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DECEMBER CIRCULATION
59,541 Daily Sunday, 5i;987
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Wllllama. Orcalttlon Minuet.
SuWcribora Uarbtf tha city should have The Be mailed
to thorn. AdoVea ehaaged aa oftea aa requested.
.What has become cf the January thaw? It is
overdue. -
"Tag your shovel," to be sure, but don't wait
til! January 30 to do it Start right now.
Dr. Garfield proved just a littTc too much for
the senate; his big jolTwiH, also bear inquiry.
If Df. Garfield wanted to know what the
publirthinks of him his plan for finding out suc
ceeded admirably.
With i million sales stations for the war
savings stamps, no one, will be able to say he did
, Hot know where to purchase.
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Shorter hours to shop friiflcans more atten
tion to business; watch the Omaha women folks
play up to the retailers' lead.
A Council Bluffs man has willed his property
to two brothers in Germany. It will be some time
before, that legacy is paid over.
What real good is holiday to a man who
fieeds the wages he would earn to buy supplies
for himself and family to live on?, ;
i ' ' '
Hindenburg is again reported to be masstng
for final stroke on the western front. He will
have to hujry or the Entente Allies will beat him
to it: - ; ;
. At any rate the-west is not asking any favors
that cannot be granted to the east. We are all
in J this war and equally willing tok serve and
to' save. ,
' I
I Nebraska is off in the lead again on the war
satings stamp drive. Our people are right there
wen it comes to backing up the government by
deeds as well as words. ;
Dudley Field Malone has , thanked William
Randolph Hearst in, the name of "the Women of
America." Now if Willie will only congratulate
Dud it will be 50-50 between thern, and the
( women will be no better off.
; i Omaha is charged with a high percentage of
'stackers" as a result of the questionnaire distri
bution. It may develop that in many cases the
fatjtt lies elsewhere. Careful search should be
rnde"bcfore the record is clqsed. ,
(The union miners have put it squarely up to
th government "Give us the cars and we will
give yon the coal," is their proposal, and it
ought to have immediate attention. Mines work-
ing half time because of lack of cart to haul
coal away afford a pbor background for a gen-
. eral shutdown of industry. because of fuel short
age. More team work and less "administrative"
'ucamoeflage is what this Country needs. - '
;t Dealing with Soft Drink" Places,
i Action taken by the city council in supporting
the superintendent of police, who had Revoked
the licenses of a number of , "soft drink par
lors," will be generally approved by the eitN
rens. When these substitutes for the saloon be
gan to spring into existence all over the city it
was found desirable to license them, that they
might be subjected to proper oversight by the
authorities. This oversight has developed what
might have been foreseen, that some of these
so-called temperance drink parlors afforded but
'slight screen for the operation of bootleggers,
' and for the pursuit of other nefarious business.
To close, such places and to refuse license to their
operators to renew business in another location
is a proper exercise of police power. Soft drinks
will continue to be sold and the public given
every opportunity to indulge in them to the full
est, but "taking the bridle off" is no longer
good form in Omaha. Prosecutor McGuire and
Superintendent Kugel have made a good start
in the right direction. -
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sm up." Baltimore American.
Shutting Down Industrial Plants.
If the American people needed a shock to
bring them to a fuller realization of the fact
that the country is engaged in a war, that shock
has been provided by Fuel Administrator Gar
field. His mandate, approved by the president
ordering suspension of industrial activity through
out the greatest manufacturing region x in the
world, stands unprecedented in our administra
tive annals and affords an excellent illustration
of the absolute power with which we have
clothed our president for the wary It might as
well be understood by the American people that
if the order of the fuel administrator is enforce
able in all its bearings the same authority that
supports him will support a similar order sus
pending or regulating other activities.
The expediency of the plan miy well be ques
tioned. It is fair to believe that Dr. Garfield
gave full consideration to the possible effects of
his order and that he holds the accumulation of
a surplus of fuel to be ofgreater importance
than 'the carrying on of business at as high a
speed as might be maintained under the unfa
vorable conditions On this, however, there is
plenty of room for difference of opinion. Most
people will incline to the thought that the order
will be more likely to produce harm than good.
