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Note moreorer that Judge Parker
Isn't saying a word.
Nebraska semi-centennial celebration
at Omaha June 10. Everybody jnvlted.
It is open to doubt If even Corean
neutrality will bear the strain' of Rus
sian trana.
General Kouropatkln will please pass
over to General Kuroki the "I regret
to report" stamp.
The chairman of the national commit
toe middle-of-the-road popullats baa de
clared or Hearst .That do settle It
For ' gome Inexplicable . . reason the
t i - ii. i . i -1 MAmtA
tlon on the populist ticket has not yet
begun. '
It now looks as if the Northern Se
curities merger would not emerge nntll
the courts lay down a rule Jim Hill
must follow.
It looks as It Pope 'Plus may file a
cross bill In the proceedings Instituted
by Premier Combes to divorce church
and state in France. '
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. It came easy for Mr. Burkett in the
republican state convention. lt it only
comes as easy for htm in the legislature,
the passage from house to senate will
be made on rubber fires.
That was a pleasant variation from
the usual reports when a dispatch from
the far north told "of two polar expedi
tions which rave reached civilization
with none of either party missing.
Since Gage connty democrats have de
clared tlint "gold and silver are the
money of the constitution" an immedi
ate revival of the Farmers' Alliance sub
treasury scheme may be expected.
The Impression is gaining ground that
a number of democrats in Missouri de
sire to elect Folk as governor Just to
show him how powerless he will be
when he opposes the gang at the state
. house.
Before Governor Peebody announces
the settlement of labor troubles in Colo
Ado he should suppress the military
"cinmnndcr at the coal mines. Tele
grams from Denver and Trinidad seem
mutually destructive of truth.
How lucky that the republican na
tional convention Is to bo held so closo
to Wisconsin. Both of the contesting
factious there may be expected to be on
the ground in full force and inject a
little ginger Into the proceedings.
The "Hero of Fashoda" might have
known his dny'had passed in France
when the arbitration treaty with Great
Britain was signed. Nations, llko Indi
viduals, have little' uso for friends
whoso presence reminds them only of
their own mistakes.
Austria, Germany and Russia are
angry because the pops recognised the
fact that the Poles are unhappy when
it should be so' easy for them to live
under the bcneflclent rule of such mon
arch s as the pacific Wlllliuu. the saga
cious Alexander oud the gracious Frtua
Josef.
With so many conflicting reports of
"battles" in which from fifty to 100 .are
killed or'wounde.1 the public' is con
fused and should a declare battle be
fought it Is dltUcult to see how it could
be adequately dcxcrlbed so as to dis
tinguish it from the other 'battles,"
which In Importance and casualties are
ef tea rivalled by a foot ball match. '
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A LAST AMCAL AXD WABMrO.
On behalf of the great body of tax
paying citliens of Nebraska, and espe
cially the rank and file of the republican
party, we are Impelled to address a last
appeal and a word of warning to Gov
ernor Mickey and the other members
Of the State Board of Railroad Assess
ment. The overwhelming sentiment of
the people of Nebraska, regardless of
party, demands an Impartial and faith
ful compliance with the spirit and let
ter of the constitution and the new
revenue law in the taxation of railroads
according to their actual value. The
eyes of the people of Nebraska are now
riveted upon the officers on whom de
volves the obligation and dnty to give
vital effect to the law.
If the board shall faithfully and fear
lessly discharge this duty after diligent
research and due consideration of the
information submitted to it the tax
payers of Nebraska will gratefully ap
preciate and applaud its good work, and
the republican party will be placed in
position to make an aggressive cam
paign for Its state, as well as its na
tional, ticket. If the board heeds the
siren voice of the railroad lawyers and
tax agents its course will be denounced
as a shameless betrayal of trust and aa
an outrage not to be condoned in view
of the general increase in the assessed
valuation of all other classes of taxable
property. r
The deliberation exhibited by the
board in the consideration of the very
difficult problem of railroad assessment
must commend itself to all sensible
people, but the mountain should not
labor to bring forth a mouse.
There is hardly a school boy in Ne
braska today who does not know that
the railroads of Nebraska represent
more than $300,000,000 of taxable prop
erty, whether the valuation is computed
upon capitalization or upon earning
power. To assess this property at one
tenth or one-eighth of Its known valuo
while other property is to be assessed at
one-fifth would simply exasperate and
aggravate the complaint from which
Nebraska has been suffering for years.
