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THK 1JKK: OMAHA, MONDAY, DECEMBKK 27, 1315. s. 5 S f 1 1 i i ? ii n 1 i I I ; 5 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE FOUNT) ED BY EDWARD RQSBWATER. VICTOR ROSKWATER. EDITOR. Th Bee Publishing, Company. Proprietor. BEB BUILDING. FARNAM AND SEVENTEENTH. Entered t Omaha poetoffles sccond-claaa natter. TERMS OP BUBBCBfrTinN. py par month, per year. PaHy and Sunday r orl Pally without Sunday....' T; J " Fvenlns; sn,i Sunday.. J Fvenlnc without Sunday J'JJJ f.lsrnr In delivery to Omaha Bee, Circulation Department. REMITTANCE. Bemlt br draft enpres or postal order. Only two crnt slampa received In payment of small a eounts Personal check, except on Omtht and eastern eichange. not accepted., " OFFirm . Omaha-The Bee Building. South Omaha 1318 N street, founrll Bluffs-14 North Main street. Lincoln M Little Building. Chloaso CM Ifint HtitMinir. New York Room Hi, 2 Fifth avenue. Ft Iiula-M8 New Ban of Cnmmrc. Whlnton 725 Fourteenth St., N. W. CORRESPONDENCE. Address communlestlnns relating to newa and edi torial matter to Omaha Bet, Editorial Department. M kMUKK C1KCLXAT1UN. 53,716 Stat ef Nebraska. County of DouSla. : Pwteht Williams, circulation manager of Tha Bee Publishing" company, being duly aworn, aaya that the a reran circulation for Uia month of November, lilt, waa tt.TK. DWIOHT WILLIAMS. Circulation Mananr. Subscribed In my presence end aworn to befor tna. thla Id dsr of December, lilt. B6BERT HUNTER. Notary Public Bubecrlbers leaving the, city temporarily should hare The lie mailed to them. Ad dress Kill be changed as often aa requested. (IT ItaMmlMr ST I hought for the Day Select J by Supt. W. W. Stetson Acver ttrike tail to a ftar. Come into the port grandly or tail tht tea wiiii God. 11. H'. Emcno:-., A few more day to the filing flnlah. Come on In; primary running Ii great sport. Mr. Kord secured a Taut amount of publicity t ut of the. venture, but its value as an attest Is doubtful. Talk, of scarcity of dycatuffs la open to sus p'lon so long ai aged beards fall to five the color signal of pausing yeara. The advancing price of gasoline bas no boat ing on the apocd of the waterwagon. The latte, moves on the dry steam of the occupants. Congratulations to the weather man. His brand of holiday weather is second only to the Christmas tree aa a booster of Joy and good will. Under the steady pressure of federal regu lntlon, state regulation recedes Into the twilight itoee. State railroad commissions have cause for worry. Aviation acoutlng is a much more hazardous jib than battling In the trenches. Similar con fluences have been observed among high fliers jn peace times. . .. A touch of business foresight marked the action of the Iowa man who crowded the Bible out of his grip. Bibles are available at all times, while wet goods become legal contraband with the new year. Moreover, the articles are not built for teamwork. Wall street's prosperity Is the real article. With the possible exception of the banks, no other Christmas tree bore a greater weight ot golden fruitage. The beer income of a year ago l.as returned to the "large bottle and hot bird" stage of former times. A band ot women suffragists in New York threaten to desert the roan-ridden eaBt and mi trate to the "free states" of the west. The movement deserves encouragement. It would rlminish the surplus in the east, banish the neflclt In the west and boost the Joy of both sections. Preparedness snd Efficiency. The New Republic draws a very pertinent Indictment against our great captains ot Indus try, and one to which only a plea of guilty can be entered. Many excuses may be offered in extenuation or palliation, but none can remove the onus of the charge. It is simply that ordl-' nary prudence has not been exercised by the men at the heads of the great Institutions of the country, for example, It was inevitable that an increased demand for Iron and steel would follow any resumption of enterprise, thus mak ing pig iron a staple of which any surplus accu mulation would find ready use when the busi ness of the country took an upturn. Instead of proceeding along this line and providing a re serve supply against the time when it would be needed, the blast furnaces were shut down snd men thrown out of work. What Is true of the Iron makers is also true ol the railroad men. Instead of taking advan