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' Thought for the Day
Ssefrf by Sept. H. Cmerse
Eivry dfy v emit obscure om fruf m
should law known.'-Sukin. .
Money Is doing som talking la tn wr bait.
Its Tolca growa in atrengtb at the loan mviltlplya.
With cosgreas allent for two weeks and tba
president bapplly married, holiday Joys may cut
loose and go the limit.
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The official uppeal for tolerating polygamy
in certain sections of tba Philippines, as a peace
meaaure, is calculated to start a ghoat walk la
h Ealt Lake City cemetery. .
Profound, wearinesi of bloodshed la Mexico
doubtlese Inspired the order putting bullfight
ing out of business m a national sport. For the
present the privilege of living la Joy enough, ,'
As an example of safety first efficiently ap
plied, the action of the Central Labor union la
giving conscription the solar plexus deserves to
rank high, among the pictured maxims of tba
league.
Dr. Anna Howard Shaw maintains an atti
tude of belligerency for the eauae that makes
the Judicious grieve. rThe doctor appears im.
mune to the spirit of the season which proclaims
"good will to mea."' . . " . " "'.
It is asserted that the country possess
"the most formidable fortifications in. the
world." The present need is trained men behind
the guns. That puts up to congreas a simple
proposition in preparedness. -
The failure of Pa Zimmerman's Ohio fortune
to reach 8on-ln-Law Manchester leavea the duke
In a slough of debt Judicially figured at $971,
000, with asaets of M.000. Tbeflgurea measure
the diitance between heiress anticipations and
realisation. ;
The Iowa supreme court observes with due
tsutlon that corporations possess some, if not
all, the elements of a soul. The beneficial force
of public sentiment In this direction, of which
Judicial note is taken, encourages the hope of
vltlmate regeneration.
Missouri riter boosters scored .heavily la se
curing the endorsement of tba War department
for a deeper channel. But the distance from
elation to appropriation la spotted with prepared
Bess snags, which will require diligent digging
in congress to remove. t ' '
Intimations lend wings to the hope that
frtnta Claus may hang the Judicial plum on the
favored Cbrlstmaa tree. In that event the re
cipient can give uncommon fervor to the
season's sentiment, "Blessed be he who gives:
thrice blessed he who receives." '
The postmaster general still seeks new fields
cf endeavor. He thinks the government ought
to buy the telegraph and telephone systems and
run them as the Postofflce department Is run.
If the P. M. Q. did not hail from Teas be would
be tagged as a humorist. Texas statesmen take
tfemselvej seriously.
The state school fund Is perfectly safe In
holding on to the defaulted bonds of Florence.
There is no chance to lose. The example of
South Omaha and Dundee In shoving their
paper on Omaha Is too easy to be paaaed up by
Florence. All the children know how to work
father.
Nebraska's Semi-Centennial.
Definite plans for the proper celebration of
the semi-centennial of Nebraska's admlsoion to
statehood being determined upon, only the carry
ing out of these In detail by the committees re
mains to make the Issue the success it should be.
The people of Nebraska have sufficient patriot
ism and state pride to enter into the spirit, and
performance as well, of appropriately observing
this Important anniversary. Nebraska has
played no unimportant part in the affairs of the
nation during these fifty years of magnltloent
progress. It Is true that this state has not at
traded public attention by its clamorous insist
ence upon some vagarious form of political or
social ctlvlty, nor has It been made notorloua
through any of the agencies that have so widely
dvertlsed some of Its neighbors. But Nebraska
has contributed notably to the statecraft of the
nation, through Its representatives at Washing-,
ton. It has participated prominently in national
politics and has been an Important factor In the
life of the nation la all ways..
At home Its citizens have much more cause for
pride than they readily realize. In fifty years
Nebraska has been brought up from the condi
tion Of almost a wilderness to such a degree of
productivity as places it in the very front rank.
Its social growth has kept pace with its material
progress, till now an enlightened people ration
ally enjoys the unlimited bounty of a state,
whose fecundity and range of resources is be
yond estimation.
.With these reaaons for rejoicing to inspire
them, the people of Nebraska will heartily sec
ond the efforts of the committees planning for
the semi-centennial and the success of the sev
eral funds now contemplated is as nearly as
sured as anything can be thus far in advance.