Above all things; we would warn the
board against any attempt to fool or
placate the people -by raising the rail
road assessment a few millions of dol
lars instead of bringing It up somewhere
near its value based on earnings and
capitalisation. 8ucb a course would be
resented more than if the board should
leave the assessment where it has Been
for the past few years. It would Justly
be regarded as adding insult to injury,
and no railroad spellbinder is eloquent
enough to save any member of the
board who goea on record for a farcical
increase in the railroad assessment
from ignominious defeat next Novem
ber. -
In connection with this last appeal we
feel Impelled to warn the board against
playing into the hands of the railroad
lawyers by a separation of the tangible
property and franchises in Its assess
ment return. It was forcibly argued
by John N. Baldwin for the Union Pa
cific and other railroad attorneys that
appeared before the supreme court in
the mandamus case of the Bee Building
Company two years ago, that a rail
road must be assessed as a going prop
erty; namely; thai the value of its tan
gible property consisting of right-of-way,
depot grounds, terminals, roadbed
and rolling stock must be assessed in
combination with the franchise from
which it derives its earning capacity.
In other words, in making its final re
port, the assessment board, after ascer
taining the value of the tangible prop
erty of the railroad, the board must add
the value of Its franchise, and the com
bined valuation constitutes the taxable
value of the railroad. The pressure
now being brought by the railroad at
torneys to have the franchise assessed
and returned separately from the aa-
fsessmont of the tangible property in
the flnnl return of the board clearly
foreshadows a subtle design to attack
the assessment in the courts and havo
it declared void In whole or in part,
thus subverting the plain Intent of the
law.
CONCILIATION WOUKBD WILL,
According to a reported statement of
Labor Commissioner Wright to Presi
dent Roosevelt the board of concilia
tion for the adjustment of differences
between operators and miners in the
anthracite coal region has accomplished
all that it was designed to accomplish.
It is said that the successful operations
of the board in settling disputes will
lead to the execution of a Joint agree
ment between operators and men when
the conciliation board goes out of exist
ence two years hence, which will per
manently settle controversies which dis
turb .the coal country.
This conclusion was reached by the
cemdil8sloner after a visit to the anthra
cite region and careful Inquiry Into con
ditions there. Mr. Wright called the
attention of the president to the fact
that only 110 grievances were presented
in the past year, which Is remarkable In
view of the fact that 150,000 men were
affected by the award of the coal strike
commission. The commissioner regarded
this as a highly satisfactory exhibit and
so it certainly is when the vast inter
ests and the large number of employes
Involved is considered. It is pointed out
as a gratifying feature of. the board's
operations that its findings' wero ac
cepted by employes without any dis
position shown to violate theu. In
nearly every case the decisions of the
umi'lre were against the men. :
There is presented tn this a most valu
able example of what can be accom
plished by a wise and fair application ot
the principle of Conciliation la the con
troversies between capital and labor.
MVhat has been done with such notable
gratifying success in the anthracite
region can unquestionably be ac-
llabed elsewhere. It is a means
for fie preservation of Industrial peace
that v rational and from every point of
view It is to be commended. The ex
ample Vet "by the conciliation board In
THE OMAHA
the anthracite coal region should be
widely followed and there Is reason to
believe will be. Such boards are com
mon in England and have been found
very useful in preventing labor troubles,
nere it was an experiment and having
proved so highly satisfactory, under cir
cumstances that afforded an excellent
test the plan ought to become general.
HOTtRtlOyS ASU HCBSTtTUTKS.
An educational campaign may be
needed to Impress upon the Federation
of Woman's Clubs the fundamental
principles that underlie our political
system. The delegates to the national
convention of the federation insisted
that the election of officers should be
by ballot Instead of being viva voce, on
the ground that the privilege of open
voting would be an invasion of the
sacredness that pertains to the secrecy
of the ballot
The federated women of America evi
dently do not know that the secret bat
lot Is the exclusive prerogative of the
sovereign voter, who Is responsible to
himself and his own conscience for his
acts, while delegates in conventions,
like legislative bodies municipal, state
or national are qot irresponsible sov
ereigns, but on the contrary, are ex
pected to voice the will of the sovereign
for whom they are acting as substitutes.
