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tBeaU i M. U. HUNUATE,
Notary Public.
Agitation for a more beautiful Omaha
Is always In order.
Oinnha has npaln established Its repu
tation as a center of mimical culture by
supporting real grand opera.
lly working for the slate two days
for nothing the legislature can give
some return for mileage, allowance at
10 cents a tulle.
If Kurokl completes ail of the' turning
movements the correspondents have cut
out for him he will be dizzy before
terms of peace are arranged.
French statesmen would be under
stood as Insisting that money loaned to
carry on the war imposes a lien prior to
that of money borrowed to stop it.
By rlrtug of tU,Uower. j'fHted lif (iov
cmor Mickey the people of Nebraska
can still die without the aid or consent
of a regu la rly'gra dilated physician.1 '
Rojestvensky calls out that he needs
coal. Now Admiral Togo knows what,
he will hare to do if he is to add a few
more ships to hi collection of relics.
The next new Omaha charter ought to
be framed and adopted by the people of
Omaha without the necessity of waiting
for the aid or consent of any legislature
on earth.
Now that the Interstate Commerce
commlssslon Is to take a hand in the
Missouri river rate on com It Is "up to"
the gulf porta to prove their right to
the differential.
If New York flually decides to tax
transfers on the stock exchange this
one tax may do more to stop stock
gambling than all of the penal laws on
the statute books.
President .Roosevelt will be on a va
cation when lie goes to Colorado, other
wise the temptation to try to get to the
real facts In the late Colorado election
matter, would be simply irresistible.
If Mrs. Chndwlck tellg all she is sup
posed to know of "grafting" lu her
autobiography a number of lesser lights
In the (incut ionable . "business" world
may have to suspend operations as their
met hod s are made plain.
Council Bluffs has voted an indepen
dent telephone franchise which will give
the city at the other end of the bridge
a two-telephone system. Omaha would
ranch prefer to have the experiment
tried at the expense, of Council Bluffs.
The decision of the czar to suspend
the i-oiiHcrlptloii law lu Finland would
Indicate either that the peaco sentiment
It stronger In the heart of the Itusolan
ruler thai hit adviser are willing to
admit, or that he la not willing to trust
to the loyalty of the Finns should they
hare to be depended on at critical moment.
Cocaine fiends will take notice that as
soon as the new statute book gets into
action druggists will be prohibited from
dispensing their favorite article In this
state except In response to a physician's
prescription. We fear, however, that
some people holdiug doctors' diplomas
will also fake notice and set up In busi
ness for the sale of cocaine prescrip
tions at bargain counter pricex.
The Board of Education it now to be
vested with the Hwer of eminent do
main for acquiring property for use as
sites for school building- Had tho
board enjoyed this authority in the pust
the taxpayers of Omaha would have
been better off lu pocket by thouxauds
upon thousands of dollars. If this ad
dition to the school Itoard's powers does
way ome ami for all with the thimble
rigging and jobbery that has too often
accompanied the acfjulMitlon of school
lies In the past it will be hailed with
delight
XOT THIXKISO OF AXXKXATIOX
A prominent cltlsen of Canada was
Interviewed In Washington a few dayt
ago and said that there Is lesn Inclina
tion In the iKinilnlon toward annexation
with the t'nlted States than at any time
during the pat fifty year. lie slated
that In Canada a general though not out
wardly expressed fe?llng of resentment
st the American tariff leads the people
to stand entirely upon thett-own re
sources, which have been steadily and
rapidly developed during the past few
years. ' '
There may still be a few people In the
dominion who believe, as do some peo
ple In this country, that it is the destiny
of Canada to become a part of the
I'nlted States at some tlni-e in the future,
but the number of such Is small and
they do not exert any Influence on pub
lic opinion. It is possible that American
tariff polly has had something to do
with the decline of annexation senti
ment in the Dominion, but we are in
clined to think that a much more potent
Influence Is the Industrial and com
mercial progress and prosperity of flint
country. Canada lias been growing vig
orously for some years and this has led
her people to feel that they have at com
mand the resources to build up enter
prises which will render them quite in
dependent of any other country and ul
timately enable them to separate from
frrcat Britain and set up a nation fully
qualified to take care of Itself. It Is
probable that a majority of the Cana
dian people believe that the time Is not
far distant when they will be In a po
sition to declare their indej)endence. So
far as the American people are con
cerned, extremely few of them, were
they called nion to express themselves,
would be found faVorable to annexing.
