THE BEE: OMAHA,' WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1918
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Conservation still i the first order of the day.
It Will be better to have Japan busy in Si-
qria than in China.
; The real big spring drive will be ii) the fields
aiid gardens of'America, '
I It' is our turn next if Germany wins in Francej
just keep that in mind always.
'I The prospect ofanother Liberty loan is no
reason to neglect the war savings stamp.
i No word has come from the colonel for
several days, but it is safe to assume that if he
can sit up he is taking notice. i - '
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With the bolshevik on his back, begging for
the proletariat to revolt and save him, the kaiser
if finding the spread of kultur in Russia easier
trjan in Belgium.
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I Wisconsin's legislature has left no doubt a'
trj the stand of the state on La FoUette. No
"thunders of silence" obscure the terms of the
resolution adopted, there.
(Nebraska is also paying its income and prof
tax very promptly, thus maintaining the- re '
d already made by the state for readiness to
help in the national crisis.
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i Courland will be just as free as Poland or
Alsace-Lorraine, or Schleswig-Holstein, or any
of the regions over which the Prussians have
ttfown their "protection" -and no freer.
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Our boys have been over the top again and
brought back prisoners, just to show the Ger
mans the game can be played by both sides. The
Sammies are headed for Berlin and the kaiser
will do well to reckon on this fact.
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.1 The general manager of the Pullman com
pany expresses doubt as to whether paying por
tejrs a living wage would do away with "tipping."
He might try it and find out. The public now
paying the Pullman employes would watch the
experiment with Interest "
jt' Esthonia, Courland and .all the other prov
inces gobbled in by Germany are to be given
"freedom" under the gentle tutelage of the kaiser.
This will recall to schoolboys of a past genera
tion a passage from' the "Supposed Speech of
Rolla to the Peruvians," speaking 6f the Span
iards; : "Such protection as vultures give to lambs
-covering them while devouring them," ,;
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H " " Less Talk, More Action.
.Our first year in the 4war is drawing.to a close
With a fine show of eloquence in corgress. Speech
commendatory, objurgatory; hortative,! remon-
strative, denunciatory imperative, cajoling of
threatening wells, up . in , sudden gusts ,or steady
waves front the two ends of the capitol. Cross
currents are there, and, air-pockets, and all the
pitfalls and uncertainties that beset the aerial
navigator; till the waiting public is inclined to
i lose its patience with the statesmen Who repre-
', sent its interests at Washington. To be sure,
out president has so ordained matters that little
itj left for" congress to do aside from talking, but
for the moment that little is being left undone,
white the honorable gentlemen from one part of
the country or another descant, upon hiistakei
that have been made or illuminate the future
with lurid or roseate forecasts as temperament
may direct or personality inspire. In years to
come the nation may have time to listen to such
speeches, and it is assured in advance we will
have plenty of them to regale us, but just now
thi country needs less talk and more; action.
Springtime is upon us once more and we have
wprk to do, a fact of which-our industrious
windjammers at Washington seem to have lost
sight ;. .., " - ' -; . ' : J .-.
A Challenge to the Fanner.
A message of gravest import is given to the
people of America: Unless we save food enough
o support our European allies until another har-,-st
has been garnered the war is lost to Ger
' lany.
Equally grave is the further message, ad
ressed to the farmers and stock raisers of Amer
:a: Unless you produce enough to feed not only
iie people at home, but the armies abroad, the
ar is lost to Germany.
There is no mistaking these messages. They
;:re sent by the United States government to the
people, with the sanction of the president and
his advisers.
'Accompanying them is a direct challenge to
the farmer. It has been said that he will not sow
wheat because at the price fixed by the presi
dent he can gain a greater profit by producing
something else. We have also been told that
the hog raiser cannot produce his output at a
profit because of the high price of corn and
other feed he must have to mature his pigs.
Will the farmers accept the challenge and
accede to the wishes of Secretary Houston, who
has asked that the sowing of spring wheat be
largely increased, in order that the deficiency in
winter wheat may be made up for by the later
crop?
The farmer's sons are fighting in the army
across the seas or are undergoing training that
they may be sent across to fight We do not
believe that the men who sent their boys away
with a blessing to fight for Old Glory, and all
it stands for iwill permit them to fail for lack
of food.
