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NOVEMBER CIRCULATION.
50,573
i'siato of Nebraska, County nf Douglas,
t Dwltiht William, circulation manaeer
of the Re Publishing company, being
duly aworn, aaya that th average dally
'circulation, lesa spoiled, unuaed and re
turned coplea, for th month of Novem
ber, 1M1. wu 60.STJ.
t l W IOHT WILLIAMS,
t Circulation Manager.
Subscribed In mv presence and awnrn to
Lefor me thla 6th flay of December iu.
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BOP.JcnT HUNTER.
Notary Public.
Kabacrll.era leavlaa; th rlT
)tma,rrllr .koala have T
Hee mailed to them. Andrea
will ehamged "
recreated.
Write It 1912.
Now, walk the straight line If you
can.
Dr. Bun Yat Sen aa president of a
republic will become Dr. 8. Y. Sen.
- Just a year ago we were enjoying
tero weather, too.
rersla Is doubtless pondering the
Improbability of ever seeing another
New Year.
Wu ' Tlng-fang-galang-dang has
finally got China awake .with, his
democratic bedlam. .
Russia still stands as the ' most
stubborn argument against "peace on
earth, good will to men."
f , . , .
It Is superfluous to say. that k
political campaign Is usually offen
sive as well as defensive.'
The sum of the numerals which
designate the new year proves to be
thirteen. Lucky or .unlucky T, . !,,
, -nr i. -
I In his testimony to prove the non
exlstence of a meat trust Mr. Veeder
'has convinced nearly everybody.
Admiral Dewey orders peace and
four battleships a year. "You may
fire when you're ready, Ortdley."
The mayor of Indianapolis seems
to have got the Shank of the civic
market matter before the people at
last.
The cost of living may be high,
but It is nothing as compared with
those "higher-ups" when the law
necks to reach them.
The rumor that there la a man In
Tennsylvanla who never heard ot
William J. Bryan must be a Jealous
contemporary's trick.
Just think of the awful doom
threatening General Reyes to be
1 exiled In "Gay Parte." Sedition Is a
terrible crime In Mexico.
Emporia, Kan., locked up a man
who had been married four times,
Well, he will probably break away
from that embrace, too.
Gee whls, they are even lynching
negroes in Brooklyn, the City of
Churches! It will be Philadelphia of
Brotherly Love fame next.
The Yaukee drummer seems to
hare made a deal with old Mrs.
China, but he may- only have sold
his sample republican government.
If It be true that Mrs. Sinclair's
affinity. Poet Kemp, baa the "most
beautiful soul" in the world It ought
10 be X-rayed before it deteriorates,
What is the use to talk of "Happy
New Year" when the collector does
not know the difference between
January 1 and the first of any other
month T '
The Bee's Junior birthday book has
run Its course. Here's a health and
a happy new year to all our young
friends whose birthdays It has
chronicled.
- Alaska is a big country, and some
Llg mistakes have been made re
specting It and more will be made,
tut the biggest mistake ever was for
lisfair partisans to misrepresent the
facts in order to promote personal
lends. '' ' s.
Ir. Bryan aaows do signs of ra
SBcind
iding the prepare-to-etand-aslde
fiotlce which he served on Governor
Ilarmon, but on the contrary is ex
fendlrjg it to Include Congressman
I'nderwood aud several other asplr
lng statesmen. Otherwise the Fair-
view colonel is hellbent for harmony.
The Year for Omaha.
Onialia's balance Khoet for 1911
makes n showing that must convince
u 0f t k steady growth In nil aspects
of urlnn life and Importance. While
nome factors do not mount tip to
previous great totals the combined
figures indicate that during a year
Of generally dull trade Omaha notj
only held its own, but made real ad-j
vance.
Jobbers and manufacturers report
a very prosperous year, the totals for
the trade ahowing an increase over
1910 s figures. Packers did not do
so much, and the bank clearings,
building permits and real estate
transfers were loss than during the
preceding year, but yet each of these
presents an aggregate that indicates
a remarkably healthy activity. All
branches of public work show im
provement for the year. This increas
ing expenditure for the care of the
streets, the parks and .other public
places Is evidence of the city's de
velopment. With the books for the old year
closed (he citizens turn to a new
year, whono opening days promise
only growth and prosperity. In al
most every line of business the im
pulse of new life is felt, and the
coming; of hew enterprises of in
dustry and commerce, are assured, to
the end that 1912 presages another
big. year for Omaha. Among business
men of all classes Is manifest a spirit
of commendable determination, which
properly exerted will result In ex
panded commerce for the city. Tha
same spirit that marks the rorhmer
clal and Industrial life of Omaha is
shown in its social life, and the for
ward movement lit on.
