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Snasartbars IrarUg th etty taa
pvravlly iUiU kae Taa ate
( tavaa. aVadraaa will be
A safe and sane Fourth Is also a
mo uti -saver.
Just at present the "rule of reason"
Is baiting about .4i0.
A generation ago It was the regular
thing for a teacher to thrash the bad
boy. But times have changed.
A Bible was found lu a St. Louis
burglar's kit of tools. "Do men gather
grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?"
If any railroad wants to pay mora
taxes on Its terminal property in
Omaha, why should it not be allowed
to do o?
There are said to be more than
100,000 panhandlers in New York
City. Are there enough dookles to
go round?
Too bad the contending armies did
not shoot a few extra "Z's" out of
some uf those Mexican names before
subsiding. '
A carnation is to be named after
Champ Clark. Probably a scheme to
catch the women's pote in female suf
frage states.' -"
It must, make the trusts shiver to
note how quickly one or two of those
senators proposed amendments to the
6berman law.
Caruso has recovered his voice."
News item. Then here is where a
good many people lose their money,
Caruso's gain being their loss.
Secretary Dickinson has a letter
from the president to show to anyone
who may question the cordiality of
feeling between blm and bla former
chief.
It baa certainly come to a pretty
pass when a railroad is not permitted
to pay taxes on an assessment of more
than one-third of what it, itself, re
turns. Anybody who tares to start some
thing in the house these hot days
might merely suggest that Uncle Joe
is mellowing with bla seventy-five
years.
If Madero wastes all his sweet
vocabulary now on Dlsi he will not be
Able to say anything felicitous when
the momentous occasion actually
comes.
Yea. the Sherman law feela stronger,
thank' you, since Judge Carpenter' tonic
Chicago Daily News. '
' And bow does it feel since the su
preme court's laxative?
We are almoEt beginning to fear
that the Washington correspondents
bfcve entered Into an unlawful com
bine to keep the name of our Con
gressman Charlea Otto Lobeck out of
print.
Probably those negroes who went
from Texas to Canada thought they
could afford to stand all the knocka
Canada could give in order to get out
of tbe other place.
Haywood's advocacy of a general
strike is said to be received by his au
dience with approving applause. Prob
ably another case of yelling on way
and voting the other.
"Where is the old-fashioned boy
who used to hunt for four-leafed
clover?" ks a contemporary. You
probably will find him in the asm
yard picking dandelions.
' The shrinkage in the number of ar
rests of auto speeders would indicate
either that the drivers have learned
the lesson and are keeping within the
speed limit or that they are now able
to tell a cop wben they see him.
' A recently recruited member of the
State university faculty will be knows
as "Professor of Secondary Agricul
tural Education end Principal of the
School of Agriculture." If. that does
not tell the whole story a few more
words can bo added.
Hedging on Woman So ff rage.
Manifestly woman suffrage la gain
ing ground wben men like tbe eminent
Chancellor Day will make statements
of this tort:
Vim i n l control woman, even though
oi claim to be the head of the family.
Yiu ni learn to obey her commands
merk'y espfolallv when she Insists that
-he l l iiif robbed of her rights This Is
getting a little on the border of the suf
ti tsitte and T ant frank to say that I
I clonal know w h re I am on that tiuestlon.
I am In fa. or of letting woman have what
wants and of letting her do as she
ae.
And a good many other men are in
exactly the same position as Chancel
lor Day they do not know where they
stand on this question of woman suf
frage. And many of them who think
they know are at least not quite as
bold In obtruding their views on the
women as they used to be. The fact
is the average man will do most any
thing within reason to evade a discus
sion of this subject, especially with a
woman. If he has not been converted
by her, he has at least been too well
trained to risk himself in an argument
with her. When would Chancellor
Day ever shrink from an argument?
No man may accuse him of moral
cowardice. No man has charged him
with Intellectual dishonesty. Policy
was one virtue, or vice, as the case
may be, which he never seemed to
possess.