The sovereign has the right to know
end should always insist upon knowing
how his substitutes discharge their
duty. He should know for whom they
cast their votes in the election of offi
cers and how they vote on measures
pending before their conventions.
Here is the difference between the
soverlgn acting for hlmslf or the per
sons who act as proxies for him. 'This
is the principle by which delegates of
political parties to state and national
conventions are governed. They never
vote by ballot but on the contrary,
their votes, individually and collectively,
are announced and recorded so that the
constituents they represent may know
whether they honestly and honorably
discharged their obligations.
TBK OEHMASS OF BHAZlL.
Periodically there are expressions of
apprehension in regard to the increas
ing number of Germans who are set
tling lu Brazil, this feeling especially
manifesting itself whenever a public
man or newspaper in Germany refers
to the fact that there is already a large
and growing colony of Germans in the
southern republic and suggests that
some day they may afford their native
country an opportunity to get a foot
hold in Brazil and establish its institu
tions. This arouses some American
newspapers to an expression of fear
that in this way the Monroe doctrlno
may be attacked and a conflict brought
about between Germany and the United
States.
As a matter of fact the Germans in
Bra all are very like their countrymen
in the United States. While not for
getting the fatherland they are entirety
loyal to their adopted country end could
not be Induced to do anything In viola
tion of tbelr allegiance. The Germaus
in Brazil, according to all reports re
specting them, regard themselves as
Brnzl.'iuns, Just as the Germans here re
gard themselves as Americans. So fnr
as tho German government is concerned,
the emigration of its people to Bra
zil is viewed wholly from the commer
cial standpoint. The advantago Ger
many looks for in the building up of
colonic of her people in South America
is in Increased commerce. Every ship
load of Germans landed in Brazil cre
ates a demand for -many shiploads of
German manufactured goods. Every
so-called German colony In Brazil
means a market for German trade. This
Is one of the causes of the vigorous
growth of that trade in South America.
There is no reason for apprehending
any political consequences from this,
nor is there any good ground for re
senting it It is our own fault that we
haw not our due share of the South
mertcan trade and because we have
lacked the zeal and enterprise of Ger
many and England in seeking this
trade it no reason for our regarding
them with resentment or for conjuring
up nvtie's nests of political conquest
in what is merely peaceful migration
and enterprising trade. There Is no
danger to the peace and security of the
United States in the fact that a few
thousand Germans have settled lu
Frazil.
AQAIlfST MOB LAW.
The new governor of Louisiana, who
was Inaugurated last Monday, has taken
a position In regard to lynching which
ought to be universally commended even
In the south. He said in his inaugural
address that mob law in contravention
and defiance of law will not be toler
ated and that lynchlngs will not be per
mitted under any circumstances, if It be
possible for the military at the command
of the governor to prevent it. He de
clared that sheriffs will be held to the
strictest accountability possible under
the law for the safety from mob vio
lence of persons in their custody. "The
negro is here," said Governor Blanch
ard. "He is a man and a citizen. He Is
useful and valuable In bla sphere.
Within that sphere he must be guaran
teed the equal protection of the law."
All this Is entirely commendable and
If Louisiana's governor will exercise bis
authority as he has promised to do that
state will probably be free from the vio
lence of lynching during his term of
office. If there should be doubt aa to
whether he will adhere to his pledge to
repress mob law . it is because other
southern governors have in the past
made like promises which were not ful
filled. For . some years nearly every
man elected to tha chief executive office
In the states of the south has deprecated
lynching and given assurance of his de
termination to use all the power con
ferred on hlin by the laws to prevent
this violence or to punish those guilty
of It Jet lynching has (one on and we
DAILY BEE: 8UNDAY, MAY
f do not recall an Instance of anyone be
ing punished, or of any serious attempt
on the part of the authorities to bring
to punishment those responsible for the
violence. Doubtless Governor Blanch
ard is perfectly sincere in the promise
he has made and it is to be hoped that
he will faithfully carry It out should
there be demand for bis action. A dem
onstration that he means what he says
could not fall to have a good effect
upon the authorities of other southern
states, in some of which there have
been more deplorable cases of mob law
than in Louisiana.
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TBK RIGHT or KXCLVSIO.f.
