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OUR COMPLIMENTS TO A SPLENDID
ADVERTISEMENT.
“Give and take.”
These words mark the real philosophy of life.
Only on such a policy can any sort of success be
founded. No one can reasonably expect always to
take. That implies that somebody must always give.
Unless there is some sort of reciprpcity in all
transactions the result must be inequality, injustice,
and consequent dissatisfaction.
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Two Omaha firms carried an advertisement in
The Omaha Bee during the week that must have at
tracted general attention. Its subject was “Con
sideration.” Its thought was that the other fellow
is entitled to something. Especially did it emphasize
the need, at this time for a better understanding be
tween the two great geographical sections of the
country, the east and the west. Omaha is vitally
concerned in this, because Omaha is the gateway
where the two sections meet.
Each of the two regions has its own problems,
peculiar to itself. Each should have a sympathetic
understanding of what the other’s hopes, aspirations
an-J troubles are. Neither can permanently prosper
at the expense of the other. A common destiny
links all parts of our land. We must stand or fall
. as one. Each should have for the other that con-,
sideration which makes for closer union.
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The message of the advertisement was an appeal
to the business men of the east to “talk it over” with
the business men of the west, that both may assure
the common goal—prosperity.
This message is the same as the message of The
Omaha Bee in its recent special wheat edition. The
same as is now finding expression in the program of
The Omaha Bee in calling attention to the “Men
Who Are Making Omaha.”
It is the same message that The Omaha Bee will
continue to give. The farmers of the great middle
west found in the special wheat edition a concrete
business man’s expression of their difficulties and
of the steps necessary to overcome them. There
was no tirade against the east, which so often is
voiced by demagogues in the west.
• * *
On the basis of the program in that edition east
and west can sit down and talk it over, each giving
to the other that “Consideration” which is essential
if problems are really to be solved.
The “Men Who Are Making Omaha’’ understand
the value of this word Consideration, and with and
through these men will the problems of Omaha be
solved. They understand how to “give and take.”
The Omaha Bee extends its appreciation to those
Omaha business men who have voiced the splendid
appeal in the advertisement “Consideration.”
NEIGHBORS CAN GO TOO FAR.
One of the finest words in the English language
is “neighbor.” It c«mes from two old Saxon words,
meaning “near” and “a dweller.” Together, “one
who dwells near.” In the old days it meant a great
deal. Even today it has a significance that is not
readily expressed. Something fine, intimate, dwells
in the word. In its application we have much of
what is best in American social life.
Yet neighbors sometimes may become entirely too
neighborly. By undue curiosity or overly-intense
interest they may excite much that is far fr<*n being
pleasant in any of its aspects. Something like this
has just come to light up in St. Paul. A man had
some animals, and some children. Folks who lived
around him began to worry. They finally went to
the humane society, and the humane society went to
the judge of the juvenile court. Then it all came
out. The "whumjinger,” about which so much
mystery was made, proved to be a bldck lemur from
Madagascar. A harmless, beautiful little animal.
Other monsters took on similar form, when produced
in court. Finally it was established that the owner
is planning to start a menagerie. That he kept the
animals in special quarters, and only took a few
home on pleasant days for his children to play with.
He was dismissed by the judge. The neighbors
will all be sorry they bothered him. But wouldn’t
it have been much better if some of them had tried
to find out what was going on before making all
'he rumpus?
Neighbors can be dreadfully unkind. Sometimes,
this is true when they do not mean any harm. A
lot of trouble can be avoided by making sure of the
'acts in the case before starting to talk about it.
LAUGH AND THE WORLD LAUGHS WITH YOU.
Has the comic section or the funny strip a real
mission in life? Does it meet a human need?
Ernest Brennecke, in the March Century, answers
in the affirmative. He takes the floor, not as a
special pleader nor an expert advocate, but ns a
friend of the court. In this case the court is Mr.
and Mrs. Common People, and in this is included
everybody not afflicted with a chronic grouch.
In opening his argument, Mr. Brennecke gives
the example of a doctor of theology, who turns from
the weariness that besets a jure' of souls to find
surefase in the comic section. All the way through
his interesting presentation of the matter he cites
those in high as well as in ordinary station to sus
tain his thesis. Nor does he slight the strips or the
characters. He knows them all, and groups them,
in a way that will charm those who follow them.
