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February
Thought for the Day
Sefecr af by HUn Mockin
Thtrs Ut th pealing organ blow
To tht full-voiced choir below ,
Jn service h igh and anthems clear, ,
At mty, vith, tieeetntts through mine tar,
Dissolve mt into ec$taes,
And bring all heav'n before mint eyes.
Jldton.
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J Madame is an actress, all right.
The moral: Beware of itinerant self-advertising;
relief fund collectors.
As a booster for national preparedness, Hud
ton Maxim talks like a man who has the goods.
If the Jltneye offer real money for a motto,
here's one: "No strap-hangers a seat or
money back."
The growing deficit in national finances
calls for fewer plugs and more armor plato
around the "pork barls."
The time has expired for the Introduction of
new bills at Lincoln, but any bill may still be
amended so it won't know Itself.
- Threats of food embargo, It made effective,
might switch war issues from "fighting for a
place In the sun" to a struggle far grub.
President Wilson's prediction of prosperity
touches a responsive chord. Tbe seed bureau of
place in the sun" to a struggle for grub.
' An extensive system of Interurban lines In
Nebraska would effectvely counteract the move
for advancing passenger rates in the state. ,
But why should the jitneys confine them
selves to a single route when all car lines are al
most equally consented at the rush hours?
The issue Is narroalug down to the clearcut
question: "l!ae' neutral nations any righia
which warring nations are bound to respect!" '
i. - Owing to the inconveniences of the situation,
their majesties on the eastern firing line will on
this occasion emit the royal formality of kissing.
The fabled "land office business," once the
pride of Uncle Bam, is now transferred and mul
tiplied to the admiralty lawyers of London.
Marine prizes afford the rich pickings of the day.
The brewery vote which Mr. Bryan rejects
as a party asset would feel the full force ut
humiliation if it did not know that democracy
Ignores class distinction when the votes come
Its way.
A guarantee fund of $50,01)0 is required to
clinch a contract for Billy Sunday's campaign
in New York City. The amount Is insignificant
as money goes in Gotham, but it drives another
coffin nail on tbe claim that "Salvation is free."
It was quite magnanimous on Mr. Bryan's
part to omit mention of the gold-plated speilul
trains of 18t from the package of advice
banded to railroad managers. But consider
able water bas run under the bridge and out of
the stock In nineteen years.
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The Lutitania Incident
The captain of the Lusitanla bas answered
one question of several that hare Deen raised
since tbe Herman proclamation of a war cone in
British waters. He crossed the Irish sea with
the fltars and Stripes flying over his vessel, but
he was merely carrying out Instructions, as ba.l
been charged by the Germans, and used a neu
tral flag to protect his ship against attack by
an enemy. The practice is as old as "civilized"
warfare, and is commonly resorted to. One of
the latent exemplifications was when the Emden
stole Into a harbor on the Indian ocean, dij
gulsed as a Japanese cruder, and flying the
Japanese flag, long enough to gain advantage
that enabled It to destroy French and Engllnh
vessels and escape.
Under the law, an enemy ship Is bound to
ascertain the real character of any vessel over
hauled before sinking her. Herein lies the
gravest danger of the submarine blockade. It
is practically impossible for a submarine to halt
a vessel at sea, because of the ease with which
a surface traveling boat can elude the submersi
ble when 'warned of its presence. The provision
of the Declaration of London, which governs the
capture of merchantmen, provides that all per
sons must be safely removed from captured ves
sels before they are sunk. This, too, Is quite out
of tbe power of a submarine. These factors
serve to complicate still further the question of
the "paper" blockade.
No material interest of tbe United States bas
so far been put in jeopardy, and It is suggested
from Washington that no protest is to be made
on tbe German program foe interfering with
English commerce. This being true, it is not
likely that any serious complaint will be lodged
because of the Lusitanla Incident.
Encouraging Interurban Lines.
Tbe union of three Douglas county sen at on
to secure legislation, the object of which shall
be to encourage the building and operation ft
interurban railways, is Interesting for many rea
sons. Interurban development is desirable and
its importance to Omaha often pointed out by
Tbe Bee. Tbe advantages to a market town of
a network of trolley lines connecting it with the
surrounding towns are obvious, but other fac
tors. must also be considered.
