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PAHTIKS LBAV1HO TUB CITY.
Parties lesvlas the city mt
any time mar ti The Dee
sent to tUeia regularly by
Motlfyiagr The Dee Baalness
cfllee, n person or by mail.
The address rlll be chanced
as often as desired.
King Corn still holds up his head.
The Knights of Ak-Sur-Ben are bound
to win their golden spurs next week.
The paving repair problem' is being
Tory satisfactorily solved by day labor,
Notwithstanding all discipline, hazing
Bt tho Annapolis. Naval academy con
tinues to be a favorite pastime.
e No plumbing. graXU-na bridge steal
the countersign of Omaha taxpayers.
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It is to be hoped that the managers of
tha fall pflimlvnl vlll fntia flrwn . elm
' ktm.',t tile ' ni1 fuutruln ' .tl.1n 41...
AUU. UliU 11 lii Afc 11 null,
' bounds or decency.
The auditorium is getting ready . to
put on its trousseau. The finishing
touches' in orange blossoms and the
wedding march aro deferred for Chrlst-
ruaa.
Whether Cresceus has made Omaha
famous or .whether Omaha has made
Crusceus. famous is immaterial. But
fioeth it to say that the race was a rec
ord-breaker.
Tho Douglus county hospital needs
fumigating about . twice every year,
1'lrfet it Is the drug bills, theu it is the
plumber, then the gas titter ajid then
the potwrestlera in the kitchen.
The new republican primary election
rules huve proved a bonanza for the
photographer. The direct vote- for can
didates In the primaries has made pic
torlal advertising a political necessity
The proposed reconstruction of the
lopsided nonpartisan Judiciary ticket Is
an afterthought with democratic lead
era, who are beginning to see that they
made an egregious blunder in endorsing
the slate put up by a fraction of the
bar association.
' There are no two games of chess alike
and no two campaigns can be fought on
the same, istiuo. That fact ought to be
patent to the republican lrreconcllubles
who want to fight the municipal battle
of last sprlug over in the couuty cam
paign this fall.
If Councilman Hack cannot transmute
the Capitol avenue market bulldiug into
a public bath bouse nobody can stop
biui from couvertiug it Into a tonsorlal
establishment where hair pulling is re
duced to a fine art and market house
controversies with long whiskers are
settled with a razor.
For the next twenty days the Winne
bago and Omaha Indians who are
periodically brought to Omaha to iden
tify a bottle- of fire water sold by boot
leggers will have a respite from their
arduous task. Deputy United States
Marshal Allan la detained In Omaha by
the spontaneous uprising among ward
politicians to make him a candidate for
sheriff. '.
Chit -a go will dou red paint tn celebra
tion of her centennial anniversary, which
beglus next Saturday, and will continue
for ouo whole week. Chicago celebrated
the four hundredth anniversary of the
dlmirerr of America bv folmnhiia in
183 instead of lSt)i St. Louis wftl eel
ebrate the ccutenulal of the Louisiana
purchase one year after the centennial,
A week's celebration of the centennial
anniversary of the location of Fort Dear
born on the site uow occupied by Chi
cago will -be In lino with established
precedent.
THK XEfr cmld-STKaLI0 Laxt. I
The now Nebraska law against child-
stealing, piissr-d by the legislature "twin
fter the Cudahy kidnaping, was given
Its first test a few days since at Central I
City. Concerning the law's varied ap-
plH-abllity and its great vnluO ns a de
fense of the homes of the state, the mat
ter Is deserving of more than passing
attention,
The case referred to was that of the
Rev Sir (Jould unstor of a church nt
Central City, who in June last enticed
awny n 10-year-old ffirl, taking her by a
round-about course to North. Dakota,
The local authorities traced the ab-
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liucior, wriiini 'i-'l"'"'"""
brought him home. Placed on trial in
the district court the defendant pleaded
liot fcjiltv. 'The evidence of his guilt be-
ine impossible of contradiction, the ef-
forts of the defending counsel were de-
voted to arguing that the girl might
possibly have been influenced by the
same desire as her companion in flight,
thereby mnking the case not one of
child-stealing but elopement
Defendant's counsel also urged with
much persistence
caleulated to infill-
ence the lay mind of the Jury, that the
motive for child-stealing had always
been revenge or extortion; nnd he cltod
a letter-which the defendant wrote to
the girl's parents during his absence in
which everything went to show that the
purpose of the defendant from first .to
last was to make the girl his life com-
panlon. I
All present at the trial agreed that the
defense was well handled, but the law
was clear-It fixed the limit of the child's
age at 18 years, and only required proof
that the child was taken away without
the consent of the parents and kept
away by force or enticements. Wh it
was the abductor's purpose, or as to
whether he could have been punishsd
in this connection on some different
charge, was immaterial. So the county
attorney argued, and so, in effect, tho
court held In its instructions to the Jury,
which accordingly brought in a verdict
of guiltr.
