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Thought for th Day
SUcU4 by ffi a EM
Wt-netd tomo en to believo in utif tre do
vxU, tewwanf ew work cvmmtndid, our faith
corroborated. Th indMdnul vho think $ wtll
of you, who leep kit mind on your good quaU
iiUtrnd dot not look for Jlawt, it your fritnd.
Who it my brothtrt Til tell yomt ho it ont who
rteogniMt tht good in int. Fro. Elbtrtut.
Kin if "Wheat Is one monarch, whose neutral
ity la beyond question.
The Noti and the Future.
About the only points that are clear in the
replies from Germany and Great Britain to the
notea sent from the United State are that
neither of the brlllKerenta has any intention of
immediately changing lta announced policy for
dealing with neutral shipping, and that each la
willing to correspond further with the United
Statea government on the issues. More or leaa
than thia was scarcely to be expected. Whether
the apprehension expressed at Washington In
advance of full knowledge of the text of ttae'Oer
man note la warranted may be questioned.
Earl Grey, with the traditions of British
diplomatic effort to support him, discusses every
tblnk but the main question. Great Britain,
true to Its paRt, hangs on to its own Interpreta
tion of the rights of neutrals, and declines to
discuss at present phases of the question that
were sufficiently irritating a century ago to
cause a war between that nation and the United
States. The matter then left undecided la still
open, and apparently will remain open If the de
termination of the question must depend upon
the British government.
Germany Is scarcely more candid than Great
Britain in meeting the issue rslsed. Reitera
ting the Intention to sink enemy merchantmen,
and again setting forth the difficulty of distin
guishing between an enemy ship and a neutral,
Germany naively suggests a course It Is easy to
see can not be adopted by the United States or
any other neutral nation. Two principal objec
tions lie against the proposal that warships ac
company merchantmen of neutral nations. In
the first place, aa pointed out at Amsterdam,
such course would enhance the danger to mer
chantmen not so convoyed. Again, it would be
tantamount to a guaranty of the neutral quality
of the cargo, a guaranty which no nation Is in
position to give.
While the replies as given to tha public are
unsatisfactory In the main, each is accompanied
by an Invitation for further correspondence and
this is certain to be had. The rejoinder of the
United States will not be hastily made, nor until
the significance of the notes at hand has been
thoroughly analysed. Neither Germany nor Great
Britain la In position to deliberately forfeit the
friendly Interest of the United States, which
makes It. positively certain that neither is going
to do anything to bring about a rupture of re
lations. For this reason It may be confidently
believed that the situation is not so grave as to
justify any gloomy conclusions.
The Turkish war correspondents , are un
hampered either by censors or facts.
Jump right In. Automobile buying is fine,
pesides there Is little prospect for a bargain day.
Now Is a rood tlrcfa for people to keep their
tempers aa well as their feet In the middle of
the national road. '
After pure boxing what? Pure wrestling and
pure fish stories. No half-way measures will
feather angelic wings.
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The
growing Intensity of the struggle tn
Europe clearly points to the law of self-preservation
as the sole rule of action.',' ,
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Official courtesy requires that the anti-nepotism
bill make lta entrance Into the august sen
ate without a band wagon flourish.
Spain la not uttering a word worth carrying
in th war bulletins. Fortunate Is the nation
which heeds the lessons of experience.
The fewer bills passed by the legislature and
the fewer cash bills contracted, the higher will
be its place In history .and -popular eBteem.
One cannot help but admire the adjustabil
ity of the statesman who is all for Omaha on the
lighting bill, and for Dundee when it cornea to
annexation.
Of course Japan does not covet a slice of the
celestial empire. Perish the thought. What It
seeks is an opportunity to show Its artistic skill
Ja decorating China. '
Omaha streets are supplying Illustrative evl
jence In support of the picture geology draws of
the appearanoe of the earth's surface on the re
cession of the glaciers, at least so far au detritus
nt moraines are concerned..