Any measure passed for this purpose must
be carefully drawn, so aa to safeguard against
the possible hawking about of franchises, made
valuable by reason of a welt-intended law, hut
without other support. Omaha has witnessed
some exhibitions of this sort, and has felt the
effects of the reaction that necessarily follows.
Many projects have been mooted that have
failed because the promoters have been unable
to show prospective investors wherein their re
turns were to come in. A law that will merely
promote speculative attempts to dispose of In
terurban franchises will not fill the bill. -
In the end, however, the successful construc
tion' and operation of an Interurban trolley line
will depend on the traffic. The service possible
from such a line is admitted, and Its building will
be certain whenever it can be shown that It will
do sufficient business to pay dividends, and as
surance is given that those who put their , money
into it will not later be treated aa public enemies.
The .account of the BuurJ of Trade jimtlug la
headed "An t'nevrniful rVaalon; I'.ei.tjr of Wind
liluwlna Neither Evil Nor Good.'' The orating tumid
about the queetlon of erecting the Board of TrauV'
building at the corner of Hlilet-nlh and Farnam.
As Secretary of the Omaha Commercial College
Literary and Debating aovlety, U. J. Kcannell Ms tt
b known that E. E. Zimmerman favored the society
with hi f lret eiux-untrr with the dentist, and the
question. "Shall the Ueury Law Be Repealed" waa
handled by Meaara. feceuneil. Gideon. Hendricks and
Prttchard. Th next meeting will hav a talk on
Naplea by Mr. Ixaac Adama.
A. Boaentwelg la rejoicing In the advent of a
- new girt at bla bouse. Jo YYHhrow of the Paclflo
' Kspreea la aioQ mlUiig becauae of the addition of a
Un-pound boy to hie family.
The enow ahovelria hod a picnic today. No aoom-r
would th-y shovel ll mon otf a malk than It would
blow right hack ttkln.
James F. Bracket of Fort Omaha, won flrat prlie, a
ilver iial. t a competitive harmoiUa concert at
Council Uluil.
Ferdtnafid ioltr riluiiirj frttu a via.t to dla
l(er t Atct.ir.m,, Kn.
, , Swimming for a "Sheepskin."
Princeton university authorities announce
an extension of required studies, by making it
obligatory on candidates for degrees In the fu
ture that they be able. to swim 200 yards, and
show mastery of a "stroke." Which raises the
question, old as the ages, for what good? What
shall it profit a man, if he is able to swim a
mile, and never go near the water? It Is good
to know how to swim, but many useful,' happy
lives have proceeded along the even tenor of the
way from birth to death without expert knowl
edge of aquatics In any form. The Bee knows
of one man who In his youth was a noteworthy
swimmer, but whose busy adult life- has fallen
into such lines that for longer than a score of
years the deepest water into which he h?s
actually been flung is found in the matutinal
tub. ,
A sound mind in a sound body Is still Kood
practice, and much to be desired, but why not
require that candidates for collegiate distinction
show proficiency along some line of endeavor
outside bis scholastic attainments that may bo
useful to him In every day life? In Nebraska,
for example, where university students are de
nied access to water of greater extent than that
afforded by Salt creek, tbe aspirant for a "B. A."
might be examined in his capacity as a corn
hunker; the seeker for a "M. A.' could gain his
after showing mastery of a tractor or some
other form of farm machinery, while the ex
alted distinction of a "Ph. D." would go only
ofter a satisfactory exhibition of skill in applied
dairy methods.
The Princeton plan has certain attractive
qualities, but they should not be limited to mere
skill in swimming.
A Made-at-Honie Charter Some Day.
In tho various charter bills pending In tha
legislature at Lincoln, we have Illustrated again
the folly of not availing ourselves of the privi
lege of making and amending our own charter
The : constitutional amendment according that
right has been effective for over two years, but
not a single city In the state has yet adopted a
home rule charter, with tbe consequence that
the legislature is again loaded down with an
excess of bills with which It has no business to
bother at all. Omaha is asking lawmakers who
live in remote towns and villages, or outside of
Incorporated towns altogether, to tell us how
much of our own money we may spend for ft,
for police, for light and for parks, and to give
us permission to order our own streets paved, o'
to levy a wheel tax, or to penstuu superannuated
city employes. The mere enumeration suggests
how ridiculous the whole system of made-in-Lincoln
charters is. Some day Omaha will have
a made-at-home home rule charter.
