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Before me this 1st day of April. A. D , 1904.
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Notary Public.
Johnny Maher's typewriter must be
Buffering from a stroke of temporary
paralysis.
That grand Jury Is less than a month
rfT, and then we shall see what we
aliall see.
The fate of Major Dennis of the Rlalto
Ilraln company shows that caution Is
better than remorse.
Coreajis make Ideal allies. They not
(inly submit to all Japan demands, but
Insist that they like It.
i
In their reports regarding the loss of
the Petropavlovsk the war correspond'
Hits at Port Arthur show what they
tould do If given half a chance.
Omahn can better affordto be In
Darkness for a few days than to allow
Its ordinances to be defiantly disregarded
Ifor a few jears longer' by the electric
HKht monopoly.
Perhaps if the abutting property own
ers will first put their sidewalks in good
repair the city authorities may be
spurred on to fix up the roadway pave
ments a little more promptly.
South Omaha policemen are .In arms
because they have to pay fare on the
fttreet can while Omaha policemen get
free rides. - This is another powerful
ttrgument In favor of annexation.
Unengaged war correspondents should
move to Washington, where the Daugh
ters of the American Revolution are In
pession. The press censorship will prob
ably be as rigid as that In the Orient.
The monotony of Russian reverses on
the sea is relieved every few days by
the story of a Japanese failure on land,
tiut the land stories have so far lacked
the sensational features of the sa yarns.
Colorado would extend a more cordial
welcome to the executive committee of
the American Federation of Labor if it
were sure the members brought with
them a solution of the mine strike prob
lem. At a proof of the copybook axiom, that
"evil communication corrupts good man-
aers," it may be mentioned that the
clerk of the court of criminal correction
at 8t Louis has been arrested for grand
larceny.
Numerous accidents to the warships of
the leading navies show that while mar
chlnery has reached a high degree of
efficiency the human equation, must still
be considered in the operation of ships
and guns.
One of the surprises of the present
democratic struggle is that David Beu
Bett Hill has at last adopted a decisive
adjective which may be Incorporated
Into his rather ambiguous statement:
am a democrat." -
The local po poors tie organ Is willing
to admit that Omaha is not the wicked
est city In the .world, but It still sticks
to Jt that all Its municipal officers who
were elected as republicans are as bad
as they could be. If they were only
democrats or populists they would be
paragons of virtue.
It Aid not take Iowa miners and op
erators long to decide that a compromise
is better than a strike and the lesson
was bo strongly Impressed upon both
gldea that each was willing to make an
agreement for two years the first bl
eunlsl agreement in the history of the
district
One can but wonder why such
strong effort ia made to resuscitate
van who attempts to commit sulcld
while und?r sentence of death. It
would save the state and the officers a
tuiplrmssnt dnty, while death la Just as
morn a consequence of the crime as the
lags! execution would be.
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THM "CBCBPATIOH" CBAHOMS.
The deronrrsts In congress bur
brought the charge of usurpation against
President Roosevelt and this la very
llkel to be more or M dwelt upon In
the coming campaign. It Is a charge
which republlcana will hare no difficulty
In refuting, for as was recently said by a
distinguished republican senator, what
ever else the president has demonstrated
and he has demonstrated many good
qualities he has demonstrated, above all
else, his unfaltering devotion to law.
The democrats criticise the presidents
action In the anthracite coal strike as a
usurpation of power, but this Is not the
view of Intelligent public opinion. On
the contrary this opinion Is that the
course of Mr. Roosevelt was most wise
n 4H.Hfl nA hr the remilt.
7 i gravity
and danger. It was with the ut
most difficulty that peace and order
was preserved In the anthracite coal
region. Not only were the striking
miners and their families suffering,
but hundreds of thousands of peo-
i .u-.-.
perlendng hardship from the reduced
supply ana ins nign price oi roni. iu
these circumstances, so full of peril, the
president was appealed to and brought
about the arbitration that settled the
conflict. In this he committed no usur
pation, for he plainly Informed the rep
resentatives of the operators and tho
miners that he had no power as presi
dent. What he proposed was not In
his character as the cWef executive of
the nation, but as a cltleen who realised
the peril and believed It to be his duty
to endeavor to avert It. It was averted.
to the great gratification of the entire
American people. Had it not been, as
was said by Senator Spooner in a re
cent speech, "there would have been
millions of socialists made In a week
and rccbs, made up of men whose wives
nnd families were dying of cold and ex
posure, would have thronged the streets
of our cities and torn down buildings to
burn them for fuel."
