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THE OMAHA DAILY DEE; MONDAY, MAY 15. 1005.
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STATEMENT OF CIP.CULATION.
Stale or .Nebraska, Douglas County, ss. :
C. C. Itosewater, secretary of The Boa
PubllsMng Company, being duly sworn,
says that the actual number of full and
complete copies of The Dally, Morning.
Evening and Sunday Bee printed during the
month of April. 1:j6, was as follows:
l ai.no i6 nM
2 Sl.Or.O 17 2S.3B0
3 ItH.lHH xs 2C,a70
4 2N.1UU ID 27,1n
6 20...... SH.IOO
( 2M.100 21 2S..1A0
7 2U.W30 22 SO.ISO
8 UO.B2U 23 31,770
UO.SSU 24 8N.OOO
10 27,970 26 JM.OSO
U 2H.1TU 16 , 2S,000
12 SH.400 27 XS. ISO
13 2M,iao a 2H,atN
14 2U.OOO 2 UO,UM
16 ao,tMJO 30 S2.1UO
Total 8H1,42
Less unsold copies l,Tt.l
Net total sales 870,O7
Dally average 2l,U2i
C. C. ROSEWATER.
Secretary.
Subscribed In my presence and sworn to
before me this 1st day of May. 1SHJ6.
tSealJ M. B. HU'ISUATE.
Notary Public.
Tho must propitious algn of Omaha's
growth lu its brick famine.
Tbo new political map of Omaha
divided up into twelve wards will boou
bo overdue.
As long us Kussiuus observe "May
day" without using toy pistols the really
Innocent' may escape death.
The cyclone season is not yet over
so take General, Test's advice and pull
down the billboard and put up the
bh utters.
If worse comes to .worst, the friends
of Nebraska's two normal schools may
have to go into politics to "get those In
stitutions out of politics.
Just as soon as housecleanlng at the
county hospital has been concluded the
new broom will come into requisition for
cleaning up the county Jail. f
SSS SMS J
Our Amiable popocratlc contemporary
seems to have suddenly quieted down on
Its charges of a $50,000 graft in the col
lection of city and county taxes.
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While there may be no immediate
prospect of an extra session of the legis
lature, the unexpected sometimes hap
pens. Governor Mickey enjoys surprise
parties.
That English editor who has reached
the conclusion that John Paul Jones was
a pirate will probably, for his own
safety, not express his opinion of Sir
Francis Drake.
Having decided that the Jews were
responsible for the latest anti-Semitic
outbreak, Russia may be expected to
have a new set of medals struck for
orthodox survivors.
Packers who object to being treated
by u grand jury just like other men uu-
i .t 11 i. i .
ut-i- luvuBuguuou suouiu uuuk twice De
fore taking an appeal to the chief ex
ponent of tho "square dml" Idea..
If this tiling keeps on Omaha will
soon need two asphalt repair plants.
For the present, however, our community
will be satisfied with one, providing it
will get into action before the Fourth
of July.
Mayor Dunno is said to be discour
aged over u settlement of the Chicago
strike; but this may be nothing to his
feelings after he has reached the real
fight lu the city campaign for municipal
ownership.
Kansas is said to have 480 saloons in
operation. This number in Nebraska
would produce a revenue of $180,000 to
the titles and state, but probably not so
much to Nebraska officials as they do
to Kausnns.
Willi the spring roumlup, dipping of
cattle, appearing as witnesses against
the lh't trust and defending themselves
on charges of illegally fencing laud, May
promises to be a busy month for Ne
braska stockgrowers.
Thomas Upton finds it easier to pay
for a j adit to race for the America's cup
than to tind a designer to plan the craft.
British tlesiguers have evidently reached
tfce conclusion that they are outclassed
by their America a competitors.
That British ofilcvr who fears that the
experiences of Japan and Itussla can
teach no lesson to Anglo-Saxons is ap
parently suffering from an aggravated
form of race prejudice. Bombshells and
canister know no ethnological distinctions.
Governor Mickey declares that he is
cot yet considering the question of a
pedal session of the legislature, having
his hands full with the railroad assess
uent. One thing at a time. The rall
fcuul UHsessuient may have something to
fa with the urgency of tho demand for
. KpecUl kvlslutivs session
A BLOW TO OCR TBADt.
