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' Abate not the battle on the flies till the last
deadly enemy. U gonei j
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No pne bas.any doubt which canip Turkey
'will land In If It gets Into the fray. '
. .Those moratoriums ' must be made of very
elastic .material to permit of repeated stretch
ing. ' ' -
Seelnic Paris by airship la becoming alto
gether too common to be popular with the in
habitants. '
,' Count Bernstorff, the German ambassador
to the United States." In a pretty good publicity
agent all. by flimsojf. .
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v'H more aviators are needed the kaiser
might i recruit . from. Omaha's Justly celebrated
I base ball team's pitching staff.
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Having ioecently emerged from the Mex
Iclnvtroglto, -Texas refuses to get "het up"
over' tis little skirmish over fit Europe.
' a?u.o...Id.l8.p.5s!-Bsk th st-
-Louis. ..Giobe-Pemocrat',7 which, translated.
means, "What are your terminal facilities?"
AFortrCoir 'yearsragtj today the rench em
peror Napoleoti III became a prisoner of war
as a trophy of the Germany victory at Sedan.
I .. tt all- tb contending armies ar saying of
leach -pt her, is trul:. someone should protest
gainst ShehnanV definition fef war In behalf
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tr'y-hert, are no circumstances that I can see
that -cair -for Tuy political activity,". says W. R.
Hearst. Mr. Hearst's eyealght, for .onee seems
lp'b4)"alollely perfect. -
The Russians may develop some brilliant
loew.1 leaders,' tmt probably 'none more skilled
In thearlof retreating than old Kuropatkln
proved to be ten years ago.
I
. Any dislocated European royalty looking for
aT-really'safelace of abode will be freely weU
cotaed to the United States on the same terms
as their humblest 'subjects.
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$omeoe tells, us that the democratic noml
nea for. governor In Nebraska Is-"not violent
and Yltuperatlve." Is It possible this is to be
construed as alludln' to someone?
Our "Met- 1 to stump the state of Maine
for the democratic congressional ticket. Here's
hoping be makes at least as good x. showing
there as.h&dfd for hlmaelf here In Nebraska.
If the Germans had run across iWvaln
back In the fourteenth century they might have
taken a city of 200,000 population Instead -of
about 3Q.QQ0. for U was then a great metrop
oils. ?"
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Paraphrasing the words of a great epigram
matist, we might observe In view of what has
gone on in Europe that treaties are good, and"
only so when backed by superior military
forces.
Mr. J. 3. Donovan of the police for waa mar
ried, to Mlaa Dborah Shea at St. ThUumenaa In
tha aeain- a reception waa flvrn at the residence of
tha youna oou-te-on "North Tenth atret. tha entlra
police force" attetidlna-..' The memberi tt the force
made tha yo.ung couple, a preaent of a beautiful alov.
Many people auk hy Fit r nam street Is not sprin
kled. Tha contractor will not allow the pavement to
'. ..J prfnkle4 until tha cracka ara filled wtlh tha sand.
A llttla patience and a pair of gccle will overcome
" A ball tame between the nines of the First Na
tional and Kebraake National bnk resulted In a
outcry or the former iy a score of 14 to I. Harry
:Morford'f the Kebraaka National dlstlnfUshed him
alf . by J lotot Una thuow .froin center field to the
atfcna. -whtch-let "the opp-menls get flva runs,
r ...Mr; p via proved himself tha maacot of tha First
-'Nationals' by very lucky bits.
.: J-'W. gudman of the fnlon Pacific liradquarteia
,: and his wire returned from a Jaunt through Colorado.
; . W. J. Proatch left for Bt. LouU to attend a mact
I .lmr'"r the MJaapul River corpnUaskia.
' . K,r .i'f BlM,'r rf several of tha boys have
en bua.'Iy eocacei pn tha new .building at Eleventh
aod.Wtoaa, U-be .luiowa -a hen finished aa Engine
i louse "No. 4
The Protest Againit Ship Parchaie.
The I'nlted States mlKht avoid friction and
mpot the objertlon rnisr-d to the purtliaso of
ships from (Jprniany by adopting the allies' pro
posal of distributing its purchase anion as
many of the warrlna; nations as have vessels
for sale, but their objection, nevertheless,
would atlll be not well founded. For it rests on
the assumption that the money paid for the
(Jertnan ships would be In the nature of a loan
to a belliRerent, which would he true only If the
German government owned the ships and got
the proceeds. Rut where prlvnto citizens sell us
ships, we would be paying our money to them
wifh6ut any more control over the money after
ward than we have over that paid to buy back
our own securities from foreign holders.