The pension ruling, which prescribes
that 02 years of age should be regarded
hereafter as prima facie evidence of
partial disability on the part of a civil
war veteran who applied for a pension,
has also been attacked by the opponents
of the administration as a usurpation of
executive authority. In this they have
been confounded by the fact that In
this matter democratic precedent was
followed. It was the commissioner of
pensions under the last Cleveland ad
ministration who made an order fixing
an age at which a minimum or a max
lmura of disability in any applicant for
a pension could be assumed without
formal legal proof. That order of Com
missloner Lochren In 1803 established 75
years as a maximum and 65 years as a
minimum of disability in applicants.
The reason for its modification after
eleven years is that It was found to work
injustice, in reference to tne new oraer
Secretary Hitchcock has explained tht
II "merely lays oown a convenient rui-
ing of decision and presumption of fact."
anq iuni,ua ;oQiy aim is w secure urn-
formlty and expedition in decisions.
Such pitiable attempts as these to dis
credit the administration serve to show
the destitution of the democratic party
In issues and the lamentable decline in
character of that once powerful political
organization
WHY IT IS ItiDICCLOVS. -
Exceptlon Is taken by two Sarpy
county newspapers to the following
comment made by The Bee relative to
the action of the republican convention
of Sarpy county:
Sarpy county republicans have mads
themselves supremely ridiculous by endors-
Ing as their choice for representative In
congress a man whom they would not think
of choostna to reoresent them In the legis-
lature. or for that matter In the Papllllon
town council.
From the tone of the above edl-
torlal," declares the Papllllon limes, "it
would seem to the astute politicians of
Omaha that it ia ridiculous for anyone
outside of Omaha to aspire to an office,"
nd the question is asked, "When did
Omaha get a corner on the brains of
the Second district? Is It Impossible
for a man simply because he lives out
side of the corporate limits to have any
Besse?"
There are none so blind as those who
will not see. Nobody in Omaha is fool
Ish onmiirh to ninmA that all the brains
- ., . .. . . . . . . . . I
of the Second district must be located!
within Its corporate limits. There are
over 16,500 republican voters in the
Second congressional district of which
not more than 800 are in Sarpy county,
while Omaha alone musters 11,000 re
publican voters. All things being equal,
it would be but natural that the rep
resentatlve from the Second district
should be Identified with the 11,000
rather than with the 800. Yet Sarpy
and Washington counties are not barred
from presenting candidates providing
they are known to be qualified to fill the
position. Omaha republicans bad within
their ranks brainy and worthy men
when they Instructed their delegation
to supiort Ixreuzo Crounse, a resident
of Washington county, for governor,
and In the selection of district Judge
they have regularly conceded rep
resentation on the bench to the outside
counties In the Judicial district in which
they have positive predominance.
If the candidate whom Sarpy county
proposes to present to the congressional
convention had ever occupied any public
position outside of the post mastership
of the village of Gretna the action
might not seem supremely ridiculous.
but It is an open secret that the en
dursement is not made in good faith or
with any expectation that it will result
In anything except tp sidetrack Sarpy
county's votes or make them an article
of barter. There would have been Just
us much consistency and propriety in
presenting the Gretna candidate to the
state convention for nomination as at
torney general or as superintendent of
public instruction, although he never
waa Inside a law office except aa client
or Inside a school house except as a
pnpIL
Sarpy county republicans, and repub
licans In other parts as well, should en
deavor to raise the standard of public
office Instead of to lower It. Because
every crossroads ' politician Imagines
himself fit to be Judge, congressman or
senator Is no reason why the republican
rank and file should demean the party
by encouraging such aspirations.
c a ha da After n.4 jr.
The republicans of Massachusetts are
friendly to the principle of reciprocity,
as shown In the platform adopted a few
days ago, but they are not enger to ap
ply the principle to trade with Canada,
as waa also shown in the action of their
state convention. A resolution was sub-
h'"
and that early action be taken to bring It
about Tills was earnestly advocated by
Its author and opposed with equal earn
estness by Senator Lodge, with the re
sult that It was rejected by an over
whelming majority. Mr. Lodge pointed
out the one-sided character of the recl-
procity treaty with Canada some years
v ' t.
ago and said he did not believe that the
ago i
condition of New England industries Is
so perilous that New England and Mas
sachusetts want to put the United States
In a false position before any other coun
try.
