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will a ekeaared aa often aa requested.
To March. Hoa fhonld not try to
irork ovrtim.
TfaoM who bellev la th
system will toU for Taft
merit
Heavens, what It Mrs. Pankhurst
bad gone to th durbar!
yttll, Mr. Grand Jury. what
yon going to do about It?
are
Hallo, thr. central! Please con-
act with lb postof ttt. - r - ;
Th looting of bank by general
of rabal forces la not on of th sign
of aac In Mexico.
Folk do not pester much about
print down south till their mint be
gins to throw off Ha aroma.
. The reported friction among those
even governors muet b as to which
one his first call on the vie presi
dency.
Straight from the Shoulder. (The. fact Is that the achool men and
President Taft'e atralghtforward , women, inemaeives, inouia oe soie
method of meeting the Issue of the
campaign most commend itself to
all fair-minded, thoughtful people).
His Toledo and Chicago apeechea
show clearly that he has determined
that, o far aa he is concerned, thla
contest shall be waged upon lta
merits, and this is a fearless and
magnanimous position to be taken by
a man who haa been studiously mis
represented and maligned for three
years by those who could not swerve
him from the coarse he conceived to
be right
In thus striking out from the
shoulder President Taft, wa are sure.
will Impress-the country, not only
with his eonrictlon, bat also with hla
wisdom and courage. It requires
real courage for one fn hla position
to stand ap in the face of popular
clamor' aad- declare with regard to
certain pivotal vagaries that "loch
a government would lack in uniform
ity of law, which la. essential to jus
tice, and would produce that con
fusion and thoae exceptions In the
application of law which are the be
ginning and manifestation of
despot ism ."
William. Howard Taft Is atandlng
squarely for fundamental justice and
constitutional liberty and he Is brave
enough and big enough to make the
fight irrespective of personal conse
quence. It is a great thing for the
American people that they have a
man who, aa their leader, la willing
to risk his own political future, If
need be. for th eak of strict jus
tice and the best Interests of the
whole people. ... . . .
It la aald that there ar federal
buildings la other cities wber the
postmaster I also custodlaa of tb
building. ' ' ,' '
, That captious New Yorker might
also hav noticed that burglars do
not make their round la Omaha la
taxi cabs.
Mr. Underwood will find that
while trick horse made good vaude
ville performers, ' they ar laggard
In a race.
There used to be a fine Utile rock
ribbed democrat named Harvey
Colonel Harvey. Where could be
hav gotten to?
A correspondent write to ask th
difference between a uffragist and a
suffragette. W should aay aa
apronful of rocks aad a lot of broken
window.
No one seems to hav been
thoughtful enough to bant up old
Doe Cook In order to aak him what
be thought about the south pole discovery.
"Don't Write. Send," once said a
wis man by the name of Matt Quay.
Perhaps recollection of that inspired
Mr. Perkins1 recent mission to Baga
more Thill.
To tile or not to file? That la the
question which is puazllng a lot of
ambitious patriots with their eye
glued to that $4,600 commlssloner-
shlp salary.
to take the lead In working out these
problems and yet we have no doubt
that even Dr. Judaon's plan will be
regarded as susceptible to criticism.
Some are" quite likely to say' that,
especially for the professions and th
aciencea, there is no need commen
surate - with the disadvantages of
society that calls for a shorter route
into life's most serious service. They
will' be disposed to consider that 's
doctor or a lawyer, for Instance,
under the age of 23 la really not a
prime necessity. - .. . ,
There 1s much to commend the
Jndson'plsn, even 'to an untutored
lay mind. His idea Is this: From
the age of to 12 the child should be
In the elementary achool; from 11 to
15 In the secondary school; IS to 18,
the college (a junior college); after
IS, the university.. Then, of course.
there is nothing to prevent those
desiring to continue their educations
as far aa they like. With the essen
tials of economy and efficiency In
mind, we shall have to look thor
oughly Into some such plan though
this may not lav the only plan, .
One of the moat exciting bits of
reading I routine report of aa offi
cial opinion of the interstate Com
merce commission a Issued In Its
regular form.
Evea if Senator - Dixon should
prove to be adept in the letter, writ
ing field, that would still not prove
muck as to th relative claims of th
two candidates. .
8trange how quiet and peaceful
those water-power claimants wer up
to U moment a prospectlv Investor
cam into eight, and how quarret
som they hav sine become.
