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Thought fo the Day
Selected hy Satan )
One email lift God't great plan,
11 ow futile it teems at tht ogre roll,
Do vhat it may or etrict how it ran,
To alter tht weep tht infinite whole I
A tingle ttitch in an tndlett web,
A drop in the octan'4 Jtmo and ebhi
But Out pattern it rent towre the ttitch it lott,
Or marred whtrftht tangltdlhrtadt art trotted;
And each li t that failt ofttt (ru intent
Mart the perfect p. an that the Matter meant.
" ' eiutan Coltridye.
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All' annexation roada load to Lincoln, and
the alelghlDs la good.
: When sporting crooks fall out the amateur
sporta get an eye-opener.
Those German airships returned unharmed,
but left the British uncharged.
I .
Tea, we admit we guessed wrong both times
on that White House baby's name.
The way to navigate la to navigate, and the
wy to consolidate la to consolidate.
: pon't let any one tell you again that the
old-fashioned winter baa gone'- out of date.
It would seem that our policy of watchful
waiting In Mexico hs no visible terminal facll
tie".
Now that Berlin baa again fixed the cause
of war on Russia, the combat may proceed to a
finish.
Perhaps a health survey of a candidate for
office la Just aa Important aa a doctor's certlfi
cate for a candidate for matrimony.
It Is admitted without an investigation that
Governor Morehead'a ninety-two colonels are too
beautiful to line up aa cannon fodder.
Nebraska is safe against the foreign invader.
With all those gold-laced colonels commissioned
by Governor Morehead, no recruiting of private
soldiers will be needed.
With buslneaa In hotels nearlng the ball cot
stage and anow reblanketlng the winter wheat
lands, tha pessimist la up against taking his
turn at the automatic kicker.
, Over in Chicago a double death under clr
cumstancea precisely those surrounding the re
cent double death in Omaha la creating much
pollco activity. . What about it?
If the nepotism graft la bad when practiced
ty city officials, it ta just as bad when practiced
by state officials, or county officials, or water
district officials, or school officials.
When such an amusing and decrepit lnstttu
tlon aa the election roorback Is deemed worthy
of the legislative axe, who shall say that states-
rr-anabip is content with earthly footings.
Death of Chief Jmtice Hollenbeck.
Although directly traceable to a chronic ail
ment and a prolonged Ulne, tb death of the
chief Justice strikes with a peculiar suddenness.
nmlng almost within a fortnight of his induc
tion into bis high judicial office. The decisive
otes recorded for him for nomination and for
lection testify to his exceptional popularity
and the esteem In which he waa generally held
by the people of the state. As his career on
the supreme bench waa but about to begin.
Judge Hollenbeck'a public record roust stand
upon his long service on the district bench,
where he made bis reputation as a fearless and
conscientious judge.
Eaid of the Air Fleet.
The sensational dseh of the German airmen
across the North sea, to bombard English town,
afforded the world a new thrill. It waa not
entirely unexpected, for If has been talked of
since the beginning of the war, but Its ac
complishment is not the les exciting for that
reason. The place of the aircraft in war is not
et fully outlined, but its utility for many pur-
pones has been established.
Raids are a long established feature of the
attics of warfare. Sudden foraya have always
been used by strategists to divert the enemy's
attention for a moment and screen some, more
mportant move, and hare usually been succesn-
ful. Man's ability to fly has merely been seized
upon by the military directors of the world's
armies, and an achievement that has not yet
shown any very practical service In other direc
tions has become very useful in warfare. We
will quite likely hear more of these nocturnal
long distance daehea by the "flying squadrons''
of the several armies.
"Can Such Taint's Bet"
One witness, testifying In the Inquiry Into
the condurt of Mr. Sullivan while acting aa
American minister to Ban Domingo, mentions
the name of Mr. Bryan In connection with one
of the "graft" operations ventilated. Other good
democrats were linked with the secretary of
state by the witness. Can auch things be? Has
the benevolent purpose of our government's
prosence In the affairs of the little Island repub
lic been perverted into a source of profit to tbe
self-seekers of .the party in power?
It is Inconceivable that Mr. Bryan should
knowingly and willfully, directly or Indirectly,
lend his name to further the Interests of a
profit-sharing contractor. The investigation la
beginning to stir deep waters, and Its outcome
will be watched mora closely, since It has taken
Its present turn?
The Political Caldron
The Question of Dual Citizenship.
