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    TIIE OMAIIA DAILY BCE: SUNDAY, JUNE 20, 1904.
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complete copies of The Dally, Morning.
Evening and Sunday Bee printed during the
month ot Mnv. 1H04. waa ns follows:
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Notary Public.
Benator Fairbanks trill now relieve
the public tension by making a speech
ot acceptance. '
If he does not brace up the weather
man la likely to make himself unpopu
lar again with the base ball fans.
A Russian general named SamsonoS
haa been defeated by the Japanose. The
name of the Delilah li not given. -
As Raisoull waa busy la Morocco it Is
possible that Tat Crowe captured Mr.
Loomis who cannot be found In Eng
land. '
The nomination- of Roosevelt at Chi
cago may have been machine made, but
the rank and file of the party made the
machine do It
president. Roosevelt's three new cab
inet appointees all begin their names
with the same Initial.- In their lexicon
M stands for success,
Speaker Cannon owes it to Senator
Fairbanks to say that he did not mean
more than half of what he has said for
publication about the vice presidency.
By rigging up a free excursion, St
Louis let Chicago pay the expenses of
the republican convention and then made
it divide the profits. Nat so slow In 8t
Louis after all.
France claims the honor of releasing
Perdicarls, but somehow there is an Im
pression in this country that the work
was advanced greatly by the presence
of American Warships.
It la only three days after the close
of the Chicago convention, but we doubt
whether one Nebraska n tn 10,000 could
name six out of the sixteen member
of the Nebraska delegation.
Tuffs college has conferred the degree
of doctor of laws 'on Secretary Moody.
Now that he has become a LU D. Sec
retary Moody can step into the shoes of
Philander Knox with impunity.
All eyes will presently be turned upon
St Louis, not because of the great in
ternational exposition, but because of
the impending battle royal between dem
ocratic plutocrats and plutocratic demo
crats. t - i. j' !uu VLja
Ilavlng solved all the pressing prob
lems besetting the governments of the
world, the college graduate will now
tackle the problem of how to earn
enough money to pay board and buy
clothes.
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"Can Independence day be celebrated
In a sensible manner and yet appro
priately and enthusiastically?" sks a
contemporary, That depends upon who
is doing the celebrating and whether
be Is sensible or Insane.
"What chartrjlng naivete in the report
from St Petersburg saying that the
Russians were not surprised ot its lat
est loas of ships at Itrt Arthur. The
naval commander at that port should
demand an Investigation.
It is moreover decidedly doubtful that
the democrats could match a ticket
made up of Roosevelt and Fairbanks
even if all the democratic factious were
agreed to unite on the very bent men
their party could produce.
Tbo counterfeiter at St. l.ouls who
was given fifteen years In ths puiteq
tlary carao directly from Rhode I Miami
and broke Into piUoq before be -hud bo
oo mo acclimated.. This ejil nation is
due both him nnd the public.
An Iowa editor is apparently attempt
ing to stir up International 111 will by
saying that the late Levi Z. Leiter left
no money to a worthy object despite tiig
million dollars, the lucoiue from which
will go to Lord Curzon of Keddlestou.
RECLAIMING TBE WXT.YTBAtJOIS.
The last vestige of aboriginal deprsv
ity ia gradually being wiped out through
the work of reclamation recently Inau
gurated by the Indian bureau under the
direction of the secretary of the Interior. I
Only three years ago the Winnebago In
dians, and for that matter the Oinahas
as well, were being systematically
plucked and exploited by a combination
of speculators and land sharks operating
in collusion with the agent Charles P.
Mathewson, and United States Commis
sioner Sloan. So powerful and so arro
gant was the speculators' combine that
they carried on their nefarious deals
with perfect impunity and defiance of
all protests. It is estimated that no less
than 4,000 leases of Indian lands, repre
senting from forty acres to half a sec
tion each, were craftily procured by
a close corporation consisting of not
more than a dozen men, and from $50,000
to $100,000 a year, which rightfully be
longed to the Indians, was divided
among them.
When The Bee turned the limelight of
publicity upon the depredations on the
Omaha and Winnebago Indians and its
editor preferred formal charges with the
president against the agent and his
allies, the combine mustered all Its re
sources to counteract the effort to break
up their lawless practices. Potential
forces were enlisted at Washington to
retain Mathewson in his position, and
for a time the despollers of the Indian
were successful. Emboldened by the aid
and comfort they were able to procure
from backers of Mathewson and the
beneficiaries of the Indian trader they
attempted to retaliate and actually se
cured the indictment of the representa
tive of The Bee, who had been dis
patched to the reservation on a mission
of investigation, on the flimsy charge of
personating an officer. Other parties
who had become offensive to the ring
were also informed on and indicted for
trivial offences in order tp frighten the
Indians and make them recant state
ments they had made IX) affidavit form
affecting the Integrity and official con
duct of the Indian agent
But all these plots and attempts at the
perversion of Justice proved unavailing.