The decision of the supreme court of
the United States, upholding the law
whlh provides for the exclusion of
alien ararchlsts, announced some prin
ciples which are not familiar to the
American people generally. One of
these relatea to the right of the gov
ernment to exclude from the country
foreigners. As to this the court said
that "whether rested on the accept-Kl
principle of international law that evory
sovereign nation has the power, as In
herent in sovereignty and essential ii
self preservation, to forbid the entrance
of foreigners within its dominions, or
to admit them only in such cases and on
such conditions as it may see fit to pre
scribe, or on the power to regulate com
merce with foreign nations, which in
cludes the entrance of ships, the im
portation of goods and the bringing of
persons into the ports of the United
States," the act of congress excluding
alien anarchists is not open to constitu
tional objection.
Another principle announced in the
decision is that the privileges of the
constitution do not apply to aliens in
any esse. It was claimed in behalf of
John Turner, an English anarchist who
was detained by the immigration au
thorities and deported, that the law un
der which this action was taken contra
vened the constitution, because it de
nied him a trlal by Jury and was an in
fringement of the right of free speech
This view was strongly urged by the at
torneys employed for Turner, but the
highest Judicial tribunal unanimously
rejected it, saying that while it is true
that an alien who is not permitted to
enter this country, or having entered
contrary to law is expelled, 1b in fact
cut off from speaking or publishing or
petitioning in the country, that is merely
because of his exclusion tlTerefrom.
"He is not one of the people to whom
these things are Secured and cannot be
come such by an attempt forbidden by
law." It was further pointed out that
the law applies to anarchists in the
ory only, who merely advocate the
peaceable abolition of government as
well as to those who counsel violence.
The statute makes no difference be
tween the two classes. A foreigner who
comes here to talk and teach anar
chistic doctrines, although he may, as
in the case of Turner, disclaim any sym
pathy with violence, is yet amenable to
the law.
There are some who have questioned
the wisdom of this legislation, on the
ground that it is not consistent with the
spirit of our institutions, but probably
It is approved by a large majority of
-intelligent cltisens who believe that
foreign anarchists, whether such in
theory only or those who counsel vio
lence for the overthrow of 'government
should not be allowed to come Into this
country to sow the seeds of discontent
and social disorder among our people.
There are quite enough anarchists in
the country already to keep alive their
doctrines and they should not be rein
forced from abroad. 1 '
PATKST OrriCS MKTBOVS.
The charge of patent office irregularity
made by Thomas A. Edison has at
tracted a good deal of attention, especi
ally from that large class of our people
who are inventors, it being naturally
concluded that Mr. Edison would not
have made the charge unless prepared
to produce facts to sustain it He has
for many years had a great deal of busi
ness with the patent office and his pres
ent complaint is, we believe, the first
time be has had any fault to find with
the methods of that most Important
branch of the government service. His
charge is that the office is not well
managed, that examinations are con
ducted by incompetents, that loose
methods prevail and that violation of
the law Is tolerated in permitting appli
cants to take back tbelr papers and add
devices of other men's invention. This
Is -certainly a very serious indictment
and if well founded will call for thor
ough reform in the patent office.
- On the other band, the eminent elec
trician, Nikola Tesla, says there is
scarcely another institution reflecting
such honor on the United States as the
patent office and he regards the perform
ance of the officials, considering the
vast amount and delicate character of
their work, as remarkable. In a letter
to the New York Bun Mr. Tesla says:
"In long personal experience I have
found the examinations to be far more
satisfactory than I would have ever
thought possible. Many times I have
noted with astonishment the thorough
grasp of ideas, the keenness of the criti
cisms and the exhauatlveness of( the
search for anticipations, and invariably
I have obtained valuable knowledge
through the references cited and sug
gestions made." . This is very high and
strong testimony and although Mr. Tesla
has not had so extensive an experience
with the patent office as Mr. Edison, be
has had sufficient to enable htm to speak
authoritatively of the management and
methods of the office. ,
We think there will be vjry general
acquiescence in the view expressed by
Tesla that the patent office is so vital to
the interests of this country that any
expressions capable of creating a doubt
in the minds of people as to the faithful
performance of duties and competency
of Its organs must lie deemed unfortu
nate. However, the allegations made
by Mr. Edison should not be ignored.
