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THE BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1919.
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MARCH CIRCULATION
Daily 65,293 Sunday 63,450
Average circulation for tho month subscribed sat oouiu to o
E. X. Raton. Circulation Manager.
Subscribers leaving tho city should kav The Boo ataQool
to thorn, i Addreea changed oo ftaa oo rooojo stsd.
Now, get the rebuilding campaign started.
Tornado victims , should not have" to go far
j for help in Omaha. '
. The city is going to carry its own insurance
herafter, tornado and all.
-Mr. Wilson is fast recovering from his cold,
which may be a very good peace omen. '
It may have been a coincidence, thatjornado,
but that does not add anything to its unwelcome.
"It might have been worse," said the mayor,
viewing the storm wreck, but most of us will
say it is bad enough.
Omaha has no ambition to become known
as a tornado center, however otherwise the
city may be distinguished.
Union telegraph operators say the Burleson
raise in rates is but an incident of inefficiency.
Whatever it is, patrons hav to pay it.
Omaha did not need a tornado to complicate
'.its housing problem, but will hustle to relieve
' the new Situation with more vigor than ever.
The. Burlington has just paid a pay check is
sued twenty-five years ago, showing that you
tan" get your money if you are only patient.
. . "Peace by Easter, or bust I" has replaced the
slogan, "Berlin, hell or Hoboken, by Christ
, mast" We hope it will be as well redeemed.
- Lloyd George says the great powers are in
agreement as to peace and all contained therein,
and asks us to be patient. Well, have we not
leen?
t No one ever will be atye to account for the
absence of fatalities from the story of Sunday
night's storm, but the fact is gratefully accepted,
just the same.
- Dent of Alabama is going over to France
where he may get a close-up view of what would
have happened to America if he had had his
" way about the army.
Dr. Karl Helfferich's book ought to have an
xtensiye circulation in France, where the peo
ple. adore William II because of his gentle ways
. and pious proclivities.
" Maybe the public will get the outline of
changes made in the draft of the League of Na
" ;ions covenant when the spokesman for the ad
ministration has revised his speech.
Secretary Baker is going to look after our
rmy "liquidation" in France. If he is as reck
less about stopping the army as he was about
starting it the salvage will be slight.
' Perhaps it will be cynical also to recall the
fact that the savant who discovered the elixir
tf life in mare's milk died before he could con
vince the world of the correctness of his 'theory.
Providipg alibis for the kaiser is a pleasant oc
cupation for surviving members of his late im
perial cabinet, but they will have a hard time
to get the world around to their way of looking
at it. '
Shades of Homer I The Greeks are getting
ready to "celebrate the 98th anniversary of their
independence. What would Agamenon of
Odysseus say if that news should get across the
Styx?
Falling 2,000 feet with a load of mail may
not be a part of the daily life of an air-mail car
rier, but it can be done, though not always
safely. "The old-fashioned way of coming down
is better.
The war being over, the bureaucrats at
Washington have restored to General Pershing
full control over the forces in Europe. It might
have been a different tale had they let him alone
in the first place.
Thi president's yacht, "George Washing
ton," (S ordered to be at Brest about May
which may or may not mean the president is
earning home then. However, the waiting busi
ness over here can not wait much longer.
Civil Service Postmasters
According to ancient precedents, the Boston
postmastership should be a juicy political plum
to be awarded to some deserving democrat dis
playing the proper indorsements. Under the
new order f things, however, it is a business
position to be filled accordingly. It may go to
a democrat or republican, to a man whom Sena
tor Walsh never heard of, or who could not se
cure the backing of a single democratic repre
sentative or.of the domestic organization of the
:ity ior any job under the government. He
must furnish proof of certain qualifications,
which will be investigated by examiners of the
civil service. , In the grading of candidates,
business experience counts 80 per cent, educa
tion, 20. and politics nothing.
In the system now on trial in Boston the
Post Office department ceases to be a patronage
broker's office where party hacks look for re
cognition at the expense of the service. The old
sign. To the victors belong the spoils," comes
down, and in its plate appears the notice that
only capable men with business experience are
" watted. It is open to anybody to apply. The fjll
' ing of an application, where a vacancy occurs
,in a' first-class postmastership, . is a step pre
scribed in seeking the place. It is a free-to-all
competition.
When they are fullr broken to the change,
no doubt senators and representatives will be
glad it has been made. In the past they have
found it easy to reconcile themselves to the loss
of their political privileges as the opportunity
for allotting spoils have gradually narrowed.
