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Unfortunately,' accidents will happen on the
teat regulated coasting- courses,
The war office ia the place where bomba
are naturally expected to explode.
The pulsing heat of the primary campaign
Inaures an early spring for the offices.
It should be distinctly understood that our
city commissioners. In charge of that "welcome
arch," know Art when they aee her.
And President Wilson once said something
about hoping to go through the whole tour
years with his original cabinet intact.
affairs
There 1s nothing surer In human
than that the Oreen River holdup will get a
run for tha money. The guaranty is backed
by $1,000.
The Armenian report of oil baths as an in
voluntary suicide route in the land of Islam
discredits the claim that the fluid is a plute
luxury exclusively.
uniess we are very badly mistaken, a cer
tain gentleman named William Jennings
Bryan is snickering up his sleeve with a smile
that won't come off.
v It is' painfully evident that President Wll'
son's brand of cabinet glue does not come up
to the advance notices. Glue can be changed
as readily as opinions.
That coasting accident offers at least six
more reasons why the telegraph and telephone
pcles should come down and the wires be every
vhere put under ground.
Had It only been Secretary Daniels who re
signed, that once popular ditty In The Mikado,
'He Never Will be Missed, He Never Will be
Misted." would be at once revived.
' The Colombian minister objects to the sen
ate reduction of the proposed Indemnity. No
wonder. Shaving the original offer seriouel
disarranges plans for home distribution. More
over, the Colombians need all the money,
A fairly correct estimate of American sen
timent is expressed by the Manchester Guardian
when it warns Great Britain against persist
ently ignoring neutral rights. A nation already
loaded defies common sense In seeking more
trouble.
j Congressman Dan Stephens announces his
intention of filing for another nomination. Var
ious recent suspicious actions must have fore
warned his constituents that he was about to
remmit some rash act like this, which. he may
repent later.
Out of the political tombs of Ohio comes
the voice of J. B. Foraker, filled with blistering
adjectives. The voice Is preserved in book
form and deals with the science of political
double-crossing, on which subject Mr. Foraker
is considered an authority.
r
Thirty Years Ago
This Day in Omaha
riles.
The Cabinet Upheaval.
The abrupt retirement of Secretary of War
Carrlson from the cabinet board naturally
causes surprise and wonderment as to what it
! all about. On the surface It would seem to
be the result of a disagreement between the
president and his wsr secretary on the question
of the preparedness program stimulated by the
dissatisfaction of Mr. Gsrrlson with the ac
quiescence of the president In distasteful Phil
ippine legislation. These impelling reasons,
however, will not suffice. A curious public is
likely to look for more-bidden contributing
causes.
Even cursory perusal of tbe extensive corre
spondence on the subject of military policy,
now msde public, encounters several obscure
points. Why should the president and his sec
retary of war be interchanging lengthy epistles
to explain their positions to one another when
their offices are separated only across the
street, and they are supposed to be constantly
In Intimate touch through personal conference?
Has the president become so inaccessible to his
own cabinet ministers that they must write
formal lettera in order to command his atten
tion?
Also noticeable is the absence, In the resig
nation and in its acceptance, of those pome
expressions of regret and assurance of fond re
membrance and deep appreciation of past asso
ciation and mutual service. There is scarcely
so much as the exchange of verbal bouquets
and tbe "God bless yous" that accompanied the
Bryan exit from the official family. In a word.
the final severance of relations in the case or
Mr. Garrison, aa In the case of Mr. Bryan, looks
like the culmination of a long series of intol
erable positions in which these gentlemen
found themselves as the result of tbe presi
dent's treatment of them. It must be his self
styled one-track mind, which cannot run along
smoothly with any other mind that has an in
dividuality of its own.
While the president will, of course, succeed
In reconstructing his cabinet, the break em
phasizes tbe utter lack of team work, essential
to administrative efficiency and successful
steering of the ship of state.
Fair Notice Served on Allies.
