Omaha daily bee., 1912-07-02
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Reflection,

Bee: June is delightful month for
travel The weary office man from the
city thoroughly enjoys a trip into the
country. Seated at a car window, hc
gazes out over an expanse OF. green. ard
temporarily forgets the city--its heat and
noise-its dust and dirt Life In its faIl-
ness is all about him; in the very air lie
breathes, and the voice Of nature speaks
to him. He sees some of the cattle qnietlv
grazing on the luscious grasses, VII ie
others are resting contentedly In the
shade Of trees.
In the fields, the horses are working,
yet not over-exerted, and evidence the
best Of care, Their drivers dressed in
comfort for the work they perform, ap-
pear happy and at peace with the world.
The train rushes on past, many farm
houses large and roomy, with spaclous
lawns. At one there is barefoot girl
going toward the barn and swinging
pail; every movement denoting freedom,
health and naturalness.
The mans eyes travel back to the
'right-of-way,r where the wild roses
grow in prefusion and are In keeping
| with all he has been looking at. He
gives o sigh and look OF sadness comes
over, his face as he thinks of tho city and
its people back there. and Of how differ
ent from the country.
The majority Of city homes with their
cramped surroundings: the iiiesi ard
women engaged In the different vocat,ons.
| frequently deprived OF sunlight ana pure
air; horses urged to the height of their
endurance, under a scorching sun and
over rough pavements that oftsn give
pain at every hoof beat. ... ,,gS
| Somehow when he comes to the pars-
foot Girl he associates her with the Wild
rose, Perhaps on his desk in the city he
has admired the beautiful, cultivated
rose and enjoyed its perfume, but .heIsa-
| iiyes now that It lacked something ti.at
It's modest little sister. the wild rose. ioas
sesses, The florist may have given the
city rose much care and attention, but
! the other, down among the grasses. fos-
tered by nature, reaches up to greet the
sun and develops color, form and beauty
that exceis the cultivated rose. .,seyp
! A closer view would have shown glow
In the eyes. and on the cheeks Of l ,he
country girl is a flush like that Of the
pink side Of sun-kissed peach. With
II anything OF the artificial jts
habits and ways. She is indeed flower
and ut companion for the wild rose. that
grows on the 'right-of-way."
With a feeling Of pity he thinks of the
average city girl, whose apparel indicates
discomfort and verges on the lines OF
immodesty. Unless thickly powdered. ksr
features look pale, and she moves with
languor Circles soon form around her
eyes, the result of meetings on down.
town street corners. often as late as mid
night. She does not think SO. but she
lacks much that the country girl has
Their pathways Of life lie far apart and
there's much between. Presumably no
amount of persuasion could change the
life OF the one-more Is the pty-but, OF
the other. may we hope that she will
always follow the lines of nature, and
never know the day that leads to life
under the archlight Of big city. S,
w. o. !roRREy,1
Make Your Desires KNOWN.
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| Bee: Acting upon the Invitation as set
forth editorially in The Bee recently to
inform the city commissioners when and
where attention was needed to the streets
| or otherwise. your correspondent can say
that in two instances where the privilege
was exercised prompt response was given
to the request. In less than twenty-four
hours from the filing Of information mat
ters complained Of were remedied and
eye. sores to a cleaner and better OMAHA
completely and satisfactorily removed
1t Is felt that the commissioners desire
to do all that is possible to remedy exist
Ing defects. They are not, however.
ubiquitous and must be shown where to
apply their energies. There are many
spots all over Omaha that need the atten-
tion Of those In authority and the cop-
mssioners. as set forth In The Bee. are
ready to act promptly If the public VIII
point out TO them the particular locality
needing attention. Let every one be q
connoisseur of his surroundings and N
anything Is found wrong that the cofit
missioners can right give information 70
the fountain head and rest in the assuE
ance that relief will be promptly forth
coming. .S.
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Forgive and Forget. II
KENESAW. Neb.. June 29.--To the EdI-
tor Of The Bee The situation In Nebraska
politics is peculiar at this time and protS
ably 1t is not too much to ask our present
governor TO show his colors. II Mr.. AID
rich Is republican he should come out
with II, so we know how he stands. Il
the governor is going to oppose the ticker
nominated by the regular republican COR
vention at Chicago, he should state So
/ am only one of tho many who wish 70
know. We want TO know II We are going
to vote for republican for governor on
some one who belongs to a new party not
as yet named. Some of Us are from Mis-
souri,.
Our governor made a mistake by join
ing forces with the other six governors 70
defeat President Taft, but, we ought to
forgive him If he will just work for ttfe
interest Of the party nominating him The
nature to forget what has been going Oh
in the past, provided things are made
right. II the governor wants to so back
to office he had better come across and
republicans In Nebraska are not ali
Roosevelt crazy. but yet OF a forgiving
let bygones be bygones. a .,,!.s
NEILS MIKKELsEN.