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17 January
Thought tor the Day
5cff by William BrtJgtt
"Lt all th endt thou aim' at at
b thy country's, thy God's and
truth. " Shaketptart.
! "Buy It Now" la a mighty good slogan for
j a business campaign.
' No need to worry over the Ice crop; the Ice
; man will get you next Rummer, Just the same.
It's too bad, but the dear girls should under
stand that sn army must have some privates on
Its roster.
Anyone surprised when the democratic sen
ators down at J..lncoia abandoned their plan for
reducing the number of senate employes?
The kaiser has partaken of "K" bread, which
ought to render that comestible t once popular
in Germany. It may even outlive the war.-
From the outbreak In the Nebraska suffrage
tanks, It would seem that when women go ino
politics they act Just like men, only more so.
All right, we will, call him Speaker Jackson.
Yhls is the centenary anniversary of Andrew
Jackson's great exploit at New Orleans, anyway.
The democratic senator from Dundee cer
tainly did hand the democratic ex-senator from
South Omaha an awful jolt. Another strong
reason In support of annexation.
American wheat seems to have entered an
avlattyn contest, but the price, la not likely to
soar high enough to Frighten tbe Nebraska
farmer, whose long; suits are corn and wheat.
Omaha will try to worry along without the
speakership In fact, It Is so long since Omaha
furnluhed tbe legislature with a speaker that the
memory of man has to be strained to recall it.
A lot of tilings useful and ornamental are
made in Nebraska, and a lot more will be made
If ople who live In Nebraska will give prefer
ence to made-in-Nebraska articles, other things
being equal.
Des Moines ministers commend Rev. "Billy"
Sunday not only as a revivalist, but as'a bill
collector, which last recommendation exerta
more force at this particular season of the
year than the other.
Will paradoxes never cease? First, It was
the terrible deviltry of the torpedo boat de
stroyer "B-S"' that riveted attention on the
anomalies of the war; now It Is the destruction
of tbe "Formidable-"
! So far as the president is concerned, it is
j probably merely a matter of which pen to use
j In vetoing that literacy test Immigration bill,
alao containing an exception that knocks ou?
1 neutrality into a cocked hat.
A controversy has arisen with tbe Garnrau Cracker
iuHiwny drawing forth a reply allowing- the follow
ing Utkers to be In the bualneea of furnlahlng brea.l
io Omaha: T. C. tl.aaeer St toro.. frlau Schwaa!.
William Itapp. W. D. Vodrle. peter Fedde. K l"
Kfeder. Henry JIagen and O. Weber.
Colonel A. W. Hoagland. known aa the newaboy'
fri.-nd. gave a talk at the Flr.t Uethodl.t Kplacopal
.hutch, wdh a apecuU Invlution to the new. boy .
Ixule Hot,ter of Albuquerque. N. M.. at.d tllii
lVr.nle Sthleaaluger were unitid In marriage the
lemony being performed at the Millard hotel I.,
l-r. Harflcld. - '
Ye.Serday a atrike among the Ice men was ahoH
hv,J. Tle atrlkera n arched lu a body to Mr. FlUh s
..ifice on Xorth Mneieenth street and ttmandtd their
i-ay. which waa given to them. This morning most of
il.e men ere eick of their bargain and ready to aa
! ' k to work.
Frank Goodrich la tiappy over the arrival ef a
in w boy at Ms house..
r:i.ler Mumi F. Shtna died at hie bouse on Camp-
e l mreet. the result of Injuries received at the re
ion at Fimonc. He was one of the oldest real-.-!-.(
of Omaha and laid out Shlna'a addlilon.
I'..ie. fre.h vaccine vtiue at Central hoatal. where
feo.i. 11 to 1 poor persons will he vaccinated each day
i l .o coat of the virus; others at regular ratts
Vi.tyr ClJwII and Waften Tatee left for Ta'e.
living tpeat the holiday vacation In Oiuaiia
C. K. llv,i Md f.mlly have gone to California
hi i e Ini.rrnl of Mr. Havens' health.
The Legislature.
