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CORRESPONDENCE
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' . DECEMBER CIRCULATION ,
59,541 Daily Sunday, 51,987
i itH dreaJatlaa for (ha ftmitk. Wbicflhad sad worn U W Diht
H'llliaaia, MieuMioa Manaatr.
' Sufcaerlbara leaviaf tfce city rioM fcavs The Bee mailed
t Uam. Adifraaa changad aa oftart aa rwjuaataii.
morning, Air.
th'iiovr yet? i
Good'
Goundhog; seen-your
f Germans threaten to) confine Arnerican officer
tvhen-captured in cages.' Just another de'gree'of
Vulttir. .' " ' '
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; ' Meatless breakfast is far more .reasonable than
jneajless noon meal, for physiological effect as
Tvell- as conservation.
"Black )ack" Pershing, Is a mighty fine sol
ditr but lie lacks some of the elements of a
good war correspondent.- , ;
Senator Sorensen wants to'kitow why The
Bee's art editor. has,, let up,,on.the "welcome
arch."; It is simply resting on the calendar, to
come up in its turn. ,
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A general strike against war in Germfny in
1914 would' have bei more to the purpose. Time
lias made much, difference in the attitude of the
'German wbrkingman. j
;" The kaiser announces that he is looking for
ward 'to a 1 decisive. year. ,( So is, the rest of the
j(orld,ith the added proyisothat the decision
ie against'the Hohinzollern'.
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Buy a "smileage" book arfd . send it to some
boy you know in th army. If. you do n6t ,know
anyone in particular it will not seriously 'matter.
Tust buy thifbootc and sei! it oji.
twelve-hour run for, the pool halls ought to
give ample time for all 'cue, enthusiasts to sat
isfy their -passion and the earlier closing hour
will help some of them io get caught up on sleep.
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Americans would get k)oW more consolation
out of news reports frbm' Germany' werfc'jt not
forth fact that we have been ; taught to look-
with suspicion on everything coming from that
country just now. h .
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The Turk is trying to negotiate separate peace
with the Bolfheviki, !ioping(thereby to getsome-f
thing to eat, forgetting apparently that the big
gest question .before ! the Rujwianeds isjiow to
feed themselves. .
Calling the-disease '.'Liberty", instead of."Ger
man" measles will, not change its;charatfer -or
renderit'iess, annoying to the, army. H it will
make-Us victims ictC any better,' though, let the
change in name gb through. ' ' , ... .
, Strike riots in Germany are 'reported to-be
oeterirlg out.wconfirming '-early , estimates that
" danger of tevolt against the kaiser is not serious.
The German socialist is quites deeply com
mitted to the war . as is the .German, junker, and
(his fact should not ,be overlooked by any.
' ' .' Obec .Lesson in Fuel Saving.
! The unexpected to happened,' and out of the
ramshackle rickety old building, Nebraskans call
the state house conies an object lesson' all fuel
Hra can weir afford to study and apply. A.
'smoke burner" has been attached to the furnace
of the heating plant in that tumbledown structure,
and' even with the antiquated system' of heating
applied and the. urgent necessffy of driving the
' aooaratus to its full capacity -by reason of the
severe 'weather.a-saving of .$25 a.dayin fuel
cost is" noted.' Saving in pcoportion is possible
in, every otnee ouuomg or power ioi y
equipped 'wittf a modern. furnaceV Every cloud
tl black smoke that obscures the sky and pollutes
tt air IsVoroof of waste. It rrieans that the fue
ts not being burned properly,, and ;thit much of
its value is going up the chimney, unconsumea,
Careless users of coal have no right to sit iroCmd.
arid criticize the fuel administrator tilHhey have
taken steps td remedy their; oWn contribution to
the waste. Burn the coal that goes into the tur
nact. and do not let half or morj of its effective
value escape through the chimney. .
Spain attd the United States.
Actioh of the .government -in retusing bunker
coal to Spanish iSips at American ports empha
sizes statements recently made by The Bee. The
course of the Spaniards in the present war has
been pro-German from the first, and now lias
reached the place where the United States
no longer can ignore the circumstances. Spain
has little cause to love the United States, al
though relations .between the twp governments
have been very cordial for a number of years.