In space "bought and paid for'
th Citizens' union acknowledge Its
indebtedness to th daily and weekly
newspaper "for their generosity ia
publishing item tarnished by that
organization." Thanks, awfully.
' Tha Man irith a Vision.
In the March Atlantic Samuel Mc-
Chord. Crothera. offer 'a concise
definition of a .muck-raker. ."The
man with th muck-rake, he say,
"la th on who can look no way but
downward, and ia so Intent on col
letting rlche for hlroxtlf that b
doe not see or regard any higher
Interest.
And h has mad those rlche by
the paradoxical means of flaying the
man of wealth, often, It seemed, be
cause h was a man of wealth. Look
ing downward, he baa assumed, that
beraus certain vital wrongs existed,
everything waa bad and the country
waa rapidly rolling on to the eternal
bow-wow. . Bat tor th thoughtless
credulity, with which good people
often become obsessed, the pirate
of publicity could nevr hav thrived
as they did and yet, perhaps. It Is
well they did, for they had their little
day quickly, leaving th scale now
to tall from eyes that cannot so easily
be deceived la Ihe.sam way again.
it ia to be hoped. - ' l.l:
Of course,' th4 tragic regret of it
alt Is ' thai 'bb 'mere lure of petty
pelf should hav actuated men tonlri
fllct permanent Injury upon go4
name aad motive, for in thlr con
scienceless exploitation they faltered
at nothing that serious. It It only
promised large returns to them.. Of
course, thla kind of men Dad to be
got out ot tb way before any real
constructive work toward civic and
economic Improvement could be don.
They, In their Pharisaical pretension a.
never advanced, but retarded, real
progress .and now th man. With a
vision. let a hope, haa come upon
the soane. He I th man who sinks
suit In society's welfare, who aeea out
far into th expanse ot public-needs,
not allowing hi view to be deflected
by current ot individual profit . He
will not hesitate to advocate what
hia wisdom convinces htm I right
snd best because it happens not, at
the time, to be. popular. No greater
mistake has been made In ll thla
confusing and falsifying of th issue
than to pretend a thing to, be bad
only because-. It. did. not promptly
catch the majority sentiment. Very
naturally men of vision, being men
of depth, will see and propose thing
that ar more than surface deep.
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less Time in. th Schools.
The college and university, like the
elementary schools,' ar contending
with the vital problem ot how best to
adapt their course to meet th larg
est need ot the createst number of
I DUDila. What Is tha crime oblart?
Is It to shorten the period ot educa
tion to enable the youth to get onto
their fields of active service eooaer
than they who complete their edu
cations nader the preeent system can
do? Is th world In urgent need of
mor servants, or are th majority
of the youth of the land more in
need of immediate financial advan
tage? Ordinarily, the longer the
period of preparation, the' better the
quality ot servica and certain evi
dence exist tending to ahow that th
world ia none too well supplied with
efficiency. . ' .
President Harry Pratt Judson ot
the University - of Chicago propose
two radical innovations -for hla insti
tution aad they are'these:
7U' Furntstnnc eollec education to
students at th as ot is by cutting- two
years (Toss th elementary achool. one
year from the buck school course and
Inserting a Junior college course of three
years. 1 ' ;
1 EXteadbis opportunities tor . eel
lea education to tbousanda of Chicago
young dm aqd women, now .forced to.
fores each traiolDg. by means of the
foundation of d?w schools sod. rcorsaal-
aauoa ef existing- course.
Dr. Judsoa Is an eminent educator.
whose opinions are based -onthe r-
and-' theea
Kailrpad Sates and Traffic.
It 1 admitted that th American
railroads muat expand to meet the
expanding demands of traffic, freight
and passenger, and that they will re
quire Immense auma of money for
that purpose. Railroad publicity
sources say 13,600,000,000 will be
needed In the next five yean for
addition and 5,000.000,000 to
maintain the plant aa It existed at
the close of 110. Under the title.
"Duty ot the Railway to the Ship
pers Shall They Be Equipped to
Fulfill It?" the "Rallyway Business
association" Issues Its Bulletin No.
