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vember. It14, wai r. 2..3 1 .
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Subsrrlld In my presence, and aworn to before
me. tola 7tU day f Teeemher. 1MI.
KOHKItT lll'NTKK, fvotary Public
Bubecritwrs leaving ttie city temporarily
soould have Trie live mailed to Uieou Ad
dress will Im chanced Ba often aa requested.
It seems at If Senator Lodge and Congress
man Gardner were ready to enlist now.
"There la nothing on earth half no holy or
full of joy aa the heart of a child." Bhop early.
An arbitration commission may yet have to
le established to settle differences between
School board members.
Of course, the Russians did not care to hold
on to Lodx anyway no more than the Belgians
wanted to retain Antwerp.
No Nobel peace award this year. My. but
that's tough on the fellows who have taken up
arms to fight for world peace!
Mr. Ivy clings to his original statement that
there was no secrecy about his writing the
"truth" of the Colorado mine strike situation.
The war in European countries also depends
upon the eitisen soldiery only over there they
compel every citizen able to bear arms to be a
soldier.
. Governor Morehead's private secretary Is to
become deputy attorney general, promotion or
merely transfer to get in line to run for the
main job later?
'Twas always thus: Those railroads least
successful in attracting passenger patronage at
1 cents a mile lead in demanding a restoration
of the 3-cent fares.
A bulletin from the front says, "The kaiser
triumphs with his substitutes.' It Is an old
role of the game that a team is only as strong
as Its pinch hitters.
"Chicago's stray of unemployed numbers
15,000," says the Chicago Herald. But bow
many of them are rsally Chicago's, or Omaha's,
or any other large city's, where they congregate?
The business Interests feel reassured by the
peaceful tone of President Wilson's message.
The president Is a scholar and a historian and
knows how to read the lessons contained in the
returns of the last election.
What an inquisitive public would like to
know is whether meters are attached to' sewer
flush tanks in any other city besides Omaha.
Perhaps the concerns that sell the meters may
be able, to furnish the answer.
The only strange thing about it is that those
who want to prohibit American gun and cart
ridge factories from selling their products to
belligerents altogether overlooked the hostilities
in Mexico, despite the notorious fact that the
Mexican fighting was almost wholly carried on
with American-made rttles, gunpowder and bullets.
The city electrician has been ordered by the
city council to refuse permits to the electric
lighting company to Install heat and power
service. How 1 anyone going to tell which is
which? Electric current is what the lighting
company supplies, and It Is up to the consumer
to determine whether the current Is to be used
for light, heat or power. A better solution of
the problem than that order will have to be
worked out.
flli
The new nltsltt school opened In tho basement of
the laard hool, corner of Nineteenth and ilmr(j u
In charge of Mr. II. p. 61. John.
Weather Forecaster Pollock la able to be out
j catrisn was pulled-out of the
-iS wuaajr y;iera
George. W. Hall, oealetant auditor of the Vnton
Pacific, has resigned, and his place filled by J. v.
Griffith, for a Ions time head clerk In the auditing
uci'srinicm ei me Kansas Pacific. ,
The KoclalUt society of this city haa been listenln
to addresses by M. Orttchmen, a Philadelphia orator.
C. U. fcmita will nay a reward fur a loat long, red,
leather pocketbook containing letters.
Llvo agent to solicit accident Inaurance can find
employment by appllng to IDow & Co . 31 Bou'h
Flftot-iitli.
A pleaau.t emprise party wn given to MUi Nellie
f-pl.fl by a company of her friend.
The Ojnal.a Ue club haa engaged Mai Meyer'a
music Kali for the season for its meetings and i
herl. and haa arranged with Prof. NtvucvL lead, r
the Fourth infaiitry band, to participate In Ita
luri morning concert.
Not "Was It Legal!" but "Was It Jost!"
The dispute as to whether the dismissal
without a hearing; of a public school teacher,
charged with Insubordination, was or was not
"legal" strikes us as a niece quibble.
The real question is not, "Was the dismissal
legal?" but "Was it justified and just?" If
Just, It should stand; If -not, the teacher should
be reinstated whether the dismissal was legal or
not.
On the question of Justification there Is pre
sumably to be a difference of opinion, because
a majority of the present members of the
board, Including all who hold over, are on rec
ord as upholding the dismissal. Dut they are
not the final judges. The recently elected
members of the board, soon to be installed,
must deride this question, and the Important
thing is that whatever their decision, it be ar
rived at dispassionately and without prejudice,
and with full knowledge of the facts.