Tho value of this salutary law lies In
the ready means which It affords parents
In this atate for the recoverv of their
children of either sex. who may be led
away from home by any person, for any
purpose whatever, and for the arrest
and punishment of persons so offending
if i e, o -nn.
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in me penitentiary.
TRADE RCLATWHS WITH CANADA.
Trade relations between the United
States and Canada continue to command
a good deal of attention and Interest in
the subject appears to be growing,
especially in sections where there is a
strong belief that more intimate com-
mnen,l u,ln. with ,,, .wirthsm
:. VZ , v ,i
ous both commercially and politically.
The Detroit Free Press Is an earnest ad-
vocate of this view, urging that a better
trade policy would be of far-reaching im-
portance CO lO enura. country.,. Jr-onu-
cally, observes-that paper, tire good ef-
feet of closer commercial relations can
.i k -f. a .rrv,. i I
v,,,. ........ uu - . very many of the best. The fact that for
reason," argues the Free Tress, which. Miss., was erected. According to Fres- many years recruiting officers have re
is among those who believe that Canada Ident Fish, the amount of back taxes jected a large majority of applicants for
will eventually be a Dart of the United
States, "wby: the commercial relations
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between the United States and Canada
should not be made practically as free
as the commercial relations between the I
aov.irnl atntoa nnd tha different nrnv-
inces, to the mutual benefit of both the
Dominion and the republic. There is no
reason why all the dominant financial
Interest of Canada should not be cen-
tered in the United States rather than
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in r.ngianu. whii sireei ougui xo oe a
thousand times more Important to Can-
a da than Lombard street, and even Bos-
ton ought to mean more than Liverpool,
When the commercial interests of the
two countries are fetcurely interlaced, as
they would be under rational trade rela-
tlons, the political union would soon
follow."
Our Detroit contemnorarv is In a most
favorable position to know Canadian
feeling, but nevertheless it ,is to be
doubted if there is any substantial basis
for its view in regard to the political 1
effect of closer trade relations. There is
very little sentiment In tho Dominion
favorable to union with the United
States and there Is no evidence that it is
growing, but rather the contrary. At
any rate it is unquestionable that an
overwhelming majorltyot the Canadian
people are in favor of remaining as they
are politically and that the only altern-
atlve they would seriously consider Is
lnaepenuence.-. wnicn maeea tney prac-
tleally now bare. The Canadians as a
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n-hnia -ro utrnnvlv wq,i,im tn. tha
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t'li v uuu v inn!. ua ir uian u iiviu lull
I
uy nnyi traae relations mat mignt De
effected, even absolute free trade le-
tween that country and this. In our
Judgment the cause of closer trade re-
lations is not helped by the view that
such relations would lead to political
union.
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is to "rational trade relations," does
. Free Press regard as fair and equl-
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table any proposal which Canada has
thus far made? Whut the Canadians
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,uul "llB '"'any nan a century ago
and abrogated after It had been in op-
oration some dosen yenra for the reason
that It had not proved to be mutually
beneficial, but was almost wholly ,a-
vorable to Canada. It U hot now pro-
posed by our northern neighbor to make
any concession that mfgbt operate to the
disadvantage of her manufacturers, the
present protection of which it is under-
stood to be the intention to maintain.
She simply seeks the Americun market
for her agricultural producers. When
ever Canada shall .propose "rational'
trade relations that Is, a fair and equi
table policy It is not to be doubted that
the proposal will receive, earnest consid
eration, but there is no present indica
tion that she will do this.
At the session of the International In
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tors nee union, neia in lorouto last
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week, the Nebraska committee, reported
and was continued and lue situation .e
mnln the same as hr-fore the mooting,
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To the uninitiated this 1 unintelligible
gibberish. Very naturally they would
inquire, what la the matter with Ne-1
braska? I
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A CBtVK TU BRItHiK.CUXTllACTURSt
The supreme court of Nebraska l.ns
Just rendered a decision that should I
put n effectual damper upon Jobbery
,u 1,ie construction of county bridges,
incidentally the tourt lins lam uowu
n ru'e that contractors and niecb.inlcs
employed on public works are entitled J
to t"ir pay Tor work, actually per-
formed or labor done, notwithstanding
the fact that the contract and labor I
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m c case Dciore ine court me con-
tention of the county attorney of Lan-
caster county was mat iio urwge con-
tract was let arbitrarily and not to the
lowest and best bidder, and that the
county board had violated the law in
transferring $4,000 from one fund to
another to pay the claims of the con
tractors,
the court holds that while the board
u,l(i "o power to contract for bridge
bulldiug for a sum greater" than the
amount of money In the county bridge
fund, the county is bound to pay for the
work, notwithstanding that it was un-
authorized.
