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Oeorge B. Tsschuck, secretary of The Bee
Publishing Company being duly sworn,
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complete copies of The Dally, Morning,
Evening and Sunday Bee printed during the
month of May, 1901, was as follows:
1. .......... .86, OOO
17 20,030
M 80,000
1 21,910
20 20,430
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22 2M0
23 2tt.970
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..... 80,180 " 25 80,840
10.. 8O,lB0 26 20,800
11. 20,(400 27 20,710
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12., bo,hoo
14 2O.04O
US 20,020
14. 80,010
28 20,040
28 .27,100
80 20,830
a 20,730
Total 811.KA0
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Notary Public.
Nebraska's semi-centennial celebration
at Omaha next Friday, June 10. Every
one Invited.
It la a poor harbor on the Yellow sea
which cannot report the presence of
floating mines.
War la terrible, but a railroad wreck
In Missouri has Injured more people
than did two hours' fighting on the. Yalu.
Mascagnl's new opera, to be produced
first at Monte Carlo, Is called "The
Friend." A friend at Monte Carlo Is a
friend Indeed.
Uncle Sam apparently expects France
to play the role of United States to
Morocco's Venezuela, but the case should
never reach The Hague.
In the fight for the survival of the
fittest between the boll weevil' and the
rod ant the sympathies of the people
will be with the "reds."
. A seat on the New York Stock ex
change sold for $58,000 last Thursday,
which Indicates that legitimatized gam
. bllng Is at a high premium In the Amer
ican metropolis.
Though the United States may not
send a gunboat to New Cbwang there
Is an Impression that one will be close
enough to protect American interests in
case "bandits become too bold. '
The Thibetan commander on the fron
tier is surely In earnest His refusal
to send a letter from Colonel Young
husband to Lbassa must be the Asiatic
substitute for cutting the cable.
Knights of Labor who want Powderly
to accept the office of master workman
of that organization again may dream
of a repetition of glories past, but they
should remember that Powderly now
has political dreams.
: All of the guessers at St. Petersburg
cannot create as much interest in . the
plans of General Kouropatkln as Is
shown in one . paragraph from Tokto
telling what General Kurokl may do
for ' General Kouropatkln's plans axe
subject to changes.
Russell 8age says there la no more
reason why an employe should have a
two weeks' vacation with pay for doing
nothing than' that his employer should
ask him to work two weeks without
pay. We fear Itusaell Sage's popularity
la irretrievably damaged..
The youngest territorial pioneer, who
was 21 years old at the time Nebraska
became a state, is now 68 years of age.
lie will have 'to live to be 71 years old
to participate In the fiftieth anniversary
of Nebraska's statehood when it comes
to be celebrated In 1017.
Since Chinese brigands are now armed
with Manllcher rifles It is apparent that
someone does not feel bound by the In
ternational agreement not to sell fire
arms to China, and the brand of the
rifle is strong evidence against Russia's
.very good friend on its western border.
pn second thought that Is not a bad
suggestion that the democratic, party
should adopt an absolute free trade
plank this year as Its only platform. It
fwld not be worse than defeated and
this policy would show Just how many
free traders there are in the country.
The platform would also have the terlt
of brevity. '
Two years ago the agitation for di
vorce reform was directed toward tha
stopping of the promiscuous granting of
divorce decrees. ; Now the reformers
seem to have shifted heir goal and are
trying to put on the brake by making it
harder to secure remarriage after di
vorce ate issued. The next stip should
be to make divorce lesa probable bj re
qulitag more deliberate Judgment before
tits crtfta&l xarrlis. . "'
A WOM Alt SVrrRAOt DBLCSlOlt.
In electing Susan B. Anthony to pre-
alfle over its deliberations the Interna
tlonal Woman Suffrage convention, now
In session In Rorlln, has conferred a high
honor npon the foremost champion of
eqtml suffrage In America. For more
than forty years Susan B. Anthony has
outclassed and outranked the brainiest
and most eloquent advocates of the prop
osition that all men and women are by
Inherent right entitled to equal political
privileges, regnrdless of thelr'ablllty to
perform the political duties devolving
upon full citizenship.