Great interest continues to bo shown
at Washington and lu vomtuerclal cir
cles regarding the effect upon our trade
with Germany of the tariff policy of that
country, under which there will be dis
crimination agiiinst the agricultural pro
ducts of this country thut will practi
cal Lv exclude them from the Gernmn
market. In a late number of the con
sular reports is a communication from
the American consul general at llerllu
in which there is very fully set forth the
effect upon our trade which the new
Gorman tariff will have. The consul
observes that It needs but a glance at
the compilation of duties under the ex
isting and new German tariff laws to
show how Important will be the conces
sions granted to the seven nations which
have entered Into treaties of commerce
with Germany, and how formidable will
le their competition lu the German mar
ket Rsalnst similar goods coming from
countries which for want of a reciprocal
treaty will le subject to the maximum
tariff duties In exporting goods into German-.
It appears to be the opinion in official
circles at Washington that nothing can
bo accomplished through diplomatic
channels to prevent the abrogation by
Germnny of the present restricted reci
procity agreement with this country. It
Is understood that the matter will be
taken up by tfie State department and
the German ambassador next fall, but
It is thought that congressional action
will le required If nny arrangement is
lie made that will not place American
exporters of food products and some
other articles at a decided disadvantage
lu German markets. Obviously congres
sional action will be necessary and In
view of the stand which the national
senate hns taken regarding reciprocity
treaties there Is little reason to expect
that if a treaty should be negotiated
with Germany It would be ratified by
the senate. It has been suggested that
as our agricultural Interests are most
largely concerned In the matter the sen
ate may lie disposed to approve a re
ciprocity agreement with Germany, but
It is very doubtful If this fact will exert
much influence with senators who are
on record as opposed to reciprocity. Tho
importance of the matter, especially to
our agricultural producers, justifies tho
interest that is being manifested in re
gard to it
AN IXTERXATIOXAL COyGRESS.
Today the executive council of the
Interparliamentary union, of which Con
gressman Bartholdt of Missouri Is presi
dent, will meet at Brussels to fix the
date and place for the next meeting of
the union, which will probably be next
August at The Hague. Two United States
senators, Allison of Iowa and Bacon of
Georgia, and twenty-three members of
the house of representatives, have been
appointed delegates to the meeting of
tho union.
Under a resolution by the members
of tho congress who have formed tho
arbitration group, as it is called, to se
cure general arbitration, tho American
delegates ara to ask that the Central and
South American states, which were not
represented at the meeting of the Inter
parliamentary union at St. Louis, be in
vited to become participants in tho
union; also that The Hague court have
jurisdiction over certain questions, such
as the collecting of claims against na
tions, through treaties of arbitration,
and furthermore that a basis of repre
sentation for each nation in the perma
nent International congress shall be de
cided upon. Before departing for Eu
rope a couple of weeks ago, Mr. Bart
holdt said that the main thing is to se
cure the assent of the powers to the es
tablishment of an international legis
lative body. He remarked that there Is
now no such thing as an international
law which is binding upou nations.
What now passes for that Is merely a
compilation of precedents and opinions.
A real code of international law cannot
be secured without an international leg
islature In which the natlous shall be
equitably recognized. The most import
ant step to be taken for the promotion
of permanent and universal peace is the
establishment of nn International code
and for this purpose' a congress of the
nations is essential. There is a high
court of arbitration to which the na
tions may appeal, but It has no law to
apply to the cases brought before it for
adjudication "We believe," said Mr.
Bartholdt, "that disarmament will fol
low the momeut we secure a code of
laws made by an international legisla
ture. The South and Central American
states at present need only the invitation
to join hands with the other nations that
are now pledged to the movement."
It is understood that tho American
delegates to the next meeting of the
union will propose thut a model arbitra
tion treaty In which the subjects to be
arbitrated shall be specified be drawn
up. It is suggested that this would ob
viate the necessity of the president ob
taining the consent of the senate in each
case that may arise for arbitration, as
Is now necessary. It is by no means
certain, however, that the senate would
relinquish its constitutional prerogative
by ratifying a treaty of the character
proposed. At all events the contem
plated action Is a matter of universal In
terest and it is gratifying that Ameri
cans are foremost in urging it. The
prominent part which the United States
is taking in the interest of universal
peace Is undoubtedly exerting an in
fluence from which most beneficent re
sults are to be expected.