Ten states In the middle west have united n
protest againat granting railroads permission
to advance passenger rates. If the opposition
baa the staying power, of lta protest, it la not dif
ficult to see where the railroad proposition heads
in.
Another of the pioneers of Nebraska, .Martin
Dunham, has. been called to hie long reat. Mr
uuanam'a snare in laying the foundation and
pushing forward the development of Nebraska
arid Omaha was well done, and he lived to see
the realization of at least a portion of the plon
eer's dream and ambitions.
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Topics of the Hour
Where Is the WkMtf
ritlihursh Dlepatch: Inveatia-atlon by the federal
authorities Is brinalnr out aom fart about tha wheat
situation that will serve to correct much popular mis
understanding. Lat year's crop was tha lanreat In
our hlatory, Wl.000.one buihela, which, with T7.000.0SO
carried over from 1911, give a total available, supply
of DfiR.ono.OOO bushels. Our. per capita consumption ot
flour (one barrel annually, or five bushels of wheat).
Is of,ooo,on0 buahela. To this roust be added 84.000.010
buahela for aeeduit. a total of 64,000,000, which left
ai,000,000 buahela available for export.
We have enported from July 1, 1914, to February
1. 1915, 20-.000.0no bushels, leaving 10. 000.000 bushets that
can yt be shipped abroad. Our present shipments
average 8.000,000 bushels a week, with ho Indication
of any material Increase, ao that we have enou-rh to
maintain that rate until some time In May, or shortly
before the 1915 crop Is harvested.
Pome 4,100,000 acre more winter wheat ha been
planted than In tha previous year, and there t no
doubt of a rreat increase In aprln wtioat, the com
bined excess beta estimated at 100.000.ood bushel, or
a total crop this year of a billion bushels, double our
own consumption without the seedlne.
That thl condition I not reflected In the prlra
of wheat or In the agitation over the price of bread
argue that whatever scarcity ha been created la an
artificial creation. Thar Is undoubtedly, by these
figure, plenty of wheat in the emu-try. The ques
tion, then, la where I the wheat? The millers point
to the grain men, and the grain men to tha farmers.
The Department of Justice propose to find out
whether war or speculation la the cause of the present
exorbitant prloe. and should hasten to do o.
Brtaht Hide of Thing.
Philadelphia Tjedgor: Who ever can read the re
port of business boom and keep the corner of hi
mouth drawn down Is an Incorrigible pessimist. Take,
for example, the summary of orders for railroad ma
terial which hav been given to American manufac
turer since the beginning of the year. Read it and
then look glum, if you ean.
The American railroads have arranged within
thirty day to buy about $30,000,000 worth of cars, rails
and locomotives. The Pennsylvania railroad will
spend a large part of thl amount for 15,00 new car.
The Southern Pacific, tha Brie, the Chicago, Burling
ton Quincy, the Illinois Central and the Chicago &
Northwestern are buying new rails and new loco
motives and( freight cars, and Swift Co. find the
prospect for' the distribution of meat so bright that
they have arranged to build 500 new car. The whole
continent I covered by these railroads. They find
themselves in a condition to get the new equipment
which they long have needed.
The French, Russian and Chilian government
have oome here for new equipment The Russian
order is for 112,000.000 worth of light car from a Pa
cific coast company. More than t40.000.000 1 thus to
be distributed in America without taking any account
of the order which were brought her the other day
ror in,ooo.ooo worth of war aupplle of various kinds.
Thl Is the sort of thing that dispels rloom. .
Hot Politics but Economici.
Such Omaha elements, as customarily align
their Influence along the track of their individ
ual intereeta are Just now very busy trying to
Convince the legislature that opposition to Sen
ate FUe No. 6 Is based on purely political
grounds. Thia is but one feature 6f a campaign
of mlsrenresentatlon now being carried on to
further the project.
