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lino of Hip conditions of the munifi
cent donation made by Andrew Carnegie
lnt week to found a pension fund fur
college mid university professors re
quires the exclusion of members of state
mil vet'Mltlox from participation In Ita ben-
cuts. Chancellor Andrews, in response
sT, to The Nec's Inquiry as to his opinion of
I'm l,0,'Un,0 "Tf-fl of this discrlmlna-
tlitn. characterizes it us "crueiiy nniti-
lous," but while this Indicates what may
tip expected. It docs not explain how this
blighting influence will bp fplt.
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"in" delivery minted or incapacitated professors and
Instructors In the groat universities of
the ootiutry Is equivalent to Increasing
thp snlarlps attaching to those positions
Othpr things being equal. It will bp per
fectly tintttrnl for the educator who has
devoted himself to instructional or re
search work In Institutions of higher
learning to prefer the place which allows
him to participate in a petislon fund tin
der certain conditions over one which
leuves him entirely dependent tqMin his
own resources wnen me nine comes m
retire from active service. In other
words, until something Is done to coun
teract this disturbing factor, unless other
conditions enter, the state universities
will be so handicapped In their efforts to
secure and hold competent and experi
enced professional talent that ihey will
,7 ".n.nr.o have to content themselves with serving
in ao,7oo I as a training school to develop new nut
' ao.ooo , ...t.i .. ns ., Msylum for 'leri.od
stand firmly by the government In an
effort to regnin what has been lost In
the far east. The chances for peace will
Ik- promoted by Japanese rather than
by Itussian victory.
It scents to be the Impression that the
United States Is to play an Important
part In connection with peace negotia
tions, whenever they shall come. It Is
altogether probable that American eottn
sel and suggestion would be acceptable
to Japan, but It is unlikely that Russia
will want any of it. At all events it Is
not apparent that our government will
have any other duty than'that of seeing
that American rights and interests are
duly safeguarded. There can be no rea
sonable objection to such effort to bring
about, pence as cannot involve us in any
entanglements or coniplientlons. and it Is
safe to say there Is no danger of tills
from anything President Roosevelt lias
yet done or may hereafter do with a
view to ending hostilities in the far east.
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GEO. B. TZSCHUCK.
flubacrlbad In my picaenca and sworn to
oaiura ma uus aisl day ui Marcn. law.
(Ml) M. B. H UNGATE,
Notary Public.
A, Joplln man Is starting a colony In
Mexico, l'ormer atato legislators will
probably be given special wholesale
rates,
If Chicago continues to Import negro
strike breakers from the south ihe race
problem In that section may lie but a
memory.
relicts unable to connect with one of tin;
pension fund Institutions.
Should the situation become acute the
state universities will have only two al
ternatives to choose from. They must
either Increase their faculty salaries to
the point that will enable them to make
30 2S.100 provision tliemseives as tnoy go niong
U 28.B50 e..P ,i,i. Hnnnort after retirinir. or they
,...8B,00 win nave to improvise some scuniit- iui
9,845 , state pension fund to be created out
is,2)a of the same resources from which the
universities themselves are maintained.
The difficulty here would lie that if the
slates which maintain slate universities
undertake to provide pensions for their
university professors they will not be
able to stop there, but will have to pro
vide pensions for teachers In all branches
of their public school system, and then
for all permanent employes in the state
civil service. That none of the state uni
versity common wealths are ready for,'
such a radical departure goes without
saying.
On the other hand, one other solution
remains to prevail upon Mr. Cnmegie
to remove the uncalled-for and mischiev
ous discrimination against state unlver-
t'ensloii . Commissioner Warner will
have to be careful or ho will be "Immor
lallzed" In verse by his predecessor from slties and to open his pension fund foun-
Karisas. datlon to all higher educational Instil u
tlons alike. We do not believe Mr. Car-
It may bo a Utile bit early to plau npfrip thoroughly realized the pernicious
the next autumn horse show before consequences sure to follow the condi
May clay, but no harm can come from tlons he has attached to this endowment.
planning "heart.
If Mr. Taruell alarts another life In
surance company It Is probable that
thousand-dollar banquet will be no part
of tho advertising plan.
Cenernl ritr.hugh Leo lived long
enough to prove I lie magnanimity of his
native laud aud that laud not the state
In which he whs born.
