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comploto copies of Tho Dally, Morning,
Evening and Sunday Boo printed during
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lows:
l no, too
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i ao,aiu
6 ao,iso
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21 :io,7i)o
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25 ao.uo
20 110,500
27 :iO,70
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Total
Less unsold and returned copies
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Net total sales l.ia,157
Net dally average ao.101
QUO. D. TZ8CIIUCK.
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1901. M. B. HUNOATE.
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If this keeps up we will refer to It iir
"unlmy Jnnunry."
With nil Us enrtliqunkc Mexico muflt
lio a shocking country.
South Omnlm would Indeed bo fallen
upon hn.nl times If It Bhould llnd Itself
without Homo frnnchlso scheme to ex
erclso tho talents of Its couuclltneii.
If thcRO little plensnntrles In tho coun
cil chamber arc to bo repented the city
trensury might reap a windfall by
clinrglug an adtnlHslon feo at tho door.
One thing at a time. Let tho Real
Estato exchange persist In Its campaign
for more equitable taxation of corporate
franchises. It can got after the other
classes of taxshlrkers next.
With such oratorical llreworks on the
program no fun-loving board of equal
ization should think for a moment of
cutting its sessions down to tho statu
tory minimum of five days.
Uetweon the corporate taxshlrkers and
the wealthy Individuals who forget to
return their taxable property the poor
wage worker who owns his little home
gets' the worst of It every time.
Is a midnight robber who holds up an
nll-nlght gambler at tho muzzle of a six
shooter subject to criminal prosecution?
Hero Is a knotty question which may
prove too Intricate for the combined
wisdom of our two police Judges.
According to reliable information the
rulo against teachers soliciting their pu
plls to buy tickets to private entertain
meats Is being again violated. There Is
uo good renson why the public schools
should be used to raise funds for any
private purpose.
Tho fight botweeu the Sugar trust
and tho beet sugar peoplo Is no longer
manifested In tho form of cut rates to
tho consumer, but it Is by no means
ended. Tho battle royal will bo waged
at Washington over tho admission of
Cubun sugar at preferential duties.
Tho program for tho entertalument
of Prlnco Henry during his visit to
America has been made up by Secre
tary of State Hay and submitted to
Emperor William for his approval or
modification. Prlnco Henry does not
seem to havo nnythlug to say about It,
Those Bulgarian brigands will prob
ably havo a high old tlmu as soon as
they get their hands on tho 101,000
that has been raised as tho ransom
money for their two missionary hos
tnges.. A haul llko that is n windfall
not oftcu gathered in that poverty
Htrlckcn section of thu globe.
Russia Is said to bo forming a Euro
pean league against the proposed new
German tnrlff. Whllo tho tariff was de
signed by tho agrarian clement to strlko
tho United States, Indications nro that
all Unclo Sam will bo forced to do Is
to keep quiet and let Germany's neigh
bors tight our tariff battlo for us.
Estimates compiled by tho census hu
rcau place tho population of the world
ut between 1,500,000,000 and 1,600,000
000, of which tho Uulted States with Its
now poHsusjlons hus something over 84
000,000, and It must bo remembered that
tho United States not only has plenty
room to grow, but Is steadily growing,
Your modern freight agent has learned
cousldcrnblo In recont years. Ho doe
not raiso rates any more time causes
comment and shippers mako a fuss
about It, By simply changlug tho classl
ucatlon tho road gets tho extra money
uuil no rnlso tu rates has been made
To beat the railroad man out you must
Sot up Mtrly In Hie morning,
A CASE OF EA'VT.
Tho Ueo's compliments to Hint vnl-
limit hero and Be.lf-ncrlflcltig patriot,
II. Ager, for his timely elucidation
lwforo the State Historical Eoelety of
the noble part plnyed by tho rnllronds
In Nebraska politics have set In mo
tion the gnawing teeth of grewsomo
envy upon tho tender tentacles of the
edoubtablo editor of tho Lincoln Jour
nal. That tho fnr-fijiucd exploits of
Colonel Agor as the concentrated po
litical essence of the allied railroad cor
porations desorvo recognition, no one
daro deny. To him tho pitlm Is con
ceded for deft exercise of the persun-
Ivo art uiKJii troublesouio legislative
members, but whether the rallrond lob
byist enn claim precedence over tho
rallrond organist, always responsive to
hunch from headquarters, may yet be
open to debate.
To prove that ho Is equally nllvo to
their Interests and equally ready to
champion tliulr cause, tho Journal ed
itor, whose onc-tlmo experience as ono
of the sahirlcd do-nothing railroad com
missioners particularly ilts him to speak,
Insists that "these great railroads arc
hero to stay and are of considerable
uso to tho people of Nebraska, and as
they pay n very considerable proportion
of tho taxes of the state they arts prob-
bly within their rights If they have
an Intelligent and upright gentleman
llko Mr. Ager on hand to wntch the
Interests of their property during the
session of the legislature und expose
the machinations of the hold-ups."
