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dress will be changed aa often ava requested.
In making your New Year' resolutions, be
gin with the old ones aa usual.
: In tbe autumn the leaves begin to (all, but
at New Tear's they begin to turn.
'Harry Thaw doubtless thinks less ot the
United States supreme court than of any other
he baa ever met.
Here is a man eiposed as so utterly vulgar
in his prodigality as to give a friend a ton of
coal for Christmas.
. ,
.Whatever happens, the war cannot squeeze
Brand Whitlock out of his Job aa American
minister to Belgium. . .
. Well, winter brings this Joy to the hen
pecked husband, that he does not have to empty
tbe water pan under the ice box.
; If any one doubts that peace and good will
abound. Just let hlni look over the line-up of
Nebraska democrats at tbe pie counter.
And now comes the report that Mr. Bryan
does not even take grape Juice. What Is to be
done with a man who never feels thirsty?
Armaments, tha vaoctnation aralnet war. Boston
Transcript.
Do not always prevent an outbreak of
the malady. -
Trust the movie men are not neglecting op
portunities in Mexico, where the battling armies
as so willing to accommodate all camera re
That eight and a half-foot ballot . used In
Omaha at tbe last election is still In demand aa
a horrible exampleobject lesson of what the
long ballot leads to. What about it?
"Those Vrginia saloonkeepers," says an ex
change, "are In the business still." Tea, and
when the new dry law takea effect some of them
will be tempted to go Into the still business.
Buenos Aires is the present address of "Ll'l
Awtnab" Johnson, and that is about as close as
he cares to come to his dear old Galveston
fireside, or even tbe hospitable port of Chicago.
The return ot China under President Yuan
Shi Kal to the official religion or the pagan
dynaaty suggests quit a lot yet to be done in
completing the regeneration of this oldest of
monarchies.
"When the great war In Europe la over it will
be found that the sum total killed on the field
of battle. for all nations will average less than
1,500 a day," says Congressman Hobson, who
evidenty has an advance tip from tbe inside.
. Talk about election corruption in Indiana
must be different from talk about election cor
ruption in Omaha. Here when the bluff is
railed, the accuser simply "fades" while in In
diana a grand Jury brings in real Indictments.
And now Cincinnati ministers are petition
ing for Rev. "Billy" Sunday to invade the unholy
precincts of that city with his evangelizing
forces. Well, remembering what Mr. Sunday
did in Pittsburgh, who will say that Cincinnati
is too tough for him to tackle?
Some reprehensible mallgner ot character
has taken a straw vote among his circle of
friends on presidential preferences showing Mr.
Justice Hughes leading the republican list of
seven with 1,584 votes and Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt fringing up the rear with an even
eleven.
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The Japan Episode.
Rejection of tbe measure for military in
creases by tbe Japanese Diet, which was, there
fore, dissolved by the emperor, serves to em
phasize the existence of a peace party, even in
Japan. More than that, it goes to show that
this peace party, whether numerically in the ma
jority or not, has both the courage and the
power to oppose the government and the pro
military party in plans for greater war equip
ment. Some of our American Jingoes ought to find
a morsel of consolation, If not rebuke, In this
demonstration. The impression sought to be
spread- abroad is that Japan is so thoroughly
saturated with pro-militarism that almost any
war-defying program would sweep along without
substantial opposition,
What is the big significance in this evident
rising tide of peace sentiment everywhere? Is
It not at least stimulated by the European war?
Paradoxically, this most terrible war of all his
tory is. we believe, already exercising a power
ful Influence for world peace, and when it Is
over and the nations enter upon the long and
arduous task of recuperation, this Influence will
undoubtedly spread and deepen until it has be
come dominant among civilized countries.
Thoughtful men, whether residing in the Occi
dent or in the orient, are not long to be deceived
by what it means to wage war in this day, seeing
that, according to expert estimates based on
present progress, it costs more to keep up the
European war one year than it cost to fight all
other wars for the last half century. But the
money cost Is not the worst of It. Passing over
the direct human slaughter and the mortgages
plastered on future generations, modern war
means irreparable destruction of the fruits of
genlua and Invention, the heritage of human
greatness, together with the devastation or
paralysis of sources ot wealth supply.
