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TJTF, BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1014.
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dress will be changed as often a requested.
Folks who are growling for anow'aecm to
forget that our winter la all before un.
Taken all In all, however, Omaha hat been
extremely fortunate In the matter of fire losses.
At any rate, no Russian warship has so far
fired by mistake on any fleet of fishermen's
trawlers.
With Its 60,000 automobiles, Nebraska ought
to be able to spare a few horses without seriously
'anlaslng them. '
If they could tnyent a painless bullet to ac
company the noiseless powder,' maybe war would
not be that, after all.
To need to worry about the middle west
and the canal. We will sdo'n be there with a
, lot of rocks In tir pocket.
A San Francisco judge holds court In a barn
. and, as might be expected, a paragrapher hopes
, "his decision may . be a stable one."
Not only does Mr. Marshall of Indiana think
President. WllHon good enough for re-election,
' but he thinks the same of the vice president.
Our Nebraska democrats waging their 1916
' campaign with a prohibition plank In their plat
.; form would -1e a fitting subject for the movies.
1 Here ts .n Anjertcsrn, once :a "poor boyy nowr
risen to a fortune! If $17,000,09 Ail oTwhfch'
goes to show that rising Is still good in America.
Secretary Bryan and Senator Hitchcock
spoke from the same platform at the Auditorium
meeting in Omaha, but evidently that is as close
i as they got.
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..With Turkish and Mexican questions critical.
Secretary Bryan nevertheless found time for a
week-end scoot out to Chicago on another spell
binding .tour. . -
'But don't forget how much Uncle Sam grew
"and expanded under tho national banking: system
before It was supplemented by this new federal
"reserve topping. '
, ,The aecrery thrown about reports as the
I Germans go on toward Russia may be to give
the kaiser's censors time to learn to; pronounce
the names of the towns. .
And still, railroad striving to get on closer
terms with the people will not have exhausted
their resources until they have d,one all they
: should toward protecting grade crossings.
'Tbe'fuhny part of it Is that' here Id' NV'
branka the newspapers that were most loudly
boasting of their: progresslveness are the -ones
'that insist on standing pat on the long ballot.
The drya premlee not to start anything in
the Impending legislature If the wets refrain
from starting anything. It might be the part
of wisdom for neither-side to borrow needless
trouble,.'. ? 1 ' . t
"Tfce pressure wa ao poor ut.here," says
Fire Cblef Salter.,Mow can that be-with our
"municipally, owneti.and operated water plant?
If the water pressure "lp deficient the remedy
'must no w'be jn tur own, hands, ., '
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The fair for the benefit of the Qerman-Amerlcan
chool was held In Uermenla hall, tha booths being In
rhsrge of various groups of women, aa follows:
Klrmeas, tha Mlssea Welse. Kcholp; dolls, Meedaunos
Sohaffer, . Relchenberg. Huberman; fancy work,
. Mesdaima ( Mendelsohn. Kuehn, Baurds; ., cigars,
Mesdames Andres,' Stoeckcr, Fries; raffles, Meadamea
tlayman. Wlndlulra, Welnhaugen; flowers, Louis
llflmrodt, Oarncau and Mls Fisher; frulta, Mr a
George Ileimrod, Miss Pundt, Miss Krug;. Rebecca's
well, Albert Cahn, Mra Andrew Kosewatvr, Miss lhr
man. Miss Newman; poetofflce. ' airs. Dake, Mrs.
Rhnaikr. Miss' 'Roeder; fishing ponds. Mesdames
rVhults. Kaufnuuin, Pinhole!. Itoebecker, Miss Huuuni,
Miss Meyer; scales, the Misses Pundt, Krug, Etratman.
F. A. Nash, general agent, requesta ' all ministers
wishing half-fare permits over the Chicago, Milwau
kee Ik t. Paul road to make application at tha tlcuet
office before December L
Charles Bhlverlck, the furniture man. and his fam
ily have gone to Texaa to' spend Vhe winter.
Mr. and Mra. J. N. Eddy are back from Bt. Loula
Frank A. Wood, a popular young man studying law
In tlie office of John U. Webster, died of typhoid
fever. .
. The finder of a pair of gold-bowed spectacles, Ut
on Davenport street, la requested to leave them at BL
J'-arnabas' rectory, corner Twentieth and California.
Evacuation of Verm Cruz.
