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Saacfaaf by Majori L. Andtrion
If man lovt the labor of any trade, apart
frtm any qm$tion of Buret u or fame, Hit liodt
hmrn called Mm. If. 7 Sfvenion.
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It 'a not bo bad to be an outsider when watch
ing the wheat market these days.
What do you think: would happen tf Colom
bia got real angry at the United States?
Omaha is now ready to entertain other
propositions requiring the Investment of millions.
Unfortunately for the Iowa plumbers' trust,
the leaking joints of the typewriter were overlooked.
So far the legislature is more to be rom
i mended for the bills it has killed than for those
it has passed.
General Carranca no doubt hated to bold up
the residents of the Mexican capital, but he
i needs the money.
i Balancing, 200 pounds of solid flesh on the
consolidation fence would be more Interesting It
j 11 was done artistically.
Well, the weather man was good enough to
1 furnish a sunshiny day on which to dedicate the
; new hotel. That helps some.
War bulletin editors have reached a point
.where they are perfectly safe In applying the
"short and ugly word" to their hated rivals.
5 aaBMBMBSJl SB
Democrats see another nice piece of pie float
away, and wonder what they have done to be so
ground between the secretary of state and the
senator.
In urging the government to mobilize an
army of 1,000,000 volunteers the Army and
Navy Journal cannot be accused of disloyalty to
Its professions.
Let us hope Jhat some sort of working agree
ment, if not an alliance, may be effected between
the statt house forces. The people of the state
need their services.
i Just what (tie Flutes are fighting for is not
Important The point Is that they went out
looking for trouble and found it. We are an
accommodating people.
Hon. Henry Clay Richmond Is still the pivot
en which the fate of the annexation bill turns.
His report is waited with much anxiety by a
number of his local constituents.
Owners of the Board of Trade property
wisely decided on a new building commensurate
with the location. The decision capitalises the
needs of today and the optimism of tomorrow.
The saddest words of tongue or pen were
.registered In Chicago's primary ballots. Mayor
Harrison deferred to Mrs. Harrison's wishes in
consenting to be a candidate, yet his gallantry
yielded a painful minority of women's votes.
XT
in vymuu
Quit a deltsatiou of Omaha people made up a
Jarty east bund to attend tha Inauguration of presi
dent Cleveland. Among them were Samuel Herman,
troher-ln-law of Vice 'resident -elect Thomas A.
Hendricks; John O. Megeath, Clem Chase and T. C.
Klllott; others who have already gone or will join
the Omaha representation are Henry Hickman. 'r.
aad Mrs. C. K. Muulrrs. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Datla.
J. J. Fhllbln Peter K. Her, II. W. Twadell. Mrs. A.
V. Pollock. James Kttphenson and James Crelghtou.
Mr. E. B. Whitney assembled a number of his
frieada on tihermen avenue to help him celebrate his
fiftieth anniversary.
The Omaha Polo club goes to Plattamouth to pUy
a contest game In that city.
A council has been called to recugnlxe the Thirl
Congregational church In Omaha. The sermon will be
delivered by Kev. George illndley of Weeping Water.
Tha bill at the Boyd la put on by lloland Heed and
)ila comedy company.
Mrs. E. Wakeley and son have returned fruin NVw
Orleans.
Captain Bladen has received not If e that his son,
Frederick bladcn. baa been reported by the Nebraska
delegation for a cadetship at West Point.
Tha I'aloa Ktar club gave a pleasant dancing
(.arty at Metropolitan halt
The Attorney General and the Commission.
Attorney (Jeneral Heed has locked horns
with the railway commission over the matter of
counsel In rate cases. Whether he feels, a he
intimates in his letter to the commission, that
there is a disposition on the part of other of
ficials at Lincoln to ignore him as the state's
chief law officer, need not be considered. The
railway commission is Just now engaged in the
prosecution of the defense against a movement
on the part of the railroads to secure an increase
in rates, or, in other words, is defending the
1 cople of the state against an Increase of taxes.
