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TIIFi lEK: OMAHA. nUDAV, JANUARY fi. 1011.
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STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION,
tste of Nebraska, Douglas County, as.
Dwlght Wllllama, circulation manager of
The Bee Publlnhlng Company, being duly
worn, aaya that tha actual number of full
and complete copies of Tha Dally. Morning.
Evening and Sunday Beea printed during
tha month of December, 1310, was aa fol
low.: ..43370
..44,000
..43,020
..40.00'
,.43,670
, .43,43"
. .4-,sao
..43.336
IT.
IS.
It.
SO.
SI.
2i.
St.
24.
48,810
44,830
..... 43,630
43,680
43,840
44,800 j
I
..,".. 43,880
10. 48,400
11 44,880
IS ...48,880
IS 48,400
14... 48,330
IB.... 43,870
1.... 48,880
Total ............
Returned Copies
2t 44,850'
SI.
.43,840
..1,358,780
11.483
Nat Total ....1,344,887
Dally Average . 43,384
'DWIOHT WIUJAM8.
Circulation Manager,
flubaerlbed In my presence and (worn to
before ma thla Slit day of December, 1910.
ROBERT HUNTER.
. Notary Public.
Bahsorlbera leaving- the cttjr tem
porarily aaoala aava Tfc Be
mailed to them. Address will ba
ehaaa-ed aa often mm roqaested.
After the blizzard comes the Chi
nook. Wonder what our governors would
do if they didn't have Omaha to throw
bricks at?
Who wants to start a state bank in,
Omaha to get the benefits of the Ne
braska deposit guaranty law?
Those democrats up in. Maine are
not through . rubbing their eyes yet.
Sixty-three years is a long time to
stand on the outside looking In.
What this country needs just now
Is a revival of the good old custom
that once made highway robbery un
popular as an Industry.
, Trust prices ou steerage rates must
be to get the immigrants used to it
before they reach the country where
trust prices prevail on everything.
It seems that two years' occupancy
of the governor's office completely de
stroys all appreciation of the adage
about brevity being the soul of wit.
Still, the ' undemonstrative quiet
with which Omaha ushered in the
New Year may have attracted the at
tention ofjld Father Time by Its very
uniqueness.
A Georgia railroad has ditched its
fast train twice within, a month at the
same place. Maybe this will be taken
as notice that the track at that point
needs fixing.
Accomplishing a change of gov
ernors without the presence of a reti
nue of colonels establishes a record
for Nebraska.1 Maybe we really are
entering on a new era.
If Fred Pruning wasn't promised
anything, then, of course, there Is no
reason why Be should get It when
there are so many democrats with real
claims at the pis counter.
Ak-Sar-Ben is going after a new
roof and new floor for the Den this
year. ' That means that the Improve
ments will be forthcoming, for the
good king never misses fire.
. Eihty-thrs Pr cent of California's
growth durinz the decade was in ur
ban population. And yet that Is sup
posed to be the state to which farmers
and fruit growers are attracted. I
It would be really too bad if our old i
friend, Jasper L. McPrlen, were com
Belled to put in all his time at the leg
islature lobbying to bold his Job in
stead of lobbying for other special
interest.
The foreign steamship companies
lay they welcome the suit started by
the United Statea government, for
'.hey are curious to know If the anti
trust law applies to them. They will
be aatlsfied, but perhaps not content, j
t the conclusion of the suit.
Two points in Governor Shallen
berger's valedictory will get much ap
plause In Lincoln. One is the recom
mendation that t00.000 be put into
l state library building before any
thing Is done t erect a new slate
bouse, snd the other U that the sala
ries of all slate officers be increased I
U double or treble what is now paid.
Senate Mortality.
When the senate recontfned in De
cember, after a recess adjournment
taken In the preceding June, a longer
ltt of deceased member was an
nounced than ever before at one time.
And now, within a month after re
convening, another senator has been
called, again lengthening the shado'vr,
and there will be much moralizing
over a pace that kills our public men.
It Is naturally to be expected that the
mortality In the senate shall be more
marked, for the total membership of
the senate has been steadily Increas
ing. It now numbers ninety-two and
when Arizona and New Mexico be
come states It will stand at ninety-six.
