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6 Xilh O.M.WlA. IKli)., Ir.liiaAKV i.ii 4 I s THE OMAHA DAILY DEE ' FOUNDED BY EDWARD ROSEWATKR. VICTOR ROSEWATEIt, EDITOR. Two Be Publishing Company. Proprietor. rrn bvildinq. farnam and pevknteknth. fiilwJtt' Omaha portofflrs as second -class matter. TERMS Or SCBSt'RlPTION. By carrlar By milt per month. per year. lnr and fundsT Wc $s Jallr without Wtindajr ST 4 00 rhlnit anl Sunday ( Evening without Bundsy 2f-o 4.00 Sunday Fe only 2 Hend notlca of ihttiif of addreca or romnlalnt of lrrs"ularlty In drllsry to Omaha Be, Circulation IVpartment. REMITTANCE. Remit tT draft, express or postal order Only two rent stamps received in payment of amall ee ronnta. Versnnal rherks, except on Omaha and rsstsrn irhanite, not accepted. OFFICES. Omaha Tha Rep Rulldtna Routh Omaha 5i N street. Council Hlufis 14 North Main street. Lincoln Mttla Rulldlnit. Chlcaro Srtl M'arst Hull.llnr. Nw Tork Rmm 1WK. 2v Fifth avanue, Ht. Liila--6tt) New Rank of Commerce. Washlnrton 725 Fourteenth Pt., N. W. I'ORRECI'ONDESCB, 'Address eommunlcattona relating to tewa snd edi torial matter to Omaha bee. r-dltortal Department. JAM'AHV CIItCVLATIOX. 53,714 Stata of Nenraska. County of Douglas, at Dwlrht Williams, circulation innnnKtr of The Bea PuhlieliliiK company, belna duly sworn, says that tha average circulation for tha month of January. 191 was M.741. DWIOIIT WILLI A MR, Circulation Manager. Bubacrttied In my pn-sence. and aworn to be for me. thia Id dnv of February. 191.1. ROBERT HUNTER. Notary Public Subscribers tearing the city temporartt should have The IW mailed to tlipm. Ad dress will be rliAngrd aa often aa reqncauxl. rabrnarr 86 : Thought for the Day Sc( by Lmeiut Pryor Muiic U irrcgittibU; it charltitt art. count lets; it ttir the fating of hvi, pence, and friendihip at iwrci a$ any mortal agent can. W. M. Thackeray. 1 Jl Mayor Harrison of Chicago realizes from the pressure of adverse ballots that communities grow weary of "a good thing." The postofflce efficiency experts, owing to wire entanglement, may have to bo content with the Joy of a six weeks' vacation In Omaha. So far aa tha records indicate the ships sent to Davy Jones' locker by submarines are not equipped with up-to-date boudoir facilities for mermaids. Government by commission grows apace. One distinct advantage of the system is that commissioners acquire a business education at public expense. With two weather prophets guaranteeing sunshine and cheer for the fall fesjlral. It only remains for King Ak-Sar-Bcu to wave his magic wand and, go to it. While the democratic administration is knocking every government interest In Omaha, the watchdog of the city's welfare "bays the moon" 1,200 miles away. Two suits for 1100,000 against the Rockefel ler Research fund ought to convince Frank P. Walsh of Missouri that he is not the only person eager for a shake-down of the Rockefeller pile. Welcome to our city, Colonel Sheldon! No loubt Mississippi is a fine state to lose oneself, but wklle King Corn holds the fort against cot ton, Nebraska must remain the habitat ot live ones. Railroad managers In the east are reported lilannlng for general cut in the wages of em ployes next spring. If the job is undertaken the railroad managers will certainly earn their sal aries during the operation. It Is passing strange why heralded peace ad vocates from the war sone should carry their message to Omaha and pass by Berlin, Vienna, Petrograd, London and Paris, localities much nearer, and more influential. What's the an swer? . Germany and Austria, according to war bul letins, are bo well supplied with prisoners of war for harvest hands that arrangements might be made to loan a few hundred thousand to west ern states, where the annual scarcity of that class ot labor strains the college supply. The Mlssourian reported on a missionary tour of Nebraska, preaching the gospel of In creased railroad rates, might employ his time more profitably among the heathen at home. A rate boost movement In- the Missouri legis lature has been brought to a standstill by the united opposition of furmer members. 7 in twiMlt X4 The' welching of the tnaila here Is procedlnf tinder tha direction o Mr. Griffin of tha railway mail service. Tha speclala w ho liaxe been employed on tl.la work, almoat all Omaha men, are: V. 11. Freeman, J. B. Saundera, J. Hernliardt, George K. Lake. C. 1). Hapgood. James MIIIk. Oeorge 11. Fltchett, R. li. lloolh, D. B. A. Frlabe, J. 1 llobba, J. W. Dawson. Fred D. ftraffln. business manager for Canary, IJveaey and Dlnnmore, bicycle and roller akalii.g champions of the wjrld. la In the city arranging fcr their appearance here. