THE BEE: OVAITA, MONDAY, JULY 17. 1911.
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE
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f Not aiy Public
abarrlbrra leaving; the city tem
porarily aaonld have Th He
mailed to tkfm,'' Addreaa will be
rhaaard a often reqaeatrd.
It takes real money, though, to buy
artificial Ire..
Bailey and . Henry the two great
end men from Texas.
Now, off-hand, what la the name of
KtheJ BsrrymoreV husband?
Owlug to the long speeches In con
gress Chautauqua seasons are late.
If you really find your money Is
tainted send U ta Uncle Sam. He will
waah It. " "
. A Chicago man, makes a plea for
eoler- c.totUes,1 ',-We prefer cooler
weather. " '-
When arojblane marriages become
fashionable there wJH be more couples
falling out.
Too hot to vote for commission
form of government, but not for water
bonda. What's the answer?
Unless omethlDg Intervenes to off
set the verdict of the jury Evelyn
Arthur See haa a new taste of the
absolute life coming.
It may soon become necessary for
the Massachusetts legislature to build
an annei to the state house for Gov
ernor Foes' messages.
It Is a good hlng for the repose of
his soul that Abraham Lincoln never
knew some of the self-styled "Lincoln
republicans" of Illinois.
Laura Jean Llbbey speaks of the
men who woo but do not wed. That
lets out Nat Goodwin, who weds
whether he woos or not.
Senator Bailey la the only man In
the aenate who can atand on his head
and at the same time make folks
think he Is right end up.
One way to endure the heart la to think
tha pleanter things. Chicago New.
Yes, for instance, when the mercury
registers 105 think It registers only 76.
The number of automobiles on the
current tax list for Omaha and Doug
las county Is 1,104. And It's a aafe
guess that the assessor missed several.
"Begin the day by laughing," ad
vises Lillian Ruasell In her syndicate
eoothssying. Evidently she wishes us
to read the morning paper containing
her dope. ;
T""""
The New York World cynically ob
serves that "President Taft Is again
making a brief stay in Washington."
And getting something done, the
World might have added.-
The Chicago woman who scored
teachers for their "bred And butter"
attitude toward their profession had
something on which to base her criti
cism. But so have. the teachers.
It la really fuany to See the pre
tended friends ojj th commission plan
of city government bandwagon pull
back and try to obstruct its progress
because theirs arepot the only hands
on the rope. Yis, It's really funny.
Our old friend "Mike" Harrington,
takes up two columns to tell what hap
pened to Metcalfe's county option
plank In the last democratic state con
vention at Grand Island, and just how
it happened. Isn't It a little late for
the Inquest? ., , , ;
. ,-T -j-, - - -
la other worda, according to the
Water boarders'," tnt canaot tell
within $1,000.00 Jo st how much they
will need to settle for the water works
sad bring the plant fully up to require
ments But they want to borrow the
money right away before their credit
gets worse.
According to Cttf rhmlt Crowley
the milk depots of Omaha do not rank
say where near with the breweries In
point of cleanliness. A lot of people
ire also convinced, that the fluid that
xmea from the-milk depots does sot
rank at j where near with the beverage
that comes from the breweries.
On (he Wrong Foot.
A circular address of greeting and
admonition to the officers, sgetits and
eniployps of the Missouri Pacific Just
Issupd by the new president, !. K.
Hush, reflects a peculiarly confused
Idea of the relation of the railroads to
the public. On the whole the saluta
tory Is replete with good advice,
dwelling on the need of loyalty on the
part tf every employe high or low,
the demand for considerate and
couriccus treatment of patrons, ap
preciation of the Interests of the stock
holders and their right to earnings
that wMI enable thern to reap divi
dends. President Hush, however, gets
off on the wrqng foot, and Invites
dlsent, where he Intimates that the
people serveci are under obllgatlona to
the railroad owners that they cannot
lioK' to repoy. This Is what he says j
on this point:
There ara no good reasons for the, un
friendly feeling shown to railroads or why
legislation should Impose upon them unfair
burdens and deprive flierti of 'their Jusl
dues. Considering what railroads have
done through Investment of private capital.