10. It take the only tenable posi
tion, ot course, that th roads must
have th equipment, but it strikes
out at once upon the leas certain
ground that an; Increase In rates ia
first necessary:
Unless Ui railroads can earn th mil
lions that may be Immediately applica
nt to Improvements with th other mil
lion to pay satisfactory return to the
Investors In their securities, their credit
will be Impaired and they cannot i-t
th money required to be spent properly
to serve their patron.
There I nothing In this argument,
nor in lta corollary that th money
cannot be raised by selling addi
tional stock or from surplus earnings
or any other way than by Increasing
rate. It ia not to be denied, that
enormous sum ar to be required by
th railroad for this expansion, tor.
according to . the, Interstate Com
merce commission, as far-back as
1907, "The Inadequacy ot transporta
tion facilities la little less than alarm
Ingv" B there are other -available
ffielnT of Imprfcvehlenf before that
of . raising r rates. ' On I greater
odprwf.,aiid efficiency in exhaust
ing rh possibilities of present equip
ment' Th public Is not now seri
ously complaining of rates, nor deny
ing the railroads their right to a fair
dividend-producing rat, bnt neither
la It willing to eounteaanr rate that
will guarantee) Interest on paper cap
italisation. .. .
"It cannot be gainsaid that under
the financing policies which hav
hitherto prevailed, th outstanding
capitalisation ot som of oar rail
roads exceed what they ar In
trinslcally worth from any stand
point, aald T. Van Den Berg In re
ply to 'Walker D. nines' argument
for increased rates some time ago.
Mr. Van, Den, Berg added that thla
waa not "Intended as applicable to
securities, which stood at their in
ception, and still stand, in their rela
tion to Intrinsic value, aa gold
brick do to th genuine article."
Tb platform promulgated by th
various contending aspirants for
gubernatorial aominatioa on the
democratic ticket all Udlcate that If
nominated and elected they would
try their best to do aa well as our ! suit, of long experience
republican governor hav beea do- proposals by him, therefore, will
ing- command most serioms consideration
Our old friend, Edgar. Howard,
predict a combination of th Wilson
and Clark following in Nebraska on
a delegation divided halt and
half between them.' Brother-in-law
"Tommy" Allen is also quoted as
saying that Clark will withdraw hi
nam from th lists before th vot
ing la done. What kind ot a political
shell gam ar our democratic friends
playing?
Governor Wood row Wilson will
give th impression ot being hard to
please in songs 1 pretty soon. He
promptly knocked "The Beautiful
Isl ot Somewhere", Into a cocked
hat. and now ho denounces Champ
Qlark's campaign . shibboleth, the
Missouri hound dawg song. . . .
Bully for Governor Aldrlch! He
ia no more willing to atand for any
Plnchot business In the penitentiary
than wad President Taft willing to
stand for it In the forestry bureau.
DjccLnBacbvariJ
i aaua ma. v aae ww"
f COMPUEO FROM BRst f!L "j
r . MARCH 11. ' i 1
Thirty Years Ago
This Saturday dawned cloudy and raid
with everything quiet around the Bcr
llnalon Missouri dump, where the
militia companies ware encamped, .under
command of Colonel Colby, ot Beatrice.
Th workingmea In a mass meet ins
adopted resolutions commending Tb Bat
for Its unprejudiced attitude. . . , .
About & o'clock a few arrests . wr
mad on warrants Issued by Judge
Beneck for Major W. A. Fonda aad
Barney Shannon. - Warrant bad also
been lasaed. far President Walts of tha
Labor anion and Jam Knlftit, president
of th Iron aUukters union.
A card of thanks addressed te the pro
prietor of Th Bee, - stcned by the eons
povttors la their employ, I subscribed
by th following name: X. 8. Maynarn.
chairman; P. rJtoRenberc, secretary; Bert
Ooodell, Robert t. Manning-. T, J. Mr
Govern, W. T. Altaian. C. 8. Drake.
Prank Stuart. & R. MCCord. John M.
Stafford. John Emblem, f. R. Lewis.
John Bonner, W. D. Babb, J. M. Ken
nedy, A. O. Mstheson. J. D. Canan, C
W. Hopkins, William Cronln, Charles
Teale. D. K. Drake and Oeorg Willard.
P. I. Meghan I about to open a real
estate office.
Fourteen marriage licenses were Issued
this weak by Judge Chadwlck.
' Th students at Brownell Hall save aa
entertainment this evening consisting of
music and theatricals.