The tame correspondent who asked Tha IK
to express an opinion as to the loyalty to tth
United States of our American citlsens of Ger
man birth, and to whom we gave a frank an
swer, cornea back with the request that we dis
cuss the question of dual citizenship, which, we
understand to mean the claim aaaerted by some
countries that expatriated citizens remain their
rubjocts despite the transfer of allegiance to an
adopted country.
The refutation of this suggestion Ilea in tu
fact that the United States recognizes no such
dual citizenship that our country not only In
sists on the right of expatriation for those who
come here from other lands, but also accords it
to Its own citizens who may want to give us)
'belr rlghta here and acquire, or reaume, a
citizenship in some other country. So the quev
tlon of dual citizenship resolves Itself down to
the Individual. No one protected by the Stars
and Stripes can be compelled to yield allegiance
to any other government, but neither will tnj
Stars and Stripes prevent him, If be wishes, from
answering a call of the country of his birth, or
if any other country. If In eo doing he is willing
to divest himself of his American citlzentmtp.
Our original answer therefore stands, anil,
n our jud;ment, fully covers the ground. It Is
ur opinion that our German-American citizens
it cane of friction with Germany, which we do
not look for, would be no less devoted to the
American cause than were our Brttlsh-Amerl-oan
citltens when we had friction with Great
Britain a hundred yeara ago, or than would bo
our native born citizens, should they bo put to
tbe test.
The appearance of Mlaa Mabel Kylvrster. the Cham
ploq lady roller akater of America, at the Llttl
i-aalno rink waa a irtat event. Mlaa fcylveater'e jr
lormance la pronounced "a.mv-thlng marvelous, and
tier style do f racef j and eo eylptiilke, that her skating
u me expression of tbe vtry rhythm of movement "
The Kane I'ertmonle club avo a dance at Maauiii1
hall m lih thirty couples preeent. The commit tea in
charce comprised 1. W. time, K. D. Mulr. John Car
rier, J. C. Sharp. C. L. Deuel. C li Beach.
An elrfant reueptioa was given by Mr. George K.
Chapman and hie charming young bride. Mlaa PauMn
Ilax. of bt. Joaerb. at their residence. They wr
alted by Win Bertha lUx and Mis Hammond.
Mr. Hlelmrd Carrier and Mlaa Cornelia, Lehmer
were married yeoterday. Rev. W. J. Ilareha officiat
ing. The reiemony took t-laca at . tha First Preeby
trrUtn church, and the bridal entry waa headed by
Mr. James Ruse. Mr. Juseph Lehmer, Mr. Robert
Fatrirk and Mr. V. Mulr, Mr. John Patrick and Mlaa
Dora LehmoT.
Will and Claai lie Clarke. ho vera eo badly In
jured la a coacitng aldent on Dodge street, wtil
fUblt be out
gk-iglung p&itlra II e.e nights are not very plentl.
r.il owing to tha uita cold. "It la much more
pleaMoi to tit In the parlor and swell the old genii,
ivimi's fu-l and gaa bills than to pay livery blra for
Hie ko of f rerxlrijr to death."
s. it. Johnwin hue be.-n rc cUcUd pcaljiut ef Uta
.tiM kd 4- Iowa lusuiaiira company. '
Misdirected Epistolary Energy.
world-old maxim among diplomats anl
statesmen la "Don't write letters." Yet here wo
have a bright and ambitious Nebraska boy cut
oft at the very beginning of hta diplomatic
career because he wrote a letter. Young Mr.
Cutrlght'a case is but another example of the
danger of trusting a democrat with stationery.
Your true democrat will write, and big writing
usually ends in trouble for himself or some cue
else. Editor Plndell was a shining victim of
thla deplorable habit of preserving verbal Indis
cretions by means of Ink and paper. On other
occasions attention haa been called to Instances
wherein Mr. Hryan'a own correspondence has
teturned to occasion annoyance, If not real em
barrassment. If the "schoolmaster" Is to con
tinue in power, he ought to exercise his
pedagogical prerogative to the extent of estab
lishing a class for tbe Inculcation of that funda
mental diplomatic principle, "Don't write letters."
AL1TTLK flurry of excitement a roue In political
circles when a "mefseng-er from the city hall'
slipped Into the court house and procured six filing
application blanks.
"He, ha," whelxed the soothsayer, "Jim la out f
town and the other elx are slipping one over on him.