Trouble mainly rests on the disposition of the
people, who traditieiially are . enemies of Eng
land, of France atld of America. This dormant
prejudice has-been aroused by .German agents,
who have been active from the start of the war
among the.Sparftsh masses,, and have stirred in
them every possible sentiment of resentment
against the foes of Germany.- While Spain's king
has shown himself liberal in all ways, ami very
much of a democrat in some, in spite of his Haps
burg lineage- and the almost impregnable eti
quette that, surrounds him, he lacks both ability
fid authority to lead his people into a better view
of things and a more hopeful attitude. Between
king and people intervenes the army, just now
pro-German and representative of the unreason
ing passion of , the Spaniard against' Gallic and
Anglo-Saxon peoples. tIjc presence of. Spam in
the war would be of Jittlc matter, one way or the
other, but . the course of its people at present is
not encouraging to friends of liberal government
and free institutions. '.
V , Investigating the Wreck. V
Th Staff Railwav commission is nerforjninz'
a public Wvice the county attorney of Douglas
county declined to look after that of investigat
ing the street disaster that cost four lives, when
a runaway car on the Missouri Pacific crashed
into a street car.i County Attorney, Magney is
reported to have dismissed the matter with a
statement tnat me acciaeni apparently was un
avoidable, and therefore did not call for an in
quiry by him acting as coroner. . He may have
been correct in liis conclusion, but to the lay
mind it occurs tha4 when such a wreck as that
occurs responsibility must rest somewhere. At
least, it will do no great harm to make sufficient
inquiry to show that no cutpability attaches to
any one. The state board will perhaps develop
all the facts, and through it the public may come
toknow if any bUme is to be placed on either
of' the 'companies involved, or on the city' for
permitting the existence of an unprotected grade
crossing where. normal traffic is so heavy, and
where so many', lives are daily in jeopardy be
cause of conditions' that might readily be rem
edied. .I;,
Substitutes tf Or Coal Not Needed.
One of the outgrowths of the fuel situation
has been discussion in different parts of the conn
tr of various substitutes for coal. In most cases
the decision has turner in favor of wood, and talk
is how' heard of-using it for fuel during the next
winter season, wooa nas aiways ocen iu: inuai
available substitute, for .coal;. in fact, it was uni
versally used for fuel for centuries before man's
ingenuity brought coal to general service. To
turn back to it now, eveniemporanty. is to con
fess a lack of provident efficiency.If the fuel
Christmas Day With French Soldiers
"The Common Humttn Heart Is the Greatest
Miracle Worker"
' Correspondent Perris in London Chronicle.
Even in the fourth winter of the war and
for the hardened observer the front has its
surprises.- Not only the surprises of scenery
as one passes from plain to mountain, from
river valleys to the depth of great forests,
now fantastic under their silver robe of snow
and hoar frost. Surprises, not only of in
vention, for the deadly purpose towards
which every effort converges ' through the
unceasing transformation of the machinery
artd the processes of war, is a spectacle of
strange interest. (
No, it is neither nature nor science, but
the common human heart that is the great
est miracle worker. To. you poor fellows at
a distance it may seem that this long line
of frozen ditches and buried camps is a
stereotyped affair, that all the contours of
life and death within its bounds have becoiije
familiar, that every form of misery or joy,
of thought, Jabour, and endurance it can
show has been recounted.
I can testify this is an error, and in doing
so I shall speak for thousands of men who
have become habitually silent under the im
mensity of their experience.
These men are the youth of our world.
They are its only hope, whether in war or
peace. Whoever does not know them has
little useful knowledge of today, and nothing
of tomorrow. Bflt when they come home for
a week it is to forget, not to gossip about
Gehenna. '
Here on its bitter verge, when the day's
task is done, and the' candles. arc lit in tire
dugout, they are still not very loquacious,
but the strained muscles relax in the warmth
of a tried comradeship, and incredible tales
are told in a few homely phrases without
fear, because he is only the civilian, sitting
in the corner who could think them incredi
ble, and he does not matter.
To him, indeed, while it all soon ceases
to be incredible, it remains extraordinary arid
very difficult to depict or explain. I do not
mean such dcds .as are described in the
citations for the War Cross, the Military
Medal, or the Legion of Honour, but the at
mosphere,, the mciitality ofsthe front. .
-.This, is something apart from all our
frevious knowledge, and markedly different
rom the civilian atmosphere at 'home. It
creeps on you slowly, and at last grips yOu
like a force of nature. You feel that you are
in a world different, not only in its outer ac
tivities, but in its deeper character. I am
not going to attemptvthe task impossible to
any but a great genius, of portraying the
soul of an army. It would be well, never
theless, that all at home, from the minister
in the cabinet to the humblest munition
workers, should understand that such a thing
exists, and is to be counted with. Young in
years, but old 'in deeds and suffering, the
armies draw in a ceaseless stream of youth
and mould it to their own, now settled,
temper.
