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Wheat and the War.
The sosrlnf. price of wheat jtlvea present need" j
tor attention to tlie food question. Europo'n
requisition, on our store are having an effect
that le perfectly natural, although It it Dot at
all Improbable that tome portion of tbe rise in
price of wheat la due to the speculative activity
of gamblers In (rain. The fart remains that
Europe 1 shorter than usual la the matter of
food supply, while the demand haa been Intensi
fied by the operations of the armies. Food Is
more Imperetlvely necessary for an army than
arms and ammunition, and the governments en
gaged In tbe great struggle are merely exercis
ing ordinary prudence In protecting tbe commis
sary department of their military organization.
It Is unfair, though, to blame the farmers
for the advance In price. A very considerable
portion of the crop of 1914 was out of the hands
of the producers long before the sensational ad
vance In market price began. If those farmers
who still have their wheat In their bins are
holding back for still higher prices, they are
but emulating the grain dealers, who have thj
wheat In storage, and who are exacting he ut
most in the matter of value. It would hardly
be reasonable to expect the American farmer to
enter on a world-wide philanthropic movement
at this time, and sell bis wheat for less than tho
market price, especially when it is morally cer
tain that some middleman would step In and
read an increased profit through a second sale.
In tho Wake of tho War
Jeaaary 1 1
Thought for the Day
Smlmefd by Ffda M. Langton
TKt gnatttt sorrow of las world art d to
(As carte of gold, in plao of God, u th "Lord
oXVs.".
Populating Loan Ag-enti.
bill introduced at Lincoln has for Its ob
ject the further control of the men who loan
money on chattel mortgages or personal security
at exorbitant rates of interest. The move is in
the right direction, for it deals with one of the
abuses of modern society. The operation of the
"loan sharks" In the past has been marked by
oppression of their victims, and a source of great
distress among those who can not protect them
selves. Until a better plan can be devised for
assisting those who are suddenly brought to the I in in ungovernable delirium." says the New York
Albert at Belelasa.
A mo Doech, the war correspondent of 'World's
Work, tells the following Incident:
"On an afternoon late In October the town square
In Fumes wss full of military autoraobtts and a
few provision wagons. I did not see any field pieces
or machine gun. Every last one was right upon th
firing line. My feet were tired from walking over
the Belgian blocks, and I bold tenaciously to the
sidewalk passing around the square, though It was
mostly taken up with cafe tables and baby trees In
boxes. At one point the tables were empty and a
single sentry was sauntering up and down. 1 atopped
to ask Mm th way to the gendarmerie, and In the
middle of giving me the directions, he came to at
tention, as a door opened behind me, and saluted.
"Two men cam out of the door, one rather tall.
with an easy manner, and smartly dressed as a gen
eral In th Belgian army. The other was older, also
a general, wearing. If anything, the more gold braid
of the two. They entered a waiting automobile and
dror off as casualty aa two men at home might leave
their office for thetr club.
"Bomethlng about the first of th two men im
pressed me as familiar. I had only seen his back, but
that had arrested my attention. I thought possibly I
had seen him at th beginning of th war In Brussels,
so I asked the sentry his name.
'That Is our king. Albert,' he said quite simply.
"During the next couple of days I saw the king of
Belgium a number of tiroes. He spent his nights at a
small villa on the seaahor at La Panne, a hundred
yards possibly beyond the hotel where I had spent
mine. He passed through the streets as unnoticed as
any one of the other Belgians who had retreated from
Antwerp and Ghent ahead of the army, but preferred
th chilly nights In an unhealed aeaside hotel In Bel
glum to comfort somewhere beyond. It seemed to be
a point of courtesy on the part of the Belgians not to
bother their king with ceremony at this trying time.
I doubt If he cares much for ceremony, anyhow.
Searching- around for a single adjective to describe
htm, I should call him off-hendod. His manner, even
then, while alert, was casual. It ts easy to see why
th Belgians love lilm. If kings had always been as
simple and direct as Albert, I am Inclined to think
democracy would have langqulshed."
Driven Mil by the Cat-Bar.
"When WUhelm Lameius pictured the hero of The
ITuman ftlaaghterhouse,' as erased by modern car
nage, amid companions whining, raving and shriek-
Optimism la In the air. Get In line!
The house at Lincoln doesn't even care to
talk about that resolution, much less vote on It.
