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JEWELS OF LIFE.
Employes of a big onuuui siure are to hear lec
tures during the week on “store service.” This is one
of the features of modern merchandising. Stress is
laid on service, which means taking care of the cus
tomer or prospective patron in ways of which he per
haps never dreamed. It means to anticipate his
Vants, his convenience and comfort, and while leav
ing him free to choose, to aid him in coming to a
conclusion.
A great cross-section of life might be displayed
In this phase of selling goods. After all, is not life
in a great measure merely a selling game? A musi
cian of established name, speaking to a group of
Omaha men during the week, spoke of selling his
goods, by which he meant he had had to put before
the public the one thing he had to sell, his musical
ability, in such fashion as would induce purchase.
Every man, when he sells himself, should also sell
service.
w nai win tnat service be: nicy also serve who
only stand and wait.” Not all may be leaders, but
all can be servants, and he does best who gives his
service with the least grudging and the best spriit.
No one ever know entirely what his influence in the
world has been; he may not even measure its effect
on those nearest to him, but he may be very certain
that it has some effect, not on a few but upon all.
One coral insect could never build a reef, but un
numbered millions of coral insects working together
have reared islands from the depths of the ocean,
where nature is beautiful and man is happy. Each
of these tiny bits of animal life contributed some
thing to the building of the reef.
Service is a little more than the selling of goods;
it is also a selling of self. If the transaction is sin
cerely made, the sale is not to meet the requirements
of the moment, but to build for the future, a coral
insect adding its mite to the accumulation that soon
will tower a giant pile of accumulated influence. It
is a priceless asset for a business, a gem beyond com
pare for individual character.
Life is made up of little things; the hero meets
the emergency, and wins the loud applause; yet
just as heroic, though not so spectacular is the one
wbo steadily pursues the path before him, giving
heed to the things that fall into his care, and ac
quitting himself so that the end of each day will find
someone recalling an act that gleamed with the true
spirit of service.
Such a life is the true service of God; for it is
not in the temples alone the Most High is worshipped,
but in the factory, the workshop, the store, the ofice
or wherever one is called upon to labor. Deeds
done for the good of men are the truest form of wor
ship, the highest of service, and all may unite in this,
without regard to other belief.
BEAUTY SPOTS IN NEBRASKA.
Nebraskans often are inclined to express pride
tti their state by extolling the many commercial ad
vantages. So much time Is spent in the effort to
secure substantial benefit through commercial, man
ufacturing or agricultural avenues that no effort
is made to take advantage of its many natural beau
ties, which tend to elevate and ennoble the mind, as
well as to impart health and strength to the body.
Therefore, doctors send their patients to other
states to induce them to seek a change from the
sameness and continual grind to which they have
subjected themselves in the inevitable struggle—
not for existence but for subsistence. The same
relief could be secured within the boundaries of our
own state if advantage were taken of it.
Few states in the union have as great a varia
tion of scenery as has Nebraska. No one needs to
go through the horrors and torture of a nervous
breakdown for the want of variety. Many little
towns of the state have their spots of natural beauty
provided to gratify the beauty loving spirit of man
that he may find rest from the monotony of every
day work.
Fullerton’s beautiful natural park is one of
Clod’s beauty spots, which many enjoy every sum
mer during chautauqua, or at other times when
quiet is desired. The many little rustic cottages
show the civic pride and appreciation which Fuller
ton entertains for this wonderful spot of beauty.
When wearied in mind or body, there is no relaxation
that can quite compare with a picnic lunch and
walk beneath those magnificent trees on a hot sum
mer’s day, or the grand view from the top of
Lovers’ Leap.
In all truth, we should avail ourselves more of
the manifold' blessings which surround us. We
can not realize the wonderful privilege of living—
the blessings we inherit, until we learn to appreciate
the glories and beauties of the universe, which lie
at our very door.
DREAMS AND REWARDS.
Much of the mother’s life is made up of dreams.
Especially is this true of the early years when the
| babies are settling into the nest. In the life that
mothers must lead there is much time for think
ing, and out of the glittering stuff that floats so
readily about her, she fashions wonderful garments
to clothe her children. The little smocks and frocks
on which she works with loving rare are poor and
I pale compared with the glorified creations of her
dreams.
