THK WOK: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 15, 1915.
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i Thought for the Day
5eeefef by Pr,i. H. H. SmorUy
In our tnilli of common thought
By th4 pattern all it erovght;
In our kJumAb of lilt ifea man
Drill$ to $uit On public plan.
Iktyard Taylor.
The war pact of the five entente power tug-
gest that the chances of early peace are about
I aa good an skating on the Hellespont.
i The Wisconsin savant's tribute, to the men
, tal soundness of baldheada Insures him a place
in me nan or urns or tne highbrow class.
i Democrats who are groping in the dark on
' the governorship might commandeer a photo ol
' ' Brother Charley" and Joyfully watch the light
i breaking.
A new steel combine of five Independent
companies Is undergoing the welding process un
der the direction of J. Leonard lleplogle. The
waterboy of Johnstown,' victim- of the flood, now
rides a flood to fortune.'"1
The projected neutrality conference in
HwitriTland goes by (he 'board until next spring.
Even then it Is uncertain! whether "the smoke of
battle will have lifted sufficiently for the con
ferees to recognize each other.
A leading New York banker urges business
men to "forget the war and center their minds
on trade." Nonsense: Might as well sentence
a man to a cave as to auk him to slide past the
world's scoreboard without looking up.
The smelting and meat-packing Industries
. break Into the Omaha gain column and take
leaerved seats beside the building and poatofflce,
records. Judging by the applications piling up
the gnin column will welcome the New Year
show with a full house.
There is not one chance in a million or "Tax
payer" realising his hoped-for repeal of the war
revenue taxes. It is as certain as. any future
event can be that congress will extend the law
and reacb:out for other sources of revenue.
Uncle Sam needs the money.' ,
About the time rural credit starts cutting
down the cost of borrowed money to farmers,
look put for a boom In "back-to-the-aoil" move
ments. Borrowers on tbe alert for No. 1 will
be translated into farmers, even at the risk of
plowing up their backyards. l
An ImpresHlve and unique chapter of war
history to date is indicated in a London dispatch
which points' to the' achievements of General
Botha in German -South weat Afrra as the one
bright spot In the British war map. General
Botha's campaign is complete and conclusive,
the only operation. under British auspices thus
Jar brought to a satisfactory finish.
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The Omaha Turn Vereln liaa elected the following
uffU?r for tho ensuing .year:- President, Charlea K.
iiui m.'Utcr, vice" president, Henry Haubena; aecrti-tary,-
K. O. tirefoe; financial aecretary, Robert Btel.ij
treasurer, Charlea Mela: turn wardens, Robert
Koeonzwetg and William Kohulti; aona warden, JCinll
Me n; librarian,' F. Brendvs; truateea. 'Fhlllp Andrea,
Mchatffer, John Baumer and U. F. rat man. .
The meaaenaer boya of the America a Platrict Tele
tiraiih aervlce have been provided with new raps of
navy blue cloth with flap tops.
The mayor hue appointed W. J. UroaUh. Thomaa
'reish and M. T. Patrick appralaera to award dam
agcr fur the conatructlon of vladurta a't Tenth and
Kleventb atreeta. .
Prof. F. M. fStelnhauaar, well known here at
director of the grand opera at the Sanserfeat four
' o, haa been enjfaftd to take the leadership
of the Union orchestra and will move here with .n
Jamlly at once. ,
flunk clearings today were 1197,624.
John Grant of the Barber Asphalt company, left for
Wehina-ton t epend the ChrUtmaa holiday with- hi
family. .
Juhn I. Itlalr and hie son. D. C. BlaJr, noted rail
rond uiitiactora, have been In Omaha for the last
tt.te dav In i ot.titM tion with a lawsuit growing out
t.f to-rk one on the Northet.trn road by tliem.
1li: r. .Ue iu Jllalrstoo. N. t.