The truth of the matter is that whatever ob-
ectlon might be raised against the political as
pect of the bill la so small when compared with
the economic objections that It la really Insig
nificant. -Control of the lighting system would
hardly enable the present Water board and Its
boss to exert greater political Influence than Is
already ascribed to them. But there is grave
doubt as to whether it would ne euner pruaem
or expedient to hamper the sd ministration ot
the affairs of the Water District by entangling
it with the business of furnishing electricity for
lighting and power purposes. This Is a business
entirely separate and distinct In Itself, and has
no relation whatever to the business of provid
ing water for public uses, except that both are
classified under the general heading of "public
utilities." . , 'I
Again The Bee urges on the legislators to
keep in mind alwaya that Omaha already has
the power to enter the business of municipal'
ownership of a lighting plant whenever the citl-
sens desire. Further legislation on this point Is
not required. ' Is-it good public policy to put
the control of all public utilities In the hands of
one board?
The Lien Law and the Builders.
The Hen law of thia atate has been stretched
beyond the bounds of reason and Justice for the
protection of material men. As the courts have
Interpreted the law, the building owner la at the
mercy of crooked sub-contractors and dealers of
whose existence he may not be aware, and is
obliged in self-defense to examine all bills for
material delivered on his premises. This la espe
cially unjust to home builders who in most In
stances are unfamiliar with the lien law. As a
matter of Justice and fair play all round material
men should be required to serve notice on the
owner If they expect him to pay directly for
material delivered on his premises.
(( rmaM ait rij
CoIchkJ Mapleeon and tils rag., of grand o-i'a
eutigatcra went through Omafca. stopping overnight,
but without a performance her With the tolon-l
were Emma Nevada. Itutii, Sohahhl, rave!sl and
ArditU.
The Apollo club closed lta winter aaaaon at Masonic
hall wits a pleasurable dam. H. K. Gray beaded
the reception committee, T. K. Jonea the floor coin
mltle. At Palcooer'a hall a pleasant surprise was tendered
Mr. N. B. kaloonerby his women employee aa a teatl
moiua! of their esteem. leadership In the enterprise
was credited to Mtaa Nellie Holllngsworth.
Aa els-ht-pound girl baby is I be latest arrival in
the household of Mr. and Mra. lienry Knodrll.
bean Ulllapaugh went to Detroit to attend the con
secration services ot Rev. Dr. Worthlngton a bishop.
Miss Hattie Oihlltre. wbo has been visiting tho
family of Dr. H. K. 8pauldlng. returned to her bom
today.
Colonel Floyd lias recovered from his late illnesi.
T. B. t'aitwiight. on of 1a B. Williams' salesmen,
is back from a visit to his parents In Crealon.
A phantom party for the benefit ef the Omaha
Isat Guards Is scheduled to oome off at the Utile
Casino roller rink suun.
A Blow from Behind.
Indiana, home of Tom Taggart and Vice
President Marshall, from whence leaped into his
tory Dan Voorheca and other democratic saints,
has just given Mr. Bryan a rap that will be hard
for him to forget. On the occasion of hla re
cent chautalking expedition to the Hoosier king
dom, the aecretary of state stopped at Indianapo
lis long enough to give the legislature, now In
session, some advice and some very positive In
structions. Under the latter heading came an
expression of the secretary'a deair that the leg
islature should pasa the pending state-wide pri
mary bill. On Wednesday the senate at Indian-
apolta kilted the bill by a decisive vote. More
over, during the debate, certain of the demo
cratic leaders criticised "Washington poli
ticians'' who sought to dictate to Indiana demo
crats. Is Mr. Brysn losing control over his
party? What haa Tom Marshall lo say to this?
The tables are turned. Foreign money la at
a discount in New York and American money la
demanded on foreign bills. To the multitude of
globe trotters who were trimmed by the money
changera at foreign porta last August, the spec-
tad of foreigners drinking a similar bitter dose
brings a thrill of satisfaction tempered with a
thin chaser of sympathy.
Jltaeya."
