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The Sunday Bee MORNING—EVENING—SUNDAY THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY NELSON B. UPDIKE, Publi.her. B. BREWER. Cen. Manager MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Tha A Woe I a tad Preas, <.f which The llew Is a member, la *i<*lu*l?ely •ntltled to tha u*« for republication of all new* dispatrhaa credited tc» It or not otherwise credited In thla paper, and also the loral neea publlahed herein. All rlghta of republlcationi of our uwcUl dlapatchea art also reverted. BEE TELEPHONES Private Branch Exchange. Ask for the Department \T (antic or Person Wanted. For Night Calls After 10 P. M.: innn Editorial Department. AT lantie 1021 or 1042. 1WU OFFICES Main Offfca-—17th and Farnam Co. Bluffs - - - 15 Scott 8t. So. Side. N. W. Cor. 24th and N New York—28C Fifth Avenue Washington - 422 Star Bldg. Chicago - - 1720 Steger Bldg. MAN’S FAITH IN GOD. An' Omaha lawyer, graduate of one of the great eastern universities, a man of culture and reognized literary attainments, was chatting with a friend at lunch oifS day la6t w'eek. The conversation lightly turned on affairs in Russia, and Grand Duke Alex ander’s appeal to the world, and especially to Amer ica, to save rel gion. It was agreed that if religion ! were worth saving, it would save itself: that no na tion or combination of nations could long or ma- I tcrially affoct the course of man’s faith in God. This lawyer spoke seriously, as the conversation was coming to a dose. Creeds had been sketchily considered, and points of difference on which men divide. He derided much of what is current as dogma, but, he added, “I do sincerely and devoutly believe in God.” Here is a type of the men who hold aloof from the church, but who accept without question the fundamental fact of Deity. Many of these are de vout, in their own way, unquestioning in their ad herence to the main truth of religion, but sceptical as to points of dogma or articles of faith. A dis cussion that waxed warm a year or more ago, over the relations between science and religion, developed that many college professors, who teach science and accept its laws, also teach religion and accept its truths. Henry Drummond, in his “Natural Law in the Spiritual World,” has given an explanation of this, drawn to fit his own case, using the simile of two wells of sweet water springing up side by side, the waters rising until at last they overflow and mingle, and none can tell from which well the , refreshing draft comes. I.ouis Pasteur, the great biologist, whose dis- J coveries revolutionized the science of healing and ! gave man a new defense against disease, had a pro- i found belief in the so-called evolution theory, and yet was a devout member of the Catholic church. He died with the crucifix on his breast, full of faith in the Redeemer. Here is what Pasteur wrote: “There are two men In each of us: the scientist, he who starts with a clear field and desire* to rise to the knowledge of nature through observation, experimentation and reasoning, and the man of sentiment, of belief, the ntan who mourns his dead children, and who can not. alas, prove that he will see them again, but who believes that he will and lives in that hope; the man who will not die like a vibrio, but who feels that the force that is within him can not die. The two domains are distinct, and woe unto him who tries to let them trespass on each other in the so imperfect state of human knowledge.1' Man’s faith in God, his belief in and hope for immortality, is not shaken or lessened by his knowl edge of nature, his researches or his discoveries. Study leads them to clear vision of earthly things, and so to a more confident trust in the things that are concealed. “The heavens declare the glory of God,” and the more a man learns, the greater his awe for the Maker of All Things. FATHERING MIGHT HELP A LITTLE. America needs mothering, if we are to take Mr*. Upton's word for it. She looks about, and sees a land in turmoil, hurlyburly on every side, and she wants to quiet it. Mother sees the same thing at home. Little ones fall out over their play, one wants the other’s things, dispute* wax warm and cries rise high, and then mother takes a hand and soothes tha unrest with tender words, and sets all smooth and pleasant once more. That is what Mrs. Upton would like to do to America. She would take the contending citizens, of whatever faction or party, and fondly and soberly advise