tage of the lull in business to make improve ments and provide facilities for the Increased traffic, all work here ceased until such time as swelling business rendered imperative exten sions needed to handle the traffic. This charge can be continued through and against all branches of industry. It is not a pleasant pic ture, but it is characteristic and it shows a lack of any element of preparedness or efficiency in the general management of American Industry. Events have awakened the people of the United States to a better realization ot the ex tent to which they have neglected those things which In themselves are fundamental and vitally necessary to a continuance ot prosperity. With the new spirit aroused by the ambition to par ticipate as an important, if not dominant, factor in the business ot the world will probably come such readjustment ot home affairs as will cor rect the condition on which the New Republic, bases its Indictment. Preparedness should not halt at merely making ready the defense of the country, but should be engrafted onto the indus try and commerce of the nation, so that no future time will find us blamable as at present. Following the example of Waldorf Astor, Anthony J. Drexel ot Philadelphia has expatri ated .hlniaelf, finding it "impossible to live In .America as a gentleman." The action of a French court in awarding I&0.000 a year all n.ony to Mrs. Drexel will reconcile most Amer icans to the loss. Hearts attuned to the spirit of "Peace on eartn, good will towards men" manifest it rightly in sending to the throne of grace mes sages of thankfulness for the bountiful favors rrovldance bestows upon the American nation The blessing of peace becomes all-pervading as we contemplate the misfortunes of other nations. Land Loan Bill Not Eemedy. A land loan bill is reported all ready to be presented to congress Immediately after the holi day recess, In redemption of the promise to pro vide better means for financing the farms ot this country. It the bill Is to be Judged by the meager outlines available, It will fall far short of giving the relief the farmer needs. It seems to be framed on the supposition that the chlefest need for money In agriculture is to be met through the provision that will 'permit the farmer to capitalize his operations by mortgag ing his plant. This is the course followed In other industries, in commerce, and therefore it seems but the ordinary thing to apply it to agri culture. A mistaken idea has been fostered through the publication ot government reports, showing the increase in the number of tenant farmers In the country. These reports do not emphasize the further fact that the condition noted is brought about through the owner ot the farm moving into town, there to enjoy In quiet lite the rest he has earned by years of hard work, still holding the farm and relying on Us rental for a portion at least of his own living. Thus the rented farm is supporting two families. In stead of one, and often the tenant farmer em ploys help, so thst the farm really supports three families. This condition is not the serious menace to agriculture that some contend. About the surest way to reduce the farm to the point where it will support but one family is to reduce its area. If it Is the purpose of the bill tc enable tenant farmers to become land owners instead ot renters, then the measure is merely class legislation. The farmer pays a higher rate of Interest for the money he must borrow to carry on his busi ness than Is generally charged any other In dustry, and should be relieved from this condi tion. It is doubtful, though, if the expedient proposed by the administration at this time will have the effect sought. At any rate, we will hear more of this measure before it becomes law. Secretary McAdoo and Floor Leader Kltchln disagree about the size of the treasury deficit The former says It amounts to 181,000,000 snd the lstter figures It at $115,000,000. Disagreement as to the amount is of little con-se-juence so long sa the deficit la built on the customary democratic model. Deficits are the tags of democratic management. The following- delegates wera appointed to attend the Mlaaourt River Improvement convention at Kan Ma City: C. . haee. W. J. Broatch. C. Ilartman, Kiod Dreaell, a. V. Unlnger, K Roaewater. John It Erck, C. Parker and J. B. Richardson. Omaha T poaraphUal union elected