The court holds alRO that the board
must adopt plans and specifications for
oriuges oeiore advertising anu Bevereiy
scores tne commissioners ror allowing
the contractors to bid on their own
Plans and specifications. I
The court goes further and says that
the board cannot let annual contracts
for the repairing of bridges or for the
doing of such work in an annual con-
tract where the amount exceeds $ 100,
without inviting competition.
Hod the course outlined by the su
preme court for the letting of bridge
contracts and for the repairing of
bridges been pursued in Douglas county
there would have been no bridge scan-
tla,s. and there would, moreover, have
D,''n a saving of from $50,000 to f 100,-
000 effected for the taxpayers. Instead
of bridges planned by the contractors
with a view to making the Job profit-
able the bridges would have been built
on pians ana specincanons preparea py
the county surveyor or a bridge engl-
neerlng expert, with a view to insuring
strength and durability for tha atnie-
,
I
It Is to be hoped, While the mis-
chief done through Jobbery in bridge
Vnilldlnir can not ha iinriona n tt,of
henceforth the board of commissioners
will see to It that bridge building nnd
road buIldinz Eenerally shall be done
jn accordance with the definition of the I
i., ,
11"
Stuyvesant Fish, president of the 1111
nols Central railroad, points with con-
siderable pride to the fact that it was
with money paid for back taxes to the
sinie oi .Mississippi oj ine lazoo ot 1
Mississippi railroad, of which he is also
president that the monumental canltol
hnll-lino. t,,' Tnr,t of Tni,,
paid into the Mississippi state treasury
aggregated $1,583,110.34.
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The fact that the money was paid
only after a protracted legal battle does
not lessen the satisfaction felt by the
officers of the railroad when thev eaze
in rapture on the magnificent new state
cnpitol. It goes without saying that a
gaze at the new Mississippi capltol Is
not less satisfactory to the state officials
that prosecuted the enforced collection,
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no nc uo w wo ycuiuo vi uie eutie o-
Mississippi generally,
The question of these back taxes has
been in the courts for several years and
It was not until recently that the mat
ter was decided finally In favor of the
state. This decision is suggestive. If
the people of Nebraska were in position
to collect the back taxes due from the
railroads to the various cities and coun-1
ties by reason of evasion, discrimination
and favoritism in assessment, the next
legislature could be readily induced to
appropriate a million dollars for the
erection of a new capltol, and every
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county seat could erect a new court-
house without imposing any additional
burdens on the taxpayers.
There a tines re to be a well-trrminded
.
oi cMxiecnm cuu t arnam tnac iresi-
dout of the electric light company
U - P!j sparring for time to kill off
1 O mr HIiMM-i' i 4-ijktl Luiblni VnnrniMl mnn rri.
ia. uu.w-
Pal electric lighting, to which the mayor
and council are pledged. In order to
I auhmlt a nmnnaltinn mithnriv.lnir tha
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electric lighting pla-nt, action would
,mv0 t0 ue taken by the council In time
to submit the proposition twenty days
the election, which occurs thlsJ
vur 011 ovember 0, and hence the
game of hide-and-seek between the
f,aiuu vi u.ucuuu-B-r& (ic-intrvu iuo
electric light company and the gas
eonmany. If Mr. Nash had been In
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uu euruesi auoui ms oeuencenc mo- , the cotton cropi whlcn u whltenlng the
"10Ioly scheme there was no need of vast plantation, of the south and which
I aaklnir the irua eomnnnv to nut In alia exnected to add 1800,000,000 more. Then
U.1.1 t.,a.mw.h tha v..h
mlnoP C4(r.ai. DOtatoes. tobacco and
templates the substitution of arc lights
I 'or ns lamps over the entire area of
tl10 city. Manifestly if his proposal was
adopted the gas company would be out
the street lighting business, no mat-
ter what bid it should make. But it is
,lot tue Ba8 lamps that Mr. Nash is try-
K to suppress so much as the munici-
11 ownership proposition. ,
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Iowa insurance men are said tobe lm -
patiently awaiting the decision from
Judge McPherson on the constitutionality
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of the Iowa antl-compact law. Iowa un-
derwriters claim that the law is uncon-
stitutional and hence are majdng prep-
arutlons to'organlze the state as aoon as
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they can legally doso. In Nebraska
the underwriters took It upon themselves
- 1 to declare the anti-compact law uncon
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stitutional before any court naa passeo
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upou its validity, and the insurance trust
- 1 eoutluued to carry on business at tne
old stand with Impunity. Should Judge
McPherson hold that the Iowa antl- com
part law Is valid the Nebraska under-
writers may have to finally dissolve their
combine and organize the state ou com
petitive lines.