The human need is found in the relaxation these
grotesque and highly satirical productions provide.
This is true in the exaggerated pose, the over
emphasized line, the unexpected groupings, the
bizarre composition, and the ludicrous combination
of the contents. The comic strip appeals to the
fancy, the imagination, of the reader. It touches
Ids funny bone, ever so lightly, but that touch is
relresking. The funny strip is an effect, and not
a cause. It reaches what would be a cause were it
Uft elone, and with what effect none would like to i
think. In a world without laughter, where would
we he?
Some may question the taste of the reviewer,
who decides that were he restricted to a single one
of all he names, lie would select “Krazy Rat.” We
feel very sure others would prefer “Jiggs,” or
“Kai'iLey Google,” and we know that “Abie” and
“Jerry” have their ardent followers. But so long
as the field of choice is open, let us remember what
the old lady said when she kissed the cow. The
funny strip and the colored comics do hhve a mission
and are filling it well.
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WHAT WORKING WOMEN WANT.
Advocates of the blanket equality amendment for
women were given a genuine surprise last week.
When the measure came up before a subcommittee
of the senate judiciary committee it developed that
a more than respectable opposition was present.
Women in industry, and there are many, are
*oath to give up the advantages they have gained
through protective laws and court decisions for the
rather doubtful privileges of full equality. It is not
an academic question with them. Harriet Taylor
Upton, vice chairman of the republican national com
mittee, and Emily Newell Blait, who holds a similar
nosition with tfie democratic party, wrote statements
>n opposition to the amendment. They stated that
in the states where they had traveled lately, they
had found little sentiment in favor of the proposal
and very muen against it. ,
Other very influential organizations arrayed
against the plan are the National Woman’s Trade
Union league, the General Federation of Woman’s
clubs, ’American Federation of Labor, the National
League of Women Voters, the National Council of
Women, the Young Women’s Christian association,
the National Council of Catholic Women, the Nation
al Council of Jewish Women, the American Federa
tion of Teachers, the American Home Economics as
sociation, the Girl’s Friendly Society in America, and
the National Consumers' league.
For it is the National Woman’s party, and the
.advanced section of the suffrage workers. The
senate committee has been well advised as to what
the real working women of the country want. If
the usual custom prevails, the senate will follow a
lead so plainly marked out.
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WORDS THAT SHAKESPEARE WROTE.’
Omaha people who have pleasure in good plays
competently presented at the theater have just had a
rare and valued opportunity. In the presence of
Sothern and Marlowe we have not only the foremost
pair of the modern stage, but have them accom
panied by players of their own choice and training.
For be it understa^l that were not Edward Hugh
Sothern a distinguished actor, he would be an equally
distinguished director. Under his tutelage one thing
is Certain—the actor will be taught how to speak the
English language correctly.
Therein lies the greatest single charm of a
Shakespearean play. It is not alone that the great
writer knew the dramatic form accurately, and fol
lowed it with precision. He Jilso knew the utmost
possibilities of his chief tool, the spoken word. '
Whether in stately majesty or simple rhythm, Shake
speare’s phrases move smoothly and gracefully, with
meanings clearly expressed or delicately shaded.
When, in his own thought expressed through Ham
let’s advice to the players, these are spoken trip
pingly on the tongue, the effect is one of delight to
the ear, whether it be carefully attuned or not. To
the ear that is trained to the nuances of sound, the
lights and shadows of speech, Skakespeare on the
tongue of one who knows how to speak, is a delight
beyond measure.
Mr. Sothern knows this. Long ago he devoted
himself to the one great idea of speaking correctly.
Julia Marlowe, too, learned it early. In the present
instance it is not the stars alone, but all who play
with them speak well, enunciating clearly and pro
nouncing each word with its proper value. Yet there
is no straining for effect noticeable, showing that
the result is possible to achieve so that it seems
natural. Indeed, it is natural, for slipshod methods
of expression are acquired rather than inherited.
