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t.,.';fvyKi;',Ci!f r'P,ijsi Fr , "'"iVf" ?""' r ? ivf JANUARtr1922-; ..fnrfr ..-:- rfuWafc, - - Miraclfe of Mii'feli ' u The miracle of niiracles IS man. In "Indus trial Management," Mr. John H. Van DeVenter is auoted as follows: . . . .,;.. ' ' "We engineers are aft tb forget tffdC'the hu man body is the most wonderful. ' Work of en enuring in the worjd. , As a plant .it 'is more romi)lex than the largest works In;; existence. -Take the digestive tract, the lymphatic system, framework of bones; the innumerable muscle mo tors the co-ordinatingunctions perf opmdd by the liver kidneys and bther internal organs. And ; to go a step farther, - take tile sensorr depart ments. How about the wonderful optical plant in which colored1 moving pictures 'are Instan-: taneously taken and developed? ' -How 'about the phonographic department where the sound vibra tions are received, recorded and reproduced? And the sense of touch so delicate that the fingers can be trained to feel flat spots on a steel ball which are not apparent to the eye? Think of the thousandsvo functions performed automatically and- thosev requiring judgment be ing cared for at the same time through other channels. You will agree with me' surely that the body contains, the most elaborate organiza tions ever installed ,in. any plant; thatjts com ponent parts are exaniples-of, a fi.n;e,r Iqind, of do-. sign than we will ever ..approximate and that the functions and their relations are. co-ordinated more smoothly than we .will ever be able to ar range human relations." A. ti . Yes, Mr. Van Deventer is right, and be might have gone even farther. There are more myster ies in man than thereto inr-att' the universe out--Bide more evidences of an all-wise, ..Utfc'power ful, and all-loving Creator and yet there are meny who think themselves great who even claim a monopoly of intelligence, who call "themselves agnostics, and, as Darwin said, that the begin ning of all this is " insolvable by meht ' Those doubters could not live ah hour i;they Were left dependent upon themselves. They could not; expand their lungs or swing the pendulum of -the heart if they had tb do it by coiiscibus; effort. A kind Heavenly Father has so constructed them that the mysterious thing within them . called life does its' own battling and ' leaves ?the individual free to 'employ Ills time ' in' nobler1 things than merely" making himself live; ' How' strange that any human being ; should -Use his' time irreverently or waste it in f ranticf-'6ffbrts to" drive God out of the univeYse. ' ir' ' ' WVJ. BftYAN. -The Commoner! A VALUABLE BOOK ji. : Mr. W. B. Johnson, of 7JJ03 East 'fifteenth. St., Kansas City, Missouri, (formerly a fifteen ol Nebraska) has issued -a pamphlet enUtled, . Federal Bank in-Every County Seat.Jn which, no makes a very sev.ere cfiarge "against the mari-( agement of the Federal Reserve Banks. The. facts which he marshals and the Indictment, which he frames upon the facts ought to be,, known by all, especially by those who occupy a position of leadership among the farmers. The Commoner recommends a careful perusal of the book. A BOY'S REPORT On another page will be found a report of one Mr. Bryan's speeches made by a student at? a! Christopher's Boy's School and published1 ? a Pine NeedlG the school paper. It is re-i ll i ic?d l)ecause it is one of the most accurate anu faithful pieces of condensed reporting that Snomo t0 Mr- Bryan's notice. The. boy who Qiu it displayed unusual journalistic talent. LLOYD GEORGE'S .GREAT VICTORY tnH!ydG,eorge has won one of the greatest vie1' Znf a iB extraordinary career in the settle ment of the Irish question. It has baffled, all EvLPmni,ers of Great Britain for centuries. Jm-oTof adstone had to confess failure,, but the. pars. istence of Lloyd George ha.s been rewarded,, Wnn rved his own country well and he t has, "Hun a friend to Ireland. A world InvH Its t.rib-. M ? . -- . mmm v m ". f.- - f i ' . .-'. ue at his fee W. J, BRYAN. t '..H'J ii MILITARY TRAINING Tho Commoner's National Legislative Program published in tho February, xm. sol vHft .','. ayt nni ?feE JP- "H :Vihifc P. 1K'(M ETOJ3HT AGAINST DARWfclSMf. i-V rW'11" Darwinism Is spreadlffgAn editorial f&i&the ElfzaVeh (Kentuckews reproducedjU Ihe Westdfn Recdrder? oM oS ihndi? Wlfc '?? PGTrrS ;o tlle South . deals WJth the situatibnWn the University of Kralucky.fen the same, issue of the Recorder (Decembor ;29) will be foun'd a report of tho General Baptist Convention in Texas, recently held. The con vention adopted a memorial opposing the teach ing in the denominational schools of anything that squints at the Darwinian theory of evolu tion. The convention also appointed a commit tee of five to investigate tho text books on evolu tion Darwinism and kindred heresies in the pub schools and institutions l6l learning in Texas. Similar action, has been taken, by the Bapustsfof Kentucky and Florida. The same matter was brought up, by the Baptist Convention in Ten-' nessee and voted down by a small majority. One , need make no claim to prophecy to predict thai, the teaching Qf, Darwinism will disappear from all the schools when the Christians of the coun try understand, its demoralizing effect in under mining the .faith of the students. . ; ; . . W. J. BRYAN. , ,. ,,. .... . . j . Nebraskans have organized a corn eaters' club,, one" part of the oath of allegiance taken' being .to partake, once daily of some dish in Which corn is an ingredient. Most any time we expect to see spme of the hopeful wets step for-' ward o say that they would be glad to ,join if thgy, might permitted to name the thhg with cprij Jn, it tlatmost appeals to them. ..Which suggests that the-wets have