Some elements of this mentality are
plain to be seen. First the negative ele
ments. There is no sex at the front.. There
is neftommerce, no' finance, no economic
struggle at the. front. There is no :social ex
hibition at the front. If there is a question
of "getting on"it docs not tfruch the many,
and among the few it is subordinated to duty
and ht common: interest. There are ho
paupers and.no millionaires in the armies.
On the side of. positive elements the
singleness of purpose, And the unjversality
of peril dominate everything. - ; s.
They -produce discipline as naturally as
they produce comradeship. The -French na
ture is as rebellious as arty, but the French
soldier knows perfectly well that discipline is
necessary,, not only to victory, but to his
own safety. And the comradeship born of
the ; lightening of common- labours and
dangers by mutual aid is of a strength that
normal society rarelyaffords.
' War is hell. With the steiich-' of those
damnable places' still in one's nostrils there
dan be no doubt ?f that. Who knows it as
these men of ours do? Who feels it this
Christmas day as they do? They are not
angels; their , life is far. froftj angelic - Yet
they are raised by the cause and their neces
sities above the' common stature of humanity.
There is' a simplicity and directness about
them that, recalls-the old hero, tales. .They
have come back to elementary, realities, ahd-,
far too far as the descent may, be,' it will
niark, and on the' whole for good, the life of
the next generation. , " ; w: ',
- .jne war, witu an us curses.ywiu ena, put
the brave, clean spirit of these best of our
tellows. and of the. brotherhood they made
in the ,Valley of the Shadow, will'be a light
to their children and their children!s children.
- While the war correspondent is constantly
in. ahd ahout the. trenches and camps, he has
too, large a, field to cover to stay Jong in mt
spot. ' He is chiefly concerned' with active'op
erations. and must hasten, to the. scene and
rush, off ' to dispatch' his-'messages. T More
over, the:civilian. is a nuisance in the firing
lin, justified as. his presence may,be. Thus
it is Only now, after more than three. years,
that' I have been enabled to' spend several
consecutive days and nights among the men
in the foremost lines of what; we used to
Call the Army of the Aisne,-and may now
call .the Army of the Ailette.
It was, of course, a mere glimpset but
time enough to examine one of tbe several
sectors and to become acquainted with One
of its divisions a diyision, which, bless its
honest heart, rcms to think itself the very
flower of the French armies, and not without
reason. ' . '-
Many 'of the men I have been staying
with had. an exffTJOng stretch in theTfront
lints, and were undisguisedly glad, of the
Christinas relief, but I did not meet pne who
had any doubt about' the necessity and the
certainty of-victoy. y -
Some of them had helped (to take Crionne,
some- Heurtebise, some 'Malmaison ahd
Montparnasse. You cannot frighten the con
querors of the Chimin des Dames.;
aha x
administrator wilt only reverse , his practice of
lakt. summer, and arrange to have our gfeat coal,
mines driven at top peed of production through
out the warm months, moving - the outgwt to
properly designated storage, centers, all uanger
of., a; fuel famine . next winter will be averted.
Greatest of reas.0!1? for the present shortage is
tHatilast summer.'coal user .were advised nor to
lay in Stocks In advance, but to hold their orders
until tne luei administrator nau hjcu uic
This price was 'not given until in October,' when
months'of Valuable time had gone by, and it was
to6 late .to, get . the usual surplus coal out of the
ground. ;
' fin 'ft the counts in the izencral indictment
against the administration is thatiJT the fu.el sit
uation." Feople have not forgotten now secretary
Lane . met 'with the coal operators and fixed a
basic price for.fueli under which production would
be speeded up' and ample supply made ready
through the I summer. This arrangement was
overturned .by1 Secretaries B'aker and Daniels,
apparently with the president's sanction, and the
coal rnjners were' idle for many weeks, when they
should-have been employed at jfull time. .