Another thing tha^ Sothern and Marlowe have
done for their generation is to convince people that
Shakespeare is not hopelessly highbrow. They have
proved that the great author was human in his at
tributes, and stands out only because he had higher
ideals and worked more diligently to attain them.
Also, they have proved that Shakespeare’s men and
women were human as well as tl\pir creator. Noth
ing supernatural shows in any of their conceptions
or expressions of the master’s work. Mystery, aside
from what the action of the play’really requires, is
entirely absent from a Sothern and Marlowe produc
tion. Skakespeare clothed his character in the garb
of his day, but underneath they are flesh and blood,
moved by passions or desires that are the same in
all ages.
If the theater has a mission, aside from the pur
veying of entertainment, it must be educative To
properly fulfill that mission, it should furnish only
that which will linger in the mind. We believe that
such actors ns Mr. Sothern anti Miss Marlowe and
their associates are doing a great educative work.
Not only do they visualize the personages with which
all are familiar, hut they do it in a way that brings
out their human and homely qualities. Over this
is the charm of language, musical and beautiful, ut
tered in such fashion that, all its attractions arc felt
hy the listener. Wit, humor, wrathful indignation,
hot defy or passionate pleading, Shakespeare abounds
in grace, and these good actors make him clear to
any who will listen.
It is reported thnt a fish has hern discovered,
carrying 350 glowing phosphorescent lights on its
body and shouting as it swims. Either the dis
coverer ryas on hourd a ship outside the 12-mile limit,
or ocean water is carrying a per cent illegally high.
The president of a dry cleaners’ association was
arrested in a gambling raid at Atlanta. Let us hope
thnt the game-was raided before he was thoroughly
cleaned.
Howard,Cnrter#f]uits in a huff because the Egyp
tian public works department has treated him with
discourtesy. Tut, Tut, Air. Carter!
Omaha eity bonds sold at a premium to an Omnhn
company, if you want a tip as to how the eity stands
with the home folks.
The Salt Lake Trbqne indignantly denies that
the lake is drying up. Neither are a lot of pesti
frrous politicians.
Spanish-American war veterans at least ottered
the president the name of a good man for the vacant
cabinet post.
Doubtless Mr. Vanderlip has of late often recall
cd the nnrient story nbout the disheveled parrot.
Even government by parties is preferuble to gov
ernment by hysterics.
By EDWIN «i. I’lNKHAM.
I he Virginia Upbringing of the
Young Washington
Until time shall he no more will a test of progress
which our race has made in wisdom and virtue he de
rived from the veneration paid to the immortal name of
Washington.—Lord Brougham.
CHAPTER AN .
EORGE WASHINGTON
now 411 years old, the first
man of Virginia, not alone
ft 1 military reputation, but
in social position, wealth
and political Influence. He was of
the flower of the colonial civilization
of the south, physically, intellectually
an din moral caliber. He stood six
feet three inches in height, straight
and slender; in manner somewhat
aloof and with the nose of command.
His mental attainments were solid
rather than ornamental; high with
out being scholarly. The poise .and
balance of his makeup lay in charac
ter. A Virginia country gentleman,
land owner, slave owner, legislator,
colonel of militia.
Virginian by birth, education and
social upbringing, there were united
in him an antecedent of good English
blood and the strain of that of three!
generations of pioneers. Since 1657 j
the Washingtons had dwelt on the
or lit the rude cabins of the settlers.
He records: "I lay down before the
lire upon a little hay, straw, fodder
or bearskin . . . with man, wife
and children, like a parcel of dogs i
and cats; and happy is, he who gets
the berth nearest the tire."
Again, appointed public surveyor at
20 with the rank of major in the pro
vincial service, he sleeps "In. one
threadbare blanket with double its
weight of vermin." A hard life for a
young Virginia gentleman who had a
natural taste for the pleasures and re
finements of Belvoir, the Fairfax seat,
where were books and stately beds, a
hospitable«and plentiful table and the
company of the colony's gentility, not
forgetting the young ladles, to whom
the youthful major was not lacking
In attention when the opportunity of
fered.
