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Evening and Sunday' Bee printed during
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1 27.HO
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From all accounts this would be a pood
time for the aspiring cities of Corea to
take a census. . .
The Irrepressible conflict In the city
hall la shifting from paving specifica
tion to tire engines find fire hose.
Evidently the enlightenment of the
Russian troops la on n par with that of
the soldiers of Spain before the Spanish
war.
The full loss to the country In the
death of Senator Hnnna will not be
known until the Civic federation at
tempts to settle the next industrial dis
pute. '
Doctor Senn might have known that
the Japnneso would not bo anxious for
Lis assistance. No wlso Japanese eltl
Ben would ttpend a yen to get but a sen
In return.
If the railroads will keep up this grain
rate war for a while, courts may change
their opinion in some cases as to what
constitutes reasonable charges for
freight truffle.
What Is really needed now Is some
student who can take the dispatches
from the Orient up to date and tell Just
how many battles have been fonght and
tho loss to each party.
If some of the distinguished officers of
the United States army are correct In
their beliefs the enemy which captures!
consignments of canned beef will have
the worst of the engagement
Russian commanders should be given a
chart showing tho location of the mine
in the Russian hnrlwrs. From all ac
counts those mines are almost as deadly
M the coal mines of Pennsylvania. N
The Irian parliamentary party In the
British Parliament has again proven
that there is no alliuuce with the pres
ent government. The Irish may trade
but they must Hist see the goods.
The socialists may rise in the esteem
of Emperor William. The leader of the
party in France has advocated the re
nunciatfou of the Franco-Russian alli
ance, and Lorralue Is still Lothrlngen.
The Judiclury committee of the South
Omaha council la wrestling with a gar
bage ordinance. It takes profound legal
study to ascertain how, where and when
garbage should be collected and dumped.
Corean neutrality lasted until the
Japanese troops arrived, then Corea im
mediately granted them permission to
march over its soil. There la mighty
little glory in this war for the hermit
kingdom.
i j
In view of the fact that the bill open
ing the Rosebtid reservation to home
stead entry has passed both houses of
Congress, the remonstrance of the Rose
bud tribe of Sioux Indiana against the
measure cornea soinewhut late In tho
day. ,
South Ornuha baa contracted for $70,
000 worth of Galesburg brick pavement.
and It la to be hoped that a lower grade
brick from other localities wtll not have
to be substituted by the contractor by
reason of a shortage of the Uuleaburg
product
The supreme court should not be in
uch a hurry with Its South Omaha po
lice board decision aa it was with the
Omaha police board decision, which waa
discharged three days before the city
election. There U to be a city election
la South Omaha In legs than six weeks.
Having beeu assured of his pay on the
Iasla of commander-in-chief of the
armies of Great Britain for the next
two years Lord Roberts has conaeuted
to accept the pottltlon of Inspector gen
fcraL A good soldier always provides
for aa effectlTt commissar department
O.UKSTI01I OF CUXTIiABASO.
A (llKpntch from l'arls a few Unys ago
stated ttmt the question of what Khali
mid shall not la conSUli-i-tnl contrabtiiiil
of war la likely to become ere loiitf a
serious one. It la a question that la
reviv,1( whenever war breaks out, but
. , A , .
in the present Instance It relates chiefly
to one commodity, . rice, which In the
far east Is a prime necessity of life. The
dispatch pointed out that Great Ilrittiln,
whose merchantmen were detained la
Tort Arthur on the ground that they
were supposed to contain contraband of
war, has always protested ugalnst rice
being considered as contraband and
that country's lurge Interests In the rlce
carrylng trade are bound up In the prob
lem, the solving of which Is not unlikely
to arouse earty discussion between the
British and the Russian governments.
In a general way those articles that
are contraband of war are very clearly
deflmA and well understood. It appears
that the supreme court of the United
States has held that merchandise may be
divided Into three classes, the first to
consist of articles primarily and ordin
arily used for military purposes in time
of war; the second, articles which may
be used for either war or peace, accord
ing to circumstances, and third, articles
exclusively used for peaceful purposes.
It was further held that articles of the
first class destined to a belligerent coun
try or places occupied by the army or
navy of a belligerent are always contra
band. Merchandise of the second class
Is contraband only when actually des
tined for the military or naval use of
the belligerents, while that of the third
class Is never contraband, though It
may be liable to seizure for a violation
of a blockade or siege.