Germany and Austria have united In giv
lug warning to the Allies that armed merchant
men will be treated as ships of war, a course
that ought to bring the sea lords to their senses.
This warning is in accord with the conven
tions of London and Tbe Hague, and conforms
to international law, and It the practice of
arming merchantmen continues and ends In
serious disaster, the fault will be with the al
lies. The German and Austrian governments
have given pledges that the submarine warfare
will be conducted in accordance with humane
rules. This means safety for noncombatants,
and is all that can be reasonably required.
. The mounting of a gun changes the char
acter of the vessel, and the absurdity ot the
practice is apparent. A single gun' increases
the risk manyfotd, abolishes the claim to pro
tection, and without providing any security
whatever, gives warrant for attack by the sub
mersible without warning. It also Jeopardizes
the vessel's standing In a neutral port, render
ing the ship liable to Internment or immediate
expulsion.
Italy has so far been the most persistent
offender in the matter ot mounting guns on
merchantmen, but England and French boats
have also been so equipped. It Is but another
of the series ot blunders by the Allies that have
made the position of neutrals extremely diffi
cult. The threatened boycott ot American ports
by the Allies will be easily borne, should it
come to pass, but it seems incredible that thla
mistake should be added to the record already
made by those governments with whom we are
trying to keep on good terms.
Coasting Accidents.
Omaha hills are Just now an irresistible Invi
tation to coasters,' and this wholesome winter
sport Is being Indulged in to an extent that
seldom is possible hereabouts. Some dsnger
must necessarily accompany the Joy of gliding
swiftly down an icy hillside on a sled, and this
is not minimised by the tendency of youth to
rashly venture. Some very serious accidents
have resulted, such aa must give occasion tor
reflection as to whether it Is not possible that
more care be exercised. Public supervision is
scarcely possible, as over the skating ponda, but
parenta may easily give earnest admonition to
boys and girls that may result in greater safety.
The temptation to daring is great, and too fre
quently yielded to, often with disastrous re
sults. Restraint of some kind ought to be so
pited, and It will better be from home. Fathers
and mothers are all Interested in the welfare
of the children, and they ran conserve happl
ness to some extent oy cautioning them on
coasting. a,
Abraham Lincoln
Recollections
r. B. Vadal la Tbe Ontlook."
Compiled, from Baa
Tha Peakre sisters made their appearance at tha
North Presbyterian ihurvh on Haunders atreet. da
lighting their h--arrs. After a preliminary program
the Seven Bisters entered, attired In tna regulation
white and black coatumra. with peaked bonnets, which,
save them their name, and all their songs wera en
cored. Tha aiatera wera repreaanttd by tha Mlss
Allte and Oracle Pratt. . tlue Kins. Addia Ifurlbut.
Florence French, Llnnle liaaen, Mollie Knowlea. wilt)
Hr: D. II. Pratt aa accumpanlat.
A birthday party was given at tha home of Mr.
and Mr a. Edward Ilannlgan on Catherine atreet in
ho a or of their son, Kddle, jr.
J. P. Sweety la now editor of tha Weatern Mer
chant, devoted to tha lntereata of Omaha marohanta
Mra. & C Moigaa of Sidney, who has been vialt.
lrg bar mother, Mra. H. W. Dalea of this city, has
returned borne.
Mrs. R, R. Urotte of Dee Moines and her nice
Mia flora Heller of Milwaukee, are gueata ot their
uncle, Mr. A. Heller on St. Mary's avenue.
Another large bouaa witneaaed Buffalo Bill's
"Prairie Waif at tha Boyd. Buffalo Bills acting,
we ar lolU. ia at constrained by tha canona of the
Mage. 11a defera to hlatrlonto traditions, but on tha
liu!e uima to piaaent a character as free and tin.
trammeled a the winds or the prariea over which lie
loams.