It Is passing Strange, however, that
the International Woman Suffrage asso
ciation should at the very outset of Its
deliberations promulgate the fallacious
doctrine that taxation and representa
tion must go hand in hand In other
words, that women are entitled to equal
political privileges with men because
women as well as men pay taxes and
contribute in equal proportion to the
maintenance of the government The
doctrine that taxation and representation
march hand in hand holds good in Eng
land and in other countries where prop
erty ownership Is an essential qualifica
tion for the exercise of the right of suf
frage. That was the contention of the
American colonies before the revolution,
hence the revolutionary fathers justified
their rebellion against King George on
the ground among other things that they
were taxed but not represented in Par
liament. But in the American republic
property ownership Is not the basis of
suffrage. Men do not enjoy the privi
lege of voting and office holding because
they are property owners. Otherwise,
a large percentage of the voting popu
lation who are not property owners
would be barred.
If the ownership of property and the
payment of taxes would confer privi
leges on women, they could at best
claim only a suffrage limited to the
women who own property and pay
taxes. If property ownership conferred
political rights, corporations would have
a voice In government although they
arc presumed to be soulless, and a prop
erty aristocracy would soon be estab
lished far more dangerous to free Amer
ican institutions than the disfranchise
ment of taxpaylng women could, pos
sibly be. If the principle of property
ownership were ever introduced In our
political system, tbe man or woman
owning the largest amount of property
would overshadow and out balance the
small property owner and nonproperty
owning class.
There are, no doubt, conditions under
which property ownership should be
prerequisite to the exercise of suffrage,
but they are commercial and not politi
cal. It might be eminently proper and
Just to limit a popular expression for or
against a bond issue, whether state,
county or municipal, to the men and
women who own the property to be
mortgaged and who are expected to pay
the interest on the bonds as well as the
principal, but the nonproperty owning
residents of a community would con
tend that no great progress would be
possible in municipal Improvements and
projects that Involve taxation on a large
scale If a majority of the taxpayers
were alone to be consulted.
HBOARDfJSQ THB PLATFORM.
There la pretty certain to be a sharp
contest in the democratic national con
vention over the platform, but as now
Indicated the conservative element will
win. It is thought probable that Sen
ator Gorman will be chairman of the
committee on resolutions, In which event
the Maryland democratic platform may
be the working model for the national
platform. That declaration of principles
reflected Mr. Gorman's views on na
tional questions and was virtually of his
authorship.
A national platform modeled upon that
of Maryland would undoubtedly be ac
ceptable to most of the conservative
democrats and some features of It would
be satisfactory to the radicals. The
most conspicuous part of the Maryland
deliverance Is denunciation of the pres
ent administration. President Roose
velt is condemned for' the course pur
sued in regard to Panama, it being de
clared that "the methods under which
the territory was acquired were in de
fiant disregard of law and treaty obli
gations toward a sister republic too
weak to resist the ungenerous action of
our government" This Is not the view
of all democrats, though perhaps of a
majority. There are some who think
that the conduct of Colombia was wholly
unwarranted and indefensible, that there
was justification for the secession of
Panama and that the administration
acted wisely and properly in giving im
mediate recognition to the new republic
and promptly negotiating a treaty with
It This is the well understood view of
those democratic senators who refused
to Join Mr. Gorman in opposition to the
Panama treaty. The president is
charged with, "repeated and unpardon
able dictation to both branches of con
gress" and la. denounced for "flagrant
encroachments upon the rightful powers
and Independence of congress." Doubt
less this sort of thing will be entirely
agreeable to the democrats assembled
at St Louis and it is safe to "predict
that the national platform will contain
some such language. Charging Mr.
Roosevelt with being autocratic and
with usurpation has become common
with democrats, so that it will be neces
sary to have it Incorporated in the
party's national platform.
A declaration of this kind, however,
will make no great Impression outside
of democratic ranks. No republican will
be influenced by It and It will not cause
any considerable number oif independent
voters to unite with the democracy. The
charge is one which the democrats will
have great difficulty in defending. Re
plying to tha charge in the senate Mr.