The people of Omaha do not want their
School board to stick on legal technicalities;
they wsnt justice done to one and all.
Pan-American Solidarity.
If all the countries of. North and South
America are brought together in the right sort
of mutual Interest alliance as a result of com
plications growing out of the European war,
that will be one of the few compensations to be
looked for. Such an alliance, of course, must be
of a purely peaceful character, resting on the
principle of Pan-American solidarity, Indispensa
ble to the highest good in commercial and
diplomatic 'intercourse. The twenty nations of
this weRtern hemisphere now protesting against
encrouchments of belligerent vessels in South
Amerfcan waters Is an indication of the possible
achievement of this much desired goal. Out of
the crucible of common grievances we ought to
come ,to see what heretofore has been, for one
reason and another, indistinct to many of us,
that Pan-American solidarity is both natural and
necessary. Of course, this relation has been Im
possible chiefly because of a lack of mutual con
fidences, and this lack Is now gradually disappearing.
Practical Christmas Charity.
As the atmosphere of the holiday season is
conducive to loosening the well-springs of char
ity, it is natural that appeals for assistance tor
various worthy objects should be numerous at
this particular time. For men and women who
want to manifest the Christmas spirit by doing
share toward relieving want and distress,
many ways are open. They can help an estab
lished charity organization, or be a "good fel
low," or play "big brother" or "sister," or, at
least equally good, get Into personal touch with
the object of their giving.
For the charitably Inclined to whom the per
sonal element seems desirable, The Bee is point
Ing out a most practical way by listing for our
read-.rs a number of actual cases of needy fam
ilies whose worthiness is vouched for by the
Associated Charities, yet doing It in a manner
that carefully avoids wounding the pride or sen
sibilities of those who may he thus helped.
Everyone who gives along this line may be sure
he Is doing a good turn for really deserving un
fortunates, whose appreciation will be shown by
invoking blessings on their benefactors.
Let Ui Keep to the Facti. ,
It will be much better for the Improvement
required in both army and navy if public agita
tion and discussion are confined strictly to the
facts of actual conditions. Exaggeration one way
or the other can but have an ill effect. When a
great newspaper comes out with the statement
that "the United States has ho army and an
Inferior navy," whatever influence follows must
be of the wrong sort. If ever there was a time
for sober thinking and dispassionate utterance
it is the present. The Bee stands for an ade
quate amy and navy adequate for our own
protection, but not adequate to the demands of
a war footing.
According to General Crosier, chief of the
army ordnance, the facts are not being adhered
to by those who say we are at the mercy of cir
cumstances as compared with other nations.
"Our field guns," declares General Croler. "are
as good as any in the world." and as to other
munitions, "the United States has.no need to
feel .uncomfortable.''
"Ship for ship, the United States navy Is
equal to, it not better than, that of Germany or
any other nation," says Hear Admiral Badger.
The Judgment and statement of these men
should 5e entitled to consideration, certainly as
much as statements from less responsible
sources.
Italy on the Threshold.
Home's order for the army "to be ready for
any aggression" is significant ol Italy's deter
mination to go to war if occasion seems to re
quire. Hope of avoiding the trills may not be
abandoned and yet it would be remarkable if
one of the leading powers, which had been a
party to either the triple alliance or the triple
entente, succeeded to the end In keeping out of
the conflict that has enveloped all of Europe.
Especially would Italy's escape be exceptional
in view of the natural effect of transfer of Its af
filiations from Germany and Austria to the
allies, on whose side it will enlist. If at all.
This order is evidently precipitated by certain
Austrian advances. Italy's desire to continue at
peace will not be doubted particularly in view
of Its domeatlo affairs. On the other hand, the
question has been raised that if Italy remained
a non-participant to the end, it would be forced,
regardless of the outcome, into a subordinate
position among the nations of Europe. Despite
such a contingency, it is disappointing that
events should now have brought the Italians so
periously close to the verge of war.
The death of William W. Rockhlll removes
an American who had achieved real skill as a
diplomat, largely because of continuous service
which gave him real opportunities. Death over
took him at Honolulu while enroute to China
to become official adviser to the president of
that republic. In which capacity be would have
undoubtedly earned fresh laurels. .