VrvBiy poatmastt-r Woodward la complaining of
of over 94 valrntinca with only a 1-cent
m.v.p tm t xot tn eotta of the newapaprr warnings
' . i.j.'-t'a m aumcj will not be diliveied-
Bryan on the Peace Trail.
Again it is definitely announced that Wil
liam Jennings Bryan will take the peace trail
witn an nis accustomed vigor. He proposes
to cover the country from the Atlantic to the
Pacific, leaving a blazing' streak of talk against
the presidents policy of preparedness. No
more consistent advocate ot universal peace hss
ever been presented to the public than Mr.
Bryan. In order that he might be free to bat
tle for his Ideas he left the president's cabinet
and haa kept op a steady fight on his former
chieftain ever alnce. Nor is this the only in
stance or his pugnacious proclivity. His whole
public life haa been one continuous round ot
controversy, and no opposition haa been too
formidable, nor any defeat sufficiently decisive
to repress him. As an exemplar ot unity among
brethren Mr. Bryan may Jack something, bnt as
a living proof ot the strife one man may origin
ate and perpetuate, he Is without a peer. Bryan
preaching peace la an inspiring spectacle.
WE ARB fortunate to have had in our ehort career
two such i haractere aa WaahtnRton and tin
coin. FngUnd hs had only one. Alfred. Washing
ton waa, of cmirae, a man of much leas salient
characteristic than Lincoln. The young Chaatellus
found "his dlatlnrtlon to be In the harmonloua blend
ing of hie characteristics r ther than In the existence
of marked special qualities." do he ha always
seemed to his countrymen, but he probably had moro
pronounced qualities than we have supposed. Albert
Uallatln aald that ot all the Inaccessible people he
ever knew. Washington was the most Inaeceealble.
Gallatin, however, knew him as a young man and
waa not by way of knowing him well. That could not
have been the opinion of the farmer Burns, a neighbor
of Washington, who once said to him, "Where would
you have been If the widow Custls hadn't married
you V
There grew up an Idea that Washington wna color
less. Carlyle, for Instance, said of him that "George
waa Just Oliver with the Julco left out." That Is. of
course, untrue. Ha Is not so visible as Lincoln, has
not Lincoln's gift of familiarity. Tn order to get a
clear Idea of htm we ahould have to follow him more
closely than It would be necessary to do with Lincoln.
But aa wa did ao, wa should of course find him a
man of marked qualities. I have alwaya found that
men are more Individual than they are thought to be.
Aa you look at them cloaely, marked traits begin to
define themselves. It would be so In the case of this
great man. I am aure also that sa we followed hlnj
closely we should grow very fond of him. Wa should
perhspe find him pleasanter company than Lincoln.
For one thing, he was handsome: he hnd a person
worthy to be the tenement of a mind and character
as great aa his. Washington, however, had not at all
a great opinion of himself. He does not seem to hsve
set even a fair estimate upon his own powers. Pays
one who haa mads a study of him: "There seems to
be no doubt that to the day of his death he was the
most determined skeptic ss to his fitness for the posi
tions to which ha waa called In suoceaslon." That we
know wss not Lincoln's feeling. Lincoln probably
knew perfectly well what he was.
Washington had not In the least" IJncoln's humor.
One of Washington's foibles, by the way, was a dis
position to shine aa a wit, a disposition which waa a
source of disturbance to his admirers, some of whom
had coma overseas to set eyes upon the most illustri
ous man of his age. But you and I find thla and his
other foibles pleasant, because they bring him nearer
to t:s.
Washington waa himself of a happy disposition.
Ho appreciated tha good things of this world. Ha
was a mundane person, and there Is something cheer
ful In that Thackeray hinted that In his marriage
he wss not Insensible to the fact that the widow
Custls had a hundred thousand doilara a great sum tn
those days. Peop!e here wera Indignant at tha sug
gestion when It waa made. I am indignant myself,
and yet tha promptitude with which his heart de
clared Itself when he saw tha widow, taken In con
nection with the fact that the other lady for whom
ha entertained a tender sentiment. Miss Phllllpae
wss also an heiress, does look as If he had his wits
about him. But why object to thlst It waa In charac
ter. Why object to what is In character, and why
hesitate to recognize It?
