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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 16, 1902)
. Cutef COIl tJ RcpnbliclD . . . . J ] IJI1tBY , JlDITOR A rUaLUltJIII a.llOJOIN no YV , : rnmRA8KA OLD FI\VORITES 1 + . . . . . . + + + + . . . . . . .1- + + + + + + + + + + + + + - - - - - " " " - Do trnctloJl of Bcnllocherlb'II ) [ ORt , I ! 11lC HSyrian came dOWD like the wolf on the fold , lAnd bls colwrts were gleamln/ purple find gold : \Ana \ tbe s ccn or their ! ! pcars 'T S like atarR on the nea , i\v. cn the bllle wave rolls nigh tiT on deelJ Galilee. .I1ke the leaves of t.he lorest w1lCn sum. mer Is green , trhat luJ6t. , vlUI their hunnern at sunlet were SIen ! : [ .ike Ule leaVl'll ot the rorest when flU' t11l11n hath blown , p.lJlat llOHt on the morrow lay wlthtrell anll fltrown. ' 'For ' tilO engel ot deatJl sprel\d his wln : : on the blast , ' ! And br'uUted In Uw face or the roc UH he Ilass'd ; lAnd the eYCR at t.he sleeper"Yu'll deul1ly tUIII ch III .And Utelr hel1rt.Q but once hel1ved-and ( oruver grew RUlI. .Ami tllern IllY t.he steed with his nostril all wide , ut through It there rolled not t1lC breath of hi ! ! pride : : And UIC foum at his gaspIng lar white on Ute turf , ! Aud colli as the Hlray ot tlle rock bcat. fng surf. And t111 re lay tllC rider , dlstortcl1 anll pl\le , iVlith Ule dew on his brow and the rust on hIs moil : 'Aa' ' the tent.'f wI re all silent , the ban. ners Rlone , .1he Jane.q 'unllrted , Ule trumput un. IIl0wn. . .Aa4 llie wIdows o ! Asllllr are loud in I t helr wull , fA a the IIIoIH I\re broke 'in the templ < < ot Baal : the mlgllt or the GenUle , unsmote bT the sword , l1a.th melted like SIIOW In the , Innce of , the J.IOrlll 4..rd Byron. Nearer to Thee , Xearer , my God , to 'rhee Nenrer to Theel ! ren tholll11 It be n. cross 'hat rn.lseth me : Still all my sonl : "hall b , Nearer , my God , to ' 1'lIe ( ' , Nearer to ' 111eel T.hOllgl , lllte the wandC'l'er , The sun gone cIown , Darkness be OTer me , My rCtrt 11 stone : Yet In DIY cIrell1ll8 I'd IH ! Nearer , mT God , to ' 1'111.1. , Nearer to 'l1lCe ! 'l'here lot the WilY RIlIenr Rh ls Into llCavD : . .All that ' 1'lIou sellll'st me In llIercy given : Anlels to heclcon me , Nearer , m ) ' Goo , to 'I'lIee , Nearer to 'I'hce ! , Then , wIth my waklntllOlIhls / / , Bright " ,1111 1'hy prlllse , Out at my stony griefs , DeLhel I'll raloo ; So by 1111' woes to be , Nenrer , lUy God , to Tbce , Nearer to ' 111eel , . ( N it on joyful wing OleaTIlIg the sky , . Sun , moon and stnrs Corgot , UpwarcI I fly : StUl all my son/ / ; shell he , Nearer , my Gal' , to 'I'hee , Neorer to 111eel SJnclo omocr In ] } omnlUl. o avererowdcd condItion of tlJ ( , . ldcnt1u1 qunrtcrti ut the variouB mil fbu7 pootB In t'hls country , ( 'ue to the return ot relrlments from the Pb1llp plncs , 18 embnrrolBlng the mllltnry au ro11orltloo. The trouble Is not 60 mucl , rwtth r pecl to houRln the omcen Ittcmselvcs ns with t1 III om hen. ( ' t1lelr tnm11iC8 , 88ya the WII&hlngtol : tar. ' ! 1le sltuntlon hus reached I poInt where blWhelors nro rn yorocI OTe bcnOO1cts In assIgnment to stl1.tlon : with Umlted living nreolUmool1.t1on where BUch discrImInation Is posslhl ud It Is cven l1.S6erted that wher tlIere Is no other cholro hel\Tcen two young candIdates tQr Il colllmlssion I 11'1 ' bestowed 011 tllC single lIIan In Im 1 encc to one who I" mnrrlNI. Bvel then it is rerognlzed , howe\'l'r , tlm t110 bachelor IIppolnte < 1 Is not l11ccly t t'OIlltlnuo : long in slngh hlesse nos ! The pmvers thnt be 1IIII111t that thel fluthority docs not reach to the cxtl'l1 fJt. interfering with subsequent IIrrnlr of the hcart. Lt Is mude plnln thl1 there Is no officIal prejudIce IIgalnF lUatrlmony-qulro the l'Ontrnry - hu lust at present tIle ml1ltnry post ) WOuld afford better nccomux'atlon tor more ofllcers It It were not tor th lamBy attachmcnts ot some ot then Oongress provIded llbernlly tor tl1 army In thIs rcspcct during the sO Slo just closed , ! Jut It will be many menU betore the addltlonnl qunrters l1.utl rl : arc rendy tor use. Amerloan IJrowcrn In Cubn. AmerIcan brewers haTe already h : rested $4,006,000 In and I1.bout IIILTanl .A man hates to stand Idl , by aD 'let bls dog wblpped. . , r , . , , , . - , I fAKfS "IS SIANO - J. H , Mickey Tells What He Will Do if Elected .1RESENTS STATE ISSUES 1'1111"1 Ifrllllkly 1111 Ifrlllllle'lIlIll ! : ' 1'ulIUoo -ColIlI"IIIII" ' 1'IIX HhlrllUr , IIlIcl Te.ll ) (0" Ifll"lulIl 1II 1I1111111\cl Se 1101 1"ulI.l" III 'l'llflr ! CllrCl At HmuhohH , reor-nUy , Hon. .T. II. \iokur , rClIu hlll nn ellllllicllltu for gov. "rnm , IIULlI ! ! t flu following udllrl'Rs : 'l'he Ilrllll'llll's of political lIarlicR on l\IIlIonal IlueRlIolIK rUrlllflh the reuson I\'hj' voters dllsslfy th..t1IHelvel ! Into vurlouH purllell. 