These serve as a pattern to which she trios to
shape the lives committed to her. She finds it hard
to make the pattern fit the material at hand. But
with patience she tucks here and lets out a bit there,
cutting away the edges. There arc stubborn seams
in unexpected places arid rough spots that must
be hidden. Sometimes the ideal is changed, modi
bed or enlarged. And all along the way are doubts
and dreads and dangers. But there are joys and
smiles and hopes to offset them.
Ah well, for mother’s dreams. They have a
part in life and serve their purpose. Children
seildom attain the heights that, mothers have
dreamed for them. Sometimes they seemed pos
* eessed to travel far and fast toward the depths ami
the glowing dream is shattered by evil. Shame ami
disgrace spread a staining blot over the fair pat
tern. The supreme tragedy of a mother’s life is ir
the sin of her elfin;. iter justification, her joy unc
reward is founrl in his worth and well doing.
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“WHEN A FELLER NJDEDS A FRIEND.”
Two events took place in Omaha last week that
deserve attention. One was the organization of a
committee that plans to raise a fund by which to
enable struggling genius to find expression. The
other was the awakening of a public sentiment in
favor of making a place for John G. Neihardt at
the University of .Nebraska.
Musicians are born, that is great ones, and so
are poets. But it requires a lot of preparation for
them before they are able to pour out in melody or
verse the visions or emotions they entertain. The
world honors them, delights in them, and neglects
them, when it comes to making return for their
service. Mr. Neihardt has had many words of com
mendation, much praise in public prints, and letters
that encourage him, neither of which will get him
credit at the grocer’s or with any other of the dealers
in necessaries of life.
Amy Lowell tells us the world is turning to poe
try, that verse is in demand. Perhaps this is true.
A Neihardt is as much an asset to his times as an
Edison, but in a different way. The poet’s works
are expressive of the spiritual side of man's life, as
the inventor’s are of the material, and the one is
needed to balance the other, if life is to be sym
metrical and well rounded out. So it is with the
musician. Little Sammy Carmel is in just the same
place that little Mischa Elman was a few years ago,
or Kocian, or Kubelik, or anyone of that long list.
He is struggling against odds for the hearing his
soul yearns for.
A place at the university for Neihardt will bring
credit to the state that already has given him n high
compliment without material advantage. If the
local committee succeeds in translating-its enthus
iasm into a fund for the assistance of those stu
dents of music or other arts who need help, it, too,
will have brought credit to the community.
America pours out W'ealth in unstinted measure
to reward genius from abroad. Without disparag
ing the guests from other shores, might it not be
well to encourage home talent, at least to the point
of giving ;t a fair chance and a decent living?
THE FAMILY ALTAR.
In childhood and youth the possibilities and
hopes of the future are so alluring that few stop
to even think of the many beautiful incidents of
the home life; which, in themselves, seem trivial,
but which later prove of such great moment in the
lives of those who are permitted to enjoy their
molding influence. It is only when the young have
passed out into the world, beyond its social
threshold, do they realize that the privilege of a
life made sublime and beautiful by family ties, in
a Christian home, is a benediction for all time.
To the homesick boy or girl who has been nur
tured in an atmosphere created by Christian par
ents, the thoughts will turn toward home as the
dusk of evening settles. The mind reverts to the
vision of a dear face lighted by mother love as the
bed-time stories are told, which later give place to
those of divine inspiration, of which no child tires
when they come from the lips of a mother who has
spent much time and thought on the Bible. The
image of a white-robed little figure, kneeling at
mother's knee lisping the childish prayers will
ofttimes cause this grown-up child, longing for the
mother love, to unconsciously repeat those supplica
tions of childhood which are almost forgotten, but
which tend to bring peace and refreshing sleep.
Another picture on the mental vision is of a
noble father bowed over the open family Bible as
he reads and explains passages from its pages to
the group listening in reverent silence. Now comes
the hymn, softly sung by the little circle, before
all humbly kneel while father offers up a prayer
which makes each feel that he is in the presence of
God.
