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Keening nnd Sunday Hit printed during tha
month r sT.rch, m. mi m follows:
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ially avaraca liH.Anit
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fluhac rlliad in my prvarnor and aworn to
t'fnrr ma tlila 31at uay of March. ll.
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Notary I'uhlk.
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x IVrlmpa Hip mar will tllamlxa tlu up
Iirnl f tho proroHNom jik "imiivI.v ncn-tMmltal."
No (iHllger llwit tlu atftfl llKhla will
l0 ahtlt )ff ( UillK M" HlO Btlft't Hclillne
fund tioltlM out.
llttyitl HcInki-o la riUIhk plenty of
free N1vel'tlHliic oul of IiIh tniHt" lljflit
lid thAt Im tlontitlt'Ha lint he In HkIm
Iiik for.
Afi-urtllug to thtf lioitiHcope, the next
big labor Ktriko In theme pnila will lie
betwtwn tbo tMuplo.vliiK printers anil Hie
J'Mirnt-ynien typeaettori.
Mm. Suiwller ompliHHlKOM the IIniiI
vantARfti timler which Mrs. OuulwWk
litliored la Imiik old antl hmnelv In
rlcHil of jtiiniK and liniulxoiue.
l'onlgii ireUltora of Vtuexueln wonhl
probnlilr not atronuly lje t lo ancel
Utlotl of their ltiteret eotiUI they see
any hojie for n lliul(tiitiun if theprluel
pal. .
When a man lone a position for mci v
Ing on a Jury frtnn, thleh he hn tried
tn b excuHed It would eeni thnt thero
hould h Koine way of reeouplnn; lilm
for
Artlelon of Incorporation f Himiher
Omaha tt company huve lxen Hied nt
th atat houae. Hut that afford a 110
proof that Oiuahii will enjoy heper liv
thla hUininer.
If lios Holt county Mople win their
ult aualuat the utate linnk examiner
other examiner will pndiahly piny wife
ly making Ihclr InvcNtiKutiona ih IuhI 11 s
well aa official.
t'loae application to work will rettult
dinaatroualy. Hero la KuhncII Sajte,
Mhoae objection to viicatloim Im well
Vnowti, compellel to ivtlre from bul
licaa at the Mge of 8l.
, With it procluiuutlon over I lie ucliiiK
mayor's wal and alKiiature officially di
icctlnt' every houxcholder to clean up,
the xprlnu liouNiH-lenuluie cHinivuicn niay
lx aaitl to le fully liuiiiched.
Iiulft' Hooker of Now York l 11 11
f'dtiinale iu (hat the Minute of limitn
liotia doea not run nriilnt action by the
iat cNlntirt and the 1'ivdou'a post
rtl' deals could uot l disputed.
If It I true that Omuha merchant. arc
doing large mall order bnsinenK at Huk
time by reason of tlie teamster' strike
Nttalnat the big Oilcagu cat house, we
liava one more Illustration of the adage
lhat "it's an III wind that blows nolnsly
good."
t hief of Police iMnahue la willing to
regulate the sine of the tobacco cud. but
be draw the line on pivaorlbing the
length of feminine street apparel, tine
nf Ida prdtvesor aa chief of police
wlut taNHHsl the Mother Hubbard waa
not ao siiueamlsh.
If the rhicagu A: eastern Illinois rail
ivad demonstrates that it can absorb the
St. LMila bridpe arbitrary without losa
It may h p.'nnittl to oe In the llgr.
of a public benefactor, aa bridge arbi
trary are worse than disian.-e In com
paratU freight rate.
If that Hussiau lYeas rtininls.lson
will abide by H dtvUlon to permit spe
cial telegram ro be printed without
ariug through the bauds of the ceu.
tor Itusslau editorial writer may take
M their Maiden. v aii the Kirder
with admirable result,
W hat, about orgatiUiug to ispiure a
few f the Wg ivuventioua of national
ttrganlaattona for Omaha These great
gataerlng are always sought after by
clttea that wish to eu'ertaln them and
they will tiwi come to tlmaha unlivra
lmaba goe after them. If they are
Worth going after for other t itle, they
at aorta Juti a uiuib for Omaha.