Fire King Engine company No. 2 re
nominated J. 1. OalUgan for chief en
gineer and on his declining nominate!
Edward Welch.
Tb eld Catholle church ' en Eighth
street, th first religious structure ereeuid
in Omaha and 'mTtr-uaed as barracks tor
the militia, was photographed today. A
squad of officer and privates appeared
In th foreground. Th church will soon
be moved away to mk room for (Tad
Ing. bane th opportunity for taking the
picture.
Twenty Years Ago
Tho commltt appointed t ralss a bonus
to start a Western league base ball team
In Omaha succeeded so well as to an
nounce that work would begin im
mediately on a ball para. The com
mute waa John W. Speaa, president of
the Kansas City team, and Ralph B. S.out,
sporting editor of th Kansas city Tiroes,
who bad spent two days In Omaha. Dav
Row,' th old major leaaruer, was th
manager selected for th team,
' Joseph Oranacher, OS years ot sge,
died at bis home, 1KI Burt street.
' 3. H. Stafford, general storekeeper ot
th Union Pacific system, went to Hot
Springs, Ark, for th benefit of hi
health.
J. L. Keck ot Kearney passed through
Omaha en rout to Columbus, to ask
Uovernor McKlnlcy to deliver a speei-h
at th stat republican cn-ivenuoa at
Kearney on April &
Friends f Clinton K. Dixon, th
soldier eonvtctad ef killing corporal John
R. Carter at Fort Niobrara, appealed tb
Piealdsnt Harrison te save the man from
the gallows, -
Several officials' and politicians gathered
kt- tha Millard hotel, when a lively
dlsesssMn a to - the lowering of freight
rates Went en, Tbere wer Attorney
General Hastings, Treasurer Hill, tJecr
tary ef State Allen, and SeerMarle John
son and K tints, of th Bute Board el
Transportation present. ' Besides these,
Q. D, Melklejoha ot "ullrton, Lieuten-snt-Oo
vomer T. C. Callahan ot 'Friend.
J. d Klein ef Mlnden and Jim Ager
war n hand,
Ten Year Ago
Judge Baxter decided that th prosecu
tion of John B. Meaerve, former stat
treasurer, on a charge of embexsllng
t-sOGu, Interest an teO.900 of the permanent
school fund, must stop, because the law
did not make th Interest belong to th
stat. Th Judg also ruled that th
offense charged was committed. If at all.
In Itad Willow county, and not Douglas
county. .
The windstorm In th north part ef the
city made a complete wreck ef the one
story frame building at Thirty-third
street and Grand avenue, occupied aa a
dwelling by Mrs. Manes, Oerrt, a widow,
and her daughter. The Monmouth Park
Methodist Episcopal church was wrenched
from Its foundation and badly damaged.
Councilman Leber 1c introduced aa orttJ
nance making It a misdemeanor for elec
tric light end telephone companies to cut
or trim trees alone streets or In- yards
without tha permission ot the property
owner.
M. Bellman, 17 years of age, died at his
residence, lit 'South Twenty-eighth ave
nue. , . , v-
Th office of the county jijdga and hla
court room and clerk's office wer painted
a pea green to match. It waa said. Harry
Morrill new golf stockings.
People Talked About
Shevrd te th Rear. "
Philadelphia Pre.
Senator Lav- Follett sends out another
notice that he la still In the race, and by
contrast h looks almost . like" a con
eervative candidate now, . '.
' "Madera laapewveaaeaiav
: Louisville Courier-Journal. -The
Italian historian. Ferrwo, says that
when a Roman wanted tb Set a divorce
from his wife lie-had only to writ heft
a letter.. Easy, hut an American has only
to get a letter f rout hla affinity and leave
It In a coat 'pocket '
. . llelplalateaa ( Ferealsht.
- New -Verk World. -
In finlnr fTanklln, the detective em
ployed, by Clarence Darrow In the Mo
Namara case, who pleaded guilty to try
ing V influence"' a Juror, the judge
named tha stun of money found In poa
aeaalon ' of the etecttv a hen arrested.
He -had the advantage .of knowing ex
actly hew sstaeh tit detectlv could pay.
Tha fallur of th executor to find a
bock beer sign among- tb trophies ot th
uncovered wineshop at Pompeii Indicates
that th original . muss took place dur
ing an off season.
