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,ThE NKBRASKAN-HESrERIAN fcMti ii m ' ! i in - i.i NOTES AND COMMENTS, wtmmmnmtmmmmm n i I mw h PENITENTIARY OR LEGISLA TURE. Our old friend, Frederick G. Hawx by, is In a peculiar position. Ho secured the fusion nomination for State Ropresontativo in Nemaha coun ty, and was triumphantly elected. I don't know who or what the other fel low was, but the best man won. lho Octopus has discovered that P. O. H. voted in Lincoln last spring which Implied, as a matter of courso, that he was a resident of Lincoln this rendered him ineligible to the legislature from the county of Ne maha ha ha ha. The state con stitution requires (sec. 3, art III) that tne representative must be an elector nnd must have resided in the district for one year previous. If (1) ho was a resident of Lincoln last spring (2) he has not been a res ident in the district for one year pre vious, and (3) is therefore ineligible, as the put has t o feelingly said I "One, two, three, Out goes he." Now, not only the reform forces.but the University also, need Hawxby every hour in the legislative halls. When the University appropriation bill comes up and some of tne worthy and conscientious "soloons" object to most of the items and express a ser ious doubt rts to the use of the Uni versity anyhow, Fritz George Hawxby w 1 tell them a thing or two. What he says and what he does will con vince them that they are being let off easy. It Is more than probable that his tory will repeat itself and some one will move that the University tax be "reduced from to 7 of a mill," as was done once years ago. Before the session is over there will be some "Hon. Gents," wishing they were college men, for F. George can give them clubs and spades and still beat them in parliamentary smooth ness. But why continue? He will be t'rowed out because he cast itint vote last spring unless he was really a resident of Nemnha county for a year, which will make his vote in Lincoln illegal. There will be a slight incon venience experienced if he adopts this line of defense, for the law says: "Any person being a resident of tins state who shall go or come into any county, nnd vote In such county, not being an actual resident there for forty days next preceding the elec tion, or for such time as may be re quired by law, shall, en conviction thereof, bo imprisoned in the penni tentiary not more than three years." (Sec. G847 Compiled Statutes of Ne braska, 1899, chapter XIX offences $? - You want the finest.. J t m We have it! I M t?f&.i HI M p5 Thanksgiving Dinner against Election Laws.) The samo law provides that for voting In the wrong ward or precinct, a person shall be fined not more than five hun dred dollars or loss than fifty, and shall bo Imprisoned In the county jail not more than six months. f ho most severe sentence that could be pronounced would be $500 fine, six months in the county jail and three years in the penn. 1 am willing to sacrifice F. G. H. to that extent Tor the good of the Uni versity most any one would. But if our Hero admits tnat the Lin co.n vote was illegal nnd Incurs tne penalty ho will be disqualified to vote tor "No persor shall bo qualified to vote who Is non compos vicntcs, or who has been convicted oi treason or felony under the law of the state (State constitution art. VIU This makes him lnollglblc to the ofilco because ho is not an elector, so we're back to where we started from. It will bo a mattor for the courts to decide whether this disability dates from the time the crime was com m..iea or from the time he was con victed of it. It seems almost certain t..nt our friend will qua'ify for the peniten tiary whether he does for the legisla ture or not. The penitentiary is not such an un pleasant place after all. It is true that it does not boast such a largo en rollment as we have, but each indi vidual receives more personal atten tion from the facility. If the bean of that institution were to meet the new est arrival on the streets or Lincoln, ho would speak to him, even if they had never mot formally. Personally I do not like their uni form as well as ours, but that is a matter of taste, "for which there is no accounting for," n3 a friend of mine said when his girl passed him up for another. There are some delightful features about penitentiary life. You are sure of a job whether the great economic forces work or not; you get your board and clothes and have a room to yourself tho' no checks come from homo. Writing of a similar Instltutlon.Bin Nye wrote: "There is a sense of ab solute security when one goes to sleep here tnat can not be felt at a popular hotel, where burglars secrete them selves in the wardrobe during the day and steal one's pantaloons and con tents at night. This is one of the com pensations of life in prison. Here tho burglars go to bed at the hour that the rest of us do. We all retire at the same time and a murderer can not sit up any later at night than the smaller or unknown criminal can." Is the proper caper. Be sure your tickets read via the Un ion Pacific, wheji you travel City Ticket Office 1044 O Street Depot , . O and Fifth Streets New Nobby Effects in Oxford, Gray and Green Mixtures See our line of Suits at $i S-oo and $ i y. 50 Merzog, The Tailor 1032 O Street CLARKSON LAUNDRY COMPANY & 330-332-334-336-338-340 SOUTH ELEVENTH STREET. 4? .UJH.HLI,! ,,) .1 .il.P " V '',- 4? The H. W. Brown Drug & Book Co. THE UNIVERSITY BOOK STORE. All Text Books and Supplies. Agents for the Waterman Ideal Fountain Pen. 127 SO. ELEVENTH ST. - LINCOLN, NEB. ytennedif's 3roup Work fr is unsurpassed in the city. From now until after the Holidays he is making special rates to AH Student Organizations, Fraternities, Clubs, Teams, Classes, Groups of all Kinds, Before deciding where to go, see him about the matter. - Jtennedifa tftudie 132 tSe. ffiDdflk dt. . wimmMwmmmmmwiHMiHMwm m