Wo certainly hnd no apprehensions
Hint tho railroads of Nebraska were
about to transport themselves hence, as
they would have dlfltculty In lludiug
anyone to pay tho freight charges on
the consignment. They will have to
stay where they are If they want to
bo of use to their owners or to nnyone
else. Tho great railroads arc without
question of considerable uso to the peo
ple of Nebraska, but tho people of Ne
braska are likewise of cousldcrnblo use
to tho railroads. If all tho people should
transport themselves hence, the rail
ronds would bo about as useless as Hie
old buffalo tracks, and even Colonel
iVger's persuasive eloquence might llnd
tho market shorn of customers.
Tho lleo must not bo charged with
objecting to Mr. Ager disporting him
self upon tho program of the State His
torical bocluty. Far bo that from Its
purpose. One short paper could not
dlscloso tho titlo of tho Agerlan wis
dom on the subject of the rnllronds in
politics. Let a place be reserved at
each annual fenst of historic loro for
subsequent Installments of what has not
yet been disclosed. Let the oracle
speak and tell all ho knows without
respect to envious rivals serving tho
same master.
TO I'USTl'UXE OH NOT POSTPONE.
The managers of tho Louisiana Pur
chase exposition are at the cross road.
Tho loldlug of the exposition was In
spired ,by a desire to commemorate the
centennial anniversary of the purchase
of tho territory from Fruuce of which
St. Louis Is tho metropolis. Anniver
saries cannot well bo postponed, but the
celebration of great events may bo de-
furred. Tho Columbian World's fair
was designed to commemorate the four
hundredth anniversary of the discovery
of America by Columbus. Tho fair
ought to havo been held, therefore, In
181)-', and It was a grievous disappoint
ment to Chicago to be compelled to
postpone It until 18011. Chicago has the
reputation of being Just as progressive
and enterprising as St. Louis, if not
moro so, yet Chicago preferred to mukc
tho exposition a grand success rather
than a half-baked show. Some of tho
reasons which compelled Chicago to
postpone Its fair twelve months would
not apply to St. Louis, but In the main
tho chief obstacles which had to bo
overcome by Chicago In ISO'- nro much
tho same as those .which now confront
St. Louis.
International expositions cannot, llko
Alnddjn's fabled palace, be created in a
sluglo night. They are colossal under
takings, which Involve not merely the
expenditure of vast sums of money, but
a prodigious amount of thought and
labor. Great world'H fairs require
something more than tho buildings in
which tho exhibits are housed; they re
quire participation on tho part of for
eign countries and by our own states
and nation. To Impress tho world with
tho odvautuges offered by participation
In such an enterprise is a work of time.
Ono trouble In tho way of St. Louis
uud with which Chicago did not have
to contend Is that a great number of
expositions havo been held In recent
years. Whllo It Is truo Hint ouly ono
exposition of tho llrst magnitude, the
International exposition at Paris, has
been held .since tho Columbian fair, this
cfuutry has witnessed a number of
minor expositions, tho last being that
held at Huft'ulo, Tho American people,
upon whom St. Louis must depend for
Its gate receipts, havo had a surfeit of
expositions lately, and u little rest, even
for a yeur, might reconcile mauy to
visit another.
It goes without saying that tho St.
Louis exposition will prove a colbssnl
failure unless Us grounds are visited
by ns ninny peoplo as passed through
tho gates at Buffalo. Even that number
might not lvpny much moro than tho
current running expenses of the show,
.Tho question of postponement, there
fore, Is not so much a question of senti
ment as It Is of practical business ne
cessity.
To tho people who visit tho fair it
will mako precious llttlo difference
whether the exposition Is held ono bun
dred years after tho purchuso of Lou
isiaua or ouo numireu aim ono years
thereafter. "What thoy want abovo all
things Is to seo tho grentost show ou
eurth, even If they have to wait another
year to sco It.
Cougressmun Chnmp Clark's demand
for a Htnto primary to detormlno tho
choice of Missouri democrats for the
successor of Mjr, Vest as Unjted States
senator, ought to strengthen hint as n
eandldato who Is willing to trust the
peoplo to select their own senators. If
ho will line up Missouri to join with tho
other states In moving for n constitu
tional convention to engraft the popu
lar election of senators Into our funda
mental law, he may be able to accom
plish something practical In tho way of
this reform.
i.oxa and snuitT haul.
Tho Transcontinental Freight bureau,
which Includes seventeen of the trunk
lines engaged In transcontinental tratllc,
has Issued a call for a meeting of tratllc
managers nt Portlnnd, Ore., on Feb
ruary 18. It Is announced that more
than ono thousand subjects are to bo
discussed at the proposed conference,
but tho most Important question beforo
that body will be tho proposed reduction
of transcontinental freight rates.