We believe the farmers of this country are
patriotic, and -zealous, and that they do not put
profit above patriotism. We believe they 'will
answer this challenge with a response that will
forever silence the suspicion thoughtless persons
are now directing towards them.
Another big drive in the American wheat
fields will hurt the kaiser, for it will tell him
the American farmers are bck of the American
soldiers.
Japan on the Job.
Tokio , sends word that the mikado is pro
ceeding with the business of looking after order
in eastern Siberia. : The dispatches from Harbin
indicate that conditions in that part of the world
are more serious for the Entente Allies than had
been generally, understood. . The bolsheviki have
not gained the upper hand entirely, although they
have seriously pressed the Cossacks, who have
preserved the region 'against the forces of dis
order. Now liberated German prisoners are be
ing armed and joining with the anarchists to fin
ish the job of turning the whole of Siberia over
to Germany. To meet this Japan is ready to send
its army into Siberia. The end of it will be the
defeat of the bolsheviki and the probable an
nexation of a considerable, area to Japan. This
will solve one of the great problems of the Nip
ponese for the present by providing them room
for national expansion. Colonization of eastern
Siberia and development of its great resources
will provide occupation for the surplus Japanese
population, while the wealth thus made possible
will go far to relieve the economic difficulties of
the little empire. For the future it holds possi
bilities, speculative at present, yet capable of be
coming real at any time. What the world may
expect from a Japan grown far beyond its pres
ent size and strength is not easy to be answered,
but must always have consideration.
One Victory of the War.
One of the incidental victories of the war al
ready recorded is in the nature of a commercial
triumph. After considerable negotiation and con
ference Chile has agreed to accept drafts on New
York drawn in terms of American dollars in pay
ment for nitrates. Heretofore these payments
have been made through London and in Eng
lish pounds. The attitude of Chile towards the
United States has been one of aloofness for many
years and the unfortunate fact has been that
this feeling was nurtured and fostered through
German influence. In no country other Jhan Ar
gentina had the Germans gained a deeper influ
ence or a larger control of affairs than in Chile
and here they used all meant to undermine the
United States. Recent events in the progress of
the war have given the Chileans a new outlook
and this is manifest in a better feeling towards
the United States. Arrangements for closer com
mercial relations have brought the great result of
acceptance of New York instead of London drafts
in exchange for Chilean commodities and the
further con:esion of payment of export duties
in New York exchange instead of gold is being
negotiated. This is a really important advance
for the United States and in a direction that will
be welcome, to all, for it indicates closer -relations
between our country and all our Ameri
can neighbors for the future.
The German grand duke who took his own
life could hardly have been at confident of a
Germanized world as the kaiser professes to be,
or else he did not find the prospect sufficiently
alluring.
' Every soldier going into the trenches has a
comfort kit made by an American woman. And
the supply will never run abort either, '
The New Chief of Staff
Why the Youngest Major General Is Given High Position
New York Times.
They are about to put the youngest ma
jor general, at the head of the general staff
of the United States army, and news dis
patches from Washington hail the move as a
big advance in speeding up our war work.
Those who know Major General Peyton
Conway March, the man selected to become
acting chief of staff and later to succeed
General Bliss as permanent chief, with pro
motion to a full generalship, say that from
the time he entered West Point and played
on the first foot ball team the military acad
emy ever had, his record has been one of ag
gressiveness, initiative, organizing power and
a passion for getting a thing done.
During the Spanish-American war, in the
fighting about Manila, the fire from a block
house on a hill just outside the American
lines became so threatening that Geniral
MacArthur say it would have to be stopped
at once. He called for a commanding officer
who would volunteer to take the enemy po
sition. "I will,' shouted Captain March, and be
fore the words were well out of hi mouth
he was over the embankment with half a
hundred of his men behind him. They were
artillerymen and had no arms except re
volvers. According to the rules, a charge
against a fortified position with revolvers
couldn't succeed. But Captain March did
it. That is the way he has always worked.
It is generally known that General March
went over with Pershing to have complete
charge of the American artillery forces on
the front. The newspapers during the last
few days have borne testimony to the ef
fectiveness of the American artillery meth
ods, and officers and civilians returning lately
from France have brought back word of the
impression General March has created by
energy and skill in organization of his branch
of the service.