Hut no soldier training could have
been better, and in these years the
young Washington learned those
habits of outdoor living and that forti
#
.Major Washington, at 22, journejing to the Ohio on a diplomatic mission '
from the governor of Virginia.
lands that lie between the Potomac
and the Rappahannock: a planter
family; well-to-do, foremost In colon
lal affairs and never without a colonel
or a captain to give local prestige to
the name. There, in Westmoreland
county, on February 2?, 1 732, was
born the most Illustrious of the name,
the son of ('apt. Augustine Washing
ton and his second wife, Mary Rail
Washington.
The boy as he grew up lacked some
thing of the- advantages that had a!
ways belonged to the youth of the fam
ily. for his father died when George
was II years old and the main family
possessions went to an elder half
brother. Lawrence Washington. There
after Mary Washington lived in some
what reduced circumstances, and her
son's education as he grew up to
young manhood was sacrificed in or
der that he might become a breadwin
ner. (.if what may lie called formal
education he had none after he left
the school of the Rev. James Mayre
at Fredericksburg to become, at 1.7 a
surveyor on the estate of Lord Fair
fax.
That is to say. < .eorge Washing
ton. though he developed an easy and
fluent writing style, never was a cor
root speller. Hut in the place of
that accomplishment he had learned
this rule, which we find in his copy
book in his own hand: •
"Labor to keep alive In your breast
that little spark of celestial Are called
conscience.”
Pc i ha pH that rule was more im
portant after nil than the one he
broke after he spelled metropolis
"matrapolis.”
The date when t)>« young surveyor
went to work on the ‘Fairfax estate
is fixed for us in his diary: "Frydny.,
March 11, 1717V Began my journey)
in company- with (leorge Fairfax !
Ksqr.: we travel'd this day 4<» miles;
to Mr. Oeorge Newels In Prince W’il
liam county.*’
He traveled through a wilderness,
for the Fairfax lands “beyond the
ridge” were virgin and almost limit
less In extent. He slept in the forest
tude under privation that were to
make the man of Valley Forge. Hut
these surveyor experiences were but
the prelude to a more rigorous school
ing in a life that was to make, not
a soldier only, hut a diplomat and
statesman, lie was only 22 when he
\v; s appointed by the governor on a
mission that called for the qualities
of all three. He was to go westward
to the Ohio and try the effects of a
friendly diplomacy on a mixed popu
lation of free living backwoodsmen,
spying French and marauding In
dians. who were stirring that frontier
to a (hrngerous activity.
To go and return safely was in it
self a feat, as witness the facilities for
rossing the Ice-jammed rivers: "Thera
was no way of getting over but on a
raft: which we set about with hut
one poor hatchet." And from that
raft, when made. Major Washington
was hurled by the impact of an ice
Ik 10 Into 10 feet of water.
From this school he was graduated
Into a harder one, .If calling for re
sources of a different kind; for now
he was to taste military service with
the king's regular troops, and to And
how the officers in that service re
garded a, mere provincial. Appointed
lieutenant colonel of a Virginia regi
ment in the Great Meadows campaign
—for Washington's report nn the Ohio
situation that the Frencc meant trou
ble was soon confirmed—he found his
authority disputed and his presence
resented by officers who took pains
to show him that the select business
of military command was the preroga
tive of a distinct class, and that class
Knglish. They put slights on the
Virginian; his spirit flares up and we
see him prolesting indignantly to the
governor, not only on his own behalf,
but for his men. Perhaps there
stirred in him at this time a feeling.
r« t then to bf> identified, but which
v.;is To ne the less the protest of na
Penality.
Put now the revealing hour was at
hand when ell Virginia, the colonies
and the Knglish overseas were to hear
the name of the voung colonel.
^Copyright. Kansas City Stir.)
Bacon and Eggs Are Brains
From the New York lt#>ralrt.
Although the silly season in J«on
don Is not due for several months
two distinguished figures in content
p’oraneous literary life are engaged
In' a wrangle as to the desirability of
bacon and eggs as a regular break
fast dish. George Hcrnard Hhaw and
(». K. Chesterton have taken sides in
a dispute width is still without a de
cision.