The United States Steel trust estimates
that its earnings for this year will ex
eeed $12o,0K,0tR), or about 8 per cent on
its capitalization. In view of the fact
mac Meei trust nonns are selling m
7514 cents and common Steel stocks at
about 18, the estimate of net earnings
ior mis yeur must oe iaKen iui
grain of allowance,
Tn. ta J. -It mmA Itlll.
a. -.. oiohe-Democrat.
Th- j Methodists will not stand for
any new-fangled religious theories. They
are as true to John "wesiey as tney are to
Benator Allison.
Looking; on the Satiny Side.
Indianapolis Journal.
"One swallow doesn't make a summer,"
says an old proverb, and one slight frost
doesn't make winter. There will be sev
eral weeks of comparatively warm weather
vet and the coin will maintain Its repu-
utlon for coming out all right.
Has No Parallel.
Springfield Republican.
P.n.lnn f'iimmi.oiinir Ware's annual re-
port 8 uncommoniy interesting, with its
statistics of pension expenditures on ac-
count of all the republic s war,. A coun-
'ZZZ
m within about 100 years, on Its old sol
diers, cannot be charged with niggardliness
or ingratitude. That consideraby over
- p
.Declay noted. Xhe totai estimated war
expenditure by the government during the
civil war period was but a little over $3,000,
000,000. Thus it has cost nearly as much
the last forty years to pay the pensions
as It did to place and keep the union
armies In the field and the union fleets
on the seas tor the-purpose of suppressing
the confederates. As a pension record.
there Is no parallel to this In all time.
aectarlanlsm of the Bible.
Atlantic Monthly.
When the purpose of the inculcation of
doctrines is Introduced, even the choice of
th Tllhlj. iie na a lavf.hnnT becomes a
question of the support of the creed of tne
church as against that of another. In such
8 Archbishop Magee pointed out.
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the flrHt Dla what Blbl9 , to De read w
the schools? is the Bible to be read from
the authorised or the Roman Catholic ver-
"lon? 11 from the former it Is decidedly
sectarian as regards the Roman Catholic.
who will not accept that version; and If
from the latter. It Is sectarian as regards
the Protestants. Is It to be from the Old
TeBtamen and New Testament? Then It Is
sectarian as regards the Jew; and if from
the Old Testament nnlv. then It la se.ctArlan
.
New Testament also. You can not read
tne Blbl8 ,n the school without teaching
certain opinions about tne Bible as neid by
different sects, according to the nature ot
the Bible you use."
Physical Condition ot Army Recrolts,
Philadelphia Record,
As General Bates has reported that the
character and general physical appearance
of recruits Is not up .to the standard of
former years, some magazine writer la
likely to argue that Americans are degen
erating. The army is not especially at-
tractive to young men and It does not get
enlistment 1b evidence of this. There are
wo aon wny tne umju iea. aurmcuve
than usual now. One Is that employment
at h,Bh wages la very generai, and there
never was a time when the army was so
poor a competitor of the industries In seek
the services of young men. The other
"ZTSi
an they cared for during and following
the Spanish war. Twenty years hence
there will be another generation of young
men- many of whom wtl' th.at " h"a
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tereatlng than working at the bench.
CROPS WORTH FIVE BILLIONS.
Enormous Honey Valne ot This Year's
Harvest.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
In an old and good book, with which
few neoDle are sufficiently acquainted.
there appears these hopeful words:
"I do set my bow In the cloud, and It
be for a token of a covenant between
t'shaTcome to pass, when I
bring a cloud over the earth that the bow
I shall be seen In the cloud.
And 1 wl remember my covenant.
I ti.iAh ! hiw.n ma anA voti and everv
lMng creature of . flefn. and tne waters
inan n0 more become a flood to destroy
all flesh."
Elsewhere we are also given the promise
that seed time and harvest shall not fail
and the unjust.
The sacred covenant Is always fulfilled.
and while there may be suffering in some
region, therms
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UnIe a the prognostications of the
crop exp.rt, fail, the creation of actual
wealth on American farms will reach an
enormous total money value of five bll
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Hons of dollars. Not only the government
statistician, but also the private experts
put the inaan corn yield above 2,000,000.000
bushels. If it be possible to have another
two week, of good weather the output
thTbe.tTuthorlty is that the
whet crop will reach 670,ooo,ooo bushels,
and even If there be a falling off of 10
and even ir mere oe a luiima uu ui iu
per cent on both these estimates, the yield
.JTo. ftmwS 'SZVJl
money
I there are tne live siotn, ui ij tiuj.,
rlce 8nd ,ugar ,nd other agricultural
products with which we shall be able to
feed and clothe the nations to tne extent
it"00Be?UB
twenty.flve years do they arrive before
October In the corn belt, and always they
are much later In the south, thus sparing
; 1 "If.'rrld th wtv.