22, 1004.
They call for investigation, in order
that the legion of American inventors
shall be reassured or the office thor
oughly reformed. ,
It Is most regrettable that Boston has
mortally offended the World's Fslr city
by its refusal to entertain the visiting
Filipino delegates unless the national
government paid their board bill In ad
vance, and as if to add Insult to injury,
the Bostonlan newspapers are going out
of their way to make unkind remarks
about the exposition. It was perfectly
natural under the strained relations that
subsist between Boston and St. Louis
for tho newspapers of the latter city to
retaliate in kind. The St Louis Repub
lic, for exomple, has pitchforked Bos
ton and the Bostonlans in the following
fashion:
Boston Is so odd that It fronts on the
Back bay and backs on tha rest of tha
universe. It has always acted peculiarly
In a morbid fit It dumped a lot of tea over
board once: tannlo acid got into the sur
rounding watera and probably steeped Into
Boston's system. It was queer, too, that
It ahouid spite Ueetf by throwing over
board the thing which It loves beet Bos
ton Is a suburb of the Boston Oas Light
company and Is ths home of culture and
John I Bulltvan, and tha Barrett Wendall
(broad A). Ita chief distinction Is that it
l nearer than New Tork to London, but
It prides Itself no leas on the fact that It
dresses shabbily. Boston takes Its recrea
tion on a part of 1U cemetery which Is
called "The Common." Boaton discovered
appendicitis and Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy.
Its most popular Inetltution Is the Home
for Aged Women. There most of Boston's
Ideas originate.
Whether Boston will be able to sur
vlve this piece of diabolical satire the
cultured world at large will watch with
breathless anxiety.
In the '70s, when Jay Gould controlled
the Union Pacific railroad and doml
nated Nebraska politics, the Union Pa
clflc contingent in conventions and leg
islatures was called "monopoly" and the
Burlington contingent "aUti-mouopoly."
Within the past few yesrs, and espe
cially during the recant preliminary re
publican campaign, the Burlington con
tingent has been called "monopoly" and
the Union Pacific and Elkhorn railroad
contingent has posed as "anti-monop
oly." The recent triumph of the Union
Pacific and Elkhorn politicians will tend
to reverse the situation and bring us
back presently to the good oldulayg-of
Jay Gould, when the Union Pacific was
"monopoly" and the Burlington "anti
monopoly." Another Omaha railroad man has gone
up to the top of the ladder. Railroad
ing In Omaha has proved to be a school
equal to the best anywhere for learn
ing how to climb up to the heights of
fame and big salaries, and more high
officials of the great railroad systems of
the country can point to service at
Omaha as constituting an Important
turning point In their careers than to
any other place of the same dimensions
on the railroad map. ' In the present in
stance of the promotion of John Francis
to the bead of the Burlington passenger
department at Chicago, The Bee Joins
his host of friends hereabouts in offer
ing congratulations for bla merited rec
ognition. Getting; Pmffod tr.
Philadelphia North America.
Major General Pflug says the Japanese
advance upon Lauyang s characterised by
Indecision. If the RuasiSns fail to get ever
lastingly licked every other day, Pflug gets
all puffed up.
Teaehlna; tho Art of War.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Japan has taught the military bureaus
ot the world that a war can be vigorously
pushed on a minimum of bulletin. There
may be something In ths ides that a bu
letln sometimes does mora harm than a
dosen spies.
A Pall that Falle-d.
Baltimore American.
The bill to destroy tha grandeur of
Niagara Falls by diverting tha foroea of
tha magnificent cataract for commercial
purposes and ruin tha admiration and
pleasure of ths whole oountry tor the bene
fit of a few manufacturers has gone ever
tha rapids.
Itching to Batt la.
Buffalo Cxpreas.
Chins assures Russia It will not violate
Its neutrality treaty. At the same time
It winks Its other eye and surreptitiously
beckons to Jspan to chase the Russians
over the Mongolian border so that It may
have an excuse to butt in on tha grounds
of elf-defense.
Praying: end ProTtdlnsr Powder,
Boston O lobe.
"May it please Divine Providence," says
Emperor Francis Joseph, "to confine the
murderous conflict In the far east within
the narrowest possible limits of time and
apace, end egaln bestow upatt the world
the tneatlmahle blessings of peace." Then
he adds: "Kindly give nve la. 000, 009 to
prepare Austria for war."
