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:. Subscribers tearing the city temporarily
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' dree will be changed a often aa requested.
I Come on out with your water wagon.
VXnit for the Belgians and crochet for the
C?oat!ans. '. .'
Uncle 8am Is learning tbat It Is not the
easiest thing to be neutral.
1 'v By the war, bare you decided where you
' will spend your summer vacation?
; Possibly If Terre Haute had had a few more
city officials they might have been indicted, too.
; J This ought to be an auspicious moment to
begin agitating for more public swimming pools.
. " And amongN your. New Year resolutions In
clude one for early Christ mas shopping riext
year. . . '
Trust to the ardor of those barge line boost
ers to thaw it out whenever the channel freezes
over.
Mr. Weatherman must have a stand-In with
Mr. Coalman or he Is not getting wha,t is com
ing to hhn. ,,','
What Omaha wants to da Into encourage the
investment of outside capital here and not to
drive it away. .." .'.... J
, Conundrum:.' : How long will it take to get
a, physical valuation' of the street railway prop
erty as per ourt 'order?; ! ..: . v .;..
It would be a near-miracle if the ltd did Wot
tilt and rattle a, little as the New Year shoves
Ue Old Year off the, earth. ". ' . ' "'.,'
" . .' KJrL-'LX i .'. . ' 1
The 'oavalry, we are told, is going out of
date. Let us hope the infantry and all the rest
will follow suit before long. ' .':
' i -
General Goetbala Is another of those men
who believes' lttliuatnjalnlng'peaoe, 'even If it
takes a battleship or two to do It
' If worst comes to worst, the senator might
invite the secretary of state to accept Colonel
John G. Maher for that long-sought 'compro
mise." ':
That "terrible gale and snowstorm" which
swept over the British Isles was doubtless more
welcome than If It had been a storm of hot
shells. . . ' :
. Here Is hoping that Villa catches Lll Aw
thah JohnBon and impresses him Into his hand
cf marauders when the Juarei fight cornea off
ta March. . .
That college president who rises to remark
that a man's best work Is done after he passes
60 Is liable to be himself Oslerlxed the first
thing be knows. . y
If our old friend and playmate, Edgar How
ard, can ' kiss and make up with Head Consul
Talbot, there Is hope yet for other happy re
unions of apparently irreconcilable foes.
' With Mexicans shooting us up. at the south,
Canadians at the north, England holding up our
ship at sea, Germany running our consuls out
of 1 Belgium, Jpan kicking them out of Klao
Chow, what rights has poor old Uncle Sam
which' others are bound to respect?
A genuine bUasard aet tn at t oVlock In the after
noon tt)i snow driving- from all direction.
Only a email aualence aanemhlcd at Boyd's to llaten
tu the concert given by the member of the Fourth
Infantry baud and tha Omaha Ulee club.
Tha But'batti achoel of Temple laraal preenoJ
l r. llai field lth s birthday aft of a brunsa Ink
etand and Morocco portfolio, Mlaa Glatlatona making
Hie eie'h, A eocfoty liaa alao been orranixrd to
pttiMKit "Queen Eether" In drama, the officers belns:
l'irKiMit. LouU Klechenlx-rs; treaaurer, Ids Newman;
e rtary, Pauline Ooldaiiuth; financial secretary, slas
lu UhW'berx.
An en)oy&Me maatiuerade waa slvcn at the borne
of Charles Walker. Amour tbe maequers went
JlMiri. Tbontae Golden, Walker, flllon, Shannon,
Keed. r.hodva, llnry. Kelley and Welling, and t ie
iiia Walker, llargiave, lUxe Brewer, TlUe, Way
aud Helen Ludlow and Helen Pierce.
, NetwtOtBtudng the awrm a,' well nl tended ntwt
h i aa held at the Paxtun to' make preliminary ar
laiiKementa for a sraod charity ball. A man agin
committee of live waa appelated compoeed of Jimn E.
Boyd. 'A. W. 1'iul lofk, Herman KouuUe. Frank Mur
p)y and 1. V.'. Hawklna. .
i: j linmle flieaja. diOightrr of Pajniirl Shear,
hue ki-na to IJieveluid ,
Henry P. aiid William If. Wyman.(ons of Hon.
a. i , rnn. i niti a Mla irt-anurer J are. apendltirf
tl.e !iol da In Omaha, the gui-ta of Olilr uriclo,
Oeurge A. lloag'.and.