A senate consisting of nearly 100
members may be looked to to furnish
more funerals than a body of only
half that size. Another reason that
conduces to high senate mortality, Is
the advanced age classification which
its members will average up. The
constitution fixes the attainment of
30 years of age as one qualification
for a United States senator. But few
reach that high position within ten
years of that line, and the large ma
jority are over 60. Where senators
are practically re-elected Indefinitely,
they are bound to die In the harness.
The number of living ex-senators,
under the circumstances, is not ab
normally large.
And yet, taken all in all. the con-
elusion Is fairly Justified that the pace
of Public life Is the pace that kills.
The official duties devolving upon the
S 44,400 ! senator are even less exacting than
" the social obligations, and it is the
2S. 48,880 i
29 43,9o ! latter that usually constitutes the load
to 43,680 1 stone drawing them back and keeping
them there until the grim reaper, gets
in his deadly work.
That Railway Commissionership.
The courts will undoubtedly be
called upon to determine whether
Peter Mortenaen, who was the popular
choice of the voters at the polls for
that railway commissionership made
vacant by the death of Commissioner
Cowglll, is entitled to the office.
When thla vacancy occurred The
Bee was' the first, we believe, to point
out the fact that it could easily be
filled at the then impending election
by inserting on the ballots the names
of petition candidates or committee
nominees, snd It all the political par
ties had followed this course, emi
nently fair to everybody, no difficulty
would have been presented. The gov
ernor's appointee' ad interim would
have had his name put on the demo
cratic ticket and whoever won out
would have had a right to the office
for the four years of the unexpired
term. If there was no election last
November, then the appointive occu
pant of this office can bold only until
next November, when he must make
way for the legally elected successor
claiming the remaining three years of
the unexpired term. t
- We submit that It would have been
better, all things considered, for the
democrats to have accepted the gage
thrown down and to have allowed the
question to be settled once and for
good by popular vote. That they did
not do so is simply proof that they
preferred to play politics, regarding
the holding. of the office by appoint
ment for one year,-as a sure thing in
the hand worth, more' than a chance
to hold it for four years by election.
Dead Letters.
During the ' twelve ' months covered
by the last report of the fourth as
sistant postmaster general there were
10,295,716 letters and packages
opened up by the dead letter of flee for
the .purpose of ascertaining the names
and addresses of the Benders- Of
these 4,889,740 were delivered, leav
ing over 6,000.000 letters and pack
ages, whose destination could not be
ascertained, in the bands of the post
office officials. The undelivered
postal cards and picture post cards
have constantly Increased in recent
years until during the same period
more than 11,000,000 of them were
received by the dead letter office to
be destroyed. A total of 73.101 let
ters, enclostng money in aggregate
amount of $64,808, were 'unclaimed,
and the revenue derived from dead
mall matter, including postage stamps
in the malls which could not be re
turned to owners, aggregate $36,099.
All this Information Is contained
In the report of the fourth assistant:
postmaster general, who makes v -
teral recommendations with reference ;
to dead letters which must appeal (o
1 j
f"n,,,e reop"' ,n the ,,r?t p,ftp I
i tention Is Invited to the fact that the
work f tha dead letter office is
spec'al service which could, in most
cases, be avoided by reasonable pre
caution on the part of the Bender, and
a nominal charge Is urged for the re
turn of such letters to compensate the
department for the additional service
rendered to patrons, who disregard
the advantage of having their un
claimed letters returned free, by In
scribing a return request on 'the en
velopes. With reference to postal card),
which are not returnable, the cost of
transportation to the central office
and the work incident thereto Is. In
. the opinion of the bureau, unnecea- i
sary and should be discontinued when ;
postmasters everywhere could Just aa j
j easily make final disposition of unde -
j Hverable cards in their respective of-
flcea under suitable regulations. I
. The application of stricter business
methods to the operation of the
office requires more co-operation on
the part of the public, for whose bene
fit the postoffice is provided. The
return of a single letter or the cor
rection of a defective address appears
to be a small matter, but when multi
plied into the millions not only entails
a needless expense, but clogs the chan
nels of legitimate mall. The work of
the dead letter office Is therefore a
live subject.
Common Courtesy.
In its monthly bulletin, directed to
Its employes, the Union Pacific rail
way calls their attention to the fact
that "courtesy and good will are of
inestimable value in our dally life; in
commercial life they are as Important
as brains and energy." The bulletin
goes on to expound this thought for
the benefit of the employes of the
great corporation, and to Impress on
them the need of Its application. The
lesson might well be heeded by others.