In due time the decree went forth can
celling the fraudulent land leases and
land sales and. new regulations were
issued by the secretary of the interior
for the protection of the Indians from
tho rapacity of their despollers. The
high-handed attempt to perpetuate
Mathewson In office in the face of the
refusal of congress to make an appro
priation for the salary of the agent was
speedily followed by Mathewson's resig
nation and the appointment of Superin
tendent Wilson.v who is not to be tam
pered with and could not be cajoled or
terrorized.
The work of reclamation of the Wlnne
bagoes is now fairly In progress, and
while much Is yet to be done .for the
uplifting of these demoralized aborigines
The Bee can Justly point with pride to
the good work it has accomplished In
battling for their protection and regen
eration. ' ' i
I A CLOSED INCIDENT.
The restoration of the' captives taken
by the Morocco bandits, after the pay
ment of the ransom demanded by the
robber chief, closes an incident that so
far as the United States is concerned
might have caused a good deal of trouble
if Raisoull had persisted in demands, as
was at first threatened, which neither
the government of Morocco nor this
country and Great Britain could have
complied with. The captor of the Amer
ican citizen and British subject was in
duced, however, to be satisfied with the
money ransom and to relinquish his de
mand for a concession of territory and
when he did this a settlement was easy,
the sultan of Morocco having no diffi
culty in raising the necessary funds.
The course of our government in tho
matter has been entirely proper and it
is not to be doubted that the firm stand
taken at the outset and maintained had
a most salutary effect. The presepce pf
the American warships at Tangier, with
the very positive orders that emanated
from Washington, made an Impression
upon the authorities of Morocco that
would have been impossible through any
ordinary diplomatic correspondence.
That last dispatch of Secretary Hay to
the United States consul general at Tan
gier, "Perdicarls alive, or Raisoull doad."
was a declaration of the purpose of this
government which the authorities of Mo
rocco fully understoodjrould be carried
out And the evidence is that they were
not unable to make the American pur
pose known to the bandit chief.
The Incident should prove beneficial in
safeguarding American citlsens abroad
against like outrages, yet It Is a ques
tion how far our government should go
in protecting persons who like Perdtciirts
practically expatriate themselves.
ins LAiTS DELAY.
Of late the law's delay has been re
ceiving attention from American Jurist
and business men as a matter' that de
served serious consideration. A notable
contribution to the discussion of the sub
Just was recently furnished by Judge
Coxe of New York in an address at Co
lumbia university, in which he stated
that there are 11.000 statutes made an
nually la the United States, that we
legislate to 'cure all evils, to rem
edy the o'.d ones and to prevent
new ones, and yet the mob "drags
out its victims to death in the
llffht of ftnmlag Jails and court honses."
In tho opinion of this Jurist, of long pro
fessional experience and acknowledged
Ability, there Is to much law. He
thinks a remedy Is to be found in legis
latures meeting once In two or even
three yeais and that there should be no
special legislation. "Let there be no in
crease in the number of the Judiciary,"
he urges, "but a decrease In foolish leg
islation! let there be but one trial and
but one appeal; let there be no trials by
Jury In commercial ca-s and let there
be law that Till compel Jury attend
ance and make the empanelling of one
in necessary cases easy." In the opinion
of Judge Coxe with these changes tho
sick body of the law will be cured.
That this reflects the view of a very
large body of the thoughtful Jurists of
the country is not to be doubted. Some
of the moat distinguished or them nave
within a few years expressed like views,
while as to the business community only
recently the New York Chamber of Com
merce adopted resolutions declaring that
the trial of cases is unduly delayed,
amounting in many instances to a de
nial of Justice. The allegation was made
that the New York legal administration
is most costly and dilatory and that the
equal protection of the laws Is with
drawn from certain classes of litigants.
It is pointed out that the delay in reach
ing Judgment which is prevalent in the
courts of this country would not be tol
erated in Europe.
This subject has been more or less
earnestly discussed for years, but as yet
with little If any effect in bringing about
the reform sought The making of laws
continues unabated and delay in the ex
ecution of the law is as great now as at
any time in the past, if indeed this is
not getting to be a more serious matter
from year to year. Still the subject is
one that deserves careful and considerate
attention, particularly by the legal pro
fession, which .has chiefly to do both
with the making and the execution of
the laws. Whenever that profession
shall be united for reform It will prob
ably be secured.