Press Poll on Prohibiting
the Exportation of Arms
Literary lr
Complaint Is registered that tbe workmen'
compensation law In New York has already con
ferred more practical benefit on political chair
warmers than on the class it was designed to
benefit. Tbe commission created by the law
started business with a manager on a $10.00)
salary, secretaries at IS. SCO per, and a number
of specialists at fancy terms. In half a year
tbe comtulHsion disposed of a year's appropria
tion of $500,000 and is now seeking a, deficit
,nnlllnn of $425,000.
lart ZX Coaolnaioa.
A conclee staterm-nt of tha general baaia of the
opinions aealnut embargo legislation Is given In tha
worda of thu Minneapolis Journal that since Interna
tional law as It exalats today doea not forbid the ex
portation or contraband subject to aelxnre It
would be a breach of our neutrality to take cognisance
of any specific advantage to one nation or another.''
We are told then that "It is not neutral tor any nation
lit peace with all other nations to take upon itecif
the enforcement of an embargo against what It may
deem morally wrong In favor of one hoatlle nation
agalnat another, for International law, like ail other
iaw, cannot be construed upon the baala of personal
feelings or temporary aentlment." We are furnlahlng
rupplies, aaya the Lob Angelcg Tlmea. "under an Inter
national agreement that was ratified long before the
war started." and cannot be charged with "Interna
tional dlaciimlnatlnn In anybody's favor." and on this
point the Boxton Herald tells us that "the theory that
there la anything neutral about forbidding the export
of munitions of war, becauae one party has aocese to
our porta while the other has not. ! the sheerest
nonaence."
According to the Providence Journal, any action
forbidding exports of war materials "would neither
stop nor ahorten the war and would, In view of exist
ing condition, nullify our neutrality and tremen
dously favor Germany." That an embargo would bava
no effect on tha duration of the war fa the conviction
also of the Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph. Grand
Raplda Tress and others. Tha Cleveland Leader sees
"no sufficient reason for making a radical departure
now from the beaten track of a century's precedents
unless the federal government Is to enter upon a moat
difficult and complicated experiment at a critical
time." Besides, tills Journal points out that it would
a Impossible to draw any Una as to what exclusively
la war material, "without Inconsistencies," because
"flour may be more vital to a nation at war than I
cartrldgea. and beef than rlflea." So, too. thinks the
Washington Herald, and the Atlanta Constitution says
that "the twilight sone between armament and arnmu-
lition and articles of warfare which very closely touch
our varied industries la too vague to permit us to take
the chance of penalizing our export trade, and, for
the time being, of seriously menacing our foreign
commerce." "The rules which were good enough for
all neutral nations -In all preceding wars should be
good enough for this," the St. Louis Globe-Democrat
say a decisively, and tha Houston Chronicle points out
that to return to sell arms and munitions of war to
belligerent nations would be to "Invite certain very
grave contingencies." The allies are "advantaged by
tha present eltuatlon," thla journal adds, yet not "by
any overt act of tha United States:" but if thla gov.
eminent put an embargo on war-material exports "it
would Immediately become tbe Initiator and could
justly be held reaponslble by any belligerent thtt
might suffer inconvenience pr disaster , through such
action."
Mors plainly still the New Tork Times tells us that
to restrict trade In arma "at tha demand of the friends
of on Of the belligerents would be a hostile act against
the others," and the New York Herald wonders
whether the German-Americana that Importune con
gress for an embargo law "think Germany has been
a 'partner In crime' In permitting the bouse of Krupp
to sell Its product to belligerents the world over."
The policy which German partisans are urging upon
congress seems, to the Iouisvllle Courlar-Journal, one
that Germany Itaetf would certainly be "tha last, power
on earth to adopt In a war In which It was not en
gaged." The upsetting of a precedent of International
la w dating back 100 years, and the fact that we ehould
violate our neutrality by enacting an embargo law.
are two of the chief arguments of many other journals.
among which may be named the Portland (Mt.) Press,
New Hedford Evening Standard, Boston Dally Adver
tiser and Evening Record, Lowell Courier-CHisen, Fail
River News, Providence Tribune, Hartford Courant,
New Haven Journal-Courier and Times-Leader, Buf
falo News and Tlmea, Syracuse Post-Standard and
Herald, New York Sun, World, Press and Tribune,
Philadelphia Inquirer and Record, Baltimore News and
American, Washington .Tost, . Richmond TJ ie-Dla.