"After all. they have plenty to do in Washington
, besides running errands for politicians at home.
- -New York World.
THE DOOM OF NEPOTISM.
. The enactment of an anti-nepotism law puts
upon the' statute book of Nebraska another piece
of instructive legislation for which The Bee
feels that it may rightfully claim the chief credit
The pernicious practice of making public office
a family snap has been decried by The Bee for
many years and the most flagrant abuses of it
have been pointed oat from time to time. .
Three sessions ago, through Representative
Edward A. Smith, a bill was presented along
lines advocated by The Bee, to set limits on
the nepotism evil, but went upon the rocks of
personal interest of profiteering relatives of
public officials. The measure was rewritten and
perfectednd again presented, this time through
Dr. Harry A. Foster, as member of the Doug
las delegation, who has been indefatigable in
pushing it The bill also has the approval and
support of Governor McKelvie. To soften the
blow the bill was amended to exclude from its
prohibition appointive. offices carrying salaries
under $1,800 a year, and, as we understand it,
becomes a law in this form. . ,
Thus this principle becomes established as an
accepted rule in Nebraska and the undemocratic
notion that election to office entitles the wife,
children, sisters, cousins and aunts to go on the
pay roll is definitely discredited and discarded.
We have no apprehension over the exception
of the lesser paid positions, or of relatives who
happen now to be holding places, because it will
be only a question of time, and of a very short
time, when this remnant of nepotism will
also go.
The Bee wishes to congratulate the legisla
ture, and we believe they have earned public
gratitude, which we are also voicing, for put
ting a stop to the odious menace of nepotism
and setting an example for other states to
follow.
When the Tornado Comes.
" No other demonstration of Nature's force is
more awful than the tornado. Born of condi
tions well understood, it defies man's little ef
forts to escape. It knows no law other than
that of expending its terrible energy in the
shortest possible time. And it is this very
prodigality of power that renders it so de
structive. - For a second time Omaha has wit
nessed the capacity of this monster of the air
for wreaking havoc. We read with awe of the
terrific bombardments of cities in Europe, when
buildings were blown into smithereens by gi
gantic shells, but there the work was compara
tively slow. Inhabitants might flee, and carry
with them "such household gear as could
promptly be removed. Here the terror struck
and passed in the otwinkling of an eye. While
the heart beat a home was transformed into a
heap of rubbish, all its belongings scattered
into nothingness, and the inmates left in be
wildered destitution. Man's uttermost effort
does not approach a tornado in majesty or
might.
Futile Defense of the Kaiser.
Dr. Karl Helfferich, late chancellor of the
exchequer under William II of Germany, has
devoted himself to providing a defense for his
imperial master, a work that is interesting be
cause of the further light it sheds on the pecu
liar workings of the German mind. "I am
thoroughly convinced," writes Dr. Helfferich,
"that William II knew no high goal than to
keep peace for the German people and the
world." .
So the kaiser, to maintain peace, not only
consented but urged that Austria send an
ultimatum to Serbia which he knew must be
followed by war, or by acknowledgement of his
mighty power over all the politics of Europe.
In the days that intervened between the mur
ders at Sarajevo on June 30 and the declaration
of war on August 1, the kaiser resolutely de
clined to interevene for peace on terms other
than Germany should dictate. He would not
listen to the pleas of Sir Edwin Grey, who
sought to have the powers called together in
conference, as had been done at Algeciras, to
avert if possible the conflict. Finally, on the
pretext that Germany had been attacked, he
sent his troops across the border of Belgium in
violation of a solemn, treaty, aiming a blow at
both France and England, deeming Russia, as
events proved, an enemy that might be over
looked for the moment.
Every step taken by the German military
machine in that eventful month of July was
taken with the full knowledge and approval
of the kaiser. He might have stopped the war,
and he did not. How empty this sounds:
. From the moment when the seriousness of
the situation had come to his consciousness
he had implored and begged the king of Eng
land and the czar to save the world from the
misfortune of war. He had to limit the pos
sibility of putting pressure upon Emperor
Francis Joseph. The kaiser had implored the
czar up to the last moment to stop Russian
mobilization which would compel us to strike.
In other words, the kaiser implored the king
and the czar to permit Austria to crush Serbia
because of a crime committed on Austrian soil.
If they would submit to his imperial will, he
would save the world again, as he had done at
Algeciras, accepting the tribute of concession
as he did then. '
But the saber-rattling habit of his sudden
ness had menaced the world too long, and it
was time for the emperor of Germany to show
his good faith by making a concession. This he
would not do. He , struck instead, deluged a
world in blood, and brought juin to Gemany.