them as to the right course, cajole them into taking it, and then put them down out of her lap to run and play about their games of making money, building railroads, setting up machine shops, rais ing crops, and running politics—the hundred and one things that enter into the complexity of our national life. How very nice it all would be, if only that could take place! Yet mother frequently finds something that is not to be adjusted by words alone. One of her flock has done or not done that which should not or should have been done, and has shown such temper, such tendency to waywardness, disobedience or contumacy as calls for correction. Often a spanking is needed a little more than loving, and then father is called to do his stuff. Father loves the youngsters, too, but it hie share of manage ment to be the strict disciplinarian of the femily, and on him is laid the duty of correcting those mat ters that are beyond the mother’s reach. On the surface, while Mrs. Upton may be right in the main as to the need of mothering for Amer ict, judgment ia not far at fault when it concludes that a little fathering, too, might not do apy reel harm, and possibly would work for good. IT’S ALL WRONG. If you were making up a guest lilt for a family party, and had your choice between a poet and a prize fighter, you would more than likely ask the poet. Yet when it comes to purchasing the product of the two, people will pay $3 up a seat to see a pugilist commit assault and battery, and would not give 6 cents to hear a poet read his own songs. Achilles was a great warrior; so was Ajax, but whoever would have heard of either had it not been for Homer, who was only a poet? Homer has im mortality; yes, and when living he had the privilege of begging his bread. Prize fighters today get all the way from a few hundreds to matiy thousands of dollars for their exhibitions, while poets rarely earn enough by writing to keep them decently. Have we not as much need for poetTy as we have for pugilism? What sort of idealism is it thst rewards the burly physical giant and neglect* the eager, patient intellectual marvel? Qur culture still lack* something of being perfect while the balance between mind and matter remain* so unequally tilted. Thi* is not written to disparage the profes sional boxer, who is as marvelous in his muscular perfection as the writer is in hi* gift of fancy and expression. Some day, maybe, the poet will not have to wait in patience for the reward that, should follow his song, but a* matter* stand, he seem* to be out of THE SWEETEST PLACE ON EARTH Man’s first home probably was a burrow scooped out under a pile of driftwood. Some fastidious member of society of that time may have caused others to comment on his luxury by lining his nest with leaves. You may be sure it was not'long, how ever. until others had followed suit, and it is quite likely that the indolent or improvident chaps wel comed the wind that blew leaves’ in and saved them work. A little further along, man took to holes in the rock, and lived in caverns. He had acquired fire, and could warm himself. He did not need all the skins he accumulated, and so some of these took the place of the leaves, and added luxury to his kennel. And thus through all the long way up to the modern home, man has continually endeavored to pad his existence by multiplying conveniences and increasing comforts. Many who live in Omaha can readily recall the day when the home was lighted by tallow dips, or perhaps a smoky kerosene lamp, when the water supply was drawn from a well that froze up in the wirtjer and went dry in the summer. One room warm enough to sit in was all they knew, and the furnishings of the house were of the simplest sort. Compare that with the living of today, with electricity, gas, running water, and a long category of things the world knew nothing of just a few years ago. Housework has lost much of its terror, its drudgery, as man and woman have applied genius to experience and brought forth marvels for use in the home. This steadily advancing conquest in housekeeping has given to home making a new im portance. It is no longer merely a place to eat and sleep, *nd to spend some hours in sweet communion with dearly loved ones. Home is nowadays a spot on which to lavish tender rare, to decorate and adorn in tasteful manner, where the character of its inmates finds expression in appointment and equipment. Fittings are not designed solely for use, but for pleasing qualities as