It Is the purpose of the proceeding to determine
the equity and Justice of the railroad demanls,
and not to establish the dignity and prerogative
of any individual officer of the stale. The at
torney general received an unnecessarily sharp
retort from the railway commission, calling his
attention to the fact that the commission has
tertaln rights and powers under the law which
had apparently been overlooked in the attorney
feneral's office. It Is unfortunate that any such
controversy should have arisen in connection
with so Important a matter. The state of Ne
braska Is entitled to. and should have, at all
times, the most earnest and sincere co-operation
,n the part of Its several officers, to the end
that the greatest advantage may come to the
public
The Death of Dean Beuey.
The world has lost a truly great man through
the death of Charles K. Bessey, dean of the
Nebraska College of Agriculture. Dr. Bessey's
services to humanity, through his contributions
to the scientific knowledge of the world, were o
extensive and so beneficial that It will be long
before his work U thoroughly uuderstood or
fi.lly appreciated. He stood foremost among
the botanists of the day, and his researches, in
vestlgatlona and results, while not set forth In
Khowy fashion, found their application and uses
in the practical work of scientific agriculture.
Ilia services to Nebraska in ibis field were of in
calculable benefit. As an educator Dr. Bessey
was efficient and popular. The high standing of
the College of Agriculture of the University of
Nebraska may be ascribed to his personality, and
Is attested by the enthusiasm and real with
which he Inspired his associates on the faculty,
and the students who worked under them. His
passing leaves a great gap In the army that car
ries on the peaceful and more effective warfare
In behalf of humanity, but the influence of bis
leadership will long be felt.
Home Rale in Practice.
J lint now Omaha people are being treated to
an excellent Illustration of the application of
home rule to their local affairs. Dally we are
regaled by published accounts of what this or
the other legislator from the Interior counties
thinks should be done for Omaha. The vital af
fairs of the city's government, the administra
tion of its several departments of municipal
housekeeping, all that concerns most closely the
citizens and taxpayers of Omaha, are being de
termined according to the views of nonresidents.
In times past the legislature has enacted laws
establishing a board for the control and man
agement of certain of the most Important func
tions of municipal life, and has set that board
over and above all other forms of authority,
making It a law unto Itself, and responsible to
nobody. And now the legislators in their wis
dom tell us that they ran see no good reason
why the citizens of Omaha should give them
selves any concern about the methods adopted,
or the results accomplished, if this example is
not sufficient, we are promised that others will
be provided, so that the perfect beauties of
Omaha's situation will be plain to the property
owners of the city. In time they may be willing
to lay aside their factional differences and par
tisan bickerings long enough to take advantage
of their constitutional privilege to adopt a home
rule charter so that their affairs will no longer
be the subject of biennial discussion at Lincoln.
The state then may be relieved of the responsi
bility for directing the details of Omaha's gov
ernment, and the people may really rule.
Gag- Rule in Congress.
It the democrats in the senate are successful
In their undertaking to expend ninety-odd mil
lions a day up to and Including Saturday, we will
be given the pleasure of watching an effort to
overturn the ancient landmark of the senate, and
apply the gag of cloture in the Interest of the
"shipping" bill. This measure was put tbrougn
the house last week In a single day by the appli
cation of a rule that transcends in it way any
thing in the history of legislation by congress.
It w as reported from a democratic caucus, and
without ever being sent to a committee, without
being considered for amendment on the floor cf
the house, and with debate on Its provisions lim
ited to six hours, It was passed by the big demo
cratic majority, Just because the administration
leader said it must be passed. As yet it has
not feen considered in the senate, but an effort
ic to be made to force it to passage by shutting
off debate by cloture. This will be a glorious
chance for some of those senators wh, a very lit
tle while ago, were leading a revolt against
Speaker Cannon and his committee on rules.
The democrats have restored freedom of
debate in congress In much the same way that
they have applied economy to gvvernment expenditures.