Both Lincoln and Washington were men from the
farm and' the country; both were physically strong
men. Washington was six feet three. Lafayette said
of him that his hands were the largest ha ever saw.
Ha waa a skillful horseman. People said that scarcely
anyone had such a grip with his knees as 'he had.
He could ride anything; all that he asked ot a horse
was that ha should go forward. Ha had a passion
for horses; of thla the following Incident Is an Illus
tration, Like most men who have accomplished much,
ha believed there waa a right and a wrong way of
doing things, and ha had a strong reeling that they
ahould be dona tha right way. A tradition, which I
have had from a lady connected with Washington's
family and which I have not seen In print. Is that he
would go Into tha stable and pass a silk handkerchief
over tha ooata of the horaes; if ha found dust on the
handkerchief, the groom would catch ltl .
Both Washington and Lincoln were prudent men
In money matters. In Washington's case this story
may be related as an Instance. I have seen several
versions of It. Tha following will do aa well aa any:
Toung Mr. Lewis waa dining at Mount Vernon.
Washington said be waa looking for a pair of horses.
Bomeone said that Mr. Lewis had a fine pair. Lews
Id: "Tea, I have a good pair, but they will cost
something, and General Washington will never pay
nythlng." At that the r1ock on the mantelpiece
struck. It was a cuckoo clock, tha gift, perhaps, of
some European admirer. (This story will Illustrate
aa well Washington's propensity to make bad Jokes )
Tha cuckoo cama out and crowed tha hour. Wasn
ington said: "Ah, Lewis, you're a tunny fellow; that
bird Is laughing at you."
There la one difference between Wsshlngton and
Lincoln which is characteristic and important. Wash
ington was an aristocrat; an upright, downright Km.--Hah
gentleman, much resembling the Englishmen of
tha revolution ot 16HX, which was a Protestant gentle
men's revolution. Ha was an aristocrat, but with a
difference. A fine gentleman of that day would prou-
ably have thought him a countryman. 1 saw lately
that Joslah Qulncy, who had known him, aald that ha
gave the impression of a man who had not been much
In society. I should think that that waa true. One
haa an Impression that he was. In a noble wsy, a
rustic. He was an English' country gentleman, with
a little of Sir Roger de Coverley about him. But he
waa much mora than that. On this basis there wa
atiperpoaed something of Leatherstocklng and some
thing of Clnclnnatus..
But he was esaenttslly an aristocrat, .lead his let
ters, and you will see that the ton of them Is unmis
takably aristocratic. He belonged to a world of classes,
a world in which tha exlatence of classes was tli
natural ana inevitable order or things. But a nov
society was about to stow up, and it wss right that
this society should have Its great man. In the older
society the feeling of the upper class waa one of
marked separation from the common people. Tha
feeling of that claaa was, consciously or unconsciously.
that It waa the business of the poor to be unhappy.
A great man of tha old time could not altogether es
cape this feeling. There had been plenty of good and
kind rulers In the paat. but their feeling In regard to
ma common people couia not oe tne aame aa If th'y
had themselves been of that class. Lincoln, on the
other hand, waa of that claaa In him we have a great
man unlike tha good rulers of the paat. not a Harouii.
al-Raschld mixing with his people, or an Alfred burn
ing the cakes, but the real thing. The fact that l e
was from that class, that he belonged to it not only
by birth and experience, but by nature (for birth
would not have been aufftclent If It had not been thtt
In his heart and his profound sympathies he waa a
democrat to the core), was an important element of
his fame.
Twice Told Tales
Thirsty Mars threatens to give the nickel
ice cream eoda a knockout blow. Either the
tumbler must shrink or the price go up. What
ever happens, the bubbles are booked to stay.
