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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-25
E. T. JONES,
ELMwooD, NEB.
Extra Good Soil

s0-AcRE ssrpy county farm, numerous
but small improvements; SIR. house, with
cellar; barn, head. with loft; buggy
shed and granary, new hog house, l2x24;
large chicken house. garage, good cave,
corncrib. 1Ox1s: cattle shed and another
granary. etc.i dandy apple orchard, some
cherries. blackberries and grapes; acres
alfalfa, some hog tight pasture, running
water. good we'll. 90 per cent of this farm
lays FINE. BEST OF SOIL. A dandy
producer. Surrounding farms held far
higher. II you want something to mako
money. buy this. POSSESSION. Price.
$40 per acre. One-half cash, balance s
years, 8 per cent. Can rent for " per acre.
ORIN 8. MERRILL COMPANY,
n. e. Cor. 23d and NJ SITS. South Omaha
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-25
Nebraska Lands.
GREAT BARGAIN IN NEBRASKA
FARM.

$50 ACRES HIGHLY IMPROVED.
NEAR ELGIN. NEB., ANTELOPE
COUNTY, so ACRES FINE FALL
WHEAT AND 80 ACRES FALL RYE
GOES, so-AcRE GROVE, ONE ACRE
GRAPES. ALSO AN ExcELLENT BEAR
ING ORCHARD. RAISED $4,000 IN
GRAIN IN 1915. PLENTY OF GOOD
BARNS AND BUILDINGS. A FINE TWO
STORY s.RooM HOUSE WITH BASE
aENT AND A $1,000 WATER WORKS.
IF SOLD BEFORE APRIL WILL TAKE
$50 PER ACRE. MIGHT CARRY BACK
si.4oo AT PER CENT. WOULD ALSO
CONSIDER WELL IMPROVED SMALL
FARM IN CLOSE TO GOOD TOWN
IN IOWA OR NEBRASKA OR A PAY
ISG GARAGE.
.. E. T. JONES,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-25

One 1918 Standard Cadillac Coupe,
In first-clnss condition In every
respect. It has Delco electric
starter and electric lights. Price,
special this week, ........, $3.50
If the combination of open and
closed car Is desired. the car will
be sold with both bodies at. $3.50
One 1919 five-passenger Cadillac
touring car: electric light and
electric starter. In first-clsss con-
dition, at ................$ $3.50
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-25

This elegantly designed finished house sale
great sacrifice. Lot 50x124; alley in
Planned owned and built by architect with lavish expenditure
of
Though small house. will $500 build today Value
lot $140 .00-total $4,000
Will
obtain small elegantly built home bargain.
For further particulars call IN or address:
F. W. CLARKE L.. SELBY SONS
Brandes Bldg. Room 7O4 Keeine Bldg
Phone Douglas $780, Phone
OWNER. AGENTS.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-25

q Special This Week-One slightly
used Type SO eisht-cylinder 1919
Cadillac Victoria. This car Is alb
solutely as good as new. 10
equipped with Rudge Whiteworth
wire wheels; Delco electric start
Ing and lighting and ignition. II
Ia a perfect summer and winter
car. Special price. 1850
One Type 81 eight-cylinder Cadillac
touring car; completely over
hauled and refinished. An Gle
giant bargain At. .........S.l7b
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-25
Good Small Farm

~ ACRES. sarpy County . miles OF
Omaha, south and west; miles Of small
town; So acres LEVEL SECOND BOT
TOM land and 10 to IL acres pasture,
with some timber NUMEROUS I'M
PROyEMENTS, This Is dandy little
farm. Lot me show you how you can pay
for this handily in two years time. THIS
MEANS BUSINESS. POSSESSION. 30
acres winter wheat. Price reduced for
short time, sii8 per acre; $500 cash,
balance 5 years, s per cent.
oRIN &, MERRILL COMPANY.
N. u. Cor. 2ad and NJ sts. South Omaha.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-25