The action of the Bay state republican
convention would seem to show that the
sentiment In that section for reciprocity
with the Dominion is by no means so
strong as it has been represented to be.
The resolution adopted 'declares: "Re
ciprocity with Canada Is a mere phrose
until the concessions offered on one side
and demanded on the other ure stated in
detail. Those who demand reciprocity
with Canada should furnish details If
they desire action, always remembering
that no trade can be a good trude unless
both parties are benefited thereby."
Canadians who are hoping for reelproc
ity will find nothing encouraging in this.
which It Is safe to say expresses the
Judgment of a large majority of the
American people who are interested In
the question.
FOR PMAO A SO AMITY.
That was a very important statement
which was made by Chancellor von Bue
low at the opening of the German Belch-
stag last week, defining the foreign pol
icy of the empire. There has been some
anxiety respecting the position of Ger
many in regard to affairs in the far east
as well as conditions In Europe, particu
larly the relations between England and
France, which have been rendered more
friendly by the recent treaty relating to
certain colonial matters of the two coun
tries that had long exerted a more or
less disturbing Influence. It has been
thought that this Anglo-French arrange
ment might, cause some resentment at
Berlin, but It appears from what was
M,d by thft German chancellor that
there no gnch feeiIril, 0n the con-
trary the improvement of the relation
utwun Franco anil Fmrlnnd ia vlov1
by the Gema government as a matter
for congratulation, since it makes for
peace, the preservation of which, said
the chancellor, is of all things what the
government has roost closely at heart.
Equally reassuring was his statement
regarding the far eastern conflict. Ger
many has no desire 'to acquire more
Chinese territory than she now controls
and the government has from the first
exerted Itself to restrict the war to the
original combatants and especially to
maintain the territorial Integrity of the
Chinese empire. Whether or not the note
of Secretary Hay was suggested from
Berlin, as has been said, there Is no
longer any doubt that the German gov
eminent Is In full accord with the po-
gltion of tQe Voltea gtate8 as expreH
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that note and this fact Is exceedingly
gratifying. With Germany committed to
a policy which looks to the preservation
of European peace and favorable to the
maintenance of Chinese territorial in-
tegrity there is very good reason for a
feeling of confidence that the area of
the far eastern war will not be extended
J and that it will be confined to Russia
and Japan.
, Comptroller Lobeck and Building In
spector Wlthnell have Issued another
manifesto, in- which they declare that
they are saving money for the taxpayers
by overriding the paving specifications
of the city engineer and ignoring the
opinion of the city attorney and orders
. .. a:. . . .
of the council. This may be true, but
the question is whether they have a
right to be a law unto themselves, even
if a saving is effected in the price of
paving, and. furthermore, whether there
is really any saving effected for the tax
payers by cheaper pavement unless it
is as durable as the dearer pavement
The chiefs of tho Fontanelle tribe
want it understood that the club was
organised expressly for harmonizing the
party, but their professions are flatly
contradicted by the factional spirit
manifested from the outset Otherwise,
why were all the governors selected
from one faction and why are "the
Initiated" required to carry out the Will
and wish of the governors, which is
only another name for the chiefs wbo
have notoriously been scalpers In every
campaign that has been fought In this
county within the past decade.
While the dominant majority of the
Board of Public Works are trying to
explain away their arbitrary course In
the matter of paving contracts they
maintain discreet silence with regard to
their inexcusable interference with the
city electrician for the special benefit
and protection of the electric light com
pany and the perpetuation of the wooden
pole nuisance in the very heart of the
city.
The momentous problem which Super
intendent Davidson is called upon to
solve at the very outset of bis career in
Omaha la whether the sweet girl gradu
tee of the High school shall all wear
I tdgh-tteele4 gaiters, Vij wnlta gown and
bicycle wheel hats when they appear
on the stage in front of a mountain of
bcribboned bouquets.