Industry has been interrupted as a result of the
unusual weather, under which normal traffic could
not be maintained, let alone the enormous volume
of extra business thrust on the railroads by the
war demands. Whether Hhis will be properly re
lieved by a cessation of production is the point
to be determined.
Protest is natural from those whose business
will" be interfered with and much of the pro
test rests on good ground. Greatest hardship
will fall on the wageworkers, whose enforced
vacation will cost them in proportion far greater
than the loss that will fall on tfie owners of the
suspended plants. Holidays without pay will not
help those who already find the problem of liv
ing sufficient to engross their every effort. The
question of restoration of the orderly flow of
business at the end of the restricted period must
also engage consideration, or it presents some
obvious troubles that will not easily be overcome.
'in its larger bearings the order amounts to
an indictmenUof both out governmental and our
industrial systems. Dr. Garfield's, control of fuel
has been seriously criticized, from the first, be
cause of apparent mistakes of judgment, and it
is not unlikely that this will prove his crown
ing achievement in a course of blundering. "
The order will provide the,' fullest possible
test for the temper and patience of the Ameri
can 'people. They are asked to submit to war
conditions in a measure exceeding any that have
prevailed outside of Germany. Their response
will indicate their attitude better than anything
we have had since the selective draft, was made
operative.
Food Profiteers in Revolutionary Days
One Practical Solution of Fuel Question.
Omaha merchants are meeting the fuel ques
tion in a most practical way.' They have volun
tarily agreed to cut seventeen hours a week off the
time for operating their establishments. This
shortening up of the business day will greatly
reduce the demand for fuel for heating and-Ught-ing
purposes and thus contribute to the solution
of the most acute of our present'national prob
lems. ' While It will congest business to some
extent by shortening of the time that can be
given to the handling of goods and the caring
for customers, it is quite likely the public .will
bear patiently the slight inconvenience it will be
put under by the-new rule. Opening later and
closing earlier really ought to be good for every
body concerned. It will induce buyers to show
more of an interest, may reduce the amount of
time now devoted to merely "shopping" and
ought not seriously to affect the volume of sales.
The example of the Omaha dealers is heartily
commended to the merchants of the state as
worthy of consideration and emulation.
Readiness Versus Unreadiness.
The Lincoln Star places a low estimate, -on
the intelligence of its readers when it insinuates
that conditions at the army cantonments would
not have been better if the government had been
better prepared. It is inferentially suggested that
clothing shortage and lack of other supplies has
no connection with the sickness and discomfort
undergone, nd that the training of the army has
not been interfered with by the lack of arms or
equipment. To follow the line of reasoning pur
sued by our Lincoln contemporary, if the "boys"
got along so well half-clad and unarmed, why not
cease to prepare, and send them into battle with
no guns,' as did the Russian government with its
soldiers? If decent preparation does not miti
gate hardship and lessen the danger ofvloss from
sickness, why should the government nov strain
its energies to make up the shortage? The Star
jeers at preparednessbut does not give any rea
son why the nation should be always unready
for self-defense. . ' ' .
The kaiser has made a decision that is almost
equal to one of Solomon's for sapiency. Von
Hertling's plan of "no annexation" is to apply to
Russia and Von Hindenburg's plan of keeping
all he can hold is to be applied to Belgium. This
gives each what he wanted, and will not have
much effect one way or the other on the. outcome.
. Frank W. Leach in Philadelphia Ledger.
In 1778 and 1779 the fortunes of the young
American nation were at a low ebb. Money
there was little in circulation. Food was al
most unprocurable. Prices had risen to a
prodigious height, some articles increasing
400, and 500 per cent in value. .
In the diaries and correspondence of that
period we find a graphic portraval of actual
conditions as they then existed.
Thus Christopher Marshall, the noted
Philadelphia "Fighting Quaker" inMay,
1779, records that butter sold in the market
at from $2 to $3 a pound, flour at 20 per
hundred weight and green peas at from 20
to 25 shillings per half peck. ' In June he
paid $50 for two pairs of shoes and $80 for
two silk handkerchiefs.
Earlier in the same year Samuel Adams,
one of the Massachusetts delegates to con
gress, was asked $400 for a bat and $300 for
a pair of leather breeches, $125 for a pair of
shoes and $1,600 for a suit of clothes.