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Hiring a welfare expert is only tbe first
step the money will be thrown away unlesr
the follow-up work Is carried through.
H Valerate.
Judge D. P. Dyer telle the following:
At a recant examination of 151 men who wlabed ti
bacouie cltlsena of the United States, he had asked
one eppUVant the uaual queatlona and had received
satisfactory repllea, although It waa evident that tha
nut had a hard time fathoming soma of tha ouoe-
tlona. At last ha asked:
"And now, do you belong to any society or orgs.
nlxatioa mimical to the government of the United
Stateaf
This waa too much for tha man, and he waa silett.
Judge Dyer explained tha meaning, and again asked
tha question. A gleam of understanding overspread
the face of the man, and ha replied:
"Tee, Judge-l'ra a democrat" 8u Leula Cluba-
iJennxrat
School Saatatloa.
UEURON. Neb.. Feb. 11. To the Editor
of The Bee: I waa about to write to
you the aame that the one person who
wrote to you on February I. printed In
your pitper on the 9ih Instant, signed
"Ssnltary Crank." upon the subject.
"Sanitation versus Examination." 1
wish to add to what has been said that In
fifteen or mure years of my experience
In the country achools I never experi
enced a death with any of my pupils,
muc h less or more, no such diseases that
seem to take hold ot the pupils In your
city and some others. The children who
are up early In the morning, that get
good exerdae at home or outdoors, en
dure more cold weather and seldom fall
victims of the dtaease unless housed In
school rooms with so many others, with
Insufficient ventilation and exercise.
In some schools they have Insufficient
ntermlBHlons. When a child looked lan
guid or the like, I never felt like con
demning him or her. I made a chango
of the atmosphere In moro than one
respect and lost no time either.
Sometimes I felt obliged to turn my
pupils out to run around the school
house while the entire room waa quite
well thrown open to the outside. In
stead of talking of more hospitals, better
give the children a chance at the pure
air. The halls or corridors In school
buildings could be occupied for a few
minutes when too cold to open the ven
tilators in the school room and avoid
troubles as you have hsd. READER,
Boldlers' Home Queer Roster.
BURKETT. Neb.. Feb. U.-To the Edi
tor of The Bee: No stranger can realize
the diversity of the people at Soldiers'
and Bailors' Home here. We have three
Kings, but without a kingdom; one Noble
and two Oaylords. and a Kaiser, who Is
not a German, either, and we have only
one Freeman. Wa have two Parishes.
wo Groves, one Park, one Hall, two
Hams, two Woods, with two Htubs, fivs
or six feet high; two Butterfields, but
are lacking the butter. Wa have three
Rhodes, but need repairing, one ia Long.
W'o have a few animals, four Campbells,
one Wolf, In sheep's clothing; one Fox,
snvertip, and a Nice, Lamb, very
Wooley; one Fisher and a Leech. Ctls.
all Wright for we have a Barr, two Oards
and a gate, but It la only an Applegate,
and a Shield. We have Waters, even a
Flood, but has done, no damage as yet.
We have a Leake and two Wells, water
Is very poor, but we have two Church-
wells. We have no Christian, but have
Chrlatlanaon. We are not rich, but
we have Silver and Gould, and one
Jewell, of unknown value, and two
Stoned. In the rough; one Nlckle and
two Pennys, and a Priest, but no church.
We have enough to eat, such as It is,
with two Cooks, one Baker, three Bunns,
but only one Dunn, and two Crumbs,
two Plckerals and one Roach, and a
small Fry and two Irish Murphys, two
Peppers, one Bradberry, a new variety.
We have no weekly papers, but have
two Story and three Dallys. (and we
must remember the Maine). We are
lucky to have only one Gravbaek. three
ot our members are Brown, two are White
and one Is Green. We had two Burns,
but were easy to put out. One says he
Is Toung. but looks a little old. We have
two Snows, for Easter, and have two
Balls, but only one Piper, only one
Wendt, but two are Commlng. We have
two Millers, two Taylors, one Carter and
one Bklnner with nothing to skin, and
one Trotter, but not very fast.