It seems to us, therefore, that the objection
lo our government's plan of thus rehabilitating
its merchant marine lies wholly outside of the
point raised by England, France and Russia,
In their manifestation of dlnplcasure at our
project, which, as Secretary Bryan says, has not
yet reached the atape of actual purchase. The
United Statea' earnest doslre Is to aiold offense
to any of the belligerents, but at the same
time we have rights and must, not be censured
for asserting them so long as we also observe
the rights of others.
, A, Red Cross Suggestion.
From a copy of the Paris edition of the
New York Herald sent us by a fellow townsman,
who waa one of the marooned tourists abroad,
we copy the following Item:
Vo aid the French Hfd Cross societies a ppejal
poatsge stamp, costing 15 ccntlmrs. Iiintrad of th
ordinary 10-ccntlme ptsmp. Is ' to be Issued. The
profit derived from the extra 6 centimes, will h?
eliar-d airioiiK the Red Crone soclet !. The stomp
will hear a aiiri-hargu of 5 centimes und a red crosn.
This strikes us an a inlRhty good plan for
raising Red Cross funds which could well be
copied In this country. Iet congress imme
diately authorize the Postofflce department to
place on sale at every postoflce in 'he country
a stamp with a Red Cross coupon attached, for
which the sale price will include an additional
cent to be turned Into the Red Cross treasury.
The purchase of the stamps at the higher price
should be, of course, entirely optional, and the
present postago stamps continue available for
nil the purposes for which they are now used.
Such a stamp would enable everyone, rich or
poor, to contribute, as he feels disposed, to the
relief work Imposed by this horrible war.
Reprieve for Railroads.
If congress acquiesces as It doubtless will
be glad to do In the president's expressed will
ingness to drop the railroad securities hill for
the session with the hlpt that It might bo un
fair to expect the railroads to adjust their plans
to the vagaries of present financial conditions,
It may be taken as a reprieve for the roads, of
which they ought to make the most. The meas
ure, once dropped may not be brought up soon
again If the railroads do nothing to provoke it.
Neither the president, congress nor the pub
lic desires to hamper tbe railroads the only
aim is a proper safeguarding against such prac
tices as originally called for restrictive legisla
tion. .Tfita much seems clear, and greatly to the
advantage of the railroads at this time, that,
while the New Haven mess has a good deal to
do with' Intensifying the1 demand for govern
mental monltorshlp, under Its new management
it seems to be stressing the business of railroad
ing Instead of wildcat financiering. One thing
Is certain, business of all kinds needs the best
chance It can safely be given to meet the per
plexities that have suddenly confronted us.
Short Ballot Will Abolish Party Circle.
There are lots of telling arguments for the
short ballot, but none stronger than the prom
ise that when the long ballot goes the party
circle will soon go, too.
The only thing that baa kept the party cir
cle on the oflclal ballot In Nebraska up to this
time has been Its confusing length, giving us a
choice only between a single cross mark for the
straight ticket and complete disfranchisement
Of the large body of the voters.
What Nebraska should have, and would
have bad for many years', Is something akin to
the so-called Massachusetts ballot, listing the
candidates' for tbe different offices merely by
name and political affiliation, but counting no
votes for them except according to the mark
set opposite. , We used to vote for englos and
elepbants and stars, making real headway when
the part)' designation was substituted, but we
will be voting for men rather than trade marks
only when The party circle la taken off the
ballot. ,
The party circle may be sufely removed as
soon aa the ballot la shortened. The plan pro
posed, by The Reo for filling by appointment
certain offlcea'now elective and abolishing oth
ers bj useless or duplicated, means, therefore,
not only the short ballot, but. also the speedy
abolition of the party circle.
Congress Lost in the Shuffle.
The clamor for the transaction of public
buainess out In tbe open, for the abolition of
the old "tar chamber session of congress, voiced
In "The New Freedom's" demand, "Ixt There
Be Light," la silenced for the moment by the
more sonorous voice of war, and the circum
atance is not w ithout Its touch of Irony.