An' expert knowledge of general fighting
conditions is one of the valuable qualifica
tions of the new chief of staff. He knows
from firit hand how our methods of training
have worked out. He knows the practical
necessities of equipment what should be
pushed and what may wait
There is the unanimous opinion among
army men that March is the best man for the
high place to which he has been assigned.
There is also that unanimity, already men
tioned, as to his strictness. Beyond those
two points you can get a little variety of
opinion, according to the age of the officer
questioned. If it is an older man, on the
active or retired list, under whom March has
served, he will tell you that the general is
a great teacher. Men who were young offi
cers in the so-called days of the "old army,"
befgre the heavy artillery regiments ceased
to exist as such, and who served then tmder
March in the old Fifth and Sixth artillery,
think of hint in very much the same way as
university graduates think of a favorite old
professor who made them work like dogs,
but gave them the essentials of their after
success.
"General March," said one brigadier, "al
ways had the makings of a chief of general
staff in him because he could see the army
as a whole. He was and is a great artillery
man. The artillery is his special branch of
the service, but he always has had interest
and love to spare for the infantry and cavalry
and engineers. He is both a scientific spe
cialist and an all-round soldier.
"This was sufficiently recognized 10 years
ago for March to be chosen as chief umpire
of the great maneuvers at Riley. It was
shown' by the work he did during his tour
at the War college. They are still talking
at the college of good things that were put
into the military plans and policy of the army
at the suggestion of Marcn. It was shown
by the results he accomplished when in
charge of the recruiting under Adjutant
General McCain. There is a wide range of
abilities and great qualities between the un
derstanding of the science of artillery and the
intimate knowledge of the psychology of
men that is essential to success in getting
recruits into the army. March has the whole
range. Furthermore, General March is now
abroad as chief of artillery of the American
force in France. He will bring back to Wash
ington a big addition to his personal equip
ment for the high command of the army."
One of the most interesting things about
General March's career is the way he got
into military life. He was born in Easton,
Pa., and is S3 years old. His father was Dr.
Francis A. March of Lafeyette college. Prof
March was one day in his office when Con
gressman William Mutchler, a famous char
acter in his day, was ushered in
"Professor," said the congressman, "this
West Point business is giving me a lot of
trouble. I have been appointing boys whom
my local political friends recommend, but
they go there and flunk on the examinations,
or, if they get in, they can't hold their places.
So I am going to give up the democrats and
try republicans. I want you to let me ap
point one of your sons. I guess they wouldn't
have any trouble with examinations."
i There were six of the sons, all over 6
feet tall, and nearly all eligible by age. The
question of who should be chosen stirred the
March family considerably. The oldest son
wanted to go very badly. Prof. March lis
tened to the debate but said nothing. Finally,
he gave his verdict.
"Peyton shall have the appointment," he
said. "He is the one."
v The future chief of staff was the second
son and the tallest one.
Recollections of the Sioux Campaign
Taps Sounded for Commander o) the Sibley Scout
' The recent death of Brigadier General
Frederick W. Sibley at Camp Grant, Rock
ford, "111., recalls the stirring times Of two
and 40 years ago when the Sioux, the Chey
ennes and the Ute Indians joined forces in
an effort to push back the advancing waves
of civilization and settlement in the west It
was a time of activity and excitement in the
old Department of the Platte and the De
partment of the Dakotas, with preparations
going forward for an early campaign against
the allied hostiles, which culminated in the
Custer massacre in the Little Big Horn,
June 25, 1876. At that time General Sibley
was a lieutenant, fresh from West Point, sta
tioned at one of Nebraska's frontier posts,
from which he scouted extensively into cen
tral Wyoming and gained practical knowl
edge of the country. His experience proved
invaluable later on, and was the chief means
of giving military history the thrilling chap
ter known as "the Sibley Scout."