Whether tho lowering of the through
freight rate has become Imperative for
tho continued control by tho trunk
Hues of tho oriental freight carriage
between tho Atlantic and Pnclflc Is an
open question. The volume of through
trulllc cun certainly not be materially
Increased by a lowering of the rates,
nor Is there any serious complnlnt on
the pnrt of shippers nud merchants on
the Paclllc const about excessive ex
actions on Hie long haul shipments.
The bulk of tho tralllc of transconti
nental Hues originates this side of the
Paclllc coast. Tho shipments of the
mineral products mined In Colorado,
Utah, Montana, Idaho and Wyoming,
the cattle shipments from tho ranges
In the arid regions and tho grain raised
In Minnesota, North Dakota, Nebraska
and Kansas would not come under the
classillcntion of through tralllc and
would not be affected by a lowering of
through freight rates. It Is precisely
this class of products that constitute
tho principal source of wealth In tho
states this side of tho Sierras, and the
shippers from this reglou will not be
benefited by the recent concessions
made by J. J. Hill in tho cut on mer
chandise rates over tho Great Northern
and Northern Paclllc, as only a small
percentage of the freight transported
over the Paclllc roads Is made up of
merchandise. While there are doubt
less good grounds for complaints of ex
orbitant short haul freight rates on dry
goods, clothing, glassware,' crockery,
household furniture and agricultural
machinery, n material reduction in such
rates would beueilt comparatively few
people, whereas a reduction of freight
rates ou brcadstuffs, coal, lumber and
grain would beueilt the entire popula
tion of the reglou west of the hikes.
It Is the short hnul and not the long
haul that lias been a source of con
tention ou tho transcontinental lines and
tho discrimination in rates between
long distance terminals and short dis
tance Interior points that has been most
offensive. Whether the proposed con
ference will Improvise any remedy for
ihls dlvergenco remains to be seen.
MVST EMlllXACK Ahh UltANCllES.
Tho way to economize la to economize,
Tho way to reform is to refora. It is
absurd for a nowspaper to Insist upou
economy on the part ot democratic officials,
whllo It falls to demand economy on tbo
part of republican officials.
It Is absurd to insist upon radical re
trenchment in our public school cxpcndl
tures, which expenditures aro the most
popular ot all tho taxpayers are required
to endure, and it is absurd to Insist upon
reduction ot county expenses If wo aro not
to demand that tho enormous and reckless
expenditures made by our city government
also undorgo radical reduction.
The taxpayers of this city and county aro
now engaged in a fight for economy in tho
public service. Will Tho Bee employ tha
samo vigor In tho demand tor economy in
tho city expenditures as It has employed
in its demand for economy In county ex,
pendltures?
Will The Bee consent to a reduction of
tho force and tho salaries in tho city hall
so that the forco and the salaries In that
department shall bo In koeplng with the
reduction mado in the salaries of public
school teachers? World-Herald.
Tho Beo has never been Justly charge
ablo with cowardice or hypocrisy. It
has always had tho courage of Its con
vlctlons nud hns over been ready to turn
tho senrchllght of publicity upon tnx
eaters ns well as taxshlrkers. Its de
mand for retrenchment and economy has
not been confined to tho management of
tho affairs of tho county uud public
schools, but has Included In Its demand
every branch of local government It
has time and again demanded the aboil
Hon of the gas Inspector's olllce, bo
cause It believes It to bo a useless in
stltutlon, nnd It favors tho abolition of
every sinecure, wherever It may be. It
Is In favor of tho use of tho pruning
knlfo in tho city hall ns well ns In the
court house nnd In the schools.
The Beo does not, howover, ndvocnto
impossible or Impractical reforms. It
does not advocate cutting down salaries
fixed by Inw, becnuso they ennnot bo re
duced except by net of tho leglsla
turc. For the same reasous It hns re
fralncd at this tlmo from advocating the
reduction of the salary of tho clerk of
tho district court, which was at Its In
stance reduced from a $2r,000-n-yenr
feo olllce to a $S,000-n-yenr salaried
olllce. When wo como to nominate can
dldates for tho legislature Tho Beo will
ndvocnte a reduction of tho snlury from
$5,000 to $2,500 a year. It Is a travesty
ou Justice to pay the clerk of tho district
court $5,000 a year whllo tho Judges of
tho district court rocolvo only $-',500,
and even tho Justices of tho supremo
court and tho governor of tho state aro
limited to $2,500. Theso ofilclals nro
burdened with grave responsibilities and
cannot delegate the dlschnrgo of duties
devolving on them, whllo tho clerk o
thu district court simply looks on mid
draws tho salary while salaried depu
ties and clerks do the greater part of
tho work.
