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Roman Catholics Study Race Problems RACE CONGRESS IS CALLED TO MEET IN THE NATION'S CAPITOL LIFTING LIFT TO $2.00 a Year—5 cents a Copy Roman RACE CONGRESS IS MEET IN THE Boston, Mass.—Announcement was made today by the national headquarters of the National Equal Rights League, at 9 Cornhill, that the twentieth annual meeting of the league will be held in the John Wesley A. M. E. Zion church, Fourteenth and Corcoran streets, N. W., Washington, D. C., from October 25 to 28, and is to be a national race mass convention or congress under the league's auspices, for a racial preparation for the pre-election Congress and for the political battle of 1928 as concerns the race's rights. The convention, which is called for a racial get-together whereby a racial consensus of opinion may be secured, a united opinion voiced, united demand made and general program and principles adopted, will have three paramount objectives—abolition of color segregation, determination of the equal rights issues and principles of action for the forthcoming federal voting, and the formulation of a national signatured race petition to be December. presented as Congress assemblies in The four day convention, open to race members individually or as delegates of race bodies, religious, fraternal, equal rights, literary, civic, etc. or of towns or cities through equal SOUTHERN NEWSPAPER WAXES SARCASTIC OVER "PURITY" LAW Dalton, Ga.—The Dalton Citizen (white) in commenting upon the new marriage law, enacted by the Georgia legislature, says: "The new marriage law, passed by the last legislature, is a dead letter. The lawmakers forgot to make an appropriation for its enforcement. "Of all the fool pieces of legislation we ever ran across, this tops the list. It has the earmarks of Koo-Kooism plastered all over it. "If carried out and put into effect, it would give employment to a new crop of office holders and would cost the state about $300,000 to begin with. And for what? "To keep our white people from marrying Negroes, Hindoos, dagoes, Japanese, Chinese and Mexicans. Great scott! Has it come to the point where white people have to be restrained from marrying aliens of all kinds by law? What a serious reflection on the marrying sense of the white people of the state." This Georgia editor is right, but is in error when he classes Negroes with "aliens."—Editor of The Monitor. ELKS SHOW THE WAY New York—According to the editor of the New York Amsterdam News, the chief criticism of Negro fraternal organizations has been that they put all their time and money on pomp and regalia and none on constructive racial work; and Dean Kelly Miller, of Howard university, while recently commenting upon lodge funerals, said that Negroes put too much money in the ground. Editor Kelly of the "News" continued his constructive comment by saying that "these criticisms will soon be silenced if other Negro organizations follow the example of the Elks. This order maintains twenty-three scholarships in the leading universities of America, and at its recent convention in New York, it voted $5,000 to the Infant Mortality Commission for the purpose of studying housing conditions and sanitation among colored people. "No one can watch the great parades of Negro fraternities without being impressed by the tremendous potential power they represent. The mainspring of the Negro's power is coiled within his bosom, and it must be released and wisely directed. The Elks have shown the way." Mrs. Hiram R. Greenfield of Dundee is convalescent from a recent illness. THE MONITOR rights citizens' committees or public meetings, will have three open sessions daily—morning, afternoon and night. The morning sessions will be devoted to organization of business, afternoon to general deliberation and adoption, the night to public expression. The delegate fee is to be $1.00. All of the race who believe in aggressive assertion of equality of rights are urged to be represented to meet the challenge of whiter America, to assemble in the tenth anniversary year of the entrance of the United States into the world democracy war, with the American Legion segregating their colored comrades for democracy in Paris on the soldiers' return. The federal petitions commission of the league, T. H. R. Clarke, 810 F street, N. W., Washington, D. C., chairman, asks the race to contribute funds for the expense of getting signatures, checks to be sent to the treasurer, W. P. Dabney, 420 McAllister street, Cincinnati, Ohio. Rev. George Frazier Miller, of Brooklyn, New York, is president of the league, James L. Neill of Washington, recording secretary, W. M. Trotter of Boston, corresponding secretary, Rev. T. S. Harten of New York is organizer, and M. W. Spencer of Washington is treasurer. YOUNG RADIO ENGINEER INVENTS RAILROAD DEVICE Boston, Mass.—Rufus P. Turner, commercial operator of Boston and Washington, and member of the Institute of Radio Engineers, has developed a piece of apparatus which will enable passengers on moving trains to carry on communications with other trains or points along the road, according to the New England Scientific Service. This device is the result of a season's experimentation and research and promises to fill a long-felt need in railroad communications. While the idea of transmitting and receiving radiograms from trains in motion is not itself new, the apparatus developed by Turner is quite different in design from that employed in previous experiments. Subjected to a series of preliminary experiments and tests, the device has performed nicely, but the methods used have not been made public by its inventor. As this article goes forward, young Turner is headed toward Washington in the interest of patent protection. Having obtained this, he will proceed to demonstrate his device to officials of one of the New England roads. LARGE PERCENTAGE IN RURAL SCHOOLS Washington, D. C.—Of the 24,079 Negro schools in the 14 southern states, during the school year 1925-1926, 22,494 (93.4 per cent) were rural, and 1,585 (6.6 per cent) were urban schools, according to a study of Negro schools in the South by S. L. Smith, published in the Southern Workman. EDUCATION AND DEMOCRACY Washington, D. C.—The creation of a Department of Education, with a cabinet officer at its head, has long been the hope of the republican party, but every attempt to establish this greatly needed governmental agency, through which the illiteracy of certain unfortunate American citizens can be stamped out has been bitterly opposed by the southern democrats whose continued exploitation of the black wage earners would be threatened, they fear, by the introduction of a national educational policy as advocated by the republicans. MORE NEGRO CHILDREN IN SCHOOL Monroe, La.—For the first time in the history of this city the school registration including the Negro children totals more than 5,000. There are 4,385 white children enrolled. OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1927 EDITORIAL We desire to commend the cellent editorial, captioned "Gallished in Monday's edition. The spineless submission of the mands of immature children a manifestation of weakness upon to be men of judgment and clection upon their manhood. fair is so obvious that none be will attempt to defend it. Of ported their offspring in their they will dearly pay in loss of a respect for the rights of others says: Gary, Indiana, a fiat town, Steel and named for its honoree that deserves a stern rebuke. system has been regarded with The "Gary plan" has many at much discussed and to a large Now Gary has adopted and be imitated. A group of 16 N high school, and immediately "strike." They would not have school. Following several days authorities of Gary surrendered and girls will be required to at yet built. To get the full significance that a majority of the residents born parentage. It is amazing influence of the "100 per cent Indiana for several years. Nepossess all the rights of any of those rights by law, and should portunity for education at