He misses the most impressive fact of cur
rent history who does not perceive the Inevita
ble progress of the principle of peace as a direct
effect ot this present titanic alaughter, which
tbe crown prince of Germany pronounces the
most senseless and stupid war of all history
The Sunday aervtoea ot tha churches continued
to have a Christmas flavor. - At St. Mary's Avenua
church a musical program waa presented by tha choir
consisting of Mrs. M. HelcljiOa. aoprano; alias Oraco
Vl.our. alto; George Norlbrup, tmor; Revel RAJ
Krance. baaa; Mlas Haggle Boulter, ortaniat. and the
aermon by JKev. WllUrU Scott At tu 'lm Congrcga-
t tonal church tha musical number were by Mra.
Suulres and air. Alien.
As superintendent or the Mission school M. IV.
MiTflU isauas a card ot thanks for sifts to the chll
cif.n from tha following: Mrs. Allen Keefe. Mra.
i:tuger. Mrs. Hills, Mra. Maxfleld. U B. Williams A
fcun. 8. P. Morse & Co., Mr. fcax and others.
TI.e day waa aaiup. muddy and warm In marked
tuitrmt to the Arctic weather of precedlngs days.
Mr. and Kirs. D. W. Van Cult have been sadly
af flicied by the los of their little 1-year-old boy,
Allie, who itn-cumM to atpisirwta.
Mr. ami Mra. James peery of Kanaaa City are
vUittri C. K Abel.
fc.itiu. I inirn and daughter left fur a few weeks'
Ult lit the etl.
The Unemployment Problem.
"In the sweat of thy face shalt thou earn
thy bread," was an original command given to
man and from that day to thla it has been not
only man's duty, but primal right to labor and
live.
And 6,000 years after the command Is given
approximately 2,000,000 men and women willing
to earn their bread by the sweat of their face
vainly seek employment in the land more nearly
than any other "flowing with milk and honey."
This problem of unemployment cannot be
dismissed by simply charging it up to "the war,"
because it waa here before the war. , A more
rational sense of appreciation of our own re
sources, needs and possibilities and a saner busi
ness confidence would more than neutralize all
the effects of the war. When It comes to that,
the war has for one thing practically closed the
channels of immigration and for another turned
over to our merchants and manufacturers enor
mous demands for certain lines ot products.
Charles' M. Schwab, fresh from Europe, says one
ot the things that encourages him' at present is
that orders (or $300,000,000 of American goods
have come or are'comtng from Europe.
At last the people are in a measure awaken
ing to the enormousness of the unemployment
problem, as they awoke to the grievousness of
the problem of the high cost of living, which
thus far, however, has not been greatly disturbed
by their awaking. In attacking the unem
ployment problem, though, it is going to require
the best possible co-operation of the biggest
brains of tbe country, for the problem is a gen
eral one. Nothing may be expected from
purely local or sporadic effort.
Among tbe many suggested plans (or im
provement is an "Industrial reserve," such as
our banking reserve, to be drawn on when busi
ness is slack and the demand for labor slow.
This suggestion comes from the Saturday Eve
ning Post,. which proposes as complementary the
reservation of as much public work as possible
(or the slack perods. But before getting down to
details, this much Lb apparent to all, that no
where near 2,000,000 men and women should
be idle in thla land ot Inexhaustible resources
and possibilities this land of promise and op
portunity, this Elysian field ot Homeric Imagina
tion at this or any other time.
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The Thaw Case.
In returning Thaw to New York without
even going into the subtle issues of the lawyers,
the United States supreme court encourages the
claim of another states rights victory, but that
is incidental to the main feature of the decision.
The brusk deposition of this case, on which
lawyers have fed or years, challenges admira
tion and strengthens the feeling that In our high
est court men with or without money stand
aquarely on their merits; that while a Harry
Thaw case may dangle In the air Indefinitely, It
amounts to no more here than an appeal from
the most impecunious wretch in the land.