overlooked an excel- . lent, cfcnnce to point out that" It is because we. have prohibition and no porn whisky that ac counts for the low price of that grain. , , Members' of the Nebraska bar association have again decided that they had not better f ol-, low their inclination and make a close corpora tion of the business of practicing in the courts of that state. A committee submitted a bill intended to create a lawyers' trust, but the ma jority" evidently determined this is no year for a new trust -to spring into being. The war finance corporation is out begging' the farmers to please come In and borrow its money. It says that it has an unlimited amount and that anybody can come and get what they want if they have good security. The bankers will tell the farmer what is good security and what is not. As Bill Dech would say,, he knew : there was some catch in it. As General Dawes figures it, if congress adopts the plan he submits for running the gov-, ernment's financial affairs, it will save some $609,000,000. Now if the general can figure, out some plan to get congress to do it, we for. one will be in favor of doubling his dollar a yertr salary, NEWSPAPER OPENING Any.one desiring to enter the newspaper field will find an excellent opportunity in a thriving city of Western Forida. The opportunity of fered is a splendid established daily newspaper property. For further information address in quiry to Dept F, Care of The Commoner, Lin coln,' Neb. . i i f . ii A NEW PHRASE On another page will be found a new phrase ''Prince of 'the Brbken Sword." Grace Gilbert is, the originator of this beautiful expressive title.! It deserves a place in peace literature. "Prince o the Broken Sword" is an inspiration. " t NStmti Joice United States Judge Munger of tho Lincoln, Nebraska, district Is convincing the bootioggors that the violation of tho liquor law Is not a joke in his court. -He recently gave a prisdnor a $400' fine and six months in Jail, and, in addition td that, a lecture Ho said to tho accused r" You may read a lot of jokes about prohibition in the' newspapers and at the movies,' but congress awn t mean the law for a joke, and congress put it up to tho courts to enforce tho law. The terms of the act are severe, and If I gave too light sentences I Blioujd bo encouraging law breaking, . . Some good men get into trouble because they don't take this thing seriously c enough." . ,, , - ;,. That means business. They will quit violat- ' lng the law when' they find that the courts' 'are ! in earnest aud all-doubt ought to btf removed'' at once.- .- W. J. BRYAN. ' ' :: .v.,: SERVICE THE HIGHEST PURPOSE V ' Washington, D. C, November 17, 10 21-. To. . 7 T- 421 Y. M. C. A. Building,. Wash-, ington, D. C. Your question is easily answored. A man never suffers a severe disappointment ox- . cept when ho loses something upon Which his heart is set. The way to keep from being &U appointed by political defoat is not tosot your heart on an office. Offices, In a country ljlcei ours, are simply opportunities for service,. While . it is perfectly proper for one to be willing to. serve, his candidacy ought to bo merely an of fer and ho should not feel disappointed if the people choose someone else. Have they, not the right to choose whom they -please? And, sup-, pose they make a mistake; have they -not theu right to make mistakes? If they make-a mis take, they suffer for it, and will correct -it; .whoxin they find it out. , , (J Do not allow yourself to worry a moment about defeat. Make SERVICE OF THE PUBLIC i IN ANY CAPACITY THAT FALLS TO YOUR LOT your highest political purpose and let hold- ing office be merely incidental a thing, to, be enjoyed when the people want you to holc-ipf-. flee and not to be mourned whort they prefer someone else. . . ; Very truly yours, & ;rr.v,.3. W J. BRANv.,.i About tho most uninspiring spectacle still' visible, is presented by the men and women wtib celebrate the new year by gathering In a cafe in some big city and proceed to degrade" them i selves with intoxicants for the sole pufpose,fof showing how little they care for the lawa ST God and man. The entire absence of evkh a cfei? sire of that sort among the home-loviti'g, : law-i abiding, God-fearing who don't live In the'b'ig cities is the, one hope we have "of the i-bpublic' ' abiding. As Indicating that profiteering is not ..pirn qi the lost arts, a Nebraska Investigating cbmmit-' tee has found that the hundred pounds of weat that go Into the making oMOO pounds ,bf flour" bring the farmer $1.40 andthe millet . $3,70;: while the consumer pays $4.50 for It. If baked'' by the manufacturers it prod'uees bread for which the consumer pays $16.50. When rthte' baker's bread is served as toast at a restaurant1 the Consumer pays $40 for it. Some sp'rea'd! ' ' 'oi Two billion dollars have been lopped' off ttie ' national debt in the last year, according to the latest bulletin from the national treasury; n-' vestigation would doubtless determine thatU was notcontrlhuted by any ol those Republican ' leaders who 'assured us in the last national cnmw paign that their party triumph would assure prosperity for years, but that it came from the same old source it always has, the taxpayers. One, of the things which opponents pf prohibit, tion pride themselves on Is a regular fejldw, In , dicating, of course, tha there Is something wrong with a man 'who prefers leading a sober, decent life. We suspect, however, that a man who leads an irregular life would find it diffi cult tq qualify as a regular fellow, j Progressive Democrats should be selected as candidates for Umted Mates senator in each state electing senators tnis year. 1' . h f "i . 5- J!, , ''.i ?-i m , , jff 'V '( 7 1) '. ti'M :'M imtpi YjBli W f(4 1 1