These are not merely forms of the past, for
those reared in such a home know that something
vital is lacking when these practices are omitted.
The customs of earliest childhood are seldom cast
I aside when the new home is established. Such cus
toms are vital in molding the citizenship of a
Christian nation.
WHAT IS IMAGINATION FOR?
Enormous crowds pressed into the huge amphi
theater at Rome, filling the seats until hundreds of
thousands were ranged in tiers, waiting for the show.
Under the blazing sun of an Italian summer day they
I watched men battle against each other, and against
savage beasts, to the death. They saw Christian
maidens fed to lions, they saw old and young cap
' tives, or offenders, torn to bits by tigers or trampled
I by elephants. They were seeking thrills, and they
wanted the “real thing. ’
Have we made much advance? We do not turn
“thumbs down” to condemn a fallen man to re
ceive the death stroke from the victor who stands
over him waiting the mob’s verdict. Our tender
feelings would not permit such a performance
today. Yet the longing for thrills, for the "real
thing,” still permeates the mind, and, however sen
sitive we may be, we will accept the performance
as greatest that most nearly pushes the action to
the ultimate point of death If the actor braves the
danger and escapes, it makes his performance all
the more worthy.
The news stories have just come through from
Los Angeles which give emphasis to this craving on
part of the public. In two instances film actors
have been seriously burned by fires, started for the
purpose of giving a touch of verisimilitude to the
scenes of a picture. Here will be a very nenr imi
tation of a genuine fire, when the pictures are of
fered to tthc public—realism carried to an extent
that seems beyond reason.
Not so many years ago a bucolic play was ex
hibited under the title of “Blue .leans,” Its princi
pal scene was where the villain tied the hero to a
.sawlog and set the machinery in motion to saw the
victim in two. On one occasion something went
wrong, and the machinery could not be stopped
until the hero had lost an arm. The audience did
not see that part, but it narrowly missed perhaps
the most realistic presentation of the noted snw
mill scene ever staged. Of course, a different and
safer form was adopted for the future presentation
of the play, but that did not give the maimed actor
back his missing right arm.
When the managers and producers give over
their relentless pusuit of “the real thing,” and leave
u little more to the imagination of the onlooker, it
may enhance enjoyment. Even the dullest of us
scarcely is entertained by the thought that the ef
fect shown on stage or screen is achieved at rest
of human suffering, not to say of life.
The Reparations commission admits the correct
ness of the United States hill for maintaining the
army in the Rhineland, but regrets to report that
there is no money on hartd to pay it. Oh, very well;
we are getting used to it.
South Carolina will banish pool and Itillinrds,
.but child labor remains a cherished institution there.
April Theology
-By JOHN O. NEIHARDT
Oh to he breathing and hearing and feeling and seeing!
Oh the ineffably glorious privilege of being!
All of the world's lovely girlhood, unfleshed and made spirit,
i Broods out in the sunlight this morning—I see it, I hear it!
I So read me no text, O my brothers, and preach me no creed;
i 1 ain busy beholding the glory of God in His deeds!
! See! Everywhere buds coming out, blossoms flaming, bees humming!
j Glad athletic growers up-reaching, things striving, becoming!
] oh, I know in my heart, in the sun-quickened, blossoming soul of me,
j This something called self is a part, but the world is the whole of me!
1 am one with these growers, these singers, these; earnest becomers—
Co-heirs of the summer to be and past aeons of summers!
I 1 kneel not nor grovel; no prayer with my Ups shall I fashion.
Close-knit in the fabric of things, fused with one common passion—
To go on and become something greater—we growers are one;
None more in the world than a bird and none less than the sun;
But all woven into the glad indivisible Scheme,
God fashioning out in the Finite a part of his dream!
Out here where the world-love Is flowing, unfettered, unpriced,
1 feel all the depth of the man-soul and girl heart of Christ!
'Mid this riot of pink and white flajne in this miracle weather.
Soul to soul, merged in one, <Jod and I dream the vast dream together.
Wo are one in the doing of things that are done and to be:
I am part of my God as a raindrop is part of the sea!
What! House me my God? Take me in where no blossoms are blowing?