well. Furniture, rugs, wall paper, lighting and other fixtures, the hanging of pictures, the draping of windows, all these are as carefully studied as the design of the building or the cut of the garments of those who live therein. All do not know these things, are not capable of securing the harmonious arrangement that is needed for complete enjoyment. Yet these can be given ad vice and assistance in home arrangement, so that they can truly have the home beautiful as well as comfortable, for the two go together naturally. The Omaha Bee will serve in this way when its great Home Show opens two weeks later. Opportunity will then be given to discover the practical applica tion of many ideas that are novel, but helpful and intended to make the home not only the sacred and happy place it should be, but one of greater enjoy ment, because it will appeal to that higher and Letter side of man's nature through being more at tractive. KNOWING TWO THINGS. Venerable Bede, it was said in his day, pos sessed all the knowledge that was to be had. Twelve centuries have passed since then, snd today if one man holds full information on any single subject, he is considered exceptional. Equally noteworthy is it when one man is well informed in any line bat his own. Science in the early stages of development was common property. Any one of moderate education could make contributions of scientific value. One-' hundred and forty years ago such men as Franklin snd Count Rumford, while active in ^politics, also made important contributions to science. President Adams was a distinguished astronomer. Clergymen also played an important part in the world of math ematics, physics, chemistry, economics and sociology. Joseph Priestly, pastor of a chapel in a brewery district in Leeds, became interested in the produc tion of carbonic acid and in forcing it into water. He also wrote a hlatory of electricity, and made the discovery of oxygen and other gases, which gave him a great scientific reputation. The enlargement of the field of knowledge has made it difficult for the nontechnical man to un derstand what It is all about. The popular scientific societies that once flourished are now pretty well extinct. All the more reason then for wide public interest in the meeting of the Nebraska Academy of Science in Lincoln last Thursday and Friday, at which a number of authorities in various scientific branches will discuss their problems in a popular way. The lay membership of this society includes men of all walks of business and professional life, who are developing the other side of their nature. Many scientists make the mistake of deprecat ing the efforts of individuals outside their world I to acquire some smattering of scientific knowledge. Science could no more prosper without some popu lar understanding of it than could art without some popular appreciation. The fact that a 12-year-old boy can talk in very technical terms about radio indicates that genuine interest can take one far, even through individual eHort. After one has be come sufficiently interested, whether in botany, so cial acience, geology, or what not, he may go far without individual instruction. There ia also a rt laxation in having auch a hobby to turn to. One does not have to read Mark Twain's “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" to realise that the character of our civilisation is very largely determined by the achievements of science. One may regret the fact that this gives a materialis tic trend to our education and social system, but (till not an inch of this progress would be ceded back. If the development of a mechanical age is 1 not an unmixed blessing, then whatever evils it has brought in ita train can best be overcome by a more general understanding of what the methods of science are and in what ways it baa made ita influence felt in shaping the political and social arrangement a of our day. Speaking of gag masks, the Omaha doctor who gave the Americana the best one used in the war, ia to be decorated by the government this week. All things come to tym who will but wait. Henry Ford may or may not run for president, but hi" plant ia turning out nearly 7,000 ears. a clay, which ahows he is not without occupation or Income. Mr. Wilson is said to oppose the Harding world court plan. Less was not to be looked for. Omaha's trade boosters are getting ready for another trip out west, a sure sign that spring is here. Arbor Day cornea next Monday. Pick your tree and plant