There Is a considerable number who
favor closer trade relations between the
two countries, but taking the Dominion
Into the union Is a very different matter.
A RAILROAD PROSKCCTtOX.
It Is refwrted that all preparations by
the federal authorities for the prosecu
tion of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Itailroad company, for the alleged grant
ing of illegal rebates to the Colorado
Fuel and Iron company, have been com
pleted and within a short time the case
will be preuented to a federal grand Jury
at Albuquerque, N. M. If the grand Jury
returns an Indictment, and legal officers
of the administration are confident It
will, the government will begin the pros
ecution of the case as soon as it can get
a day In court. It is stated that the
prosecution may Include not only the
Santa Fe, but also the Colorado Fuel
and Iron company and probably the Kl
Paso & Southwestern railroad.
The law under which the prosecution
will be brought provides for the punish
ment not only of the corporations which
grant rebates, but also those which re
ceive them. The penalty for the grant
ing or receiving of illegal rebates Is a
Hneof not less than $t.00O and not more
than $120,000 or each offense. As this
will be the first case under the law re
lating to rebates the reMiilt of the gov
ernment's action to enforce the law will
be awaited with a great deal. of Interest,
for If the law Is sustained by the courts
the effect will be to put an end to the,
rebate evil, the practice of which. It Is
not to be doubted, is still going on. The
charge against the Santa Fe has beeu
given a very thorough investigation by
the federal authorities and they believe
the evidence obtained Is sufficient to as
sure an Indictment, of the company by a
grand Jury. In that case the Colorado
Fuel company would also be subject to
Indictment and prosecution as the re
ceiver of rebates.
OCR UOVVltyMEyrs ATTITVDK.
While the American people would
most heartily welcome a cessation of
hostilities between Russia and Japan
iuhI hardly any other nntloa has a
greater interest lu the settlement of that
great conflict, our government is stand
ing aloof and undoubtedly will con
tinue to do so unless its good offices
should lie requested by Isith belliger
ents. This It Is not probable will be
done. It Is the understood Intention of
Japau to deal directly with Russia
whenever negotiations for peace are
begun. She does not desire an inter
mediary. It appear to be the view In
Washington that the belligerents should
negotiate directly and avoid an inter
national conference. Russia would
hardly ask American mediation because
of the fact that public sympathy here
Is so strongly with Jnpan.
It is therefore not likely that the
I'nlted States will be called upon to take
any part In the settlement of the war
and will have only to see that In mak
ing the settlement the rights and In
terests of this couutry In the far east
are not disregarded or Imperilled. There
Is very little if any (laager that they
will be, for we can depend upon Japan
to respect our rights and interests and
RushIr Is powerloHS to lujure them. A
good deal is ltelug said about Japaueae
ambition aud alms lu the event of her
final triumph, It 'Is the opinion of
ome that lu her pride of victory she
will seek to create a great Asiatic em
pire that may become a menace to the
western nations, especially as to ex
cluding theui from the eastern markets.
Apprehension of this la not warranted
by any utterance of the statesmen of
Japau. Terhaps there are men lu that
country of more or less Influence who
feel that Japan should seize this op
portunity to expand aud to become tbe
dominating power In the east. Doubt
less she will greatly strengthen herself
and It Is needless to say that her in
fluence ami authority lu eastern affairs
will be vastly Increase!. But the sa
gacious and careful statesmen of Japan
will not do anything to make enemies
of the western commercial nut Ions. H im
policy, It seems reasonable to suppose,
will rather be to strengthen existing
friendships, particularly with tireat
Britain and the I'nlted States, the
hearty sympathy of whose people she
has and also their confidence, as most
amply shown In their re.adlnes to sub
scribe to her new loan. This country
has nothing to fear, so far as Its inter
eats In the far cast are con-erned, from
Japan.
The Intention at Washington to ob
serve the traditional MilUy of the gov
ernment In keeping from foreign entan
glements will le approved by the coun
try. If the powers at war should ask
the good offices of the I'nlted States In
the interest of peace it would be a duty
to the world to accede to the request,
but unlcMM such a request Is made our
government will make no attempt to
assume the role of peacemaker. Japan
Is entirely comjietcnt to frame terms
of settlement without foreign advie and
she should be free to do this so long as
her terms involve no prejudice or detri
ment to the Interests of any nation other
than ber enemy. What can very confi
dently be predicted Is that In the settle
ment of the prcMetit war Japan will not
submit to any such interference as she
yielded to In settling the war with China.