Chicago courts have cleared avay legal
obstructions and the city officials ar
free te cloM. th deal for 1.W,000 worth
of voting machines. If JDouglaa county
will take -a band In th gam, its Junk
pile might be reduced materially.
Mrs. Maria Crowd. K years .old, ef
Randolph.'1 Haas., walked three miles last
week to. visit ber brother-la-lair. David
Burrell, M years eld. Os the return trip
she walked one and one-half miles and
rod the remainder ef the way en aa elec
tric car. : ." .' i -r- . i .' -
Measly hirelings of plutocracy' persist
In annoying Governor Stubba of Kansas.
While tb "bleeding commonwealth's"
executive Is' sarins; th country from the
malign grip ef 'the interests,", toots ef
the soulless at home Insist en his recall
to shovel th snow eft hat side walk.
No weal ber clerk with the courage of
hla predictions dares .challenge the plain
people by subroutine his 'brand ef
weather to a popular vote. There Is
a ber the recall would com a-runnlng.
Once more, the country Is safe. Mary
Elisabeth Less baa Jnined the pofltical
noii makers la Xrw fork. Mary remarks,
rather coyly, that Teddy Is a dear.
Isaac Ver Schure of Holland. K. T.
has made a bid for fame by moving two
stoves while fire waa burning In them.
Ver Set ore, who ia a furniture mover,
had call 4rem a family which desired
to mor to another part ef the town.
Ver Selrur didn't atop to put out the
Are In the Steves, but loaded them en
has dray after fte had removed tin pipes.
He set them up la the new location with
the Ores etui going full Hast.
Cesnrta aa laveetlgnatlea.
OMAHA, . Nab, ' March s.-To the
Editor of The. Bee: I have been
asked so many Ames In reference to the
alleged captivity aad abuse ef a poor la-
noosat girl tn th Hotel Millard that It
i become annoying. A short time aso. '
I Invited the (rand jury. Ministerial
union and the Women's dub te make aa
hwaetlsatloti ef these alleged a bases.
Personally, I know there Is ae truth ha
th statement that was made, and th
facts could have been ascertained at
the time and before the unjust publicity
of the article. The unjust aad per
nicious publicity given the Hotel Millard
has greatly Injured ne and In justice
te myself should be Imwstls-aXed by the
proper authorities. HOME MilXR. .
tieed and Bad Caaaed Ceeda.
BEL AIR. Md.. March .-To th Editor
ot Tb Bee: Th attention of our associ
ation has Just been called to th report
in your Issue of November 1. mi. entitled
"Country Folk Kat' TOO Much -Canned
Food. Says Coudra." '
W hav written te Prof. Condra, and
enclose herewith copy of hla reply from
Prof. Bengtaon, assistant professor of the
University of Nebraska,
Note that Prof. Condra -says your
oaotarJoa is correct except that he said
"Toe much low grade canned food Is
being consumed." . .
The latter goee oa to say that th agita
tion bt intended te "emphasise the neces
sity of pure, high grade, whelesom food.
and te dlseeurag the use of cheap foods
whether caaned or not"
You will notice In the paragraph -next
te th last that Prof. Benanaoa says "we
are not attempting te dleseursg th aa
ot canned foods, but are sre attempting
to encourage the use ef the best products."
From th tenor of the article In y tu
ps per you can a that your report gives
aa entirely wrong construct ton to Prof.
Condra'a remarks. As It reeds, the con
suming public seta the Impression that
tb professor kt opposed to canned foods,
while he Is not, as th letter shows.
Your paper has a wide circulation, for
thla srtlole baa beea copied In a number
ot the hading newspapers la this country.
W think under the circumstance you
will be glad to publish such portion of
this correspondence as you i may see
proper. Thanking you for, the courtesy
that this letter will receive, I. beg te re
main. FRANK E. OORRELU
Secretary National Cannera Association.
LINCOLN. Jan. . llt-Wr. Frank K.
OorreiU aecretary National Canners' As
sociation. Hei Air. Xil.-l)etf ar. uorreii:
your letter, ot feoembr a to Prof.
Condra haa juat been referred to m for
reply en account of bis absence from tn
city t this Urn. He Inform me that
th quotation you stated m your letter
I correct with on exoeption. It should
read that ha stated that too much low
trad csnned food Is being consumed tn
thla country.
