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THEJBKE: OMAHA, TUESDAY. DECEMBEK 21. 1915. THE OMAHA DAILY DEE ' POINDED BY EDWARD nOSEWATKR. VICTOR RQ3KWATER. EDITOR. ' Tbe Bee Publishing Compiiny, Proprietor. .PEE FIILDINO. FARNAM AND SEVENTEENTH. l;nte rr d st Omaha postoffice aa sccond-clase matter. , TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Br carrier By mall per month. per year. .rHr and Sundae o S w !lvllv without Sunday.... c 4 "0 enlng n. Funrtny . , Kvenlng without Sunday.... Joo...... 4.00 Sunday flee only r 1.91 .Fend notice of rhensa of adrtrese or rornplalnta of irregularity in delivery to Omaha BM, Circulation .epertment. RKMITTANCR. pemlt by draft. enpreea or postal order. Only two cent stamps received In payment of small ee cnimts. Personal cheeks, except on Omaha and eastern exr-hanr. not accepted. omens. Omaha Tha Bee Building fioirth Omaha 218 N street. Council Bluffs-H North Main street I ineoln Little Building. Chicago tl Hearst Bulging. New York-Room no. J Fifth avenue. Pt. Louis-Ms New Hank of Commerce. Washington 73 fourteenth St., N. W. CORRESPONDENCE. drtress communications relating to mwi and edi torial matter to Omaha Bee, Editorial Department. KOVEJIBKU C1KCULATIOX. 53,716 tafa ef Nebraska. County of Douglas. 1 t.,w.',;,fht W'ama circulation manager of Trie Bee Publishing company, being duly iwom, aaya that tha WBsrV7IrCMlUO r M' montn of November, 1111, nwimrr WILLIAM K, Circulation Manaaer. ,?c i"l ln "r P"nra and aworn to before ma. thia 3d day of December, ltt. KOBERT HUNTER. Notary Public .-uLrrlbcra leering the csty temporarily i should hare Xb Bee mailed to them. Ad 1 J,"" U1 be chanced aa often aa requested. if ,1 f Seeembe II Thought for the Day . 5eeefeef aVjr M. V. 0.rn "Keep thy tpindl and fAy dittaff ready; God will lend the lax." j i If the appearance of the stores is a proof, tt ; wasn't all done early this year, either. "Pancho" Villa sowed the wind, but he Isn't at all keen about reaping the whirlwind. The Berlin repudiation ( says In Htanlied .words: "From fool friends, 'good Lord deliver I ! What did Henry Ford expect, when he took the reporters along that the truth would be suppressed? "Democratic simplicity" attuned to wedding bells strikes a higher note than the hoof-beats jot T. Jefferson's mount. i Hastings claims the honor of the third larg est city In the state. Qrand Island and Fremont win please take notice and buck up. eneral French predicts "a glorious finish" aVw ... . ror nnusn arms. Why be leaves to other, tha task oTreallsalion Is a present-hour m rat err. - w The filing game Is Just beginning to warm up, and the present outlook Is for a busy time In Secretary Pool's office before the close of the entries. King Ferdirand of Bulgaria sees enough humor ln the Situation from his viewpoint to spring the dumdum Joke. Warring rulers are merciless. The invasion of the honeymoon belt by a camera squad, despite personal objections, sue gents that padded cells are not getting their share ef business. Representative Kitchln, proposes to have in vestigated all newspapers that do not bold to his peculiar views. Must be something wrong with them, you know. Railway efforts to prevent grade crossing accidents will be made more effective if the pub lic will help a little. One good way Is to not to try to beat the locomotive over the crossing. With the Omaha and Syracuse rolls stretch ins his Christmas stockings to the bursting point, it is confidently believed that Rev. "Billy" and "Ma" Sunday will radiate a moderate amount of holiday cheer. ' It looks as though the city will be obliged to hire as many guards as there are prisoners In the work gang. Even at that rate the city may plume Jtself on giving the hoboes some exercise for their board. s t Whst hss already happened to the Ford pil grims will be as nothing compared to what may occur, if Mr. Bryan Joins the party at The Hague. Bryan, you may recall, has shown his perfect in capacity for playing second fiddle. Those California Chinamen who are protest lng against the monarchy at home are fortunate iu forging their vocal thunders at a safe distance. Several thousand miles of rough water help to -tirste contempt for the Peking axe. I No matter what happened on the voyage, j t -re is not a flicker of doubt but what the . peaceful intentions of the Ford missionaries were i profoundly moved on reaching land. The sooth i lng charms of an ocean trip invsrlabiy are found at the port of destination. Tha atatement of tha cml-annual arhool apportlon t .rt shoa that Oouglaa rounty had H.CI puplu a ad tejvtved lll.2J7.VT. Mrs. P. B. Kuili advertise for a woman to do 8-.