It shows a gain for the women, this
meekness of spirit on the part of the
men, this diffidence in the presence
of a subject about which in times past
men have been known to express them
selves in the plainest of language.
What has brought the change, the bel
ligerent suffragette or the more ra
tional methods of persuasion employed
by the regular woman's rights woman?
Perhaps the women are not gaining
the ballot very rapidly, but who will
dejry them the satisfaction of calling
this progress?
Increase in Trade with the East.
Those who think our national pros
perity depends upon increased ex
ports may find much to comfort them
in recent statistics. The foreign trade
of the United Statea for the year end
ing April 30, amounted to $3,600,
000.000, of which $a,0IJ, 000,000 was
exports, and 11,500,000,000 imports,
leaving a balance in our favor of about
$500,000,000. It is the first time our
exports ever reached $2,000,000,009.
Trade balances, however, have been
used first one way and then another
in political debates and many folks
have come to regard them as of small
consequence in determining our ma
terial prosperity. A country, notably
ours, buys most when it has most with
which to buy and buys least when it is
hard up. In that case a year of de
pression might show the balance of
trade on the 'export aide, while a year
of plenty might show it on the side
of Imports. Thus as an Index to our
commercial status, it is really unre
liable except wben taken in considera
tion along with other factors.
What is more encouraging in ex
port statistics is the showing of an in
creased trade with China and Janan.
Trade la one of the best meang of
cementing friendships that grow into
permanent peace and intercourse be
tween countries and we bad been woe
fully neglecting this expedient in the
far east. Our trade with Asia in 1905
reached $128,500,000, whereas in
1909 it had fallen to $71,500,000 and
in 1910 to $62,750,000. Now for the
last nine months ending In March our
exports to Asia came to $82,500,000,
which. give promise of an annual out
put of $90,000,000, within $11,000,
000 of tbe nlgh-water, mark reached
in 1906. The gains noted are prin
cipally in mineral oil, cotton goods
and wheat flour to China and steel,
cotton and iron manufactures to
Japan. This Is an Important change,
Dix a Disappointment.
Governor Dix is a complete disap
pointment to many of the powers that
elected him in New York. He has
proved to be Tammany's governor.
Just as be was Tammany's nominee.
It came out first in the senatorial
deadlock; it comes 'out again In his
decision to name Dan F. Cobalan Jus
tice of the supreme court, to succeed
Senator O Gorman. This is a matter
of general Interest, because tbe gov
ernor bad been forwarded as a pos
sible candidate for president.
The New York Evening Post, one
of the papers which strongly supported
Dix for governor, says of Cobalan:
Cohalan is the brains of the moat cor
rupt and dangeroua political organisation
(Tammany) In America: he Is put forward
for the bench for that reason and for no
other. To put politicians and tools of
cose upon the bench la to bring the law
Into contempt and to prostitute the jv
dlclary as directly as If It were to become
merely a question of purchase and sale.
The New York World, another paper
that urged Dix'g election ag governor,
eaya:
We have no fault to find with Mr. Co
halan personally or with his abilities as a
lawyer. We are concerned only with the
motives thst make for bla appointment,
and these are politically erandaloua. Mr.
Cohalan la Charles F. Murphy's counsel
and adviser; he Is practically the easo
clste boss of Tammany Hall; otherwise
Governor Dig would never dream of mak
lug him a Justice of the supreme aourt.
Indeed, it Is a matter of common report
that bla appointment la demanded by Mur
phy as ths price of Tammany's support of
the governor legislative program.
And the World also says:
' To thousands of persons his appoint
ment will be accepted as an unanswer
able argument In favor of the recall of
Judges.
But neither tbe Post nor tbe World
rlgh'.ly has any complaint coming.
Doth of them admitted, in the first
plaee, that Boss Murphy of Tammany
dominated ths) Rochester convention
which named Dig and It was generally
admitted by the New o.k demo
cratic papers that "no convention was
ever held more mercilessly in the
grasp of Tammany Hall." Yet they
pretended to believe and pretended to
tell their readers that this creature
of a Tarn many-boused convention
would make a Tammany-defying gov
ernor. That waa when they were
striving to beat Mr. Siimson. It is
different now.