And the short shrift Which the supreme court
made of Thaw's case only goes to confirm many
in the belief that there waa nothing to this pres
ent aspect of the case beyond what baa been in
Jected into it by a band of money-grabbing law
yers. Whether Thaw is aane or insane, or sub
ject to prosecution on the charge of conspiring
to free himself from an asylum (or the criminal
insane, or where to draw the Una between legal
ref ponslUltty and irresponsibility in such a case,
tbe court does not take time to say, except la
effect by authorising the state of New York to
put Thaw back at Matteawan, where, in behalf of
public morals, he ought to remain for a while
at least.
But as the court wipea its hands ot the case
without determining any of the cuneiform ques
tions the lawyers have raised, nothing prevents
most ot these from being raised again and the
case dragged on Just as far aa the Thaw fortune
will make it profitable to carry It.
"No seer, clairvoyant, astrologer or spiritual
tat foretold this war," exclaims the esteemed
New York Commercial, evidently forgetting the
forecast ot that Brooklyn mountebank, who also
put its "hep" to the fact that the world waa
coming to a last final end in October, lilt.
Dlecrinl ! la War Taaea.
During the debate In connreea on the war tun
bill last October, opponents of the mesaure chsrged
administration leaders with purposely shifting an tin-
Just share of the taxea on the Industries of the north
ern stats. The Waahlnaton correspondent of the
Boston Transcript presents soma Impressive figures
In support of the charge of sectional discrimination.
Including the Income taa In Ms compilation. II
writes, in part:
"Voter who for one reason or another deter
mined that the welfare of their states would be served
by electing a democrat president two years ago
may well be cheerful If they live in the smith and may
well do a little sober thinking If thry are northern
men provided, of course, that they xY taxes cheer
fully and willingly. Aslda from the customs tariff.
the Internal revenue taxes on liquor and tobacco
and the so-called war revenue tax, the United Mates
government has three Important sources of Income.
One Is the corporation excise tax, another a tax on
tha Income of corporations and the third a tax on
Individual Incomes. Throughout the Vnlted fltat-s
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1M4, these three
sourees yielded revenue as follows:
Corporation excise , $ln,7l,fr77
Corporation Income 22.4r.ittt
Individual income 2&Mt
"Here la a total revenue of tTl.381,273, raised by '.isw
legislation In on year, outaide the revenues from
which the government has derived Its sustenance
ainder normal buslneas management and exctuaiva
also 'Of a brand new war revenue tax which Is th
latest fiscal performance of the democratic party.
This new legislation has been enacted wholly at the
Instance of- th agricultural states of the south and
west, and, aa a rule, against the protest of tbe great
manufacturing communities.
CaatrlbatUna f (Matee.
"How th built of the money has been contributed
la strikingly shown In the following tables:' and a
slirniflcant fact In thla connection Is that the states
which have been most heavily taxed have repented
their adventure ef two year ago and gone repub
lican. Following are the excise and Income tax re
ceipts from the eleven state which in the elections
of 1914 decided that they preferred republican to dem
ocrats representation In Washington or in their state
capitals or both:
Can the Government and Railroads Co-operate?
Headline.
Why, sure. The day Is coming, we are told.
when even tbe lion and the lamb shall He down
together, without either first swallowing the
other.
North Pays the Freight
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont ........
Massachusetts ..
Rhode Island ....
Connecticut .....
New York
New Jersey .,
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Illinois
CoiDoratioTi
Excise. Income.
SX4.M4
.... ZK.nll
.... e.6
.... SK0.$.U
7S.S3T
.... 15M27
.... 2 mm
.... 834,181
.... 14S2,M1
1.141.U6
$1!.M7
3S.114
1,447,6
247.4K5
ri .'
7.447.SM
1.1M.4SS
4,4S.7!4
l.(t"4,(K17
Individual
Income.
mm
l,S0n.HK5
8?4.K1
.4flS
12.5J2.797
71
- 1.176.W
04 60
2.071171
Totals t,04,17 t30.S3C.719 tZl.S49.09S
"Michigan and Indiana should be added to thla llat
to give a juat balance, for not only are they great
Industrial states, Michigan ranking almost with Mas
sachusetts and Indiana with Connecticut, but they
veered back toward republicanism unmistakably, al
though not In Just tha same way as th other.