already been made in the southern states,
I and the yield, are the largest for twenty
1 years, thus permitting the surplus corn
state, to export more corn, both In the
form of T,,n d e1 and, ,"dlr,cwt
but more profitable forms of beef and pork
productg. Europe ha. such poor crop,
over most of Its territory that It must
take all the cotton, all the flour and the
heat; tne and .the pork that we
send Its people out of our own overflowing
abundance. Furthermore, there is no m-
diction of any falling off in our manu-
- 1 facturing exports, and as foreigner, are
. I .vn Kiivlnsr Aiit nA111 rlt im mia htlisilt ttniin
-
I replenish our exhausted capital, provided
onl that th BU()I1,W, expectation, for
I the next two weeks be reallced
BITS OP WAKHIIOTOI LIFR.
Minor Scenes nnd Incidents Sketehed
on the Snot.
The movement for the removal of the re
mains of John Paul Jones, naval hero of
the revolutionary war, la likely to come
to naught, for the very good reason that
there la no present means of Identifying
the supposed remains In Paris. Referring
to a published letter, railing attention to
the lack of monumental tribute to John
Paul Jones, snd stating that the United
States government had knowledge of the
exact location of his grave In the old cem
etery near the Rue de la Grange, Parts,
Secretary of the Navy Moody said:
'I am a great admirer of John Paul
Jones. If the remains could be Identified
I would send a warship to France to bring
them back to this country, provided we
could obtain permission to make the re
moval, which I have no doubt we could.
But Commander Sim's rfpor seems quite
conclusive that It Is Impossible to obtain
positive Identification. Lieutenant Com
mander William Sims, several years ago,
while naval attache at Paris, made an In
vestigation and reported that the burial
place had been so cut up and built over
that It was a manifest Impossibility to
Identify the grave of John Paul Jones.
The new government printing office, which
Is said to be the largest In the world. Is
proving too small for the demands made
upon It by the Immense volume of work
necessary to be done for the government.
Secretary Cortelyou will ask congreis at
the next session for the authorisation of
two large wings, to cost $2,SO0,0O0.
If this plan Is carried out the completed
structure will fully occupy the square of
ground on which the printing office stands.
The new building, adjoining the venerable
old white pile which has been the home
of the government typo for tho past
fifty years, cost $2,430,000. The proposed
additions will conform to It In architecture,
and will take the place of the old white
building. Inside the complete structure will
be large courts and several small buildings
now In use. The new building Is Are proof,
but the old one Is said to be a constant
menace to the work of the office.
There Is a fine seven-story building on
H street which the Public printer hns used
for several years, but It does not con
form In architecture to the new building.
It Is, however, well made and Are proof.
It will be retained and changed In some
respects, so as to conform to the general
style of the completed building.
Four hundred and forty thousand acres
of high grade bituminous coal lands will
be knocked down to the highest bidders by
the federal government at auction sales to
be held some time within the next two
years. These lands, which now belong to
the Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians and
which are located In Indian Territory, have,
under the provisions of an act of congress,
been segregated by experts of the geo
loglcat survey, acting under the direction
of the secretary of the Interior.
"The value of the lands Is not hard to
estimate," says a writer In tho New York
Tribune. "Experience has proved that the
coal vein average, four feet In thickness
and will yield 1,000 tons to the foot, or 4.0J0
feet to the acre. If the entire deposit Is
taken out. In order to remove the entire
vein It Is necessary to braoe the roof with
timber supports, however, and In some In
stances It may prove more economical to
leave pillars of coal, which will, of course,
somewhat diminish the output.
"Taking these figures for a basis, it will
be seen that the total coal field will even
tually yield 7.760,000,000 tons of coal. A con
siderable portion of these lands Is now be
ing profitably worked on 80-year leases, the
lessees paying I cents a ton, "mine run,"
for the coal taken out. Under this arrange
ment the mines would yield approximately
$320 an acre. If the lands could be sold on
a similar basis, the proceeds would amount
to the enormous sum of $140,800,000. That so
large an amount can be secured Is hardly
hoped, but It is believed, by proper regula
tions governing the sale, a fair compensa
tion can be secured for the property. The
leases now In existence will be sold at the
same time as the unleased lands, and, of
course, where they exist purchasers will
expect to pay only such, prices as will leave
them a good margin of profit.
"Under the provisions of tha existing law
these coal lands are to be auctioned off un
der the supervision of a commission, which
shall consist of thre members one to be
ppolnted by the president and one each by
the respective governors of the Choctaw
and Chickasaw nations and those familiar
with the situation fear that the responsibil
ity of protecting the rights of the Indian.
will devolve largely upon the president,
appointee. A period of two years will be
allowed the commission to dispose of the
lands, and the area will be sold in small
sections, and in framing the regulations
governing the sale, Secretary Hitchcock
will take every precaution to protect the
rights of the Indians."