Those predisposed to critlclie the administra
tion's Mexican policy will find some ground for
ohjpctlng to the evacuation of Vera Crux at a
time when stable government, If not protection
of life Itself In some parts, seems about as doubt
ful as when our troops went to this port. In
view of the continuing disorder, the claim that
our occupation was more for the purpose of un
horsing Huerta than anything else may not be
entirely unfounded.
Aside from this, however, two points seem
to us to call for simcial attention In the matter
of our .occupation and evacuation.
First, the taste these Mexicans nave had of
American government, though mll'tary, gives
them a very favorable Impression of It. Many
of them have been loud In their praises of the
political, moral and sanitary Improvements
wrought under General Funston, declaring they
had never known as wholesome conditions of
living under their own regular government.
That of Itself ought to have tremendous Influ
ence for the future.
The second point Is that the United States
has absolutely demonstrated, not only to Mexico,
but all of Latin America, that we have no plan
or desire for territorial aggrandizement south
of the Rio Grande. Our occupation of Vera
Cruz afforded fresh occasion to our ever sus
pecting neighbors for revamping this old delu
sion that has cost us so dearly In the past. Our
government assured them they were wrong, now
It has shown them they are.
General Funston took over the customs
revenues, but he leaves a snug 11,000,000 to
bo duly covered to the proper Mexican au
thorities as a result. He leaves sanitary con
ditions such as Vera Cruz never knew before
and he leaves a mighty healthful feeling toward
him and his government. He was on the square
with the Mexicans, which means that I'ncle fiara
was on the square with them. Possibly this was
an Inappropriate time for the evacuation, pos
sibly need for American troops In Mexico may
noon again arise let us hope not but If so,
the need can be met as it arises.
A Slump for Senate Insurgents.
It Is Interesting to note from Mr. Bryan's
Commoner that what has caused the greatest
Joy to the Wilson administration out of the elec
tion Is the increase in the democratic majority
in the senate by tho election of three new
senators to fil seats formerly occupied by re
publicans. This transfer, as Mr. Bryan points out,
gives the democrats an additional margin of
six over the opposition, which after March 4 will
be sufficient to enable the administration to
pass its measures through that body without un
necessary delay. In other words, after March,
no two or three democratic senators can hold
the president up by the throat to shake down
patronage or other Tavors, and if they bolt the
caucus they will not' be greatly missed. While
Mr. Bryan used very diplomatic language, it is
fair to presume that the point made will pene
trate where it Is Intended to strike.
Caught in a Tight Corner.
The only response The Bee's exposure of that
election rake has-been able to elicit from the
Kearney Hub Is as follows:
The Hub heard the atory emanating from Omaha,
and passed It along. Any person la entitled to make
comparisons and draw conclusions, and a;allght" varia
tion In th figures showing a preponderance of voters
on he governorship does not matter.
A yarn so flimsy, of course, Just "emanates"
like Topsy, who merely "growed." But the
right "to make comparisons and draw conclu
sions" hardly entitles any one to charge specific
ally that 2, COO votes in Omaha were bought
and aold for $2- apiece, especially , when the
figures cited as a basis for the "conclusion"
would indicate more votes proportionately so
delivered either in Kearney or In Lincoln than
In Omaha. .
Double Consolation.
President Wilson has repudiated the state
ment attributed to htm that "under no circum
stances .would this country be provoked into
war by Turkish outrages." -He reaffirms his de
termination for peace, "but not at any price."
Therefore, we may derive, double consola
tion from thta Smyrna episode, although It was
not to be believed that th president was ready
to commit himself to the- peace-at-any-price
doctrine. It was evident that an unfortunate
mistake had beep, made by someone in misunder
standing or misquoting the president.
The people of -the United States have not
received a better bit' of newa since this
European upheaval began than the final state
ment front Turkey that the firing on the
Tennessee's launch waa a friendly and not a
hostile act, done solely to warn against the
mined sone. To provoke us to hostilities In the
present situation would be bad, not only for us,
but for the world, because it would have drawn
us from our exclusive position as the one great
neutral nation able to afford the aid to others
solely In the Interest of humanity and ultimate
peace.
1al'eaeasjaseaaasaa
Passing of Another Sturdy Pioneer.
The death , of Harry Porter Deuel removes
another of our pioneers who came to Omaha
when It was scarcely more than a hamlet
and helped to make the city what It Is. A fam
iliar figure here since the old steamboat days,
Mr. Deuel was for forty years actively Identified
with the transportation business, first for the
river boats and then for the principal railroads,
and later served the public in responsible posi
tions. Aa register of deeds, he administered
that office with utmoet satisfaction to those hav
ing business with It, and as member of the pub
lic library board, he found a congenial field of
usefulness, being himself an omnivorous reader.