A lea'n of hUk bronrhos Uahd. to a bug,-v
limed by cowboy like individuals itave an -lill.itl m
in lUiiuHay on i-arnHiii strv-t until they collltltd wiln
a t.Uifcl.li and rnded in a senerat wreck.
More Trouble Over Mexico.
Several times during the last few months It
has been asserted the administration at Wash
ington Is deliberately suppressing Important
facts in connection with the situation in Mexico.
These charges have been circumstantially made
by responsible persons, and the only official at
tention paid to them was through a recent out
burst from Private Secretary Tumulty, who flew
Ic defend Carranza from accusations brought
against him from sources certainly entitled to a
hearing. More serious charges are now being
made, so far as suppression of tbe true condi
tions in Mexico la involved.
A newspaper correspondent, who represents
two of the really conservative great papers t
the country, the Chicago Tribune and the New
York Son, gets word home to his papers that it
Is almost impossible to send out tbe truth from
Mexico. This is because of strict censorship on
the cable at Vera Crux and other points, and be
cause the only way to get mail out of the City of
Mexico is to send it unsealed in the United States
pouch, which goes direct to Washington, there
to be censored. Such charges as these, defi
nitely made by responsible persons, support the
allegation that "watchful waiting" bas not been
altogether without Its other side. That, while
our government may not have "buttedMn." an
the president puts it, on Mexican affairs, it has
exerted some influence, and still is, in behalf ot
Carranza.
At any rate, so long as the United States la
at peace with the de facto government of Mexico,
why should communications between the citizens
of tbe two countries by subjected to censorship?
What is there to conceal from the people?
Peace on the Peace Ship.
"Many men of many minds" runs the old
nursery ditty to the end that "many men do dis
agree." And this is receiving, a beautiful Illus
tration Just now in the experlence'reported from
Mr. Ford's peace ship. Each of the delegates
aboard ship is bent on a great humanitarian
mission, and Is thoroughly commit teed to the
ideals of "peace on earth and good will toward
men." Unfortunately, each individual also has
his own view as to how this desirable end la to
be attained, and neither feels called upon to en
tirely submerge his individuality for the purpose
of bringing about unanimity.. As a result, the
Ford party is breaking up into groups, and when
the shores of warring Europe are reached, tbe
rulers of the nations will be perhaps confused by
the multiplicity of plans suggested for "getting
the boys out of the trenches by Christmas." One
can almost imagine the chancelleries of Europe
suggesting to Mr. Ford and his associates that
they reach some agreement between themselves
before they undertake to adjust the muddled af
fairs of a perverse world.
The Irish Saved the Day.
For the first time since the war began British
military authorities. .make adequate acknowl
edgment of the deathless valor qf the Irish reg
iment onthe far-flung battlefront.. Whatever
foundation exlated for complaints on this score
are disposed of by the details of the heroic
battle to the death of the Royal Innlskllllnera
against tbe Bulgars on the ridge of Kevls Crest.
Rear guard actions usually are fierce, deadly
combats, especially for the defenders of tbe, re
treating army. The Innlskllllns breasted the
oncoming . victorious foe, overmatched, ten to
one, and held tbe Bulgars at bay for hours and
until the retreating army reached the appointed
line of defense. Almost to a man they paid the
price with their lives, but they "saved the day,"
Tbe action and the aacriflce is character
iatically Irish. It la the same spirit of valor and
sacrifice exhibited at Yellow Ford 600 years ago,
at Clontarf and Limerick, in the Peninsula
campaign under Wellington, at Cremona and
Fontenoy. Every war for liberty, every attack on
tyranny, at home and abroad, is marked with
the fighting Irish spirit shown in the Balkans.
It runs through the history ot the revolution and
the civil war, and reached the maximum of
slaughter In the fruitless successive charges of
Meagher's Irish brigade on Marye'a Heights.
"Cursed be the laws which deprived me of
such soldiers," exclaimed the second George of
England when the Irish brigade at' Fontenoy
turned the tide of victory to France. It- has
taken England two and a half centuries to learn
the lesson and make partial amends to Ireland
and her sons.