There has always been discussion.
however, as regards "the lines which di
vide these classes and the decisions of
jurists havo been as Inconsistent as have
the actions of nations themselves". One
writer on the subject remarks that two
of the articles of merchandise over
which there bag always been dispute
are coal and provisions and says: "In
a contest between naval powers the
coal supply for battleships and cruisers
Is of the utmost importance. Both
Japan and Russia have made purchases
of English steam coal, some of which
has probably not yet been delivered. As
Jupan has coal mines of her own arid
Russia must buy coal for her navy In
the far cast, should her present supply
be exhausted, it is probable that coal
will be held by the Japanese govern
ment to be contraband of war." As to
provisions, the same writer remarks, If
It can be shown that they are intended
for a port controlled by a belligerent It
It probable that they, too, will be clnssed
as contraband by both Japan and Russia.
Of courso auy declaration In this re
spect by the nations at war will not af
fect the right of Americans to sell to
either of them merchandise of any class.
The neutrality proclamation of the presi
dent says that ell persons "may law
fully and without restriction manufac
ture and sell within the United States
anus and munitions of war and other
articles ordinarily known as contraband
of war," but they cannot carry such ar
ticled upon the high seas for the use or
service of either belligerent, without In
Ueurrlng the risk of hostile capture and
the penalties denounced by the law of
nations. Thus our people can sell any
thing to the belligerents, contraband or
not, w'lthout violating American! neu
trality.
SCHOOL BOAHD FISAKCltRlHO.
The unauclul exhibit submitted to the
Board of Education by Secretary
Burgess throws u, great deal of light on
school bourd financiering. The detailed
estimate that furnished the basis for
the 3V mill par value school tax which
at the old standard of one-sixth la equal
to 21 mills aggregates $507,850 for 1004,
and the expenditures during the seven
months eudiug February 1, 1004, have
been $3iil,O50.7!. If expenditures are
limited to the esUmate, this would leave
at the disposal of the board for the re
maining five mouths of the year $27(1,
03.27, but these figures are deceptive.
Aa a matter of fact, the amount col
lected by the bourd, from all sources
'nee July 1, 1003, aggregates $350,
284.28, and the 3 mill tax levy will
yield $354,000 in round figures, which
would place at the disposal of tho board
$713,284.58, exclusive of the half yearly
state apportionment and money from
fines and licenses that will come iu be
tween now" and the first of July.
How Is this colossul sum to be ex
pended? The estimate of the finance
committee of the board for expenditures
aggregating $507,850, includes: $50,000
for interest and exchange, $50,000 for
bond redemption and $25,000 for con
struction, leaving $172,850 for the main
tenance of the public schools. Of this
amount $310,000 represents salaries of
teachers, $30,000 sulurles of Janitors,
$12,000 salary of the secretary and hia
assistant, leaving $120,850 for Inciden
tal expenses.
The heavy items among the incidentals
are: Repairs and Improvements, $.,
000; fuel, $10,000; books, $11,000; furnl-
ture and fixtures, $11,000; stationery and
kindergarten supplies, $1 1.0(H), and
000 for miscellaneous supplies, whatever
that may mean, leaving $8,000 for
minor Incidentals. Those $18,000 for re
pairs, improvements and miscellaneous,
or rather unaccountable supplies, are
rather steep, considering the fact that
the repairs do not Include furniture or
construction.
Another glance at the exhibit is
equally suggestive. A comparative
statement of expenditures for the first
seven mouths of the year 1002
1003 and the first seven mouths
of the year 1 IX 13-1004 discloses
these facts: The total amount al
ready expended for the seven mcnths
ending February 1. 10O1, Is $321.0f.tl73,
while the total expenditure for the
seven months ending February 1, 1003,
Is $207,018.44, an Increase of $33.4S.2U
for this year over last year, or $7,000 a
mouth ovfer last year's expenditures. Of
this Increase $21,000 II chargeable to In
creased construction expenses, $5,000 to
Increased cost of fuel, $S,000 to Increase
of teachers' salaries, $1,0TK) to Increase
of Janitors' salaries, $2,.'00 to Increased
repair expenses, $2,3(55 to Increased sta
tionery and supplies, $12,500 to miscel
laneous and $7,000 for maps, globes and
charts. It may be Impertinent to ask
how mauy plolx's, maps and charts has
the school Juoard Invested In and where
arc they distributed, and what does the
$13.S71 miscellaneous staud for?
According to Secretary. Burgess, the
school board had $00,158.58 of unpaid
warrants nflont on February 1, 1004, and
against this $74,247.37 cash In the treas
ury, leaving n deficit on February 1 of
$21,011.21. Deducting this deficit from
the proceeds of the 31 i mill tax levy, the
amount nt the disposal of the board for
th remaining five months of the fiscal
yeitr would be $332,081), or $00,418 per
month, whereas an average of $40,000 Is
ample for maintaining the schools all
the year round. At that rate there
would be ii surplus of $132,000. But
even If the collection of taxes fell short
by $30,000, the board would still have
$102,000 more than Is needed. The ra
tional conclusion from this Is that a levy
of 2'& mills would have been ample for
all the wants of the schools, providing
the board had been disposed to apply
business principles to the conduct of Its
affairs.