tha following. offUera: I'realdent. N. 8. Mahon; vWa president, C'iarle Wllliama; financial secretary, W. p. Coa; re cord ins eecrelery, Lea Hartley; eorree ponding a, retary. Otmrge W. WUIard. i. N. H. Patrick returned home from the east a coinpauled by bis Son. John, who la a student at Yale. Mra. A. P. Wood. Twenty-third and Uodje street, printed each of tha drtverg on the street car system a nw pair of mllterut. U. leey Urft over the t'nlon racnt- for tht cat. . Ireland's Reviving; Industries. War's crimsoned spurs are stirring the dor mant manufacturing ginger of Irishmen. Ire land In spots responds to the Impulse In an en couraging fashion. A spirit ot reciprocity prompts the government to foster war Industries In the country in exchange for Ireland's contri bution to the fighting forces of the empire. In Dublin and Belfast new factories are turning out 'clothing supplies for the army. Toy making and clgaret factories have sprung up In many cities and are actively competing for outside trade hitherto controlled by so-called "enemy countries." Carpet making is another Industry stimulated by war conditions, and a commercial glass factory Is projected in Dublin. In a way these Industries are small begin nings, holding the promise of bigger things. Their lmportsnce to Ireland cannot be over-estimated. The lack ot Industrial opportunities, outside of Belfast, deprived most of the youth of a chance ot becoming skilled tradesmen, prac tically restricting them to agricultural labor, and ia the prime cause of continued emigration. Should this Industrial spurt prove a permanent revival ot Ireland's by-gone manufacturing skill, it may be truthfully said that some good sprang out of evil. Distribution of Labor. The commissioner general of Immigration In hla report to the secretary of the Department ot Labor, makes several suggestions as to possible Improvement In distributing foreigners who come here seeking opportunity to earn a living. Some of his ideas might be applied to the prob lem of the labor already here. The better use of the government employment bureau can be achieved through closer co-operation on part of state and city authoritlea. Thla is an easily remedied condition. Another suggestion is that railroads be permitted to make such rstea to laborers in trsnslt aa will enable them to let to places where work Is offered. To do this will require legislation, permitting the railroads to establish such ratea. If It would relieve the situation that regularly occurs, when the Jobless man Is many miles away from the manless Job, the needed permlanlon mlgbt well be given. At any rate, it is worth trying. Boom in American Exports mmm Mmw Tork Jeunal of Commerce, Tha true meaeure of tna expansion of the expoit trade of the United States mult be found In our sales to non-belllaerent countries and In articles other than fortdatuffa or munitions of war. To havi nearly quintupled our eiports to Rusala, quadrupled them to France and Italy, and conalderably more than doubled thesn to the United Kingdom will eally account for the addition of a billion dollars to the value of the exports for the first nine months of the calendar year 1915 over thoae of the year before. But the bURlne la abnormal becauae the conditions that make It posalble are exceptional and transitory. 8c, too. with the atlll greater ratio of Increaee of exports to neutral European countries like Hweden. Norway and Denmark, and the M per cent Increase to the Netherlanda. Moat of thla, is trade that flltera through to Germany and Austria-Hungary In spite of tha Brit ish blockade, and which ia equally abnormal In char acter and equally lacking in the quality or perma nence. Leaving Europe out of the reckoning, there has been a positive decrease In our export trade with tha other great divisions of the world. Accepting the nine months of 1911, rather than thoae of last year, aa the true standard of compart eon, the gain In the value of our aalea to Europe haa been $tt,Ka,7H while the gain In the export total naa been only r7.OS3,OOJ. Tor the whole of North America, In cluding Cuba and the West Indies, there has been a lose on the nine months of I7&..ft4, which Is mo -e than accounted for by the drop In the exports to Canada of t72.630.tM. and In exports to Mexico or ,0eS.2J7. In the exports to Pouth America there has been a decrease of SS.TIO.IM). While our