An Interesting Illustration of the excel
lent marksmanship of Uncle Barn's men
behind the guns, as developed during the
recent Inspection trip of the naval com
mitteemen on the United States steamer
Dolphin, has just come to light Repre
sentative Roberts of Massachusetts was
of the party. Approaching Ounner's Mate
8poer of the ship, Mr. Roberts offered him
dollar to hit a sea gull. Spoer took a
forty-pound six-mllllmeter Colt's automatic
gun, and after a trial shot he popped a sea
gull on the fly at 400 yards. One of the
representatives was firm In his declaration
that the shot was an accidental one, where
upon Spoer shot another gull at X0 yards.
The crowd of astonished witnesses to the
feat finally came to the conclusion that
Bpoer was the Crack shot of the ship. This
Bpoer modestly disclaimed, saying: "We've
a shipload of 'em, sir." Bpoer got his dot
lar. .
The wedding ring of a brise Is lost In
the grass at the Washington monument
It has been sought In vain. Custodian
Crulg has had the grass cut to facilitate
the search.
A young man and woman creeping about
on their hand, and knees in the grass at
tracted much attention. It was ascertained
that they were a newly married couple
from Baltimore. They had come to Wash
ington on their wed'ilng tour. They went
up to the top of the monument, which I.
b&5 feet high, and took some apple, with
them. While looking at the city from this
great height they munched the apples.
"See how far you can throw the core,'
said the bridegroom.
"Oh, you think a girl can't throw, don'
you?" wa. the arch reply of the bride a
he raised her arm over her head and mad
the characteristic feminine .weep. The
core went sailing down. A. It left he
hand the bride cried out- In consternation
Her wedding ring, placed on her finger
only a few hour, before, had slipped off
and disappeared. In reply to the bride
groom's promise to buy another ring th
bride Indignantly demanded to know how
anyone could buy a second wedding ring.
Bo the search for the missing ring was
begun.
Cnrrectlns a Mistake.
Detroit Free Press.
The secretary of the navy ha. Issued an
order declaring "The Star Spangled Ban
ner" to be the national anthem, and di
recting all officers and men to stand at
attention. If possible, whenever it I. played.
Thl. Is likely to prove very disconcerting
to foreigners who think that "A Hot Time
In the Old Town Tonight" I. the American
national hymn
THR StritKMF JttKJRSHir.
O'Neill frontier: It takes ronslderable
gnll for the Independent to howl railroad
tool nt Judge names in the fnce of the
records In the railroad assessment case
In which Judge Sullivan stood with the
railroads.
Ord Quis: Everybody acquainted with
Judge Barnes of Norfolk, republican c in
dldHte for supreme Jurtae, speaks well
of him. Even Judge Sullivan, his fusion
opponent, says Barnes Is a rplendld fellow
and his own personal friend. Sullivan has
requested his party supporters to say noth
ing bad of Barnes, for It will be a lie
to do so. What better endorsement does
any candidate need?
Monroe Republican: When the judicial
nominations wtere made tho republicans
followed the example of the state conven
tion at Lincoln and selected men who
could command more than their party vote
by reason of their recognised ability and
Integrity. Both republican candidates will
get a strong endorsement at home, and In
this county J. O. Reeder numbers among
his friend, many democrats and populists
who would like to see. him on the bench.
O'Neill Frontier: In It. tirade, aaalnst
Judge Barnes, the republican candidate
for supreme Judge, the Independent over
looks the fact that the fusion candidate
was one help to the unanimous appoint
ment and reappointment ot Judge Karnes
to the supreme court commission. If Judge
Barnes Is a railroad tool Juilgo Sullivan is
guilty of supporting a railroad tool. But
Judge Sullivan says of Judgo Barnes: "I
have found him an able and honorable law
yer."
St. Paul Republican: Judge Barnes was
elected supreme court commissioner by
the votes of John J. Sullivan, democrat;
Silaa A. Holcomb, populist, and Samuel H.
Sedgwick, republican. This act alone should
be a sufficient guaranty to fuslonlsts that
his politics will not be allowed to Interfere
with his official duties. If a nonpartisan
judiciary is what they want they can do
no better than follow the example of their
representative, on the supreme bench by
voting for Barnes.
Norfolk News: It appears that their fu
sion with the populists having boen so un
profitable short In Its desired effect, the
democrats would now work a shrwwd polit
ical scheme to fuse with the republicans.
Otherwise, that on a plea of nonpartlsan-
shlp in districts where there Is no hope for
democratic victory they will endorse the
republican candidates, hoping thereby to
Interest the republicans in voting for their
candidate for supreme judge. If they had
commenced at the other end and endorsed
the republican state ticket there might
have been evidence of sincerity, or had they
given up their candidates where they had
majorities It would have sounded better,
It is not worthy of note when none but
hopeless minorities are surrendered to the
people.