TBE DINNER PAIL ARGUMENT-
People with not too short memories
will recall the shower of frantic protests
four years ago from popocratlc organs
and orators against what they delighted
to call "the dinner pall argument" In
promising the wage worker a full dinner
pall in return for his vote of confldonco
in the party of protection and prosperity
the champions of McKinley were ac
cused of appealing to all the baser in
stincts of humanity. The head and
heart and not the stomach, we were told,
should guide, the destinies of the repub
lic and none but the sensual, the selfish,
the unpatriotic could listen to the dinner
pail argument without resenting it as
an Insult to Intelligence.
But now the dinner pall argument has
stealthily invaded the hosts of fusion re
form. Alas! What must we do to be
saved? Here In the midst of the official
report of the convention of Nebraska
populists, as printed in the official popu
list organ, we find this graphic descrip
tion of the downfall of reform:
At this point the alarm was given that
no supper could be had if a apeedy ad
journment were not taken and the "ma
terial Interests" of the delegates dominated
their "ideals" to the extent that a recess
was taken at once, It was a grand Vic
tory for "economie determinism." Popu
lists are noted for their love of disputation
but an empty bally speaks louder than
a. head Vfull to burshUng wld oratory."
What greater tribute to the potency of
the dinner pail argument could be had?
At one fell swoop the whole horde of
the opposition has been converted. The
sound of the dinner bell and the 'scent
of the victuals proved too much for those
even who bad achieved the reputation of
preferring rather to' talk than to eat
The Initiative and the referendum both
declared In favor of feeding by ft vote
of better than 10 to 1 and the only asset
currency in circulation the meal ticket
roseat once to a premium.
The dinner pail argument has been
gloriously vindicated. Having been ac
cepted by the populist wing of the fu
sion combination. It remains only to
drive the democratic allies into the re
freshment corner and its triumph will
be more than complete.
DIPLOMATIC ACHIEVEMENT
Is there sn American citizen who Is
not proud of (he diplomatic history of
his country? Not only have we achieved
triumphs in recent years, but from the
very beginning of the government the di
plomacy of the, United States has been
influential and for the reason that it
has always been fair and honest and
straightforward. From the earliest
years of our diplomatic history the prin
ciple of upright and honorable dealing
with other nations- has been recognized
and observed. It was urged by Wash
ington in his farewell address and so
far has never been lost sight of by any
American president or statesman. It
Is a settled principle observed without
a flaw In the past and which will be
followed In the future.
In his great speech before the Chi
cago convention Mr. Root pointed out
most effectively what has been ac
complished by the United States In the
affairs of the world. He showed what
had been done for peace and Justice
among the nations, especially noting
the great work of the present and pre
ceding administrations in promoting
American interests throughout the
world. The great part played by our
government In connection with the Chi
nese question was especially referred to
as being one of the roost notable events
in onr diplomatic history, while In every
other controversy In which this country
has been concerned it has come out a
victor by reffaou of its absolutely fair
and honorable position, the Justice of
which could not be questioned.,
Tho policy outlined by the United
States in the trouble with China sev
eral years ago was accepted by the
other powers ss the proper course to
pursue, while In the present war be
tween Russia and Japan the sugges
tions of the United States that the con
flict be confined to a certain area and
that the neutrality of China be re
spected was acquiesced In by all the
governments, Including the belligerents.
In every other Issue of our foreign re
lations this government, pursuing a per
fectly fair and honorable course, has
won Its way and added to the prestige
and th respect and the glory of the na
tion. It , Is Impossible that the American
people can fail to appreciate this record
of republican administrations. They
must realise the great benefits that have
accrued to the nation through the wise
and firm policy In regard to our foreign
affairs which has been pursued by the
present snd the preceding republican
administrations. They have given us
a place In the world never before oc
cupied and which will be maintained as
long as the republican party Is In con
trol of the government
For a peculiar combination of pessi
mism and optimism, nothing can equal
the average populist. Through populist
spectacles the country Is always headed
straight for the bow-wows and there Is
nothing but dismal calamity ahead.
This same populist, however, can see
at the samo time an Immediate pros
pect of populist success that Is to carry
the party in one Jump through barren
waste to the political oasis of spoils and
office. "To the close observer," says one
of the populist accounts of the recent
gathering of that party In this state,
"the Fremont convention portends pop
ulist success in Nebraska this year. It
is in the air. Everybody feels the gath
ering of the storm." Ia other words,
while the decks are breaking asunder,
the cheerful populist pictures victory al
ready perching upon his banner as
the result of a destructive storm yet to
show signs of breaking loose.