Asiatic exports show an Increase of lt.ZW, the gain Is more than accounted for by the audden rlee In the value of ex ports to Ruaala In Aala from tSlO.uai In 113 to $2J.8?a.tiT9 In ins rise almost solely due to munitions of war and military stores sent to Vladivostok. Perhaps some allowance should be made on the same score to explain the ten million gain Inur exporte to Aus tralia, mainly In virtue ot which the exports to Oceania have Increased from tr,7.noo,000 to 170.000,000, The exports to Africa show what la substantially a normal Increase of H.KXtOl. It Is, of course, la products that go to satisfy the exceptional and artificial requirements' of countries at war that our export gains have been almost solely registered. For example, of live animals, our exports for the nine months In 1918 were M.S73,436, while for this year they have been M,44e,fil. Ho also in the c of breadstuffs, the total for the nine montha of 191D waa $180,S4.Ob7, while for 1K it has been 142S.SS3.I7Z. The exports of meat and dairy products show tho operation of the same kind of demand, having In creased from tl22.726.0 In I'JIS to tZ10.61t.Cn In 1915. Under the metal schedules there has been an Increaae In the ex porta of braaa and lta manuracturea from K01A.34 to .1l,81!,r3; of billet. Ingots and blooms of steel from t2.0O.0i7 to f,li4,:;-.!4; In horn-lioe from 1711,197 to t:,045,07S; In firearms from 12,938,278 to 19.4.17.. tTl; in metal working machinery from tll,930.778 to tW,M4.1. and In wire and Ha manufacture from 6,9iJ,. 8H to tl7,79,4. Owing to the cloning of the German markets, which took t.O0O.0OO worth In 1913. copper ex ports have dropped from 107.6, to r79.118,3M. But the value of exploslvea exported has advanced from H.H.1S, 715 to tD4.297.3SS and of leather and Ha manufactures from 4,3M.7? to H4,403.819. All things conaldered. It must be reckoned a remarkable clrcumatanee that th.) amount of raw cotton exported haa advanced frou 4, bales to ,91.04.1 bales en Increaae of M.4 per rent, although It ahould he noted that the value Jiav advened only 8.7 per cent. The export of cotton cloths toll a somewhat mixed story. They have risen In value from t24.9.214 to 828.24u.WN, but much of this Is ac counted for by tha purely accidental demand from th United Kingdom, which registered for the nine months t3,59,4fi8, against ln,423 for the same period in 191.1 For the notable Incmeae in the exports of wearing ap parel, mainly or wholly of cotton, war condition must be given the chief credit. The figures are tS.&"0,So for 1911 and 827.113,158 for 19U. It Is instructive to compare the present volume of our export trade with that of the United Kingdom. The latter la, of course, being conducted under highly disadvantageous conditions, fully one-third of all the country's workers being under arms. But returns for the nlna months ended with September show a shrink age In tha value of axporta of less than 25 per cent as compared with the total of 1911. Agalnat our own ex port total of t?.490,874.1M for the nine montha tha Brit ish show a total of only 11415,468,430. But thla does not Include goods taken from British government stores or depots or goods bought by tha government and shipped on government vessels. In other words, it does not Include the munitions of war and military stores made In the United Kingdom for the uaa or British armlea at the front Under the head of manufacture, the British exports show a total of tl.080,000,000 against our 11.804,000,000. Of these, under the Iron and ateel schedule, the sum of our exports for the nine month waa (2S1.1U.48X The Brltlah classification does not cor respond exactly to our own, but, roughly speaking. It shows under this same head exports valued at S2S2. 