Who knows or cares what la going on in
congress? There la Just one story of the day at
present war. Everything else la submerged In
that. Only a hint of other activltiea now and
then flltera through to the public. The demand
for light on the doings of our congress has been
automatically answered. Congreea is lost In the
shuffle. By resort to the grim pages of that
decorous and veracloua palladium of political
pap, the Congreaslonal Record, one may, If
blessed with much patience and tbe faculty for
extricating morsels of Information from a maze
of words, gather a aomewhat incoherent Idea of
Mvhat Is going on in tbe halls of congress at this
time. Otherwise he may have to bide his time
and trust to his honorable representatives, who
persist for some vague reason. In ataylng on
the Job.
Tbe German utilversltUa want it known that
they are still open to atudenta from all neutral
countries. If our German friend would open
tha doora of their war colleges we might send
the whole bud of our West Point cadets over
there.
Brief eontrlbottone ea timely
topics Invited. The Bee aesumea
ao responsibility for opinions of
eorrespoadenta. All letters sns
Jc to ooadentatloa sy edltoa.
nrrlnerlon.
OMAHA. 8r t. l.-To the Kditor of Tho
II': Will you kindly Hive me spare to
cnurutulHte our mall carrier on the
stHnd they have taken recently tomnrd
aei Inntlnn.
It proves that those men are loo en
lightened to Mindly ami meekly submit
to eurh a danaeroua and barbaric delu
sion denounced by the greatest men In
the medical profession.
The best protection against smallpox
and all other disease is clean li vine
Keep your body flenn Inside and outside,
with pure water, pure plain, well bal
anced foods, containing all the elements
our sve.tetn requires. In proper proportion.
Kat slow nnd only when ou are hungry
and not more than required to remain
strong.
R. R RF.Nt KR.
Nothing; ,-a Than Fiendish.
HATARD, Neb., Sept. l.-To the F.dltor
of The Hoe: A write! In The Itee'B letter
box who is afraid to sUu lit name says.
'Here's Hoping that Cerrnany Wins."
Will you permit an American-bum citi
zen to say, "Here's hoping that tl.o
kaiser, the war god of tho whale earth,
la crushed so completely and decisively
that he will never ngain have any voice
In tho councils of nations." If (irmany
should win It would mean that the war
god would go on with renewed extrava
gance and still further Impoverish hla
subject to build up his army and navy
In order to maintain a brutal eupremacy
by force of arms, if Germany is utterly
defeated It means disarmament, and
world's peace. The present appalling
slaughter of men, women and children
which the kaiser has ao wantonly precip
itated la nothing leas than fiendish.
J. F. WE Y BRIGHT.
Letters from Political Heathen
Mpilre,
fOMKWHKHE. Sept. l.-To the Kd
itor of Tho Hee: Yes, the French occu
pation of Mexico was a part of the slave
holders' rebellion. The last battle of our
civil war was fought at Queretaro, Mei
on May 1.1. 17, where and when Juarea1
Oeneml Kscobed. captured Maximilian
of Hapsburg and his army. Had thero
been no secession there wi-uld have been
no occupation.
The t'allfornlan copperhead (Dr. Gwln,
x-t'nlted Htates senator) was Impris
oned for disloyalty, after the susrenslon
of tho writ of habeas corpus. Owln and
Judge Terry with others were trying to
Induce California and Oregon to secede
and found the Pacific republic. At the
failure of this, Terry entered the Con
federate army. At his release, Gwln went
over to Mexico and tried to plant a col
ony in Bonora. The proposition of Lin
coln to assume the debt nt Mexico and
tako security on Konora mentioned In
the previous letter may have had for
one of Its objects tho checkmating of
Gwln's colony scheme. Gwln trotted back
and forth between Mexico City and tho
Tullerles for a period, but his colony
scheme fell through. Notwithstanding ho
had forfeited hla American 'Citizenship by
accepting a title of nobility duke of So
nora from Mexico, he waa back In Cali
fornia In 1H7, howling for Tllden and
reform. After Appomatox. the ' sicen
tlat, Maury (a Virginian), the dress-pa-fade
soldier sterling Trice and John
Hank head Magtuder went over to Maxi
milian, on the promise of lands and
peons. In lieu of their lost slaves.
Now we come to the hiatus of Dlax'
reign. In 1!U, Madero offered himself
as a candidate In opposition to Diaz.
Madero was a Portuguese by race, whoso
family had settled In Mexico before his
birth, and had distinguished themselves
for grasping more exacting than tha
avarice of the Khylock of fiction. Ma
dero waa defeated for president. Fol
lowing the rule of Iatln-Amerlca, he fled
tho country and made San Antonio, Tex...
the base of a revolution agaliiBt Ila.