Adding Michigan and Indiana we get: ,
Corporation Individual
Errlnd. Income. Income.
Michigan $r30,477 11,045.745 11.018.220
Indiana 144.R72 M7.8M 1X0.770
Other republican states. C4,17 20.U.71 21.849 6S8
Totals 17.824.22 $32,430,817 S23.048,Ct
DVherw tfce Iweesna Tax Fell.
"When we com to figure the proportion ot the new
taxes thla group of great industrial states ha been
compelled to pay In comparison with tbe other state
of the union, th results are startling. They may be
shown at a glance la tbe following compact fashion:
Corporation Individual
F.xcte. Income, Income.
Vnlted Stales flo,7i,77 tM,4W.t; t2UM.634
Thirteen rep. states.... 7,324,228 22,43U.m S.iMS.bKH
i-ercentage t u ri
"Thus we learn that of the total corporation excise
tax thirteen republican states, chiefly Industrial, paid
CS per cent, of the corporation tn corns tax 66 per cent.
and ot the Individual income tax tl per cent.
"Translated Into term of politics, th revelation I
none th lea Interesting. The electoral college con
sists of (31 members, ef whom SES erej a majority.
Comparing th electors the state would contribute
to th electoral college and to a majority of the col
lege, or enough to . elect a president of the Vnlted
States; th figures reveal this situation:
Electoral college Ml
Majority of collars Zfi6
Thirteen republican states 227
Precentage from thirteen states 1
"These figure are so clear they hardly need anal
ysis. They show that to thirteen stales of th
union which pay from C to II per cent of tb extra
taxes, or an average of about 75 per cent, supply more
than 42 per cent of the whole electoral college and
86 per cent of Its majority have been t creed by their
thlrty-tbre little brothers to contribute a burden of
taxation to the support of the government, under
democratic policies, which have been Imposed upon
only about 20 per cent of the resident of other states
Kasy the South.
"What, It may be proper to ask. has been the show
ing of tb states represented by the democratic lead
er tn congress who have assessed these taxes upon
tb Industrial community? What proportion of tha
burden baa been bom by tbe section which has used
It political power to escape taxation Itself and put
the burden upon other?
"The answer t at band. Taking the states ef Sen
ator Blmmona, chairman of tbe ooramltts on finance;
Representative Underwood, chairman e-f way uid
means; of 8enator Owen, chair man of banking nod
currency, and Carter Olass, chairman of tha house
banking committee, w find as follows for th total
of North Carolina, Alabama, Oklabvms and Vlt
ainla: Corporation excise . .....t2SJ.74
Corporation Income V.-IM
Individual income ... 6.V)
"Add tb ' contributions ef Arkansas, Texas and
Georgia to the already enumerated from th homa
of th distinguished chairmen, cell th wools erou
for sake of tabular brevity, 'Southern leaders,' com
pare them with New ISngland and the lone atat of
New York and let usee what we get:
Corporation Individual
Kxriae. income. Income.
Southern leader I'M 7 fll.ttt strict
New Knsiand t"I,7 2.645,737 X,4iJ.71
New York 181S.311 1.U1.M I2,62.?j7
"Everyone baa known that the tall was wagging th
dog all through tb Wilson administration and for
two ysars before, but the figure depicting th relative
six ot tbs tail and of tb rest of tb animal have not
been avallabl until they were promulgated after
lection.' ' t
itS
rs.
People and Events
Out at SeatU tb "l Won't Work" workers Justify
th name. They are demanding food, but refuse to
work for It.
Despite th clashing of armies aad th thundar
tones of big guns, Monte Carlo maintain Its cus
tomary repoee. Now, as heretofore, tb voice of the
crospler drowns the sob ef the trimmed. Th hank
remain enbroken.