it well. The women voters know what they do not want. Ont bandit in jail beat* any number at Large. I While the Old Machine Was Running *-—-By WHX M. MAl'PIN. It simply would not give service any longer. For 30 years it served pa tiently and well, but for the last 10 years it has been showing signs of wear and tear. Then, suddenly, like the famous "One-Hoss Shay,” it quiv ered and shivered and refused longer to respond to the fingered commands of its owner. Owner and machine had grown old together, but the ma chine did not have the power to re build Its wasted tissues, hence it was the first to go. • • • It was a wonderful machine in its prime, hut it couldn't keep up with the procession. It saw Itself out stripped by improved machines that looked better, "worked easier, weighed less and didn't have such a high cost of upkeep. But it seldom complained, and as long as Its innards were kept reasonably clean and well oiled, and Its vanity appeased by a new ribbon now and then, it plugged along. • • • Yes, a discarded old double, keyboard typewriter—discarded only a few days ugn after more than 30 years of service. Thirty years is not such a long time In the history of nations or of states, but it is something of a record for a typewriter. And as I laid it aside with many regrets, snd am now gazing on Its battered frame, memories come rushing in a flood. When that old machine was new. Benjamin Harrison was president. Upon It were written editorials about the Homestead riots that made politi cal history—the riots, not the editor ials. It was seasoned lit service when William McKinley was assassinated, and beginning to show signs of decrepi tude when those fool Wright broth ers were monkeying with a heavler than-air flying machine and drawing the derisive comments of the wise acres. It was approaching Anal dis solution when the madman of Rurope plunged the civilized world Into war, and it was given its last gasps when radio sets were becoming as common as phonographs. • • • Not many years, to he sure, but covering a period of the world’s his tory that has no parallel. Why. bless your souls, when that old machine was new and bright and fairly am pealing to be pounded, women wore long skirts that dragged on the ground. Itanged their hair and wouldn't for worlds show an Inch of their hosiery. Orchestras played real music Instead of jazz, and it was a mighty cheap politician who did not ride on a railroad pass The linotype, the greatest invention of the century, was yet an experiment, and we tour ist printers Were still talking about that crazy Dutchman who thought he could invent a machine to set type. We just knew he couldn't, because, don't you know, it Is simply Impose: bio to invent a machine that will think. Hong before that old machine had lost all of Its Original luster the linotype was ns common as pan handlers In the old hand set days, and now a country newspaper that can afford a typewriter for the use of Its editor is almost suro to boast of a I type setting machine t'pon its battered ijev* were written [stories of two wars in which Ameri can manhood aud womanhood took part, and In the taking added undying | glory to America's manhood and wo -manhood and added unfading luster to Old Glory From It hava «oma stories and tributes about men who helped to mak« American history and i then passed on. Benjamin Harrison. Janies (5. Blame. William Tecumseh Sherman. William McKinley. Theo .dore ftooaevelt, Andrew t'arnegle, John M. Thayer. J. Sterling Morten, and scores of other* whose memorte* will live a* long a* this nation en dure*. • • • As It lies there, discarded end ti*e le«s. it keep* locked Within it* silent key* many a story well worth the telltnp, but tx-tfer left untold. For in stance, it might tell the story of * certain legislator In the old day* now happily f ne. who wouldn't for worlds - accept a bribe to vote for a certain hill, hut who did win 13.000 In a poker game inside of 20 minute* although he didn't know the Jack of < lub« from the deuce of diamonds—and voted for the bill the ne*t day. • • • When that battered old machine was band new the city of Omaha had fewer telephones than there are this Uiiv in the farm homes of ftcottshluff county, and the old cable cam were yet being pulled up the Dodge street hill. Nebraska wn* in the throe* of the populist uprising, and relief in the shnpe of ftxid and clothing wag being shipped by the carload to thi* section of the country that Is now producing twice a* much