It wasin the matter of food supplies that
"the 'greatest stringency" and suffering pre
vailed. Penury and tamine threatened the
masses. Those who had food held on to it;
refusing to sell except at exorbitant prices.
Thousands of the well-to-do 1 stored their
grains and other provisions, hiding them
from the gftze of the general public.
The Continental congress possessed very
little real power. It was up to thestate leg
islatures to act, and act they did, and to good
effect. This was especially so in Pennsyl
vania, where was located the national capital
Philadelphia.
The general ' assembly on April 1, 1778,
passed an act setting forth that, "Whereas
certain persons in this state, instigated by
the lust of avarice, are assiduously
endeavoring by every means of oppression,
sharping and extortion to accumulate enor
mous gain to themselves."
The act itself provided as follows:
"That no person or persons .
within this commonwealth . from
and after the first day of June next, shall
ask any greater or higher prices
than the prices herein set down."
Then followed a list of artciles, includ
ing these: Wheat, flour, rye, Indian corn,
barley, oats, buckwheat, whisky, cider, beer,
pork, beef, ,butter, leather, skins, cloths, hay
wood, etc, j ' '
The act then provided. "That the justices
of the peace , shall have full power to
set such reasonable prices on all provisions
as they shall see fit." A' penalty was laid
upon any shopkeeper who charged more
than the legal price.
The situation having become greatly ag
gravated during the winter of 1778-79, the
Pennsylvania legislature, April 3, 1779, pro
ceeded to pass a more drastic law, which
contained the following interesting pream
ble, certain portions of which suggest 1917
conditions quite as fully as those of 1779:
"Whereas, Many of the good citizens,
by being often of late called out
as militia or having" been obliged
by the enemy to abandon their habitations
iave thereby been deprived of the oppor
tunity of putting in their crops and taking
due care of their harvest, and if some rem-'
edy be not applied must "
suffer through want of bread, not by reason
of any real scarcity but chiefly
because many of those persons remained at
home have raised large quantities
of grain, and being prompted by avarice,
minding only their private gain -
have hoarded up or monopolized the same
and refuse to sell any part thereof, either for
the relief of private individuals in want or for
the use of the United States."
The provisions of this act were very
drastic. Upon information justices of the
peace were authorized to issue warrants to
three inhabitants to search the premises of
persons who were believed to have more
flour or grain than necessary for family use.
When the owner refused to open hi barn,
said inhabitants were authorized to enter by
force. An inventory was to. be made of all
commodities found and a price fixed upon
the overplus. Returns were to be made to
justices of tht quantity that could be spared
and the appraised value thereof.
If the owner refused to sell at the ap
praised, value to families in need, a consta
ble could seize the same for the benefit of
such deserving family, who paid the price
fixed by the appraisers.
If theowner declined to receive the same
it was turned over to the justices of the
peace.lwd if it was not collected by ' the
owner within two months and two days the
amount was turned over to the county treas
urer. In' the case of grain in the field which
the owner refused to thresh, the justice of
the peace was authorized to take possession
of it and have it threshed. '
While in the original instance these acjts
were , mainly aimedat the farmer, it was the
merchant who later was compelled to place
the contents of his" shop at the disposal of
the authorities, who sold the same to the pub
lic at prices fixed by official appraisers.
In numerous cases throughout Philadel
phia and other Pennsylvania towns stores
were broken into by those in authority and
the goods therein found were disposed of at
moderate prices. The merchants themselves
were in some cases mobbed and landed in
jail.
In the newspapers, diaries and letters of
the day we find numerous references to the
crusade against the hoarders of the neces
saries of life, the "forestallers" or "engross
ers," as they were denominated at that time.
' Utterly irrespective of any other consid
erations, the methods employed in 1778 and
1779, because of war conditions prevailing,
were pre-eminently wise, imperatively nec
essary and, under the circumstances; patriotic
in the highest degree.
Whether or not official authority, in 1917,
will be compelled to resort tq the drastic
methods of 1779 will depend entirely upon
the conduct of American farmers, middlemen,
shopkeepers and others "in control of pro
duction and distribution of .food products.