Tho domand for retrenchment and re
form ou tho part of The Beo is not a
spasm. It has agitated retrenchment
and tax reform for years, and tho over
whelming public seutlment In favor o
retrenchment has been created by Its
persistent und unremitting effort to
bring about a reduction of tuxation. Tho
The School Trust
J. Sterling Morton
Tho recent convocation In Lincoln ot moro
than 1,000 Nebraska school teachers Is an
other reminder of tho growing tyranny of
tho publio school trust. The alleged com
mercial trusts are localized, nnd differenti
ated from opposing interests and forces:
but tho Influences nnd tho empire ot tho
school trust are omnlpresont from sea to
sea, and from gulf to British border. This
vast organization has ostensibly a bene
ficent and largely unselfish object, and it
represents an Institution which Is bene
ficent when confined to a proper scope
This scntlmentnl and philanthropic aspect
ot tho public school system has served to
ell its faults from public insight. Tho
treat-importanco of n good primary educa
tion for their children and the difficulty of
providing it filled the early settlers ot our
till new country with a spirit ot Bollcltudo
nnd eelf-sacrlflco in that behalf ns nrdent
as that which animated tho crusaders to tho
holy land or stirred tho emotions of tho
religious devotoo In those days whon the
belief was hold that religious faith was
efficacious and essential to eavo from the
fires of a literal hell.
And so tbrf mission of tho public school
nnd the public school teacher has been
Idealized, while they have gradually be
como organized into an aggressive, oppros-
ivo commercial trust. Broader fields and
moro publio money to cnabla us to exploit
theories Is their motto. Tho obtrustvo fca
turo of tho preeont public Bchool system
Is extravagance In oxpenso and in tbo
nmount and scopo of work forced upon tho
first steps In that direction have already
been tnken by the Bonrd of Education.
But It must not bo confined to a reduc
tion of school taxes. It should embrace
not only that branch of government, but
overy deportment which Is being main
tained by money collected from tho tax
payers.
A compnratlvo tabid computed by Dr.
James II. Caulleld, who wns formerly
chancellor of tho University of Ne
braska, plnces the cost of securing nn
education ot that Institution at less
than tho cost at auy other American
college or university of standing. If
this means that the education secured
at our State university were cheaper
In character and depth, it would Indeed
be deplorable, but thnt Is by no menus
the conclusion to be drawn. On the
contrary, the cheaper cost of living nnd
tho almost en tiro absence of fees duo
to tho generous bounty of tho stato in
providing for the .maintenance of tho
university by taxation to supplement Its
liberal endowment, accounts for the pe
cuniary advantage enjoyed by Its stu
dents without detriment ou tho side of
instruction or facilities for study and
experiment. No state ranks higher than
Nebraska In tho lnverso scale of illit
eracy, because In no state is tho means
of education placed so freely within
tho reach of tho children of even Hie
poorest citizen.
Nebraska Journalism at last boasts a
doublo-euder that Is the real thing.
Thero nro doubie-endors and double
enders, but It remained for' tho little
town of Beaver City to produce one
made up of tho hyphenated merger of a
republican und u, fusion popcr which is
to continue to play republican pollUcs
for republican readers and fusion pol
itics for fusion readers. According to
tho promulgated prospectus of tho now
Times-Tribune, a department occupying
two columus of space Is to be given
over each week to the exclusive Juris
diction of a member of Colonel Bryan's
staff supplemented on special occasions
by assistants designated by the local
organization. The regular editorial col
umns are reserved for the republican
sclutlllatlous and the cross-lire from
page to puge may be expected In courso
of tlmo to become as heated as the
famous quill duels fought across tho
table by tho late Colouel Morrlssey and
Fred Nye.
Mr. Millard Fillmore Funkhouser np-
peared before the Board of Equalization
ou behalf of tho Board of Education to
remonstrate ngalust the undervaluation
of the property of tho franchlsed cor
porations. Whllo It Is emlnoutly proper
for tho school board to take nn active
Interest in tho assessment of corporate
property, tho question that naturally
presents itself Is, Why did not tho board
appear through Its presldeut or Its sec
retary? Why should Mr. Funkhouser
bo ullowcd to project himself Into tho
forefront ns the spokesman for the
board. Ho Is not an otllcer of the board
nor oven chairman of Its tlunuco com
mittee, uud has really no. moro right to
speak for the board thnu nny other of
Its members. Aro we to Infer that this
Is another grandstand play for tho ad
vancement of Mr. Fuukhouser's political
campaign In the dim nfcd dlstaut future?