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Davis left for a trip to Wash ing tun. Dr. Ilancbett had a robe stolen from hla carriage while vtatUng a patient on 8t. Mary's avenue just at dusk. As the streets grow aloppy, the gangs on the street corners iocrcaae In numbers and make remarks about ladles who chance to pass their way. At the monthly sociable of the I'nlon Catholic library association, the principal paper was read by J. If. Qulnn on "Thomaa Addis Emmet." Musical numbers were contributed by Miss Btella St. Felix, Peter, Ernest and Monty Uurke and little Rose Plan ner. William Norrla, leceotly of the city engineer's offte, is leaving on aa eastern tour that will take In Vealii&rton. ftew York and Philadelphia, Men Who Made the Fontenelle. Omaha Is today congratulating Itself on the posiTMlon of onV of the most complete and beautiful hotels In the world, and is figuratively doffing Its hst to the men who made this splen did contribution to the ilty s advsntaRes. With out lenoenlng the Importance of the part played by all the public spirited citizens who have con tributed to th surcens of the undertaking, It may be permitted to especially emphasize the obliga tion that Is due to Mesorp. Arthur t. HrBtidpis, John L. Kennody and Ourdon W. Wattles. It was Mepsrs. Rrandcls and Kennedy who tame forward two years ago with a proffer that awoke Ihe enthusiastic response to the generous offer, which Is now embodied in the beautiful building so magnif Icently appointed. Their tendpr of the site, valued at 1200, 000, gave the needed impetus to the project. It was Mr. Wattles who gave of his time and experience, as president of the Douglas Hotel company, to the direction of the affairs connected with the financing of the propo sition, and to those other detail which have been so well handled. The services of these men have been great to Omaha in many ways, but in no way have they been greater than In the building of the Hotel Fontenelle. Stampeding the Commercial Club. Twelve years ago the Omaha Commercial club was stampeded into an attitude of support for Senate File No." 1, the enactment of which subsequently cost the city of Omaha more than two millions of dollar in excesn of what reason ably would have been required to purchase the plant of the Omaha Water company, had the city proceeded under the authority it possessed both through its charter and through its contract with the company. Many members of the club later frankly admitted the mistake then made. Today these tactics are being repeated, and another ef fort is being made to stampede the club into the position of supporting Senate File No. 6, Just as it came from the author's hands. Two things should be kept clearly In mind when dealing with this measure: First, The city of Omaha has at this time ample power, without further legislation, to con struct, or to buy, or to condemn, an electric light ing plant. Second, That Senate File No. 6 only pro vides for the, construction of a plant, and not for the purchase or condemnation of any. In this essential the bill is weak, and it should be amended so as to make it possible for the Metro politan Water District to either buy or condemn. It should be amended so as to clearly pro vide for a schedule of rates that will be plain, end not subject to jugglery, and It should be further amended so as to provide for such pub licity as will make certain that the surplus earn ings of the plant will not be accumulated In a fund to be manipulated by the management of the Metropolitan Water District. In making these amendments nothing will be done to weaken the purpose of the bill. The question of municipal ownership is not involved In these points. That Omaha will have public control of Its lighting plants Is apparent and de sirable, but this control should come under such conditions as will make It certain that the people will derive all the benefit from public ownership. Senate File No. 6 does not at this time make the proper provision for giving the people all they are entitled to for the money they will invest in a lighting plant. It should be amended In the particulars pointed out before It is finally enacted into law. Hit Flea Should Be Heard. Mr. Robert Lansing, counsellor for the State department, makes a plea to big countrymen that should be attentively heeded. In remarking on the relations of the United States with other nations, be says that these days are critical, "how critical only those who are in Intimate touch with