Torto Rico wants reciprocity with
Spain to enlarge its coffee market, while
the rest of the United States feels as If
It would bo willing to buy coffee raised
on American soil. Would not Intelligent
advertising of the American berry in
this country be better for the Porto
HIcan coffee trade than reciprocity with
Spain?
The Family Limit.
Chicago Tribune.
It Is Prof. E. Benjamin Andrews1 opinion
that no family ought to have more than
ten children. Presumably It Is his Idea,
that tha population problem can be worked
out more easily in decimals.
Another Fall for TV Jeff.
Washington Post.
A bust of Thomas Jefferson at Bt. Tenuis
was destroyed by high windn. After listen
ing to the campaign orators for a doien
years one would think that Thomas Jeffer
son would be Immune from attacks of high
or hot winds.
An Eiaandlag Inetltntloa.
Philadelphia Press.
The rural free delivery service Is rap-
Idly spreading over the country. Up to
February 1 there were 21,860 routes In op
eration and several hundred more had been
favorably reported upon. There were 6,217
petitions on band asking for the establish
merit of other routes. This branch of the
of the postal service has already become
one of Its most Important features, and Is
helping greatly to make rural life more
comfortable.
Sir Henry Speaks Again.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Our Impression Is that the democratic
nominee will come from somewhere east
of the mountains; that he will be a civilian
of high character and good antecedents.
and that he will win the election. The
upper and nether millstones of Cleveland
and Bryan, which have been grinding denv
ocratlc Interests to powder, will be rolled
away. The pnrty will be united on a sound
platform and a candidate whom only hope
less cranks or pseudo-republicans can re
ject
Cool-lleaded Heroism.
Philadelphia Record.
One thing stands out clear: After the
horrible blunder, or accident, on the bat
tleship Missouri, quick as a flash came
the instant effort to do the thing needed to
be done for repair or remedy. There was
no wait for orders. The seamen were as
swift as the officers, and even more heroic.
In the face of awful peril to snatch cool
headed safety out of the Jaws of death and
panic. As long as the navy can command
the services of such men there need be
no fear. They will know how to acquit
themselves upon whatever emergent occa
sion.
Carnearte's Heroes of Pearo.
Chicago Record-Herald.
Mr. Carnegie, having no liking for war,
Is the more enthusiastic over the heroes
of peace, to whom he now dedicates his
fund of K.OOO.OOO, raying that It will apply
whenever human life Is saved. He refers
to the cases of doctors and nurses who
volunteer their service during epidemics,
to the acts of railroad employes. Exam
ples might be multiplied Indefinitely, and
fortunately their number does not depend
upon any fund. But the fund has a value
far beyond the $5,000,000 of which It la com
posed for the effect It will have on the Idea
of heroism. tt . ,
Garley'e Eiptndlsf Ambition
(Omaha Correspondence St. Louis
Re-
public.)
Mr. Gurley's friends are sorely disap
pointed at his failure to get the district
attorneyship, but they are consoling them
selves with the thought that his defeat
may be the meuns of sending him to con
gress, where, thty declare, his abilities
would make hfot a conspicuous figure.
Mr. Gurley la an orator of great elo
quence, as well as a lawyer of fine accom
plishments, and has long aspired to rep
resent the Second Nebraska district In con
gress. Some of his friends wish him to
come out as a. candidate for Mr. Dletrioh s
seat in the senate, and he may be per
suaded to do so, though most of them are
in fav6r of his making the fight for con
gress now and going after the senatorshlp
later. It Is now practically a foregone con
clusion that he will stand for the congres
sional nomination, and If he does It Is gen
erally conceded that he will get It.
He will be bitterly opposed by Mr. Rose,
ater and the machine faction of the re
publican party In his fight for the nomina
tion, and possibly they will carry their op
position to the polls If he should be nomi
nated. In that event, the result cannot be
forecasted with accuracy, though Mr. Our.
ley's friends declare that he could be
elected despite the opposition of Mr. Rose
water and his friends.
N. B. The St. Louis Republic Is served
with correspondence out of the World
Herald office.
8BCOHD CLASS MAIL MATTER.
mnortanee of the Deelilns of tho
" Supreme (out.
Philadelphia Ledger.
