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-.m. M. B. HUNOATE,
(Seal) Notary Public.
What will the Nebraska militia
without a brigadier general?
do
Port Arthur must be getting accus
omed to Japanese bombardment by
Ills time.
Let everyone be thankful that the
lather of forty-two children bears no
l.iore distinctive name than Smith.
It seems the Bryanlte organ in these
.mrts exhibits altogether too much solicl
ude for the renomlnatlon of Governor
.illckey.
President Roosevelt evidently believes
aat the duty of neutrals Is to be neu
al, and that is doubly true of federal
c.ilceholders.
If the reputation of the ground hog
r.s a weather prophet la to be main
mined, winter should Dot linger much
.onger In the lap of spring.
The American firm negotiating for the
jrchase of Chilean ships may have an
ideslred Interview with Uncle Bam
..'fore It completes the deal.
Chancellor Andrews baa been taken
. I at Chicago. lie must have been read'
I tg some of the nauseating attacks on
i.lm In the local popocrutlc yellow.
Russia trusts China just as the crlin
I.ial trusts the officer of the law. The
lore honest the intention of the officer
..ie greater the dread of the crook.
If Russia had not for years prided
i'self upon the effectiveness of ita pecu
:';irly tricky diplomacy it would have
uore friends In its present trouble.
The New York Ice trust must get the
Parker presidential boom out of the
way If it expects to derive profit from
ie business of cooling New York this
timmer.
Inside rumblings are to the effect that
lie members of the democratic family
i i Nebraska are getting ready to dwell
i.i peace and harmony just like a bunch
bf Kilkenny cats.
Wyoming is starting a movement for
r.ore equitable assessment of property
a foundation of tax reform
Wyoming can get several valuable point
ers from Nebraska.
Governor Yarduman of Mississippi is
ul generis. No other governor ever
bartered a special train to prevent the
lynching of a negro, and from none was
LUch action less expected.
To judge by the opinions expressed
'y the Gentile press of Utah the editors
equlre a whole barrel of salt to be
uken with the testimony of the Mor--non
dignitaries at Washington.
Put it down as a cinch that Mr.
?eurse will not vacate the superintend
moy of the Omaha schools until he Is
-ocksnre be has the better-paying Mll
'waukee Job riveted down so it can't get
away from blm.
It is not quantity so much as quality
"liat counts. Eighteen companies of sol
llers are preserving order at Springfield,
")., after a lynching, while a small
sheriff's posse stopped a similar crime
a Illinois.
Joseph Chamberlain showed no evi
dence of softening of the bratu when
tie left England on the eve of a parlia
mentary, sitting which all predicted
would mark the overthrow of bis party.
It is sometimes considered good general
ship to be absent during defeat.
Now that General Harry, together
with bis militia brigade staff, has been
honorably discharged by Adjutant Gen
eral Culver, the war of words that seri
ously menaced the state with a war of
swords is over and General Harry and
bis gallant staff will convert their
rabers into plowshares, leaving the ad
jutant general in complete possession of
tha goreless field.
ixrtSTmATin.y vfbmsf PRICBB. I
The house of renrpRentntivp", without
del ate or division, on Monday passed
the resolution by Mr. Martin of South
Iinkota directing tho secretary of com
merce and lalxir to Investigate the
cnuscs for the difference which exists
lietween the cost of live stock and
dressed beef. The matter Is one of 'n
terest to nil the people and the Iiepart-
iwnt of t'onmicrce and Labor will be I
expected to m-t promptly upon tho reso-
lutlon and to mtike thorough the inquiry
directed by the net Ion of congress. This
Is definite nnd specinc,- providing that
the department shall Investigate "the
causes of the low prices of beef cattle
In the t'nlted States since July 1,
nnd the nl!cj;ed unusually largo margins I
between the prices of beef cnttle nnd I
the selling price of fresh beef."
It Is Information which the public
ought to have in a trustworthy form
and it does not seem that there should
be nny grent difficulty In obtaining It.
It Is the common Impression thnt the
difference is due to nn arrangement or
understanding letween the beef pack-
ers under which the price of beef cattle
ls kept down nnd the packers reap an
extortionate profit on dressed beef. This I
was asserted strongly at the last na-
tlonnl convention of stockmen, which
adopted resolutions vigorously denounc-
Ing tho course of the beef packers and
Inaugurated a movement Intended to
break up the alleged combine. An east-
em paper, referring to the charge that
what Is known ns tho National Tacking
company 1ms conspired to maintain
arbitrarily the high prices of dressed
meat, while depressing the price of live
cattle, says: "The monopoly plunders
the country in both ways. It robs the
farmer of a fair price for his cattle and
It robs the consumer by compelling him
to pay exorbitantly for his meat. If
there Is in the country one monopolistic
trust more rapacious and sordid than
another, It is the National Packing com-
pany, and If the Sherman anti-trust law
has any vitality at all, it should be em-
ployod to destroy the meat combination
which, more than any other, operates in
flagrant restraint of trade."