With the democrats io full control of both
houses of the legislature, as well as the ex
ecutive branch of the state government, they
will be rightly held responsible for the perform
ance and net results of the senslon Just beginning
at Lincoln. While political considerations need
not determine the treatment of most subjects of
law-making, the political responsibility Is there
and is not Io be evaded.
Relying on pre-election promises, tbe people
of Nebraska will expect, if not a short session,
at least a business session. They have been led
to look for a policy of economy and retrench
ment In appropriations, and for the legislature
Itself to set the example by stopping the waste
and extravagance with Its own train of super
numeraries. They have been led to expect fur
ther that whatever legislation Is passed will
have in view stimulating and building up Ne
braska enterprises, and the development of Ne
braska resources rather than tearing down what
has already been accomplished or putting obsta
cles In the way of continued, expansion.
It Is, we know, too much to hope for tbe
exclusion of all freak and hold-up measures.
The great majority of the members who mean
v eil can If they will put an early quietus on such
proposals. Only by so doing will they hold the
legislature to Its real work, and make it a use
ful Instead of disturbing body.
War's Alarms and Peace.
The beating of tbe great war drums in the
balls of congress has raised a din that is heard
throughout the land, not by deaf and uninter
ested ears, but by a people so busy with the
pursuits of peace and prosperity that they have
little time and less Inclination to attend to the
disturbance. Congressman Gardner's Assertion
that the United states army a not big enough
to guard Paris la relatively accurate; the fact
depending on the size of guard required. The
United States army, however, hug proved ample
for the work It has had to do.
America's mission la one of peace. That it
has made progress la proven by a century of
agreement with Great Brltatu In the practice of
amicable settlement of difficulties arising be
tween tbe two nations. In the hundred years
since the treaty of Ghent was signed, some nota
ble questions have arisen, to be followed by
equally notable adjustments. Experience more
tban supports the thought or William Howard
Taft, which led to his submitting to the govern
ments of the world proposals for the abolition of
war, a thought to which this great nation is
devoted in all sincerity.
The arts of peace offer a wide and most
inviting field for activity for the makers of war
materials as well as the rest of us. Dynamite
and other high explosives are useful In industry,
and machines for making big runs might con
ceivably be so modified aa to. produce steam
dredges or sewing machines. In any event, tbe
United States was never in less danger of being
involved in war, nor were our citizens ever more
secure in "life, liberty, and the pursuit of hap-,
plness."
The Ship Subsidy Bill.
Whatever form the so-called merchant
marine bill may present when it finally emerges
from congress, the fact 'will remain that In Its
conception the democrats have paid recognition
to' the principle of protection for home, indus
tries. That the theory and practice of ihe re
publican party in dealing with the question Is
correct is conceded by the democrats when they
adopt the principle, no matter in what way they
seek to apply it
American shipping In coast trade and on In
land waters has thrived marvellously, because
It has been properly safeguarded .against the
ruinous competition that has driven American
shipping from the high sea. In the traffic be
tween nations, American ships have suffered al
most to complete extinction. Great Drltain.
Germany, France and other maritime nations
have encouraged ship owners by means of sub
sidies paid direct, or in the form of rebates,
bonuses or other subvention,. which practice, to
gether with' tbe advantages of cheap labor In
construction and operation, has left the Ameri
can vessel owner or builder hopelessly handi
capped In the world's carrying trade. ,
The democrats have now an opportunity to
atone for the blunder or the canal tolls, and
under the spur of the president's Influence, may
clear the way for the reappearance of the American-built
and American-owned vessel on the
seaways of the world.
Is It Too Mtny Generals'.'
Such obsequies as seemed proper for tbe
disposal of whatever remalaa of the late cam
paign for votes for women In Nebraska bid fair
to be attended by certain post-mortem activities
as may make the heated closing hours of
the campaign seem calm and Quiet by com
parison. Whether the women who managed
that campaign discovered their real genius for
politics in other directions, they have made
plain the fact that ambition for leadership Is
not confined to the sterner sex- I
It Is obvious that those who were at tbe
head of the campaign must Buffer the penalty
exacted of every leader who losea a battle; not,
we devoutly hope, to the extent practiced by the
Japanese, wherein the defeated general resorts to
the "happy dispatch" to relieve himself of the
inconvenience or listening to what his followers
have to say about his strategy and tactics. The
aftermath may even prompt a question If one
of the difficulties of the movement in Nebraska
'was not an overplus of leadership. The army
with too many generals usually meets mishaps
and this time-tried adage makes no exception
tor generals who wear petticoats.