.patch, Charleston' Evening Poste Bavaniiah Mewgi Bir
mingham' Aga-Hcrald, New Orleans Times-Picayune,
Dallas Dispatch, Kansas City Journal. Des Moines
Capital, Indianapolis Star and News and Detroit Free
Press. , ...
However, a third t trong objection heard from these
greater manufacturing and shipping centers is tho
plea that such legislation would Inflict still greater
losses on American business. 'This country has al
ready suffered severely" because of the war, says the
Rochester Democrat, and Chronicle, which thinks "it
would be the very acme of stupidity, to sacrifice such
business as our own manufacturers can secure" from
tha belligerents la our markets. Among many others
that see the matter In this light are the Pittsburgh
Oaxette-Tinies and the Tacoma Ledger, and the coast
dally says that the war "might last ten yeare." and
asks whether we should "by our own volition cripple
our Industries Indefinitely In pursuance of a vague
theory."
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As long as the government la "not officially re
sponsible for, or does not lend encouragement to,
transactions between manufacturers and agents."
maintains the Wllkeabarre Times-Leader, there should
be no prohibition of exports In "any materials used
in war;" while not advocating any such prohibition,
the Cast St. Louis Journal believes in being 'impartial
and fair to all the belligerents." No embargo "for
this war." says Tho Omaha Bee, although u holds that
some arrangement "should be brought about by Inter
national agreement between the bigger powers;" but
that even then It would be a mistake Is the belief of
the Waterbury Republican, which says that such a
law "would place a premium upon deliberate war
preparations by preventing peaceably Inclined nations
from strengthening themaelvea after war broke out."
Along this line is the reasoning of aeveral Journals,
among them the Bprlr.gfleld Republican and Rochestt-r
Post-Express, and the Brooklyn Eagle aays that "aa
we have not contracted the habit of preparing for war
before It cornea, we might be much in need of Just
what soma of the belligerents would now like to buy
from us and lu that event our own ox would
be gored, perhaps rather rutbleaaly." In significant
confirmation of this atatement, we hear from tha Chi
cago Herald that "Judging from what has been said,
officially and otherwise, as to the lack of ammunition
and war material In the armed forces of the United
States, we should be setting a dangerous precedent
for ourselves If we should prohibit the exportation of
war material to belligerent nations."
Another argument of self-interest Is brought for
ward by the New York Commercial, which reminds us
that If an embargo were declared, "the chances are
tha allies would retaliate by refusing to trade with us
in other ways." We are still "dependent on Great
Britain." adds this Journal, "for the transportation of
most of our oversea trade. Our position from a busl
ncaa standpoint la vulnerable and our losses would be
tremendous."
People and Events
Tho Rochester (X. Y. I.abor Journal suspended
publication last week after sixteen years of activity,
It waa the oldest labor paper published la the state
of New York.
Captain Hobson will not disappear from the public
rya when ha retires from congress next month. On
the contrary tha Chautauqua circuit will broaden the
range of vision.
A New York woman who was knocked Into a snow
bank by a faat moving hearae declined to prosecute
uciuu the vehicle waa of the auto variety. There
fore alia could be claased as a alow on.
"Jitney" Is the latest word knocking for a place in
American dictionaries. One authority aays It Ls tha
Russian word for a small coin, and fittingly finds Its
place In the V-cent claw. Uut it la going and growing.
A bunch of theological atudenta puiled off a slum
mtng tour In Boston aa a lark, but made the mistake
uf changing clothea at a hotel before starting out.
Konia practical Jokers filled the pockets of the clothes
with punk Jewelry and caused their arreat as recelvera
of etolen ole. It required much argument t make
tha police see the Joke. .. ,, ... ,
All Over Bat the Talklag.