The decision of the supreme court con
cerning 'second-class matter" Is simply an
fflrmatlon of the reasonable view that the
postal laws mean what they say, and that
loose Interpretation, though long main
tained, establishes no contrary presumption
A dissenting opinion suggests that the prac
tice of the Postoffice dopaxtment In admit
ting books as periodicals had precluded It
from a different ruling In the absence of
appropriate legislation. This might be true
If the original practice were In accordance
with the plain Intent of the law. It is par.
ticularly important at this CTme to Insist
that the departments are not clothed with
legislative powers. But when congress en
acted that periodicals should be carried In
the malls at one rate of postage and books
at another rate, the error of carrying books
at the rate prescribed for periodicals was
one which required no legislation to correct
it; It was an executive error, to be corrected
by executive act.
Congress might direct that books and
periodicals be carried at the same rate, but
It did not It provided that newspapers and
periodicals should be carried at the unre-
muneratlve rate of 1 cent a pound, while
books and all other printed matter should
pay 1 cent for two ounces. The distinction
was clear until some publishers conceived
the Idea that by Issuing books at stated In
tervale and numbering them they could get
the advantage of the lower rate. This Idea
was at first admitted; but it led to such
abuse and to such an Inordinate charge
upon the postal service that congress was
appealed to far relief, but In rain. At
length the postmaster general found eour.
age to make the obvious ruling inai a doob
was a book and not a pertodlosi. and this
Is what the supreme court has sustained,
There aire other abases of eleeslnoatlon
that may require legislation for their oor-
recti on, but a natural Interpretation of the
statutes, having been sustained in one ease,
will presumably be sustained In others, and
a very large deflolt may thus be avoided
without Injustice or Inequality. Whether
the preawat rates of book PusUae e9 ex
cesalre Is another question WfeMa telossie
to congress and not te the ezeonuve
ARMT GOSSIP lit WASHINGTON.
Items of Interest Oleane from the
Army and navy nrarlster.
The quartermaster general has adopted
for the army a new type of shoe, a great
Improvement on the article hitherto Issued
to the service. There are three varieties
of the shoes, one of stuffed russet leather
for marching purposes, one of black
leather to be known as a garrison shoe
and the third Identical in design of russet
leather. The marching shoe Is of the
blucher style, fitted with a bellows tongue,
double soles and high box toe. The garri
son shoe Is of blucher style with a box toe
and Is made In all commercial sties. The
new shoe will contribute to the comfort
of the wearer and will present a neater ap
pearance than the old shoe, which was
made on what Is known as the army last,
awkward In shspe with a square toe with
out a oap and Impossible to keep in shape.
On April 19 examinations will begin tn all
parts of the country under the auspices
of the Civil Service commission for candi
dates, senatorial and congressional, for
admission to the Naval academy as mid
shipmen. It is expected that about &60
candidates will present themselves.
There will be before the examining board
In Washington three classes of candidates
for appointment as assistant surgeon In the
army. There are twenty vacancies and
there will be one more on April 26 on the
retirement under operation of law. of
Colonel T. B. 'Wlleox. on duty at Vancouver
Barracks as chief surgeon of the Depart
ment of the Columbia. It la hoped that
these twenty-one vacancies will be filled
from among the candidates, of whom there
are forty to be examined In Waahlngton
and a few more in Ban Francisco. The
board to meet In Ban Francisco will con
vene on May 2. The board to meet In
Washington will convene on April IS. May
2 and June 20. The first two sessions In
Washington will be devoted to the ex
amlnatlon of classes, of twenty each and It
Is expected that the same number of can
dldates will present themselves for the ex
amlnatlon of June 20.
The new Infantry drill regulations of the
army will probably not be ready for Issue
to the service for two or three months.
There remains much work to be done In
the final revision of the text and there
are illustrations to provide. Suggestions
continue to be received by the special com
mittee of the general staff enganed on this
work and possibly additional Information
will come from West Point, where the
cadet corps Is being drilled according to
the new system.
The general order relating to the ex
nnilnatlon of army officers preliminary to
promotion will be Issued to the service In
u week or two. The text of the order was
recently referred to the third division of
the general staff for final revision and on
the suggestion, It Is understood, of Colonol
A. L. Wagner a change was made In the
provisions of the order so as to add tho
subject of military hygiene to the studies
In which the officer will be examined and
will be required to demonstrate his knowl
edge before he Is reported as qualified for
advancement. The experience of the army.
regular and volunteer, during the Spanish
war at home and abroad showed the im
portance ot an officer's familiarity with
the subject and It Is now placed among
thoee matters which are deemed essential
In the professional acquirement of the offi
cer In order to gain advancement In rank.
