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OCTOUEIt CIRCtLATIOJI.
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BuWrlbers leaving the city temporarily
shouM have The Bee mailed to them. . Ad
dress will bo than get! as often as requested.
It tnay yet be a white Christmas.
Mrs. Pankhnrst-seems to have been lost in
tba mar same shuffle.
Tho bull moose party baa decided to con
tinue whatever It la doing.
An exchange apeakg of "Brutal Journallsiu,"
possibly referring to the "slus; heads."
The densest of fogs baa a slim chance
against one burnt of this Nebraska eunllght In
.-warm December. ' '
Worst baa come to worst since that old
time friend, "beggars description,' baa found ft-
way Into the war bulletin!.
Yes, but what about that long-deferred cut
ting of the federal patronage pie for which
hungry democrats are so Impatient?
Diplomacy,, says Mr. Bryan, la the art of
keeping cool. In other words, of keeping one's
feet on the ground while the band plays.
Though Mr. Bryan repelled the advances of
the Chicago girl very effectually, he la atlll ac
cused of exchanging furtive glances with Mlsa
Democracy, ,
It la one thing for voters to mark a non
partisan Judicial ballot, and quite another thing
for the governor to make nonpartisan Judiciary
appointments. . . ,
American Ambassador Morganthau is said
to have run a successful bluff on tne Turks. All
we have to say Is that the man who can do that
ia some bluffer. ...
Qh, holy smoke! Now tbey are asking It
Commander Peary was deceived by a mirage!
Next, they will want to know If old Doc. Cook
bad on smoked glasses.
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Only one socialist vote la the German Reich
stag recorded against the new war loan. Looks
ss if the Germane were backing up their war
lord pretty unanimously.
Laws, ordlnancea, public sentiment, aglta
lion and bitter experience notwithstanding, the
suns, revolvers, "knucks' and other deadly
weapons may atlll be seen lurlngly displayed In
the show windows.
That ICansaa City preacher who, after being
out buutlGg the day before, stood In the pulpit
on Sunday and preached with a bullet In his leg,
aa doubtless able to give bis congregation aev
era! hot shot. , , ,
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Presumably that Water board's answer w
be that It is just as easy to turn the city aov
eminent over to the Water board aa to transfer
the management of the water works to the city
administration.
An effort ia to be made to raise the rivers
nd harbors pork barrel which Senators Burton
and Kenyon torpedoed and sunk a few months
ago. It will take some skillful engineering to
nine teat cargo float.
The Poland Campaign.
The presence of both crar and kalaer on the
battleground Jn northern Poland emphasize the
importance attaching to this campaign. The
inference Is plain that both aide are awaiting
the outcome with more than ordinary concern.
While not to be regarded as decisive lor the
whole war, It la evidently to be -of crucial char
acter, and It may yet become a turning point In
the current of the conflict.
While the Russian and German rulers are at
the front In Poland, the Belgian king continues
at the bead of hia army, and now the British
sovereign and the" president of France are giving
personal oversight to their troops. It may, there
fore, be inferred that all look for something in
the nature of a climax, and yet under the cir
cumstances, considering the approach of severe
weather, what would be more natural than thla
effort to give the inspirational effect of Imperial
presences to the respective troops? Nevertheless,
more than usual significance must be accorded to
the coincident appearance of ccar and kaiser in
the Polish battle arena. '
Patronize Home Merchants.
The retailers of Omaha have a Just griev
ance In the periodic Invasion by ao-called "Itin
erant" representatives of out-of-town . houses
seeking to sell goods here at the seasons of
brisk business without maintaining any perma
nent establishment. Objection is made, and
rightly, that thla is not fair competition not on
account of the character of the wares offered or
prices, but because of the representation that
exclusive or newer-style articles may be tbua
obtained, when the latest styles in the name or
superior quality are constantly carried by our
home merchants at prices as low, if not lower.
Having grappled with thia problem them
selves without satisfactory results, the retailers
have put the solution up to the newspapers, but
ail a newspaper can do In tbevmatter Is to point
out to the public what the condition Is, and try
to make Jocal buyers realize that it is not to
their Interest to patronize the Itinerant. Omaha
retailers, of course, appreciate the fact that
some trade in every town goes outside, usually
to a larger city, which loan is counterbalanced
by trade from other towna coming in. But this
Is distinctly different from the "representa-
tlve-will-be-at-the-hotel-for-a-few-days" system.