The Indian exhibit at St. Louis is said
to be very interesting to those who have
never viewed the Indian as he is today,
but from the historical, educational and
spectacular point of view the Indian ex
hibit at St. Louis does not compare with
the Indian congress held at the Omaha
exposition. The Indian at St Louis is
the unattractive, unkempt, unwashed
blanket Indian as he now appears on the
reservation, half barbaric and half civ
ilized and altogether repulsive, while the
Indian at Omaha represented the Indian
as he was before the invasion of the
white man, coated with paint of many
colors, decked with eagle feathers and
porcupine quills and bejewelled with
bears' claws.
Don't forget that ex-Senator Allen is
banking on the nomination of Grover
Cleveland at St. Louis. With that addi
tion to their political capital he thinks
the populists might secure a new lease
of life. If the nomination of Grover
Cleveland Is necessary to popullstlc sur
vival, preparations should be begun at
once for the cortege to the political
cemetery.
The day after Secretary Hay sent his
message, "Perdicarls alive or Raisoull
dead," the sultan of Turkey signed an
trade granting restitution to those Ar
menians who bad suffered In Turkish
outrages. The sequence of these events
Is probably more real than apparent
The International Congress of Women
Is attracting wide 'attention In Berlin,
but all the eloquence and logic in sup
port of woman's suffrage appears to
have fallen on deaf ears so far as po
litical leadership ln Germany Is- con
cerned.'. - , ' ;' 1
South Omaha, too, is making progress
In the matter of tax reform. For the
first time its Board of Review has gone
over the city assessment roll without
playing havoc with it by wholesale re
ductions. s Extending; a Mailed Fiat. x
Indianapolis News,
The United States battleships Kearsarge,
Alabama, Maine and Iowa have aailed for
Tangier, but it Is not believed that Raisoull
will be at the pier to push out the glad
hand toward them when tbey arrive.
And Then the Odor.
Chicago Record-Herald.
When James H. Bcklea easts his solid
vote for William Randolph Hearst the two
aides of a grand old political chasm will
come together with a smack like that pro.
duced by a basket of eggs when it hits the
sidewalk.
Spirit of Fatalism.
Baltimore American.
The oriental spirit of fatalism seems
more prevalent practically among the Rua
slana than the Japanese, Judging from the
way the little yellow men foresaw emer
gencies and prepared to meet therri, while
the Russians waited for the day to bring
forth Ita .own events to combat as they
came.
Attracting; Baalneas.
Success.
A sunny man attracts business success;
everybody likes to deal with agreeable,
cheerful people.. We Instinctively shrink
from a crabbed, crosn, contemptible char
acter, no matter how able ha may be. Wa
would rather do a little less business or
pay a little more for our goods, and deal
with an optimist
Fabnlons Wealth tn Minerals.
New York Tribune.
Census bureau figure indicate that tn
1801 this country produced more than 150,000
tons ot bituminous coal, valued at nearly
1300,000,0(0; anthracite coal worth more
than $76.000,000; . copper with a valuation
above 171,000,000; gold of a coining value
exceeding $67,&0O,O0O; iron ore reached a to
tal of nearly M7, 000,000; altver at coining
figures surpassed $70,000,000. end the pe
troleum total was mora than 171,000,000.
Mines and quarries and oil wells, togother
with smelters, reducing and refining works,
turned out the almost fabulous total of
184,040,169. Tbla wonderful republle will
not go Into the hands of a receiver until
the stars grow cold. , ,
America.
New York Tribune.
The decision of the State department
to substitute "America" or "American"
for "United States" Upon diplomatic and
couaular seals and emblems commends It
self on many grounds. It la a change tn
the direction of simplicity, brevity and
euphony. Mors than that, although It Is
apparently -the substitution of a general
for a specific name, It Is actually In the
Interest of detailed accuracy. If the whole
phrase "I'nlted States of America" were
used In every cass, Its purport would per
haps be unmistakable. The simple "United
States," however, while It may bs unmis
takable to ua. la a cause of much confu
sion to others, seeing that many other
countries also claim and use that designa
tion as a part of their titles. "United
States" might mean the Unite Statea of
Colombia, or of Praill. or of Mexico, or
of what not other country. On the other
hand. "America" and "American." though
nominally applicable to other countries than
this, and technically belonging to them,
are practically unmistakable as designa
tion of thla republic. Other countries call
themselves United States. No ether aalls
Itself or is oalled America.