Among the offenses charged against Judge
Layton of West Virginia is that tlj judge's mes
senger every month split with the Judge's cook
a government check for f 40. The offense, if It
may be so classed, is of Utile consequence when
rightly understood. Judges, like other mortals,
must eat to live. Cooks provide the eatables In
proper form. The higher the quality of judicial
food, proportionately greater is the judicial
steam power. It follows that a judicious cook Is
a genuine "friend of the court." and Is entitled
to be heard when the judicial ghost walks.
An extra session of the senate Is expected In
order that we may see the administration
"crawl" to Colombia with $15,000,000 to pay
for what Colombia once sold to the United States
for $10,000,000. What further seed be said?
. . , While Berlin and Fetrograd violently dis
agree on the trifling details of a battle, It Is the
part of wUdout to keep a peace movement at a
sate distance
The Political Caldron
INFORMATION hrouaht from the governors office
by Dr. Harry A. Foeter tends to give color to
recent reports that Mayor James Caruso Dahl
man la due for a federal appointment after March t
and that lie wl'l not he In the, city commtsslonershlp
race.
Dr. Foster spent e.n hour with the governor Tues
day and says the chief executive of III state asserts
he has reliable Information that as soon as congress
adjourns next week, the president and Secretary W.
J. Rryan will announce the Nebraska fe'crsl ap
pointments, regardless of Senator O. M. IlitchcocK.
It Is understood that the mayor Is slated for the por
tion of collector of Internal revenu".
This all brines hack the Hi yan-I llt'hco k em
brogllo and presents a toothsome political morsel.
Pecrr-tary Hren Is for the Dahlman appointment,
while Senator Hitchcoik Is opposed to this disposition
of the patronage. The mayor is said to look with
favor tiHin this prospective federal appointment, but
Is disinclined to comment on the matter at this time.
It Is believed that the governor received his in
formation from "Rrother Charley" Bryan, atthongil
this Is a matter of uncertainty.
Most of us remember the old darky In lloyt's "A
Texas e-'tecr," whnsn plaint was, "Politics nin
ma'ighly pore business " He worked hard for a cer
tain candidate and was promised the Job of minister
to Dahomey or some other faraway place. He In
vested In a few new togs, Journeyed to the national
rapitul, so Light In vain to get a hearing, and then lie
sat down on the cold steps of the Capitol building and
reflected upon "the proud man e contumely," and of
the little Job he left at home.
William Is an Omaha negro who Is now enjoying
a public Job In the city hall. His real name, how
ever. Is not William. He has tried the political game
and has alout reached the conclusion that a steady
Job, however menial, Is better than the uncertainties
of politics. He tried to give his advice to city hn",l
politicians, lull they did not seem ta value It very
much. He told them that tlio colored vote needs
rrystallxlng, that the voters of his race are "a
heti naeenous muss."
Hei went down to Lincoln at the beginning of the
ee.-Mnn of the legislature and bore with him a cre
dential to one of the state senators from this distrl t.
The senator told him It would he necessary to consult
the executive committee about the Job. The "exe.-u.
tive committee" was too busy with otner matters of
state. William had to pawn his baggage to get buck
to Omaha, He Is through with politics.
James Walsh, farmer-statesman, wtio abides at
Penson, Is back from Lincoln, where he espoused the
cause of consolidation for a Oreater Omaha. As soon
aa he could walk from the train to the city hall he
announced that he has no political ambitions. He
says that even In the event of Hnnson uecomlng a
part of Omaha, which he believes It will, he will not
aspire to he a commissioner.
Listen to his own words: "I am a cosmopolite
and not an office Becker. I like to go fishing two
or three months each year, and how In the name of
the magna charta or anything else, could I attend
to my piscatorial pleasures and hold a public office?
Will you tell me? I am for Oreater Omaha and I
expert to see the annexation bill go through."
One hears all sorts of talk regarding the present
seven city commissioners. Walk down the street and
Join a group In conversation and these remarks will
be heard:
"I think every mother's son of the present com
missioners will be re-elected. It's a cinch. Who can
beat them? They are in and have the advantage."