If,they, or any of them, shall display
such a degree of greed as to reserve and in
vite the strong arm of the law. Herbert
Hoovered his representatives will not hesi
tate to "go the. limit," with a view to pro
tecting the masses from undue exploitation
i at the hands of the food gougers.
"Let Another Man Praise Thee"
He who loves himself inordinately is
usually allowed by other people to do it and
do it alone. The formula for this psycholog
ical process may be stated thus: Let the
amount that a man can love and be loved be
represented by 100. If he loves himself "50,
he can be loved by others but 50; if he loves
himself 75, the love of others for him is re
duced to 25; and if he loves himself 100, no
body can love him.
Being loved is strictly a by-product " of
loving other people. The man who loves
other people 50 will be loved 50; and he who
forgets himself wholly and loves others 100
will be loved 100. This is the perfect love
that ttb one but the Master' who gave his
life for those who did not love him has
ever , attained. "Greater love hath no man
than this, that he lay down his life for his
friend." "But Christ' commendeth his love
toward us, in that while we were yet sinners,
Christ died for the ungodly."
-Among certain- peoples ostentatious
vaunting has become offensive. It is held to
be one of the signs of bad breeding. Amer
ica, and England are among these peoples,
who 'at least like their v boasting well dis
guised. America used to brag in big boy
fashion of her great possessions, and her
great powers; and at this England was wont
to scoff. America has not yet quite oiltgrown
her large, loud admiration of things Ameri
can, but she does grow mode,st as she grows
mature.
But the domniant people of Central Eu
rope, self-centered, self-sufficient and self
praised, have so long worshipped their an
cestors and ' themselves that their inbred
vanity has produced a bombastic insanity
.which literally astounds the world. This
enormous estimate of themselves, unblush
ing proclaimed by emperor, preacher and
schqw teacher, is now a matter of common
knowledge and common astonishment. Hun
dreds of these official boastings are now in
print A typical is one made by Baron von
Stengel to a Dutch . pacifist league. After
stating that Germany has been chosen by
God to take over and civilize the world, he
says:
"We not only have the power and force
necessary for this mission; but we also
.possess all the spiritial gifts to the highest
degree, and in all creation it is we who con
stitute the crown of civilization." i
How this all-consuming love of self
works out on one's neighbor is shown in the
speech of Count Harrach, at the execution
, of Edith Cavell: '
"I would rather see Miss Cavell shot
than have harm come to the humblest Ger
man soldier. My only regret is that I have
not three or, foHr old English women to
shoot"
It is only oeoole filled and satisfied with
elf that can hate their neighbors in concert
self
as Germany hates; for having consumed her
100 allotted units of love on herself alone,
it has nothing but hate left for her neighbors.
And as a consequence Germany's neighbors
can have nothing but aversion and contempt
for herT"
This is the logical end of self-love. There
fore, "Let another man praise thee and not
thine own mouth; a stranger and not thine
own lips." Minneapolis Journal.
Rec sort Beneath the Surface
Wherever Germany manifests an unusual
desire to take territory from other powers,
it fs well to look underneath the surface. Al
most invariably it will be found that in that
particular territory is contained one or more
elements to be used in'the amiable plan of
forcible Germanizing of the world. Alsace
Lorraine furnishes an illustration.
Less than a year ago an eminent German
scientist. Prof. Oswald, boasted that in its
monopoly of potash Germany had a lever
with which it could force favorable peace
terms from its enemies. Speaking of the
United States, he said that there was a noose
around our neck, "and the free end of the
rope was in Germany's hands." No one can
doubt that the iprofessor, in his innocence,
reveals the, heart and mind of Germany.
It is true that Germany has had a mo
nopoly in the known deposits of potash. In
the past this monopoly has been most selfish
ly maintained to screw the last possible bit
of advantage for Germany's benefit. Our
agricultural, metallurgical and chemical in
dustries have severely felt the pinch since
the war. Efforts are being put forth to de
velop our resources, but the supply is , still
inadequate.' . . '
It is not generally known outsjde of Ger
man circles that if Alsace is returned to
France, Germany potash monopoly will be
forever broken. There are large deposits of
potash in that territoryr the development of
which has been restrained by Germany in
order to favor the Prussian beds. From the
German point of view it would be a calamity
to permit such a vital necessity to pass into
French hands, through whom the world
might be supplied. '
Authorities on military matters have
speculated on the waste of life at Verdun.