Not only has she demonstrated her
ability to protect her Interests, but she
now has an ally that will not permit her
to bo deprived of the fruits of victory.
it I Interesting to noe that Portlands
good friend. A. L. Mohlei. In winning new
laur'ls by the excellence of hl adminis
tration of the office vacated by Mr. Hurt.
OMAHA'S HEALTHY liVSIXKSS TUSK
Tbe most salient feature of Omaha's
commercial activity just now is the
healthy tone that pervades the entire
business circle. The atmosphere Is one
not only of satisfaction with the past,
but also of confidence in the preseut and
future.
"Omaha is on the up grade," is the re
mark that I heard on every side, and
the most frequent reply to the direct
inquiry Is that 'Business never looked
better."
The bent part of the situation is that
thee signs of business health are found
almost without exception wherever one
may search. The retail merchant and
the wholesale trader, the broker and the
manufacturer, tbe real estate agent and
the Insurance mau, the big banker and
the small contractor, all have their hands
full and see more business ahead.
This very tone of satisfaction and
confidence begets business. The atmo
sphere is conducive to commercial ex
pansion and enlargement of trade.
The number of concerns that are
branching out by Increasing their capi
tal, adding to their lines, or merely
moving from cramped confines to more
roomy quarters is larger than ever be
fore. There is movement, life and growth
everywhere that are making for bigger
things. Big building projects are under
way and new business enterprises: are
In process of promotion that promise
to make It a notable year for Omaha.
All the business interests of the city
are on the march and keeping quicker
step than at any time In past years.
Omaha is waking up to Its own ad
vantages. Euterprlslng men with capi
tal to Invest, and new Ideas to exploit
are heading this way to join in the
procession.
.Omaha's healthy business tone is the
best assurance of Its continued and
steady onward march along the highway
of commercial prosperity.
An official spokesman for the water
board, discussing the injunction asked
by the water company, declares that the
board was In no way disposed to take
hasty action in reducing water rates
because "the subject itself is so diffi
cult and intricate that we wish to pro
ceed slowly and do nothing until we are
sure we are right." Just before the
last election the water-logged statesmen
were all clamoring for immediate reduc
tion of water rates by the city coun
cil without waiting even over night to
investigate "the Intricate subject," or to
look inio the relative differences be
tween rate schedules here aud in other
cities. They proceeded on the theory
that the last word had been said by the
publication of red letter water works
primers and denounced the council In
unmeasured terms. Why, then, should
the water board, with all Its ' expert
membership, have hesitated and waited
to be tied up by an injunction?
South Omaha real estnte brokers who
have lots they wish to unload upon
the city are trying their best to per
suade the people to vote more bonds
for parks and for a city hall by telling
them that although their taxes are high
they are not as high comparatively as
the taxes in Omaha. That statement
la decidedly open to dispute, but even
o, the question is, what returns would
they get for increased taxes? The in
terest on tho bonds alone would get
pretty good city hall quarters without
the cost of maintenance but that would
not help the real estate men dispose of
city hall sites.
One thing that has made for Omaha's
growth as a Jobbing center has been
the easy access to trackage for whole
sale warehouses and factories, but the
time has come wheu trackage property
again threatens to fall short of the de
mand. The proposition, therefore, to
bring in a large addition to the trackage
area w ith a view to enlarging the facili
ties for Jobbbing traffic deserves serious
consideration.
I.rt la Hejolre.
Chicago News.
The fact that graft has been found In the
Chinese mints ahowa the practice is not
an exclusively American Institution.
Fatal Meitlvrt.
Washington Post.
It Is asserted that Kusala has no war
maps of Manchuria. That's what Russia,
gets for not watching the American news
papers, which have been printing revlaed
editions of them daily.
Bart aad Ilia Surer. or.
Portland Oregonlan.