How futile it is to apologize for or defend a
despot who has wrecked his people's hope by
attiad action!
The State Banking board has a fine oppor
tunity to do the public a real service by ex
hibiting a little backbone in face of the rush to
get charters for new banks before the recently
enacted banking Jaw becomes operative. If the
law was needed to protect the state, it ought
not to be made a joke of through methods now
adopted by promoters.
Canada's efforts to break up the large hold
ings of land by nonresidents are quite interest
ing to some Omahans, who are getting a new
light on the movement in British dominions.
The war taught John Bull some lessons which
he now proposes to apply.
The revolution in Budapest is reported to
have turned over once more, sending the "reds"
to the bottom again. It does not matter much
at the moment which is on top over there, as
neither side shows any desire to do business.
Nebraska firms and corporations are reported
to be delaying the game so far as tax collecting
by the revenue department .is concerned. It is
not easy to make out the returns and attend to
customers at the same time.
Unspoken Speeches
Philaedelpbia Ledger.
There are many invented, or, at any rate,
greatly altered, sayings attributed to N men
prominent in history which have taken sirch
firm root in the mind of the reading public that,!
till the end of time they will probably be re
peated with their respective ascriptions to the
men who should have spoken the words, even
if they did not To cite four instances which
spring to mind all, it so happens, from the
French Francis I will continue to inform his
mother that "All is lost save honor;" the Abbe
Edgeworth will continue to say to Louis XVI
as the knife descends, "Son of St. Louis, ascend
to heaven;" Buffon will continue to "declare to
the French academy that "The style is the
man," and Cambronne will continu to hurl at
tne tsriusn troops at waterioo nis aenance,
"The Old Guard dies, but does not surrender."
Yet what Francis I really wrote was different
and more diffuse, and the other three sentences
were in all probability never spoken by their
reputed authors.
Somewhat analogous to these unspoken re
marks are the speeches that never were made,
but still exist, or that were made without a
written copy or a verbatim record and have
been filled in from memory and imperfect
transcripts the former-class purely fictitious,
the latter largely conjectural. Of the purely
fictitious class examples are thick. There is
that old favorite of schoolboy orators or,
rather, of their Instructors in declamation in
which Rev. Elijah Kellogg impersonated Spar
tacus at Capua and adjured the gladiators:
"Ye stand here now like giants as ye are I
The strength of brass is in your tightened
sinews; but tomorrow some Roman Adonis,
breathing sweet perfume from his curly locks,
shall with his lily fingers pat your red brawn
and bet his secterces upon your blood. Harkl
Hear you yon lion roaring in his den? 'Tis
three days since he tasted flesh, but tomorrow
he will break his fast upon yours, and a dainty
meal for him you will be. If we are beasts,
then stand here like fat oxen, waiting for the
butcher's knife! If ye are men, follow mel
Oh, comrades, warriors, ThraciansI
If we must fight, let us fight for ourselves! If
we must slaughter, le tus, slaughter our oppres
sors! If we must die, let it be under the clear
sky, by the bright waters, in noble, honorable
battle!" .
Friend of the Soldier
Replies will be given in this
column to questions relating
to the soldier and his prob- '
lems, in and out of the army. ,'
Names will not be printed.
Ak, The Bee to Answer.
(Questions directed to this cot.unn
will be answered in tho order of their
receipts. Flease do not ask for in
formation by telephone or mail.)
Many Questions Answered.
Reader of Tha Ttoo Th tfttth
ammunition Is part of the 30th di
vision, which was under schedule to
sail for home in March; it may land
any day: the 345th bakery company
is in tne service or supply, and Is
stationed at Tonnere (Vonne); the
34th company, military polio corps,
was attached to the 34th division,
most of which has been returned to
this country.
E. M. P. Regret we can give you
no information regarding the dis
charge of the hospital unit you in
quire for. ,
A Soldier's Sister Evacuation
hospital, No. 19, at Trier," Germany,
is attached to the advance headquar
ters of the army of occupation, and
no orders have been sent out for Its
return.
A Worried Mother The 313th in
fantry, is part of the 79th division,
and Is under schedule to sail for
America in June.
A Sister The headquarters of the
Sventh division is at Euvosin; this
organization is part of the army of
occupation, and its return is not
dated.
