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The Night Before Christmas
Hy THOMAS .1. liEM.V.
Oh. the Christmas Hells, how they're ringing tonight,
As they did in the nights gone by:
And the choristers all are singing tonight
To the winds their harpy souls flinging tonight.
As they did in the nights gone by.
And St. Nicholas." How he Is driving tonight
As fast as in nights gone by;
And the little reindeers are striving tonight
To- be on time In arriving tonight
As they have been in nights gone by.
And it's many a storking that's hung tonight
Just as in nights gone by;
And it's many a carol that's sung tonight
And many a bell that Is rung tonight,
Just as in times gone by.
There is many a soldier asleep tonight,
Just as in nights gone by.
But his sleep Is not heavy nor deep tonight
As he lies in a comfortless heap touight,
Praying that he might die.
For he dreams of a terrible fight tonight
That was fought In the hours gone by.
And not of the message of Light, tonight
Which was borne by the angels so bright, one night.
In the centuries long gone by.
Ah! The Star of Peace is so dim tonight,
(How It shone in the nights gone by! t
There is nought but a sickening glim tonight.
And no Christmas message for him tonight,
As there was in the nights gone by.
In the trenches there's no Christmas Hell tonight,
'Neath the cheerless and wintry sky,
For the message is shrapnel and ehell tonight,
Machine guns and horrors of hell tonight
And War, with his hideous cry.
There are lads on the ocean wave tonight
Just as In nights gone by,
And the sailor's young heart Is so brave tonight
(Though some have a watery grave tonight
And the billows moan and sigh!)
There are sailors who watch on the deep tonight
With a wakeful and anxious eye
For they know not where perils may creep tonight
(And at homo ther are women who weep tonight
Though they know not the reason why).
There's many a soul that doth mourn tonight,
Who rejoiced in th nights gone by.
And many a heart that's forlorn tonight
For a loved one who from it was torn one night,
One terrible night gone by.
There's many a heart without glee tonight
Which was glad in the nights gone by;
For there's One less gift on the tree tonight
And one less loved one to see tonight,
That there was in the times gone by.
Oh, there's many a waif In the streets tonight
(And she wasn't in nights gone by.)
But her steps are not nimble nor fleet tonight.
For her heart is all snow and all sleet tonight,
As you see her, and pass her by.
There are some who are hungry and cold tonight
Just as in nights gone by;
All the sheep are not yet in the .fold tonight
. (Though the Bethlehem btory is old tonight,
And the stars still shine on high).
God pity the hearts that are sore tonight
Just as in nights gone by;
Who are wishing that Christmas was o'er tonight
For it is not the Christmas of yore tonight,
Well! ThChrlstmasa soon go by!
The Best Present "Hell Be Home for Christmas"
Drawn for The Bee by Hal Coffraan.
Little Mary's Essay
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You Get What
You Want
All You llavo to Do U
to Reallv Work for It
dopg tho ,-human machine" work to any
advantage when 11 is worn out from dis
sipating itself on nonessentials to the
tasit at hand.
Make up your mind as to what you
dPBlre of life tnd then proceed to wrest
it from life.
Advice to Lovelorn
;r ay BBATszoa rAxmr ix '-
Walt m. While.
Dear Miss Fairfax: I am a young man
of 21 years and have been keeping com-
Rsny with a young lady who will soon
s 1 years old. For the last six months
I've been coins; with her. Now, she Ih
always talklnif about other fellows and
goes out with them when she has the
chance and H0U she says she loves me
nnd cares for me only. Do you think we
would ! too young to Ret married? I
am a lllt'c afraid she will Ko off with
otno other fellow If we do not Ret mar-ic-d
soon. She Is the only Rlrl that I
.hinlc my pHrents could lenrn to like and
it Is the Bume way with mo too.
BLONDE.
You would be very foollHh to marry the
girl at this time, when she shows so
plainly she Is not yet out of her girl
hood, and Is far from being ready to set
tle down to the soberness of married life.
If she says she loves you, rely on that.
and do not try to prevent her from know
Ins; anything of the society of other men.
This Is Nebraska, not Turkey, you know.
Keep on courting her, and he patient.
Your parents will not like her any the
less because you have waited for a year
at least before you get married.
Don't Harry It.
Pear Miss FMrfax: I met a nlrl
Thanksgiving evening and havo kept
company with her since. She Is a nice
girl and scms to cam quite a bit for me.
Should I give her Christmas present of
much value? A box of candy and hand
kerchiefs or two, etc., would bo my Idea.
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Your acquaintance, with the girl Is too
short to warrant you In making her a
present, and, if she Is the rlRht sort of a
girl, ahe would think you presumptuous
If you did. Walt until you have known
nor longer: next Christmas, if you are
still on friendly footing, you may make
her a suitable present, and sho will very
likely then thank you for U,
"nt nio animal wtien they aren't
folk". A i at has four leg, one on each
corner, nnd a fur coat that It wears both
winter and summer, nnd a noise inside t
It that sounds like
a dollar match.