AMERlrAX STAXOAntJ nr l.ll lSK.
'1 lie supporters of the principle oi
protei tiuii yery proiwTlr urge tlmt It
should be tnnliitirliietl In order thnt tluTc
ahull be no docllne In the st.lll'l.ll'l of
llYlnjt of tlic Amerlcnu workiiiKiunti.
This view has Isell repeatedly expressed
by President Ibsjsevelt, one of nota
ble snyliiga bo I !); Hint the fiiriff rntr
must never fall below Unit which will
protect the A hum i mi workiuKinn n by
iillowint- for the difference liclwocii the
Kcueral lalntr coat here and nbroml. so
us to nt least etpinli.e Hie condillons
itrisiiiK from the difference In Hie stun
thirds of In Ik ir here and iilirond, u differ
Mnt which It should bo our nlm to fos
ler in so fur ns it represents the needs
of better educated, better pnid, better
fed and belter clothed workiiiKincii of
n higher class tliiin any to be found In
a I'nrclkMi country. He declxred Unit "lit
all hazards nud no ninttter what else la
sought for by 1 limine of the tariff, Hie
American workman must be protected
In his stanihird of wnges - Hint la, in his.
sliiiidiird of living -and he must be ae
cured the fullest opportunity of employ
ment." A simllnr Hiotight was expresssed by
Mr. S4dh Low, forinerly mayor of New
York fit'. In a recent address. He
snld Hint the principle of protection to
our Industries Is sustained, notwith
standing cerlaln objection to l. be
cause It la believed to be tiei essnry to
the maintenance of the high standard of
living enjoyed by the American work
lliguuiii. He pointed out Hint it bus
also so stimulated Invention as to lend
Americana not only to use iiiiichlnery
more than nn.V other people, but even
to seek economy iu the operation of
machinery Itself, with Hie result that
the I'liltcd States, In ninny Instance
is able to produce the cheapest gmwls.
although paying the hlkhcst wages and
working Its people less hours than in
oilier countries.
There can be no doubt as to tho value
of the protective principle In the in
teres! of American labor. I'lider its
operation the worklngnian of this conn
try has Iscn enabled to enjoy ti stan
dard of living far above that of
the InlsM- of nny other laud and to at
tain a nnancliil and social position tlml
makes him envied throughout the world.
In tills la to be found the real explana
tion of American progress and prosper
ity, tor well paid labor is most esseil
tlal to the material and social advance
ment of u nation. No country can
make substantial progress whose work
ing classes are poorly paid and therefore
compelled to have 11 low stanihird of
living. This Is conspicuously shown iu
some of the countries of Kurope and
especially in Kussla, where the rewards
of lalMr are so small that the standard
of living Is little removed from the
stage of barbarism. A nation whose
people are ever on the verge of pau
perism cannot advance, however great
and valuable Its resources. Such a peo
ple cannot have the ambition, the energy
nnd the thrift Unit ntV essential to
progress. (
It Is because the Intelligent working
men of the Tnlted States understand and
Appreciate what the policy of protection
has done for labor that they are almost
tumultuous In support of that policy
and have for nearly forty years kept in
control of the government the party of
protection. The position of Intelligent
labor In regard to this policy Is not
likely to be changed in the near future.
Whatever may bo done In the way of
tariff revision, the principle of protec
tion must bo maintained, a necessary
to preserving the American standard of
living.
MAY HhTAUO O.YSTKf't fi'.V
It appears that there Is danger of con
struction on the isthmian canal being
retarded, owing to an omission by con
gress, 'fhls consists iu the neglect to
provide In the canal bill that the tax
011 national bank notes based on the
canal Ismds should Is one-half ef 1 per
cent, and consequently, In view of the
old law, they would have to pay I per
cent. It is slated that this additional )
half per cent tax acts us a bar to the I
sale of raiiama bonds. '
However, at the present rate of cv
pendituro on the work, the fubds now
available will last until the end of Oc
tolsT and as congress will be In special
session tic fore thai lime it will doubt
less remedy the oversight of the last
.vngrcss. What this omission seems to
mvessilate is Hint the work cannot be
pushed w ith ipiite the igor that waa ex
pected, yet a way may be found to pro
vide additional money before the meet
ing of congress, should It be necessary.