OMAHA, Feb. S.-To the Kdltor of The
Bee: The Woman's Christian Temper
ance anion and prohibition party In Ne
braska have recently federate! end the
undersigned, who was appointed an or
ganizer, called pn tha mayor and. as an
nounced In The Bee of the 3d Inst., that
It was arranged to have a series of Joint
debates on this question, either before or
Immediately following the April primary.
Mayor Dahlman, whatever may be
thought of him otherwise, la no trimmer.
He stated then, as he hss often since,
that he would stand for what he terms
personal liberty, which mesas the
licensed saloon. Those who take the
other view are Just as strongly opposel
to that policy. We meddle with no man's
appetite or conscience, but are unalter
ably opposed to the public authority be
coming an accessory In degrading and
debauching ita citizens through granting
license for the manufacture and sale of
intoxicating drinks. We would like the
contest over this question to be as a
distinguished officer said in reference to
the civil war, "Short, sharp and de
cisive," but. In any case, want It t ter
minate aa another civil war commander
said, in an "Unconditional surrender."
THOMAS M. C. BIRMINGHAM.
Klo Lafayette Avenue.
ObaervatloR. of "A Xeatral."
CUSliJNU, Neb.. Feb. a To the Edi
tor of The Bee: It Is with much interest
have read the letters concerning th
present struggle In Europe. It appears
to me that the great fault of the honor
able writers is exaggeration. Wht not
be fair in Judging or not Judge at all?
Mr. H. Stelnkraus In his letter Invites
n Investigation. He ava: "Stud- tha
German and Austrian history for the last
100 yeara or more and he will find that
Germany and Austria never were aggres
sivethis means never claimed what iliH
not rightfully belong to them."
I this Ignorance, creludlre or what?
Ask the Poles If that Is tha way they
reel towards Russia. Austria unit Ger
many? They have not forgotten that
these three powers sat down like a band
of robbers In 1794. and drew in 1814, and
amaea Poland among themselves.
Barnes' History calls It "the greatest
crime or the eighteenth century."
Ask Denmark and the iMlOos Danea e.r
North Schleewtg. They still painfully re-
mem Der 1864, when Germany and Austria
combined robbed Denmark of ita right
and old possessions, ef Rchleawir.vtni.
stein and Lauenburg. The Russian and
British powers sat quietly and consented
to this highway robbery, although they
had promised helo. The hlstor- o h
German modern navy dstes from 1964.
now England. Russia, etc.. are havtna-
thelr hands full fighting the Teutons. It
certainly does ssvor of dtvtna rtribii
tlon.
Nor have the Danes forantten the ui
Of England In 1807. When It. Under a auMta
excuse, bombarded Copenhagen and stole
the whole navy. ,
And ask the French of Aiaac-Teraifi
If they can subscribe to tha nnlninn f
Mr. Stelnkraus? They suffer under the
result of 1870-71 unto thla day. .
More could be added of tha atrwitia
of France. Turkey. Belgium. Janan at
but let this be sufficient to show the In-
consistency of the hypothesis of Mr.
stelnkraus and others.
It la not Wise for anv ona llvln- t -
glass house to fight with atones. As for
me, If I should choose between the "kut
tur" of either the Teuton. Klav ri
give me the Teuton. I am neutral
.REV. N. P. SORENSEKj
Hidden, Bat lt Aapareat. '.
ELM CREEK, Neb.. E'eb. I.-To tha
Editor of The Bee Will the editor of The
Bee kindly explain, what It meant In the
editorial "Defeat of the Literacy Test"
by the term "Hidden forces behind It?"
This ls .the second time that you have
wntoa at this hidden motive.
There is no one more generous or will
ing to assist those In distress or need
than a dyed-ln-the-wool American (and
none mora willing, to protect 'America
and Its interests to his last drop of blood);
provided those admitted do not strike
at the woof of the nation. .
Is it not possible that the originators
and supporters of that bill desire to re-
move forever the cause that produces the
condition of European unfortunates
today?
Isn't It possible, even probable that
any man or woman In theee countries to
day, If they have any ambition to better
themselves, has opportunity to learn to
read and write? (Not that that quali
fication would make them better
moral cltlaena)
Isn't tt probable that these laoklng
thla desire or qualification cannot and
will not become desirable cittsene In a
country In whioh every man has an equal
voice In governmental affairs? If they
were educated they would be better
qualified to vote with intelligence and
would not be so easily controlled by
ethers, and less governed by tradition.