Plenty of coal exists in America, and enough
for all can ;be taken out of the mines. It only
requires car to haul' it away.' The fuel admin
istrator;will'doa,rai service if he stops talking
about substitutes for coal : and lays plans for an
active dumme'r in the mines.
i
A trio of Cleveland socialists will shortly be-
gincserving sentences earned by opposing the
drift,' winainc. thereby a crown of martyrdom
fyom those whose 'international minds" are in
capable of gqjng certain fundamental facts re
lating to the maintenance of order .through the
agency of democratic government. . Stern lessons
are required at times to convince the thoughtless
that "the rights of .all are quite as sacred as the
rights of an individual, and that unless responsible
government is maintained the individual has only
such rights as he can preserve 6y ins own cuoris,
If Henry Ford turns out U-boat destroyers as
fast as he has made, "flivvers," his factory will
surely help to win the war. '
Somebody Please Cut the Red Tape
Army Staff Ruling and Jts Bearing on Chemists
Journal of Industrial and Engineering ; Chemistry.
Kums was all rieht when he wrote "A '
Man's a Man for a' That," but there are all
kinds of men and there are all kinds of
chemists: analytical and research chemists,
organics and inorganics, chemists fresh from
the universities and chemists who have been
able to add to their university training valu
able phnt experience. Some have specialized
in explosives, others in metal alloys. Some
are acirate in analytical work, others excel
m planniijg research. If, however, a govern
ment department, bureau or division wishes
to increase its chemical force by securing
the transfej of a specially qualified chemist
from a cantonment to a government labora
tory,vsuch co-ordinate branch of the govern"
ment service must send out to the camps
and simply ask for a chemist. Chemists
must not oc sougtu Dy name, jo request -a
specially qualified man, designating the man
you want, is no longer permitted. Such is
the ruling of the general staff of the army, to
which ruling the War department has strictly
adhered for some weeks past. Shades of
cotnmoii sense America, what an absurd sit
uation! Is this. the final outworking of the
spirit of the selective draft which President
Wilson assured us was to fashion this nation
into the most efficient fighting : machine,
which law, the record 6f these columns will
testify, we have striven steadfastly to up
hold? Is Secretary Baker aware of this rul
ing, a ruling which was not brought into be
ing .1,000.000 miles away, but right in the city
of Washington in his own department?
' The results of such procedure are not
only disaster to government chemical work
but serious demoralization of the staffs of
the chemical industries, which are supplying
the very sinews of war. This can be illus
trated best by. two specific cases. A colonel
in the ordnance department w'tQte recently
to a prominent chemical manufacturing com
rjanL statinsr that the department was de
sirous of securing the services of a number
of Chemists and factory foremen for use as
inspectors. at munitions plants. He specified
that- thev should have had such experience
as would enable them to carry out intelligent
inspection of explosives manufactured fot
the eovernment in t us emergency. - inc
manufacturer was asked to ko over his or
caiiization And -advise-as to any men who
mlpht he available and whom he could rec
ommend. That is all right from one point
nf view. Of course llw-Vovernmeiit must
have comDetent inspectors, and chemical
maniifarfiirers are iust as natriotic as OthCr
men and will gladly, sacrifice their staffs if
need be. lhat is the real question, -it neea
be." There are more than 300 chemists in
oantonments todav. practically inaccessible
for eovernment chemical work because of
this .remarkable ruling of the general staff.
One of these is a graduate of two leading
American universities, in each of which he
specialized -1 in chemistry. Furthermore he
has had three and a half years of experience
in research and in the manufacture of ex
plosives, dyestuffs and pharmaceuticals, and
is firffiiliar with the installation and operation
Of chemical machinery. Yet his daily duties
consist of scrubbing floors, shoveling coal
or cinders, chopping wood, digging ditches
(not trenches') and general work around the
stable or kitchen.
We do not. seek to arouse sympathy for
this young soldier chemist. He is having a
good experience and loyally doing liis duty
as any ojjjer young American -would; his
clear eye andsoldierly bearing show, too,
that he has made ffood as a soioier.- tit
makes not the slightest complaint. But we
do feel that the government is not getting
from him the most efficient service he could
perform; nd it is a shaine for a similarly
aualihcd man to be taken at tins time trom
the industries for government work while
such a man could be made available in a few
hemrs were it not for the weird ruling of the
general, staff. .
Sixteen thousand chemists at the out
break of the war filed with the Bureau of
Mines complete data concerning their train
ing and specialization in order that their
services might be promptly and intelligently
availed of as need arose. Alas, these cards
of voluntary' information are now botind
tightly together by the red tape ot tins ruie-bevond-understanding
promulgated by the
general staff", i
Somebody, please cut tne tape i
Rule of the Proletariat.
Lincoln. Neb.. Jan. 30.--To the Edi
tor of The Bee: Mr. Schwab, the
steel magnate, says that it is only a
matter of time when the propertyless
workers will control this country.