B. B. A. P. O. 731 A is at Colom-bey-les-Belles
(Meurthe-et-Moselle) ;
"P. W. B." stands for prisoner of
war escort; the company you men
tion is not listed for early sailing
J. H. The 78th division is sched
uled to return in May; its headquar
ters are at Somur, A. P. O 751.
Anxious Parents Lemans is head
quarters for the second depot di
vision, and Is far from the front;
troops are continually being sent out
from there to replace others in serv
ice, or1 home; can not tell you the
sailing dates of any of these casual
organisations; the 82d division Is
scheduled to sail in April, and this is
supposed to InchVe all units; no or
ders have been issued for the pris
oner of war escort companies at St.
Nazaire, where A. P. O. 701 is lo
cated. M. M. Regret we cannot tell you
about your husband; you should
write to the Navy department, Wash
ington, D. C.
Mrs. F. N. At last accounts the
109th supply train of the 34th di
vision still was in France, awaiting
transportation; many of these de
tached organizations are being sent
home now; watch The Bee for fur
ther news.
E. F. G. The 51st Infantry is part
Of the Sixth division, which will
be held in Europe indefinitely.
Mrs. G. J. F. The address of
evacuation hospital No. 9 is via A.
P. O. 914, this being located at
Heippes (Meuse); no orders for Its
return. It is not attached to a di
vision. Miss M. H. Company B, 53d en
gineers, is engaged in railroad op
eration at Gievres (Ixiire-et-Cher) ;
A. P. O. 713; no orders for its re
turn. H. W. L. Sailors are entitled to
the $80 bonus; write to disbursing
officer, Navy department, Washing
ton, D. C. . 4
Mies E. A. Base hospital No. 69
is at Savenay, near St. Nazaire, and
is not attached to a division; no or
ders yet for Its return,
F. G. F. We have no word as to
the sailing date for evacuation am
bulance company No. 27.
L. A. C. Evacuation hospital No.
4 is not attached to a division; its
address is Pogny-sur-Maus, via A.
P. O. 747, thfs being at Commercy
(Meuse); the 31st transportation
company Is stationed at Gievres
(IiOire-et-Cher), and not attached
to a division.
A Worried Mother Regret very
much we can give you no informa
tion as to the time for sailing of the
109th engineers; the last address we
have for this unit is A.. P. O. 788, it
having been changed there from
A. P. O. 79 ' late in February.
A Soldier's Wife The last word
from the 20th balloon company was
that It Is still awaiting transporta
tion home; no date set for its sail
ing; watch The Bee for announce
ment. , L. T. H. The 423d telegraph bat
talion has been awaiting transporta
tion for several weeks, no date for
its sailing fixed.
E. H. The 158th infantry is part
Of the 40th division, most of which
has reached the United States; two
transports last week bringing In
about 6,000 of the men who
had been left behind, but we have no
news as to which units were in
cluded. All will soon be at home.
Mrs. L. C. C. No map or atlas in
The Bee office shows the location of
the French town you inquire for.
M. E. K. The 128th machine gun
battalion is part of the 85th division;
this organization participated in
some- of the heaviest fighting in the
Argonne Wood battle; the division
Is scheduled to sail for home In
April.
A. J. T. Evacuation hospital No.
10, Is located at Heippes (Meuse),
A. P. O. 914; it is not attached to a
division; no orders for its return.
L. W. Base hospital No. 103 is at
Clermont-Ferrand (Puy-de-Dome),
France; its address is A. P. O. 723.
There is that fourteenth century Romau
tribune, Cola di Rienzi, alias Edward George
Earle Lytton, Bulwer-Lytton, Baron Lytton,
who, on the verge of downfall,, thus reproached
the populace of Rome:
"What!. and is it ye who fosake me ye for
whose cause alone man dares to hurl against
me the thunders of his God? Is it not for you
that I am declared heretic and rebel? What
are my imputed crimes? That I have made
Rome and asserted Italy, to be free; that I have
subdued the proud magnates who were the
scourge both of pope and people. And you
you upbraid me with what I have dared and
done for you! Men, with you I have fought,
for you I would have perished. You forsake
yourselves In forsaking me, and since I no
longer rule over brave men, I resign my power
to tne tyrant you prefer. Seven months I have
ruled over you, prosperous in commerce, stain
less in justice, victorious in the field. I have
shown you what Rome would be; and since I
abdicate the government ye gave me, when I
am gone strike for your freedom. It matters
not who is the chief of a brave and great people.
Prove that Rome hath many a Rienzi, but of
brighter fortunes."