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Fifty cou;j1c attended the concert and ball givsn
t Metropolitan Loll by BUr of the Wt lodge No.
H6. O. K. B. . The following were on the concert
prc.sr.ro: Hui VuU-n erchtntra. aft. S J,U.n,
I-en. Moii. Rev. N. I. Bni..n. miHrrt; VI r.
If. is-rr, lire. M. Michaels. ViUe atalle Boltiaoiin
and XJartlo. Tens.
Rr, r. VV. Jleary of Or.nd J.lsnd was ordained
to the i-rlet(iocd of the Protntuni Ktecopal church,
the eervUee beinf conducted by Blehop Worthlnvton!
Ejclal ruund trip rcurloo ik-krle to Loe Ansrlee
are aAvtrtlaed at
UoiSe II. IlmmiiC.ua of rtrolt. In an Interview,
aald that tola pa Wins PUnt waa ruanin about aa
kaual. but there mas aoiua trouble fotunff all the
attie beaded. He epieard great f,!l la the ul:V-
u' km of the Oituiia tuaraet.
Chxiitmas Gift from Congress.
In the haste of the annual holiday rush con
gress hss handed the United States a Chrlstmaa
glftby continuing the so-called "war tax" on
certain proprietary articles. The excuse for
this action Is the same that warranted the Im
position of the tax In the flrat place. Other
democratic measures for raising revenue have
failed to produce sufficient Income to meet the
running expenses of the government. The ob
jections to a war tax in peace times are many,
and have been stated many times. It was a
poorly considered makeshift In the beginning,
snd Is now continued with all its imperfections,
despite the criticisms offered since Its first en
actment. Its endorsement, even as a temporary
expedient, la an admission of democratic In
capacity to properly handle the administration
cf our government.
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For Better Country Schools.
Secretary Lane of the Interior department
gets In line with present-day thought In his ad
vocacy of Improvement In the rural schools.
This is not a novelty In the progressive states
of the central west, where great stress always
has been laid on the publio schools, and par
llcularly tba public schools in the rural districts.
It Is a characteristic of these states that the ad
vantages of education are as freely and as liber
ally provided In the rural districts as In the
cities, and continual efforts are made to ad
vance the work by. the adoption of improved
methods. Unfortunately, among some of the
Older states (his practice does not prevail, and
It is encouraging In a high degree that the mat
ter should be urged upon the attention of con
gress, and thus be brought directly to the pub
lic. It Is not properly a subject for national
legislation or regulation, and yet it Is possible
that national action may be taken of a nature
that will stimulate the laggard statea to a more
realising sense of their responsibility to the
children of the rural districts. The permanence
of our government rests finally on the general
intelligence of the citizenship. So any project
for the Improvement In methods of their applica
tion to the purpose of spreading enlightenment
la good for the people as a whole.
, "Met" Defines Hii Attitude.
Just as an Indication of how ah-en folding is
the harmony that now exists between the dem
ocratic brethren In Nebraska, Richard Lee Met
calfe this week defines his attitude on the Issue
of Bryanlsm. With no 'indirection, he posi
tively refuses to consider personal submission
to the Bryan dictum as a test for democracy.
It Is of some moment that, he abaolves the great
commoner from full responsibility for the pre
dicament in which the party flnda itself in
Nebraska. "Brother Charley" Is to blame for
this, according Metcalfe, and tt Is to "Brother
Charley" he refuses to bend the knee. While
Brother. Charley" handa out the "dope" for
Nebraskans,. and the late . secretary of state Is
mixing medicine tor the party nationally, tba
dove of peace will have much difficulty finding
a permanent roost In the camps of the unter-rifled.
Safety at Road Crossings
Albania gives promise of becoming a battle
ground between Italy and Austria. For a dosen
years past both nations fought diplomatic bat
tles over that melon, treated intn a nice vim a
f kingdom after the first Balkan war. Austria
prevented its absorption by the Balkan states
three years" ago. Us controlling position oa the
east side of the Adriatic makes Albania the
most tempting territorial grab for Austria and
Italy, and its possession is bound to be contested
as fiercely as Gallipoli or Saloniki.