Minister Howen Is evidently resolved
that If he Is to lose his official head over
the Venezuelan situation some others
shall at least be given a jolt.'
Before we get through with the vari
ous inquiries Into the Kqultable affair
we may learn Just what life Insurance
costs when tho frills tire removed.
or that he would Intentionally put the
people of those states who have assumed
the burden of supporting their own uni
versities as public institutions without
wnltlng for private gifts or bequests, at
n disadvantage as compared with those
who have had their universities supplied
to thein almost without cost by benefac
tions of wealthy philanthropists. Mr.
Carnegie's principle in tho distribution
of his bounty has been to help people to
help themselves and none deserve better
under this rule than the stale universi
ties which liave been established and
maintained by the people and for the
people.
17 f. mt;swt:xr axd peack
It appears that President Roosevelt
has taken a very earnest interest in the
far eastern war and lias made known to
President Roosevelt has killed his four diplomatic representatives at Washing-
bears iti oue day. Most nlnirods have ton of foreign governments his wish that
no chance to kill their fore-bears. They Mho war end, at the earliest possible
generally die before they ure born. time. I lie report from the national
capital to this effect states that the
The recent slump In wheat seems not Cernian and French ambassadors are to
to have had the least effect upon the have a conference with Mr. Roosevelt
price of silver, nor has the high prico of immediately after his return to Wash
silver had the least effect upon tho low ington and will at once thereafter de
prlec of cotton. part for their respective countries to
present to their government the views
If that Chicago strike continues long of the American chief executive. It is
enough the country merchant may be expected that these will be found to be
able to observe the effect of putting the quite in accord with, the position of
cat-nouses out of business, for a little Kmneror William, who is said to be not
while at any'rate. less auxious than Mr. Roosevelt for an
early ending of the war, and that ther
Thltty thrre dentists have received will also have the approval of King F.d-
sbeepskins from tho Omaha Dental col- ward, who for obvious reasons cannot
lege In one night. We may now prepare take initiatory steps for bringing about
tor a season of competitive toolh-pulllug peace. What the French president
with a few molars throwu iu. uur think of the mntler la n,,r pvoi.
-" t surmised, his nositlon beimr rendered
It Is more than likely that when the nomewhat delicate bv the fart that
"old inhabitant' show their sotiveuirs rrnUl.p is Russia's ally and President
of the president's visit V Colorado, the i.oubet will therefore be guided entirely
younger generation tim imagine "ie by the sentiment at St. Petersburg,
bears killed ou that famous hunt were It i8 ,u verv B,,1Prai lodgment that
centipedes. Li.- ..-j,,,!, 0f liiii.n(lln naml hnttla
will have a determining effect upon the
question of peace. . Whichever power
lose In that conflict will, It Is Itelieved.
lie willing to consider iciiee terms, and
with no unnnecessry .delay. A divisive
victory for Russia would place Japan
in a position of grave danger. She would
Judge Adams of St. Ixiuis is men- ,10t "hle ,0 reinforce or supply her
tioned as a successor for Judge Thuyer. arralM ln Manchuria, while her ports
Mav be Mr. Burton will be sorrv that M"01"" ' blockaded and her external
he announced his intention of remaining commerce shut off. Should Japan win
out of the senate until his case was "uJ Un, retain command of the sea.
finally disposed of. ,h situation would be made utterly
hopeless for Russia, for It seems per
iling Menelik. of Abyssinia evidently feetly evident that she cannot succeed
feels that he can manage the affairs of against Japan on land,
tliat country better while, other nations It Is said to be the opinion of diplo-
are quarreling about concessions, heucc mats at Washington that whatever the
his course iu regard to the proposed rail- outcome of the naval conflict, the time
road to the capital. " HI he opportune after the engagement
for Initiating peace negotiations. It is
Wllllsin Jennings Bryan's keynote for to l doubted, however, whether In the
10t is "Back to the People." Aud yet event of h Russian victory that power
Bryan objects to John 1. Rockefeller I would be disposed to consider peace pro
irMr i:ntToris a-.voir aho( r hail
hoads. Railway managers and attorneys fre
quently make facetious comment at the
expense of editors who discuss the rail
road question by asserting t li t editors
claim to know everything about rail
roads. While It is doubtless true that
editor are not equipped with expert
knowledge concerning railroad manage
ment they possess sufficient knowledge
for rational discussion of the relations
of railroads to their patrons and the
public.