084,330. To our own total there ahould perhapa be added the exports of agricultural Implements snd of brass and lta manufactures, amounting in round figures to t42.000.000,. But aven then the total exports of the man fact urea of tha metals, of machinery, cutlery. Imple ments and electrical goods do not greatly exceed, thoas of Greet Britain working under circumstances of great disadvantage. In the matter of textile axporta, tha United States Is distanced aa uaual. tha total of British eotton fabrics sold abroad being tS20.OUO.000 against our 171,000,000, and of woolen fabrics being tll9.000.000 against our t3.000,000, although the latter, under the Impetus of war demand, haa Increased from ts, 500.000 In 1911. Twice Told Tales Slew Per i Vmmt Driver. "What do you know of tha character ot the de fendant?" the Judge asked a negro waaherwoman sub poenaed In aa aocldent case. A whits man had been arrested for careless driving of a second-hand car. "Hits tollable," Miranda said. . "Have you ever seen him drive hla ear before?" "Tea, Bah." "Would you consider him careless?" "Well, ledge, es fer de car dat little thing ain't gwlnter hurt nuboddy, but being us Is all here, I might ea well tell yo' dat he a ho' Is keerless 'bout payln' to' bis wash!" A Sere St. Governor Locks Craig was talking In Ralelgn about the difficulties of the profession or politic. "I am In hearty sympathy," he said, "with a ward leader who announced te hla friends the other day that hla new son a nine-pound babe beds fair to grow up a very suocessful politician. "How ran you tell that already, Jaker they asked him. 'Why, the kid can't talk yet.' 'No,' said Jake, 'but he haa already started trying to kick and shake hands at the same time.'' ' Washington Star. People and Events Ford' Prar Dreamer. LINCOLN, Neb., pec. J4.-To the Editor of the Bee: There Is no other buslnesa man In the world whom I admire ao much as Henry Ford. In fact, he Is ray Idol. Mr. Ford Is a practical sociologist. But the peace dreamers have made a laughing stock of him. In America as well as In Europe he has been given the mitten, officially. The queatlon will Boon be asked by many Americana: "Ia It poaalble that the European nations cannot be Influenced by money?" In reply, I would say that Europe does not worship the golden calf, aa It Is done here. That wave haa not caught Europe yet. The peace advocates of Europe may not be classified as sufferers from "de lirium tremens," for the reason that they know that talk of peace without a logical foundation ia nothing but chaff thrown In the wind. We know that either the central or the entente power will win. provided that the supply of shells can keep pace with the demand. Tet thoae peace dreamers do not know where to find tho disease. If they cannot locate the dls eaae, how In the world can Mr. Ford and hla visionaries find a remedy for the same. Therefore It la no wonder that they are not wanted In Europe. . If Mr. Ford would send a shrewd dip lomat with millions of dollars to Japan and buy up all ths ammunition that Japan can produce, peace would come roon to every home of Europe. FELIX NEWTON. Kerr to Prepare. NORTH LOUP. Neb.. Ie. 21-To the Editor of The Bee: When the prealdent advanced the Issue of preparedness maybe he had not thought the matter over sufficiently to determine Just where the dlscuaalon may lead to. If the sub ject be thoroughly discussed we must soon arrive at a conclusion that pre pnredne ia not In having on hand at a doaen different placea guns of an out-of-date type and powder and hattleahlpa to match. Tha nation may be crippled by excesalve taxation and within a pe riod of ten years have very little to show for the taxes. The real and true road to preparedness la not the act of show ing a lot of out-of-date guna and gold lace. In modern tlrna Invention Is the thing that hns counted most to change the course of wsr snd the fats of na tions. What ve most need Is the proper t reparation for turning out equipment that Is o( the most effective design. That can be accomplished by the equipment of three or four large plants, located In the dletrlcts where transportation may be beat protected from Invasion. . The irsnagement of the plants should try out every new device where Improvement Is posalble. But, In sddltion to that, those plants should be kept up-to-date, by which the most advanced equipment could be turned out In immense quanti ties within thirty days. The country should he divided Into sbout four mlll tsry districts, each having a plant. I would say that these plants should be located in Missouri. Utsh. Tennessee and West Virginia, with complete transporta tion facilities. WALT Bit JOHNSON. I Tips on Home Topics Women's Activities Mrs. Lucretla Roberts of Santa Crus eounty, Arisona, probably Is the only real live woman aherlff In the United States, that Is, she Is a deputy sheriff. She wears a wide sombrero, carrlea a revolver and wears a deputy sheriffs badge. Mrs. Addis F. Howie of the Pchool of Agriculture of tha University of Wiscon