Goof me from the blue, wall me from the green and the wonder of
growing?
Parcel out what is already mine, like a vendor of staples?
See! Yonder my God burns revealed In the sap-drunken maples!
The Bee
Bookshelf
In his recently published '■•Ameri
cans ' (Scribner's). Mr. Stuart P.
Sherman has mixed sociology and lit
erary criticism with rather dubious
success. His book is confessedly an
endeavor to conserve apd purify the
American national spirit on th*
ground that this spirit Is the one de
fense against the youthful interna
tionalism which hopes to save human
ity from self Immolation by destroy
ing national civilizations and substi
tuting for them a cosmopolitan cul
ture.
If there is a national tradition, to
defend it against the disintegrating
influence of foreign ideas is. from a
ceertain point of view, a laudable un
dertaking. liut the array of subjects
on which Mr. Khtrman rests his case
seems to disprove the very existence
of sui h a tradition. For the word
"tradition'' implies unity and con
tinuity and it is the lack of precisely
these things in our social history
which Mr .Sherman's book demon
strates. Consider the disparity of the
• -.ivs in subject matter. In addition
to the two chapters in which the
author demolishes Mr. Mencken and
his cohorts, there are esaays on
Franklin, Emerson, Hawthorne, Whit
man. Joaquin Miller, Carl Sandburg,
Andrew Carnegie, Theodore Roose
'<-lt. the Adams family and Mr. P.
K. More. One looks In vain among
th'-se names for unity or continuity
of spirit or accomplishment. Here
tire six literary men. a politician, a
financier, a Jack-of all trades, and a
family of aristocrats; or, again, a
Pennsylvania Quaker, three New Eng
land Puritans, (and a family of them
as well), and isolated figures from
widely separated sections of the coun
try. Imagine Mr. More s surprise and
chagrin at finding his name linked
with those of Theodore Roosevelt,
Andrew Carnegie and Mr. Sandburg
as a manifestation of th#* American
spirit. Clearly these men have little
in common. Air. Sherman could
hardly have chosen a more likely lot
If h<- had been endeavoring to demon
strate the nonexistence of an national
spirit.
As a matter of fact, there are no
national literary tendencies. The his
tory of the United States since the
He volution has been unfavorable to
the development of a national spirit
in letters, for it has been a continuous
movement of expansion. There* have
U—n n<» stationary center of national
hf*». either physical or spiritual, about
which such a national tradition might
grow up. As a result, what tradition
♦•xiet.'i in America is not national, but
regional, like the New England tradi
tion op the far w "stern. If Mr. Sher
man - book Indicates anything with
regard to America it is that we are
extremely young and as yet Lack—
may hIwhvn lack—the bonds of com
mon history and interest which give
rise to .a national spirit.
Although Mr. Sherman’s venture
Into Hoi'ioingy is not fruitful, bis lit
er uv criticism* is satisfying . The
quality of the < swiys on Emerson.
Hawthorne and Whitman justifies in
• convincing way the general opinion
that the author is one of the few out*
standing critic* of the country. The
» hapter on .Joaquin Miller, however,
is di*a ppointitm the meticulous
handling • f the minutae of biography
is r ntlflc and historical and ha*
no place in an essay with literary
pretensions. The chapter* on Frank
llri and tin* Adams family are mo*
satisfactory both as literature ami s*
biography. The elaborate and labored
flippancy of his discussion of Mr.
Mencken and his fellow impression
ists. while it may bo adequate to his
subjects, suits Mr. Sherman 111 and
will no doubt be discarded in his fu
ture polemics. The essay on Fame
gie is a polite gesture toward the
business of money getting, which has
played such a large part in American
life generally and could not. there
fore, well go unconsidered in a collec
tion of essay* such ns this. One won
ders whether Mr. Sherman has not
overestimated the Influence of Fame
tie—and of Roosevelt as well—upon
the popular mind. These -men nre
••lose to us and loom large It seems
not improbable, however, that In the
course i(f a very few years our pres
ent valuation of such public charac
ters must undergo a considerable
modification, and that as a result the
Titan* of today will appear In the
role of fallible and rather ordinary hu
man beings. J. B. V.