The Eights of Neutrals.
Back of the note demanding that the BrlUtth
fleet respect American commerce the strongest
utterance of our government to any of the com
batants thus far Is the question of tbe rights
of neutrals, a question that has been subordi
nated since the beginning of the European war
to that of the rights of belligerents. The need
for a clear-cut definition is plain, and to tbat
end it Is highly Important that all of the West
ern hemisphere unite In this demand so as to
make It a pan-American issue, supported by as
many other neutral nations as will join.
The United States has gone as far as It hon
orably ran in countenancing arbitrary Interfer
ence with its commerce, and the note sent to
London rightly emphasizes the fact that mere
reimbursement of losses is not adequate satis
faction. While the injury to our commerce and
Industry from such Interference Is not to he un
derestimated, there Is a point of morals. In
volved . above money consideration. If neutral
nations have no rights which belligerents are
bound to respect, then the sooner this Is real
ised the better. As a matter of fact, however,
the position of our government is fortified by
the dictum of no less an authority than Lord
Salisbury, who took a similar position with ref
erence to foodstuffs shipped by neutrals to hos
tile destinations during the Beer war.
While our government only "views with
growing concern" the wrongs It sets forth, It is
unthinkable that British statesmen will hesitate
to correct abuses of which 'here is no question.
The United States, in the meantime, has
taken a stand wl it must assert itself and
insist upon adequate redress.
The D'vertion of Taxes.
Having won their point in the late referen
dum, the downtown campus promoters at Lin
coln are discovering more truth than poetry in
a little side-issue than they were willing to corn
cede during the university-location argument. It
aeems that a start has already been made at
buying the additional ground by voluntary sale
at prices indicating that the whole of the 100,.
000 to be contributed by the city will be drawn
on and a small percentage also of the guaranty
fund subscribed by private citizens to insure
acquisition of the real estate at a cost to the
state of not to exceed $300,000.- Right here
eomes this interesting speculation voiced
through the Journal:
The city without doubt will be called upon to pay
all of tha $100,000 that tha councllmcn have levied or
promteed to levy to carry this project through. Sdme
sentiment exlata in favor of continuing this levy Ions
enouKh to pay the entire coat of the tract In exceaa of
tha $300,000 that the state la to furnish. It Is pointed
out in opposition to this sugeatlon that the city will
in fact ha paying a. good deal more than tha flOO.ooO
that tha commissioner have Informally aarred ta
furnish. , Just as eoon aa a piece of property in
deeded to tha state It ceaaea to pay taxes. Borne of
the half a million dollars or so that I paid for these
Iota will be Invested In new house In other parts of
the city. Soma of It will be put Into farms,, or
suburban property, of Into oil wells or California reul
estate In point of fact tha city must figure on a re
daction of approximately half a million In its as
sessment roll on account of tha absorption of this
property by tha state That mean a loa of revenue
of $3,000 or $4,000 a year. On top of a direct gift of
$100,000 In cash this fs considered all tha city ought
to be called upon to furnish.
In other words, Lincoln is to have an experi
ence on a small-scale similar to what Omaha
underwent iu buying the water works and thus
removing $5,000,000 of taxable property from
the( assessment rolls. The transfer of the tax for
merly paid on this valuation' from the owners
of the plant to the general body of taxpayers is
an actuality though seldom counted in the cost
or figured In tbe operation expenses. In the
little adjoining town of Florence, however,
where the pumping plant is located, the loss of
water works taxes has been so serious as almost
to bankrupt both the town and the School dis
trict. The diversion of taxes on the enlarged
university campus will not be so important an
item to Lincoln, but if the money for building a
greater university had all been Invested on the
agricultural college site, the assessment roll
would not have shrunk but, on the contrary,
would have been swollen, first by the increased
value of the adjacent property, and second by
the restoration to the tax books, of whatever
part of the downtown campus might eventually
he sold.