They have never been able to see how a vic
tory there could be worth its cost. Perhaps
it would not, so far as destroying the French
army is concerned; but deep beneath the sur
face of that whole region lie at least three
arood reasons for making Verdun a German
cemetery. One of those reasons is the ne
cessity ot controlling tne worm suppiy or
potash as a ?neans toward writing that
blessed name "Germania" clear across the
map. Wall Street Journal.
One Year Ago Today In tbe War.
British pushed foe farther back In
France,
I'russlan Diet cheered leaders' ad
vocacy of unrestrained ' submarine
warfare. .
AmericanMinister Voplcka denied
German charges of unneutral action
at Bucharest
Tht? Day We Celebrate.
Kev. Charies A. Mitchell, professor
. ot New Testament literature in the
Presbyterian Theological seminary at
Omaha, born 1SS4.
Harry M. Christie, real estate man,
born 1870.
Olga Xethersole, actress, born at
Kensington, England, 4$ years ago
today,
, -Dr. Frank 3. Goodnow, president of
Johns Hopkins university, born at
.Brooklyn, K. Y 69 years ago today.
Edmund Lamy. professional skater.
born at Safanao Lake, N. Y., 27 years
ago tooay.
This Day In -History. .
,1118 Neloon JUidington, a noted
pioneer of the lumber industry in
Michigan ana TVisconein, born in
Putnam county. New York. Died In
Chicago, January 15, 1883.
18l Battle at Dunlawtown. -Fla..
between United States troops under
Major Putnam and the Indians under
King Philip.
U94 Celebration of the 25th an
niveraary of the foundation of the
;rmaa emoire. ;
Just 80 Years Ago Today
Four passengers confined in the
solitary cell at the county jail tam
pered with the lock on the door and
succeeded-In getting it out of, plumb
oy i our incnes aunng ma waicning
hours of the night Their mischief,
however, was discovered by the Jail
guards. f t
Express Mesenger Fred Harris, who
sp bravely defended his car from the
vicious tramp, has just been the
recipient of a handsome reward in
the shape of a check for $1,005.
Articles of Incorporation of the
Mechanics' and Traders' Bank of
Omaha -were filed with the county
clerk. The location of the bank will
be at IIS South Fifteenth street
Postmaster"" Gallagher was notified
of the confirmation pf his appoint
ment by the United States Senate.
A steam engine is at work pumping
the water rrom the bunted sewer out
of the cellar of the store of Penrose
& Hardin. . '""
Twice Told Tales
One Better. ,
" Joey Brown, being an orphan, re
sided with one of his grandmothers.
For a grandmother she was a very
nagging old lady, or so Joey thought
Her hobby was cleanliness, and. she
was always lecturing Joey about
cleaning his teeth before he went to
bed. Not long ago he visited his other
grandmother, who, unfortunately, was
afflicted with another kind of mania.
As Joey was going to bed she said:
"Joey, have you read your Bible
tonight?"
"No, ma'am," replied Joey. Then
he added, exultantly, "But t I have
Cleaned my teeth." Trade Seeker.
Tommy's Explanation.
It was visiting day at the hospital.
The visitors were""mostly old ladles,
and one of them stopped at the bed
of a Tommy and asked him a ques
tion he had been asked .a score- of
times before, thus: ,
"How did you come to be wounded,
my brave fellow T" ,
"By a shell, mum," replied the hero.
"Did it explode?" queried the lady.
"No," answered Tommy.' rather
bored; "It crept up and bitme:"
London Tit Bits.
"dV
Society Note. "
you want a bit of society
hews?"
"I vena." s
"You know the lady you stated
was coming to visit me last week."
"Yes. madam."
"She's gone." Louisville Courler
Jmirnat . " w
Slate Press Comments
Grand Island Independent: The
arrest of a young wpman at Omaha
for being the wife'' of two soldiers,
with half of the monthly allowance
of each asigned to her, 'has revealed
a new sort of harpy. Abotit the worst
sort of a disloyalist you can find!
Agents of the government indicate
that It is too frequent an occurrence.