-iirl liouaeao.-tt and la UUnf to iay 4-per wek. Tha contracts were awarded for tha oonatruetion cf tha Bw Hard of Trada building at Sixteenth and rum. Fo!lo(i,e wei tha auccefal bidders: VlthneU Iirua.. brkk work. 2t.O0O; cut atone. Drenel roil, !,; plairrlii. MB!drtm Run ran J.j .rir,tr .rk. J. O. h.ilybury, M A It U thtfUa'bt i tiTtttuitf mtd sthef work Lit mouut to IlS.Ovi Immnnity for Villa. One of the remarkable developments of changing conditions ln Mexico is the arrange ment whereby "Pancho" iVilla is to be given ssylum in the United States. This bargain has Just been concluded, and carried with it Im munity for the "army" of this picturesque bandit, who has laid waste the greater part of northern Mexico for many months. Just why the United Slates should become a psrty to such a bargain Is not plain, but this country has ever been a refuge for those who have fled from political persecu tion, and in this Instance, perhaps the offenses of the Dim against humanity will be covered as being- purely political. How a country that could refuse admittance to Clprlano Castro can Pledge protection to Francisco Villa will puzzle most people. "The quality of mercy Is not strained." but It will be nearly so If a man guilty of all the crimes laid at the door of Francisco Villa is to be permitted to escape any punishment. Such parts of his predatory practices as were csrrled on under the guise of war might, perhaps, be overlooked as the acts of a quasi-belligerent, but the outrages e has committed in the pursuit of Ms private purposes are so many and so gross that it does not seem possible, even for the sake of peace In Mexico, to entirely forgive them. Villa may have been a bold and dashing leader, but he also showed the qualities of a cruel and relontlcss rafflan. From first to last his con nection with' the Mexican disturbances hss been a record of ruthless rsplne. He has been loyal to no cause save his own, has sought to advance no Interest but his own and now he should he brought to book for crimes committed ln his name. For months he has been fighting with a noose around his neck and It will be no guaranty forjhe future peace of Mexico should the United States give him protection. "SSBSBBBBBSSSsSSaSSSSBBSs "Peace on Earth." It Is to admire inspired zeal which moves Henry Ford and bis crusaders to pursue their quest of peace ln Europe, In face of all the ad versity that has so far overtaken them. All the way front New York to Christian!, the voyage waa boisterous; rude winds and raging seas buffeted the Oscar II from without, while bick ering and strife prevailed between decks. From Norway comes word that the party will purgo Itself of those elements of dissension, whose dis cord disturbed the proceedings on the way across, and that the future record of the expedi tion will be made up by those entirely in concord. While Mr. Ford looks forward with optimistic confidence to tho day when swords will be sheathed at his behest, the warriors of Europe are girding themselves for further endeavor in the way of slaughter. New armies are being raised, new leaders are going into the fields, and new campaigns are being mapped, and all the outward and visible signs Indicate the pressing forward of the war with greater vigor than at any time. This does not promise much for peace on earth, and yet no man can tell what may happen. Henry Ford may return disil lusioned and disappointed, but he will always have the conscious satisfaction of knowing that he tried. Business Doctors Xfa iw TeVk Commercial. Sunday's Syracuse Success. According io telegraphic reports. Rev. Wil liam Ashley Sunday, D. D., met with even more pronounced success In his campaign at Syracuse than he did In Omaha, ln all branches of fig ures his totals are greater than those made locally. This should not be a source of any regret or lowering of pride for Omaha. Syracuse Is situated in the densely populated Mohawk valley, having within easy range a much