Happy New Year, then, to all, and
With it the brightest of prospects for
prosperity In Omaha.
.America and the New Year.
"The legacy of the vanished year
(1911)," It has been well said, "Is
the unrest of the world." This is
especially true to America, to which
this legacy is of priceless value, for
the unrest means the progress and
propagating of the principle of de
mocracy, fundamental In the life of
this nation, the highest gift it has to
make to the nations of the earth. As
we of this land turn, therefore, from
the old to the new year, we should
feel a thrill of particular pride In
this triumph our example and our
government are achieving In the
forum of the world.
This unrest has brought to Por
tugal what must prove later to be a
permanent republic; to China the
same; to Mexico release from an In
fluence, which, while, potent, had
passed its day of progressive; usoti-
ness and led our sister republic out
Into the field of wider influence. and
purer republicanism. Also, under the
inspiring leadership of a great presi
dent, the United States has negoti
ated with Great Britain and France,
two of the world powers, a peace
treaty, which will substitute friendly
arbitration for the abltrament of
arms in times of disputes. In South
America the same leaven ot demo
cratic Inspiration is at work, so is It
in far-off India and in Spain.
On the other hand, of course, this
unreBt of the nations, this changing
the map of tha world, has Its harsher
side. Russia In Persia, Italy and
Turkey wrangling over northern
Africa, with England and Germany
Interested spectators; again 'Russia
and Japan awaiting the first oppor
tunity to take advantage of China's
upheaval for conquest all these are
sure evidences that democracy has
many a atubborn . obstacle to en
counter in its course. But even these
obstacles offer it encouragement, for
they offer It opportunity for further
spread.
The year of 1912 has a tremendous
task before in continuing and ad
vancing the work that 1911 began or
participated in and left unfinished.
The New Year dawns, therefore, most
auspiciously for this nation and ail
nations believing in government of,
by and for the people.
An Omnibus Convention.
That was a great convention in
Washington where the discussion
ranged from scientific marriage as a
means of Improving the jace down
to the effect of funny paper pic
tures on the hobo problem. Inter,
venlng were such solemn subjects as
the high cost of.llvlngv the proper
distribution of natural products and
the equalizing of wealth and the use
of sinister drugs and chemicals up5&
the harr ' and skin. Perhaps con
gress has imagined that its absence
from the national capital has dulled
existence there for the holidays, but
it will kindly take notice ot the
egregious error into which it has
fallen, If that is what it thought.
ine lun-maaing program was
opened by a recitation by Mr. W
M. Hays, assistant secretary ot
agriculture, upon the classical text
of "How to Classify the Peoples of
the World Into a Great Interna
tlonal Census," the purpose being to
tsg each man, woman and child with
a number by which they might be
Identified when speared by Cupid
But this is only a preliminary step
to the real object, which, aa mlgit
be guessed, was to reduce matri
mony to 'a scientific basts and thus
tone up the race. The address was
delivered . before the American
Breeders' association, The tlm
pliclty of Mr. Hays' plan ought to
commend it to the Instant accept
ance of all nations. It offers
scarcely any obstacle. It will be
but a perfunctory job to enumerate
and tag 400,000,000 Chinese and a
few hundred million other orientals,
so that when we get down to this
andfol of Americans the thing will
seem like mere child's play. And
then stub, little details n regulat
ing the "mental attitude and genetic
fflciencyf" woiild be still less of a
task.
The fact is, of course, that many
If not all of the things talked about
t this omnibus convention, deserve
attention, but it tends to bring
serious subjects of their character
Into ridicule to handle them in the
wholesale, academic manner they
ere handled by this gathering. If
they are worth talking about, they
are worth talking about under cir
cumstances that promise a serious
earing for them.
Trade with Canada.