The possibility of enforced conscription
stares England la the face. Having been com
pelled to resort to the draft during our civil
war, Americans who date back that far know
what an unpleasant feeling that producea, even
in prospect. i ,
Make yourself at home, Mr. Mid-West Imple
ment Dealer, and congratulate yourself that thla
mid-west territory leads the world In cultivating
the soil by modern mechanical methods.
Our Dundee friends, however, we are sure,
will have no objection to continuing to do their
business and earn their ralarles or wages In
Omaha.
' A Warship in Action
PaUatleas mt the Heart.
When a warship steams Into action lis heart
pulses and throbs aa eager for the fray ae the hearts
ef any of Its crew. Tee, a warship has a heart. The
heart of a warship la the control room deep down
under the deck, situated aft. usually abaft the sec
ond funnel. Even on big warships the heart Is imt!l.
Generally It la only ten b)S sit feet, and is al
most fiolse-proof. It Is really a ateel vault, entered
by a ateel door not unlike the door of a btiiwla
proof aafe.
From floor to ceilinr, says a writer In the Wash
ington Star, the wails are lined with dials, wires,
gauge, electric bells, speaking tubes, switches and
a great amount of other apparatus, which keeps ..lie
commander In constsnt touch with every corner of the
ship. It la the moat wonderful and the most fearful
room on earth or sea. it Is a fortress within a for
tress, a ateel cell within the steel walla or the fight
ing machine.
lis at Tlaht Bat.
To be In the control-room during active service U
to feel like being In a vault with the door locked on
the outside. Thla little compartment, which visitors
seldom see, will keep alive aa long as there la a
living soul on board able to hear and answer a call.
It Is through the control-room that the Commander
Ixsnea hi Instructions, observes and notes how the
battle Is going, calls the gun crews from platfe to
place, dlrecta the englncera, steers the whole fabric,
and supervise everything. If a submarine Is seen
In any direction. It is through the control-room tht
It la reported,
A little bell rings, a voice far away speaks: "Sub
marine on the port bow, sir! Two leaaues off:" Ji
an Instant the answer thrills the gun crews: "Ware
submarine on the port bow! Enemy's craft: Ready!"
The gunners have been ready for some time, and
when the chief gunner haa "laid" the gun to hi
satisfaction, hang goes a message the enemy will n)t
forget if It hits him.
If a sun has to cease fire, the order comes througii
the control-room. If the enemy lands a shell on de. k
or anywhere In the warship, the doctors ar notlfic I
that they are wanted at that spot almost as soon as
the men have fallen. If the gun crew are dead, it In
from the heart of the ship that tho order Is given for
fresh men to fill their places.
Though the captain himself Is In the conning tower
above, he know through the officer In the Control
room Just what has happened to his ship and the er
tent of the damage; and If the captain, la killed In
the conning tower or on the bridge, the chief officer
In the control room goes up at once to take Ms place.
There are generally about six men In this little
throbbing heart of the battleship, Including operator
and Junior officers.
The chief officer gives directions to the torpedo
operators, the gunners, the searchlight manipulators
and the officers In charge of the fighting masts. If
auch are part of the ship's equipment. But, besides
all this, there are a thousand and one things to attend
to during an engagement.
Every order haa to be given t an Instant's notice;
given distinctly, firmly, without the slightest hesita
tion or flurry. It I only In the control room that one
learn what the phrase "devotion to duty" really
tnean.
Everything goes with automatic precision In tha
heart of a warship, and aa It Is the most vital spot on
board, special care Is taken to preservv u from harm.
Aaaldet the, Sheila. ,
Think of the steady nerves required of those men,
cooped up In this small room when the ahells ate
flying around and the hull I being battered by the
enemy's gun! A wrong signal might mean disaster;
but the organization la so near perfection that mis
take are practically unknowa.