Shining Lights of the War
'. . .. A Fair Prize. . " ;
Wanted Candidate for alderman In Second ward,
either man or woman; must . he progressive, aggres
sive, radical and a democratic democrat with a politi
cal record which rings true and will attract tha vota
of women. All answers will be held confidential.
No, that does not hear on the forthcoming
city election in Omaha. It is an advertisement
appearing in Chicago papers, relating entirely
to the city campaign there. '
Obviously, the "or woman" is a mere ruse,
for up to date there -have been no feminine al
dermen or other women with "political rec
ords" In the Second ward of Chicago, and in this
same connection it is evident that no novices,
only seasoned veterans, need apply.
While the standard may seem pretty high
for a mere man, it probably will turn out that
the fellow able to produce the power of attrac
tion will win, regardless of all other considera
tions. And that reduces it to an arbitrary test,
for different men attract different women, and
the number of selections may be equal to tbe
number of those making them. Altogether, the
plan seems about as practical as the proverbial
Iridescent dream, but it nevertheless adds a
touch of gaiety to tbe otherwise somber subject
of politics.
The only fhlng standing In the way of re
duced electric light rates In Omaha Is the elec
trlo lighting company, and the only thing stand-,
ing in the way or lower water rates In Omaha
ia tbe Water hoard. .
- The new arrival in the royal household of
Italy Is a fourth daughter and not a second son.
With the succession to the throne In such nar
row lines, Italy just cannot afford to get mixed
in this war.
"The effects of lunation are subordinate to
those of the quarterly Increases," observes a
Vienna astrologer. Undoubtedly the war haa
caused a lot of that. '-
Now that Leo Frank is to have a further
hearing, possibly it may be shown for how
much of the mess that world-beating detective
is responsible.
Provisional Presideut Cutlerrei talk more
rartosally, anyway, than any. of his recent
predecessors.
V
Martin Marshall In Leslie's Weekly.
Pone la r Idols a the- Maklaa-.
War Inevitably devtlops some obscure men Into fig
ures of national prominence, and from the vortex of
hloodshed and destruction always emerge popular na
tional Idols. The present war In Europe, the great
est, most sanguinary and most Important that !ia
ever hen waged on this earth, has so far been largely
conducted by the schoolmen generals trained In the
theoiiea of war and conducting their operations along
the conservative. If uninspired, lines formulated by
the general staffs of their various fountrtee In times
of peace. At yet no great strategist haa hurst through
tha academic rules to achieve tha Impossible In nn
Irregular way.
True, this war haa brought into prominence some
commanders who were hitherto unknown to fame, b'.t
only one can be aald to have forged his way Into the
limelight of universal national acclamation. General
Von Hindenburg. who, In tha early stages of the
war, drove the Russians out of East Prussia and who
haa since commanded the German forces in tne
eastern theater of war, ia tha military idol of the
German empire. Long past the age tor active serv
ice and a seml-lnvalld,from gout and rheumatism, he
was called from his retirement by the kaiser when
disaster threatened In East Prussia, and. hurrying to
the front, ha anatched victory from defeat Since
then he has been stubbornly and aggressively op
posing the Russian advance, with fortunes varying
from day to day. Whatever the final outcome of the
campaign, he must always remain prominent figure
In German military history.
French Leaders.
On tha. French side General Joffr Is the most
prominent figure, and deservedly so. The sentiment
of the nation Is surprisingly unanimous' In Ha confi
dence 'in his supreme ability. ' Careful, precise, Intelli
gent and aggressive, ha. well typifies the highest
product of the modern military sohool and deacrves
the universal love and esteem of his countrymen.
Working hand In hand with General Joffre la the
British Field Marshal, Sir John French. As a bril
liant and daahlng cavalry general. he won distinction
In the Boer war. When it became apparent that
Great Britain must have Lord Kitchener In the War
office Instead of at the front, where he wished to
go. General French was the logical man to head the
continental ' expedition, and how well he ha auc
ceeded history will show. Tha present opinion Is that
It was General French and hla little army of khaki
clad British that saved Paris from German occupa
tion. Few In numbers, but Indomitable In courage
and resolution, the British expedition, with Its ma
terial support and moral Influence, threw just enough
weight Into tha scale to turn the balance against the
Germans. . . : ' i ,
I Franca has a picturesque commander In General
Pau, who, like General Joffre, hla Immediate superior,
served In the Franco-Prussian. war aa a young offtrer
with great distinction, and lost his right arm on the
battlefield. Despite this ha continued actively In tha
army, and Is almost aa popular aa General Joffre.