The World asks:
Does he (Dix think the people can be
persuaded to believe In the Independence
of a Judge who Is t.he product of such a
bargain?
No, no more than they should have
believed the preachment that Murphy's
man Dix would be Independent of
Murphy.
Terminal Taxes.
The return by the Northwestern
and its allied road, the Minneapolis &
Omaha, of their property In Omaha at
three times the valuation entered up
by tbe county assessor brings to a
focus the whole question of terminal
taxation.
The terminal tax law was achieved
In 1907, after years of fierce fighting,
and, having won the victory for the
people, its champions were willing to
try It out on a basis more than liberal
to the railroads in order to get the
principle accepted and applied. It
has been known all the time that the
terminal assessments were low, and
that they would eventually have to be
brought up. but no one expected the
railroads themselves to make the
move for higher assessments.
It Is reasonable to assume that the
railroads are not actuated Bolely by
motives of public spirit. They per
haps believe that the assessment val
uation may have something to do with
the basing of rates. But we do not
believe the railroad's motive is vital.
If the valuation is to be considered in
connection with rates it must be the
valuation of the railroad as a whole
and not of tbe proportionate part that
is listed as terminal valuation. The
rates will be the same, or at least no
higher, until the railroad commissions
authorize a change, whether the ter
minal values are more or less of the
total.
If the railroads are ready for re
vision upwards of their terminal as
sessments we see no good reason why
the assessing board should not accom
modate them.
That Garbage Odor.
The mayor and city council have the
very same authority to enter into a
garbage collection contract right now
that they had last year, or that they
would have had hadj tbe vetoed charter
amendments become law. There is
absolutely no change in the powers of
the council as to garbage .collection,
and if an emergency exists the council
may declare the name now Just as
easily as it could have done last year
or tbe year before. The odor ema
nating from the garbage pile smells
as If the garbage haulers, who up to
this time have done a fairly thriving
business on terms they originally
made themselves, had gotten together
to ahake the city down for a bonus or
for the privilege of still more exorbi
tant exactiong from householders, or
both. Seeing how easily the fire in
surance combine worked It, we don't
know as they are to be blamed par
ticularly. Hypocrisy.
Our amiable democratic contem
porary, the World-Herald, questions
the propriety of the candidacy of tbe
republican nominee for congress in
tbe Ninth Iowa district because he is
a Judge of the district court. It inti
mates that, though there may be no
legal obstacle to prevent an incumbent
of tbe bench from running for con
gress, atlll it is'a moral offense which
the voters should rebuke by electing
the democrat.
It happens that last'year the repub
lican candidate for congress in this,
the World-Herald's home district, was
also a sitting Judge on the bench, but
the democratic organ solicitously kept
quiet about it, although presumably
the same moral and political code pre
vails on both sides of the Missouri
river. Still, it must not be inferred
that the World-Herald's conscientious
scruples have changed in go short a
time, for there is another explanation.
It happened last year that the demo
eratlc nominee for congress In tbe
Fourth Nebraska district was likewise
a sitting Judge on the bench, and it
therefore would not hav been seemly
for the World-Herald to condemn In
the Second district what it approved
In the Fourth district.
If it were the democratic candidate
for congress across tbe river who was
"the judge dabbling in politics." in
stead of his republican opponent, the
hypocritical World-Herald would Lave
nothing to say.
Viewed by our city attorney, the
veto of the Omaha charter amend
ment bill by Governor Aldrlch is an
unpardonable offense, and therefore
the governor must be held responsible
for the mlx-up produced by tbe council
rescinding the garbage contract and
letting tbe contractor go free from re
sponsibility on bis bond. The unpar
donable part of tbe veto, however, is
net that it killed the authority for a
garbage tax for the year 1912, but
that it blocked generous salary in
creases for several city officials whjch
were to go into effect at once.