Kxecullve ability In Ita highest form has
always been credited to American railroad
men. and they have earned the reputation
they enjoy. When Horace tl. Hurt gave
up the management of the I'nlon Pacific
lie was offered fluO.000 t year to take charge
of the great Transalbeiiun railroad. This
offer waa refused, and now comes the news
from Omaha that a similar salary has been
offered him to take charge of the Panama
canal. It is a man of rare ability that can
icfus a SIOU.COD fosltiuu. lu this connection
Serklna What line ot t-'.ilo.
Pittsburg Dispatch.
The trouble with the Nebraskun Is lir Is
seeking what does not exist a royal roiiJ
to democratic renrgnnimtlnii. If it comes
It will have to como as a result of evolu
tion and development and la not to 1h m;irie
to ordrr by filling coupons or signing
blanks.
Hural Prosperity In Rnsala.
New York Tribune.
St. Petersburg, like other cupltals. pub
lishes economic Journals, and one of them
of lending authority says that lit many
Russian provinces. notwithstanding tho
CHlamltlcs from which, the country In gen
eral Is suffering, there Is n unusual de
gree of prosperity. It declares that the
financial outlook for the year Is good and
tht the revenues will be easily collected
a note of encouragement sure of a home
welcome, whether It turns out to represent
the fact or not.
And Von, Ton, Mexico!
Philadelphia Press.
Mexico takes an Important step forward
lu closing Its mints to the free coinage of
silver on April hi. Its new monetary sys
tem, under which a peso -or silver dollar
will be valued at SO cents gold, goes Into
effect on May 1. A stable currency will be
of great advantage In Its foreign trade,
and will help the nation in other ways.
It appears to be only a question of time
when all nations will adopt the gold stand
ard. That does not exclude the use of sil
ver, only Its use will be limited, while
there will hi- no restriction to the use of
gold. The increased production of gold
has greatly aided this movement.
"our tiraprs.
Kansas City Times.
The removal of the headquarters of t lie
free rural delivery for this district will
benefit Omaha so much more than It will
harm Kansas City that nobody ought to
complain. In Omaha every little helps,
and all of her neighbors should bo willing
to chip In. Just think how Kansas City
would feel it if it ever came to the pass
where It would be glad for anything that
Omaha could do without. Postmaster-General
Cortelyou showed great thoughtfulness
In making Omaha the headquarters of the
free rural delivery', and he displayed a de
gree of kindly sympathy which a casual
meeting with him would not lead one to
suspect. Kansas City heartily congratu
lates Omaha on Its good fortune.
BACKERS HARVEST TIME.
War Contributes Generously to Their
Store- of Wealth.
New York World.
If Japan has found readier buyers for Its
new war bonds than Russia has In the
pending negotiations In Paris, it is still
forced to pay a very stiff price.
In order to obtain a loan of $150,000,000
at 4H per cent Japan has to make the
price of 90 and pledge the net receipts of
the government tobacco monopoly aa e
curlty. The customs revenue had already
been pledged for two foreign loans last
year.
So far the French bankers have balked
at furnishing Russia more money even on
their own rigorous terms. They not only
exact a low price of Issue for the bonds,
but additional profits for themselves In
the shape of commissions and assurances
that a large part of the proceeds of the
loan ahHll be expended in French ship
yards. This was precisely Germany's con
ditions when it took tSO.000.000 of Russia's
previous loan. Germany waa to have
preference In furnishing Russia war sup
plies. But the Pari? bankers have gone
so far as to. Interfere In Russia's policy
by insisting upon peace negotiations, while
Japan has been left free to follow Its own
counsels.
It has been said that war Is the harvest
time of the . financier and investor,
with Its forced . loans and Immense, con
tracts. Nothing Is more certain than that
the great financial Interests could stop the
wnr if they would.. So far they have kept
their moral scruples under control and
yielded to the Influence of big bonuses.
No doubt their consciences will grow more
active as their financial risks Increase.
The statement that Russia has already
lost 500,000 of the 775,000 men sent to Man
churia, without scoring a single victory,
Is enough to cause In tho most daring
money lender a certain uneasiness of con
science over Russia's financial integrity.
0 MYSTERY AT ALL,.
The (badnlck Financial Methods
Shown to Be Quit Simple.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The so-called "mystery" of Mrs. Chad
wlck's financial operations turns out to
be no mystery at all. That is. if the
statements she is making in the Cleveland
baukruptcy court are true. And the man
whom she dealt with In the specimen caao
here to be considered Is reported In press
dispatches from his home to have refused
to deny their truth.
