'-'rvV"'''' 'ff -"vjlisWeV f a-'," ."! ,k- V EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER- PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER' 24, 1910 i ISO 8- ' ' Stinting public Uetigcc PUBLIC LEDGER COMPANY c2!.l,rl' H. I.udinBton. Vice Prf nldents John C. JMrtln. Berirtary and TreHurrs Philip H. Colllnj. John n. Wlllliim, John J, . Bpurrcon. Dlfnctofi. EDITOUIAIi BOAnD: Custm H. K. Cctth. Chairman tA'rD a. SMILEY , Editor JOHN C. MAHT1N.... General Dmlneaa Managor robllslied dally at Poiuo T.moes Iiulldlnc, Indeptndenca Square, Philadelphia. ' Atlantic Cnr Presa-Vnion BulMlne Mwr Youk 206 Metropolitan Toner JDrmioiT 701 Ford Building ST. Ult'U ..lOOR Fullerton Hullrilns CuiCico 1302 Tribune Building w NEWS BUHUAU3: Vl0TON Ilt.'IMHU. . N. U. Cor. Pennsylvania Ave. and 14th. St. Nkw YoitK ritrmu Tho Sim Bulldlne Xiofitmt Uum:'U London Times sunticniPTioN teixms Tha limtMi rem id Lniioui H flened to iub aorlhera In Philadelphia and eiiiTOundlne towns at the ratfl of twelve (12) cents per week. paablo to tho cnrrler. By mall to point-) outsUe of Philadelphia. In the United States. Canada, or United States pos Ffftftlons, pemtaro free, ntty (501 rents per month. 8Ix ($(1) dollar rer" ear. payable In advance. To ull forclrn countries one ($li dollar per Notic Subscribers -wlslilnff address chatised mujt slve old asiwell as new address. BELL. J000 WALMJT KEYSTONE, MAIN 3000 CT Address all oommuntcatfoiu to Evening I'ubllo Li doer, Independence Saltan.. Philadelphia. Member of (lie Associated Press run issoa tv,v ruv.ss u cx,iu- flcclu entitled to the use for icpnbUtatlon of all liars dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper, and also the local lint? imhltshed therein. All rights of republication of special dls patches herein, ire also reserved. riillarfrlpllll. 1dliruJir, December 21. W - TAKE THE CITY HALL, TOO rpilE eouncilinen who itrs planning to - give thcmsi'vps tli" le-,hs ami cluiit In the Council eHiiPibcn ate not ijj'rt; i i enough. Tiiorc aic electi ie I g'H IixIiikm in the chambers to which they an en titled just as much as to the chairs and flcsks. And if it is due the coimcihnen that they should be rewarded with tbfl furni ture they have been using, it is due to tho Mayor and to the heads of the various departments that they should also have their office furniture, including the rugs and fixtures. While this thing is going on the automobiles the department heads and Mayor have been using should not be forgotten. The cars arc second hand anyway. The users of thorn and their families have had pleasant associations with them, and for old times' sake should be allowed to keep them as their own property. They arc entitled to some recompense for serving the city unselfishly. The councilmen have received no salary, it is true, but no one pretends that the salary paid to the department heads and the Mayor is big enough to pay for the services of men big enough, to fill the jobs. Why not let the retiring officials take tho City Hall itself and divide it among themselves? If this were done the ob struction at the junction of Broad and Market streets would be remocd and the city would be free to build a new City Hall on the Parkway which would add to the beauty of that dignified thoroughfare. The councilmen are altogether too modest, for they have not the courage of their inclinations. - v j face of disaator. Many a commanding of ficer has gone down with his ship, lor no knew that his career on tho sea was ended when his vessel was lost. But Secretary Daniels is said to havo rejected a large number of lecommenda tlons for medals made by Admiral Sims and indorsed by tho naval board und to havo added to tho list tho names of a largo number of men who under tho uni form practice of tho past would never have been considered as worthy of special honors. And the situation is mado par ticularly ugly because the secretary's own brother-in-law is among those to receive honor after having lost his ship. If Distinguished Service Medals aie to he awarded in this way Admital Sims apparently docs not want one. Every seaman, whether in the navy or in the merchant service, will understand his position. t- " THE MAGI AT YOUR ELBOW STILL- FOLLOW THEIR STAR MEN OF GOOD WILL fpHEY say that the correct reading of , the song the shepherds heard on the first Christmas morning is "Peace on earth to men of good will." Whether this translation is nearer to the original than the other form we shall not pretend to say, but it is worth while noting today that it is only to men of good will that peace comes, and that there is no hope for world peace till tho number of men of good will is greater than the number of men who bear ill will, whether it be ill will to their political op ponents or to the men of