General Castelnau also commands a prominent place
In the affection of tha French people, not only for his
own services, but because he has sacrificed two sons
for the cause of Franca.
General French's adversary during the desperate
five months' struggle In Franca and' Flanders haa
been General von Kluck, tha moat dogged and per
sistent of German commanders, who waa scheduled
by the original plan of the general ataff to conduct
tha triumphant entry Into conquered Paris. Little by
little he has been forced back from this objective, but
whether he shall be the viotor or the vanquished at
the end, he has fought a good fight
Oa the Raaalaa fttd.
War not only makes but unmakes heroes. The
disaster that overwhelmed the unfortunate Ttuas'an
General Rennenkampf well Illustrates thla point At
the beginning of hostilities he waa looked upon as the
most brilliant of Itussian field commanders, but tha
crushing defeat he sustained at tha hands of Von
Hindenburg eclipsed his military fame and he
dropped at onoa Into temporary, perhaps permanent,
obscurity. - ". . . . ": .
. The Grand Puke Nicholas Nlcholalevltch, who is
the field commander of the vast Russian army, has
been much In the limelight since the beginning of the
war and la popularly regarded by hla countrymen aa
an invincible commander. He emerged from tho
Russo-Japanese war aa one of the most creditable
figures In . that succession of disasters to Russian
arms and he haa shown great ability as an organlxer.
It is aald to be largely due to his energy that the
Russian mobilisation was effected In about half the
time that foreign military experts thought possible.
Mossreks at tbe Front.
- The monarcha of the countries Involved In war have
not figured In the field with any distinction, although
ftve kings and one president were with their respective
armies for a short period In November. The kaiser Is
the most active of royal militarists, but It IS sukl
that his armies are most successful when he Is fur
thest away. Tha visit of King George of England
and the osar of Russia to their respective forces was
for the purpose of Inspection. King Peter of Servla
has been with his army at frequent Intervale. Presi
dent Polncare of Franoa haa visited the fighting line
on several occasions, but assumes no military duties.
And, last of all, one crowned ' head haa won the
undying love of his own people and the ungrudging
admiration of the world. King Albert easily stands
out as tha. most romantic figure In this greatest of
world tragedies. Young, handsome, democratic, of
unshaken courage la the face of unparalleled disaster,
ha might well be a reincarnation of soma knightly
emperor of old. .
Among tbe Junior officers who have by personal
daring won for themselves high positions In popu'ivr
esteem might be mentioned the German Lieutenant
Weddigen, who, aa commander of the submarine U !,
brought destruction and confusion to the British fleet,
and his rival la submarine honors, Lieutenant Com
mander Holbrook of the British navy, who worked
th B 11 Into the heavily mined hmrhor of tho Darln
nellea and sent tha Turkish battleship Measudleh to
tha .bottom with a well directed torpedo. Captain
Muller. too, will long live In the annals of the Ger
man navy for his brilliant career as commander of
the Emden during Its famous four months' warfare
on British commerce. -
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People and Events
It Is proposed that a war medal of uniform design
and bearing tha simple Inscription. "I Was There.'
should be distributed among all the allied troops. -
Tha late Jacob! Jills, social worker and uplirter.
never tried to rnske! a fortune, and it la not surprising
that hla estate, after paying the debts, amount to
$1,400 only.
Russian soldiers are reported to be greater clgaret
smokers than th British Tommies. When tha regular
makings cannot be had they roll a few pinches of
tobacco In any kind of paper and smoke up.
For the benefit of the profession, a Chicago police
man announoea that It la possible to make a fortune
of $lO0,0O out of real estate If th copper on the beat
keep hla eyes peeled and watchea tha game. . The
Informer haa tha good to prove hla assertion.
Fortunately for Ms peace of mind and his fma.
tho Mole St Nicholas Ananias, of th Cuban war
passed off tha scene before the world war bulletin
editors Hook possession of Europe's capitals. Com
pared with the versatile Inventora of today tlv Mole
St Nicholas ganlus waa a tawdry amateur.