SriiiPATRT WITH COLOMBIA.
Otir neighbor republic of Mexico,
while on the most friendly terms with
the United States, Is said to strongly
sympathize with Colombia in the Tan-
lama matter, though the only Indication
of this Is to be seen In the fact that the
Mexican government has not recognized
the Republic of Panama. According to
a newspaper correspondent at the City
of Mexico, , the Ilaz government pro
fesses to see dangerous imperialistic ten
dencies on the part-of the United States
in the developments attending the birth
of the new republic. , It Is stated that
since Panama's declaration of Independ
ence the public mind In Mexico has been
fired by anti-American editorials In the
press of the capital city operating under
government subsidies and that as a
consequence 51 ex lean sympathy Is over
whelmingly with Colombia. The burden
of the newspaper utterances is that noth
ing Is safe from Anglo-Saxon aggressive
ness, that the statesmen of Latin
America are not deceived regarding the
responsibility of the United States in
the Panama' affair and are on their
guard, and that the only course open to
Latin-American countries is the forma
tlon of n defensive alliance.
It Is not at all surprising to learn thit
sentiments of this kind exist In Mexico
and It Is possible that they are quite
general among the people, but It Is not
easy to believe that they are entertained
by so sagacious a statesman as Presi
dent Diaz or any of the able men who
are associated with him in the govern
ment. In the first place these men under
stand fully that the establishment of the
Panama, republic Is an accomplished
fact , which Is unalterable and conse
quently sympathy with Colombia In the
matter Is utterly useless. It can be of
no benefit to that republic and can serve
no good purpose In any direction. In the
second' place they know that a Latin
American alliance la wholly Impractlc
able and would really amount to nothing
If It should be effected. The efforts that
have been made to -unite the Central
American republics and hold them to
gether were unsuccessful and even with
Mexico In such an alliance those coun
tries could not be held to It for any
length of time.
The Mexican republic Is doing well
Its people generally are fairly prosper
oua and it is jiiaklng steady material
progress. Its policy should be In the
future as In the past to cultivate' the
most cordial relations with the .United
States, of whose friendship It has had
tho most conclusive assurances, and
keep clear of alliances with the Latin
American countries which might In tho
least degree involve it in trouble. Mex
lco cannot afford to take a position that
might require It to take part In the quar
rels of any I Jt tin-American country and
It Is pretty safe to say will not do so
while Diaz is at the head of the govern
ment.
Forming out the collection of taxes has
been decreed unconstitutional by the
Iowa supnune court in a test case from
Ilardln county for, the payment to the
tax ferrets who had a contract for 15
per cent of the taxes collected and 15
per cent additional for attorneys' fees.
While the constitution of Iowa in its
revenue laws dlffe'rs In some respects
from those of Nebraska, the principles
enunciated by the Iowa supreme court
would in all likelihood also apply to the
payment of commissions on delinquent
tax collections.
For ways that are dark and tricks
that are vain District Attorney Sum
mers can match the "heathen Chinee."
His game of procrastination In forward
ing names of . witnesses aud documents
in the pending senatorial inquiry Into
the charges against Dietrich is only a
clever piece of legerdemain to prolong
hi own official life.
The prospective erection of a monu
mental freight depot by the Stlckney
road bus spurred the Iturllngton to the
construction of an extensive terminal
freight depot Rival lines will probably
see their way clear before long toward
making some improvements In their
shipping facilities.
The most prominently mentioned can'
dldate for the chairmanship- of the
democratic state committee is Lee Herd-
man. Why not Lee Spratlen? Would It
not be better to let the dog wag the
tall instead of compelling the tall to
wag the dog?
It would clear the atmosphere some
what If the courts of Ohio and Illinois
wuuiu get uigeiurr ou tue. moor quee-
tlon. One Judge Lolds that aa uniucvr
poraled union Is responsible for the
ctlon of Its officers and another holds
that It Is not. Regardless, of the posi
tion of ieople on the subject of organ-
lied labor all would Jlke to know the
law of the matter.
The first thing to be done to make
Omaha beautiful Is to make It appear
eautlful at first sight. That will re
quire the beautifying of the approaches
by the removal of unsightly shacks and
clay banks from the river front and
long the railway tracks between the
Union Pacific bridge and South Omaha.
If the school board should decide to
ccept the offer of $14,000 for the Izard
street school site, what would it do with
the money? Would the proceeds be de-
oted to the payment of Its floating debt
or would It be absorbed by an ex
pansion of fads and frills In the high
school?