'rllfJ only Kooll relLOn ; ; ItIlY nlllll ( ! un 1rlv fUI' unllll1t1un with l'Hher'l'pubJlelln , demucrat or llny other lIolltlc'ul party , Is that he thinks Ih , ' principle" tHIvocated hy hili party 1" ' ( ' hc'sL cc.lc'ulaled to nlvlIIIIe the In- tl'rNlts of hl country. It IIny other 11'IIS011 19 Hlvrm InconslPltont with this , It IInmcdllLtely stllll1IHI the man liS not a IlI1trlo1. HIN motlvo would thlm neecHlmrlly be sclfillh ILnd f'er/lOnal and not for the common good. I Il1\ve votvd the reIJUb\lcan \ tlckot ( "ontlnuously since 18tH , IInd by my ballot - lot und other IOYlll way" . advocated the principles of the republlcnn pnrty 'heclluse II. lIeclT1ed to me Ilerfectly clear thllt the Ideus of the republican ptrty : 'are the bent tor the nntlon. History hus proven that the leKllllation ena < .ted hy I on 1111 matters IJerlulnlnA' to the . . . . nncll1.l , Industrial Imd mornl QueR- LIOn ! ' , wus the very thing needed to hullll Ilnd make the great nntlon that we are today. InCert'st" of I.bor. 'I'hp republican party at 1t8 commencement - mencement ImUcated 11. devotion to the Interelltll of the 1I1.borlng man , It hn.s alway" been devoted to hl8 Interests. 'rhe leglslntlon which It hns enacted has alwuys taken oare of the. wale- ellrner on the Ilrlnclple that If Kood wagell Clln be pnld , the homes of th country can bo comfortable , and Its IJcople have lellmre and meu.nl'l ' for de- veloplnJ ! ; themllelvel'l ' In every way. The republlclln party plLl'llled ' the homeHtead bill which dotted the state of Nebraska all over with happy and prosperoull homes. The republican parly hllR 11.1- WILY > > believed that anything that will advance the Interest. ot the homo. that will Increo.se Itl'l luxuries , that w\ll \ make IlolIslble the U8e of larger opportunity - portunity of enjoyment and w1ltur \ - IIlsh the mo U1S for B higher atandafd of education , In a word , that w\1l \ make 1I0saibio the dcvelopment of the citizen In the bro\dest senlle ! , Is the proper thing to do. We rejoice In the tact that the neCC8. Imrles of thlll country are the luxurlea of other landA. Leilslatlng n U'.c In terest ot the waKO worker , the republican - publican party hlLR always been In favor - vor of a vrotectlve tarll ! . It han believed - lieved In producing things nt home , al1l1 1n RUIJplylni the home n1l1rket by homo productionR. llelJubllcn.n to.rllt legIslation haR been Ruch IL magnln ( ! cnt aucc'tI" : that It I" only here and there In oxceptlonal Infltances that men ! Lre 1I1JOnl11ng very much tlmo In com- bntlnJ ; the Idea. Of course , democracy hll8 been oPPolel1 to the tann' . but the flLct Is clellIocrlLcy haN been opPoRed to Netty nearlY everythlllK , , md os the ) 'cars go by and the experlenco ot the Imtlon paHl e Into history , the democratic - cratic II a rt ) ' Is obllJcd , If It docl' ! not l lve UII Il KOOll lTIany of itA Ideas , o.t leuHt not to lIay very much about them. trt'llt Nnlllt' . In IIbtorT. At the III'ellent tlml' our 011ponent8 tallU delll.ht 111 glol'lfylng the lIame ot . \ hrahnm 1lncolll. 'Ve rejoice that thc ) ' have r..achcd thlLt conclusion. There III 110 lIome III hIstory more worth ) ' r : It. Abraham Ilncoln stands at the hC:1.d Qf the notelI names of the . . . .nlledtatml. . Ilnd yet I do not wl\.nt J ou to forget the tuct thlLt when AbrIL- . .alii LlnclJlI1 wus dillchurging the lIuUetl , { /IIph / devolvell upon him III that crlals iiI 0111' hlslol'y , th I'e wa 110 time but thut he WUI ! the leadtr of the reJUbll- l'lIn IIJ.rty , bell v"ll thoroughly In Its .deus ami prlllclpleH , alld wall tlubjected LO the tlever\sL onKlauKhtH of hIs op- IUllullts I1ll1Ipl ) ' b CU.U.ot U1I1t lead- , \'I'lIhlp. 'l'he principles of the repub. IICIUI p.\I'ty today II.I'e the allme that I hey W'1r thlI , alld when OUI' frlend8 , tIIo enllI1Y. tuko occnllon ; to compliment and IIl'l'Io1.k well uf Abraham Llncln , th ! ! ) ' lire 111m ply mUfylnlt our cour"e which they 110 sevcreh' condonmed at the time. ' 1'he Il1rn might be Rn.ld 01 l11all ) ' otltel' noble I\lId 1:00 < 1 lelld'u'li of the rellllbllco.n llarty. IIlclUuleJ' the lUart.r. The IIhot which killed WllIIl\m Me. I lnley Willi II. 8hock to the civilized world , n.nd I\lthoulOh the , "vent WI\II 1I0t omclullY noted In the tURlon lit ate plat. formll of this Ylo.r , ullI\lIutonl.bly \ ! the . tlmo will lIoon come when henlso will be eulogtze by our opponents. and mOI1 will call themlll'lves MoIlnlt'y npubll. canll u. they call thl'mllelves Lne1J111 rcpubllcl\1I8 at the prdea.t : ; tillie , an with ILS little reaton. William McKinley was a wonderfu : mo.n. HI. chara.cteryaR 110 wel : rounded. 