sugar nit Nebraskans consume and prixluce* so much *1 f dfa that It is difficult to find ground upon which to stack It. When It was new Nebraska's agricultural produc tivity was *o small ns to find difficulty In getting Into the crop summaries of the nation, but it responded to every call of duty until the day cum* when Nebraska vva* the third largest wheel producing stale." the second largeei corn producing state, and the second largest producer of dressed meats It* span of uaefulnen* covered the period within which Omaha grew from a sprawling city of minor Importance to Its present proud position ** a manufacturing, wholesaling and meat packing city. • • • Now all this Is not meant merely as a tribute to a faithful eld type writer. nor to rail attention to ita owner. The purpose la to emphasise what line been wrought In Nebraska In America. In the whole world, be iween the time when that old m« chine entered the service and the dav it was tlnallv discarded. Almost a third of a century, and we have be i nme so accustomed to seeing big |things, new things and strange things Daily Prayer [ Thou answered them, O berg our (lod — i Pe. »» « Our Heavenly Father, we bow be fore Then to thunk Thee this morning for Thy mercy and love that has J , brought us again Into Thy holy pres elire. We have sinned Wilt Thou for i give us? We thank Thre for the food Thou i hast given us. Wilt Thou also feed oilr aouls with that bread that cometh from Heaven. We bleas Thee for out \ home. We are thankful for out ' loved ones. As Thou art present with ' us here. Wilt Thou also abide with ' those who are bound to us |,y kindred ties, but are separated from ua h> distance. w« thank Thee for our frlendi and neighbor!, and ask a bless. Ing On then). We thank Thee for the churrh and Its Influence Hive |t epic Huai power for Its tasks In Ibis ronp munlty and In all the land. Supply Thy llnvltlese grace to the missionaries who In answer to prayer. Them hast thrust Into the dark places of tb# enidli May their message be so need by the Holy .Spirit, that Thou oh t'hrlst. may be known In all the world, and the coming of Thy King ilmn may be hastened' • We ask this, our lleavenlv Kathet In tbe Name of Thy Son. our Lord Irani. Amen yKuStlK IN,\rs. • *">ilid!lghli, ra. become common. Hint wo ate apt to forget the speed doth which they I were nil brought about. We have in | deed come fast and far during the [years that old machine wag In the ' service. So fast and an far. In fact, [that I am afraid we have grown away I from many of the things that made I life really worth living. Certainly w e j have grown too far uway from the | old-time American home life that hullded for better character and there fore for I Hitter citizenship. We have grown away from reverence of things ! our futhera and mothers held sacred. We have grown too far away from the old-time ense of parental respon sibility in every day in every way i we ore <’ pending more on legislative I enactment for the upbuilding of our children and the cultivation of tnor lallty. * • • • Things have been rushing along at express train speed since Hie old ma chine began service—so rapidly that too much of our time was occupied In keeping up with the procession, and w-e didn't tuke the time to hold fast to many of the good things of that day. Not altogether too many people, dazzled by the tinsel of modern times, sneer at those things as being old fashioned and therefore unworthy of consideration. Perhaps that will ex plain in some measure the appalling growth of the divorce evil, the grow ing disregard for law, and the Impair ment of the public's moral fiber. • • • But, thank goodness, quite a while before the old machine was utterly incapacitated it tvas able to chronicle the beginnings of an awakening of the public conscience and a revival of a determination to leaven these mod ern days with some of the good things left behind in the mad rush the world has been making since the day when that old machine was new. Prairie Gems The legislature refuses to put the ban on the mileage book, though Brer Charley stamped his little foot and in sisted that it should be done. Some times a fellow just has to admire the legislature for its occasional exposi tions of independence—Nebraska City Press. The "monument to MfKetvie" is going to be the greatest source of scandal ever conceived In the state of Nebraska. The code law will I* tame compared to It.