TIIK 1JKK: OMAHA. TIIUKSIUY, AUGUST 3, 1911.
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Subscribers lertTlasT the elty tem
porarily , saovld have The Bee
mailed te them. Address will be
chssgtt often ate reejaested.
It naturally excites suspicion when
watch factories run on slow time.
"A woman generally wins out
against mail by at least a tonguo'b
length.
Medicine Hat seems to hold its
place without the aid of any ten-Inch
hatpins.
Next bond election, August 15, when
the court house bonds will be resub
mitted. Babel had nothing on the confusion
of tongues In the Sixty-second Amer
ican congress.
Evidently, Mr. Bryan does not think
as much qf Congressman. Underwood
as he used to. ". ' " ' '
The hobble could not wobble with
hips, so the hobble, being the last to
arrive, had to go.
At a fake, though, it has to be ad
mitted that the "Dlck-to-Dlck" letter
hat most of them beat. , . . ,
There mnst be some fat fees for the
lawyers somewhere in that Camorrlst
trial, the way it holds on.
It develops in Dr. Wiley's beer hear
ing that Caesar and Plato were fond
of the beverage, but did not like the
foam.
Even to prohibitionists the news
that Texas went wet must have a re
freshing aspect to it, this kind of
weather.
Fifth avenue, New York, is divided
into four parts, which is one more
than OanI, but, like the latter, it has
Us Caesars.
"Where is the old-fashioned girl
with the poke-bonnet?" Why, er ah,
there she goes, hfd under that $16
flower garden.
Those old world dealers in old mas
ters may not know exactly what Mr.
Morgan la worth, but they know he is
very valuable to them.
The dairy Inspector reports the
tame high atandard of cleanliness ia
being maintained. He might have
added also the same high prices.
That was real mean in County As
sessor Shrlver to parallel column the
tax assessment and the lost claims of
the burned-out Implement dealer.
lioke Smith It said to have sont a
Georgia watermelon to the senate,
since he decided not to go himself yet
It was probably Just at acceptable
The question it whether the demo
crat! or the tnsnrgent republicans will
profit the more from their tie-up ia
congress, the people being still the
great third party.
The veterana know that democratic
platform professions of lore for the
old soldier are merely hot air pro
nouncements designed to catch a few
thoughtless voters.
"I made my deal direct with Lorl
mer," White says Luke said. Must
have been when Lorimer was asleep,
for he declare be knew nothing about
what wat going on. -
At any rate, we congratulate Mr.
Howell for at last having gone
through one water bond election with
out writing any letters bemoaning the
rent paid by the water company as a
tenant of the Bee building.
South Omaha- people should wake
up to the fact that they are maintain
ing unnecessary and expensive assess
ment machinery without commensu
rate returns. No good resson exists
why South Omaha should not do what
Omaha has done In abolishing its office
of city tax commissioner and accept
Ing the assessment figures made by
the coanty assessor and County Board
tf Equalization. -. ' .
Bryta 0 Underwood.
Mr. Bryan it never so Interesting
as when be turns on bis own party
He is doing some castigating today
that will make still better reading
about a year and three months from
now. , His confessions have to do
more with his party an Its present
leaders than with himself, .and par
ticularly with Representative Under
wood, who as chairman of the ways
and means committee and leader of
the house majority, stands as the vir
tual bead and body of the militant
democracy. According to Mr. Bryan, i
Mr. Underwood not only is outazaring
former' Speaker Cannon In his gag
rule methods, but he is betraying his
party and renouncing Its pledges. As
for 8peaker Clark, he Is only one of
Underwood's pawns, moved about at
wilK Underwood, with his King Cau
cus, Is floor leader and speaker all in
one, and he manipulates the house
rules as If they were a code of ethics
devised for his own private conveni
ence In putting through measures he,
or those he is serrlng, desire.
By the aid of King Caucus, Czar
Underwood, Mr. Bryan says, is able
to conceal all his maneuvers from the
public until they are completed In ac
tion and it Is too late to thwart them.
