TIIE OMATTA DAILY BEEt FBIDAV, AUGUST 10, 1001.
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15. llUSKWATHIl, EDITOR.
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Alc-Siir-Hi'ii tills your will lmvo tho
nmu old motto-Hl.wr. bolter, inoro
Lcuutlful than over.
Oninlm lm.M iu'Vi.t hail tlii! noniltiutlon
for miinomu JiiiIko on the ruiiubllcau
tlokut. Why not IliU yoarV
Tin: Caninllan oup challniKcr lias car
ried nwny it cup, hut iih It only kol-s
aorosH the honlcr, tho trophy will bu
within im ay reach nnothcr year.
Tin; next (mention tho school board
will havu to btnijrRlo with in whether
tho hoard taUcH orders froiu Its Hocre
tnry or tho secretary takes orders from
the board.
Council Willi's will have the prlvllego
of entertaining tho Philippine veterans
next year. Council Mutts can do It and
with Omaha to draw on for assistance
will show the veterans tho Huest time
they have had since leaving the Orient
Uncle Sam Is encountering dllllculty
In securing veterinarians for service In
tho Philippines. Tho demouetl.atiou of
tho horse by the automobile, trolley car
and bicycle seems to be a failure so far
as relieving tho demand for horse doc
tors goes.
A 1'Morlda man lays claim to the credit
of being the llrst person to tile a home
stead declaration. Tho claimant Is n
little late to rob Nebraska's Daniel
Freeman of that honor he. has held
title too long to have It disturbed at
this late day.
Tho Uurllngton Is transferring Its sup
ply iiepartmeut rrom Plattsmouth to
Omaha. Is It not about time for the
Union Pacific to call back the. account
ing iiepartmeut of the Oregon Short Line
which It toolv to Salt Lake from Omahu
a few years ago?
Tho sensational correspondents are
overlooking opportunities. The story of
the boy being fed Into a threshing inn
chine by an enraged man has not made
Its appearance yet this season and Sev
ern 1 more of tho old favorites have been
similarly neglected.
(icneral von Wahlersee has been ad
luoulshed ho was talking too much since
, his return to Germany. Tho general
should subside, and, lu case he did not
attract enough public attention, employ
ti few Industrious American press agents
to work up his boom.
Tho republican caucuses Just held In
Omaha were attended by from forty to
100 republicans In each ward, although
no serious controversy was on, That
Is n bigger turnout than the democrats
Bceure at their most hotly contested
primaries. It Is a good sign for repub
licanism.
Every democratic state convention
held so far this year has either actually
repudiated the heresies of tho past two
national platforms or Ignored those fill
nilnntlons entirely. In most Instances
they have elected to conduct the tight
on state Issues, leaving themselves lu
position, as usual, to fall In with tem
porary expedients which have served
democracy In the place of a creed for
several campaigns.
uuslness men throughout the west are
recovering the nerve they lost while tho
sun was blistering hot. Wholesalers sav
IK) per cent of tho orders canceled dur
Ing thnt period have since been rein
ptateil. With time to survey tho tkid
rvtnllers throughout this section have
dlscovorou inai mo purchasing power
of tho people has not been seriously
affected and that with good prices the
crops are ample to justify reasonably
sood business condition
CllEAV MOSUV VRAH WIIBAT.
The ArKcntlne farmer is KOltltiK about
11. SO for his wheat nnil ho him n big crop,
while the Ncbrimka farmer Is netting front
4fi to 60 cents for his In this yrnr when
pretty nenrly everything elso Is n failure
but wheal. Argentina Is a free M.ver
country. If thu Nebraska farmrr could get
that price for bis wheat wouldn't tho mer
chants sell Home goods? Hut the merchants
generally haven't nenso enough to know
that high prices for farm products aro as
much a benefit to them as to tho farmer.
They prefer to follow along In tho trail of tho
trusts, which means a few millionaires and
millions Just abovo utarvntlon. On with
the dance. Nebraska Independent.
Tho olllclnl orpin of populism must
lake the Nebraska, farmers for n lot of
fools. Its cnbhlc about trusts and mil
lionaires Is not likely to bcfoK tho Intel
ligent Nebraska farmer not even those
who may be thoroughly saturated with
Hat money fallacies,
Argentine Is a free silver country and
the money the Argentine farmers f,ot
for their wheat Is currency worth about
10 cents, measured by tho silver dollar.
(iohl, in that country, Is ut a premium
of IK0. .Measured by the dollar that the
Nebraska farmer nets for his wheat, tho
Argentine fanner receives but 0 cents
a bushel, while tho Ni.'brnska farmer Is
hcIIIiik his wheat at from -15 cents to f,0
cents a bushel lu nM, or $-1.0." to ?5. I0
In AfKentlne currency. In other words,
tho ArKcntlne farmer got no more for
three bushels of wheat than tho Ne
braska farmer gets for one, measured In
honest money. While It Is true thnt tho
Argentine fanner gets Jfl.SO lu the cur
rency of thnt country for his wheat, he
pays about nine times as much as the
Nebraska fanner does for his clothing,
furniture and farm machinery.
On the other hand, the Argentine
workman who earns from to i?''.."0
per day, in Argentine currency is
obliged to pay four or live prices for
the necessaries of life.