—York News-Times. Another thing Nebraska can b« proud of. and that is Omaha has the lowest rate of infant mortality of any city in the l.'nited States—Hastings Tribune. Police Commissioner Butler of Omaha scenui to he new brooming with a vengeance.—tiering Midwest lit# Herrin tlli.t case presents one of the most humiliating instances of complete breakdown of law and jus tice in the annals of American Juris prudence. The cases have all been dismissed by the prosecution in despair Notwithstanding the Herrin murders have scarcely lieen eouab-d for numbers and brutality in the na tion's history, the officers admit the Impossibility- of securing ■ onvietion of the cowardly and cruel murderers, who are So protected by Intimidation and prejudice that ro jury can be *e cured to convict.—McCook .Tribune. Who has the nerve to call us dollar grabbers? intefest on the Victory notes ceased on December 15 and there are yet 1225,000.000 that have not been turned In for redemption.— Arnold Sentinel. Tli* senate Is spilling the beans in hymping the Insart }l»!h<*r, rode measure and putting a political club In the hands of Governor Bryan sgsln. A gtiardlan ad litem is in order—Kearney Huh Talk Isn't so cheap after ail The Omaha bootlegger queen" who boasted lhat she made 145,000 In 17 months has been respectfully request ed hy I'ncl* Sam to make out an In come ta* return—Norfolk News May We suggest that the "soul of Nebraska ' Is not going to be properly typified In the new rnpitol building without a status of Archlti ■ t Gimh1 hue Mirmountitjg the central "smoke sfack?" Objections hy late State Kn- ; g.nt-er -Johnson are already ru'ed out of order.—Kearney Huh. Not because he misrepresented the 1 situation, bttf because he spoke pre maturely about the president's in tentlona. Attorney General Daughertc is being given i touch of presi-ten tlnl frost these da>s—Oer tig M l west The Basis of Utterly. "’hat the world peed. Is a states manshlp courageous enough to as sert vthe true doctrine of liberty. Only t people willing and able to defend It •in long retain it Uberty must l>e militant, vigilant, alert H must not he afraid to proclaim that It rests on force Every law. every judgment d> levered from the bench, every wrii of court, rest* on foroe Without It 1 they would is1 void.—Kansas (Tty Htar. • Et Tu Oliver "In the spring a young rnevi'e fancy, 1 Thug l quo'c. you know the <r»t . Ye* It happens often happen a— And In families of th« l*#at. All are numbered with the loonte* And I'm aura that none immure la, Mn«:g my Oliver to spoon la Upringsgllurod Ilka all the rest. In th# w i a (low* uf np at Hr Where iho little sunbeam* flay; On hit tgbla ‘neath t hi* gable Olher idly alia all day. t'eptln’ when some tin me '• ripe. Then the ke\B T aoftl> wipe And he rondr*-and* tn t>pa Tn a dull half hearted wav A>» ’ *he In bit 'neath the gable ■luce one ble*kk .Nh% ember dee With her roo'e ftnmer»«<«| )n water Thrlvee a wandering .Tew<e**t eprav Navtr thought what thia might lead to Nor her tendency |i\* bead to .Never thought ahe il have t ho gt erd to lit retell her etren a»ma h'« an li'ow tny table ‘neath the gable f* a ydly epnonlng pU-* Vph her tendrils twining toend him lie la wreathed in her embrace Ami lit me It doth irffilf ‘I heee typed letter! hint and Mu». You fgn blame it onto b»*r - ltleme It on this wendeilng Jew teas) Who he« vamped my Oliver, IIAYOI.I, N W TRF.LfJ ‘ Oat of Today's Sermons Hcv. Ilertiian S. Houser of the MUIer Park Presbyterian church i will say this morning: Raster has come and gone. : Churches have put forth great efforts i to tiring men into rigid relationship with God. Churches, irrespective of ! denomination, strove to induce men I to decide for Jesus Christ. Hut ef forts to a great extent have been in vain, for millions of people are still "on the fence ." "On the fence4’ is a quaint Mayings—means Indecision. World full of folks that are "on the fence." Political, financial, social and moral. Hut our text, taken from 1 Kings. 