larger number of people from whom to draw attendance for the services at the tabernacle. This, natur ally, Includes very many more sinners who needed the saving grace of salvation as freely offered by Rev. "Billy," and It Is, therefore, but natural that the Impassioned pleadings of this gifted evangelist, under these circumstances, should be responded to by multitudes exceeding the host who hit the trail In Omaha. His har vest, however,' was not proportionately greater, nor is It probable the results will be more far reaching or longer-lasting. Omaha will cheer fully concede that Syracuse needed htm more than we did, relying on whatever consolation may be found la the knowledge that we did our best. Viewed from the coast range or the peaks of the Sierras the preparedness plans of 8enator Works show surpassing genius. In his opinion 200,000 men are needed to guard the Pacific coast against Invasion. This number of men worked on farms ten months of the yesr, as the senator , proposes, would solve the farm labor problem from Seattle to San Diego and leave the native sons ample time to extol the climate for eastern consumption. The California senator knows a good thing and does not hesitate to reach for It. More is heard of political knocking in Great Britain than from any other of the warring na tions. That comes from cable freedom for par liament debates, not because knocking is ex clusively a British Institution. Despite the cru cial state of affairs, psrty spirit in London It as aggressive and harassing to the ministry at the backbone of border knockers to Lincoln dur ing the civil war. , L' "Out of the trenches by Christmas" originally cheered the Ford peace missionaries. Now the exodus is deferred "until spring." Likewise, a midsummer prophecy of an October finish is ex tended until February. So far the International guessing match gives no sign of a "white hope." Applause for General Villa s wisdom ln'gl'log up the fight should be restrained until assur ances of peaceful intentions are given this coun try. An Invasion of the r-hautauqua circuit or a drive Into the movie trenches might endanger our celebrated brand, of neutrality. If the president and his bride defeat the photographers, they'll have to stay pretty close indoors. If they're going to have any fun at Hot 6pr'ngs. they might as well come out and look pleasant, and get it over. Spotlight manipulators persist In throwing presidential beams in the direction of Associate J ustloe Hsghea. They know not the Judge who place him in the Yuan Shi Kai class. J A youn. man In the dry sooda bualneaa found him self loalns around steadily. He had several Mile that were overdue and no war. as far aa ha could see. of paying them. It aeemed to him as If there waa tot. In ahead but tha bankruptcy court. For another man, a loan from a bank might have saved the situa tion, but he gave this up as Impossible ,n h,s CMe be" causa of his previous connection with a small depart men store that had failed a ahort time before. The bank, he Imagined, would require an endorsement, and he did not see his wsy clear to providing this. One of his creditors suggested that he call on the repreaenta live of the Wholesale Men s Furnlahlngs association and talk over his dlffcultlee. This he d'.d. Wlllard B. Stevene, secretary of the organisation, found that the young man waa -very earnest In hla deelfe to "make good." so much so, in fsct. that he would not think of asking help from his father, who la a man of means, Mr. Plevena convinced the young man that hla feur over the bank'a refualng him a loan waa ungrounded, and auggested that he put his caae clearly before the bank officials.' The result of this advice wss that the hank -iihi.iitr.niiiriniinv indorsement whstsoever ex cept the young man s responsibility, supplied him with sufficient funds to meet the emergencies In his busi ness. Today ha Is doing a flourishing business, and ealls up the association every now and then to report of the progress he Is making. To quote Mr. Stevens, this young man was a "good moral risk," and deserved the help he got Tha newly formulate plan of the association to extend advice and assistance to thoee merchants who find it temporarily Impossible to meet their obligation promptly Is designed to help Just such deserving cases as