The Russians might have known that
there were no American naval .officers
In an active capacity on board the
Japanese vessels at the boinlwrdment
off Port Arthur. The fact that only
three Russian vessels were put out of
commission was evidence enough.
Rapid Klre Actios.
- Boston Transcript.
Speaker Cannon demonstrated hla rapid-
fire quality In putting 300 pension bills
through the house in 155 minutes.
Yellow Work la Print.
Detroit Free Press.
The official reports of what happens In a
war are tame and uninteresting when com
pared with yellow Journalism's reports of
what did not happen.
As Clear as Mod.
Philadelphia North American.
That Iowa professor's "discovery" that
early classical education makes men forget
to mall their wives' letters leaves a lot to
be explained regarding men who don't
know the difference between a Greek verb
and a prehistoric turkey track.
Vital Point Obscured.
Indianapolis News.
The Japanese now charge that the Rus
slana fired the first shot of the war. Evi
dence concerning this question should be
very carefully collected, aa It will no doubt
have a strong Influence In determining the
assessments of the costs during the peace
negotiations. -
Old Theory Demolished.
New York World.
Forward comes a doctor with the state
ment vthat appendicitis Is contagious. While
this Jars the old grape seed theory and also
that holding fine flour culpable, It sustains
the common belief that doctors know little
of the malady beyond the expeditious way
to amputate It.
Inventive and Initiative.
Chicago Chronicle.
It la sometimes said of the Japanese that
they are Imitative, but not Inventive. It Is
a fact, however, that they have taken out
patents In every patent office. In the world,
and that they Invented and manufactured
tho rifle now In uoe In their army. Senator
Beverldge says they have made greater
progress In medicine In, the last ten years
than any other people on the globe and that
their quarantine system la the best In the
world.
Absolutely Kentral.
New 'York Sun.
There are signs of an attempt Inserts In
quarters to entangle the United States In
the far eastern inbroglto, and It' seems that
some credulous persona In Russia are In
clined to take the success' cf such an at
tempt for granted. As a matter of fact
there Is no reason to ruppose that. In any
contingency now foreseeable, we should
swerve In the slightest degree from our
traditional attitude of neutrality.' Neither
the Japanese nor the Russians need appre
hend any divergence on our part from our
policy of neutrality, so long ns the rights
of neutrals are respected. When the war la
ove, however. It will be our duty to see
to It that our national Interesta In China
and Corea are conserved.
WIXTER POSES IS NEBRASKA.
Mnse Working Overtime While Old
Boreas Blows.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Although possessing unusual advantages
In the climate, soil, vegetation and distant
horison which conduce to the growth of
native poesy, Nebraska has heretofore been
rather neglectful of the muse.
It la only when the heart of the Ne
braakan la troubled by some great emo
tion, or when he Is compelled to 'remain
Indoors at a time of year when he ought
to be doing his early spring plowing, that
sentiment gets the better of his practical
nature, and poesy leeuea from hla state In
quantities to be noticed and In quality to
; arreat attention,
One of the striking characteristics of the
Nebraska poem la Its realism, for It should
be put down to the credit of the Nebraska
poi inu on tnose occasions when he con
sents to become a medium for the muse
he loves to paint nature as she Is, and aa
ho knows her.
This is all the more pleasing In view of
the fact that when nature sets out to be
noticed in Nebraska she seldom fails. For
example, take' the case of the poet who
contributes a poem on the winter of 1901
to the Ayr News. Note the boldness with
which he plunges Into hla theme:
This winter will be noted
As the winter of the snow.
For it beats the old folks' yarna;
It beata their long ago.
And the frost la something awful.
The like has ne'er been seen:
It s pretty cold at aero.
When it blows a hurricane.
The captious may find fault with his
rhyme, but those who have even a passing
acquaintance with Nebraska In February
know that he adhenee to the truth, and
truth la the soul of poetry. Again:
The trains are few and far betwten.
Some are froien to the rail;
The fire won't burn and then no steam,
it makes the poor men quail.
It rains when It Is freezing.
And when It thaws there's snow,
The banks stand high above ua,
Aa high aa we can throw.
'One can almost see the drifts rising
ahead, and sympathise with the vain ef
forts or the Inlon Pacific plow to penetrate
them. From our viewpoint the scene Is
desolate and the situation Is discouraging,
ana yet me Nebraska poet looks beyond
the mere present:
But then you know It's this way:
The cold haa got to come;
Better, far, to have It now
Than when the (lower do bloom.
We'll have a lovely spring,
You can have my word for that;
And the sun will shine In summer
Till you 11 say it's far too hot.
This may not be a fair example of higher
class western verse. Iowa, Kansas, Colo
rado and Wyoming have done better. But
the poets of those states are fanciful,
whereas the Nebraska noet alma only to
I breunt to our mind the nlr-tur as ha mm
without regard for Ue eflwuinaalua of
- the schools.