This is undoubtedly the general view,
AH consumers of beef believe that the
high prices they must pay for that meat
are due to the manipulation of a combl-
nation of packers and they not un- doubtless chosen to mask tho real pur
reasonably think that some effective PBC9 ' tll prime movers, afford con
wny should be found to break up this elusive proof that the Fontanelle club
combination, charged with plundering
both tho cattle raiser and the consumer.
It is not commonly thought that the re-
taller has any responsibility in the mat-
ter, but is absolutely under the control
and dictation of the packers as to the
price he shall charge for beef. It Is
manifestly desirable that the public
shall know where tho responsibility for
the high price of beef rests, so that if
there be a packing monopoly, as alleged,
It can be properly dealt with. It is be-
lieved that the Department of Com-
morce and Labor has ample powers to
thoroughly prosecute the investigation
ordered hv the Martin resolution an if
so it is not to be doubted that the de-
partment will promptly and sealously
perform the duty devolved on it
A cam ESS M&XACK.
We have already pointed out the
danger to Russia from a Chinese upris
ing in Manchuria and it now aDDears
that the Russian eovernment is fullv
alive to this menace and is taking steps
to meet any exigency in this direction
that may arise. It seems that Russia
does not doubt the Intention of China to
observe neutrality, bnt the difficulty 1.
in the possible inability of the govern
ment to control the Deoole who are hos-
tile to Russia and are in a position to
make a great deal of trouble for that
This is nartlcularlv the case with the
nntlves at Mnnehnrln. who tpopa thront.
enin lone before the war began and
were onlv nrevented from nnrlsln br
Russia's sternly repressive measures. It
Is notorious that the Manchna. who are
one of the proudest of all the Mongolian
nenalM have novpr r.l r.nt
Russian occupation of their country and
the ruthless acts of conquest which have
marked it. They cherish the memory of
the slaughter of their people as some
thing to be avenged whenever possible.
It may well be that the successes of the
Japanese and the apparent weakness of
the Russians have Incited the Manchus
to go on the warpath. The population
of Manchuria is numbered by many mil
lions and would doubtless be able to fur
nish a large contingent of fighting men,
who in an irregular warfare would be
able to do a great deal of damage to the
Russians. Should Japan win an Import
ant victory on land, one that would give
her a decided advantage, a Manchurtan
uprising could hardly be prevented. This
would place the Chinese government In
a very difficult position, for it has very
little control now and would be almost
helpless in the event of any considerable
popular uprising
lunontssMtx phutkst.
The report on the Postofflce depart
ment Investigation which was made pub
lic a few days ago and which involved
a' number of members of congress, has
called out an Indignant protest from
some of the representatives named in
the report as having committed certain
Irregularities. While It is certainly most
natural that the men accused should
feel Indignant, believing they have done
nothing to warrant their arraignment as
made In the report, the Intemperate
language used by some of them regard -
lng Mr. Hrlstow, the fourth assistant
lHstmaster general, was hardly Justifi
able. It is the general public Impres
sion that Mr. Bristow has been faith
fully performing his duty in the investi
gation, with the full approval of the
president and the postmaster general.
If be has seemed to some to be over
tealous, 1 it not fair to assume that he
was urged to this by those higher In au-
thorlty and to hold them responsible?
The fourth assistant postmaster general
did not seek the arduou task of making
the InvpptlKatlon. It waa devolved upon
him hecnuno he was believed to be the
most capable man to carry it on and it
in well known that from the outset he
has had the earnest gurport of those
above him. It is manifestly unjust,
therefore, to denonnce Mr. Bristow for
doing what he believed, with the en
dorsement of his superiors In office, to be
necessary to make the investigation
thorough
As to the members of congress In
volved In the report, It does not appear
tlint, with perhaps a few exceptions,
they had done nnythlng irregular or
which has not been done by congress
men of all parties since the beginning of
the government It has never been re
garded as other thnn proper nnd legltl
mate for a member of congress to ask,
for example, that postal facilities In his
district be improved, or to call for any
other reasonable consideration for his
constituents from a department of the
government. This Is ono of his duties
and so long as Its performance Is free
from nny form of corruption there can
be no reasonable objection to It. Per
baps the system is faulty, but it has al
ways existed and is not likely soon to
be done away with,
If congress shall order an investigation
of tho rostofflce department the people
will certainly find no fault, yet to order
it In a spirit of retaliation would not be
commendable. The general conviction
undoubtedly is that that department has
been very thoroughly investigated nnd
the wrong-doing fully exposed, still thoro
may be some things undiscovered that a
congressional investigation would bring
to light.
what arc tbmt DRJViito ATI
The organization of the Fontanelle
club, which claims to start out with a
membership of nearly 100 picked men
distributed in the various wards of this
city. 8 a new depnrture that very
naturally justifies the suspicion thnt the
coming campaign in Douglas county is
aKaIl to be .fought on factional lines.