The mice will play when the cat's away.' "
But there la nothing to that A follow came daeh
ing Into the city hall the other day with twenty of
these blanks, enough to supply the commlesloners
three times around, lucking one. As a matter of fact,
there are several budding geniuses In the city hall
besides the seven commlelonrs, although,' for pru
dential reasons, tliey are keeping: well within them
selves. Three more hata have been flung Into the rmg.
They belong to Malan J. Lacy, engineer, 100! South
Thirteenth street; Edward Walsh, 1022 Park avenue;
Nlrk Dargacsewskl, 300! South Thlrtcentti street. Mr.
Walsh's hat has been hurled In by another than him
self, an admiring friend and neighbor, but the other
two gentlemen threw theirs In, thema- c.
Of course, everybody knows the redoubtable Dar
gscsewski, sometimes called the mayor of Rheely
town. What would a campaign Jie without Nick? He
Is now serving his country as' an. Inspector 'n ne of
fice of the city engineer. Its jropod to run. It Is
understood, on the wide-open plan, tliroltle thrown
back to the laet notch.
Some If his personal friends are tugfflng at the hat
of Dick drotte, trying to snatch It and shoot It Into
thla commission rehip ring.
"Nix," says Dick, "nothing doing. I'm too busy
trying to keep up with my duties of city purchasing
agent to give any time to candldating."
But Dick haa his friends and there Is never any
telling what a man's friends may do with him or to
him.
The Ministerial association has. perhaps unwit
tingly bulled the market for the present city he1',
regime by rejecting the proposed Investigation ef the
police administration. Of course, this seems like a
matter affecting only Police Commissioner Kngel, but
In truth It affects also all his collegues, who are pro
portionately responsible.
Ho when the clergymen turned down the proposal
of the Rev. Dr. Titus Lowe for a thorough Inquiry Into
tha police administration they gave a good deal of
comfort to the commissioners and their friends. Folks
will naturally be Influenced to some extent by such
an action. While1 Dr. Lowe seems quite convinced
Jn his ow'n mind that all Is not wall with our police
regulation, his brethren must either be under a con
trary belief or they want to do It In a different way.
Dr. Harry A. Foster, dentist-statesman, la groom
ing himself for a place on the city commission. He
was defeated for the legislature at the fall elec
tion, but has not let that keep htm from allowing his
mind to rove over the city election altuation with a
view of starting some "reforms. "I am for economy
and efficiency 'n city government," he says. "I oe
Mev the practice of nepotism should be stopped. Ono
aan iu1nt. to ai r number of Instances In which rela--tives
ef commissioners are given fat salaries they do
not earn.
"For one thing, I would not pay I ITS a month to
a clerk who was never worth $71 to any one else. I
would hire all necessary help; but would pay them
only such salaries as they could get for slmlltr
clerical work In any commercial house In the city.
"lxwk here, the commission form of government
was Instituted to rut down expenses and give a
greater efficiency. Instead, it haa resulted In an
additional expenditure of some lll.fmo a year. Thla la
not the fault of the commission plan, but of its man
agement. I ran take a pencil and figure out In a few
minutes where $30,400 a year can be saved In the con
duct of the city government by simply cutting out the
usclesa positions that are created to give a friend or
a relative a job. and 1 y rutting clown salarlea of men
who are gett'-na $1S and $175 a month who never
earned $73 a month in their lives In the open market
for Jobs."
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Let no one be dogmatic about what ' this 'faction
or that faction can or cannot' do toward putting a
alate over without a crack in it. Certainly If there la
an element in this or any other city with a right to
apeak on such occasions that Is the business element.
Well, someone says, the business men of Omaha want
radical changes. All right. "There are others." But
you'll find your business men too wise, we imagine, to
go blundering Into any belief that they alone can get
wLat they want. You have only to reflect upon tbe
result of the late Auditorium purchase election. The
business men, collectively and Individually, were
rather compactly aligned behind the proposal to buy;
the Auditorium and so was the whole city hall bunch
for that matter, and you remember how the votes
went.
No. the exigencies of the hour are larger than any
faction. They are to be met by a broader and better
spirit. '
Twice Told Tales
Her Dalaty Speech..,
There was one young woman In the box party at
the theater who took no part in the noisy clatter and
giggle. With her gase fixed upon the stage sna
watched the progress of the play, indifferent to the
gaiety around her. except that her delicate, artlsto
cratlc. finely chiseled fewtures bore a look of weari
ness and a scornful smile curled her lips. . ,
At last, however, she turned heKlirad slowly and
looked at the other member of Ui party. Then she
spoke to the elderly matron sitting ty her aide. "That
chicken In the blue kimono," she said, ''thinks she Is
tha whole custard!" Argonaut.