The British fanfare about the trend
of Canadian trade away from the
Tnlted States, which has been
shared In somewhat by dubious
minded. Americans since the defeat
of reciprocity, gets no encourage
ment from the statistics recently 1
sued at Ottawa showing the condi
tion of trade at the close of the last
fiscal year. Canada'a foreign com
merce Increased in this last twelve
months (76,000,000 and the striking
feature about It Is that (61,500,000
of this increase represents trade
with the United States, while only
$2,500,000 was trade with England
and other British countries.
Not very logical proof for the pes
simistic . prediction by Americans
that we have lost out with Canada,
and a decided blast of cold air to
the envious Briton, who has pro
fessed to see the current of com
merce with Canada swing from the
United States to the "Mother
country."
Whatever may have been the sen
timental causes entering into the
defeat by Canada ot reciprocity, It
remains Impressively apparent that
Canada has not yet come to the
point where she cares to operate
her commerce and Industry upon
purely a sentimental basis. Canada
will cut loose from us commercially
when she can improve the bargain
by trading with England or some of
the British lands and that time will
never be. It la utterly idle for Eng
land to pretend that the trade of
this continent shall be treated other
than as a unit. Natural conditions
control that, and no barrier of na
tional prejudice or pride of British
contrivance will .operate to -change
those conditions. Tho present sltua
Hon offers positively no hope ot
permanently, if temporarily, inter
ruptlng the growth of the volume
of trade between the United States
and the Dominion.
Our advantage over England in
Canada only begins, it does not end,
in this trade balance. This acts aa
the floodgate to a general, adfanc
Ing stream of Intercourse in every
line of commercial, industrial and
social activity and this stream is not
going to be even checked in its
fluency by defeats of reciprocity or
appeals from the mother country
for firmer cohesion between the
British members. Thus, it becomes
evident that, after all, our interests
have suffered little If any from the
failure ot Canada to ratify the rec
iprocity treaty, or from the fact
that the siren voice of deception and
sophistry was able at the last mo
ment to gain tha ear of our good
old customer at the north.
If the invention ot a nonexploslve
and noninflammable moving picture
Dim heralded from Germany proves
to be what Is claimed for It, It will be
a great boon for all who have the
moving picture habit. Few people
realise the number ot moving picture
shows that are in operation In city,
town and village, drawing their
patronage from all classes of people,
and more particularly from the
women and children. If these shows
can be made as safe against panic
and fire as other popular amusement
places they will experience a greot
Impetus to their business.
Our old friend, Edgar Howard, Is
still for Folk for the democratic
presidential nomination, provided al
ways he cannot have Bryau once
more. Edgar means that because he
has become accustomed to losing
with Bryan he would be more cheer
ful about It than with anyone else.
"La Follette men meet secretly,"
says the headline over a Lincoln dis
patch to the local democratic organ.
Why secretly? We thought La Fol
lette followers were all for publicity
and the full light ot day on every
body and everything all the time.
The small coal dealers are asking
the very pertinent question whether
Mayor Jim has forgotten that they
are' in business la his ardent atten
tion to the wants and wishes ot the
"Big Five.".
If Luther Burbsnk should trans
form the thoray cactus Into harm
less fruit, the government might be
put to the trouble of building a wall
about its cactus-encircled penitenti
ary at Yuma,
Glooklnc(MclvTur(l
iiimuay invjinaiia
3
n I J AX. 1.
Thirty Urn Ago
This Bvrivtay wax a pretty ary Hunaay
for many of the boys."
.At th Con-rccattonal church th pas
tor (taAe over Ms evening; address to a
dissertation on the fllocumb law, and the
wledlm of enforcing and obeying; It.
H'f are additional announcements lor
N' Year's receptions for tomorrow:
the, union Catholic Library associa
tion rooms, Mrs. W, A. It. CJlbbon. Mrs.
r. U. M Hhane, Mrs. W. M. Busftman,
Mnl M. Donovan, Mrs. J. P. Dany, Mrs.
T. T. Flttmorrls, Miss Btacla Crowley.
Mis Nora O'Connor, Mlsa Ella Kennedy,
Mlas Masgie McDonald, Miss Brltta Mc
Donald. Miss K. F. McCarthy, Miss Mary
M'Namara, Mtss Rose Bmlth, Miss Ida
Truckee, Miss Rose Brady, Miss Nina
McCarthy, Miss Nina Moran. Mrs. IX H
Goodrich at 2223 Farnem street, asalsted
by Mrs. J. H. Dumont. Mrs. B C. Cran
ston and Mrs. Dr. R. M. Stone. Mrs. A.