There I no rest for the officer In the control
room during a fight. They mint stay at the ship'
heart telegraphing, and telephoning- to every part of
the vessel, without, taking notice of the wreckage that
I being heaped up on every hand. They know that
when the men In turret No, 1 or No. 3 cease to reply
to their signals something sorlou has happened.
An example of how gunners el way try to destroy
the head and heart of opsosmg waj-ahlps Is furnishu
by the terrlflo battle of Tsushima in the Russo
Japanese war. -
On one of the Russian hattleahlp the admiral and
the captain were both killed in the conning tewer
within five minutes of the first shot being fired. Up
came the second In eommand to take charge. Bo
fore he could get a proper view of the situation a
ahell crashed through the conning tower again. This
time not only the second in command was killed, but
also all the other officer In the tower.
The quartermaster saw what had happened and
telegraphed the dlsaater te the control room; then,
gathering together aome Junior officers, he ran to the
tower through a hail of grapeehot and bullets.
The only officer who could tsjee charge was a
young fellow, and be was not used te the bualneea i.f
war. He found the conning tower filled with mangled
remain, and he fainted on the spot. Somebody roareJ
a message down the speaking tube for both engine to
be reversed, for by thla time the warship was drifting
toward the enemy. .
Rut before the order could be obeyed another pro
jectile lore a great gap tn Us side, and the water
rushd Into Its boiler room. In a twinkling the ship
was half filled. It drifted to the Japanese, full of dead
and dying men. Its colors trailing In the water. In
leaa than fifteen minutes It had been reduced from a
spick and span Ironclad to a waterlogged, helpless
men In the control room were taken out.
all dead. They had'Uterxlly died In the heart of their
ahlp. . .
j People and Events
Philadelphia makes some noiae over the Innovation
of an electrlo algn over a churci door. The Quaker
city catches on to a good thing about a year after
Omaha.
The current report of bean going out of faanl.,
In Boston prompt a flippant paragraph to classify
the Hub as "a has-beanery." Sixty days oa the
water wagon.
Keith Talrymple. who vanished seven year ao
from Port Alleghenyv Ta.. Is being sought bykin
who want to hand him 1366.006. to which he haa fallen
heir. Com a-runnlng, Keith, and take the money.
Eay money fakir In Philadelphia have succeeded
la working cltlsens for cjulte a bunch of money for
"associate memberships" In bogu dress club. The
audacity of the swindle caused editorial warnings ta
Philadelphia.
Now watch a Ulllput grapple with a giant! Ed
Ryder of Osnlntng. N. T., haa brought suit for t cents
against the New Vork Central railroad, and the com
pany come back with a suit asalnst Ryder for S
cent The mighty content start In ccurt January fc
"Tou're a mere kid." remarked Henry Oaaaaway
Davis. 12, )n Washington aa he extended birthday
greeting to Admiral George Pewey, 77. George re
tiree at M p. ra., rises at S a. m. and eommunea with
the morning papers long before the neighbor tart
on their "borrowing tour."
After fighting la the court for ten years, encoun
tering defeat ail along the line, a delay of twenty
four hours In filing an appeal dear the way for ti
authorities of St Loul to collect tXVju.oue of bav
tax from the atreet railway company. The legal
issue waa the right of the city to levy a tax ef t mill
on each passenger carried oa the company line, and
state and federal courta upheld It.
Modern Knoch Ardens are m:gnty embarrasaiug
when number tw holds Sewn the eaay chair at the
fireside, Mr. William M. Cook of Canarsie, N.. Y..
ten yeara age diacovered her soldier huabaad name,
Thomaa Nethercate, oa a cemetery tombstone. Tn
War department assured her that Thomas waa a dead
oa. but could not aay where and how he ahufrt-l
off. A few daya age Nethercate showed up at the
Cook home, but the door waa slammed la Ma fare. A
minute later he showed hie face at a window and
ahouted dire throats. At last account a Nethercate aa 1
disappeared froia Canarale, and the atory-ntakera of
the pre hint that the affair waa a ahoat walk.
SvBipatbr Mixed wit Xatloaallty.