One of the regrettable features of our
busy life is the growing disregard of
the little things that make up much of
our dally existence. We fail In com
mon courtesy, where it would be Just
aa easy to show a little consideration
for others. It is not necessary to
adopt a ceremonial formula for con
duct in business; Just a little thought
fulness In the matter of dealing with
others, a show of self-restraint when
the impulse is to push forward and
grab, and a slight sign of considera
tion at all times for the folks we meet
along the way Is all that is needed.
It is as easy to.be courteous as it is
to be Impolite; no more time is re
quired to give a considerate reply than
to brusquely shut off the inquirer. It
will pay anybody to observe the sug
gestion of the Union Pacific to Its em
ployes. Just a little common courtesy
in business dealings will do much to,
win "good will, and success in business
Is founded on good will.
High Cost of Municipal Living. '
While the high cost of living for
the individual and for the family has
been going up, it has also been rising
for the city as a whole in its corporate
capacity. Of this we are reminded by
the schedule of funds agreed upon by
the charter revision committee which
is' to be submitted to the lawmakers
at Lincoln tor engrafting on the char
ter. The comparative table produced
gives the figures as at present and
proposed, but a still better idea can be
had by inserting the figures incor
porated into the charter of 1905, when
the prevailing system of a fixed maxi
mum was Inaugurated. Under the
respective headings the table "will look
like this:
Fund. . , ' " 1906.
Fire S 175,000
Police 1UVO00
Lighting .... 70.000
Library 22.000
Park 80,000
Street Clean
ing 40,000
Grading
Paving re
pairs 30.000
Garbage . ...
Interest 250,000
Sinking
General 258.000
Present.
S, 2'tVtoO
160,000
70.000
30,000
60,000
60,000
25,000
60.000
Proposed.
S 290,000
195.000
100,000
' 43,000
75,000
-.100,000
85,000
60,000
50,000
150,000
100,000
260,000
Totals Sl.000,000 11.100.000 $1,250,000
Plus all royalitlea from lighting com
panies. All unapportkmed remainder.
This tabular exhibit will repay
perusal. If Omaha was not a metro
politan city five years ago it is cer
tainly fast coming up to Its name.
The proof of the pudding is in the
eating. ' Fred Bruning was elected
county commissioner as a republican
and by republicans.. If the democrats
had had their way he would never
have been elected, but nonetheless as
commissioner be turned bis back on
republicans and worked with the dem
ocrats to give democrats control of the
court house. There is no example on
record where an outgoing republican
county commissioner has been put on
the salary list by a democratic county
board. If the democrats deliver the
goods to Brunlng as per agreement no
diagram will be needed.
Governor Shallcnberger found that
the initiative and referendum plan In
volves more than the mere adoption
of a resolution by a platform conven
tion. After full investigation of the
law as operating tn other states, and
listening to the ardent advocates of
the plan, he has found it necessary to
issue to the legislature grave warning
of many dangers and difficulties that
; cluster n round the urouosed move.
i.vba.ft.rtb(,IWDiaktrih,.ivtll
,he ubJect due consideration they,
. ..,, .,:., u ,m.
UU, n 111 sc.ir. v wv av.au
pie as It looks.
The Bee never objects to the exer
cise of executive clemency In deserv
ing cases, but the piling up of peti
tions for pardon and commutation of
sentence upon a governor in the act of
packing up to vacate his office Invite
doubt as the worthy character of the
case to be presented. If we bad a
permanent pardon board, whos favor
able recommendation was necessary to
secure action by the governor, this
periodical performance would be
avoided and the chances decidedly Im
proved for a strictly impartial exercise
of the pardonlr.g power.
Stephen
11. Elklns was almost the
last of the "old guard" In the st-nste.
He was one of the rnii who made hts-
,tory, nU whose cervices will not be
! fully valued by r.'s contemporaries.
Ills death will be noticed more be-
i cause of the fact that he was promi-
post-jnent among the body of senators
whose personality was stamped on
their time, but who have passed away
and made room for a younger -and
more vigorous set of lawmakers.