Tho worst of It Is that the wildcat
money of Argentine robs the workman
and the farmer, while tho wildcat banks
cat up the savings of those whoso fru
gality enables them to accumulate a few
ilolhus.
Let us suppose that tho Nebraska
farmer could get SI. SO for his wheat
and that everything ho needs would be
three or four times higher In price than
It Is at the present time, lu what man
ner would ho receive any benelUV Ne
braska farmers aro no longer lu debt.
Most of them have money In hank or
loaned out and they feel perfectly safe,
because they know that their money
will not shrink over night. They real
ize that if they could sell their farm
products at higher prices lu cheap cur
rency they would run the risk of hav
ing the money deposited in the bank.
or loaned out to their neighbor, paid
back to them lu depreciated currency.
Tho merchants generally appreciate
tho fact that high prices for farming
products benetlt them as much as they
do the farmer, providing always that
the money they receive Is good money
and not wildcat currency constantly
lluctuatlng in value, because It does not
know that Its redeemer llveth.
Assuming that tho Argentine money
was as good as American money, would
not the American grain dealers take ad
vantage of tho fact that wheat was sell-
lug at $1.80 In Argentine and ship their
wheat to that market and reap a hand
some prollt'f
TO IMl'llUVK AltMl CUXDIT1UXS.
The order of Lieutenant General
Miles, looking to the Improvement of
'conditions In the army, will be approved
by all soldiers who take pride In their
profession. In all civilized countries
tho military service Is recognized as
among tho most honorable 'and It Is
well that those engaged In It should
always keep this In mind. General
Miles would Impress this upon the army,
He would have the American soldier
conduct himself at all times and In all
circumstances so as to merit tho re
spect of his fellow citizens. In order
to do this ho must maintain his self
respect. Some of the conditions which the com-
innnder of the army names as essen
tial to a good soldier may be dllllcult
of attainment, but they are not Impos
sible. At all events there Is no good
reason why an effort should not be
made to attain them. The American
soldier has no superior as a tighter.
Ills courago and fortitude are unsur
passed by the -oldlers of any other land.
Ills patriotism, also, Is earnest and ar
dent. If he Is Inferior In any respect
it Is In the matter of discipline and
perhaps only the German soldier can
fairly claim superiority in this respect.
The United States will not become a
great nuiiiary power, nut tiiere is no
reason why its small army should not
be as proficient In all respects ns It Is
possible to make It and this Is what
the order of General Miles Is Intended to
bring about.
lxvoKixa AXu-rnvsT laws.
The American Anti-Trust league pro
poses to Institute proceedings In tho
federal aud state courts against the
United States Steel corporation. In a
published statement tho otllcers of the
league say that from evidence In their
possession they aro "fully satlstled that
the United States Steel corporation Is a
criminal trust within the meaning of
both the federal and state statutes and
Is not lawfully entitled to exercise the
privilege of conducting any business
whatever In the United States." Th
league has employed counsel and do
elded to bring proceedings under quo
warranto or mandamus lu the courts of
the United States and of various states,
through the attorneys general of both
the federal aud stato governments, "to
prosecute the United States Steel cor
porn t Ion for numerous and dangerous
violations of the law." The league ap
peals to all good citizens and frlendlv
organizations to co-operate with It, par
tlcularly In the way of contributions for
conducting the proceedings.
Action of this kind is unite within the
functions of an anti-trust league, in
deed. It would scorn thar the chief ob
Ject of such nn organization should bo
to Invoke tho law against corporation
assumed to be trusts and there lm
never boon a more fnvorablo opportunity
than I now presented for the America
1 Anti-Trust league to give effect to this
object. There Is no doubt that lu do
ing so It will have a great deal of popu
lar sympathy and moral support, for
there Is probably n more general and
stronger reeling against tho steel cor
poration than there Is against any other
of the Industrial combinations.
Hut It Is a very big task which the
league proposes to undertake and It ap
pears to be handicapped at the outset by
lack of llnanclal resources. The steel
corporation 1ms no such dllllculty; It can
defend Itself as long as It Is possible to
keep the Issue lu the courts, which
might be for years. Then the league
may tlud It dllllcult If not Impossible to
get the unity of action between the fed
eral and state authorities which seems
essential, or which at any rate It ap
pears to regard as necessary. These
and other obvious considerations tend
to create doubt whether the league's tic
clslon to prosecute the steel corporation
Will lie carried out. At all events, tho
Idea that Instituting proceedings lu the
courts would end the conflict between
the corporation and tho steel workers
Is manifestly fallacious. It would have
not the slightest effect upon that Issue.
Whether or not tho United States Steel
corporation exists lu violation of the fed
eral anti-trust law Is a question which
the courts should have opportunity to
determine. That law applies to com
binations, In the form of trusts or other
wise, In restraint of trade or commerce
among tho several states or with foreign
nations, It also declares Illegal the
monopolizing or attempt to monopolize
any part of the trade or commerce
among the several states, or with for
eign nations. It would seem that the
steel corporation could be reached under
these provisions of the law, but re
peated Judicial decisions make It doubt
ful If proceedings against the steel cor
poration under tho federal anti-trust law
would amount to anything.
TO JfOiWr SlllVl'lM! It ILL.