Or, to come nearer home, there is' that fa
miliar speech on the Declaration of Independ
ence that John Adams made in the person of
Daniel Webster, when he declared, "Sink or
swim, live or die, survive or perish, I give'' my
hand and my heart to this vote," and concluded:
"My judgment approves this measure, and
my whole heart is in it. -All that I have, and all
that I am, and all that I hope, in this life, I am
now ready here to stake upon it; and I leave
off as began, that live or die, survive or per
ish. I am for the Declaration. It is mjr living
sentiment, and by the blessing of God it shall
be my dying sentiment independence now and
independence forever!"
James Otis, too, once spoke through the
medium of Lydia Maria Child and patriotically
vaunted that:
"England may as well dam up the waters of
the Nile with bullrushes as to fetter the step of
freedom, more proud and firm in this youthful
land than where it treads the sequestered glens
of Scotland or couches herself among the mag
nificent mountains of Switzerland."
Among speeches not absolutely fictitious but
largely so, a classic instance is the one that
Samuel Johnson in his capacity of parliamen
tary reporter put into the mouth of the elder
Pitt:
"The atrocious crime of being a young man,
whichfthe honorable gentleman has with such
spirit and decency charged upon me, I shall
neither attempt to palliate nor deny, but content
myself with wishing that I may be one of those
whose follies may cease with their youth, and
not of the number who are ignorant in spite
of experience."
Macaulay had doubtless much fuller reports
of the speeches made by the illustrious par
liamentary counsel who took part in the im
peachment of Warren Hastings; but these re
ports were not verbatim; there are more ver
sions than one of the orations, and it is prob
able that there is some Macaulay as well as
some Burke in the peroration of the greatest of
the speeches as he gives it in his essay on Hast
ings: "Therefore hath It with all confidence been
ordered by the Commons of Great Britain that
I impeach Warren Hastings of high crimes and
misdemeanors. I. impeach him in the name of
the Commons House of Parliament, whose
trust he has Betrayed.I impeach him in the name
of the English nation, whose ancient honor he
has sullied. I impeach him in the name of the
people of India, whose rights he has tradden
under foot and whose country he has turned
into a desert. Lastly, in the name of human
nature itself, in the name of both sexes, in the
name of every age, I impeach the common en
emy and oppressor of all."
ITOnAV
The Day We Celebrate.
Frank H. Gaines, attorney, born 1863.
Charles H. Mallinson, grocer, born 1878.
Mary Pickford, one of the most famous of
photoplay stars, born at Toronto 26 years ago.
Dr. Harry B. Hutchins.'V'ho is soon to retire
from the presidency of the University of Michi
gan, born at Lisbon, N. H., 72 years ago.
Rev. Dr. Maitland Alexander, noted Presby
terian clergyman of Pittsburgh, now serving as
religious director of the American army of occu-"
pation, born in New York City 52 years ago.
Dr. William H. Welch, one of the foremost
of American medical scientists, lorn at Norfolk,
Conn., 69 years ago.
In Omaha 30 Years Ago.
Madame Albani, celebrated songstress now
touring the country for the first time in con
cert, arrived in Omaha and is stopping at the
Millard. She is to sing at the Boyd tomorrow
night. Madame Albania is married to a jolly
Englishman, Mr. Gye, who travels with her.
She is rather large in figure, has a kind, gentle
face, brown hair and dark eyes.
Patriotic Irishmen and sympathizers with
Panell in his recent great fight for Irish liberty,
held a home rule meeting at Boyd's opera house.
Among those on the stage were: Governor
Thayer, J. M. Thurston, T. J. Mahoney, M. V.
Gannon, Mr. Donovan, R. O'Keeffe, Colonel
Chase, J. E. Boyd, J. P. Sutton, J L. Miles,
John Groves. - ; '
Five applicants for grammar grade teachers'
certificates passed their examination: Miss
Wyckoff, Miss Hurlbut, Miss Sandford, Mrs.
Lemon, Mrs. Nichols. .
DREAMLAND
ADVENTURE
By DADDY
Spread of Silkmaking.
For centuries the Chinese had a
monopoly of silk making and jeal
ously guarded the secret of Its manu
facture, but eventually the knowl
edge of the art spread to Korea and
thence to Japan, where the industry
was established about the third cen
tury of the present era. The art was
carried thence to India and finally
reached Europe.