10(1 i tors do uot know and make no
pretense of knowing llie physical make
up of a railroad and could not discuss it
Intelligently or instructively from the
stnnd))olnt of the railroad expert. They
do not have the engineering skill to pass
upon the construction of tunnels, bridges
and culverts, the ballasting of the road
way or the rolling stock nnd equipment
of a railroad. They do not pretend to
know whether a railroad operated by the
block system enjoys superior safeguards
over railroads operated by telegraph or
ders of train dispatchers, neither do they
know whether a Baldwin locomotive is
superior 1o eugines fabricated in other
locomotive works. To sum it up, they
do not pretend to be capable of passing
an intelligent opinion tipon the operating
department of a railroad, excepting
when the 'road falls to furulsh adequate
facilities as a public carrier, or when
flagrant neglect ou the part of railway
men causes l(ss of life and property by
accidents that are avoidable with rea
sonable enre.
But editors may know that the over
capitalization of railroads by stock In
flation whether through padded construc
tion accounts, or by downright, stock
watering, is wrong because they know
that Inflated capitalization is the pri
mary cause of excessive transportation
charges.
Editors may also know as well as do
railway experts that rates based iqion
what the traffic will bear, aud rebates,
drawbacks and every species of discrim
ination or favoritism on the part of rail
roads to the detriment of oue commun
ity or auy particular class of shippers,
or. any individual shipper are contrary
to public policy and In violation of state
and national statutes.
Editors, moreover, may know without
being railroad experts that railroads
should enjoy uo Immunity or exemption
from sharing with other owners of tax
able property the burdens of govern
ment national or local but on the con
trary that they should be made to pay
their just and equal share ,of taxes for
oil legitimate purposes of government in
proportion to the value of their tangible
properties aud franchises.
East, but uot least, editors are caps
ble. without, being experts in railroad
management and railway operation, of
observing the wrong of undue Interfer
ence in politics on the part of railroad
magnates and malingers. All rational
editors concede Jhat railroad men have
just the same riuhts to affiliate with any
political party and to oppose or support
the candidate of auy party at the pri
mary or the election as auy other class
of citizens. They have no right, how
ever, to use Improper mean to manipu
late and corrupt legislatures and con
gresses. much less subvert justice by ex
ertlng undue influence in the nomination
or appointment of judges to whom all
people have a right to look for an Im
partial administration of justice.
Those who advocate branch bank do
not attempt to show that the existing
system I bad or ha not worked satis
factorily, the fact being that It merit
and usefulness have been most conclu
sively demonstrated. The efforts made
by eastern bankers to create sentiment
In favor of branch bonking has been
wholly unavailing In this section Rnd the
west can be depended uion to always op
pose any proposition that contemplates
the placing of its banking facilities In
the control of a few great banks In th
east.
. A
BKBVKIXO FfXHRAL ro.MP.
I can never enthuse over a funeral. The
frequent vulgarities of funeral display to
me are painful and abhorrent. The expen
sive cask't, the extravagant abundance, of
flowers, unreen and unscented; the exalted
adulation unheard, the ceremonies unwit
nessed, the procession ignored as a kind
ness to the dead It is as great a failure
as it la reaulslve to me. As a mark of
sympathy to the living and bereaved we
are forced to confess that It falls lament
ably short of healing the sorrows which
Christ alone can cure. And there are
actually people who find delight In funeral
display and ostentation. I would not teach
disregard of the dead, nor neglect of the
living, but they who find satisfaction In
deaths and funerals, aud graves and
caskets, and dissolution and abandonment
and forgetfulness, are strangely satislled.
These sentiments, expressed by Rev.
B. F. Fellman of (race Baptist church
iu his Easter day sermon, cannot be too
highly commended. The pomp, glory
and circumstance of ostentatious funer
als are a sad commentary upon human
vanity in its most repellunt form. As
testimonials of affection for the dead
they ure puerile and as n consolation to
their bereaved families and relatives
they do not afford a balm for grief
stricken hearts. The solemn protest
from the pulpit against, funereal pomp
is appropriate as well as timely.
burg, Philadelphia and New Tork-have
put In a plf for the honor of b-mg the
last resting place of John Paul Jones.
l.rvellna- Snelal Harriers.