BRI NING. Jaa. S.-T the Editor of
The Bee: la the letterbox column of The
Be I read a letter signed '"Ceesar
Regatxl." I did not read George Gowtn's
letter therein tn question, but from the
tone of Caesar Regaisl's letter It would
em that both these gentlemen have
too much nationality mixed up with their
sympathy. If we a loyal cltisen of
the United State would not set national
ity aside, what would become of our
famille where there I a German father
and an English mother, or vice versa?
As true cltlxen of the United States we
must set all nationality aside when w
want o talk about European troubles,
and must form our opinions on the past
for a foundation.
I am of German descent, born In the
st.te ef Illinois, before thla country wa
a united government and to bring thla
about ha coat the country many a
young man's life, left many a poor widow
with helpless children to mourn and made
many men cripples for life, while the
cost in dollar and cent oould not be
estimated. What stand did Great Britain
take In that war? Why should we sym
pathise with a country that did all It
could to keep u from uniting under one
government. Caesar Regaxsl mention also
that Great Britain haa "been friendly to
us of late years, but whenever Great
Britain has been friendly to u it ha
been like feeding a mouse with bait on
a trap. I think the most sympathy In this
country for Great Britain I agitated by
English capital interested In 1 corpora
tion here, more than by the people.
It I alao said that If Germany had a
many African ae England, she would
also make use of them In this war. But
It t certainly do credit for a country to
rule over a large body of uneducated
people and. then use them In war, but
that ia England' way of doing, and had
Johnny Bull kaown a year ago what he
knowa now, he would not have made
the slightest effort to atop this war. A
it Is. w can be thankful that we have
aome on at the helm of government that
will seethat the United States stay out
and also that our commerce is not throt
tled. j. DUIS.
Wante 'Receiverships foe Railroads.
HAMPTON, Jan. .-To the Editor of
The Bee: Who I this mysterious sym
pathy solicitor for the railroads which I
read in The Sunday Bee? It does "not
sxain to me they ahould be so finan
cially hard pressed with the enormous
grain they have had to haul, and stock
of all kind more than ever before.
k.very train Is heavily loaded, both go
ing and coming, and the same with the
jiaasenger trains, except a few bobtail
local train.
Now. if the railroads could not make
a goodly dividend tn a good crop year
like 1M4, when do they expect to? In
the first place, they should learn to fol
low Uula D. Brandt is' advice to adopt
a more economic arrangement I dare
say that If a farmer would run his farm
In auch a reckleae manner he would
net have a farm In less than five years.
Who are the railroads' most bitter ene
mies? Their own employes. They have
agitated the general public all over the
whole kingdom la many different waya.
Did you ever know a tsllroad company
to do anything without the law to force
them? We do not have a state com
merce and Interstate commerce commis
sion to force tbe farmer to stay In hi
place. These are all an expense to the
taxpayer. to which the railroads them
serve lielp contribute. ,
It Is' a fact that the railroads can
scarcely get a fair trial tn any court
any more, but this Is all' brought about
through their own employes, and the
company ha upheld them in a great
many ' caae. It the railroad would
weed out this kind of employes and
adopt seme kind of a profit-sharing plan
and a merit system, they would not
have, to come te the public on their
knees end ask for clemency.
.Furthermore, If more of the railroads
were managed by receivers the public
would have 'better service, for it ha
ever been known that the receiver
which the courts have appointed have
pulled them through the greatest diffi
culties, aad yet the public wonders why
railroad managers at great salaries can
not do the same. I'm for receivers for
railroad so that we may get better
service. . STEPHEN S. BITTiCK.
Bellaae Aiwa Have the Call.
COLUMBUS. Neb., Jan. S.-To the Edi
tor of The Bee: As you 'were kind to
show up ray last letter I will try again,
t thouht you conld arouse aome of our
people to the need of the starving
Polish, but I see It I hardly of any use,
be-auae people will only think of the
Belgians. It would be a good warning
to our representatives and senators of
tho support of ths German people In this
country for the next election in case they
do not support the Hitchcock bill.