Ilberty, bat Not I.leeaae.
Bt Louis Republic.
Freedom of speech does not mean crim
inal license and liberty does not mean
anarchism. We have deported an anarchist
and criminal character from the United
States and the supreme court Indorse the
act. It would be a defenaeieea and sorry
government which could not rid Itself of
those who openly sought its overthrow.
Graft la War Time.
New York Tribune. ,
Disclosures as to the misuse In Russia
of funds contributed for hospital purposes
In the present war Indicate that the corrup
tion among officeholders which was ex
posed in the course of the Ruaao-Turklsh
conflict In the 70s has left many an evil
legacy, and the belief la widespread that
the empire of the csar Is muoh injured and
plundered by men who occupy Important
places and All their own pocket by pecula
tion, embeaslement and almost every Im
aginable form of breach of truat and thler.
err.
The Man Roosevelt.
Chattanooga (Tenn.) Times (detn.).
Much Is being said about making the
campaign agalnat President Roosevelt per
sonal. It won't do. Personslly, the prest.
dent Is an American gentleman! a snan of
learning and fine ability, of lofty moral
character and physically every Inch a man.
As a chief executive he may be Impulsive,
erratlo and, therefore, unaafe; as a politi
cian he la a typical republican In principles,
policy and methods these constitute the
strong and justifiable grounds for fighting
his re-election with force, vigor end enthu
siasm; but personally the south especially
can 111 afford to engage In say auob Pusil
lanimous plaa of waefara,
ERXOSS BOILED DOWH.
Aspiration always seeks service.
Looking Is the parent of longing.
A loose life never made a light heart.
The divided spirt cannot do divine service.
There la no comfort where no comislon
Is.
A ready made religion Is sure to be a mis
fit. .
The aimless life cannot be the endless
Ufa.
A rough) diamond is worth much polished
dirt
The preacher who Is all blow deals sin no
blows.
They who put pleasure first are the last
to find It
The higher Dfe Is not found on the pedes
tal of pride.
When a lightweight ts lifted up he is sure
to "be blown away.
The top of the cauldron la more likely to
be scntn thaa cream.
Finding flaws In the sermon Is easier than
following It, any day.
There Is no promise of pardon for con
feaslng the sins of others.
The man who Is too meek to speak In
meeting gets over It before election.
When a man Is ashamed of his religion
he Is generally Justified in the feeling.
The man who neglects the primary can
not make up for It In the prayer meeting.
Chicago Tribune,
PERSONAL ARD OTHERWISE.
An Oregon woman la suing for divorce
a the ground that her husband wouldn't
"talk back." The afflicted wife seems to
think It takes two to make a conversa
tion.
Visitors to the mighty cataract at Nia
gara can still view' the spectacle without
feeling that the abutting property owners
had foreclosed their mortgage on the
water.
An English peeress recently married her
coachrpan. American heiresses have so
stripped the market ot titled eligible that
peeresses are obliged to take desperate
chances.
The sweet girl graduate and the June
bride now flutter gaily to the center ot the
stage, shunting war news and politics to
the inalde pages. Life's greatest Joy Is
reflected In the blossoms.
"Nothing doing" Is the melancholy sign
hanging out of the pool rooms In Greater
New Tork. Since the Western Union cut
the wires ths betting resorts are as solemn
as a grave yard at midnight.
Correspondents at the front retort that
in Corea widows are not permitted to
remarry. Anyone who- studies the picture
ot a Corean husband will appreciate the
gracious favor shown the widows.
Qeronlmo wants $100 a month to show
himself at 8t, Louis. The old scalper
"got religion" while at Omaha and is wise
In refusing to take chances among the
rikers without additional coin to compen
sate xor the rusk. t
.A strenuous Buffalo girl who was de
termined to make a leap year Imorea-
slon, grabbed her "steady with a full-arm
hold and busted three of his ribs. We
have progressed some since Father Adam's
day. Eve was content with one rib.
The thing for Webster Davis to do is
to take those Inquisitive Boers Into a
small auditorium and recite his thrilling
poem. "Bploukop." If that won't burn
their whiskers and their evil notions then
their hearts are attuned to spoils pnly.