affairs can realize." Without depart ing from the evenly balanced attitude of the diplomatic representative of the government, Mr. Lansing manages to leave an Impression unmistakable that the first duty of the American citizen Is to give unreserved support to the presi dent at this time. There i no place for partisanship in the present crisis. It is a time when the country should stand united behind the president. Plenty of time will be had for criticism after the trouble has passed, but for the present we can all very well afford to follow the advice given by Mr. Lansing in these words: Today when nations are awayed with unreasonable passion, when prejudice blinds them, when they "ace red;" when they misjudge their friends aa well as their foes, la the time for us to avoid harsh judgment, to preserve calmness In dealing with them and to curb the naturul resentment which arises whin our acts are misinterpreted and we are charged with wrong motives and purposes. Embargo ai a Remedy. While the text of the Identical note just for warded to the governments of Great Britain and Germany by the I'nlted States Is still withheld from the public, enough of its nature baa been disclosed to Indicate a suggestion that this gov ernment Is seriously contemplating some retalia tory action of its own. The note is said to make very clear to the belligerents that unless they modify their present positions as regards the rights of neutrals, they themselves will assert a right which the belligerents have apparently overlooked. If Great llritaln persists lu seizing cargoes of noncontrabund stuff destined for Germany, and Germany persists in sinking vessel headed for British ports, regardless of the nature of the cargo, the neutrals have but one course left. They can refuse to ship to either country, and this is the course now contemplated. Norway has already served notice on Germany of intention to no longer permit shipments from Norwegian to German ports. If the I'nlted States should adopt a similar policy. Its action would un doubtedly be followed by all of the neutrals, and the source or supply for the nations at war would be effectually stopped. If tbe belligerents feel they must persist In interfering each with the other's commerce with friendly nations, the end wll) be cessation of all their commerce, except such adventurous traders as may succeed la eluding the menace of torpedo and mine. This situation touches all the countries engaged In war, and Its seriousness may cause some modification of their present attitude. British Flag in Civil War Brooklyn Zagle. Tlio ac tion of th.- uteainshlp Lusltanla In recently iilsirig the i nited Mate, flag as a means of pro tection ns.alnt (k-rnian submarines has bro'iKht info tha dls ussion Incidents of the civil v.ar vThere tle Rrltlflh flag waa uaed by tbe confederates to tlrcelw onlun (misers and enable them to escape Into an o'lt (.f the way port. A case of peculiarly interesting feat ures wbc that of the steamer Oreto. which was chasej by the I'nlted Mtates sloop of war Onleda, commanded by Commander George Henry Preble, and othfr vesels of the siiailron blockading the port of Mobile in Sep tember, niiil bow the Oreto's commander finally lame to Washington to testify In Commander PrebVs hchilf. The c.heto was speedy and it gave It pur tuei the slip and as c lesult of thla Commander Treble was dismissed from the navy, but was restored by act of congress. After getting Into Mobile the Oreio clieniced Its name to Florida, and. as a confederal!! privateer It, with lhat other famous confederate privateer Alabama. Kpread devastation upon the bikli ' until the merchant marine of the northern states jecelved such a blow that It ha not recovered from It to the present day. Since tbe appearance of the Item In the Washington dispatches referring to the affair of the Oreto. veter ans of the civil war, as they have come together tn various part of Rrooklyn. have discussed the affair In Mobile bay when the Onleda tried Ineffectually to stop the Oreto, alias Florida, and ConiMander Preble was immediately dismissed from the navy and began bis long and persistent fight for reinstatement. Each veteran of the war, especially the naval veterans, as they talked over this stirring event, added to It br s scrap from hla recollections, and it has devolved upon the writer to piece these together Into a consecu tive nariatlve. One veteran who was seen knew Commanilef Preble and had tRlked wltli him In Washington dur ing his long fight for reinstatement. He said tbut when Preble on the Oneida first saw the Oreto be