A. Gibson at HU California, assisted by
Mrs. C. Nevlna and the Misses Hender
son, Powell and Ida Gibson. Mrs. Rsra
Millard and Mlsa Millard at their home,
Nineteenth and Capitol avenue, with Mrs
J. H. Millard, Miss Jessie Millard, Mrs.
J. M. Watson, Mrs. Caldwe.ll. Mrs. Ram
sey, Miss Comstock and Miss Ross. Mrs.
Georg-e W. Doane, assisted by Mesdames
Wakeley, Wells, Shears, Thrall, Floyd,
and Misses Clarkson, Shears, Hall, Wal
ker, Wells, Clarke. Wakaley and Doane.
Mrs. R. M. Withnell, oorner Nineteenth
and Itard streets, assisted by Mrs. I. W.
Miner, Mrs. A. Sorenson, Mrs. A. Mc-
Kenzle, Mrs. A. Traynor, Mrs. Thomas
Bwobe, Mrs. K. Ilaney, Mrs. M. N. Mar
shall, Mrs. II. V. Shull, Mrs. Walter Ben
nett, th Misses Annl and Ella, Dunham,
Mrs. C. Johnson and Edith Van Arnam.
Mrs. Henry W. Yates, corner Capitol
avenue and Nineteenth street, assisted
by Mrs. J. N. H. Tatrlok, Mrs. Colonel
Royal, Mrs. Herman Kounti, Mrs. Ly
man Rlqhardson, Mrs. Devi Carter, Mrs.
A. Patterson, Mlas OlRa, Berlin, Miss
Jacobscn, Miss Minnie Richardson and
Miss Dora Lehmer.
Preparatory to th annual meeting of
the Board of Trad the secretary asks
for suggestions on (1). How to unite all
railway lines In a common termini of
union, freight and passenger depots? (1)
A system of grading and paving the en
tire city; (3) Locations for manufacturing
enterprises; (4) A railway and wagon
bridge to Council liluf ts; (5) The proposed
chamber of commerce building; (6) A real
estate exchange, grain exchange, live
stock commission and clearing house;
(7) Cheap coal.
The members of the choir of St. Phlle-
tnena's cathedral tendered Rev. Vicar
General Hloridan a supper at the Crelgh-
ton house.
Twenty Years Ago
James E. Hoyd gets news from Wash
ington of th supreme" court's decision
fliat he Is a cltlsen of the United States
and was when elected governor, 'from
which office, eight months previous, lie
was ousted on the ground that he was an
alien.
Mrs. John Savage, wife of the detecUve,
was taken suddenly and seriously 111 at
her home and a physician and the hus
band were summoned posthaste. . -
Shortly after a, m. flames were seen
issuing from the drug store of , M. A.
Johnson, Twentieth and Lake, and before
extinguished damage to the extent of
.500 to 13.000 had been dona to that and
adjoining buildings owned by George W.
Beard. ,
About 1,800 persons attended the open-
house New Year reception of the Young
Men's Christian association.
Right Rev. John P. Newman enter
tained the local Methodist clergymen and
many laymen at a New Year's dinner.
Among those present ware: Revs. T. C.
Olendennlng, P. S. Merrill, H. L. Powers,
J. W. Shank, T. C. Webster, F. W Dross,
John Kracker, 11. A. Crane, Charles
Snaveley, W. K. Beans, E, G. M. Brown,
J. B. Maxfield, Dr. Stuart, Dr. R. 8.
Anglln, Dr. D. A. Foots, Dr. J. K. Moore,
J. M. Gillan, J. O. PhllHppI, an with
their wives, and Messrs. . Fleming, Bar
ton, Brower, C. Miller, Sunbrock, Rev.
Mr. Abrahamson, Rev, Mr. Swanson,
Rev. C. N. Dawson, Rev. William Van
Buren. Rev. J. P. Roe and Rev. McKay
Stuart of Council Bluffs.