Senator Burkett is setting an example
lu one direction that deserves commenda
tion. At the recent republican county
convention in Lancaster county to choose
delegates to the congressional conven
tion Mr. Burkett was one of the lich
gate and presided over the convention's
deliberations. The Bee has repeatedly
preached the doctrine that men invested
with high (Kjlitlcal honors as the repre
sentatives of their party should recog
nise their responsibility by active par
loinsrioa in the work of party uianugo-
ment and leadership. No man, however
highly honored by his party, should be
alove serving as a delegate In his party
convent Ions.
HOW 70 HVtt.D VP VMAHA.
A persistent educational campaign in
favor of home industry patronage and
a long pull, a strong pull, and a pull
altogether for Omaha, will contribute
much toward the upbuilding of this
city, but this campaign must bo sup
plemented by an Intelligent and well
directed effort for trade expansion.
Omaha cannot live upon Omaha alone.
Swapping Jack-knives hus never built
up a large city.
To insure substantial growth Omaha
must rench out and establish friendly
commercial relations, first, with its im
mediate suburban nelghlxjrs, next with
every village and town in Nebraska
and western Iowa, and lastly with every
village, town and city within its trade
territory. To build up a Greater Omaha,
we must make Omaha greater in popu
lation, in wealth, and in everything that
makes up a modern metropolis.
The pre-requlsite for Greater Omaha
is the welding and knitting together of
the people in the communities adjacent
to Omaha by making tliem feel that
they have much to goln in a merger
with Omaha, which will extend to them
alMhe benefits and privileges of public
lighting, police and fire protection, bet
ter schools, better postal service, better
telephone service, better roads and im
proved street railway facilities. They
must Ik) impressed also that with an en
largement of ys area, and increased
wealth and population, will come n
lower rate of taxation and reduced cost
of public utilities.
Having enlisted and Interested its
suburban population in tho upbuilding
of Omaha and infused local pride in
Its supremacy as a commercial and In
dustrial center, Omaha must strive also
to secure the good will and friendship
of the towns and cities within a radius
of at least 100 miles by giving all the
assistance possible to the enlargement
and improvement of interurban traffic
facilities. This task is by no means
an easy one. The friendship of the
neighboring; towns cannot be obtained
witliout an extension of reciprocal bene
fits. The people of these towns very
naturally will not co-operate with
Omaha unless they get some return for
co-operation. They must bo convinced
that improved interurbon facilities will
enable wage workers find professional
men, doing business in Omaha, to make
their homes in tho neighboring towns,
where living is cheaper.
The beneficent effect of intorurban
traffic facilities may be seen in all the
great commercial and industrial centers
of the east. Take, for example, Tltts
bur into which from 20,000 to 30,000
people, who live within a radius of fifty
miles, go every morning and return
every evening. The same is true to a
lesser extent of Cincinnati, Cleveland,
Indianapolis, and to a greater extent of
Chicago. AH these Cities have helped
to build up the smaller towns and vil
lages in the neighborhood and those vil
lages and towns in turn contribute much
toward the upbuilding of the large
cities.
Omaha Improvement clubs are to be
commended for making their wants
known, but the most effective way of
bringing about needed improvements Is
for every man to put his shoulder to the
wheel and push things a little for him
self. The city, the county and the public
utility corporations cannot be expected
to make all tho ueeded Improvements.
City Treasurer Hennlngs has issued a
polite notcof warning to delinquent tax
payers, reminding them that under the
new law the personal taxes must be
cleaned up before he turns over his
office to the county treasurer, even
though it may require many friendly
calls by collectors circulating with van
attachments.
Representative Dodge missed the op
portunity of a lifetime in neglecting to
incorporate his free bath scheme into
his water board bill. With the water
board paramount lu everything that per
tains to water, the council would hardly
venture to provide anything but free
sun baths.
According to Arthur C. Smith, Omaha's
jobbers and manufacturers do not want
reduced freight rates so much as they do
increased truckage facilities. There may
be something In that for Jobbers and
manufacturers that are close to tho
traffic managers.
The announcement that the federal
judgeship appointment for this circuit is
to go to Missouri as a reward for its
recent advent to the republican column,
Is reassertlou of the truth that the fatted
calf is always saved for the prodigal
sou.
If the federul grand Jury succceeds in
frying the fut out of the meat trust
the price of porterhouse steaks, mutton
chops and sugar cured hams will either
go down or the price of live stock on the
hoof will go up, or both.
Fact 'Worth Hememberlng;.
- New York Tribune.
Glasgow has owned and operated its
lighting plants for thirty-six years, and
now has 60-cent gus. This Is a point worth
remembering.