ROIKD ABOVT SKW lORK.
Rlpplea on the Current of 1.1 fe In the
Metropolis.
Pneumonia bids fslr to outclass the
white plague" In the mortality record of
New Y,ork City. The former Is stndlly In
creasing while tuberculosis has decreased
ne-half. In the week ending November 7
last there were 151 deaths from pneumonia
In the city; In that ending January IS there
were 363, and now, In the week closed Feb
ruary e, there were 317 only 2 per cent
less than the week before. There were 9.TU
deaths from this disease In New York In
1N03, 9.360 the year preceding and ,1(K the
year before that. These are figures of mor
talitythe Increase of cases under treat
ment In the hospitals has been far larger.
The assistant superintendent of Bellevue
observes that when he tame to the hos
pital In 1871 there were 5,000 cases a year,
and now there are 26,000 cases a year. Blm
llar Isolating treatment to that of grim
uberculosls Is advocated by physicians.
Mayor McClellan'a house has been put on
the regular Itinerary of the "Seeing New
York" tourists, who are now carried around
the city In big vans, accompanied by a
guide, who describes the various places of
Interest. The other morning aa the mayor
left Ms home one of these vans waa stand
ing In front, the "spieler" meantime rumb
ling through a megaphone: "This, ladles
and gentlemen, la the home of George B.
McClcllnn. mayor of the city of New York.
Mr. McClellan was elected last November
by the enormous majority of 63,000, and Is
now prominently mentioned for the demo
cratic nomination for president "v, The
mayor dived down the steps and made a
dash for Broadway. As he disappeared he
heard the barker shout: "He comes of a
great and Illustrious family, being the only
son of General George' B. McClellan, who
also ran for president, and" But by that
time his honer had fled beyond hearing.
Postmaster Roberts of Brooklyn has Is
sued an edict against the practice of men
In the service playing the races. Ho says
he will not tolerate followers of the races
among government employes under his su
pervlslon, and he has sent out a warning
notice. "I am against my men betting on
horse races, both for the good of the serv
ice and the good of the men themselves,"
said the postmaster today. "I am mo-ed
to take this action because three men In
the Brooklyn postnfflce have committed
suicide by reason of Irregularities In their
accounts.
These discrepancies were traceable to
gambling on horse races. I Ann there are
a number of postofftce employes who are
prone to play the ponies. It's bad busl
ness and I want the men to understand
they cannot hold their Jobs and play the
horses at the same time.
Money lenders who have been exacting
usurious Interest loans advanced on sal
aries have been dealt a blow which may
be more effectual than the attempts of the
district attorney to drive them out of busi
ness In New York City.
Notice has been served upon them by
largo corporations that any claims they
may have upon the salaries of employes
will not be recognised. This has been fol
lowed up with a notice to employee for
bidding them from assigning their wages
to loan egencies on pain of dismissal.
ine IN ew zone r.uiMuu cuniynny in uno ui
the concerns which has acted In the mat
ter. Joseph Williams, the treasurer, says
that he had Issued a notice to employes
In order to check a growing abuse that
those who assign WLges will be dlHmlssed.
"It was for the good of our employes
that we acted," said Mr. iVllllams. "The
Herald has done good work In exposing
the loan sharks, and the action of the
district attorney will be beneficial, but If
all large employers would refuse, aa we
do, to recognize assignments of salaries
the loan men would quit. In my opinion
laws should be passed at .Albany mnklng
It a felony to loan money on assignment
of wages."
An eminent New York lawyer dropped
an Inadvertent hint which throws a curi
ous light upon a peculiarity of wealthy
men. He said that Immediately following
the sudden death of so notable a man as
William C. Whitney there ts a tremendous
rush on the part of men with large estates
to' maKe their wills. Modern millionaires,
he declared, are as a rule so averse to
the thought or consideration of death that
they are becoming more and more . reluct
ant to make their wills, and It reqHlres.
the lkwyer went on, the death of so dis
tinguished a man aa Mr. Whitney to teach
them a needed lesson as to the uncer
tainty of life, whereupon they fairly work
their legal men to nervous prostration by
clamoring to have tholr wills drawn up.
This lawyer, one of the most eminent In
his profeaslqi In New York, expressed the
conviction that all men with large es
tates should make their wills immediately
upon attaining their majorities, and he
said that that custom prevails In the
Vanderbllt family alone of all of the
wealthy famlllea of New York.
Humorous lepubllcatm of New York are
talking of putting up a Job on the gifted
but Inflammatory Bourke Cochran, who Is
going to take the seat In congress vacated
by young Mr. McClellan.