These Itinerants, however, will not continue to
come In unless tbey do a profitable business.
and there will be no profit to such business If
our people will only look around and let them
selves bo convinced that our own all-the-year-
around merchants, constantly accessible and al
ways responsible, can meet all their demands
with up-to-date wares and as good, or better,
values for their money.
Well Deserved Praise. "
The president's "well done, thou good and
faithful servant." is a deserved commendation
to bestow upon General Funston, hia fellow of
ficers and men Jo the ranks for their conduct of
the occupation of Vera Cms. As we have said
before, In this brief period Mexico was given a
good sample of American life and Influence and
Mexicans, especially those close enough to the
scene, bave a Very much higher regard for
Americans and American government today
than they have ever had. They know from ac
tuai demonstration and . experience that the
United States, In the first place, has no sinister
designs on Mexico or any other Latin-American
vuuuiry, mei Know we mean' wnat we say
when we declare our desire Is . to . build up
friendly mutual relations between them and us
And still more, this brief American rule at Vera
Crux has taught tho Mextcana the incomoarehi
superiority of our mode of living; taught them
me advantages and delight of clean atreeta. well
kept cities, decent law enforcement and honest
business methods. Indeed, General Funston and
his men did well the work they were sent to do
A roost delicate task, to be met under most try
ing circumstances, they performed It without
making one serious mistake, when they had op
portunities to make many.
Gossip About Bryan
According to railway men, passenger travel
is feeling the effects of war disturbance more
than freight movement. The railroads would
do well to keep this In mind when they are at
temptlsg to boost passenger fares.
TH. oldest inhabitant art In eomaa to tho front
with the prediction that the entire winter will bo
cen lik th laet few weeks.
Omaha will he retireeented at the New Orleans
enpoaitloii by photographs of the Htgli School build
in and every prominent structure In the city.
The concert at Turner hall laat evenlns by Mr.
J ..l.annea 8vnden, the treat Danish vtollnlat.'. aa
. Med by Prof. Harding, the Concordia, eociety and
te ilinrUe Parker, was pronounced a moat enjoy.
We entertainment.
T. L, Creamer. 813 Pierce atreet. offers a reward
tf about for tha return of a buckskin pouch ha
' f.aa lort containing- about tut.
Omaha clearing- bouae receipts fur tha day were
1 13,13. 4
Vennore almanac for 1S6 contains an exhaustive
till-la oa "Agriculture, tl.e Weather and tli Ra
' .!,. wrtttn by General Tet of thia city.
The Omaha Zith.-r elub haa elated theee officers
r.r the coming er: Pre,l?nt. Jullue T. Feetnnr:
v ff-tury. Mine A. Marnchner; treaaiirer. Mlea T.
!-.luwut-r,. T).m li.i-U uiL oia rewraented In the club
; , hue twetity-aeven alt here, two vttlin sit hers and a
' and H la the 1i tontsuu to add to banjos, two
Old School Prohlem Aiain.
Mr. Mia Flagg Young, superintendent of
Chicago's public achools. has again raised the
alarm over the large percentage of children1 who
fall to complete the elementary course and turn
aside from school entirely as soon as they can
ei irom unaer tne requirements of the law.
She reiterates what bas often been said about
the misfit of the school curriculum to the pupil.
The fault, she contends, Is In attempting to fit
the child to the school. Instead of the school to
the chUd.
It has long been contended that right along
this line lay one of the most serious problems
with which popular educaton baa had to deal.
It la easy enough to fit the school work to tha
unusually bright boy or girl, but not easy to fit
it to the dull one. Hence the effort has been
to strike a common level for the average, and
thla Is a task) that ao far bas taxed the moet
skHlful and Ingeaius.
But now comes another light on the subject
Chicago baa in progress a public exhibition, the
director of which haa made the rather startling
asserting that nine-tenths of that clty'a school
children have physical afflictions that Interfere
with their work In the claaa rooms. The most
common ailments are adenoids, defective eyes,
ears and teeth and enlarged tonsils. He de
clares that IS, 600 children repeated their gradea
last year and that St per cent of these were
physically unsound.