He waa esteemed most highly by all who knew
him. His living to a good old age, after endur
ing the trials and hardships of pioneer Ufa, It
self testifies to his sturdy character.
" There Is talk of demanding a recount of
the constitutional amendments defeated in the
recent Nebraska election in the hope of saving
one or more of them, the cost of the recount be
lng'estlmated at between 130,000 and $40,000.
A recount was once resorted to on the amend
ments submitted in 1896 with a consequent
scandal that swelled to heaven. Whatever else,
no more doctoring of the ballots in dark re
ceases of the state house.
No autopsy is needed to determine the ali
ment of the office of coroner. "
War in Dollars and Cents
Tvss Oayot la Hovember everybody's.
Past i: a per I en re of Lltl.e lee.
Th nit of past wars will be of little use to us
In estimating the cost of the pres-nt European war.
for each of the Important factors of cost haa enor
mously Increased even since the last great conflict
was waged.
The factors which I shall consider are three: the
cost price of the military operation themselves; the
losses resulting from Interruption of production by
withdrawing men from Industry; and the loa of human
capital In the dustructlon of life.
I do not take Into account the destruc tion of the
human monuments, aurh .as cathedrala or art colle.--tlons
that have belonged to successive ages, for there
Is no possibility of predicting the extent of such rav
asres; and the values, besides, are not wholly estimable
In terme of money. Nor do I attempt to meaaure the
destruction of mere physical Improvements the rail
ways, the bridges, the public and private buildings
which have been paid for through the centuries since
the extent of this destruction likewise cannot be meas
ured In money.
I The Cost of Military Operations.
In estimating this element, the length of the wsr
Is of course supremely Important. What, then, are the
porslbllltles of the duration of the present war?
In 177 von Moltke wrote: "We admit that there
will be no renewal of the thirty years' war nor of the
seven years' war. Nevertheless, when mllllens of men
shall line up to face one another and shall waf
desperate war against each other for their national
existence. It Is hard to believe that the matter will be
solved by a few victories."
I-rf-er, a German general, considered that this var
would last from one to two years, and M. Jean de
riloch. In his work entitled "La Guerre," considered
the time limit mentioned by the German general as a
minimum.
When we estimate that the war will last six
months, we think we are within rather than beyond
the limits of probability.
It la evident that the belligerents expect the war
to cost an enormous sum, even If waged for only this
short period.
In (lermany the Reichstag authorised extraordinary
expenditures amounting to Sl.IiO.000,000, to proceed from
a loan, aid 75,Cm,0"0 from the gold and sliver sto:k
of the empire.
The mobilisation of the Austrian army since the
end of 1913 haa drained Its budget I do not know hoA
great a loan the Austrian government ran place.
The French government obtained authorisation, on
August 6, for a special credit of 0O,000.O0O, and further
authorisation to open by decree all credits that mlgnt
become necessary.
The Britlah government obtained a credit of
r00,00fl,000. This Is added to the credits already voted
for the army and navy.
It Is very difficult to know, even from the official
statements, exactly how many men are at the front
In France, England, Belgium. Oermuny. Austria
Hungary and Russia. In a study published by the
Military Review of the German army staff, Captain
Ilenk states as a prevision:
Soldiers. Soldiers.
Oermany S.ow.noo France S.(,0O0
Austria :, 000,00"! Russia 4,00t.u00
12.000,000
To these must be added 700,000 Englishmen whom
the German officer, had not counted upon. And It Is
well known that the Knglish soldier la as expensive
as he Is worthy. But let that be. We will keep tho
figure at 12,000,000.
What is the cost of a soldier In a campaign? A
Oerman. Herr Rlehl. estimates the cost price between
10 and 11 marks, or $2.60 to S3 per, day. The estimates
made In Orcat Britain and France vary between these
two figures. Twelve million men at $2.60 make SSO.OoO.tOj
a day. If the war lasts six months, the figure will be
$5,400,000,000.
Now, what are the amounts of capital available In
each country?
The report of the English census of production of
lfriT, drawn up by W. Flux, estimates that during this
year a aum between $1,600,000,000 and $1,700,000 000 served
to provide for additions to stocks of durable goods for
parsoiail enjoyment, and for new capital investments
at home and abroad.