Omaha's dollar gas case Is to go uu to the
United 8ttcs supremo court on an appeal by the
city. It la safe, then, to expect. the final de
cision about the time the gas franchise expires,
ana mere is nothing more to litigate.
Active Service in War Time
Graphic Sescription by E. Charles
Vivian in Book Just Issued Enti
tled "British Army from Within."
Part XX (Conolueed from Yesterday).
Marching on service la a different matter frmi
inarching In the time of peace. Not only la there the
strain of ever-ponftlble attack, but there Is alao, fr.r
cavalry and Infantry, the weight of eervloe armament
and equipment to le considered. Every man carrloa
In his bandolier 150 rounds of ammunition for his
rifle not a bit too much, when the rate of fire poaalbli
with the modern rifle la taken Into account. But 150
round of ball cartridge I a serious matter when on
haa to carry it throughout the day, and when active
ervlce opens It la easy to understand why only really
fit men are panned hy doctors Into the army. Ro fur
as tho rank and file are concerned. It la power to en
dure that makes the soldier on active service: bravery
la needed. Initiative Is needed, hut staying power la
needed most of all.
There may be daya of solid marching without a
sight of the enemy. One may form part of a flanktnz
fores whose business Is to march from point to point,
fighting but seldom, but always preaentlng a threat
to the enemy or hie lines of communication, and th'is
ever on the move, with very little tin for sleep or
eating; again, one may be placed with a force which,
haa to march half a day to come in contact with the
enemy, and to fight the other half of the day: or yet
again, it may he necessary to march an night In order
to take a position or to be shot In the attempt at
dawn. In time of peace and on maneuvers officers
tako car that compensating time la allowed to men,
so ss to give them the normal amount of rest: cn
active service the officer" commanding a force epar-ee
his men as much as he can and kIvck them all tli?
rest possible, but has to be guided by circumstances,
or to rise superior to circumstances and ranee hltnxolf
and his men to undergo far tikire than normal ex
ertions. War, as Carried out today, requires all thu
every man has to give In the way of staying power,
and now, ss In the days of the battleaxs and Iuiik
bow, physical endurance is the greatest aaset a nun
can have on setlvs service. T)e hard drinker lu time
of peace and the man who has been looking for "soft
Jobs" all the time of his peace service soon "go sick''
and become Ineffective; they may be Just ss breve
as the rest, but they lack ths staying power renulaP.s
to the carrying on of war.
Men's Impressions of being under fire vsry so much
that every account Is of Interest "My principal Im
pression was that I'd like to run away, but there was
nowhere to run to, so I stuck on,' and got used to It
after a bit." "1 felt cold and horribly thirsty I never
thought to be afraid till afterwards." "It was Inter
esting till I saw the man next to ma roll over with a
bullet In his head, and then I wanted to get up and
go to the devils who had done that." Thus spoko
three men when asked how they felt about It. My
own Impression was chiefly a fear that I was going
to be afraid I did not want to disgrace myself, but to
be as good as the rest.
One man who cams back wounded after the day of
Mons described how he felt at first shooting a man
and knowing that his bullet had taken effect for In
the majority of cases, with a whole body of men
firing, it Is difficult to tell which of the bullets tako
effect This, however, was a clear case, and the man
could not but know that he was responsible for the
shot
"I had four men with me on the rear guard," be
raid, "and we were holding the end of a village atreet
to let our chaps get away as far as possible before
we mounted and caught up with them. We could see
German Infantry coming on, masses of them, but thty
couldn't tell whether the village street held five men
or a couple of squadrons, so they held back a bit. At
last I could see we were In danger of being out
flanked, so I got my men to get mounted, and Just as
they were doing so a German officer put his heal
round the corner of the house at the end of the street
not ten yards away from me. I raised my rifle,
shut both eyes and pulled the trigger it was a point
blank range, and when I opened my ryes and looked
It seemed as If I'd blown half hbi face away., I felt
scared at what I had done It seemed wrong to hav
shot a man like that, though he and his kind drive
women and children In front of their firing lines. It
seemed to make such a horrible mess, somehow.
I got mounted, and Just as I swung my leg over ths
horse a foolhardy German Infantryman aimed a Mow
at me with the butt end of his rifle I don't know
where he sprung from and damaged my arm Ilka thla.
If he'd had the sense he could have run me throurh
with a bayonet or shot me, but I suppose he was too
flurried. But that officer's face after I shot him
stuck to me, and I still dream of l( and shall for some
time, probably."