"There will be a clean sweep at the city hall. Not
one of the present commissioner will be returned.
The people want a business administration. Just you
watch and sec If I haven't got tho dope."
"Oh, I think the mayor might get back, but for
the others, why there's nothing to It."
Henry Meyer has some advice to offer, and It Is
something like this: "There Is little or no doubt that
the present commissioners will be nominated. I feel
certain that In the primary race there will be seven
others who will run on a ticket which will be pushed
In a quiet, but effective manner. I do not look for
any open organlrrd effort to support any seven men
at the primary, against the seven now serving aa com
missioners, hut I do expert a line-up of some- kind.
Now then. It stands to reason that the fourteen thus
backed will be nominated w ithout any question. W hat
about the otherr? They will not have a look-in. al
though each will think ho has more than a fighting
chance to get within the lucky fourteen. My advice U
for the others to leave the field and thus save them
selves considerable money, effort and pangs. Day
before the primary It will be easy to pick the four
teen winners."
According to Mr. Meyer's reasoning. It would be
unnecessary to hold the primary at all. He says he
stands for conservation of energy even In politics. He,
perhaps, forgets that the candidates enjoy the game
and that each man feels that hope springs eternal.
Mayor J. O. Dahlman has an Id that he will not be
a party to any pre-prlmary combination. He believes
each candidate should go It alone at the primary, but
notwithstanding his statement, there Is a feeling that
the city hall crowd la getting ready to present arms
on behalf of the men to whom they owe their Jobs.
The street cleaning department did not overlook
the "main chance" during the unusual snow-cleaning
season this winter. A politician who does not look upon
the "square seven" with any great amount of favor,
takes note that the city hall crowd Is more solidified
thla campaign than was the rase three years ao.
when nearly every official In tho municipal building
was a candidate for the city commission.
Louis Berks, former city councilman, states that
he has not made up his mind about entering the city
commission race this spring. "I really have not
given the matter serious thought and I am frank to
say that I do not think I will file. It Is my opinion
that there will be a well defined line-up against the
city hall commissioners and I believe that either one
of these combinations will win out at the primary,"
declared Mr. Berks.
Mr. Berka's thought Is that the man who goes It
alone. In his opinion, will be wasting his strength and
money.
There Is talk that the Kconomlc league will get be
hind aeven "good men and true" for the primary, but
will not make any noise about thla matter.
People and Events
One branch of the Missouri legislature is giving
the glad hand to a rule barring former members from
the floor and tagging them aa lobbyists. But the
members have not formally adopted the rule.
Two beautifully gowned women with appetites to
match pulled off an eating contest in New .York the
other day. The champion got outside of twenty-two
lobsters before her admirers carried her home.
The "take-lt-home" store Is doing a novelty busi
ness In New York. No trading stamp, no telephone,
no delivery, no advertising. Aa soon a the novelty
wears off a receiver will look after the remains.
Creatntsa In namea abide la Sauetha, Kan. H.
Rider Haggard Is one of Its respected cltiiens and
Robert luls Ktevenson recently stopped there to pay
his respects to his grandmother. Mrj, Fannie Branl-gsn.
Twice Told Tales
A LeasHa Qarattaa.
In the blc.c days between Christmas and New
Year's, when a printing order would have caused
either of them to start an Inquest to determine the
sanity of the customer, two printers met In the cor
ridor. "Just transacted some busloess? quoth one.
'Naw!" said the other, in a tone to tease a further
response.
"Yea, I did I just mailed a letter." said the firs.
To which the other resiwnded. breathlessly. "Tlri
rne off were'd you get the 3 rents." Associated Advertising.
Reasons for 4 he Jitney.