It remains to be. seen whether Governor
Morehead's economy maxims will snrvlvt cold
storage treatment.
necessity of securing financial help through bor
rowing, the "loan shark" will operate, bdt his
operations should be so restricted and regulated
that he can sot fasten an unreasonable burden
on those whoso misfortunes he turns to his
profit. The poor man who Is compelled to bor
row Is also compelled to pay a rate of Interest
no legitimate business enterprise could afford.
and for this, if for no other, reason Is entitled to
all the protection the law can give him. The
loan cp,::iH knows how to protect himself.
The Case of the Dacia. ,
The rights of neutrals, and especially tle
right to trade with belligerents, are coming In
for a thorough consideration, as a result of the
exchange of notes between the United States
and Great Britain. One of the most difficult
phases of the question is presented by tbe case
of the Dacia. This vessel was owned by Ger
mans, and sailed under the German flag. Since
the beginning of the war, its registry has been
changed, and it is now proposed that under the
Ajnerlcan flag It' shall carry a cargo of cottou
from a United States port to one In Germany.
To this procedure Great Britain enters protest.
At the beginning of the war. when a great
fleet of vessels sailing under tbe German flag
was laid up at various American ports. It was
rrrnsiJk4 ihar t Vi sht - at tw Via rY at tw kxA TKt as
. , . . - . . tV war ware , vuvi cawvbs w hi vateausa w uta
Proceedings in the police court are losing . . ... .... .. ' . , .
. ,,. . f . , . . " was objected to at the time, but the point was
picturesque Quality of early days. Judfclal . , . , 4fl.f
ert Dollar, a vessel engaged between North and
South American ports, tho change of regUtry
was effected, and the vessel sailed under the
American flag, although the British warships
interfered with Its first voyage. On the Pacific
coast several other vessels have changed from
German to the American flag, and are engaged
in the carrying trade. These instances support
the contention that the Dacia, may be allowed
to make the trip that Is now requested by tbe
secretary of state as a temporary arrangement.
If tbe right to change registry may be estab
lished, It will go a long way towards the estab
lishment of the American merchant marine un
der the proposed ship purchase act. Without
this provision, however, the law would be of
little avail. The sooner this principle of Inter
national law is defined and fixed, the better it
will be for all nations.
Boring for oQ is again under way In Ne
braska, but the people will still set theirs from
the same old source.
Between the shake-up of the war and the
shake-down of the earthquake, life In Europe
is a mighty uncertain proposition.'
Every admirer of beauty affirmed by tradi
tion will resent the assumption that the queen
of Sheba wore diamonds to enhance her charms.
The dispute between the senate and the
house over the payroll will very likely finish as
such wrangles usually do. The payroll will nut
suffer.
the
dignity is getting mighty stiff, no matter where
it is found.
The report of the Hapsburg royal family In
vesting In American securities is welcome evi
dence of forehanded sanity In the ruling circles
of Europe. (
The fact that George W. Perkins has cheered
up sufficiently to give a banquet to political as
sociate Indicates that the country is a fairly
good place to feast in.
Victor Emmanuel is Just now giving the
Mrorld a good lustration of what a king can do
for his people, an example some other European
m on arch s might well emulate,
World, "he lost -his position aa a German echool
master. There may be some consolation In the veri
fication of his prophecy. On respect In which this
war mad by machinery upon men transcends ail
other wars Is th hosts It has driven to literal mad
ness; hosts so great that all th armies have organised
psyohopathlo wards under expert physicians to cope,
with them. Many of the lnaan will never recover.
Thetr twisted Intellects for half a century to com
will remind JOurope of what It has suffered and
wherein It ha sinned.
"An Oxford professor of classic languages, crawling
on his belly to kill his fellow men In trendies at
dawn, describes soldiers from a oompany near him as
coming1 past In driblets, driven Itusn by shell fire.
Kvery circumstance favor the machine against the
man. Th cold, the sodden trenches, the days of
waiting, the enemy never seen, th knowledge that
at any moment a shell may plump down tn one's
retreat, or a mine be sprung beneath It, th menace
in every bush or atone or hit of cover, all aid In
th ruin of the mind. Frequent change of th men
at th front, diversions behind the lines when th
men can be spared, are not enough to avert the calam
ity that is for msny of them worse than death.
"It was different In the olden days, when men
could see the enemy, and the bands played, and flog
waved In th f re air, and the excitement of the charge
carried one along with his fellows. The war of ma
chinists has developed a hldeousness beyond the power
of man to endure. Is this the crowning triumph of
civilisation?"
Soldier's 'TSAbsta."