The most astonishing sign of reform la
reported In Pennsylvania. A cltisen who
naa nicnea ss cents In postage forwarded
the amount to the postmaster of the looted
locality. Should other Pennsylvanians take
the hint and do likewise, the national and
state debts would look like cents.
Muoh gray matter Is wasted here and there
In an effort to explain why there are sp
few railroad aocideats In Great Britain
and so many In the United States. On
explanation is overlooked. British man
agers stick to the Job of running their
respective roads, leaving the task of run
ning the government to others.
Connecticut, the "land of steady habits."
has not forgotten Its Tanks notion and
can put up as slick a game of graft as
any waterlogged promoter. A law was
discovered recently by which executors of
estates failing to return an Inventory
within two months after appointment for
feited 130 for each month's delay, tha for
feit going to the party suing therefor.
Bults by the wholesale have bee a instituted
by a ayndlcate which needs the money, and
the feeling aroused by the graft is warm
snough to blight the spring crop of wooden
nutmeg.
SIGNS OF RACE Bl'ICIDE.
Astasia Decision ot a Leasehold la
ate Bastera State.
Philadelphia Record.
While the influence of the administration
at Washington Is ail against race suicide
and for an Increase In the birth rate, the
conditions outside the White House are In
favor of a further decline In the number
of births In this country. At many of the
summer hotels the rates for children, ot
whatever age, are but little below those for
adults and the restrictions are so many and
severe as to discourage parents who recog
nise some ot the rights of the little onea
In most of th apartment houaes children
are barred, and aa the tendency Is to live
in flats the burden of children becomes
heavy. Even on the farms where summer
boarders are taken the rule of no children
is often enforced. It Is not surprising that
all this should have a positive influence on
the birth rata
How determined are the landlords to ex
clude children may be seen from a Balti
more case. It was a condition of Mr.
Newman's lease of an apartment that there
should be no children. In the course of
time he became a father, and the owner
(a woman) brought suit for his ejectment
for violation of the terms. Although It
was shown that Mr. Newman eould have
had no suspicion of his approaching par
entage when the lease was executed, the
court decides that he must vacate the
apartment or else banish the baby. Per
haps because he was never before a father
and la elated over the advent of bla heir,
he insists that the home of ths baby shall
be his home. Rather thaa dispose of It he
will start out on a wearisome search for
ens of the few places where children are
not regarded as a nuisance. Not even ths
Influence of a president can make headway
agalnat these vital circumstance, it would
be Interesting and perhaps profitable if
th parents could know whose sentiment it
is which has made life so diffloult for th
children.
Our examination and consultation Is cntlrtly free.
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SECII.AH SHOTS AT THE PIXPIT.
Boston Globes Being a bishop In ths
Methodist church Is a desirable occupation
and It Is not strange that there are many
candidates for the eight vacancies that may
be tilled. The regular annual salary of an
active bishop in the Methodist ohuroh la
$6,000, and each retired bishop receive
$2,600 a year during the remainder of his
life.
Indianapolis Journal: The Methodist eon.
ference committee to which the subject has
been referred has decided to maintain the
church rule agalnat dancing, the theater
and card playing, and ths young people
of the church will probably continue to
attend good, bad and indifferent shows,
dances and progressive euchre parties, aa
heretofore.
Brooklyn Eaglet When Baptist clergy
men take to firing at one another with
their revolvers it seems to prove that the
baptism did not take the first time, and it
ought to be done over again. An event of
that kind occurred In Texas only. Religion
in Texas, In spots. Is not Incompatible
with homicide. Nor are dominies of other
denominations there less quick on the
trigger than belligerent Baptists.
Springfield Republican: A certain quality
of chaste Impudence was needed by the
Washington clergyman who, in his sermon
Sunday, rebuked the president and his wife
because they attend different churches.
Mr. and Mrs. Roosevelt may be peculiar In
this respect, but that Is their right. They
might be much worse, In this clergyman's
eyes, and attend no church at all. As a
matter offact, both the president and his
wife have displayed loyalty to the church
In which each was reared; and if, in mature
life, the Dutch Reformed suits (the presi
dent and the Protestant Episcopal suits
his wife, let the people rejoice.