The dissatisfaction with Ilax appears to
have been general. Wo are not discussing
him. Beading the handwriting on the
wall, Dial resigned hla office and left
Mexico.
Whatever may be said pro or eon Dlax,
Madero was nothing but an empty dema
gogue. He knew bow to make money,
but that that faculty does not call for
the highest order of ability Is especially
true In Mexico. At the election Madero
was opposed by Beyes. Madero by mak
ing pledges he knew ha could not fulfill,
secured hla own election.
Tho crying evil in Mexico Is the land
question. Settle that and you settle Mex
ico. The discontented peons, without
homes, are like the Romans of the age
of Marlus. They are rtady to follow the
leader Who pays tho highest wages.
Their attachment I to the standard of
their leader and not to the sell of their
country. Contrast Mexico with Belgium
and Hervla. Belgium has a population of
C2 to the square mile, yet 65 er cent of
Its rural male adults own the land they
work. Servia has only 144 to tha square
mile, but a similar condition exists aa to
land ownership. In such eountrlea you
find real patriotism.
Madero promised the peons an equal
distribution of land. He knew he could
not kep the promise and be did not in
tend to keep It. The keeping of this
promise would have Involved a political,
social and industrial upheaval, like the
French revolution the abolition of the
Mexican constitution under which Madero
was seeking an election. Furthermore, a
large part of the land was owned by
foreigners. Any Interference with their
rights would he Involved Mexico In a
foreign war. The single (ax theory that
chimera popularixed by Henry George
would have resulted In nothing but gov
ernment ownership, the condition that
existed under the Brrhon laws of Ire
land. Madero secured his office under a false
pretense. Like some American politicians,
he did not carry out his platform pledgee.
F.mlnently respectable authority excuses
him of subsidizing the ruffian Zapata In
order to lower the price of sugar plan
tations In southern Mexico, and thus en.
able hla family to buy them at a reduced
price. This we do know: Francis 1.
Madero made a conspicuous failure as
president of Mexico. We know he waa
weak and he was almost certainly cor
rupt. I.Ike all little men he was afflicted
with a girlish vanity, which did not rise
to tho dignity of egotism. When the coun
ter revolution arose, this conceited popin
jay could not appreciate the volcano of
wrath lieneath bis feet or the wl lrlwlnd
of Indignation about hla ears. The peo
ple ha.l repudiated him as a llur. He re
plied In a purrin and feminine accent:
"I am the president f Mexico "
' DF.K HFlPK.
How Paris is Fortified
By 9. B. Oaatreaa la Army and Bavy Jonrnal.
The desperate chance which Germany has taken
In seizing Brlgium territory In an effort V make that
one of Its lii.es of advance Into France. Is emphasized
by a desi ilition of the great network rf fortifications
which Frame has constructed In the last forty years
to protect the eastern side of the republic, especially
the direct line from the Rhine to Parts. This line of
f'irts was built by Mic Fren h against the launching
of l.imn.rto men by ihe Germans on the French fron
tier within a fortnight after the declaration of war,
whllo behind this hure force would be pouring th'i
millions of tho second reserve and the landwebr. It
Is to break this armed human tide that the French
on the morrow of the 1S70 war lagan this series of
"camps retrenches," which run almost th whole
length of the fruitier. At Verdun there are twelve
detached forts forming a perimeter of alout twenty
five miles At Tool there Is the same number of
forts, giving a perimeter of about twenty-eight miles.
At Kplnal the nine frits give a perimeter of twenty
six miles, wl.ile at Iblfort the tn forts give a peri
meter of about twenty-two miles.
The "places fortes" of Verdun and Toul are joined
by seven forts, ami Fplnal and Belfort by six. Eo
twe"n Toul and Kplnal an undefined gap has pur
posely been left, and It Is In this area that the French
general staff would most welcome an attack by the
Germans. jn order to entice them that way th
ancient and beautiful city of Nancy has beeji lert
unproteted at the entrance of the opening. These
great forts are modern In every way. The efficiency
of the twenty or thirty siege guns which form tho
armament of most of them Is Increased by the high
positions they generally occupy. They are kept on
a war footing and abi ndantly supplied with food and
nmmunotlon. What their Influence on warfare would
he can easily be guessed from the very heavy price
the Japanese had to pay In the lives of their soldiers
at Port Arthur.
