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,f senary
Defeat of the Literacy Test
Although the president's veto of tbe literary
teat Immigration bill bss been sustained by a
very clone margin, the country Is to be con.
postulated on baring this Indefensible and un
American measure scotched. The bill would
hare laid sn embargo upon admission to our
Kales for foreign bom men and woman ambitious
to better their condition in life with no fault
but tbe misfortune of having been deprived of i
chance for schooling In their nstlve land, an1
would have reversed the policy of the republic,
since its foundation In holding out an asylum
to the oppressed and persecuted of despotic
countries.
The sponsors of the literacy test have al
ready announced they will continue their efforts,
and will try again In the next congress to write
It on the statute books, veto or no veto. We
have no doubt they will omit nothing to make
tbe goat, but we apprehend that the literacy
test part of the measure has been put to sleep .
for at least four years. The reasons given by
President Wilson for returning the bill without
his signature will hold good during the re
mainder of his term, and another veto will be
harder to over-ride In the next house, where the
democratic majority is to be much smaller.
The commendable features of the bill, of
which there are many, particularly those
relating to the administration of the Immigra
tion bureau, could easily have been enacted
separately In the last congress, or In this on;.
but tbe bidden forces behind It evidently want
the literary test or nothing. They will now no
doubt endeavor to Inject It Into the issues of the
ext presidential campaign, but we seriously
oubt whether any great national political party
will care to Include In Its platform a literacy
teat plank bound to antagonize and allenato
the bulk of our foreign-born voters and liberal
minded native born as well.
An American Air Scout
in the European War
Thought for the Day
SaVcrf by Frank Oteor Niw'tun
Jfutfo is tretl $ald to bi th $peaK ofanqth;
in act, nothing mmong (As ulttrancet allow d
to mow is fU to e so divin. It bring $ us star
to t&s injinitt; tr look for monwufi , across the
lowly fltmmti, into tht Vernal sea of light,
vhtm song leads and tufpt'ru . TAomas
VarlyU.
Too full bill-hopper will make the premiums
for place on tbe sifting committee at Lincoln
look Ilk -the price of wheat.
And 16 think of ordering orchids from Eng
land for our park greenhouses in the face of thl t
"nade-to-Omaha' propaganda.
Some of the crowned warrtors may be proul
of their achievements In six months of slaughter
and rain, bat the war bul'etlns fall to furnish a
diagram.
The humorous department of tbe Congret
Mton al Record passed up the most tempting op
portunity of the session In falling to bracket the
filibuster speeches with the accompanying
snores.
Folk whp have navigated about Omaha on
foot this week will appreciate better than ever
tbe travel difficulties experienced by the Arctli
explorers. They may have a sympathetic feel
Ing for even Dr. Cook.
Tbe talk of "taking the State Normal board
oat of politics" will produce no permanent good
by merely changing tbe party label., Rchoolmaa
tera make pretty good politicians, but politicians
are not good achoolmasters.
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1 It Batters little to grain owners whether
or not England can enforce Us food contraband
order. Waning nations need the supplies. It
up te them to come for the goods and pay th
price, with interest on deferred purchases.
No longer does Nebraska afford every man 4
farm. First comers got the pick of the bargains
The fact that 8,000 homesteads, embracing 800.
06 acres, were entered In 1914 proves that
taare are many seoond-cbolc quarter sections
left for the landless.
The exact number of conversions acored by
"BOly Bandar during his Philadelphia engage
msrct Is advertised. If It Is results that count,
the' proportion of converta Omaha will be en
titled to should be figured out and Incorporated
as a, minimum into tbe contract.
A system which penalises the home owner
for neglecting to clear his sidewalks of snow
and Is unable to reach the nonresident property
owner la discrimination with the bark on. Tbe
nonresident profits by the enterprise of the real
dent, hut does not turn hand or shovel. If the
legal machinery of the city cannot cope with
such discrimination. It is time to fatten the
scran pile.