Ten Years Ago-
Frank Bandle returned from Kansas
City, where at a meeting of the members
and magnates of the new American as.
soclatlon. he was tendered the Omaha
franchise. President Torn J. Hlckey was
to follow Mr. Bandl to Omaha to aid
In making th deal. Mr. Bandle was dls,
posed to swept the proposition, but could
not say definitely until "another little
matter" was cleared up.
The bodies of Mr. and Mr. George
Rudlo, killed In a wreck at Malta, III..
were deposited In th receiving vault at
Prospect Hill cemetery, awaiting, final
disposition by relatives.
Troy Nicholson, the young Omaha man
who dropped dead In Kanaaa City , on
Christmas eve, was burlnd at Foreat
Lawn cemetery under direction of the
Young Men's Christian association.
M. F. Funkhouser, who with Carroll O.
Pearse. had made a trip to other cities
to look at convention hulk for sug.
gestlons for building Omaha's Auditorium,
said: "What w found out was that a
building such as will be built In Omaha
will be of greater advantage to the city
than could be brought about by any other
investment." '
Fred Loew severed Ms connection with
the Boston store to go to Milwaukee to
engage in bualness for himself.
Frank It. Wllderman died at the age
of 24.
The district judges met and assigned
themselves to the dockets as follows
Criminal, Irving V. Baxter; Jury, Jacob
Fawrrtt: Jury, W. W. Slabaugh; Jury,
Lee 8. Evtelle; equity, Ben ' 8. Baker
eouity. William W. Keyscr; equity, W. T
Dickinson.
People Talked About
Happy New Year.
Tli wagon waits; go to It!
Now you're on again. How far to off
again?
Writing down Qeorg Washington as a
military biunderwr 130 years after suggests
that soma living popl are sllU grieving
because Gorg, won.
The old man with the whiskers and
seyth cleverly ducked th problem of
standardising bash, leaving it on th cea
ttr ef th desk for the Nrr Yasw kkft.
Doctor disagree about th condition ef
Banker Mora. IJk sick people In
ordinary acclaty, th banker must r
eelv tha season's greetings at his present
home.
Old Year and New
Chora of Poets Batata
th Waw Tear aad Bid
rarawtU to tfee Old.
"Rlnar Oat. Wild Hells."
Ring out. wild bells, to the wild sky.
Th flying cloud, the rrostv light.
The year Is dying In the night;
Ring out, wild bells, and let Mm til.
Ring out the old, ring In the new.
Ring, happy bells, acrosx the snow;
The year is going, let him go;
Ring out th false, ring In the true.
Ring out the grief that saps the mind.
For those that here we see no more;
Ring out the fued of rich and poor,
Ring In redress to all mankind.
Ring out a slowly dying cause.
And ancient forms of pnrty strife;
Ring In the nobler modes of life.
With sweeter manners, purer laws.
Ring out the want, the rare, the sin.
The faithless coldness of the times;
Ring out, ring out, my mournful rhymes
But ring the fuller minstrel In.
Ring out false pride In place and blood.
The. civic slander and the spite;
Ring In the love of truth and right.
Ring In the common love of good.
Ring out old shspes and foul disease;
Ring out the narrowing lust of gold;
Ring out the thousand wars of old,
Ring In the thousand years of peace.
Ring In the valiant man and free.
Th larger heart, the kindlier hand;
Ring otit the darkneuR of the land.
Ring In the Christ that Is to be.
-ALFRED TENNYSON.
Sonaeta for the 'ewr Year.
This yesr I shall endeavor to be Just.
To judge men as I wish them to Judge
me,
To try to keep myself from envy free.
To more than earn my wage, to merit
trust.
To crane, from being swayed by every
guat.
That blows across my path; to try to see
Th good there Is; to labor honestly
For honor's sake, and not because 1 must.
Thla year I shall endeavor to be brave.
To give no otber reason to complain.
To be no foolish habit's humble slave.
To ceaso to dread the smirking fool's
disdain.
Tt ever hope for better things to come.
To keep from swearing If I pound my
thumb.
This year I shall endeavor to give cheer
To those who sit In doubt and those
who sigh.
To those who, bearing bruises, wonder
why
The world has grown se barren and so
drear: t
And, though the sky be overcast or clear,
My hpart shall be serene, my purpose
high;
No task shall be too hard for me to try,
My breast shall have no room for foolish
fear.