Up In Minnesota Governor Eber
hardt Is trying to eradicate the fee
system of paying public officers. Here
In .Nebraska we have practically put
an end to the numerous fee-grabs
formerly permitted and only a few
remnants remain. The public office
which allows Its occupant to pocket
all the fees paid in is a dangerous in
centive to graft. . N
History is repeating Itself at Lin
coln again. Twenty years ago the
speaker of the house made a dreadful
mess of things by refusing to publish
the election returns in Joint conven
tion of the legislature. A mandamus
settled the controversy then and may
have to be resorted to once more. But
Speaker Kuhl Is not Samuel Marshall
Elder, by a good deal.
A conscience-stricken Nebraska
woman has sent to the Postoffice de
partment at Washington a- 2-cent
stamp to make up for a cancelled one
she used a second time several years
ago. The presumption is that if it
were $2,000 instead of 2 cents the
pangs of conscience would have gotten
in their work earlier.
Wyoming's project to build a pipe
line from its oil fields to Omaha will
surely receive all proper encourage
ment from this end. The Commercial
club has acted promptly In the mat
ter and we may soon expect to see the
crude oil spouting from the pipes into
the tanks on the banks of the old
Mlzzoo.
"Let the people .rule" is the demo
cratic slogan, in pursuance of which
the democratic legislature is .trying Its
best to keep out of office the repub
lican state railway commissioner
elected by the people in order to keep
in office a democrat appointed by the
governor.
Ex-Congressman Mercer has broken
into print to let us know that war with
Japan is Imminent. Wonder if our
"Dave" Is looking for an engagement
with the armor plate concerns or the
smokeless power makers who have
irons in the fire at Washington.
I'onr of a Kind.
Phjldelphia Record.
The Mummers supply Philadelphia with
highly picturesque substitute for a New
Orleans carnival, the procession of the
Veiled Prophet in St. Louis and the mas
querading of Ak-Sar-Ben In Omaha.
Reading Matter fur Stn J-ot-Homes.
"St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Ptay-at-hirhe republicans In New York
and New Jersty will now have the privi
lege of reading 'tha Inaugurals of demo
cratic governera, and, according to the les
ions' tf political hlBtory, the worst Is yet
to come. - y'
' A Problem for Sociologists.
i Boeton Herald.
Is a man who accumulates within six
years of graduation from college $3,350 In
assets and $231,614 in liabilities to be re
garded as more successful, say, than a
classmate who just manages in the same
time to make both ends meet?
Dflownr" n n Traat Maker.
Boston Herald.
A $200,000,000 octopus to operate in Cali
fornia has Just paid Delaware $10,100 for
Its charter. Tha spectacle of a "sovereign
state"' deriving a considerable part of Its
revenue from a charter mill, and able to
grant corporate powers that reach from
ocean to ocean,. Is tar from edifying.
Tier Meed the Money.
Baltimore American.
It la explained that the county In Ohio
where all the vote sellers are coming
from is really a highly .moral one, but the
voters needed the money. Here Is a plea
whose simple philosophy and practicality
puts to shame tha elaborate legal techni
calities of the big financial criminals, who
lao do dishonest things and have not
even the same pressing reason.
Prospective Great Tains;.
I Louisville Courier-Journal.
There Is decidedly more promise In the
use of cornstaks for making paper than
for making cellulose. ' The demand for
paper In this country Is enormous, whereas
the demand for cellulose is limited. Great
quantities of cornstalks annually go to
waste on American farms. They are plowed
under, burned, or left standing to decay. If
the cornstalk paper mill becomes n com
mercial reality It will be a great thing for
the American farmer.
People Talked About
Joke from Taffs speech at the National
Frees club: "I congratulate you that you
had the good sense to re-elect your presi
dent." Miss Delia fiharp haa Just been declared
elected circuit clerk in Jasper county,
Missouri, after a strongly contested cam
paign. '
Her opponent was one of the most
popular farmers In the county. Miss Sharp
la described as a keen business woman and
very attractive In looks. Hhe was ad
mitted to the bar In 1M1.
A man in a Philadelphia theater tore to
pieces a large hat which obstructed his
view of the stage, and he was arrested.
There are not enough Jails to hold all those
who have had a similar Inclination.
James Knrbes Foster. 107 yeara old. who
! knew Daniel Webster and Henry Clay, is
! going to loae his only home. Foster is
j living In a small room In a condemned
building In Kansas City, Mo, He has been
given notice to Wave within a week. The
Humaae society has taken up his case.