According to Mrs. Chadwlck. she received
from Herbert D. Newton of Boston $28,000
in cash and his notes for $n0,000, for widt h
she gave her note for $190,800. That Is,
for letting her use $78,000 of his money and
credit Newton was to receive a "bonus" or
"commission" of $112,800! The emotion to
which Mrs. Chadwlck successfully ap
pealed is apparent. It waa simply grasp
ing greed.
Just what means Mrs. Chadwlck used
to arouse this emotion In Newton Is un
known. Probably It was some of those
papers purporting to be signed "Andrew
Carnegie." and her assertions that she had
some sort of a claim upon the property
and consideration pf a well known mil
lionaire. Doubtless she Induced Newton to believe,
in a way, that she had some sort of
claim upon Mr. Carnegie or others of great
wealth. Evidently the claim In which New
ton believed was not one which might be
made openly In. the light of duy. Evi
dently Newton thought there was a secret
of some kind between Mrs. Chadwlck and
some man of wealth out of which he
might make money. The character of
Newton's belief in Mrs. Chadwlck'a state
ments Is exhibited In the difference be
tween $T8.0oo and $190,800.
Plainly, the belief on which Mm. Chad
wlck chiefly worked was that she might
be a successful blackmailer. She found
men who, in spite of their wealth, had
no scruple In sharing in the profits of
blackmail. Their conduct in leading her
the amounts they did, under the circum
stances and on the terms moat of them
are said to have exacted, admits of no
other explanation than that they believed
her a blackmailer, in the profits of whose
probably successful crimes they were anx
ious to share.
Evidently such men deserve no mora
sympathy for their actual or probable
losses than does the financial backer of
u hur-lur whose enterprises fail. t'n
fortunately, some of these men were rus
todUns of trust funds. There are such
bankers ,ln banks tnote important In cities
much larger than Oberlln, O. bankers who
use their depositors' money to promote
shady enterprises and practically to finance
crlmtf.
To explain the existence and conduct
of such men it is not necessary to sup.
pose a "mystery" or to resort to "hyp
notlhm" or any other extra-natural ele.
meat. Just ordinary, , everyday greed
explains the whole tranractlnn and leaves
the so-cullid "mjstery" uo mjstery at all.
BITS OF WASHIMtTO LIFE.
Minor Scenes and Incident Sketched
on the Spot.
The declaration of the chief of the poison
Squad. Ir. Wiley, that Ki per cent of the
whisky with which mankind crooks the
pregnant hinges of the elbow Is dnetored
more or less, prompted the pnstofflce de
partment to look Into the business of
houses, handling old redeye by means of
mall orders. The result (,f the investiga
tion Is a crusade against houses doling out
bogus booze represented to be the real
thing and old enough to raise the cockles
of the heart. A fraud order has ben
Issued against a concern in Covington,
Ky.. which advertised to distill nnd sell
twenty-year-old whisky nt $2."!5 per gallon.
The concern made shipments of Its stuff
conditional upon the disposal by the re
ceiver of four certificates at 50 cents each,
which were to be used by other customers
ns part payment for the company's al
leged product. The department held that
the scheme was a lottery nnd fraudulent.
Inasmuch as Its continuance was depend
ent upon constant Increase of new busi
ness, and the goods sold were not manu
factured by it nor anything like twenty-year-old.
Fraud orders were also Issued SRiinst
Abraham Rosenberg, who operated similar
fraudulent schemes In Kansas City, Mo.,
under the names of the Haydock Distilling
company and Hecker Brothers Distilling
company. It Is understood there are other
similar orders In process of preparation.
One of the largest and most Important
pieces of railroad work now in progress
in the country is the erection of a mag
nificent union station at Washington and
the construction of the necessary ap
proaches to It. These terminal Improve
ments will cost about $16,000,000, and the
Baltimore A Ohio railroad will bear n
large portion of the expenses. In addition
It will have to lay a lot of new track and
make other Improvements required In the
new terminal scheme. Involving an ex
penditure of about $4,(iO,li0.