ImuMIok canal bonds could be sold with
the understanding that the neglect of
the last congress regarding the iix on
national bank notes based on such Ixiiiils
would be remedied by the next con
gress. Tin secretary of the treasury
I authorised to sell bouds to the amount
of $l30,kiVt. as the funds are uc.-dcd
to continue the work on ibe groat w ater
way. It Is somewhat remarkable that
congress should have made the oversight
in thia matter, but It would sec 111 that
the treasury officials are not altogether
blameless.
f western states. Trior to this legislation
there was n persistent demand upon con
gress front those sections for better
banking facilities, the absence of which
hud 110 little to do with crontlng free
silver sentiment In those parts of the
country and also hostility to the national
banking law. Now that those sections
are supplied with Hie banking facilities
they needed and have realized the bono
Ills therefrom, Hie business Interests
have ceased to complain of the national
banking act and are -ulti satisfied with
the gold standard. It tisik years to In
duce congress to enact the desired leg
islation, the results of which have fully
Jut!tlcd Its action. It has been of In
calculable bciictlt. to portions of the west
and south ami therefore the whole coun
try has profiled from it.
u.mn (i.v 1. .vi (,. imruuisis.
The drug store regulations promul
gated by the new Lincoln excise board
will be rather hard on the druggists of
the capital city, providing they are en
forced. I'nder these rules drug stores
W ill be penult ted to sell lhpior only iu
original bottled In bond puckagj's. no
less than 11 pint in 11 bottle, and then
only 011 the prescription of a physician.
The sale of beer Is absolutely prohibited
iu drug stores and Hie sale of lhpior for
mechanical purposes by drug stores will
not bo permitted.
At llrsl blush It would seem that the
new Lincoln excise board is "onto its
Job," to use a common phrase. It is a
mutter of notoriety that some of the
Lincoln druggists have done a larger
traffic In lhpior on a ten-dollar-a-year
license than the average saloon doea on
n one thousand-dollar a year liceuse, and
Unit Is by 110 means the worst feature
of the druggist liquor traffic. While the
saloon Is presumed and expected not to
sell liquor to minors ami inebriates, the
saloon drug store Is alwa.vs open to
youths of both sexes at nil hours of the
day and most of the hours of the night.
If the excise board of Lincoln suc
ceeds In forcing tho original package
and no-sale-wil bout prescription regula
tion license boards of other towns are
liable to nerve up und emulate their ex
ample.
UKyKllAl. llOVSt: VI.EAStU
In response to' the Civic Improvement
league Acting .Mayor Zliiitnnn has issued
a proclamation designating Saturday,
Vpril l.'i. as a general street-cleaning
day. This new departure will have the
approval of all classes of our people and
especially the business men of Omaha,
Hut the movement for cleaner streets
and alleys should uot be confined to 11
spasmodic effort once a year. It should
be a continuous performance all the year
around, supplemented by periodic house
cleanings, Is-giiniing with public build
ings, hotels, apartment dwellings, resi
liences ami dwellings generally. In other
words, street cleaning and house clean
ing should go hand iu hand to make
Omaha attractive for Us own population
as well as for people who desire to lo
cate hero.
There Is no danger that the street
cleaning and house scrubbing campaign
will be overdone either this year or next
vear. It has been a long felt want.
;RUHTH OF SATIoyAI. 11.4 AS.
l'ive years ago congress amended the
national imnklug act so - 10 permit the
organisation of lanki with a minimum
capital of Jo.imi in towns of a popul.i
tiou not exceeding ,tst. This legislation
waa urged in the lutcivst of localities
which did not have linking facilities,
particularly in the south and west. H
fore bciug aiuctidcd the law required
that a national latnk hould not be organ
ised with less thaii :. capital and
coiiaoqueutly Uiorv was a very consider
able part of the country without banking
facUitle, a situation greatly to the dis
advantage cf the producing and mercan
tile Internals of such section.