How sweel are the uses of adversity? Pro
ducers of crude oil, long subject to the price
whims of refiners, have stored enough of their
product to put prices on the Jump and produce
soreness under the refined belt. The main Job
Is necessarily crude and lacks the artistic refine
ment of the system which slips the added coat
and the worry to the consumer.
Americans eager for adventure abroad here
after roust be officially tagged at the home dock.
New paatiport regulations require three copies
f the applicant's photograph and an official ln
tpectlon of the holder at the gangplank. Failure
to secure the neccteary permit, spells a back
track to home and comfjrt.
About the only consolation well-disposed
Mexicans derive from tfc situation along the
border is that the looters cannot take the land.
So thoroughly is the country stripped that a
vulture negotiating a tour, would be obliged to
carry rations.
Trom tbe Baflwey Age SUsetM.
THE railroads of the Cnited States, throush the
American Railway aaaocUtlon. have undertakes
a campaign for the prevention of accidents st
highway croaelnga. prenldent Mudge, en the recom
mendation of the executive committee, hee appointed
a apeclal committee, consisting of seven railroad offi
cers, representing the railroads ef the country terri
torially, to con elder the entire question. The members
f the committee are: Jatnee A. McCrea, general man
ager, Long Island, chairman; J 4. Van Winkle, as
sistant to the general manager, Cleveland, Cincinnati,
Chicago A fit Louis i C. 4 Bardo, general manager,
New York, New Haven Hartford: L. B. Jeffrie,
general attorney, houlhem; Howard Elliott, Inspector
of transportation. San Pedro. Los Angetea A Salt Lake:
W. J. Towne, aeelatant general manager, Chicago A
Northweatern. and W. R, Scott, vice president and
general manager, Boethem Pacific. This committee
will present recommendations, after a thorough In
vestigation, for action to bring about a reduction cf
one of the most numerous classes of railway casualties,
end one whk-h is rapidly Increasing In spite of the
many millions thst nave been expended by the rail
roads for the elimination of grade crossings.
The Importance of the problem Is indicated by the
fact that In the lest ten years for which the statistics
are available the Interstate Commerce commission
hss reported a total of I.4TS persons killed and 8.317
injured by being struck or run over by cars or loco
motives at highway crossings.
The figures show an Increase fairly consistent
with the development of railway traffic, although the
increase In the number of persons killed Is less In
proportion than tbe growth of .the railway business,
but since 1909 there hss been a steady Increase, un
effected by the falling off in traffic In 1114. This is
doubtleis largely due to the Increase in the use rf
automobiles, especially In rural districts, and this
phase of the situation will necessarily sssume-an Im
portant place In the committee's investigation.
The etnhdard remedy of the publio authorities for
rroeslng accidents Is elevstion or depression of the
tracks If the railroade can be made to stand the ex
pense. If there la a chance that the community may
be required to share the cost of an Improvement male
for Its benefit, the seal of 4he public officials for grads
separation frequently wanes. The separation of grades
as rapidly ss practicable Is muoh to he desired, but
at an average cost of probably IW.oOO per crossing)
even the most affluent railroad oorporatlon can afford
to eliminate only a small part of Its grade crossings.
Complete seperatlon of grades would cost most rosdS
more than they are worth, end In many places the
expense Is so great as to raise the question Whether
the same amount of money would hot bring about
a greater reduction of accidents If expended In other
ways. ' ' -
Mr. McCrea, the chairman of the American Rail
way association committee, Is especially qualified for
the position by resson of esperlencs gained by him In
prosecuting a vigorous campaign to Instill safety-first
Ideas Into the motorists of Long Island. The commit
tee can undoubtedly accomplish' some results . well
worth while by working along the lines followed by
the Long Island and some other roada that have made
special efforts to reduce crossings accidents.
To what a large extent highway crossing accidents
are due to rsreleeeneas la demonstrated by observa
tion made by the Southern Pactfjc of the actions of
the drivers of 17.S21 motor vehicles on spproachlng
rallrosd crossings In a number of widely separated
localltlea. Of the total, J1.M8 drivers, or 6H per cent,
looked neither to right nor left before crossing the
tracks: IT per cent looked only one wsy, sad only
X7.I per cent looked In both directions, while 1.M1. Ot
19.S per rent, ran over the crossing at a reckless rate
of apeed, and only thirty-five stopped before crossing.