This means that the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad will spend about $10,000,000 on the
entire work. The present expectations are
that the work will tie completed by the fall
of 1906, and one of the greatest achieve
ments and benefits will be the elimination
of every grade crossing, as all tracks wi'.l
either go over or under the street cross
ings. The terminal Improvements are being
made by the Baltimore & Ohio railroad
and the Pennsylvania railroad. These two
roads have formed the Washington Ter
minal company, under which the work Is
being directly done.
The I'ulon station will be of monumental
design and be located on a low section of
ground at the intersection of Massachu
setts and Delaware avenues, the average
elevation of which was about twenty-two
feet above mean tide, which involves Borne
decided changes In street grades. To sim
plify those changes to some extent, a
grand plaza 500 feet wide by 1.000 feet long
will be formed in front of the building.
It will be handsomely decorated with bal
ustrades, terraces and fountains. To form
the plaia and bring the streets to the
proposed new level will require about 76,000
cubic yards of earth, the fill being thirty
five feet deep over a considerable area.
Nine separate and distinct streets will
lead Into the grounds, three of which will
be new and two modified to better fit the
plaza scheme. Through these radiating
streets and avenues large crowds of people
will be able to enter or leave the station
without difficulty, while the plaza will
provide ample space for massing troops
and taking care of the crowds upon occa
sions of public ceremonials, such as take
place from time to time at the national
capital.
A South Dakota veteran of the civil war
has earned fame by relinquishing his pen
sion of $18 a month. He has written Com
missioner Warner that he has entirely re
covered from the disability for which he
was drawing a pension and that in Justice
to himself and the government he must
request that his name be stricken from
the rolls. Commissioner Warner refuses to
make the man's name public for fear of
embarrassing him. and further because
he did not completely Identify himself by
giving the number of his certificate. Only
one other Instances of a veteran relin
quishing his pension Is known. Governor
A. T. Bliss of Michigan did so because the
people of his state raised a row when they
found he had accepted a pension. Bliss
is a millionaire.
When such Indulgence Is necessary the
fed Tal government allows Its employes
"sick leave' 'of thirty days each year with
full pay. Not long ago Willis Moore,
chief of the weather bureau, discovered
that three clerks had availed themselves
of this privilege regularly every year for
five years. Thereupon he promptly reduced
their rank on the grounds that their offi
cial records show them to be physically
unfitted for the higher grades in the serv
ice. The health of the clerks In Prof.
Moore's department Is expected to Improve
with wonderful rapidity In consequence of
this order.
General Alnsworth, the military secre
tary, last Week shipped alout 600 old con
federate flags to the governors of former
secessionist states. '1 hey went by ex
press. Letters to the governors were also
sent explaining the provisions of the Lamb
law under which the captured banners in
the War department are to be turned over
to the states whose regiments bore them
during the civil war. All of the flags were
marked, so that they can bo displayed In
state houses or museums If desired, with
histories attached for the edification of
posterity.
The remainder of the C22 confederate ban
ners that have reposed In the War de
partment building for forty years could
not be Identified, so worn and torn are
they. As there Is no law covering their
distribution they will be placed In boxes
and stored away again, although there are
a number of historical societies and other
organizations that would . like to obtain
possession of one or more of them. The
lecaptured union flags now at the depart
ment have all been Identified and arranged
and they will be shipped to the governors
of northern states, from New England to
tho far west.
When Representative Lacey of Iowa was
climbing Capitol Hill near tho close of
the session he encountered a stranger.
"Can you tell me, sir," waa the Inquiry,
"where I will find Senator Allison's com
mittee room"
"Go Into the Capitol, yonder," replied
Lacey, "and ak the first man. woman or
child you happen to meet. That person
will surely be able to tell you the way.
There la only one other place in this city
better known."
"What Is that?" asked the stranger.
"The Washington monument," replied
the Oskalousun.
Among the recent cranks who have been
driven from the Capitol by Captain Mr
grew and his force of policemen was a
lunk, lean, hungry looking specimen of hu
manity, who made repeated efforts to In
terview prominent senators. It was dis
covered that the man was uu agent and
that lie had a magic liquid for sale, which
he called "Robinson's Restorer." "What
does your liquid restore T" he waa asked.
"Everything. pretty near." "Except
wasted fortunes." suggested a policeman.
"It restores health. Intellect, memory, good
look and yuuthfulness," retorted the man,
"and la Just exactly what our senators
need."
WHERE Wll.f, IT EOf
State Blndlnar Twine Factory and
other Thlna.