Ia the qUm twilight of the year three centenarians
entered the valley of darkness Mrs. Hannah Kaa.
koff of New Tork. sg4 UT years, believed to have
been the oldest woman la the United States; Mrs.
Louisa W. Carpenter of Worcester, Mass., aged
Y years, and Judge Uow of Ballevue. Neb., aged 1M
years.
A New York court ruled that a wife fans ne right
to tha money placed tn a Joint ban account with
her husband If the money waa once bia, and la only
taken from tha allowance he gave her. This will be
mighty Interesting reading for downeaat wive, whose
thrift spells personal sacrifice. Besides, It will t
quit bout for "th cause."
nm Very I'ertlaeM 0,aetls.
OMAHA, Lwc. 19. To the Editor of The
Bee: A couple of advertisements which
I notlfed in Tbe Dec have aroused my
curiosity, One signi-d, '"Never Mind
Who," contains insinuations concrnlng
a certain 'Klalne Dodge," an! an open
threat agalnnt her father. The other,
aigne.l "Klnlne T.fodge." in an appeal to
aoclety for protection against physical
violence and anonymous Insinuations. An
examination of the new Item of the
pttper failed to dlsi'lose anything bearing
on this case. Now, If possible. I should
like to learn more about the rase.
First of all. If you are at liberty to do
ao, could you tell me who Inserted each
of these ads in your paper?
Fecond, what was the trouble of Mr.
Dodge's friends, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Hax
worth and Mr. Sherburne, and in what
business, social or political enterprise
were they associated with him?
Was Mr. Podge ever concerned In a
labor dispute, a sharp commercial rivalry
or a large business failure? Wa he
ever concerned In any affair. by which
he was likely to have raised Intense,
powerful antagonism?
Of course, I realize that you may not
be able to answer' all these questions, but
I shoftld like to get all the details I can
sbout this case. I would prefer that my
letter be not published. If you do pub
lish it, please sign it with my Initials
only. J. P. D.
Note: The Bee hopes soon to be able
to answer some of these questions.
Cltr Msnaaer vs. Conmlitloa Plan.
OMAHA. Dec. . To the Editor of The
Bee. I ej-ecently read a purported inter
view With J. M. Guild, formerly "com
missioner of the Omaha Commercial
club,' now executive secretary of the
"Greater Dayton association" of Dayton,
advocating the Idea of a city manager
for Omaha, because, as he says, his
present home Is better governed than
Omaha, because it has the experimental
plan of a city manager.
In my Judgment this statement is not
Justified and anyone familiar with com
parative statistics must Inevitably con
clude that no city the else of Omaha and
so cosmopolitan in its makeup is more
economically managed and more effi
ciently governed than It Is under our
present commission form..
lie says we elect men to fill certain
offices regardless of whether . they are
fitted for the work. This is partly true,
but only In rare Instances. It Is true
relatively of every human endeavor and
enterprise. Men engage In business and
fall, not because they are unfitted, but
bcause they lack experience. I should like
to know If Mr. Guild would be willing to
confers how. many times, he has . held
fall, not because they are unfitted, but
he finally became an expert? I do not
think It will be urged by his most inti
mate friend that he was born wtlh a pe
culiar fitness for his work beyond that
of other men. What fitness he may have
now Is acquired by experience; so It Is
with public officials under a commission
or any other form of government
Mr. Guild Intimates that a city manager
la an expert In running the entire and
complex business of a municipality.
Where can such be found, and whdfe
could he have acquired his expertness,
not having had the necessary experience
f running a whole City government and
its various departments slnglehanded? No
private business of any magnitude Is de
pendent on the "one-man" efforts for suc
cess aad what is true of private business
Is also true of publlo affairs. To me the
Idea of "one-man" power Is abhorrent I
can see nothing commendable in it for a
city like Omaha. It tends to remove gov
ernment farther from the people I while
they have been fighting to bring it
nearer to themselves.
Under the Dayton plan U ta possible to
build 4ip an unthinkable political machine
with a reprehensible boss to dictate terms
and say who shall be elected commission
ers to continue him in office. Thla ia con
ceivable when w know the frailties of
human nature and understand that the
city .manager has power to hire and dis
charge the thousands of men needed to
do tbe work of a city. This la something
I do not believe the intelligent people of
Omaha will stand for or submit to.