It Is certainly possible, and perhaps proba
ble, that there Is a connection between the dis
covery of Mrs. Young and that of the health ex
hibition director. Perhaps, after all, the chief
fault does not lie In the abnormality of the
school course so much as that of the child, which
is subject to correction.
New Paramonate RaeHe Amaaeraeat.
A ataff cnrreetHmrlent.of the Brooklyn Eagle at
tha national capital writes to that democratic paper
follow:
"William J. Bryan's publlo espoueal of the i-aunes
of equal auffrage and prohibition a national reforms.
to be accomplished through the medium of conetltu
tlonal amendments has excited profound aetonleh
ment In the city of Waahlngton, In view of the
contrary views entertained on thete nueetlona by Mr.
Bryan's chief, Prealdcnt Wllaon. Mr. Bryan has come
out In unequivocal terms for woman euffragw and
prohibition of the liquor traffic, and haa given tha
democratic party notice that,. If It would keep step
with the tlmee. It muat Incorporate both propositions
In Its national platform of 131.
"On tha contrary. President Wllaon. on at lean!
one publlo occaalon, declared that regulation of tho
liquor traffic was properly a function of the states, and
to a delegation of suffragists who called at the
White House with a view to enlletlng hia support
for their cause, he aeaerted, with strong emphaeW.
that they should look to the states for laws granting
women the right to vote.
"In tha faoe of there anaertlona by the preddent,
Secretary Bryan made public a proclamation. In which
he declared that the democrat! of tha nation have
an leaue to face, and they may as wrll prepare for
It. Mr. Bryan described this Issue aa 'the alcoholic
mlltetone. He followed thla up with the aeeertlon.
"Woman suffrage Is coming nothing la more certain."
Then,' the secretary of atate added that the saloon
was the enemy of equal suffrage as well as of pro
hibition, and that the advances of the two reforms
should unite In a fight on the saloon. ,
Break with Wllaoa la Slarhtt
"If Mr. Bryan should adhere to hta views on suf
frage and prohibition, and President Wilson stands
by his guna, tha two men are apt to find themselves
seriously at odds In 1316. Both are tenacious of their
opinions and, despite his poaltlon In the cabinet. Mr.
Bryan haa shown a remarkable disposition to aeiwx-t
his beliefs, even although he haa appeared at times
Ss acting contrary to the administration program anil
policy.
"For example, Mr. Wilson and Mr. Bryan took
oppoiilta sides In the rtcent sonatorlal campaign In
Illinois. Mr. Bryan went to that state and made an
active campaign before the prlmarlea In opposition
to the nomination of Roger ftulllvan. There Is au
thority for the statement that Mr. Bryan did not
consult President Wllaon as to hia course. Sullivan
waa nominated and, as a candidate before the people,
was Indorsed by the administration. Mr. Bryan'e
action In thla caae aroused great bitterness among
rome administration officials. Just what the presi
dent himself thought about It has never' been disclosed.
"In upholding prohibition and equal suffrage aa
national reform, Mr.. Bryan la not only running
counter to the views of tha president, but he Is dl
rectly In conflict on these questions with moet of the
democratic! leader In congress, notably Represent,
live Oscar W. t'nderwood of Alabama. Mr. Under
wood made a campaign for the senate and won on a
platform that declared regulation of tha liquor traffic
to be a state Issue. He maintains tha aame attitude
toward equal suffrage. Furthermore, the democratic
loader of the house ware Instrumental at the last
session In preventing a vote on both prohibition aud
equal suffrage. They claim that tha resolutions em
bodying those reforms will be defested, If brought
to a vote at the forthcoming session.
pealatlaxs) on Bryan's Motive.
"Mr. Bryan was fully aware when he voiced hia
views on equal suffrage and prohibition that his party
leaders In congress, and possibly the president, wero
opposed, on grounds (, political expediency, to any
agitation likely to encourawe tha thought that tha
proposed reforms should be brought about by amend
ment of the federal constitution. Accordingly, some
of the leadera want to know the motive , that Im
pelled Mr. Bryan to speak out on these subjects l i
the way he did. and at this time. They fear that
Mr. Bryan, who haa tha courage of hi convictions.