the example cited. Another Instance of tha association's work In this respect Is narrated by Mr. Btevena. Upon Inveatlgatlon It was found that a merchant who had his place of buatness ln Brooklyn was so hopelessly Involved that the only possible way out for him was to wind up hi. 4 affairs. If bankruptcy were resorted to tha man's creditors would have been left with merely a pittance of their claims, and the debtor, himself left pennllesv Through the sale of the merchandise by a creditors' committee of the association U 1-1 per cent waa real ised, and enough to give tha man's family to tide tt over temporary difficulties. Bealdes this a position In a store wss found for the erstwhile storekeeper, with the result that "everybody's happy." The association, in short. Is through with "post mortems" and the mad scrambling to realise 25 cents on the dollar when the debtor Is thrown Into bank ruptcy, and Is concentrating Its efforts on preventing a buaineaa catastrophe while there is still time to "lack up the structure." The advisory and adjust ment committee of the association meets every Tues day and considers the reports on slow pay accounts. If a report shows that a concern Is slow pay for M per cent or over of Its indebtedness, the debtor Is re quested to meet the committee and give the members an Idna of Just what Is wrong. In every case of the sort that has occurred so far the debtor Is only ton glad to take advantage of thla opportunity. For the committee la made up of men who are long experi enced In the right and wrong methods of conductiny a retail business. They are business doctors, and can get at the bottom of the merchant's troubles in a Jiffy. They are men of good Judgment or elae they would not be paid the large salaries they receive from manufacturing firms of world-wide repute. Further more, they demand nothing for. their expert services of the debtor. They are willing to spend, and have spent, two or three hours ef their well paid time a week, to help deserving relatives, as they are con vinced of the Importance of this work. A simple, but well thought put reporting plan en ables the members of the association to determine at once If the retail merchant Is In hard straits. The blank on which tha report Is given shows the source of the Inquiry, gives the key number of the eonoern that have supplied the Information, another key letter to Indicate their buslnesa and ledger experience, wltb stress laid on ha highest credit and the amount past due. ' Under trfla vigilant system It Is Impossible for a retail concern ko conceal its Stats ef Indebtedness. By means of tha key. letter giving the business of the creditor firm, the man who cheeks credits Is able to determine at a glance whether tha purchases are properly apportioned. Whether, for Instance, too much stork of one sore of merchandise Is being bought com pared with another stock. A dry goods concern that is now in bankruptcy and offering X rents on tha dollar In eettlement was Solng to seed ever since the early spring. The credit reports show that In April It waa CO per cent slow In Ita payments. It la conceivable that. If the present committee had been In existence, together with Its plan for succoring sick businesses, the firm might have been pulled through Its difficulties. Outside of the steady- decline, there Is another type of failure that Is watihed closely. He, Is the "clean-up man." Hla finish ln the bankruptcy court always leaves a dsrk brown taste In the mouth of the credit checker. Ills plan of operation is to get all the mer chandise he can lay hla hands on, preferably before the holiday season, sell goods at cost or below, and, with a comfortable sum "salted away," declare him self a bankrupt. The reporting system of the asso ciation usually preventa this schemer from ac complishing hla fraudulent purpose. The report will show In thia caae a number of inquiries from firms where request haa been made for credit for the first time. This, on top of the record of debts attll out standing, la sufficient to label the credit seeker as a fraud. i It Is undertaking to advise the retailer who has not prospered in the conduct of his business, a point that la driven horns to hire by the buaineaa doctors ef the association la the value ef eredlt. He Is ahowa how necessary