In 'upbuilding and ' developing the country,
In c eating It wealth, In Improving the
conditions of living and In uplifting the teo
ple and adding to all the conveniences and
comforts of life. It would seem that ordi
nary common gratitude would be awak
ened In the people who shure these bless-
Ings and as a result that a more enllght- I
ened and Just public sentiment would pre
vail toward them. The valuable contribu
tion which they are dally making to civil
isation Justly entitles thorn to fairer and
more liberal treatment.
We arc free to admit that there are
fewer renson for unfriendly feeling
to rnilronds than there used to be,
but the railroad man who persuades
himself that there never were good
reasons i tor unfriendly feeling Is
simply self-deluded. With the courts
to resort to, so far as we know of, the
railroads have had to submit to no
legislation. In thla state at least, Im
posing unfair burdens or depriving
them of their just dues. In fact, the
railroads have managed td do toler
ably well, and In confidential circles
their spokesmen admit they have
gotten off much easier than they had
a right to expect.
But the suggestion that the people
out of "common gratitude" should sit
Idly by and let the railroads pursue
their course of favoritism, discrimi
nation and excessive charges, arbitrary
disregard of public rights, Interfer
ence with politics and manipulation
of lawmakers, rather crowds the
limit. If it comes to a question of
gratitude, another side will call for
attention. Gratitude on the part of
the railroads for the privileges and
Immunities so lavishly granted to
them, the right of eminent domain,
the subsidies In money and land, the
long years of tax exemption, the
license to exchange watered stock .for
money, should awaken sentiments of
appreciation that would reciprocate
favors rather than deny the debt alto
gether. . - J..V -
We expect a great deal from the
new bead of the Missouri Pacific
In the way of rehabilitating the road
and strengthening it In public favor.
But the first lesson he has to learn,
according to our way of thinking, Is
that the railroad Is not a charity nor
a philanthropy, but a business under
taking, that It is entitled to fair treat
ment as It deserves It, and It will
deserve It only by according fair
treatment to the public.
Using: Wiley for Politics.
For the sake of truth and Justice
and Dr. Wlley'e own personal interests
It would be extremely unfortunate to
make his case a foot ball of politics
to be kicked around as was the Pln-chot-Balllnger
controversy. Undoubt
edly the latter would have been set
tled sooner and with far more satis
faction to all concerned had it been
kept out of the hands of meddlesome
and mischievous persons and aelf
seeking Interests. Truth was distorted
at tlmea beyond all recognition or
Identification In that controversy and
now it is rumored that another such
mess Is to be made of the proposed
Investigation of Dr." Wiley's official
conduct. The chavgea against Dr.
Wiley eeem entirely too small and
trivial, even granting that they are
based on-fact.'to warrant such demon
stration over them. All agree that Dr.
Wiley haa been a very useful public
servant and doubtless has made some
mletskee. but the public at large, like
the president, haa faith in his ability
and Integrity and also suspects sinister
Influences msy be behind these charges
alleged against him. . But in the con
duct of his case now hie professed
frlen.ds In congress will be doing Dr.
Wiley an Injury and prove themselves
not his real frienda by trying to capi
talize him for political purposes.
The Alaskan Mirup.
it ta generally admitted that what
Alaska should have ia some form of
government more responsive to its
needs, political, economic snd other
wise, but before congress can get to
that it must clear the air and the
peninsula of a lot of crimination and
recrimination, the result of too much
politics up there. President Taft
knows better than he caa be told what
Alaska needs and he set about more
than year ago to devise a plan for
Its development. He proposes to go
forward with these plans as fast as
circumstances permit, but he will re
quire the harmonious cd-operstion of
congress In working out these plans,
for they Involve legislation.
The country Is told now that Dele-,
gate Wlckersham's ' charges agalnat
Attorney General "Wlckersham will
bring to a final head all trouble that
has been, besetting progress la Alaska.
That te open to question, however.
Things have been brought to a head so
often up there and yet they are not
cleared up. The unfortunate fact
about the present controversy, as has
been the rase with all of the preceding
ones, Is thst personal 111 feelings and
political ambitions rut too big a figure.
There ia too much anlmua In the case
to make It entirely clear one way or
the other. Too many men have
wanted to be the big bugs In Alsskan
politics and Uncle Sam has paid the
bills, which have been hurtful" to
Alaska and the atates both.