The attempt to represent Tho Beo ns
tho enemy of the kindergarten Is merely
nn attempt to throw, dust Into tho eyes
of tho Ignorant. Had Tho Beo been op
posed to tho establishment of the kinder
garten there would havo boon no Insti
tutions of that kind In Omaha, ns It
could havo crented a public seutlment
which would have been sufficient to de
feat tho proposnl, Its opposition Is not
to tho kindergarten as such, but to the
reckless extension of the system and
tho conversion of kindergartens into
nurseries. Even If tho school board had
niouey to bum thero would bo uo renson
why wo should have six times us many
kindergarten teachers as are employed
In Kansas City and twenty times as
many as uro employed lu Minneapolis
In proportion to the school attendance.
Another Nebraska town Is consider
ing the proposition of accepting a pub
lic library building as a gift from Mr.
Carnegie, conditioned on tho agreement
to devoto an annual appropriation to
Its support. No community lu or out
of Nebraska will over regret having
mado uso of Mr. Carnegie's generosity
to help Itself to a permanent educu
Houul Institution.
Our public-spirited pnper nlr-llno ,rnll
rond promoter, Tom Bhiekburn, Is again
lu evidence with his ever ready pen lu
In tho Conservative,
pupils. Tho school trust is In n state ot
solflsh aggressive commercial expansion. In
tbo cities thero is universal groaning undor
tho Increasing burdens of taxation imposed
by extravagant and commonly corrupt
school boards; but tho clamor ot tho school
cult Is ever for more.
But financial cxtravaganco Is not ns hurt
ful as tho extravagant amount nnd variety
ot work Imposed upon the pupils. Teachers
in each department have their pnrtlculnr
fads nnd aro convinced of tho paramount
Iraportnnco of their particular lino of in
fraction; so that In tho round-up of theso
contending ambitions tho courses of study
In tho publio schools of today aro expanded
nnd stuffed until they exceed in dimension
and detail tho cotlego courses of not many
years ngo, and mero children aro forced
with this pabulum, digestible only by ma
ture minds. As a result, beforo thoy have
become young men nnd women, pupils bo
come old, nervous nnd worn, and flttor for
that land whero tho wicked teachers ccaso
from troubling and weary children nro nt
rest from them, then for tho strenuous
struggles and healthy enjoyments of this
prosent life.
Our Imperfect social organism moves by
tho rulo of action and reaction, and a re
action against the headlong courso of the
school system la now due. Tho Conserva
tive nt this opportuno time throws out
these not extravagant hints in the hopo
that tho settlng-ln of tho reaction may bo
thereby expedited.
nn effort to get oven for somo Imnglnnry
grievance. After procuring tho Inser
tion of n silly fake about tho governor
ship of Gunm In the Omaha Fnkery this
great franchise seeker disports himself
In dlscusslug the governorship of Gunm,
in the subsidized Mercer organ, In that
balmy and breezy style for which ho hns
become noted.
Ah soon as the Indian reservations nro
abolished Uncle Sam will lose all Inter
est In tho bootleggers and under a high
license law In Thurston county the busi
ness of capturing bootleggers will not be
so prolltablo for the deputy United
States marshals. In tho no distant fu
ture they may llud themselves In tho
same unfortunate predicament ns
Othello their occupation gone.
-Montana is trying to work up nn off
set to the gold fover by proclaiming n
discovery of valuable diamond fields, for
which the roseato prospectus Is held out
thnt they may rival the Klmborley
mines of South Africa. How soon stock
In tho now diamond dlgglug corpora
tions Is to bo floated Is not stated in
the oillclal dispatches.
Not (or Steady Company.
Philadelphia ledger.
"Corn King" Phillips' fato Is a fresh ro
mtnder that this country has no uso for
kings.
rteaolvea Hide the Toe.
Washington Star.
Tho antics ot Dick Croker have worn out
the patience of tho big domocratlo ma
jorities which used to appear in Now York.
Ills club may pass all tho resolutions It
pleases, but Croker Is going because the
boot too of public opinion has been applied
to his coattall pasture.
nook to Klmt Methods.
Philadelphia Record.
And now tho tomato canneries of tho cast
aro to rcsolvo themselves into a Twenty-Milllon-Dollar
Trust and monopolize this
branch of business. Thank goodness, how
ever, overy experienced housekeeper can
do a llttlo Trust business at home and can
her own tomatoes.
A StnKKcr nt Hnrmony.
Minneapolis Journal.
Tbo nomination of two gold democrats as
tho caucus choice for senators from Iowa
Is said to bo regarded as n victory for tho
gold wing of tho party. In that sense it
may have some significance, but what dif
ference does it really mako which wing of
tho democratic party of Iowa is In tho
ascendent?
"Old Kentucky Home" No More.
Cleveland Flaln Denier.
Let us glvo Kentucky its duo not Its
mountain dew, cither. Out of Its 110 coun
ties forty-eight are dry, twenty-one havo
but ono liquor dealer each and sovontoon
havo two such dealers each. This isn't
tho Kentucky ot tradition and the para
graphed, but It will not loso in popular
appreciation on thnt account.