The godfathers of the Fontanello club
profess that it is an open doov affair
,n which republicans of all shades of
opinion and affiliation are welcome, but
the names of the officers and executive
committee, barring alone Its president
who ,f colorless as a partisan and was
lfl to bp wl,at its name implies a club
of political Indians with scalping
knives at the belt and dirks in their
boot-legs,
While every group or faction of the
republican rank and file have a right to
organize themselves into clubs, it is a
"erlous question whether the party can
lI,e gamer by clubs that are organ
,Bed for the Perpetuation of factional
re"- This Is especially true in n na
t,onaI campaign year when harmony
w"hin the party ranks is desirable and
ntlal to lnsuie the party's success.
Every republican who has the pnrty's
welfare at heart must realize that fae-
UonaI clubs wlM BOW the 80W,S of dIs
Pave way for another bolt
In case the adherents of their faction
are defeated at the primaries.
There can, of course, be no serious
objection to clubs organize"! In the in
terest of candidates for congress or any
other office before the nominating con-
mention. Such clubs would rally the ad
m,rers and supporters 0f the respective
candidates without Interfering with
P" harmony. Dut secret political
kn,fln c,ubs ar,n Plltlcs Blm7 what
8TllIas that fight behind the ambush
If there ,8 n7 'ong-felt want,
or Bnon-re wan. or scalpers ciuds
withIn th republican party under the
name or "tontaneue" we are entirely
"l ,0"B lu k""w wnence i" wUUl
X I A - 1 .1.1. L
SP"" i" " nu uuve
organized the movement are driving at
" the republican party In Douglas
TOUmy nw"8 rIoruus or rejuvenuung
there Is nothing to prevent the reform-
Wn from dl8CU8RlnK the Issues in tho
ex.sung repuoiican ciuos. woicn are not
organized on factional lines, but are
open to all who may have anything to
present to promote the Interests and
elevate the morals of the party.
The right of legislative investigating
committees, whether appointed by a
state legislature or municipal legislature,
to hold sessions behind closed doors has
been affirmed by the district court and
the council committee charged with the
Investigation of tha charge that the pav
lng specifications submitted to the eoun
dl by the Board of Tubllc Works had
been prepared by interested contractors,
will proceed without further hindrance
by injunctions. The principles laid
down by Judges Troup and Redlck are
on all fours with precedents established
by congress and by legislatures. Inves
tigations of this class are in the nature
of grand Jury inquiries which could not
be conducted with open doors without
frustrating the object for which they
were instituted. The only way substan
tial proofs of corruption or conspiracy
may b established before the commit
tee that would Justify prosecution
against public officials or outsiders is
to have the hearings in private, though
opportunity should be afforded the ac
cused to make a proper defense. If,
I noweTeTi
no foundation exists for
charges of malfeasance the lnvestlga
tlon behind closed doors can result in
no harm to anybody.
J The funding of the floating debt of
1 Douglas county,, now bearing 7 per cent
interest, into a 3' or 3si per cent bond
would not merely save the county sev
era! thousand dollars, but would place
it In position to carry on its businei
more nearly on a cash basis. The pre
mium on the bonds would doubtless
more than repay the expenses of a spe-
- 1 rial election, Including the cost of reg
llstratlon revision in Omaha. From every
point of view, therefore, the county com
I mlssloners would be Justified by the
I taxpayers la Incurring the expense of
I a special bond election. It U to b ex
pected, however, that the scheme of
funding the floating county debt will
not be popular with warrant brokers
and parties who are willing to extend
credit to the county for supplies with
from 5 to 20 per cent added to the cash
price.
Superintendent I'earse wired Milwau
kee that he would accept the position
of school superintendent to which be
had been elected nnd then told Omaha
reporters that be did not know what he
would do and would not decide until be
should have received for.nal notifica
tion. That, however, Is characteristic
of the man.
Rhode Island democrats are In a wran
gle as to instructions to delegates to the
national convention. Inasmuch as it
makes little difference what Rhodo
Island does in the matter so far as the
vote of that state is concerned, the fun
of the fight can have 'no bad after
effects.