Senator I'rye Is arranging for a con
ference shortly of tho friends of the
shipping bill, with a view to modifying
that measure for presentation early
after-the opening of congress. It Is
contemplated to make some Important
changes In the measure and it Is thought
probable that tho new bill may bo llrst
Introduced In tho house of roprcsenta
lives, for parliamentary reasons. Tho
advocates of this legislation express
contldence that It will be adopted at
tho next session of congress. There Is
no doubt that the bill will pass the
house and the chances of Its passing
the senate should bo very good, though
this was thought to be tho case at the
last session. However, the situation Is
now more favorable, the sentiment in
tho country favorable to legislation for
building up the ocean merchant marine
having Increased.
The more this qUestlou Is discussed
tho greater the number of thoughtful
men who realize the Importance of an
American merchant marine to the con
tinued expansion of our foreign com
merce. Tills Is beginning to be under
stood in the south, where opposltlou to
legislation such as Is now proposed has
been strongest. The cotton producers
of that section who desire an extension
of their markets are realizing that an
American merchant marine would
greatly promote such extension. What
would benetlt In this respect the cottou
producers aud manufacturers of tho
south would be helpful to all whose
products are exported. An American
merchant marine would be constantly
active lu promoting foreign commerce
and it would give us a commercial
prestige and Independence we do not
now have.
It may be of Interest to the members
of the Hoard of Education to know that
tho council has ample power, even with
out specltic ordinance, to cite any per
son to appear and testify concerning
matters under Investigation by the
council or any of Its committees. Sec
tion OS of tho charter for metropolitan
Hies reads as follows:
Tno council, or any committee of the
members thereof, shall have power to com
pel the attendance of witnesses for the In
vestigation of mntters that may conio be
fore them, and the presiding officer of the
council, or the chairman of such committee
for tho time being, may administer the
requisite oaths, and euch council or commit
tee shall have the same authority to com
pel tho giving of testimony as is conferred
on courts of Justice.
The power thus specltlcally conferred
upon tho council also confers upon it
the authority possessed by tho Judges
of the courts not only to compel the at
tendance of witnesses, but to enforce
Its orders in the same manner ns the
judges of the courts enforce their or
ders.
New Yorkers aro such novices In the
stage holdup game that they should
come out west and learn trom ex
perience how to act on such occasions,
In a recent example, Instead of holding
up their hands lu regulation style six
of the seven passengers took to the
woods and escaped. How do they ex
pect au honest, hard-working road ageut
to make a living at that rate?
Stock democratic edltorlnls about
the administration shielding those no
cused of postal frauds lu Cuba must
now follow a long line of successors to
the waste basket. Former Postmaster
Thompson of Havana has uot only been
tried, but a verdict of guilty rendered
against him. Democratic political thun
der Is about as unstable as any othe
kind of gas.
Governor Savage has promulgated a
formidable list of names as delegate
and associate delegates from Nebraska
to the annual convention of the Uarm
ers' congress. Most of them, however,
belong to real farmers who might uot
feel at homo at a gathering of tho pro
fesslonals who usually grace such as
sotnblnges
Irrigation In Nebraska Is In Its Infancy
and comparatively only a small fraction
of the laud which could easily be placed
under ditch l now being Irrigated. It I
estimated, however, that the :i,l)21 miles
of ditch have added $10.nSS.310 to the
value of the state's realty. Those
figures Indicate that were tho water
resources of Nebraska proierly utilized
an Immense sum would bo added to land
values as well as furnish to thousands
more people profitable occupation.
With nearly 4,000 miles of Irrigating
canals, Nebraska Is showing that the
lessons of drouth and crop failure In
past years have not been lost. Nebraska
has thousands upon thousands of good
lands that will be brought within the
cultivation area ns soon as contem
plated Irrigation projects are carried
through.
KvlUriicc of Tlielr 1'reseiife.
Knnsna City Star.
Tho heavy drift of Kansans to tho new
lands in Oklahoma Is again brought to mind
by the establishment of sixty saloons ut
Lawtou.
I.I lit 1 1 ltnielu-il.
Cincinnati Commercial Trlbimo.
Mr. Ilryan has outdono the trusts which
pay for purchases in common stock. Ho
paid for tho Alexandria (Vn.) Silver Knight
and Watchman In Commoner stock.
Ilnlm nnil III llonnn.
Washington Post.
Lord Hobcrts Is perfectly Justified In as
suming that a man who can pull $500,000 out
of such au anterprlso Is not exactly n fail
ure. It all depends upon tho vlowpolnt.
IIott lo Stop Cuini'lntnt.
Mllwnukoe Wisconsin.
Tho only way In which the labor com
missioner can permanently euro tho dls
rontent of somo of tho young women dis
satisfied with domestic service will bo to
marry them off and provide them with
servant slrla of their owm
('nnil n u to Cum in I tin.
Minneapolis Tribune.
All tho Iowa nowspapers 'which wcra
supposed to be the orgatm of tho old re
publican "machine," are swinging Into line
for Cummins, and ho will lmvo tho united
party support. Ills new machine, llko a
now broom, makes a clean sweep.
Our linc Wn Tliprr.
Washington l'ost.