Is certain to make trouble for the party on these
two Issues In 191S. They express grave doubts that
the president, who has been able to hold the secre
tary of. slate In check on most administration poli
cies, will be able to -Influence him' In the slightest
on what Mr. Bryan haa described as the moral Issues
of the day.' . '
"When Mr. Bryan entered the cabinet, everybody
who la anybody In politics predicted that his tenure
would not last more than a year. Mr. Bryan's enem'.os
charge that ha bas. been a colossal failure In the
office of secretary of state. ' They charge, further,
that no one knows this quit so well, as President
Wilson. Nevertheless, R Is a practical certainty that
Mr. Bryan will remain In the post until the- end pf
the administration, unless he chooees to retire of
his own volition. Those close to President Wilson
say that Mr. Bryan, whatever hia errors of omission
or commission, wilt not be asked to resign, nor Is he
believed at this time to harbor any such Intention.
"Whether Mr. Bryan la attempting to create a
situation that would wsrrant him In giving a good
excuse for a break with the administration Is a ques
tion that haa frequently been asked alnee the pub
lication of Mr, Bryan's pronounced views on woman
suffrage and, his reiterated opinions on prohibition.
It seems to some of the friends of the administra
tion that Mr. Bryan went out of his wsy to give
utterances that be must have known would arouse
hard feelings among leaders In congrees, and at the
same time place him In a position of antagonism to
President Wilson." - ,
People , and Events
The World-Herald devotee a double-shotted,
double-column load of editorial ammunition to
a labored attempt to convince people that re
publican votea defeated the republican candidate
for governor In Nebraaka because he bad been
for Roosevelt. Every well-informed person
aiiows it waa nothing of the kind. Other candi
dates on the state ticket who were for Roosevelt
polled the full republican vote, and some of them
were elected.
If any on has bees imagining that the sol
diers carry bayonets at the ends of their guns
for ornamental purpos only, this war In
Europe is likely to disabuse bis wind.
Mrs
Editorial Viewpoint
The Vistula joins Alan and the Ysvr In the rostor
of rivers of doubt.
The war tax on beer tightens tha "tonnage of
schooners by stretching the collar of suds half an Inch.
Boosters of the lumber trade suggest that Presi
dent Wtlaoa buy a bunch of shingles and avoid tha
charge of cotton bale favoritism.
Th first municipal dance in Chicago started wltU
a crush of gaiety, and was Inaugurated very properly
in Dreamland hall. Every Cinderella la the neigh
borhood got an official "bid'' to th dance.
Th eeUemed Patrick. Egan of Lincoln and else
where presided at a meeting of Irish-Americana In
New York laat Friday, at which a resolution was
adopted ridiculing Sir Roger Casement's pretense of
speaking for irishmen during Ills visit te the German
foreign office In Berlin.
High school students In Denver. 900 strong, hkving
beaten a rival school In a foot ball game, spurned
the authority of their teachers, marched out of school
and celebrated th victory by yelling on th street
downtown. Discipline and foot ball are unable to
do teamwork In Denver.
At tli are of M Mrs. Mary Ana Miller, a resident
of Ureenwlch. on of the older Manhattan villages,
waa told by th doctors that ahe could not possibly
Uv three months. Th other day Mrs. Miller cele
brated her KOttt birthday st her home In the Bronx,
and declared that ahe "felt Ilk SO." Th doctors are
entitled to another sums.
Turkey sends word to Its numerous creditors that
Interest on Its debt will be paid on th slpulated day.
but credttqrs must call at the national treasury at
Constantinople for th money. Aa every road to the
Turkish capital la guarded, the task put up to creditors
Insures considerable exerclae.
There Is something new under th sun. New Tork
stat pl&aa to send west a special demonstration
train, filled wtth farm products, to show western
fanner sow muck eaalor money can be dug out
of th land "back east" Tit novelty of tha project
Is buttressed by a superior brand pf nerr tonic. .
Another New York chauffeur baa annexed th
widowed owner of th llmoustn. Instead of shedding
tears the bride ahea her habiliments of woe. and tho
gallant wheelman pillows his swelled head on th
downy comfort of a slx-flgur bajik account. As
cullers of floe flowers of womankind th chauffeur
has ail other speeding professions beaten a mile.