Great Britain's latest Move.
John Bull haa always been known for thrift
and Is now beginning to exhibit' prudence and
foresight, as well. In witness of this we present
the fact that Reginald McKenna ia now busily
engaged in exchanging British war tasues tor
American stocks and bands at the markrprteV.
As was pointed out by The Bee some time ago
tbe British holdera of American securities were,
making a very handsome profit by this exchange,
although the total amount had not reached a
very high figure. lie tendency of the private
owner ot American securities to bane onto them
lb natural, and that It should be shared in by
tbe British government is not at all astonishing.
Mr. McKenna's assurance that he has BO inten
tion of flooding tbe American market by throw
ing on it a large volume of securities to realise
cash was unnecessary. Ths stable character ol
American atocka and bonds is such as to make
them the most desirable investment known to
the world today, and the British government la
merely showing good sense In exchanging its
own for the Yankee securities.
AcoounU ot powder bouse explosions employ
the word 'obliterated" ia describing what hap
pened to the building. The expression ia likely
to become aa common as efficiency. Both are
peculiarly fitted to work In unison on explosions.
A powder house blowup Is unsurpassed as an ef
ficient obllterator.
Governor Whitman scores a double bit in ap
pointing Oscar B. Straus to tbe vacant chairman
ship of the New York Public Service commission.
He aecurea the services of a dlatingulahed citlsen
unuaually well equipped for the post and tosses
a presidential anchor to tbe windward of Oyater
Bay.
A Modern Macbeth
James Walter anUtk la Bee ton Traaaerip
HAD been reading a book called "A Royal Tra-
I &)." and had Just turned a page. Then I atopred
to think. . The passage I had teen reading ran as
follows:
"The door opened slowly.' There stood King Alex
ander and Queen Draga, both of them hastily and In
sufficiently dressed, aa they had sprung from their
bed. They found themselvea facing a dense group of
officers. It waa a historic but terrible tableau! Klnrf
Alexander stepped forward In front of the queen, aa
if to shelter her. looked straight at the tratlors and
aald: 'What la It you want? and what of your oath
of fidelity to me?' There waa a aeoond or two of
deadly silence. They looked at each other aa if
mesmerized. Then lieutenant , who before en
tering the army waa a teacher In a village school,
cried out: 'What arc yoti standing gating at? Hero
la our oath ef fidelity to him!' Paying thia bo
fired on the king, who aank Into the arms of Draga
In a moment aeveral revolVere were fired on the fall
ing king and on the queen. They both then dropped
on the floor. The enraged conapiratore continued for
a few seconds firing their revolvers at the royal cou
ple, bleeding and groaning on the floor. Then then
drew their swords, and began to dash them In all i
direction. The poor woman. Queen Draga. wn
especially the object of their revolting cruelty, t
Fortunately the poor woman waa killed Instantly by
the first volley aimed at her. King Alexander, al
though pierced by aeveral bulleta. waa not dead. He
groaned In agony. In a pool of blood. It la not certain
that he waa conscious. Lieutenant Colonel Mlshlch
suggested that the bodies of the king and queen
ahould be thrown out of the window. Into the Tower
garden, that the-eoldler surrounding the palace
ahould see that thy were dead. He opened the win
dow. Bending over It he ahouted: 'Long live King
Peter Karageorgevitch, king of Perrla!' The officer
In front of their eoldlera echoed his cry by shouting:
Long live King Peter!' ('Zlveo KralJ Peter!')"