It was the complaint of an Ameri
can woman against this inevitable ac
companiment of the morning tea that
aroused two famous men to argue
the question. Naturally the personal
element could not \m omitted. A pro
fessional vegetarian like Shaw could
not tolerate any such glorification of
meat as Chesterton's declaration that
this combination was "one of the
glorious things of ICnglnnd, which
must never die." Whereupon Shaw
asked if those whose religion removed
bacon from their dietary have never
enjoyed a breakfast.
This exchange of courtesies brought
from Chesterton the complimentary
assurance that the Irish dramatist
would l.»• a very Intelligent man if he
had eaten boiled elephant and fried
tiger for breakfast. Shocking as the
inclusion of so much protein in the
diet of a vegetarian, especially in the
early morning, may he. there Is n
suggestion that some such contraband
article of food may previously have
been suit# ptltlously introduced into
the playwright's hill of fare. Hid lie
write "The Inca of Jerusalem" on a
meal of ladled elephant? Idd Angus
r.us Hoes lib. Hit" follow filed tigci
on the breakfast tray? There ts In
THE OIJ> KOI.KS.
They 11 beside the hearth alone,
There In their only little home.
Thy watch the flickering firelight'*
gleam.
And a* the hour* pit** by they dream
of day* when little children played
Aland i he hearth and rnuslo made,
\»»d merry laughter echoes free,
For heaven then smiled lovingly.
How empty now the old house seems
Vet all the tnemorle*. all the dreams,
t'oriie flooding hack Into thoae heatts.
That yearn again for childish art*.
And little faces in the room.
Those. little children gone too soon
From mother* lap and father * knee,
Will think of old folk* lovingly.
—1Catherine Elizabeth Hanson.
trrnal evidence that these dramatic
works were produced after some un
usual experience, gastric or other
wise.
No elemept of the discussion is so
typical as the assumption of Mr. Ches
terton that a fruit cocktail in Amer
ica is of the alcoholic variety. How
can such an unusual article appeal to
an American? There are always two
causes of most American absurdities
• »f any kind. Ice water is one. Steam
heat is another. Mr. Chesterton
therefore decides with the unfailing
wisdom of the Itrlton in dealing with
American life that it is the steam heat
that produces such nn appetite in the
early morning for cocktails.
With Mr. Shaw contemplating a
breakfast of boiled elephant and fried
tiger and Mr. Gftesterton explaining
American thirst ’ for alcohol at the
same meal, on the grounds that hous
es In this country are overheated,
it Is wife to leave the discussion which
has occupied two such noted intel
lects.
When in Omaha
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1 nited States Controls Helium.
From the Literary Digest.
Enough helium gas is now available
in the United States to keep filled and
ready for service 200 airships of the
size of the navy dirigible Shenandoah,
so Dr. Richard Ft. Moore, former chief
chemist of the U, S. Hureau of Mines,
told members of the American insti
tute of Chemical Engineers at their
meeting in Washington.
Dr. jMoore predicts the building
within a few years of airships of
twice the size of the Shenandoah, big
enough to carry fuel sufficient for
a trip to Europe and return and with
enough reserve buoyancy for a good
load of bombs if necessary, the
science service bulletin relates.
Laws for the conservation of the
helium resources of the country will
he introduced at this session of con
gress, Dr. S. C. Lind told the dele
gates. The gas occurs principally as
a constituent in the natural gas wells
of Texas, and the problem is to
separate it from the inflammable part
of tbe natural gas which may then
be used for Industrial purposes.
Helium Inflated airships are useless
for very long flights unless some
method of condensing the water va
por, which is one of the products of
combustion of gasoline, is employed.
Such a method has been devised. It
prevents the ship from getting light
er and lighter, and so having to re
lease helium if It Is desired to land.
The purification of helium Is also
one of the great problems In the In
dustry, Dr. Lind said. Other Im
portant sources of helium gas besides
the gas wells of the Dallas Wot
Worth district are known to the gov
ernment, Dr. Lind assert^, but their
location and extent are being kept
military secrets. When the Industry
is more developed and the needs of
the army and navy aie fully met, the
surplus supply of the gas will he re
leased for commercial purposes.
This country contains all the
known world supply of the gas and
as an asset In time of war would be
invaluable, Dr. Moore said.'
Tile ftrliginn of College Student*.