ANSON M. OTIS.
As to Itelanr Ashamed,
SCOTT'S BLUFFS. Neb.. eb. 11 TV
the Editor of The Bee: I be lv t
remark that Mr. George Sylvester Vler
eck Is not nearly so much ashamed of
nis country as his country is ashamed of
him. J. F. WETBBIBHT
roaventloa of Raral School Patrons.
MERNA, Neb.. Feb. 11. To the Rdltne
of The Bee: We are mailing a letter to
State Superintendent Thomaa retrueatlng
a state convention of rural patrons of
school districts, for the purpose of con
sidering the most effective mesne of se
curing and putting Into effect tha two
cardinal principles which he haa enun
ciated as his program for the country
scnoois, to this effect:
Our Grsnge (locsl No. 118). hss noticed
with considerable satisfaction your very
ainaiy anuuas toward the rural schools.
and especially your two slogans, -Bsck
to the Esaentlala of a Thorough, Practi
cal EMgliBh Education.' and 'Country
Schools ss Good as Those In Town.'
And after a discussion of the condition
of the same end thulr needs.' concluded
that aomething along the two above lines
la badly In need of being done. Tour
Idea of rural high schools strikes the
right spot, but the public haa not been
Instructed or sgltated aa to the details
of operating. It muat be admitted that
the expense Is bound to be considerable,
for tranaportatlon must be afforded. And
again, the number of pupils who could
attend the entire year la not great, while
more could attend only during the winter
months. Consequently the expense ques
tlon Is a big one, especially to those who
have no children to be benefited. In our
jllscusslon a sentiment developed for
state levy In aid of such schools. We re
membered the liberal aid the state Is
giving many of the town schoola for
normal training, agricultural work, and
especially extraordinary support given
higher educstlon. We disclaim any Jeal
ousy of this, but we do feel that com
mon education la deserving of more en
couragement and that your effort In
this direction should be aided by the de
veloping of public sentiment.
"With thla notion In view thla Grange
appointed me aa a committee of one to
take the matter up with you, and It our
request and suggestions look feasible
and beneficial to you then to take It up
with our other local Granges and farm
ers' organisations. By resolution, they
Instructed me to communicate to you
our congratulations and appreciation for
your efforts along the two before men
tioned lines, and to ask you to call a
convention at some centrally located ally
through the county auperintendents of
county and state superintendents and
rural patrons, aay one regularly elected
or appointed delegate from each rural
district We noticed that one of the as
pirants for governor in hla platform ia
profuao In his friendship for higher edu
cation, but never a word about the all
Important rural achools. We are lenient
toward htm. thinking this is the result
of the watchfulness of the champions of
higher education and our negligence of
that education of and auitable to tbe
needs of the messes. I am also In
structed to send a copy ot this statement
to the press, with the hopes that they
will give It reasonable t'bitolty. com
mensurate with tho Importance of tha
subject And with the further hopes that
rural patrona will reoogama tkse neeu
action by cotnmunlrting tu U er tha
preat their belief tht aca e niven
, tlou for such a purpose la adTssnhle.
Sincerely believing the pit-sent eotiiti'ion
of the rural school warrants some ''uch
concerted action, we await anxiously
your reply. W. J. TAYLOtt."
Editorial Snapshots
Washington Tost: Possibly the worst
feature of this child labor bill Is that so
many patriotic Georgia fathera will now
have to go to work.
Pittsburgh Dlspstch: Thsre hss beea
so much of tha other thing that the Lon
don paper whlh comes out with a de
fense of the president must not be sur
prised If Its motives are questioned.