What are his reasons for making that
statement? Government statistics
show that C3 corporations and indi
viduals now own more land in the
United States than is comprised In
th nations of Germany. Denmark.
Belgium, Holland and Switzerland
combined. Statistics also show that
nearly 1,000 new millionaires were
enrolled in the millionaire class last
year and at the same time tenants are
increasing by thousands in both
cities and country.
Do we imagine that the capitalistic
class is going to give up control of
that which is becoming their own
property, protected by laws in , our
constitutions and statute books? Did
they voluntarly do so in Russia re
cently, inFrance before the revolution
and in he last days of ancient na
tions? No; they will see a nation
soaked in blood and 'destroyed before
they back down one stfcp. History is
proof of that fact? . (
We are so interested in tryin? to
make our little fortunes that we take
no heed of the future of our country.
Are' these abnormal conditions now
confronting us going-to be, settled by
peaceful- means or must they be swept
away before the red flag of revolution.
We had just as well face, facts. We
hope to see growing evils settled by
the ballot, but we are too careless, too
prone to let evil conditions become
our master before we attempt to
check and destroy them.
SHELBY STRONG.
. Need for Public Dances.
Omaha; Neb., Jan. 30.-To the Edi
tor of The Bee: I see no reason at all
for people to condemn public dance
halls. AVhy da they Judge by here
says? I have been going to public
dances for two years, and I williclass
myself with any one that does not at
tend these places. I have never seen
anything wrong, because they are
properly attended and- managed by
men appointed for that purpose.; What
wrong is there in going to a place of
amusement, as myself and others find
it to be and dress propery and nbt
come out with a backless, sleeveless or
M-aistipss s-own with nothing but a
sfrMnsr fo hold it UP.
Why do men and women that do
not know anything about these pub
lip, dances have so much to ' say?
Come down and see tho conditions
and I think and really know that they
will come back again and say: "l nac
n Pian dopent time." There are bad
women and girls, it makes.no Hif
fererice where you go, and the dance
halls never 'made them so. You will
find them attending service at your
rhnrrhes and afterwards going out
tnr a "hook of a eood time," as peo
pie; often-say, and 1 know several
pn nftfl
There are more bad girls that are
working for $6 and $7 a week, trlan
there can be counted, wny r jsecaune
thev do not have a thing to say. Just
n fhft work is mit out and six or seven
days a week time with a continuous
standing on their, feet In.-, order to
make both ends meet or starve or
else ruin her poor life and when she
needs recreation and goes to a dance.
WpII. hiniro! Someone comes iand
fnkPM the iov out of life. Why a.ot
trv. men and women, to go through
these places and look into this and the
girls will not have to steal or go
wrong to get to these dances as some
one suggested.
LINES TO ALAUGH.
"Th rfnrmer told m that whn h
first went Into one of those ljlir European
camhiinir nlacrs and" saw the young men
and women who were ruined by that passion,
ha AntiiallV .1W red."
"Rut did he win on It?" Baltimore
American.
The colored parson was discoursing on
Daniel In the lions": den. At ', the con
tiitnn nf his sermon he roared:
"Now kin enny ob you elnners tell me
why de lion didn't eat Dan'ui t
Vfihndv aniiwered.
"Wal Ah'l tell yer. yer onery bnneh o
onbelievers." he yelled; "twaa"eos the most
o' him wuz, backbone, an' th' rest wus grit.
Country Gentle,man.
"A fool and his money are soon parted.'
"That mxv be. but the difficulty of ret
ting hold of- money makes me believe there
are fewca fools in tne worm man popumr.
ly supposed." Louisville Courier-Journal,
"How did you lay the foundation for your
fortune?"
"I didn't lay It. I'm tn the poultry bus
iness. A hen laid it." Washington Star.
thetr obtuseness or indifference.
Clhddear. I n, w warm ir. my new ring'."
Youth's Companion.
"Edgar!"
"Yes, mother."
"What are you children dolns?
"Playing royalty. I am a KnleM of th
Garter, and Edwin is Saturday.
"That is an odd nme for royalty.
"Oh it Is Just a nickname on account ol
his title."
"What 1 his title?
"Night of tho Bath." Toungstown Tele
gram. Hokus T like a Klrl who is resoryed.
Pokus So do I, if she is reserved for ma (
Life.
SOME DAY.