K. p. Shaffer of Fenryn. who waa mall
J carrier from Lltlts to Klin and l'rnryn.
j Pa., which route was discontinued by the
I Postoffice department on December 1.
i marl a good record. He was carrier fur
turnty-cne years ami five months, and he
'never ml'sed a tingle t ip: no matter how
jth vim's blew or how th inov was.
itr'fted. he nlu iiianaKf d to get through,
j IT. Mary Stnne. a t'hlnee tirl whose
J.fm"y date back more than S.HM ears, is
' tbe first woman named In her family tree.
;TI" prdUrfc l-s contatnfd tn twtlie large
j volutins and gives the history of tha
: family for mure than 1.000 years. Other
I women, tlaughteia and wives are citelnu;ej
it.) numbers. It. lt'OP waa rv:. red by mu
jalonarlta and etiosa to become a hiatUan.
Washington Lifo
Soma Interesting Vbaaea
and Ooaalttona OBe.rred
at the STatlona capital.
A recklessly-driven automobile dashed
Into Pennsylvania avenue from a side
street the other day and narrowly missed
colliding with Chief Justice White and the
venerable Associate Justice Harlnn. The
I machine came perilously close to the lat
I ter and he waa not slow In expressing his
feelings In Judicial phrases. "I,et me make
a prophecy." he said, on catching his
breath. "Soma day a real man from the
west, from the ptaiaafrorrt that section
of the country where men do not permit
other men to trifle with their feelings
some day such a maj will come to Wash
ington. He will walk down Pennsylvania
avenue. Just as you and I are walking. Aa
he starts across the street an automobile
will come bowling along at breakneck
speed, and come within an Inch of taking
off a leg. It will ba an old story with the
driver, but a new one with the man from
the west That particular man from tha
west -will pull his shooting Iron from his
pocket and fill the recklass driver full of
holes, and, Judge though I am, I bellve the
man from the west will go scot free."
United Htates senators are a Rood deal
like a pack of children, after all, observes
the Boston Transcript correspondent. They
have their frolics and their little squabbles
over one thing and another, and they run
to somebody to help them out as briskly
as the little lad with tha cut thumb runs
home to mamma. Somebody In the great
est legislative body In the world must have
the authority or Influence to settle these
childish troubles, and It la a great tribute
to the personality of men tike Aldrich and
Halo that they are appealed to ao often by
their colleagues, often of tha democratic
side.
An Instance of thla peculiar dependence
of the senatora upon each other waa given
In the preliminaries or announcing deaths
of senators when the upper branch con
vened the first Monday In December. Sena
tor Daniel of Virginia, McEnery of Lou
isiana, Clay of Georgia and Dolllver of
Iowa had died sines tha adjournment tn
June. Home Innooent rivalry existed aa
to precedence In the announcement of the
deaths. Foster of Louisiana contended that
as his colleague had died ' twenty-four
hours before Daniel he Should make an
nouncement first. Senator. Martin of Vir
ginia declared that as Daniel was the sen
ior In the service announcement of his
death should be made first. Senator Money,
the democratic leader, declined to Intervene,
and all hands promptly trotted over to
Senator Hale, tha republican floor leader,
who settled this curious damooratic dispute
by saying that seniority should prevail and
the death of Senator Daniel should be an
nounced first.
A newly elected senator, relates the Na
tional Magaiina, came on early to Wash
ington to arrange for rooms, and had an
object lesson furnished him on "the high
cost of living" tha winning slogan In the
recent campaign. He wanted to start In
"with tha swim" and be at the center of
things, so he priced the "focusal" hotel.
"We make It $H60 per month, two rooms
and bath, to you, senator without meals,"
said the clerk dreamily. When the senator
caught his breath, he waa two blocka up
the avenue.
He tried another hotel; a moderately
exclusive house whose lobblea were a sort
of eddying pool of statesmen and "Influen
tial" lobbyists. To him the attendant fla
men of this gilded shrine, remarked: "Now,
we have a choice two rooms with bath, at
$.150 per tnonth"
"Without eating Just for a aleeplng
place!" broke In the senator, "why, I'd
burn up with fever if I had to sleep at that
price!"
The salary of a senator la $7,500, and It la
figured on the high level of ."simple living"
In Washington that he ought to part with
that much for assured rest at a good hotel.