An Old Theory t part.
Chicago Record-Herald.
Judge Grosscup hus ruled that one Ch
cago street railway franchise has expired,
thus upsetting the theory of some people
that a street railway franchise, after hav
ing once been granted, can never posBlbly
expire.
Ilugle Hlaat of the lrobet.
Chicago Itecord-Herald.
Toultney Higelow says he has private In
formation that the I'nited Stales is rush
Ing blindly Into war with another great
nation. I'oultney U no true patriot If ha
sits back and permits us to get mixed up
In awful combat without our knowledge or
consent.
peared. The funny part of the affair Is
that the police seem to really believe that
he was In Omaha.
RlKht from the Shonldrr.
1'hllndelphta Frefs.
Secretary Tnfts Rhlrt-sleeve diplomacy
with the railroad men Is a sign of ap
proaching warm weather In the transporta
tion region.
Therr's the Hob.
Chicago Chronicle.
It Is not so much a question of fixing
railroad taxes as one of keeping them
fixed. The mere, nrbltrnry figure of a tariff
amounts to nothing at alt If It Is to be
cut or rebated or otherwise nullified by
some oversealous railway official anxious
to get business for his line.
Gentle) Art of rhefoolnc
Baltimore American.
A mystery of the sea deeper and more
thrilling than ever told in the most lurid
fiction Is that of the Japanese training
ship, which disappeared with Its load of
200 apprentice boys on board, six years
ago, and recently was found sunk at Tort
Arthur, painted ns a Russian ship and
with no hint ns to tho fate of Its former
crew. Imagination hns a wide range in
the solution of this mystery, and yet it
Is probable that tho wildest conjecture
would really fall short of the reality, could
the latter be made known.
Hate I.tRlslation a Certainty.
Chicago Chronicle.
Railway rate legislation Is now so much
of a certainty that railroad men are evi
dently disposed to devote their energies
to securing reasonable legislation Instead
of trying to defeat nny legislation at all.
The general coun.el of a great railroad
system puts the situation succinctly when
he says that the railroads realize thut if
they oppose, a fair rate bill they are pretty
sure to get an unfair one. Of course, there
will be argument and room for It as t.
what constitutes a fair bill, but with con
gress and the railroads disposed to argue
tho matter on a friendly basis tho result
ing legislation Is likely to bo reasonably
satisfactory both to the shipping public
and to the roads. .
Wanted Illithrr Standards.
Cednr Ranlds (Neb.) Outlook.
The Omaha Bee of a recent date con
tained an editorial statement which ought
to be read and pondered over by every
citizen of Nebraska. No truth about tho
state was ever uttered which stands out so
boldly to the discredit of our peoplo. Mr.
Rosewater says: "It Is a lamentable fact
that the standard for public offices In Ne
braska has been declining from year to
year. In no state In tho tinion have men of
small calibre been so persistent In quest of
high political positions and received so much
encouragement as they have in this state
within the last decade. Disagreeable."" as It
may be to confess It, the standard of public
officialdom In Nebraska Is simply humiliat
ing." Thero Is no use to bo offensive by
making exceptions, calling names or by
pointing out the long list of distinguished
nonentities which have been chosen to fill
tho federal, stato nnd county offices. It is
enough to merely mention the matter as a
gentle reminder.
Parents, Attention!
Brooklyn I-lfe.
Tho glorious Fourth is coming!
Are your children well developed, strong.
vigorous?
Do not let this fact Interfere with their
celebration of Independence day.
Remember that patriotism should come
before physical health.
And how can patriotism be hotter ex
pressed than by contributing to the manu
facturers of fireworks ' and making as
much noise as possible?
'A short life and flerv one" Is the motto
of every American child on tho Fourth.
H,very child should be nrovlded with n
large box of Chinese 'firecrackers, a cask
or torpedoes, a brace of breechloudlng
cannon and a quiver of toy pistols.
Jast year wo did rjrettv well, hut thl
year we ought to beat it. Last year about
450 children were maimed rrlnnlnrt for
life or actually killed on the Fourth. This
year wny not make It double?
fcvery parent should begin about one
month before the Fourth to arouso the
enthusiasm of his children. What's a few
arms, legs and eyes comrjared with keen
ing up the statistics.
Do They llrller lit
. Washington Tost,
Pat Crowe returned to Omaha and told
his story to the reporters and then disap-
JAPAN'S TERMS OF PEACE.