Isn't tt possible that over three-quarters
of the members of both houaes are better
able to Judge the wishes of their coastlt
vents and know the evils of Incompetent
cttlsenshtp, whether foreign or native,
than Mr. Wilson.
I would like to ask The Bee the effect
of an avalanoa of foreign immigration
following the present wsr, without some
educational olauaa either at the door of
the nation or at tbe booth of tbe ballot?
We will probably have aa opportunity
to ae
Come, Mr. Bee, what is tbe bidden
motive ' of which you hint so plainly.
Perhaps you will and can enlighten us?
F. II. BARNEY.
Expert of srai.
SHELBY. Neb., Feb. .-To tbe Editor
of The Bee: So far this country has
earned the respect of all the belligerents
ty Its fiim. dignified and Impartial ad
herence to both th spirit and tbe lettet
of neutrality. The war waa declared and
begun under International rules-of war
fare known to all of the belligerents. Bo
long as we abide by these rules our neu
trality cannot be called In question, but
the moment we change or modify tbem,
as we are aaked to do and thus taks away
a great advantage gained by the au.
perior strength and prowess of one arm
of the service of the allies we hay our
selves open to the charge of hoatlle neu
trality. -
No country has asked us to take any
such action and tt eeems to "a man en
the street" that a neutrality that is sat
isfactory to all of the belligerents ought
to be good enough for us.
It is not Immoral to sell munitions ef
war. to make future widows and orphan,
to countries at peace. . Neither Is it Im
moral for us to rely ca the Immorality of
ether nations to supply us wits munl'.lona
of war when we go into tbe widow and
orphan bualness euraelvea. This is rather
an astonishing ethical proposition, but
to prove it is not overdrawn I quote
Penator Hitchcock himself, who ays:
"It does not follow that becauae we re
fuse to sell munitions of wsr airoad,
we aill be unable to buy abroad, for
there will always be some country ready
to sell to us." A-nd one of his supporters
goes him one better by mcrrsting, with
refreshing frankness, that Germany could
be trusted to supply ut "out of grati
tude." In this question of comparative
Immorality I think we had better abide
by the International ethics, at least until
thla war Is over.
My sympathies are with nil countries
In this overwhelming calamity, but above
ell with outraged Belgium, which I hoi
to live to see reinstated, and with the
countries pledged to restore her to In
dependence, prosperity and peace.
1. W. R,
Street Car Maaaers.
FLORENCE. Neb., Feb. .To the
Editor of The Bee: Tes, sir, we want
to say a word about street car manners,
if you please. What -Jo you think about
the way a lot of fellows have of stsndlng
In the entrance way. crowding and block
ing up the very door, while the ladies
are compelled to fairly push and force
themselves Into the csr? While the con
ductor stands there like an Idiot with no
attempt to relieve the embarrassment.
What do you think it the conductor's
request, "Move up In front," very nicely
spoken and then see a bunch of people
stand right la the center of the car as
If they were chained to the spot? What
do you think of a strong young man
sitting doggedly still, wholly unconcerned.
while a white-haired old lady ls required
to stand? That's fine. What do you think
of a conductor folding on to the bell rope
as it he thought It would get away, while
he watches a mother with two or three
children alight from the car and never
offers his velusble assistance? Some
people think these things ought to be
corrected. What do you think? Wonder
If the "Jitney" car won't help out some?
E. W C.
TABLOIDS OF SCIENCE.
Owing to ths dry, cold atmosphere.
not a single infectious disease Is known
tn Greenland.
After extensive tests German experts
have decided that Ivy benefits rather thaa
Injures stone or brick walls on which
it grows by drawing superfluous moisture
from them.
The mountains of Porto Rico are so
magnetic, that they attract surveyors'
plumb lines-snd It has been found that
some old surveys are Incorrect by half
a mile or more.
GRINS AND GROANS.
The man who had foiled for .o..u-
' he calcinated,
under 'Business
laughed uproariously
Those fool papers,
"nut my fsilure
For he had managed to fall without
the slightest trouble to himself. I nna
delphla Ledger.
Footllght And was the performance
rtlatie? ,
mi.. ,. nia V' the arenerr ami
the leading lady were both badly painted.