Some Am- where now the trenches spll
Powder ana lire ana imrat
Shall rife green slopes wnere uhb-
And'peaceful homes where humans dwelL
Some day wher now black ruin lies
A blot upon tne sunen eau...
New towers, new spires, new rooia Brum ..-.
And from the streets new suuso
Some day where now we stand In line
And to our country lend our gold.
It will return to us again
Enhanced In value inamiuiu.
Some day where now tne snips eniiui
Mid aobs and tears upon un
Shall be glad hearts and raaiani t.niu
To we come bacK our pojb m.o ...
BATOLL SB TRELEl
Omaha.
CREEPING UP THE STAIRS.
In the softly falling twilight
Of a weary, weary day.
With a quiet step I entered
Wbre he children were at play,
I was brooding o'er some trouble
That had met me unawares.
I -When a little voice came ringing
' "Jle is creeping up the stairs.'
Ah. it touched the tenderest heart-string
With a breath and force divine.
And such melodies awakened
As mero words can ne'er define.
And I turned to see our darling.
All forgetful of my cares. ,
When I sawHtio little creature
Slowly creeping up the stairs.
Step by step she bravely clambered
On her little bands and knees,
Keeping tip a constant chattering
I.Ike a magpie in the trees
Till at last she reached the topmost,
Whin o'er all her world's affairs
She, delighted, stood a victor
After creeping up the stairs.
Fainting heart, behold an Image
Of man's brief and struggling life.
Whose best prizes must be captured
With anSarnest noble strife;
Onward, upward, reaching ever,
. Bending to the weight of cares;
Hoping, fearing, still expecting,
We go creeping up the stairs.
On their step's may be no carpet,
Bv their sides may bo no rail; '
Ilands and knees may often pain ue,
And the heart may almost fail;
Stilt abqve there Is the glory
Which no sinfulness impairs.
With its rest and Joy forever,
After creeping up the stairs.
Old Favorite
IP LOOKING 11
5no Year Ago Today la the War. v
Belgian' relief ship . reported -first
,rictlm of Germany's unrestricted j
oat warfare. ' '
rresldent asked senators' advice and
wan told a break -with Germany waa
nrl hnnnrahle course left.
Strict' guard orJered on warships at
ill United states avy yarns.
VlMJ hnt We Celebrate.
Iftnry 'B; Ramsey- Prudential ln-
inronr cfimninv. born 1886.
Joha O. Kuhn, attorney at law, born
William W. Tatum, superintendent
f. the Model Steam laundry, .born
utain'r General John Blddle..U. S,
assistant chief of the army general
itaff. born In Detroit 69 yean ago
today. ' '' " -' "' ' -
Robert I Owen. United States' sena
tor from Oklahoma, born at Lynch
burg, Va., ? years ago today. ' -.
Rt. ev. Edmund M. Dunne. Catho
Ho bishop at Peoria. Born in Chicago,
61 year ago toaay. .
Thla Vl to History. .
i7!U-C-French convention decreed It
trajKn for. an officer to surrender
his ehir .to a force less than double
its own, s '-' ' '. ' '
nU7aneral Taylor and the Afiier-
Ipo arm arrived at SaltillO. Mexico.
USJ-FarragUt aHed"fr6'm"Harnp-
ton Roads for the Mississippi river.
1815 Great Britain plaeed -ail' food
Just SO Yean Ago Tjday
George E. iiawea or tne .raxiou no
tel force has resigned, his resignation
to take effect on the 10th ot the
month. -
Little" llarry'and' Charley 'White
have collected 18.80; 8410 lor the
. Twice Told Tales
Too Much for Rastus.
Last summer, a colored man. who
had lived all. his life in a great city,
got a -Job on a farm. Not knowing
that the agricultural game was new
to him, Uncle Josh gave the man a
bucket .and a three-legged stool and
told him to milk the cow. An hour
later Rastus returned from the barn
yard. ,
"Look yeah, boss," said he with a
wearied expression. "I guess I will
hab to gib up do jod oi mn Kin- aai
cow." ' v .
What's the matter?" wonderingly
queried . Uncle . Josh. "She ain't
afeared o' you, is she?"
"No, "she ain't afeared, boss." was
the almost pathetic rejoinder of Ras
tus, "but she won't tnind. Fo' de life
ob mfc I couldn't-mtte her set down
on dat little stool." Philadelphia
Telegraph. ,
! Dad's Discernment.