"The first time I saw the young French soldiers
oa the battle line," writes Eatelle Klauder, "I aald
to myself:
" 'What wcll-got-up young fellows they are they
all wear wrist watches'.
"But a closer look showed me that what I took
for wrlat watches were. In reality, "plaques' whit
discs Ilk a watch face, set In black leather bracelets,
which gave each young soldier's name, age, number.
residence, regiment and so forth. If he ahould be
killed the plaque would be cut from the soldier's wrist
and sent tn to headquarters, and thus accurate lists
of th slain would be complied. These plaques at
called by their wearers, tombstones.
"Sarah Bernhardt used to sleep In her coffin. Thus
eh exolted a good deal of aw. But what Is sleep
ing In your coffin alongside of dragging around J'O'ir
tombstone chained to your wrist?"
(eerfal Fatallsoi.
Th Manchester fGngland) Guardian Is printing
dally columns of letters written by soldiers at the
front. Most Of them show good descriptive and nar
rative ability, and there la frequently a touch of humor
tbe typical British mask, for bravery. A classic ex
presslon of this "cheerful fatalism," as It haa been
called, I afforded In the following: "W are going
strong. At first w had a day or two of starvation,
Then vaccination. Next Inoculation. Some have had
isolation. We're going out soon, and soma of us will
meet annihilation. What. O!
Appealing to the authorities to step the car
rying of email rifles by small boys Is commend'
able, but safety first suggests the need of par
ents applying the strap to the right spot.
Cold Slease Ooei Out
Governors of South Carolina have figured In
Prof. Mills, the distinguished fresh air American history from the very beginning of
siren, would command a much larger following things, but none of them ever attained the place
achieved by Cole B lease, who has Just voluntar
ily withdrawn from his office, la the early
Twice Told Tales
if the article he extols could be canned and de
livered at the right temperature, regardless of
the seasons.
history of the Palmetto state, it was not un
common for a governor to take to the high
ground when a royal conxmiesloner from Eng
land approached the shore. Later on, a gov
ernor ot South Carolina gained immortality by
reason of a colloquy with tbe governor of North
Carolina. These characteristics were nothing
A novel application of the "safety first''
principle crops out of the program for the fleet
parade to and through the Panama canal. Sep
arate vessels are to be provided for the ex-
prosldents, but whether the last ex-preeldent
shall be first and the first last ts a delicate point t, compared with those of the latest of the line
in the etiquette of precedence which tae officials Cole Bleaae will be remembered as the gov
nave Ol SUlveo. I k. amnttrul tha nenttentlkev akn nn.r.
reled with the state supreme court, who ejected
from office all who did not fully agree with his
personal and peculiar views, who wrangled with
the president of the United States, disbanded the
militia of his state, and openly announced that
be would not try to enforce all the lawa or pro
tect all the cltlaeos ot his state. And he didn't
overlook many opportunities to do things that
outraged conventionality tfnd Ignored law aad
precedent alike.
His nam likely will not burden the news
columns ot tbe papers to so great aa extent la
tbe future, but he long will be held in mind as
an example ot what a governor ought not to be.
MT ft-
As th result of Colonel Hoagiand's recent work
among the aewsboys a branch of the National Im
provement association baa been organised with these
officers: rresldent. Captain Joseph Blade; vice preal-
rivnta, John A. TurntiuU, Mra. John A. MoCa-ue;
recording secretary. John T. Bell; corresponding see
rtary. U O. Howard; treasurer, I M. Kheero; boys'
ftumtnlttee, Loudon O. Charlton, Walter L. Front and
John McQulnlao-
Th Bee la asking why the customary .exchange
of greetings between Omaha and Council Bluffs sleigh
ing excursions have cot yet taken place. "There M
now very fair sleighing, and the annual trip across
tlie loa could be mad with perfect safety.'.'
Th telethons company has filed complaints against
three men for breaking tbelr wires, while cutting dean
trees on Capitol avenue.
The number of a'.eepers In the Jail tonight aaa
foriy-lhreo. the largsst number of homeless vagabonds
vrr cunxngated at on time In the memory of the
Jxiler. The tramp Bulaanc la 'avidly increaatng, and
the fam of Onwha as a tramp's refuge la sprradliig.
Cjuvemor Click of Kansaa wss In Omaha yester
day 1!Ung aome of hi frlnda
IxHiJs lleimrod has recovered from his late aerluus
i!.'iis.