.Mil jmom aa
The following Invitation leaded to f rl nda of the
contractina rartiea will Interest Omaha ptle: "Mr
and Xra. U. W. Uuinser of Omaha requeet your pre
enca at the marrUae of their daughter. Florence, to
Mr. T. L. Holler, at t p. m. at Trinity cathedral
Mr. ItaJler Is a reetdrnt of Council Hljffa, and Mlas
Lintnser one of the eoclety favorltea of thia city
A young gentli-nuin put In an appearance la ft
Blglit at the houae of Mr. William Gentleman, the
popular grocer. To apeak In a paradoxical manner,
tbe young Oentieman U a girl.
Toe B. !. paaaer.ger depot It being repainted a'ld
Teaovaled.
Miaa llama gave a delightful prograai a euchre
party to honor of her gueat. Mlaa Carrie Biahup of
Denver, the prisa went to Miaa tiU-hardeon. Mla.i
Bftm of Chicago aad Mlaa Dollle McCormlck. aad to
Me r. John Clarke, Bark and Nate-Craiy.
WUIuun Hocliford and family rv aiding near Eight
eatn and CaateUar had a narrow eacapa from
fceptoyxlaitoa from coal gas.
' X letter from Dick Dwyer, llrat oaaamaa of the
1'aloa Patllc tara, announi-eo that Prank Bandle haa
aiguad with the Lairaa Lea club of St Louia. white
XHrrer. Wtlkina and Walah will go with the Roche
te baa ball aaaookUion.
The Paintera union, with forty-one member en
rolled, fees been ersaniaed. with C. W. Campbell
aevatdcot; Thomaa Minpaon, organUar, and IIjutT
Itiajv treasurer.
Emphasizing the Terror of War.
The notice given out by the German ad
miralty, extending the war zone to Include the
waters surrounding the British Isles, and In
(Mrectly portions of the French coast, was no:
unexpected. It had already been foreshadowed
by a statement from Admiral von Tlrpltz, and
as a strategic move is intended to offset as fsr
as possible the undoubted advantage England
has enjoyed In the matter of International commerce.
From the British admiralty comes the antici
pated threat of a retaliatory move, and whatever
form this counter stroke may take, It will mean
that newer and more complete destruction of
property Is to mark tbe progress of the war's
operations. The sum of war'a horrors is not yet
complete, and it may be that our dulled sensibili
ties will yet be aroused by some form of terror
as yet unexperienced.
The matter is rapidly reaching a point where
the rights of neutrals are being seriously in
volved. At present tbe belligerents seem ut
terly reckjess of consequences, but the logical
effect of their headlong course may yet force
them to pause. It la certain that neither can
long withstand the recoil of sentiment that will
surely follow a career of terror too long pursued.
National Convention Representation.
The revised delegate apportionment plan
which hag been adopted for tbe next republican
convention provides a ratio of representation
that is elastic and changeable. While it gives
each congressional district one delegate, it makes
tbe right to a second delegate depend upon the
number of votes cast for the party candidate at
the preceding election, and the fact that the new
plan makes no change In the number of dele
gates to be chosen for Nebraska is due solely to
the polling of sufficient republican votes In our
six congressional districts to entitle each dis
trict to two delegates. So far as we know the
democrsts will have the same apportionment
rule as heretofore, and the progressives, if they
hold a convention, which is extremely doubtful.
will do likewise, for neither of these two parties
has made any move toward convention reform
Modifications already made, or likely to be
made. In the usual plan of apportionment calls
attention to the fact that the provision of the
Nebraska primary law governing the choice of
convention delegates and alternates doea not fit
in with the reform idea of representation pro
portioned to vote. Our law requires in so many
words that each political party shall choose four
delegatea-at-large, with the remainder of the
quota of delegates "equally divided" between th
several congressional districts. Our law there
fore, undertakes to fix the distribution within
the state of the national convention delegates
allotted to Nebraska by each of the political
parties. Now, there is no certainty whatever that
our congresstonsl districts will for all future
time have the same delegate representation as
every other district. In a word, If one or more of
our Nebraska districts were rightfully limited to
only one delegate to a national convention
either our stste law would have to be violated or
the convention call would have to be ignored.
The conclusion we must draw is that our
primary law, go far as It relates to national con
vention representation, will sooner or later re
quire recasting, or, better yet, tbe whole subject
of presidential nominations will have to be taken
over by congress and all conflicting state rules
and regulations subordinated to national lefts
latlon.