It apier that since the amendment
of the law '.'til iiatlon.il bank have
Nvn organised, tbout two thirds of
ahlih are just where they were most
needed, thai la. la U aoutberu and
It may have been in accord with
established precedent to assign an old
member of the council, who had hold un
inferior chairmanship because of his po
litical disability, to till a chairmanship
of higher grade iu case of a vacancy and
to asslgu a new member to the commit
tee of lowest grade, but It Is arrant
partisan demagogy for the World
Herald to pretend that Councilman
o'Hrlen was made chairman of the pub
lic lighting committee because he favors
cheaper lights. It Is no longer a pro
found secret that the electric lighting
contract has Is-en extended for four
years with an increase of eighty-four
lamps to offset the decrease in price, and
the present council, including Mr.
O'Hricn, will not have a further word
to say on the subject of cheaper electric
light. It is also an open secret that the
contract for Welsbach gas lamps Is to
be extended, w ith a slight reduction for
the saute period, on the same conditions,
by the same couinilnicu. by the same
sign. Of course. Mr. O'Hricn will en
don vol to hold the scales even between
the gas and electric light companies by
standing with one leg on the gas holder
and the other leg on the electric light
atvumulator. while some other council
man might have stood with both b-et on
the gas holder at the same time. ThN
is. however, a very trivial matter to peo
ple familiar with the game of shuttle
cock nud battledore.
The Lincoln Journal presents a com
pilation from the records of the secre
tary of state's office which shows that
tJovernor Mickey has vetox-d more legis
lative bills than anyone who occupied
the guln-rnalorial hair before him since
1KM - in fact more than all those who
occupied the guls rnatorial chair In-fore
lilm In that time taken together. The
list Is interest '.tig enough to quote:
Term Hovernor. Vetoca
1SS1 Nance &
I.KS3 Ilaares S
Pane 5
1SST Thayer ;
1S Thuxr 1
ISM rtov.l 1
I! rrM;ne 1
M M Vomh
17 Holcomb 0
10 IVyr.ter 1
tietr:-h .4
lswj M'ck.-v !0
ISMS Muk. y , ;7
Of .ourse in the matter of eioo it ia
not so much a question ef numU-r as it
is of kind. Kew of the vetoes hate
fallisl to lind support in public senti
ment, but a lot of bills have Nt n signed
that ought to have been vctoid. The
disposition cf our governors has l-o-cn to
le. If anything, too chary in the exercise
of their veto w cr.
Acrvrding to a Toeka paper the an
wer of the state treasurer to tho suit
to for-? him to rc.-ogniie the "oil fac tory"
hnd waa n!ed b a firm of at-tcriM-)
m.rjloyed BeitLer h) the treaa-
uror nor by nny other state nftb-or. but
well known as legal representative of
the Sun tn 1'e Hnilroad company. The
interest of the Santa I'e will be dis
closed Inter.
Tho council has voted a part of Chi
cago street to the Illinois Central dis
guised as the Omahii Hrldge and Termi
nal company without exacting a penny.
At the same mooting the i-ouncil voted
a small strip of Twenty-first street to the
Stone Hrewlng company In consideration
of the payment of a fraction over -tTtkl.
It makes all the difference whose ox Is
gored.
According to the Herman Idea, it
seems to l up to the sultan, of Morocco
to decide between suzerainty of France
and "protection" by the other L'uropenn
states. The African ruler will remem
ber that even his Koran speaks of the
difficulty of obeying more than one mas
ter. Trouble IMIes on Tronlile.
Washington Post.
Troubles never come singly. While Mr.
Rockefeller Iims been watehlng Kansas,
immense oil lields huve been discovered
in Germany, and none of the locations lias
been made In bis imme.
Twin llrothera of Trouble.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Thoughtlessly many of us are prune to
look upon our lawyers as we do upon our
dentist. We realize only that our ex
perience with them Involved some pHln.
and we forget how beautifully they turned
our agony Into pride and Joy.
Tobacco as a Revenue Producer.
Philadelphia I-edger.
Cncle Ham collects H.".oen,l00 a year from
the taxes on tobacco: France J8rt.000.iaxl 1
year from the tobacco monopoly, Htid so
on with the other nntlonfl. If the 1'nlted
Stales wanted to raise all Its revenue
from tobacco It could do so. because tho
tobacco user would buy It if It were K a
pound.
Partisanship la Shortlived.
8nn Francisco Chronicle.