According to a congressional orator,
"Washington. Lincoln, Jefferson. Mad
ison and Roosevelt would all have
been victims of the recall bad It
been Included In the constitution when
they were in the presidential chair."
We are not sure about that, but we
are willing to venture the assertion
that Mayor "Jim" would have had
that honor by this time at least once
if the retail were part of our city
charter.
The doctors newly graduated In
medicine from the University of Ne
braska have been duly warned to
avoid the spirit of commercialism.
They should bo careful, however, to
earn enough to pay rent and board
bills before devoting themselves ex
clusively to the uncompensated uplift
of mankind.
Who has dehorned Texas? One
Mexican bandit bluffed the whole town
of El Taso and the officers turned him
loose for fear that if they arrested
him he might hurt some of them. In
the name of Davy Crockett and
Colonel Dalley, what next?
ot Overlooking the Plums.
Kansas City Star.
The Mexican rebels are to have three
cabinet officers and a majority of the gov
ernorships. Can It be that "patronage"
was what these patriots were warring for?
Kffect nf the Ioint of View.
Chicago Record-Herald.
The geological department of the I'nlted
Plates haa decided that the word Chicago
comes from the Ojibwa Shekag-ong, sig
nifying wild onion, 'or "bad smell." The
geologists must have mad their observa
tions from a point in the vicinity of ths
stockyards.
Never Towelled Mr,"
Philadelphia Record.
John I. Rockefeller Is just as rich tk
he was before, and he and the men who
have long been associated with him have
Just as complete a control of the petroleum
Industry. If any one wishes to know who
la boss of the oil business let him start
something In the way of an independent
refinery.
Dodging; a Loaded BUI.
New York Tribune,
The democratic majority In the house of
representative has developed a holy horror
of Monday sessions. There a rsaaon. Th
house is afraid to sit on that day because
It Is calendar day and the first bill on th
calendar for consideration I the Anderson
pension bill, which most democrats don't
want to go on record either for or against.
Monday will therefore remain dies non for
the rest of this session, Illustrating the
fact that In politics there I alwaya more
than one way to skin a cat.
Prepared for "Shock of War."
Boston Transcript.
The City of Mexico, we are told, i pre
paring to feel the "shock of war." Thanks
to Diaa, it has had a long Immunity from
such a trying experience. For at least
thirty-five years It haa not known th
presence of foreign Invaders or trium
phant revolutionist. Previous to the
peace which Diaz made, It had undergone
about all the military Inconvenience that
can befall a capital. It was garrisoned
for the greater part of a year by th
American army pending the signing of the
treaty of peace, and It was held down
for four years by French and Imperialists
during the Maximlllanad.
HISTORY OK ANTITRUST LAW,
Approved by t'oua-rese with Oaly Oae
Dlsseatlas Vote,
Kansas City Star.
It 1 interesting to recall that the Sher
man anti-trust law, to which the supreme
court ha just given' a very liberal inter
pretation, was passed by th senate with
only on dissenting vote, and received the
unanimous approval of the house of repre
sentatives. Apparently every congressman thought
he understood th law at that Urn.
But It haa taken more than twenty years
of controversy and consideration to clear
UP its real meaning, If, Indeed, tha task
has yet been completed. In the opinion of
Justice Harlan the supreme court has re
versed Itself this week In declaring that
th law applies only In cases of unreason
able restraint of trade.
Though the law was named after Sen
ator Sherman, he did not write It. He
Introduced a bill on the subject, from
which all except the title was stricken out
and a new bill written by Senator Ed
mund and Hoar. Later the title Itself
was changed, so that nothing remained of
th original Sherman bill.
People Talked About
No finer example of daring enterprise,
originality and got-thereatlvenesa bloom
In New York than William C. McAdoo.
Ha nut the Hudson tunnela through while
others talked about auch venture. His
scepter Is a shovel hitched to compressed
air.
Mme. Durand, who established the
Fronde, the Paris newspaper on which
no man was employed In any capacity,
and who now directs the morning paper
Les Nouvelles, has surprised If not shocked
Paris by delivering a funeral addreea ever
her mother's grave.