Iowa Land $50 Per Acre
j. G. Bone,

Room 8, Rogers Block. Council Bluffs.
Diana akla ar fnl
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-25

trees, good ofCnafu fobhehhlon ~ ohtc'
Sixteen miles north Of +. @, In Wash
fngton county. 21s acres well improved.
half mile west of southwest corner OF
Fort Calhoun; high land; some rough; -
acres under piow, SO acres alfalfa 40
ance In prairie pasture and some timber.
Mortgage $4,000. payable yearly, Want
offer.
O'KEEFE REAL ESTATE CO.,
Doug. AIS 1918 Omaha Natl Blk. Bldg,
FOR SALE by The sheriff OF tireeley County.
Nebraska, February 81. 1917 to satisfy
certain mortgages. II Of section s, town
chip 10, range "a. Greeley County. Ne
braskA This section 10 gently rolling: soil
slightly sandy: about half now In Guilt
walton, balance In pasture. Large hog
tight pasture, Buildings practically new
consisting Of larE, two-story house. large
barn and other buildings. Windmill, large
cistsrn. con etc cave. water pipcd TO
house. barn and feed lots snap for
some one. For further information write
Boz 2b7. certral City. Neh
80 ACRES at Inman. Neb. Holt Co.. 80 rods
from city limits. No improvements. rich
black sandy loan, all In prairie hay. all
level; prico SIS per acre; surrounding
land sells much higher with no better soil
Write to owner. Lewis Kopecky. stp g.
goth st.. South Omaha. Neb.
600 ACRES, suitable either for fishing and
hunting resbrt. or for small ranch; ~
miles fronting blackberry lake. best Ash
ing lake In. Nebraska. all fenced, house
and barn, Is miles from railroad; IS por
acre. Address ]. W.. Box as, Valentine
Neb
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-29
LUKE M'LUKE SAYS

A small boy cant understand why a woman puts flowers on dining room table. You can't eat flowers.
 We don't know much. But we do know that if girl dresses that way she has no business getting mad IF the men look at her that way.
 To a common, ordinary citizen it seems as though we should devote a little time to abolishing simp talking before we devote any time to adopting simp spelling.
 Few men object to hard labor if the hard labor comes under the head or sport and Is disguised as a game
 It takes a man 50 years to make a good reputation. but he can make a bad one in 50 seconds
 It doesn't do parents much good to give a girl baby good old-fashioned name nowadays. If they name her Mary Ann she will go through life calling herself Marie Antoinette after she grows up.
 Why is it that the little man who looks like he was henpecked usually has a basso voice and the big man who looks like a fighter usually has tenor voice?
 Sex hygiene may be a good thing. The trouble with dragging 1t into the schools is that it develops into sex advertising.
 Some men seem to imagine that a big diamond in a ring makes up for dirty finger nails
 If a man spends $2 advertising in newspaper he gets the idea. that he has a right to control the editorial policy of the sheet.
 The fact that he has a chance to be President isn't what makes boy dili- gent in his studies at school.
 If Religion and Politics ever did sleep in the same bed, Politics would hog all the cover
 Another kind of an alleged patriot is the man who wears an American flag on his coat lapel and stands around all day knocking his home town.
 Keep on trying to be great, and if you do not otherwise acquire great ness you may become greatgrand- father.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-29
CITY OF JANlNA

wheat, snuff boxes, watches, and what rot, for which they were always expect-E ed to present the beneficent ruler consid-t erably more than (often double) the market price in coin. The scheme was not an invention of Ais; students of English history will readily recall par allel practice of British sovereigns in a. much earlier age
 'The last episode in the career of the Lion of Janina reads as if it might have been borrowed from the Arabian Nights or one of the Moorish legends of the Alhambra. Finally brought to bay in his iron castle on the promontory which juts out into the shallow lake, Ali tried to come to terms with the chief of the Sultan's forces. He went to the island in the lake where the opposing forces had established their batteries and there offered submission on certain conditions. But before placing himself in the hands of the enemy he left his faithful slave Achmet in the castle to guard the great store of treasure which he had been accommodating for decades.
  night with lighted taper in hand ready to set fire to a powder magazine which would scatter the riches to the winds if any harm should befall his master.
 After long negotiations Ais suspi- cions were allayed and he sent the half of a signet ring to Achmet as token that the taper should be extinguished. ha foi Ill . out the light, however, than the messen- gers slew him and took possession of the treasure house. In the meantime, on the island the aged Ali was stabbed to the heart while lowing his adieus to the Sultan's emissary.
 There are numerous mosques, churches and synagogues in Janina, but the eSpress groved castle of Ali Pasha bears striking evidence that it's glory has departed.
 "The city now has a population of less than 25,OO0, but it is still famous. as in olden days, for its manufacture of gold and silver filigfiree and embroidery. The surrounding country Is extremely fertile and the lake supplies an abundance of fish and water fowl The cnmate ls eA- treme, the inhabitants finding 1t neces- sary to dress in heavy furs in winters and the. lightest of apparel in summer. Earthquakes are frequent and chroni- clers of an early era record that the tre- mors sometimes cast fish out of the sea-
 .Janina has two import cities-Sayada, opposite Corful, and Arta. They arc equidistant from Janina, the former be- ing 35 miles in an airline to the west and the latter due south.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-29
THE WORTHLESS HUSBAND