OMAHA. Feb. 2S.-To the VMitor cf The
Bee: I have been a subscriber to The
Dally Bee for more thaa a dotwn years,
and venture to suggest your d'acusslng
in behalf of the passengers some of the
sspects of the Jitney question as related
to the street railways. There Is no city
In the I'nited States where the street
caia are mora comfortable, as a rule,
than In Omaha. What breaks that rule
and causes people to use Jitneys Is largely
un'ivil or unaccommodating employes of
the railway, with some aid of the com.
pany Itself. The company refuses to ac
commodate north and southbound passen
gers In the weeterly part of the city,
compelling them to come eat to Six
teenth street and return west long dis
tances In order to travel a short distance
north and south. This congests with a
lot of people that do not want to go to
Sixteenth street all the normal travel on
thit street. The company Insiets on car
rying many of its people several times
as far as they wish to go, and then claims
that It cannot afford to carry passengers
seven trips for 25 cents. If by huildlns
a little additional mileage the company
would cut out thin needless travel and
congestion. It would save mony for It
self, end time and annoyance for Its
passengers.
At crossings of street car lines. If
there Is any way for a tnolorman to pre
vent passengers from connecting with a
crossing car. that motorman will find
that way. He will kejp the car barely
moving, so as to avoid opening the front
door for the transfer passenger. A lot
of passengers then stand cursing the rail
way nul l the next car arrives. A com
pusory "near" stop order, when the
transfer car is at hand, would lessen
this trouble.
During the late severe snowstorms. In
very many cases, can went speeding past
men, women and children, who had been
waiting exposed to the storm. The car
"saved time," and lost good will for the
company and future passengers to tho
Jitney. Many a Jitney passenger Is tak
ing the Jitney merely In revenge for
past annoyances. Most of us do not
want any Jitney arrangement to take
the place of the present stroet car. One
most Important reason for this is the
safety of our women. The street car
must follow a fixed route, there Is pub
licity, the two employes of the company
are uniformed, numbered and known.
No travel across cities would be safe for
our daughters, unescorted, tf the Jltnev
system were to replace the street car
system. PASSENGER.
For the t'ssae of Peace.
OMAHA, Feb. 23. To the Editor of The
Uee: Can anyone who listened to the
masterly address of Mr. Irvln Cobb at the
Auditorium last night find any excuse
whatsoever for any neutral nation or In
dividual who makes It possible to carry
on the terrible war one day longer?
The man or nation who furnishes am
munition or food to the contending
parties Is a traitor to civilization and a
fit subject for execration.
Can anyone question the hypocrlsx of
those who say they pray for peace and
shudder at the horrors of this war and
still furnish ammunition and food to keep
up the terrible strife?
How long will the papers, the moulders
of publlo opinion, remain silent on the
crime of furnishing ammunition and food
to the Warring nations? The people are
tired of the sophistries with which the
makers of arms and the speculators cover
their nefarious acts.
If the papers of the United State were
really neutral as they profess to be they
could not escape the conclusions that
true neutrality can only be achieved by
keeping our foodstuffs and our munitions
of war from all belligerents. If we do
not do this we will be caught in the
maelstrom of war and we will cause
trouble at home between the various na
tlonaltlea which go to make up our citi
zenship. We have everything to gain and noth
ing to lose by keeping our breadstuffs at
home and discontinuing the making and
selling of war material.
EDNA WHARTON.
Dandee a a 4 Oanaha,
DCNDEE. Feb. 24. To the Editor of
Tha Bee: A letter by "Veritas" appears
in a recent Issue of your paper, In which
he says that for the last twenty-six
years he has spent hie time about evenly
divided east and west of Forty-ninth
street. If the word "Veritas" means
truth, he surely starts out badly, unless
he Is In the milk, truck or farming busi
ness. He says that Dundee exists today
because of its proximity to Omaha. Does
not Omaha exist because of its proximity
to the cities, villages, country and states
about it? Dundee Is what it Is because
it Is a village permitting Its present pro
gressive and beautiful condition. Why
the difference between It and the parts
of Omaha south and north of it? What
would any city or village be without the
country around It? ,
Suppose Dundee people do earn their
living In Omaha, as thousands of people
earn their living In South Omaha ant
thouaanda of Council Bluffs people earn
their living In Omaha, and farmer,
stock men. railroads, fraternities, hotels
and thousands of other things make
Omaha. Suppose that the smelter is
made by the west and that the Wood
men of the World Is made by the various
states, and hotels, wholesale houses and
the like are made by people from outside
of Omaha mainly, should the one helped
be annexed to the one helping especially
when tha one helped benefits most in 1
trade, property and taxes.