I'HIadelrhU Record.
Cupid baa been very busy of late as a
leveler of Social barriers erected by anob
bery nnd pride of purse. Poi lety Is shocked,
of course. It does not like to be reminded
of the fact that some of Its leaders broke
their way Into the charmed circle via the
kitchen or the coachman's box.
PURE fUUD PROGRESS
The movement for pure food is un
doubtedly making progress. The most
recent evidence of this is furnished by
the action of the packers of ca,nned
goods, whose national association at Its
late meeting took a decided staud in
favor of omitting the use of auy article
as a preservative that, lias been passed
upon unfavorably by the government.
All the compounds which enter into the
preservation of canned goods are not
harmful, but. some of theru unquestion
ably are. The association of packers
has fdr its object prevention of the use
of preservatives In any form, consider
ing this possible, and it especially depre
cates the use of chemicals.
One of the most Important of our in
dustries is the packing of articles of food
and it is steadily growing. Millions of
dollars' worth of canned goods are con
sumed annually. The packers connected
with the national association manifest
a most commendable purpose to avoid
conflict with the government analysts
and to promote the pure food cause by
omitting from their products preserva
tives that may prove injurious to the
health of consumers. They appear to
have no doubt that this can be done
without impairing the value of the prod
ucts nnd tllfpHRlfe vW' certainly be dis
posed to accept this view without ques
tion. Enough has already been accom
plished by the pure food movement to
give great encouragement to those en
gaged in it to continue their efforts.
When the British museum is ready to
record the voices of great men for fu
ture generations it will probably have
no trouble In securing anything It wants
should It send a machine to Lincoln,
Neb., r. S. A.
when he shows any disposition to give
back to the people any ortloii of he
fortune he made out of thoui.
When looking over the winter's coal
bills there may be number of house
holders who are inclined to U'lieve that
the same "drunken driver" who deliv
ered coal to patiiicr for the county had
umething to do with his fuel deliveries.
Hisals. Shp would see her way to a re
BRAXCH TIAXKiyU
Referring to the resolution adopted by
the Nebraska baukers. opposing brunch
oanKiug in any or an or its various
phases, the Wall Street Journal remarks
that if a system of branch banking were
adopted iu this country It would mean
the elimination of the Independent conn
try banker. We would then have a few
great banks iu a few of the great cities
and these banks would have a multitude
of branches distributed through the
country. These branches would have
local managers, whose standing and
power and ability to perforin valuable
service for the localities in which they
were placed would be fsr less than the
standing and power of the country bank
ers today. "It is a question." adds that
paper, "whether the advantages of th
concentration which would be produced
by a system of branch banking would
compensate for this loss of a class of In
dependent bankers."
There is no sentiment iu this section
of the country, so far as we are aware,
favorable to branch banking. The dec
laration of the bankers of Nebraska was
simply a reaffirmation of what ha been
repeatedly declared by conventions of
western bankers and is In accord with
the universal sentiment in tills part of
the country. The west is opposed to
I l aving its banking facilities provided
Greeting to Ion Perdlearla.
Springfield Republican.
Welcome home again to Ion Terdlcarla.
who bus Just landed In New York. Mr.
rerdicaris Is vey well, thaitlc you. Onee
In a grrat while he conies to the land of
his cltlienshlp, after exciting adventures
in brigand camps abroad. 'Perdlcarls alive
or Ralsull dead" Is the chapter he con
tributed to our diplomatic history.
Why Age Cieta Krlaky.
Baltimore American.
An Insurance agent says that the young
wife of an old man rejuvenates him. nmt
that he would consider a man of TO wl.o
married a girl of 20 a much better risk
than before. Here Is a point to be con
sidered by those sweet young things with a
keen sense of business who pick ottt eligible
old men with one foot In the grave.
Heady for Etnerenclea.
New Tork Tribune.
It Is now Id the Japanese have been
accumulating stores lu Manchuria so that
even ln the event of Interruption of trans
port service by Rojestvensky's fleet Field
Marshal Oyama's army will be fully sup
plied. If the Japanese have left any pos
sible contingency overlooked In their war
preparations nobody seems, to have dis
covered it to date.
Head Line" at Forty.
Leslie's Weekly.