I can see nothing In the Dayton plan
that compares favorably with our com
mission form or that appeals to intelli
gent people wishing only for economical
and efficient government devoid of red
Upe. C. E. WALSH.
' 10:1 Park Avenue.
Britain, Germany, Japan. '
OMAHA, Deo. S.-To the Editor of The
Bee: I read Mr. George Gowln's letter
In The Bee, but to answer all hla reasons
I would abuse your courtesy. When I
read that Belgium had an alliance with
England and that "the few English sym
pathisers In America are mostly British
subjects, apsing the monocled lords." 1
conclude that Mr. Gowln Is grossly mis
informed, to say the least, with regard
to nearly everything he says.
Mr. Gowln's arguments are those of
nearly all German sympathisers: Tha
Anglo-Japanese alliance, the bringing of
the Hindus to fight whit men, and the
suggestion that England will not hesi
tate to Join with Japan tu crush us,
should wa build up a competitive mer
chant marine. Concerning those Hindus.
I say that Oermany has not many colored
soldiers to bring Into the fight, snd what
sh has, under present conditions, she
cannot bring to Germany, now. It she
had as many aa England and. France,
and if she coukl transport them, would
sh not use them. Just like the allies
are doing? v.
. All tha world knows that England a
Policy In recent time has been to keep
friendly with tha United Statea. When
acme old-world powers wanted to inter
fere during the 8panlsh-American war,
did not England bid them keep off? Did
not this country then come near a war
with Germany? A war between English
speaking peoples will never happen again.
The Anglo-Japanese alliance was maue
when even tbe people of this country
were in sympathy with Japan, and It
seems that later It was modified In order
that England should not be Involved In
case of a war between this country and
Japan. By. constantly pointing to a
fancied Japanese peril, will not a real
Japanese peril be created? Wa know that
the Japanese are a very high-strung
people. Would It not be proper to have
some goad mill, even for Japan? After
the German cry of "Yellow peril" In
and Japan being forced ta reliru
qulsh Korea and Port Arthur, does any
fair-minded nil think that Japan la
wrong In getting even now? 1 Except for
brevity, why should the Japanese be
called Jap? To tir up bad feeling In
thla country by Insinuating that Japan
aosa' might some day bilng a big army
fully equipped aeroa Lu PsclHc ' Ig a
crime. As for being helped. It seems
that the nations of Europe will be busy
enough for a long time to come healing
the wounds of this wnr. without helping
Jaran to make another. England, par
ticularly, will neither make war on ua
nor help anybody to make war on us,
because then she might risk to lose
Csnada. Site cannot afford that.
CAESAR RKGAZZI,
19M Dcdge Street
A Siew Year's Prayer.
OMAHA. Dec. . To the Editor of The
Pee: At the near approach of the time
when resolutions" will be in order, soon
to be broken, t most humbly write this
bit of "Christian philosophy:".
."Oh, Lord, give unto me Thine attentive
ear while I confess all my shortcomings.
"Oh. Lord, listen to me while I pray
unto Thee as, the Publican. Oh, Lord,
forgive all my sins, and not aa the
Pharisee. 'Oh, Lord, I thank Thee that
I am not like other men.'
"Cleanse my soul and body of all
hypocrisy and deceit and give me the
strength that ,1 might at all times, tell
th truth, the whole truth and nothing
but the truth, though' I may be ostracised
for so doing.
"Give me the wisdom to see justice,
and at all times, places and under all
circumstances sincerely endeavor to let
It be a rule and guide to my conduct.
"Give jne the nv-rcy that should an All
Wise Providence entrust me with political
power, I will be fair in my conduct to
ward .my political enemies, honest with
my conscience and faithful to my con
stituents. "Give me the knowledge so as to be
able to. ever be fair and Just to all my
employes, and that I may always pay
them the true reward for their toll, an. I
consequently banish from earth all needs
of sordid charity, which I consider a
misfortune and a crime.