A wonxMTAMBD hbhtspapbh.
Colnmbus Telegram.
Thirty-three years ago Edward
Roaewater established In Omaha a
little newspaper, scarce larger than
a hand-oeter. Tbday that Utile
newspapar haa reached a place close
to the front rank among metropoli
tan newspapers In the central west
It la worthy of remark that of all
the men engaged In bualnasa In
Omaha when The Bee waa born,
Mr. Rosewater now stands almost
alone. The men who had active
hand In Omaha business affairs
thirty-three years ago can be
counted almost by a single figure.
The growth of Th Omaha Be ia a
remarkable testimonial to th abil
ity of one man to meet and defeat
all obstacles which stand in th way
of his ambition. Thirty-three years
ago, without money, without much
experience, Edward Rosewater had
ambition to own a newspaper which
would be truly representative of
Omaha and the state. Men laughed
at his ambition, and at his efforts
to promote that ambition. After
the laughter period came tha curs
ing; but neither ridicule, curses,
murderous personal assaults nor any
other object stood In the way of th
onward march of tha man and his
newspaper. AH men In Nebraska
do not admire Edward Rosewater,
but ail of them must view with
pride the work he has accomplished.
That list of the world'a metropolitan
newspapers which does not contain
the nam of Th Omaha Bee is a
faulty list It Is a newspaper known
In all the world where the nam of ,
Omaha is mentioned. American his
tory records few Instance of news
paper progress on par with th
progress of Th Omaha Bee during
the past third of a century. While
not always in harmony with The
Bee and Its editor, the Telegram Is
pleaaed to offer congratulation to
th man who haa built in Nebraska
a newspaper which will perpetuate
the Rosewater name through ail the
year.
ISSUES OP THE) CAMPAlG.f.
Abrldd Statement of What the
' Democrats Are Tp Against.
Chicago Tribune.
From present Indications the democratic
party will make a campaign of opposition
and will seek success by endeavoring to
point out the defects In th present ad.
ministration.
' Suppose the democrats 'do a they
threaten and make Roosevelt th Issue.
Are the republican apt to dodge that Issue
and seek Another one, or will they meet It?
Yesterday' keynote speech of Secretary
Root Indicates that the republicans will
meet the democrats on the Issue of Roose
velt and the Roosevelt administration.
In the campaign the Roosevelt Issue will
probably be subdivided in th following
manner:
1. Roosevelt's personality.
(a) His honesty.
(b) His fearlessness.
(c) His virility.
1 The rfoosevelt administration at home.
(a) Th settlement of th coal strike.
(b) Reciprocity with Cuba.
(o) The Northern Securities case.
(d) Th postofflo prosecutions.
Ce) The Increase In the navy.
(0 The extension of self-government
in tn Philippines,
t, The Roosevelt administration abroad
(a) The astute management of th Ven
ezuela case, which caused th with
drawal of Or eat Britain, Germany
and Italy from Venezuela and th
. strengthening of the Monroe doc
trine.
Th opening of three ports in China
?nd Corea to American trade in the
uc of the most skillful and adroit
diplomacy of Russia, Germany and
France.
The peaceful settlement of the Alas
kan boundary question, th Amer
h)
c)
ican claim being sustained,
(d) The ratification of the Panama
canal treaty, and the practical be
ginning ot work on the great ditch.
Since it Is probable that" the foregoing
record will appeal strongly to the gTatlto.de
and pride of the average American, the
democrats do not seem to display the
greatest political wiadont In choosing It as
-the lasu of th campaign, perhaps, how
ever, they are making a virtu of necessity,
realising that If they do not voluntarily
make the Roosevelt administration their
Issue th republicans will fore the Issue
upon them.
HH BRYAN AND OTHERS.
Personal Amenities Introduced . In
Higher Politic.
Chicago Chronicle (dem.).
In his speeches and In the letters em
anating from th bureau of correspondence
which he 1 conducting in opposition to the
presidential candidacy of Judge Parker,
Mr. Bryan I creating an Innovation in
campaign methods calculated to enliven
future contests and to reveal the lost op
.portunltles of former candidates.