DAILY CARTOONETTE
I BOUT CARE IF THE" R0RTJS
HRE MUBBY-lVi qOllXfrTO
TAKE RLONfj WfiLlf IKTHC
COUNTRY? Rzr
2E
,'THE MYSTERIOUS KNIGHT."
(Tbo peaceful blrda ore drivon from
Blrdland when Jack Sparrow'! revolu
tionist try to overthrow all rule and
order.)
CHAPTER II.
. The Stranger in Armor.
THE coming birds were not an
army they were just a noisy,
quarrelsome mob. For, that rea
son they seemed to Peggy to be the
more dangerous. They chattered
loudly, but it was not until they
were very hear that Peggy made
out what they were saying. Then
their words gave her a shock.
"Down with Princess Peggy!
Down with law, down with right!
Every one for himself!" That was
their clattering war cry.
"Do not be afraid, Princess
Peggy!" shrilled General Swallow.
"We will protect you." With Judge
Owl, Reddy Woodpecker and Blue
Jay he stepped out ahead of her and
faced the mob. Peggy was grateful
for their sturdy loyalty, but she
She opened her astonished eyes to
see she was held by a knight.
couldn't help wondering what they
couia ao against mat Dig mass or
birds.
"There's Princess Peggy! Capture
her!" shrieked Jack Sparrow, dart
ing out ahead of the flock. In an
Instant Peggy found herself almost
swallowed up In a swirling, dusty
cloud of feathers. When this clear
ed away there she was a prisoner
together with her brave defenders.
Jack Sparrow mounted on a post
from which he saucily cocked his
head at Peggy.
"We're hungry! Feed us!" he or
dered insolently.
"I'll d nothing of ths kind." re
torted Peggy, whose Indignation
promptly boiled over at this Inso
lence. "You know very well that I
never feed you crumbs until after
we have had dinner." ,
"Crumbs, indeed! Who said any
thing about crumbs?" sneered Jack
Sparrow. "We want the whole loaf
of bread. Crumbs, lpdeed!"
"Crumbs, indeed," echoed the
other -eparrowsA "We want bread,
fresh bread and lots of it!"
Peggy was astounded at this bold
demand. And her indignation grew
as she thought how all winter long
she had fed these sparrows each day.
In cold and snow, in storm and bliz
zards she had kept them plentifully
supplied with crumbs and scrape
from the family table and at times
when they had seemed especially
hungry she had even shared her own
meals with them. If It had not been
for her kindness and generosity
many of them would surely have
perished during the zero days when
the snow deeply covered their usual
supplies of food. v
"Shame on you, Jack Sparrow!
Shame on all you Sparrows," she
cried "When you were in distress I
gave 'you food freely, and now you
come demanding the loaf that we
need ourselves."
"And we're going to get it," chirp
ed Jack Sparrow. "What belongs to
one belongs to all."
"Every one for himself," cried the
other Sparrows and the Cow Birds.
"Food belongs to those who earn
It," retorted Peggy sharply. "Why
don't you Sparrows make an honest
living as the good birds do by de
stroying pests that injure crops. You
are selfish and useless. And the Cow
Birds are worse, for they are too
lazy even to rear their own children."
"Huh! We don't care for that
kind of talk," sneered Jack Sparrow.
"We will peck you to bits and break
into the house and get the bread
ourselves."
"You wouldn't dare " Peggy
began, but as she opened her mouth,
the Sparrows and Cow Birds flew
fiercely at her, attacking her with
their sharp bills. Others banged
against the windows of the house,
trying to break them.
Peggy covered her eyes with one
arm and struck out? slanchly with
the other.
Then suddenly above the clamor
of the attack sounded a shrill battle
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cue!" There was a clattering of hoofi
and a scattering among the birds.
Peggy felt herself seised by strong
arms and lifted to the saddle of a
galloping steed. She opened her
astonished eyes to see that she was
held by a knight in bright shining
armor.
(In tho tint ohapter mora will bo told
about tho knight who eaves Peary.)
Will the Ctrurch Live?
Omaha, April S. To the Editor of
The Bee: There exists a distinct
analogy between the present moral
and religious sentiments and the
rture conditions which these senti
ments will evoke, as prophesied bv
our eminent sages. The present and
tne tuture are irretrievably linked
together, as it were, by the chain of
destiny. We have seen much
prophecy fulfilled today; from which
we' will deduce that much prophecy
is yet to be fulfilled, in the infinity
of time There are many changes and
conditions in our existence which we
cannot account for; for the reason
that it is impossible to account for
such an elusive existence as ours.