So much of a dramatic nature appears In the dally
preaa relating to the activities of the air pilots In the
European war that It la Intervatlog to read the per
aonal experience of an American Tier who aerved as
a pilot with the French aviation corns, recounted In
the Scientific American. Frederick C. Hlld, the well
known American filer. Inspired with the aplrlt of ad
venture, nailed for France with a large band of re
eervlata from New York In the early part of Septem
ber. From the time of hi departure on the eteamei
ami up to the point of hie actual service aa an army
air pilot Mr. Hild'a experlencra are replete with In
atancea of having to contend with offlCal red tape In
a manner that wai anything but encouraalng to a
man who had crowed the ocean to aerve aa a volunteer
In one of the mort dangerona of the military branches.
Landing at Havre, he obaorved that "nearly all
fnrtorlea were cloeed, and the sight of women, both
young and old, sweeping the streets clean and col
lecting; the fares on the tramway waa rather pecu
liar." In raris, also. Industry waa at a low ebb, the
only factorlea operating being those that were turning
nut supplies for the government, the othera being
losed for laek of men. The sight of barricades In
Paris, tralnloads of wounded soldlera, and troops of
German prisoners, was among his other foretastes of
war. Arriving at the aviation station at Tours, he
passed his examination as a pilot, the test being to
take an aeroplane to a height of 7.000 feet, remaining
at or above that altitude for at least an hour. The
outfitting department from which he waa to get hla
uniform reminded him of "a second-hand clothing
store In New York City." Tho barn-like structure
serving as pilots' quarters wss far from inviting. But
Mr. Hlld's fellow pilots were a congenial company,
Including many wealthy Frenchmen and world-famous
fliers, as well as some distinguished foreigners.
The routine of the ramp, beginning with the morn-
ng busls call at 6..'J, the hasty toilet In a cold stream.
l breakfast of black coffee and hard, dry bread
wisely supplemented by purchases from peasants In
the vicinity), together with disappointing waits for
duty and occasional trial flights, filed up the period
before actual service at the front. The longed-for
order which finally came took Mr. Hlld. in company
with five other pilots, to ft. Cyr. where six Morane
Saulner aeroplanes awaited them. In these machines,
equipped with map "ases and compasses, they set out
on their Journey for the front, near Arras. The flight
was short, but gave some Interesting glimpses of activ
ity In the war aonr.
"Several times." nays he. "with the aid of field
glasses, I could see far below me thousands of soldiers
marching toward the battle front. Destroyed bridges
over the Otse and Soinme rivers showed me ground
that had been occupied by the Germans a few weeks
before."
The next morning tame an actual aervtce flight
To quote 'from his narrative:
"Rising to a height of 7.000 feet. I headed the ma
chine toward Doual and thence toward Lens. The
flight Issted a little longer then an hour, and proved
to be Intensely exciting. At times It wss Impossible
to see the earth directly along the line of battle, owing
to the terrific cannonading going on: the smoke waa
so denie that It seemed as If we were flylnr above tho
clouda. We penetrated the enemy'a line for a distance
of half a doten miles where the amtual movement of
troops was going on. the data on which waa Tjtitte
Important to the Trench. There appeared vast eohtmna
of soldlera that In the winding roads seemed Ilka great
big snakes crawling slong."
In an hour of flying the observer on Mr. Hlld's ma
chine had sufficient time to make ample notea of the
movemrnts of the enemy's troops over which they
were flyng, and upon alighting theao notea were imme
diately dispatched to the front. After making thia
report, other machines equipped for bomb dropping
and the discharging of sharp-pointed steel arrows,
were dispatched to haraae the enemy a troops, air.
Hlld alves an Interesting description of these new mls-
alles and the method of dlacharglng them. One ma
chine of thia particular expedition of destruction failed
to return, having become the victim of terrific gunfire
at an Imprudent level. Loaa of life among the aviators
at Mr. Hild a particular section of the battle front, lie
had been Informed, had been two a week since the war
began.