Is It any objection to Dundee that it
buys its food, clothing, gas. electricity,
telephone service, telegraph service, rail
way tickets and the like from private
corporation in Omaha? I supposed that
la what helped to make Omaha. Suppose
the water company, aa independent and
uncontrollable child of Omaha, furnishes
water for surrounding suburbs, does
Omaha object? She fought hard enough
for it, and even took from Florence Us
water plant. The lloa could as well ssy
to the lamb. '-As I have your legs In
my mouth. I sm entitled to your whole
body." What of It. if Dundee ha no
theaters, hotels, saloon, gambling houses,
reservoirs, railroads, parks, telephone and
telegraph headquarters and the like?
Does not Omaha profit by their existence
within Its limits.
Tha boulevard runa.ng through Dundee
was made by Dundee contributing all the
land, worth about tii.ooo. and also con
tributing cash of about SoO.OUP, while
Omaha contributed about SlT.oiO and uses
it the most. Better annex Omaha to
Dundee. Which mould last the longer if
shut In from the world, Omaha or Dun
dee? Dundee does have teal estate men
opposed to annexation by force, but they,
with Its citlsens. are making a village, a
model In beauty, ecoaouiy sod piogie.s-
Ivrnes of which everyone In Omsha sna
In the state should be proud. The- real
estate men of Omaha have not asked f"r
annexation.
"Veritas" thinks the unpaid officehold
ers In Dundee and others are worse
political bosses than those of the third
ward. He can choose his location If he
desires. "Veritas" should give his name
for the benefit of those "political bosses"
in Dundee. If "Veritas" wlshe to give
the pure election law a chance, and
wishes to make conditions better In
Omaha, he surely should not wish to
lunlte South Omaha and the surrounding
suburbs. If Dundee politicians are so bad.
It surely would not help, and if they are
not such. It would have no influence by
its 6o votes in Omaha elections.
Forcible annexationists have not yet
given a reason for annexation. It will
not increase the population of the
vicinity, bemuse the neorle are here and
more are likely to come If they can
choose from the varieties of government,
than overwise. Commerce and bank clear
ing reports will he Injured by Increasing
the census report. Consolidation will
likely perpetuate a condition In Omaha
that people ought not to Insist upon.
Values have decreased within the city
limits south of Dundee since Its annexa
tion by ordinance, but increased about
600 per cent In Dundee since that time
and because Dundee is a village.
Annexation Is based upon selfish
motives and from a misunderstanding as
to results, and will work to the detriment
rather than the welfare of Omaha. Anti
annexation Is baved upon the love of
home and surroundings.
ANTI-FORCE.
LINES TO A SMILE.
'She tas ali tne rage when he married
her. "
"And she las lost no chance to storm
at linn ever since." Judge.
' Your daughter's very fond of music,
Isn't the?"'
"Yes. Indeed. It's no trouble for lier to
Practice on the piano when 1 need some
one to help me with tho dishes." Detroit
Free Press.
O'Brien Come home sn' take supper
with me. Flannigan.
1 "In mi I ga n shure It's past yer supper
time an' it's furious yer wife'll" be.
O'Brien That's Just It: he can't lick
the two av us. Bosti n Transcript.
"What Is your occupation?" asked the
Judge of a witness.
Same ole thing. Judge prayln for rain
or shine, ss they're needed sn fredlctin
the end of the world whenever the aims
pint that-away." Atlanta Constitution.