The column under General Crook, moving
north from Cheyenne had reached the Rose
bud and fought an indecisive battle with the
southern wing of the hostiles. The great
number encountered and the desperate char
acter of their fighting made further advance
of the column inadvisable until reinforce
ments were obtained or a junction formed
with General Terry's column operating in
southern Montana. Disaster had befallen
Custer's troopers a few days before, though
General Crook had no knowledge of what
had happened. Information was a necessary
prelude to action and a scout into the hos
tile country was decided on. Lieutenant Sib
ley was selected for the command, which
consisted of 25 mounted troopers, two
skilled scouts, and a guide.
The scouting party moved out of camp at
noon, July 6, and reached Goose creek, 25
miles away, at dusk. By morning they had
covered 40 miles and had ridden almost to
the outposts of the victorious Sioux in the
Little Big Horn valley. The situation was
perilous and hope of escape depended on
reaching the mountain fastnesses before dis
covery. Instant action followed the decision
to take the one chance for safety. The
troopers strove to. conceal themselves, but
the Indians discovered the trail and started
in pursuit. "Men," laid the lieutenant, "we
will have to do some fighting. If we can
make an honorable escape, all together, we
will do it If retreat. should prove impos
sible, let no man surrender.. Die in your
tracks, because the Indians show no mercy."
"All right, sir," was the simple and sol
dierly reply.
The troopers retreated at a brisk trot and
had covered about five miles when a halt was
called. A sense of security was felt because
no Indians were in tight. Besides, men and
horses needed rest and food. The halt lasted
an hour and nearly cost the party their lives.
After proceeding a short distance from the
resting place the Indians were discovered
close on their trail. A volley at 200 yards
range brought down three horses. "Fall back
to the woods," cried the scout, an order
which was promptly obeyed. The horses
were lariated and defenses arranged. The In
dians, whose numbers constantly increased,
kept up an incessant fire on the troopers. "Not
a man of our party," writes John F. Finerty,
a member of the scouting column, in his
"Warpath and Bivouac," "expected to leave
that spot with life." "We were truly looking
death in the face, and so close that we could
feel his cold breath upon our foreheads and
his icy grip upon our hearts. And yet I
felt anything but indifferent to the fate that
seemed to await me, and would have given
the world, did I have the power of its be
stowal, to be safe back in Crook's camp
again. Life seemed particularly sweet
throughout that eventful day. Close acquaint
ance with death is not a pleasing sensation."
"No surrender," was the word passed
along the gallant skirmish line. Every man
determined to die fighting. None would fall
alive into the hands of the Indians. Bullets
flew thicker and thicker and closer every mo
ment, and the Indian yell grew stronger and
fiercer. Every minute promised to. be. the
last. The shadows of death seemed to be
falling with the lengthening shadows of ap
proaching night. The latter held out a
slender hope retreat Quietly, one by one
the troopers crawled away from the line of
defense, leaving their horses in order to de
ceive the hostiles. Lieutenant Sibley was
the last to leave. The horses were plainly
visible to the Indians and this circumstance
favored the escape. Throughout the night
they trudged on loot over rocks and bramble,
waded icy streams and scaled slippery rocks
on the mountain ridges. Forty miles of moun
tain lay between them and Crook's camp. At
the close of the following day they were
within sight of camp, 20 miles away. Without
further adventure, except a shortlived scare,
the scouting party reached the camp com
pletely worn out and famished with hunger.
Lieutenant Sibley's gallant service on
that occasion and the miraculous escape of
all his men won hearty commendation from
General Crook and subsequent promotion.
His passing at the early age of 65 severs
one of the few remaining links connecting
the army of today with Indian campaigning
in the west.
People and Events
Colonel Roosevelt is doing quite well,
thank youl Eight times a grandpa at 59
fairly sustains the traditions of the family.
The very latest bogus marquis fell down
in his plans to trim some of the title chasers
of New York. The rarity of failure in that
line of work in that quarter accounts for
the wide publicity of the job. Success would
have spelt silence.
A fierce run for cover among blue sky
stock peddlers is on in Chicago. State's attorney-general
has unsheathed a stout club
and threatens to whack the heads of the law
less. It is said the harvest of "sucker money"
in Illinois surpasses all records.
1 TODAY
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One Tear Ago Today in the War.