the In Gary, as elsewhere, pub paid by all the citizens. Negro How can the whites of Gary Negroes that for which they h Gary must stand ashamed exhibition. Boys and girls of of forming reasoned judgments immaturity protects them from their elders know better, and, they are supposed to direct. "But not in the direction Gary in women of Gary have a splen worth by making the best of a to the future to right them, as their citizenship, they will triu We desire to commend the Omaha Bee-News for its excellent editorial, captioned "Gary's Shameful Surrender," published in Monday's edition. The Bee-News is correct in calling the spineless submission of the authorities to the insolent demands of immature children a "shameful surrender." It is a manifestation of weakness upon the part of those who profess to be men of judgment and character, which is a serious reflection upon their manhood. The injustice of the whole affair is so obvious that none but those who are morally blind will attempt to defend it. Of course, cowardly parents supported their offspring in their rebellion—a rebellion for which they will dearly pay in loss of strength of noble character, and respect for the rights of others. Here is what The Bee-News says: Gary, Indiana, a fiat town, born of the will of United States Steel and named for its honored head, has just done something that deserves a stern rebuke. For many years the Gary school system has been regarded with great interest by educators. The "Gary plan" has many attractive features and has been much discussed and to a large extent copied. Now Gary has adopted another plan that we trust will not be imitated. A group of 16 Negro students showed up at the high school, and immediately the white students went on "strike." They would not have the colored students in their school. Following several days of debate and consultation, the authorities of Gary surrendered to the students. Colored boys and girls will be required to attend a "segregated" school, not yet built. To get the full significance of this, it must be remembered that a majority of the residents are foreign-born, or of foreign-born parentage. It is amazing that these could come under the influence of the "100 per cent madness" that has afflicted Indiana for several years. Negroes born in the United States possess all the rights of any citizen. Should be protected in those rights by law, and should not be deprived of an equal opportunity for education at the public schools. In Gary, as elsewhere, public schools are supported by tax paid by all the citizens. Negroes in Gary contribute to that tax. How can the whites of Gary justify themselves in denying the Negroes that for which they have paid? Gary must stand ashamed before the world because of this exhibition. Boys and girls of high school age are not capable of forming reasoned judgment on such matters as this. Their immaturity protects them from the penalty they deserve. But their elders know better, and, knowing, give in to the children they are supposed to direct. "A little child shall lead them," but not in the direction Gary is going. The colored men and women of Gary have a splendid opportunity to show their worth by making the best of an unpleasant situation, trusting to the future to right them, as it will. If they remain true to their citizenship, they will triumph in the end. OPENS WITH LARGE STUDENT INCREASE Nashville, Tenn.—Fisk university began sessions on September 26, with a bang! Although it increased its tuition $52.00 this year and discontinued its high school department, it had an increase of over 50 students. The green freshmen had a busy week. Monday, the students were welcomed in the Fisk Memorial chapel by President Thomas Elsa Jones, Dean Ambrose Caliver, Mr. James McClendon, president of the senior class, and Mr. Ira T. Bryant, president of the Fisk Student Council. Two of the freshman class responded to the welcome. After the welcome service the freshmen attended a "get-acquainted" hour. Tuesday, the freshmen were guests at a reception at the home of President and Mrs. Jones. Friday, classes began and the first chapel of the year was held. President Jones delivered an address to the student body. He traced the changing attitude of the southern white population and the development of the New South and pleaded for high ideals among Negro youth. "Knowledge that Negro culture perhaps antedates and surpasses in some points that of ancient Egypt," he said, "and conscious that worthy leaders are to be found in every phase of achievement today, causes the youth of our group to set before themselves goals of the highest endeavor. Pleading disadvantage, or laying blame for failure upon others, has already lost caste with courageous souls. Real men do not wish to be pitied nor made objects of missionary sympathy. Neither do they wish to be studied like insects in a test tube. They are what they are without apology or fear. They wish a chance and promise to profit by it. Fisk has now reached a point where alumni and friends are able to help her to carry out her program of high idealism and service, while supported by her white and colored friends. In numerous ways our school is pushing to give the best that education can afford without stint, bias, or compromise. Racial animosities, inferiority complexes or inordinate --- the Omaha Bee-News for its extray's Shameful Surrender," publie Bee-News is correct in calling the authorities to the insolent de-"shameful surrender." It is a in the part of those who profess character, which is a serious re-The injustice of the whole afte those who are morally blind course, cowardly parents suprebellion—a rebellion for which strength of noble character, and. Here is what The Bee-News born of the will of United States head, has just done something for many years the Gary school has great interest by educators, attractive features and has extent copied. Neither plan that we trust will not negro students showed up at the white students went on the colored students in their of debate and consultation, the to the students. Colored boys tend a "segregated" school, not of this, it must be remembered are foreign-born, or of foreign-that these could come under the that madness" that has afflicted groves born in the United States citizen. Should be protected in not be deprived of an equal opublic schools. Public schools are supported by taxes in Gary contribute to that tax. justify themselves in denying the have paid? Before the world because of this high school age are not capable on such matters as this. Their the penalty they deserve. But knowing, give in to the children A little child shall lead them," is going. The colored men and did opportunity to show their an unpleasant situation, trusting it will. If they remain true to lymph in the end. fears have no place here and will be eliminated as truth seeking and good will pervade the university." Friday night, the entire student body attended a program and dance. RACE RELATIONS TO BE STUDIED BY ROMAN CATHOLICS Would Formulate Program for Better Understanding and Co-operation Between the Races in the Church A race relations committee, under Roman Catholic auspices, to be composed of Roman Catholic representatives of both the white and colored races, is now being projected and may soon become a reality. Its object would be "to formulate a program for bringing about a better understanding and co-operation between the races in the Church." Dr. T. W. Turner, president of Hampton Institute, leading institution for the education of colored people, and also president of the Federated Colored Catholics of the United States, is now carefully considering possible colored members of such a committee. In this he is following out the directions of the direction of the federation, just held in New York. The resolution directed "that a committee on race relations be appointed, and that this committee be empowered to invite representatives from white Catholic organizations to join with them in formulating a program." Meantime, a wide study under Catholic auspices of the social and religious life of the Negro race in the United States is to be undertaken shortly, also at the direction of the federation. The object will be to inaugurate and promote a plan to counteract certain evil tendencies of the day as they affect the colored race. Dr. Turner will appoint the committee to undertake this task soon. Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Phillips, 2874 Corby street, are receiving congratulations upon the birth of a little daughter, Wednesday, October 5. Vol. XIII—No. 14 ACHIEVEMENTS OF LEADING AMERICAN NEGROES PUBLISHED Brief Biographies of Notable Race Personages Recently Issued by National Council of the Y. M. C. A. New York—The National Council of the Young Men's Christian Association has just published, with introduction by Channing Tobias, a volume containing a series of brief biographies of leading American Negroes, by Ralph W. Bullock, under the title, "In Spite of Handicaps." The volume is published, says Mr. Tobias, in response to "the requests from leaders of white boys' and girls' clubs, who desired to promote better interracial understanding, who desired to stimulate the race pride of oolored youth." Mr. Tobias concludes his introduction as follows: "If white youth, through rea ding these sketches, gain a fuller knowledge of and higher respect for Negroes and colored youth are led to a deeper sense of self-respect and pride in achievements of their kind, the book will have served its purpose." The list of those included in the volume is as follows: Roland Hayes, Mordecai W. Johnson, president of Howard university; Col. Robert R. Moton, head of Tuskegee; Charles C. Spaulding, head of the North Carolina Mutual Insurance company; Countee Cullen, Harry T. Burleigh Prof. George W. Carver of Tuskegee, Dr. Daniel Williams, professor of clinical surgery in Meharry Medical college; De Hart Hubbard, athlete and breaker of world records; Dr. W. E. B. Du Bois, editor of The Crisis; John Hope, president of Morehouse college; Archie A. Alexander, civil engineer; Matthew W. Bullock, attorney of Boston; Henry O. Tanner, painter; James Weldon Johnson, secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; Mary McLeod Bethune, head of the Bethune-Cookman college; Max Yergan, Y. M. C. A. worker, now in South Africa, and Carter G. Woodson, historian. MRS. HARTFIELD PASSES AWAY Mrs. Irene Hartfield, 2854 Lake street, died last Wednesday afternoon, at the Methodist hospital, where she had been for just a few days. Mrs. Hartfield had lived in Omaha for a number of years. She was kind, hospitable, and full of sunshine, and these noble traits of hers had made her much loved by a host of friends and acquaintances. Funeral services were conducted from Mount Moriah Baptist church, Twenty-fourth and Ohio streets, Saturday afternoon, Rev. C. B. Burton, pastor, officiating. Interment was in the family lot at Forest Lawn cemetery. She is survived by a sister, Mrs. Hyland; three brothers, Warren Johnson, Thurman Johnson and George; and a nephew, Wm. Scott, who by his life-long devotion to the family, was loved as a brother. Those attending the funeral out-of-town were Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Hartfield and Mr. James Hartfield of St. Louis, Mo., and Mrs. Emma Jacobs of Sioux City, Iowa. HARRY BURLEIGH—GUEST ARTIST New York—Harry T. Burleigh, the leading Negro composer-vocalist of America, who ably assisted Anton Dvorak in writing the celebrated "New York Symphony" was guest artist of the New York Edison company, Station WRNY, during its broadcasting program. Mr. Burleigh pleasingly sang a group of Negro spirituals, principally of his own composition. HUBBARD BREAKS Washington, D. C.—Exactly 26 ft. $ 2 \% $ inches is the distance broad jumped at Cincinnati, Ohio, by De Hart Hubbard, the famous Negro athlete, and holder of the world's record, in the broad jump, of 25 feet and $ 10 \% $ inches, made by Hubbard himself while a student at the University of Michigan. GROWING THANK YOU Whole Number 636 oblems OMAHA GIRL HEADS FACULTY IN JUNIOR SOUTHERN COLLEGE Miss Gladys Edrose Brown Dean of Faculty in St. Philip's Junior College for Girls Founded by Miss Bowden INSTITUTION FILLS FELT NEED San Antonio, Texas—St. Philip's School for Girls, an Episcopal institution which has been conducted successfully for several years under the principalship of Miss Artemesia Bowden, a noted educator, opened in September a junior college department under a highly trained faculty. Considerable expense was entailed for this advanced work. A complete section of the building has been finished thereby affording larger facilities for the accommodation of an enlarged student body, as well as the necessary equipment for the college work. A well-equipped library has been supplied and more adequate laboratory supplies have been procured so that the sciences may be taught under favorable circumstances. Further laboratory equipment will be added as funds permit. The faculty of St. Philip's Junior college includes Miss Gladys Brown, M. A., of Omaha, Neb., who is dean of the college and high school work. Miss Brown took her B. A. at the University of Nebraska and her M. A. degree at Howard, where she also taught for one year. Miss Grace Edwards of Washington, D. C., a graduate of Howard university, teaches mathematics. Miss Linnie Ramey, of Indianapolis, Ind., a graduate of Butler college of that city, is an instructor in the college department. She taught in the public schools of Indianapolis before accepting the position at St. Philip's. Mr. A. Walker, A. B., Howard university, remains at St. Philip's as instructor in science. Miss Mary Mitchell, who is a graduate of the Sargent School of Physical Education, Boston, Mass., is in charge of the department of physical education. Industrial arts are in charge of Mrs. Todd, graduate of Southwestern university, who specialized for four years at Hampton and two at Tuskegee. Miss J. B. Johnson, who has served for 16 years as matron at Texas college, has accepted this position at St. Philip's. With the improved buildings and strong faculty with which Miss Bowden has surrounded herself, St. Philip's, which has already done notable educational work in its limited field, enters upon her first year of college work under most promising and encouraging conditions. The enlarged enrollment clearly proves the long-felt need of such an institution. DISMAYED TO FIND SHERIFF PEEPING TOM Atmore, Ala.—The story told by Miss Irma Kemp, a young white woman, that when "some nigger tried to hang on to her car she had run over him," received a setback when the man she had injured proved to be the sheriff. She had accused him of peeping in her car, causing her to speed up her machine and run over him for punishment. She claimed that she had gone into the neighborhood inhabited by members of the race to bring a servant home. It was learned that when she ran over Miller, the sheriff, she hurried to headquarters and told her story. It is believed that Miller, who is suffering with a broken leg and other injuries, was looking for bootleggers at the time of the accident. LITERARY DEBATE New York—The October "Forum" is featuring a literary debate between Dr. Alain Leroy Locke, Rhodes scholar and Howard university professor, and Lothrop Stoddard, white, well known literary analyst of inter-racial relations in America. Dr. Locke has the affirmative and Mr. Stoddard the negative of the topical question "Can we absorb the Negro?" THE MONITOR A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED PRIMARILY TO THE INTERESTS OF COLORED AMERICANS PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY AT OMAHA, NEBRASKA, BY THE MONITOR PUBLISHING COMPANY Entered as Second-Class Mail Matter, July 2, 1915 at the Postoffice at Omaha, Nebraska, under the Act of March 3, 1879. SUBSCRIPTION RATES, $2.00 PER YEAR; $1.25 6 MONTHS; 75c 3 MONTHS Advertising Rates Furnished Upon Application Address, The Monitor, Postoffice Box 1204, Omaha, Neb. Telephone WEbster 4243 AN IMPORTANT WORD TO SUBSCRIBERS. The postal regulations require that for newspapers to be sent through the mails subscriptions must be paid in advance. A reasonable time, thirty days, is allowed for renewals. At the expiration of this period, where subscriptions are not renewed, the paper must be stopped. If this is not done, postal privileges are denied the publication. 