80 lovable and at the saml time 110 determined : .0 patient and yel unvl\.rylna : : courteous to an and yol nlwaYII devoted to the prInciples whlct he believed : crltlclaod beclllIse hi lieemel to be slow In taking UI ) thl qucstlon or the Cuban wnrj keen\ \ ) surtcrlna : from the erillcll'lm ' , 8nyln nothing , and yet knowlnK' filII well thai It Willi mcesllan' : to make h:1stt slowl , In the light of .ubaequent c\'cnto , ev. cryone knows that , he WILS purllulni jUllt the right pollc ) ' . It seemll almost providential that contrary to hili Incllnntlon , Theodorl Hoollevelt waR nomlnll.ted tor vlc president. Even with the Immvledg4 which the country hnd ot the 8pltmdh qualities ot the n1l\n , there wall a teel Ing of Unrl'lIt , Iloubt and ullcertalnty when the new. waR I1ullhed over thi wlrell that our beloved llr..sldent wal a88aslllnatl'tt 'Ye bt'lleved In Hoose ve1t , and yet It lIeemcd that the coun try CQ.uld 110t Hlare cKlnley , I W I - - CI nsc Cecanters.- : ' - - - T cloaDlo deClllltol'S and bottle ! thl11 h V8 bncomo dIscolored 1111 three Inartors fun with cold water and I1.dd 'IU ; hollll cruMhed Into smnll plecO ! .lnd IIbak thoroughly. Ie thlll mcth od docs not re.toro the r.rystnl to Itf prl.Une olell.rness try U o 111 all Qua.ntl ty or spirits ot saIt diluted with throl thnos Its welfht or water. 117 Add MotorC lr Plilnt. Vickers , 80ns & : Matlm : , the Brltls1 shipbuilders , have decided to erect I motor car x.na.nufactory. . _ . . _ _ ' _ 4' . . . . , . . . . . , . . . , a terrible Mow , 'but the vice president's , allsurallce thal Ute pollclell of preul. dent McKinley would be carried out , nnll the lieU-contaIned wny In which he entered upon hl8 duUu nil prellident , rClltorell confidencv. I1e ha. brought to the dillchnrge ot hili great duties I\ . pert - I t < , ct honel'lty ' , untiring enerlY , abl'lo- ' Illte rcarle Anell1'l nn devotion to the Intlr lIts ot the people , which . mR.rk him all n. worthy succelll'or ot .WlIllam Mc Kinley. lie hnl'l ' gained In II. wonder f\ll deltree the rftllpect. of torelgn n&- tlonll. nnd the Unltel ! States maintain. Itll Ilollltlon nl'l the Icaller of thoucht , I ot onterprille , of IItntesmanllhlp , to which It hod attained. I..u" . 1'1L.t Rnd rr .ent , Our p081t1on as 1\ world power wa. nnly reache < < 1 as the relult of severe conlilct with the Idea advanced by our oPllOnents. In 1891 : the IlIlUes ot the c mpltlgn ' 'fere ' IIharply mll. e. 'fho emocrat. Insillted tho.t It the gold rtnndard were mlLlntnlned , the result would be dire dlsollter , thn.t gold would be wonderfully upprecilltea In vl lue , that Itll Bcarclty would curtail bUlllnesll , throw laborerll ! out ot employment - ployment , roeult In the toreclo ure of mortgagell , and all the vllrlouR financial - cial II ! . . which the mind or mon could ( ! enc lve would bo flistened upon the I poor people of thlll country. 'l'he re- ! publlcnn/l , on the contrary , toolt a decided - cided otanI ! In oPPollltlon , predlctinK that the rellult of conformlnl { to the financial stl11111arcl of the commercial natlonR or the world , \ ' ) uld give the Unltcd Stn teti nn opportunity to usa , . Its IIplendld 1I0Klbllltles , to extend Itll commerce , Increllse It" t'xportll , and ollslst In making the United States n credit rmtlon Inltead of a Ilebtor. IIr'an' . J'redleHoli. Our dilltinguillhed fellow citizen , \VlIllllm .J. IJryan , wns unfortunate In thlLt , at the cloBe of that campaign. he publlllhed I\ . book called " 'rhe F'lrst Battle. " WIthin Its pages , his dire predictions were prellerved. They Imve become IL matter of Indll'lputablo ' record - ord , and In thll light of cventll which have tranAplred "Ince then muat prove to him extremely embllrralslnA' . 1I0w he now l'Iucceedl ' with comfort to hlm- 8elr In pOl lng ns n stnteeman , III n matter of wonder to those' who are tamlllar with the cO/ntentH of that book. History adways rn.tlfied the wisdom of the act of republlcans. Accustomed from the Infancy ot the party to grapple - ple with momcntoue questions , It hali been our proud 8atlsfactlon that when we hll.vo ! Settled theRe queHtlons and they have pased Into hletory , experIence - Ience hna IIhown that we had settled them right. Our term of government Is complex , unique , the state8 within their 8everal boundo.rhR ! amI on a good mll.ny questions - tions , being supreme , und yet we are controlled In the IILrll" pollclPIl of the nation by a central govornment. Indissolubly - dissolubly bound together II.S we are , It III Impossible to separate state and national politics from enc1l other. 