This year I ahnll endeavor where I may
To comrort those whose burdens bear
them down.
To let no man as I shall go my wsy
Behold my face disfigured by a frown.
To try, when others Walk upon my toes,
To smile because they haven't bumped
my nose.
-S. E. KISEFt.
Dirge of the Year.
Orphan Hours, the Year Is dead.
Come ana sign, come ana weep:
Merry Hours, smile Instead,
For the Year is but asleep;
See, It smiles as It Is Bleeping,
Mocking your untimely weeping.
As an earthquake rocks a corse
In Its coffin in the clay.
8o white Winter, that rough ntirse,
Rocks tha dead-cold Year toaay;
Solemn Hours! wall sloud
For your mother in her snroua.
As the wild air stirs end sways
The tree-swung cradle ot a cnllo.
So the breath of these rude days
Rocks the year. Be calm ana raiia.
Trembling Hours; she will arise
With n)w love within ner eyes.
January gray Is here.
Like a sexton ty ner grave;
February bears the bier;
March with grief doth howl and rave,
And April weeps but O ye Hours!
Follow with May s lairetti nowere.
-PERCY UySHUfcJ Bi-ibLLKX.
Old Year and Xerr.
What have thou done for us.
What have you won lor us,
Dying old yearT
What iav you taught us.
What hav you brought us
we snouia noia aearr
Friendship's sweet pleasures,
Sorrow's rich treasures,
Love and good cheer.
Just as we're parting, ,
A new year Is starting
Beside your dark bier;
While shadows are falling.
New duties are calling
In buale notes clear.
We mingle our sadness
With hope and with giaaness;
A smile with tear.
Blith New Year, w greet you;
Be kind, w entreat you;
Could we but steer
Your ending should find us
With strife all behind, us.
With loved ones all nere:
With brotherhood growing.
Good will overflowing.
For all, rar enn near.
ARCHIBALD HOPKIN8.
At New Yenr'a.
Across the darkening floor th fitful
flrelHht falls:
Now flaring, now grown dim, tt dies
along the walls;
And ever aa it dies th crowded present
palls.
From passing years and past she comes
and soitiy cans.
Once more she sits beside me hew
hushed the twiilgnt grows:
Beside me; and the sweetness of her
tireaent slows
As lately did the firelight blossom as
the rose
When o'er June gardens fair the breath
of summer blow.
O love! so dear and lost! each year more
than before.
Had 1 but told thee all, yes, all the love
I bore .
Thee then, I bear thee yet, could It have
given thee mor
Of life and love? Oh, long are waiting
years and sore!
Forgive! Why did I speak! Again th
vlMlnn Ilea:
The winter snows lie deep above he
narrow bed:
The snows of forty winters heavy on
her head;
So fair she was! so young to He down
with tne ueaa.
So long to wait? so long to mourn! And
all the aieama
Of her. atlll fair, stilt young. Where waits
ahe? And how deems
The old man sitting her with memories
for dreamsr
Too long alone that grave beneath the
tall lne eeemn.
ELIZABETH WEST PARKER.
Ntit Year Ron a.
Not a single emerald ember.
Not a glint or gleam ot gold.
Gilds the garden wher for warden
Broods the pallid wraith ot Cold;
Snow-elves down th gray sky flying
Hither, thither, swift and sheer,
Bugler wind to wind replying,
Wslcoui In th youngling year.
Far along th river border
All Is frosted, all Is frore;
Lea t less dlnsle. rime-whlt slJngle,
Lin tn barren reach ef abor
Yet whsr ately reaches glisten.
And fleet skaters dart and veer,
Gleeful voices. ah. but listen!
V lconio In tbe youngling yar.
Whit although b strewn behind us
Wrecked ambitions, broken alms.
Ever vernal, aye. eternal,
Hope's irracilaot pharos flames;
Let us then with valiant chorus
Lift our bail to Janlvere,
Face with faith what Ilea before us.
Welcome In the youngling year!
. CLINTON tCOLLARD.
ThcBcesLcllcrBox
n
Net taased by "Over Religion."