Mr. Bryan goes even further and ac
cuses Underwood of betraying his
party to the extent of secretly de
feating the speaker's own program of
tariff reduction and serving the steel
and iron Interests by resisting tariff
reduction on those articles. In the
Commoner he says:
The action of Chairman I'nderwood In
opposing an Immediate effort -to reduce
the Iron and steel schedule reveals tho
real I'nderwood.
Mr. Bryan ought to know .Mr. Vn"
derwood. He has had the opportunity.
When he says the "real Underwood,"
therefore, his words cannot escape a
certain sinister meaning. Tire high
est form of political perfidy it for a
subordinate leader to betray the plans
of the real leader of his party, and
this Mr. Bryan charges Mr. UndeT
wood hat done in overturning Champ
Clark's revision program. To shear
him of his power foe evil Mr. Bryan
recommends changing the caucus
rules. But, nobody believes those
rules will be so changed. ,
The republicans owe Mr. Bryan a
vote of thanks, however, for this full
and fair exposure of the perfidy of his
party. It should help the people in
1912, when they come to ' decide
whether they want that party installed
more fully In power.
West Blazing the Way.
Several western states are agitating
state highways. . Among 'them are
Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas and Ok
lahoma, and then there It the project
for a through thoroughfare from the
Missouri river to the Pacific' coast and
the Omaha-to-Denver road. And this
agitation Is not one that will soon
subside. Rather, it will grow and de
velop, into real results. The west is
taking the lead in one of the most
important questions economic ques
tions of the day, the question of
good roads. Certain southern states,
notably Georgia, must be credited also
with leading parts.
No one may say that the matter of
good roads it not an economic ques
tion, and no one will say it who has
given any thought to the subject. The
woman at the country grocery com
plains because, for instance, eggs are
abnormally high. The merchant ad
mits, it and adds that, owing to the
bad roads, the farmers will not come
to town with their produce. . It Is an
old question. It applies just the
same to corn and wheat and other
farm products. Good roads or bad
roads affect not only the disposition
of the farmer to take his products to
market, but, consequently, the price
of commodities, the cost of transpor
tation, the price of land, of labor and,
In the end, largely, the cost of living.
Indeed It Is , pre-eminently an eco
nomic question.
It is of the utmost Importance,
therefore, that all these movements
looking to better country highways
receive the co-operation of everybody
who can help. One writer has put it:
"The gospel of good roads has come
to mean the salvation of dying towns
and sick communities." Yes, and
the grace of living cities as well. It
Is fundamental; few questions before
the American people today are more
so. We have gone far enough toward
its solution, to find that we are wast
ing money on poor roads and thus re
tarding the progress of many vital
problems that need to be worked out
before the laws of supply and demand
can work as systematically as they
should.
Dreuth at Its Worst.
People of this section of the country
who feel like complaining because of
the oontlaue'd deficiency in precipita
tion will find upon investigation' that
they are exceedingly well off as com
pared with other parts of the land
la North and South Carolina, for In
stance, people are actually suffering
for want of water, and the depression
it felt so keenly on Industry that 152
cotton mills have been forced to close
down altogether. Charlotte, N. C, Is
experiencing a water famine, which
other nearby cities are facing, accord
Ing to dispatches. The drouth It the
"worst eastern Kentucky has known
la years." Tobacco and other crops
are severely affected, clsternt and
streams are drying up and people are
without an adequate supply of water
for living purposes. Grasshoppers
menace certain sections in .Kansas.
Homesteaders In South Dakota are
struggling with destitution at the re
sult of uo rata and crop' destruction
and railroad are- coming to their ret-
cue In the matter of free freight trans
portation. The cllmak of- adversity
from weather conditions seems to be
reached In the out-of-the-way town
of Florence, Mo., where a man has
been arrested for "stealing" a bucket
of water. Evidently water is a
precious article in Florence.
Nothing approaching these extremi
ties has been known in this immediate
vicinity, though everyone admits
more rain Is needed. In the main,
however, we may regard ourselves p.s
reasonably fortunate, and In some
Jflie8 88 normally well off, for there
are parts of Nebraska where rain In
plenty has fallen, A fair review of
the situation over the country only
serves to emphasize the notable fart
that this middle-west, especially Ne
braska, averages up In temperature,
winter and summer, and in precipita
tion somewhere near the mean.