Undoubtedly there haa been too
much shsrp dealing, to use a mild
terra, by interests exploiting, or seek
ing to exploit, Alaska, but that there
has been 'much exaggeration of what
haa gone on la equally true. To get
down to brass tacks snd reach a basts
of square and wholesome transaction,
It will be necessary for the various fac
tions to subside or be forced to the
background. If personalities and poli
tics could be subordinated to the gen
eral good, it would help vitally In the
solution of Alaska's problems.
The Nonpartisan Fake.
That was a most Interesting letter
written to The Bee by the redoubtable
Charles Wooster, one of the old-time
fusion war horses, throwing the har
poon Into the nonpartlsanship fake on
which the democrats tried to run their
candidates into office two years ago,
and which some of them want to re
peat again this year. Wooster has
been on the inside of the councils oi
the democrats, and when he says the
nonpartisan judiciary plank which
waa nut In the democratic platform
of 1909 was not put there In good
faith he knows what he Is taming
about. And when he adds that It
waa nut there to help elect some dem
ocrats to the supreme bench, and for
no other reason, he makes pobile ad
mission of what The Bee charged at
the time.
There is as much nonpartlaanshlp
in the democracy of Nebraska as there
is true religion among the infidels.
The same democratic legislatures that
tried to perpetrate the nonpartisan
Judiciary acts ran riot In partisan pol
itics and spoils grsbblng. When the
fuslonists once had two of the three
membera of the supreme bench they
wanted the third, so they might have
all three. One of the first lawa en
acted by the democratic legislature
two years ago vested the distribution
of constitutional amendment advertis
ing in the governor for the express
purpose of taking thla pie from repub
lican papers and giving It to demo
cratic papers. When the next demo
cratic legislature, however, found that
the election of a republican governor
had shoved the pie back across the
table it tried to pass another law com
pelling the governor to restore half
again to the democrata. We may be
sure, therefore, that anything labeled
nonpartisan handed out by our late
democratic' legislature Is misbranded.
Wooster says people can see through
the transparent attempt to fool them.
and we believe he la correct. The
ripoDle refused to be fooled by the
democratic nonpartisan fake two yearB
ago, and we believe they will again
refuse to be fooled by It this year.
1 Punishing Charlatans.
The Chicago Jury which convicted
the founder of the "Absolute Life"
cult for abducting and making his
dupes two young girls did itself proud
and all Chicago seems to be rejoicing
in the verdict.
It so happena that the mothersof
both these deluded children made
themselves parties to the outrage by
assenting to their daughtera' com
panionship with the charlatan at his
headquarters, and one of the women
herself is now being sued for divorce
by her husband, who found her associ
ation with the man Intolerable. So,
while Evelyn Arthur See seems to be
In a fair way to "get what is coming
to him," to use the vernacular, people
who like to see Justice fully done will
Instinctively turn their thoughts to
these mothers. They, of course, pro
fess conversion to the creed this Im
postor peddled and he hides behind
the plea of being divine.
It does seem that even in a country
where men may freely worship accord
ing to the dictates of their own con
sciences there ought to be definite
limitations to the misuse of this con
stitutional right.
Friends and Friends.
Some of the friendly newspapers quote
all the complimentary things said about
Mr. Bryan, while other friendly news
papers, such as the Omaha World-Herald,
quote all the criticism. Mr. Bryan la thu.
able to hear both sides and weigh the evi
dence. Mr. Bryan's Commoner.
It would seem that Mr. Bryan Is at
last, slowly and gradually, but surely,
getting on to the curves of our amia
ble democratic contemporary, which
he once ably edited.
The Kansas City Live Stock ex
change haa been ordered by the court
to abrogate Ita rule prohibiting mem
bera dealing with nonmembera. We
do not know whether our South
Omaha Live Stock exchange has a aim
liar rule or not, but. if so, a hint
should be quite enough.
One candidate for favor In the com
ing local primary has filed twice and
paid two filing fees to make sure that
he haa not overlooked anything In the
law'a requirement. There's no tell
ing what a man will no,t do when he
gets the itch, for office.
The Interstate Commerce commis
sion is to have an Investigation of pipe
llnea. While about It. It might confer
a favor by ascertaining for us why
that often promised pipe line from the
Wyoming oil fields to Omaha aaa not
yet materialised.