The president Is receiving hearty ovations
In the south. The people who thought no
language loo bitter to use in speaking of
blm during the campaign which resulted In
his election are now hurrahing for him.
All of which shows that It Is unwise to re
gard ante-elertion charges or assertions: as
the real opinion of a people.
Countrymen tot the Itnpea.
Washington Post.
All the "suckers" do not live In the re
mote and sparsely settled sections of the
country. The contrary opinion has here and
there been held. Comment on the nitra
tions of sharpers bus too often represented
establishments In cities dealing In fraud hs
supported by confiding people living at a
long distance from the big road. Put here
we lind companies advertising money In
ducements so great ns should have nroused
the suspicions of even u mildewed "Jay"
doing business up in the hundred thousand
mark for sections of the country whore
legitimate business of every kind flourishes
and daily newspapers all but grow on trees.
So we see tliHt in some things the "Jay"
and his city brother are much nlike. The
love of money gotten quickly and with ease
la common to buth.
IMItrri 'NiREsMK.
.Some Heal Trochlea Disturb Their
Medltatlona.
Washington Post.
Now thai the president has gone, an ex
odus of members of congress from Wash
ington will follow. They must go home
and face the wrath of their disappointed
constituents. While the president was
here, the faint hope remained that there
might be "something doing" In the way
of appointments, but that hope Is gone.
President Roosevelt has taken to the woods
to escape the clamor.
Oreat hopes were built tin the theory
that the new administration would have
gifts to distribute. Many a congressman
assured his hungry and faithful henchmen
thHt, with the passing of the obligations
Imposed by the McKlnley administration,
the president would be free to hand out
fat positions. Hoon after March A. how
ever, it was announced that practically no
changes would be made. Over PX members
of congress have remained In Washington,
looking for positions for their constitu
ents. Anything was acceptable, from an
ambassadorship to meseengershlp. Most
nf them were disappointed, and some of
them have been afraid to return home.
An Indiana congressman heard the other
day thai there was a chance of getting
a place aa forest ranger for a constituent.
This constituent had done yeoman aervica,
for his congressman, and no doubt deserved
something good. He had been disappointed
In his hope of getting a foreign post, and
advised his congressman that anything
would be ucccptublc. The congressman
Jumped on the car and hurried down to the
Interior department, only to lie informed
that the president bad covered the forest
rangers into thu civil service some days
before.
i shudder to think what the effect on
the party will be in my state," said this
frank Indiana congressman. 'Tossibly the
boa will come around all right by
election time, but they are sore. It's get
ling to be pretty hard sledding for an
ordinury congressman when he can't get
Jobs for the men who have elected him.
J don't know what is to become of us if
the thing keeps tightening."
Ret ween dodging the charge of voting
for the mileage grab and explaining why
be cannot procure job from the Cnited
HtHle with which to pay hia political debts,
the congressman's lot 1 not a happy one.
And next winter it is proposed by certain
senators to make a fresh onslaught, also,
on the garden seed appropriation. If this
succeed the ord'oary congressman may be
retturett to the extremity of securing his
election on his merits.
CPno riau trt net r " fair wrata
' r " feats, tar) rt aaadc ta atant it.ll
a - rami.
Gordon
GO R n O N Hats
never look "weath
er beaten ". That's be
cause they're .made to
wear and hold their shape
and color in all stirts of
weather. A Gordon
Hat wouldn't be a Gor
don Hat if" it wasn't
perfect.
Gordon
Hats $3
RtTTI.K lit IHt; IIK.ll SKIS.
Handy Information XX hen Japanese
anal llasalan Meets r ight.
The New York World likens the ex
pedition of the Pusslan Itnltie fieri to that
of tho Spanish tleet under Admiral t'erveta.
The similarity of object in both mfn sug
gests a conclusion such as hvftil the
Spanish admiral outside the harbor of
Santiago.
Among the heavy ships of the HilM.-iari
fleet are seven battleships and ten cruisers.
These cany twenty-four l.'-lmh and four
lo-tm h l ing range guns. The armoied
vessels of the Japanese Ib-et are four battle
ships ami tight armored cruisers. These
carry sixteen K'-lneh. three K'.i-liich. and
one o-lnch gun- In all twenty great long
range guns.