Yonkers Statesman.
Th- ftvr.jk rt -AifK -hn Initlllaea In loud
clothea and a hat forced back over his
ears dropped Into tbe dental cnair.
'I m sfrsld to give him gas, saia m
dentint to his assistant.
"Why? '
"tlrtw nan T aII chin tie's lincon-
clous?" Phllsdelphla Ledger.
A voungster of our aenusintame who
has a faculty for getting Into scrapes re
cently expressed the wish that he was ft
postage etamp. When aaked why, he
answered: "Becsuae a postage stamp can
only be licked once. Whereupon we
pointed out that the stamp received. re
viilcs the licking, a severe punch in the
face. Boston Transcript.
"They are always bragging of their
Sneestors."
'Yes: from the way they talk you
would almost Imagine they had selected
them themselves.' Uetrolt Free rress.
"I see that Jones has failed. Has he
anv assets?"
"Nothing of eny value. The Inventory
which he filed with his petition in hnnk
mptcy shows that ne had 230 wedding
presents." Brooklyn Cltlsen.
"Don't you know that you have the
wickedest city', on earth?"
"No!" exclaimed the old resident. "How
did you gnt that Information?"
"I read It In the papers."
"That's Just preas-agent stuff Intended
to make out-of-town people think that
thla Ib the place to spend money and
whoop things up." Wsshlngton Sta.
THE FATHERLAND.
James Russell Lowell.
Where Is the true man's fstheiiand?
ls it where he by chance is born?
Dotii not the yearning spirit scorn
In such acant borders to be spanned?
Oh, yes; his fatherland must be
As the blue heaven, wide and free..
Is it alone where freedom is.
Where God ls God, and man is man?
Doth he not claim a broader span
For the soul's love of home than this?
Oh, yes; his fatherland must be
As the blue heaven, wide and free..
Where'er a human heart doth wear
Joy's myrtle wreath or sorrow's gyves,
Where'er a human spirit strives
After a Hfe more true an.l fair,
There Is the true man's birthplace grand,
j Ilia is a world-wide fatherland!. .
Where'er a single slave doth pine,
Where'er one man may help another
Thank God for such a birthright,
brother
' There Is the true man's blrthplnce grand,
His Is a world-wide fatherland..
t m . hsbm.
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The Ford Sedan is tigb. class in appearance and
appointments with tha luxnrlousness you desire
In a family car. Carries five passengers comfort
ably.' Splendidly upholstered with cloth of the
highest quality. Tbe body Is aluminum and large
doors give convenient entrance on either side.
Plate glass windows give tha protection of the
closed limousine) for inclement weather, and plenty
of fresh air wheu open. With high quAMy in de
tail is economy in maintenance less than 2 cents
a mile.
Ford Sedanv975; Coupelet $760; Town car 190;
Touring Car $490; Runabout $440. All fully
equipped, f. o. b. Detroit.
On display and sale at 1916 Harney Steet.
Buyers will share in profits If we sell at retail 800.000
new Ford care between August, 1J14 and August, 1916.
Busy Bee Boys and Girls
We have a grand surpriso for you. We will give a
Bicycle next. You can have your choice of either a Boy's
or Girl's wheel. It is a famous
YORLD PvIOTOR BIKE
It has a 20-inch Frame
with Coaster Brake. Motor
Bike Handle Bars, Eagle
Diamond Saddle, Motor Bike
Pedals, Motor Bike Grip,
Luggage Carrier Holder,
Folding Stand, Front and
Bear Wheel Guards, Truss
Frame and Front Fork.
This picture of the bicycle
'will be in Tbe Deo every day.
, Cut them aU out and ask
your friends to save the pic-
turfs In their paper for you,
too. See bow many pictures
yon can get and bring tbem
to Tbe Bee office, Saturday.
March 0th.
Tbe bicycle will be given
Free to the boy or girl that
send us the moot pictures be
fore 4 p, m-, Saturday. March
Otfi.
Subscribers can help the
children in the contest by
ns.lfin fnr nicture certifi-
cates when they pay their Hiibscription. We give a certi
ficate good for 100 pictures for every dollar paid.
Payments should ba made to our authorized rarrier.
or agent, or pent direct to us by mail.
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