Etiquette for Office Seeker.
No one better than the office seeker
chasing a primary nomination realizes
the trnth of the old adage. "If you
don't blow your own born, nobody will
blow it for you." At the same time
customary etiquette requires the
candidate to feign a degreo of mod
esty, even If he has it not, and the
real difficulty comes In striking the
right glow of unobtrusiveness without
hiding all the light under a bushel.
Out in the rural districts, even more
than here, the practice prevails for
candidates to announce themselves
In formal cards in the county stt
weekly. These cards afford material
for a political primer. Without going,
outside of a single county, some of
tho literary gems are worth noting.
Here is the standard form good at any
time and In any place:
I hereby announce myself as a candidate
for the office of county treasurer. Your
vote and assistance will he highly appre
ciated. Sometimes, however, it looks better
to have others push you into the ring
in this fashion:
At the solicitation of friends, and
prompted by my own desires, I, have an
nounced myself, etc. It ia an office for
which I feel myself well qualified by
reason of my experience as county assessor
in recent years, and I will be truly grate
ful for any support given me.
PosBlbly this one is still more po
litely framed:
At the solicitation of my many friends I
have consented to become a candidate, etc.
For a few variations, perhaps the
following will do:
It Is now ten years alnce 1 left the office
ef county JucIkc, which I had held for four
years. I enjoyed the probate work and
took pride In settling the estates right. I
' would like to engage In the same work
again, and will feel grateful to my many
friends, etc.
Or thlt:
I desire to announce myself a candidate,
etc. I have been a resident of the county
thirty-one years, and, invite investigation
as to my standing as a citizen and my
capabilities to perform the duties of the
office I am asking. I shall truly appre
ciate any support In my behalf.
If bluntness has any virtue, the sub
joined will have the desired effect:
1 submit my name as a candidate, etc.
I have no argument to make in my own
behalf. I ask all democrats In tbe county
to look up my record as a man, as a demo
crat and as an official In various clerical
positions, and if my name and my record
should appear good, then I hope to win
your approval at the party primary.
Who says politics is not a school of
citizenship? Who denies that the
direct primary Is an educational insti
tution? Now that the barbers' Sunday clos
ing ordinance proves to be a skimmer
full of boles, the lawyer who was
boasting its authorship thinks to
avoid responsibility by declaring that
he merely made a computation of simi
lar ordinances in other cities. Had
the test case turned the other way no
such confession would have been
forthcoming.
State Superintendent of Public In
struction Crabtree is said to be on the
point of resigning to accept a place
at the head of an educational institu
tion in another state. His predecessor
in the same office resigned under like
circumstances. The next incumbent
should sign a contract to put tempta
tion behind him and serve out the
term.
I
Ex-Governor Folk Is said to have
given answers to Mr. Bryan's thirteen
questions "just at any progressive
democrat would." It Is a safe wager,
however, that there will be several
points of divergence between the an
swers made by Mr. Folk and the an
swers made by Governor Harmon, if
he ever answers.
TJpton Sinclair has had himself ar
rested and Imprisoned for eighteen
hours for playing ball on Sunday. He
mutt have read that one about Jack
Lopdon catching a trout with a sol
tatre for a bait. The race for fame
it only to the twlft.
That Illinoia banker who had safely
eluded arrest and lost himself so far
at the law waa concerned, in giving
himself up, reminds one of a fellow
who steals second and third and then
la trapped Into a bonehead play on
tho line to the plate.
What it the great democratic editor
of the local organ, who yelled himself
black and blue in the face about
tainted money when the university
professors wasted permission to qual
ify for the Carnegie pension fund,
going to say about it?
IFIta tho BclTa-ye.
Atlantic Constitution.
President Taf hasn't coined any words,
but he has managed te rlag the bell with a
few well-directed oars.
Mlaht IMrftla taatethlagr.
Chicago News.
If there la a Franco-Oermaa war It will
settle the fighting values of aarolaaea
a ad submarine. But that la Bet tuffl
chat excuee fur wai
G3ookln Backward
IhisDay in Omaha
COMPILED FROM Dr.E
AKil HT 3.