Daughter of the Revolution throughout
Mlsourt, particularly Rachel Donaldson
Chapter of Bprtngfteld, are urging, con
gress to grant pension to Miss Evalln
Clifton of Marahtleld. whose father was a
soldier In General (ieorge Washington'
army. Miss Clifton, who Is te year old,
Is declared to be the only living "real"
daughter of tbe Revolution.
Former Governor Chamberlain of Con
necticut, whose death 1 reported, had sev
eral admirable knots on bis spinal column.
He was ana of precious few gevernors
who would not Us a railroad pas when
th pastabaords were certificate of official
dignity, and on one occasion successfully
defied the New Haven road to put him off
a train when he refused to pay far unlesa
given a seat.
Jamea Plk, a farmer of Kansas. I try
ing to get rich betting against the weather.
Iast Auguat ha steken IMOQe on a
chance that It would rain within
three month. Cut it did not rain.
If It had, however, he would have
made a quarter of a million dollar from
his wheat. He has staked 1176. ono in five
year an th chance that there would be
enough rain and seasonable weather to
give him a bumper crop of wheat.
" ri wtL-uiAfT
In Other Lands
Side tights on What Is Trans
piring Among the Meat as
far Station of the Earth
Th inroads of emigration into the popu
lation of Scotland Is reflected In the recent
census, fragmentary portions of which
hav been made public. Francis McCul
lagh. London correspondent of the New
York Kvening Post, reports that the'es
pected latere Increase In the population of
cities like Glasgow. Kdlnbuih. Dundee
and Aberdeen, has not been reallxed. Cities
generally have barely held their own,
while In the country a marked decrease is
shown In Orkney the population In ten
esrs has decreased bv nearly 2.iK, or
nearly one-twelfth. In ' Aberdrenshlre, the
country aide Is being rapidly depopulated;
in Forfarshire, heavy looses are reported,
and a progreesrve decline Is shown In
Perthshire. Klncarllneshire. Morayshire,
Ross-shlre and Inverness-shlre. Two
causes are responsible for the emigration
of the aVota hard economic condition at
home and th lur nf the land and greater
opportunities In new countries. The In
ducaments offered hy Csnada attracts a
large number of the Pcotch Immigrants,
the proportion last year being 17,000 out
Of a total nf il IRA (hi nm.ln.r h.l A
vided between Australia, South Africa and
me cnited states. "We do not want to
exaggerate the picture." says the West
minster Gaxette. "but we must face the
truth that free men and Independent men
Will not DUt un With the conditions of tha
old country, Its close landlordism, Its de
dication to snort and pleasure and harrt.
and fast barrier which It erect to the
capaoie poor man. They look across the
sea to where they can get free land and
a free life, We are told that since th
beginning ef th year the emigration to
Canada from Aberdeen and the surround
ing district ha been at the rat of 300
a Week. That la tha artawap mhlk
land mukea to the refueal of the Home of
L,oras to permit a very moderate reform
to be made In Its land system; and ths
sooner w realize that If this country I to
hold Its own In the world-wide competition
for population, which is now proceeding, it
cannot sacrifice the welfare of the mas of
people to pleasure an dsport, or to the In
ordinate claim of rich people, claiming
the right to do what they will with their
own, th better It will be for our own peace
and prosperity."
A recent aneech riellvara1 in h u,,n
garian Parliament by Count Tisza. head of
me neuonaiiHi party, outlines a wholly
new spirit toward the non-Magyar section
of the population. Count Tloza openly
proclaimed liberty for all. Henceforth, he
announces, mi anne, Kerbs, Croat, Ru
manians, shall have tha free rlcht in n
their language and to teach them. Magyar
win no longer be obligatory In schools or
churches. The doors of the nuhlir ruii.
shall be thrown wide open to all. Hun
gary will henceforth hav prefects of every
race represented In the nonulatlon chn...r,
only for fitness and not because of descent
irom one race or another. Jt Is true that
Magyar Is to remain th official language
Of tha Stat, but thl la anlv rensnnahla .