From the Louisville Courier-Journal
 count husband" cases by Captain Bullion of Kentucky should be productive of in- formation of some sociologic value.
 It seems hardly probable that in ma- jority of cases women who have written to the war department to brand their husbands worthless are moved by pa- triotc desire to see the military strength of the country increased. It is highly probabl that in some cases there is an effort to get rid of husband not be- ground for divorce stated by the negro woman who said in support of her peti- tion for divorce:
 Hedge, yoh honor, jus nachelly done lose my taste for Sam
 It has been stated by chroniclers of the war In Europe that sundry wives were cheered by the spectacle of husbands de- parting for the front and that they were such wives as those whose husbarfe- David sent to the front for reasons of HIS OWH Hot eACiusiVeiy lHlilldfy, y0t wholly strategic.
 There is an ancient adage about "a woman, spaniel and a walnut tree ,'' which forbids the conclusion that all of the women who have requested riddance of worthless husbands. are wives who have been imposed upon by drones If Captain Bullion could get a history of each case and make the whole lot of them a part of the archives he would provide material for more than one prob lem novel or play dealing with the state of matrimony.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-29
UNCLE SAM NO MISER

Girard, in the Philadelphia Ledger.
 The American people have already loaned $2,oOo,o to the allies That represents s2O for every one of our popu- lation.
 Now the government itself proposes to loan sa,0oo, 100000 more to the allies. That will bring the total sum owed by these belligerents to each American $50. five times the amount of the United States federal debt.
 The allies are now paying an average of 6 per cent for their money. If the United States lends its next $so0o,0oo,ooo at per cent it will save the allies sso,ooo,- 900 a year in interest charges.
 Never before did one people do so much as this financially for her friends in a war. Proving that while Uncle Sam is the prize money getter he Is no miser.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-29
GOOD ADVICE

From the Washington Star.
 Gov. Livingston Beckman of Rhode ls- land said in Providence, apropos of the gigantic strides that the temperance movement Is taking:
 'The whole country now seems to look at excess as the young wife did.
 :" Jim, dear said young wife, I do wish you'd stop drinking. Every time you go to one of those banouets of yours you get up the next morning pale and silent, you eat nothing, you just gulp down 10 or 15 glasses of water Do stop drinking, won't you? know it can't be good for you, dear
 ".All great men have been drinking men, said Jim. Look at Poe, at Charles Lamb look at Burns. look at
 "'Well. Jim.' said the young wife. you just swear off till you become great nan, too, and I'll be satisfied
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-29
A HUMAN TARGET

New York Correspondence Pittsburg Dis
 patch.
 In the domestic relations court Mayer Menkin made a brief address regarding his wife, Sarah. The reason why he had failed to give her 8 week as ordered was due to ill fortune, he asserted, but his determination never to live with her, or near her, again was simply matter of life and death. For three months before I left my wife," explained MT. Menkin with suitable gestures, she tried 1000 times to hit me- She swung at me with brooms, ironing boards. bread boxes, vacuum cleaners and ice picks. My life was in danger every minute" Did your wife ever actually strike you?" asked the court. "No,'' allowed MT. Menkin, "but she was getting closer and closer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-29