F. HAUN.
tiewla ' Staekt,
IJTCHFIKLO. Neb.. Jan. 4 -To the
Editor ef The Bee: My recent letter In
The Bee seems t have aroused tbe Ire
of Mr. Keeper Huiechmtd and Caeaar
Regassi. I had thought that "Caesar"
wa dead, but It seem not so. Mr. Huf
scbmld says he knows what of he's talk
ing, claiming to have aervwd la the Ger
man amy la lire and to have left Ger
many ea account of Ita militarism. Fur
ther on In his letter hs say: "I fiad
that the fellow tbat ha aa much to writ
about and make fool of themselves ar
none others than thoee that have de
serted and left .the good old fatherland
and the kaiser, being afraid of being
called upon to tight for their country."
He himself roust be the fellow to whom
he refers, haviag admitted hiipselt that
he left Germany for that very reason.
It Is safe to say that It be. were evr
wounded In battle It waa la tha back.
He goes on lamenting about the big Ger
man siege guns murdering the poor inno
cent Belglasa. but Is silent about these
same Belgians cutting off ths ears and
gouging out the eye ef wounded German
soldier. . ,
fir. Regassi says that England g policy
la recent times Is to keep friendly with
the United 8latea. Quite true, but It ia
only through fear No doubt but what
Mr. Kegasst would try to keep on
friendly term with Jack Jobnsoa were
the two put tato a room from which
there waa no escape. He goes on to ssy
that when the English-Japanese ell la ace
we made thla country waa frleadly to
Japan, and that it seemed to him tbat
It was later modified In order that Eng
land should not be Involved In case ef
war between the United States and Japaa.
It may "seem' so to Mr. Regasxi's de
luded braia. but a man of average intelM
seace caa see through this mylhtra!
friendship at oao. Representative Vell
mer ef Iowa In a speech before the house
foreign committee on December . 1H
said: 'There la only one nation whose
lines of aatloaal interests ars hopelessly
opposed to eurs. I do not hesitate to
predict that Japan proposes to held, not
onty Kiao Chow, but the Islands ef the
Paciflo which 'it hss seised. Some day
this issue must be tried out In the Pa
cific, and It may be to the Interests of
this country to have a powerful friend
by Its side."' That friend would be Ger
many. Representative Vollraer emphat
ically declared: "Germany cannot be
beaten In thla war. Her people are united
and determined to fight to the last drop
of blood. If this war continue It will
go on until all the world la dragged down
In bankruptcy." It la needles to say
tbat these few well chosen words by
Representative Vollmer bear more weight
than any bundle of letters Mr. Rcgaxzl
might write. Germany will fight until
the last German, England will fight until
the last Frenchman. .
The kaiser ha heliled to make Ger
many a wonderful nation, the envy of
the European powers. The Germans are
Industrious, frugal and self-reliant peo
ple. They excel In manufacture, science,
art and medicine why not In militarism?
That famous stamp "Made in Germany"
la known the world over and I elf evi
dence of the superiority of German made
goods. In order to put an end to this
and to make herself master England Is
attempting to annihilate a country and
people superior to her own. How well
he will succeed remain to be een. I
am a German sympathizer because 1 be.
lieve they are In the right, the same as
the colonies were in the right In "7. I
am a freeborn American citizen of lawful
age and no Hindu, dago or any other
British aympathixer can ever force me
to tip my hat to King George.
GEO ROB GO WIN.
honest. He's rnskln' a show of It He's
puttln' all the Mule apples on top o' the
barrels. Judge.
Cnuntrv House Iloet (to arriving giteetl
Hio, Jack! Drove over with Mie C"i
dlee, eh? Kipping sleiKhlng, but cold jo
in, ain't It?
Jack (oheorf'.illy Oh, didn't notice it.
Host All rUhl. then. Come In and thaw
that earring out of your mustache.
"I believe I II wear a silk hat," said
Mr. Bligain.
'I.et me see vou trv one on first," an
swered his wife. "A silk hat alwaye hss
a curious effect of making a man looK
as If he had an extraordinary supply of
sen.c or none at sll." Ketrolt Free Tress.
THE DOCTOR.
JOLLIES FROM JUDGE.