'Ye are republicans on account of nlLtional pollclcR. ' 1'0 help and 8trengthen the national policies of our country , It la necessary thnt those pollc1ell should be conliidered In a 8tate campaign , nnd yet our friends are mnklng a trenu- ous endeavor to confine the Issue8 of thl cnmplllan to state quelltlons alone. We would have no objection to do that If It were the proper thing to do , as fortunately In the matter of admlnll'l- terlng the artnlrs of the state , the republican - publican party has no reason to tear comparison of 1t8 record with t1l0eo or Itll opponents. StAte Fhll\.nce. . Every tax payer and citizen Is Interested - terested In the disbursement of state moneYII. The legllllature tor the lallt lIeveral years hall ILpproprlated In the neighborhood of $2,000,000 tor each bi- ennium. the greater part of which IS required to maintain the several stute In8t1tutlons. This enormous lIum of money 18 raised by taxation. It 18 Im- pero.tlve thn.t It be expended econom- Ico.lly and honestly. No contract tor supplle8 for any state Instttution I'Ihould ' be let exoept to the lowest bidder - der who should be compelled to execute - ecute n. bond to the state to { alth- tully observe the terms of the con- truct. Such 18 the policy of Iood faith nnd bu/Iness honor ; and I am glad to say that such has been the strict polIcy - Icy and prnctlce of the present republican - lican ndmlnlstrntlon. I do not believe that money should bp. taken out of the state treasury unless the state geta tull conllidemtion tor every dollar ta.k- en. Our I1tate Institutions are muln- talned for the benelH of the Inmates , wards ot the stnte , und not for the benefit ! lnll supporl of polltlc.1 favor- Itell or reilltlvcs of the several lIuper- Intendenlllnd their lIubordlnatcs. BUBinl'1I8 prlnclpleE ulone should govern - ern the mllnllKement of these Inlltltu- tlonll. Nohrlul'lL Itoyenue La , , ' . . Tha.t ou ) ' IItate revenues are In bnd shaplt. no one dlllputclI. not trom the tact thnt our present law doe : ! not provide - vide tor 11.11 adeQunte rcvenue , but rather In the tact thnt we are n.1I , or nearly all , II. lot of tnx shirkers and hl\vCl nllo\yed by oommon consent 8 IIYKtem ot a/l8eSsment of property to be put Into pructlee that has tor yearfl put us down to such II. low valuation that In nll\ny sohool dilltriots. town : . : dtlell. counties and ven In the IItate It haa been dlmeult to PI'ovlde revenu sunlclent to properly meet the neeth expenlle8. 'Vhen the levy Is limited by stl.tute and the IlBIIC8sment Is one-tenth to one-twentieth of the renl yo.lue ' Ul1 Indebtednetls I. lIure ! to accumul'nte , Our oon.tltutlon provides that the In , debtednells of thQ atnto IIhall not exceetJ $100.000. and YQt the tact staren us 11'1 I the tace that we ha.ve allowed our 1111. , bllltiell to Increase I't the rate of about $100,000 per year for ntany years , an today we tnce an Indebtedncss ot about UOOOOOO. 'rhls we have bor. rowed from the .chool tun\.l and owe It today. 'l'here I. 0. very grILvo Iloubt In the minds of many about the 1 taUty ot this coune. and It III evident thILt this matter mlUlt be tlnn uttenllol1 and the tund .eplnced. 'l'he qU\Jstlol1 arilloe. h.lw shQII we do It ? Our aSMcsa. ment roll revealll the fllct that In 11i9 ( our total vuluatlon of all property as. IIcned was $184,770,304.64. 'I'hls year , 1902. the nSllolIod valuation WI\8 $179 , . 878.C,67.81 , helng U,711S , 788. 73 lcss that III lUO. The mere quoting ot those tI . un 1I bowlI that Bomcthlng III wren elthor In our revenlle Inws or In thell a.ppllclI.Uon , or both , probably both. Uet AIt r T.n , Sblrker. . Everyone knows our property hlU ! In. creaY d In value In the Illst twelv. - 700.r. . and yet II. large decrealle II epY . 'Yhur.JlJetd tl ct t l..e \ " ) ! 1 t ! An Appropriate Name. In DnB\ol , Encland , a clllld hl\l been baptlll.8d : Oorona , I\S a nttln cll max to the coincidences connectel wltb It. bIrth. The chlld WaS born II Queen'lI Road , Ilil fathor's nu"e II Albert Rex , and Its mother's nlaldel name Will Enlland. Highest Po.toffice In Europe. At Gornegrat , on the Zermatt moUl ; taln railway , BtandB the hlghast posl 11 office In Europe. It III over 9,00 a feet above lioa Inel. , . . . . . . . . . . " \Ju. ' . . _ . . 'IIII ' " " ' . " ' ' . . ' ; . ' " . _ - - - - 11 iil t l8b1" , - 'Th6 cohl'l& . quences "rowing oul ot thl state of affairs are l'Ierloul'l ' a.nd some remedy mUllt be provided.Vhnt ahall It beT Tax .hlrklng I. an evil ot grent magnitude - nitude nd I. , to . great extent , r. IPonslble lor thl. Itate ot affaJt's. Btrlnltent nnd learchl/1Jt legilllo.tlon IIhould ! be enacted. making It ImpOtlII- ble tor the man whole propert7 J. larltoly Inveeted In IItockll and bond . notell and mortltaltes , to conceal from 'the ' aBlle80r hili holdlnKI'I. ' A talr valu- 'n.tlon ' should bo placed upon our prop. rty of every d flcnptlon. n. provided Iby the constitution. 