other nations. Which, being put into straight English, means only that peace is a state of mind before it is anything else. SAFETY FIRST "CURE MARSHAL ELLIOTT'S Christ- mas Eve warnings, if heeded by h use holders, will prevent many fires tomor row. Christmas decorations are inflammable at best. The Christmas trees are full of pitch and easily set on fire, as every one knows who has disposed of them on the rubbish pile in the back yard. Fire should be kept away from them, not only the fire of lighted candles, but the flame of a gas jet or the spark from an electric wire. A little foresight will prevent disaster fend enable every family to spend the whole day in joyous content, whereas a little carelessness with fire may make the day an anniversary of mourning for years to come. BEL-, BEEL- AND BAAL A MONG tho .feasts that never took place that proposed by Belshazzar Baizley will be prominent. The handwriting appeared before the ners sat down at the tables and it for do the feast. The hand was the hand the Mayor and the writing was in the In of a veto of the appropriation. It S ' Id the Belshazzar of the Thirty-ninth ard and his associates that they had ieen weighed in the balance and found wanting in proper respect for what was becoming in a moribund municipal body. The Belshazzars may call upon Beelze bub for help, but it will be in vain, for he is either asleep or is taking a journey, as the prophet told the priests of Baal When they vainly called for fire to come down from heaven to humiliate their rival. Whether Baal is in South Philadel phia or not we do not know, but he was not at hand in the Council chamber yes terday. SIMS AND HIS MEDL IT IS difficult to blame Admiral Sims for refusing the Distinguished Service Medal awarded to hiin for his conduct during the war. JIq declines it in order to protest against the discrimination of the Secre tary of the Navy against men who were successful in what they undertook and in favor of men who behaved gallantly Khcii they failed in accomplishing what they set out to do. It fs contrary to the traditions of the 'ft? to reward men who loso their ships, tiuWCW gallantly they behave in the Their Millions Are Everywhere Now and Their Search Is Still for Peace on Earth "llrtr no rmht lo icltbiuli Christ mas." said the Amjry Man, "brrause wc have Jortiattcn what il mianx. The world is hatd-hiaritd and mciviMi. It has no vision and it has no pity!"' THERE aic always people who talk like that. And they aro quite uncon sciously thf living proof of their own on or. For, so long as there are minds in ras-.io.iato iiHiiiieotion against wrong I ard fo I; . miellj i.nil unwudom; so long as thoie aii- people whu cunno' but feel the sting of pain inflicted upon olhot.-, the miratlo commi'iuoiated at Christmas will continue to shine before your very eyes. Tlie hope symbolized in these days has mado a temple of every ono who hates In justice. It will live and work wonders so long as there is compassion in the hearts of men. Tho world just now looks like a hard hearted sort of place on the surface. The increasing number of people who, like tho Angry Man, aro dissatisfied with it, justify all the implications that began with Bethlehem. Once there woie only three men wise enough to believe in things they could not see. Now (he magi aic everywhere. Their voices cannot be drowned out. They arc a command and a challenge in these un certain days. They will continue to be heard and felt by a distracted fiid driven civilization that eacli year turns to Chiislmas as you would turn to a green isle of peace in tcrtiblu seas. Once a year all people are able for a day to know what life ought to bo at its best: peace, a place to lest in, human trust and understanding and things to give away! And once a year all the people are magi. They aro crowding the streets "ow, fleeing in railway trains lo farrs or flats or wherever home may be, blithely risking bankruptcy for their beliefs or for the love of something or somebody. "Thru buy fripperies," said the Angry Man, "and spend their money unwisely upon other people." When the magi begin to spend all their money unon themselves we shall begin to worry about them. Then indeed the meun ing of Christmas will have vanished. For the present we are safe. If, today, there is any one uncomforted or without friends- it is because the magi couldn't find him. They buy fripperies, it is true. It is their way, and the only way they know, of buying comfort or happi ness or delight for others. The nicest thing of all about the magi, whose armies are marching everywhere, is that they seldom buy anything, even fiipperies, for themselves. What is it, then, that they seek? You have only to tiail a few of them arnund to know. Mankind always flies back at this time of the year