One of the congressmen who stnrted for
Manila on a government transport has
written home to n friend to announce that
Gibraltar Is a wonderful fortress, See what
accurato and valuablo Information the coun
try Is st-curlng by paying the way of these
statesmen.
The tiruvryanl Iiiinitlnc.
Baltimore American.
Tho recent disastrous explosion In Phlla
delphla has directed attention to tho in
adequate laws In that stato rolatlvo to tho
storing of explosives. It Is n sad comment
on tho times thnt such tragedies are ncccs
sary to evoke proper regulations for tho
protection of llfo and property and that
progress so often starts from tho grave
yard.
Why (leriiiiiny IU-f ralna.
nufTalo 13xpress.
While thu American market in Oonnany
has grown from $27,000,000 In 1S70 to $100,
000,000 In 1901, tho German market In tho
United States has grown from $12,000,000 lu
1S70 to $1!U,000,000 In 1001. The fact that
Germany" still sells to tho United States al
most twlco as mi ch as It buys from us Is
ono good reason why Gcrmauy will not un
dertake any tnrlft war with tho United
States.
Handicap for Iloldnpn.
New York Tribune.
Why should not those western railroads
whose trains aro sometimes plundered by
bandltf arm their engineers and flromcn,
their conductors and brakemcn and other
mployes with revolvers of the latest pat
tern? Tho expenso would not bo great
and all the property carried on the cars
Including tho contents of the pocketbooks
f passengers, would be properly pro
ectcd. What good reason Is there why the
railroads do not take this precaution?
Itemilt of ii Corner.
1'hlliwlelphla Record.
Tho dealers who have run up the price
of potatoes by unwarranted or doubtful re
ports of an extraordinary scarcity aro re
sponsible for something worso than the
mcro robbery of purchasers. Desiring to
profit by tho high prices, somo farmers have
not waited for the potatoes to ripen, but
have brought them into the markets pre
maturely. At any rate, this Is tho case in
Massachusetts, where a whole community
is suffering from cholera morbus due to
tho eating of unrlpo tubers.
Ahneitntloii thnt Knllcil,
Chlcngo Inter Ocean.
Down in Macon county, Missouri, the
eccnt drouth was relieved In a peculiar
way. Forty or the prettiest girls of tne
hamlet of Eth.i decided to organize an
emergency society, the principal object of
which was that its members should receive
no moro company until It rained. For
weeks the voung men were dented their
privileges, and the girls had their own way
until t circus came to town. Tho society
decided to suspend Its rules, and tho young
men were told they might call If thoy
wished. They did not answer, but they ap
peared In due Mrao at tho circus with forty
new girls. It rained thnt night and all
next day.
AMOtT CllOI CONDITIONS.
Worst In Known nnd I'nrertnlnty
Glvrn Way to l-'netn.
St. Louis Republic.
If the United States wero not so big and
so industrious the government crop report
...m.tH ha iHcniiFq.lnn Vi-ATl with tHA
multitude of products thnt can be raised
In different parts of this country the list
of percentages furnished by the statistician
of the Department of Agriculture Is not
the most hopeful bulletin.
Concisely stated, tho averages of the
growing crops on August 1 wero estimated
as follows: Corn, 51; spring wheat, S0.3;
oats. 73.6; barley, 86.9; spring rye, 82.6;
buckwheat, 91.1; potatoes, b2.3; timothy
hay, Sl.l. Supplemental reports gathered
by the New York Herald show that corn
prospects havo declined about 10 per cent
slnco the first of the month.
Present high prices of farm products will
continue until next year. No country In
tho world has enougn surplus breadstuff
to bring down price In this country. On
the contrary, wheat, the most important
international breadstuff, will probaby bo
exported to Europe In large quantities, es
timates placing the amount available for
export at about 300,000.000 bushels. Per
haps this total will be lowered through
an Increased demand at home.
Fortunately, the general prevalence of
high wages lessens the effect of tho drouth
conditions in great measure. Outside the
voluntary tleup In the east workingmen
are employed. They can afford to pay the
high prices that will Inevitably result. In
the middle west, where the dry weather
has done the most harm, there wilt be no
need of Importation. Thero Is a surplus
of wheat. Thero Is plenty of fodder Vego
tables may be scarce, but In this respect
the whole country suffcr.
It Is hardly probable that conditions will
grow worse during the latter part of this
month. Late garden truck Is being raised.
It li highly Improbable that there will be
a continuance of drouth In any part of th'
country. The proipect Is Infinitely bttter
than a month aeo. There li less of uncertainty.
ll.VII, TO SIl.V.MHOL'IC.
St. Paul Oloboi Shntnrock 1 here. Wo
will soon learn whether It will follow tho
Constitution.
l'hlladclnhla I'ubllo Ledgers Shamrock II
would Klve no account of ltsslf when It
nrrlvcd, but expects to do so on racing day.
Hoston Olobo; Tho green nnd graceful
beauty which has arrived on our coasts li
assured every courtesy that bclongn to It
If It should "lift" tho cup many peopm
would cheerfully admit that our tonuro of It
had becomo a little monotonous.
New York Tribune: Of courso, wu do not
Imply the slightest disparagement of Hlr
Thomas Llpton's now boat, anil his onn-
dence In It is nn engaging finality
nro glad that ho In coming over with a
cheerful heart, Instead of In n hopeless
mood, as at onn time seemed Inevitable. Nor
nro American yachtsmen nt all likely to un
derrate tho task ahead of tho defender.