Willie's iMaresslea. '
One afternoon little Willie, who had been playing
out on the lawn, entered tha house and thoughtfully
approached his mother.
"Mamma." said he, "what do they keep the bear
down In our church?"
"The bear, child . "' asked Willie's mother, with, a
wondering .expression. "What bear? Whoever told
you such a ridiculous thing as that?"
"Nobody told me," was the quiet rejoinder of the
perplexed youngster, "but every time I go to Church
they always sing something about (he consecrated,
cross-eyed fear." Philadelphia ' Telegraph.' "
People and Events
The admitted failure of the eugenics law lu
Oregon Is no less conspicuous than Its failure in
Wisconsin. In both states tbe lawa assumed
tc regulate private conduct to an extent wb'ch
would over-ride human Instincts. When lawa
abridge tbe fundamental liberty -and natural
right of grown people means aje always found
to evade them.
Tbe voting majority of electric light cus
tomers In Omaha are the borne owners. They
pay top price for a household necessity. When
promoters of a scheme of municipal ownership
promise them relief they naturally look up.
This Is a truth that should sink la without mor
tising a skull. -
Originally the city commission system was
esteemed a cure-all for municipal ill. It was
plumed aa the last word In municipal reform.
Now come a reformer ot reform with a pro
posal for a commission of aix to tell a commis
sion of aeven what to do and how to do it.
Next!. '
Wonder If the Italian town shaken down by the
earthquake will adop'. the Kan, Francisco policy and
apeak of the affair aa "The fire?" ferhapa there
was not enoi gh fire to hang emphasis on.
The rare experience of a mother attending the
golden wedding of her son was enjoyed recently by
Mrs. Ophelia Arnold of ttparta. Wis. Mrs. Arnold la
In her centennial year and In good health.
Ia there anything new under the ajn? The ua ot
hand grenades la tbe present wsr Is a revival of an
ancient weapon, from which came the name, gren
adier, originally applied to -soldiers who threw
grenades. . .
(leva wiuaiey or aiagnet lily, w. c, sports a
beard which trails to the ground when on display.
Tha owner rejoice in an 'achievement whu h puis
the three-foot beard of Michael Angelos "Moses" In
tha haa-beea claca.
The meanest man that ever hit the divorce pike
was shown up in far.ta Barbara. Cai. Although he
waa the recipient of an allowance of $100 a month
from his wife's fortune he burned her arm with a
lighted clga. The Injured wife was granted a decree
of separation
Members of the Missouri house promptly squelched
an official who sought to ailp ta a rule prohibiting
smoking during working hour. The home of the
cerocob pipe stood up for native Industry as enthusi
astically aa Mlasurt'a supreme court immortalised the
genlJeneea of the native mule-
Brief aewtrlVaVlem ea Stmet
' teptae taTree. The Be aaamaaa)
a reepomsSetUVy for eytaleaa) e
null pewdsa as. Ail letter ma
jeet t eowdeaeattow y edfteat
Tear Leaaae Waa Tint Meatleaed.
OMAHA, Jan. Zl.-To the Editor of The
Bee: Your editorial "State or Parent"
Is very misleading and unfair, to say the
least, aa It creates a false Impression of
the good work which is being undertaken
by the National Public Welfare league
In this and other cities. Your article
shows either a lack of knowledge of the
work of the league or a deliberate at
tempt to deceive readers not familiar
with the situation.
You ask If we are ready to substitute
state for parental control of growing
children. Pray, who la advocating any
such substitution? Certainly not the
Public Welfare league. Society Is right
now training too many children far more
than are parents. The Idea Is to awaken
parents to a fuller realisation of their
parental obligations to their children, and
to remove temptations and vicious sug
gestions from the presence of the un
fortunate children of neglectful parents.
Regulation and supervision of public
amusements dance halls, moving pic- l
ture films, theaters, etc. take away from
father and mother none of the sacred
dutys ot the home which they should
perform, but will safeguard immeasur
ably the children whose parents shirk
their duties.
Isn't it about time that our boys and
girls were being given some proper In
struction, regarding life and body and
moral cleanliness, and of the input awful
penalties which nature, exacts for the
infractions of its laws?