The spring campaign begun by the
street railway company will prove emi
nently satisfactory to its patrons, pro
viding Its tracklayers will replace torn
up pavements with durable material on
a substantial base.
Hnrrah for Mississippi.
Chicago Chronicle.
Abraham IJncoln carried Mississippi
against Jefferson Davis the other day when
the legislature defeated a bill changing the
name of Lincoln county to Davis county.
. Hands Ilesdj- for the Stuff.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
There are strong symptoms of a selfish
and unseemly strilsgle In Panama for tho
money that Is to be paid by the Vnited
States for the canal concession. That Is an
awful proposition that our government
should Invest the fund and keep the junta
and other patriots of the new republic from
squabbling over it.
Emperor Hits the Pipe.
Leslie's Weekly.
With his characteristic enthusiasm, the
German emperor's newly-acquired smoking
habit Is absorbing his attention, and ho is
forming quite a collection of pipes. One of
them Is a "veritable. Jewel," made by a
Berlin artist from designs furnished by
the kalsor. Tha bowl Is of meerschaum,
while the stem Is of Turkish wild cherry.
The pipe Is ornamented with a W, on which
Is perched a bird, the whole in silver. A
carved branch winds round the bowl. In
this pipe the emperor uses only the finest
Havana tobacco.
Strnnsre Political Incident.
Nashville American (dem.)
One of the strangest Incidents In Amer
ican politics today Is the support given by
a few democratic r.ewspapers to the presi
dential ambitions of a man whose only
claim to distinction lies In the fact that he
is a multl-mllllonairo, especially when
many of these same newspapers are bit
terly antagonistic to all forms of wealth.
There Is absolutely no consistency In such
policy. The pretense that this candidate,
who Is making a bold effort to buy the
nomination, has been a friend of labor and
the so-called common people, Is not deserv-
ng of notice. Ills alleged friendship has
purpose to advertise his properties and
enhance his own fortune at public expense.
At no time and In no place has he ever
shown the ability , to fill this high office.
His nomination would be not only a reflec
tion on the Intelligence of the party, but It
would result In another overwhelming de
feat, and no sincere democrat wants to see
the party defeated this year.
History of a Life.
Collier's Weekly.
The I'f" of man seems indeed but a tran
sient hour, hardly long enough "to look
about us and to die," when we compare
It with tha existence of a tree. In compar
ison to some of the Sequoias, Methusalah
died In Infancy. A United States senator
has lately made public certain Information
received by him about the amount of his
tory stored away in the great trees of Cali
fornia. One of moderate size, fifteen feet
In diameter, five feet from the ground, re
veals the following experiences: In 271 B.
C, It began Its existence. In 245 A. D.,
when It was 616 years of age, a forest fire
burned on Its trunk a scar three feet In
width. After 1,196 years of placid life. In
another fire, in 1441 A. D., the tree, sged
1.712, received another injury. Another scar
followed in 1!80, and was not covered with
new tissue for fifty-six years. The worst
attack of all was in 1797, when tha tree,
then 2,063 years of age, was attacked by a
fire, which left a scar eighteen feet wide,
reduced by 1890, in 103 years, to fourteen
feet.
MUCH ADO AMOUT NOTHING.
The
Rockefeller Fund nl
the He.
brks University.
Baltimore American.
There Is an agitation or. in Nebraska
Just now. Tho cause therwf la the offer
of a large sum of money by John D.
Rockefeller to the Nebraska State uni
versity for tha construction of an addi
tional building in connection with that in
stitution. The offer has given rise to a
discussion of tha Question whether it Is
proper to accept a gift of money from
a man representing a great monopoly, the
money offered being understood to be
portion of that wrested from the people
of the country by the alleged questionable
methods of the Standard Oil company.
If such scrupulousness were always to
be adhered to In the matter of accepting
endowments, the universities and colleges
sectarian and secular of the country would
be even poorer financially than Uiey are
and more begging and pleading for help
from the masses would be heard than we
now hear. The man who possesses a few
millions made in some other line of busi
ness has his donation gobbled up almost
before he has offered it and "no questions
asked." Is It always known that the man
who made his money in dealing In cattle
and hogs and wheat dealt fairly with those
from whom he bought and to whom he
sold? And, supposing the money came dis
honestly, according to conscientious dis
crimination, from the whole peopl. could
It ver be returned drib by drib to the In
dividuals from whom It Was extorted? On
that hypothesis Is It not better that the
money be spent in such a way that the
common people may obtain the benefit
thereof, rather than to be expended for the
private gratification of the man Into whose
hands it has fallen? Lt It be .-eurded
as a conscience fund or what not. Such
overscrupulojsness would not be silly If
any good, either moral or practical, were
to be obtained from its exercise. As it
stands, let the money be accepted and
used to the best Interests of humanity.