New Tork World: From the far west
comes an Idea In city transit which, from the
rspldlty of Us development, the opposition of
the regular transportation companies and the
esgerness of legislator to "regulate" th operation
of the new fangled aervlce, I apparently "here to
ty." The transit in question is suppllcft by the
Jitney," preferably a lightweight motor-bus. but In
practice any kind of motor-car which runs between
specified points for a 6-cent fare and at a low cost of
operation duo to th absence of franchise taxes and
overhead charges.
In Tacoma, Seattle, ls Angeles and Oakland jit
ney competition la playing havoc with the receipts
of the regular traction companies. In Texas cities
there are ssld to be 1,000 cars of the kind, and in San
Francisco t,0OT will be provided to handle exposition
trafflor The Jitney Iiss appeared also In Memphis.
New Orleans. Atlanta and Omaha, and progressed as
far east ss Detroit. And all this In less than a year.
As respects publlo regulation, Denver hss adopted
an onrmance prohibiting the operation of Jitneys
without a franchise. A bill In the Texas legislature
provides for the tsxation ot Jitneys and th bonding
of their owners or operators- J The question pf, taxing
them I ui tn Kansas City.
The jitney has introduced a guerlllla-ltke form of
transit to which thane sre obvious objections both on
th score of loss of municipal revenue and rulnotM
competition with onmpanles operating under
franchises. But as against these considerations there
is the superior claim for relief for strap-hanging' con
ditions In the larger cities. The Jitney should not be
taxed out of existence but regulated with an eye to
Its usefulness. New Tork might welcome this form
of handy and elastic surface traction as a partial so
lution of it own transit troubles. Certainly It is to
promising an Idea to be aquetchsd.
Raal0 Aaaark.'
Louisville Courler-Journsl (dem ): An extra ses
sion of congress wotdd complete tho dlscomfitun of
the democratic party and fill the republican cup of
Joy to the brim. 1
There la little that corurre can do that la more
unpopular and more unfortunate than to fall to dla
pose of the work on hand and necessitate an ex
traordinary session. Thl Is true, speaking generally,
and especially true at the present time.
Th shipping bill, whatever It merit or lack of
merit,' baa been the democratic party's Jack-tine-ripper.
The unmatched harmony and businesslike dir.
pa sal ot business that marked the earlier record of
th Wilson administration have been thrown Into th
shadow by the unseemly ruckus Into whtoh congress
haa been plunged over the ship purchase bill. Tho
possibility of an extra session, with expense un
scheduled and unlimited, in addition to the t40.OOfl.ou)
or so of extra outlay if th shipping bill should be
passed, is sufficient to give occasion for a Jubilee of
the republicans. They were In despair before the pro
posal of ahlp purchase destroyed in conareae the har
mony and spirit of co-operation which had given the
lie to th popular assertion that democrats can be
counted upon to "make d d fools of themselves at
the Htht tim.
At present the prsyer ef thoughtful democrats Is
like that of the boy whose runaway mule was headed
for the precipice: "Lord deliver us from, or at least
prepare us for, that which wo are about to receive."
People and Events
South Dakota haa reiused to take the ban
off the cigarette. But If the law Is no more ef.
fectlvely enforced than it la la Nebraska devo
tees will have little trouble In getting their "cof
fin nails." .
Member Taylor should not be discouraged In
Lta pursuit of economy. He made the house alt
up and take notice, and he may be able to get
the other' a eara If he atlcks to it.
Figure bearing the label of th Department ot
Agriculture show that the average family living cost
on farm is Vf a year, of which ti2 oome directly
from the farm. The balance Is raised from aide in
vestments.
Th consregstlon of a church at Fort Plain, N. T.,
at last Sunday's service was thrilled by a member
who responded to the preacher' appeal for temper
ance by taking his rocket flask, well tilled, to tha
man In the pulpit. When astonishment subsided th
congregation wondered where tho converted toper got
the goods. Fort Plain is supposed to tf strictly dry
on Sunday.