"Give me the power with which to
resist the political and ecclesiastical
tyrant. Give me strength that I might
gird my loins for the oncoming' battle
Let freedom of speech and J conscience
by my slogan.
"Let me rather be a 'hewer of wood
and drawer of water' la the vineyard of
my Master than seek a place on the
throne of the mistily.
"Let me and all my ambitions devote
themselves to the service of humanity
and cease chasing the 'illueive coin.'
"Let me ever keep before mine eyes
the scriptural admonition: 'What shall I
it profit a man though ho gnln the whole
world and lose his own soul.'
"Give me the power to banlwh from my
mind all grudges, cherished wrongs and
spread the broad mantle of charity over
all tha , delinquencies of my fellow
creatures and write their faults upon
th ssnds snd their virtues vpon the
tab). Is of love snd memory.
"Give me the rower to see and under
stand that I might be honest with my
self, with' my fcllowmon. ' my country
snd my God.
"Give me the wisdom to so live that
when the summons for me to Join the
innumerable caravan I can honestly and
sincerely say:
" 'I have fought a good fight and am
ready to answer the bugle call of my
Master and there receive whatever re
ward He may decree I shall have for my
toil as an apostle of truth, an advocate
of Justice, a defender of right against
wrong, a lover of fair play and a devoted
follower of the teachings of the lowly
Naserene.'
"Oh, Lord, hear this, my earnest prayer,
and accept me Into Thine temple of
heaven as I am, and not as I should be.
Amen.'.' J." HARRY SINCLAIR.
LINES TO A SMILE.
"I wish the Santa Claus myth could be
kept up all through life,'1 said the
eoman.
"fn do I." replied the mart. "It seems
bed Judgment to deprive a boy of hts one
object in being good Just before Christ
mas." Washington Star, , , .
He At a foot ball dinner a man got tip
and left the table because some one told
4 story he didn't approve of.
Phe Oh. how noble of him! What waa
the story? Yale Record.
"I can give you a cold bite," said the
woman.
"Why nut warm it up?" asked the
tramp.
"There ain't any wood sawed."
"So? Well, give it to me cold." New
York Sun.
THE WEDDDP GIFT.
. New York Times.
His father gave them gold enough
To settle on:
Her mother gave them woolen stuff
Her own hand spun.
A oarven chest p' linen, fair ; .
For the table's spreadln'
The kinsfolk sent to wish the pair -
Joy o' the weddln'.
I had no gift o' gold or white, "
I'd never spin,
Or toll by candle light
Folk called it sin. ,
They talked o' bread of idleness!
Where was my thrift?
But In the wood where none taay gueee .
1 found me a gilt. . ' ,
Ah. dear, it was as breath o life
(To them that love it)
I'm thlnkln' it waa a Fairy Wife
Hal the maktn' of it. .
My gift made other gifts beside ....
lxok poor and shoddy
The Good Folk know where such treat
ures bide
No other. body!
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Next We Will Give
The
Twiiis
Now listen this,
girls. When ro opened
the doll , box to get one
for this week, what
should greet ua but; a
pair of twins. : Think of
it w were quite puz
zled to know what to do
at first, because one ia
enough for ' any little
Busy Bee to care for,
but we soon decided
upon a plan
The Twins are to go to
the country to some little
girl living on a farm, where
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milk every day, and lota of room to romp and play when they are blj
enough to run about
All tbe dollies so far bave been won by the girls la the cities, and
now I am sure you will all be glad to help some little girl on a farm wis
the Twins. No one else can get thtm.
The Twins will lj given free to the little girl under X2
. yers of age, that brings or malls as the1 Urgent number of '
doll's pictures cut out of the laily and Sunday I lee before
4 p. in. Saturday, January 22.
The Twins pictures will bo In The Bee every day thla week. Cut
them out and ask your frlenda 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 Bja office before 4 p. m. Saturday, Jan. C.
You Can See the Twins at The Bee Office
Third Sled FREE This Wook
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The picture of the Sled
will be in The Bee every
day thla week.
Cut them all out and
ask your friends to gave
the pictures In their pa
per for you, too. See how
many pictures you can
get and bring them to
.The Bee office. .
The filed will ha riren
Free to the boy that
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sends ug tho moat picture before 4 P. It Saturday, January 2,