thought It waa a Rrltleh man-of-war, who had come to Inspect the I'nlted Statea blockading squadron. The Oreto was flying an English red ensign and pennant and bad every appearance of being an Rngllsh war vessel. Commander Preble discovered his mistake a little too late, hut when be did he fired at the stranger but did not succeed in checking its speed, Wfch latter too:c It out of reach of the Oneida's guna and Into the port of Mobile. rr&aV Such occurrences naturally create controversy, es pecially after fifty years have elapsed since the oc currence, as In tills case. In the discuss tn which have followed the appearance of the item above re ferred to, there have been those who criticised Com mander Preble, accusing him of dilatory action and also thoee who vigorously defended him. The latter cited the fact that the commander of the Oneida, whose previous record was untarnished, was a nephew of Commodore Fdward Preble, who won fame In till war with Tripoli, while those who were against the Oneldn'a commander quoted from Admiral Farrugut's official report of the Oreto affair In which he says: "I regret to be compelled again to make another mortify ing acknowledgment of apparent neglect, to wit, th.i running of the blockade at Mobile by a ten-gun gun boat, supposed to be Laird's gunboat, Captain Mullock. You will perceive, however, from Commander Preblo'e report that there was no lack of vigilance. They saw U in Rood time, but failed to sink or capture It. Why Commander Preble did not fire Into it after It failed to atop or answer his hall. I cannot imagine. The commander of the Rachel Seaman says, and I believe they will admit, there never was a finer opportunity for stopping a vessel, until it passed them; then, how ever, when It was too late, they commenced firing." Commander Preble waa so thoroughly convinced that a great Injustice had been done him by his summary dismissal from the navy In which he had borne a very consplclous part that he Immediately asked for a court-martial and an opportunity to tell his story. This was denied him on the ground that he was no longer an officer of the navy. 1 He then asked for a board of Inquiry, and three naval officers were appointed to so act. The report of this board was rather discouraging. It ran thus: "It Is the opinion of the board that Commander -reble did not perform hla w hole duty as a senior officer of the force bjockadlng Mobile, and. further, that be did not do his utmost to prevent the passage of the steamer Oreto Into the harbor, aa appeared from the statement con tained In Ma report of September 6 to Rear Admiral Parragut. to the effect that had he known tbe char acter of the vessel he could have run It down." To be turned down by President Lincoln, to whom Commander Preble appealed, by the secretary of the navy and by a board of Inquiry of the naval depart ment, waa certainly enough to discourage almost any man. but not a Preble. Thla disgraced officer now turned to congress for Justice, and then was fur nlshed one of the most dramatic Incidents of the whole story. As the case stood the odds were decidedly against Commander Preble. The naval committee of the house of representatives were very naturally guided by the official reports and by the action which had already been taken. Unless Preble could produce some new evidence there was not much chance In eongreua going against the record. Thla plucky naval officer waa equul to the occasion. He and hla friends Induced the commander of the Oreto. later the priva teer Florida, to come to Washington and testify as to what had ooeuned when the Utter ran past the blockading squadron and got Into, Mobile. War waa still raging between the north and south when this Inquiry before the naval committee of congress waa begun, but Commander J. N. Maffitt of the Oreto braved all the dangers and came to Washington and convinced the committee that It waa the superior speed of the Oreto that enabled him to elude the union warships. Commander Preble waa then reinstated aerved with distinction for a number of years, and at 3 was retired as rear admiral. , A word may be In order regarding the privateer Horida. previously the Oreto. It changed it. name to tho Florida as soon as It reached Mobile. Ono dark night in tho following IVcember It ran tho blockade again, reached the hlgl, seas and began Its career of destruction of northern merchantmen. rur Ing the first year It destroyed twenty-two such ves-rHL'"a-i Ih." ,""mrr Ktevtrlc Spark waa captured by the Florida within a few mile, of New York. During the fall of 1MJ the Florida