When the newa of the Belgrade murders flashed
acrosa the world. King Peter waa living the plain and
peaceful life of a pretender on the bank of LaX
Geneva. The romance of youth had departed from
him, for he waa 63. and there waa nothing unlesa ie
himself knew of It that threatened to disturb the
even current of his existence. He waa known to
everybody In Geneva a plain Prince Peter Kara
georgevitch. His trim, alender, medlum-etsed figure,
and Ma fierce military muatachee and fiery eyea, wero
aa familiar to the children in the streets as they wer
to the frequenters of the moat exclusive . Genevan
clubs and salona. Although his house In the Rue
Ballot was elegantly furnished, the prince lived In sim
ple style. He waa not a rich man. and malntalnel
no entourage, more, probably, because he could not
afford it than because of ausplcloua which the exig
ence of a prlttcely retinue might arouse. A woman
servant named Mathilda and a valet named Albert
attended to his dally wanta, and a governeas, on
Mile, I-agler", Used frequently to coma In, either to
answer the old man'a letters or to give Instruction to
the children when they were In Geneva. He was a
skillful chess player, and when the children were
home he used to play with them every evening. Fo
Serbians paaalng through Geneva he Vept an open
house, and though ordinarily a silent man, he coulj
always be roused to tell stories of his military ex
ploits. He waa a great lover of black coffee, and
smoked bushels ef cigarettes. He waa fond of shoot
ing, for he had taken prises at the target and had
been a member of the awagger shooting club In Paris.
II was also fond of riding, but even at that time hi
rheumatism waa troubling him, and he could not lido
with hi old-time enjoyment. So far aa hla mental
attainments were concerned, he had nothing out ot
the common beyond a fine knowledge ot languages
and history. Hla favorite authors were Michele:,
Thiers and Henri Martin. He had made special atudlea
of the Uvea of Catherine the Great and Bismarck, and
knew considerable about the Napoleonic period. Ha
had translater Into Herbian John Stuart Mill's essay
"On Liberty," and for hi aervloe In Introducing' the
great English economist work the prince had en
Joyed a generoug meed of praise from hla-countrymen.
It hum never been proved that Prince Peter was
directly connected with the murder of Alexander ani
Draga. - The world auspected It. however, and half
the world Still remalna convinced of his guilt. It waa
algntflcant that the day on which the murder took,
place June 11, IWS waa the. thirty-fifth anniversary
of the aaaaaslnatlun of King Alexander's grand-uncla,
Michael, by Alexander Karajreorgevltch, and doubly
Significant that Prince Peter. seemed ready for iiq
Immediate departure from Geneva on the day after
the murder, or aa aoon as new arrived that tne
regicides were willing to make him king. Prince
Peter, knowing that theae suspicions of his connection
with the conspiracy were widespread, took Immediate
occasion to deny hla reaponalbllity.
Whosover the guilt, the prince ' waa formally
chosen king on June It, and on the S2d ha took ths
train for Belgrade. It had been remarked for montli
in Geneva that he had looked careworn, and hla ap
pearance at th station oa the day of hla departure,
surrounded by a crowd In which the faces ef soma Im
portant officials were absent, did not strengthen the
general feeling that th Journey waa being made with,
out misgivings.' He should have been happy, for lie
waa returning to hla beloved 8erbla, after an exile of
forty-five years, but he waa oppressed by the knowl
edge, not only that ha Was under a cloud of suspicion,
but that he waa going horn to a country In tha
depths -of distress, rent by political strife and hate.
Hi own life, he knew, waa not too aafe, and he
probably remembered that, of all the klnga whoii
Serbia had had. one only had been permitted to die
peacefully in bad. If there waa any comfort at all in
hla thought, it mutt have eome to him from the fact
that af (alra at Belgrade could not be worse than th y
were and he had aa opportunity, so long aa he re
mained a atrlctly constitutional monarch, that ha
might bring back to hla kingdom peace and prosperity
and a better place In the world'a regard.
. Belgrade gave Peter a splendid welcome, but the
people were a llltl , disappointed In hla peiaonal ap.
pearance. He did not look like a king, for he n
amall and thin, and even his fierce mustaches did not
aave him from a certain amount of contempt. He
waa gray and wore piincenea and he bore his fifty
seven years rather heavily. The coronation waa a
brilliant function, but there were few dtplomatlat
present, and tha new king knew all too quickly that
the official world and the outaide nationa, with one or
two exceptions, had given him the boycott. It waa a
long time before ha could be brought to repudiate the
regicides who had called him to the throne, and even
then the repudiation waa only a half-hearted one,
forced upon him by the abaolute determination of one
ef the great powers not te recognise his kingship until
the repudiation-had been made.