Thirty Years Ago
A J.l!y larty of about seventy-five over
ran the residence of Mr. Robert IJvesey
on Capitol avenue, near Thirteenth street,
lan evening, It being the twenty-fourth
annlveisnry of Mr. Llvesey's birth.
A large and enthusiastic meeting of the
Ladies' Land league elected as temporary
officers Miss Sarah Brennan, president:
Miss Ella Kennedy, Miss Rose Smith and
Miss Ida Duegan vice presidents; Miss
Rretta McDonald, financial secretary, Miss
Ftacla Crowley, recording secretary: Miss
Anna Nichols, treasurer, and appointed
committees to prepare for a picnic to be
held on the 30th us follows: First ward.
Mm Frnot MIm Kate Ppv Miss llunnah
Casey. Miss Minnie Madden, Mrs. M. Finn-
r.ery; Second ward, Mrs. H. Casey, Mrs.
f.awrence Duggan. Mrs. Dennis Cunning
ham, Mrs. Andrew Murphy, Mr. A. Tracy,
Mlrs Rosanna Ford, Miss Marie Kennedy,
Mrs. John F. Dally, Miss Mary McDonald;
Third ward, Mrs. M. Donovan, Mrs. George
McPrlen, Mrs. M. Sullivan, Mrs. J. Davles.
Mrs. F. A. McDonald, Mrs. Marks; Fourth
ward. Airs. Milo, Mrs. P. M. .Mullen, Mrs.
M. Iee. Miss M. Thompson, Miss Holland;
Fifth ward, Mrs. Thomas Swift, Mrs. Mich
ael Oleason, Mrs. Lake McDermott, Mrs. J.
Crelghton, Mrs. Thomas Gentleman, Mrs.
Hugh Flannlgan; Sixth ward, Mrs. Thomas
Riley, Mrs. M. Furlong. Mrs. William Gen
tleman, Mrs. Katherlne White.
Dohle, the Farnnm street shoe dealer re
ports having been vlcltmlzed by one of his
clerks, named Wells, getting away with
over 10 worth of shoes.
George B. Harris has been promoted
from the position of assistant general
freight agent of the B. M. to be general
freight agent of the road and P. S. Eustta
has received the appointment of general
ticket, agent.
Articles of Incorporation were filed by
the Turner Windmill and Agricultural com
pany of Omaha. The Incorporators are W.
Turner, James E. Boyd, Kara Millard,
Webster Snyder, C. F. Goodman, Max
Meyer, Dr. O. 8. Wood, E. D. Cooper and
E. F. Test, with a capital stock of (60,000.
It is understood that Mr. Turner himself
advanced 130,000 of the amount.
At times this afternoon the street was
entirely blotted out of sight by heavy
clouds of dust.
Miss Ida Sexsauer has gone to Grand
Island to remain about three months.
T. 3. Rogers, of Milton Rogers A Son,
and bride arrived home today from their
bridal tour.
Mrs. Joe Blake and Miss Prestos started
for Boston over the Wabash. Miss Preston
expects iter rather and mother to arrive
from Europe Friday.
Harry Htskell, the day foreman of The
Bee. started' east for a month's vacation
amid scenes of early days In Rhode Island.
John 8. Collins has arrived home from
his trip to Europe.
Twenty Years Ago '
Strike situation, Involving printers,
smelter employes and others warms up and
exciting meetings are held at various halls,
where oratory runs free. Twelve hundred
people assembled under the Douglas street
bridge, where Organiser Klunk of the In
ternational Typographical union led in the
speaking.
Hon. Hiram C. Wheeler, republican nom
inee for governor of Iowa, Is at the Pax-
ton.
Ernest Stunt and John Grant are carrying
on their pavmg controversy.
Harry Woodward of Browning, King tt
Co., left for the east on a visit.
General Van Wyck was In the city, en
route to Atkinson to address a Grand Army
of tbe Republic reunion.
M. P. Shanahan and Miss Kate Lynch
were married-
Ten Years Aw
Mrs. C. E. Brownies entertained a party
of eighteen at Krug park.