(Turk! reported in full flight before
Anglo-Indian fore on Turrit,
Senate committM reported bill au
thorising tha president to defend
American ahlpe. -
jGermaa imperial chancellor ad
d rested tha Raichttaf on break with
the United. State. y
Tbe Day We Celebrate. "
William H .Monaj-han, manager at
Omaha for tha Bemia Bag company,
bdrn 174.
jCharlea Kiekuhoff of the Burlin
ton. 6 Missouri Railway headquarters,
born 1881.'
Herbert O. Hoat, department man
ager of tha McCord-Bradjr company,
barn 1871.
Thomas W. Klnlcald, rear admiral
U&ited States navy, born in Ohio, 18
years ago.
j&llery Sedrwlck. editor of tha At
lantic Monthly, born In New Tork
City, 41 yeara ago.
Rt Rev. William T. Fabar,' Epis
copal bishop of Montana, bora at Buf
falo, N. Y S8 yean ago.
Ellen Terry, actress, born 70 years
' ast ; .
Till Day in History.
1T7S Americans defeated a force
of! 1.500 tory Scotch settlers in bat
tle of Moore's Creek Bridge. N. C.
3836 General Russell A. Alger,
guVcrnor of Michigan and secretary
ufi war during ths Spanish-American
.iir, born at Lafayette, O. Died In
. Vanhingtt,-D. C, January : 4. 107.
Just SO Years Ago Today
W. A. Shropshire, for several years
connected with tha Omaha yards of
the Union Pacific, has been promoted
to the assistant yardmaster of South
Omaha.
J. A. McConroy, a well known cof
fin manufacturer in tha east Is in the
city looking around for a site upon
which to erect a coffin factory.
Flra'was discovered by the night
watchman employed at the Terra Cot
ta Workers and the frame structure in
which were stored some valuable tools
connected with tha brick -kiln. The
loss is estimated at 84,000.
, Colonel J. M. Eddy, superintendent
of the Belt line, will after March 1.
have complete charge of the Missouri
Pacific company's business in this
city.
The various sign .painters' of the
city met to form an organization to be
known as tbe Sign Painter's associa
tion. G. M. Home was elected presi
dent, George Uhlman. secretary, and
A. p. Kogner, treasurer,
Whittled to a Point
Minneapolis Journal: Nobody will
ask tha first robin to observe a worm
lees day.
Washington Post: Hindenburg's
"Paris by April first" thrills Berlin
like a sudden cry of "Ham at 18 cents
per' pound."
St - Louis Globe-Democrat: Now,
wa see, in the bolsheviki nonreslstanca
principle, pacifism in its full and per
fect flower. Isn't it admirable?
Brooklyn Eagle: No trust controls
the milk of human kindness, which is
worth 1,000,000, though it never
costs a cent All of life is not in
economics. ' 1 - -
Washington Post: The real clue
to the world'a greatest murder mys
tery will be unearthed when Kaiser
Bill's private correspondence is all
made public. '
Louisville Courier-Journal: If the
son of an owner ot an American steer
plant palmed oft as first class steel
billets which were designed for use
In crankshafts and were defective,
was it swindling or was it treason?
Washington Post: ' Vice. President
Marshall says if he had his way
there'd be no elections in the country
this year. Loud cheers from congres
sional patriots whose terms expire
next year!
Minneapolis Tribune: President
Wilson hat reached the end of tha
alphabet and fixed a price on sine.
When he starts to revise he will dis
cover that Just below A for alcohol
and B for beer he apparently over
looked C for cotton, which Is running
wild In price, compared with, other
uecewities and luxuries.
Quaint Bits of Life
In a recent thunderstorm at Little
Rock, Ark., 40 mallard ducks in
flight were killed by lightning.
What's in a name? Entry In court
docket of Wallace county, Kansas:
"Hug C Sweet against W. H. Gum,
et all."
Mr. and Mrs. William Weygint of
Salt Lake City, recently celebrated
their 76th wedding anniversary. Mr.
Weygint la 97 and his wife 95.
A London cat, officially known as
the "King's cat" is the only one in
the kingdom to receive an allowance
from the treasury. He inhabits the
Record office and IS cents a week is
spent for his meat
More than 600 of the 1,100 drafted
men in Anoka county, Minnesota,
have responded voluntarily to a call
to organize and begin semiweekly
drills to equip themselves for military
service. They wil procure their own
uniforms and finance the plan themselves.-
Three gold nuggets, with a total
valuation of 11.155, were portions of
a cleanup made recently by Patrick
Holland in his placer mine near Cof
fee Creek, Cat One of the nuggets
was valued at f 600, another 8400 and
the third 8155. These are the largest
nuggets found in, the count for sev
eral years.