It ia to discount his bills, or at lesst meet them promptly. - Twice Told Tales Mraat Well, Aayhew. Mike Glllifan entered a tMillnji nfff,- n.i tt mated that some abominable thief had stolen his watch. It waa a valuable watch, but, mora than that. It had been given te Michael by his father back In County Clare. He told a vary stirring story about Ma loss. Tha officer at tha desk wss very much Impressed. "We'll leave no atone unturned to find your watcn Mr. ailligan." ha said . "Thank ye. sir," aatd Mike. "It was a fine watch." And Mr. Ollllgaa went home and then found hla watce. It had slipped from beneath the pillow and Id some way landed beneath tha sheets. Us hurried back to tha Police office to report the ract and save the police further trouble. On the wsy he came across a gang of Ishorera tearing up the road for sewer purpoeea. "HI. boys." called Mike, "leave them stones alone, don't turn any more, I've found my watch." Pitts burgh Chronicle-Telegraph. atgPVaP W Wllrt"t "Te have turned vsrf Industrious lately. Tim," aaid one Tlpperary ma a to another. "That I have, bedad," replied the other. "I was up before the magistrate last week for battherin' CSasldy and the Judge tould me If I came back on the same charge he would fine me tin dollars." "LHd her- said the first speaker. "And ye're wots lng hard ao to kape yer hande off CaaeldyT" "IX n't ye belave tt." aatd the Industrious maa "I'm working; ha-r-c-d to save Up the tin dollars." Buffalo t'ourler. M la the Gallery. It was a sweet, sad play, and there was hardly a dry handkerchlrf in the house. But one man In tha first balcony Irritated hla nclshbors excessively by refua lng to take the performance In tha proper spirit. In stead of weeping, lie laughed. While others ware mop ping ti:cir eyea. hla own brimmed with merriment and he burst Inte Inappropriate g-uffawa. At Inst the lady by hla aide turned upon him In dignantly: "I don't know wlmt brought you here," she sobbed, with streaming; eyes, and pressing her hand against her aching- heart; "but If y-ou don't Ilka the p'play you might l-let other p-people enjoy It" Bostos Transcript. Ulaoa and tie weral akobetev. LINCOLN. Neb.. Dec. H.-To the Edi tor of The Bee: President Wilson struck the keynote for the American people In his message about "Unamertcan Cltl sene." The president, who la very schol arly and temperate in speech, expressed himself vigorously toward those who prefer foreign Interests. His grief could be read between the lines of his words. That voice waa heard from a man who feela, the natron's weakness. Like a prophet from heaven, he came to ua to ten ua our danger and to warn us from being caught In a trap of foreign na tions' clutches. He knows thst It Is a dsnaerous task to prevent the overthrow of our good government. Every good American, whether native born or natur alised. astsurh. ought to unite with the president and help him to irlng forth his policies to the people. In order -to save America from the lntemnl enemy. A true son of Russia was General Pko beler. In lffj this Russian general was In Paris. There he received a deputation of Serbian students and, ln rj,iy to their address, expressed himself aa follows: "I must tell you candidly why Russia is not always at the height of Ita pa triotic duties In. general and of Its role as a Slavonic nation In particular. It is because In Ita foreign and Interior af fairs It is under foreign Influence. 'At home, we Russians are never at home." We are the victims of the foreigner and of his Intrigues. We are being dominated and paralysed by his power and his dark Influence, and only with the sword ln hand shall we be able to shake off his yoke. Do you wish to know the name of the foreigner He Is the Oer man. the author of 'Drang Nach Oaten,' I Implore you never to forget thla fact The fight between Teuton and Slav Is at hand. It will be long and terrible, but I have faith In the victory of the Slav." FELIX NEWTON. Tlree ef Dmoeracya Parade MAftSENA, la.. Dec. 18,-To the Editor of The Bee: The cocked hat candidate petition was signed by one colonel and twenty-six head of the decoction of Jin goes, and antl-Bryanltes. A few more names would have looked better, but Prince Charles laughed so loud they all saw the Joke. The candidate la mm partlaon on the eve of ejection. He