Forrest Reid in his latest hook.
Pender Among the Residents,”
fHoughton Mifflin company), shows
iare good taste in more than one de -
partment of hi*» profession. His
technique Is always g6od, clean, pre
< l««t. c oncise and graphic diction, a
“ensc of colors and action enhance
the book.
In Pender Reid d<vRs with two
romances, one of the supernatural
sphere and the other of the world
Roth go upon the rocks, but the story
i* interesting throughout. In dealing
with the supernatural Reid shows
another 1 are trait. He leftists to
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introduce secret panels, bloodcurd
ling cries ut midnight, ghostly voices
and other "dirty work at the cross
roads" technique that makes the
usual "ghost" or mystery bromidic.
Pender, a poor relation, school
teacher, soldier and seeker after
peace, falls heir to the family fortune
and homestead after many years of
wandering, toil and general misfor
tune. He decides to settle at the old
homestead and to realize his life's am
bition to write.
He soon finds himself Interested In
the life of the village about him. also
engrossed In a love affair of his own.
However, his own affair sinks Into
the background when he, each night,
witnesses the love affair of two of
his relatives, who left this sphere of
activity years before. He soon learns
that his affair Is all wrong and waits
patiently the culmination of his
"ghost" affair.
Reid shows rare good taste when
he doesn’t try to get into a spiritual
istic argument regarding the "ghosts"
he has seen make love each night. He
merely states what happened in the
old family mansion and lets that suf
fice. something writers of other "spir
itual" things might very w<*H emu
late. '
Ksssya sad Miscellanies Joseph ■
Aesrbach, Harpers, New York
Another book of essays by Mr.
Auertiach, a distinguished lawyer, has
for its opening article, a whimsical
treatise on a small boy whom the
author calls "Mum's Boy." Mr. Auer
bach explains In the preface that he
first wrote about the little fellow—
casual notes here and there—merely
for the "Boy" to read when he grows
up. Kxtracts from it were published
at Christmas time In the North Amer
ican Review and later the author was
persuaded to publish the present pa
per Parents of young children should
be interested in the delightful glimp
ses of the tiny personality, as well as
in the authoritative suggestions for
child training, which Mr. Auerbach
so earnestly advocates.
Two pleas made by Mr. Auerbach in
his profession, a Commencement Day
Address, a defense of Theodore Drei
ser's "Oenius" before the New Vork
Supreme Court, when Its suppression
was threatened by 8<>ciety fcr the
Suppression of Vice In that state, a
memorial to a departed bar member,
and a plea for better literature and
higher criticism, under the title "The
Athenaeum Club" complete the lnwik.
The great and worthy success of
the recent historical nov.-ls of Rafael
Sabatlnl has led to tthe republb .ition
of his earlier works. "The Snare,"
i Ho ugh ton-Miff! In!, is a story if the
campaign of the duke of Wellington
and the British army in Portugal
against the forces of the Kmperor Na
poleon. There Is in "The Snare" the
same rollicking style, the romantic
situations, planned In the grand old
tradition, but executed .n a more mod
ern manner, human characters whom
one knows are unreal and a trace of
the philosophic In the asides of the
writer which characterize Snhntlnl
It Is another good story, though it is
somewhat below the high standard of
"Scaramouche” and "Captain Blood.”
Out of Today's
Sermons
M. .Mien Keith, pastor of Pearl
Methodist church, will preach this
morning from the text, James
4:14, “For what is jour life? It is
even a vapor, that appeareth fora
little time and then vnnisheth
away.” He will say:
Who does not stop at times, amid
the hurly-burly, the rush and sweep,
the stress and strain of life, to ask
himself the question, What is it all
about? Is it really worth the fight?
And, in our best moments, our na
tures demand there shall be a pur
pose, an aim, a destiny, to human
life commemsurate with its struggles.
Its challenges its deepest pangs and
highest hopes—no hap-hazard, hit or
miss, happy-go-lucky existence can
satisfy the best in man.