Washington Post.
In older to fight the binder twine and
cordsge trust the Nebraska legislature has
appropriated $-Vin.0iiO with which to build
and equip a factory for the manufacture of
binding twine. The plant Is to be con
structed within the walls of the state prism
at IJncoln and Is to be operated by the con
victs. The twine Is to be sold at cost to the
Nebraska farmers, and If the experiment
proves successful, an attempt will be made
to find a market In nelghbotlng states
Binding twine is an article greatly In de
mand among the western farmers and It Is
the purpose of the Nebraska legislators to
break down the monopoly, with consequent
high prices, which the trust now enjoys.
With Kansas endeavoring to produce
marketable oil, and thus he Independent
of the Oil trust; with Nebraska entering
upon the manufacture of binding twine,
and with a serious problem before con
gress, which Is practically governmental
control rf the railroads, we seem to be
approaching a condition of affairs which
demands the careful consideration of stu
dents of economics. In his recent speech
In Philadelphia, President Roosevelf dwell
st length upon the changed conditions
which literally forced federalism upon the
American people, and It Is quite evident
that he did not paint the picture In ex
aggerated colors. The vast combinations
of commercial Interests. Ietter known as
trusts, are bringing the people face to
face with a grave situation.
Along certain lines the government Is
already holding monopoly In check. War
vessels are constructed in government
yards, guns and ammunition are manu
factured In government arsenals. Phall
the experiment be carried further? Phall
the government go Into the manufacture
and sale of sugar at cost, and shnll It
also undertake to furnish every citizen
with oil? These ore two great necessaries
of life in the hands of gigantic monopo
lies, which manipulate prices for their
own selfish ends, and without regard for
the public welfare. The government now
gives the citizens free education and pro
vides messengers to bring his mall to
him In order to save him the trouble of
going to the postofflce. Why not rid him
of the incubus of the monopolies, which
weigh so heavily upon him In the strug
gle for existence? The. question la a per
fectly logical one, and If present tenden
cies continue, the answer will bo federal
acquiescence in the request.
If Nebraska can manufacture binding
twine with convict labor, and by escaping
the expense attached to rent, light, heat
and Interest upon Investment, can fur
nish the desired article, at a low price to
the farmer, there will be a natural de
mand for excursions Into other commer
cial fields. There Is no telling where the
experiment will end. State abattoirs, state
refineries, state shoe factories, state gro
cery shops all these are the logical out
come of the step which Nebraska has
taken.
It may be that Nebraska has gone the
right way to reduce the price of binding
twine. It may be that all the other move
ments In the direction of federal and state
control are absolutely demanded by cir
cumstances. We merely wish to invite
attention to the fact that these move
ments are becoming more and more fre
quent. It may not be wise, It may not be
possible, to check them. It Is obvious
that they represent the direction of the
popular mind, and they lead one to won
der what the end will be.
. Mr- hhaflSl
IP! 7 rY'M X
MS)
PERSONAL JVOTES.
Miss Tarbell says that, having visited
Kansas, she is convinced the stats oil re
finery would- be good thing.
William Warner, tha new senator from
Missouri, when 6 years old began to earn
his own living as ore boy in a Wisconsin
mine.
The packers and cannera of foodstuffs,
in convention assembled, have declared for
"pure goods." That puts them in line
with the rest of the country
After making $1,500,000 In the last four
teen years out of the soil, I. D. Smith of
Madison, 8. D., the richest exclusive
farmer In the Vnited States, has retired
from active life.
Eli B. Woodford of Woodbury county,
Iowa, glories in being almost ths home
liest man In that section. Yet about
twenty-four years ago he won a sliver cup
for being tha handsomest baby in the
county.
The New York papers have given tip
reporting names and dates in divorce cases
and confine themselves to printing th
number of couples the court succeeds in
putting asunder in a given time and the
minutes and seconds required per couple.
Like a modern Haroun Alraachlld, the
sultan of Zanzibar has been wandering
about Ixmdon, seeing people and things
of the great city for himself. The sultan
went to school In England, speaks the lan
guage perfectly and found no difficulty In
escaping special notice.
Prof. Simon Newcomb, the famous
American astronomer, has Just complete
his seventieth birthday. He has received
more degrees and similar honors abroad
than any other American man of science,
and Is the first American member of the
French Institute since Benjamin Franklin.