That was twelve yeara ago. Pefore he left Geneva
the prince gave to tha Serbian people the assurance
that he would faithfully support aay constltuliu't
which the Serbian gave themselves. Since that as
surance was given he haa conducted himself aa a
strirtly constitutional monarch, and. although he ha
naturally been under tha domination of the mtlltaiy
party, and has bom himself with credit during th.;
wars In which his country haa been engaged, he has
been little more than a figure-head. Several timea
tha last In May, 1913 his abdication haa been reported,
and In June of laat year the crown prince waa ap.
panted regent. It waa believed at the time that th
king's difficulties with the army had worn him out,
although In the royal proclamation Illness and inabil
Ity to perform his duUea were given aa th reasons for
confiding the government to his hair.
Mayor Charley may dictate the policy of the
Nebraska democrat, but be ll only succeed over
tbe prostrate form of the Maber typewriter.
, , Hskatd Hit ralc.
A tax tea b chauffeur furnished the text for this
anecdote:
Having run over and killed a number ef people,
aad presented hla company with a number of law.
suits, he was finally discharged' for reckless driving.
11 then bea me a rootomtan on a trolley line, but
did not take kindly te t lie. new work. . One day aa be
was grumbling over hla faUan. fortune a friead aald:
"Oil, what's th matter with joy?, t'an t you run
down Just a many people aa ever J ' -
"Yea," said the former chauffeur, "1 can. but for.
merly t could pick aad choose." Pittsburgh Chtualcl
Brief
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a reaaaaaMUtr fee evtaaowg at?
aerreewomdeata. AH letten awk
Joe ewaewaattew y eeMMSk
towarreaa aad Preaaredaeaa.
CREIGHTON, Neb., Dec. 14,-To the
Editor of The Bee: The season is at
hand when tha congress of the United
Statea la again in ae salon. For more than
a century that body haa created lawa
that have governed one of the thus far,
most peaceful and enlightened nationa
cf the earth. Figuratively speaking the
cyea of the world are turned thla way
because their action wllL shape the future
destiny of men and nyaeurea that will
propagate peace or ' precipitate a spirit
that will undermine our present literary
and religious Institutions, overthrowing
the highest Ideals of the fathera and
founders of a constitution Intended for
the life and liberty of thoae following
tn the wake of civilisation' a morn:
Perhapa tho greatest question la that
of preparedness; and the question arises,
"preparedness for what?" There la but
one answer. A peace propaganda that
will silence the guns of powers, princes
and potentates ' of the world. To auc
cesafully prosecute the work of promul
gating peace, preparedness la needed at
an estimated coat of at least IISO.OOO.OOO.
Take It for granted thla sum la raised,
tha next move will be to build navies and
guna a little bigger than tha other fel
low. With the spirit that prevail now,
what will be the result? The productive
soil of the husbandman will run red
with human blood, with bone and sinew,
enriching the mother earth. Our ; high
seas colored with gore! for the sake of
protecting honor, home and native land.
The eet and hand of coming m'lllon
must be taxed to protect thoae who
rule the earth and commercial lnter
eata. Will we stand for it? Let the "Jingo"
build his cross of gold. Let the would
be statesman who claims to be ataodtng
at Armageddon battling for the Lord,
battle away. Let the evangelist who
deal In fires of eternal torment for mer
cenary motives brighten corners for the
hottentot and hot headed heads of war
ring nationa of the other landa. Let the
military spirit of earth be given a death
blow without the shedding of human
blood. Let honest toll with reasonable
reward become one of the fundamental
principles of our Industrial system. Let
us return to "mush and milk" and first
principles and there la no doubt, but the
world will grow better If not wlaer.