Native Writer Declares Only nights
Are Demanded.
Adachl Klnnos'uke discusses, In an article
In tho May number of tho North American
Review, the "Probable Japanese Terms of
Peace." At the head of his article the
writer quotes the second section of the
Shimonosekl treaty, providing for tho ces
sion of Port Arthur to the Japanese after
the war between China and Japan, the sec
tion which Japan was compelled to revise
by tho combined pressure of Russia, France
and Germany. The reasscrtion of the pro
visions of this section of the treaty, Mr.
Kinnosuke thinks, will be tho first item in
the peace terms. The object which Japan
keeps steadily in view, In the prosecution
of the war with Russia, Is the establish
ment of such conditions in the far east as
will absolutely guarantee Its national ex
istence and safety, and the peace terms
Japan will make, If it succeeds, will in
volve concessions which will secure this
object. Mr. Ktnnosuke suggests that Japan
will claim the Russian war vessels now
dismantled In neutral waters, as well as
the vessels of the Vladivostok fleet, and
that it will require the czar to agree that
he will not send any more war vessels to
tho Pacific. The restoration to Japan of
the Island of Saghalin must also be de
manded. Manchuria will be restored to
China by Japan, under a guarantee from
Great Britain, the United States and Japan
itself that the province will never again
be leased or ceded to a, foreign power, and,
in return, China will bo asked to open to
the commerce of the world a number of
Its provinces and ports which are now
closed. Japan would take also the East
China railway, from Harbin to Port Arthur,
and the portion of Siberia which lies east
of the Amur river, Including Vladivostok.
Japan proposes to be stronger In the North
Pacific than Russia can ever bo again.
"To cope with Russia, when Russia Is a
unit, alive and wide awake to every phase
of Its strength, that, certainly. Is no
dwarf's program. For Nippon, as it stands
today, to dream of such a thing Is simply
to make Itself ridiculous, with a mad
man's delusion. It is always safer to count
upon your own strength than to depend
on tho sense of Justice, humanity and re
sponsloliltles of your allies! With a power,
however, that Is unquestioned mistress of
the North Pacific, and whose flag covers
piactlcally the entire hi retch of at&at line
from the mouth of the Liao river to Nl-
t , i. . . . . .
numjcvs, witn sufficient Hinterland to
make Its sovereignty solid, matters will be
different. Then Nippon might be able to
sleep upon a high pillow. Now that the
unhappy war Is on, every one in the Land
of the Gods Is praying the eight million
gods of his fathers that this shall be the
lust of the dark Jlgoku upon earth. At
the end of our diplomatic defeat ten years
ago, which crowned our victorious land
with a crown of thorns, we 'nevertheless
were happy enough to receive a precious
lesson. And now the people of Nippon are
prepared to do either one of these two
things to die In this present struggle,
under a cloudless sky, a death honored
and brave, such as would hare been dear
to the hearts of the samurai of old; or to
live in such a manner that even the very
Idea of aggression upon their rights would
be ridiculous even la the eyes U th civil
lied west,"
TIIE 1,IGIITM0 ST It OKI:.
Plash and trash of Warring Atmoi
phrrle Clements.
Now Is the wide-open season of thunder
and lightning, nnd American Medicine dli
courses Interestingly on the subject. The
terrlfia power of ft lightning flash produced
on a large scale can, of course, be even
remotely conceived only by those who
know something of the power of electric
Instruments; it Is only those who are fa
miliar with the effects of sparks of eight
or ten Inches In length who can form any
notion of the terrific power of a lightning
flush which has a striking course of miles
Death by contact with such a flush may
bo Instantaneous, and visible marks of in
Jury would be found on tho body, to some
extent on the clothes, and even more
definitely on uiilcles of metal worn alxiut
the person, which In tho course of a power
ful flash must tiecessurlly undergo partial
or complete fusion. It is well known, too.
that deaths attributable to lightning have
occurred In which there were no marks
of Injury whatever discoverable on the
body or clothes of the victim.
The occurrence of such was long re
garded as one of the mysterious uiunlfesta-
tions of nature's power, but the truo ex
planation has of recent years become well
known. Every substance cupable of con
ducting electricity, when placed In the
vicinity of a charged conductor and not
connected with the lotter by any -conducting
medium becomes charged with elec
tricity of the opposite kind. When a man
stands within a moderate distance of a
thunder-cloud which holds an enormous
charge of "positive" electricity his body
necessarily becomes charged with "nega
tive" electricity under tho Influence of
what Is known us "induction." When that
cloud discharges its electricity in an op
posite direction his induced negative charge
Instantaneously disappears and tho result
ing shock to the nervous system Is so great
that ho drops dead witliout a single truce
of injury to bo found on or around his
person.