There will be Important changes In army
regulations on the suggestion, of the quar
termaster general of the army, who has
pointed out the defective provision of para
graphs 335 and 1108 Jn reference io fuel for
post bakeries. The provision for fuel for
baking soldiers' bread Is found In cases to
be inadequate, as demonstrated by com
munications received at the quartermaster
general's office. General Humphrey has
accordingly recommended that these Items
be annulled and that suitable provision
bo made In the table of fuel allowance in
paragraph 1110 to authorize a regular and
necessary Issue to all post bakers by the
quartermaster's department and that It be
fixed by each post for such quantity of
fuel as the quartermaster of the poet may
certify to be necessary and approved by
the post commander.
The paymaster general tf the army Is de
termined that every resource of the War
Department will be employed to discourage
tho duplication of pay accounts. About a
year ago the government amended the army
regulations and Issued special Instructions
which were Intended to prevent this
practice which at the time seemed to be
on the Increase. It Is now found that the
situation Is not very much Improved. There
are no less than seven officers now under
trial In this country and the Philippines In
which cases the charges Include the
offense of duplication of pay accounts and
recently there have been a number of such
cases brought to the attention of the pres
ident, resulting In the dismissal of army
officers who were guilty of the same In
discretion. If the Influence of the army
paymasters counts for anything In Wash
lngton, officers who caused so much
trouble in this respect will obtain no len
ient disposition of their cases where culpa-
btllty Is established.
FARMING EAST AND WEST.
Former Locality Reseats tho Iaslanau
tloit of lOslness.
Boston Transcript.
An Iowa farmer who went "out w
from Maine many years ago and has re
cently paid a vlclt to his native state.
writes to the Springfield Republican that
the New England farmer would have more
'cash money" If be would labor on his land
at least one-third of each twenty-four
hours nine months In the year, and during
the other three months "tit up" the stove
wood for the coming year. We hardly think
this Implication of laslness on the part of
the New England farmer Is merited, or
that It accounts for a smaller measure of
general prosperity than he formerly en-
Joyed. The Iowa man says the New Eng
land farmer can make more dollars from
an acre of corn than can be made In hi
state, but out there they ttu-ke vp the dif
ference by having more acres. But If It
requires more labor to plough the land and
cultivate the crop for that one acre here
than It does for ten acres In Iowa, this
eomna rloon hu llttln welffht and in the
maJor1,y of tna,t woud not be an eg
aggerated difference. The farms of this
section are not adapted to the use of ma
chinery aa they are In the west. The mow
ing machine, the tedder, the horserake snd
the loader can be used In the hay field here,
but the employment of the reaper Is not
general, and for the reason that too mueh
labor la Involved In preparing the ground
for large grain crops. The gangploughs
and sulky cultivators which make farming
on free prairie land almost a pastime can
I ODm.ta. here, except In exceptional
I rssos and where they can be there
I rarely any call for an expenditure of sym-
i pathy. Our eeTrtculturlats are to a eonsld-
I arable extent Inevitably hold back le old
I nethode and tho scarcity of help
I such methods evea store anorrtaln tfean
I rhoy wore te the cad days. It salgnt stot be
I wide of the mark te etmrsje tbm Kew Rag-
I Land farmer wtth lack ef enterprise or en
- I lusisjise. bwt to I iMt 1 tbet fee
THERE IS fnO SUBSTITUTE
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Absolutely Puro-
8TISA MATTER OF HEALTH
HARRY LISD9AT.
Kimball Observer: The services Harry
Lindsay has rendered the republican party
In this state deserve substantial recog
nition, and this paper would be pleased
to see him appointed clerk of the supreme
court.
Kearney Hub: The republican news
papers of the state are talking right out
plain on the subject of the supreme court's
duty toward Harry Lindsay In the naming
of a new r'erk-of that body, and they are
all for him with a hurrah.