The four Wendel sister of Nw York, absolute
mistresses of sn estate valued at tso.000.ooo, are shin
ing examples of the simple lit and bygon customs.
They have never seen an auto' show or ridden tn aa
automobile, taking their Joy rides In a two-seated
buggy lit years old. They have never attended a
theater.' never wear Jewelry or u a tatephoae; nver
reoelv caller or give to charity, so far a known.
It uppoaed they live within their Income, but la It
worth whlleT
Oreat Barrinrtou. Mas., la shocked beyond th
power ot word to vocmrat aoov a wniaper. au
because the Commercial club at lta annual least
pulled off a stunt that was not down in th bill.
Between th speeches and th walnut and wtn a
trio of stag beauties la regulation ballat costume
capered around th banquet ball and gave an exhibi
tion of modern athletic dance. But Utat was not
all. The daatwr kissed the bald spots of "the bald-
head and toyed with th whisker of th member
That was the limit. Townspeople take pride in
living up to the sonorous respectability of tne name,
and those who openly violate tne social ooe are
ostracised. la thia Instance too many or Great Bsr-
rlnston' modal clttaena aaw th shocking affair to
be outlawed, ao responsibility I being- smothered by
an Inveattgatioa.
Brief esibwlaa a timely
topta lavttoa. Th Bee aawasnae
aa so pfhnity fa epbdoaa ot
suss lists. All ltM ah.
J set t oadaalB by edttast
Calls for Street Slana.
OMAHA. Feb. 1S.-TO the I-Mltor of The
Bee: To change the subject of th Eu
ropean war, about which so many write
m fully and ao feelingly In plte of our
president's advice end request to remain
neutral, and to think and act aa neutrals,
why can't we have our corner crossings
named and numbered?
We ask th merchants her for Mer
chant week, and we beg and solicit
convention and tournaments, and we in
vite all to our Ak-Sar-Ben festivities and
Automobile show and other like oc
casion, and when stranger come they
can never tell what part of th city they
are In, without stopping and asking a
astlve.
I don't believe there 1 another city in
the country that calls Itself a city that
Is so deficient In thts respect a Omaha.
A NATIVE).
Reawlatiaa- the TMowar Traffic.
DORSET. Neb., Feb. It To the Editor
of The Bee; I read In your Issue of tTav
8th, a letter by a woman or gentleman
from Plalnvtew, who, fortunately, is
ashamed to sign his nam to the letter
In defense of the liquor traffic in Plain
view. Now the party stole that, "they simply
know how to .regulate th thing." If the
woman or gentleman will only tell us
bow to regulate the most damnable, 4ls
graceful curse that ever crept out of hell,
he or she will confer aa great a good on
tha United State a any American has
ever done.
They tell ua that some of Plalnvlew
trade went to neighboring towns, but neg
lect to tell us how many soul Went to
hell through the liquor traffic of Plain
view. The woman or gentleman upbraids
th Russlsn people for thl lack of self
control, etc., but there is not a gentle
man In th United State who wishes for
th welfare of hla country or country
men. ' who would not congratulate our
own government ahould they follow the
csar'a example relative to the liquor
traffic. F. J. EGGERT.
Finish f the Deass Ram.
PUATTSMOUTH. Nb.. Feb. JO.-To
the Editor of The Bee- More and more
clearly do th liquor force foresee their
doom. The vote in th national house
showed a majority in favor of prohi
bition. Leader Underwood of the demo
crat and Leader Mann ot th republi
can, opposed It, but their cohorts re
fused to be led.
Some liquor advocate,, whistling to
keep up their courage, declared that th
vote In th house ended th matter. Let
them not be deceived. It will be up in
th next congress, and It will be an
Issue ef lftia President Wilson and Sec
retary Bryan, both sidestepped the ques
tion, declaring that it Was a state is
sue, if it is a state Issue, why doe the
government impose a heavy tax on it
and grant license? and why does a gov
ernment official carry the keys to
the distillery t -
This government has for years pro
hibited the traffio in Intoxicating liquor
on Indian reservations and at military
reservations and posts, and recently at
naval station and In navy ond all
United States soldiers' home. J
Twelve year ago th congress pro
hibited the sale of Intoxicating liquors
in the Capitol bsllding.