Hooking Backward
IhisDay InOmalia
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J I Jl'IiV 17. L
Thirty Years Ag
lir. MoOosh'a sermon In the First Pres
byterian church, found the place filled to
the "utmost capacity notwithstanding the
heat." His theme was "Growth In Grace,
Illustrated In the Life of Nk-odemus."
District Attorney Hurnliam, accompanied
by his son. la In Grand Island to meet his
sister, Mrs. Merrlam who will return with
him to spend the summer In Omaha.
Mayor Boyd gives It as his opinion that
the alleys of the city are much cleaner
now than they have been. There are sev
eral pools of water In vacant lots that the
council will attend to nt Its next meetng.
The coolest hat. "the bamboo." has Just
been received by Frederick, the hatter.
Rev. A. F. Bherrlll preached In the First
Congregational church on the attempted as
KaNslnHtioii of President Garfield.
Twenty Years Ago
Nea of a big meeting at Red Cloud, ad
dressed by Congressman W. J. Pryan, who
poke In response to "a rcqueet of the citl-
sens generally,"
C. Johnson was badly burned by gaso
line at his home, 10M 8outh Twenty-third
street.
The steamer Capltnla Butt arrived In the
evening, having in tow two barges loaded
with goods for local firms. After drop
ping Us tow. it kept on up the river to
Sioux City.
P. A. CVFarrell of Oregon was the guest
of Hon. J. A. McShane,
Frank Maggloll, the crack bllllardlst, took
charge of the Millard hotel billiard parlors.
Hfth ward taxpayers met at night at
Etflings hall to roast" different depart
ments of the city and county governments.
Among those present and roasting were;
Messrs. Krfllng, Osthoff. Birmingham.
Counsman. Redman, gchnaake and Jenkins.
C. L. Chaffee, who bought the Howell
lumber interests, with Attorney R. 8. Hail,
left for Chicago to settle claims.
The total expenses for running the city's
schools for the year were stated by Sec
retary Conoyer of the school board to be
ta63.TS3.Sl.
Physicians met at the Paxton hotel to
adopt resolutions on the death of Dr. R.
H. Darrow. Dr. Bacon was chairman of
the meeting and the resolutions commutes
waa made up of Drs. Peabody, Tlldon and
Ralph.
Major J. B. Furay, who owns the largest
ranch In Douglas county, reported that
wolves had kUled 100 hogs of his during
the year.
W. J. Burgess, formerly of Salt Lake,
arrives from New York, to take charge of
the Boyd theater.
Ten Years Ago
The county commissioners decide not to
grant a franchise to the Omaha Suburban
Railway and Traction company.
Two lovers. William Harria and Miss
Prudence Hathaway, after a quarrel and
separation twenty years ago, met at the
Burlington station, made up, got married
and went to a farm near Beatrice to live.
Tom P. Gets, superintendent of the Ak-Sar-Ben
festival, opens headquarters for
the season at 310 South Sixteenth street
Miss Effle a Reed, principal of the
Omaha View school, goes to Cheyenne for
a visit.
Judge Estelle heard the application of
Pierce B. Murray for a receiver for the
reserve fund for the Tontine Beneficial as
sociation. Police Judge Gordon fined Ed Tyson,
a peddler, 1100 for selling Mrs. B. F.
Thomas a short peck of apples.
John F. Flnnerty of Chicago delivered
the principal address In celebration of the
eighth anniversary of the Church of the
Holy Family.
Maklas: t'p Lo.t Time.
Chicago Record-Herald.
It never baa paid and It probably never
will pay to race expreas trains over
switches and around curves for the pur
pose of making up lost time. The best
place In which to make up lost time is In
railroad yards, where most of It Is lost,
generally through lack of efficiency on the
part of tho people who are charged with
the duties of making up trains and keep
ing tracks clear.
A Bea-ararly- 8hwlma-.
Springfield Republican.
Bo the antl-Taft movement In the senate
has dwindled to fourteen votes. It's a
beggarly showing and likely to become
worse If the sesaion Is further prolonged.
People Talked About
Channliig Pollock, dramatic author, has
a dress suit which he adjusts to his per-'
son with tha aid ef a slio4 horn and a gas
tonga In days gone by, when be was
much leaner, the suit fitted him.
