Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-26
PEOPLE and EUents

With John Barleycorn put to sleeT
for good, it behooYes Prince Nicotine
not to get too pulled up.
Whale is no longer 'meat" for
those who cannot climb to the steak
level. The gayety of peace forbids
blubber.
Industrial casualties in Pennsyl-
vania scored total of 1854. War
is not the sole menace of humanity.
The milk war is over in New
York. Producers won a graduated
scale of prices declining as spring
advances, and pushed over on the
distributors the price reduction de-
manded by the authorities.
, If the spirit of Neal Dow takes
notice of earthly affairs the kinsman
with "the smile that won't come OFF,
must take a backset. 1t is a safe
bet that Meals smile would curve
beyond his famous side whiskers.
A host of $1-a-year men are about
to receive the munificient salaries in
specify designed checks suitable for
framing as certificates of patriotic
service. As most af the recipients
are millionaires or near millionaires.
they are entitled to a souvenir wall
decoration.
School Superintendent Jackson Of
the North High school at Mime
apolis at a recent meeting of parents
handed out this bouquet: Girls are
just naturally diligent. They are
more studious than boys and they
like to go to school," Say. girls,
he's perfectly lovely? Besides. he's
a bachelor,
Some penurious landlords down
New York way thought all they had
to do was to collect the rent and
pass the buck on heat and hot water.
They have another guess coming
That and more was conceded to
striking tenants who refused to pay
the monthly stipend until the land
lords came across. Sure they did.
Moreover they gave the tenants the
right to pick the janitors.
Moral reformers in Philadelphia
are not winning applause from those
whom they would serve and safe
guard. Messenger girls vigorously
resent reflections on their occupa-
ton and suggest that ''busybodies
mind their own business" II have
never been insulted by man in the
five months l have been in the SER
vice" exclaimed one girl. "And l
would like to see the fellow who
would try it. May be you would
like to see him, too-the next day."
That speaker doesn't need a guar
dian. 45-
Those who doubt the progressive
tendencies of China might as well
revise their views. Dispensing with
the Manchu "Sons of Heaven" and
establishing a republic are past
signs indicating the new day in the
Orient If these are not convincing
the move to tear down the ancient
walls must be regarded as fairly
conclusive. Besides, China needs
the rock for road ballast and modern
contractors are on the job. Rock
crushers never bother about tradi-
tions.
A philosophic kitchen queen once
remarked that the route to mans
heart was through his stomach. An
other queen mapped the same route
in less graceful terms Asked the
best means Of retaining a husbands
love she exploded, Feed the brute"
Salvation army lassies wisely follow
ed in their war work the route map
ped by their experienced sisters, and
rolled the doughnut up to the right
spot on the fighting lines. The edi-
BILE brown ring won its way to
doughboy hearts when other hand
outs failed. No other agency at the
front commands from the rank ana
file the same. degree of praise and
gratitude for duty well done.