Oermany counter on Ore at Britain's war loan by
voting a supplementary war budget of equal also,
U.3AXA0j. What Franc and Kuaata and Auatrut.
not to mention Turkey and rervUt, are doing with
their war budgeia, does not appear In the reports, but
they are burring up the money all rtuht. Th pruj
port of a (eduction of taxation on the other side if
the Atlantic, la ss attracllv a an Amsterdam fog.
Sympathy far the Belgians
OMAHA. Dec. S.-To th Editor of Th
Bee: The Oermana In America who are
loyal to the kaiser and the military reac
tionaries of the fatherland, decry th
generous response of the American peo
ple to Belgium's cry for food. Mr. A. L.
Meyer evidently a German, asks why
th Inhabitants of a larg part of East
Prussia do not come In for a share of
Amcifran ermpathy ami donations.
'According to many dispatches - from
Berlin Via wireless not via London we
are given to understand that Germany
has plenty of food.. plenty of money and
plenty of everything and naturauy we as
sume thst the East Prussians will t
taken care of by the paternal government
of the Oerman empire.
Americans extend aid to the Belglare
from a humanitarian standpoint. There Is
no work for the peoPl th,t distressed
country to do thst will not help the In
vsders and we can understand why a true
patriot would rather starve than help
the enemies of his coubtry. Oermany Is
overflowing with milk and honey ac
cording to Berlin and yet America must
feed a starving next door neighbor of
the kaiser's domain.
Will the alllea be less charitable when
the Invasion of Oermany Is In progress?
Will the historic edifices of the father
land be spared from bombardment? Will
the allies destroy Oerman llbrartea?
While presuming oa these fateful ques
tions, let us feed the stsrvlng Belglans
the victims of a erased war lord and HIS
cohorts. ROBERT J. FITZPATRICK.
Dfmsrratle Disasters.
BOUTH OMAHA, Dec. J.-To th Editor
of The Bee: On the morning after elec
tion In 1912 Mr. George C. Hasklns. now
deceased, who was a fine old gentleman
of the old school democrats, asked me
what I thought of the great democratic
victory. 1 told him that I thought aa I had
always thought, that the democratic
party had never run this country right,
and that they never will. On Monday of
this week a workingman was In my
office and he said he was in front of th
Cudah7 plant at 7 o'clock In the morn
ing of that day, and that fully 2,500 men
were there 'trying to get Jobs. Another
workingman who works at th Cudahy
plant and who was formerly a democrat
sail to me on Monday evening that this
condition always prevails whan th demo
crats are in power.
The languishing Industrie will not re
vive as they ought to revive until after
the election of IMA, when th republican
party will com back to power with one
of the greatest sweeps In the history of
the country, for th peop's are tired of
democratic, failures as they are always,
after trying them only twenty-one
months, sine Wilson's Inauguration.
There arc millions in th country today
suffering for food and clothing on ac
count of th democratic policies, who
need assistance, and they should' be
looked after first, and let the Germans
take cere of the Belgians. The repub
licans who voted for Roosevelt In 1912 will
not repeat tha error In 1916, for they will
all be back where they belong. With
the republican party in power today we
would not M the stsgnation that exists
In all parts of , th country. And we
would not now b compelled to pay a
war tat In times of peace In this country.
The war excuse fooled a gvwJ many peo
ple this year, but It will not fool them
In 191S, F. A. AGNBW.
Aneleat Prophecy Canting Trne.
COUNCIL. BLUFFS, Deo. . To the
Editor of Th Bee: According te the
once noted French sage Nostradamus, the
present great war will continue four years,
culminating In the appearance of a world
law-giver.
Whether Nostradamus wrote, down his
prophecies in 1N3 or not does not matter.
They wer written before the event-for
they were printed before the event, read
before th event and utterly unbelleved
and forgotten-all before th event. His
prophecies were republished by M. Barest
about 1840. "W cannot deny that some
person, be he who he may, had aa amas-
Ingly clear perception of what is going
on Just now. The principal personages
hove taken their places on the stag."