'rhe coming legl.- , lll.turo will un oubtedly take up thl ! Queotlon , which hM come to be one of .the most Important lIubjectl ! for leglll- , Iatlon on account of the tactA to Iwhlch I hnve calle } 'our attention. ItRllruad AII..m..Dt. In the alll'leslment ' ! at property , the property of railroads nnd other corpor- atlonl'l. ' IIhould be aR ellIed at. BUell 'rateH all will In/lure their beannA' their tull IlIuuo ot the burden. of the /ltnte. More thlUl thlll we have no rlK'ht to IUIk ; lells thun this would be unCalr and unjullt to all other clossell ot proporty. The republican IItate convention - tion used the tollowlnlf hU1Kunge In this Quclltlon : " 'rhe franchilles. as well as the tangible - ble propprty of all corporo.t40ns should bo RlscHled as to bear theIr just and due share ! ! ot the cost /overnment , state. cour1tj' and municipal , the same aK other tuxable property as contemplated - plated b ) ' the conlltltutlon. " 'l'hat IN the position of the republican party upon the QueNtion. I nccept It and IItand upon It. It seeems to me thlll the true blWllI for the asses/lment of property III what It Is nctually worth 111 the mu.rket und not IIlmply what It would cost to replace at the present time. nor whr.t It originally cost when , built : It sceme easy for some to settle - tle this and other kindred sUbject on the spur of the moment. but declslon8 which nrtect.lerlously the Interests of the people IIhould bo reached only after - ter the most careful and painstaking Investl l1.tlon ot all lhRRes of the questions - tions Involved. so th,1t equal and exact justice 8hall be done to all. In.t to All. Having been nominated for governor - nor upon the republican Uclet without having given any pledgell to any In- terellt ! ! in order to secure the nomlna tlon. and having kept myself In that condition , entirely untrammeled , I am In a position to say that If electe:1. : to the extent of my ability , In deaUng with these questions , I shall be gO'V- erned only by what I think to be talr and juet to all. No man can artord to asoumo theBe grave respon81blllties and be dillhonest with his own conscience nor with the belt Interelltl'l and wel- tare of the commonwealth , ! lnd f1hou d be ft'ariess In right doing. The fact Is. It II ! a financial Mcrlfice tor a bus neRa ' mnn to assume such responsibilities , but mC'n ' should not live to mak money alone. The nation. state , church and all other agencies have II. right to ask of any citizen that hp hould give them hie best Rervlce. nnd the citizen so chollen should feel honorcd that he Is called upon to act In lIuch capacity. rt'rmftnt'Dt School Funelll. The question of how the permanent ) IIchool funds of the state may be safely - ly Invested 18 one of the most perplox- In ! ; ones with which executive ol11cers have to deal. It Is of yltal Importance to the scho 1 Interests and also would be a treat relict to the IItate treasurer It It were poselble to keep this fund lu\'eeted In euch a way as to lea.ve but a omall balance In hie hando at any time. Under the limitations of our present constitution , this Is extreme'y dllflcult to 110. The treasurer Is only allowed to Invest this fund In United Statell or state securities , or reglstcret county bonde of thlA etnte. It the conlltltutlon were so amended that the trc surer wal ! nllowed to Inveet In school dilltrict bondR , municipal b'Jnd'J of our own stn.te , and the I'Itate bonds ot other Itates. and so th t a law might be paslled allowing the ' > n.lance , It nny. remaining In the han s or th& treasurer to be deposited In depository banks. the situation would bo vastly. Improved. Admlnl"tratlon" Compared. Under the present conditione , with both treaourerll hampered alike by the restrlctlonll of the .conslltutlon. the following compara'tlve statements ot the reHults of the handling of the permanent - manent school tund by a former state trenHllrer , 1\11' . Mesorve , and the preo- ent treumrer , Mr. ftueter , will be of Interest : Total colloctlona from all sources by Mellerve . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ . ,739,994.88 Total colleotlon. from nJl YOllreeS by Btllefer . . , . . . . . . . . 6,900,357.41 Collectlona of Stueter exceed Meserve . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,166S .M 1'otal dilibursfi'nts ( all 10llecu ) Meserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .UIi9 , S90. 5 Total dlsburse'nt. ( a.Il aournell ) SlIIefer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5m,916.10 Dillbur8ententl'l ' of Btuefer fiX- ce d 1\Ieserv . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.0n,0Z4.9G Total Intel'elt collected by } , { e el"Vo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ l1,6M.92 Total Interest collected by 8tueter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,622.07 Intere.t eoll ted by Btueter exceeds Meserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,0:1.16 A"'fernge ' monthly rocelpts Me- serve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ : U , ' 13..u Average monthly reoelpts Btu&- tor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a10,86Q. 1 Average monthly elpt3 of 8tlleter exceedl 1 > I serve . . . . $ G1,3S7.1SO A\'erl\ge mont.hly d1l1bur cments ! o1lIerve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ aUBSS. 7 Average monthly dillbursements I Btu..fcr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239.G7.13 : ! ; I L AvernKe monthly dl.lbUM > & - me-ntl ! of Bt\luter eceoo : ; } 'I erve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 57.738.13 l Average monthly baJa.nc 101e- lieI'Ve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ C32S'N.G3 Averng monthly bahumo Btue- ttor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . & 01,517.32 AveraG'o monthly bala.nce of Btuder Ius than 1 > Ieoorve. . . . 11,0511.31 Avornle m nthlY IntliN t col. lected by Menrv. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64UG : Avera ! > . monthly Interl'ltt 001- lected by 8tueter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89 I vernre monthly Interest col- lectcr by Stu fer exceed > > Mo- , BOrvtl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ . i3 I 'l'otal ' coUectJona of Invwmont funds by Metiarvo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . n,233 , ! 31.29 I l .total collections ot InvOlltmant , tund. by Btueter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Z. 08.91 : : Collectlonll of Btuefor exceed IIleserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.1&,851.Gi : ! : Totnl Investw Investment fundll Mellerve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ lan,276.8.l i Total Inv tpd Invelltment tunds Btueter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,27,513.G1 r , - I In\'f'lItmenhl ot Stuofer exeHd t . -AleUtl"vo . . .u..L.U > . . . . . .Sl.Q.237.S : : If They Don't Vanish. If Mont Pel co doesn't let up pretty soon the French Welt Indlea will have to bo t.1ken ort tile International hargaln counter and thrown Illto the junk pile. And Denmark's Island posllosslolIS are also likely to sutrer with other perlRllable commodIties. Long.Llved People. Statistics show Ulat the lon.-ellt. : lived people have generally been tbos ( o who made breakfaat the prlnolpal mea ! of the day. . . . . : Jt. . . . . . . . , " ' . . , : . . I.L : IIdot. : . . . vernlll'l monthly rOl'f'lptlllo. \'tfJttfJont fundI' MfoMrv " : . .7 : ' : ) 65,22.70 I , veroge monthly receipts In- V8lrtment tund" Btlleter . . . . . . . m,4:16.U , Avemre monthly ncelpt3 of Stuefer e.xceed Mesltrve . . . . . . 61,202.n Lo\.voragn monthly Invc.ted ! In. ve tmenl tundl , M8flerve , . . . . . . G3&IO.83 .Average monthly Invested In. ventme.nt runde , Btllefer . . . . . . . 117,240 , n ' AVllra < < e monthl ) Invelltmenta I ot Btuehr excero Me erve. . . . 63,600,83 'Average monthly balanoe 111- vcstment lund. , M8IIorvo . . . . . . $ 316,092.6S Average monthly hala.noe In- ve tment fundll , 8tuefer . . . . . . . % 01,77I1,8t Avem"e " monthly bn.lanc. ot 8tuef r 1MB than Mel rv. . . . . . 113,31.82 Avera.fo per cent Inveeted In. v8ltment fllnds , Meeerve . . . . . . 18.4 Avern&"o per cent Invested In. Vestment tunda , BtU t'er . . . . . . . 41.6 . Averqe P6I' cent Invt.ted by Rtuofer exceeds Mlllerve ' 1" 26.1 Averulro per cent unlnveated 0) Mlillorve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83.6 Avorace per cent uninvested by Stueter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68,6 A verl\.Ce Pe1" cent uninvested by Studer leBB than MUlrve % 5.1 These figures need no comment. They /lpeak tor themselves. There mUllt be some action t.nken In regard to the In vCl'ltment ' of this fund , or It II acculull- will most 8erlously embarross future - ture trelllurers , and resul In large loss to the /chool Interests of the state. Trult . . Que.tlon. Since the business and productlon8 ot the country hlLve grown so enormously and our lorehn cXIJOrts have reached a Ilgure thlLt alltonlshes the world , Amerlcn hos come to bo a credit nation - tion , reckoned with by all other nations - tions who wunt to negotate loans , and large aggregations of capital have become - come necellsary. Individuals arc unable to carryon such stupenduous enterprises. and l rge cO'poratons have been termed , Home of which are known a : truets. Selfshne8s Is predominant In hu lan nature , and great power III always lahle to be abused. Consequenty a comparatively new problem Ie forced upon the attention of