He who told this story Is a boy of 21 or 23, and n
has gone back to the front to rejoin his regiment now
with three stripes on his arm. Instead of ths two
that were his at the beginning of the campaign.
On forced marches, ami often on normal marches
as well, all the things that one considers necessities
with the exception of sufficient food te keep on in
condition go by the bbard. One sleeps under tho
Stars, with no other covering than a coat and blanket;
one lies out to sleep In pouring rain,- with rto more
covering; tents are out of question, for there Is no
time to pitch and strike them. One goes for day
without a wash, and for days, too, without tindresain?.
There were two scamps In the South African cam
paign who promised each other, for some mysterious
reason, that they would not take their boots off for a
month, and they ran Into such a series of marches
and actions thatreven If thty had not made ths con-.-pact,
they would only have been able to remove their
boots three times In the course of that month. The
smart soldier of peace service goes unshaven, un
washed, careless of all except getting enough of food
and sleep at times; and when a lull comes In the
operations, so that he gels a dsy or svsn an hour r
two to himself, a bath ts a luxury undreamed of hy
the man who can have one every morning and con
sider It a mere usual thing.
If In time of pesce the soldier considers a rifle
carelessly, and even rssents having te carry it about
with htm, he looks on It differently on service, know
ing as he does that his life may depend on the quality
of the weapon, and his ability to use It at almost any
minute of ths day and night The confirmed "grouser"
of peace time, who will make a fuss over having to
put twenty rounds of blank ammunition In his bando
lier to go out on a field day. will swing his thre
bandoliers of ball cartridges onto his person without
a word of complaint, for he knows that he may need
every round. Valuee alter amasingly on service: tiie
man with a box of matches, when bne has been away
from the base for a few daya, is a person of Import
ance, and a mere clgarslta ts worth far more than Ita
weight In gold. In General Bundle's column, during
the 8outli African war, half a biscuit was something
to fight for, and the men who thought It such had
many a time thrown away the aame sort of unpalata
ble biscuits and bought breat to eat instead. An ant
heap acquired a new significance, for It might be the
means of saving a man's life st any time, and amonj
mounted men a "fresh" horse, which might eTive Its
rider some trouble st the time cf mounting, was ni
longer to be avoided, 4or by Its freahnesa It showed
that it had plenty of spirit snd go about It spirit that
might take a man out of rifle range at a critical
moment, when the alower class of mount might com)
out of action without Its rider. This reversal of the
circumstances of ordinary life produces lasting effect
on men; no man who has undergone the realities df
active service comes back to the average of life un
changed. The difference In him may not be apparent
at a casual glance, but It Is there, for the rest of his
life. He has looked en death at close quarters, and.
whatever his Intelligence may be whether he be gut.
terenlpe or vanity man. ease or fool he has a clearer
realisation of the ultimate values of things. One may
count the army In peace time as a great training
achool, out of which men come molded to a deflnlt-'
pattern, and yet retaining their Individuality. Dut
actle service 1 a fire through which men pass,
emerging on the far aide purlflrd of Utile alius to
greater or leaa extent according to the material on
which th fire haa to work.
In the tatereet e( Talr Play.
HKN80X, Neb.. Dec, t.-To the KdltoT
nf The Pee: In reply to my fellow editor,
J. It. Riggs of Wateiloo. let me ssy thla
for ths people of Benson: Your criticism
of the manner In which the Douglas
County Agricultural aoelety ronducted Its
snnuai meeting In Omaha, states that
the country precincts have no represen
tation on the hoard of dlrectora and also
that the meeting was controlled by Ben
son. Let us look over the list of the
newly elected directors for the year of
1115 and at thn same time note their resi
dence address:
I ami I Henderson. South Omaha.
H. Munson. Kouth Omaha.
Paul Kloth. Omaha.
A. E. A see. Waterloo precinct.
I. A. Compton, Waterloo precinct.
William Kicke, McArdle precinct.
George IMerka. Jefferson precinct.
John . McArdle. Klkhnrn precinct.
John Blelck. t'nlon precinct.
E. M. Kckman, t'nlon precinct
Jamen Walsh. Benson.
Charles Haffke. Renson.