Now York Mall and Hxpress: Hut If do-
feat again be his lot and If the September
races send Shamrock II homo again with
out tho trophy, the spirit of tho owner will
none tho less deservo npplitUHO on both
sides of thu Atlnnlle. May tho delightful
good humor and mutual courtesy that char
acterized tho races of two years ago find
repetition in 1901 nnd may tho result be
tho same.
llaltlmoro American: On this hypothe
sis both craft will remain unknown quanti
ties until the real races liavo begun. That
Is ns It should be. To know In ndvanco
and In detail their rclailvo merits would
bo to make tho races hippodromes. Should
tho honors go to Shamrock II America will
lose as gamely as did Sir Thomas In 1899.
Should the cup remain hero tho heartiness
of Shamrock ll's welcome will only bo
equaled by tho outburst of good feeling
which will mark tho departure.
Iluffalo Commercial: If Llpton should nt
last gather tho laurels of victory after a
half century's futile stern chase thero would
bo obvious compensations. The prlzo would
go to n truo sportsman who had fairly
earned It nnd a It r 1 1 1 nil victory would add
new zest to n series of rnres In which Amer
ican success had come to bo taken for
granted on both sides of tho ocean. If Sir
Thomas "lifts" tho America's cup our de
signers nnd yachtsmen will hnvo to tight to
recover It under changed conditions. And
"turn about Is fair play."
Ilrooklyn Knglo: Shamrock II has had a
long snll, or a long tow, or a long sail nnd
tow, over. It was an arduous voyage, but
It may havo its reward. If this Shamrock
shnll succeed lu "lifting" the cup some
American boat must bo towed across the
Atlantic two years heneo to sail for Its re
turn. That may put a new face on Interna
tional yachting. Docs anybody Imagine,
for Instance, that the present Con
stitution could bo towed over for such n
contest? Does nnyono know n capt.aln anx
ious for tho Job? If, through tho speed of
Shamrock II tho raeo shall bo transferred
to English wnters a new problem will bo set
before our yacht builders.
Philadelphia Record: The curious nnd In
fantile sentiment that prompts men to
worship clay Idols, even where culture and
Intelligence are supposed to be most lib
erally diffused, has been already evoked in
laro measure by the appearance In New
York bay of the towed contestant for Amer
ica cup honors. It Is to be trusted that
Captain "Nat" Herresboff, Captain Hhodes
and tho sturdy crew of Constitution will
exhibit none of this nauseating sentlmen
tnllsm when the races for tho blue ribbon
of tho seas nre to be sailed. Let Shamrock
II come over under tow, by all means; but
let us none the less Tccp the America cup
from being "lifted" by the nld of n tow line.
Philadelphia Inquirer: Well, here's a
right good welcome to Shamrock II. All
reports nre to tho effect that It Is a fine
boat and that It represents tho best thnt
Englnne has ever turned out. When the
races come off wo wnnt to seo the better j
boat win, but thero will be no tears shed
if Sir Thomas "lifts" the cup nt Inst. Ho
Is a fine sportsman and a good loser, which
Is the highest test of sportsmanship. Ho
deserved the gold loving cup that wns pre
sented to him by Now York friends and If
he gets tho America's cup it will be be
cause ho also deserves that. Dy tho way,
Constitution continues to show bad form,
having sprung some of Its rivets. It would
not bo at all surprising If Columbia would
have to turn defender apaln, which of Itself
would be a blow to our prldo.
li:ilSO.Vl, AND OTIIHHWISH.
Governor La Follette of Wisconsin, who
was thought to bo dying of a liver com
plaint, is rapidly recovering. Hb3 trouble
Is tho ponalty of too Intense application to
work.
Dr. Ulna Monti, a young Italian woman
nnd the nuthor of several valuablo scien
tific monographs, has won a gold medal aud
been appointed an Instructor in anatomy In
tho University of Paris.
President John M. Engna of the Georgia
Central rnllwny and Ocean Steamship com
pnny, began his work In tho railroading
business as an apprentice In tho shops of
the Illinois Confrnl at Amboy, 111., in 1SC3.
Mrs. Henry T. Gage, wife of tho governor
of California, Is descended, on her mother's
side, from the earliest Spanish settlors In
Los Angeles and her father, whose name
was Haines, was one of tho state's first
settlers.
According to a Hoston report Rev. Dr.
William Wallace Fcnn, pastor of tho First
Unitarian society of Chicago, has accepted
tho Ilussey chair of theology In tho
Harvard divinity school, of which he is n
graduate.
Frederick N. Dubois of Catskill, N. Y..
has presented to Jeremiah Day, president
of tho Catskill branch of tho Young Men's
Christian association. $25,000 for tho pur
pose of erecting nn association building In
tho village.
General Harris C. Hobart, who, after n
! servlco of twenty-five years, has resigned
from the Milwaukee Public Library boanl
was one of the federal prisoners who tun
neled their way out of Ltbby prison. He
Is now in his S9th year.
Tho Danish sculptor, L Hasselrlts, will
personally superintend the unveiling of his
Heine monument In the Montmartro come
tery In Paris next October. He was com
missioned to make this monument by an as
sociation of Vlenneso admirers of the poet.