Nostradamus waa born in 1503 and died
In 155S, having been th companion of
many great men and women, and having
foreseen th fall of th temporal power.
His contemporary, ODvariua, waa also fa
mous as a seer. Th prophecies of these
two became mixed together, Ilk the writ
logs of Bacon and Shakespeare, as repre
sented by J. J. Points.
By one or the other of these th career
of Napoleon waa vividly foretold. And
then comes the end of the perpetual Euro
pean conflicts. A new combatant appears
oa the scene, who bears for his sign the
picture of a Hon and a cock. A lane Is
then presented to him by the sulttn of
turkey.; The lion and cock Indicate an
alliance of France and England, surely.
"A cause of war is furnished by the
sultan." Th vw la last long forty'
nlna months endive with the entire sub
mission and huitiillatica of Berlin, Vienna
and St Petersburg!. V glory of victory
Is te be followed by calamities at bom
In due time. '
Peace wUl continue during forty-five
moons. Th River Seine will then widen
its bed with ruin and slaughter. New
factions arise, but will be chased from
th palace by th kings of the man of
valor. Then France will b declared by
'all people to be th treat and metropoli
tan nation. And he the man of valor
"rules th destinies pf th world: makes
hlmeelf sovereign, counsel of vsry na
tion and people) lays th foundation of
fruit without end and diea."
J. M. HOLADAT.
l-t Easlane Dn It.
RED OAK. la., Dee. I To the Editor
of Th Bee: Mr. A. L. Meyer's letter In
your paper Is absolutely eerrct. Fur
thermore, I can't see why England, the
ruler ever the seas, la lacking la honor
to such a degree as to allow say country
te help th "poor Belgians. The "poor
Belgians" went to war and resisted Oer
many because thry (the Belgians) war
led to believe that Great Old England
waa ready t help It, as long aa It could
keep Oermany Just for a few daya Eng
land sicked the poor Belgians on to Ger
many and told th poor Belgians "I am
coming to help you."
But Great Old England never cam; It
kept oa promising from day to day, but
la Its heart It knew that It and its people
are too cowardly to keep lis pledg. The
poor Belgian spent his blood for th great
cause f Dear Old England, and England
cannot or will not help them eut now,
when Belgium la suffering oa account of
th broken pledge or Rngland. I see
front th papers that w sent Christmas
presents even to th peer children of
England, and England seems to aecept
Kngtand. the richest natloa o th world,
who claim to rule th aeaa.
1 MILLER,
JACK FB0ST.
noston Transcript: The entrance of
Portugal Into the conflict somehow re
minds us of tn fly assisting old man
Noah's elephant up the ark's gangplank.
Pittsburgh Dispatch: If the pr'int'
new Colorado commission can settle th
strike situation out there It should be
sent Immediately to Europe to settle that.
Or. perhape u would be better to have It
try Ita luck In F.urcre first as the les
unpromising of the two.
Houston Post: Richard Croker fav bis
youthful bride flvo.eio as a wedding gift.
When on of these septuagenarians be
comes enamored of the Juvenile sklrti h
IS generally ready to convert his coin Into
yellowbacks, buy a supply of matches
and begin .to burn.
Baltimore American: The first motor
cycle rider to test a hew Omaha speed
wsy was killed while taking a curve in
th usual way. The experiment has been
performed so often that ho one should
be left who still believes In attaining a
different result with the pac which liter
ally kills.
Cleveland Plain Dealer: Eugene Zim
merman of Cincinnati, whose daughter
married a duke, does not wish son-in-law
any hard luck or anything Ilk that, but
he does express a modest desire that th
young man may find It convenient to
serve somewhere up near the front ranks
In the war In Flandora, where the bullets
are most numerous, and where bullet
proof shelters are fewest.
Brooklyn Eagle: The holy war Is on
It hss a millennial sound. The holy sill'
ance of 1C15. of Prussia, Russia and Aus
tria sounded Just as good, but It turned
out to be a co-partnership of the "pleni
potentiaries of .heaven" to further their
own selfish ends. The few peopU who
resd th Koran In this country will prob
ably not get J far as to onranlxe a lit
erary bureau to promulgate the news
from Constantinople as censored by the
sultan and Allah.