Beaver City Times-Tribune: The Times
Tribune Is heartily In favor of a nonpar
tlsan Judiciary, but it has no patience with
the pathetic plea now being put up by
Its democratic and populistlc friends. The
fuslonlsts" are In a minority In Ne
braska, else they would not be so wonder
fully zealous In 'behalf of the nonpartisan
Idea. They never thought of It while they
had things their own way. There are three
Judges of tha supreme court, and as the re
publican party Is the strongest It Is deserv
Ing of the majority representation on the
nonpartisan" bench. It the "fuslonlsts'
are In earnest let them await a favorable
opportunity to prove it. That opportunity
will come about four years from now when
Judge Sedgwick Is up tor re-election. It
the "fuslonlsts" shall then endorse Judge
Sedgwick we will believe that they are
really In earnest In their demands for
nonpartisan Judiciary. Until then we will
hold to the opinion that their seal Is not
so much for a nonpartisan Judiciary as
It Is for a chance to hold on to office.
PERSONAL APED OTHERWISE.
There's a young Dooley In the philoso
pher's household and Hennessey Is no
longer In It.
Sir Thomas Llpton has Indigestion, which
will be regarded by some physlcans as a
sign that he Is becoming thoroughly Ameri
canised.
A Missouri farmer, who has been a keen
nd loud "octopus" chaser, was suddenly
silenced last week; he found a coal vein
on his farm.
All the Atlantlo coast cities, except Bos
ton, report heavy storms. Boston, how
ever, reports "vigorous atmoapherio dis
turbances." Boston never forgets Itself.
The government Is advertising for a shoe
maker, who Is also a musician, to go out
upon one ot the Indian reservations. It
such a player's muslo should prove unsulted
to the tastes of Lo and his family the cob
bler will probably have to stick to his last.
When Marconi was eating luncheon In a
Bt. Louis hotel he heard the muslo of the
Ikbor day parade and, thinking he was be
ing serenaded, blushed modestly, and, step
ping to the window, bowed his acknowledg
ments to the paraders. The wizard was
somewhat taken back when he learned the
real meaning of the demonstration.
It Is not so many years ago since Gov
ernor Durbin of Indiana was employed in a
wholesale dry goods house In Indianapolis.
The knowledge of fabrics which he acquired
there has Just come In handy. Complaint
was made to him that the Indiana boys'
school at Plalnfleld was paying too much
for uniforms. The governor Bent for sam
ple, and after careful examination decided
that the complaint was well founded. 11.
ha. taken steps to put matter, right.
GET ONTO THE SHAPE.
0
What Dressmaker. Propose to Do to
Their Patron.. 1
Chicago Record-Herald.
The passing of the "kangaroo girt," the
"military girl" and the poke bonnet are lm
portent event, heralded by the National
Dressmakers' convention now. being held in
thl. city. In place ot these styles the as
soclatlon will try to usher In the "old
Pompadour style, the fashion of the reign
of Louis XV, the full-skirted heavy silk,
and satins, with broad, drooping shoulder
effects, deep-pointed front to the stiff waist.
and the skirt opening over the petticoat of
lace and ruffles."
Thl. . all so simple and plain to the
reader that It is well to pass on to the other
and much more Important announcement
that "prices must be somewhat higher in
accordance with the spirit of the time
Herein we discover the underlying principal
of the dressmaker's art. It Is not to display
In modest and simple draperies the lines of
the female figure that the dressmakers are
banded together. The ever-preasing prob
lem with the ingenious modiste I. to ob
cure the figure with a maxe of satins,
laces, flounces, frills and furbelows, ar
ranged In a riot of color and beauty. If
these cannot be piled in layers upon the
weak and overburdened back of fashlonab
femininity whence will come the dress
making bills? Everybody knows there li
no money In tho simple "tailor-made suit
That's the reason Ic Is turned over to th
man tailors. It is not a product of th
1rcaHmakvr's art.
Just how the fashionable woman of th
coming winter will look In a revival ot "th
fashion of the reign of Louis XV" may be
seen from an Inspection of the wax figures
exhibited at the Lexington hotel by the Na
tional Dressmakers' association. And after
looking them over strong-minded men will
quietly steal away and Join In a ferver
prayer that they may remain on wax.
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if the light in your home Isn't
satisfactory, it isn't a genuine
Welsbach.
All Dealer?) J
eVifuv&
WAKI.VU VP TlIE BRITISHERS.
American Rustle Making; Some Prog
ress Am on a" the Workmen.
Chicago New..
Experts representing many trade, unions
of England were brought to the United
States some months ago as a sort of labor
commission by Alfred Mosely, a retire!