Useful Member.
"Who's that old grouch in con
gress?" "A very useful member. He
knocks out all the grab bills that the
good fellows think they have to holler
for." - - -
Twice Told Tales
A Frank Butler.
William H. Crocker of San Fran
cisco, who recently rebuilt a war.
wrecked French village at his own
expense, tells, apropos of the wine
shortage, an amusing story.
"A friend of mine," so the story
runs, "Is remarkable for the bad wines
he keeps. My friend, entertaining
some rather important guests one eve
ning, turned to his new butler and
said:
" 'Higgs. is this the best claret?'
"'No, sir.' said Higgs solemnly, lt
ain't but it's the best you've got" "
Chicago Post
The Innocent Look.
"He draws a salary of $10,000 a
year."
"Think of it! And he doesn't look
as it he had sense enough to come in
out of a shower ot rain."
"True. But it helps considerably
sometimes for a man to look that
way and be quite the opposite. He
can fool a lot of people." Houston
Post. .
In Palestine.
The Visitor I hear your boy iJ in
Palestine. How interesting: it must
be for him to move among those
scenes where every spot brings up
some recollection ot the wonderful
events ot Biblical history!
The Mother Ted don't say much
about that in 'is letters. ' seems to
think the country is sufterin' from a
fly-paper shortage. London Chron
icle. . . ...
j,'ev
Pleads For Modified Prohibition.
Auburn, Neb., Feb. 18. To the
Editor of The Bee: There is a good
deal of talk going on about prohibi
tion. I am a veteran of the civil
war, a member in good standing in
the Methodist church, and last but
not least, a staunch republican. I
believe in prohibition, as far as using
distilled liquor as a beverage is con
cerned. But I believe in using it as
a medicine. I know it is a good medi
cine and doctors prescribe it as a
medicine. Lots of people, both men
and women, use it as a medicine and
never get drunk. I have lived in Au
burn for 25 years and kept whisky
In the house all the time and used it
as I needed it Nobody ever saw me
drunk. And on two separate times
it saved my life, and helped me many
times.
I am troubled with heart failure
and when my heart gets weak and my
breath pretty near stops, just one
spoonful of whisky will start it going
and I can breathe again. I don't be
lieve the prohibitionists intended to
deprive a big proportion of the popu
lation of that which is essential to
their health.
Now what I propose is for our next
legislature to pass a law giving drug
gists the privilege of selling distilled
liquor on a doctor's prescription, and
not more than one pint at the same
time to one person. I think that
would be fair and honest and would
hurt nobody and would help a good
many. I believe in a square deal.
I don't believe in class legislation. I
believe in legislation for all the
people. We are all human beings,
and we are entitled to what the con
stitution guarantees life, liberty and
pursuit of happiness, and they who
would deprive us of the privilege of
using distilled liquor as a medicine are
violating the constitution.
Furthermore, the law I propose
would do away with bootlegging.
Why? Because it would do away
with the profit The big profit there
Is in it is what makes them run such
big risks. Lots of men like me would
pay most any price for whisky be
cause we need it for our health. I
would be perfectly willing to pay $10
for one gallon of good whisky, so you
see what makes the bootlegger run
such big risks is the big proflta. So
they make a big profit out of our
necessity. ROBERT McMILLEN.
Too Much Dance Now.
Red Oak, la., Feb. 24. To the
Editor of The Bee: In The Bee re
cently I read an article with this
head, "Need For the Public Dance,"
signed by "A. M. G." I would like
to let my' thoughts along that line
be known, as it might be a help to
some one. In these days of so much
strife, sorrow and war, it seems to me
a person will not be hunting for a
dance hall, but would, or should,
want something more Inspiring than
that. We have enough and more
of dances and the like to ruin young
Uvea and separate couples who at
the marriage altar have said "until
death do us part."