to the truo and ancient things. So people will travel half way around the world to look again upon a face in a doorway, to feel the touch of patient hands, to hear a remembered voice, to live a moment in the life that their heaits acclaim. .So they will continue to do in an inter val that sees hatred and selfishness almost wiped out of the world and faith restored. The meaning of Christmas is as clear to them now as a lamp fixed upon a high hill. If the magi find it ob scured ut other times of. the year the fault is not theirs. They fcteer for it always- as best they can. "Nineteen hundred years," said the Anqry .lftin, "and look at the world today and listen to its leaders.'' We would far rather listen lo the peoDle the people who will keep the lights burning in the homes of the world tomorrow. And we would rather listen to the maei who troop faithfully toward these guiding signs. They have been doing some wonderful things. They will do more wonderful things. Upon them must rest the hope of tho world. There never has been a time when they forgot tho meaning of Christmas for long. That is why the times are daily be coming more critical of leaders. It is why tho sick have never been friendless or without care. It is the reason for wars and crusades, hospitals and Hho organized pity that ,only lately saved whole nations from slow death. Pity, as some one has said, is a rebel passion. And it is pity for the weak and a love of right handed down over the nineteen hundred years that have elapsed since Bethlehem that has led the magi of more recent years the ones that crowd you good-naturedly in the streets today to batter dwn empires, dethrone kings and swing civilization nearer to the way in which they want it to go. They are not yet done. They still have much to do. And they will do it. They have not forgotten what Christmas means. "The world has no vision!" said the Angry Jfon. It is because the world has a vision that leaders of nations everywhere have reason to feel like men approaching a day of judgment. There were magi in mo trendies. Their resolute voices are in books and in news papers. They are not unknown in tho high places at Washington, London and Paris. Bitter and despairing criticism written or cried out by (those who rueaJU for them shows only how tireless and de termined they are. In their various ways they are following a light that commands thorn onward. And they tyill search tho world and they will shako it until they establish peace on cai th and good will among men. SANE RUSSIA AND HER FAITH MUCH of what has been told concern ing Russia induces paralysis of thought Sensibilities aro dulled and mental processes balked by the theme of a nation gone mad. What cannot bo com prehended is frequently dismissed like the problem of squaring the circle or the nature of infinity. And so a good many Americans of hcait nnd-fceling have been excluding Russia fiom the sphere of their con sideration. They havo not meant to bo unkind, but they have been puzzled and it takes some time for action to emerge from bewilderment. If the war hnd not fostered so much that is fantastic, so much which common sense in ordinary times would promptly reject, il would have been generally realized that entire nations do not go mad, and that a government, born of force and nurtured by the same agency, is not necessarily representative of mil lions of its people. Speaking at the New England Society's dinner tho other night, a granddaughter of General Grant painted n picture of Russia which our own citizens should have reasoned out for themselves but for the breakdown of analy ticul safety vahes undispicwl of much icir us piopaganda. As 'it is, tho Princes C'aiitacuzeiio, for twenty years a lesident of Russia, per formed in a few fervent words no ordi nary service. Her authority on tho subject is not to bo questioned, and when sho bhows us that the heart of tho Russian peoplo is sound, that bolshevlsm rules, not by tho voico of tho public but by tho voice of machine guns, that right-thinking Russians by tho millions will never give up tho fight until representative government is attained, she speaks a lan guage which is credible and fixes an in spiration for constructive work. This indeed i-i the burden of her plea. Sane Russia, tragic, suffering Russia, Russia that has been inflicted with nearly six years of var and will nol cease to strugglo until redemption is achieved, must be helped. The men are there and an indomitable spirit. Bui famine smites the land. II lacks food and clothing and medicines. In its piteous plight it still looks lo America, ils traditional friend, to find a way out of tho agr-ny. Theie is more in this record of affec tion than is generally emphasized. In every crisis in our history Russia has been pro-American, and