Perhaps the most important tho most
brilliant and tho most fruitful of the con
quests associated with tho records of what
may bo called the prenatal period of tho
history of this country is that of tho
thunder-cloud, which was won by Benjamin
Krunklln on the bunks of tho Schuylkill
152 years ago. Down to that date tho pro
duction of thunder and lightning had been
ono of the special perquisites of tho "prince
of the powers of the air." On tho day on
which tho philosophic printer brought down
tho electric spark along his damp kite
string from the thunder-cloud he inaugu
rated, with true electric velocity, a great
revolution in human opinion. It was only
then that tho uses to which tho knowledge
of electricity might bo turned began to
dawn upon the mind. "Franklin's light
ning rod" soon became utilized to confer
"immunity" from tho attack of the thunder
cloud upon very properly constructed hu-
mun residences. Every member of the
community at least In tho rising genera
tionhas now fairly definite ideas of the
more familiar electric phenomena and their
general causation. A vast desert of path
less opinion had to be explored and mapped
out since Plutarch collected the opinions of
his philosophic predecessors regarding
"thunders, lightnings, flashes, presters or
fiery blasts and tempestuous whirlwinds."
As would naturally be anticipated, the
popular superstitions and vagaries of Im
agination connected with death by light
ning have assumed In all primitive com
munities tho most grotesque forms, of
which traces have survived In more en
lightened times. Everything connected
with lightning was uncanny, and no result
was too inconceivable for belief. In tho
vast encyclopedia of human error, the
"Natural History" of tho elder Pliny, we
find this fact copiously illustrated. We
are there Informed In tho quaint old Eng
lish of Philemon Holland that:
"Vessels are drawne drle, and their
Bides, hoops, and heads, neuor toucht there
with or hurt, nor nny other shew and
token thereof is left behinde. Gold, copper.
and silver money is melted In the bags, and
yet the very bags no white scorched; no,
nor the wax of the seale hurt and defaced,
or put out of order."
Of all tho living inhabitants of tho air
lightning never struck an eagle, on which
account that bird was made the armor
benrer of Jupiter; while among those of
the sea the seal (or sea calf) enjoytd the
privilege of corresponding Immunity. The
feelings with which seme of tha early
Roman emperors regarding lightning have
been placed on record by Luctorlus. Of
Augustus:
"Thunder and lightning he was afraU
of; Insomuch as al wales and in every place
hee carried about him for a preseruutiue
remedy a scale's skinne; yen, and when
soeuer he suspected thero would be any
extraordlnarle storm or tempest, he would
retire himself into a close secret roome un
der ground, and vaulted aboue head, which
he.j did, because once in time past, hee hail
bten frightened with a flash of lightning."
We must illustrate the wisdom of this
later step by mentioning that Pliny in
forms his readers that lightning never pen
etrates the earth beyond a depth of five
feet. The hodles of persons who have been
struck by lightning were believed to be
Incorruptible, and even those persons who
had been scorched, but not killed, were
supposed to be distinguishable after death
by tho fact that they continued proof
against the ravages of decomposition. Plu
tarch informs his readers that:
"Tho dead bodies of those who have been
killed by lightning continue above ground,
and putrlfle not; for many there be who
will neither burn nor enterre such corses,
but cast a trench or bank about, and so
let them Ho as within a rampart; so as
such dead bodies are to be seen always
above ground Incorrupt, convincing Cly
mene in Eurypides of untruth, who, speak
ing of Phaetlian, said thus:
Beloved mlno, but see where dead ho lies,
In vale below, and therewith petrifies.
ADMIRABLE PKAKKNEKS.
A Characteristic of the President
Displayed In Chicago.
Kansas City Times.
A striking feuture of President Roose
velt's Interview with the Chicago strikers'
committee was his absolute frankness. He
told the delegation precisely whut he meant
and he added characteristically: "1 am
glad to be able to say this to you, gen
tlemen, before I say It to any other body."