well as convenient, it heina- ih. n.nk..
tongue or two-third of the people, while
in- remaining inira I divided up among
fiV or SlX distinct lane-uacaa TK Ht.-
ysrs eomprls 14,000,000 in a total popula
tion m xz.ouj.ww, ana their control has been
so great that not even tha miiu.t .
flelai places and honors wer open to the
people of other races, and avacr h.ili.
obstacle has been thrown in the way of
taacntng their languages. Schools where
Magyar was not teuarht hava been i...
they even tell of governesses who did not
mnuw Magyar oeing put In prison for fall
tng te teach It to their pupils.
Interest In the extent of h hMw.
measure ef horn rule for Ireland Is whetted
or ma proposed inscription on the St.
Ganden's monument to f-fari.. m ,, i
rarnell, which Is to ba unveiled in Dublin,
juy i next, ihe Inacrlption is Parneir
oft-quoted words, "No man has a right to
fix the boundary of th march of a na
tion. At present a parallel for the rela
tion between an Irish legtolature and the
Imperial Parliament Is baler f.,.i .
relations of the provincial Parliaments of
v-anaua, Apropos or the Inscription, th
inen uuoiicmt. Kranu ir,ih rvr. .
write to th Dublin nru. lvlnv .v,. ....
of th speech In which the word occur.
c-viqantiy it was not the statu of a pro
vincial Parliament for lrair .....
In hi mind whan h mad th peech. He
claimed no less than th seml-lndppendent
Parliament of Orattan s day for a begln-
wnnui bsn jor less than the
restriction of Qrattana Pnriium.
its important privileges, its wide and far-
reacning constitution. We cannot, under
the British constitution, ask for more than
the restitution of Orattans Parliament
But no man hag a right to fix the boun
daries of the march of a nation.
The Roman Cathollo church In Franc
draws some encouragement from the de
cisions of the Consell d F.stat. the highest
tribunal in the state. A few week ago
an attempt wa made to deprive th
Freuch eure of his traditional title, but th
decision of th C'our d Caaaatlon, which
held that he had no legal right to It after
the passing of the Separation act, wa up
set by the Coneil d Etat. And now ths
mayor of Sammedon. a small country com
mune, who sought to prevent th custom
ary processions to th cemetery on Palm
Sunday and All Saint1, has also been over.
rul4 by th Conseil d etat, which hold
that the mayor has overreached hi au
thority under th Separation act, which
safeguards local traditons and feelings, a .
way provided that no breach et the peace
is caused by religious procession. This
la a ruling which may hav far-reaching
result l;i the revival of religious ceremon
ies, which have been abandoned in many
part of Franc owing to til action of th
local mayors.
Th following figures showing th work
ing of th Oernfan workmen Insurance
law In 1909 are pf interest. Of a total
population of 63.179,000 people, ,ft2.; male
and I.4M.S12 females were Insured agalnat
the consequences of Illness. They were
Insured in i3,U9 insurant ofices in all
parts of th empire. Against acUdent were
insured 11,84.000 male and i.U,0uQ female.
Against complete Invalidity, or Inability to
work, wi insured l0,7W,it male and 4,
TIT, females. There wer S.Wl.fc. case
of nines dealt with 1.021,118 cases of acci
dent and 115.SM fieeh pensions for Inval
idity In addition to th existing 93.34 pn
lons. Old age pensions numbered in all
i:,t4. The Income from insurance was
Ml.5Ss.o09 mark (four mark equal roughly
til, of which 413.497,7(0 mark were con
tributed by th employers and S24.07S.3oo by
the workmen. The Imperial contribution
wa sle.7O0 msrks. The total expenditure
was 198,924.200 mark.
Dlrlalblea la He-odoa List.
New York World.