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Those, therefore, whi-The Monitor must see to it paid, as the law requires, in-ing sent to all those who owe and unless your subscription to cut off your paper which to do. We, as publishers, MUU pay the penalty. ACCEPT CONGRATULATIONS Some of our readers who met Miss Artemisa Bowden, principal of St. Philip's Girls' School, San Antonio, Texas, upon her visit to Omaha several years ago, will be interested in the article, published in this issue, concerning the progress made by the excellent school to the building up and maintenance of which she has devoted many years. She has been able to carry out a long cherished desire of adding a Junior College department. It will be noted that she has selected a particularly well-equipped faculty for this department in keeping with the policy which has given St. Philip's 'Girls' school such a high standing in the community which it serves. It should be gratifying to the citizens of Omaha to know that one of her girls has been selected to fill the important and responsible position of dean of the faculty of St. Philip's Junior college. The Monitor desires to congratulate Miss Bowden upon the realization of her long-cherished dream of adding a junior college department to her school which has done such good work and to wish the new department the success which it will so richly deserve. The most important work before America today, not only in the South, but in the North, is an education which recognizes the claims of religion for the development of the highest character. This is the kind of an education that St. Philip's, San Antonio, and similar schools are giving. The facilities and equipment of such institutions should be of the very best. LEADERSHIP The day has gone by in almost every community where members of the Negro race will accept leaders picked for them by members of the other group. There are those who are still under this delusion. Leadership among our people must come from within and not from without. PROFANE—PERHAPS, BUT TRUE "How in hell can you expect segregation to be cut out in other places when the United States government establishes it and encourages it in government service?" said a justifiably indignant young man the other day. We believe he is right. "Them's our sentiments, too." REVEALS A SENSE OF JUSTICE "The Public Pulse" columns of The Omaha World-Herald is one of its most popular features. The following letter, which speaks for itself and reveals a sense of justice in the writer, a characteristic which we believe many white people possess, appeared in this column Wednesday, October 5: RACE PREJUDICE Omaha, Sept. 29.—To the Editor of The World-Herald: SUNDAY SERVICES 7:30 a. m. Holy Communion 10 a. m. Sunday School 11 a. m. Sung Eucharist With Sermon 8 p. m. Service and Sermon The Church With a Welcome and a Message, Come Again this superiority complex of the noble perfect white man, the white man who polluted healthy, normal Indian tribes with prostitution previously unknown. Why shouldn't the red man show treachery toward us? The white man, who harnessed the Negro to serve him, cutting off his hands to force obedience in the Congo, and later bringing him, in slavery, to the new Americas. Why shouldn't the Negro of today burn in resentment and bitterness toward us? Today, in Gary, Indiana, a school of nine hundred pupils strikes because they must share classrooms with 24 Negroes. Only partly do I blame the students, who needs must think of the race and color of their classmates when they should be learning and studying. But greatly do I wonder at and feel pity for their parents who foster such intolerance, narrowness and lack of Christian kindness. Is this the character make-up of the heads of other American homes? If so, we shall certainly see in this country a drop into the rut of race prejudice. And what man is intellectually free who thinks thus? Where is the fairness in a person who implants his fixed beliefs and ideas firmly into the receptive mind of a young person who, if he hasn't enough sense to think for himself later on, becomes a hindrance to society with his set, limited views? Knowledge is for all, and what these prejudiced citizens of Gary need is more knowledge of the world and man's nature and God. To know that He has endowed every human being with the life spark and the God spark. Let's no longer allow it to: Seem that all that matters is the color of the skin. the color of the skin, Never the glory of the soul within! Marcella Lindberg. THE MONITOR TOPICS OF THE HOUR BY PEOPLE OF THE HOUR Solving Racial Problems EXTRAVAGANCE As we look over the race in our communities, there are various things for which we can congratulate ourselves. One is the race pride shown in building fine churches and a proof of ethical development and the second in self-respect shown by so large a number of Negroes buying homes. They are doing so in larger proportions that the white man. In our community they have swept over street after street buying eight, ten, and sixteen room houses, all larger, all modern. The doubter says that they are just buying. All of the Negroes who will avoid EXTRAVAGANCE will own these homes. We have a type who buy too large a home, who furnish it with costly furniture and then decide that they must own a car to further excell their neighbors. Such people will never own a home and in the end will lose the car and furniture. This need not be so if our people will exercise common sense. One cannot have the world with a fence around it. After marriage a man and his wife should sit down and weigh out whether they will use mother-wit and live happily or be the SLAVES of style. Style dictates a big house with its expensive upkeep. They must decide whether they will buy furniture that they can USE and that will stand the wear and tear of little children. I remember a young husband who bought a four hundred dollar bedroom set and had to be in agony whenever the children came into his room. We all realize the pleasure to be obtained from a car. But can one buy a home and a car at the same time? Sometimes car buying prevents the buying of a home. Some of our people here have finer cars than their employers, that sit in the alley because they do not even own a garage. Oh, yes, they have jolly times in it but what of old age? I would rather be temperate now and be a little jolly then with the means that I had saved and refused to squander. How untrained are our people. To own a home does not mean we can HOLD it—that home must be financially guarded by the breastworks of a steady income from a business or a sure position. A little sickness, some disaster, city improvements, have lost many a man a good home. If we do not figure out these things and decide to live within our income down the road we are going to lose and have to start all over again. Our people must be set to thinking along the lines of ECONOMY by the school-room, the pulpit and the press. We must cease trying to run a race with our neighbor. He may have a larger income. I must be larger than to let his house, his furniture and his en- tertainment bother my conscience. I must trim my sails to meet life's financial gales. If I carry too much sail my fortunes will capsize. There is too much display in the race, too much fine dressing to feel that we are building upon safe foundations. We need more INDIVIDUALITY and LESS slavishness to sterotyped fashions. A family with developed MENTALITY cares little about senseless display. LETTERS FROM OUR READERS Duluth, Minn., Oct. 3.