statesmen nnd demands solution at their hands. The republcan party Is accustomed t meet ' large problem8 and In the Infancy of this danger passed legislation tor the purpose ot controlng It. The Sherman law was passed by con- gess , and In our state n. law was passed Intended to mitigate the evi. Experience , however , hae shown th1t the general government Is hamper d by the divided responelblllty which un der our present constitution It must share wih thl states. Under our term of government each stte can paes tuch a law as It cho08es , and unior miy Is not lIecured. New lersey , with a selfsh purpoo on account of the fee for fiUng which she chargel'l , Incorporates al knds of trust and tur them loose upon her alater states who nre to oblged rlve her acts tul faith and credit. Each state Is also confned to the buslnesll done In Its own borders so that experience has shown that larger power8 must be gIven the general gv ernment It thle great question Is to be Buccessfuly handled : Fortunately at the head of our party - ty Is that man whom we al bleve to be honest and devoted to the best Interest ot the whole people. We know him to be fearless and an unUrlng worker , and he Is bringing al the pOy ers of his acute mInd to this problem. He has concluded that It wi be necessary - essary to enlarge the power8 of gov ernment. and. If It shul be found nec- eesary , by amcndment of the consti- tuton. In a speech delvered at New- 110rt. n. I. , Augst 23 of this year , he says : I "The Immediate need In dealing with trusts Is to place them under the real , not nominal. control or some Aoverelgn to which , as Its creaturee , the trusts shall owe alegiance , and In whose courts the soverelgn's order may with certaInty be enrorced. Thlo Is not the case the orilnary - wih so-caled 'trusts' today for the trust b a large atate corporaton , dolg business In other states also , and ofen wth the tendency to monopoly. " sayS Als : : at Elsworth , Me" Augst 2 he "On the one hand let men of great wealh realize that In for this stllr remedy we are both unalterably bet upon finding It and are doing It In no spirit of hOIJtllty to them. but In a spirit to fnd out what Is best for them and for nl ot us alke. That 18 what they must realze. And on the other hand. let those who feel that there Is something wrong and they do not Quite know what , avoid nbove al thlng8 beIng - Ing led to act In a spl It of Ignorant envy , or rancor , general or lectlona1" Felow citzens. ' .Ith the uterances of the trusted lender of our party whose character Is establshed for honesty and thoroughnees. who never promises , vhnt he does not mean t perorm , and the history of the success of the re- publcan party In gapplng with and PettllnK HatsfactorllY the large problems - lems which have come to u ! ! In the pnst , I think we may safely lenve this question. clrtnln that wise mea/lures wi be dpclded on. nnl that our Inter- eAts wi be taken care of. 1'"Crlote Idral. The republr.n : party lis Ihvays been patriotic. I rejoices , and has a right to rejoice. that In al the trying Umes In the nation's history since Its organ- , It has been loyal to the country - try , and believed In the justness of Its cause. I has lett the work ot crit- cism , doubt , pesslnillm and "vlewln .wlth . alarm" to others.Vhen glorious resuls have been achieved I has always - ways been able to be glad without havIng - Ing to apologize. The nag of ou. ' coun. try 10 Its choaen emblem. W .erever It Is seen , republcans hal It wih de- lght. It believe ! ! that \vhere I feats with nuthorlty the peoples under Is folds are assured ot larger opportunl. ties , areater treellom justic. eduction , and al the 110ltlci pnvloges which ' .they are ftted to enjoy. I. bele\'es thoroughly In Ameria. It docs not doubt that the Idens crysta\ ed In our goverment are the best In the world. I tondly hopes t at the Infiuence of thele Ideas Will gow und spread untl the whole world fhal be permeated with them. and that thull the natons of the earth wi enjoy greater lbertes , and be raied to a higher plane ot civization , Chrlstlo.n Ity and Intt . lgece. A 'Vord to 8oldlen. The republlco.n party cherl8hes in heart the memory ot the 18 glant soldiers and RaUors who have won I . pgrJshable renown In batle _ _ on _ d : . . .ould Have fl.ac UiC of It. The latest southern desperado shot by a sherlU'B posse wan distinguished tor nlways cnrrlng a Dbe al wel as 1 rife. I he had been more talUiful In his readIng of the sacred volume ho mIght hnve been lesl Indefatgable In bls use of the rife. Rusia Duya Peralan Land , Bxtenslvo purchaser of lad OD BahreIn Islnnd , In the PerIan Illt , ae reported to baTe been made b7 the RusIan consul at DUllblre. , . , \ , , , : ; ; J'.I .n _ " ' _ 'J' " " , , ; . . . . " . ' ! tEe "tlr M t pe . an iu . thtnK tor their cuntry. It npprecl , RUon ha been proven by Itll act. , an ! I not Ilono by HI prote/l.lon , Id tea 1 the button , yor by our bOTS , old a.n young , II a bage of honor the hghes Ii I we pOllell. i We do not torget thl the deed. O : the Frt Nebra ken the firing In :1 ' In the Phlppinel mde the name 0 Nebrlkl known throuK'hout the clvl II ! ed world , and we declne to conduc I a and notLllt about suc f campal& ! . \Lllt \ We are proud oC the glorlou. achlevementl ! ot our ( 'ountry along aU the Une of the wonderful gowtb which It h made Ilnce the replblcn party has hnd control of ItR artalr ad do not heltAte to fY that never. In the history ot the world , hn.1 a Vo . been able to appeo.r bo Utcal prty T fore a people and al'lk ' tor their sutJ \ trares with Is hnld10 tull of mat1 , nlfcent reeults , a/l we are able to brlnl nnd lay at their feet. Educaton , Intell. ence , high Ideals ! persona lberty , good WIRel correct Ideall , banking ' ' fnonelal n IIPleldld Ij'S tem , tree homes , protecton to Amerl ) can Industry , successfuly rlplo racy , ncrealed commercl. world markctl and a wondlrtul developmend of naturn.1 resourcel that hl\ brought 11. materlQI prospel.lty thn t hal a/lon1 Ished the world-thele Ire /me ot th" trults ot republican polideR. Fellow citizens. shal Nebrallka con , tnue In the repu.blll'un column ? ShaH we keep oursclvei In the llslton where we ehow that we cn apprecate thesa thlngll ! , and where we CR.n help to brln about stil larger resula In the ruturoJ or shal we join the column whosO habits ot thought are represented pessimism , coubt nnd despair ? I bY wih the votel's of thl state to an we the question. Permit me to sa that ) think the answer wi not be unoertl und be wi right FRENCH PROVERBS. - - - I . 'ro rude words deaf cars. . . An enemy does not sleep. . LIght Is : ad ror sore eyes. " Dread the anger at the 10\'e. - 1uch Idndred , much trouble. A table friend Is chnngeable. What a woman wls God wls. Things promised are thIngs due. A fat Idtchen malts a lean wil A good lawyer Is a bad neIghbor , Not ever one that dances Is glnd. Money borrowed Is Boon sorrowed. , Love docs much , money everthing. . Beauty and fOly are oren compan. Ions. Nothing is Impossible to a wmlnl mind. The devi oren lurls behind the . cross. A good swordsmln Is never quarrel. some. Slander ! Slander ! Some or I always stcks , Everyone reels his own burden heavy. For a web begun God sends B thread. A woman and a melon are haM to choose. He sleeps sccurely who has nothtnr to lose. A good swimmer Is not sare against drowning. NothIng Call Into the mouth of B sleepIng ox. ! The one-eyC arc Idngs In the IInc o the blnd. I Is not enough to run ; one must start In . tme. Whn . . learned In the cradle lat ti U'0. . . Eve"e ImOWB hest where the shoo pinches hIm. 'TIs a Billy 6hcep thnt malces the wol her confessor. He does a good day's work who rIds hlmse1 of a reel A man Is valued according to hi. own estimate of . himsel. I Is not the grentest beautles that InspIre the greatest passIon. WIT , WISDOM AND PHilOSOPHY. Be sorry In tme , i may save many a sorrow.ln' . tme. You cn't serye Love on hal.shol : It mU8t be a rul course. Love Is ofen scared to deth b1 the skeletons In the closet. Beauty may be only skin deep , but It Is very satsfying to the eye. woman never knows the . meanlnl of trouble unt she falls In love. Debts arc Ite dead elephant au : wful buncb of trouble to dlspoJ of. A wie's hysterics never kept a mnQ 'rom a horse rnCQ or a gll.me at toot . bal.A A sporty woman Is good sort- when shc's afer the other felow'l . wlo. A $0 bl wi do a fellow in hard luck more Jood than an "I told y 30" Bermon. Providence wl never bother to tke "are of deadhoadl who can't tko CIl4 ) f themselves. In a Is renl , Iove cotage pretY t man's Inner consciousness naed. > other InterIor decorntons. Never Indorse a note for any ont you love , and bo sure not to do sd for anyone whom you do not love. Never trst another woman with your husband. He may not be as par. foc a cold.storae battery 18 you 8UP' pose. ! Never trust a husband wIth you. dlnmonds. He may 1086 - th , pawn Uckets.-Kate Thyson Marr. Iirelght curs on the Orient rcchln , Anthony arc a lamlng scarlet True Scotch Thri. A Scottsh fnrer when "olns l , mnrket , It wa observed , always too a hen wIth him In hIs trp. Ee" pIneo te fnrmer stopped he put t nosebng on hlR horse , and then th4 hen wa so traIned that what dropp from the horse's bug the hen wou14 pick up , so there wns nothing wahfd Dremlcs Slecp a Myth. In a recent number ot the Scot" SIr A. Medical and SurgIca Joura holds that . tur Mitchel II a m.tb. aoop 1. " . ' . , . , . . , _ _