In our saltation for better llvlns con
ditions In the rural districts, w ar at
tempting to emphasis the necessity of
pure, high grade, wholesome foods, and
to dlsoouras lb us at cheap, foods
wnetosr caaneu or DO I. a sreat meuy
people think that th most effective way
to economise is to buy the cheapest goods
en the market, and thla thought wa are
attempting to dissipate. For the remark
as quoted above w hav no apology, and
I believe that the best food will be to
th advantage of both the producer aad
the consumer.,.. ... . .... -
In reeard to the canning Industry, let
me assure- you that w shall appreclat
any literature you may see fit to send
us. explaining th vartqua phase ef that
Industry. Wa are. not attempting te dis
co urag th us of canned goods, but w
are attempting to enoourag- th us of
th best product.
Hoping that this will meet with your ap
proval, I am, very sincerely yours.
N. A. BENQTSON.
. ' T to. .
Part lea a er Hero Worshipper? .
FREMONT, March fc To the Editor ef
Th Bee: A political party I an asso
ciation ot clUaena united te maintain
principles of government Th domi
nant parties -jio longer posses this
quality hence are not political parties.
The so-called democratic and republican
parties hav grown to be mere aggre
gations of here worshippers. They have
therefor become religious societies. This
worship ot some hero has already killed
these parties. . ,.'.'
..There are now three great political par
ti. Th socialists, the most uncertain.
The liquor dealer and their henchmen.
the most radical, the most dangeroue
and the most destructive. ' They' dec tare
they will retain the control if It 1 necest.
sary te violate every law of our country
to keep It Th prohibition party Is the
progressive party. la the words ef the
representative business men tl ' Jdll-
waukee-"Prehibltloa la Tnrnnm.-1
While th prohibition party seeks to
overthrow the liquor graft It believe
that no policy ahould be go radical as to
disturb tha natural equilibrium ef the
economic stability of trade. By Its policy
It proposes to save to the people of thle
government XS.Ono.nm.ono dollars annually.
It will alas furnish the means to solve
the question of high prices snd tb rela
tion of capital and labor without resort
te war.
Which shall the true cftlsea be, a hero
worshipper or a partisan?
D. B. C1LEERJ,
Chairman Prohibition Party.
The Only War' Win.
FLORENCE. Neb.. March I. -To the
Editor ef th Bee:. I notice that Governor
Aldrlch is being criticised In regard te
his choice tor the anmlnatien of president.
The criticisms ef the desaecratte Wrtd
liersld I can readily eJidcrstand, but why
th ether paper should find fault with
th governor for being; Ilka th balance
of ua Is hard for me to understand, if
w will follow th governor through this
campaign sad be just as sincere la our
work aa be will prove himself te be
forty -eight hours after tb primaries are
ever, so far as the re publicans are con
cerned,' every voter will b satisfied that
th best man baa been nominated and I
will take' the ttberty. kneeing th gov
ernor as I do, to say that If th people ef
Omaha or any ether dty called a aim
for help that th response would be there
whether It -was Roosevelt, Taft er La
Follett. . - '
It Is but natural that a great party
mad up ef men te all walks of Uf wOl
differ. . I bar had several talks with
Governor Aldrlch during- th last year
aad I cast truthfully say that ha never at
any Urn Indicated that he wished me to
support any particular maa for president
I have heard him say mere than 'ence
that be could heartily sups is I the aoan
Ine of the republican parlr and In tended
te do so and 1 want te say further that m
tautinc with quite a a umber ef the- ap
pointees of the governor I have ever
found one that b had ever mentioned the
matter of president to ... .
Let as always bear to nao&.that th
republican party la bigaer than any maa.
Let us make a square fight tar ear maa
and If we get hcked mak two square
fight for the man that whta. Our Blogaa
must be st-sd together and we will win.
F. S. TUCKER.
Army Gossip
Matters of Iatsnree Oa aad
Bark eg rtriaaj Ltste-Cseeeed
treat Army aad Hary BteriaSew.