It seems like a hard rule which has been
adopted by one of the largest transporta
tion lines on the great lakes, following the
failure of the prolonged strike of the mas
ters and pilots. It hits decided to reject all
Its old captains nnd to adopt an age limit
of 40 years henceforth for all captains
In charge of its vessels. H Is said that
the other transportation lines Involved in
the strike will do tbe same thing. This Is
drawing the age "dead line" pretty far
down, but the companies engaged probably
have good reasons for their action. It Is
part of the fortunes of a bitter and costly
labor war. and its Immediate effect will be
to throw a large number of old, experienced
and good men out of employment, ln this
case, as In most others of the same kind,
the honest and capable workers are the
sufferers, while the gains, if any, go to
the professional trouble makers. Strikes
are costly In more ways than one.
fj.Rto nou.F.n now v
Shortening the fmc lengthen" the hfe.
It Is easy to be resigned to another's
woes.
Weeping over -vour weeds otilv wnt'f
them.
The best way In keep Mis tla Is lo do
Ills deeds.
The Master Is always with those who;
seek lo minister. i
The church that docs not lock for the ,
lost is lost itself !
Only a soft mnn finds any pleasure In
spreading himself.
Palvatlon Is more th. in a souse of satis
faction with ourselves. ' ;
Whipping : buy lo Holiday school never
yet drove hlmvtn heaven. !
When religion is only a tool on ale sure j
to get hold of It by the wrong end.
A man need something hc.-ldex faith in I
(iod when he tackles a hornet's nest. I
There's no n.o casting our bread on the
waters if you keep your cake to yourself.
.Where Ihire Is no f a i t li in the possibilities
of man faith In the power of Ood does little
Rood.
Angels may have wliiss. but that dors not
Indicate that they will welcome a man
milliner
If you know enough to help you will have
too miny contracts to waste any breath In
criticism.
People who protect themselves from the
world's problems are the first to sugent Us
panacea.
Some nun could reconcile, the Bible and
Science If only the Bible would be recon
ciled to their sins.
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C IIKKR IT, BRETHHEV.
Some Remark on "tbe Jeremiahs
of the Pulpit.
Philadelphia Press.
The Jeremiahs of the pulpit are Just now
worried over wickedness in high places,
particularly in high financial places, Insur
ance and others.
'A ,fetld atmosphere moiaily surrounds
us," says one preacher, "and seems to suffo
cate us In our higher life." On the con
trary, our higher life Is clearing out this
"fetid atmosphere." The world Is growing
better. If It were not there would be no
exposures. Things would go on Just as
they have before. e
Nothing Is new In anything expoaed In
current high financial operations, insur
ance or others, except the exposure. The
change Is that these things sre condemned.
Nobody objected to railroad rebates thirty
years ago. Everybody got them that could.
They are a -rlme now. There are even
people who are anxious In an ex post facto
Manner to hold a man and his money te
sponslble for years when rebates were still
given by all railroads and taken by all
shippers.
Insurance methods have Improved. Com
missions were once worse, so much worse
that there sre men who will tell you there
Is no place left for agents and a fair re
turn for soliciting. Side profits In Insur-
lieneral Kitzhugh Lee was a man of ! anr.p were once heavier, insurance corn-
tine character and good ability.. He was panles were riskier. Not one big life In-
a gallant soldier iu the confederate serv
ice, making a record that was surpassed
by few. After tho war he became a
worthy citizen, serving his state with
great credit and rendering to the na
tional government, useful and meritori
ous service. I his was especially val-
uableIn t.'uba. where ho represented the
government as consul 'general before the
war with Spain and subsequently again
did excellent service when Cuba passed
under American protection. He was n
man of tine executive as well as military
ability and wqs of the highest type of
tho Virginia gentleman. His death will
be greatly mourned by the people of his
state.
surance company has railed ror miny
years. From 1S.V) to 1875 a big one went
iinder every five or ten years, and one such
failure made the panic of 1857.
The world grows better, and as It grows
better 'It cleans house. Cleaning house
raises a dust, but this does not show that
cleaning house makes dust. On the eon-
trarv. It removes It and leaves the house
eleaner than It found It. and the bouse Is
cleaned because tbe reople who live ln It
want It cleaner.
Chicago Chronicle: The reverend gentle
man who regaled his Kasler congregation
Willi a sermon in verse h.is added another
to the long ll.it of answers to that historic
question, Why don't you go to church?