in the Civil War this sentiment' boro concrete fruit in the fleet which paid that significant visit to New York at the time when other Euro pean nations were aspiring to recognize the Confederacy. Moreover, these affilia tions have not been one-sided. When Russia cast ofF czarism no nation hailed that act with quite the joy that was in America. The two great nations, long allied in diplomacy, were alt last allied in spirit and ideals. The disillusionment which followed the overthrow of Kerensky was ilol justified. That wavering mismanager enabled the Bolshevists to secure the arms which made them in tho objective sense masters of Russia. But Lenine and Trotsky have not altered the character of tho mass of the populace. They have not made con verts of the peasantry, they have not cor rupted the nature of those magnificent soldiers whoso brothers were so often ruthlessly sacrificed by venal officers. Russia is not a paranoiac, but a victim of a hideous tyranny so preposterous in its plans that its downfnll is inevitable. There are several non-Bolshevist ports in Russia, notably Odessa, to which food and urgently needed supplies may be shipped. Tho opportunity is still at hand for Americans to think straight about a present Niobe among nations, to assist in drying her tears and to justify, at least to somo extent, the pathetic trust that is placed in us. VARE HIS OWN SANTA CLAUS QENATOR VARE has lived too long to believe in the Santa Claus myth. He evidently holds that if you want some thing in your stocking on Christmas morning you must put it there yourself. What he seems to be looking for just now is a big chunk of discord and ho is exerting himself to the utmost to get it. 'If he can raise ructions in the new city Council he will do it. But it remains to be seen whether he gets more than ho is counting on. There Is notliins rc Ilumpty numpty markabl? in the fact Can Como Hack that Chicago women were abh to drive down the price of eggs by boycotting tiicm. The remarkable thing would be if the price "staved put" when the women start to buy again. There is a moral in the incident, of course, but it is, perhaps, not the one de duced by the optimist. English, French nnd Applause From the Belgian Inw officers Gallery havo framed an in dictment of the px kaiser. His plea will, of course, he that he was the victim of a frame-up, but that need not prevent his judges from hanging him. Twenty-five thousand barrels of whisky will pass through this city within the next few days. There is nn army willing if not able-to cry, "Thou shalt not pass!" One spirit that can be seen nnd felt is the Christmas spirit. And, unlike somo other spirits, hejjyikes a dent when ho sltsi on a pockctbook. It is perhaps a case of mistaken identity. Tho retiring councilmen think Father Pcnn is Santa Claus. There is doubtless sugar enough pro curable to preserve the political plums which are about ready to drop. Tuletide Note Mr. Plum Pudding Is going to miss his annual nip of brandy this 1 season. t Old King Coal may have temporarily quit scrapping, hut he has not yet called for hiH fiddlers three. Winter took off his furs and mittens as lie took possession resterdaj. MAYOR-ELECT MOORE'S LETTER George S. Sproue, Toting a Lady's Suitcase Instead of His Own, Was Flustered When Offered City Job ! CAPTAIN JOHN VITtDHN, of the Pcnn-Rylvnnlii-Dehiwnto Pilots' Association, is n close friend of George l Sproulc, the new director of wharves, doelts nnd ferries. They have indulged the river habit for a long time. But Captain John, like others of the new illrector'H friends, was. momentarily alarmed nt possible complications nrlslng from . a comedy of errors on the day Mr. Sproulc left Hie rivers and harbors cotientloii nt Wash ington when Governor Sproul was also at the eapltnl to he called, into the Major's cnblnct in Philadelphia. Spioule was not called until he reached Philadelpliia, and just ns ho was invited into conference his mind was uot altogether clear as to what was happening. Here is the story : The genial secretary hnd arrived in Philadelphia, hut he suddenly dis covered that the sultensc he brought with him was not his. The contents disclosed that it belonged to a lady possibly a lady phjsl clan. Whew! What would tho lady say? And nt the same time, where was Mr. Sproule's grip? But wait a minute. The long distance telephone is ringing. "Is this Governor Hproul?" "No, this is tho secro tifv of the commissioner of navigation." "Well, this is the Rnlelgh Hgl-I, Washing ton. Tho Governor left here this morning and forgot his suitcase. Somebody took u lady's grip in mistake and she won't lene until she gets it." It was under these peculiar circumstances nnd with tho dire con serjtirnees staring him in the face that Mr. Sproule was stidilcnlj