Forty-eight of the 119 counties of Ken
tucky nre tutirely "dry" and twenty-one
others have only one point at which liquor
is sold. In seenteen others liquor ran bo
obtained only at two points. There aro
only seven out-and-out "wet" counties in
the whole state.
Recently, on his 91st birthday. Rev. John
Spurgeon, preacher, father of the famous
Charles Spurgeon. preacher, laid tho foun
dation stona of an extension of the South
Norwood Haptlst church in England. He
Is a Congregatlonallst and rrobably Is the
oldest living member of that denomination.
Nicholas II Is a vornclous reader. He
and the czarina get a great deal of pleasure
from discussing new works together. Un
like Alexander III. the present czar Is roost
catholic In his tastes and is acquainted with
the literary stars of all climes. Jules
Verne. Scott, Kipling and Stevenson are his
favorites among the foreign writers.
The will of the late Elizabeth F. Har
vey of Boston, widow of Peter Harvey, who
was a friend of Daniel wobster. contains
public bequests amounting to moro than
$10,000. The New Hampshire Historical to
clety gets the portraits of Daniel Webster
and of her husband, Peter Harvey, by Ames.
together with all the letters of Mr. Webster
to her husband and all the letters and pa
pers given to the latter by Mr. Wbter or
by Ui ion Fletcner.
MOUTH AM) MIIADUS OI" UOTMAM.
John IlrUlion Wnlkor Ut Mornno to
Hun HI lltutoi.
The great question whether John llrli
ben Walker of tho typewritten university,
with tho horsclesn carrlago annex, was a
hack ur nn omnibus was Fettled for the
time yesterday In the otHco of tho mayor's
marshal when Mr. Walker took out llcensos
nil nix (.(mclii'H and paid $5 for each of them.
Mr Walker, who on Friday nftcrnoon had
expressed a deslro to consult his lawyer
nnd li it it also said thnt tho citizens of Now
York would subscribe $100,000 to do some
thing or other thnt no ono el In tho room
'ould understand, was at the ofllco early
nnd ho had In his hand a long nnd serious
looking roll of paper, which It was his In
tention to read aloud to Deputy Marshal
llrottu, says tho Niw York Sun. lJut the
deputy, who had heard of the great speech
inado by Mr. Walker In Grand Central pal
ace when he addressed himself to tho
waiters nt (ho Dollar Dinner, headed him
off.
"Tho mobile rapid transit coaches now
being operated by the Mobllo Carriage, com
pany through Wall " onld Mr. Walkor,
unreeling tho manuscript.
"Is the Mobile Carriage company Incor
porated?" Interrupted Mr. Drown.
No," snld Mr. Walker, who, being a truo
Ilrynnlte, hntos all corporations, "No, sir,
It Is not."
"Then how can It apply for licenses? It
does not exist," eald Mr. Drown. Mr.
Walker sighed.
"Well, muko It John Drlsbon Walker,
then," said thnt statesman. "I will as
sumo the proprietorship of them In order
to obtain licenses."
Ho was very old nnd feeble and when he
signaled that ho wanted to get off, which
ho did by tottering to his feet and waving
a long thin arm nt tho conductor, the enr
was brought to a gradual standstill a full
Impressive standstill with tho brakes all
set and groaning nnd tho conductor came
briskly down tho aisle to hts assistance.
He helped htm to alight with a gentleness
nnd cure that were aa touching as unusual.
He took him tenderly by the arm and led
him clear to tho sidewalk, relates the
Evening Post. Among thoso who witnessed
this little net of courtesy there was not
olio who dlil not foel like apologizing to the
young man nt the moment for all the mean
things thoy had said and thought about
street car conductors. Their faces softened
with hearty Interest. Suddenly they saw
tho conductor drop hold of tho old man's
arm and leave him leaning against the
fence: "You old fakir," he called back, as
ho rang tho starting bell, "You ain't goln'
to fall off my car!"
Probably tho most elaborate meerschaum
pipe lu this country Is now In process of
coloring by a Now York merchant, who
bought It from a local manufacturer
recently for $1,S00.
The plpo Is known as a "character" pipe
to tho trade, and Is a wonderfully carved
reproduction of tho painting "St. John at
His llatb." It represents six maidens
grouped around a fountain, and either St.
John Is concealed behind tho fountain or
in It; he is not In sight, at any rate. The
figures aro chiseled from a solid piece of
meerschaum, which was Imported from
Turkey. Tho labor expended upon It ex
tended over a period of two years, and the
amber mouthpiece alono cost $500. Among
retail dealers, It Is said that the demand for
meerschaum pipes and holders has greatly
decreased In tho last few years. French
brier has supplanted It In popularity. Manu
facturers declare, however, that they have
all they tau do to fill their orders and that
thu quality and the workmanship of tho
goods turned out by them are 50 per cent
better than formerly. They account for the
apparent falling off In tho demand to the
Increased care a man takes of a good moer-
schaum. "People here are being educated,"
said oio manufacturer. "They understand
that a good plpo cannot be ill-treated, and
the nro learning to take proper caro of
them. One pipe nowadays will last a man
threo times th? time tho same pipe would
a few years ago."