has lost the wheel In the democrat house and senate. He has ca.ied in Jingoes of all shades and colors to ram 'down a federal tax, to buy ammunition without taxing the ammunition makers. The called-in ones are Teddyltes, who claim Teddy saw Exeklel first, so Woodrow has spilt the honors even between them and hla handful of wet demo. rats. The dem ocratic congress Is holding quiet meet ings with W. J. B., who Is detained from his trip on the Oscar II In order to pick a candidate for president In T1. Many are offering, but Bill wants one who will not tincture everything rrom a German note to a national congress. The next one Bill makes will give bond to stay put for four years. No more cold feet, cloture In the senate, caucus In the house, majority rule, without calling ln the oppoaltlpn. That Is what Bill wants, and says so out loud In the Commoner. He also served notice ln November on democrats, In office and out, that the democratic party will not buy "prepared ness." Now, PHI being a man who can market hla talk, has laid down the rule In- the Commoner, either October or No vember. November 4, Woodrow called In the Teddy Jingoes, knowing full well the democratic congress had heard Bill say It A president made by Bill attempting to do buslnesa in non-partisan fashion while the congress Is democratlct That man Is a dead one! He will not be the nominee If Champ Clark will let Bill wish the nomination onto him. The party back-scuttles and breaks down when' it cannot agree, when It haa everything that Is necessary president, senate, house then calls In the Teddyltes and splits wide open. Democrats are quitting everything to avoid the rush. BUI will nominate another, but whs wants another internal revenue stamper for a president or a tinker from Tlnkersvllle, with a duty on sugar. If It's good on sugar, put it back on everything else and quit lick ing stamps. T. 8. FENLON. Tare for Panama Slides. NORTH LOUP. Neb.. Dec, lfc-To the Editor of The Bee: The earth slides in the Panama canal are giving Washington official, much trouble. I will offer a suggestion which I believe will prove the solution of the engineering problem. If the top la to be removed from the moun tain the expense will be large. There Is a better wayNof getting at. the trouble, and the expense will not amount to much. Any person who has watched the con ditions of earth slides baa. noticed that .the first break In the soil occurs at the lower side. There la no soil that will slide, except sand, when It la dry. and thai runs only on a sleep angle. Culebra out would not trouble If the country had no rainfall. The soil Is solid and firm except when wet Suppose the engineers take a strip of ground beginning at the -water's edge and running back over the edge of the cut a few rods, remove all loose dirt on the surface carefully and Impregnate the sur face with crude mineral oil to an extent of one toot Thla will shed all rainfall and the edge of the banks, back a few rods, will remain perfectly dry. There will be no slides If the bsnks may be kept dry. The process will be eaay, In expensive, and, I believe, entirely satis factory. WALTER JOHNSON. Prrparedaess. HARLAN, la.. Dee. li.-To the Editor of The Bee: I am a reader ef your paper and note that the preas throughout the eaat la advocating preparedness for defense. Thla undoubtedly Is started for tha sole purpose of convincing the common people that thla country Is In danger: that some army may break Into our land some day over night; to aweep the common people off their feet, that they may be willing to demand preparedneas for defense, which would be the greatest boon and victory for the big- Interests who own and control our mines, steel mills, ship yards, armament, munition, shot, shell and powder mills. They may soon be through reaping their great harvest from the Christian natlona ef Europe. It certainly would be millions of dollars in their pockets. In case a home market Is created for their product. Is it any won der they are anxious to get us common people converted te preparednessT At the pressut time the rulers and administrations of nearly all of the Chrieilan natlona of Europe, for the benefit of tha big Interests and the war lorda who own and control the trade and commerce, are sicking the common peo ple aa soldiers, under