called upon to say jrs oi'-no lo the directorship proposition. VTOT alloKPther like llenjiuiilit Franklin in ' iicliirwment, bill somewhat suggestite by analogy in that he came out of Mas sachusetts to ndd to Philadelphia's scientific prestige, is Benjamin Smith Lyman, noted geologist nnd mining engineer, now eighty fivo years of age. Mr. Lyman, who was born at Northamp ton and educated at Harvard, followed up his technical studies In Paris and at Freiburg, Saxony, and then engaged in public work In India and Japan. His subsequent geological researches carried him over tho United States, Htirope, China and British America, lie won high lienors for his discoveries in China und .Inpau, and treasures many trophies bestowed upon him by tho authori ties of those countries. Author of many papers and reports of technical value, Mr. l.Juuui, like Fianklin, pursued many special inquiries, one of which became enough of a hobby to be put into hook form the mat ter of diet nnd dishes suitable to the taste and requirements- of the 'egclnrian. For more than fifty-live years Mr. Lyman has subsisted upon vegetarian dishes, mado up largely from his own recipes, and until recent mouths has been in fairly good phy sical condition. His Honing snow -white hair and beard closely resemble those of the Into Walt AVhitinan. rpHE Civic Club, of which Mrs. Edward W. Biddle is president, is rejoicing over the new trend in municipal affairs. For more than twenty-fhe jenrs this organization of women, who like to dNcuss public questions and who have been striving for improved civic conditions, has been laboring to further these aims. Street cleaning, hygiene, child welfare and other topics which appeal to thoughtful women sft-e frequent subjects of discussion aud debate with the members. NB. KIjLLY, general secretary of the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, is working with the. various committees of tho chamber to make a greater Philadelphia. It is the purpose of the chamber to joiu with the Major-elect in forward movements, nnd some time during January new com mittecs will be formed with this thought in view. The chamber lias twenty-six working committees, composed of able business men who give their time freely to the discussion and working out of municipal problems. J. II. Hngcdorn. of the City Club, also, talks of bringing the various civic bodies together with a view of pushing Philadelphia inter ests. Altogether it looks as if the new year would be a busy one from the municipal point of view. . PARK COMMISSIONER THEODORE JUSTICE, who travels a great deal and observes ns he goes, made a speech at the Washington convention of the National Rivers and Harbors Congress which attracted attention. Ho figured out that tho work on the Delaware river channel had been largely instrumental in bringing 100,000 men to the banks of the Delaware during the war, and that perhaps n million others were benefited iu one way or another. The National Rivers and Harbors Congress lias been running along for many years under the direction of Senator Ransdell, of Louisiana, but the Washington convention elected in Senator Ransdell's place Congressman John II. Small, of North Carolina, vice president of the Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association and for many years closely associated with Congressman Moore, of Philadelphia, in the development of eastern projects. J. HAMPTON MOORE. What Do You Know? QUIZ 1. Who was Lloyd George's predecessor as premier of Grout Britain? 2. In what century did Hannibal live? 3. Who were the Nine Worthies? 4. Name three of the most noted of con temporary French musical composers. 5. What is the meaning of the word v' divagate? 0. On what docs the mango grow? 7. What is Charles's wain? S. From what city does Victor Bergcr come? 9. Name a characteristically American kind of pipe? 10. When did Dewey win the battle of Manila Bay? Answers to Yesterday's Quiz 1. It takes from nine to eleven, hours for a vessel to pass through the' Panama Canal. 2. Cardinal Logue is the primate of all Ireland. 3. There are ninety-six seats in the Senate, exclusive of the Vice President's. 4. California has "Eureka" (I have fouud it) as its motto. 5. The transport Byford, taking tho reds to Europe, sailed under sealed orders. It was hinted that the first port of call would be iu Finland. 0. Two of the most eminent British ex ponents of spiritualism nro Sir Oliver Lodge nnd Sir Arthur Connn Dojle. 7. The Romans numbered their years from the yeur corresponding Jo 7C3 B. 0. S. Tho Tagus is an important river of the Iberian peninsula. It rises in Spaiu and empties into the Atlantic below Lisbon, Portugal. 0. A loggia is nn open-sided gallery or arcade. 