From the Minneapolis Journal.
A recent survey showing the reli
gious affiliation of students attending
trfe University of Minnesota credits
the Lutheran church with having the 1
largest number who show a prefer
ence for it. The Methodists come
second in the list, the Catholics third,
and other denominations follow in due i
order.
In view of much discussion *s to
the effect of college training on the
religion of students the figures are
significant as showing that for the
nost part youth acquire their r< II
glous preferences lief, re they reach j
college. They register and continue ■
in college the religious leaning that i
has been fostered earlier in home and
church.
Many feel that children should be
definitely committed as early as pos
sible to a mother church. Others in
cline to think that they should receive
religious and ethical training, but
should be left free until more mature
years to select the denominational
affii ltlon of their choice.
The religious statistics given out by
the university indicate that the first
Idea is In wider favor than the sec
ond They also make impressive the
fact that the background of religion
for most college students and adults
lies in the home and church anil not
In colleges or universities.
K Pluribus Plus.
Nothing very extraordinary in the
fact that the secretary of war and
the secretary of the navy are both
opposed to the merging of their de
partments. This is merly a case of
two head that think a* one because
they wish to remain two.—Chicago
Post.
sunny Side up
jfeke Comfort, nor forget
jfkat Sun rite never '
THE C U.L TO Alt MS,
Not ev'ry one that Ha yet h
•'Lord, Lord,” shall enter In;
Not ev'ry one that prayeth
.Shall be relieved of sin.
Work must accompany praying;
• There's duty to be done.
Deeds must back up the saying
Before the race is won.
True faith is not repining;
• It blossoms forth In deeds.
He who gives up in whining
But leans on broken reeds.
Prayer is but preparation
To bear the battle's shock;
The source of inspiration
To stand firm as a rock.
No creed alone can save you.
You have to work your way.
It all depends how brave you
(jo forth to meet the fray.
To draw your cloak about you
Is but to shirk your part.
The world can do without you
And your poor, coward heart.
But O. how greatly needing
Is this old world today
Of men who. all unheeding
Of self will gladly say:
“Lord, I report for action
Where'er my post may be:
I know no creed or faction—
Where needed. Lord, send me!”
Dearly beloved, for our text this!
morning we shall take the portion ofj
the 12th verse of the 10th chapter of
Second Samuel, wherein it is written
"Be of good courage, and lei us play
the men for our people.”
Right now Is the time when
courageous men should stand forth
and play th<- part for the people. Not
the wind-jammers, and the self-seek
ers. Not the hysterical and the no
tional reformers. Rea] men with the
courage displayed by Caleb and
Joshua.
When Moses, himself deprived of
every chance of crossing the Jordan,
selected 12 men to cross over and spy
out the land, he made some mistake--'.
Ten of the 12 were yellow-livered.
spinelesB fellows who oonjuied up
giants and hobgoblins and devils, very
much as the same class of men are
today declaring that the giants of cor
rupticn and the hobgoblins of evil
are too strong in this country ever to
be whipped.
Rut there were two of the 12 who|
had hackh-one to spare. Caleb am^
Joshua were not discouraged. They
admitte i t|pit there wei tremendous
odds to overcome, hut they declared!
by the great hornspoon that they
could be overcome, and they were
just farin' to go
—
History does not record the name
of the 10 quitters, hut Caleb and
Joshua ar» world figures.
What our beloved country needs'
right now are more Calebs and
Joshuas, and the whiners who sit
around and declare that it ain't no
use a-tall for an honest man to try
gittin’ anywhere In politics. The
giants of fraud and Corruption today
aren’t any bigger than the giants,
flog and Magog, were in the days
when Caleb and Joshua advised
Israel to spit on its hands and go to
it. It was a pretty big job that those
two fearless men mapped out. hut
they carried on until they accom
plished it.
It Is a big job that 1 i« s before the
citizens of this republic. The job
will not be accomplished by display
... allow strew Its and sitting
ui uund whining like a lot of bungr.’
hound dogs scratching flea*. H is a
Job that calls for the best citizenship
And our best citizens are not those
w ho are so all tired good and pure
that they are too good to take part
in politics. That’s one great trouble
with the country today. Too many
good men and women who are so aw
fully good they will not take an in
terest in polities. That leaves tho
forces of evil to take the interest—
and you ran wager your ultimate
sirnoleon that they never fail to do it.