If. K. DttKrirf.
(15 South Thirty-third street.
Rernhadt (looted by Jordan
OMAHA, Jan. 21. To the Editor of The
Bee: It is not generally known that Gen
eral Frederich von Bernhardt, (author of
,' Germany and tbe Next War," published
In 1912), visited the United States during
the summer of 1113 In order to prepare
and advise, the Germans of this country
as to the plans of the then impending
European war. Mr. David Starr Jordan
had an Invitation from the Oerman con
sul In San . Francisco to hear , von Bern
hardt give an address on May X, 1911
The consul presided, and the meeting was
semi-official but private; about 300 Ger
mans were present. No report of the
meeting was published as no reporter was
present Dr. Jordan says that Bern
hardt's mission . was to Germane in
America. "HI very evident purpose was
to neutralise the policy of goodwill among
the nationalities represented In our popu
lation, to counteract the work for Inter
national peace, to prepare the Germans
for the coming war, which, he said waa
both inevitable and near, and to con
vince them that Germany' idea of war
I righteous, and that thla particular war
waa thoroughly well planned and would
be carried out to the greatest glory of
the German empire.
"Very unmistakable were his references
to the planned march through Belgium
and the taking of Paris. He did not
mince matters. Quotations of morals, of
International treaties, of national rights,
he brushed aside. 'Law,' he said. 'I
a makeshift; the reality is force. Law
1 for weaklings; force la for strong men
and strong nations. '.
"Perhaps his chief purpose was to ad
vise German In tbe United State that
Britain, not France, I n Germany's way;
that Britain would soon be reached, and
reached by Germany's war.
."Bernhardl'a address waa a little mors
unreserved, more brutally frank than his
book. His work was part of the cam
paign to organise. German opinion In the
United States and to separate it front
American opinion. That campaign waa
begun here fifteen year ago by Prof,
Karl Lamprecht of Leipslg. The same
campaign has been carried on In Bratil,
only much more openly.. Its note waa
truck by General Kelm In Germany, who
preached the doctrines of faith, hope and
hate. Belgium was to be Invaded for
the purpose of securing Antwerp and
other naval bases from which to strike
Britain. When I heard- Bernhardt I
thought his word those of another of
the war-mad militarists, When I was In
Germany last August and saw hi plan
of campaign adopted by the German
army, I knew he spoke tor the general
staff, and that they were all victims of
the same madness."
Dr. Jordan expresses the same senti
ments about, the war aa nine-tenths of
the American people. The kaiser and his
war lords are undoubtedly suffering from
an exaggerated ego, the same complaint
that arfllcted King George III when he
hired .Hessians to' subdue the American
colonists. H. HEINR1CHS.
Pabllcltr for Hospitals.
OMAHA. Jan. 30. -To the Editor of The
Bee: The article you reproduced about
hospital . condition may; or may not,
describe condition in Chicago, but I
want to. tell you that it contains more
truth than poetry for application to
Omaha. I know what I am talking
about because my practice takes me into
nearly every-local hospital from time to
time. - And I am not running down our
hospitals, because they rank far above
the average in other cities and give tho
patients aa good and bolter, service than
they get elsewhere, but they can be
greatly improved, and with a little team
work mad to aiand out above them all.
The auggestlon ot publicity aa a rem
edy is likewise good. If some of our sur
geons and doctors would speak their
mind freely about what they come up
against In the hospitals, and then some
ot the hospital nurse would tell the
truth' about the impositions and exactions
they suffer from the doctors, the man
agement would get a new line on the
proposition, and would probably enforce
several reforms which neither the doctor
nor the nurses can bring about by thein-
selvea
- II might not be ethical to discuss these
subjects In print, but I know it would
be healthful for the doctor, the nurses
and their patients. MEDIC.
Favors Legislative Asscislles.
SOUTH OMAHA. Jan. Zl.-To the Editor
of The Bee: I see that a gentleman who
ia opposed to annexation to Omaha by
act of the legislature tr by any other
mean, so lar a that 1 concerned, haa
Issued an add reus aaylng that not a dosea
men In Bomb Omaha favor annexation
by act ot the legislature. I ran find him
a hundred that aro In favor of it among
citlsens who are paying taxes to his
twelve who are In favor of it among tha
people who pay taxea
I find hardly a person alio pay taxes
who la not In favor of the. consolidation
of South Omaha to Omaha by act of the
legislature. That 1 the way It haa been
In all parts of the United Stste. There
Is no good reason why w should not be
annexed tills winter. If the question
could be submitted to the votes ot the
people who pay taxes and not let any
one vote who does not owa property or
at least pay some taxes It would csrry
by a very large vote.