'Pie Union Pa-ufln band annual ball and uiasuue
lovk place last night with Jlsrry Jackson officiating
miir of cT-mohi , and MlMt'i lioyacn, Abiqulst,
'-,'lt. t"'S and Tousri looking after the floor.
flerlptwr dThrirt.
la a certain New Bngland village not so many
year ago, tn utti oia iaay who sept tn village
tor used to do up small parcels in th leavea of
Bible left by repreeentatluea of tract and Bible
societies, 8h kept the sacred volume back ot the
oounter and tor off on leaf after another as pur
chase were made, i
On night business was pretty brisk and the leaves
of th fat Bible wer torn oft with mor than usual
rapidity.
"Dear me! Dear me," gasped th thrifty soul as
she tore oft another leaf front th Epistle for a hur
ried customer's parcel, "guess I'll have to he getting
another Bible pretty quick. They're thick, but they
get used up fast when trad Is good." New York
Times. '
Aa Awfal toalblllty.
Breathlessly, he ruahsd Into the barber shop. His
hat. collar and necktie war off tn a trie and he
sprang into th chair over which old Frits prealded
"I want a shav and a haircut and I have only
fifteen minutes," he aald.
Jld Frits stopped to consider. After a few seconds
be asked:
"IVtch do you vant th emestT"
"A ahave."
The shav took about eleven mitratea
As Frits removed the towel from his customer's
neck, he said:
"Mtue friend, don't nefer again ask a barber to
cut your hair and shafe you In fifteen minutes, Be
cause some time you might rind a barber vat would
do H."-Youth's Companion.
J7KL - (JX ,
A Sagaeatloa' from Dsslee.
OMAHA, Jan. 11 To th Editor of Th
Bee: Allow me to make a suggestion oa
th question of annexation. The dtlsens
of Omaha and surrounding cities and
villages each hare a right to their views.
but this constant discussion with con
siderable feeling throughout these years
Is not bringing about results, which
should he sought by all fair cltixena.
W have, a I understand It, a law
hlch permits the annexation of cities
and surroi'dlng cities and villages by
th vote and consent of each that la, the
m arris Kg of the two municipalities is with
th consent of each, and there is no
force- permissible and citizens generally
are opposed to fore or any "force bill"
which Joins municipalities without the
consent of both.
If, as some say, the financial conditions
of the city of South Omaha an bad, and
the financial condition of Florence also
in poor shape, I cannot see why at pres
ent Omaha dtlsens would wish to add to
their burdens th burdens of those two
cltlea I could s why they, If those con
ditions are true, should dnslr to be re
lieved of them ana have them placed on
the city of Omaha.
Th proper way to approach this whole
matter is to wait until U1A, th sitting of
th legislature preceding th next census
year, when there will be an argument for
annexation which does not now exist,
that Is, the argument of -population that
it would give Omaha. And in th mean
time, those favoring annexation, who are
mostly In Omaha, and for the purpose of
showing aa increased population, should
be friendly with tlie adjoining cities and
villages and adopt th system of educa
tion and kindness rather than that of an
tagonism and force against which all
people, especially In this country, rebel.
D UNDID IS CITIZEN.
On .(he German Side.
BENNINGTON. Neb., Jan. 14.-To th
Editor of The Bee: As an interested
reader of The Bee's "Letter Box," please
permit ma space for a few remarks. I
think th writer ot a few articles, which
appeared recently over th signature of
J. F. Waybrlght, has mad himself a fin
example of th saying, "fools rush In
where angels fear to tread." A sens of
fairness. If not of common decency, re
quire that if accusations are made, at
least an attempt to prove them should
also b made. "J. F." evidently ' pos
sesses neither of these.
But not only does he not ven attempt
to prov any of his awful accusations
against Germany, but if he would have
paid th least attention to current re
ports, he might easily have seen that
many of his assertions, Intended against
Germany, fit exactly th case of his
allies. I think Mr. George Go win. In an
article published her January 5 haa '
really very ably answer! "J. Fs."
clumsy vituperations. But let me nevertheless-
call attention to the following
glaring contradictions, "Germany
searched the world In vain for an ally."
(by J. F. Weybright, January 6th;)
but not even any unofficial report Is
cited by him in proof of this assertion, '
en th ether band, the dally newspaper
reports show th opposite to be true.
England, trembling lest she yet b
whipped with th whole pack of her
allies. Is working frantically to Indue
Portugal or Greece or Boumania or Bul
garia or the United States to help her. '
Having dragged all the available sav
ages of her colonies In to fight her war,
she "la said" now to be recruiting among
th suffragwttes and th gorillas of the
Jungle. '
Then here ts another one of J. Fe.'