TAX-nODGlNR 1IALKBD.
A Shining Example of Long Deferred
Collection of Dues Kvaded.
Indianapolis News.
The supremo court of the United Rtates
yesterday affirmed the decision of the In
diana supremo court in tbo Gallup tax
case, and held that the estate of the late
William T. Gallup would havo to pay to
Marlon county $52,746 in tnxce on property
not listed by Its owner during his lifetime.
It Ih haifl to see how tho court could have
mado any other decision, though there Is
always tho chance that such cases may be
decided on somo technicality that has no
boarlng on tho merits of tho controversy.
Thero has boon no dispute as to tho owner
ship of tho property. Nor la thero any
question that taxes wore not paid on it.
Tho proof was clear. Tho taxes should
have been paid by Mr. Gallup. As he did
not pay them, they should have been paid
by his personal representative after his
death.
It is not always or often that a com
munlty getB Its rights In such cases ns
this. So many men dodgo their taxes in
one way or another that a sort ot public
sentiment has grown up which makes It
exceedingly difficult to secure an honest
payment of taxes. The rich men, ot courso.
are tho chief offenders, for their property
Is in such shapo as to make it compara
tlvcly easy to conceal It. Bo it is that the
poor people aro taxed out of all propor
tion to theli; means, as compared with
their wealthier nolghbors. The offense of
tax-dodging la peculiarly heinous. The man
guilty of It cheats, not simply tho public
at large, but his friends and neighbors, who
are forced to pay moro because ot his un
willingness to bear his sharo of the bur
den. The offense is against both patriotism
and common honesty. If everyone honestly
paid his share of tho taxes the rate could he
greatly reduced. And taxes would be paid
much more willingly and cheerfully If there
could bo any assurance that tho rich men
of the country woro paying what they
should pay.
A great stimulus to honesty in this dl
rcctlon would be tho knowlodgo that the
authorities would make overy effort to col
lect taxes honestly due and that death
would be no bar to tho prosecution of the
demand fcr taxes withheld. The lesson of
the Gallup case ought to have Its effsct on
other men who are every day cheating the
tax gatherer. . .
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IIIUHF HITS Of STATU l'OI.ITICfl.
Dluo Springs Sentinel (rep.): Governor
Steclo takes as naturally to his now duties
as acting governor as though ho wcro tho
real thing, What n righteous thing It
would bo if ho could All out tbo remainder
of the term and how acceptable it would
be to the people.
Madison Chronlclo (rop.): Hon. W. 0.
Boare of Tokamah in tho nuthor ot nn ar
ticle giving thd history ot the Hurt
county bond dcnl. It is of great hulk nnd
scores tho stato treasurer for his action.
Ho closes with lho suggestion that a com
mittee, composed of Qcneral Mnnderson,
G. M. Lambcrtson nnd J. T. Maboney, mako
an investigation. That is Just and propor.
If tho stato treasurer has mado a mess it
ought to bo looked Into, and If not nn In
vestigation will elenr him ot tho chargo of
misusing stato money.
Norfolk News: Somo ot the f unionists
aro fearful that tho pardon of Hartley will
mako a breach In tho republican party.
It undoubtedly will such n breach as 1b
mado by tho removal of n festered too-
Joint from a man's body. Governor Sav-
ago, Bartloy and their particular frlonds
will represent tho diseased portion, tho
removal ot which Is necessary to tbo
strength, health and comfort of tho bal
ance of his person. It is tho sort of
breach the party and Its friends wish to
ceo. If tho futlonlsts deslro to help mako
such a breach, hoping for n probable In
crease In voters for their ticket, thoy are
welcome io proceed.