You can't tell me a dance never did
any harm to many girls, yes, boys,
too, have told in my hearing of their
downfall beginning at the dance, and
I know they were telling the truth
just as I can believe any honest per
son about other things. How .can any
good come from this thing of men
and women getting together on the
dance floor in the whirl of music and
so on, arms about each other In all
manner of shapes. If we will only be
honest about it, we know these
things are immodest and create im
pure thoughts and desires. .
Now. dancer, whoever you are, you
say you see no harm in the public
dance. Would you think it perfectly
right for a real, true Christian to
come and partake of the dance? Now,
I don't mean Just a church member,
with just the profession, but one who
lives a real, true Christian life, and
every day. No, I say you would have
very little respect for his Christianity.
I have put this question to others and
they always answer In this way. Of
rourse, sinners of all lines come Into
the churches some time or other. That
Is what the church is for to help
people to a better life. Sometimes we
hope they will go away with a differ
ent spirit than they came in, but the
church must not follow them. We do
not Judge from hearsay, but "from
their fruits, ye shall know them," and
the world is sure- reaping the fruits
in sorrow.
I am a young woman and as a girl
I began working out at the age of 14
years, as my parents were poor and
needed help, but I received very small
wages for the first few years. I
worked in country and town as a
maid, clerk, factory girl and waitress,
and I grew up having a good time
along with hard work, for I always
had the good luck to get the hard
places, and I never had to go to
dances to have enjoyment. I was
raised in a home where the Lord was
held up and the amusements like
dances were denounced. Thanks to
the Lord, I never let the dance takt
me in.
Now, you say I don't know what
am talking about if I never was there1
There are hundreds of places I haM
never been and things I have nevei
seen, but I know there are such place!
apd things. . .
If you think these girls who. wor
standing on their feet all day lonj
need recreation, why the dance aftei
an all day's standing on their feetl
How much change and rest will thej
get dancing all night? None. Thej
will be more unfit for their work tha
before. Soon they can't stand it, toi
tired, her health failing and dis'
couraged, yet she must live.
These six and seven-dollar girls
whom you say are bad, why are thej
bad? Not because they are discouri
aged from going to dances when the!
wanted to go. Oh no, not that, I
see nothing in that to make them bad
Nor the money they received becausi
going to dances would bring theri
more money. Along with myself, 1
know many girls who never receive;
more than $5 a week, and they wer
just as pure and good girls as you evei
could meet. In closing my little speeclt
let me say this. I don't mean to saj
the dance is the worst and only thing
that leads wrong, for it is not by anj
means, but dance is the subject i
why I speak alone on it, but I dd
think it is one of the worst things U
lead to ruin of manhood and woman
hood, for I see so much of it going
on all times. So in the name of alj
that is good, let us not encourage it
E. M. V.
SAID IN FUN.
She Here's the paper saya a lawyer told
a man in court that he was particepS
criminis in the affair. What doea that
mean, William?
He My dear, you ought not to ask me ta
explain such things to you before the chil
dren. Baltimore American.
He Isn't that General Blank and his
daughter over there T
She Yes. They aay that aha has beenl
through more engagements than her old
father. Boston Transcript.
First Householder I wish we could have
the Mexican peonage system here.
Second Ditto What good would that do?,
F. H. Think of the joy of being able tai
chain up your cook at night and find he?
here the next morning! Baltimore American.
THE TRUTH EMERGES.
Ted Robinson In Cleveland Plain Dealer.
McCabe. he had a spinster niece.
Whom he was bound that I ahould wed;
And she was Nature's masterpiece, "
And fair and good and young (he aald)
I did not doubt that she waa good,
For frailty lurka In beauty rare.
And somehow I quite understood
That ahe was only fairly fair.
And aa to age, the honest truth
He might have told, or held it true
But Mac and I, we look at youth
From quite a different point of view.
He said her cheeka were like the rose;
(I know where yellow roses grow.)
Like gold, he said, her bright hair glows;
(The druggist sella the gilt I know!)
He said her neck was like the swan;
My vision drew a skinny goose.
I let him ramble on and on
His tongue betrays him, when it'i loose.
So do all men's so did McCabe's
He flivvered in this lofty flight;
"Her teeth are like a new-born babe'a!"
(I've learned, by gum. that he waa right!)
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