Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-15


While his eyes flash with animadversy
+. M.
FROM certain remarks Of Vox Pop recently
we suspect that this column has been, here and
there, too Iobvious. 1t is SO easy to drift into
that error.
NOW HERE Is ONE THAT WE HOPE is NOT
TOO OBVIOUS
tFrom the Iowa City PressCitizen.)
Wanted-Jantor for school in rural
community. Write, giving age, single or
married, and why you desire this position.
XR-4.
1T is as important that Mr. Harding should
know what not to do as what to do; therefore
Mr.. Bryan is among those invited to confer
with the president-elect. Chat may get byl
A HARDY CITIZEN
Sir: 1t gives me pleasure to write yop that
my friend, Bryce who got the ''fu", at the
Health Show, is progressing satisfactorily.
Not wholly baseless is the thought of a
reader that when the daily prize for politeness
is discontinued, as some day it must be, the re-
action may be terrible. 1t may not be safe to
venture abroad for week or two.
One Twist Too Many.
(From the Wheeling Register.) ~
T. 4. Twist, driver Of the automobile
wrecked at the corner Of Fifth and Hickory
streets Saturday night. will get hearing in
police court today. 1t Is probable that a
charge o. operating automobile while IN
toxicated will be lodged against him.
"KOLIN D. HAGER to Be First Reformed
Baritone Soloist t"-Schenectady Gazette.
But not, one hopes the last.
THE CONSIDERABLE CONDUCTOR
Sir: Was among those present in the crowded
aisle of.a Rock Island suburban train this morn
ing The conductor punched but half a ride
and said, 'Stand UP coming home tonight and
III punch the other half" ANN.
WE were sure that the headline, Mint at
Chicago Greatly Needed, Houston Says" would
inspire more than one reader to remark that
the mint is the least important part of the COM
bination.
BRIGHT SAYINGS OF THE OTHER FELLOW
Sir: Appropos the recent drop in the 'prix de
la vie' we were dining in one of our W. k. hos
telries the other evening, and noticed change
in the price of the table d'hote dinner from
$3.50 to $1.25. l remarked. II see they have
lowered the price. bit" NO" corrected my
friend, two bits VAN.
RUSSIAN WIT.
IT, G. Squire, Books and Things.")
have just been reading little book, "Rus-
sian Proverbs and Their English Equivalents" !"
The editor quotes Bacon's remark: THE genius,
wit and spirit of nation are discovered by its
proverbs" I append a few selected ones in
order that my readers may have an opportunity
Of defining the genius, wit and spirit of the
Russians:
"Curled epws have short horns.
Men meet whilst hills stand still.
Kings have long arms and many eyes and
ears.
beware Of the fore part of an OK the hind
part of mule and ali sides Of monk. 81
Hawks do not pick out hawks eyes.
The ocean is but kness-deep to drunken
s "An unfortunate man would be drowned in
"A bad arrangement is preferable to the
best lawsuit.
God Is too high and the tsar is too far
!. "The world is large enough to contain all
the people"
These are good. But think the best prov
erb ever struck was an African negro one. It
says: mo man can lick his own back" How
true that is!
DIXON'S Elks were entertained t'other eve
ming by the Artists Trio and the Telegraph OBJ
serves that "one of the remarkable facts con-
corning this company is that while they are
finished artists they nevertheless are delightful
entertainers"
: OH, BY ALL MEANS.
Sir: A friend Of mine wishes your opinion
a mind-shattering problem of conduct In
the city where she resides the War Chest idea
has eventuated in Community Fund for char
ity; collected once year and disbursed through
the ensuing twelve months as occasion arises.
My friend, herself affluent, was assigned as So
licitor to a seemingly prosperous district. In
nine calls she collected ST. At the tenth stop
the lady Of the house contributed, as her offer
ing to organized charity for year, s5 cents and
a hot cookie. My friend wishes to know
whether she should eat the cookie, or turn it in
to the fund. Or should she, having eaten the
cookie, add her estimate of its value to her own
contribution. She is holding the cookie pend
ing your decision. IRIS.
WE are reminded of the experience of a
friend who has a summer place in Connecticut.
AT church the pastor announced a fund for some
war charity and asked for contributions. Our
friend sent in $50 and few days later inquired
of the pastor how much money had been raised.
"Fifty-five dollars and seventy-hve cents" was
the answer. The pastor had contributed S..
JUST ABOUT.
Sir: How long do you suppose the Snow
Ball Laundry will last in Quinter, Kan? The
proprietor is G. w. Burns. p. ". w.
THE wave of idealism that gathered during
the war has receded and the mud flats of ma
terialism are again exposed. No doubt similar
processes are considered by Mr.. Wells in his
Outline of History" but we have not yet
passed the first fifty pages. We fancy, by the
way, that the first hundred pagcs are the easiest.
Prize Winning Headline for the Week.
(From the Iron River Pioneer.)
NEWS OF THE CITY y
AND THIS VICINITY
What People You May Know Have Been
Doing Which Caused Their Names
to Appear in Print
! Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Hanson a
daughter.
SOME of our best panists are playing with
the music before them this season. We rather
fancy the idea.
MAROONED.
(From the Elgin Courier)
Notice-Old gentleman who got wrong
pair of trousers by mistake last week at
157 Douglass ave. please return same at
once.
EVIDENTLY the Rocky Mountain News
does not keep guard at each of its presses, as
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