AV\W Cldl,J- tue Clty Ol JdHiHd which Italian forces operating i Macedonia have seized a military necessity, has only been Greek possess sion for four years,' says war geogra- phy bulletin issued today by the Ma tional Geographic society from it's Wash ington headquarters.
 Tt was captured from the Turks in March, 1913, and by the subsequent trea- ties of London and Bucharest was form ally ceded to the Greeks.
 Situated at the foot of the towering Mount Mitzekeli, on the western shore of the shallow Lake of Janina, this city is one of the most historic centers of population in Greek Epirus. It was for many years part of the Byzantine em- pire, but during the eleventh and twelfth centuries suffered repeatedly from the raids of Norman adventurers who en- deavored to establisKi in Greek and Ital- ian territory a kingdom similar to that which William the Conqueror founded in the British Isles
 "One of the most terrible periods of suffering and persecution which any city was ever forced to undergo fell to the lot of Janina during the lattr half of the fourteenth century when Thomas, son. in-law of Simon, the brother of the great stephen Dushan of Servia, held sway here, pillaging, prosecuting, bllndlng' burning and saving asunder those who aroused his wrath Imp Darkness and Son of Satan were two of the affection ate epithets which the people connected with his name. His people were finally relieved of his crueties in the same fash ion that Rome was rid of the monster Tiberius-he was slain in his bed by four attendants
 "The city passed under the dominion of Turkey in 1430
 "The heyday of Janina's prosperity came at the end of the eighteenth cen tury and extended almost through the first quarter of the nineteenth, for it was during this\ period that 1t was the seat of government of that remarkable All banian chieftain, Ali Pasha. the Lion of Janina.' At this time 1t probably at- tained a population of 50,0O0. Ali held court here in a fashion almost as sump- tuous as did the Sultan at Constantino- pie. Fifteen hundred people were fed daily in the palace, and the chieftain's propensity for wives almost rivaled that of Solomon, there being 600 inmates of his harem.
 Many and varied are the stories told of the manner in which Ali sustained his court, one of his favorite methods of securing revenue from his trembling sub- jects being to make them presents or
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-29
WooIey Liked Birmingham

q received letter from Edward Mott Wooley yesterday" said c. L. Harold. MT Wooley was recently in Birming- ham as the representative of McClures Magazine and got a story about this city for his publication.
 "Mr. Wooley said that his article would probably appear in the September issue of the magazine. He also said some very complimentary things about Birmingham. He said that in all his travels over the with more hospitality or cordial good will He was very favorably impressed with the city, and hopes to soon be able to make us another visit''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-29

Edward Fuller, in the Philadelphia Pub lie Ledger. Mother of heroes! Italy!
 The immemorial line That wrough such noble deeds for thee! The glory that is thine! Old Rome and New alike hold high
 torch of living fire. Flashing across the startled sky,
 To wake a worlds desire. To thee from out the Tyrrhene Sea
 The Carthaginian came. Meaning thy heritage should be
 The sword. the spear, the flame. He knew thee not in all thy might!
 Unscathed thou sawest afar On Pellegrino's purple height
 The tents of Hamilcar. Nor when greater crossed the snows
 That crown the Apenninen, When his triumphant banner rose
 Beyond the Umbrian pines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-29
Expects Good Attendance

War will not interfere with the att tendance at Birmingham college" said Prof. E. L. Colebeck, who has charge of the school during the absence of Dr. Thornwell Haynes, the president. We are making arrangements now for a full attendance at next session. It has been said that schools and colleges in Canada were not interfered with because of the war, and I am of the opinion the Bir mingham college will get the usual at tendance of young men who are not sub- ject to draft in the army. Several young men, who were in attendance at the last session, of course, have joined the colors, but many more will come in who are not subject to call this or next year,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-29
NIGHT SCENES FOR PICTURES

From the Popular Science Monthly.
 The limited is held up! Light from switchmans lamp or from the highway mems bulrs-eye Eliminates the harrow at the motion picture treatre As mat ter of fact the light is supplied by a semicircle of flaming arcs such as are used in the ordinary studio for closeup photographs. The only necessary feature darkness. In order to get the realistic impression which marks the success of picture, a night scene such as the one described must be taken in the genu- inc blackness of night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-29
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
RuFFL1NG HIS FEELINGS

RUFFTING HIS FEELINGS Every person that you meet Wants to talk about the heat; Seems to think he's hotter than Any other mortal man. Should you say, "Oh, we'll my friend, Sultry days will have an end And there are, I'm sure, old chap, Warmer places on the map,'' You will see him look aggrieved, As if he had been deceived In the kindness of your heart. And perchance he'll walk apart, Wondering how you can be So devoid of sympathy
 NOT IN HER REPERTOIRE Shall we ask Miss Fowler to sing something?"
 q presume she expects it. What would you suggest?' "A Yiddish lullaby"
 SLIGHT MISTAKE "Patrolman Grogan seems crestfallen." Yes Somebody told him the dapper young man he is apologizing Ito had led 1000 Germans, and Grogan promptly ar- rested him as a spy
 AN ARTIST "The proprietor of a carnival show ad- vertises for a wild man who is good worker"
 What do you suppose he means by that?"
 He probably wants fellow who can do some fancy tricks with piece of raw meat"
 A FAIRY TALE Do you suppose Dubson could give a good account of himself in an emer- gency?"
 "oh, yes, but 1t Wouldn't be true"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-29
ITALIA VIRORUM MATER