Jerk Frot he Is with us stain:
t come 4 pverv winder, you know;
But mere hesrt end bold.
And we don t mind the cold.
And we wtlcome the Ice and the snow.
Jack Frost rlve n routh sort of tame
With the .rhlbiren wherever he goes;
He iinthes,thelr cl.eeks.
1 llr noses he tweaks.
And he treads on their ten little toes.
Ja'k Fmst makes the ground rather hard.
But with thick shoes we clatter about;
Anr1 we run till our breath
Puffs sway like a wreath
Of write steam from the teakettle s
spout.
Jack Frost lays his hsnd on the pond.
And turns It to tlitterlog Ice:
Then the sksters. they glide,
. . .1, 1 1 .1 IkM lift.
And the whele world is Jolly and nice.
Jack Fro't he Is sure to be found
wnere tne iimnnwin -
As tt-e horses- si strong.
Canter gslly along,
"While the lada give a shout and a cheer.
Jack Frost, yon are welcome agatB,
Of pleasures yoi nnm u -But
be aa mild as vou can,
O you fierce little man.
When you visit the feeble and poor.
-LUE F. VERNON.
A True Tonic
is one that assists Nature.'
Regular and natural action of
the stomach, liver, kidneys and
bowels will keep you well and
fit,andthisactionispromotedby
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SATO TH ITJ1T. ' ' 1
"Do you never thank a man for giving
you a seat In a crowded car?" asi-ed one
woman.
"Ccrtamly not" rerllod the other. "He
ought to have walked In the first plsce
ana lert mere room in the car. Balti
more American. ,
"Bo she has already found marriage a
lottery?"
"Oh, yes! You see. she msrrled a chance
acquaintance." Judge.
"What T admire." said the statesman,
"Is the hand of. Iron In the glove of vel
vet." "Tes," replied Miss Cayenne, "it is
much more unusual than the head of
bone In the hat . of silk." Washington
ttar.
"They say she Is splendid In amateur
'heatricals."
"She's a wonder. She can make th
most painful tragedy a source of genuine
amusement. Life.
"I am hunting for an honest man,"
muttered Diogenas, ss he held up his
lantern.
"tou'r a fool!" said ilia tnug. as he
adjusted his flash. "You't wont find
nothing on him." Stanford Chaparral.
"Farewell, dear. I will never be sbl
to feel the same toward you again."
"Heavens. George'. What have yoa
done?''
"Nothing, dear. I am Just going out to
cut off my mustache..' Ohio Sun-DlaL
"What part do you suppose that old
r?rew' voung bride is going ft ilay la
hi life?"
"Judelng from her looks. I think hs ts
going to be something of a srrew-tfrtver."
Baltimore American.
City Girl How savagely that bull looks
at met
Farmer It's your red parasol, miss.
City Girl I knew it waa a little out of
style, but 1 didn't think a bull would
notice It. Philadelphia Ledger. .
DROPSY TREATED FREE
Sr. Kile, the oreat Specialist, Bends s
Hew S4.75 Treatment rree a a Trial.
Kasy Have Ba Cur4 After Sootoe
railed.
At flrat no disease is apparently more
harmless than dropsy; a little swelling
of the eyelids, hands, feet, anklee or ab
domen. Finally there Is great shortness
of breath, courh, fslnt spells, some
times nauaea and vomiting, even bursting
of the limbs and a lingering and wretched
death if the dropsy la not removed.
Dr. Miles bas been known as a leading
specialist In these diseases for 35 yesrs.
His liberal offer of ttt'i Treatment free
to all sufferers, Is certainly worthy of
serious consideration. You may never
hav such ait opportunity again.
The Grar.d Dropsy Treatment consists
of four dropsy remedies In one, also Tonle
Tablets and Pura-Laxa for removing th
water. This treatment la specially pre
pared for each patient and is ten times aa
suoceasful aa that of moet physicians. It
usually relieves the first day, and re
moves swelling In six days is most casea.
Delay ia dangerous.
Sead for ismarkabla Cures la Tour f tat
All afflicted readers may have Look,
Examination Chart, Opinion, Advice, and
a Two-Pound Trial Treatment free.
Write at once. Describe your ease. Ad
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