Plenty of politicians might be named
who. If thoy had been in the president's
place, would have dodged and evaded and
spoken platitudes. That is not Air. Roose
velt's way. In response to the committee's
Implication that any use of federal troops
must necessarily be unjust, he replied di
rectly and unevaslvely that the law must
be upheld and thut rioting must not be
allowed.
It is this frankness, this absence of any
thing like trimming, that has helped give
the president his place in the esteem of
his countrymen. They know that he has
talked Just as candidly to the great finan
ciers about law breaking as he did to the
Chicago strikers' committee, and that he
is ready at all times to enforce the law, no
matter whether the violators are employ
ers or employes.
Hoot of All Wraith.
Wall Street Journal.
The May 1 crop report Indicates a pros
pect of 4t,G00,00O bushels of winter wheat.
It is well to remember thut all wealth
and prosperity comes from Mother Earth,
first, last and all the time.
(DAEJM
Balling Powder
complies with tho puro
food laws of all states.
Food prepared with it
is frco from Rochcllo
salts, lime, alum and
ammonia
Trust Raking Powders sell for 4H or
SO cents per pound and may be Iden
tified by this exorbitant price.
They are a menace to public health,
aa food prepared from them con
ialns large quantities of kochelle
salts, a dangerous ca&atuo drug.
STATE PHF.SS COMMENT.
Albion Argus tdemocrat): Thero Is some
newspaper agitation for a speclul session
of tho legislature to consider ft freight
rato law. What can anyone expect from
such a bunch as assembled In Lincoln lust
winter? For mercy sake don't let them
get together again.
Scott's Bluff Republican: Editor Rose-
wnter of The Ree says the biennial election
law is clearly a violation of tho constitu
tion, and its object can only be accom
plished by an amendment. As he Is gen
erally right on matters pertaining to the
constitution, wo predict that an election
will be held this fall.
Crete Videttc-IIorald: Wo firmly believe
that If the fren pass system was done away
with entirely the rato could be reduced to
2 cents per mllo In tho state of Nebraska
without decreasing ono particle tho annual
receipts of the railroad compunles. It
would reduce their political power In courts
and legislatures unit it does seem that a
reduction in that line would Inure to the
benefit of nil, nnd would accomplish tho
reform which all appear to desire. But ns
editors and reformers let us surrender our
passes before we decry against others. The
edftorinl fraternity should Porterlzo Itself.
Either "put it buck" or "shut up" like a
clam.
Lyons Mirror: T.'p to recent years tho
officials of tho banking system of America
have -been the standard of honesty nnd
gauge for resisting Miming temptations
In tho financial world. But lo! tho tide
Is changing and honor und self respect
have been thrown to tho winds! A wave
of lawlessness sweeping through the banks
of our land, and few Institutions of the
kind are now safe. A new era of things
must tie instituted. Every bank president,
cashier and the officers must bo placed
under heavy bonds, and it is doubtful If
this be an effective remedy to check tho
spirit of thievery which seems to bo epl-demlc-like.
Kearney Hub: Sholl there bo an extra
session of tho Nebraska legislature for
the purpose of acting on a freight rate
measure? This Is the present question. And
why not? Why should there be any fur
ther temporizing or dallying with this
question. For twenty-five years Nebraska
railroads have levied nnd collected tribute
without stint or hindrance from the peo
ple of this state. And this Is not nil, for
they are now engaged In resisting pay
ment of a fair and equitable tax Imposed
by the state board of assessment. Nat
urally there must be an end to ell this
some time. Why not now? Why not an
extra session, a railway rato bill and a
fair fight in the open to determine the J
Issue and dispose of tho question for an
other generation or two.
Kearney Huh: To Mr. Rosewater of The
Omaha Bee President Roosevelt repeated
his assurance that ho would not be a candi
date fov re-election In tho following lon
guage: "You are authorized to state that
I will not again bo a candidate for the
office of president of tho I'nited States.
There are no strings on this statement. I
mean It." The public has been generally
Inclined to take the president at his word,
but the statement through Tho Bee doubt
less was called out by recent suggestions
that he would be called as ft candidate
again notwithstanding his previous declina
tion. This Incident may also serve to em
phasize the fact that President Roosevelt's
announcements are all carefully considered
and that ho has never yet been called upon
to amend or change his policy when onco
stated.
Albion News: Another chapter has de
veloped In the case of the defunct bank
at O'Neill. The state bank examiner was
thero but a few days before the doors were
closed and pronounced the bank all right.