T. J. HILDEBRAND.
Wllsoa aad the Message.
PLAIN VI E3W, Neb., Dec. 14. To the
Editor of The Bee: President I Wilson's
message to congreaa la a aurprlae to a
great many people of the union, the
only one of Ita kind In tha history of
the United States. No president before
Wilson urged "preperedneae." which
meana militarism In time of peace. No
president ever attacked an entire nation
of "hyphenated Americans." ss he terms
them, for aome improper acta done
maybe' by some spies or hirelings- Tha
"hyphenated Americana" condemns un
lawful acta of any kind as well aa Mr.
Wilson, but feel insulted by utterances
of the Wilson kind.
We fear Mr. Wllaon la digging tho
grave for the democratic party. A man
who cannot control hla feraonal feellnga
la unable to lead a political party sue.
ceasfully and la undesirable aa the head
of a big nation compoaed of different
nationalities. Hla measage la liable to
prepare a aeed-bed for diaharmony
anion the different natlonalitlea In thla
country, which a wise president should
try to avoid Instead of furthering it. The
people of this union are peaceable and
It la safe to say that Wllson'a ''pre
paredness" bill would be voted down- If
put before them.
Whom does Mr. Wilson suspect a our
enemy? .
We know we can handle England be
cause we did It before. Japan la feared
by aome, but could be handled with our
present fleet if a few submerinee would
be added. It aeema aa if Mr. Wilson'a
conaclence are not clear toward Germany,
but the Germane will bother nobody if
left alone. All they aak la their plaoe
under the sun;: thata what they are
fighting for now. We may cool down
and rest ay.
AN OLD-TIME DEMOCRAT.
Heals aad gaaltatlaa.
OMAHA, Dec. H. To the Kdltor of The
Bee: The sale of Red Croaa Chris truaa.
aeala, to obtain funde in the campaign
against tuberculosis, la commendable ln
deed. No doubt a considerable benefit
has resulted from money obtained in thia
manner. However, the spread of tuber
culosis could also be impeded by another
way. a preventative measure rather than
a, cure. I tefer to th unaanitary habit
of expectoration In atreet cars and on
eldewalke, which habit aeema bound to
continue, notwithstanding city ordln
ancea to the contrary. I
We see In the attest cars printed
notices, threatening a 11 to 110 tine for
aplttlng In ear, yet I doubt if one alngle
fine haa ever been Imposed, though of
fences were legion.
If we. ourselves will onty carry aanlta
tlon moro Into effect, and if violators
of these 'ordlnancee were occasionally
arreated and punished, a, tbe ordinance
calls for. considerable progress will bo
made In the direction of preventing tuber
eulosis. MRS. PAUL GETZSCHMAN.
tirlsilaattr e" C'ove".
NORTH LOUP, Neb., Dec. H.-To the
F.d!tor of The Be: The first great prin
ciple of Christianity la a desire upon one's
part to see other people prosper in a
legitimate way. To look, with a covet-
oua, jealoua disposition upon other
peoplo who may be more proeperoua lrj.
ridentally than ourselvea, even though
that eovetousnesa la shrouded by aome
form of deception, ia a positive proof that
Christianity l lacking.
There ia another fault in modern so
ciety and government. It ia a dealre te
live by the toil ef other people. How
much do we actually earn In eur various
Induairlea la ' modern society ao ar
ranged that one person must labor many
hour dally to support, in part, othera whs
hold sway in property rights? Tbe bane of
clvlliaatlon. In all agea. and the greatest
opposer cf Christianity la the disposition
of eovetousnesa. Any person who care
fully reada into history, may see in tha
many revolutions and changea tha under
current of eovetousnesa It haa always
been th destroyer of government.
Notions that lie sleeping In the dust of
agea have come to their fat by the way
of covetouanaa. In our own land and
country, upon every aide, may be seen
the same deceptive eovetousnesa. It Is a
dangeroua Xoe. Will we allow it to con
tinue until it domineers law, courts aad
Justice? Thla ia the real problem ot
governmeaU WALTER JOH.NiON.