Annexation by the legislature Is the
ropcr way. It will enhance the value of
property here If1 we become a part ef a
metropolitan city. There is not the lesst
doubt of it
I notice that those who are most
strongly opposed to the annexation of
South Omaha to Omaha are the first
ones to move out of It I could name three
men now strongly opposed to annexation
who live in Omaha and one who lives In
another town near here. If It la a gjod
thing for those men to live in Omaha,
why not let the rest ot us live in Omaha
without going to the trouble and ex
pense of moving there, by almply drop
ping our officeholders and becoming a
part' of Omaha without further ado
about it
In the twenty year I have lived here,
the antia. who are mostly officeholders,
say. "Why not wait until next year or
two years from now?" They have put
that up so much that It wears whiskers.
The wsy to annex is to annex and be
done with It. It will benefit every man,
woman and child in South Omaha and
will even be of benefit to the office
holder In the end. F. A. AGNEW.
Waat Merchant Marine.
OMAHA. Jan. 21,-To the Editor of The
Bee: Industry Is what counta In this
country. We have an abundance of sup
plies of all kinds, every bit of which could
be sold at a good price In England and
on the continent The trouble Is ship
ping facilities. Freights have more than
quadrupled in price. The freight situa
tion haa almost killed the export busi
ness to England. Europe and the prin
cipal markets. Plenty of business would
come to this country If we could get ships
to carry It but double or triple freight
1'4 to t per cent war risk Insurance is a
heavy handicap. Ships carrying cotton
and grain can be had in a limited num
ber, but at three or four time the nor
mal rate. Think of $S per hundred
freight to Germany or England.
The remedy for this situation 1 an Amer
ican merchant marine. Let the president
and congress get busy. More ships will
remedy the altuation.
C. F. WTELLER.
CHEEKY CHAFF.
t hesr Smith Is very busy in tlie n--
enterprlHe he has Blurted of iimKm ;
tmaeea for the fancy trade r liu.
oriental rods."
'How can he be busy When he a Icaduiu
o idol an existence?" Baltimore Am-i-iran.
"Sweet are the usee of adversity.'
quoted the confirmed quoter.
"i peneve it." retorted the. atsestur.e.
one, "but somehow or other I don't erni
to be able to cultivate a taste for It. -Philadelphia
Ledger.
The atreet ear conductor examined the
transfer thoughtfully and said, meekly.
"This here transfer expired an hour ago.
lady."
The woman, digging in her puree after
a coin, replied: "No wonder, with not
single ventilator open In the whole car'.'
Puck.
"Where have you been, my dear?" .
"To my literary club."
"And what did you discuss at your IK
erary club?"
"Shakespeare and circular skirts, Knvr
on and perpendicular plumes, Hii'a iiIdk
and military collars. I think that's a I
Louisville Courier-Journal.
THE SNOWSTORM.
Ralph Wnldo Rmerson.
Announced by all the trumpets of the sky.
Arrives the snow; and, driving o'er, the
fields.
Seems nowhere to alight; the air
Hides hills and woods, the river, and the
heaven.
And veils the farm house at the garden's
end.
The slod and whltcd traveler stopped, the
courier's feet
Delayed, all friends shut out, the house
mates sit
Around the radiant ffreplnce. enclosed
la a tumultuous privacy of storm
Come see tho north wind's masonry!
Out of an unseen quarry, evermore
Furnished with tile, the fierce nrtificer
Curves his white bastions with pro
jected roof
Round every windward stake or tree or
door;
Speeding, the ' myriad-handed, his wild
work
So fanciful, so savage; naught cares he
For number or proportion. Mockingly
On coop or kennel he hangs l'aiiaii
wreaths;
A swanlike form Invests the hidden thorn:
Fills up the farmer's lane from Wall to
wall,
Maugre the farmer's sighs; and at the
gate
A tapering turret overtops the work.
And when hi hours are numbered, and
the world
Is all his own, retiring as he were not.
Leaves, when the aun appears, aptoNcher
art
To mimlo In slow structures, stone lv
stone.
Built In an age, the mad wind's night-
work,
The frollo architecture of tho enow.
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Women from the Atlantic to the Pacific, from all sections
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