Bourke Is, of course, going to have a
walkover, for the district Is a "hopelessly"
democratic one, giving Mr. McClellan at
hla last election a majority of more than
H.oon. But the republicans want, at any
i rate, to have a little fun out of the thing,
even If they see no chance for a run for
their money. So they are contemplating
the putting up of a black candidate In 'op
position to the rhetorically testy Bourke.
The black Is an ebon-hued Individual, called
the "colored Demosthenes, who . holds
down a state Job he Is the commissioner
In charge of the collection of the state tax
on horse racing, that Is. His name Is
Charles Anderson. His enthusiastic follow
ers In the "colored tenderloin" would
match him at any hour of the day or night
against any sprinting or long-distance ora
tor, white, black, red or yellow.
The chances seem to be that Mr. Cochran
will have to make his run, or his walkover,
against tho "black Demosthenes," and ven
turesome, not to say reckless, republican
politicians are even talking of having the
black, In case he is nominated, challenge
Bourke to a series of Joint debates on any
old subject or subjects that Cochran elects
to talk about. If anything like this really
comes off the police of New York are going
to have their hands full, for the congres
sional district which Bourke la going to
represent not only Includes the "colored
tenderloin," but It takes In the "gas house
region," with lta splendidly organised and
predatory bands of "gas house terriers.
and If these conflicting elements of New
York's population should ever happen to
get together at Madison Square garden the
raiors and bludgeons that would probably
be gathered up from the floor after the
smoke of battle cleared away would no
doubt keep the property clerks of the sta
tion bouses busy for weeks.
A lawyer who used to know his way
about the town when it was wide open
entered an elevator In a downtown busi
ness building the other day arid discovered
to his surprise that the elevator man was
one who formerly whirled the roulette
wheel and dealt faro in one of his favorite
resorts. The elevator man didn't aeem to
know him
"Hello. John." said the lawyer. "I didn't
know you were here!"
"Neither does anybody else," growled
the elevator man. "And for heaven's sake
keep It qui- But a man's got te live
V Somehow P
KOMISATISn A SENATOR.
Kearney Hub: There Is more than one
way to look at the question of nominating
senator at the state convention. It may
be a good thing, but there are a great
many other things to be attended to this
year.
Taylor Clarion: No! The Clarion Is not
In favor of having the state convention
nominate a t'nlted States senator, for ten
to one the legislature would not reeognlxe
him. It would be Just as easy, and we
believe more s. for the political wire pull
era to' get In their work.
McCook Tribune: If the people knew
whether or not the proposition to express
choice for a Vnlted States senator In the
next republican state convention Is really
'loaded," or even If they knew definitely
In whose Interest the proposition la
loaded," they might enter Into the ques
tion with some enthusiasm. Hut there la
a robust question mark before the people
on this proposition, which will take time
to explain away.
Alliance . Times: It's about time candi
dates for Vnlted States senator were get
ting busy. The state convention, which Is
expected to nominate a candidate, is only
three months away, and the time Is short
for candidates to cover this big state. I'p
to date Congressman E. J. Burkett of the
Lincoln district is the only candidate seri
ously mentioned. The North Platte coun
try, which casts several thousands of votes
more thsn the South Platte division, and
holds only about one-third of the political
appointments In the state, ought to get
together and agree on a candidate for sen
atorand then stay with him till the last
horn blows. The Times has no favorite,
but will cheerfully support any honest and
competent man who Is the choice of the
republicans north of the South Platte.
York Times: It Is very true that the men
elected at the polls do not always fairly
represent their constituents, and this Is a
misfortune, but If he will not be true when
he alone represents 6,000 votes actually cast
for him what he would not do when he Is
only one of a doten who have been chosen
delegates by less thsn a dozen votes In a
caucus? it has always gone without ques
tion before that the beat way to get fair
representatives of the people Is to elect
them by a vote of the peoplo, but It has
never been claimed seriously that even
then the people were always fairly repre
sented. It is a strange Innovation, and
one that the public will be slow to ac
cept, that public officers would bo more
conscientious If elected by a caucus than
If elected at the polls. This la a thrust at
the Intelligence or Integrity, or both, of
the voters that they will be slow to Indorse.
It Is provided by law that this people may
express their choice for T'nlted States
senator" at the polls If they so desire.
Tllden Citizen: The more one considers
the action of the state central committee
In recommending that the republican eon
renuuu nominate senator Dietrich s suc
cessor, the more unsatisfactory such action
appears. It virtually amounts to dictation
to the republicans of the next legislature.