"Hlg Mose" has lost his corns, and he Is
now a more companionable alligator than he
has been for months. Ho lives In the reptile
bouse at tho Bronx "zoo," where yesterday
200 persons watched eight animal keepers
and a surgeon perform the delicate opera
tion of taking the tenderness out of his
feet, says the New York Herald.
"Hlg Mose" Is thirteen feet In length,
tour feet In width where ho Is broadest, and
weighs 800 pounds. A few weeks ago an In
offensive saurian trod on one of "Hlg
Mose's" corns. The large alligator did not
pause to shed any crocodile tears. He bit
tho companion of his tank nearly In two
and then retired to tho corner of the pool
to aurso his tender feet and Injured feel
ings. Slnco then the other alligators In the
pool have given him a wldo herth.
It wns decided that "Dig Mose" would
either havo to Fart with the painful ap
pendages to bis feet or the world must
gain a thirteen-foot strip of yard-wido
alligator leather. Tho water was run out
of tho tank yesterday afternoon and the
three other alllgatnri were driven out of
tho enclosure. Over tho nose of "Hlg Moso"
a sack was thrown and eight men tried to
drag him away by means of a noose around
his neck. He threw them nil over by a
flip of his tall. William T. Hornaday. tho
director of the Bronx "zoo." tried to show
how Mose should be treated. The scientist
was soon sprawling In the tank, for the
tall of that alligator worked like a flail.
The attendants finally got the creature on
top of n wooden operating table, tied his
Jaws and bound him securely with ropes.
He kicked so that It was Impossible to
treat his feet with cocaine, as had been In
tended. Frank H. Miller, veterinary sur
geon, then ordered that three ounces of
chloroform be admlulstered. The alligator
succumbed to tho Influence of tho drug
and wns as peaceable as If he were lazily
floating down his native bayou.
With tho assistance of Frederick Dlth
mnrs. the superintendent of tho reptile
house, tho operation was speedily conducted.
Tho animal had two large tumors. They
were first noticed In 1599. They had been
operated upon, but nnd grown again. This
time they were cut out entirely. The oper
ation took half an hour.
Surgeon Miller went Into the tank, tak-
Ing with hlra a srarfll table, on which he had
arranged his Instruments and the usual
antiseptics. Four lancets were spoiled In
the opt ration, for the feet of "Big Mose"
wero hard and horny. The creaturo did not
emerge from tho Influence of the chloroform
for ten minutes after the surgeon had done.
Then he yawned a yard or so, glanced crit
ically at the veterinarian and then at his
feet.
With a look which showed his bewilder
ment he made hla way to tho corner of the
tank. For the first time In four months he
placed his feet squarely down and tho ef
feet of the operation seemed to surprise
htm. The water was turned again Into the
tank and Mose and his companion! were
soon swimming again tn a pool to which
concord bad been restored.
et' VnrlrRiitrcl Platform.
Tacoma Ledger
Senator Vest ha been outlining the demo.
cratic platform as ho wants It to be In
190-1. Ha favors a graduated Income tax
opposition to trusts and a declaration
against Imperialism. The first appeals to
many thinking people. The second Is
false cry. because the man who thinks to
make money by going Into a trust will go
In wUhout regard to political leanlas. The
third u rot.
AKiWUns (JMA1IA ALAHM1ST.
Predicted K ml of the World l)oe Mit
.Inure l'lilliulcliihlii,
Philadelphia Record.
Borne years ago tho Second Advontlst
money-ralier (ltev. Mr. Simpson) nnd a man
of scientific training (Lieutenant Tottcn,
formerly of Yale) found themselves In
agreement as to tho early ending of tho
world. Wo havo much tho samo combina
tion again In an Omaha Seventh Day Ad
ventlst (Joslah Carnow) nnd Prof Servtss,
both of whom aro looking for a wind-up of
terrestrial nffnirs. A great many people
wero seriously alarmed' by tho positive af
firmation of Lieutenant Tottcn that tho end
would come on n particular day, though
there was no such widespread terror as tho
Mlllerltes had Inspired on moro than ono
occarlon. In Omnhn nnd Its vicinity It Is
said that many persons hnvo been convinced
by the declaration of Carnow, who has fixed
on September 13 next for tho destruction of
tho world by heat.
No doubt the Omaha man lins been forti
fied tn his opinion by tho nminuncemcnt of
Prof. Scrvlss thnt the holes in tho solar
vapors may let through heat enough to de
stroy nil life. Farmer Carnow has studied
tho books of Daniel and Isalnh (ns have
many other prophets) nnd has kept tub on
tho world's wickedness. His studies have
convinced him that mankind wns never ns
vllo as now and that the IOrd cannot tol
erato Its existence beyond tho 13th of Sep
tember. Skeptical neighbors observe thnt
Farmer Carnow docs not neglect his corn
nnd nro not satisfied with his explanation
that tho Lord expects overy man to keep
nt his work until tho hent shall becomo so
Intenso that ho must quit. Besides tho war
In South Africa, tho troublo In China, the
skirmishes in the Philippines nnd the talk
of wnr between Hussla and Japan nnd be
tween Ttussla and Great Dritnln, nnd besides
the frequent reports of murder nnd of gen
eral wickedness, Farmer Carnow considers
the great strikes ns lndlcntlng a turbulent
condition of the human heart nnd, there
fore, of tho need of giving up the experi
ment of the world's salvation. In his view
tho Lord has been defeated In His purpose
to make saints of men.