12:21, has to do with people that were “on the fence" religiously. Klijah had a hard job before him. Why are people "on the fence" religiously? What are the causes of indecision? From lack of moral cour age Moral indecision—mere putting it off. An honest doubter is not con tented untit he has removed heaven and earth to resolve hi/ doubt. "On the fence" because -of will and not of conscience. This proves absolutely absolutely an absence of faith, a lack of trust in God. The evil power bolds hack's—progress Impossible—subtle in fluence—promising what he can't give and doesn't own. Through beguiling human beings he‘leads them to say tomorrow. Today is God's word—to morrow the word of the devil. You are defying the desires and craving of your own nature and re tarding its growth and defeating its purpose In life. A normal man craves a God. Heathen tow down to wood and stone. It is abnormal to be ir religious. The to"! erleth out: "O. that T might And Him." You are also stunting your growth, dwarfing your soul. The spiritual must to devel oped with the other parts of human life—we must decide for or against God. Defeating your own self hy re fusing to deride for Jesus, the Christ, the matchless character, the greatest teacher of ethics and morals, the powerful force for God's righteous ness, the Supreme Hero, the world Redeemer and Universal Savior of man. This is my beloved Hon, hear ye Him.” “Of a truth I have no pleas ure in the wicket!.** God desire* that the soul of every person shall live. By being “on the fence’—we hear the words from Kevelatfon: “Ye were neither hot or cold, but lukewarm. I will spue ye out of my mouth." The soul that sinneth shall surely die. Through example end influence we lead others astray. Our own children follow in our footstep** Too late, they art* gone. Doing good to no one else, merely retarding progress of human rate. • During The p* riod our nation was at war “on the fence" was not toler ated. Indecision a thing of the past. Neutrality spirit were idle an ! useless words. We ere for our flag and country, or against the nation we claim as our nation. Just so wUI there )#• but one di viding line in eternity’* realm. We will h» cither for c*hrist or against Him There will l>e ijo "tin the fence ” Hither Heaven or hell hinge*-- on our decision. Which shall it tee’’ Your choice? Speak—decide for the soul er*» ft f« too late and the refrain is heard. “almost hut lost ' K©v. Oiarle* \V. *a\Mg© of the I*e«|»|#»*a church will preach this morning from l-aiah 39:13, "When Mte enettiv -hall come in like a flood. the Spirit of the |»rd shall r»ks un n standa***! against Him.” In part he said I«4 a gr* at revival of religion about to break on the world* I fully l>e lieve so. fiuoh revvival ip greatly needed. Arthur Brisbane, the grea* editorial writer, says: ' Crimes *»f all kinds are reported from t itle* and villages every where Especially la this true among tho young. Drug* far worse than liquor 0'uly Increase their hold on wp.ik minds and create a problem difficult of solution.” The enforcement «*f law ha* every-| where com# to t*e extremely difficult. During the year 11*22 $f»00.000,«H>9 in values were stolen from the railroad* of the United States One of the great d.-il:* ** in the state of Minnesota has recently published an article which in subftance deejares that the prisons and reformatories are full That talented young girls and boys swell the rising influx of crime. Other state* are ntyout in the an me condition. In ell the great cities of our country the divorce evil Is present; homes are being wrecked, theft, ami r bl**r\ md holdups, and murder occur eveiV week. Again. 1 notice that there is a uni* versa I find marvelous interest in *plr it in 1 things everyw here The minds f the people nr© now fully awake and seem to be demanding of God proof of the fundamental doctrines of the script lire as I have never seen in ti ica ted before. Men of science are bringing forth, as they believe, accurate results This is also un at** of marvelous inten tions and Improvement and discoveries of ©very sort. And it has become a question apparently with the )ample whether we shall not have certain knowledge ns to the great beyond, at least in proportion to the accurate knowledge w© are obtaining in this world. I h ive been surprised lately to beat* sensible men. such ns law vers, retired business men. and men of part* from all walks of life, declare that they had heard from their loved ones who* had passed Into eternity. The desire for this sort of thing is Intense and I believe is creating and will cheat© and bring about a great re suit. % I believe we shall see a day, and that before a groat while, when the • CAST OFF THOSE ILLS which firth i* »uppo»«d to l>c heir to and enjoy perfect health Chiropractic a* 've practice it will brin*: you into the liirht of (he new day. No more com plain!