Franklin County News: Now that
thai-government is milking coal deal
ers return their excessive charges,
why wouldn't it be a good plan to
compel the big paper manufacturers
and Jobbers fo return their excessive
charges to the small newspaper own
ers? Their charges the pat three
years have been nothing short of rob
bery. '
Lincoln Herald: Lincoln doctors
are "all ripped up the back" over the
death of the university student who
was murdered by compulsory vaccina
tion and all are out with" "statements"
which are not all alike by any
means. They remind the old man of
a time when a bunch of doctors were
holding a consultation and failed to
arrive at a unanimous verdict. One
of them who was sure he was 'right
broke out with, "Have it i your own
way,' gentlemen, but I am sure the
post mortem will prove that I am
right.'; - - .
' Two High Lonesome.
A Washington dispatch says Pres
ident Wilson is satisfied with Secre
tary Baker's 'work as .head of the
War department '. That makes a total
of two persons satisfied with Secretary
Baker's record
Peppery Points
Minneapolis Tribune: While there
has been a good deal of guesswork
on the subject, it is pretty well agreed
that unless peace is declared sooner or
later, the war will be continued.
Washington Tost: While revising
American history, it might be Just as
well to censor that story about 3en
Franklin's entrance into Philadelphia
with two loaves of bread , under his
arms. m
Baltimore Amerieari: A Berlin so
cialist paper has been punished for
publishing accounts of the hunger in
Germany. The muzzling of the press
on such occasions is a virtual confes
sion on the part of the authorities, for
it means there is something to be con
cealed. Minneapolis Tribune: Germany has
just executed 22 persons for alleged
espionage. Germany has not acquired
the habit of granting continuances,
stays, appeals and new trials for men
euiltv of crimes atainst the govern
ment, as they have in the district of
Minnesota.
-Louisville Courier-Journal: The
Mississippi legislature is the first to
ratify the constitutional amendment
for nation-wide prohibition. Missis
siDDl Jumps at the chance to regulate
the affairs of Connecticut Perhaps
Mississippi will not feel in such a
jumping humor when Connecticut
and other northern states, bearing In
mind Mississippi's precedent - avail
themselves of the chance to regulate
the affairs of Mississippi by prescrib
ing and enforcing equal rights for the
MiHSlssioni twTaaa. H nnlla.
Views of a Farmer.
Tryon. Neb., Jan. 14. To the Edi
tor of The Bee: I am, a Bee sub
scriber and have been reading the
letters, with patience, written by cer
tain wise guys, city Do Dads and in
competents in regard to "farming the
farmer," until patience ceases to be
a virture.
One article reads "We must have
cars to move the corn crop to keep it
from rotting." That would be the
very thing to cause it to heat and
rot Another article of January 7
reads "Farmers in Wisconsin hoard
potatoes, and are as busy as the
army in France digging trenches to
store them in." With the ground
frozen to three or more feet deep.
I would imagine there would be some
swift work. Where have these po
tatoes been while these some thou
sands of -miles of trenches are being
dug? )
The writer further says that the
roads are now frozen and there is no
mud and he looks for the farmers to
market some potatoes. With the
mercury registering from 10 to 30 de-J
green ueiuw zeiu, m. wuum
they would reach the consumer in
good shape. The article says potatoes
retail at $1.62 per bushel while the
broducer receives 75 cents per bdshel.
That leaves 87 cents per bushel for
freight and the middleman. Where
Is the Justice to the producer and con
sumer? When potatoes were bought for 40
cents per bushel the x North Platte
merchants retailed ato50 cents per
bushel. When the same merchants
had to pay the producer $1 per
bushel they sold at retail at $2 and
more per bushel. We have three
banks in North Platte and 13 grocery
stores. One bank can do the business
the three do and three or four stores
do the business the 13 stores do. The
above conditions prevail in nearly
every town in the United States.
The mere middlemen the blg?er
bill the consumer and producer has
to pay. , I would not presume to dic
tate how their business should be run,
but I think to eliminate 75 per cent
of the banks and middlemen, and
put the same hundreds of thousands
to raising spuds and digging trenches
for them or trenches for the soldiers
would be worth a trial.
DELL M'CAIN, Farmer.
Grocer That ions-haired man irho Just
went out must be a music frank.