In 1V70, despite the scandalous unpreparedness and
gross Incompetency on tha part of the imperial
authorities, tho very poorly organized defenses of that
time delayed considerably the progress of the Ger
mans. Belfort. under the llon-heartel Colonel Den-fcrt-Rorherra.ii,
opposed a superb resistance to the
Invaders. Though It received more than 410,000 Ger
ms.i heavy shells. It waa still flying the tricolor at
the conclusion of the hostilities. Similarly the Kr.
lying forts of Paris defied all tlx- efforts of the 200,000
men of the Prussian army. With the range and rata
of fire of modern artillery and their ever-lmprov'.ne;
system of defense, the French frontier line of forts
would require to be taken a tremendoua and pro
longed effort on the part of the enemy. They should
delay the German advance for a considerable time.
But If the Germans should submerge the Verdun
Belfort barrier, their advance would be stopped again
by a second line of very strong defenses, all of whi:m
would have to he captured or screened before tho
march forward could be resumed. These are the
"enmpa retranchea" (Intrenched camps) of Le,on-Te
Fere-'Solssons on woody heights, with fifteen forts
and a periphery of forty-three miles; Rhelms, eleven
forts, thirty-five mllea; Iangres, twelve forta, thirty
two miles; Dijon, eight forts, twenty-eight miles; and
Besancon, fourteen forts, thirty-one miles.
All these "places fortes" are designed to act aa
points d'appul d'appul to the French armies retreat
ing on Paris, and they would not be abandoned with
out tremendous battles. Besancon Is commonly re
puted to be the strongest fort In Europe, considering
both natural and artltlcial advantages. But admit
ting that tho Germans shouhl manage to break
through thla second cordon of forts, they would atlll
have tho twenty-seven forts encircling Parts, form
ing a perimeter of seventy-four mllea, and beyond th-i
power of even 1,000,000 men to besiege effectively
Even In case the German army should enter France
by way of Belgium the dlfftcultlea In the way of tho
Invader would not be materially diminished, as tho
ramps retranchea on the Belgium frontier (Maubeuge
lville, recently re-armed and enlarged) would first
have to bo overcome before the iAon-Le Fere obsta
cle on the northern road to Paris could be attacked.
The Teutonic authorities have hoped that these camps,
by absorbing a considerable personnel, would weaken
and paralyze the Frerch army, but auch will not be
tho case, as "guerre de mouvment" and bold offensive
tactics are more than ever the official doctrine of the
consell superieure do la guerre (the superior war
council).
Twice Told Tales
One on General Grant.
"General Grant's most pronounced characteristic,
IK-rhnps. wlaa his reward of the friends who had
stood by him In hla early days," Bald Colonel 8. A.
Holmes of St. Lewis. "While Grant was doing the
best he could after he had quit the army and waa
down and out. ho wanted to get tho Job of county
surveyor of t?t. Louis county. Thla Job was in tha
keeping of the three county judges, and Grant could
get only one of them to vote for him, ao he didn't get
the place, which waa a mighty good thing. for the
nation, as events afterward proved.
"After the war, when Grant waa serving hla
first term as president, a delegation of Mlsaouri&n
visited the White House to urge the appointment of a
St. Louis man for collector tit Internal revenue, the
most lucrative position .in the state. Grant listened
to the arguments and looked over the petition pre
sented. Then he scratched hla head and remarked:
" 'Isn't there an old fellow out there by the name
Vf Long, wlw used to be a Judge of tho county
court?" '
Nobody In the delegation could recall Long, but
Grant told them to go back and find out. Some time
later ho waa told that Judge Long waa atlll living
in the county, but was not conscious.
" 'Get up a petition for him," advised the presi
dent, "and I will appoint him internal revenue col
lector.1 " 'The friends of Ixng lost n,- time In presenting
the requested petition, and the old Judge waa ap
pointed. ."Grant had never forgotten the favor done him
when he waa less prosperous." Washington Post.
Reforming; the Hoarders.
The boarding-house bad changed hands and the
regular boarders were changing some of their habits
to suit the aggressive new landlady. The sword had
fallen rather promiscuously during te pruning of bad
habits, but they were all amused when It struck the
haughty young professor. Sitting with his head bowed
gracefully on hla shapely hand It waa his custom to
pay no attention to the things that wcra passed
around t lie breakfast table.
The landlady brought In a plate of lut biscuits
and held them In front of him. He did not look
up. She Jogged his elbow, and. looking up. he said,
loftily: "1 do not care to be disturbed when modi
latlng." The regular boarders stopped eating, awitlng hjr
reply. She stared at him for a second, then said, de
cidedly: "Hereafter you do your medltatin' aome'ers
else. I want these biscuits et." Indianapolis News.