Tb very latest ktak la cabaret performanoee In
New York la, "My Lady Smoking a Clgaret While
Doing th Tango Trot.' It Is a Broadway convulsion
and any man In aa opoa face suit, dancing pump and
some coin, may view th spectacle.
A snug steamer load ef 1.800 passengers bound out
from New York ware halted long enough to con
tribute SS.S2B to Uncle Barn's treasury. Ifs a rare
day when outbound traveler get away from your
Uncle's war tax tm steamer tick eta.
Uncle John Laws of HUlaboro, N. C. kept oat of
reach of th tnaa with th scythe until be was aa,
That waa not his sot claim to (am. He held tha -t-fle
of register of deeds ef bis county for sixty-four
years, and leaves a son only T years old.
Th Chicago Federation ef Lata- puts up to
union men th necessity of patronising union-mad
funeral goods. A union aw who permits himself
to be burled la a nan -union coffin and by a coat,
union gravedtgger will be marked off th rolls aa a
ur dead one
4
FENDER. Neb., Dec. 27. To the Kditor
of The Use: Don't you know that we
think (Zcb and I) that It's a sham the
way those great big stout looking
"bums" bother strangers that go to
your city. My son and I go to the city
once In a while to take in th sights
and walking from rsrnam atreet south
on Sixteenth we hav had as high as
ftvs different tough looking fellows fol
low along and beg for money. They ar
professionals at the business, and know
the strangers anl It is very unpleasant
'to have them walk along beside you.
I am not uncharitable and always do
more than my part when anyone Is In
need and I guess some of these fellows
are that, but It's a bad thing to allow
It In a city like Omaha. We go to other
cities and don't see It, and I feel sure
you have laws there that prohibit such
things. We ale not Blone with this com
plaint for I have heard Iota of my friends
speak or it I hear It talked of o the '
trains and feel sure that anyone can see
thees facts If they look for them. Thank
ing you If you publish this.
S. Z. LANDOM.
Old Olory aa Pence Maker.'
OMAHA, Neb.. Christmas Day. 1914.
To the Editor of The Bee: On this birth
day anniversary of the Prince of Peace,
so hallowed with memories, the following
suggestion seem appropriate:
Let our government furnish an Amer
ican1 flag to each of the European na
tion now at war. Then, when th stars
and stripe are carried to th front by
each army, the war would com to an
end, aa none of the forces would care to
fire upon the emblem of our country,
which has so generously coma to the aid
of the nations now suffering so much
from the hell-broth which Is Inundating
Europe And aurely bid Olory could not
be put to a mora sublime purpose.
elKEON BEARD8LET, '
2814 Douglas Street
Wesld Help All Alike.
"COLUMBUS, Neb., Dec. M.-To the
Editor of The Bee: I have seen In mnp
paper from a member of your Belgian
reiier committee from Upland, Neb., that
be says "let everybody help." That
means Jhat everybody help to keep the
Belgians alive. Why does he only want
the Belgians helped? If he is one ef tbe
relief committee, he certainly must knnw
that there are more Polish starving and
rreexlng than Belgians.
If this good member of the relief com.
mittee does not know this, he certainly
ought to find out. a reports have It that
there already are 600 towns destroyed In
Poland and more will be.
Now, If we are to help the European
war sufferers, why not help ait alike?
Unless this good member ot tb Belgian
relief committee Is a good old English
man. If I see this In the paper I may write
again. F. HAUN
I
Jinlralllr sia4 Sympathy.
LOVELAND. Colo., Deo. 2s.-To the
Editor of The Bee: "The Bee's Letter
Box" is a source of much Information
and clearing-house of Ideas and notions
of th different people. The European
war la naturally a never-ending topic 'and
your readers ar given th opportunity
of viewing It from all angle. Many of
th articles would have appeared In a
modified form, bad tbe writers kept In
mind the old, old saying. "Think before
you speak."
For example, there Is Still a great ado
ever an alleged breach of neutrality by
Germany, but not a word Is said of
Japan's, tbe valued ally of the triple
entente, violation ot china's neutrality.