Aldrlch said ha had beea a member of
that body for twenty-four years and
had served with five ,r six different
presidents. Including a democratic presi
dent tot two terml aa4 ha Hi Borer
aind he
known a president of the United States,
not excepting Mr." Cleveland, who inter
fered less with the legislative business
of the congress or with the action of the
house or the senate than the present in
cumbent of that, office. Tbe Rhode
Island senator declared that he knew of
no case where the president has under
taken to dictate in regard to the policy
or legislation of congress. He charac
terized as nonsense the talk about usur
pations and attempts to control legisla
tion on the part of the president Yet
the democrats will undoubtedly continue
this feature of their attack upon Roose
velt r What may be regarded as assured is
that the St Louis convention will Ignore
silver and that the declaration regarding
the tariff will be In the traditional form.
It BBRAHRZA'S MBMt-CthTtfiRIAL CBLB
BRATWJt. The formal celebration of Nebraska'a
semi-centennial anniversary will take
place at Omaha next Friday, June 10.
Although the act creating the territory
of Nebraska was signed by President
Franklin Tierce May 30, 1854, the ob
servance of the present occasion has
been set for this later day In deference
to tile claims of the war veterans for
their memorial day. While public spir
ited citizens of Omaha have taken it
upon themselves to arrange the com
memorative exercises, the celebration Is
to be by no means local, but will have
the participation of official representa
tives of the state and many of its county
and city governments.
The program prepared is in every way
suitable to the event As the orator of
the day Hon. Henry D. Estabrook is
peculiarly fitted by his long Identifica
tion with the state's history and his
high professional attainments to pro
nounce the eulogium upon the common
wealth's fifty years' progress. The for
mal commemoration exercises will begin
with a grand military and civic parade
and be closed in the evening by a re
union of territorial pioneers sure to
make the day memorable for all future
time. I
Every loyal Nebraskan whose heart
swells wtth pride in the notable achieve
ments by which a trackless prairie, In
habited only by a few Indians, has been
transformed In a short half century Into
a fertile field of blossoming farms and
thriving industry, supporting more than
a million thrifty people in happy homes
should try to realize the significance of
the semi-centennial and join if possible
in its observance.
AMKRICAS CUMPMTlTIOIf.
Some of the statesmen and econo
mists of EusQpe are still troubling them
selves ovsr American competition and
proposing a union or alliance to combat
this competition. Prominent among
these is the French economist Beaulleu,
who In a recent address urged that cer
tain of the European countries should
enter into a commercial combination
against America. He thought such a
union .was sure to come about though
possibly not in the twentieth century,
and three nations would not be in
cludedEngland, because it would com
bine instead with the United States;
Russia, because it would form a great
independent nation by Itself, and Tur
key, because it would be absorbed by
the coalition and lose its identity. He
declared that the union would be neces
sary to resist American aggression, add
ing that the United States Is pressing
hard upon the old countries In all lines
of activity, not merely commercial, but
aristocratic and scientific.
The Frenchman reflects a considerable
European sentiment, but Americans
will not be at all alarmed if .the pro
posed union against them is not likely
to be accomplished during the present
century. " If they are to be allowed a
hundred years to continue their com
mercial invasion of Europe they will
not trouble themselves about what may
happen after that time. The fact is
that the idea of a European union
against American competition Is wholly
Impracticable at this time and Is not
likely to be realized at any period in the
future. Individual nations may adopt
tariffs discriminating against American
products, but they will not enter Into an
alliance for that purpose.
run rw wokld-b fbacb.
Tbe movement for international arbi
tration is making progress. This Is
shown In tho proceedings of the tenth
annual conference on arbitration at Mo
honk Lake, where there is a larger at
tendance than at any previous meeting,
Including several members of The Hague
tribunal, Judge Gray, who was chosen
to preside over tbe conference, made an
address most encouraging to the move
ment He said among other things in
dicative of progress that there Is good
ground for thinking that the project of
a treaty of arbitration between England
and the United States is in a forward
state and that the rejection of the treaty
of 1807 by the senate will help, rather
than hinder, the present movement
"Its rejection has served to concentrate
public attention upon the subject and
in the meantime free discussion and
criticism have served to measurably ma
ture a favorable public opinion on both
sides of the Atlantic.' Judge Gray
stated that since tbe last meeting of tho
conference a year ago there has been a
notable triumph in the cause of interna
tional arbitration, In the submission by
the United States and Great Britain to
an arbitral tribunal, of the difficult ques
tions arising out of the disputed Alaskan
boundary. He declared that It would
be hard to exaggerate the Importance of
this submission and yf 1 the ' Judgment
which ensued. Another notable and en
couraging triumph was tbe submission
to Tbe Hague tribunal of tha claims
urged against Venezuela by two or thr
of the most powerful nations of the
world.