threat of death penalty fur refusal, against their nt-tgh. Dor across tns line to murder, rob and plunder, to sacrifice their lives aad limbs, their wives made widows and Ihelr children orphans, only to satisfy ins awuiuou tor nonur and glory by the rulers and war lords and the greed by the big Interests. When the war la over the rulers and war lords will shake hands with their opponents over the graves of the common people and con gratulate one another on the bravery of their soldiers, associate and Intermarry until they get to quarreling again. It certainly seems te be high time for the common people te demand of con ress right now te prepare for disarm mcnt, Instesd of defense, before militarism gets a hold on this country of which It wilt never let loose If It ever gets a hold. Let us show the world a good .example, that we do not follow In the footiteps of Europe, providing we, the common people, have a right to our lives, limbs and liberty. EBBE 3. HANSEN. LAUGHDTC OAS. "Don't you think these automobile Jokes are In bad tasteT" "No," replied Mtss Cayenne; "my ob servation is that any piece of machinery which can make a man laugh Instead of lining prr.fanity should be classed as a blessing." Washington Ftar. "Maud expects a handsome present from me this yes,r and has hinted she tMnks It might be In the shape of an en gagement ring when I can afford only a plain one." "Serves you right for Indulging a dia mond ling passion on a $10 salary." Bal timore American. JKABIDBU KABARET IaR MR. KABlB&tfcT, IS MARRIcVfE A LOTTO? mo - at least; IN LOTlTFy W CAN VM1N AWSE! "Don't you think I run a nice, homelike little hotel?" asked the provd landlord. "Indeed I Mo," said Jlrgers. "It's cold and drafty, and the service ts awful, and as for your cook well, really, Mr. Damp sheets, when I ato that fierce breakfast this morning I actually tVnuht I w.a home for a minute." New York Times. "Whst do you sippose they will say In Berlin when the dismissed altacbea go back?" "I guess thev will say when they see the flrts. one, 'why, here comes cur Boy Ed.' "Baltimore American. "How did the Jury come to bring In a Verdict of suicide when everybody knnws the msn waa lynched for Mealing honea " It was done. replied Bronco Bon, "to Impress the fact that anybody who steals hosees In Crimson Gulch ain't got no hope of livln'."-Washington Star. Willie Ma, may I have Tommy Wilson over to our house to play. Saturday? Mother No, you make altogether too much noise. You'd better go oyer to his house and play. Boston Transcript. WINTER HAPPINESS. J. M. Lewis In Houston Post. I want the curtalna drawn and snug, I want the coalu aglow. . I want the baby on my knee, the mother singinr low; . Then let the cold December wind make musio in ne trees. . And I will never have a thought for summer blooms and bees. I want the bnbv In my lap, the children on ins iioui. Or gathered round my chair to hear the taiea oi lairy mrt, ,, Then northern winds may If they win Plow UP a winwr Bionii. And we can laugh to hear them blow when all our neena are -wini. With the warm home-roof over us and upper Iasl ana aone, Then come the wide-eyed fairy folk and come tne romv. . . . Then comes the howling of the wind out side across mo , . . And then the baby hears it howl and gurgles wiui ueuu. The summertime's a glory-time, with With gentle winds out of the South and aoitlv breathed perfumes. With butterflies and honeybees, ana roses ell aglow, , But hearts draw doner each to each wnen blasts or winter diow. And so we love the winter ' time when And when the grate Is red with coals and curtains all are drawn. And when the children laugh and play till time for Klnmherf own- Then kneel bealde their mother's knee for their "I lay me down." Another famatisiAs r y , e- t i r ImAT T AXT ?l,ICTX'r 5 1 V J ' JB3SXS2V7 A IS Til S VJ t RED OR WHITE Wine of superb JZuality- the finest proJuced in 5?vl i forn ia All First-Class Cafee. Grocers and Wine Dealers. Each Bottle of... hat a coupon affixed to its neck label. Save coupons and get premium. Send for Free Premium Catalog. Phone Douglas 1889 and have case sent home. Luxus Mercantile Co., Distributors The main things to consider when you select an of fice are location, safety, service and comfort. 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