Gerlng Courier: If It isn't too late when
this reaches Judges Sedgwick and Barnes,
we want to record our vote in favor of
Chairman H. C. Lindsay for the clerkship
of the supreme court. Lindsay deserves
It, end more, for his capable work at the
head of the republican state committee.
Syracuse- Journal: If the two republican
supreme Judges do not anticipate the wish
of the party and appoint Harry Lindsay
clerk of the supreme court before the date
of the state convention at Lincoln, would
It not be a good plan for that body to en
dorse his candidacy and request his ap
pointment by the judgesT
North Platte Tribune: The republican
jeapers of the state seem to be a unit In
asking that Harry Lindsay be appointed
clerk of the supreme court. They insist
on this because they know that he is com
petent and believe that he deserves the
office In return for the excellent services
he has rendered the party.
Crete Vidette-Herald : Inasmuch aa
Judges Bedgwlok and Barnes have a "fa
vorite son" for the supreme court clerk
ship, how nice It would be for. them to
unite on Chairman Lindsay, and thus re
ward a very deserving man, besides align
ing themselves with a great majority of the
party throughout the state.
Loup Valley Queen: It appears to us
there has been strife enough in the repub
lican ranks of late without the
two republican supreme court Judges
causing more by "hanging fire" on the ap
pointment of a supreme court clerk. Every
obstacle should be pushed aside, and every
prejudice arid partiality dropped and Harry
Indsay. named forr the place. To say
nothing about his fitness for the place, the
party owes Mr. Lindsay this recognition
for his excellent work aa chairman of the
state central committee.
Geneva Signal: It would gratify Nebraska
republicans if . the supreme court Judges
would agree on Harry Lindsay for clerk of
that court. The republicans of the state
don't know mucli about the personal rea
sons the Judges have for each having a
friend as first choice, or why the place
hould go to some personal friend at all
They do know all about Harry Lindsay
and they are for Lindsay. Of course the
judges should select a competent man for
this Important place, but if Harry Lindsay
Isn't a competent executive offleer we'd
like to have one pointed out
Sidney Telegraph: Harry Lindsay, chair
man of the republican state committee, Is
being warmly endorsed by his host of
friends throughout the state, as a fit per
son to be selected aa clerk of the supreme
court. Mr. Lindsay Is not a republican
for revenue only, but believes In the prin
ciples of the party snd Is not afraid to
advocate themj As state chairman he has
fulfilled his trust with marked ability snd
faithfulness, and these services, with those
of many other years in which he has borne
aloft the banners of the party entitle htm
to more than husks as his hire. The Tele
graph believes that It Is but Just and right
that Harry Lindsay be made clerk of the
supreme court.
Tecumseh Chieftain: The republican
Judges of the supreme court' will make i
very serious mistake If they fall to em
brace the preeent opportunity to appoint
Harry Undsay to the court clerkship.
Through the misrepresentation of Senator
Millard the appointment of the I'nlted
States distrlot attorneyship was denied to
Mr. Lindsay. The party will settle with
Mr. Millard later, but Lindsay ought to be
taken care of Immediately. By all the rules
of political ethlca lie has earned, a dosen
times over, any honor within the gift of
the republicans of this state. The only
suitable position now In sight for him is
clerk of the supreme court, to which he
can be appointed If Judges Sedgwick and
Barnes will get together. They owe It to
the party to appoint Lindsay and any other
choice will meet with a storm of protest.
Rlrht In the Bandwagom.
Baltimore American.
Good crops are promised In the great
agricultural regions of the Mississippi and
Missouri valleys, which means a repub
lican year. The seasons when crops are
bad something Invariably gets "the mat
ter with Kansas," but Iowa and Nebraska
cannot be dragged out of line by any
chain of circumstances yet discovered.
Ay
Makes the hair grow because it is a hair-food.
It feeds the hair and the hair grows, that's all
there is to it. It stops falling of the hair, also,
and keeps the scalp clean and healthy. And
it always restores color to gray hair, always,
all the rich, healthy color of early life.
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PERSONAL HOTTfla.
Russia Is not the only oountry where
there Is sometimes more danger at the
breech than at the muscle.
C. 8. Jones, who halls from Wichita,
Kan., but now lives in Kansas City,
nnbbed the $.1,000,000 of Philippine bonds.
That's what's the matter with Kansas now.