Chicago Tribune: A New York minister
was held up and robbed of $:T, while on his
way to church a few evenings ago. This
raises another interesting tiuostion. Could
that money be regarded as tainted If the
robbers were to become conscious stricken
and offer to give It back?
Boston Transcript: Was it In spirit of
sarcm or grim earnestness that Rev. A. C.
Ilxon, after eulogizing; Mr. Rockefeller's
Christian life and motives, advised the
money king to spend about pXUHHi.Ooo f his
fortune among the descendants of those
who suffered by the rapacity of the Stand
ard Oil company?
New York World: He v. Lr. MacAilhur
asserts that John H. Rockefeller "Is one of
the gentlest and sweetest and In his private
as well as his religious life one of the
noblest of men " This Roes to confirm
II. H. Rogers' statement that "Mr. Rocke
feller is JuBt as nice a man as I am," Mr.
Rogers being notoriously one of the sweet
est and gentlest souls that ever sheared a
Iamb.
Cincinnati Knnuirer: The reported offer
of Mr. Carneglo to give l,O00,nno for the
support of superannuated Methodist minis
ters, provided others will contribute $:M.UO0,
OoO first. Is u feasible proposition and does
not deserve the sarcasm with which 11 Is
received In some quarters. There are a
great many more than twenty-five men In
the t'nlted States amply able to contribute
UAW.OOo apiece, else much of the fuss about
the "trusts" is poorly grounded.
CARPETS! CARPETS!
NEW SPRING STYLES
The Largest Stock in Omaha.
Our Terms:
$25.00 worth $1.00Vvk
$50.00 worth $1.50 Wk
$100 worth $2.00 Week
Omaha Furniture
& Carpet Go.
i
Between 12th and 13th Streets
on Far nam Street.
PRRSOVtt. Ar OTHKIIWISE.
Ida Tarbell has not
"tainted money" con-
.The l.'nited States coustil at Birming
ham sends out a timely warning to all
Americans addicted to oysters sub
merged iu whisky, or broiled on tho grid
iron, that oysters readily take Into their
Interior the bacillus typhosus which has
been introduced Into their shell or into
the surrounding sea water and when
introduced into the stomach generates
typhoid fever. Fortunately we arc
about to enter upon tho four months
without sn "r."
eovery of lost military prestige and and controlled by a few Rreat banks in
That railroad vice president who said
he objected to giving the Interstate Com
merce commission power to nx rates be
cause it would give thein control of the
earning power of the roads has probably
been ihe first to tell the real reason why
the companies object to the proposed
law, but control of the earning power
seems to be among tho things the people
desire.
"A Suipluy closing law in Texas would
uteau pistols and death; ln Missouri it is
simply lived up to," said the St. Louis
Idols'-Democrat. But, judging from the
arrests nurde by the St. Louis police
each Monday, it isn't, and the law would
le observed very much less Jf East St.
I.oui were fenced out.
Strange to say
broken Into the
trovers
Mr. Carnegie has the courage of his con
victions. He has set sail for the country
whoso specially is "worthless dukes."
A New York court decides that a janitor
does not own the earth or the buildings
thereon. Score another boost for popular
rights.
The proposed tax on bachelors in' Wis
consin has been defeated. Lawmakers did
not have the heart to Increase the troubles
of the lonesomes.
Government statistics show that the con
sumption of whisky last year averaged 1.48
gallons each. Several persons have taken
more than their share.
The coachman has a right to feel
"cheaty." One of the ornate profession
captured Carnegie's nelce; another wedded
a wealthy Pennsylvania widow.
The unexpected happens occasionally in
Detroit. A business man struck a vein of
Our big blac k dog chased our neighbor's
cat and bit her end.
Philadelphia wants to be the last resting
place of the remains of John Paul Jones.
The suggestion comes with poor grace front
a city which has neglected the grave of a
revolutionary hero whom congress hon
ored with commission No. 1 as commodme
of the American navy.
The superior court of Pennsylvania gives
a solar plexus blow to the Idea, that a
street railway company owns all the atreet
fin which It operates. Iist winter the
company In the c.ise brushed the snow off
Its tracks and neglected to cart it away.
Some indignant citizens shoveled it back mi
the tracks. They were arrested and fined.