Tho Idea that In order to be ripe for tho
end tho world must bo In tho worst of nil
possible conditions is common to nil who
make specific predictions of this kind. Ho
rends history with little care and Is Ill
informed about contemporary mattcrsi who
does cot know that tho condition of man
kind, morally ns well as materially. Is
vastly better now thnn It has been at any
time within the limits of history. Many of
tho obviously bad things aro not bad at
all by comparison with the past, and many
brutalities are Indications of the mnrch of
Improvement. The mornl advance, has been
even grentcr than tho material, nnd In
both cases It has been prodigious. There Is
every warrant In tho annals of the raco
for tho statement that never has tho hopo
of a high destiny for mankind been so well
founded as It Is now. If the world-cnders
shall Insist on the postponement of the
break-up until morality and spirituality
shall be at the lowest ebb there must bo
a complete change of tendency before they
can appoint a specific date for tho event.
LINKS TO A LAUGH.
Philadelphia Press: "See here." fntd tho
cook, "the piece av Ice ye ba lcavln" theso
mornln's Is very small."
"Don't get mad about that," replied the
Iceman, "that's Just my little weigh."
Washington Star: "Jlgelns thinks bo hi
the smartest small boy in the world."
"Well, Jlgglns enn't help giving ths
youngster credit for superior discernment.
He Is absolutely sure no has the wlsust
father In existence."
Cleveland Plain Dealer: "See here, waiter,
I can't chew this steak."
"I urn not exactly surprised to hear It,
sir."
"What do you mean by that?"
"I mean that you nre the fifth gentleman
who has said the same thing about It."
Pittsburg Chronicle: "What do you think
of the ptomaine Idea In Icecream?" neked
the Observant Boarder, as he Inserted his
spoon In n. saucer of "vanllln."
"Ptommyrot," replied the Cross-Kyed
Boarder.
Philadelphia Record: "I don't see your
point at all," remarked tho pincushion dur
ing tho discussion.
"To tell the truth," replied the needle,
"neither do I. You see, I've only got ono
eye, and that's at the wrong end."
Washington Star: "Mister," said Mean
dering Mike, "I have Just heard your tlmo
was worth 50 cents a second."
"What of It?"
"I was Jes' goln' to stop yqu to nx you
what time It Is. But you kin give me do W
cents Instead "
Chicago Tribune: Ambitious Politician I
don't think I'll have n bit of trouble tn
getting any offlce I want. Ixiok how easllv
I was elected lBt year, when the people
hardly knew mo at all.
Trusty Henchman Hut that's the whole
trouble. Tho people h'm know you now.
Philadelphia Press: "The doctor nre
claiming now." remarked the chronic dys
peptic, "thnt eggs make a man bilious."
"Well." replied Iiwa Comedy. . "I've
known eggs to make n man look very
bilious."
Boston Traveler: "Well, what Is the mat-
ter with your husband?" the ohvalclan
asked, ns he laid down his repair kit nnd
removca ni gloves.
"Imaginary Insomnia." replied Mrs. Fo
dick. "Imaginary Insomnia?" repeated the phy
slclnn ln-julrlngly.
"That's what It Is. He thinks he doesn't
sleep nt night, but he gets lots more s!ep
than I do."
iii.ic.HTr.n nAitnuN"".
Frank L. Stanton In Atlanta Constitution.
Tho rain has drowned the roses, but where
fore, sweet, complain?
The rose was woven of summer light nnd
riin- uruiis oi rain:
And though summer meadows ml.s it, and
though the gardens grieve.
Another springtime smiling Hnother rose
wm weave.
The rain has drowned the roses: but t no
x Know snail rest
In all It May-sweet beauty upon my
dreamlnc tirenxt
Lo! while the winds nr gjphlnir nri.l
heaven's brlcht tmrrirnn nll
I murmur "Still she loves mo tho awe. tt .
rose of all "
Ask Your Neighbor
Hundreds of Omaha Citizens
Can Tell You All About It.
Home endorsement, the public expression
of Omaha people should be evidence beyond
dispute for every Omaha reader. Surely
the experience of friends nnd neighbors,
cheerfully given by them will carry more
weight than tho utterances of strangers
residing In far away places. Read the fol
lowing: Mrs. Alex Long of 1913 Oak street, says:
"I had kidney trouble for many years, suf
fered severely, was annoyed a great deal
nlghu trom too frequcut action of the kid
ney secretions and bad other ailments often
little understood, but which are caused by
disordered kidneys. I saw Doan's Kldne)
Pills advertised and bad ray husband get
them for me at Kuha & Co.'s drug store.
They did ma so much good that I continued
the treatment and After finishing two boxr
1 felt like a different woman, even at ray
advanced age. I recommend Doan't Kid
ney Pills to every ono at every opportualty
for they are a reliable kidney remedy "
For alo by all dealers. Price W cents.
Foster-Mllburo Co.. Buffalo, N Y. s?;.
agents for the United States
Hetnetrber the carse, Doaa s, and take so
, lubitltute.