And let the educators who accept It apply
It to the welfare of mankind as con
scientiously as the present owner sur
renders his supposed-to-be Ill-gotten gains.
It Is positively known that large sums of
money may be spent profitably In the Im
provement of the popular educational sys
tem and when the money tan thus be
more nearly returned to Its alleged rightful
owners than In any other wsy no sqea
tnish notions or political buncombe should
be allowed to Interfere.
STHATROT Or BXPEItTS.
Washington Star: There Is little doubt
as to whether Russia Is btg enough to
conquer Japan; the question Is whether It
Is smart enough.
St. Ijouls Olobe-Democrat : "Husslrv Is
putting the finishing touches on some more
battleships." says a contemporary; and
Japan Is doing likewise.
Indianapolis News: Japan Is said to
have spent HOO.OOO In firing somewhat In
effectively at Vladivostok yesterday, but
then good advertising always pays in the
long run.
Washington Tost; Corea resembles
Florida geographically, and would like very
much to resemble It In placidly waiting for
people to come and pay for the privilege
of enjoying the climate.
Philadelphia Inquirer: When the war ex
perts at Washington are told of a Japanese
strategic move, they say, "Yes; that's what
we thought they'd do." Hut when a-skecl
what the Japs will do next, they say, "Oh,
wait and see."
Baltimore American: Russia Is calling
out her reserves. Again has the mistake
been made of underestimating tho power
of a smaller opponent. Nations, like Indi
viduals, prefer to buy their own experience
at a high rate rather thnn economize on
tha free uso of that of others.
Portland Oregonlan: The most sacred
Image In Russia has been removed from
Moscow, where It remains In times of
peace, to St. Petersburg, whenco It will
be sent with the army to the far east.
This Image, representing the Virgin ap
pearing to St. Berglusbard, Is about a foot
square and Is lncrusted In precious stones.
It accompanied Peter the Great and Alex
ander I on their campaigns. Attached to
It Is a silver tablet upon which are enum
erated the battles at which it has been
present. rlsclples of Buddha are not
easily outdone when It comes to things
sacred." and Japan will perhaps bo able
to match this imitge in supposed Influence
over tho god of battles by one equally
sacred to her people. But after all, It will
be modern strategy and military and moral
equipment that count.
FEIISOSAI. NOTES.
If all reports are correct, Vladivostok
will stand a good deal of shelling. It's a
pretty husky place.
How can there ba a real 'bond of sym
pathy between us and the Japanese when
they do not eat pork?
David Sears, a wealthy Boston bachelor,
has given $210,000 to Harvard university,
from which ho graduated In 1S47.
On March 4 Senators Eugene IIulo and
William Pitt Frye of Maine completed
their thirty-third year of service In con
gress.
In Massachusetts it has been decided
that a quart bottle must hold a quart;
after awhile Justice will be done by the
peck measure.
The longest direct telegraph lino In the
world Is that between St. Petersburg and
Viceroy Alexleft's headquarters at Mukden.
"The line Is busy," usually, too.
Benjamin Wood Davis, a well ..known
Clnclnnatlon, who died recently, left $140,000
to various educational and charitable Insti
tutions, among others $10,000 to the Jewish
hospital of Cincinnati.
Brigadier General Frederick V. Grant is
an advocate of modern physical culture
as on aid to the making of good soldier
and he has mapped out a program for
systematic instruction of the men thnt
make their home at Chicago's army rendez
vous this summer.
John Morley, who Is a great lover of
animals, always has a pet dog sitting on
his lap when he Is writing in his study,
and when he used to live In a house at
the top of a hill, he Invariably alighted
from his carriage at a certain point in
order to rellove the horse.
The death In New Jersey, at the age of
132, of a man who used tobacco and drank
Innumerable swigs of booze since he was
a kid of 12, provokes varied comment with
whittled morals. The commentators fall
to mention the fact that the modern
Methuselah died In a poorhonse.
Congressman Wachter of Maryland re
ceived a petition from a man outBlde his
district for appointment to a court va
cancy over which the congressman was
supposed to have control. To break the
force of an objection to his locality he
argued as follows: "They may allege
against me as a nonresident. Such is the
facts. But If there was no inducements
to immigrate there would be no lmmtgra
tlon."
At the Pattl concert in Louisville Friday
night there were no mora delighted visitors
than Mr. and Mrs. George Flournoy, an
old couple who Journeyed from their home
in Falmouth, Ky., to hear the diva. Ten
years ago, when she was there, she sang
"My Old Kentucky Home" and the hus
band and wife tearfully listened while Pattl
warbled the beautifully simple old song.