The a peal court set aside the fine, piled
all the coat 8 on the offending company
and declared that the company muft not
dump Ita sweepings on tho abutting highway.
DOMESTIC IM.K.tSATRIKS.
He At last we're alone. I'va been hop
ing for this chance
She So have I.
He Ah! you know then that I wanted
to tell you that I love
Sho Yes and I wanted to say "No" and
get over with it. Philadelphia Tress.
"He says that life without me will not h
worth living." sail the Itniirennlonuble girl.
"Well," aiiswer-d Ali.-s Cajeiuie. "'lie n.iv
changw his mind about Ihal proposition.
But If yon marry lilm, you nisy Imtli be
saying life Isn't worth living. "Washing
ton Star.
Rev fir. Knurl lily -f was sorry not lo
see you at chur -h Kr.Mer morning.
Miss de Midi -Why, doctor, 1 was there.
i Tlmt Ih. 1 uhn ,iit In fr.inl. I lumseil It
prosperity aud was so dumfoinided that he I acveral time. 1 w.is Iu the p.ini'le. Cbl-
poeji by josrcrH .irFFF.RSOV
New York Tribune.
"One lav last summer, when Mr. Jcffer
Bon and Mr. Cleveland were taking luncb-
eon on board me onpina, in d,i.,-'. "
the conversation nnnen io ine buhjiti "
future life." said K. C. Benedict, an old
friend of the comedian. "Mr. Jefferson ex
pressed hlmseir as graieiui ";'" ".'"
more than his share of the Joys of this lir-.
and as being prepared to meet, at sn mo
ment, the common 'ate ol all. lie said he
bad latelv been scribbling some doggerel
on the subject, and he reeite.1 his lines io
ns I asked him for a copy of them, which
he said be did not possess, but he promised
to send me one. ln February I reminded
him of his promise mid received a signed
copv of the verses, which he entitled Im
mortality.' It seems as though these lines
ronstrnct a beautiful bridge between faith
and "-"' 1MMOnTAU.cy
Two caterpillars crawling idi a leaf.
Bv some rtrange accident in contact came,
Their conversation, passing all belief.
Waa that same argument, the very same,
'i'liat has betn "proed and conned from
man to man.
Yea ever Mince this wondrous world bean.
Tbe ugly creatures.
Deaf and dumb and blind,
Devoid of features
Thai adorn mankind.
Were vain enough. In dull and wordy strife,
To speculate up"n a future life
The first was optimistic full of hope
The second, quite dyspeptic, seemed to
mope.
Said number one, "1 m sure of our nalva-
Baid number two. "I'm sure of our damna-
Our ugly' forms alone would seal our fairs
Ami bar our entrance through the gulden
gates.
Suppose that death aliculd take us una-
How ould we climb the golden stairs?
If maidens shun us as they pass ua by,
Would angels bid us welcome in the sky?
I wonder what great crimes we have coin
mitieri. That leave us so forlorn and so unpltied.
Perhaps we've been ungrateful, unforgiv-
Tia plain lo me that life's not worth the
living "
"Come. come, cheer up. ihe jovial worm
"Let'a take' a look upon the other hide:
Suppose we esnnot fly like moths or mil- i
lera.
Those whose names appear on the list i n Tb.t.ame God that doomed1 us crawl
went Into a quiet corner and committed
suicide.
SI. Joe, Mo., Is brushing up and putting
on pious airs. Peanut merchants and pop
corn venders are obliged to hhut up shop
on (Sundays. During one day of-the wvck
at least the natives insist ou a change of
commercial diet.
With the remains of John Paul Jones
and that of puciihoutati Hinith resting lu
the land they loved, two eminent American
families will Iihvc ancestral trees capable
of shadowing Ihe Daughters of the devolu
tion und Colonial Dames.
A bright school girl in South Omaha is
credited with having pulled off a Jokelet
the recital of which caused an eastern man
to laugh Immoderately and swallow his
false teeth. Before repeating It here the
reader la warned to make provision agalu-o
a similar atastroxihe. Ready? School
Teacher Children, frame a senience with
the words hitter end" in It. Little Girl '
i'ngo Tribune.
Tnd yon enjoy the Kiister sermon?"
"No The liia Ivisler hat directly in
front of im. anuoyeii mn dtendfully."
"Well, did your wife enjo II?"