Cat have almost
human intelligence,
for they purr when
you rub their fur
the rlKbt way, just
liUo people do
lien you Jolly
tlinn and tell them
how wonderful
they are. Also
they will hang
around a place as
long as you will
make them warm
and comfortable
and give them
something good to
drink, and In this
also they resemble
man. .
rt are verv useful for carrying inom
diphtheria, f-nrlet ffwr and tuberculosis
germs from house to house. Theso they
secrete In their fur, so that the baby can
easily find them when It plays with
kitty. ...
There are a great many different klnos
of calf. There arr Angora cats, ana
Manx cats, and Maltese cats, and Taimy
cats, and Thomas cats, aiwl the est o"
nine tails, and the woman next door.
who Is the blecest cat of all.
Angora cnts are large, fat, white cuts,
that look like, a act of furs that some
body gives you at Christmas, and riope
you will think Is fox. Angora cats have
millions and bllllona of hairs which they
shed continual!, and after you havo
visited a place where they have a pet An
gora you spend the balance of your life
picking the hairs ff of you. People
who have Angora cans are rial y tneir
fellow creatures.
I do not know anything about the other
kind of cats, because our cat la Juat a
plain stray cat.
Mostly old maids keep rata, and they
do this for purposes of defense so they
can talk about the smart things their
cats do when mothers begin to tell about
th. cunning things their children aay.
Cats have very musical dispositions.
They love to get out on the back fence
at night and sing, and If you had paid
(A a seat for It you would think yon were
at the opera at a Wagner performance.
When a lady says to another lady,
"How young you look for your age," or
."How splendidly you are looking this
winter.:, you must have gained twenty
five pound-) during the summer, didn't
you?" or, "What a beautiful new brooch
you have. I always think those little In
expensive diamonds are so refined,"' she
la a rat. I know this because that's
what my mamma said when the woman
next door said those things to her, and
then my father said, "What did you do?"
And my mother said. "I clawed back,"
and my father said, "Mew."
A lady does not like to be called a cat.
but she smiles all over when you'call her
a kitten, and It makes a man angry to
call him a puppy, but pleased If you call
him a sly dog. I do not know why this
la so.
My mother says that no woman ran
make good acting kittenish after ahe
begins to wear a hand painted com
plexion, and to hunt for a good straight
front corset. My mother says that when
a fv middle-aged woman tries to act
cute, she looks like a performing ele
phant Instead of a playful kitten.
I hope I shall not be a cat when I crow
up.
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX.
Any OM who knows exactly what he
desires cf life and who goes with reason
able directness straight toward that goal
of desire ts sure to make a success.
At first consideration, you may be in
clined to dispute this fact, but when; you
coasider It carefully you muse see the
fairness and truth of It. Suppose you
honestly desire to be a power In the busi
ness world. Suppose you also desire to
enjoy Ufa 'in the way of dancing and
drinking and dissipating your energies.
Yon cannot do this and also keep the
clear brain In the sound body that you
must have to be a power In the world of
finance. Now which do you honestly de
sire, "s good time" or business success?
Be honest with yourself, decide once for
all and then go unswervingly down the
path you have chosen. And you will get
what you want.
If Abraham Lincoln had nut passion
ately desired an education and the
strength of mind and character that made
him a world figure, his endowment of
mentality and character would have been
wasted. If Julius Caesar had desired to
enjoy the decadent pleasures that filled
the Itves of some I toman nobles he would
never have been a gieat character of
history. If all the great explorers and
historians and scientists had preferred
catering to people and enjoying the lesser
Pleasures of the senses, they would not
hare conquerd worlds.
Wo are all torn by conflicting desires.
Home of us allow ourselves to be pulled
first ta one direction and then In another,
and by a aeris of tackings and turnings
In our course we keep ourselves from
seeing what is our true course.
Of course, if you don't know just what
you wish to make of your life, you can
hardly hope to have it a strong and con
sistent thing. If you desire pleasure
mora than you do the close devotion to
your work that all worth while work de
mands, you will choose pleasure. But don't
whia about being unlucky and never
having had a fair chance. You haven't
Sivea your work a fair chance that's all.
Teu wouldn't expect to solve a problem
in algebra while you are memorizing
"The Charge of the Ught Brigade,"
would you? You can't divide your atten
tion If you mean to make a success of
any task.
If you want to su-ceed in the world,
give your entire attention to keeping
yourself efficient and doing your work.
A machine does not run very well when
am cylinder U not working. Neither
Victor Records are ideal Christmas gifts
to amy one who has a Victor or Victrola.
The following Omaha and Council
Bluffs dealers carry complete lines
of Victor Victrola, and all the late
Victor Records as fast as issued.
You are cordially invited to inspect
the stocks at any of these establishments.
ichmoller & MneDer
PIANO COMPANY
1311-1313 Farnam St Omaha, Neb.
Victor Department on Main Floor
Any Victor dealer will
gladly give you a list of the
newest Victor Records and
play any music you wish to
hear.
There are Victors and Victrolat
in great variety of stylet from
$10 to $200.
Victor Talking Machine Co.
Camden, N. J.
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Geo. E. Mickel. Mgr.
Victrolas Sold by
A. HOSPE CO.,
1513-15 Douglas Street. Omaha, and
407 West Broadway, - Council Bluffs, la.
Eraiisis Stores
Talking Machine Department
in the Pompeian Room
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The Instrument by which th. valua of
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