If we could all feel satisfied that each dele
gate would vote Intelligently, and In the
Interest of his constituents rather than as
an automaton, there might be something
said In favor of such a course. But until
assurance la forthcoming that the profes
sional politicians are expected to take a
j back seat In the convention, the rank and
file of the republican party are not likely
to show much enthusiasm for the Innova
tion. The correct procedure would be to
give the voters an opportunity to express
their preference by their ballots at the
reneral election. If this plan should be
f llowed to Its logical conclurlon, the next
senator would more fully represent the
state of Nebraska aa distinguished from
some particular class or faction than has
been the case since the state waa admitted
to the union. . .
Norfolk News: Previous to the meeting
of the republican atate central committee
there was a considerable discussion regard
ing the advisability of nominating a can
dldate for the United States senatorshlp at
the convention, and the majority of those
expressing' yea were favorable to the
plan. Since the comftllttee has approved
of the plan and Issued a call In accordance
therewith, however, there have been nu
merous protests against the "action on the
part of newspaper men and politicians.
It would seem that this Is somewhat un
fair to the committee. The Impression waa
general that such a movement would be
favored by the republicans and the com
mittee win fully Justified In making a
movement accordingly and those who dis
approve the plan should hare made their
protests earlier If they desired to save the
committee embarrassment. It Is a little on
the same line with the man who falls to
attend a primary and give and support his
views, but after the work of the primary
Is finished makes a loud protest against
the action of the voters who were there.
not choose to nominate a T'nlted States
senator, but if there Is no reason to out
weigh confidence in and support of the
atate committee such a nomination will un
doubtedly be made. There would be some
advantages, and protyibly some disad
vantages from such action, but there
should be very good reason for repudiating
the call of the committee.
FAIR PAY FOR GOOD WORK.
Strong: Argament In Sapport of Rural
Free Delivery Demands.
Detroit Free Press.
In defense of the movement Instituted
by rural free deliver, carriers looking to-
ward an Increase In salary, President
Frank H. Cunningham, of the National
Rural letter Carriers' association. ..ores
some strong points. Opponents of the pro -
posed increase, which provides for a
graded scale of $600 for the first year,
$72 for the second and $S50 for the third
and each subsequent year, call attention
to the fact that there will soon be 60,000
rural carriers whose salary will amount
to $30,000,000 at $600 a year, and that In
the face of such an expense any Increase
would be unwise. In reply President Cun
ningham points out that the average num
ber of peraona living on a rural route Is
5f0, and that thus S.OOO.OOO persons will be
given the benefits of dally mall at a per
capita cost to the government of a trifle
over $1. Possibly the most eloquent argu
ment that could be advanced in support
of tho request for an Increase is con
tained In the recent report of the post
master general, which shows that 2,879
carriers resigned last year. Considering
the fact that there were only 8,000 carriers
We want you fo be particular. Accept no apology, allow
no excuses. Perfect satisfaction, or all your money back.
HER
best coal mined In Yyoming. Nut, $6.00 nothing like It
for cooking. Lump, $6.50 for heaters.
Telephone 127 Victor White Coal Go. l605 Fanum
at the beginning of the year and 18,000 at
the end, the resignations average nearly
75 per cent. This Is due largely to the fact f
that on the present compensation It Is Iny
possible to provide and maintain the re-
quired equipment and eke out a livelihood.
llural free delivery, which has come to
stay, has worked marveloua changes In
the agricultural districts. The farmer,
who for years has been contributing his
full share to the support of the govern
ment. Is beginning to enjoy Some of the
direct results to which he Is entitled. If
the system Is to be maintained at a satis
factory standard there must be sufficient
Inducement offered competent tnon to re
main In the service. Compared with the
salaries of other government employes, the
claim of the rural carrier Is modest, and
his request should be granted.
I'ERSOSAL 1SOTFS.
Ida M. Tarbell Is getting more and more
spunky. She now challenges the national
administration.
eergeant James Beardon, the noted sol-
dler-tnathematlclan, has Just died at Fort
Leavenworth, Kan.
There are too many grand dukes In au
thority In Russia. Lords make good gen
erals If .they are allowed to do nothing but
wear gold la:;.
8enator Ankeny understands the Indian
language perfectly and acted as Interpreter
the other day In Washington when a group
of Yakima Indians were presented to the
president at the White House.
A London paper, the Chronicle,, says that
tn the matter of clothe the House of
Commons Is the most correct assembly of
legislators in the world, and the American
house of representatives the most aston
ishing. The supreme court of Indiana has ren
dered a decision which enforces upon a
son-in-law the duty of treating his mother-in-law
with as much consideration as he
would give to other human beings. A
righteous principle. Indeed, and noble the
state In which It' Is thus established by
law. Let us all recommend to our mothers-in-law
to move to Indiana.
In the last congress official directories
were printed with half-tone photographs of
senators and members Jilcely Inserted at
the proper pages. These toples were not
for profane eyes. Constituents fortunate
enough to secure one of the directories had
those without Illustrations. Now a ban hue
been placed on the production of such fancy
books. There ctn bo no more Illustrated
directories.