But where shall we go for an an
swer to the true meaning of human
life? In questions of law we ref<{ to
Blaikstone, in philosophy to Plato
and Aristotle, in mathematics to Euc
lid, in botany to Graj’,'in electricity
to Edison, etc., because these have
made a signal success In their
respective fields. So. in searching for
lifes highest values and deepest mean
ing we will go to Him who has made
the greatest success of life. He of
VV horn it is written, ‘‘He spake as
never man spake," and even His
enemies said ‘‘I find no fault in Him.”
What does Jesus saj‘ about the
meaning of life? Just this: It has
an Immortal, eternal purpose which
cannot he measured in material and j
temporal terms—even as human life j
was born in the mind and will of
God, it will find its deepest meaning
and satisfactions in conformity to
that divine will and plan. In other
words, no person w ho fails to reckon
with God and give Him first place in
his life can ever hope to plumb the
deepest depths of life s joys and mean
ing. ‘‘Thou hast made us for Thy
self. ' wrote the great Augustine, and
In Thee alone ran we find the true 1
meaning of human life. Jesus Christ
showed ts the meaning of life when
He said. ‘‘I came not to do mine own 1
will, but the will of Him who sent
me."
In his sermon: “Paul's advice
to married folk,” this morning, Kev.
Albert Kuhn, pastor of the Bethany
Presbyterian rhurch, will refer to
our modem problems in the relation
between man and wife. He will
say in part:
I don t believe in the wholesale con- :
demnation of the divorce, that is so j
fashionable in * ‘ . iesiastical circles.
Just as tne Sabbath was made foe
man and not man for the Sabbath, so
.also the institution of marriage must
meet the real needs of a man or a \
woman instead of man or woman
making themselves miserable to sat
isfy a stiff anti unchangeable marriage
code. If any marriage is conclusively
proven to be a ease of mismating. it
ought to be dissolved. Neither the
state s license nor the minister's bene
diction the validating seal of s mar
riage If the .souls are not married
through mutual respect and love, the !
marriage of the bodies is an Unnatural '
state. N<* man ought to t>a com
pelled to continue In marriage with !
a woman whom he cannot help but
despise and dislike
It is not so much our divorce laws
that are at fault as the spiritual
condition of our men ar.d women.
A vivid consciousness of one's respon
sibility to God will make one thought
ful before he asks another person tn
marriage and after marriage makes
him keenly conscientious of his duty
to wife or husband. Where both part
ies live in the presence of God from !
.lay to da>‘, divorce is almost un- j
known, not because the couple feels |
a legal restraint that keeps them Kick
but because the divine spirit which
live s tn h> ‘h of them recc-ments from I
day to day the bond of th-:r souIr. J
What we need is not more legal
restraint but a deeper and nobler
soul life. I! husband and wife dally i
in bumble and childlike fanh knesl I
before their almighty Creator and ;
Father m common petition for their |
daily needs, and the mutual latter- j
ness and the other difference* will I
melt avveiy. But when your faith in j
God dies, your faith In the nearest
of jour felow tin rials is ver>‘ apt
s nm to rt:o .;!so.
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Some folks say that since women
are voting none but handsome men
can be elected to office. This is dis
proved by the kind of men women
marry.—Harvard Courier.
Some girls who enter beauty con
i tests are not always as beautiful as
they are painted.—Shelton Clipper.
A telegram from London announc
es that boa constrictors are th‘- lat
est fad in itets for London women.
What is the matter with the English
men? Are they losing their grip?—
Neligh Leader.
Every time one tree is cut down in
Nebraska three trees should be
planted.—Hastings Tribune.
The new motorist said he was get
ting along fine until he saw a bridge
coming up the road and he turned
to the right to let It pass. Both he
and the car passed.—Blair Pilot.
Here is a question for the interested
taxpayer to solve. If Mrs. Biueblood
has a $900 sealskin sar-que, which is
listed at $100 with the assessor, and
Mrs. Hlghstep has a $1,000 piano
listed at $150 for taxation, should the
washerwoman’s kitchen stove, table, j
chairs, straw mattress and washtubs
be assessed at ail? That'/ right! We
knew you could solve it, and we do*'
not see how anybody who can't solve
It ever broke into the legislature.— ,
Aurora Sun.