Fifteen minutes after the governor of
Virginia laaud a proclamation urglng
prayers for rain the rain fell. In other
sections of the dry belt governors think,
they are going some when they do tnings
that make the angals weep.
Frank Smith, representative of the
United Stales Steel corporation at
Johannesburg, South Africa, arrived in
New York from Liverpool en the Cunarder
Cartnania. Ha has come from the other
aide of. the world, more than 10.000 miles,
to marry Miss Ia belle Kalaey, at Ivory
town. Conn.
A Wyoming bachelor, owner of a ranca.
advertises In a Hhoehonl paper that he Is
lonely and would like te annex company
on the snatrUnoelal plan. He Is "8, me
dium build, brown eyes, dark hair, sunny
disposition" and otaar qualities rejulrei
In an Ideal k us band. Such a rare bargain
baa not appeared on tha Wyoming eountar
years.
C. P. BUckney of Brook Una. VL. baa a
cane that was m owned by Dr. John
Wllaon. Tfeunderooft." tas Ensrtlea high
wayman, who cams to this country and
taught school at Brookllne and who la
burled la Prospect Hill cemetery, Brattle
boro, VU The moat mtereetlng thing about
tha cane Is a daggwr about sight tnrbes
long concealed In tne top part.
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Their t hallraae.
OMAHA. July l.-To the Editor of The
Bee: The democratic convention of this
county, composed of a select number of
delegates chosen by the county committee
from those whom It knew would do Its bid
ding, with a very few noble exceptions,
conspicuous among which few was I. J.
Dunn, saw fit to assail the Integrity of
William Jennings Bryan. They charge
that he Is a traitor, tngrate. treacherous
to the party, and so on. because he saw
fit not to support Mayor Dahlman tor
governor last fait. They also allude to
him as the "former leader" In this state.
Even the great statesman who represents
this dlstrlrt In congress. In one of his elo
quent and masterly speeches, Joined in
this denunciation. It must be that he was
taken off his feet by the eloquence of
Mayor Dahlman, because It Is not a habit
with him ever to take sides In any contest
where courage is required. The one manly
voice In that aggregation was that of our
courageous snd Indomitable 1. J. Dunn.
After doing all that- they throw out the
slogan of "Harmon and harmony" for 1912.
Well, we shall see what we shall see.
The crisis In this country between the
friends of freedom nnd the cohorts of
privilege Is growing altogether too acute
for such horseplay as that. Since the chal
lenge Is thrown down by this small fraction
of the democrats of this county, there is
nothing for those who stand for the un
privileged agalnpt the privileged to do but
to accept It. If the elemerts of this nation
who have used this government for tha
securing to themselves of special privileges,
through, which they have absorbed the
wealth of the people of this land, believe
they can come Into this state and defeat
the leadership of our great Bryan, or If
they believe they can delude the people
of this nation with a sham battle on the
tariff questionadvocating a protective
tariff on the one side and a cowardly make
shift called a "tariff for revenue only"
on the other aide even though they throw
and the slogan "Harmon and harmony,"
they are going to get one of the biggest
surprises they ever knew.
Will they defeat Mr. Bryan as a delegate-
at-largs to the next national convention
from thla stateT We shall see. If they
should or even If the next convention plays
again the silly trick of the St. Louis con
vention In 1904, there will be an entirely
new movement In this country, whether
Bryan be in It or not, calling to the patri
otic people of this land to spew out both
the party of privilege and its cheap Imita
tor. L. J. QU1NBT.
The Dona-las County Conrt House.
OMAHA, July 15. To the Editor of The
Bee: The new court ho'use which Is near-
Ing completion will be without a doubt the
finest county building between Chicago and
San Francisco, and will fill the needs of
the county for a good many years to come.
All of the county officials will be provided
with abundance of office room, the offices
being on the first and second floors and
the court rooms on the third and fourth
floors, there being nine court rooms In all.
The Plan Is to utilise tha fifth floor for the
county Jail. To give an Idea of the slse
of the building. It covers more ground than
both the Bee building the city hall to
gether. It Is due John Latenser, the architect, to
say here that the plans furnished have been
so perfect In every detail that the board has
not found It necessary to make a single
change In the plana of the building or to
pay the contractor for any extras up to
date.- As to the contractors, the work has
not progressed as rapidly as the board has
thought It should, but the workmanship
has been and Is first class.