The vocalist saw how interested they were
and outdid herself for their especial benefit.
After the concert they were brought to her
dressing room, where they stammered thotr
thanks. On Friday evening they had
similar experience, Pattl singing the same
melody, to their Intense delight.
wnmp ok ran kanc.e.
Sls-Blfleant Incident Marking Cnanged
renditions In the Writ,
BUI Barlowe's Budget.
An advertisement appearing recently In
local paper is significant as marking the
final wlndup of the cattle business in cen
tral Wyoming as once pertained to the
running of large herds on the open rango.
Time was here when the cowboy hunted
dogies and was himself hunted by Indians
when the settler was unknown when all
this vast territory comprising an area
( larger than four or five of our northern
most New England states on Inland sea of
sagebrush-flecked plain and forbidding bad
lands was an uninhabited waste, dotted
here and there with an isolated ranch, and
actually owned and controlled by the cattle
man and his cowboy henchmen. One could
ride a hundred miles without hearing hu
man voice without Bering a habitation of
any sort-without evidence of life anywhere
other than the behomed bovine, and he as
wild as the buffalo, antelope and deer who
grazed by his side as comrade and friend,
The range rider was monarch of all he sur
veyed; life was cheap but free; fortunes
were made and lost.
But conditions have changed. Desplt prt
vation and of time oppression, the settler
came to stay. Then the wire fbnee
foul blot on a landscape hitherto as free
and unfettered as the ambient and with
It Is the beginning of the open-range stock
growing Industry. One by one they went
to the wall, and today the final steps are
being taken to wine from central Wytv
mtng's records the last of her range hards.
The Flddlebock ranch is for sole. Estab
lished by K. H. TUlotson some time In the
seventies afterward run by his son W. I
TUlotson It was for years one of the btg
geet of the "big outfits" Its cattle rang
lug from the North Platte river to Hun
tana and Its brand an open book to every
cowpuncher who rode a brorik, wore vestl
buled schaps and packed a nickel-plated
six on either hip.
Farewell to the Flddlebock the last link
which serves to unite the past with the
present sole remnant of a great Industry
of life In the open, of that true type
western manhood which the world wl'l
never see again with like environment the
cowboy. Though gone, thoy are net for
got tea.
"THE tKTIIISKAflM? HR4RHT."
AfTstinpalatn Baaed on Cheek, and
dierk-ltitok."
New Tork Evening Post lnd .
The Kvenlng Post has been reluctant to
pak of the presidential candidacy of V.
R. Hearst. We have felt It to lx one of
thost things that "need much washing to
be touched," and had hoped that Its
grotesque nnd humiliating aspects would
put him out of consideration by all but
he bought and rotten. Hut It is evident
hat his unblushing campaign based, a I
democratic senator has said, purely upon
check and a check book" Is making some
headway. Hearst stands today, In fact, as
the greatest temptation to the democratic
party to play the fool and break Its neck
ugaln. Almost nny other candidate promi
nently mentioned would have a chance of
election, and could preserve honor even In
defeat; but Hearst Is enough to sink njiy
cause and damn any party.
The possibility of his securing the nomi
nation which decent men can contemplate
only with a shudder depends wholly upon
Ignorance of the man and his methods.
Hence the duty of a public warning be
times.' It Is not slmnlv that we revolt at
learst's huge vulgarity; at his front of
ronfe; at lila shrieking unfitness mentnlly,
for the office which he sets out to buy.
All this goes without saying. There has
been a case of a man of such slender in
tellectual equipment, absolutely without ex
perience In office. Impudently flaunting his
wealth before the eyes of tho people and
saying. "Make me president." This Is
folly. This Is to degrade public life. But
there Is something darker and more fearful
behind. It Is well known that this man
has a record which would make It Impos
sible for him to live through a presidential
campaign such gutters would be dragged,
such sewers laid open! We can only refer
to the loathsome subject. It those who
want a hint of the repulsive details turn
o the Congressional Record of Januarv 8,
1X97. Thero they will find a speech bv Ren-
resentatlve Johnson of California showing
the kind of a millstone which would be
hung about Hearst's neck If he were ever
to come before the voters.
We consider It the duty of honest news
papers to let these facts be, known. It la
more than a party matter. Democrats. It
is true, have a special motive for wishing
to prevent their party from being dis
graced; but there Is a large question of
latrlotlsm Involved, as to which repub
licans also should Bhow that they are sensi
tive. They cannot wish to see the opposl
sltion debauched. Tho example would be
too generally demoralising. Next would
come the turn of the republican party. If
the Hearst millions can purchase the dem
ocratic nomination today, who knows that
some financial Catiline will not Instruct
his brokers to buy the republican nomina
tion four years hence? The country cannot
afford to have Its Insignia of honor trailed
n the mud of the mnrket place. That
would bo a calamity to all honest citizens
of any party. We have not yet reached
the point where we can be Indifferent to
the spectacle of an aspirant for our highest
office being an Alciblades without talent or
courage or personal charm, and with llttlo
but profligacy to entitle him to the name.
