course we know that all of your palaver
is merely to "string us" and that you
are making a political tour, but we are
not going lo cell you so. And surely
you are too wise to imagine that all the
cheers along your route are for William
Howard Taft, the man. Still, we may
expect anything from a man who actu
ally believed the farmer would stand
for free trade in what the farmer sells
and a high tax on what the farmer must
buy.
We hope your stay among us will be
restful to your body and conducive to
your peace of mind. Also that short
as your visit may be you will be able to
realize that we have quite a bit of
country on the sundown side of the
Mississippi river, and that we are not
such kindergarteners in political econ
omy as some of our eastern friends .
would have you believe. We hope you
will fill your lungs with our clean and
invigorating ozone, that you will catch
the scent of new mown alfalfa, that you
will see our dairy cows browsing on a
thousand hills, and hear the hum of
two hundred thousand happy school
children conning their lessons in cosy
schoolhouses. In short, Billwe hope
you will not resent our calling you Bill
in this connection if you have as good
a time in Nebraska as we're hoping you
will have, you'll be the happiest man
that ever came across the Missouri riv
er with his back to the east. There
isn't a blooming thing we have that is
not yours to command now. We make
mental reservations as to the future.
And when you depart from our confines,
may joy go with you, and may you re
turn to the duties of your high office,
refreshed and invigorated and better
fitted to guide this nation further to
ward the high destiny that is hers.
Welcome to Nebraska, Bill! And to
Lincoln.
LINCOLN'S MYSTERIOUS CAVES.
If you have never visited the "Caves"
South of Lincoln you have a rare treat
coming to you. Perhaps you are prepared
to tell us just how they came to be there
and who or what made them. There are
many such people. But the trouble is that
no two people know the same thing. Some
declare them to be an old brewery. Some
x declare that they were originally sand pits.
Some declare that they were dug by horse
thieves. Others declare that the Indians
made them. But no matter how far back
any of these can trace their acquaintance,
there are things daily discovered that
prove beyond question that the caves are
older than the oldest inhabitants.
Undoubtedly human hands have contribut
ed largely to the area of the caves. But nat
ure was at work eons before man sat foot
upon Nebraska soil, and made these caves.
But even if wholly artificial they would
well repay a visit, for inside one may see
not only the wonderful works of nature,
but see them at close range. The beautiful
strata, with their delicate colorings of
myriad hues, the strange mingling of thin
layers of iron and thick layers of sand of
beautiful hues, the pockets of oere and all
the varied slants and dips that the different
strata take all these combine to make a trip
through the cave well worth while. Maybe
you think the caves are mere holes in the
side of a hill. If so, get that idea out of
your mind. You walk erect thru the long
clean galleries. You are in an atmosphere
singularly dry and pure. You make the
first trip with a lan tern, because that gives
you a better chance to see the formations.
Then the cave is brilliantly lighted by
electricity and you catch every dusky
shadow. The floor plan of the caves re
sembles nothing quite so much as a Jap
anese or Chinese symbol. There is upwards
of 500 lineal feet of tunnel, divided into five
main rooms. Six thousand people could get
into the caves at one time, without undue
crowding. "Robbers Caves" or "Sandstone
Caves" or "old Brewery," anything, the
caves are well worth a visit because they
give you some idea how nature has builded
this old ball upon which we disport our
selves. The caves are located near 3000
South Eleventh street. Take the Penitenti
ary car to High Street.
Mr. Scarborough, the owner of the caves,
will pilot you through. A small admission
fee is charged to defray the expense of
lighting and keeping the entrances open
and the caves free from refuse.
STEPHEXS FOR COXGREXK.
As was expected the democrats of the
Third congressional district have nomi
nated Dan V. Stephens of Fremont for
the place made vacant by the death of
Mr. Latta. If Mr. Stephens majority
falls lelow the 5,000 mark we will have
to revise our estimate of the intelligence
of the voters of the Third. The larger
Mr. Stephens majority the greater will
le the evidence of the giMxl sense pos
sessed by the voters of the district. Not
lecause Mr. Stephens is a democrat, for
that might be a liability instead of an as
set. This is not a time for western men
to waste their energies along partisan
lines. It is time to pick representatives
because of their ability, their knowledge
of the needs of the people and their will
ingness to stand with the people. Party
affiliation should count for but very lit
tle. And if the voters of the Third want
to be represented in congress by a big
brained man who knows what the people
want liecause he is one of them, who is
keen, alert, able and untiring in his ef
forts to advance the good of the whole
community and state if the voters of
the Third want a man of that brand they
have their opportunity in the person of
Dan V. Stephens. 5
GEORGE G. BEAMS.
The candidacy of George G. Beams for
justice of the peace should appeal to the vot
ers of Lincoln. Mr. Beams was admitted to
the bar several years ago, but discontinued
practice to engage in other bnsiness. He
was a justice of the peace for several years,
and his experience as a practicing attorn
ey and as justice peculiarly fit him for the
position. He is one the older residents of
Lincoln and has won a reputaion for square
ness and efficiency that should recom
him to the voters- As justice Mr. Beams
will give the people his best service, and
that simply means that he will fair and
impartial in all his official actions.
ALREADY HERE.
Federal Judge (Jrosscup, who sits in
corporation cases with corMration stocks
in his safety deposit vault, says he sees
format iv? period approaching "when
settlements will Ik made not through
courts of law but in the court of public
opinion." To a considerable degree the
time is now. Public opinion has pretty
well settled the matter of (lnsscnps
competency to sit as a judge. The trou
ble is that public opinion can not force
his retirement. If there is a decision
that a. giant trust or corporation has
wanted and couldn't get, it was because
it could not find a way to get the case
before this federal judge who insultingly
remarks about "public opinion." If the
people elected federal judges as they
should (irosseupt couldn't get to first
base as a judicial candidate. It is such
judges as he that have created the Im
perative demand for the judicial recall.
I $15.00 A SUIT
SENSATION
A lot the best suit offer you have 0
A had this season. An all-wool, hand- A
T tailored, up-to-date suit of clothes, T
perfect in style and fit, for y
fifteen dollars
1 There are places in this town where A
T they have the nerve to ask $25.00 for T
this same suit, and they get away V
A with it, too. But we only ask 15.00. A
f Biggest Clothing Value T
i You Ever Saw. f
This isn't our only bargain. The
store is full of 'em.
Lincoln Clothing Co.
Opposite Post Office