Illddea irtara.
Apropros of the discussion on George W. Perkins
and the. Harvester trust. Representative Qulnn said:
"If George W. Is to be believed, his trust la of a
goodness such as Is scarcely seen on the poor earth of
oura. The trust, like old Wash White, undoubtedly
bss hidden virtues.
"Old Washington White and young Calhoun Clay
entered, you know, a dancing competition. But are
was against Wash, and hla boots, a pair of cowhides
alx or seven sizes too large, were against him. too.
The prize waa awarded to the younger man.
" 'Look-a-yer. Mlsto Kmplre.' Cncle Wash growled,
'whaffor yo' rive de prize toe hlmr
" 'Kase he done mo' beats "n yo' done."
" 'Go long, man.' said t'ncle Wash. "1 don a lot
o' steps In dese yer big boots what yo' never see.' "
New York Tribune.
Ultimate Consumer
Washington Hersld: Why should the
trice of rubber go up? They don't grow
any rubber over there where the war Is.
Wsshlngton Mar: A speculator who
rambles on the hunger of a community
la entitled to scant esteem, whatever his
technical rights in a transaction may be,
Detroit Free Press: A scarcity of
ssrdlne is threatened aa a result of the
war. Mothers problem of what to get
for a hurried supper for father is going
to be more difficult.
Brooklyn Eagle: Our little sister. Cuba,
hopes to wear diamonds before sugar
stops going up. Mea.iwhlle our babies
are going without candy, and Cube mani
fests not the slightest sympathy.
t-t. Louis Globe-Democrat: Attorney
General Mclteynolds Is not going to
rrosecute the food trusts. He evldenttv
believes that the gentle hand of moral
suasion will vl more poteit In reducing
prices than the strong arm of the law.
Washington iar; New York theater
n unagers are putting three or four musi
cal comedy stars Intj one company. The
effort to give the ultimate consumer
something for his money should he imi
tated In more serious branches of commerce.
WITH THE HUMORISTS.
"Opportunity really knocks st many a
door. "
"Then why don't more of us succeed
better?"
"The trouble is that opportunity wants
us to go to work."-Louisville Couriei
Journal. "They were married kneeling on a
cushion stuffed with their love letters."
"1 should think such a cushion would
be full of angles."
"No; those letters were very, vcrv sort."
Kansas City Journal.
"Do you think you have sufficient coun
sel for my boy?"
"Yes; we have a spread-eagle orator, a
sob specialist, an Insanity expert and a
little cuss who knows the law. If we ed
any law-." Pittsburgh Post.
"What time does the last rsr run from
her to town1" Inquired the stranger.
"Well, it's like this, sir." explained tha
suburbanite: "They ue1 to run thw last
car at 1 o'clock, hut they don't run any
lost car now." Llppincott's.
THE POOR LITTLE GUY.
Whil the legions are locked on the dead
line.
While the dreadnoughts are glooming
th.j seas.
While horrors of rumor and headline
Give a limit to en evening of easo,
Lrt us kneel In the dust of all faction,
Let us pray to the Peace from on
ligh
For a small, unspectacular fraction
The poor little guy!
In the fangs d thr tunvling wire.
He f-lips In the slime of the dead;
He Minus at the spume of the fire.
And the scream of the stream of the
lead ;
And vet-he knew- nought of the plot
' iiit,
And nought cn he profit thereby;
But his Is the dying and rotting
The poor li'.tlc guy!
I,cf us pray for his kin In the stable.''
For lil ox nnd his as and his swine,
For his chair and his Plate on the tabls.
For his cornfield and orcnstl nnd vine.
For tho tilth where the women are ply
ing. For the bed where he never snail lie.
For the ache that is worse than tbe
dying
The poor little guy!
A pitiful pawn of Vienna,
Of kaiser, of king or of czar.
He Is pushed to the pit of Gehenna,
To the side of the Great Abatt ilr.
H goes as the walling denial,
As the Infinite, travailing cry
Of Peace to tie born from his trial
The poor iiu'.e puy!
The Peace of the pure consummation
Foretold in the aces before
When nation shall strive not with nation.
Nor fhall they learn war any more.
But, Jesus! the carrion faijps
That glare at th; pestilent sky.
And the trench at the foot of the glacis
'I tie poo.- little guy!
WILLIAM SAMl Bt, JOHNSON,
In New York Sun.
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Country Operated by per 100
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