Of 4.8SS drivers of teams, IS. 4 per cent looked in neither
direction, S.4 per cent looked only one way, and only
63 per cent looked In both directions. Similar observa
tions taken a year later at the same places, after the
road bad given a great deal or publicity to Its efforts
to reduce this kind of accidents and bad appealed for
the co-operation of local authorities and automobile
clubs, showed a considerable improvement. . , - J
As the country develops It will be necessary for
the railways to continue to eliminate grade crossings
as rapidly as they can. and the increases of popula
tion and Industry that mske such expenditures neces
sary should naturally, lend to so Increase earnings as
to enable the roada to meet them, but meanwhile a
great deal ran be accomplished to make conditions
safer If the roads can secure the Interest and co
operation of the publio and Its representatives.
Twice Told Tales
Flirt. .
Three bachelors, (at and bald and ugly,-Jeered
over cigars and, nightcap st the girt who flirts. ,
"A flirt," said the first bachelor, unbuttoning the
bottom button of his walatrost to give his stomach
more room, "a flirt Is.a girl whe wants all lovrs roses
without any of Its thorns. Che ends with nothing to
how but scratches." -
The second bachelor,, patting his bald spot reflee
tlvely, saldt , , . ...
"A flirt Is a girl who hss the hobby of luring mea
to the heights of happiness la order to throw them
ever."
"A flirt." said the third bachelor, ringing for an
other drink, "Is a species of human carrot that hss aa
Irresistible fascination for two-legged doaksys.'' New
Tork TlmeA . . '
Neatral Spirit. ( ' (.
Is there something malicious about even the fairest
and kindest of neutrals?" said Booth Tsrklngton In
Indianapolis. i ..
Does a neutral. In the very nature of things, In
cline to rejoice a little over a warring sister nation's
mtsfortunet I hope not. '
"I hope not. and yet., la thinking of neutrals, t
can't help thinking of two boys who stood the other
day and watched an enormous safe being raised up
to the twenty-sixth story of a skyscraper.
"The boys watched the safe rise slowly, dangling
at the end of Its wins rope, and when It reached the
twentieth story the older lad turned away In disgust
" Come os, Joe.' he said. 'We might as well move
on. They ain't a-goln' to let her drop.' Wsshlngton
Btar. ,
rae to It. '
The man hsd been haled before the magistrate on
some t rival charge. k .
"Let me see." said the JudfS. "I know you. Are
you not the man who Was married in a cage of man
eating lions T"
"Yes. your honor." replied the culprit, "I am the
man."
"Exciting, wasn't It?" continued the Justice.
"Well." said ths man Judiciously, 'it was then; It
wouldn't be now." Ladles' Home Journal.
People and Events
A Chicago woman of X wants a alee, tender, eld
rly. ell-to-do woman to adopt ber and mother her
s she hss never been mothered before. Emphasis on
the "well-to-do."
The story ot a western Judge, Indefinitely located,
who proposes to let his whiskers grow until HenrV
Ford succeeds In his mission, regales ths eastern
Prsa Any means of brightening the scare belt It
welcome back yonder.
Henry c. Prtok, the coking magnate or Pennsjl
van!a. observes thst Signs of prosperity are vlalbls in
the distance and may increase as the winter advances.
Hince Mr. Frtck cashed Into the Steel trust his hortson
took oa conservative colors. ,
A Los Angeles minister, obeying the command of
a holdup, shot out his dukes so suddenly and ef
fectively that the hishwyma couldn't see to shoot,
but his legs carried hlia out ot sight JuliiUteil.vi
preparedness Is a condition the laity should envy sad
emulate.
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Sloe at Eaorpe and the War
SOMEWHERE, teo. 1S.-T6 the Editor
of The Bee: 1 have remslned silent a
long time. The present European war
has caused much discussion. I have read
much In your columns and elsewhere from
correspondents who are ready to teafl
out the eyes Of one or the other of the
combatants. I am strlotly neutral. It
nations receive their punishment In this
world, ss the orthodox believe men do In
the next, it Is not hard to find some
thing chsrgesble to esch of the Europeart
combatants, save France and Montenegro.