—To the Editor of The Monitor—Please find enclosed money order for $4.00 for The Monitor, and please excuse my delinquency, Miss Horne having returned home, and having called my attention to the same, I feel ashamed of myself. In regard to having The Monitor continued—Yes! I want it continued as long as Miss Horne lives, as long as Mrs. Anna Williams lives, and as long as Rev. John A. Williams lives and as long as I live and am in my right mind. Hoping you continue with much success with your paper as you have my best wishes, I remain, very truly yours, WILLIAM H. RAY. We wish to thank our many friends for the kindness and sympathy shown us during the illness, and death of our sister, Mrs. Irene Hartfield, also for the beautiful floral offerings. Though they shall wither and fade away, they shall ever live in our memory, and shall brighten our pathway through life. WARREN JOHNSON MRS. BLANDENA HYLAND. Mrs. L. Davis, one basket of tomatoes, and two baskets cakes; Mrs. G. Boman, one bundle clothing; Mr. J. H. Russell, two fine chickens; Mrs. Pettis, three gallons buttermilk; Mrs. Henrietta Fox, two baskets crab apples; Mrs. George Wood, one-half sack apples. For LOWER PRICES ON FURNITURE Rugs and Draperies with CREDIT and the smallest monthly payments see HARTMAN'S 413-15-17 So. 16th St. GOLDEN RULE GROCERY Specializes in Good Meat You are particular what you buy; we are particular what we sell. 2120 North 24th St. Webster 4198 FREE DELIVERY (Until 10:00 p. m. Saturdays) LINCOLN MARKET is still drawing crowds. There is a reason. Groceries and meats which please. Deacon CARD OF THANKS Thull Pharmacy 24th and Seward Streets PRESCRIPTION filled with the best of drugs—fresh from all adulterations as far as the most chemist is able to produce them. TELL YOUR DOCTOR to let you bring your prescriptions to him phone them to WEbster 2000. 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IF NOT, SEE HICKS 435-37-39 Keeline Building, Residence 3012 Miami Street -39 Keeline Building, Atlantic Since 3012 Miami Street, Webster 435-37-39 Keeline Building, Atlantic 3623 Residence 3012 Miami Street, Webster 6426 Let us figure your repair or lumber bill. Re-screen, re-roof or re-paint, or anything in the repairing line. Let us figure on your storm windows. See us about our ready-built garages with our sectional reinforced concrete foundation. H. GROSS LUMBER & WRECKING CO. 2102 Nicholas Street WEbster 2234 EDHOLM & SHERMAN PERSONALS PERSONALS Cash reward for the return or information leading to the recovery of grey blue overcoat taken by mistake from Dreamland hall, October 3. Call Web. 0721. Ed. F. Morearty, Lawyer, 700 Peters Trust Building, JAkson 3841 or Harney 2156. Mrs. Wayman Ward 'of Denver, Colc., was the guest of Mrs. Hiram Greenfield of Dundee over the weekend. Mrs. Ward is the wife of Rev. A. Wayman Ward, pastor of Shorter A. M. E. church at Denver; she was en route to Columbus, Ohio, to attend the quadrennial meeting of the Mite Missionary society of the A. M. E. connection, representing the Colorado conference branch missionary, of which she is president. She left Sunday afternoon. Midnight to Dawn Frolic at Dreamland hall, beginning at 11:55 p. m., October 16. Music by the Dixie Ramblers. The Mount Etna Social and Charity club met at the home of Mrs. Lewis Artison, 2816 Hamilton street, Wednesday evening. After routine business, a delicious luncheon was served. Mrs. Ella Anderson, 2217 Grace street, will be the next hostess, Wednesday, October 19. Jesse Stone and his Blue Serenaders are coming back to Dreamland hall, October 24. Miss Ione Pinkett has gone to Lincoln, Neb., where she entered the University of Nebraska. FOR RENT—Nearly furnished rooms in modern home. On two carlines. 924 No. 20th St. Tel. Jackson 4379. Mrs. H. R. Roberts, after a very pleasant visit with friends in Lincoln, Neb., has returned to Omaha. Miss Emma Dickey of Oak Mills, Kansas, is visiting her aunts, Mesdames Henrietta Fox and H. Hall. Midnight to Dawn Frolic at Dreamland hall, beginning at 11:55 p. m., October 16. Music by the Dixie Ramblers. Mrs. T. P. Mahammitt returned home Monday morning after a very pleasant three months' tour of Europe with a party of friends. Miss Grace Adams has returned to Atlanta, Ga., where she will resume her studies at the Atlanta university. Malcolm Scott, who has been confined to his home by illness for the past two weeks is improving. FOR RENT—Two six room houses, modern except heat, water paid, storm doors and windows. $20 to responsible persons. Web. 3622. CONC Desdun TECHNICAL HIG Monday, Ni CONCERT by Desdunes Band TECHNICAL HIGH AUDITORIUM Monday, Night Oct. 17 A. E. Solo Miss Irene Cochran Entert Mr. Dan Morton This Band has just play at the Nebras Admission Adults DAN DESDUNES, Dir. Soloists Miss Irene Cochran Mr. Levi Broomfield Entertainers Mr. Dan Morton Mr. Samson Brown This Band has just played to 350,000 people at the Nebraska State Fair. Admission Adults 50c Children 25c DAN DESDUNES, Dir. WM. LEWIS, Mgr. Mrs. Erskine Adams, en route to her home in Los Angeles, Cal., after a very pleasant visit with her parents and other relatives in Lawrence, Kansas, stopped over in Omaha for a brief visit with her brother, Mr. George A. Love and family, at 2434 Grant street., Mrs. Adams left for her home Wednesday night. Jesse Stone and his Blue Serenaders are coming back to Dreamland hall, October 24. The Medical Auxiliary will have its opening meeting Tuesday, October 11, at 3 o'clock, with Mrs. J. H. Hutten, 1624 North Thirty-third street. Mrs. James Jewel was hostess for Mrs. Wayman Ward of Denver Sunday for an auto trip that included several churches and points of interest in our group. Attorney and Mrs. W. B. Bryant have moved from 3027 Evans street to 2604 Decatur street. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Clark of Berkley, California, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Graves. Mrs. Clark has just returned from Paris. They will leave Lincoln Tuesday for their beautiful home in Berkley. LINCOLN, NEBRASKA Rev. M. C. Knight returned from the conference held at Kansas City last week and conducted services at Quinn chapel Sunday. He states that the bishop requested him to remain in Lincoln until he sent for him. Rev. M. C. Knight left Tuesday to attend the Northeast Missouri Conference at St. Joseph, Mo. Mr. W. H. Rosier is reported as being quite sick. Messrs. John Johnson and J. King have returned home from Gary, Ind. The students of the state university and high school, fifty in number, were entertained to light refreshments at Mount Zion Baptist church last Friday night. Impromptu talks were made by a number of students in appreciation of hospitality shown them. Praise and covenant meeting was enjoyed by a fair crowd at Mount Zion Baptist church Sunday mornings. At night, owing to the Rev. W. H. Jackson, of Omaha, being unable to get here to preach the forty-seventh anniversary sermon of the church, Rev. H. W. Botts preached, after which communion was served. The seventh anniversary of the pastor will be preached by Rev. L. W. Harris of St. Paul, Minn., and the closing of the fall financial rally will be held Sunday, October 9th. CERT es Band H AUDITORIUM ght Oct. 17 ists Mr. Levi Broomfield rainers Mr. Samson Brown yed to 350,000 people ka State Fair. 50c Children 25c WM. LEWIS, Mgr. THE MONITOR Y.W.C.A. On October 11, 1927, the choral club will open for the season at the North Side Branch of the W. W. C. A., 2306 North Twenty-second street. Men and women who enjoy singing are cordially invited to attend this class. Call Webster 1539 for further information. Night School The night school, which was formerly held at Long school, is being conducted at the North Side Branch this year. School opened Monday evening, October 3, with a fine number of old students. Have you registered? Gym is to be taught this season to women and girls every Friday evening, from 7:30 to 9:30. The fee is within the reach of every woman who is interested in better health. Call Webster 1539 for further information. Notice! Mrs. S. B. Canty, chairman and members of the House committee, wish to thank MF. and Mrs. Stuart of the Stuart Art Shop for their interest and help in putting over the doll contest, which was recently sponsored by this committee. The fall opening, which was held Thursday evening, September 29th, was a very successful event. The program for the evening included an address given by Mrs. S. C. Campbell, general secretary of the Young Women's Christian Association, on the purpose and the work of the Y. W. C. A. Mrs. Estelle Craig, chairman of the board of management, gave a brief talk on "Have we your support?" This was indeed a timely subject and one which every member and friend of the association should ask themselves. After a fine demonstration of our class work and the activities enjoyed by our Girl Reserves this summer, the program was closed. A social hour followed and refreshments were served. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION AND DISTRIBUTION Notice is hereby given that Prince Hall Masonic Building association has been dissolved and that the funds on hand which were paid into the association for the purchase of share certificates are now ready for distribution as provided by law. PRINCE HALL MASONIC ASS'N. By JOHN H. WAKEFIELD, Treas. Omaha, Neb., Oct. 7, 1927. 2T—10-7-27 Had Odd Accomplishment Had Oad Accomplishment Earl Russell has this anecdote in his book, "My Life and Reminiscences": "My grandmother. Lady John Russell, was a great favorite with Queen Victoria throughout her life. Not alone, of course, because she had the peculiar and unusual capacity of wagging her ears like a dog. But this accomplishment intrigued the queen and she suddenly called on Lady John to show it off to an ambassador. My grandmother was so taken back that she lost for a long time the power to move either ear, and only ultimately regained her power to move one, which she occasionally did for my edification." A newly rich man once invited Beau Brummell, the famous pop, to dinner, and asked him to name his own party. He accepted, and chose to the number of eleven, including himself. "That," said his host, "will make just an even number." "An even number?" queried the beau. "How is that?" "Your friends, ten; yourself and myself—twelve in all." "Good gad!" said Brummell, affecting surprise. "You surely don't mean you are going to be one of the party!" Hottest Spot on Earth The latest official records show that the hottest spot on earth is at Azizla in northern Africa. It is on a plain almost equivalent to a desert. The thermometer at Azizla has gone to 136.4 degrees in the shade. The average temperature during the whole year is more than 70. Previously the hottest known spot was at Greenland ranch on the edge of Death valley. Calif. The highest temperature recorded there was 134 degrees. The Loomis Radio school says: Generally speaking, signals will come in loudest from those stations which are located in the directions toward which one's lead-in points, instead of in the direction pointed to by the free end of the antenna. Choral Club Night School Gym for Women Notice! Fall Opening! Presumptuous Radio Reception One morning Mrs. R—— answered a knock at her kitchen door. There stood Helen, three years old, whilived in the other half of the duplex. "I want to borrow a match for mother; she said that she would bring it back when the grocer boy comes, announced the child. In a few minutes Mrs. R—— was summoned to the door again. "There stood Helen, holding a burned match between her thumb and finger. "Here is your match. Many thanks. Mother did not use it all. She was busy, so I thought I might as well bring it back to you."—Indianapolis News. Persians Fund of Tea Tea drinking is a universal social habit in Persia. One of the social institutions of great attraction is the teahouse, some of which are furnished quite elaborately, while others are rude in their surroundings. Business men often make appointments here, and it is very common for loafers to seek out these teahouses. The common pipes, cigarettes and the kaleem, or water pipe, are much used. In the water pipe the smoke passes through the water and is drawn into the lungs. Lemon juice and other flavors are sometimes mixed with the water. Ancient Stone Unveiled The "Brus Stane," which dates fram 1304, and was lost for 150 years, was recently installed permanently in the staircase of the town hall at Annan, Scotland. At the ceremonies the unveiling was by Sir Robert Bruce. The stone was originally part of the ancient "Castle of Brus" at Annan. After its disappearance for a century and a half it was found ten years ago in a North Devor garden. CHAS. F. DAVIS, Attorney PROBATE NOTICE In the matter of the estate of George G. Johnson, deceased. Notice is hereby given: That the creditors of said deceased will meet the administrator of said estate, before me, County Judge of Douglas County, Nebraska, at the County I. Levy DRUGGIST PRESCRIPTIONS Our SPECIALTY 24th and Decatur Sts. WEbster 5802 ORTHOPHONIC VICTROLAS and ORTHOPHONIC RECORDS BRUNSWICK PANATROPES and BRUNSWICK LIGHT RAY RECORDS Columbia Viva- Tonals and VIVA-TONAL RECORDS Sold at lowest prices and easy terms. The only store in the city where you can make your selection from the three leading makes. Try our record approval plan. Open a Charge Account for convenience. Schmoller & Mueller Piano Co. Home of the Steinway Piano 1514-16-18 Dodge Street Myers Myers Funeral Home Myers Funeral Home M. --- Shop Here & Save THE BRANDEIS STORE Where Economy Reigns Our Bargain Basement An Unusual Sale of Silk Hosiery 1st Quality from Nationally Known Makers Regular $1 Value 64c Silk and Fibre Service Weight A rare opportunity! Semi-fashioned silk stockings at a most exceptional price. Silk from the welt over the knee with double soles, heels, and toes to assure long wear. A trim looking stocking that will give service and is priced very low. Wise women will not miss such an opportunity. Sizes 8½ to 10½ in the most fashionable colors. —Basement Hosiery— Endeavoring at all times to meet the demand economically as well as scientifically Court Room, in said County, on the 1st day of December, 1927, and on the 1st day of February, 1928, at 9 o'clock, a. m., each day, for the purpose of presenting their claims for examination, adjustment and allowance. Three months are allowed for creditors to present their claims, from the 29th day of October, 1927. BRYCE CRAWFORD, 4t-9-30-27 County Judge. NOTICE In the Municipal Court, in and for the City of Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska OSCAR W. ANDERSON and JACOB HANSON, Plaintiff, vs. CLAUS BJORNBORG, Defendant: Doc. Q. No. 222. To Claus Bjornborg, Defendant: Take Notice: That plaintiff has filed motion and affidavit in the municipal court, the object and purpose of which is to secure revival of the judgment made and entered against you in the sum of $113.00 and court cost taxed at $4.40 in which said plaintiff was plaintiff and you were defendant. You are required to appear on or before the 1st day of November, 1927, and show cause why said judgment should not be revived against you, the defendant therein. Upon your failure to appear and show cause, said judgment will be revived in favor of plaintiff and operate with, and in full force and effect against you. By order of the court, ROBERT W. PATRICK, Judge. WM. B. WHITEHORN, Clerk. RUTH ROBERTSON, Deputy. 4T—10-7-27 LEGAL NOTICE In the Matter of the Adoption of Ethel Margaret Robinson, Minor. To all perons interested in said matter: You are hereby notified that on the 23rd day of September, 1927, a petition wah filed in said Court by John William True and Ruth May True, husband and wife, residents of Douglas County, Nebraska, praying for the adoption of said minor; that a hearing will be had on said petition for adoption before said Court on the 12th day of November, 1927, at 9 o'clock a. m., at the County Court Room of Douglas County, Nebraska, and unless you appear at said time and place and contest said petition, the court may grant the prayer of said petition, whereby said minor shall be adopted by John William True and Ruth May True. 