tangle
with Harold Christensen, the Danish
champion, at the Brandeis theater
August "a, has contracted to throw
Christensen twice in an hour on a
winner-take-a basis.
Plestina has undertaken considera-
Bile task and it will enable Omaha
mat fans to get line on the Prov
ess of the big Austrian who has been
disturbing the wrestling sea of late
by hurting challenges at Stecher,
Stranger Lewis, Earl Caddock and
all the rest of the top-notchers.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-17
CITY BUMPS INTO
LIGHT MIX AGAIN
Council Grants Company Per-
NIT to Lay Conduit After
Work is Already Started.
PREPARES NEW ORDINANCE

The city commissioners find the
electric light situation hard problem
to solve The latest phase OF the
question refers to conduits. Among
the pending features are: A suit re-
lating to franchise rights to distribute
current for light anApower purposes,
municipal plant and improvement of
street lighting.
The Omaha Electric Light and
Power company is just now laying a
conduit along the curb on the south
side of Farnam street, Twentieth to
Twenty-fourth streets, preliminary to
repaving. At an executive session OF
the council, the commissioners de-
cided to grant the company a permit,
although it is said the work was
started before a permit was asked. 1t
is understood this new conduit extern
sion is for. the particular use OF the
proposed new ornamental lighting
system along Farnam street.
Reserve Space for City.
Commissioner Butler stated he will
on Thursday morning offer resolu-
ton to require that space be reserved
for the use of the city in all conduits
hereafter laid.
On March 8, 1902, the city council
passed an ordinance requiring that on
and after October /, 1905, electric
current wires would be required to be
placed in conduits within the follow
ing district: Eighth street, Capitol
avenue to Leavenworth; west to
Thirteenth, thence south to Jackson.
west on Jackson to Eighteenth and
north on Eighteenth to Capitol ave
nue.. That ordinance was not modi-
fed. The light company, however,
has gone beyond those limits of its
own volition and recently made an
extension on West Leavenworth
street.
Prepares New Ordinance.
Corporation Counsel Lambert has
prepared for introduction Thursday
morning an ordinance which provides
that the city may issue permits for
conduits for distribution of electric
current in any district or districts be-
yond the limits defined in the old or
dinance. Under the proposed new
ordinance the city reserves the right
to revoke the permits at any time and
reserves the right to use any portion
of the streets for drains, pipes, sewers,
conduits or subways. Provision also
is made that the city shall have charge
of restoration of the surface of streets
into which conduits may be laid One
clause stipulates that these permits
for conduits shall in no way effect
franchises or franchise rights.
Another provision is that these con-
duit permits may be issued only to
companies already holding lawful
right to operate.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-17
Brief City News


"Townsend's for Sporting Goods"
Knve Root Print It--New Beacon Press.
. Electric Fans $7.5O-Burg Co
Half Karat White Diamonds s7S-Edhoim
Good Crops Are Assured-Now is
the time to secure office quarters. See
the Bee Building-the building that IS
known to all.
'Today's Movie Program" CLASH
fed section today. 1t appears in Inc
Bee exclusively. Find out what tne
various moving picture theaters oner'
Gordon Visits Omaha. A. Cor
don, general manager Of the Great
Western, with headquarters in chi
cago, arrived In Omaha aboard spe-
cial car for an inspection OF the COM
pany's interests here.
Take a day off and go to the home
coming of the old residents OF Ne
braska City, Friday, August lS. Ev-
erybody invited and good time prom
Used. Special coaches from Union sta
ton $40 a. m. Return $50 p. m. via
Missouri Pacific. See the committee.
Through Sleeping Car, Omaha-S Sioux
Falls, Chicago & Northwestern Line.
Through Pullman sleeping car service
leaving Omaha daily sos p. m, ar
irving Sioux Falls 700 a. m. Leaving
Sioux Falls 1915 p. m. arriving
Omaha 1881 a. m. Ticket office 1401
Farnam street. Tel. Douglas 274O.
Warmer Again-Watermel going
fine, another car just in, guaranteed
ripe, 1Hc lb., not guaranteed. nc Id.
California lemons, doz. 1Sc, zoe, 29c,
33c. great for pies Try Queen of
the tub soap" a dandy white bar, 8
for 2Sc. big Smoke sardines are
fine for luncheon, can &c, 3 for 13c.
Comb honey 1Sc. Queen olives, pit.
tic, atany of the Basket stores.
Social Thursday Eyening-An ice
cream social will be given by the
Young Peoples league of st. Johns
German Evangelical church on the
church lawn at Twenty-fourth and
Vinton streets on Thursday evening.
The league is going to purchase pipe
organ for the church and the proceeds
Of the social will be placed in the
fund that is being created for that
purpose.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-17
Greeks Say Their Club
NonpartiSan in Politics

The Demothenes club, local or
ganization of Greeks, are anxious to
make it known that their body has
no affliation with the recently formed
partisan Greek political club, whose
announcement of organization was
published several days ago. The presi-
dent of the Demothenes club says,
Our number is made up of the lead
ing Greeks of the community, who, so
far, have not become thoroughly &C
quainted with either party and will
therefor vote nonpartisan. We of this
club are for the best interests of the
state and community and are not
bound to any clique or set in the po-
litical field"
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-17
City Approves Assessment
Against Property OWne"S