To England may be charged the Opium
War with China, her outrageous con
quest of the T.ansvaal Republic, the
bombardment of Alexandria, the robbery
of the Danish fleet In the Napoleonic
wars, the Impressment ef Asnerlcsn ses
mcn, and other things too numerous to
mention. To Serbia may be chsrged the
murder ot her king. To Belgium the out
rages committed In the Congo. Ths
major part of Belgium's wealth came
from the Africa rubber trade. I hope we
have not forgotten the cutting off of the
hands el negro children, if they felled
to do tlfrlr stint The sins of the Rus.
slans, Turks shd Germans hare been
commented on by everybody. It Is not
necessary for the present writer to say
more than thst most. If not all, of the
charges are rue. Curses on Frsns Jodef
end the whole house of HSpsburg, ex
cept Maria Theresia. The lecherous old
sooundrel hss followed' the trade, of being
an emperor for sixty-seven rears. 'He Is
cunning ss a fox snd hypocritical ss a
rharlsee. . .
Ferdinand of Bulgsrla, the great grand
son of Lewis Phillip of France, Is the
unhsnged scoundrel of Europe. , It Is
amusing to heas. pro-tlermsn Catholics
say any good Of that fellow. He was the
murderer of Btambuloff. Hsre those pro
Oerman . Catholics, who love him so
now, forgotten the, conversion of Prince
Boris, snd the violation of the solemn
treaty made with the duke of WrmaV
I have always considered the result of
this war .ss uncertain. . The kaiser in
his offensive tactics, hss followed Na
pOleon. with less success, however. He
tried to break into Paris, snd failed.
Then he tried to smash Into England,
and failod. Then-he turned on Russia)
and the world forgot the two failures in
what looked like supreme success. The
kslser hsd learned a lemon from Charles
the Twelfth and Bonaparte.. He stopped
In; time, and turned his attention to
Berbla, the baby brother. The fact Is
that Germany has had every advaotago
so far In the war, She. is a compact
body with the most, splendid military
machine ths world has ever seen Phs
can move her troops from one end of
the dominion to the other with her splen
did means of transportation,' while her
enemies have to travel round Robin
Hood's barn. The kaiser-Is. undoubtedly
the best soldier living. Bonaparte was
ths greatest offensive Soldier that -ever
lived. Frederick the Great was- .the
greatest defensive soldier that ever lived.
But the kslser ts not Bonaparte and he
is not. Frederick,. Tel I would .not hi
surprised to see another European, war
like the Napoleonic period, from Trafal
gar to Waterloo. But I am neither a
Prophet nor the eon of a prophet sin
cerely, -y. ... DER HKIDE.
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Farmers and Moral Credits. ,
NORTH PLATTE. "DeA. 18 -To the
Editor of The Beet Of the several farm
ers' conferences recently held, most of
them by political appointment. 1 there
seems to be, aside rrom politics, two ar.
amount considerations. First, . to 1 avoid
the expense of middle men. In producing
and marketing, concerning which .J herd
hss been much declamation . and very
little remedy. Second, as to rural credits.
It Is claimed that ths democratic fed
eral reserve. act furnishes to big business
unlimited means for securing easy money
for speculative purposes; but to small
business, laborers and formers,' ' r.ot a
dollar; leaving the latter at the mercy
of b'g business. To alleviate this Injus
tice on-the ere of an approachlni p"
tlor.al election, It is proposed to organ
ise a "rural credit system for farmers."
This rutar credit' system provides, that
section cf farm land en be nrcranted
In districts, end bonds Issued - oh the
district, such bonds to be deposited In
the federal reserve system, which wHI
draw upon them- government notes, to
loan to the debtors for - interest; stich
loans to bo subject to d'scounts and com
missions to the bank making ths. flcsl.