All that are loft of the squad ef soldiers
who for the" past six months hare been
undergoing a series of experiments at Tale
have been released, with the Injunction to
eat and be merry, for already they have
dieted.
Russell, the retired English war corre
spondent. Is 84 years of age, and can look
back with pleasure upon the splendid work
he did In the Crimean war, the siege of
Lucknow, the Italian campaign of 'KO.
our own civil war and the Franoo-Prusataii
war. But all that was before these "cen
sorship" days, when the unhappy war cor
respondent Is not permitted to get any
news to send, or to send any news that
he gets.
Charles H. Cramp, president of the great
Philadelphia shipbuilding company, was
well acquainted with Admiral Makitroff,
who went down with his flagship oft Port
Arthur. "The admiral waa Russia's ablest
naval offleer," says Mr. Cramp. "I. met
him several times and had full opportunity
to estimate him. I was surprised at . his
wide knowledge of praotlcal construction
sod engineering. Several ot bis Inventions
are well known In the navies of the world,
especially the Makaroff cup for armoi
piercing projectiles. As an officer and
gentleman and for his great breadth of
general knowledge I shall remember hint
one of the most wonderful men I have
ever met."
POINTED PLEASANTRIES.
'I suDDoee." said Miss Blttor. with tho
suspicion of a sneer, "you prefer the male
poets to tho fumale, Mr. l'enae-11.
Hurer- reniieo uie editor, "wnen tno
male species butt In on mn I can swear
nd relieve my feelings. I'bUadeiDhia
Press.
The Russian admiral quivered with ex'-
oltement as ho raised his glass and -etauud
at the d'-stant Japanese deet.
Mine: ne tnumpnantiy hMaea.
And lust then the mine lifted his battle
ship high In air and let It drop to the sandy
bottom far below. Cleveland 1'laln Uealer.
"Wealth." said the putative young plu
tocrat, "is not worth striving for."
'How do you knowT" fiercely demanded
the proletariat. 'You don't have to strive
lor yours! ,
'That only snows, gentlemen," he re
joined sadly, "that you cent know how re
luctantly the joveruor loosens up.' Chi
cago Tribune. - r,i
'I see they're advertising a new break
fast food,' said th9 passenger.
That soT roDlled the stranger who
shared his loat. "I'll have to look It up."
"Fond of these tblnge?" -i
' Oh, no, but It might be worth dramatis
ing. I'm a theatrical manager. Philadel
phia Press.
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"But you didn't win the case.' protested
the client, "so why should 1 pay you such
a fee?"
"Why. you so some exDerlence In the
annoyance of fltlgaClDn. didn't you?" asked
the lawyer. "And men have to pay for
experience, don't they?'' Cldcago Post. .,
North Tou never seem to be ImnatieiTt
when somebody recommends something for
your oold. .?
west un, ne: i just, repeal it to someoooy
else for trial upon himself. If It helps him
shall snow mere is somntniiur in it: ir
It doesn't It can't have any bad effect upon
me, you know, BoBtun Transcript, ,
TUB AMATQUH QARDUNBR.
Cincinnati Times. - '
Doris wants a garden, now that spring Is
almost here.
And she will doubtless get It for Doris- Is
a dear
A little bed, six feet by eight, with roses
and sweet peas,
Bhe says she's sure that I can .work a plot
like that with ease.
And I agree, because I find
To argue doesn't change bar mind.
i
With pad and pencil she has planned the
little garden out.
Just where the -mlimonetta will go and
where the pantiles sprout,
What sort of border we must have, and
that geraniums
Will hold their. Moom until it's time te
pick chrysanthemums.
It's fun for Doris As for me
I've naught to do but JUBt agree.
O'er catalogues we"pore each night, select
ing what we feel
Will grow the best and what the neigh
bor's children will not steal
And every morning out we go into the old
bark yard
To choose a spot where digging soli won't
be so awful hard;
For Imrls says lles her dear heart!
She knows that I wIV do my part.
But there's a thonght thjtt worries me
through all tiitse prep-iratlons,
For raising blooms ana sating them from
youthful depredations;
I'd '.Ike to ask her If I may and yet I do
not dare ,
Plant something that Is good to rat out In
our garden fair.
Will she ermlt nin one email spot
To raise onlonsT I fear not.
Wgor, oft
ow It will
ind even
Houston,
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