The city council, sitting as a board
OF equalization, voted TO approve the
plan OF assessment covering curb and
gutter on Florence boulevard. Grand
avenue to north city limits, in the
sum OF $l2,2S5,4, Protests OF prop
erty owners were overruled. Pro
testantS maintained til, city was
morally bound not to assess the cost
OF this Improvement against the abut-
ting property.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-17
Northwest Crops to be
Better Than Expected

The harvest as whole i'll territory
served by the Chicago, Milwaukee &
ST Paul railway is considerably larger
and of better grade than was expect
ed short time ago" said an official
today. while the wheat crop in
parts OF Minnesota and the Dakotas
will be light, encouraging reports are
coming in from territory west of the
Missouri river, especially the Gala
tin valley. MusSeIshel valley and the
Judith basin and from Idaho and
Washington"
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-17

recreation seekers are seeking the
nearest railroad stations with the
idea OF getting back home" as soon
as possible.
Meanwhile the motorist, with the
price of lew gallons OF Mr. Rookie
fellows dividend-maker available, is
mentioning with care-free mind
and remarking tina, he should
worry"
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-17
Gasoline Prices
May Take Drop Here

Following the announcement of a
raise in ice cream comes the COM
pensatory news that gasoline has
gone down-in Chicago and Iowa.
The price of gasoline in Chicago
has been reduced l cent gallon to
dealers, the price being l7A cents.
Manager Richardson of the Stand
ard Oil company here declared he
had not yet received the news and
was unable to state when the price
would be reduced in Omaha.
The manager Of another large local
gasoline concern made this state
ment: II expect gasoline will drop
cent a gallon in Omaha on Thurs
day, or during the last of the week"
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-17
"Jim" Wootan Seriously Sick;
PIeurisy With Complications

Word comes from Chicago that
James B. Wootan, formerly of The
Bee staff, is seriously sick at his home
in Evanston. He was in Nebraska
on business early in July and suffered
then an attack of pleurisy, contracted
at Beatrice. On returning to his
home complications set in and he has
been in bed for several weeks. He is
now improving and it is thought he
will soon be at his desk again. ~
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-17
HOW CURED
MY CATARRh
TOLD IN A SIMPLE way
Without Apparatus, InhaIers, SaIves,
Lotions, Harmful Drugs, Smoke
OF Electricity.
Heals Day and Night

1t is new way. 1t is something absolutely
different. No lotions. sprays Or sickly smell
ing salves or creams. No atomizer. or any
apparatus of any kind Nothing to smoke or
inhale. No steaming or rubbing or injections.
No electricity or vibration or massage. No
powder; no plasters; no keeping in the
house. Nothing of that kind at all. Some
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-17
Minneapolis to Send Fifty
To Credit Mems Convention

In the neighborhood of fifty credi,
men from Minneapolis will come to
Omaha over the Chicago Great West.
ern to attend the annual convention
of the National Credit Mems associa.
ton here August 81 to %, inclusive.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-17
Start to Register Pupils
At South High Next W. y

Pupils intending TO enter Soutl
High school in September may regis
ter next week at the school building,
where Edward Huwadlt, the new
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-17

principal, will be in attendance.
Seniors and juniors may register on
Monday and Tuesday, sophomores on
Wednesday and freshmen on Thurs
day
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-17
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Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-17
Distressing Cough Cured.

Dr. Kings New Discovery not only stops
your cough, but hardens your system
against colds; kills the germs. All drug
Acknowledgement.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-17
Am Free You Can Be Free

My catarrh was filthy and loathsome. It made NE
ILL., 1t duled my mind. 1t undermined my health
and was weakening my will. The hawking coughing
splitting made me obnoxious to all. and my foul
breath and disgusting habits made my loved
ones avoid me secretly. My delight In life was
dulled and my faculties impaired | knew that in
time 1t would bring to untlmely grave, be-
cause every moment Of the day and night 1t was
slowly yet surely sappng my vitality.
But I found q cure. and ! am ready TO tell you
about 1t FREE. Write promptly.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-10-19
Quality Not Size Counts.

In this season of seed selecting and
many fairs the man selecting seed for
next years planting should avoid the
too frequent mistake Of putting excess
sive emphasis on size, says M. J.
Thompson of the Northwest Exeperi-
ment Station at Duluth. Select not
the massive, unshapely hollow potato,
but the shapely, true to type, medium
sized tuber, continues Mr.. Thompson.
When we grow mangels, turnips, or
rutabagas for live stock, we consider
size of prime Importance, but when
we grow such roots for the table we
look more for smoothness, quality and
uniformity For fodder corn we wish
a plant of heavy LEAKAGE, of moderate
height, and some degree Of maturity
before frost time. For ear corn we
prefer a small ear that natures and
hardens before killing frosts come.
The tendency to grow large number
of crops is also rather unwise. Moth
ing is to be gained by trying to force
crop that does not belong in ones
county to the neglect Of crops that
grow we'll. 80
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-10-19
A Years Enumeration.

This country's emmigration exper-
fence in the last fiscal year was
unique. Fewer aliens arrived than in
any recent yea-even fewer than in
the first year 81 the war. But the out
flow of aliens, also, was smaller than
in the year before; so the net gain of
population was hundred and twenty
five thousand against fifty thousand in
1915. -- 2
The striking feature is that, of this
hundred and twenty-five thousand,
seventy-fve thousand came from Can
ada and twenty-three thousand from
Mexico; so our gain in population
through the movement of immigrants
was almost entirely gain from
North America-particularly from
Canada. Europe was practically out
Of the running. j
In two years Of war six hundred