We are convinced that It Is only
necessary to set forth the facts In order
to make an end of this unspeakable candi
dacy. Hearst's record will crush him as
soon as It is known. It is, obviously, bet
ter for the party, better for the nation,
.that it should be known before the conven
tion. Afterwards, It would bo too late for
the party that nominated him to save even
Its honor. It Is not a question of policies,
but of character. An agitator we can en
dure; nn honest radical we can suspect;
a fanatlo we can tolerate; but a low volup
tuary trying to sting his Jaded senses to a
fresh thrill by turning from private to
public corruption, Is a new horror in Amer
ican politics. To set the heel of contempt
upon It must be the Implse of all honest
men.
PRES. ROOSEVELT'S "MISTAKES."
Hfilonnd to the Honor and Credit of
the Nntlon.
Leslie's Weekly.
The democratic and assistant democratic
papers are saying that President Roosevelt
has made many mistakes. Tes; he has
made mistakes. Iet us mention a few of
these:
The president ended the coal strike in
1002, and thereby opened the mines, gave
work to tens of thousands of persons who
had been idle for months, and reduced the
price of coal to 80,000,000 Americans.
He carried out the country's pledge with
Cuba, first by withdrawing the troops from
the Islnnd after pacification had become
complete, .and then by Inducing an apa
thetic congress to grant to the Island the
reciprocity which had been promised.
He led congress to pass the national Irri
gation act, which will benefit every state
and territory west of the longitude of Mls
sluti's western boundary, which will open
to settlement a new empire In the arid
region comprising over a third of the con
tiguous part of the United States.
He enforced the Sherman anti-trust act
of 1890 so that the people can repeal it if
they dislike It, can strengthen and extend
It If they want to retain It and If it needs
strengthening and extending, and In so
doing gave vitality to a statute which had
been forgotten, and he also carried out a
republican pledge repeated in many of the
national platforms.
He called a halt on England, Germany
and Italy In their projected attack on
Venezuela, compelled the disputants to sub
mit their case to arbitration, and thus
gave International and final sanction to
the Monroe doctrine.
He negotiated a commercial treaty with
China, overcame Russian menaces at Pek
ing, induced the emperor of China to
ratify the treaty, and thus opened tne
Manchurtan ports of Mukden and Antung
to the trade of the United States.
He Induced England to agree to the
abrogation of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty
of 1850, which tied the United States' hands
In canal building across the Isthmus;
negotiated a canal treaty with Colombia,
which that country blindly rejeoted; then
he turned to the newly created Republlo
of Panama, which seceded from Columbia
on account of the latteT's folly In refusing
to accept the canal treaty, gained a treaty
with Panama under which the canal Is to
be built and a world dream of four cen
turies' duration Is to be transmuted Into
fact. For his work In getting an Isthmian
canal under American control he brought
the bulk of the southern democracy over
to his side, and for the time blotted out
party lines throughout the United States
more thoroughly than they had been blot
ted out before or since Monroe's "era, of
good feeling."
Til American peop'8 lOV8 Roosevelt for
some of the "mistakes" which he h&a
made.
A prominent lady writes "My experience with
SHERIDAN COAL
Is of a distinctly pleasing character, and to those who
have not tried it, I tender the advice te do so without de-
lay." Nut $6, splendid for cooking; lump $6.50 for
t!u 12.' VICTOR WHITE COAL CO.. I60i Farnam St
OD A AMI TF.I.ErilOSES.
y
Projected Revolntlen In Mrthsda of
the llelsll Dmitlat.
' St. Louis Republic.
Pity the poor druggist no longer. He
has cultivated pity of his own for himself
and rises in subdued nuger to get redress.
Ho Is resolved that the corner store shall
henceforth cease to be hu Interrogation and
accommodation luireau. Through long
years of tolerance nnd polite suffering he
has earned n rest; and he will take It.
What a convenience is the retail drug
store. It has drups and toilet articles; It
has stationery and school supplies; It has
clg.irs nnd tohaceco; It tins a news stand
and money order department; It has a
soda water fountain, where Ice cream and
refreshing drinks are sold; It has most tf
the things a well regulated family may
need or desire, and, In addition, a free
public telephone, which. Instalcd for the
convenience) of patrons, la abused by every
swain and maid who has more time for
silly chat than brains for useful work.