A unique reunion of ex-secretaries of war
was observed In a corner of the senate
chamber In Washington one afternoon last
week. Senator AJger, Senator Proctor and
Senntor Elklns held a long confab, and
were In the middle of their talk when
Secretory Taft, the huge Ohioan who now
holds down 'ho war secretary's chair, cam
In and Joined the group. Senator Proctor
Is tall and rather heavyset among ordinary
men, but Secretary Taft, by tiptoeing
slightly, can look over the Vcrmonter't
head.
KIRTHFI L HEM AH ICS.
"You have allowed yourself to be dal
lied by money."
"That," said Senator Sorghum, "la un
true. In any matter where mon.y was con
cerned I have lnvnrlnbly been coldly prao
tloal."Wa8hi.igton Btar.
Uncle George Have you heard the newt?
Tom Tyler Is going to marry Tlllle Weet.
Aunt Hannch For the land's sake!
Uncle George Yes, I ruess you're light.
Til Ho owns some very vriuahU- real estate.
'-Boston Transcript.
"If hand-painted stockings cost so much I
should think the l&cies would tdopt the
brif boe Idea."
"Why I"
"They don't come so high." Houston
Poet.
The Rose What makes the chrysanthe
mums o stuck upT
The Lily They have Juat beard that the
Japs won another victory. New York Sun.
"But this unfertunatt enurprlse waa
yours," protested the man. to hia unscrupu
lous partner. "You must be alone in this
ruhi, not I."
"Nonsense!" replied the other, who was
determined to drag his partner down with
him. "Naturally, 'u' and V must bo to
gether in 'ruin.' '--Philadelphia Press.
Mrs. Schooppenstcdt The T ir.esea have
a piano plnyf- that coot then. 1350. ..
Mr. Sonoei instedt Well, you can tell
them that we have one that has cost me
$10,000. Elvira will be 16 tomorrow. .
Maud How Is your brother Phil retting
on In college? ,
Mahel I'oor Phil! He's the odd sheep of
the family. He could have been on the
1, .. 1 1 i V. . .1 ........ ... k. Irf, . V. A
said he'd rather have a degree, lies Jus
Just ,
and
cracy on his ti'iHty old text rooks
things : Chicago .TTlnune.
A soldier of the It, salmis
Lay Japanned at THohrtzvKklvitch,
There was lack of woman's nursing
And other comforts which ' '
Might add to his lut momenta
And smooth the final vy;
But a comrade stood beside him ' '
To hear what he might say.
The Japanned Russian faltrsd '
Aa he took that cr-iirodo's hand.
And lie aald: "I nei'i more shall se
My own, my native I ad;
Take a mertsge and tken
To pome clttant fHenda of mine
For I waa born at Smnlxsrskrqrxakl,
Fair BmnlxzrskgqrxsBki on the Irkitrvn
klmnov." New York Sun.
A LKAP 1ISAH HKVKRIB.
James Barton Adams in Denver Post
Sat the maiden In her chamber.
Myrtle Gladys Mae MoCloskey,
Maiden of but 27,
Recently marked down from 40.
Hat she there In rumination
Wrestling with a pusillng question.
On her face Just newly painted
In artistic, skillful manner,
Khnwlnir years of earuful t
practice.
fat ."mC.." "ther lo
will he think me too presuming?
Too uncalled-for bold and forward.
"ffATh"; "Y1" ftf "
I geek him In his stag apartments,
And within mine arms enfold him,
Thaw his Hps with warmth of kisses.
Tell him that I long have loved him.
That to me he Is the fairest
Of his sex, and that without him
Life to me would be aa arid
As the desert of Sahara.
And In dovelike tones Implore htm
To permit me to be hls'n,
Would he cruelly repulse me?
Cry 'hiss-cat I' and cost m from nlm?
Tell me I should ring up Central
And inform the hello maiden
She had given the wrong number?
Or would he burst forth In blushes
Red ns Colorado sunset.
Try to speak and only stammer, ,
Try again and do some better.
Try onrc more and sweetly murmur
That the question waa so suddsn,
Hut If I could stand It he could
And If I wero grt at dodging
Rather heavy winter footwear
1 might go and ak his papa.
Desperate Is the chance, I fear me.
But a faint heart, say the classics.
Never vet has won a fellow.
Bo I think I'll go and brace him.
I DAN
The Owl Caa Sec at Night
Can you let iita tatUfaetory manner by daylight, or artifi
cial liijUtf not, be warned in time. Call on
J. C. Hutcson & Co. 21 J So. . 16th St.
'J.U mat uho makes tlu eyet Jul good.