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Three months are allowed for the creditors to present their claims, from the 29th day of October, 1927. BRYCE CRAWFORD, 4t-9-30-27 County Judge. A. P. SCRUGGS, Lawyer. Large experience. Handles all law cases. 2310 North Twenty-second street. WEbster 4162. C. P. WESIN Grocery Company Now one of the Red and White Chain Stores Same Prompt and Courteous Service Better Prices. 2001 Cuming Ja. 1248 Reid-Duffy PHARMACY FREE DELIVERY Phone Web. 0609 24th and Lake Streets and 24th and Cuming OMAHA, NEB. HOTEL CUMING 1916 Cuming Street Rooms by day — 50c, 75c. $1.00 By the week — $2.00 to $4.00 UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT Mrs. Mayme Mason D. G. Russell, Prop. — Omaha Phone JA. 2466 KEIS STORE In Basement Where Economy Resigns Annual Sale of Hosiery Sonally Known Makers 4c Silk and Fibre Service Weight Semi-fashioned silk exceptional price. Silk the knee with double to assure long wear. A that will give service Wise women will not city. Sizes 8½ to 10½ he colors. Hosiery— Home Phone Web. 0248 uneral Home times to meet the nically as well tifically A quaint ceremony is that still obtaining in some parts of Normandy, the benediction des bestiaux. The oxen and the draft horses are assembled in front of the church. There may also be a bullock or two and perhaps some cows. The procession of peasants, clad in their very best, issues from the church to the sound of a chant that is drowned by the priest. The venerable cure sprinkles a few drops of water on the heads of the beasts and when all the animals have received the benediction the next feature of the ceremony is to place at the pedestal of the cross facing the church certain bundles tied in coarse linen. These bundles contain bread and sait, which are to be given to those beasts not able to attend the ceremony, says the Washington Star. Power of Love Once when John Ruskin and Thomas Carlyle were discussing the literature of their day, the latter said to his companion: "Can you tell me why it is that works on subjects of vital interest to the race, splendidly written by men of profound scholarship, command scarcely sufficient sale to pay the cost of publishing; while trashy novels, false to history, false to philosophy and false to the facts of human experience, and altogether lacking in literary merit, will sell by scores of thousands?" After a short pause, Ruskin replied: "There is but one explanation of that fact, but the explanation is all-sufficient; the novel has love in it and the other has not."—Scribner's Magazine. Good Idea Coperscope had arrived home tired and hungry, but the beds had not been made and neither was there the faintest sign of any dinner. Presently he surprised his wife reading a novel in the drawing-room. "Do you mean to say that dinner isn't ready?" he asked, with dangerous calm. "Very well, I'm going back to town to dine at the Criterion." "Just wait five minutes," replied his wife, throwing aside her book. "Will it be ready then?" he queried hopefully. "No," was the cheerful answer. "but I come with you." Bagpipes in Spain Specimens of bagpipes are found on old Spanish manuscripts. In the beautiful volume of the "Cantigas di Santa Maria," which was made in the Thirteenth century of King Alphonso the Wise, there are 51 separate figures of musicians. These form an introduction to the canticles. There are three pliers among them with bagpipes. Another Spanish manuscript of the end of the Fifteenth century, illustrated by a Flemish artist for Queen Isabella, shows many musical instruments, among which are bagpipes. Relic of Indian Art A relief of the old Mathura school of Indian art is in the possession of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. It consists of a thin slab of red sandstone, carved on both sides. It is a plediment decorated with a repeating ornament of three varieties, the same on each side of the slab, and was probably part of the main or only entrance to a temple which may have been entirely of stone, but more likely of brick except for the doorway. Special Folding of Bills Prevents Loss With many men it is a common habit to carry a few odd bills in convenient pockets to save themselves the trouble of pulling out their wallets to pay for small articles purchased. Frequently these bills are folded in indifferent fashion and stuffed into pockets where other bills, folded with equal carelessness, may be reposing. Bankers point out that this is apt to be a costly habit, as a bill may be dropped when some of them are withdrawn from the pocket. They point out that there is one proper way to handle bills thus carried; that is, by smoothing out the bills, placing them together, preferably with the smaller denominations on top and larger below, although that is entirely a matter of preference. Then one end of the little pile of bills is turned inward to the depth of about an inch or so and folded down, after which the bills are creased lengthwise down the center and folded over. Finally the narrow strip of bills is folded from end to end in the most convenient little wad. In this way the bills are all locked together and there is no danger of any being separated and lost, while the owner can readily unfold them and extract what he wants at any time, refolding the balance securely and returning them to his pocket. A Walk With Thoreau To take a walk with Thoreau, one must rigidly adhere to the manners of the woods. He could lead one to the ripest berries, the hidden nest, the rarest flowers, but no plant life could be carelessly destroyed, no mother bird lose her eggs. First he would give a curious whistle and a woodchuck would appear—a different whistle and two squirrels would run to him. A different note yet and birds would fly and even so shy a bird as a crow would alight on his shoulder. The children must be mute and very motionless till each pet was fed from his pocket and had departed. Thus the children were introduced to his family, as he called them.—Mary Hosmer Brown, in "Memories of Concord." River Kept in Order In view of the disastrous Mississippi floods it is interesting to note that 2,100 years ago a Chinese engineer, Li-ping, laid down the correct engineering principle for controlling the flood conditions of a river flowing through a fat alluvial plain. The works that he and his sons established for controlling the waters of the Min river in Szechwan province and distributing them across the great Chengtu plain are still in perfect operation. The Chengtu plain is an area 100 miles long and sixty miles wide. Across this plain the Min river is distributed in eight main branches, converging at the lower end of the plain to form a single river again, which empties into the Yangtze above the Gorres. Throughout the 2,100 years, the engineering principle laid down by Li-ping, without which the whole system would have destroyed itself centuries ago, has been followed. Flood conditions are still unknown. On the walls of the temple built to the memory of Li-ping and his sons at Kuan-hsien, is written this saying, familiar to every Chinese student: "Shen tao t'an tso yen," meaning "Dig the bed deep, keep the banks low."—Minneapolis Tribune. Fragments of Bottle Good Legal Evidence Fragments of a broken bottle once settled a legal dispute as to the location of the original corner post of a surveyed tract. It was customary in the old surveys to place broken bottles, crockery or other articles that would resist decay in the holes where the corner posts were to be set, and notes of such deposits were recorded by the surveyor in his book. On this particular occasion, when an effort was being made to establish the location of a post in Canada which had been set sixty years previously, the surveyor's gang dug for two days over an area covering more than fifty square feet. Finally the diggers unearthed broken glass with embossings that corresponded to the notes in the original surveyor's book. With this point established, more than thirty posts in the vclmity were restored and the dispute over the boundary lines was settled—Kansas City Star. Optimism vs. Pessimism The talk was of the pessimim- of the young. "I do not understand why," said one. "You would think that young people would be all optimism with the future before them. You would think they'd see life as a rosy path. It seems to me the middle-aged and the old have more reason to be pessimistic. They have seen their illusions and their enthusiasm go one by one." "Because they are middle-aged and old is the very reason for their optimism," said another. "They have learned by the time they reach mature years that nothing is so bad as it seems and that this is a pretty good old world after all."