"Dad," said little Reginald, "what
is a bucket-shhp?" -
. "A bucket-shop, my eon, Said the
Tather, feelingly, "a bucket-shop is a
modern cooDeraee establishment to
Westphalen monument, and 12,20 for
Miss Shattuck. . I
Mr. William E. Taylor and MJss O.
T. Plum, both of Omaha, wer mar
ried at Iowa City.'
At the fifth annual meeting. bf: the
. . . . i. iiiuuci ii L-iruumaKa v
Omaha Loan and Building association, ,.h.ch - , takes a barret and
brings back the bunghole.'-rl'uck
L. M.; Rheem, Charles R. Turney and
E. A: Parmelee were re-eioctea, tne
board now comprising the following:
L. M. Rheem. Charles R. Turney. John
H. Butler, K. A. 1 Parmelee,- Gustave
Andreen, Eben , K. Lon-r, James
For-th, Thomas J. Fitzmorris, and
Samuel Rees. ;
'"5IriC"t.',0. Julian, for a number of
vears housekeeper at the Ijifayette,
Spirit Lake,- is-the- new- housekeeper
(t tha raxton, - - - -
Progress. s
."There's little sentiment these days,
no treasuring of old things. A girl
used to get married in her mother's
wedding gown."
"That's right.. I know a girl who
has been married four times, and she
had to have a different outflt tor each
occasion." Louisville ' Courier-Journal,
'h
Peppery Points x"
Minneapolis Journal: It is a won
der, before the white men came,- that
the Indian got along so well without
steam-heated wigwams. ' '
Minneapolis Journal: An inference
is that the next bond Issue 'will come
in April with the Robins. By that
time it may be known as the Peace
bond.
"Washington Post: AVHyle the -t-vnnr.nid
etrl who toted concealed
Ujynamite stick may need a spanking,
the punishment, snouja De adminis
tered cautiously.'
St. Louis Globe Democrat: Senator
Stone was not really trying to help
Germany. He was trying to help him
self, by his usual devious ways, which
might have succeeded in peace times.
"Minneapolis Tribune: . The backers
are accused of hoarding hides while
you and the rest of us are paying two
prices for shoes because the, leather
supply is short" We should say that
the packers' hides were in danger If
this accusation be proven.
Brooklyn Eagle: Former Premier
Asquith, who lost one son In the war,
has two others In .the fight who have
been wounded. All classes are mak
ing sacrifices in England and would
seem to answer the nuery of H. G.
Wells: "Are we sufficiently, demo
cratic?" Eouisvllle Courier-Journal: The
people, says Lloyd-George, must go on
or go under. Surely! They must, In
other words, go over the. top and
smash the Germans or get over the
fence when the Germans declare the
earth their place in the. sun and put
whitewashed fence around IU
fc Aimed at Omaha
York News-Times: Omaha is grap
niiner with the Dublic da'ce question.
It is an important one and Omaha is
not the only municipality vhere this
question -is paramount. .
Beatrice. Express: ' A hbtfel at Oma
ha has been ordered closed following
the conviction of, parties .connected
with it on Charges of he:lnj, sold in
toxicating liquors in the building. And
this is in Omaha, where several dis
tinguished citizens had been told that
Nebraska's prohibitory 'law was
"toothless." - .
' Vosk Times: ' It- Is rumored in, Om
aha that Chief of Police Dunn is go
ing to resign and that .a civilian-chief
will be! selected by the city commis
sion. Chief Dunn ha been -in bad
health for.a long time. He is a veteran
In the police, sen-ice of Omaha and
can retire on-half pay for the rest of
his Ufe. . . - ; i .
Nebraska City Press: An . Omaha
hotel has been closed by order of the
district court of ouglaS county,. for
the period of a year, because it has
been -shown that liquor -has b a dls
pensed regularty4n spKeof the pro.
hibitory law. It Is the most drastic
order yet Issued since Nebraska went
dry, and it may strike terrdr into the
hearts of ether bootleggers.
; v 'Dignity of Affluence.
Mrs. Hawbuck Hiram, it "takes
you twice as long to, drive the pigs
as it used' to. . - - . '
Farmer 11 I . know It., iou
wouldn't expect me to speak harsh
to a lot.of critters worth. 50. apiece,
would you? , -
She Why aren't the miners digging out
mrtrw i-nnl?"'
He r suppose they aren't in the vein fo it
Boston Transcript.
In a ltindargarten claBS flags were shown
and in answer to a question a little girl
gave the response that was expected of her:
"This Is the flag of my country."
nd what Is the name! of j-our country?"
was the next question.