The caar of Russia ha Issued a ukase
prohibiting the Irafflo In alcoholic
liquors. ) ,
Franco recently prohibited the sale of
absinthe and other alcoholic liquors.
William, emperor of Oermany, said: "I
know very well that pleasure in drinking
is an old heritage of th Germans, but we
must, by self-dlslplins, free ourselves
from the evil."
The adoption of th Initiative and refer
endum In thl stat open th way to the
submission of th prohibition .question
whenever the required petition la filed.
Th present legislature can do nothing to
help nor to hinder this question from be
ing submitted to th voter of thl state
la 1MB.
Everywhere the enemy propose com
promise, but there can be none. A com
promise with the devil is Impossible. No
term wtll be granted. Th temperance
people demand an unconditional surrender.
WUI the Intelligent voters allow Ne
braska to be the last stat to get Into
th "band wagon." A. W. ATWOOD.
Whs( Seat oataha May Expect.
SOUTH OMAHA, Feb. K-To the
Editor of The Bee: In talking with a
leading member of th Commercial club
of Omaha, a man ot commanding influ-
cenoe. a few days ago he told me that
th people of South Omaha do not realise
what Is in store for thl part of Omaha
or they would be almoat unanimously
for the Howell Nil. He said one ot the
first thing will be a division of Omaha
into three high school districts, on for
the northern part of th consolidated city,
one for the central part and one for th
southern part and that th South Omaha
High school building will be enlarged to
hold the pupils who will be sent there
under the new arrangement
He said further that frequently and in
fact nearly every day men representing
new industries look for new locations
and when they are not satisfied with
Omaha locations they are told of South
Omaha locations, but refuse to come here
because It is not a part of Omaha. Ha
mid if we wf re a part of Omaha that
many industries will be added to the In
dustrie of thl locality.
We all know that all of the big institu
tions of South Omaha today hav on
their letterheaoa tb nam of Omaha.
Few people outside of th tat ef Ne
braska know there la such a plao aa
South Omaha
Instead of being called outh Omaha
when we bscome a part of Omaha we
can be called the South Side. 1 see no
objection In that. The South Omaha man
who ay it will be unoonstitutlonal for
th legislature to pass th Howell act
for th consolidation of the two cities.
would be for annexation today if he did
aot get a little repair work to do for the
city occasionally.
Nearly every person opposed to the
consoiiaauon nas some personal reason
for being opposed to it. while the great
body of the resident of South Omaha
are strongly for th passage of the
Howell bill. Those who talk about
force" do not reall that even taking1
a vote on th question does not chsuge
th fact thst the majority rule by force,
A great many think wo were forced to
remain a aeparate city when we- voted
oa the question th last time when voting
machine were used. It is a question of
force any wsy the question i put. Th
act by tUe legislature Is the essiest snd
chespest wy for th people of South
Omsha and saves a lot of 111 feelings
among neighbor who might become
estranged by a hot flgbt over the ques
tion. Fo let us prepsre to tske our
medicine and be csllcd the South FUrle of
Omaiia. J. A. AOSBW.
Editorial Viewpoint
Washington Post: Statistics show that
It has require tSO.OOO worth of Zeppelin
to kill sixty persons, thus adding th
high cost of bombarding to the re?t of
the world' burdens.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat: Three hun
dred Americans traveling men re already
at work In South America Our thought
can t help but dwell on the tremendous
output of new funny stories when they
get back.
St. Louis Republic: It Is lucky thing
for th heirs of those American duck
hunters shot by the Canadian police that
the Canadian provinces do not stand In
relation to British treaties as American
tatea stsrhi to American treaties.