Tha Innovation consists of a new code of
personal amenities which he haa Introduced
In higher politic, and which is Illustrated
by his frequent reference to Judge Parker
a the "speechless candidate" who la
"familiar with republican headquarters,"
who stand upon a "meaningless platform"
and whose campaign Is on of "burglarious
methods." i
Doubtless as tha campaign progresses
Mr. Bryan will enlarge upon the Idea and
add new words and phrase to the vocabu
lary designed to characterize Judge Parker,
If the term already employed are found to
be effective in swaying public sentiment it
la probable that still greater opposition can
be aroused by calling the judge "th red
headed rooster of Esopus" or the "political
pirate of the Hudson." If these fall Mr.
Bryan 1 referred to the vocabulary of Dr.
Dowle, which contains some odoriferous
Invective which no person with olfactory
nerve can long endure.
Certainly nothing ean be more effective
or convincing than tha new method which
Mr. Bryan ha Injected into presidential
politics. If it had been adopted earlier th
entire political history of the country might
have been changed. Henry Clay, for In
stance, who had the honor to be nominated
and defeated for the presidency as often
aa Mr. Bryan, might have sneaked Into
Nashville aocne dark night and set fire to
the Hermitage or have hamstrung on of
Polk' carriage horses. If Benjamin Harri
son in 1SD1 had cut Mr. Cleveland' Ashing
line or scuttled th boat In which he went
in pursuit of th elutlv duok he might
hav secured a re-election.
But th past and it possibilities are gon
and to the future w must look for th
triumph of these pleasantries In presiden
tial politics. What Mr. Bryan' next mov
may be can only be surmised. Possibly a
raid on Judge Parkera grape arbors at
Esopus might convince some people that
h Is unfit for tii presidency, but ther Is
a suspicion that Mr. Bryan believes tbose
grape ar sour.
Idealism and Realism,
Philadelphia Ledger.
What Is the difference between an Ideal
ist and a realist T Wsll. when aa idealist
see a dandelion In th grass h aays:
"Dainty little dandelion, smiling on the
lawn") and whn a realist see on he
(hlnk of a "mesa of greens."
Vsry Small Potatoes.
Nsw York Prs
A roan can get a very accurst' estimate
Of his own importance by havin bre
children la hi fajnlly. -
BCVLASi SHOTS AT THH PVLPIT.
Chicago Tribune: A prti fight tn a
church Is the latest form of social and
religious amusement In Toledo. The Ohio
churches are crowding the unrighteous to
the wall.
Philadelphia Preast The Methodist min
ister wbo opened a dance with prayer
may . hav been worldly-wise, but his
worldly wisdom will be sorely taxed when
his bishop and conference get after him.
Philadelphia Record: The priest who
crawled under a wrecked locomotive at
th risk of hla life to administer the last
rites of hla church to a dying engineer pin
ioned there proved by the act his fitness
for hla office. Hla Christianity ia of th
sort that makes convert.
Baltimore American: It haa been decided
at a church meeting In Wilmington, Del.,
that it la unmlnlsterlal conduct to speculits
in the stock market. Hereafter clergy
men inclined to dabble in stock alll realize
that they are making two gambles at onr
taking chance on losing their jobs as
well a their cash.
San Francisco Call: Fifty-eight oonvert
to Dowlniam In Australia have reached
New Zlon, near Chicago. It would be In
teresting a year from now to learn what
these gullible people from Kangarooland
think of John Alexander a a prophet, and
what Is their real opinion of Zlon as a
place for a sane, person to live In. If they
don't get their eya opened In this- time
they will never have their vision cleared.
Chicago Inter Ocean: Jefferson township,
Pennsylvania, ten mile from the border
line of Pittsburg, Is again In a religious
uproar. Rev S.iP. Montgomery, pastor of
th Jefferson United Presbyterian church,
at present under 1500 bonds for whipping
Elder Edmond P. Heath In church two
weeks ago, had a fist fight with Harry
Bne. a 200-pound Heath sympathizer. Th
Rev. Mr. Montgomery knocked Snee down
twice, but was finally floored with a blow
which laid his forehead open. The blood
flowed until he wa blinded. After they
were separated, Mr. Montgomery washed
th b'.ood off, had himself done up in court
plaster and again sallied forth after Snee.
Finding him th preacher gave battle, but
wa pulled away. The minister then went
home and prepared three sermons on Chris
tian piety, which he delivered the next
day, swathed In court plaster. Urged to
sue Snee, Rev. Mr. Montgomery, now
known as the "fighting parson," said no,
that he wa able to take car ot himself.
PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE.
He jest at cucumber who never felt
their energy below the belt
Th New York man who brought a breach
of promise suit wa awarded 12 and costs.
Th Jury's estimate wa $1.70 too high.
It I officially announced that there I
nothing detrimental to health In the mud
lag uaed on postage stamp. If in doubt,
liok 'em.