The Russian Vladivostok tleet has two
first-class armored cruisers and one pro
tected cruiser, with a number of gunboats
and torpedo boat. The heavier vessels
carry eight 8-Inch and forty-four fi-lnch
guns.
In protected cruisers carrying s-inch and
6-Inch guns. Japan has the ailvnntage. All
the mail steamers and volunteer cruisers
with lite Husslan fleet are armed with fl
inch nnd 4.7-Inch guns, however, and grade,
probably, with the lighter Japanese cruisers.
Headers of war news are familiar with
the achievements of Admiral Togo and the
Japnnese licet. The Russian commander.
Admiral '.. V. Rojest vensky. Is compara
tively an unknown quantity In naval war
fare, but his, skill as a commander and
fighter will soon be tested. The admiral
was born In Moscow, in 1SS and after get
ting the theoretical, Itnprnitlenl education
of a Russian naval officer blossomed out
suddenly as a hero. I'or two unexampled
feats of bravery In the war of 1S77-7S he
gained the St. (ienrge's cross, lie served
In the Hhtck nnd Raltle seas, gaining a
high reputation as a seaman, and In 1!i,1
alundottcd seagoing for the post of chief
or staff at the ministry of Marine. In
a year he made a reputation. He had
fought well with his sword, but fought a
much harder battle for efficiency. Had
that battle been decided before February,
19n4. Russia's naval disasters before Port
Arthur would probably never have taken
place.
Hojestvcnsky is a typical Russian and a
typical naval officer. His men call him
"Admiral Moltrhallvl," the silent admiral,
and taciturnity goes well with the reserved
expression nnd manner of the Russian
aristocrat. The naval man shows himself
In his tastes, for he Is devoted to the sea
not merely as a profession but also as a
life pavslnn. Rojestvensky Is always at sen.
When lied to the Ministry of Marine he
spent his leisure navigating experimental
craft and tiny sailing boats In the Gulf
of Finland. He has written of the sea.
and it is said that his society friends
dreaded him liecnuse he Insisted on talking
of nothing but the sea. Such a man ought
to prove a givid sailor, and, In fact, as a
sailor and navigator not even Makaroff
surpassed him.
Among his officers the Russian admiral
Is not a favorite. They declare that they
never know his mind and that he springs
surprises of blame upon them without
warning. Many an efflcer whose work has
been Inspected without comment by the
admiral has afterward found his name
quoted In an Ironical reprimand addressed
to negligent officers generally. Rojest
vensky has none of the bluff heartiness of
manner associated usually with such gen
uine seamen. He is said never to express
approval, and he always issues blame In
such,.! way ns to make the culprit feel it
most. His men. however, like him. To
them nlso he is reserved and apparently
unappreciative. But lie is a reel r esse r of
grievances, and had he lived on the lower
deck instead of in the Admiral's state
room would have made an excellent "aea
lawyer." Ho examines the sailors' clothes,
eats their food and tests their hammocks,
nnd if anything is wrong never ceases un
til he has got St. Petersburg to set it
right. He never expresses comradeship
with or affection for his men. They are
there, he implies, to do their duty, and he
looks after their welfare only because it
facilitates the doing of duty.
Neatness of person and irreproachable
uniforms he regards almost as Important
as gunnery and seamanship. His own
appearance Is not distinguished, though
his featuies are regular, and he has a
lifelong wart over the nose, which is the
subject of much joking among irreverent
"mitchmen." The admiral, however, is in
variably uniformed like nn emperor, and
In this condition he will grub in grimy
stokeholds and pick his way among greasy
cases of beef for hours In the hope of
discovering something wrong. He is in
tensely punctilious and is responsible for
the paraphrase of Bacon. "Manners make
seamen." Another foible is his love of
pretty surroui-lings. His office under the
gilt spire of the St. Petersburg "admiral
teistvo" was adorned with photographs,
mirrors, relics or old friendship and cozy
furniture and resembled a woman's bou
doir rather than a place cf work. Ap
parently these harmless luxuries in no way
demoralised his tough character, for his
long swims and solitary cruises In single
handed yachts nre constantly referred to
In the Russian press.