Mr. Hlld's third flight over the eneiuy almost proved
to be his last one. starting out wrth hla observer, wlio
wss equipped to dispatch the ateel darts, they flaw
about over a mass of Oermsn troops, dodging In and
out among the clouds In order to foil the gunners firing
at them. Proceeding to return to headquarters, a
German machine was sighted. Mr. Hlld decided to
alve chase, although he and his observer were armed
only with revolvers. The Oerman machine headed for
a cloudbank. Meanwhile another appeared, opening
fire on the French aeroplane with a machine gun,
With the armored German having an advantageous
Volition above him, and the other Taube turning about
and heading back for the fray, things were getting
hot for Hlld and his companion.
I then did the only thing possible. Pushing my
elevating laver forward, my apparatus dived head first
ao steeply that It nearly turned upside down, and in
a moment I waa a thousand feet away, quite low, but
fortunately for both of ua we were, well behind tho
German lines, and over country where there were few
or no German soldUrs to be seen, otherwise wa should
have been facing further dlfflcultlea to hamper our
escape, I'pon arriving at the bottom of our ateep
descant, I leveled out my machine and soon left the
German machines a the rear.
Twice Told Tales
Reasoaeel Oat.
Congressman Allan B. Walsh of New Jersey waa
reminded of thia little Incident when the conversation
turned to the multitudinous questions that are put to
the noor railroad man.
One afternoon a traveling saleeman from a big city
hanMd in the little town of Cranbury, N. J., and
after completing his business he started to return tu
the railroad station, which Is quite a distance from
the town proper.
"Talk about towns." he breathlessly remarked to a
n.tiva aa ha eventually reached the platform, "this
dunui la certainly the limit."
"Thafa what they all say." Indifferently responded
tha native, with a casual glance at the otner.
"I've lost no end of good time beating It over that
blnomln' road." Impatiently continued the salesman.
"What do you auppoaa they put tha atatlon so far
from the town for?"
"Dented If I know." carelessly answered the native,
"unless thev wanted to have It near tha railroad
track."-PblladeIphta Telegraph.
ES
Service of the State Farm.
A shipment of lambs from the state farm at
the I'nlverslty of Nebraska was sold or a record
price on the market at South Omaha. This fact
In itself is not to be wondered at, for tbe Inci
dent Is not at all unusual; it is the purpose of
the stste farm to produce the best, and by its ex
perience to enable the farmers and stock raisers
of tbe state to secure better results. The pro
duction of fsncy stock for exhibition is not eso
dally desirable, though It Is Incidental to the
service of tbe state farm. Establishment and de
velopment of practical methods of fsrmlng is
the real object of the institution, with tha train,
ing of young men and women la waya that will
add to the wealth of the state by reason of the
application of better methods. The state farm
and training school at Lincoln la one of Ne
braska's greatest assets, and should be carefully
fostered as such.
Immediate reduction of water and light rates
could accomplish more toward solving the prob
lem than any amount of oratorical spouting.
People and Events
The new governor of Alabama. Charlea Henderson,
took tha oath of office on the aame Bible Jtfferaon
levls used when he waa Inaugurated president of tho
southern confederacy.
Tha very lateat word ou aiMrlng inUUoery, bearing
the Chicago O. K.. provides for naval architecture on
feminine ltd-battleahlp deatgns and submarine col
ors Tugged to kill, aa usual.
Loyal New Yorkers do not challengt Billy Sunday's
percentage of wlckedneaa In the city, but soberly con
tend that most of it cornea from visitors who leave
their morale at home. Wouldn't that Jar you?
The Seats-Roebuck company of Cnlcago did not try
to rival Henry Ford's LM per cent dividend shot, but
thy distributed a W per osnt dividend oa twenty times
tha Ford capita:. Another bright spot on Chicago's
business cloud.
A bughouse resident of Yonkers. N. Y . on Janu
ary M bought a atraw Ud at a bargain eale. He ap
peared cm tha street wearing the alga of aummer and
waa quickly chased to bta home by polio and offended
ettlaana. Yonkats, It may be acUed. ia a circumspect
community. ' which will not tolaraU scoffing at the
weather clerk, who saoves la the highest circles of
respectability.
Fereoaallttea Whatever.