, Such facts should certainly serve to
stimulate - the friends of International
arbitration to continue tbelr efforts. In
Europe as .well as la UOa country the
principle has a great body of support
ers, in which are embraced some of the
most conspicuous leaders of .public
thought It Is impossible that this pow
erful Influence can fail to effect what
it alms to accomplish. It has been suc
cessful in bringing about an arbitration
agreement between England and France
from which the most valuable results
are looked for. It will ultimately, there
can be no doubt bring about similar
agreements between the United States
and foreign nations. Resolutions sub
mitted to the Mohonk conference urge
that our government perfect negotiations
with Great Britain for a treaty of arbi
tration and the proposition has the ear
nest approval of prominent members of
congress and is understood to be favor
ably regarded by President Roosevelt
and Secretary Hay. It is not to be
doubted that a large majority of our
people favor it not from any merely
sentimental feeling, but because they
believe that the principle of Interna
tional arbitration will greatly contribute
to the preservation of peace among the
civilized nations and In doing this will
ultimately lead' to the reduction of arm a
ments, which all concede would be to
tbe great advantage of the nations.
The advocates of International arbltra
tlon are doing a most valuable work
It may be a long time before all that
they aim to accomplish Is achieved, but
what has already been attained is in the
highest degree encouraging. As a leader
In the promotion of this principle the
United States must continue to be fore
most In its advocacy.
JVO VASOKR FROM JAPA9.
An eminent French writer takes Issue
with those who profess to see danger
to the .interests of the western world
in the Orient should Japan be success
ful in the war with Russia. He depre
cates any anxiety concerning the devel
opment of Japan and ridicules the pre
dictions of an imminent yellow peril.
He urges that a little reflection will
show the Impossibility of the yellow
races precipitating themselves upon
Europe with the object of devouring it
The apprehensions of such an Invasion
seem ludicrous, he says, when the diffi
culties encountered by Russia in the
transport of a few thousand men across
the immense solitudes of Siberia are
remembered. This writer argues that
the Chinese are too prudent to dream
of such a foolish enterprise and the
Japanese are too well acquainted with
the obstacles In the way of Its execu
tion to seriously consider it for a mo
ment There is no doubt as to the utter ab
surdity of the yellow peril bugaboo that
has been raised by newspapers and
some public men in Europe. It has had
no warrant in anything that Japan has
done and it Is distinctly repudiated in
the utterances of the men who speak
with authority respecting the objects
and purposes of that power. One of
these, the Japanese minister at Wash
ington, recently declared that what
Japan would like to see as to China Is
that she should follow In her footsteps
In utilizing such elements of the west
ern civilization as are suited to her
needs. This would lead, he said, to the
development of China's great resources
in Industry, commerce and trade and in
such development Japan only wishes to
share equally with the other powers.
"What we need most" declared the min
ister, "is that the other nations should
take the same position toward China
that the United States has so ably main
tained for the last few years. That,
more than anything else, would help to
preserve peace In the far east" Similar
expressions regarding the sentiments
and motives that actuate Japan have
come from equally responsible sources.
The western nations have nothing to
fear from the Oriental power which is
fighting solely for its existence and se
curity andfor such Industrial and com
mercial expansion as it can legitimately
obtain. Japan is not engaged in a war
of conquest but of self-preservation and
if successful she will be found In the
future as In the past ready to recognize
the rights of other nations and to con
cede to them whatever privileges she
may ask for herself.