Did'st thou lay down thine ancient part; Not Cannae's deadly field Could dispossess thy sovereign heart.
 Or bid thy courage yield. That valorous spirit rules thee yet
 Such pride as heroes feel! And Austria will not soon forget
 The temper of thy steel The Hun and all his breed in vain
 Assail thy shining gates! Thy sons shall hurl them back again For whom destruction waits Whether by Adige or Pc.
 Arno or Tiber's tide, They prove their faith they rise and Oo To battle by thy side. They do not stay to count the cost,
 These brave of heart and soul They know the race cannot be lost
 When Freedom is the goal. Mother of heroes! Italy!
 For thee thy lovers pray 10 let the dark hour pass from thee
 Thy myrtle turn to bay!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-29
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Thousands of Doctors
 Arc Meedndl I'm Ayrnny


 Are Needed I'm Army
 7F, as the New York Sun says, the ll profession of medicine is always overcrowded, there should be no diff ficulty in obtaining the 17,000 doctors now needed in the army. The require ments are not severe. A good general education, good character and good health are expected of the applicants for a commission. The age must not be under twenty-two nor over fifty five. Any doctor who can stand the usual tests will be welcomed.
 A surgeon starts in as first lieu tenant, whose pay is $2000 the first five years, after which time there IS an increase every five years of 10 per cent, 20 per cent, 30 per cent and 40 per cent until the maximum pay of the grade is reached.
 But a medical officer in time of war may count on quick promotion. A lieutenant would not remain long below a captaincy and not very long without a majors commission. The base pay of a major is 5000 and the maximum pay is $400O. A doctor en- tering the army now would stand good chance of going up as high as brigadier general before retirement age.
 The Sun, in discussing the situation from this practical point of view, says: "The profession in Great Britain has responded splendidly to the call of duty. It is estimated that there is now only one physician to 5000 people 'back home.' Most of the doc tors are in the field. * The medi- cal services in France have profited so much by the lessons of the war that there is no longer duplication of work and confusion. American army doctors would find themselves fitting into duties and functions already pre- pared for them. As the reputation of American medical men stands high in Europe, their welcome in the fight ing countries would be very cordial. We have no doubt that when the case is properly presented to the profess sion there will be no dearth of appli- cations for army appointments. ~ It should be an honor to serve under an officer who has done so much for humanity as must be set down to the credit of Surgeon-General William c. Gorgas."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-29
What Advertising Will Do

It is hard to tell what an advertising rid of stuff, said Walter Shillito, who once held an important place with big department store in Philadelphia. Tt was my business to keep watch on the stock to keep it moving. I found a car load of wash boilers piled up in the ware house and turned the advertising man on them and he got up a page that cleared the mout in day and at good profit. You can't tell me that judicious advertising does not pay. I know bet ter"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-29
Likes MuIga hocntion

We have good camp Mulga," said Rev. w. T. Edwards, pastor of the new Baptist church, which was organized there several months ago with a member ship of only 15" I had Rev. T. E. Steely out to hold weeks meeting and about % were added to the church. The mining camps around Birmingham offer a fine opportunity for work as the miners are very anxious to have good school and church facilities for themselves and their families"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-29
HOTEL LOBBIES
pIans for Postoffice service

T am constantly trying to improve the postal service" said R. B. Smyer, demo- cratic Birmingham postmaster, who keeps an open door so that the public can get at him without any red tape. q am running the postoffice department for the public, and the people have a right to make their wishes known. l believe my men want to be courteous and l am learning that the public wants to be fair"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-29
Tubers Make IdeaI Cron

l like to see anything done to increase food production" said Albert I4atady, the scholarly lawyer. T have been sur prised, however, that in all the talk about raising things to eat more emphasis had not been put on roots, such as carrots, parsnips turnips, beets and various other tubers. Many of them can be carried through without digging or housing and for this reason they make an ideal crop for easy handling. I hope Mrs. Mathis and those going out on speaking tours will urge people to pay more attention to the root crops"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-29
THAT DREAM WILL COME TRUE

From the Nashville Banner.
 The Birmingham Age-Herald prophe- sies a population of 100000 for that city in 1880. Better look out. The attention of the governments antidope forces is likely to be directed towards the source of such a splendid dream.