Hnstlngs Tribune (rop.): It will only bo
a short tlmo beforo politics will again be
gin to hum in tho Fifth congressional dis
trict. Already tho llttlo busy beo has bcon
buzzing in several political bonnets, and
among them may bo counted ono from
Hastings. It Is figured that tbo nomina
tion for congressman on tho republican
ticket is equivalent to an election, and
thoreforo thero are plenty candidates who
aro now out in the' field, trying to run tho
nomination into a corner. After Morland
mado his raco with Bhallonberger two
years ago and met defeat ho said most
emphatically at that time that ho bad been
foolish to let his friends cocrco him into
making tho run and that, ho would never
accopt another nomination. Jlowovor,
since republicanism gained such n magnifi
cent foothold throughout tho cntiro Fifth
district last fall It Is said that Morland
has reconsidered his resolution and may
nmend It by saying that ho will take an
othor try for a scat in congress providing
he Is the unanimous choice of tho conven
tion. With, several ether candidates in
tho Hold, it docs not seem vory likely that
Morland will havo tho nomination handed
to him without there bolng an attempt to
prevent It
Wayne Republican: "Fusion" may bo
said to bo passing, and after tho coming
campaign an' "passed," if, Indeed, it is ac
complished between tho democratic and
populist partiea even nt that tlmo, so
great Is the breach ot faith grown that
sprung out ot late campaign jealousies and
disasters. Talk with thoso honcst-opln-
ioned men who havo been supporting fu
sion to assert economic principles they
folt were right, but who entertain doubts
of their tcnablllty and this couplod with
lack of statesmanship and exccutlvo abil
ity on the part of tho garrulous leaders
who promised to show us "tho way out ot
Egypt," has wrought a disgust and a dis
trust that makes further fusion an Impos
sibility. They all say that if they had
nover fused purposes tho other any woum
long ago have given up and died, and each
say they will stick to It until tho othor
follows are sick, "good and plenty." Thoro
Is excuso enough for a division In senti
ment and policy between the "old-lino"
democrats and tho disciples of tho woll
meaning, but Mistaken Bryan, but between
tho latter and tho populists there Is no
dividing lino except tho set-up claims for
prestlgo and the spoils of omco. Blnco tbo
populist party 'was organized to make ap
parent reforms and not to secure office, tho
usefulness of Its labors is past In accept
ing tho cold and selfish hand ot nny party
In a burlcsquo ot self-respect,
I'EUSOAti NOTES.
' Workmen at the Homestead (Pa.) stool
mills raised $10,000 for tho National Mc
Klnley Memorial fund by giving half a
day's pay.
Tho City of Moxico recently honored tho
memory of tho feminine patriot Ponnn Jo
sopha Oritz Do Domlnguez by erecting a
statue in hor honor in tho Plaza Banta Do-
mlngo.
In Hardin county, Iowa, thero Is n
wealthy stockman, Thomao A. Walker,
whoso possessions Include the identical 24
cents ho had In bis pockot when bo landed
in New York in 1838.
William Gwln, the colored messenger who
ha eerved thirteen secretaries of state dur
ing tbo last thirty years, wears a gold
watch inscribed "From Wllllum M. Evarts
to William Gwln, February, 18S3."
Tho real "swearing off" season has begun
In Now York City. "Swearing off" applies
to personal tax assessments, and tho oner
ous task is performed with a regard tor
truth that blights the days of Ananias.
Judgo John II. Reagan of Austin, Tex.,
has finally retired from politics after half
it century of service. He was postmaster
general and secretary of tbo troasury 'In
the Confedernto cabinet and was father ot
the Interstate commerce law.
The fact that a man at Mount Vernon,
K, Y., fled from a house because he dis
covered a botUo of whlslcy thoro Is re-
garoeu an uviucuvu ui urcji-ruuiuu tru
hlbltion sentiment. .Possibly tho bottle fled
at tho samo moment. It's a way lovers
have,
Mrs. Hannah M. McPhorson, widow ot a
veteran ot the war of 1812, dlod in Haiti
moro last week and over her casket was
thrown a pleco of tho flag that waved over
Fort McIIenry during tho bombardment,
and the same one that inspired Francis
Scott Key to write "The Star Spangled
Banner."
100 WILLIAM ST., NEW YORK.
GOOD WOHD.1 FOR RAHXtifl.
Alns worth Star-Journal: Judgo J. B.
Barnes of Norfolk has been appointed
court commlMiloner in ptaco of Judgo Sedg
wick, elevated to tho supremo bench. Judge)
Barnes Is very widely nnd favorably known
and his selection gives universal satisfac
tion. Albion News: Judgo Barnes of Norfolk
has been appointed as commtCbloncr of thn
supromo court to fill tho vacancy caused
by tho election of Judgo Sedgwick. Judgo
Barnes was formerly district Judgo In tha
district of which Boono county was then
part. This nppolntmont will bo satisfactory
to rcsldcnta of northern Nebraska.
York Republican: Judgo Barnes of Nor
folk, who was appointed to tako tho placa
of Mr. Sedgwick on tho supremo court com
mission, Is ono of the ablest practitioners
in northern Nebraska. If wo nil keep peg
ging nway at it, it will not bo long until
Nebraska will havo n oupremo court that
will bo a monument of honor to tbo repre
sentative peoplo of tho stato.
Niobrara Pioneer: Judge John B. Barnes
has boen selected by the supreme court
the court commissioner to succeed Judgo
Sodgwlck, elected supreme judge. Judgo
Barnes Is rlpo In cxpcrlenco ns a lawyer.
Ho is ono among tbo many prominent north
Nobroska citizens who has been the right
hand man of republican interests without
reward! Tho rioncor Is pleased with this
recognition of an ablo man.