Akausdeasaeat ef Amy Feet, -'
The question of abandonment ef army
posts kt aaeerdaae with the record ate a
daUona ct th secretary ef war meet
necessarily come before the senate mili
tary committee in connection with the
army approsriarioa Mil. etnos that meas
ure, as It passed the house, contains
clauses which prohibit th aee ef any
of the'approWlatlona at certs la stipu
lated posts, which have been tasUcatad
as desirable tor abandonment In accord
ance with th jdepartmarual policy. The
proposition will gala Utile headway, slace
It engages scant sympathy eves en th
part of too senators who recognise In
It an economical maaenre. Those. who
have express id themselves Informally oa
th subject ar fooad la favor of a re
trtrtlee ot the reglmeM si-poet Idea, for
which the Was department at on-tlme
expressed Its beany approval oa th
theory that It waa a step- toward tb
tocalrsatloa of regiments sad the staant
of "pepoisrtsing" the army. Thar are
ne Indication that th eeaate wUI abide
by the house decision in this -matter.
The Kext Aajataat Ceaerat
The question of a successor ef Oeneral
Alnsworth as the adjutant general ef
th army will probably not engage th
attention ef th president until the retire
ment of Brigadier Oeneral W. P. Hall
ef the adjutant general's department
who Is now In India en leave of abseoc
and who goes en the retired list by oper
stloa ef law oa June 11 next H Is new
th adjutant general ef the army, bar
ing been Inducted Into the office by
statute. The. law of succession contem
plated the more natural result of Oen
eral Hall's retirement before that ef
Oeneral Alnsworth. sad the prematura
retirement ot th latter change th situ
ation aa It has been hitherto viewed.
On Oeneral Hall's retirement beSrIU be
succeeded by one ef the officers ef th
permanent personnel of th corps, al
though th pending legislation consoli
dating th adjutant general's department,
th Inspector -general' department and
th general staff may Introduce 4 com
plication. For the present however, and
under Misting circumstances Oeneral Han
at the adjutant general, absent oa leave,
and Colonel H. P. McCain M acting as
head of the department .
War Department Helenas.
'There la a prospect of many Important
changes In tb method ef doing purines
In tb War department, It ha beea
stated that It wilt be possible by the
adoption of new forms and Improvements
In methods to reduce' "paper work In
the army to an appreciable degree. It
has bean alleged also that by virtu of
thee Important changes th War depart
ment will b abl te disparts with tb
services of one-fourth sf tb present
clerical force. The subject kt being eon.
stdered by th special commission oa
efficiency and economy tn departmental
methods, and Captain . James A. Maes,
Twenty-fourth Infantry, has been de
talled to duty with th commission t an
in this matter.
Aluminas Caateea.
A contract hss been awarded by tha
ordnance department for furnishing IX,Vf
aluminum rsnteens and cups of the type
reccmmeiK'.d by tb Infantry qutprant
board. This contract was mad a a re
salt of bids received from a number of
manufacturer as vera! weeks ago. aad th
cempany to which the contract wa
, awarded agrees to make th articles ac
eortrlns to the specifications. It was
feared at one time that there would be
i difficulty m aMslnmc euetattons ot satis-
! factory price, awing to tb trouble, en-
i countered by some manulacturera. tn
! properly forming th neck of the bottle-
chased canteen when made or alumraura.
LaTJGKISQ GAS. ;.' -.
Ortggw It's a mystery to me hew Jones .
can set such a splendid table en hla
alary. . . , i
Brigra-Huh! It Is no mystery to Ms
butcher and grocer. Boston Transcript.
-aits, eeia r-roawne 1
of rerallln' judges sounea naa a sou
t'lng to rue." . . . ,
"Sure. I d Bke te a orougnt oeiore a
kemad new haunt every trip. He more
aoe la be symDalueUc." Washington
blar.
Jonah entered the whale.
Taia la tha erlalnal water wagon, as
exclaimed. "...
Herewith son wonaerea mar. ne re
ah.s esnarrt near three days Phila
delphia Press. ....
"It Is a wonder that wvmen who want
to d everything men do nowaday don't
Insist on piarlnsj Coat ban."
--t j ' . u. Thvv svw bar
gain counter rushes." Baltimore Amert-
in, . - - -
eruM ' 1. m, ,hlnlr I intnrlniis for
me to take a drink every rooming as
soon aa i ret upr
What time do yon get upT
"Well, tins morning It ma about half
past four." ' ,
"Tea, 1 do." Cleveland Plain Dealer.
"Ar you not afraid that some of your
children will fall Into that open cistern?"
asked th nervous boarder, looking ever
the picket fence in th back yard.