BENNINGTON, Neb., Feb. 4. To the
Kflltor of The Be. In his recent artlfl
Two Kinds of Neutrality" J. F. Wey-
briirht aceneea me of "resorting to per
sonal abuse Instead of using arguments."
I leave it to any intelligent reader of Tha
Bee to point out one single lonesome ar
gument In all of Mr. Weybrlght's writ
ing. I am aura the good brother does not
understand aa much about an argument
treasonable proof) as a young calf about
geometry; anyhow he has to prove the
contrary yet. i
Neither is It true that the one kind of
reutrsllty forbids Americans as Individ
uals from raying or doing anything not
favorable to Germany. How absurd. Mr.
Weybrlght certainly saya all he pleases;
and If he should go to 1ondon to kotow
before George V; no one will hinder him.
It Is only when he attempta to publish.
over hla signature, unproved, rotten Ilea
or Insulting slsnder against Germany nd
ner cause In this rrlevoug war, that lie
will be called down, and that In no
mincing war either.
Professor A. Wheeler ("President of tha
California State University) says: "What
ever tha cause of this war, the German
emperor la not responsible for It." Prof.
D. Starr Jordan (President of Leland
Stanford Vntveralty aald that the Eng.
llsh policy Is one of the chief causes;
while Prof. Burgess. .(Dean of the Poli
tical Science Department of Columbia
1'nlverslty) proved convincingly that Rus
sia, England and France entered thia
conspiracy for the purpose of destroying
Orrmany. Mltliona of Americans will
ccept their Judgment as correct.
Now, Mr. Weybrlght advises me to con
sult a physician- on a bad case or "Kal
ec rltls:" am sure his own case of "Hln
gllsh spleen" Is beyond the skill of any
human physician.
E. V. NL'SBAV'M.
Eicoirsiremeal.
OMAHA. Vh iTn . VVIIInr ,.t Tl,
Bee: Jut read the letter over Mr W. J.
Woodwarda denature. T hnn vnu will
hot feel bad because vnu ate s-nlnar ti
loss his paper, for yoo will certainly get
ten in its pi ace. your paper Is the clean
est In Orftaha for news and justice.
E. M. FOR JUSTICE.
Awerlra'a Mlaalou,
LYNCH. Nab.. Feb. 4. To the Kultor of
The Bee: Let America guard well Its
Place. The mighty war god that already
reuma aupreme over half of the nations
is ever ready to draw more vlctlma into
the' Inferno that now rases In Kurnne.
In thia great crisis who Is there that shall
say there la no danser that we mav he
drawn Into this great war that already
itaa touched every continent of the world?
Distance from the conflict of Europe Is
no guarantee for our aafetv from w.i-
The, Monroe doctrine, Internal dlecord.
the dispute over rights on the onen seaa:
these are ever present sources of danger.
But la not America to a treat evtnnt
helping to prolong the war when it al
lows enormous supplies of Implementa of
war to be aent to the belllaerenta? win
not thia attitude revert back condemna
tion . on our own head unless speedily
stopped? God grant that the great ef
forts thst are being nut forth for that
purpoaa mar not falL for Amerlca'a mi.
aion nas ever been one of peace. America
has never failed yet to helpestablish the
true principles of righteousness and
justice, and let us hope It will not fall
now. M. M. RHODI
Mora Vor la Us Than Poultry.
AOUTH OMAHA, Feb. 6,-To the Ed
itor of The Bee: While in manv wav r
think The Bee in Its policies Is well con.
ducted and In the main the editorials are
or a nigh order of merit, and while I do
not want to enter Into any controversy
with you on on subject, yet I think you
have been too hard on lawyers in rearard
to contingent fees. For, a great many
times, they would get nothing ,lf they did
not have an agreement of the kind In
order to protect themselves. While some
lawyers may "turn" their clients, yet on
the whole I thmk they conduct their busi
ness om a high plane of honesty toward
their own clients.
When It comes to 'high charges. I do
not think "lawyera can com within a
mil of your charges for advertising, es
peclallje, la Twentieth' Century Fanner.