The people supposed he knew that's what
he draws his salary for. Now that he
was the cause of their losses the depositors
have sued him. We hope they will re
cover from him the amount of their losses.
If he did not know then he was a fraud
and should be made liable. If he did know
then he is a bigger fraud. If the office
of bank examiner don't protect the de
positors then of what good is the office?
It has been our opinion for some time that
this office, like that of county treasurer
examiner, simply furnishes Jobs for a few
men but tho people do not get value re
ceived. Cut out the grafts and lower the
taxes.
PKllftOMt, XOTES.
A Colorado railroad has a fireman oft
one of Its locomotives named Satanne.
The valuation of real estate for taxation
purposes this year In New York Is about
$5,000, 000,000, which Is more than l,0n
worth for every man, woman and child
in the city.
A French scientist says that, as the use
of tobacco tends to Impair the auditory
nerve, those who nro hard of hearing
should r.ot uso tobacco. The smokers will
probably turn a deaf ear to this advice.
King Edward of England Is about to put
the stamp of royal approval on tho Amer
ican typewriting machine. A particularly
elaborate specimen of that labor-saving
device Is being made for his use and will
bo shipped to England ere long. It Is
to have a mahogany frumo and tho keys
will be of Ivory.
Lieutenant Edward Y. Miller, a Pennsyl
vanlon, is now the practical ngent of the
authority of the I'nited Slates In tho
province of Parugua, Philippines. At tho
age of 30, and with only two assistants of
his own race, he is maintaining law and
order In a territory of 1,050 square miles,
embracing seventy-nine islands.
It is said to be Mrs. Hetty Green's am
bition to muko her son, Colonel Edward
H. Green of Texas, tho richest man lu
tho world. Ho is extensively Interested In
Texas and Mexican railroads. Colonel
Green Is a typical son of the southwest
tall, broad-shouldered and affable, with a
fondness for easy-iltting raiment and big
slouch bats.
Pessimists concerning human honesty
rnay now sit down In the back seat and
meditate upon tho return of over $N,000 In
currency to a womnn who had lost It, by
persons who had picked It up and not
only refused to accept a reward, but
wouldn't give their names for fear they
would get In the newspapers. And All
this happened In New York City.
FASSIVf PI.EASATniES.
Knleker Jones nnd his wife are singing
"The Marseillaise."
Hocker Yes, they ore bracing up to dis
charge the cook. Harper's Bazar.
"But," asked the charitable woman, "do
you never cast your bread upon tho
waters?"
"Not now." replied the young house
keeper, proudly: i might have
Uine Hint
with my first baking, hut I'm quito expert
now. i'liiiaaeipnia linger.
The Heiress What is your idea of a man
of honor?
The Count (throwing out bis chestl Eet
Is von who vlll pay hees vine heel and card
debts even eef no 'as to marry in order to
get zee money. Brooklyn life.
"Many a married man who might maki
a fortune is handicapped because bis wifo
demands too much of his att"iition."
"That's right. Just as soon as Fortune
begins to flirt with him his wife gets Jeal
ous." Philadelphia Press.
Poor Woman My husband prevented a
terrlbl" wreck on your road, but the com
pany has never done anything for hhn.
Magnate What? I thought wo had re
warded blm well. I understand that I ho
conductor took up a generous collection
among the passengers for him ! Cleveland
Ltuder.
"I enn not understand ze language," tho
foreign nobleman complained.
"What's the mutter, count?"
"First you say ze young man is a raw
youth."
"Yes."
"Zen you say ho Is half huked." Louis
ville Courier-Journal.
TIIE DOLLAR'S COSFESSIOX,
Washington Star.
The solemn organ pealed in state,
The choir melodious sang;
Upon the contribution plate
A silver dollar rang.
Tho coin was thinking on its past.
And sighed, "Were they acquainted
With mo I'd from their midst bo cast.
For 1 am surely 'tainted.' "
Tho deacon listened as It spoke:
"I've swelled the miser's hoard,
I've fastened on the toller's yoke
And sharpened many a sword:
I've fed the proud one! scorned dlstresa
I've done the gambler's mission;
All this and more I do confess
With sorrow und contrition."
Tho honest churchman said: "My fa ma
Is scant for wit nnd Icurnlng,
Hut 'tis my duty sure to claim
A brand forth from tho burning.
Perhaps you'll find and conquer yet
A nobler destination.
A dollar, like a man. should get
A chunco at reformation."
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