"driving the flower ot the German nation
into the slaughter pen like cattle." Now
even Germany's enemies cannot but
marvel at the unity and heroism of th
people, from th highest to the humblest,
old and young. In this war. forced upon
her, all eager to fight for their country,
ready to conquer or to die. On the other
ban. . Austrian officers , at Prsemysl
repeatedly stated, that the Russian
hordes wer literally driven forward by
th knout, and In England a recent
speaker practically admitted, that her
"young unmarried men could neither
he driven nor coaxed to tight for their
country." The case was most fittingly
stated by Mr. George Gowln thus: "Ger
many will fight to the last German, Eng
land will right to the last ally." I want
to congratulate Mr. Gowln on his eniln
enty fitting statement.
Mr. Weybright is also wrong when he
calls the Turks "the most barbarous and
degraded nation." If only somewhat
conversant with recent history, he might
easily have seen, that the Turks never
committed such acts of barbarism and
atrocity as the English in India and
South Africa, and as for. bis admiration
Of Japan's civilisation, I hope he does
hot intend for Americans to imitate to
much of It. for Instance General Nogi'a
example of disemboweling his wife and
himself in honor of the dead emperor
MuUohito.
Finally, In regard to the statement:
'The moral sentiment of the world is
against Germany," let me suggest, that
Mr. Weybright verbally means "The New
York World "; anyhow, his statement is
quoted verbally from a recent New York
newspaper containing an article which la
probably the dirtiest piece of Journalism,
that ever soiled a dally, virtually calling
on the nearly ten millions ot Germans
in this country to turn traitor against
their fatberlsnd and help to make It a
Russian province.
I do not believe, like Mr. Blessing
suggests, that Mr. Weybright Is of Ger
man descent. I believe he Is either a
"Hinrltahman"'or hopelessly daffy, both
Is probably the same. Trobably he can
not be blamed so much for this, but
as to his uncharitable disposition, be
ought to aak th Lard to make his heart
as soft as his brain.
K. V. NU8BAUM.
Editorial Shrapnel
Washington Port: The more the gov
ernment rhtp-purchase bill Is studied, the
more serious appear to be the obstacles
In the wsy of successful operation ot
government-owned ships It Is a piece ot
paternalism that 1 dangerous in time of
war and ruinously costly in time of peace.
St. Louis Republic: Th feat of that
captain who took an American ship
through the mines to Bremen was re
markable, but even more remarkable Is
the fact that for forty years, when the
North Bea was not mined, no American
merchant ship even tried to get there.
Pittsburgh Dispatch: Few, if any. of
Uncle Sam's submarines are said to b
fit for war service, according to official
reports. Is this the fault of congress or
the people, who have not been niggardly
In supplying the funds, or is the responsi
bility with th spenders of th appropria
tions? Pittsburgh Dispatch: Th German
American protest against American ex
port of arms and munitions of war Is
so entirely based on the fact that the
Germans cannot get any of them, aa to
permit th conclusion that If Germany
had a line of trade open these ad voce tea
of peace would not be heard from.
Philadelphia Ledger: To talk pros
perity Instead of adversity has the same
effect on business that the substitution
of a stone road for a soft mud highway
has upon transportation. It makes It easy
for prosperity to arrive, for It smooths
the way. Ho, let us all talk up and not
Cown for the next six months and see
what comes of It
SAID IN FUN.
"Ther is beauty lr this portrait of mv
wife."
' Hut this Is by moans a speaking like.
ne of her."
"That's) the beauty of it" Baltimore
American.
Modest Suitor I hsve only 15,0W a vesr
sir; hut I think I can srippoit your daugh
ter on that.
Father enthti!lastK 11y Support her,
mv dear bov. Why, you can support hfr
entire family on it Boston Transcript.
"Doe Dr. Plher enjoy a large prac
tice?" "No. He hns to work ao hard he doeen t
have time to enjoy anything hut Mrs.
I ' 1 1 1 n r-. snlnva 1, " lll.ml..h. n. i ...
Herald.
THE NEW DAY.
James Buckham.
King Hassan, well beloved, was wont U
say,
When aught went wrong on any projert
failed:
"Tomorrow, friends, will another day!"
And In that faith he slept and so pre
vailed. Long live this proverb! While th world
ahsll roll,
Tomorrows, fresh, shall ris from out
the night,
And new baptise the Indomitable soul
With courage tor its never-ending fight
No one, I say. Is conquered till he yields;
And yield he need not, while, like mist
from glass,
Ood wine the stain of life-old battle
fields From every mornln- that H brings
to pass.