New York Is talking quite seriously
about establishing a - municipal gas
plant That gas making has been a
profitable business In New York City Is
shown by the announcement that the
Consolidated Gaa company of New
York has Just voted to increase Its
capital stock, which Is paying enormous
dividends, from $80,000,000 to $100,000,
000, the proceeds from the $20,000,000
additional stock to be used for Improve
ments, payment of debt or in auch
manner aa the trustees may authorize.
That last clause may cause the defeat
of the municipal gaa acbeme if the
trustees of the consolidated conclude It
to be profitable and sagacious to dis
tribute a million or two among Tam
many aldermen and politicians in posi
tion to block the game.
Having been defeated in the United
States court in their attack on the anti-
compact provisions of the South Dakota
insurance laws, the fire insurance com
panies propose to test the vnlldlty of
the valued policy law once morn oil the
ground that It grants to the Insurance
commissioner legislative and judicial
powers and that moreover, the law vio
lates the right of contract Whether the
courts will sustain this contention is
problematic. If the anti-compact, or
rather anti-trust provision of the South
Dakota insurance law Is valid a contract
In violation of this provision must be
null and void and the right to enforce
an illegal contract could scarcely bo
maintained In any court
1 j
Tha American Snufr company has de
clared a dividend of V per cent on pre
ferred and 2 per cerit on common
stock, payable on July 1. The American
people have been aware that some peo
ple always sneeze when certain other
people take snuff, but wo doubt whether
they have been aware of the fact that
there Is an American Snvff trust with
quarterly dividends.. Manifestly the
snuff habit which has utterly disap
peared in high and low society north of
Dixie land, still prevails to a profitable
extent in the land of cinnamon seed and
cotton, where snuff is used by women
of all classes in place of tooth powder,
Lincoln papers are assuring their rend
ers that Omaha will never be a good
convention city to compete with the
capital for meetings of state organlza
tions, finding solace In tbe assertion that
Omaha theaters are too small and
Omaha's new Auditorium too large to
fill the bill. Lincoln would do well to
refrain from counting Its chickens be
fore the eggs are hatched. When It
comes to providing convention facilities
and entertainment Omaha will challenge
comparison with any other city of Its
size without saying anything about Lin
coln, which Is in an entirely different
class.
Twenty-eight Peorians, charged wltb
operating gambling houses have Just
been ' arrested on a complulnt filed by
the city attorney of that town, who. in
Justification, says that he took this no
tion after listening to the wives, moth
ers and daughters of men and boys who
have been ruined by gambling. Even
members of his Sunday school were
playing the slot machine. So Omaha,
after all, Is not the wickedest city, as
has been so frequently charged by trav
elling evangelists and civic federation
ists. Bradstreet's hazel-witch prospectus
for the next fall season, briefly summed
up, Informs the American business pub
lic that the situation generally centers
upon the probable out-turn of the grow
ing crops. Most anybody in business
and out of business could have made the
same forecast
Cheery Optimism of A fee.
Kansas City Journal.
"I believe," says Senator Hoar, "that
today1 Is better , than yesterday and that
tomorrow1 will be better than todsy."
When old age can entertain such a whol
somely optimistic view it is robbed of
half its terrors.
Hear Him Squrall
Philadelphia Inquirer.
The passenger who occupies an end seat
owes no greater duty to the public or to
the company than any other, and if people
don't like to have to crowd past him to
their destination in the vacant space be
yond, he certainly does hot find the crowd
ing act an unmixed Joy.
Inequalities of Life. 1
San Francisco Call.
One of our worthy fellow citizens has
been assessed 2300 In a duly constituted
tribunal of Justice as damages for punch
ing a friend In the face. What an illus
tration of tha inequalities of life this
seems when we reflect that the public of
Ban Francisco has cheerfully paid $19,000
time and again to see one plug-ugly per
form the same service for another!
Acquiring- the Indian Shape.
. New Tork Tribune.
Prof. Starr of the University of Chicago
advises mothers to strap children . to
boards, papoose fashion, and thus Insure
the erect form and carriage of the Amer
ican Indian. The professor, It will be re
membered, believes Americana are grad
ually becoming Indians, owing to climatic
Influences, and his suggestion in regard
to babies is evidently Intended to hasten
tho evolution.