Cleveland Plain Dealer: Tho Ameri
can Bankers' association is looking for
a remedy for the Ilia we suffer from a
tremendous volume of currency. But
who wants to be cured of a swell dis
ease like that?
New York World: Two words pro
nounced by the Montenegrin agent In thla
country reveal as It by a lightning flash
to all Americans the nature of the grim
tragedy that Is being played before Scu
tari These words are Valley Forge.
Boston Transcript: Professor Chan-
nlng ot Harvard complains that George
Washington did not have large brain
power or education. No, all the poor
fellow had was patriotism, courage, te
nacity, sagacity and common sense, and
yet we can't recall many monuments
thst have been erected to professors.
Baltimore American: Commenting on
the death of a boy In New York from
hydrophobia after being discharged from
a Pasteur hospital ss cured, one of the
physicians at the hospital explained that
the statement, "discharged as cured"
mesns only that the full course of treat
ment has been administered, but that
only time will tell if the full course has
been efficacious. From which It seems
that language Is used to conceal more
than thought.
New York World: Making public a re
port of 1U rulings In forty cases Involv
ing attentions of business propriety, the
ticW Federal Trsde Commission announces
that It has not yet been forced to enter
formal complaint against anybody.
This seems to prove the wisdom of th
act establishing the tribunal, which waa
based on the theory that most business
men are Inclined to obey law and will
gladly avail themselvea of an opportunity
to get Information and Instruction from
an official source.
SUNNY DIMS.
"fo girls are making ammunition now
in Enalnnd. But are they not sfrald of
explc slons In the powder works?"
'Not at all. ("irlt. you know, are used
to hand Ing powiler puff s." Baltimore
Amerlcsn.
"Tbe wealthv soap manufsctnrer in
our neighborhood has bought a handsome
automobile.
"What kind Is It?" ,.
"I don't know, but I should esll It a
soap bubble." Baltimore American.
"Confound the luck:" growled the vls
"Thst dog of yours seems fond of
chaalng trains."
"Yes."
"I wonder why?"
"Well, he isn't much of a fighter.
Trains are about the only things he gets
a chance to chase." Louisville Courier-Journal.
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"Before I purchase tickets." said the
serious young woman, "I should like to
ask a question."
"Certainly," responded tha theater
treasurer.
"Is this s proper play to take one's
parents to see?" Washington Star.
"Is your paper really seventy years
old?" ssked ths sweet young thing.
"Certainly." we retorted, defiantly,
"Whv?"
"Then I was right. I told mother that
some of your Jokea are older than tha
paper." Buffalo Express.
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Edwin Markham.
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She bent the strenuou heavens and came
down
To make a man to meet the mortal need,
lhe took the tried clay of the common
rood
Clay warm yet with the genial heat of j
earth,
Dashed through It all a strain of
prophecy;
Then mixed in laughter with the serious
stuff.
It was a stuff to wear for centuries,
A man that matched the mountalna, and
compelled
The stars to look our way and honor us.
The color of the ground was In htm, the
red earth;
The tang and odor of the primal things
The rectitude and patience of the rocks;
The gladness of the wind that shakes the
corn;
The courage of tha bird that dares tha
sea:
The Justice of tha rain that loves all
leaves;
The pity of the snow thst hides all scars;
The loving kindness of the wayside well;
The tolerance end equity of light
That glvea as freely to the shrinking weed
As to tha great oak flaring to the wind
To the grave's low hill aa to the Matter
horn That shoulders out tha sky.
And so he came.
From the prarie cabin up to Capitol.
One fair Ideal led our chieftain on.
Forever more he burned to do his deed.
iWith the fine stroke and gesture of a
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He built the rail-pile as he built the state,
Pouring his splendid strength through
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The conscience of him testing every
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To make his deed the measure of a man.
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the house.
Wrenching the rafters from their snclent
hold.
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place
Held the long purpose like a growing
tree
Held on through blame and faltered not
at praise.
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hills
And leaves a lonesome place against the
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