There is, however, a question which
besets every man; that is, will the
church live? Will it remain an ulti
mate reality? Its foundation Is al
ready crumbling, and it is but a
question of time that it will crumble
altogether. We cannot account for
the vagaries of existence any more
than wo can account for the fact of
our Individual existence. The pres
ent bolshevlkl movement strikingly
warns us of the impending war be
tween capital and labor. Such a
war will, without doubt, become- a
reality. W. B.
Working Hours on the Farm.
To the Editor of The Bee: I see
by your editorial, "Hours of Work
on the Farm," that you, and no
doubt many others, can not under
stand why the farmers object to the
change in time. I believe most peo
ple wish to be fair in their Judg
ment, and It Is largely the inability
of each to understand the condi
tions under which the other labors,
that causes our difference of opinion.
The time that the farmer slept
eight hours and worked the rest of
the twenty-four hours of the day is
past, and at present 95 per cent of
the farmers work Just aS regular
hours as the faotory hands, com
mencing promptly at 7 o'clock and
stopping at 6. If a farmer does his
own work, he can, as you say, work
as many hours as he wishes, re
gardless of time. But all farmers
employ more or less help, especially
during haying and harvest, and
many hiro all their labor, and this
labor Insists on working regular
hours, Just as the city laborer does.
Now, so far as the corn crop is
concerned, the change in time would
make no difference excepting incon
venience. But when it comes to the
haying and the harvest, we are ab
solutely dependent upon the sun, as
nothing can be done until the dew
Is dry. Often it is from 8 to 10
o'clock, old time, before work can
commence, and when you consider
that in Nebraska, haying commences
June 1 and, with the harvest, con
tinues until September 1, and that
the change in time causes the loss
of three hours in the morning, as re
gards the amount of work which
could be accomplished during that
time in saving crops, it will be seen
that this is a big handicap In these
times of great need. In this locality,
standard old time is twenty-three
minutes faster than sun time and
so the new time gives us a handicap
of one hour and twenty-three
minutes.
You might ask why not make
some arrangement with the help to
overcome this loss during harvest.
Last year I did make such an ar
rangement with my harvest hands
GOMES HOME
SINGING
AND HAPPY
Rheumatism Overcome
After Years of Suffering.
"I suffered years with Rheumatism; tried all
kinds of medicine and couldn't get cured. One
bottle of Nuga-Tone restored me to health. I
used to come home all tired out and sad, and
now I come home singins and happy, and I
recommend Nuga-Tone ure very body, said Mr.
M .Cantu, a hard working man o( Rio Grande,
Nerves control heart action, blood circulation,
th action of the kidneys, every function of the
body. When the kidneys the great filters of
the body don't work, the blood tills up with
impurities, and when the heart weakens, sluggish
circulation follows, then look out for rheumatic
twinges, pains and aches.
Just take Nuga-Tone a little while and put
some vim into your nervous system, then see
how quickly these troubles disappear. Nuga
Tone is food for the nerves and blood. You'll
notice its effects at once in your appetite; your
digestion improves: your bowels move regularly;
your body is freed from poisonous wastes and
soon you'll feel like wnew man.
Druggists guarantee Nuga-Tone. A bottle
will last you a whole month. Use it 20 days and
If you don't feel better and look better, take the
remainder of the package V the druggist and
art you .money back.
Good druggists everywhere sell Nuga
Tone. Try it. Get a bottle today at
. Sheraton a McConnell Drug Co. Star
and they agreed to work by the old
time, but on the second day I was
informed that they would only work
under the new time because they did
not like to work after what they
considered 6 o'clock, even if they
did commence an hour later in the
morning, and also because when they
reached town at night they were an
hour behind the times. So they had
to wait from one to (three hours each
morning for ths dew to dry off so
the grain would' do to handle, and
often would not be able to work
much before noon, and then, at 5
o'clock, I would have to stop and
take our harvest hands to town when
the sun was high in the heavens
and the air was Just beginning to1 get
cool enough to make rapid work
possible.
I can not see how there Is any
thing in this change of time for any
one. I have talked with a number
of city men to get their viewpoint,
and I found this to be true that the
man who commenced his day's work
at 7 o'clock and perhaps had quite a
distance to go, was not In favor of
the change, as he would rather have
the extra hour at home in the morn
ing. But the man who could begin
his day's work at t o'clock and go
home at 4 or 6 o'clock in the after
noon thought it was a great saving.
C. B. NOYES.
EDITORIAL SNAPSHOtS.