Woman's Trlumna In Base Ball.
Indianapolis Journal.
Lovely woman has found a distinctly
new and original way of causing trouble.
It appears that in a local ball game In
tha Commercial league when a ball was
batted into deep right field a feminine
supporter of the team at bat promptly
sat on It and declined to move until the
bases were cleared! Now the opposing
team has been ungallant enough to make
a big fuss about It and wants the game
thrown out Fie! When a woman Is
smart enough to win a game that way sha
should not only have It, but should be
elected president of the organization.
Scene at Bt. I.oala,
Chicago Tribune.
All at once a wild cry was raised.
It passed quickly from mouth to mouth.
As If rushing from some Impending ca
lamity and seeking safety through a nar
row outlet, the crowd surged madly on
ward.
Frenzied women fought their way desper
ately to the front
Hats were crushed.
Costly gowns were trampled upon and
ruined.
Ruthlessly the stronger pushed the weaker
aside, their faces pale wtth excitement, and
the fierce passion awakened by the instinct
of self-preservation or something even
stronger than that blazing in their dilated
eyes.
To and fro swayed the multitude, heedless
alike of tha shrieks and moans of tha suf
fering ones and the possible danger ahead.
What was it?
Waa it a Are?
Were these maddened woman trying to
escape from a mad dogT
Not at all.
They were trying to get a close view of
a young wonyin, the daughter of a presi
dent of the United States, who had In
cautiously exposed herself In a . public
thoroughfare.
A PIXP1T OPTIMIST.
One Preseker Thinks tho World la Hot
aa Bad aa His Brothers Paint It.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Rev. Newell Dwlght Hillls Is an optimist
The successor of the great Beecher In
Plymouth pulpit preached a sermon Bun-
day in which he declared that tha signs
of the time point to a steady Improvement
In American manners and morals. Touch
ing on gambling, drunkenness and other
evils which have been dwelt upon as un
precedentedly prevalent and constantly In
creasing, Dr. Hillls, by comparison with
the past of a few generations ago, snows
that the present day is a period of sobriety,
morality and virtue. Bueh preachers as
Dr. Hillls are very comforting. But Dr.
Hillls goes further in his happy optimism,
and declares that a generation hence it will
be considered vulgar to be rich. At least
It will be bad taste to be ostentatiously
rich. The humble rich, apparently, those
men of wealth who modestly hlda the
gleam of their rlchea under a bushel, will
not ba objects of scorn. Jingling chains
on the harness of rich equipages, bright
oolored monograms on carriages, the public
announcements of tha cost of flowers for
S funeral or a reception, these appear to
be the outward manifestations or wealth
which Dr. Hillls condemns. The tabooing
of the showy rirh Dr. Hillls believes will
be contemporaneous with the end of gamb
ling, horse racing and tha over Indulgence
la aicohoUo bavsragea.
8KCXI.AR SHOTS AT THB PTUTT.
Indianapolis Journal: The Methodists sre
good business men. If their general confer
ence had been a political convention wtth
everything "set up" In advanoe they could
not hava gone through with their long
program mora expeditiously or with lesa
friction.
Chicago Tribune: The Presbyterian as
sembly has placed' Itself on record as op
posing the use of tobacco by the ministers
of that church, and the. Methodist general
conference has refused to allow any lati
tude In tha matter of theaters, card playing
and dancing. The lid ft on again.
Boston Transcript: Tha last hone of the
wicked for rest In this world Is gone, ap
parently. Rev.. Dr. Conwell of Grace Bap
tist Temple, Philadelphia, puts Into prac
tice next Sunday a long considered plan
for bringing an entire religious service to
the sick In the hospitals by means of a tel
ephone with a megaphone receiver )int
back of his pulpit. And Philadelphia might'
be made so restful, too.
, Chicago Chronicle: We are ready to In
dorse Rev. F. C. Priest In his sealous work
to preserve the sacredness of tha home
and to prevent easy and reckless divorce,
but we hardly agree with him when he
says: "The only way of satisfactorily
settling the divorce question la that of
Christianizing before marrying souls." The
Jews, It should be remembered, are pecu
liarly strict In regard to the family rela
tion and Christians might well follow their
example In thbi respect.