This aum added to the estimates for France
$800,000,000, end Germany $1,200,000,000, results In a
minimum figure of $3,600,009,000.
Bo four months of warfare would suffice to exhaust
the available annual capital of Great Britain, France
and Germany. If the war laated alx months, the throe
nationa wroul dhe deprived of available cash for" a
year and a half.
And to the dally expenditure far men and horses
must be added the consumption of. ammunition, the
wear and tear of clothing, arms, cannons, tho destruc
tion of railroads, brtdgea, etc. War destroya every
thing and produces nothing. .''
We have spoken only of the land armies. But the
.vessels on the aea devour mountains of coal, and wear
out their machines. Heavy cannon deteriorate rapidly
after a certain limited number of shots.
To the above estimates must be added the more
or less entire destruction of t forts, - entrenched
camps, etc. ' .: ' .
(Coaclnsloa Tomorrow.) '
Aimed at Omaha
Kearney Hub: Rtadlng that the "noon clgaretto"
haa been tabooed In the Omaha High school might
lead one to wonder whether that has been, the regular
thing, and whether the ban applies to girls as well as
boys.
Hastings Tribune: "One might suppose that tha
foot and mouth disease had spread to the democratic
donkey." Omaha Bee. Well; some may doubt tha
foot disease.
Beatrice Bun: To have .athletics clean and free
from the taint of dirty work la worth more than all
the victories In the world. The Beatrice High .school
Is to be congratulated upon the . spirit of fairness
which la emphasised In the teaching of the athletic
aports here. Contrasted with Omaha's reputation for
resorting to shady tactics to win, our gridiron war
riors' reputation for fair play la a most valuablo
asset.
Ohlowa Spotlight: The Omaha IV e says that
Omaha Is not half aa bad aa It la painted. We agree
with Tha Bee, Omaha la just like every other city,
town and village In the country. If you look tor
trouble you will find It any old place, here, there
and everywhere. I-et'a "mind our own business and
let It alone."
Fairbury News: The Omaha Bee speaka of the
bull moose "pre-empting the sick bed." The Bee 1
mistaken again. It Is not a sick bed. It la a morgue.
People and Events
Boston prides Itself In Its baked beans, Phila
delphia In Its scrapple, Baltimore In Its chlckvii,
Omaha In Its pumpkin pie.
. The Wyandotte county district court of Kansas, by
a recent ruling, serves notice on women, who wear
tube skirts and high heels, that they cannot collect
dairagta la that court for tripping on car steps.
Hobbling the limbs constitute "contributory negli
gence." Should Holland be' drawn Into the vortex of war
and tha Dutch soldiery go forward arrayed in all
the glory of the balloon trousers affected by the
picturesque natives of Edaa and Volendam, there
la hardly a Coubt but that the spectacle would cause
the enemy to scream for mercy or aooot for tall
timber.
The court housea and several rhurch.es In New Tork
City are constantly guarded against mysterloua bomb
thrower. Eighteen bombs have been placed In va
rious public buildings In three montns, several of
which exploded and caused much damage. Puttee
and church people have been erous4 to greater
vlgUaace and are hopeful of catching the miscreants.
Hamilton Ksssr I'rospi'rts.
NKW YORK. Nov. 22. To the Editor
of The Hee: t'ntll the European war
broke out we have xperlencel the result
of a democratic administration. Wide
spread commercial and Industrial distress
enormous Increase of Imported goods,
with exports decreasing, factories closed
down or working on half time, and an
Immense army of unemployed, strikes
and unrest throughout the land, with liv
ing expenses higher than ever before,
and all this In the foce of the largest
crops this country ever produced, with
money piling up In the banka and pro
curable at 14 per cent on call and 3
per cent on time, for the simple reason
that the want of confidence existing had
put a complete stop to all kinds of enter
prises. And had It not been for this hor
rible war It is more than possible that we
would have had greater distress in this
country than has been experienced In
many years. Wc have a president who
publlt.ly announces he knows nothing
about btiHiness, and probably the weakest
cabinet surrounds nlm that has been In
Washington for a long time, with a house
of representntlves lirsMy composed of
petty lawyers, devoid of knowledge neces
sary for the auiiiimstrution of laws for
the welfare of the commercial commun
ity. The curtain haa now dropped and we
are confronted with a striking Illustra
tion of the advantages of the protective
policy In the I'nlted States. Imports
have largely, decreased, while exports
havo enormously increased, factories are
opening up, there in a demand for labor
an.1 the late election having overwhelm
ingly demonstrated a repudiation of the
policy of allowing Europe to supply us
with manufactured goods which destroy
our demand for labor and close our
factories.