—Springfield Union. Satisfied A short-sighted man who was also very inquisitive was walking in the country one day when he saw a notice board nailed on a tree that stood in a field. As he could not read the notice at that distance, curiosity prompted him to climb over the fence and walk across the field toward the tree. A few moments later he managed to scramble back over the fence just in time to escape the horns of a raging bull. "Well," he gasped breathlessly, "I had the satisfaction of finding out what the notice was." It said, "Beware of the Bull." Flowers at Weddings It is impossible to state when flowers were first used at a wedding, since this is a very ancient custom. Orange blossoms were worn and carried by brides from the earliest times, as they portend luck and happiness. Spencer and Milton were of the opinion that the orange was the golden apple presented to Jupiter by Juno on her wedding day. It was customary for the Anglo-Saxon bride to give her friends small knots and ribbons to wear or carry on the wedding day. This custom still survives in the bouquets of the bridesmails. Antiquity of Bagpipes Jacques de Morgan, during his excavations in Persia, found some terra cotta figures, dating from the Eighth century B. C., playing on what appear to be bagpipes. Again we find the bagpipe in Persia in the Sixth century A. D. on the great arch at Takht-i-Bostan. While crude, the representation serves as evidence that the bagpipe was in use during the 14 centuries which elapsed by tween the time the terra cotta figures discovered by De Morgan were molded and the carving in the rock at Takht-i-Bostan. Electric Cash Counter Money flows like water in the Bank of England, in London, where a novel electric machine sorts and counts silver coins and discharges them into bags hung beneath Amounts of from £5 to £100 sterling are automatically allotted to the proper receptacles, says Popular Science Monthly. Far more rapid and infallible than a human hand, the device measures out the equivalent of £7,500 in an hour. THE MONITOR Importance in Japan Japanese soldiers do not give much trouble to the quartermaster's department. In the field they are capable of great endurance on a diet of dried rice, dried fish, dried seaweed, and pickled plants. The seaweed is wrapped round the rice and used as a "relish" to it. Given a tiny fire, a stewpan, and the rations mentioned, they are perfectly content, whatever the weather and however long the marches. Seaweed is grown specially for food purposes, being cultivated with as much care as any other crop. After the typhoon season, the women may be seen bearing great loads of young trees which have been stripped of their leaves, though all the small branches are left intact. These are drawn into the weed on the shore acres of brushy saplings being arranged in long, parallel rows where the tide ebbs over them twice daily. Gradually, the green fernlike weed collects on the branches, and flourishes there until the farmers harvest it. It is then carefully picked over and dried for future use. Curative Power Long Ascribed to Flowers The forget-me-not was formerly known as scorpion grass, because the flower buds were thought to resemble the coiled-up serpent, and our forefathers, believing in the doctrine of signatures, supposed this to indicate that they would cure venomous stings. Vying with the forget-me-not in its sentimental associations is the illy of the valley, which also blooms in May and is indeed sometimes called the May-illy. In the old herbalist's heydey it seems also to have vied with the forget-me-not in curative properties. In the world of legend, however, the forget-me-not seems to have a distinct advantage, for whereas an angel scattered them for us, the lily of the valley sprang from the tears of a mere mortal, Eve, as she left the Garden of Eden.—Chicago Journal. God's Greatest Gift The Pall-Mall restaurant is a famous establishment in the Hay Market section of London. All prominent men and women go there at least once, it it be only to inscribe their names in the "Album of the House." Patti was there once and wrote beneath her name: "A beautiful voice is one of God's highest gifts." Some time after Yvette Gulibert was there, and having read Patti's inscription wrote down: "An ugly, but expressive voice, is also one of God's highest gifts." She thought, no doubt, to have the last word. Chance would have it that Sir Rider Haggard dropped in one day at the Pall-Mall and started leafing the album. He smiled and in turn wrote something beneath his name. This was it. "Silence is God's greatest gift!"—Pierre Van Paassen, in Altanta Constitution. There is no peace in hymns of hate, nor in the road that isn't straight; there is no joy in lifting fobs nor perpetrating hold up jobs; there is no gain in drilling holes in men and letting out their souls. The good-for-evil stunt is great! Heap burning coals upon the pate of the guy who has done you dirt, and then stand back and watch it hurt! There may be profit in red gold, in robbing men but when you're old, and you've lost even self-respect, you know indeed your life is wrecked, and all the schemes you've put across have brought you nothing else but dross. The good will of your fellow men and love are better than much yen, and peace, when life's noon turns to shade beats all the kopecks ever made.—Judd Mortimer Lewis in the Houston Post-Dispatch. Syrian Wedding Custom An ancient Syrian custom which is sometimes observed even at the present time is the assumption by a newly married couple of a royal status. On the village threshing floor is placed a throne on which they are seated daily for seven days, during which time songs and hymns in their honor are sung and poems recited in praise of their beauty, etc. Some leading Biblical scholars have divided the Song of Solomon into seven sonnets or idylls, which would furnish one for each day of the "King's week." Language of Diplomacy The French language was used extensively in Europe in the Twelfth and Thirteenth centuries. The French literature was greatly developed and spread throughout the various countries, and persons of culture studied the language in order to be able to read the literature. Many foreign students were attracted to the University of Paris, and this also helped to spread the language. As a language for treaties and foreign intercourse among nations, French became general in the time of Louis XIV. Highly Dangerous While two gay spirits were giving an unusually hair-raising display of acrobatics at a recent flying pageant, and to the lay eye seemed to be trying their best, with the aid of some five hundred or of horse power, to bear the wings off their trail steeds of sticks and canvas, a solemn voice came through a loudspeaker: "Would spectators be good enough to refrain from the highly dangerous practice of standing on their seats?" Seaweed Harvest of Philosogrin Etta Green is the au- tor collector. She has you pay when she calls. It is to see you. Be prep- sure something on account to pay all. Please do sure. PLEASE PAY any subscriptions an- nce past due. It will be appreciated if you bring your money or be prepared to your collector calls. WATERS BARNHART PRINTING CO. OMAHA Subscribe for THE MONITOR Omaha’s Old Reliable Race Weekly $2.00 a Year TO SEE YOU DRUG STORES DRUG STORE, 2306 N. Two phones, WEM. 71. Well equipped seeds. 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