Editorial Snapshots
MIRTHFUL REMARKS. -
Indianapolis News: But rrsllv.' vou
know, when you come right down to it, 1
the use of Red Cross seals la more Im
portant at this season to rive vou Brood
atandlng In society than the ownership
of an automobile. And It Isn't such a
etraln on the Income, either.
Cleveland Tlatn Dealer: Mr. Hoot, at
70, ia not too old for the presidency. It
la not probable that he will be nomi
nated, but were he to be nominated the
opposition to hla election would not ha
baaed on his plentiful years. No man
aa vigorous s Ellhu Root Is looked upon'
or spoken of as an "old man."
Cleveland Plain Dealer: Tn view of
acroas-the-wnter possibilities, the state
ment that a foreign professor, has dls
Cored that lumber can be made pal
atable and nourishing is highly reassur
ing. An ordinary fence picket should
make a breakfast for a famllj of five.
But what'a going to . happen after the
fences are ail eaten ?
Louisville Courier-Journal: Souvenirs
of the lynching in Henderson were In
such demand that the tree which served
as the gallowa was almost chipped to
pieces. Thia would be an atrocious ad
vertisement of the people of Henderson
If It were not for the unfortunate fact
that humanity pretty much everywhere
betraye the same wretched weakness.
New York World: If Henry Ford only
knew It. the refusal of the governors to
go with him on hla peace errand is a
bleaaing In dlaguise. What he needa in
hie attempt to aoften the grim visage and
smooth the wrinkled front Is not ponder
oua statesmen, but good mixers. A few
commercial travelers and wine agents
would be more to the purpose.
Philadelphia Record:. There Is not
much humor In this war, but occasionally
there Is a gleam of It. One comes from
the Dardanelles, where It occurred to
aome English officers that if thy let
Some of their Turkish prisoners escape
these would tell their comrades how well
they fared , and the Turkish soldiers
would not be so reluctant to be captured.
The bright scheme failed because the
Turkish captives who were taken out be
tween the lines and afforded every op
portunity to escape, and even advised to
get out, insisted on following their cap.
tors back Into their pens.
Madee Did you buy all your Christmas
presents?
Marjorle I thought I bad, but I must
he mistnken. I find I have some money
left. Judae. -
A young reporter who took his first
cnshler to Indorse It on the back, wrote;
"1 heartily indorse this check." Chicago
Herald.
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"I should like to make your case my
studv." said the' Eminent KpettallPt. .
"Hut I hnVen't a cent," objected the
case.
"IMd I say my study? My vestibule, I
meant thia way out, please." Judge.
On the train aoin out, Puhbtiba ' got
Into conversation with a stranger, who
remarked : .
"1 see you are putting up a good many
Kitt1iinl7a "
'Yes " tnswered Fuhhube: "new build
ings are the only kind we put up."--Kansas
City Journal.
ONLY A DAD.
Detroit Free Tress.
Onlv a dart w'"i n tired fnce
Cominir home from the dally race, ' '
"rlnirtinr littie of Bold or fnme
To show how well he haa played the
game.
But alad In his heart that his own rejoice
To see him come and to hear hie voice.
Only a dsd, of a brood of four;
ip of ten million men or more,
Plodding along In daily strife, ,
Ben ring the whips and scorns of life
With never a whimper of pain or hate
For the sake of those who at home await.
Only a dad, neither rich nor proud.
Merely one of the surging crowd,.
Tolling, striving, from day to day.
Facing whatever may come hla way. '
tMient, wnenevere tne narsn connerrm.
And bearing It all for the 4ove of them, -
Only a dsd, but he given hi all
To smooth, the way for hla children
small,
TViing, with courage stern and grim
The t'eeds that his father did for him;
This is the line that for him I pen:
Only a dad, but the best ot men.
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