Of course,- th.e farmers are supposed .Ho
support the sdmlnlstration that organises
the rural credit System. , -
Bear in, mind, that this little 'rural
credits elrtils operates' Inside the great
federal reserve octopus, to which the
farmers must first psy tribute In ths
various forms of transportation com
missions, discounts and general profits,
after which what little there IS left for
them Is what they can cheat themselves
out of. The federal reserve system, ths
legal culmination of past prcdstory . ac
tion, how established by law, grinds up
everything In Its mill of ths most g'gan-'
tlo economic despotism ever established
on thta earth. To the credit of the farm
ers who have Composed approximately
one-fifth of the number of these con
ferences, they have bolted the whole
scheme. They were 1'ke the fellow who
earns out of a fit, he didn't know where
he was going to.
- Anothsr feature of ths Chicago conven
tion was, the land sharks, both foreign
Snd domestic, who had gobbled Up by
foreclosure a quantity of land, proposed
to set It In small tracts for small pay
ments down and the balance on rural
credits, long time, with Conditions that
would make the farrrfer an agrarian serf
for the next forty years, and probably
for Ufa.
Reciprocity, tariff, . income tax and
other bunk having gone out of date, rural
credits Is the next goat to ride Into office
on. But the farmers are getting- wise.
They are demanding the money of Jeffer
son and Lincoln, with bo disqualifying
Uwa LUCIAN BTKBBINS".
i Labor ass LIaor.
. HASTINGS, Neb.. Pes. ll-To the
Editor of The Bee: Those Interested la
the continuation of the liquor trafflo
would have it appear that In the event
ef national prohibition, millions of people
Would be thrown out of work, thus indi
cating that the manufacture and sale ot
liquor la a relatively Important commer
cial enterprise. The I'nlted States bursas
ef ths census makes the followtug com
ment upon the comparative sis of ths
brewing and dlstUIUig Industries to other
Well known .Industries: "The relative Im
portance of these Industries from a purely
manufacturing standpoint Is best shown
by their rsnktng in number of , wage
earoera; In this respect the- brewing In
dustry rsnks twenty-fifth among the In
dustries ot the country snd the distillery
Industry forty -third.'' Not much danger
Of a labor panic ta case of prohibition, it
would seem. R. 8. KAMdET,
Tips on Home Topics
Chicago Herald: The painful thing about
Congressman ManrYs declaration that
every community la more or teas Infected
with the "pork" Idea Is that It IS abso
lutely true.
Indianapolis News: The end Of the war,
which was to have occurred In October,
has now been postponed until February
doubtlesa because of circumstances over
which nobody sppesrs to have any con
trol. '
Cleveland Plain Dealer: A West Virginia
Ice man "hit ths saw dust trail," snd now
he , Is rebating the money he rained by
ehori weighting his customers. There are
other classes smong whom It might be
profitable to organise a revival.
Boston Transcript: vT are glad to see
that our old friend Dr. Karl Llebknecht
Is back in the Reichstag. When last heard
from he wis holding down sn end seat
on the extreme left ot the Tirst row if
orchestra trenches, and we had no Idoa
the Russians were sucb poor marksmen.
Louisville Courier Journal: ."Single-men
first," the cry of the recruiters of the
British army. "Women and children first"
when a ship sinks. Well, "married men
first," will ring from the eyes of St. Peter
when the meek and the lowly are to be
let Into the Kingdom of Heaven to get
their everlasting reward.
MIRTHFUL REMARKS.
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"Thst r'rl yoi see Inst rsssln- us has
a lot of fellows crsty about her."
' Why, she's very unsttractlvs.- Who !
She?"
"One of the nurses In an Inssne hos
pltrtl ward." Baltimore Amerlcsn.
"This smile of the Mens Lira Is said
to be Inscrutable. She seems to be smil
ing inwardly, but nobody knows the
cause." i
"Probably sot snmetMIng on her hus
band that the 'd man doesn't know
about as yet." Chicago post
Relle He said he wss S millionaire's
son, snd I find he Is working for 111
a week.
Ida Thst looks suspicious! A million
aire's son couldn't get Ovcf IS. Phila
delphia Bulletin.
"Henry, "enld the superstitious hnotee
to her husband, "you simply must find
another guest"
"What's the trouble now?" he ssked.
"There are thirty cf u to s't down.''
"I know; but there were forty-three In
vited snd exsctlv thirteen didn't come. '
Boston Transcript.