Wayne Horald: Judgo J. 13. Barnes ot
Norfolk, who is recognized ns one ot the
ablest lawyers in northeast Nebraska, has
been selected to fill tho place on the eu
premo court commission mndo vacant by
tho promotion of Judge Sedgwick to a po
sition on tho dupreme bench. Mr. Barnes
has ably served on tho Judicial bench In
tho past and was a leading eandldato for
tho nomination for supremo judge. His se
lection to tho above high position will bo
endorsed by tho entlro peoplo In this section
of tho state.
Ponca Journal: Tho nppolntmont of
Judgo J. B. Barnes of Norfolk (o succeed
Judgo Sedgwick as ono of tho supremo
court commissioners gives very general sat
isfaction nil over tho stato, nnd cBpoclally
in this portion, where ho is so well known.
Judge Barnes was for a long tlmo a resi
dent of Ponca and was county attorney for
Dixon county from 1875 to 1S79. Subse
quently ho was appointed district Judgo to
succoed Valentino, who had been elected to
congress, and ho was aftorwnrds eleoted to
tho district bonch. Ho has resided In Nor
folk for a 'number of years nnd is well
known all over tho state.
LINKS TO A LAUGH.
, Pittsburg Chronicle: "She Is nn adept
in pyrography," wo told him.
"flint will ult mo oxaotly," repllod he.
"for I'm very fond of pio myself.''
Washington Btar: "Fohglv ;
mies," said Unclo Bben; "but don'
fohglvencp mako you foolish 'be
'em a clmuco to do you agin."
ne-
Who Is thnt tramping around overhead?
n.t.n .... r i . . .
uin inai s imiMi. uu tuwuyo von reil
less towards morning.
Yonkers Statesman: Mubb You call Bos
ton hIow, and yet wo spent fd per capita
fpr postage stamps last year, whilst Nw
York spent only $3 per capita. '
Ootham-Well, wo can't always wait for
a letter to get there; wo telegraph.
Philadelphia Press: Callor For goodness
sako, what's that noise?
IlnUfllcrflTwrllrl nnvt Hnn- 1 v..
voice cultivated.
In It? at ar8 they olnr' p,ow"
Hauskeep I don't know, but the sound
of It Is harrowing.
BaHlmora American: "Suppose," re
marked Eve, whllo thoy wero dlsouselnr
tho qucsUon of what to havo for dinner,
"Hupposo wo havo sporo ribs and crout."
"I," replied Adam, rather gloomily, "I
havo had about enough sparo ribs to do mo
for a while."
Brooklyn Eagle: Mrs. Youngthlnir (pro
test ngly) You know wo promised that If
Bridget would como to cook for us we
would treat hor ns ono of the family.
r-n X.unFlhJnK (etcrnly)-Uut aha Isn't
sntlsued to be treated uh ono of tho family I
Bho wants to ho tho wholo thing!
Cleveland Plain Dealer: "Your mother
w,'.1i,s.u.rolS fWPV0. wont'n eho?"
"Mother7 Why, It was mother who sug
gested my running away with you."
XOIJF ,no,hor '"dl How could that bo?"
"Woll, you soo mothor thinks your family
lsn t qulto as good as ours, nnd bo sh sug
gested our running away in order to havo
somo excuso for making tho best ot it."
"THAT KHMIND9 MR."
James Barton Adams In Denver Post.
Wo sing aboiit tho greatest boro of all tho
bores on earth,
Tho chief of all the borelsh bores that e'er
was glvon birth,
Tho one that from tho pantry shelf of
Boredom takes tho cako,
And nil tho other pastry, too, the Boredom
cooks can bake.
You moet him everywhero you go, upon
In clubroom ffoxslp halls, where friend for
yarn recitals moet
Tho flond who hears your anecdote and
incn iu turcu u Knn,
And in his haste tread on its heels by
ijuitnii lif tt)''t()H ,11,
"That reminds me "
You think ho'n llst'nlng whllo you tell your
story, but bo's not;
Tho ono that's forming In his brain en
grosses all his thought:
IIo mentally rehearses It and wonders why
tho ileuco
You do not cut your story short and let
him turn 'or loose.
Tho eagerness that worries him Is stamped
upon his fiicv,
Grows fidgety nnd shifts' his fcot about
from place to place,
And nil tho time he's filled with fear some-
ouo may mako a play
And occupy tho floor before he has a
chance to say:
"That reminds me"
Tho story that he always springs- Is whisk-
crcd o'er with iige,
A moulded chestnut, blunt of point, built
on the narrow irauge.
Yet to his nutomatlo tongtio it tastes as
fresh and sweet
As luscious berries picked in Juno, fit for
a god to eat.
He doesn't seem to realize, ho is so very
vain,
That overyono who hears his voice Is seized
with inward pain.
And that thoy wish the fiend who roasts
transgressors for their sins
Would rise und grab with heated tongs the
nulsanco who begins:
"That ramlads naW