W. 8. Wright. Benson.
Does the apove list of directors show a
clfy controlled body? I think myself that
the country precincts are, pretty well rep
resented. Last year Benson notified the manage
ment of the fair association that Its
citlsens would make an effort to secure
the fair for J13, and as Elkhorn came In
with a delegation 150 strong It behooved i
Benson to get busy. There were five tick
ets In the field. Florence, South Omaha.
Wateiloo, Elkhorn and Benson, alt com
petitors for the location.
The new board Is composed of but three
Pensonltes, ten being scattered through
out the county ss well as could be ex
pected and as there are more farmers and
exhibitors in the country than fair man
sgers, the majority of the men elected
should be men who understand how to
mnnage a county fair, and I, for one,
believe that every man on the present
board Is thoroughly competent and re
liable. They receive only S3 a day dur
ing fair week and must pay their own
expenses, to say nothing of losing much
valuable time from their farm and busi
ness vocations.
It la true that the business men of Ben
son, from a business standpoint, would
like to have the county fair located at
Benson. If only for one year, and It Is
also nstursl to expect the different as
pirants for location as well as the many
candidates to suffer some disappointment
at being defeated.
Benson will guarantee one of the best
county fairs ever held In Douglas county
for the year J916. and any dobuting
Thomas better come out and be shown.
Agreeing with my brother editor that
taxation without representation Is tyr
anny, and that Benson ssks only for a
fair and square deal.
E. M. JACOBBERGER, .
Editor the Benson Times.
Let Germany Do It.
OMAHA. Dec. 8. To the Editor of The
Be: Mr. U Miller In a letter to The
Bee. dated December S, Undor the head
ing, ' Let England Do It," quoted A. L.
Meyer as btlng absolutely correct In his
letter n the December I Issue, in which
Mr. Meyer stated that the German gov
ernment offeree! the Belgians work.
That Is correct, but what about the pay?
The same article that told about the offer
of work stated the manner they were to
be paid. The worker was to receive a
time check good for his pay at the end
of the war. If Germany lost he would
get nothing. Dear reader, would you
like to work under those conditions? I
would not. This week the German gov
ernor of Belgium demanded S7.000 000 a
month and rr;,ooo,000 to be taken from
those starving people. And yet our
friends ssy that England should feed
thm. A. PETERSON.
Let Farmers' Organisations Bei oa
Guard.
NORTH LOUP. -Neb.. Dec. l-To the
Editor of The Bee: Ths farmers of Ne
braska have an excellent opportunity to
obtain the passage of desirable bills at
the forthcoming legislative session. An
associated session of farmers' organisa
tions Is to meet at Omaha very soon.
There will be many resolutions offered,
some good and practical and some good
and Impractical.
Ths greater number of men who con
vene will be men who haVe never had
much experience In writing bills, and
who have also never fought a real, ef
fective lobby In the manipulation of law
making. Resolutions sre sll right and
should be sdopted, of course, but to pass
resolutions favoring certain legislation
and do no more Is almost futile. The
man who doe things Is the man en the
Job. Hence, to get certain legislation, a
committee should be appointed to draft
the bills and be right there at the legis
lature to defend them before the com
mittees and keep books on the members
and lobbyists for another campaign. Poli
ticians will keep straight when they have
a committee to watch them.
The appointment ef that committee Is
the Important matter. Tou may get a
committee who are Intelligent, but If
they are making loud reform speeches,
and at the same time manipulating se
cretly with the special privilege class,
the work done will be nothing when
called Into court for construction. The
farmers' congress should be very careful
In ths appointment of the committee.
The committee should be et LlnoJtn to see
that proper men are elected for legis
lative officers, and hills should be pre
pared tor Immediate Introduction.
Had the writer of this article awaited
the action of the farmers' organisation
to dnfeat certain water power bills, where
would you have been at this time? And
no person cares to go to the legislature
and make the fight against the associ
ated lobby because of the pleasure la It
There is neither money, pleasure nor
fame in it The organlsstlon should per
fect a commission te place committees la
every legislative body of the nation to
undo those Jetd lobbies.
WALTER JOHNSON.
lWaraPaaltr(rllaf
' NORTH PLATTE. Neb.. Dec. S. To the
Editor of The Bee: For all these stren
uous times ef wsr, false prophecy and
financial problems, we have every cause
te believe "the era of peace or millennial
age" is ripening In the bud. and what
reader who studies the Revelation, will
not acknowledge this goidaa age te be la
the fulfilling of God's mighty plan of
salvation. This old earth of ours has Its
cycles to live Just the Same as taseing
areuad the sua causes the change e our
seasons. The slew but steady progress
Is working te the end. Ws must bear in
mind that a thousand years on this earth
Is but one day with our Master.