"There's a crying need."
For what?"
"For snnie muelclsn to compose an
cpera Culling for a heroine who weighs
about 230 pounds." Pittsburgh i'ost.
KAB1B31E
KABARET
MAR MR. KA&iWlC ,
HOW MUCH 5HOULP rWT HUeww
fAAXf A WEEKf
Wirt
f llTASrSuJAS MUCH ASU
Tat the npmpors hc makes;
The fsmous detective gssped as he ar
rived at the scene of the crime.
"Heavens." said he. as he looked at
the window through which the thief had
escaped, "this in more aeriaus than I had
expected: It's broken on both slies!"
Philadelphia Ledger
THE HOUSE OF MY FATHERS.
Clarence AuMcy In Houston Post.
Thla is the house of my fathers,
And I am my father's son,
As ye are to be who nbide here.
If so we be many in one.
Wide ere the portals snd open
To all who come hither or go.
But the rule of the house I Insist on,
Ahd who disobeys is my foe.
My firstlings were got of much loving
Far-faring on mountain and veldt.
Of Saxon and Slav. Jew and Oeritlle.
Of Teuton and Latin and Celt
But though we be kin I disown you
If still ye your mother prefer,
For she let you go unregrettlng,
A burden and hindrance to her. f
I've sheltered snd coddled snd fed you
As soed of my Hons ye have been;
Te sit In the seats of my children.
And needs of my favor may win,
For ye had abjured all allegiance
To potentate, power or throne:
On the sword snd the faith of a soldier
You swore unto me me alone.
fLet grlove for the grtev'ng of kindred
In Motnerianas wneiping ui
Of prayers and loving and giving
Send solace sncar and afar.
The call of the Wood Is beseeming,
And weeping becometh a son.
But tho oath of a man Is his honor
Till ever his race Is run.
So here Is the rule I command It:
'Nor Teuton nor Saxon be ve.
But all who abide in this houshold
The sons of this Fatherland be.
For, here Is but one lord and master,
Ono country, one flag and one name.
And they shall be alien and hated
Who fail of its weal or Its fame.
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, Enjoy the SouthJtnd's bsJmy climate durine this coming
wtnter--beautiful beichts, groves of palm trees and everything
that makes for a summer in winter in the semi-tropics.
Tickets on tale daily to April 30th with
Only J50.68 for the round trip "to Jacksonville, Fla., J87.18
to Havana, Cubi, with corresponding reductions to other points
in the South ahd Southeast
,. L0ral Stopover Ptivihgtu
' Connes&fj service via Rock Island Line
" . Automatic Block Signal
Finett Modern All-Steel Equipment
' Absolute Safety
V, Superb Dining Car Service
" Write, phone or call at Rock Island Travel Bureau,
1S2J Farnam Street, for tickets, reservations, informa
tion. J. S. McNALLY, Division Passenger Agent
v'v Phone Douglas 423
The main things
to consider when you select
an office are location, safety,
service and comfort.
Location With the Court House Plaza opposite and
' unequalled street car service, the location
if ideal. I. . ' .
Safety . TheNbuilding is absolutely fireproof. It is
surrounded by fireproof buildings.
Service Seasoned by years of careful management,
it offers the best of elevator and janitor
service. Little things are always taken care
of immediately. Light, heat and water in
cluded without extra charge.
Comfort This is a building that was built for com
fort and not for economy. The corridors are
feide, the windows are large. There is every
modern facility and comfort in
. THE BEE BUILDING
"7n. Building that it alwayi new"
The only rooms that ire can offer now are the following, but it
they do not meet jour requirements we will be glad to place jroa
on our waiting Hat. -
Room 222 Choice office eulte. north light, very de
sirable for doctors or dentists; waiting
room aad private office; 510 square feet, 845.00
Boom 635 nl vacant room on the outside ot the
. building. Faces directly on Seventeenth -
street. Partition for private office and
.. waiting room. Stse 17 square feet 818.00
EoomlOS Al tn' c"d tn tsJrs. on the floor op
. , posits The Bee business office. Slxe 270
square .feet. 830.00
Apply to Building Superintendent, Room 103.