entered the port of Bahal Braill-a neutral port-where It anchored. At this" Ume the union gunboat W.chusctt, commanded by Captain Napoleon Collins, was also In port. On Oc tol.or g. when part of the Florida's crew , ashoro at midnight. Captain Collin, made an attempt to sink the Horida. but failing In this he captured the prlva. leer and towed It out to aea. it waa later snk l Hampton Roads. For this breach of neutrality Secre tary Seward later apologised to the Braxlllan govern-merit. People and Events ) Carter Harrison entered the race once too often. Will Mayor Jim alt up and take notice? Four Industrial Workers of tho World walki.ir dclcKatea In New York, after filling up at a restaurant, told the proprietor to charge It to the public. Thi police took the dead-brats away and the public w,l pay for their feed for the next thirty days, beside, the shelter. PontoffKc Inspector K. P. Smith will start from San Franclfco and will travel ii.uuo miles, covering a period of three months, to Inspect the postofflce st Ousm. Philippine Islands. Tbe Inspection will prob ably require but half a day's work. This Is the first Inspection of this postofflce in seven years For the violent theft of two k loses from Miss Martha Iraaen of Hurllngton. Wis., a Jury at Racine soaked William Hushman tl'M for the first kiss and IJM for the second. Mr. Bushman Is hustling tor the money and wondering at the aame time why tho second smack calls for more "sugar" than the first. The congregation of the Episcopal Church of the Kplphany of Chicago la going to laud Ita benefactoia while they live. The members will bold a memorial In the nature ot a "flower-to-the-livlng" reception to Mrs. Oeorge W. Champlln and William . Wilson, who did a great deal toward building the rhur h. A sure-thing cure for Insomnia waa revealed In a will contest In a Boston court. An undertaker testi fied that several time, before the deceased shuffled off he lulled him to sleep by wiggling hi. big tues. It doe. not appear that the wiggling had anything to do with making the will. The Idea open, up novel idcliae lor undsrtaktra, Caaae of the War. PPLANDT Neb.. Feb. 23 -To the Editor of The Bee: Tour letvrr Log contain, numerous article. f undoubted merit, and while that department of your -teemed paper .hows In . m, Id manner the popular feeling on manv subjects. It must be noticed that In regard to the great war. the matter is very seldom dis cussed in an Impartial way. the pro-Uer-man articles being signed bv practically only Teutonic names, while those In re buttal are nearly always from people bearing hames nuggestlve of English ex traction, or from nation, allied to this side. This Is a remarkable illustration of the freedom of speech In our country, whereby we may express our opinion without fear of molestation In the sliaie of fine or prison from a government we have estahllfhed and supported by our ballots. And while discussions based on laclal consideration and qualities should be strictly avoided, tending to aggravate rather than conciliate people of different origin, the only regulation we have in our country, bearing on this subject, is a mild Invitation from our president, ex pressed In term, of extreme moderation, to refrain from such discussions and to remain neutral In action, and, perhaps in thought. Contrast this with the laws and pun ishment, that are the rule in some Euro pean monarchies concerning "lese mi Jcste," where servile officers of an al mighty king or emperor are so many spies pouncing on the unfortunate who may Inadvertently drop a remark not al together respectful to hi said majesty, or to the established order of things. The question now squarely before is Is, whether such democratic forms of gov ernment as exist In the Cnltod State France, Switzerland and England are on improvement, a step forward, a progres sive achievement over the old monarchic Idea, or whether we are laboring under delusion and should fall back to the prevailing Idea, of government that ob tained previous to the middle of the eigh teenth century, fndcr a different form of government, should we propound tho question thus: Shall we strive for Individual liberty, happiness, for a condition where our time may be employed for the benefit of hu manity In general, and the adornment of our minds In particular, In other words, for the cultivation of the arta of peace? Or shall we take the other course and confound ourselves In a body so thoroughly organized that the supreme end in view shall be material efficiency, where our every act and thought shall be devoted to the