Baron Suyeniatsu. the Japanese states
man, now In U.ndon. points out that Japan
can educate a soldier in two months, and
that, if need be. it would be an easy task
to raise 5oe..ii or even I.okVixi more men to
tight for the emperor and Nippon. As for
the question of money, Uaron Suyeinami
says that there is no other country in the
world where a war so little disorganlaes
the economic status, for the reason that
nowhere else Is there so much female luhor.
He further remarks: "Japan has todav
money enough to go on with the war till
March, 116. and then the Japanese people
will make whatever further sacrifices are
necessary to tight on unti a lasting peace
can be secured."
KltsOXAL MITHS.
Henry t;urne, under secretary of the
British embassy, whose automobile ex
ploits made Mm an international tigure
last summer, will im return 10 I nox this
year.
The Shanghai ll.i.Ud reports that fl,o!
Ik Yen. an ag-tt ivrean councilor of state,
ha a been sitting outside of the palace gute
for days and will refuse to move until
certain reforms ait granted
Pr. Harvey W. Wiley, chief , f ,)ie bu
reau of chemistry, wiil continue throughout
the summer Ins Investigation of patent
medicine of the country. The result cf
Ms investigations will be laid btfor-e con
gress next Pivfiiilwr.
President ruei of t!-e P.eadmg Coal and
Iron ermpany sa that the output of egs
la of more alue than the anthracite t.at
production But 1 b-.1y has wa apie l0
regulate the egg output ,y mean of a
gentlemen agreement
Trof. William H IV kenr.g , f ti e H.,r
vsri sftronoini.jl elweit n..i mil g.. to
northern Africa next auu.mtr for u t!:.r-teer.-mlni.te
view ,f ih. total e. lij rr of
on Aug ust .. B lo ),,(,.
lippavllle. Algtrla. wl.et.- lu- w.ll set up
one of tne snta'.l tele--(fv-s from n,r H ii
..rd vlftt vst'iry
t'olonel Alfred r ;.r.iid of the r.ied .1
department of the gocerr.ri.er.t. ret . i.tlv
labored at tv-iti ! - . . 1 as been p
pointed a It gad er ger.e-cl a t! ari .y.
an.1 placed -m 1 t: r-.1 ,.,1 .
native ef tW'txe: .,.-. .1 a J . i.i.tr ef
tt.e t'ruer It '. !... a. a v. - i ...
veia't) ol Wi.rit.ui. i
the nu:Mi, Ki.i-.t ri i,w.
t'rete Peniocrnt: As wa to be expected.
th governor signed the biennial elections
bills, tine of these increases the county
commissioners' trm to four years. There
never was .1 holder attempt to change the
constitution by a leg'slative enactment
than in the passage and approval of these
bills. This was done by men who have
taken nn oath to support the constitution,
and yet they chase the devil around the
bush for aid to overthrow one of its sacred
provisions. ,
Tilden f'ltizen: (iovernor Mickey has
signed the bill which abolishes elections in
odd numbered yeiu. In view ef the ftct
that the constitution requires nn election
to be held annually on the first Tiwsday
after the first Monday in November, there
is grave doubt as to the validity of the
new law. Cntiuestionably, If it stands the
lest of the supreme court, a great saviun
Will be effected by Its operation. But it
would seem a somewhat dangerous prece
dent for the legislature to be empowered
to change by statute what Is apparently a
mandatory provision of the constitution.
Rushville Recorder: The Recorder is
glnd that the investigating committee has
exonerated the Houglas county members
from participation In any attempt to bribe
the senate over the passing of tha bl
enniel election bill, but this will In no
wise excuse the blind, Indiscrlminating
members of the legislature In their absurd
and indecent attack upon the press of the
state for exercising their rights under the
constitution. There are certain wouldbe
statesmen who find their way Into our legls
latlvo halls that have no Idea of what the
state press exists for. unless it be to ap
prove of all they do, right or wrong.