But the new senator didn't feel that way
about it. Finally It was suggested that ha
might take a room at the simple hotel of
the old daya, at $1 per twenty-four hours,
and save money, using the parcel room for
baggage when away over 8unday. Then ha
could take a peep at Peacock . alley and
meet friends In the "lobby" which the
more wealthy statesmen and tourists sup
port. Senator Chaunoey M. Depew has a double
who looks so much like the New Tork
senator that he once fooled tha doorkeepers
of the senate and walked Into the middle
of a secret session. Ha is Colonel W. W.
Smith of Topeka, one of the confidential
men of Senator Charles Curtis of Kansas.
Walking to the capltol tha other morning,
Colonel Smith was stopped three times by
perrons who1 mistook him for Mr. Depew.
Only a few selected employes, who are
sworn to secrecy, are permitted In the
senate during Ita aecret sessions. Colonel
Smith's appointment gives to him tha priv
ilege of going upon the floor during open
sessions. Not knowing that the senate was
tn aecret session ha walked past tha door
keepers, who mistook him for Senator
Depew hurrying In to look after soma
nominations. Aa he stepped Inside an em
ploye from Colonel Smith's own state hur
ried up to him In alarm.
"Coma Inside tha cloakroom, quick.
Smith," aald tha man.
Safe Inside the swinging doors, 'colonel
Smith learned of his Innocent Infraction of
senate rulea and disappeared as soon as
he was able from the scene.
Political reverses often break U(K long
friendships. I'ntll this session it haa been
noted that Messrs. Payne. DaUell and
Boutell gathered each day to partake of
their luncheon together. Occasionally they
would admit another to tha charmed circle,
but usually It was restricted to this trio.
Their exclusivenese almost was offensive.
Boutell has been retired, however, and his
defeat had a curious effect on his luncheon
habits. No longer does be seek the com
pany of Payne and Dalsall, The oue-tlme
powerful trio has been dissolved. Boutell
Is more likely to be found at table with aa
odd lot of statesmen than in the company
of his former latimates.
In the tame way t'nele Joe Cannon is not
so muoh sought aa formerly. To be near
him seemed to be the desire of all the re
publicans. Although he Is popular, per
sonally, there Is no longer a struggle for
plates about him. Now the crowd gathers
In the neighborhood of Chimp Clark.
1 I'Unre. Float "n Holler."
Pittsburg Dispatch.
While the year's atatlsttos show that the
railroads of tba t'niled Pistes made not '
only the largest g .'. hut alsi the largest ,
net earnings in their history, they will !
keep right on with the demand (or In I
creased rata. Having made up their nilnda
that they wan the money, a Utile thing
like the actual f inure, doca ant stop them. I
Mrlimiaa" at 4 aal "lure.
- New York World.
In l'HO there were mlnd In the t'niled
Htatvs KOU.OiXl.OdO tona of coal. This would
' lw more than twenty-seven tons for every
' family of five persons The production will
' at tbe prt-si-nt rate be a billion ton by
iluw lung can tha deposits stand lit
PEN rOINTS.
Atlanta Journal: How time fl'es. In a
few weeks only we shall be cursing the
spring poet.
Washington Herald: Never mind whether
the other fellow sticks to his New Tear
resolutions. Watch out for your own.
Ft. lxul Globe-Democrat: A claim that
the air is conquered cannot be allowed as
long aa tha casualties continue at the
present rate.
Washington Post. A New Jersey woman's
club wants Governor Wilson to get a law
enacted making all married men wear a
ring on their thumbs. If It Is passed the
gay dogs will keep their thumbs In their
pockets.
Chicago Tribune: In the year 1910 the
American hen layed seventeen dosen eggs
for every man. woman and child In the
country. We have reason for believing,
however, that at least several doten of
those eggs are still in cold storage.
Chicago Inter Ocean: Wa hold It no
derogation of Commander Peary's fame
that he was unable to "stand off the
strange waiter and had to leave his over
coat In pawn until ha could go out and
find the nickel needed to discharge his In
debtedness The chances are that Na
poleon would have dona no better under
the same circumstances.
PKAMT rOMTltH,
Congressman from Jackpot State
Makes an Rxfclnlt.
Harper's Weekly.