state, so that from ou, feverlsh activity, resources may be pro vided for our divinely appointed lords, to carry on an extension to all lands of this philosophy of force? Shall we exchange ourselves by work In time of peace, and lose our lives afterward In war, to kill our weaker brothers, so that some king or emperor may go down In history a the glortoua conqueror of nations not so well organized? This Is the real question now involved in thla great conflict, and tho futile dia cusslons as to who began the war, the assassination of a prince or two, are only details of the whole scheme whereby the assassination of million. Is sought to be Justified by the assassination of two In dividuals, effete scions of the result of cross-breeding which we do not tolerate in our horses, oar cattle, or hogs. And wheress. In democracies the leader of the nation Is chosen by a system of selection clculated to secure the bright est mind and the most practical; in monarchies there is a careful system. of allying cousin to cousin, whose parents were already related by numerous al liances before, so that from this system a ruler is born and divinely supplied with all the qualities necessary to rule, a system which we know results In de fectives In mind and body, a system against which legislation is directed In all civilized countries in so fat- as It would apply to the people. But, as unnatural aa this may aeen, the harm would not be great If. aa In Great Britain, thia offspring of closely related parents, is merely a figure-head, who harmonlzea the transition of the old system into the more practical and mod ern new method of conducting the af fairs of a nation, until such time aa It may be deemed best to dispense with the nominal heal altogethei. as the Fnlted States and France have done In a direct and radical way. The present war is the result of the existence of abnormal conditions in one monarchy, where. In form only, there Is constitutional restraint of the monarch, who, in this caae. happens to possess some qualities, and who, on that ac count, has been able to dictate the policy of his empire. As these qualities are of the nature to flatter national vanities, the crown of aychophants always surrounding a throne has mado tfie case worse, and them la no wonder of the anaumpllon by leader and subjects, of the title of the God chosen Instrument of the cho.en people. But let us not throw our Invective against the Germans, they are, in spite of this tremendous mistake, a great people, and wUl live to realize their error. They have been led and educated from Infancy by the nobllltv and the church, who. In order to retain their Influence and privileges, have inculcated Into the mind, of the people tbe Idea of danger from attack by foreign nations, and thl. ha. re.ulted in solidarity and strength, which, coupled with their aclentlflc achievement., their patience for work and Intelligence, haa re.ulted In unheard of rapidity In advancement In all branche. but one: politic, In which they are w year, behind the .times. It is very un fortunate that nothing .hurt of this tre mendou. .hock .houild be necessary to wake them from that political lethargy. They are .till fighting the French revo lution, and do not know It. But. whether they win or not. equality and fraternity will soon dawn In their mind, and there 1. no doubt thut, with their Interest awakened In that direction, their advance along these line, will be aa phenomenally rapid a. In their industrial achievements. This war will cause them to see. whereas they have, been blinded by the noblllyr and clergy, the most powerful weapon In all age., to perpetuate the privilege and abuse.. 1.. BEHTRANU. Caws for H'oader. ' It la a cause of wonder to all of us familiar with the real conditions." says the secretary ot the Commissioner of Charities of Nw York City, "why the bread line attlll keep, filled with men apparently willing to accept private charily, while the city of New Y'ork stands ready to help them in such a way that they will not feci themselves in any sense the recipients of bounty to which they are really entitled." IJke phenomena has been observed In other cities. Editorial Siftings Philadelphia Record: A great truth is set forth In the dictum of 1he court of appeala of Georgia that "a man at som time in his life may get drunk and his general character still be good." In their assault, upon the demon rum our prohi bition friends too often overlook this fact. Pittsburgh Dispatch: People with ex perience In fighting the Russians are prone to the conclusion that It is a bnd