Customer Why do you think ?
Grocer He insisted that I only give 'him
four beeta to the measure. Bostj- Trau
acrlpt. '
Did the matinee last looser than you ex
P"ieanouldgsayr'it did! I consumed nearly'
two pounds of chocolate, and didn't hurry,
either." Birmingham Age-Herald.
Professor You have a promlsine; contralto
VM?ss Newrlch-But. rrofessor. Td rather
sing soprano; it's much blgher-toned.-SC .
Louis Times. j
"My wife and I never argue, so we get
along beautifully."
"How do you manage It?
"When anything goes wrong I always
flguro that It was my fault and .he never
disagrees with me."-Boston Transcript.
Mrs. Johnsing-Can't stay long. Mrs.
Snow. I Just come to ace ef yo wouWn t
join de mission band. J
Mrs. Snow Fo' do Ian safees. honey, doan
come to me! I can't even play a mouf
organ. Christian Begister.
Somehow I have a sort of a sneaking re
spect for Benedict Arnold."
Heever went around bawling that ho
was loyal." Kansas City Journal.
YOUR SON AND MY SON.
Far across the blue water they've landed,
In a foreign land now they're Installed,
These boys In their suits of khaki
Sor duty, waiting to be called.
And when on the field of battle
Their life give only a chance.
We wonder If your son and my son
Will return, some day from France
t
Where the shot and shell are flying
And th.e boom of the cannon is heard,
These boys for freedom are fighting,
Patriotism within them ia stirred.
When the enemy is approaching i
Or command is given to advance,
We wonder If your son and my" son
Will eer return from France.
The spirit of '76 Is repeated
In the '17 Khaki boys ot today,
Who for honor and love of their country!
Is taking them from homes, far away; J
In the list of the dead and wounded
With a fear and a dread we glance,
Lest your son and my son may never
iteturn to their homes from France.
"BELLVIEW."
Question of Saving.
Omaha, 'Jan. 17. To the Editor of
The Bee: The party who writes the
advertisements for the Douglas county
war savings committee evidently does
not depend on his income as an ad
writer or else he would know better
than to make such extravagant state
ments as appear in said advertise
ments. For instance, he savs: "Every
man, woman, boy or girl who recelvesj
a wage of more than $10 per week!
can easily afford to buy more tnan
one $5 stamp and ought to be able
to buy at least one stamp each month.
To buy $100 worth of war
savings stamps means that you must
save for 10 months only $8.25 f.o $8.42
each month. Surely any of us can
save that much." '
The head of a family who earns
$10 a week, or twice that amount
and can save $8 a month out of It in
these times is certainly entitled1 to the
designation of a self-denying patriot
Nevertheless, there is no question
as to the duty of every one who pos
sibly can to invest in war savings
stamps, not only to aid the cause of
liberty, but because it is a good in
vestment. Such statements as quoted above,
however, do not attract, but, rather,
arouse a sort of resentment and a
suspicion that their author probably
gets his "three squares" regularly.
. v EYE JAY SEE.
CHEERY CHAFF.
"For heaven't sake, Amelia, dan't fay
garage like it rhymed with carriage.'1
"Why .not, ma?".
"If you do. hlld. the ehefonyear will
laugh at you.'' Baltimore American.
"Food Is ammunition,'' she read. "Food
will win tho war."
"Yes,'' ho growled, "your biscuits would
make dandy bullets." judge.
She was much interested in pVlson rlforra
and was visiting a large prison one day,
"Don't any of your friends cme to seo
you on visiting days?" she asked of a big!
burly ruffian. " I
"No'm," responded tho ex-burglar ;
"they're all helo wit' me." Everybody's
Magazine.
"The fortune teller told Bighedde's wife
that she'd have two husbands and that the
aecond would be a very fine man."
"Doesn't Bighedde take that as rather a
reflection on him?"
"Oh, no. . He merely thinks his wife muet
have been married- before and -never told
him." Louisville Courier-Journal.
"Nobody wants to see a single article In
cluded in the higher cost of living.''
"I don't know about that. Everybody
Attention.
Business Man . .
We can supply you with
an office manager, ac
countant or bookkeeper
who is efficient and ex
empt. If interested call
us for an interview.
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