Now, what are the circumstances as they
appear to our unbiased mind? Five
husky fallows net upon their neighbor,
but it trusting their own strength to
overpower him, coax and beg people of
all colors and races of the known world
to rush to their assistance. Would that
motaly crowd pay any attention to such
Signs as "No trespassing allowed."
"Keep off th grass," etc.? Why, then
blame the man fighting for hit very life?,
Much substantial sympathy by our peo
ple, and Justly so, is shown th sufferer
of Belgium, but let us not forget the un
fortunate dwellers in those part of
Europe where the contending armies
held or bold their sway.
For tbe deliverance of these people Mr.
3. F. Weybtight of Scott's Bluff, Neb., In
a recent issue, offers a simple solution.
Us says:
"In tbe name ot humanity, let all who
are able to give; contribute freely to th
relief of thl unfortunate nation, and In
addition congress should appropriate at
least IIOO.OOJ.OOO for their reller, and when
th proper time comes compel Germany
to reimburse us."
We all know that our Uncle Sam Is
rich, and, as humor strikes him, extrava
gant or penurious to a fault. Whether
he would advance above named sum
without first Investigating th legal as
pect ot the transaction, also flgur th
probable cost of collection ot principal
and Interest, remains to be seen. It
would help some If Mr. Weybright
could produc two or more reputable
witnesses who could substantiate his al
legation In other part of bis letter that
"the present outrageous slaughter In
Europe Is of th kaiser's own making
and hi ambition to b emperor of Europe
and build a German' empire that shall
rule the world.;
However, should our dear old uncle put
his hand deep enough in bis pocket there
would bo a precedent w could advance
and then asses th other belligerents to
an equal or even larger amount, dis
tribute th proceeds among all of th
suffering and needy and thus, with on
stroke of th pen, create a nUUenlum of
peace and plenty. ADOLPH DONATH.
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I Tabloids of Science
To keep the bas lines of ball grounds
dry when It rains a Pennsylvania has
patented a canvas cover, easily rolled
tor removal.
Ia a British arsenal ther Jias been in
stalled a scale that will weigh guns up
to lot tons with a possible error of less
than aeven pounds.
For riding on water there has been la
vented a tricycle with hollow, watertight
wheels, th rear pair being provided with
blades for propulsion.
A recently patented stairway for reach
ing seldom used portions of building
fold Into a celling and Is hidden by a
panel when not In use. '
Riveting a spring to tb side of a nail
set a Massachusetts man has Invented a
tool which will hold a nail in a place
difficult to reach until tb point baa been
driven
Editorial Viewpoint
8L Louis rtepubllc: If feeling blue con
sider the fact that exports are Impress
ing, money rates going down and bank
surpluses rising.
Baltimore American: As a first result
of pulling chestnuts out ot the fire, Tur
key has lost Its right In Egypt But
handling hot chestnuts always has
proved a losing proposition.
St. Loula Globe-Democrat: Mr. Lryan
doubtleia could give other reasons than
'the one assigned for dlapensfng with the
New Year's diplomatic dinner. He does
not wish to begin the new year with a
fight.
New York World: The plight of the
Austrian army after Its defeat by the
Servians from all reports was thoroughly
desperate. There wss no "reorganisation
of lines" or "strategic withdrawal," but
a complete rout of ths shattered army.
If there have been any decisive victories
so far In the war tbe Servians are en
titled to claim one.
Cleveland P'laln Dealer; it us be
kickers. Join the chorus of the dissat
isfied. Tell the mayor and his subor
dinates, th governor and his associates,
even the president and his department
chiefs, bow you think they ought to con
duct their offices. That's democracy;
that's progress. The trouble with most
of us Is that we do not kick enough.
Springfield Republican; Preparedness
U a matter for military and naval ex
perts to Judge, and its principles ar
much the same whether a military es
tablishment Is large or small. How large
that establishment should be la an en
tirely different matter, and there the
military expert must defer to the states
msn. If the country means to wage a
war it Is not prepared unless It ' Is
stronger than the country to be attacked;
If it desires peace its forces can safely
be reduced in proportion to the likelihood
of an unprovoked aggression, and that
is a matter upon which th military ax
pert is subordinate to the civilian. As
Clausewita long ago put It, a' nation
should hav "the. armament of It pol
icy," and to effect this correlation is the
important but subordinate task of the
military expert. To discuss preparedness
In tbe abstract Is to waste words; there
it no such thing.