"A shoemaker Is a good Instance ef '.he
Kind of man tile classes wish to meet in
the masses."
"Why a j-hoemaker?"
"Because the sole purpose of his labors
is to euppoit his uppers " ITaltlmoie
American.
Flossie He was an early love of mine.
Aunt Jane tally! You must le al
most W dear!
Flossie tarly last summer, I mean.
Frcwnitig s Magazine.
f oor Maud: Dick's gone back on her."
Hew discouraging! And now she hs
to resin looking for a husband all oer
sgaln.
"Yes: onrl ah -1 . . . . .
she will have to keep on wearlrg shoe
r.rB iw smaii. Boston Ttanscrlpt.
THE BOY-
N. P. Willis.
Theie e something In a noble bov.
A brave, free-hearted, careless' one.
With his unchecked, unbidden Jov.
His dread of hooks and love of fun.
And in his clear and ready smile.
Unshaded by a thought of guile,
And unrepresented by sadness
Which brings me to my childhood back.
As if I trod Ita very track.
And felt its vety gladness.
And yet it U not In his plav.
When every trace of thought Is lost.
And not when you would call him gay.
That his bright presence thrills me
most
His" shout may ring upon the hill.
Hie merry laugh like music trill.
rtnu i unneemr.g hear u an
For, like the wrinkles on my brow,
I scarcely notice such things now
But when, amid the earnest game.
He stops, as If he music heard.
And. heedless of his shouted name
As of the carol of a bird.
Stands gazing on the empty air
As If some dreams were passing there
'Tis then that on his face I look
Ilia beautiful but thoughtful face,
And, like a long-forgotten look,
Its sweet, familiar meaning trace
Remembering a thousand things
W hich passed me on thone golden 'ing,
Whi. h time has fettered now
Things that came o'er me with a thrill.
And left me silent, sad and still.
And threw upon my brow
A holier and gentler cast.
That was too innocent to last.
'Tis strange how thought upon a child
Will, like a presence, sometime press
Arid when his pulse Is beating wild.
And life itself is in excess
W'he.n foot and hand, and ear and eye.
Are all with ardor straining high
How in his heaVt will spring
A feeling w hose mysterioue thrall
Is stronger, sweeter far than ali:
And. on its silent wing,
How with the clouds he'll float away.
As wandering and as lost as they!
T9
7
Of V(T
Choice of Route via
Rock Island Lines
By way of El Paso and Tucson the di
rect line of lowest altitudes route of the
"Golden State Limited" foremost trans
continental train to California.
Through standard and tourist Pullmans
via Colorado and Salt Lake City the great
scenic route across the continent
Low Round Trip Fares March 1st to
Nov. 30th Circle Tours, Scenic Routes
to Pan-Pacific Expositions, 1915.
Automatic Block SignaU
Fintnt Modern All'SUel Pa$enger Equipment
Abtolute Safety
Write, phone or call c Rock Island Travel
Bureau. 1323 Farnam Street, for tickets, reser
vations, information.
J. S. McNALLY, Drviaioa Passenger Agent
Phooe Douglas 42S
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, Truss
Frame and Front Fork.
This picture) of the bicycle
will be in The Bee every da.
Cut them all out and ask
your friends to sa?e the pic
tares in their paper for you,
too. Bee bow many pictures
you ran get and bring them
to The ftee office, Saturday,
March 6th.
Pear Kdltor: I would like
a bicycle very much and
would be gUui if someone
Jould help me. Mae Trow
bridge. HIS Giand Ave..
Omaha, Neb.
Der Fditor: I am trvlna
to win the Bike and would
thank von very much If you
would help tne. Yours. Gerald
rleming. t'olerldge. Cedar
'oiintv. Xeb.
The bicycle will be given
Free to the boy or girl that
end us the most pictures be
fore 4 p. m., Saturday, March
eth.
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 ever)' dollar paid.
Payments should be made
to our authorized carrier or
agent, or wut direct to us
by mail.