If I would Just place my name and ad
dress in Twentieth Century Farmer for
on year it would coat me $13.60. As I
hav said before the high prices for feed
and for advertising knock the profits out
of the poultry business. I know Just
what I am talking about, for I have had
over twenty-five yeara of experience In
tt on quit a large scale a part of tha
time, and then on a smaller scale. While
I have never aotually lost any money In
the poultry hualness, yet the margin left
after paying printing and advertising and
feed bills is so narrow that It la about
the same as a loaa.
On the whol I do not think the law.
yera with tha contingent fee r in It a
little bit with th advertising public.
tio- F. A. AGNEW.
Whither .tre W Drlftlagrr
COUNCIL BLUFFS. Ia. Feb. 4-To
tha Editor af Th Be: Being a constant
reader of Th Be 1 tax. the privilege of
answering tha complaint of ona W. J.
Woodward, hailing from Lewis, Ia.
This article appears under the caption
"Dead Set Against Jrignara." but In
reality this gentleman appears to be
worked up ever th fact that th present
president. Ilka that of two former presi
dents, has seen fit to veto a hill that to
hla underatanding would work a hard
ship on many deserving people should It
eventually becom a law.
At this Inopportune time when the ma.
Jorlty of our people are clamoring for
peace it behooves our friend from Lewie
to stir up strife between two or more
rlasse of good citlsens who may have
alight differences In their religious be
liefs, which la reality are not detrimental
to either.
Such sentiments aa expressed by Mr.
Woodward hav no plao in America,
whereas w depend on th oppressed and
other! dissatisfied people of the world
to seek refuge here, and In the future,
aa In th paat, they become peanrful.
law-abiding cittsena. thua proving th
worth of mankind when given a chance.
EDWARD KINO.
lX South With street.
British Shipping
New York World: The presence in the
Irish Sea of a powerful German subma
rine, ano miles by the most direct route
from Its nearest base. Is one of the most
significant developments of the sir. If
one hostile undersea boat can Invade
watera that are practically a British lake
and carry terror to the mouth of the
Mersey, others may be expected to fol
low the example.
Cleveland Plsln Denier: The actual
damage done by the German craft Is In
consequential. Such raids can have no
appreciable effect on British commerce.
The benefit to the Germans of submarine
acttvltlea must lie wholly In their moral
effect. If the sinking of three unimpor
tant merchant ships shall establish a
reign of terror among British shippers
there may be some substantial advantage.
fprlngfleld Republican: Whether any
thing approaching a blockade could be
managed under such conditions Is doubt
ful, but a considerable amount of damage
could be done, and the peril Is not easy
to meet. The helplessness of the freighter
comes from its slowness; while thia dan
ger lasts speed In th carrying trade will
be at a premium. Ia peao time twelve
knots may be an economical speed; when
there are submarines about a shipowner
would gladly spend a good deal for double
that speed.
Philadelphia Ledger: A submarine can
carry but a small number of torpedoes,
snd operating as they must In seas closely
patrolled by tha British and French war
ship, ther Is no opportunity for the
utilisation of auxiliaries. The work of
the Germany submarines must therefore
be regarded in the light of raiding opera
ttona over a limited area, and aubject to
extreme, difficulties. Their success is all
the more conspicuous because of the ob
stacles to he overcome.
A CARD FROM FLANDERS.
Frederlok Nlven.
In Flanders on the Christmas morn
The trenched foeinen lay.
The German and the Briton born
And it waa Christmas day.
The red sun roue on fields accurst.
The gray fog fled away;
But neither cared to fire the first,
For it was Christmas day.
They called from each to each across
The hideous disarray
(For terrible had been their loss);
"Oh, this is Christmas day!"
Their rifles all they set aside,
One Impulse to obey;
'Twes Just the men on either aide,
' Just men and Christmas day.
They dug the graves for all their dead
And over them did pray;
And Englishman and German said:
"How strange a Christmas day!"
Between the trenchea then they met,
Shook hands, and e'en did plav
At gamea on which their hearts are set
On happy Chrlstmaa day.
Not all the emperors and kings.
Financiers, and they
Who rule us could prevent these things
For it was Christmas day.