BU What nonsense to say that one
can't set the last word with a woman;
I found It vasv enough toil v.
llx You don't say! How did It
hannen?
Mix Why I enld to a woman in the
car: "Vadom, have my seat." Boston
Transcript,
"Profesaor, you seem Interested in my
Jelly cake."
"Yea," aald the eminent geoloalat. "vou
seldom see such regular and sharply de
fined strata." Louisville Courier-Journal.
"Would you vote for prohibition?"
"Of course I would." replied Senator
Sorgham. "My constituents are atrong
for prohibition."
"Poes that fact Influence your idea?"
"It does, so long aa my constituents
exert ao much Influence over my em
ployment. I'd rather go thirsty than
hungry." Washington Star.
"The man who tells i-a of O'tr faults Is
eur best friend," quoth the philosopher.
"Yea: but be won't be long," added the
mere man.
Richard Bixby'a friends sav he is a
Rood fellow, and his wife denies It. Which
do you believe?
Robert Both.
"Why didn't you toot your horn If you
saw the man in the road ahead?"
"I figured," replied the chauffeur, ''that
it would be nore merciful If ho never
knew what struck him."
"Have you a careful chauffeur?"
"Very. He never runs over any one
unlesa he's sure he can make a getaway."
Deacon Winters Dominie. I don't like
to ssv It but I think 'twould be well to
put Treasurer Meadows under bonds.
Rev. Mr. Summers Whv so, deacon? I
have always regarded Brother Meadowa
as scrupulously honest.
Deacon Wintere That'a .lust It, domWile.
He's get tin" to be too blessed scrupulously
E. A. Guest In Detroit Free Tress.
The doctor Comes smiling, and he holds
my weary hand.
And eiiys I'll soon get better, and that
soon he'll let me stand;
He promises the rosea to my cheeks shall
come again.
And he laughs away the fever, and he
Jokes away the Tain.
Through the long, long night I suffer;
wolrd the dreams that come to nic,
Quaint the thoughtM that I am thinklnr..
stranae the sights that I can see.
But the sunbeam of the morning brlnx
the doctor up tha stairs
And the heart of me is lightened of a
thousand different cares.
There Is courage In the twinkle of his
kindly smiling eyes,
And before his merry laughter fly a
thousand fears and sighs:
And tho thoughts that have been dreary
change to pleasant ones and gay
When the good old kindly doctor smiles
the doubts and dreads away.
For the doctor he comes singing and he
(its beside my bed.
And he lifts my weiirv spirits, as the
pillow-lifts my head:
And the fever seems to leave me and the
pains are not severe
And I'm better for his presence, and I'm
stronger for hi cheer.
The doctor he Is clever. ure and certain
to his skill,
And his people long have praised htm
for his work among the 111;
But it's not his wisdom only, that the
life of un Insures
And It's not his pills and tonics, but the
heart of him that cures.
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FLORENCE
is to be, given next and
believe me she is a very
pretty dolly. She has
Buch sweet winning
ways that we would like
to have her go to some
little girl that didn't get
a doll for Xmas. She
would make that little
girl so happy.
Put on your thinking
caps little Busy Bees,
and see if you cannot re
member some such little
girl, and try to make
her happy by collecting
a few pictures to help
her win Florence.
Florence will be given
free to the little girl un
der 12 years of age that
fvrinr rtr mails its t.TiA
"- '- - A
largest number of dolls .' -
pictures cut out, oi in a
Daily and Sunday Bee
before 4 p. m. Saturday,
January 9.
Florence pictures will
be in The Bee every day
this week. Cut them out
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and ask your friends to save tbe pictures in their paper
for you too. See how many pictures of Florence you can
get, and be sure to turn them in to The Bee office before
4 p. m., Saturday, January D.
You Can See Florence at the Bee Office
Sled Number 4
FREE THIS WEEK
The picture of tbe Sled will be in
The Bee every day this week.
Gut them all out and
ask your friends to save
the pictures in their pa
per for you, too Seo
how many pictures you
can get and bring them
to The Bee office.
The itletl will be giveu
Free to the boy tbat
scuds us tho nio,t pic
tures before 4 p. ro. Sat
urday, January f-
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