The building being near completion. It Is
necessary now to make some provisions for
furniture and fixtures for the building, as
well as steel cells for the Jail. This was not
provided for In the former bond Issue, as It
was estimated that the building would use
up that fund and by careful management
we have kept the cost of the building
within that amount.
A short time ago the board called a spe
cial election for the purpose of voting fXH),
000 to be divided among the following
necessary expenditures for the furnishing
of the building and fitting up of the
grounds In keeping with the character of
the building. The architect's and our esti
mates are as follows:
Furniture and fixtures. tSO.OOO; a goodly
part of this expense Is hi fitting up nine
court rooms.
Steel cells snd fittings for the jail, suffi
cient to accommodate 300 prisoners, SSS.000;
being for male, female and juvenile prison
ers. Lighting fixtures, being for both electric
light and gas. 135.000.
Parking and ornamenting the north half
of the block, fronting on Farnam street,
ta.ooo.
Tha balance. If any, can be used to good
advantage for decorating, which It will be
necessary to do some time and can be done
at much less expense before the building is
occupied. By decorating. I mean painting
or tinting, what will be white walls, as fin
ished by the contractor.
At the special election referred to, the
bonds failed to carry, a very small vote
being cast on the question, the bond propo
sition being defeated by only seventy-seven
votes. Tha board haa now decided to give
the voters an opportunity to vote on this
question again on primary day, which Is
August IS. The board believes that by hold
ing this election tn connection with the
primaries that It wtll make It more con
venient for the voters to cast their votes
on the question at that time and that by
holding the bond election at that time It
will add very little expense to what would
be made by holding the primary election
alone. I beUeve that when the new court
house Is completed and occupied every tax
payer will take pride In showing It to his
frtends from other counties whenever they
are visiting here.
To give you an Idea of what It will cost
a property owner. I will In oloslng submit
a few figures. The taxable property In
Douglas county amounts to about 1300.000.000,
a levy of 1 mill on tha dollar on this amount
would raise the EXO.SOO, or If you have
property worth, U0.O00, your share of the ex
pense would be S10 and you would be al
lowed to pay this at the rate of II per
year for ten years. OaCAR J. PICKARD.
Xrver Cakaa Loat Time.
Philadelphia Bulletin.
Delays in the operation of trains are un
avoidable. It Is far better and wiser for
the traveling public to be tolerant of such
delay, te accept It as a necessary Incon
venience, than to demand that the man
agement, through the train crew, should
risk human life for eternity In order te
snake up a few minutes of time that has
bean. lost.
Exhibit ef Oriental Style.
Cleveland Leader.
The eld talk of barbaric China must
tan. Foreign Minister Liang Fung-Yang
wbo arrived in New York last Sunday,
nonchalantly handed the clerk tn the hotel
eighty-two checks for that number of
trunks which' held the modern toggery of
himself and wife. Moreover, Madams Pung
Yeag turns the table oa his civilised staurs
by refusing te wear hobbla skirts, which
she considers barbaric
Around New York
Stipples ea the Current ef Ufa
as Sees la the Great American
Metropolis from Day te Say
Miss Nan Asplnwall. the Montana cow
girl who reached New Tork City a week
ago, having ridden on horseback from
San Francisco, has managed te breathe
easily in the canjons of the town. Wher
ever she goes she attracts attention, and
Is looked upon as a tabloid exhibit of a
wild wit show. Dressed In a pink shirt
waist, short khaki split skirt showing tha
pepper and salt pantaloons stuck Into em
bossed leather boots, and a sombrero top
ping her own hair, miss Nan turns every
head on Fifth avenue and occasionally
blockades the Great White Way. "New
York City has got the drop on Montana all
right when It comes to gun play," Miss
Asplnwall remarked after a few days' In
spection of tho town. "I never heard of
a place where they were more careless
with human life. Out west we carry re
volvers only when we have to. but In New
York folks seem to have 'era Just to play
with. If we had any gangs In Montana
such as the papers here telt about we'd
orgsnise a vigilante committee "mongvt the
neighbors and clean 'em up.
"Why, I'll bet you there s more shooting
In New York City In one week than there
Is In the whole state of Montana In a year.
And say. out west we don't have the hold
ups and murders you do here. They hap
pen, but not often. We're decent, law-
abiding citizens out there, even If we do
wear red shirts and cowhide boots. And
we have respect for law and order." .