J. J. Byrne, for more than thirteen years
local manager for P. F. Collier & Co., has
resigned his. position because of ill health.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Palmatler, Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Munn, Mr. and Mrs. 6. Lore
Kelly went for a week's outing at Wlman's
lake in northern Minnesota.
Mrs. Charles Keller and children left for
Pryor lake.
The funeral service of Mrs. 'William A.
Sharp was conducted by Rev. T. J. Mac
kay at the residence, 202J Douglas street,
and the body was hurled at Prospect Hill.
Mrs. Bharp being an old resident, her
funeral was largely attended.
R. O'Brien, a Union Pacific switchman,
la struck on the jaw by a. wire while be is
on top of a ear and knocked out.
People Talked About
WILLIAM
CHASE
William U. Chase, the artist, can also
handle a pistol with such expertness that
he Is listed among the crack shots of the
country. . .
Lord Hugh Cecil led the conservative up
roar which drove Premier Asuulth to his
seat in the Commons the same lad whose
father, Lord Salisbury, once dubbed him
leader of the "Hughllgans.n But at that,
the youngster Is a chip of the old block.
Whenever Speaker Champ Clark and
Representative Underwood oppose each
other In tho democratic caucus, Mr. Un
derwood wins with un railing regularity.
To call the speaker a "oar" today would
make Tom Reeed grin, were he alive to
the situation.
The president of the Auckland Chamber
of Commerce has suggested the holding of
a big exhibition Ut Aaeklaad la 11& t
commemorate the opening of the Panama
eaaal. The queaUoa has been referred to
a subcommittee of the chamber, which will
probably recommend holding aa interna
tional exhibition some time between 191"
aa4 11.
A meeting has been held In Shanghai,
under the auspices of Wu Ting rang,
formerly Chines minister In Washington,
for the formation of an aatl-csgarette
smoking society. The meeting was prla
clpaily Instigated by the Maaghat Mer
cantile Volunteer Corps. Cigarette smok
ing has gained art enormous held vu the
Chlaeaa la reesat years . .... .
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Japan's War-Hero
Admiral Tnsrn'a Visit to the
I alted States and the (lorfm
mrnt'a Plaa of Katrrtalnmeat.
Pee, the C'aaqaertnsr II era Comes."
Admit al Togo, the famous naval warrior
of Japan, whose genius swept the Russian
navy off the far eastern seas, will be the
guest of the United Rates government
from his arrival In New York this week
until he leaves 8an Francisco 'or home
several weeks hence. The admiral's afflclal
chaperon will be Captain Templln K. Fotts,
I'nited States aavy, chief naval Intelligence
tffecr. When the admiral arrives. Thurs
day or Friday, some of our naval vessels
will go down the bay and fire a welcom
ing salute. Captain I'otts will then go
abourd the hero's ship at quarantine and
extend the official glad hand. The admiral
will then complete his Americanward
Journey on board the flagship of our
nuadron. whose band will play "See the
Conquering Hero Comes," while the land
batteties boom and the harbor craft dip
their colors. Ami after giving the admiral
a glimpse of the metropolis Captain Potts
will steer Itlm through Washington and
Philadelphia, show him the majesty of
Niagara and conduct hltn by sperlul car t
the Pacific coast.
Toko's val Training.
Togo's naval training was begun In Eng
land, where, as a young man, lie attended
the naval college in Greenwich. He also
Inherited his taste for the sea, as he came
of the Satauma ctan, a tribe noted for Its
great sea warriors. Indeed, prior to the
time of the China-Japanese war, the Japa
nese fleet was manned almost wholly by
the Satsuma clan, just as the army was
drawn from the Choshu clan. Nowadays,
neither navy nor army Is entirely given
over to these, the two most powerful of the
clans of Japan, but many men from all
over the empire are to be found in both
services. When .Togo entered the navy,
however, its whole personnel was Satsuma.
Returning to Japan, he was employed In
various capacities. In 1894, when war
broke out between China and Japan, he
'was in command of the Naniwa, a cruiser
of 3,650 tons, one of the vessels composing
what was then known as the first flying
squadron of the Japanese navy. During
the war he greatly distinguished himself,
and earned the reputation of being a first
class fighting man.