Portland Oregonlan: The man who be
lieves In evolution and In the conclusion of
the higher criticism may be able to do a
great deal of good in the pulpit In the
pastoral relation. It Is unquestionable
whether the unfrocking of all such men
Is not too high a price to pay for a uni
form belief In dogmas whose permanency Is
open to serious doubt It should be enough
to make sure that the skeptical-minded
preacher refrains from attacks upon tha
creed he ts supposed to hold. There are
sermons enough to be preached which do
not transverse the points tn controversy. If
his conscience will not suiter him to be
silent concerning his doubts he should be
amenable to reason and ordinarily can be
Induced to act the manly part and with
draw from a communion whose tenets he
has come to reject
PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE.
The fit of tha graduation gown over
shadows the essay aa a mental agitator.
Chicago proposes to have a safe and sano
Fourth of July provided young America
approves.
Again tha "oldest Mason" Joins the ma
jority. The last one la Ben I Martin of
Richmond, Ind., aged 98. -,
There la little hope of putting the Kaw
river on Its good behavior until It connects
with the federal treasury.
An enthusiastic critic In San Francisco
pronounced Mme. Sembrlch "the peerless
loanary of coloratura. " The possibilities of
the English language are not entirely ex-
haunted.
The ultimatum delivered to Secretary
Hay by Bt. Louis landlords was a bill for
$777. The author of "Little Breeches" dip
lomatically liquidated, glad to escape with
his clothes.
The most up-to-date elopement and pur
suit Is reported from New Jersey. The
elopers took a trolley car and the 'Irate
father an automobile. Gasoline failed on
the home stretch and the elopera went
under tha wire tied.
Tha Worcester (Mass.) Spy gives up the
ghost at the advanced age of 134 years.
The paper, waa established in 1770 In Boston
and was driven out of the city by the
British because of Its fearless utterances
in Denaii 01 ine colonies. ,
Bachelor women occupying an exclusive
apartment house In New York Insist that
the elevators shall run at night. They
have no particular ' use for the elevators
after dark, but it Is such a delightful re
lief to hear the cheery voice of tha ele
vator boy.
A Chicago court. In granting a mandamus
for tha Iroquois theater permit aays
the cwner of a grave yard can put a play
house on It If he complies with the building:
laws. . It Is now ud to Chicago to demon",
strata at tha box office Its respect for tha
Innocent dead.
The worst phase of corporation tyranny
shows Its horrid head In New Tork. Em
ployes of the elevated road have been for
bidden to flirt while on duty. Worse still,
rubbering la prohibited Just as peekaboo
shirt waists and clocked hosiery are bloom
ing everywhere.
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AND $IO.OO WORTH OP GREEN TRADING STAMPS.
SO- Year Gold Filled Spectacles only $1.50
AND $5.00 WORTH OP GREEN TRADING STAMPS.
Wa are exclusive opticians Eye Work Only. "Nuf Sod." Monday only.
Consultation and Examination Free.
Huteson Optical Co.
Cxclualvo Optician.
SIS S. ln Street, Pax ton Block, Omaha.
Established 1886. Wholesale and Retail. Fac
tory on Premises.
Men, nto harfa, shrmld be well groomed "
limn BrumnieJi to IHs Talet
EVENING CLOTHES.
Emlaf elotnaa moat flt-r-not only faafaion's rnloa, bant tha w
as wetL A drera suit la not ana? to Bnd realr-te-wrar, Urn la
nl (tally osorroot
Wo kTi nek anlta, nasi don't dowM (or a xnlnnta tna our
an aa tatonowajnlr well IsUbrS aa tbo easterns tailor.
Swallow tall mm Taxoio eoatts and
$22.00 and SJ2.00.
TROUSERS. S6.0O and $8.00.
Tho HsTh Hat, Tie, Shirt, Protestor, Collar, Boao, laanoaaVer,
rr, Sloa-ro BraSton, Skirt atad and Gloro Is a era to so with tho
too. ,
An all rw waati nU4 in ho ana Marian ball T
groVnii2- K1 2 (
R. S. WILCOX, Manager.
SKRMOJS BOU.ED DOWN.