"No-the Kaxtcr bat directly behind
her nuiile hi r wall eyed and gave her a
headache." I 'levclaiid Leader.
"Worried about me. aren't you. dear?"
mid i I'c very nick man.
"Oh. not ai all. dear,' replied his wife.
"Then why do you look so gloomy? '
"1 was thinking !,.n a barbarous cus
tom It is to expect widows lo wear black
when they know It isn't becoming." Phila
delphia Ledger.
"Vis mv wife didn't attend but one ses
sion of the club."
"What caused her to quit ll?"
"She found out that tnu rules put a tinm
limit of live minutes on all speeches."
Cleveland Plain Deuler.
Mrs. Chugs -ater Jostah. what is the '"yel
low peril" the papers aie talking about?
Mr Cliugwaler-lf vou'll look at Hie first
and second lingers of Johnny's right hand
you will see It- the Utile rafcal ' 'hicug i
Tribune.
I
of trustees of the Carnegie fund for
pensioning college professors all declare
Ihe gift a noble one at which Mr. Car,
negie will not be surprised. Inasmuch
as he took care to provide fully for the
payment of all expenses connected with
the distribution of the monev.
Iowa lawyers have limited the
speeches at their annual banquet to
thirty minutes. This should be a tip
would hardly ls willing to end hostilities a few of the great cities. It wants no to judges who have seen Juries worn
until hc had inflicted severe Injury upon i monopolistic scheme of this kind. The
her enemy. A decUlve sea victory would west lielleves in the Indciieiident bank
infuse new energy into the war party
and perhaps silence st home the demand
for is-aiv. The bureaucracy would mm
In it opportunity to strengthen Itself and
would make an appeal lo the country to
with men In control whose interests are
Identified with the community of which
they are a part and "ho can be depended
upon to exert themselves for the promo
tion of tlie welfare of I heir localities.
out for no reason except to give lawyers
au opportunity to show their slaying
qualities.
Hauler's Rersrd Im llaaarr.
New Ytrk Tribune.
8en tides clilui'd Homer dead, and
m far four tities-Annapulis. Frederli ks-
il. earth.
A prey to everv bird that given birth.
Forgive our captor as he eats and alngs.
And damn poor ua becaube we have not
jf wecaiVt skim the gir like owl or bat.
A woim will urn for a' that.' "
They argued through the mimmer; autumn
The u'gc' things composed thme!ves to
die,
Aad so to make their funeial quite eom-
Karh'wntpped hini in his little winding
sheet. , , .,
The tangled web encompassed them fu.l
OUll.
Kach for his coffin made him a eueoon
All through the winters thillmg blast lh"V
lav
Dead to the world. ae. dead aa human
clay.
Lo. spimg omen fotih wilh all hr warmi.,
and love:
flhe brings aweet justice from the realms
above;
She breaks the vhrysalia. she resurrect the
AdtA :
Two butterflifa aarend encircling her head.
And o this emblem alia 1 1 loreer b
A sign of iromurutht).
Why Toric Lenses
are Superior to
Flat Lenses
The centor of the fiat lens is the
point nearest the eye. And. the
distance from tho center of the
flat lens to w eye is the correci
focusing distance at which glasses
should be worn to give the best
possible vision.
Now, as all other portions of a
flat lens are at a greater distance
from the eye, it is evident- is it
not? that the focusing distance
of all j.arts, other than the center,
is greater than it should lie. Thai
is one of the reasons for Ihe blur
flicl dim. noliced, when looking
through the edges of flat lenses.
But, nolice in Illustration that
the 'i'oriO Lous curves as the eye
curves. And, that every portion of
its surface is neatly opildiaiaut
from the eye.
Therefore. the focusing dis
tance li- practically the sdine si
every pohit. And. the suine optical effect i produced no matter
what part of the lens one looks through.
Tnat's why. when one wears Toric lenses, lie may lead, or sew,
or do ort'ice work, without tilling the head in order to locus the
center of the lens ou Ihe object Interested In. '
And this is but olie of the tfisid )sillit of the Toric Li lis. Another
iMiiot exnlnlucd next Sunday. Meuiiu bile. If your i-ye. trouble you,
I or you've an oculist's prescription to le tilled, cmne in and see us.
lluteson Optical Co., 213 South (6thvStreet
Paxttn Block. Established 1896. Factory on the Premises