GRINS AND GROANS.
"Yes. for the laat two months I've been
positively IKIng within my Income."
"Don't you feel rather cramped?"
"C'rampcil? Kny. lend me 110. wlfl you?
I want to stretch myeclf." Boston Tran
script. Theluman OMrlch, devourer of hard
ware, glassware and scrappie. lay dylna.
"I shouldn't have eaten candy from the
Chrlatmaa tree," h walled.
Hut he found consolation In the thought
that he had not attended the Diet of
Worms. Philadelphia Ledger.
"You wife needs rides In th epen air."
"All rltrht, doc. I'll drop word among the
real estate agents .that I might look at
property in the suburbs." Louisville
Courier-Journal.
"Pa, why does a woman -give up her
Job in tin office as soon aa she gets a
hupband?" f
"Kh can't very well be boss In both
llaces, can she? Buffalo Express.
THE ETERNAL MASCULINE.
PhiianJer Johnson, in Washington Star.
The trslt called vanity Is not conetdared
masculine;
Yet did you ever watch a barber's
chair
And sen how every occupant trying to
look fine
And allowing much concern about his
balr?
Into the mirror each will cast a half
approving glance,
Which presently Is tinged with mild
regret.
No man Is quite so homely that he thinks
there la no chance
That maybe he will be good-looking
yet.
No doubt, if one of them attained the
beatuy and the grace
Which In the tailors' advertising grew.
He'd co and get a shotgun, look It
squnroly In the face. '
AnJ deftly pull the trigger with his
toe.
Yet the fascination lingers and he hopes
the chanKing style '
Will make him look more like a social
pet.
He thinks the touch of time will 'liven
up his winsome smile -And,
somehow, ho will be good-looking
yet.
His letrs may be quite crooked and too
lengthy in the shank;
His face look something like an old
valise:
His walatllne may be very Ilk a barrel
or a tank.
And his hair may be a hectic bunch of
Sleece.
But, Juat the same, he holds his nerve
and buys a Jaunty hat
And totes a cane and smokes a cigar
ette. And whether be keeps getting far too
thin or far too fat.
He hopes somehow to be good-looklne:
yet.
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Next We WiU Give
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Twins -
Now listen to this,
girls. When we opened
the doll box to get one
for this week, what
should greet us but a
pair of twins. Think of
it we were quite puz
zled to know what to do
at first, because one is
enough for any little
Busy Bee to care for,
but we soon decided
upon a plan
The Twins are to go U
the country to some little
girl living on a farm, where
there's plenty of nice fresh
milk every day. and lots of room to romp and play when tbey are blf
enough to run about.
AH the dollies eo far have been won by the girls in the cities, and
now I am sure you will all be glad to help some little girl on a farm wis
tbs Twins. No one else can get them.
Tbe Twins will be given free to the little girl under 19 '
years of age, that bring or mail u the largest number of
doll's pictures cut out of the Dally and Sunday Uee before
4 p. in. Saturday,. January 2.
The Twins pictures will bo In The Bee every day this week. Cnt
them out and ask your friends to save the pictures in their paper for
you too. See how many pictures of The Twins you can get, and be
sure to turn them in to The Boe office before 4 p. m. Saturday, .Jan. I.
You Can See lie Twins at The Bee Office
' Last week's sled was won by Chas. M. "West, "43d and D
Sts., South Omaha, with 1,118 pictures. , .
Chas. Fisher, 4518 Marcy, was second, with 446 pictures.
Third Sled FREE This Wook
The picture of the Sled
will be In Th Bes every
day this week.
Cut them all out and
ask your friends to save
the pictures In their pa
per for you, too- See how
many pictures you can -get
and bring them Is
The Bee office).
The Sled will be given
Free to the boy that
sends ns the most pictures before 4 P. It Saturday, January 3.
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