Oh, ye who read this truthful rhyme
From Flsnders. kneel and say:
Godspeed the time when every day
Shall be aa Chrlstmaa dsy.
LAUGHING GAS.
I'm ulnklni- Into a state of despond-
eni-y. doctor."
"lou can t be, my dear sir.
"Why not?"
Haven't you Just told me your head's
swimming?" Baltimore American.
'feah this is a grosstpy place!"
'Push why?"
Snah even the rooms eoramunlcet
with one another." Harvard Lampoon.
tou con t see any eoitoriais wnnj
the aubject of whither sre we drifting."
"No: m-hither ant wa aklddins is the
proposition now." Louisville Courier-Journal.
Bacon 1 vnur wife continually asking
"What's the trump?" when playing cards?
Moert rno. not continually, romemmre
she only looks it. Yonkers Statesman.
Fortune Teller Tha lines on your hsnd.
madam, Indicate your future clearly. Ymi
will marry a second time. Boston Tran
script.
With but three minutes to cstcli liM
train, the traveling salesman Inquired of
the street csr conductor, "Can't you gi
faster than this?"
"Yes." the bellrlnger replied, "but t
hsv to stsy with my car." Harper's
Magatlne.
Rheumatism
pains are danitrtus if ne
glected. If stopped, they
lessen the risk of heart affections.
Those frightful pslns, stiff joint
snd swollen muscles sre instantly
relieved by
SLOAN'S
LINIMENT
fine for lumbago snd sciatica.
Cfcas. H. Weat worth, StaaUlaoa, Cal.
mi "I wa a sufferer from Acute
Rneumatttra for twelve yean. A friesd
recommaeded Rloeo's Llnimeetr I Sot
a bottle aad the silo left ss soos at 1
applied tha liniment."
At all dealer. Price Me. Sac. O Sl.00
Dr. Earl ISIoii.lnc. Pbiia. t .Minis
Original
genuine
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l.ajSeW4ii,
"CMeU JtnUatknP
Ilia Food-Drink for an Asm .
Rich milk, malted grata, in powder farm.
For infants, in valid aad growing chiUncu
Pure nutrition, apUuldiiig the whole body.
Invigorates nursing mothers aad th aged.
Moro bralthful than ton or coffee,
'ake a subaUtata. ah far HORUCICS
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EDITORIAL SinTKGS.
Cleveland Plain Dealer: Several of th
best koowa Engliah wi iters f fiction tell
th papers that they hav no tlm for
novel writing, bow that th war ts on.
War ia not altogether had.
Louisville Courier-Journal: A parachute
I something which prevents you from
landing suddenly when you Jump from a
ballooa. An aeroplane ia a - device for
making daring soul sorry thsy didn't
take along parachute
Mildred Is Next
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Mill rn nil mil in I II
. The snow will surely
melt when she comes
out with her beaming
countenance and beau
tiful spring .gowns, all
pink' and white. She
has great rolls of waxen
curls, big blue eyes and
oh dear me, when you
see her dainty little feet
and pink shoes and
stockings, you'll just
want to eat her up.
Mildred vtil be given free
to tho little girl nnder 12
years of age that brings or
malls ua tbe largest number
of doll's pictures cut out of
the Dally and Sunday Bee
before 4 p. m., Saturday,
February . s
Mildred's picture will
be in The Bee every
day this week. Cut
them out and ask your
'friends to save the pic
tures in the paper for
you, too. See how many
pictures of Mildred you
can get, and be sure to
turn them in to The Bee
office before 4:00 p. m.
Saturday, February 6.
You can see "Mildred
at The Bee Office
More Skates
for our Busy Bee Boys
, i o.:rvt-y-ew w, , J
'"" 1 " ,f '-" T I III II ll.milll .11. r " '-'
Barney at Barry Amartoan Ctata, Nickel Plated. TaxaDarsd
Wslded Steal Blade Blaa to fit.
This picture of one of the Skates will bo la The Bee
every day this week.
Cut tbera all out and ask your friends to aave tho pic
tures in their paper for you. too. See how many picture
you can get and bring them to The Bee office nest Satur.
day.
The Skates wil be given Free to the boy that sends us
the most pictures before 4 I. M. Saturday, February 0.