Kditor Pulitzer of the New York World
is doing his best to disprove the venerable
superstition that the sons of preachers ar
sure to be of the harum-scarum order. Ills
business manager, treasurer, composing
room foreman, mechanical superintendent
and about a dozen other responsible em
ployes, including two clover young women,
are sons and daughters of ministers. Two
men In the sporting department are among
the lot .
CREAM
BMW
Improves the flavor
and adds to the health
fulness of the food.
PASSIMi PLEASANTRIES.
"Ah:" began the pen on the reporter's
desk, "f am mightier than the sword."
"Oh. but look at me," retorted the editor'
blue pencil.
' Huh! Of what use are you. pray?"
"Well, to make a long story short." Phil
adelphia Ledger.
"I see that another distinguished clergy
man says It is a misfortune to be rich."
"Luckily It Is a misfortune that very few
clergvmen tired guard against." Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
"Yes." said Alkali Ike. quietly, "he died
Very sudden while playln' poker."
"Heart disease?" queried the tourist.
"Well, now I reckon ye might call It
heart, spade, diamond and club disease, lis
had all four aces up his sleeve." Philadel
phia Press.
"They are a source of great patrlotlo
pride," said the president of the South
American republic.
"To what do you refer?"
"Our debts. I can't Imagine how we ever
managed to accumulate so much credit."
Washing-ton Star.
"Curious about old Orumps. Hs never
turns an applicant for charity away, but ha
shuts him off as soon as he begins to talk,
hands htm s coin and tells him to go."
"Yes; he seems to b full of the condensed
milk of human kindness." Chicago Tribune.
MUlns had Just found all he touched
turned to gold.
"It's simply awful," he groaned: "I tried
to lend Jones a quarter, and it turned to a
five dollar gold piece right In my hand."
Perceiving how much money he, would hs
nut, he begged the gods to take back tha
favor. New York Sun.
Iawyer Why didn't you talk sensibly to
your brother and try to dissuade him from
going to low about this trivial matter?
Homespun I did. 1 told him that lawyers
were nothing but a pack of thieves who
would cheat him out of his eyeteeth, but hs
wouldn't listen to sense. Cleveland Leader,
AMBITIOX.
Washington Star.
When vernal sunshine sweeps tha seen.
Ambition thrives anew.
Full many are the things, I ween,
I started out to do.
The sands of time within tha glass
Flow fast and never stop.
'Tis years since I set out, alaa
To learn to spin a top.
I wound It carefully with string.
I hurled it to the pave.
It bounded like a living thing
Full bent to misbehave.
A window smashed a stranger gaahadx
A shout of "Hi! The Cop!"
In constant fear of being thrashed
I strove to spin a top.
How gracefully for other boys ., . '
It glided tnrougn tho alrl
How sweetly soothing waa Its noise
As It stood humming there!
'Twos then I learned bow often prlda k
Is doomed to take a dron,
I tried and failed and failed and triad
To learn to spin a -top.
In spito of wealth and fame that spread
Allurements more mature.
When skies grew bluer overhead , . ,
And song birds thrill secure.
And all the world Is fair with youth, ,
I scorn the garnered crop
Of worldly things to tell the truth
I'd like to spin a top.
If you drink GhtrardetU'a
Ground Chocolate during
the spring you'll drink it trie
year round.
I t's the one delicious drif ik
you never ,get tired of.
Alwayi fresh in patented herme (J.
Cally sealed cans.
Browning, Ming & Co
CLOTHING, FURNISHINGS, AND BATS .,;
k
w
you are hunting
for boy s clothes
the task of frying to find exactly what yon want
will end riiflit hpre. WVro fitted out so many
boys and Iihvp had so much hoys' clothitiK ex
perience that "WK'VK LKAUNKD THE.
THICK."
Husslaos, Katmi Sailors, Norfolks with Kuick--rloker
and MralKht rants. ThPse are the
sort of clothes the hoys want.
I
"Had I a son,'
would wish him
block."
said Keau Brummel, "I
to b a chip of the old
Spring Blouse Waists
Boys' Hats and Caps 60c to
50c, 75c,
1.00 & 91.60.
2.50.
Few Bargains in Left-Over Suits at Hatf Price.
Fifteenth and
Douglas Sts.
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