Unman Side of tbe Admiral.
The human side of the man, relates the
New York Post, came to the fore at odd
moments. Even the Navy department of
Japan did not wholly trust him when he
first became commander of the united
fleet, and R sent spies after him to see If
It was love of country or merely hatred
of the Russians thai animated Togo. Togo
undoubtedly did hate the Russians, though
It was a hatred that he concealed beneath
an emotional exterior.
"If It Is only this grudge," argued the
Navy department heads, "he will blow hot
and cold, but If It is loyalty to the empire.
he will fight to the end."
So the spies followed him, but they could
make no satisfactory report. He knew he
was watched. To allay suspicion, or rather
to restore confidence, he did what the
Japanese thought was a splendid thing.
Under the strict Samurai code his code
voluntary death ts the penalty for failure
or disgrace. The famous hara-kiri knife,
three and a half Inches long. Is the symbol
as well as the instrument of that eode. Be
fore leaving to attack Port Arthur, Togo
appeared to relax his stern devotion to dis
cipline when he said to his officers:
"Bring your wives and children, and we
will be merry for a day before we leave
poiL"
Farewell Family Party.
The wives and children came, and many
a happy family party was followed by a
calm stoical Japanese leave-taking that
afternoon on the shores of Saeebo, Then
night fell. The last merrymakers had gone.
On board the great black men-o'-war in the
bay, there was naught now but grim disci
pline. Togo, ever mindful of the presence
of spies from Toklo, prepared to demon
strata bis layalty to Japan and to the
mikado. His orders to all captains and
leading officers of the fleet were that they
should report to hint that night aboard the
flagship singly and In the order of senior
ity. One by one they entered his silent
cabin and he spoka no word of greeting.
but only bowed his head In grave recog
nition. In full uniform his sword girt on.
he sat solemnly upright, and resting on a
cushion that lay before him, was the keen-
bladed hara-kiri knife of the Samurai.
As each officer entered and saluted the
chief acknowedged bis salute. He spoke no
word. None was needed. With a grave ges
ture toward the gleaming blade, Togo mo
tioned his guest away and bade the next
approach.
It was midnight before tbls grim pan
tomlme was ended In the half light of
the admiral's cabin In the Mlkasa. And
when Japan's navy sailed away to neet
the enemy every officer abroard knew
that he carried the Emperor's commission
either for victory or for death. And the
Navy Departmtnt knew that Togo could
be trusted.
The Master Stroke.
Not many days later the trust of hlH
countrymen turned to abject adoration
With one swtft stroke, the master sea-
fighter of Japan had reduced Rojestven
sky's fleet of Russian battleships to to
many helpless hulls. It was without
doubt the greatest naval victory of the
century, and the sea-craft and skill of the
little man that had guided the course of
tho mikado's fleet made many an Europ
ran and American naval commander mar
vel. It waa then that they nicknamed
him the Nelson of Japan.
Bearing In mind that Togo was a sick
man througheut the engagement with the
fleeing Russian fleet, it emphasises the al
most reckless courage of him to state
that he directed the movements of his ships
from the bridge Instead of taking udvan
tags of the shelter of the conning tower
Tbe fight was at its hottest when a six
inch shell struck the chart room directly
under his bridge, killing every man in it.
Some of Die splinters whlssed by Togo and
his staff, and four of his officers were
wounded. The admiral, after seeing that
the wounded officers were attended to, re
turned bis place on the bridge.
the Falta(a) ValeC
There was aboard as old vaiet of hie, a
feudal retainer of hla family. This man,
when ha J?ard that the admiral was in a
place of ?.eat danger broke ail Japanese
etiquette aad rushed to the gangway lead
ing to the br'age. There be hesitated, but
a shell struck Just then, wounding Imperial
Prinoe Fushlmi, who waa aboard. The valet
made a rush and prostrated himself before
Togo, begging hhn, for tbe gpod of Japa.
to go to the evening tower. Tae admiral,
with a half emasea serlooaness, gave a
kind refusal.