British manufacturer. When they made
their report of what they saw of American
methods they agreed that the British em
ployer rather than the British workingman
needed to go to school under American In
structors. Their verdict was. In tho words
of one of them: "The English worker has
noiiung 10 learn irom America, out tno
employers have a lot." Mr. Mosely thought
differently. The desire "to get the best
possible results from a day's work" he be
lieved to be lacking In the average British
trades unionist. American employers who
of late have attempted to "rush work" In
London And reasons for thinking that both
worklngmen and employers have much to
learn.
One American manager In England has
had strike railed on htm because he
sought to get his bricklayers to the top of
the ladder before the whistle blew so that
they could begin to lay bricks without loss
of time. Though he offered to pay a cent
an hour more under this arrangement, he
nad to give up and let the men climb the
1 n (1 1 1 (i r nrfer whl.tla Vilaw ., 1.
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lower wages when they got there. An at
tempt to get more work done In a day than
tho ordinary cadence Mt the British brick
layer's movements renders possible has
been made by this same manager by giving
a bonus of an extra hour's pay to each
man who does not dawdle. The plan has
caused serious dissatisfaction among those
men who do not believe in doing more work
thun they think is enough. Another Ameri
can manager has brought about excellent
results with British bricklayers by sup
plying them with mechanical appliances
which expedite labor. Those who have seen
the primitive methods which still prevail
among English builders will agree that the
American has a broad field among them
for mnklng Improvements.
British employer and British workman
alike will have to Improve their methods
before they can equal the American at his
day'e work. Moiely comm'salona are very
well in their way, but the strenuous Ameri
can manager who wakes up the Briton on
his own soli I. likely to accomplish much
more for the good of that nation'. Indus
tries than any amount of study and com
parison at long range could do.
TART TRIFLES.
"De world ma v r.w vmi a llvln " ma a
Uncle Kben, '-but you s got' to push da
claim, case de world ain't ailtln' up nights
worryln' 'bout Its uebta." Washington
Star.
"Is ha honest?"
"He's so llonnst that I don't think hm'a
cheat anybody but Uncle Sam if he had
the chance." Chicago Post.
Old Boarder How does It haonen that
you gave that man the tenderloin and me
the tough end? ,
waiter uirl He ain't decided to t.v
yet. New York World.
"Oh. VPH nnvmntl la - ..AuF..mnn 1 9
church.
"You don't sayT He doesn't behave as
!f he belonged, to any church."
"Ttiul'a ... 1 1 .. V. . 1 I . 1- I .
belonged to him."--Philadelphia Preus.
Maud tat the nartvl Th ere'a Trans avmm
In the corner talking to Coolly Siympate.
She has to do something to kill time.
Maoei is tnat wny ahe looks dagger, at
the clock, every few minute.? Chicago
Tribune.
First Bachelor I wish T nnnM mrrtta .
decent letter of condolence.
Second Bachelur Humeune vau ltnn
dead? ' '
First Bachelor No. nn-wt rw-ni
Free Press.
"Is that man a statesman or a. nnim.
clan?"
He s neither." answered Renatn- Hn-.
ghum wearily. "He's a reformer." Well
ington Star.
r-l . , V. V. ti v. r - i , m . . . .
..mum ncii a vjtpminisu iu uur inat I
had been detained at the office until mld-
iiiKui uo uremrru 11 was a Dure-iaced lie.
Newltt How ridiculous of her to sav
that. Whv that II. k.J 1,1.1.
ago.-Phllttdelphia Press.
The princes in tha tower wer trvln ta
fathom their uncle', motive. "Hut w.i Aa
you suppose he want, to murder us?" asked
Edward. "I don't know," returned his
brother, "unleas somebody has been trrlruf
to tell him of the bright things we get off.''
Harper's Basar.
MERELY MOTHERS.
8. E. Klser in the Record-Herald.
When Johnny, and Jimmie and Dolly
Are ameep in ineir lime rea,
Their mother goes softly among them
Ana pick, up the broken threads.
Bhe mends a torn apron for Dolly,
Then, scanning the broken-up toys.
She wonders If any more mothers
Have any such troublesome boys.
Then a little brown paw Is uplifted.
Tin joiinny a vision lie sees;
'Teachteacher:" he gasp, end his
mother
la down by the boy, en her knees.
'Hush! Mother Is here, love; you're
dreaming;
'TIs mother, my darling: no harm
Can come to you here, my own Johnny;
tw teacher can nun or alarm.
And be open, the eyes that resemble
The ones looking into nis own;
"Aw. there! 1. it you, dearest mummy?
Don't g'way and leave ine alone."
TIs written that God made the mothera
Tn hnln wh.r. 11m taAnlt triiut til M f '
That He needed their goodness and pa-
lieni-n
To Unlsh His wonderful plan. .
Not tried Ayer's
Sarsaparilla?Then
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you haven't tried
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