New day, new hope, new courage! Let
thla been.
O aoul, thy cheerful creed! What's
yesterday.
With all Its shards and wrack and grief,
to thee?
Forget it, then her lies th victor's
way.
Tbe chairman ot the Federal Commission on
Industrial Relations, Frank P. 'Walsh of Kansas
City, says the Investigation in New York City is
to find out whether or not the principles ot
democracy are belug respected and maintained
in our great baslo Industries." Accounts of the
principles of democracy in the basic industries
ct Missouri go to show that Mr. Walsh wastes
time and money la going beyond Jefferson City
for information.
People and Events
It is admitted without argument that there
were no Illiterate aliens among the eighty-one
citUuna of Tsrre Haute, lnd , who entered pleas
ot guilty to the charge of conspiracy asalntt
free and fair erections.
Bom suffrage doing era expected In New York
state this year. Over nor whitman wife heads the
list ot patronesses for th big suffrage banquet to be
given at Albany oa the Kith.
Mills college for women, nestling among tbe sunny
hills f Oakland, Cal.. points wlrh.. pride to a superior
grade of teaching so attractive that every on ot lu
graduate have become wives within five year after
leaving aobool. Thetr talent In th culinary art gives
thesn their pick of tn nal mob.
Colonel Everett O. Foes of Dover, N. H., who has
just celebrated hta eighty-fourth birthday, la probably
th only man tn the country who has seen, two presi
dents assasalnated. He was in th Ford theater the
night that President Uncoln was shot, and he aaa the
first man to rush to Uie assistance, of ITesldvot Gar
field when he was shot down by Guileau In the
Pennsylvania railroad station at Washington la 1U1.
Nebraska Editors
Th annual meeting of the Nebraska
Press association will be held In Omaha
April 13 to 11
A daughter waa born to Editor and
Mrs. Flint E. Holmes of the Holbrook'
Observer last week.
Ocome l. Lawvon of Worthtrvetnn.
Minn., has purchased the Benson TltiMa
from Ernest M. Jecobbcrger-
M. D. Leggett. who purchased the fee
Paul Republican a few months ago, has
sold th paper to F. L Carroll, former
owner of the Ashland Osteite.
A. J. Klrkpatrlck haa sold the Lewlston
Post to La Peckhaja of Pawne City.
Mr. Klrkpatrlck has been appointed
d-puty treasurer of fsvous county.
Thomas M. Kelluy, wh waa recently
appointed Boatmaster at Kapubltrea City,
has leased hi paper, the Harlan County
Banger, to B. C. Miller of Marlon, Neb.
STORE OF THE TOWN
BIG REDUCTIONS
In Men's, Young Men's and Children's
niflh Class Clothing and Fnrnishinfls
SOU continues at the "Store of the
' Toum" and the public is showing
its real appreciation of reliable merchandise.
SATURDAY
In Oar Children's Department we will Sell
53 Children's Overcoats, in sizes 2 to 9 Yrs.
That Sold np to $12.50, lor-
BROWNING. KING & CO.
. . . GEO. T. WILSON, Manager
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ELIZABETH
is to be given next, and
6he is one of the prettiest,
sweetest dolls we ever
saw. She Jias light hair
and blue eyes, and is styl
ishly dressed in the very
latest fashions She has a
blue dress, blue hat and
blue shoes and stockings.
The little girl that wins
her will surely be de
lighted. Elisabeth will be given free to
the little girl under 12 years of
age that brings or mails us the
largest number of dolls pic
tures cut out of the Daily and
Sunday Bee before 4 p. in. Sat
urday, January 16,
Elizabeth's picture will
be in The Bee every day
this week. Cut them out
and ask your friends to
save the pictures in their
paper for you too. See how
many pictures of Eliza
beth you can get, and be
sure to turn them in to
The Bee office before i
p. ru. Saturday, Jan. 16.
You Can See Elizabeth at The Bee Office
Boys' Skates Free
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Barney V Berry American Club. Nickel Plated. Temp
weiaeu bin si tiiuc. Bisee iiv.
This picture.of one of the Skates will be la The Bee
every day this week.
Cut them all out and ask your friends to save the pic
tures in their paper for you. too. See bow inaoy pictures
you can get and brio them to The Bee office.
The Skates will bo given Free to the boy that sends us
the most pictures before P. M. Saturday, Jan. 16.