sin, saya cows hsve souls and respond to muelc when milked. If she had her way the cow stables would have lace eurtalna on the windows, and tha feed boxes would be porcelain. Mrs. Norman Gait, flnancce of Presi dent Wilson, wss elected an honorary member of his c!ss. 7, of Princeton, at a dinner given there last week. She la the second woman to receive such an honor, tha other being Mrs. C. C. Cuyler of New Tork, wlfa of a prominent mem ber of the class. "Miss Alice McCoy won the baby pig contest In Louisiana, and Maude Phillips was ths winner in Oeorgla of ths second prlxe, a boy having carried off the first prise. Miss McCoy bought a pig with tlO which ahe had borrowed from the prin cipal ef the school. It cost ner t8 to feed it a year, and ahe then sold It for 160. Mrs. Ines Ulllholland Boisse-Valn, the suffragist, saya that women should cer tainly have tha right to propose, and her husband agrees with her. And ahe' adda. "X did It myself." Her husband aaya ha had never thought of proposing to Ines Mtllholland, because be had never In tended to marry. Patents taken out by women In the United Kingdom during 1914 Included: In ventions connected with dress, M; nurs ing and medical. 34; mechanical, 24; household requisites, 10; gamoa, 14; edu cational. 12: cooking. ; total. 1; motor ears and cycling.- 7; babies' requisite. ; garden, t; needlework, t; aeroplrne, 1. A western benefactor, whose identity la not dis closed, bequeathed 130,000 to Kate Claxton of '.Two Orphans' fame. Tha bequest came as a pleasant surprise to the actress. The Adironkacks contributed tl.0n0,on worth of young trees for the country's Christmas joys. The trlstmea tree custom will not loeg eecape Indictment as aa enemy of the forests. Dollar bargain day at Madison, 8. D.. caught Prank Womleacher and Miss Jennie Nelson In tha Jam and a 11 marrtase followed. A search for more bargain wound p the eventful day. Alderman MUtlgea of New Tork City boasta ef a marrying record of thirteen couples In thirteen min ute. The performance monopolises th scoreboard In Gotham's matrimonial speedway. Albert Bruder of St. Ioula breaks Into local print with a lamentation on his unsuccessful chase for a wife. He claim to have been Jilted IM time, though he haa not yet attracted movies scouting for freaks. Editorial Sittings Washington Post: Two or three mil lions having passed from slaughter to resualltlea. they have now com down to the point where they are only recognis able as statistics. Pittsburgh Dispatch: Secretary Lens Phrases It finely when he says "The American Instinct for improvement serves the whole world." Uncle Bajn Is the world's pace maker. Brooklyn Eagle: Beset by rebel chi canery, Japan chicanery and Tuan Bhlh Kalnery, the case of China la a ssd one. But what can be expected of the Orient, where yellowneea Ia universal? Philadelphia Ledger: Secretary Rtd fleld's proposal to give ths government power to confiscate foreign merchandise tf sffered here In "unfair competition" la another illustration ot the extraordinary ravages which the bureaucratic idea can make in mlnda ordinarily capable of sane1 ratiocination. Baltimore American: As th richest man In Detroit. Henry Ford might medi tate upon the fate of the richest man in Brussels. Mr. Solvay. "the Carnegie of Belgium." who haa Juat been sent to Prison for Insulting a German officer. The Carnegie of Belgium can have little Illusion as to what an Individual million aire can do to eettlo world problems. Boston Transcript: Fortunately when the Ancona note was sent to Austria there was nobody around the Ptate de partment to allp a tip to the German am bassador that Uncle 8am waa blurring. Indianapolis News: The way thoae diplomats think that they can fool the plain people by a few unneceaaary notes la almost ss naive as the wsy the poli ticians think they can fool the plain people by a good deal of unnecessary talk. New Tork World: Though the total number of Immigrant alien to thla coun try felt to t2ft,"ni) in the last fiscal year from 1.Z18.4O0 the year before, there Is an element of Interest In the fact that 144.471 were between the ages of 14 and 46 and only 19,24 above 46. That should mean the addition to the country of a good quality cf productive Immigration. Springfield Republican: Secretary Lane'a plea for federal support of rural schools In large sections of the I'nlteci PtaUe whose