Philadelphia Ledger: It Is cer
tainly incongruous that an army
of occupation should come homo
and be without one.
Washington Post: Sir Josephus
adds his praise to the ecstatic chorus
which sings the glories of the dough
boy paradise at Brest. And then it
rained!
Brooklyn Eagle: Stock Exchange
seats are up $75,000, and still ris
ing. As a gauge of business optim
ism the figures are Interesting. Busi
ness arid speculation are not the
same, but they go up and down to
gether. St. Louis Globe-Democrat: There
Isn't a whole sonnet to "Opportunity"
In Shakespeare, but there is this in
the words of Menas in Antony and
Cleopatra: "For this, I'll never fol
low thy pallid fortunes more. Who
seeks and will not take when pnee
'tis offered, shall never find It more."
New York World: Major amputa
tions, meaning ths loss of arm, leg,
foot, hand or two or more fingers,
number 8,034 in the entire army. Of
these men 2,308 lost a leg or an
arm. Probably a general Impression
would be that the number was much
greater. The army surgeons must
have shown much skill in saving
badly shattered limbs.
MOMENTS OF MIRTH.
Old Timer . ' . . and then wo had a
wild party; three beers, tour musty ales,
a throw of rye ...
New Timer . . . and then wo had a
clever time: three ginger ales, four slasses
of cider and a beef sandwich. Judge.
"I wish," said the ex-kaiser, "I had my
Soronation robe."
"What good would tt do you In this
storm of fate?" sadly asked his consort.
"That's Just what I want it for," re
plied the rejected Bill. "It ought to
be a good reign coat." Judge.
THE EAR OF THE NIGHT.
Hast thou the Ear of Night
To gather !n the things
(Not uttered to the light)
The mothering Darkness lings?
Hast thou thle gift, obscure and fine.
That, while It hears, (hall more divine t
Day keeps me prison'.
Hedged round by glittering spears;
Whichever way t stir,
A hostile guard appears;
And crashing sound and tumult loud
Make ma within myself to shroud.
But Night not so, kind Night,
Who brings such pure release,
Mr soul throws out a light
Wherein It fares In peace . . .
And It hath gained olalr-audlence, too-
Such as can note the fall of dew!
If vernal tide it be, '
The sesd that breaks the husk,
And the new buddlug tree
That cleaves the humid dusk.
And each straight shooting grassy spear
Because Night favors me I hear!
And I, on winter eves.
When shielded moons dip low,
Havs heard a tone that grieves
The whimpsf of the enow,
My step aocusing that It trod
On this white miracle of God!
I know where music fleets,
When Day Its hsart hath stilled
Night holds, those rhythmla beats, ,
That can Its life rebuild.
As. on beyond, with Night I fare
Oh, sweet! Lost Voices throng tho aln
The Ear of Night have I. -
Therewith was grantee m,e
Franchise of earth and sky.
To make my soul more free.
Dost thou this gift possess? Then, well!
Belike, the Muse shall with thee dwell.
Edith M. Thomas in New York Sun
"BAYER CROSS"
ON ASPIRIN
Always Ask for Genuine
"Bayer Tablets of Aspirin"
I I J
Only Aspirin Tablet with tho
safety "Bayer Cross" on them are'
genuine "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin."'
owned and made by Americans and
proved safe by millions of people. -Unknown
quantities of fraudulent
Aspirin Tablets were sold recently
by a Brooklyn dealer which proved
to be composed mostly of Talcum
Powder.
"Bayer Tablet of Aspirin" should -always
be asked for. Then look for
the safety "Bayer Cross" on the
package and on each tablet. Accept
nothing else! Proper directions and
dosage in each Bayer package. '
Aspirin is the trade mark of Bay- " '
er Manufacturer of Monoacetic
acidester of Salicylicacid. Adv.
Dorit tiy to hide your lace when people look at you
Resiaol
OVERCOMES SKIN TROUBLES
Although that unsightly skin eruption is conspicuous, it may be
overcome with Resinol Ointment. Decide at once to give the
healing. medication of this ointment a chance to correct your
trouble. Best and speedier results are obtained by the joint use
. of Resinol Soap and Resinol Ointment This soap contains in a
modified form the same soothing medication as is embodied in
the ointment. The combined ,use of the ointment and soap
Ferafrtttriatifuat , seldom fails to relieve other annoying
unj ointment twriti Kit- skin disorders on the body and limbs.
ml. Smtimmt, Mi. All druggists sell this tm ana alatmat.
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