Burning the midnight juice while :
reading the seed catalog iB not a
bad wsy of preparing for the coming
spring—York News-Times.
Unpleasant a truth as it is some of
the homes In which reforms, for the
r. ike of the rising generation, are most
needed, are homes the mothers of
which are out attending teas, whist
parties or even meetings of the re
f irm-the other-wonuin club —Grand
Island Independent.
Congressman Blanton of Texas
pokes fun at the Marine band and
calls it a "Society band.” But with
out the Marine band, "Laddie Boy."
lobbyists and funny little congress
men like Brer Blanton, what would
Washington folks do to have fun?—
Nebraska City Press.
' Charley” Inherited a governorship
that was in prime condition. But he
s. -ems determined to make it over or
wreck it.—Atkinson Graphic.
An Omaha woman who is suing her
maid for stealing her husband stated
on the witness stand that those pesky
g;r!s v ill steal anything you leave
around the house—<lenoa Leader.
The day may have arrived when
the hfe of a newspaper depends upon
the most popular comic strip. But
even were it so. the average news
paper reader would soon demand
something more substantial. Every
year has It* shortest day—Grand Is
land Independent.
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Daily Prayer \
H» will b» our *utd« unto dsath—Pa.
II It.
Almighty and moat merciful Father,
we begin the day conscious of our
helplessness, Thy supreme and
sovereign power. As Thou didst give
us life, so we implore Thee to sus
tain It and to make us teadv and fit
for our Larger service. For Thy care
and protection through the night we
praise Thee; the day and the night to
Thee are both alike As Thou hast
watched about our beds, so we believe
Thou k no west and plannest all our
ways. Do Thou prepare us for all
that Thou art preparing for us. If
perchance we should fall In our fulfil
ment of Thy plan concerning us. do
Thou gently correct us and restore us
to Thy love and favor. If disap
pointments or sorrows should attend
us. make us strong to bear our bur
dens and enr.eh us with Thv sustain
ing grace Make us ever faithful In
each particular duty; loyal to every
high claim, responsive to every obli
gation to Thee and to those about us.
Give us to know the way that !<ad
eth unto life eternal, and fill us with
the peace that passeth understanding.
May the shadows and the sunshine
alike develop and ennoble our charac
ters. Bind us as a household with the
ties of a sacred love, and make us
worthy of Thy eon'lnuirg care and
favor. May we live this day as heirs
of eternal life, ar d rise ever more
unto the measure of the stature of the
fullness of Him Who f< r our sakes
became poor, that *» through His
poverty might be made rich—Thy
Son, our Savior, Jesus Christ Amen.
JAMES K FREEMAN. DD . ,
Minneapolis, M:nn.
The Sunset Land
Have you ever d'eair.ed In your fondest
dream*
Of ’he land where the sunaet* die’
Where you 'atrh th* gleam* of the
Silv ry stream*
Neath th* blue of a cloudle«* »ky?
Where the water* leap to the canyoal
deep
Ar l th** p;r,*» In th* r tplendo- atand t
Th*n I knt ve for you. ’twaa a vtgloa »ru#
For you dreamed of the Sunset L^rid.
Have you ever sighed at the close ol
day
As yc u stood at th* open door
For a. v ,rr.: s* of the p-aks where Nature
speaks
For th** sound f th* or ear.'* -oar1*
Hav* you *-ver thought of a b-.aaful spot
W.th the touch of an artist * hard**
Then I know for you. twaa a longing
true.
For you »igh*d for the Fun**t Land.
Have you ever stood at the dawn of
day.
Where *h* old world flood* w th light,
Ar.d thought of the place where th*
river* race
And th* e-iK ■ w r.g* hi* right?
Where the .ce-field* glare m th* cooling
And the ’ de-wave sweeps th* sand •
Th - n I knew your que«t w a* th* go Idea
West
And you ior,g*d f r *fc* Sun**t I^ard
— H Howird lifgar.
Setting to Fperl •ratio©*.
Tommy entered th* v age *tor* w rh
an araured a.r and *a>d to th* mari. I
wan* a amp globe and mother aaya *he
would 1 k- It as strong as th* b**on eh*
bought her* yesterday '—Good Hardware.
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