Just then the six-inch shell struck the
chart room sad scattered the staff. A fly
ing splinter weunded tho valot ea both legs,
lie was carried to the hospital, howling
protest, from Ms eot he implored the sur.
gewas to carry the admiral away by force.
Finally tho deck officers surrounded Togo
and almost dragged him to the conning
tower. Toge laughed Indulgently as they
Weaea alaa lav
NEBRASKA F01ITICAL C0JIMEN1
Strontsluirg News. Prom the Do iglti
county ttanripolr.t liter seems t" be the only
thing In which Netreska democracy Is In
terested. Fremont Tribune: Wh.U Is a. etesm
rolltr? Inquires a youthful reader. Hetter
communicate with Delegate Wooster of Sil
ver Creek.
Ashland Garette: The one good result
of William J. Rrvan's labors Is that he
has tended to effect nn estranRement be
tween the democratic party and Its old
time ally boose.
Minden News: Mr. Rryan omitted the
name of Judson Itarruon of Ohio from his
list of presidential possibilities, but Douglas
county democrats rectified the oversight
for him without delay.
Atkinson Graphic: Reports have It that
the republican suite convention at Lincoln
t ndorsed Taft "with n whoop." Now what
do you know about thnt and too. In so
I'allrd Insurgent Nebraska?
F.-ilrbury News: The republicans of Ne
braska. were always a progressive lot, but
they are not hysterical, and they have no
Idea of running off after strange gods at
time when the country Is enjoying un-
pneedented prosperity.
Nebraska City News: We give Mr.
Rryan credit for being a smart man, but
that list of presidential possibilities he re
cently sent out to the newspupers was not
worthy effort. Mr. Bryan forgot to In
clude Ills own name, too.
Beatrice Kxpress: The World-Herald
finds room to print the Harrington letter
Metcalfe, and comments approvingly
upon It editorially, out owing to tne
crowded conditions of Its columns falls ;o
print a letter written by Mr. Metcalfe to
the World-Herald in which the newspaper
is told a few truths.
Oakland Independent: Both the republi
can and the democratic state conventions
were "harmonious" on the outside, but the
safety valves nearly broke under the pres
sure. Between now ana nexi year s i-m-
pain the people will do a lot of thinking
over Issues and men, and no one is going
to have a "sure thing."
Stock ville Republlcan-Faber: The old
time populists generally accuse the republi
can party of adopting their principles, etc,
v hlch, In a measure, Is true. Tet the party
as a party fuse with the democrats when
there Is an office to be filled. If the re
publicans are so popullstlo why are the
populists so democratic?
Tekamah Journal: The republican state
convention at Lincoln was. one of the best
state conventions In years. It was a re
publican gathering. The speech of the tem
porary chairman, A. W. Jeffries, of Omaha
was a republican speech from the beginning
to the end. There was never a moment In
the whole day when It waa not evtdent that
the real republicans of Nebraska were in
control of that convention.
Tekamah Herald: Norrls Brown's speech
on reciprocity was made for a political
document, pure and simple. If yon watch
you will see him flood the state with It,
filled wRh borrowed statistics. It was true
to his former record, a straddle, to catch
the voter coming and going. His speech
won't fool the' Nebraska voters, who re
member when he aald that "the Aldrlch
tariff law was the best ever made and we
would like It when we got used to it."
Bridgeport News-Blade: Mayor Dahlman
of Omaha attempted to read W. X Bryan
out of the democratic party because ho
bolted the party's nominee for governor
last year. If Mayor Dahlman will ex
amine the returns of last year's election
It will dawn upon him that the voters of
Nebraska read him out of the democratic
party and every other party on that oo
caslon. Mr. Dahlman ts politically dead
and should have the grace to lie quietly In
his political grave.
Papllllon Times: The action of the Sarpy
county republicans at Papllllon last Satur
day In refusing to endorse Senator Norrla
Brown ts only In accordance with similar
action taken by the republicans of many
other counties in the state. The reason
given, namely, that It is too early to en
dorse any candidate, is not a good reason,
nor is It founded on fact. Brown has not
been satisfactory to a large number of
republicans. Were his record1 satisfactory
It would not be too early to endorse that
record or to go on record in favor of his re-
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election. The fact remains that honest re
pvMlcnns are cnstlntr about fir available
tuntirlal lor United States senator to suc
ceed him.