Congressman Ralney'a resolution provid
ing for a committee of five to Investigate
President Roosevelt's traveling expenses Is
no more or less than a cheap and silly ex
ample of peanut politics. Tha plea that It
should be made "In Justice to the Penn
sylvania, railroad stockholders" Is disin
genuous and ridiculous. That la a matter
wholly between the stockholders and the
directors, and If any genuine complaint has
been made wa have not heard of It. In
any case, It Is no part of tha business of
the government to prosecute or to perse
cute. Undoubtedly President Roosevelt ac
cepted courtesies from the railways. In
conformity with custom, and as his prede
cessors had dona before him. That ha vio
lated any statute by accepting passes after
tha anti-pass law waa enacted la not al
leged. If official practices prior to that
time are to ba made a aubject of Investiga
tion, tha Inquiry should comprehend the
Innumerable favors sought and obtained
from tha railways by senators and repre
aentatlves. Tha fact that tha resolution
singles out Mr. Roosevelt la enough in
Itself to prove its unfairness and its ani
mus. No good purpose can be served by
Ita adoption and none Is anticipated. The
obvious Intent Is to put Mr. RooBevelt In
a false light before the country. It ought
to be unnecessary to say that such an at
tempt at mere nagging la unworthy of
Mr. Rainey or any other representative
Tha resolution should and wa have little
doubt will be consigned contemptuously to
the waste basket, where It belongs.
A Shlntna; Ettnpl.
Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Iowa Railroad commission haa or
dered a reduction of from $ to 20 per cent
In maximum express rates In that state,
declaring the profits of the companlea are
excessive and unconscionable. Thla la an
Iowa Idea other states would Ilka to copy.
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WHITTLED TO A F01NT.
The 8mithetle Pal Wotcher,
Ton Iooks bad: been laid up?
Bill-Y us. sort of. A vent been
doors fer free nnints.
The Symi-athetlc Tal Wot waa tha mat
ter wlr ver?
Bill Nuffln": onlv the Judge would
believe It. London Sketch.
"Beln" conspicuous don't alius mean rtat
you Is Important," said 1'ncle Kben. "le
Christmas tree la blacer dan de bunch of
mistletoe, but It don' exert near de In
fluence." Washington Star.
"For $?X) I'll fix your teeth so you can
chew without difficulty."
"If I was to give you $300 I couldn't get
nothln' to chew on." Life,
"I have a remarkable history," began
the lady who looked like a possible client.
'To tell or sellC Inquired the lawyer
cautlonsly. Washington Herald.
"They are criticising the methods In the
schools all around. They criticise, among
other things dividing the children Into sec
tions." "Well, Isn't that enough to mske any
body feel cut up?" Baltimore American.
"A reformer' work Is never done." said
the sincere cltlsen.
"That's right," replied Farmer Corn
tossel. "No sooner does he get into of
fice himself than he has to get busy
keepin' people that ain't reformere out."
Washington Star.
Applicant Did I understand vnu to sav
that you accommodate 200 persons at thla
hotel?
Hotel Proprietor No. I said this hotel
had capacity for I0. Browning's Msgaslne.
I.adv Did thai nlkat T nva vnu e-n
for beerT
Weary Walter Not alone, mum. 1 went
for the beer and took It along Puck.
fncle My dear boy. It's a fact that the
bacilli on paper money have caused many
a death before now.
Nephew Well, uncle, you - might let me
have a few notes. I'm very tired of life.
Toledo Blade.
"Say, who Is that beefy ehsp over there
with the remarkably broad shoulders?"
"That'a the champion chess player of
the college."
"And who Is the midget with the red
hair?"
"That'a tha great left end of our foot ball
team." Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Bertan Braley In Harper'e Weekly.
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He rollicked through life at a canter
Whin It wasn't a. race or a run;
To women the best or the worst one
His voice was a tindher caress,
He'd spend his last clnt like the first one
Wld a manner no words cud express.
His maimer was gracious an' bland;
In virtuous ways or In slnnln'
Oho, but McUlnnis waa grand!
McOlnnlaa Is dead an' departed,
But he was a Man to the nd;
Big-handed, big-voiced, an' big-hearted,
A frlnd that waa always a f rind I
From New Year a clear through to Decern,
ber
He wlnt the whole route, good or bad.
Oohone. we'll ba proud to remember,
An' aura to ba missln' tha lad!
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