*, no more medicine*, no doctor hill*. Consult u* now. DR. FRANK F. BURHORN THE CHIROPRACTOR 414-16 5«!UnliM Bide Phon* JA 9447 true Christian religion will come Into Its own. Men will truly repent of -in and turn to God with all their hearts. In his sermon on Sunday eve ning Key. Albert ImiIiii, pastor of Bethany l*resh> li-rian church, will touch upon the subject of the religious education of the children, saying: I thoroughly believe in tlie principle that the state should not meddle in any way with the direction of the Worship id its citizens; such a prac tice invariably leads to religious tyranny and stagnation. But that dues not mean that the state should not as a genera! policy recognize the fundamental importance and encourage the universal practice of religious instruction TMs Instruction, to be really ef fective, should not be ci-j Assail to the half hour which children get in gun day school. The home is, of course, tlie place where before everything el'e the child should learn to trust, love and revere find. But the state, even while maintaining Its slrbt im partiality in tlie ma'ler of religion, lould immensely Improve the mind of the child of the importance of tills part of Iris life by allowing in us tine schedule one or more hours each weejc during which tin- principle of religion may be taught the child by teachers of the denominational pi cf.*ren<o .,f tlie parents. This is done, with excel lent results, in such progressive and liberty loving countries as .Switzer land, For Protestant. Catholic and Jew a certain hour is «et apart where lie is taught bv ministers of his own creed what Cod should mean to him. No parent is compelled to send his child to one or any of these classes, but, as a matter of fact, no people except a few fanatic agnostic* and atheists request that tie ir children be txcused from Ihem. The state law ought at least give such of our communities, Where the wish Is express d by a referendum, the permission tr. arrange for such elective courses by teachers agreeable to the parents of the children. Kdu '•atlon is. after all. all #0 pfr cent charact'-r development, and the chief source of character is religion. Nature Note. It will soon be time for prolnbi'ion enforemept agents to worry about dan delion wine.—Rochester Herald A Book oj TodayJ - THE MARTHA*,K V £RVl TV. by KrtW H Si *ttnnan. Cbaric* 5» rlbntr's hut.* j There are three noteworthy and out standing features of Mr. Spearman’s new book: The diction is artistic, tho story is interesting, and the incidental dialogues of the characters offer soma line thought and philosophy on va rious phas’-s of present day American life. The leading characters of the story arc persons of affluence and in fluence. The dominant note ©f the story is n rrlage and divorce as relations affected the lives of Kobe^^B and Louim- Durand. The story opefl" in Fond du !*;i< in the spring of 1S1G Robert Durand is principal owner»ni manager of a industry Hie code of Ilf*- clash* with the ideas of hie noble wife. Another woman come* into the life of Durand, and a man among men wins I^aos*- after her di vorce. The business ai.d social point* of contact U-twefn the characters ar** cleverly devised Here is on- -f 1 :.«• many grins of thought in the tor i Janeway. coiit/iimd. indulged hta vein of .ontemp' ><•' iinny: Why t*»II the truth. Bishop’ Why tell the truth when }>ij know • i* alv...yj at* I uni-re me cans- i by the . tiar-y of people in telling the truth. "What should you tell i,e-' a-k*d the bishop with a patient srn ! "Not at all” returned ,Jao< war. blandly. "Tell what ought to be the truth—rell that which prevail*, that which i* Wceepteii among our lie«* people, our thinker*, our educator*, i.jf men of letter*, a* the truth. Why lr- all the tiine. or alv of the time, to overturn veridical eon ten tl on*—why stir thing* up?" \ Cloud on the Horizon. ^h* * lake thunder aero** the teat' from the Phlllpr-ine* eome* th- report that Oen-ml Wood » sounding out ,hl* frier, i< i i backer* «f T‘2". to dl» nover whether they flunk he ought to enter the race nest year—New York Time*. . - ^ \ stunt for Fortl. Wh:l- waiting f-.r eongre** to let • ■ t. i.. * n.- thinv fo n:s - ■ mtry at^ Musi !e ,<h -al». Henry k'-rd plight pay >he German*' reparation* bill, and *«• get the world out of it* economic •rert-he* by Christmas.—Capper's Weekly. _ A Word About DENISON LOAD BEARING TILE Denison Load-Dearing Hollow Tile is specially made to serve for foundation walls—exterior walls to which stm*co may be applied, and for the combination face brick and hollow tile type of con struction. 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