Beatrice Sun: One objection to the
primary system of making nominations Is
thut It takes too much of the people's time
to loi-k offer olltlcal matters. The matter
of hiring men for a few public Jnbs Is kept
before the voters for months and months.
The applicants for tho lobs are busy all
that time scouting around the country try
ing to divert people's attention from their
regular vocations to the politicians' own
particular Interests. The primary encour
ages ton much politics.
Ord Quls: We are glad Senator Brown hat
had the hardihood to come out and vote for
reciprocity. It Is easy for reople in pubtlo
positions to keep In the dark on questions
over which there Is doubt in the publlo
mind, but he saw It to be his duty to vote
for the measure, and we believe by doing
so he has strengthened his hold -upon the
public mind. Reciprocity Is all right and
he knows why It Is right. His speech on
the subject will be generally distributed
and will go a long way In putting tho
public Hght on this Important question.
Aurora Sun: Mr. Harrington began the
quarrel. His letter waa published by the
Worlrt-Herald. Charles Wooster's letter
found room In that paper, but a second
letter that Metcalfe thought It needful to
write that paper , would not publish. Of
course a paper has a right to refuse to pub
lish contributed matter, but where such
matter Is offered by a man of the charac
ter and ability of Mr. Metcalfe, a senso of
the finer things of life would cause an
editor to find room for the offering. To
refuse Is not only unjust, but it is crude
and coarse. It la an unfortunate thing for
the democracy of this state that its leading
metropolitan dally Is not considerably dif
ferent from the Wotld-Herald.
sumnr gems.
"That man Is persistently contentious."
"Yes," replied Senator Sorghum; "If he
can't find anybody else to call down, he
keeps on arguing till he contradlota him
self." Washington Btar.
A St. Louis judge declares that he hse
found newspaper reporters as honest, and
reliable as lawyers.
What was It the poet said about being;
Jammed with faint praise? Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Blodds I never knew a woman ao change
able as Mrs. Dashaway
Slobbs I know It, She never even wears
the same complexion twice. Philadelphia
Record.
"What do you call your sohooftnyraln4
Ing pet parrots?"
"What should I call It but thXolly
Technique?" Baltimore American.
"My friend, you should Jotn the church.
As the prophet says; "Coma thou; with us
and we will do thee good.' "
"You have already, parson. I was at
your church fair last night Sknart JsU
"Xrbese surame
tier boar dors
Jiard. to
please.
"What's the matter nowf
"They're kicking because X fnfgot ma
field of shredded wheat to show 'em."
Louisville Courier-Journal.
E0HAKCE 07 A LUTGEME HAT.
Minna Irving in Xll8s,
With a bow at the aide, and a, tuffla t
lace
Comrettlshty shading; her beautiful faortl
A twist of blue ribbon, at fragment of lawn
I4k the gossamers spun by the spldera
dawn.
And a crown of embroidery finer than sTTicij
As cool aa a frost-flower, and whiter tsai
milk.
Of a scrap or a remnant of fhlM and of tJlJ
One morning she fashioned a lingeria bat l
She paused at the mirror to pUt t$ wthl
care i
On the ringlets and braid oft 1waYTlghjk
golden hair, . .
And forth aha went Joyous! A .tank JRWt
stroll,
A maid with the glamour of. tlfe.l&23e.
soul.
Her dress was of ootton. and faAed. torrfewy
But her face was as fresh aa a ro-lni tho.
dew, ,i
And many a heart beat sj quick pit-a-paff
At sight of tbe girl In tho lingerie hat. t
A youth with a million beheld her go by.
And followed her home to the tenement
high.
He wooed her, and won her, and bore her
away
To a stately old mansion, an ivied and gray.
And she moves on file crest of society now.
With a diamond tiara ablaze on her brow;
But though It is yellow, aud crumpled, and
flat.
She cherishes fondly the lingerie hat.
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