The sugar Industry, which was threat
ened with absolute annihilation by the
democrats, making sugar free a year
hence. Is now probably safe, for It wouU
seemingly be an Impossibility for the
present duty to be taken off. Russia,
Austria. Germany, France and Belgium
are enormous producers of beet sugar
(which, when refined, Is identically the
same as sugar made from cane). France
and Belgium are totally wiped off of the
map so far as sugar Is concerned, while
Oermany and Austria huve taken for
their cavalry every sound horse In their
country, and all the oxen for meat, mak
ing It nearly an Impossibility to put In
large crops of beets during the coming
yoar, even though the war should end
tomorrow, and It is the general belief
that every foot of ground In these two
countries (that la suitable) will be ordered
to be put into cereal, while Russia, as it
now looks, will be about the only coun
try of importance to grow its usual
acreage of beets, so that It would be
reasonable to expect a very large de
crease In the production of sugar, and a
declledly higher price for that article.
When the war broke out granulated
sugar was worth about 4 cents, and Im
mediately jumped up to 7 cent, and la
now about 6 cents, distinctively prov
ing the wisdom of tha republican party
"n Its endeavor to so' protect the sugar
Industry that It would rapidly develop
thrc ghout the land, and In duo time we
would be self-supporting, and even ex.
Porting, eo far as sugar Is concerned,
while self-competition would lower the
price to the consumer, to say nothing of
the. Wide-spread benefits .to be derived
rrom an extended development of the
sugar beet Industry. It develops the coal
mine, lima quarries, makes a tremendous
demand for coke, fuel and lubricating
oils barrels, bags, twine, agricultural
Impleme- a and In hundreds of ways
gives l m ,M to other industries. Wher
ever a well located factory, properly
managed, exists real estate Improves in
value, villages spring up work is plenti
ful and the farming , community Is
largely benefited. - For the .planting of
beets Is Intensive farming, and where the
Crops are properly rotated the benefit
derived by the farmer Is great., while the
Pulp or refuse from the beet Is one of the
moat desirable fodders for cattle, sheep
and hogs, at a very low 'coat
There are millions of acres of desirable
and suitable; for boet culture. e.peTal,;
In our western' country, and If we can
Uh?r Vlurnc- as agalnet .the cheap
labor of Europe, capital will rapidly mike
a garden .pot of many locaHtle. tS.TS
now more or less barren waste.
.nIdtrTh" Uten"'nt ' r : the present
and prospective . Industrial outlook Is
l?m i """". wMely known as
one of the pioneers of the beet sugar
induatry and who will be remembered a.
Or.!iTl:,a,Ch"rr ' th' orlea "
New York NOrf0lk' nW Uv,n ln
tght of the Kearo.
-f7 "MAIM. Nov. 23,-To ,he Edlt0r
tLIT . , 1 m '"Trl" at the con-
wavid. it the amendment to the United
Statea constitution . mcans anything Mt
means to place all negroea on a civil
equality with the white man. and It waa
vol- rr.K nd U"d thn b majorlty
,.J.?, ,hVwh,te Bo It It 1. not
right a majority of the citlxena are to
blame for It. and while it i. w ,
eve .n every cltlsen. white or black, to
be a lawabidlng cltlsen. What would be
come of our nation If at least a majority
were not law-abiding? it 1, nut necee
ary for the white daughter to marry a
colored man any more than it la neces
aary for her to marry a good for nothing
white man. j. G. blessing.
Dilatory Parlsjar Contractors.
OMAHA, Nov. 23. -To the Editor of The
Bee- Frequent reminders by Commissioner
McGovem that atreet paving contractors
must fulfill their contracta or suffer the
consequences In civil damages convince
most people, I Imagine, of Mr. McGov
ern alncerity In the matter, but why not
go ahead and apply the full test in Just
one case? For everybody concerned
knows the contractors are still falling to
fulfill their contracta. In other words,
street after street that should have been
paved months ago la going Into the win
ter unpaved for no other reason than that
the contractor does just as he pleases.