The wreck of the aixth Zeppelin dirigi
ble In a gale pretty well establishes the
Impracticability ef regulated balloon air
travel. On the ether hand, the Institution
ef a biplane taxleab eervlre at Lucerne
Illustrate th advanoa ef the heavler-than-air
machine to a degree of perfectibll
Uy entreating with the defleienclea of
llghter-than air transit.
POLITICAL SNAPSHOTS.
.Va.hlngton Powt : This deadlock over the
election of a president pro tern is nothlnR
hut a scheme to keep Mutiny Jim frnnt at
t.nrilnr any more ball gitmes.
Pittsburg Dlspatih: Nebraska progres
sives having asked whether T. R. would be
imharrapscd by their voting for him nrxt
November as n preferential candidate in
112 were tersely informed thst It would
vtry deeply embarrass him. Purpose the
reactionaries should repest the New York
result?
New York Tribune: The Arkansas legis
lature hadn t g.it comfortably ad.tourned
last Saturday before Governor Dnnaghey
Issued a call for an entra aession to heirin
next week. The teets'ature didn't find an
opportunity to do various things which the
governor thought It was sadly remiss In
nrirloctlnfc.
sloux City Journal: It haa been some
cais since Pottawattamie has been so
neutral In a congressional convention. It
as quite a novelty for Pottawattamie to
be there with ten of Its delegates absent.
An unpleasant feature, without reference
to Individual preference. Is In the record
that It took the delegates present from Pot
tawattamie several minutes "to arrive at
a aatlsfactory division."
Kansas City Star; In th New York legls.
lature the Income tax resolution is smoth
ered In the houaa, although It haa passed
Ih. ...... . .. i w, .
.uu in rcnnayivania tne house
has passed the resolution but . th srnste
refused to act on It. There la still strong
hope that the amendment will be ratified,
notwlthetandlng the kind of politicians who
prevail In Albany and Hanisburg, New
York and Pennsylvinia probably will not be
needed.
SAJU MAOARA FALLS.
Another Attempt In Commercialise
the Cataract.
Washington Star.
The American Civic Federation continues
its campaign for the preservation of Nia
gara Falls. It I declared that the extinc
tion of the falls aa a acenic wonder is
Imminent. It I alleged that the waterways
treaty with Canada, signed January u.
1!X. while apparently limiting the amount
of water which might be taken from the
falls, has, on the contrary, Increased this
diversion. The power developing com
panies. It Is charged, have taken advantage
of the. outside limitation of the treaty,
and today are demanding what will amount
to 6S per cent more water than I now
being drawn Into the tunnel for th pur
pose of turning giant turbine engines.
Niagara Falls thus presents a vast nrob.
lent. The usual argument Is made on the
utilitarian side. Here, say th "practical"
men, Is energy enough to turn so many
wheel for the good of all mankind. This
energy la now being lost to th world for
the sake ef giving a moment's pleasure to
Idle sightseers. The argument has its
strong points, but It Is not good. Niagara
should be saved. The acenic marvel of
the world should not be blotted out be
caue thy hold force that can b usd In
running machines primarily for private,
profit. Niagara is an Inspiration to every
spectator, and creates Impressions that re
main with one through life. For ages it
has been preaching a sermon on the gran
deur of God and the littleness of man, and
this sermon should not be interrupted by
men who desire to mak money out of tur
bines. Niagara is a national-an Internat tonal
how place, and so It shoulTI continue to
be. Millions of men have visited Niagara,
more millions will visit it, and all th mil
lions would tike to. A man is alwava
richer for his memories af Niagara. On
never forgets the spray and thunder of th
Canadian and American fall, either from
the usual pointa of vantage above, or from
the deck of the Maid of the Mint tha c...
of tha Winds, or the shaft, tunnel and rock
opening whan the Ontario government ha
out unaer tha Horseshoe fills, im. .v.
forgets the view of the Canadian rapids
iron me outer or tbe Thre Sisters.
Th beauty of Queen Victoria park, owned
by Ontario, and of Goat island, owned by
New York, alwsys remain with one, and
millions the whole world over would lament
the ruin of Niagara Falls.