educational facilities are In adequate haa a pitiful ade. There will be precious little federal support of rural schools, probably, while an addlt'onal hundred millions of dollars a year Is belns; ued on a larger army and navy. Civilisation even In thla country, com paratively remote frcm the area of world conflict. Is being checked by the war and lta Influence, to benumbing to all pro gressive social and educational movements. MIRTHFUL REMARKS. Fedlar This salve I am selllna;, sir, la a splendid thing for sprains and bruises of all klnda. Business Man (savagely) Then If you don't clear out you'll need a ton of it for personal use. Boston Transcript. , 'How' prohibition getting along In Crimson Gulch?" "Fine." answered Three Finger Sam. "Crimson Oulch has needed a doctor and a dms; store for years an' we never would have had business enough for either If we hadn't fined It so we kin shut up the saloons once In a while." Washington Mar. "The Mes of that upstart talking tack, as he did to a society favorite. And they lo say he was one time only a butler." "Maybe that la whv he waa so quick to answer the belle.' Baltimore American. Hub Well, it takes two to make a qnarrrl. so I'll shut up. Wife That's Just like a contemptible man. You'll sit there snd think mean things, l'hiladelphla ledger. Clergvman Do you mean to say thst your wife goes . to church every Pun day without you? Husband-Tea. but It Isn't my fault. I can't persuade her to stay home. Elit es go Post. "W'hat Is your occupstion, Rsstus?" "I'se de manager ob a laundry, aah, an' 1 make a rUht comfable llvin'." "What la the name of your laundry?" "Hannah Maria Johnson, aah." New Tork Times. LIGHT AT EVENTIDE Margaret Anderson In Southern Masaalne. We are Aoo tired to work put up the tools; Too tired for music let the old harp rest; Once, for such idleness, we had been fools, Now it ia wisdom now 'tla only best! Give us a little spot out there In the sun: A corner where the fire ts warm and bright; A bit of bread and broth and we are done, And ready for our Journey in the night. No no, we do not miss the labor now; 'TIs strange, perhaps, but all the music's naught; We do not feel the snow that's on the br jw, The trembling hand brings not a tremb ling thought. We Hke the little quint, sunny spot: We chat and dose; w sometimes dose and dream The fireside's good we never get too hot And very good our bread and lentils seem! And no we do not dread the trip to come: One will go first and aee It how It Is; Then wait nearby, to call the other home. And lend along the darker passageat LASTWfp FLORIDA LEAVING CHICAGO EUERY NIGHT CHICAGO. r i .V- Ho cam land NEW STEEL TRAIN Lr.CKICACO 12.C1AM Ar JACKSONVILLE 8.45AM Pesylvajia Lines Only Through Train ia Cincinnati and L. & N. R. R Through Knoxvilleand Atlanta Over ew Scenic Route Drawuif-Room Sleeping Can, Dining Car, Observation Car and Csadiss, Arrlva Jacksonville in Time for All Connect lone ParHeulart, also TomrUt Tickets to Winter RttorU in Florida and South,moytnobtalnrl from local ticket a gents, or byatbiret tnm W. H. ROWLAND. Trav.Pass. Agt.. 224-123 City National Bank Building, Phone Douglas J003. Omaha, Neb. -i i w & ci iv-sw - e , --Wc II FLORENCE t is to be given next and believe me she is a very pretty dolly. She has such sweet winning ways that we would like to have her go to some little girl that didn't get a doll for Xmas. She would make that littlo girl so happy. Put on your thinking caps little Busy Bees", and see if you cannot re member some such little girl, and try to make her happy by collecting a few pictures to help her win Florence. Florence will be given free to the little girl un der 12 years of age that brings or mails us the largest number of dolls' pictures cut put of the Daily and Sunday Bee before 4 p. m., Friday, December 3L Remember, you must send your pictures in ONE DAY EART.TF.k. wa-aBasaasB.v II I I I I' IST 1 1 H" I I if H 1 1 11 iSatf this Week. beca.naa Rntiirrlav ia Mow Vpst'i Dav net the CONTEST WILL CLOSE AT 4 P. M. FRIDAY, instead of Saturday. Florence pictures will be in The Bee every day this week. Cut them out and ask your friends to save the pictures in their paper for you too. Soe how many pic tures of Florence you can get, and be sure to turn them in to The Bee office before 4 p. m. Friday, December 31. You Can See Florence at The Bee Office 1 " jr S) r, rn m ssAdfa .J) f