10. The ocarina, familiarly known as the "sweet potato," is named after a goose. "Oca" is the Italian word for that fowl nnd "inn" is a common ytjili'iii nuITiiCi . . y ..-' m The Christmas Tobacco f By Christopher Morlcy Illustrated by Charles H. Sykcs (According to an eastern legend, tobacco used lo lie grown in the fields outeldo Bethlehem) ROM tho golden nlslra of riot, From tho frantic jostling press, , To a side street's frosty quiet Homo walked, with bitterness. AH tho color, bustle, glamour, ' j Seemed to him but empty clamor. - , r In tho great stores' teeming spaces, In tho throng of Christmas Eve, Ho saw worried, weary faces , ? 1 , Told himself, "I disbelieve! Merry Christmas, Day of Days Hypocrite commercial phrasel" , Did ho havo some prlvato reason TIiub so savagely to brood? N ' Anyway, In cheerful season There ho walked in cynic mood, Roaming aimless, without plan, Lonely, a disheartened man. Christmas trees, banked high and fragrant, Breathed a whiff of balsam sweet, But the misanthropic vagrant Strode ungladdcned down tho street. "Holly?" cried n corner grocer Homo drew his; surtout closer. Dusk wits starred, the sky blue-vaultid- , People hurried homo from work. Whcro ho saw cigars ho halted, By a wooden tuibaned Turk, ' " Ashamed, with empty hands, to sco All carried parcels, saving ho. Queer tho shop, It seemed (ho entered) Stocked with candy, pipes and toys; And tho dealer stood there, centered In-? group of bright-cheeked boys. Urchins loitered, slowly choosing Clockwork apes they thought amusing. Ancient 'bacconist, queer fellow Oriental icind of chap In complexion rather yellow, t Bearded almost to his lap. Chuckling, showed tho boys to plense Tinseled sturs for Christmas trees. Homo waited, rather peevish, Wearied of the old man's jokes; N Feeling nowiso Christmas Eve-ish, Said, "See here, I want somo smqkcs. None of these rubbish toys and stars For Christ's sake, givo mo somo cigaral "What is this a kind of toy-shop, Or a homo,for nicotine? Lord, is this a Yuletide joy-shop? Bunkt tho Christmas stuff, I mean. Who falls for fables any longer? Too mild. You must havo something stronger?"' The children ran. Tho old man, turning, Showed a dark and foreign eye. Homo, with annoyance burning, Felt ashamed, ho knew not why. "The way you ask, I can't refuse you; Something special I will choose you." i The cigars thus recommended Brittle seemed, and rather dry; But, as -he had once offended, Homo drew his purse to buy "You can havo just one of these, And I'll take no money, please." On a rearward shelf he fumbled And drew out a parcel rich, Wrapped with eastern fabric, jumbled O'er with patterned silken stitch. Opened it. "Now here's a weed That's exactly what you need." In tho smoke-blued air, all hazy, Homo stared upon the face, Thinking, "Why tho old man's crazy." Tossed a coin and left tho place. Shut tho door. Above, afar, In the evening, ona great star. niillHIt ( iPUflnKlP) iHHhi 9m Curious and most amazing (Homo thought) to see that sky Never had he seen such blazing, Such a golden lamp on high. That cigar, too, what a flavor! What a richly pungent savor! WaKm Strangely, too, tho air seemed milder, Aid, along that humble street Christmas costume was much wilder Than he had been wont to meet. Fancy dress, this part of town Curious, that eastern gown! In a little park he tarried Faint tho clanging of tho cars; All, tho sky was lucent, clarid, Pallid with a foam of stars. Softly he heard the church chimes ring "Hark, tho Herald Angels Sing." What could be thoso strange shapes moving Silhouetted in tho square? Lo! he rubbed his eyes, reproving ' ' Sense that so betrayed him there. , ( What' was that tall shambling beast, And thoso turbans of tho East? Down beforo a shabby dwelling , Knelt the shape; again; a third; ",',- Strangely clad, tall figures telling K Something in a foreign word. 1 Lights gleamed; voices came from far ( , -., Then ho threw down his cigar. Crossed the park, his senses whirring, Toward the house where they had been There, beside tho curbstone, purring, . Stood a shining limousine. Asked tho chauffeur, standing near: "Say, whai's this, a circus here?" "Well, it might be! Can you beat it? That's the car of Doctor Bruce And I'm saying you don't meet it Very often south of Spruce. What's tho trouble? Oh" (with scorn), "Just some baby being born." - Kr '" i y '!But," said Homo, "now tho fact is There were three" "Say, friend, you're right! Never in the doctor's practice Did I seo it like tonight. Two docs to consult. It's queer, Three wise guys like that, down hero!" Homo looked upon the lowly Little home, ono.pano alight Thinking, then ho answered slowly "Hope they all como through all right. That's religion, in tho end Wish you Merry Christmas, friend!" M i M ? - -Si - ? (t 1 i m 9-v , 4
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