TAPS ON THE FUNNYBONE.
"I'm a poor conversationalist at these
high-brow dinnera parties. I'm always
afraid of mispronouncing soma word."
"Tak a mouthful of spinach before at
tempting a word that you are uncertain
about. 'Loulsvlll Courier-Journal.
"Afova IISJ tharal" ir.ll.J . k Aj
trying to crowd mor passepger Into the
..Mov? UD? Pd a suffocating voire.
Does he expect ua to climb the atraps?"
Chicago Tribune.
'Why did you dismiss George, OlsdysT
He's a good, steady fellow, doing well and
would make you a fine husband.''
'I know all that, but, oh. Gwendolen, I
' i- !. . ' 1
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KIATIO
SOUTH OMAHA
NEBRASKA
CAPITAL -
Etgixming its Twenty-Flrit Year of
Successful Business In South Omaha.
OFFICERS:
A. W. TBOfBLK. Tresident. J. F. COAP, Jr., Vlce.Preg.
W. A. C JOHXKON, fuehler. H.tRIlY F. TRIMBLE, AL Ceahier.
T. J. SHA.NAHAN. Asst. Cahier.
HAS UO SUBSTITUTE
wm
Absolutely Puro
Tha or.ty basking powtSsr
matfo from isoyal Urspo
Uroam of Tartar
K3 ALUMK LIME FKilATE
never could he happy with a man who pro.
nouncea garage aa though It rhymed with,
carriage!' Baltimore American.
"What do you think of the proooaM
iuuihi Hi iove in our vuiichhi
"1 think that would come under the head
vt coo-education."-Rrtltlmore American.
"You had to refuse th request of those
men? '
"Ves," replied Senator Sorghum.
"Were thev angry?"
"Not at all. I showed o much grief
t not being able to oblige -thara that
tney went away sympathising with me."
Wabhlngton Hlar.
"Jobbina certainly doea rest himself st
the close of the clay by varying his busi
ness standing."
"How so?"
"In business hour h is a floorwalker,
and after that he become a straphanger.
Baltimore American.
AN OLD MAID'S SALE.
(A Nightmare)
I. too. dreamed a dream one cold April
night;
'Twas the one when Jack Frost took that
enormous bite
Of the portion of fruit to th midwest aU-
lotttd.
That the ghost of a nijhtmare Into my
dreams trotted.
It seemed that a law had been passed la
the town
That salaried spinsters all be turned
down:
That none he employed sav she who
would tak
To herself some old bach, and a coxy horn
make.
The old maidens fussed and said 'twas a
Hit v
Where the Star and the Stripes waved
over a city
That they be compelled to give up their
freedom
For some crusty old cranks, "better wait
till we need 'em."
But authorities paid no heed to their
"knocking."
And determined to auction Off spinsters,
how shocking!
And sign-bearers toted the temp-
tlngest
Of salaried maids st a grand auction
sale.
And the bachelors quickly these signs did
pursue.
For prcHently every old bach in th
to be Uu.
And presently avery old hach in tbe
dlggln'a.
Each dully attired in his best suit and
rlgslns.
From thirty to ninety; etout, pudgy and
spare;
Bald-headed, chin-whiskered, dark-visaged
and fair;
With eyes all alert, swarmed side-aisle and
gallery
To put in a bid for a bride with a
salary.
And now there aros a very great
clamor
And all eyes were bent on the man with
the hammer,
Whose shrill bell-like tones, metallic and
cold.
The knell of the freedom of good spinsters
tolled.
And these maids with wrath too blind to
consider.
Jumped off a spring board to the arm of
soma bidder.
Who bore them away, poor unwilling
creature.
To some church tb he wed, and the brides
paid tha preachers.
With wrath and with grief I wa weli
nlgh e-rhok.
Rap, rap, wqt tb hammer and her I
awoke
With a start and taste that wa most
melancholy.
And remembered I'd eaten on canoed bet
tomalie.
Omaha. BAYOLL NE TRELE.
PTfl
$200,000.00