OMAHA, Neb, Dec. 2.-To th Editor
of The Bee: Laurie J. Qulnby Is quoted
In tonight's Bee as saying ot the unfortii
at George W. Parker, whose sad condi
tion all his numerous Mends deplore:
"I knew that he had formerly hsd a
mental trouble over religion. He was
brought up very orthodox In the Episco
palian church. When lie l:ft the church
he got out altogether and Into material
ism. His faith was completely shaken and
there was nothing left. He was hard
driven In the line of orthodoxy."
Mr. Qulnby may have been misquoted.
But assuming that he made this state
ment, at least in substance, I am quite
sure he, being Interested In truth, will
welcome this correction.
George Parker's "mental trouble" In
the spring of 1905 was not "over religion."
Nor was he "hard driven In the line of or.
thodoxy," whatever that may mean. True
"his faith was completely shaken," as that
of other Immature minds has been,
when long prior to his mental breakdown,
h began Inquiring Into the negations and
strange vagaries which so largely engage
the time and attention of organizations
like th Philosophical society. 1 warned
him of the danger, while his mind was
immature and not settled by deeper study,
of associating with those whose delight
seemed to be In raising doubts Which they
could not answer or allay. The result
was, as I foresaw, a loss of faith. But
even that was not the cause of his men
tal breakdown. It was due to Incessant
labor In writing a book In reply to Dix
on's "Leopard's Spots." When Parker
read that book the injustice of It seemed
to set him on fire. He mldresscd himself
to the task of answering It and worked In
cessantly at It night and diy.. going
without food and proper sleep, and as the
result of that tension he became violently
Insane. Many of us who know and love
him, and there has never been any break In
our friendship, have felt apprehensive
about him since that time lest from over
study, he might break down again. No,
sir. It was not "over religion" whether
"very orthodox" or very unorthodox,
that George W. Parker had his mental
breakdown a few years ago, a mental un
balancing, which all of us hoped might
never recur. Its Immediate cause was
as I have stated.
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LAST YEAR'S SMILES.
"Talk Is chrsp." commented the ready
made philosopher. '
That remark." replied Senator Sor
gt:m, "provee that you have never under
taken to pay the traveling expense. an.i
hotel bills of a party oi campaign
orators." Washington Star.
"Myre, how long has Joe Nevlus been
going with you?"
"About eighteen years. "
"That seems an awfully long time,
"Yes; I sometimes wonder If Joe's ever
going to ask me to marry him." Chicago
Tribune.
Old Gent Where sre you going wltlt
that goat, little boy?
Little Bov lown to the lake. Com
slong if yon wantrr fee some fun.
This here goat has Jet et a crate o"
spongee. an' I'm going down to let him
drink. fan Francisco Chronicle,
"Fred tells me he has- made It cne of
his good resolutions this year to pay ail
his debts."
"Then, tske a friend's advice and steer
clear of him, or he will be coming to you
to borrow the money." Baltimore Ameri
can. "Do you love your parents. Reginald?"
"Oh. yes."
"And why do you love your parents,
Reginald?"
Oh. It's tha conventional thing.
Boston Transcript.
"Did the burglars overlook anything ot
value?" Inquired the reporters.
"I'd rather not say anything about
thnt," answered the man whose house
had been robbed.
"Why so?"
Because they'll be watching the papers)
for a day or two. I think, to find out."
Chicago Tribune.
REVERIE OF "A G00DFELL0W.''
Oh, the happy days Just pnst!
Christmas love. That kind will last. ;
We've all been happy and content;
We've Just found out what Christmas
meant.
Peace and happiness reigned supreme.
Was it all a Christmas dream? ;
All those blessed nights and days.
Planning out our means and ways.
We can look wltlt pleasure true.
On these days we've Just passed throughv
Were they all Just what they seemed.
Or have we slept, and all this dreamed?
They were So full of peaceful joy! '.
So precious seemed each little toy.
And every single, blessed thought.
With love, and joy. and peace was
fraught. "
Now are these all Just what they seem,
Or Is It all a Christmas dream? ,
Those happy days. Those peaceful hours.
Oh! blessed time In Christmas' bowers.
They now have passed beyond recall.
His precious love shines through them all.
We know these hours are i what they
seem,
And not a fleeting Christmas dream.
FRANCIS E. BATES.
Seymour, Mo., Dcr. 27, 1911.
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