"Tls of thee," was the prompt reply.
Indianapolis News. J
"He Is' a man who likes to prolong envy
of his advantages by parading them before
others less fortunate."
'Tes; he got a ton ot coal today and had
it' carried Into his collar In bags." Balti
more American.
tittle Lydia had been given ring as a
mucn lo ner uivap-
guests at dinner
unable to -withstand
It's Easy-If You Know Dr.
Ldwards uave lapiets
The secret of keeping young is to feel
young to do this you most watch your
liver and bowels -there's no need of
having a sallow complexion dark rings .
under your eyes pimples a bilious
look in your face dull eyes with no
sparkle. Your doctor will tell you ninetff
per cent of all sickness comes from in
active bowels and liver.
Dr. Edwards, a well-known physician
In Ohio, perfected a vegetable com
pound. mixed,with olive oil to act or
the liver and bowels, which, he gave ttt
his patients for years.
Dr. Edwards Olive Tallets, the substty
tnte for calomel, are gentle in their action
yet always effective. They bring about
that exuberance of spirit; that natural
buoyancy which should be, enjoyed by 1
everyone by toning up the liver and clear'
ing the system of impurities. - - .
You will know Dr. Edwards Olive Tab
lets by their olive color. 10c and 25c pel
box. All druggists.
"Curo Your
Rupfuro LiIto
1 Curod r.lino"
Old Sea Captain .-Cured His Owft
Kuptnre After Doctors Baid.v
"Operate or Death."
Bis Bsmtdy and Book Seat Pis.
Captain Colllngs sailed the seas fe
many years; then l sustained a bad
double rupture that soon forced him ta
not only remain ashore, but kept hiia
bedridden for years. He tried doctoo
after doctor and truss after truss. No
results! Finally, be was assured that
r.e must either submit to a dangerous
and abhorrent operation or die. Ha did
eitherl He cured hunseii instead.
People and Events
At last accounts the seed catalogue was
leagues in advanee of the spring robin.
Cheer upl Only one room in a house in
Germany is"- heated during ; winter . cold
waves. ' -' .
The New York Retail Grocers' associa
tion, representing between 5,000 and 6,000, birthday present, but. m
stores, announces that the official price of the "Vnaiiy n.
iooa regulators sun ine memocrs anu mc
will abide by them from start ,to finish.
That's the talk and the act that cheets the
home guards. ;
The, death of Senator Brady of . Idaho
bringthe senate's death rpll in-ll months
up to four. . The .other three are Senator
Newlands of Nevada.. Senator Lane of
Oregon and Senator Husting of Wisconsin.
Five representatives passed away, in the
same time. The man w!th the . scythe reaps
his harvest regardless of station.
Cuticura Cares For
Your Face and Hands
Dainty women everywhere use
Cuticura Soap and no other for every
day toilet purposes with touches of
Ointment to purify and beautifv the
complexion, hands and hair. Abso
lutely nothing better than these fra
grant, super-creamy emollients.
Sample Each Free by Mail. Address coat
card : Cntkura, Dept ISA, BastpB." Sold
everywhere. Soap 25c. Ointment 25 and 50c
"Fellow Meo aid Women, Yon Dost Hare
To Bo Cot Up, sad You Don't Ham
To Bo Tortured Br Truss ee."
Captain Collingrs, made a study ot
himself, of his condition and at last ho
was rewarded by the finding of the
method that so quickly made him a well,
Etrong, vigorous ml happy man.
Anyone can use the same method;
it s simple, easy, sate and inexpensive.
ijvery ruptured person
should have the Ci
In the world
aptain Colllngs book.
telling all about how he cured himself,
and now anyone may follow the same
treatment la their own home without
any trouble. The book and medicine are,
FREE They will be sent prepaid to
any rupture sufferer who will flu out
the below coupon. But send It ripfit
sway now before you-put down tills
paper.
FREE PUPTURF BOOK AHD
REMEDY COUPOM.
Capt. W. A. Colllnm (Ine.)
Boa 8JB Water town. tJ Y.
Please send me your FREE Rupture
Kennedy and Book without any obli
gation on my part whatever.
Name ..,
Address
,1
r
"1
THE OMAHA ) BEE INFORMATION BUREAU
: Washington, D. C. . ' !j
Enclosed find a 2-cent stamp, for which youwill please send me, j
Name.
Street Address.
entirely free, "German War Practices." " -VI
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