Indianapolis News: In dogma it would
be pretty hard to Imagine two bodies far
ther asunder than the Roman .'athollo
church and the Methodist church, and yet
at a conference of the latter a resolution
denouncing the former was voted down
for reasons that sounded much like eulo-
giura. The sentiment that had the heart
of the delegates was that the Roman Cath
olic church had done a mag ntfluent work In
taking hold of a class. of people that no
other religious agency could so well have
moulded for the well-being of (the country,
and that every evangelising agency that
helps to lift men op ought to be helped.
All this is good Christianity.
Chicago Chronicle: Rev. Samuel Dike
complains In the Congregatlonallst that
while the work of specialisation has gone
on in the various departments of the Indus
trial world, the work of a pastor remains
the same, or rather has increased because
of the great variety of work now under
taken by the church. Mr. Dike has not read
colonial history to advantage. A century
and a half ago the minister was not only
preacher, but teacher and doctor. He not
only had to care for the soul, but for the
body, too. Spiritual and moral Instruction
had to be supplemented by mental tuition
and frequently the minister had the entire
charge of it. Ministers are having a hard
time ot It In these days. It Is admitted, but
It Is not because their work is not special
ised. DOMKSTIO PLEASANTRIES.
"Riddles." they aald. "do not aeem tn in.
teres t you."
"No 'r he replied: "I married one." Chi
cago Post.
Mother What seems to bo the trouble T
Mrs. Neuwed I I alwaya heard Charlaa
was fond of the turf, but I almply can't
make him touch a lawn mower. New York
Sun.
Mr. Borem Could I ee Miss Aroherf
Maid Faith, thot's what ahe win wan
derln' as ye come acrost the street.
Mr. Borem Ahl Then she's InT
Maid Oh. no. aba's out Phlladelnhla
Press.
"Do you think that matrlmonv will add
to the duration of human UfeT"
"Yea I don't see how most of the
divorce lawyers would live without It"
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
"No," said the woman, ' eonUmptously, ,
1 don't understand her at aU."
"iou don't, replied the younr man. "I
thought you posed aa a clairvoyant."
"Welir
"Wail. she's a dream." PaUadelDbia
Press.
Mrs. Newlyrlohe-Well. qf all the Im
pudence I s
Mr. jsewiyricne wnai is it, MannanT
Mrs. NoTvlyrlche Them poor first coualas
of your have gone and got themselvea the
same identical ancestors that you've got!
Puck. ,
"Don't you think you could make many
Improvement In the method of running th
government if you had your way 7"
"Yea, Indeed," answered Sanator
Sorghum; "1 can see a lot of points where
a very little change would lnoreasa my in
come 60 per cent." Washington Star.
Judge I gave a drunken wife beater the
limit this morning, and I feel good over 1U
Wife I don't approve of wife beating,
but certainly the provocation was great.
Judge Provocation T He had no provoca
tion. Wife But, dear, surely a drunken wife
Isn't nice. Houston Post.
LOVE IMMORTAL.
Frederick Lawrence Kaowles.
Churches, nay, I count you vain
Lifting high a gloomy spire.
Like some frozen form of pain
Aching up to meet desire;
Standing from God'a poor apart
Sects, ye have your day. and die,
Eddies in the stream of truth
The great current, sweeping by,
Leaves you swirled in shapes uncouth.
Born to writhe, and glint, and woe
Broken mirrors of the Blue.
Creeds! O captured heavenly bird.
Fluttering heart and folded whirl
Shall ye see those plr-lons stirred 7
Can your caged Creation alngf
Will y herald aa your prise
What was bred to soar the skies 7
' Rites and pomp, what part have ye
In the servloo of the heart!
Rituals are but mummery,
Faith's white flame is snuffed by art;
Candle be but wick and wax.
Alms have grown the temple-tax.
Tet the east I red with dawn.
Like a cross where one hath bledl
And upon that splendor tirawn
Gentle e)ea ana iinm outspread
See that figure stretched r.love!
As God lives! its name is Love.
Love that lights the flreless brand
Bleeding from the broken hands
Crowned with thorns thst conquer men
Only Love's great typs Inspire
Church, sect, creed to glow with Are.
Then our lips shall have no sneer
For the spire, the mosque, the ark,
Broken symbols shall he dear
If they point us thrnugh the darkt '
law and errlpture served our youth.
Who have grown the sons of truth I
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