Miss Asnlnwall. who was born and raised
on a ranch, left San Francisco September
1 last year and haa been naing steam iy
ever since. She started with the Intention
of writing her experiences for a magaxlne.
She kept a diary throughout the long trip
and tells many tales of adventure and
hardship.
Chivalry In the west Is not dead, by a
good deal." she said. "I have had the most
rhlvalrons treatment from the rough min
ers In the lonely places of the Rocky moun
tains. When I was lost In the desert, with
out food or water, I was rescued oy some
miners, and even though I was out of my
head, they cared for me like a baby untlt
I got well.
'The western men are finer and more
sympathetic than the eastern men.
"I'm planning to cross over to nuron
next month. I have been offered a gooa
wager to go round the world, so rar. i
k v.-ir, ait rwrorria In this country.
If I cross to Europe with Lady Ellen I'll
beat the record of the Russian woman who
rode ,666 miles from Harbin to Moscow."
i.unhiin, hell rang loudly In the
silent watches of the night In one of the
larger hospitals of New York recently and
Internes, who was doing
duty In the office at the time, answered.
i dis der hospittle?" came a
voice In a strong German accent.
"Yes," said the doctor.
'I wand to speak to der doctor," came
the voice.
This Is one of the doctors, said tne
Interne. "What is It you wantT
"I vlshes to Inkvlre." said tne voice,
"how Iks Rosa SchmldeT"
It happened that this was the name of
one of his recent patients. "Rosa
Schmidt?" he said. "Why. Rosa Sehmldt
was discharged four days ago as cured.
She Is not here any longer."
Arh Gott!" came the voice in a tons oi
profound vexation. "A nickel gone!"
Th unprecedented mortality due to heat.
which was the most serious feature of last
week's experiences, was even more phe
nomenal among horses than among people.
The death list for these animals In New
York City totalled over S00. and It was
a problem how to dispose of them. Drop
ping at the rate of over a hundred a day.
it was almost Impossible for the health de
partment to secure means of trsnaportlng
them promptly away so ss not to be a
menace and an offense to the public. Were
transportation service dependent upon
hore alone the fatalities wouM have been
double or more what they have been, but
motor power has taken their places to such
an extent that their burdens have very ap
preciably lessened. Such an experience will
tend to accelerate the substitution that haa
been making rapid progress the last year
or two. The object lessons or both not
and cold seasons are very convincingly
in favor nf such a movement. In the
snows of winter the auto trucks will
smash through obstacles that are Insupera
ble to the horse. In super-heated periods
they are In no danger of prostration trots
the biasing sun.
John Kelly and his. wife, living at It!
Eighth street. Brooklyn, got a shock last
Monday that they will never forget Hear
ing urgent knocking at their door, they
opened it to find an ambulance surgeon
there with their lS-month-old baby In his
arms. The little boy's head was bleeding
from cuts and scratches.
Little James, who Is precociously active
for his age. had awakened at daylight
crawled out of his crib, crept to an open
window and fallen through the fire escape
to the ground, four stories below.
The baby landed on a ptle ef garbage,
which accounts for his not being tilled
outright. Th Janitor heard the infant's
cry and sent for an ambulane. The sur
geon found that tha baby had escaped seri
ous Injury.
The baby, crowed and laughed In glee
when placed In his father's arms. His
mother bad fainted.
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The Business you can
get to-day by wire
may be gone by the
time that letter gets
there to-morrow.
"Day Letters " should
be on your selling
force.
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THAT SH0TWE1L nSTUHBANCE.
Lincoln Star: It Is too bad that Jus-t
young Mr. Shotwell got his sparker te"
working right his gasoline gave out.
riattsmouth Journal: Vlo Rosewster Is s
pretty wis guy. While they are saving all
manner of things about his connection with
the Shotwell Washington Interview, bs
remains at home In th woodshed and
keep on sawing wood Just th same,
energetically please tell the public what all
the nols Is aboutT Is Taft so bitterly
hated In Nebraska thst a man cannot
promise him everything, knowing thai he
cannot deliver the goods? It seems that
the republicans are living' In a powder
mill.