Wayne Herald: When a business man or
concern Is being pressed by creditors one
of the first things done Is to maneuver for
time, and this is what tho late legisla
ture dbl In the passage of tho biennial
election bill. Just now the people who
trusted that legislature, are smarting un
der the betrayal of their confidence, and
were they to meet In public convention
In the very near future the probabilities
are some pretty atrong resolutions would
be adopted. This biennial election bill, if
It will stand the test of the courts, will
head off any of the political conventions
this year and by so doing may result In
the temper of the masses being somewhat
cooled, and allow the corporate masters
of the defunct legislature to get In their
smooth work and put In effect schemes
that today would meet with ready and
severe treatment.
A MATTER OF HEALTH
MiuiiiMi ;a.
"So vour son's at college now." said the
Rev. Mr. Goodman. "I trust he's keeping
giant company there."
"I bet he is," replied Mr. Nuritoh. "for
It's certainly costln" u lot o' money."
Philadelphia Ledger.
Miss Innit You seemed bored at the
theater lust night, Mr. Knott. Don t you
Ilk v Shakespeare?
Mr. Wvse Knott Oh, Shakespeare's all
right. 1 s'pose, but 1 wieht he'd turn out
somethli;' new. Cleveland leader.
"No." said the guest ut the slovenly
hotel. "I didn't sleep well last night."
"That's too bad." replied the proprietor.
"Oh. well, 1 made some interesting ob
servations. I am an entomologist, you
know." Philadelphia ledger.
"Well, Hussel Is gone. Poor fellow! he
Just worked himself to death; he was al
whvs in such n hurry."
"Yes. and they sav he was out of breath
when he died." Chicago Tribune.
Mrs. Titewod Send for the doctor,
quick! Johnny has swallowed a 15 gold
piece !
Mr. Titewod Where did he get it?
Mrs. T. On the parlor mantelpiece.
What difference does that make?
Mr. T. A lot. That was a penny up
PGUP!!!.
Absolutely Pure
HAS HO SUBST1TUTL
there not enough to make It worth whila
to pav for a doctor's visit. Cleveland
Irf'iirter.
"Conie now," the bad boy's mother cried,
"it's time you realized the futility of
struggling against the Inevitable. lo yuu
know what that means?''
"Sure:' repltesl the bad boy, "it meant
it's no use for you washin' my face an
Hands 'cause they'll on y git dirty again.''
Philadelphia Press.
A MOIIAI. I'tHlllllt,
Luiils J. Stellmann in Leslie's Weekly.
You'd never think of cheating the butcher
or the boy
Who leaves your daily paper; It wouldu t
give you Joy
To know yon had evaded a restaurant
cashier
Or given a bar tender bad money for hia
beer
Arid ot dishonest motives act use you none
would dare.
Yet when the car Is crowded youil try to
shirk your face.
No matter how much conscience you pride
yourself upon;
Though you do not owe a dollar, deul fair
with every one.
And feel you'd rather perish than honor
to degrade
By taking an advantage in any sort of
trade;
You'll find one vice triumphant, for you
cannot forswenr
The Ill-begotten nickel of unpaid stieel
shirk your fare.
I knowfor I have tried It and 1 am
honest, too;
And never have avoided a payment Justly
due.
I've even called attention to errors that
were made .
Distinctly iu my favor and felt myself
repaid
By knowing It was honest. Yet I have
done my share
Of beating the conductor out of my street
car fare.
I guess it's human nature, and we are not
to blame,
For, whether poor or wealthy, we do it
Just the same.
Though paragons of virtue, who Satan can
not tempt
In any other manner, we're never quite
exempt
Prom one alluring evil that Is beyond com
pare" The sinful satisfaction of dodging street car
fare.
I think, when life Is ended and In their
final sleep
Beneath the sod and daisies our forms aro
buried, deep;
When with the holy angels our spirits fain
would mix,
And we are bound for heaven, across the
River Styx.
E'en while our eyes are resting upon tie
golden stair.
We'll try to beat old Charon out of his
ferry fare.
I
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A good many of the people
who drink Ghirardelli's
Ground Chocolate are
converted tea and coffee
drinkers.
Their health as well as
taste enjoy the change.
Altvjtys fresh in hermetiaHy
staled cans.
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Is made in a larger
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ordinary toilet soap,
and while moderate
in price is of exquis
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Q Its cleansing qual
ities are perfect;
soothes and softens
the skin.
J Odor of natural
rlowers.
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