It Is rather disgusting now to have these
contractors come out with fine promises
to get busy with their paving when they
know very well they haven't the time now
to do the work. If they had. probably
they wouldn't make the promises. 6 till
allowing for Mr. McGovern'a alncerity
and good Intentions, he must bear la
talnd that ha and not the contractor is
the one the people must hold responsible.
This whole thing of managing atreet
paving la all wrong any way. The con
tractor Is not the only offender; there la
his satrap, the professional petition cir
culator, who often majnagss by. devloua
methods,' to thwart the people's will and
delay their paving all for bis pn graft.
which some of his ilk have been hooking
ono In rather large amounts. This fellow
ought to go aa a "good riddance of bad
rubbish. " and he would If Justice were
done the people by those In charge of af
filrti In the city hall. U Q. McS.
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Editorial Shrapnel
St. Louis Globe-Democrat : A German
general says that "It's never over till the
ninth Inning." He ml?ht have added that
acmetlmes the game Is called on account
of darkness.
Houston PoM: We see it announced
that Colonel Roosevelt Is to become a
philosopher. To become a philosopher a
man must think one hour fcr every min
ute indt lged In speech. We don't believe
the colonel can make It
New York World: A $.V,0n war levy
by the new German military governor of
Ghent upon the people of the city. In
addition to Increased requisitions for
food and supplies haa but on meaning.
It has he effect of reducing that many
more Belgians to the point of starvation
where they must be provided for by
American generosity or perish.
Pittsburgh Dispatch: A submarine with
the speed of a modern battle crulaer and
able to steam 3.600 miles without re
plenishing Its fuel sounds quite threaten
ing. Hut might not a little one be less
noticeable to the ships that could fight
or git away as suited them best? The
disposition to have the biggest of every
thing might he abated long enough to
Inquire what size Is best for Its purposes.
Indianapolis News: There need be no
fear that the American people will fall
to do their duty by the suferers ln the
old world. For they are old hands at
the work. When a great disaster hap
pens anywhere the world looks to the
people of the I'nlted States to lead In
the campaign of relief. Whether It be an
earthquake in Martinique, a famine In
China, an eruption of Vesuvius, American
money Is always poured out to help the
victims. The precedent haa been firmly
established.
CHIIRY CHAFF.
"You think that man has more mono
than brslns?" ,
"Yes." replied Miss C.iycnne: "and 1
don t believe he has much money, at
that." Washington Htar.
General Joffre You must be prepared to
die rather than yield ground."
General Hlndenburg Don't count the
enemy beat him." Cleveland Plalndealer.
"I like lr. Polus. He's the finest doc
tor there Is."
"Indeed T'
"Even when you hnve nothing the mat
ter with you he recommends a Florida
trip. Says a trip In time often wnrds off
a serious Illness." Louisville Courier
Journal. Pater (comrosedlyl The olJ-fa.hioned
dime noval has been withdrawn fiom cir
culation. 8mall Boy (consolingly) Tes, but. r.
can take you to one at the movies. Life
THE SILVER LINING.
Baltimore Pun.
TV a e is no cloud can hide for long
T! beautv of the bienth of song;
In dark and heavy folds, we cry.
They hang above us ln the sky.
But sweetnexr. through the silver day
Koon blows the dreariest pall away.
And upward to the sun we shine
Mid old revealings grown divine.
All life the silver linings run
Behind the shadows gray and dun.
And there amid the heaviest gloom
A sudden beauty bursts ln bloom.
Transmuting all our grief and woe
Into the old, angelic glow.
Of Joy and cheer and living grace
Beneath the glory of his faoe.
Tho storms, however fierce they roar
Shall noon pass o'er, shall soon pass o'er;
And there the sunny hills lift up
Their peaks and every vale a cup
To hold God's beauty, brim to brim,
Shines with the utmost sweet of him,
Till song and sunshine borne together,
Bring back the dream of pleasant
weather.
The silver lining It Is there,
'Mid all our sorrow and our car.
Bo sweet, so true, so bright, so pure
Be brave, oh heart, that we may sno
Through all we have to know and be
That they are best who beet endure
The crosa of each day's cavalry.
To bear It with an earnest will
The silver lining gloweth still.
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Leaving Time of tho Rock Island's
Leaves 6:08 p. m. daily. Have dinner on the train-
arrive La Salle Station, Chicago in the . heart of the
business district ready for the day no time lost.
Carries sleeping car for Tri-Cities may be occupied
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Other Solid Through Trains Daily
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"Chicago Day Express" .
"ChicagoColorado Expreaa"
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