One of the correspondents In the far east
says th Japanese are thoroughly oriental
In that they tell lies. What I there par
ticularly oriental about that?
Mr. Rockefeller haa planted 10,000 ever
green trees on hi estate. This Is one of
the few shady transactions of the oil king
which will not provoke a sneer.
Pretty soon the newspapers will stop
publishing the names of the American girls
married to foreign persons of title who
have separated from their husbands; they
will print the names of the few who haven't
separated.
"Let your home be bright and sunny,"
writes a philosopher In Harper's . Bazar.
"It .1 not easy to be unpleasant In a
cheerful home.'; If bomemakers followed
this advice most of th landlord would
hav to. hunt Job. . ,
Even among the-prohibitionist th ex
pected la hkely to happen. Th candidate I
has apparently been decided upon. In ad
vance. -General Mile will head the anti
hlghballist in a campaign that is likely te
call out th entire golf vote.
An eastern, medical Journal annoupce
that suspended animation may be over
come "by rythmical elevation and depres
sion of th nose continued for a minute or
two." Meanwhile there is nothing "just
as good" a ler pulling to induo anima
tion. Th president la getting it from Sir Hu-
bert The Springfield Republican approve
his Valley Forge speech of last Sunday
and says: "He presented, too, a correct
historical view of Washington and Llnooln
as American statesmen whom no other haa
ever approached."
A Wabash surgeon who did not know hla
chief mad a physical examination of
Oeorge Ooyld a an applicant for a Job
and pronounced him fit and with nerve
enough to make a good brakeman. It 1
consoling te know that there Is on door
to Industry open to millionaires.
With mock gravity th Boston Transcript
exclaims: "Considering the meek humility
with which most of us here In the east ad
mit the superiority of tha great hustling
west In all manner of respects. Dr. D. M.
Steele' pronunclamento, In his Unlverry
of Pennsylvania address, egalat 'a pro
vlnetallsm that out-Bnglands England,'
might fairly be called rubbing It In."
KEEP OUT OF THE RUT.
Throw Car to the W lulls and Com
mune with Nature.
O. 8. Mardan in Success. .
No man or woman can work every day,
ear In and year out, with no change, no
variety In his life, without either getting
Into a rut which will paralyze his finest
and beat faculties, or breaking down al
together and committing suicide on years
of precious life.
A great many people, especially in cities,
fall, lose their health, and become mere
apologies of th men and women they
might be If they knew how to take care
of themselves If they were wise enough
to take a vacation when they need It. But
they voluntarily cut themselves off, year
after year, from th great source of power
nature. They do not drink from tha
fountain of vitality and eternal youth and
energy In which tha earth Is constantly re
newing Itself. Burled In schemes of ambi
tion, of self-aggrandizement, in dreams of
wealth and power and fame, they grind
away In an environment ef bricks and
mortar, in th stifling, changeless atmos
phere of th city, until they become nerv
ous, wornout wrecks. They do not see
th necessity of change, they do not be
lieve In taking a vaoatlon; they laugh at
tha idea of giving up their work and goltuj
away to Idle In the country; as they put
It, until it ia too late. Many of these
ceaseless toller are living on their nerves,
trying all sorts of patent medicines, mas
sag treatments and other artificial reme
dies, in the hop of regaining health and
strength. But they And these things very
poor substitute for th recreating, reju
venating forces of the country.
How much money would you give a phy
sician If h would guarantee you strong,
Steady, healthy faculties, Instead of nerv
ous, exhausted ones; If ha could restore
elasticity to your lagging footsteps; If he
could give you Arm, vigorous muscles In-A
Stead of weak, flabby ones; If he could
put new enursg and hop Into your life;
If he could, by some wiagto. take away
tha fretful, nervous, Irritable feeling which
makes you so unhsppy, and restore you
to your usual cool, calm, eolleeted, cheer
ful demeanor? Tou would not stop at any
price you could afford to pay. Yet you
ean do all thla yourself, tf you will only
drop everything and fly to the country
for rest and change and complet eouwcl
patton from business cares.
TALVB Or CHKKRFl'LN KS8.
Folly )f lrfekla on the Dark Sld-
of Things. , I
New Tork Press.
A sunny disposition Is a work T art,
rather than a gift of nature. The"ir
materials for cheerfulness He all aroui.J
ua like the colors the artist combines in
his painting. It Is for us to recombli -
them. To achiev a soren point of view
Is Just a matter of selection. On becomes
a p.mficlpnt optimist In the same way that
one becomes a proficient story tellor. He
selects and works Over the things that
produce the effect he designs; what con
flicts with the effect he Ignore or treats
only aa shading.