"Oh, no, mum," tame the complacent
reply- "Anybaw, It ain't where we gets
our drink In' water." Hampton a 11-
"tMd you aver think." asked fh seven
teenlh floor tenant, "what would happen
te yea if that rope stay, of your should
give way while you are washing one of
thoae big panes of giessr"
"Tea, sir." said th maa en the window
111 outside: "I reckon I'd fall on some
poor devil that ehoveiin' snow off the
sidewalk." Chicago Tribune.
He ToU ar the prettiest girl I ever
saw.
b-That Bounds all right but I don't
know how much the compliment I worth
until yu tell me how many pretty girl
you hav seen. Some rvtlle Journal.
' "Tou are sure you csn trtist!"yur
stenographer with your private corre
spendonos ?' ' -
"Oh. yes. Indeed. I always hold her
salary back for a coupl of months."
Cleevland Plain Dealer. ;"
Mrs. Kawlei Bo your daughter y In
Pari having her voice cultivated. Does
she Intend to enter professional life?
Mrs. Wunderby Oh. yea. Indeed. She.
I studying lo be a bslUvdonna. Boston
Transcript. j . . ... i :
THE HAPPIEST HAS.
Detroit Free Press.
Th maa I happiest. 1 vow, ,
Who wear no laurel round his brow.
Who has no hoard of sordid gold.
Or world-wide fame that be must hold
At any cost ef peace ot mind.
But goes hi way, content te find ,
His joys werever he may roam
All centered In his little home. k ' ' '
His nights oris sweet with steep and rest
Hi care are imple, and hi quest
For rlchea dose not lead him far -From
where the greater treasures, are.
When he haa satisfied his need
The lure of heme le all Ms needs. '
Well-epent he counts those hours ef day
That with his babe be romps away.
He doe not think aa hour nt vain
?hat la not spent In search of gain;,
o alt beside his biasing fire
Becomes his summit of desire.
He doe not yearn for world-wide fame
Nor Is the world's applause Ms alou
Th laughter of his girls and buys
lie epunta the greatest of his Joys.:
The happiest man on earth is he1 '"'
Who Uvea within his fstntty:''
Though missing fame and missing gold,
H dwells In pose and love untold. ,
His hop of fortune ever Use
Within hi loved ones', shining ,
His hope of fame, throughout hla daya
Is hearing them proclaim Ms praise.
VburBabu'sBreaGfast
rnVG him good tabetantial food, but see
w-J that It taste good snd Is easily dijffwted. Ost
meal whk Ha big load of starch often tenantamtbstosciv
which the healthy child mutt
tress tae perfect grata Is
IT ,'. was Cora aad wheat lack lament w
wAW key. Th perfect feed mass
Cream ofRve
'CAT IT FOR HKALTH
Wye snepHes th weed ef eeewrse boa sad sesH. cassai f ny.
- mnk A. .n. u.u frnat tea WSae HTS faerrv. a fosr UaH as notir-
aSle as relied wSeal er eeta takes. Oesm rs eM rreaSly 1 1 JeuaWSsssi
eooSed as aolerw scloara sdvass. Oresai ot r.r le ax ssest deaeleea Iff rtAdea
kiessisstsUk yeaeaa esrre-eot esiy (ar babies, bat roe lbs enure 1,1 V t CtliY
fssillr. Tastes soed aad heist soap th seawa sweet sea tb f V-
irxetrr wen aiese, sua sue avs, mmn uue'vb
lost aa ye order gressrus get saisag ef Oresai oi Kra
ree Sees. i,WI. the FsAm
SwUfQU (SEAL CO he mm
Most women prefer to plan and
do their own sewing ! ; . -
The task of operating a' sewing machine by,
foot soon grows wearisome sornetims danger
ou3 even to robust women. 'V V. - '
Small bnt strong electric motors may now
be placed on any sewing machine with a few
simple attachments. ' . "
A light pressure of the foot controls the
power and the speed.
The cost of operating just about equals that
bf burning an ordinary 16 candle power incan-
- descent lamp the same length of time. .
-' The sewing is done with more than twice
; the rapidity of foot power. - - -
- Trajuform your sewiibriTfien into aneasyr
rvtift and pleasant occupation.
Ask our Crontraet Department for full parV
ticulars. . . '.. '
- Omaha Electric Light :
and Power. Company
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