Nebraska City Press: Mr. Shotwell. who
shot badly when he "guessed" thst Tufi
had the support of all Nebraska republi
cans. Is keeping rather still these das
Mr. hotwell evidently Indulged " In that
particular brand of carbonated water
which Is dally served to our lawmakers
down In Washington, th Land of Bn,l
Premises.
Nebraska City News: Franklin A. Shot
well Is home from Washington snd Is se
curing additional advertising by Issuing a
statement to the effect that he did bet
promise Nebraska to Taft. He simply sa ri
"that the west would support him for the
presidency next year." Will some
of the papers that .have been die
cussing Shotwell and his statements sn
Central City Nonpareil: Frank Shotwea
.cunea back from Washington with tl"
story that Senator Norrls Brdwn is being
seriously considered as a candidate tor
president of the senate. Mr. Shotwell la
had hfs wires crossed so frequently re
cently that It Is difficult to know whether
he was given a "bum steer" In Washington
or whether he la analysing the real situa
tion. Certain It Is that Nebraska would
be pleased to see this honor come to Norrls
Brown. It w-ould be a distinct recognition
of the state and nf the west. Since there
Is a studied attempt to court favor wth
the Insurgents there may be more of truth
than fiction In tha tale. ,
Tekamah Herald: Frank . A. c'hotwell s
recent Interview since he returnel from
Washington, Bhould be taken with some
degree of forbearance. Frank i inclined
to be Impulsive. We do not believe that
he said Norrls Brown is a lii(lcr.ln the
senate. Anyone who has been a clu. e
reader of the Congressional Record as we
have been, knows that the claUn Is abso
lutely false. Brown has no standing with
either th standnat or progressiva repub
licans because he Is a straddler. He has
the record of a moral coward who is court
ing favor from any quarter that will help
him to feather his own nest; he Is known
to lack courage to make a, manly fight
for the Interests of . the etate he repre
sents, i
SUN2TY GEMS.
Housewife Suppoke. when ou.'re b.ast
Ing, a big rock comes right In through
our window.
Contractor That'll be all right, ladv.
I'll send one of my men to fetch it "in
again. Judge's Library.
First Lady Guest We're so rorrtfiiria'J
here and the poor men home workin '.
hard. I'd Just love to see my husband
smoking now. would you?
Second Lady Guest Good heavens, tin!
My husband s dead. Baltimore American
"How would you like to be my brother-in-law?"
"Why. did your arster tell you t.i nir.nd
me?" Houston Pom.
"Mam. could you do something f -r a
poor old hobo?"
"I could, but this doesn't ) api en to be
wsshday." Houston Pest. .
"What haw become of the es-erren
that used to show up every sun'.nu r? "
asked the hotel gULSt
"Had to chase him off the coapt " re
plied th clerk. "H caused so nianv men
to take the pledge that be wan i lilm
business for the bar." Washing. on Star.
Judge (severely) How' could ou l-c .-
mean as to swindle people who pu'. con
fidence In vnn?
Prisoner Well, your honor.' I'd take it
mm m invar u you a ten me now t Mur
them that don't Boston Tmncnpt.
"But dOCtOr. do VOIl roillv Hli - it
harder than going through the e of a
needle for a rich man to enter heaven"
"That Is what th Good Book tells us
"Then what s th use of trying? 'Clue
land Plain Dealer.
Rube Where's ver boy naow
Josh He's In New York.
Rube Which side's he on by this time?
Josh What dyer mean?
Rube is he sellln' gold bricks a'readv
or buy in' 'era yet? Toledo Plade.
Brooks What have you got that big hole
In th aide of your shoe for?
Rivers I'm giving rry bunion Its regular
July outing.-Chicago Tribune.
IN STUMER.
Th sheep's on th hill.
The bird's on th wire.
Th worm's In the bill
And the bird s breast afire; .
The bloom's on th clover,
Th sting's on th be . .
W her the bare-foot, now wanders
Just hear him dear me!
.The cloud's In the river. "I
Th star tn th lake:
In th leaf not a quiver
The soft breesea make;
The boat a on the water.
The mli on the moon.
Than It Joy to th sailor
And bliss to th spoon
The sweat's on th brew.
Th dust on th sola.
In th furrow th plow.
But ahead la the goat
Where a well-trodden path
I .ends down to the brook .
Where cool water run
And the bait's ao the book.
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