Our fellow sermonlzer. Ole Buck,
asserts that most men take more In
terest in the selection of a boar pig
than thev do In the selection of their
public officers. Which Is the sad ard
sober truth, we are sorry to say.
On this bright Lord's day morning
it behooves each one of u*. brothers
and sisters, to ask ourselves some
questions:
Can we tie good Christians without
being good citizens?
Can we be (rood citizens and hold
ourselves aloof from the field of po
litical endeavor, drawing the skirt*
f ( ;r self-righteousness about us
and leaving it to satan to manage
our political affairs*
Can you be a good Christian with
out doing your part in the work*
Can you be a good citizen and shirk
your duty ss a citizen?
"Not every one saith unto
Lord, Lord, shall enter the k :
of heaven: hut he that doeth tl
of my Father which is In heaven — j
Matt. 7:21. _
And not every one saith, "I ar a
rood citizen," is telling the truth but
he who taketh an intelligent part n
Its conduct.
Thrt statement, dearly beloved «
not found inside the lids of the Good
Hook, hut it is gospel true as holy
writ, just the same.
More bad men have been elected
to office by the failure of good citizens
lit vote than lia\e been elected by the
votes of bad citizens.
The salvation of this country de
nends upr n whether we have a suf
ficient supply of Calebs and Joshuas,
or whether we are overstocked with
descendants of the yellow-livered 10.
Where are you going to line up. be
loved'* It will not suffice that you go
to church this beautiful Lord's day
morning or evening, and drawing
sanctimonious garments about you
!»st they 1-e contaminated by contact
with the world, devoutly thank God
chat you are too good to get mixed
up in the dirty mess of politics. It is
somebody's job to dean out the po
litical muck t nd that job is yours,
and mine. We can not do it by hold
ng aloof, either.
There is a call for men today—
brave, honest, sacrificing men. Men
v ho will stand font-sou-ire to every
lest. Men ycho will clean up politics
Iry getting into it and crowding the
tricksters ami the oomiofVor*sts out.
The master rolls are open, brethren.
While eve stand and sing ' Work,
for the Night ;> Coming, is
• T more among you who will
on the side of civic decency •
righteousness, who will take their
stand for a clean country by dc-ing
th'ir full duty as c tlzens?
I>*t us stand and sine!
M ILL M. HATPIN.
Hoffmann’s Limousine Hearse
Is the Acme of Funeral
Car Equipment
ROM almost immemorial time it has been the cus
tom to have funeral cars (hearses) of elaborate
design, often highly ornamented with carving,
silvered fittings, and sometimes even colors.
I do not know why this has been so. I only know that I
myself used such ears until a short time ago. I changed be
cause of a bitterly critical remark of one of my best friends.
“Why,” he asked me, “should I. who detest display of any
kind, be compelled to take my ‘last ride’ in a circus chariot,
much like that which cages the trained beasts? But I
have no'choice!”
That biting criticism set me thinking. I could appreciate
his feelings, knowing him so well as I do. And I,wondered
how many other men and women actually resented the
thought of their "last ride” in the conventional funeral car.
It was an innovation in the middle west when I brought into
service my limousine funeral car. It was among the first
cars of modern style put into service in the country—the
first in this section.
/
To those who may have gathered the wrong impression it
should be said that the new Limousine is a Hearse. It dif
fers from the ordinary type only in outward appearance,
and is not arranged for carrying passengers.
This funeral car completes the refinement of burial. It is
dignified, unobtrusive as a family limousine, and the acme
of good'taste. Hoffmann Service set this new standard in
funeral cars in the middle west—just as it has set many
other details ot refinement.
r\ S.—The Limousine Type Hearse was used at the funeral
t of ex-President Wilson.
T Q S KjTv~K H U M A N 1 T Y B K T T E R
HOFFMANN
FUNERAL HOME
2 4' " aid D o ti e M t p p t s
Ambulant* Sen ice Phone JacKaon 3901
OMAHA
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