thing to drive them far baik Into their own country. At least a certain Na poleon Bonaparte and some CW.0H) men in hi company came to that conclusion a century ago. Baltimore American: The proposed blowing up of merchant ships by Ger man submarines and the Intent of Eng land to starve out Germany ae proofs that we are talking of myths In speaking of civilized war, for such eavagTy, com pulrory though It may be, is beyond the whole Intent and purpose of civilization. New York World: Hereafter the war In Europe is to be conducted according to the rules that used to apply in th? Gas-House district. If you can hit your adversary In the hack of the head with a paving block when he is merely pass ing the time of day with a neighbor at the corner, you are "protecting your vital interests." PASSING PLEASANTRIES. Office Boy-Plesse, 1r, me granrr' l der Employer I. dead, eh? Office Hoy No. sir; she w.nte me to take her skatin . sir. Boston Transcript. "Trouble never comes single, does it?" "No: I know a family who last year had doul-le pneumonia and the next year had twins." Baltimore American. Critic Here you have left tH heroino with her face buried in her handkerchle'. Pin vwrlaht Ye. Clitic Are vou going to leave it there or have It exhumed ? Boston Transcript. OPTIMISM. Baltimore American. Sometimes, life look, all dull and dark. With scarce a glimmer of hope's spark. And everything misfortune', mark, Naught left us but repining. The clouds will sudden roll awa. And with them gloom which held us piey, While new life springs to brighter swsy. When out the sun comes shining. Then wonder we why we were sad. Why all seemed hopeless, hard and bad, With so much reason to be glad In flood of golden lightness. The shadows which so dark before. Now fading swiftly more and more. I'ntll we laughed we set such store On nothing, in thl. brightness. With gloom without, with gloom within. So should we hold their welcome sin, But over them the victory win. 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I did some heavy lifting and the doctor said it caused a displacement I have always been weak and I overworked after my baby was born and inflammation set in, then nervous pros tration, from which I did not recover until I had taken Lydia E. Fink ham's Vegetable Compound. The Compound is my best friend and when I hear of a woman with troubles like mine I try to induoe her to take your medicine." Mrs. S. T. Richmond. 84 Progress Avenue, Providence, R.I. From Mrs. Maria Irwin, Peru, N.Y. Peru; N.Y. u Before I took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound I was very irregular and had muchpain. I had lost three children, and felt worn out all the time. This splendid medicine helped me as nothing else had done, and I am thankful every day that I took it." Mrs. Maeia Ib win, R.FJ). X, Peru, N.Y. From Mrs. Jane D. Duncan, W. Quincy, Mass. South Quincy, Mass. The doctor said that I had organic trouble and he doctored me for a long time and I did not get any relief. I Bttw xyuus c i lnmiams vegetable ifcrapounri ad vertised and I tried it and found relief before I had finished the first bottle. I continued taking it all through middle life and am now a strong, healthy woman and earn my own living." Mrs. Jans D. Duncan, Forest Avenue, West Quincy, Mass. I' "sWrit to LYDIA E.PINKHAM MEDICINE CO. tf-V (CONFIDENTIAL) LYNN, M ASS., foradrice. Your letter will be opened, read and answered by a woman and held in strict confidence. Busy Bee Boys and Girls It's only a few day now until one of you will win this famous WORLD MOTOR 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 Rear Wheel Guards, Trusi Frame and Front Fork. rvar Editor: I would Ilka a blrycle very much and WAIlIll h. A Moulii heln in. l.ruUo. Hit Gland uinaiia, .sen If someona Mas Truw- Ave., L)ar hditor: 1 am tryina to win tho Bike and would thank you very much If vou wouM help me. Yours, lieruld Fleming. Coleridge, t'etlar C'ountv. Neb. This picture of the bicycle will be la Tbe Pee every day. Cut them all oat end eak your friends to aave the pic tures in their paper for you, too. See how many pictures you ran get and bring them to The Ilee office, Saturday, March 6th. The bicycle will be gives Free to the boy or girl that end us the moat pictures be fore 4 p. m., Saturday, March eth. Subscribers can help the children in the contest by asking for picture certifi cates Tvhen they pay their subscription. We give a cer tificate good for 100 pictures for every dollar paid. Payments should be made to our authorized carrier ur ngont, or pent direct to us by mail. a-