Is theri anything yem would like to
know? Ask the drug clerk. Is there any
thing you want? (let It at the corner drug
store. Have y.iu Idle time? Spend It at
the corner dru store, watching and criti
cising the druggb'st's customers. Do you
wish something fur, nothing? Help yourself
at the drug store. Do your eyes ache at 2
In the morning? Ring the night bell nt
the corner drug store.
The drug clerk is a temperate, smiling,
considerate fellow, whom the men like and
the ladles admire. He has a capacity for
seeing and enjoying the foibles of human
nature, and this makes his work relatively
pleasant, with all of Its annoyances. Rut
he has decided to lighten his bunions nnd
avoid unnecessary labors and expense.
One way is to do away with the fren
public telephone. Another Is raising tha
price of soda. He will sell less soda, make
larger profits and be rid of spendthrift
chatterboxes. By Installing a nlckel-ln-the-slot
telephone he will freo his ears of fool
ish conversations and accommodate custo
mers who use the Instrument for business.
The retail drugggist Is Justified in enforc
ing reform.
LAUGHING LIXES,
i!ethuselah's mother sobbed bitterly.
"I told that horrid street car conductor
that Thusy dear was under 50," she walled,
"but he made me pay full fare!"
Even In those days it was evident that
the corporations were soulless. New York
Sun.
Wally Ostrich Oh, ma, I've got euch dT
stomach aohel
Mrs. Ostrich What have you been eat
ing? Wally Why, I lust swallowed a few
horseshoes for luckl Vhloago News.
"Senator," said the Interviewer, "it Is
rumored that you Intond to retire from
politics."
"Well, well," replied the senator, "Ifs
queer how rumors start. I suppose this
one grew out of the fact that I attended
church with my wife last Sunday." 1'hlla
lcllhla Press.
When you get a redhot potato In your
mouth there Is but one thing to do with
It, In spite of tho rudeness of It. Tho
stomach Is no more fireproof than tha
mouth Is. Baltimore American.
The Young Man No, I shouldn't call
Japanese a musical language. Take the
word "sweetheart," for example. Ia Japa
nese It is "shlnohltsuma."
Miss de Mulr I don't Ilka that so, well. It
takes you too long to Bay it. Chicago Tri
bune. "I am agreeably surprised at the room
you have gtvon me," said the managnr oi
the theatrical troupe, with a patronizing
air, "It 1b really llrst-class."
"Ahl" ropUod the proprietor of the hotel
"Your room Is better than your company."
Philadelphia Press.
She (flushing expectantly) Fred Smlthers,
as I live I Poor fellow it saddens me to
think how broken up be was pvr my re
fusal. He (wrinkling forehead) Where in thun
der have I seen that woman before T
Brooklyn life.
Prison Visitor What brought you here,
my man?
Convlot Superstltlton, ma'am.
Prison Visitor Superstition?
Convict Yes, ma'am. It was the unlucky
thirteen, ma'am.
Prison Visitor Thirteen! In what way?
Convict Why, the Judge an' the Jury
united against me, ma'am. Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
First It snows and then it thaws.
And then a rain is brewing,
And then the doctor has you and '
You don't care what It's doing.
Washington Star.
TWO OF A KIND.
W. D. Nesblt in Chicago Tribune.
Across the sad and solemn sea
I reach a friendly hand to thee, ,
My brother In adversity.
Yi Yonk He
I, too, have seen the lamp of fame
Snuffed out, Just when its rosy flam
Filled the wick.
I, too, have seen coy glory flit
Just when my name had made a hit,
And people tried pronouncing It,
Yi Yonk Ik.
The splendor that I made mine own
Now rests beneath a chiseled stone
"Jacet hio."
Your name, with rhythmlo clink and clank.
Was one before which others shrank
Mine with more softness rose and sank,
YI Yonk Ik.
My name was like a serenade.
Until some Jealous lout or Jade
Threw a brick.
My name was like a gentle sign
A song beneath the southern airy
Bnt still, we're brothers, you and I,
Yi Yonk Ik.
Although your name, when spoken, makes
A sound like Weetlnghouse's brakes I
Clutching quick.
But, do not mourn. Rejoice with me.
For future ages still shall see,
Our names a-romp through history,
YI Yonk Ik.
Yes. YI Yonk Ik und Wot y Oil
Shall through tha coming epochs peal.
We can't kick.
Symptoms of
tu0 Eye Troubles
Many people enjoy good vision
but have eye Imperfections of
which they axe not conscious.
Headaches,
Nervousness,
Neuralgia,
Indigestion.
and many other disorders are
directly traced to eye troubles.
IIUTESON OPTICAL CO.
213 South 16th St Pant on Block.
Factory on the Promises.
Kodaks and Cameras.