Deeds demonstrate dootrtna,
Working religion is not religious work.
Wings of love do not need a track of
law.
It takes a great man to do little things
well.
Oold fetters are not mora elastlo than
Iron.
A difficulty la at tha door of every de
light Loya Is always looking on God's side of
people.
A yellow youth does riot make a green
old age.
A square man does aot need b t
corners.
Respectability is no substitute for re
pentance. Heavenly manna doe not make a tr n
mealy mouthed.
The gold of erace does not come from
tho greed of gold.
A little patient pushing la worth a pro
found lot of puffing.
It Is no use praylnr for your debtors If
you won't par your debts.
A man loses force as soon ss ha begins
to worry over his feelings.
Oreat souls can neither ba starved by
poverty nor choked by riches.
Tou know what a man lives for when
you know what he looks at when alone.
Many people think they sre living for
character who are only fighting for repu
tation. Chics go Tribune.
. DOMESTIC PI,FASAJtTFrES.
She Ton married me for my money.
He Well, no use to grieve over It nowl
It's all gone. Town Toploa.
Wife Here's the cloekmaker pome to flsj
our clock. Go up stairs and get It for him,
won't you'
T.ihnnd flatly) It Isn't tin stairs. Is It?
Wife Certainly. Where did you think
It was?
Husband T thought It had run down.
Chicago Journal.
"It's funny that love stories should in
variably end with the marriage of the
hero and the heroine," aald young Love
lorn. "Whv so?" demanded Peekhnm.
"Recause that's really only the beginning
of their lives." v
"That mnv be. but It's tbe end of the love
story." Philadelphia Press.
"Young man." said the employer, sternly,
"vou misinformed me when you s.iid yes
terdnv thst you wanted to get away to go
to a funeral." . .
"Well," answered tha youth, who had
roen the home club defeated, "It wasn't
exactly a funeral, hut It was almost as
sad." Wachlngton Star.
Mrs. McCsll Putting awsy your old seal
skin coat, eh? Therv're nueer,looklng cam
phor balls you're stowing away with It.
Mrs. Kute Camphor balls? Not much!
These sre live moths. I want them to
set In their work on this old thing, so tny
husband will have to buy me a new ona
next winter. Philadelphia Press.
A TOAST.
Were you up on an Island
In an ocean of ehanu-inirn".
A dim nnd distant hlfrhlanfi
Beyond that bounding main,
And were no ships for servl-se
To bring me to your view.
To rrove how prent my nerve Is,
Sweet prlrl. rd drink to you'.
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
THB SOCK'S HOCB.
Albert B. Paine In Ladles' Home Journal. f
All day I have tolled In that busy mill
Where souls ore ground and money is
made ;
All day. till my temples throb and thrill
With the whirring grind of toe wheels of
trade.
All day I have gripped the trenchant steel
And grappled with columns black and
grim;
Till tonight I am faint nnd my senses reel,
and the glory of God seems far and dim.
And so I have como to this quiet room
To sit In the dark nnd touch the keys
To wske the irhost nnd the lost perfume
Of the soul's dead flowers with my hr
- monies. '
, . . ,' .
And here, alone, for a single hour
I can dream and Idle and drift awayj
I can touch the ghost of a passion-flower
. I can catch the gleam of a vanished day,
I can gather the lilies of long ago
That bloomed by the path who re a baby
trod,7
And love's first roses, as white as snow,
That are blossoming now at the ieet of
God.
Oh. stainless lilies, and rosea white!
Oh, passion-flower, with your petals red!
You are mine once more for an hour to
night. Tho' the heart ba dumb and tha years bo
dead.
Oh. soented summer of long ajrof
un, vnnisnea aay witn your gieara or
rold !
Oh. blood-red lips and bosom of snow!
You are mine onoe more aa in days of Old.
Just for tonlgbt. for at early dawn
I am back to the grove! of greedy lust;
Where the wheels of traffic go Whirring on.
Ana souis are ground into golden dust.
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