St. Louis Globe Democrat: The presi
dent msy not be alarmed over the pros
pect of the republicans nominating Colonel
Goethals for president, but he has a
right to be alarmed over whatever can
dldate the republicans agree upon.
Springfield Republican. Time brings Its
revenges. A year ago Europe was Investi
gating Bulgsrlan atrocities. Now Bui-'
garla Is at peace, and the Bulgarian edu
cator, Rev. Dr. Tsanoff, sddresses an ap
peal to America to do something for th
shocking state of affairs In Europe.
Houston Post: An Alsatian, who had
the? good sense to become a cltlxen of the
TTnlted States forty-two year ago and
settled In Texas, has offered to donate
to the government of the United States
tlS.OOO worth of property as an expression
of his gratitude for the prosperity and
peace he has enjoy ss a cltisen since he
came here. That's fine.
LAUGHING GAS.
eome of his friends had limn! Atlss
groaning anil asked lilm what was the .
mutter.
"I'm wondering," said he, "how much
they're Koing to put on me when they
rhsnge the map.' Baltimore American.
"After I wash msy face I alw.-iys look
In the mirror to see If It's clean," con
lldel Uttlo Doris. "IVm't you?"
"lon t have to. I look at the towel," re
joined Willie. Browning's Maganne.
"Ponce de Ix-on didn't want to grow
old."
"Spent his life sesrchlng for the foun
tain of eternsl youth."
"Few yould care to engage In uch a
bootless quest."
"Oh, I don't know. I saw sn art In the
aper yesterday reading: outh
panel
Wan
ted.' Louisville Courler-Journsl.
Church 1 see the soldiers are even
fighting In some of tho churches In
Europe.
Ootham Yes, ' one would think that
might be left to the members of the
choirs. Yonkers Statesmsn.
Teaiherlf a bstted t-sll travels 2S'i
feet in a second, how far will It go In
3H seconds?
Boy It depends on the outfielders,
ma'am. Puck.
"Some men," said Uncle lben, "hss
sech a superior way flat dey kin make
you feel as If you didn't have no right
to know nuffln' till they took de trouble
to come around an' tell It to you."
Washington Star.
THE POWER OF LITTLE THINGS
A little far-off pinkish cloud
A-floatlng o'er a wall of gray
Can make a mountain-range of cares
In the dim distance melt away.
A little star thst twinkles bright.
And brighter yet as fsdes the day.
Can make my troubles like the hours
Of day-light slip and fade away.
i
A little bird that sings and sings,
Then sings again for very glee.
Can waken Joys deep, deep within.
And drown the world's discord for me.
A little child In whose clear eyes
God's love reflected shines most olear.
Obscures the darker deeds of men
And drives away all doubt andfear.
Omslin. BATOLL NBTHELE.
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ONE thine? that appeals so strongly to
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is the fact that it is so easily and quickly
prepared. Takes 30 minutes to c6ok, needs
little attention and costs but 10c. Cook
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is a strengthening, satisfying food. You caa cut
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MAULL EROS.. St Louis. U. S. A.
You can have your choice of either
a Boy's or Girl's Wheel
it is a famous
WORLD MOTOR BIKE
It haa a 20-inch Frame
with Coaster Brake. Motor
Bike Handle Bars, Eagle
Diamond Saddle, Motor Bike
Pedal", 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 The Be every day.
Ont them all ont and ask
your friends to aave the pic
tore In their paper for you,
too. See bow many picture
. job can get and bring them
to The lie of flee, Saturday,
March th.
Th bicycle will be given
Free to the boy or glxl that
send ns the moat picture bo
fore 4 p. m.t Saturday, March
Oth.
Subscribers can help the
children in the contest by,
asking for picture certifi
cates when they pay their
subscription. We give a cer
tificate good for 100 pictures
for every dollar paid.
Payments should be made
to onr authorized carrier or
ngent, or Rent direct to us
by mail.
Spring will soon be here
and some little boy or
girl will be riding this
wheel. Are you the
lucky one?
You have until March Alh
lo try for it.