Just how long these wars and world
movements will continue Is a question of
time. As fsr as the humaa mind can
ooaoetve Sataa Is bees la full sway
as yet notwithstanding the Intellectual
growth as well. But when this snaa o' sin
Is revealed Satan will be cast In bis prison,
a snal set upon him, "for one thousand
years, then comcth peace." The rature
of the esrth st this period Is explained
In the first part of ths twentieth chapter
of Revelation.
And when the thousand years sre ex
pired fat an la again at large for little
season only, God tskes his venr-snce
upon mankind, the Isst snd general iesur
rectlon of ths dead. Tills marks the end
of the world. When the remnsnt of the
seed have witnessed the glory snd truth
of the Fsthcr, then go forth to destroy
snd make war, they hsve committed the
sin that hss no bounds. As the sothor
hath said, let us prsy uncessingly, medi
tate, seek and we shall find.
MRS. G, W. ANDERUON.
taffraae and the. ItlbU.
COUNCIL BLUFF". la.. Dec. 9.-To the
Editor of The nee: "Suffrage snd the
Bible" in a subject not found In the Bible
and not a Bible doctrine. The Bible Is
silent on ths suffrage question. We da
find woman is man s equal if there Is
sny difference, she is mans superior.
Woman was created from an organized
body; man wss created from the dust of
th,e ground. We read In Genesis l is, "Hhe
Is man helpmeet. In Gen. I.SS,. "God
told her to s jbdue the earth. In Gen.
. we read, "And K repented
God that he made man on the earth and
It grieved Him at His heart." We have
no record that He ever repented because
be niade a woman.
Paul was an old bachelor and he had
no use for women. We have no record
that he even loved his mother. He ad
mits that he tells us things that Is not
by commandment, when he lectured on
the duty of wive. Soe Cor. 7. "But I
speak this by permission." and not by
commandment. . A. MORAINE.
OBINS AND GROANS.
"Oh. dear." groaned the young wife,
"I don't know what to use to raise my
bread; I've tried everything."
"A derrick and a couple of Jackscrews
ocght to rio It. ' thought her h unhand, but
he dldn t(say It alouff-Boston Transcript.
"It Is a marvel tn me how a cltlien
can so quickly transform himself Into a
soldier."
tjh, we hsve a chance to sttidy tse
tlc sll the time. EVery married mas,
for Instance, haa to be a master of strat
egy." Louisville Courier-Journal.
"Ye." said Mr. Growcher. "I Intend to
keep up th idea of Kant Claus In my
fstnlly as long as possible."
Whet for?" .. A '
l .,.. m.-Mf (Via children to bisme
me When they dn t get Just the pres
ents they were looking for."-Washing-
ton rter.
"My wife Invsrlsbly sks my advice
about everything."
"I.lkes te kaow what te do, ehT'
' No, likes to know whst Bot to do'.
Houston Post.
OLD DONEGAL. '
Whither Are We Drifting: f
Whither are we drifting? ' The stste
executioner cf Massachusetts oL'tred to
accept a reduction In salary, .nd the
state prison electrician of Arkansas re
signed rather than turn the switch on
six condemned men.
Ohl the rosea In the springtime can bloom
there so brlshtly.
When the green vines sre creeping oer
trellli end wall'.
And the aunheama are kissing the land
scape ao lightly,
Oer each hillside and valley In Old
Donegal.
Once renownd land of Nlal. thy proud
dsys sre shaded,
Blnoe both conquest and, plunder accom
plished thy fall:
But no stains of dishonor have ever de
graded, .
One bright gleam from the sunburst of
Old Donegal.
Now the dark days hsve pass d e'er thy
long failed glory,
ftlll they brave sona are swearing they'll
conquer or fall:
For the old fearless spirit of battle and
Is no 'swelling with triumph la Old
Donegal.
True, that spirit of freedom wss often
left bleeding.
But it n'er could be vanquished by saber
or ball.
For the sons of O'Neill and TyConnel are
leading
Their own clansmen to triumph in Old
Donegal. C, M.
Omaha.
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Only $S0.68 for the round trip to Jacksonville, Fit., 187.18
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