How anyone can deliberately elect to
look on the dark sldo of thine, except
as a pose, an attitude, a sort of gloomy
smartness, passes the understanding. An
ugly or despondent temper la as Inartistic
as a deliberately ugly painting or a dull
and repulsive story, and you com by It
In somewhat the same manner. It Is a
matter of deliberate selection. Now and
then a misanthrope gives his own bllo
concrete embodiment by erecting a build
ing designed to worry his neighbors
through the sheer malice of Its ugliness.
There la as little Justification for a sour
disposition as there Is for such a manifes
tation of It. It involve a degree of per
verse premeditation.
There Is a wealth of oomfort In the old
maxim. "The world Is wide." That Is
simply to say that It offers a limitless Held
for selection. If one fact Is black, another
is bright. If a friend Is false, somewhere
true friends are awaiting your coming.-'
To sit In a dark corner while bright life
la everywhere about you; to brood over a
sorrow, a sIlKht, a privation, when a mul
titude of good and, generous and hopeful
deeds Illustrates the dally life of the world;
to rage at the limitations of your own
estate when you can make your spirit
sympathetically master of everything this
la to declare an Indolent and wallowing
spirit. It Is a form of voluntary servitude
to .he powers of darkness.
DOMESTIC PLEASANTRIES.
"Miss Goldrox," begun Mr. Hurftnr, "I
must confess that at last 1 have lost my
heart and you "
"Really, that's too bad," she Interrupted.
It s so small you can never hope to find
It again." Cleveland Leader.
Maud iJee this ring? Archie gave It to
me the other evening.
Irene I thought I recognized it You'll
find It haa a rough place Just under the
setting that will make your finger sura.
Chicago Tribune.
"Upon what grounds did hla young wife
claim a divorce from him?"
"Oh, incompatibility of temperature."
Town Topics.
"Do you think he love you?" said Maude.
, .don't known," answered Mamie.
. He writes to you every day?"
'Yes. But his letter sound susplolously
sane and sensible. "Washington Star.
Watson The wodding of the walking
delegate's daughter was quite appropriate.
Murphy How so?
Watson Oh, there waa a striking display
of presents. Somcrvllle Journal.
"Mamie, girl, that young man of your
has been coming now for almost a year." '
"Yes, mother. ' I
"Isn t it about time he waa breaking the
ice?"
"I don't believe he Intends to break th
bvji i'B w wtswr l QUI. fUCK.
At the restaurant: The Curious One I
suppose you have lots of married couples
come In here and couplea that are not
married?
Walter Oh, yea
"And how An vnil rnA t.1amm Y. a
other?"
"The man who brings in his wife says:
T m minor tn hair . at..lr V. . ... u .
v.j uu fYtwui w nen ine woman IS
not
nis wire ine man asks: "What are
going to have?' "Boston Ttnscript,
you
THE ROAD TO YESTERDAY,
Caroline McCormlck In Harper Magazine,
Oh, the nursery jstonely," and tha garden's
full of rain,
And there's nobody at ail who wants to
But ?nk If I should only run with ail
my might and main
I could leave thla dreary country of
Today,
For it can't be far to cross it, alnc I
came myself last night
When I went to sleep they brought me
all the way
And Tomorrow s very near, they say It's
almost In our sight.
So I soon could come again to Yesterday.
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Over there my boat is silling, ail alone
upon tho pond '. .
I must hurry back before she blows
stray;
And arbutus flowers ere trailing in the
pleasant fields beyond.
With the other little, lovely flowers of
May.
And the trees nre white with blossom, and
the air Is bright with song,
And the children all are happy ther and
fay.
want to go to find them now, and
you may come along.
If you'll show me, please, the road to
Yesterday.
One of the oldest
corporations in
tho East decided
on voluntary
liquidation
a few days ago,
owing to the death of th. manag
ing partner
Nobody to lake his plco
No roady money to meet obliga
tions that at once boicame press
ing The business had to be .aorlfloed
Partnership Assurance
would have furnished just tbo
ready oapltal necessary
Every obligation oould havo been
mot--
Tbere would have boon plenty of
time to look for a new managing
director
Nothing would, have been sacri
ficed rtrtnernhip Auraic
U an ahiolu'e eustntial
in modern busine$ life -
The Equitable Life
A C 1..
assurance wjuuicii
If. D. NEKLY.
Manager for Keuratbu,
rierchants Nat'l Bank Building.
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