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( Heal. ) N. P. FEIL , Notary Public.
Colonel Ilryan 1ms Ronu to Colorado
to view tlio Nubniskn senatorial llsht
from the top of riku'a I'estk.
It Is nn 111 wind that blows nobody
good. Tills promises to be a red letter
year for the doctors nil over the coun
try.
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Time will be willed promptly at noon
In the Honatorlnl light. It Is not antici
pated nny solnr plexus blows will be
landed early In the content.
In these times of ( advancing prices in
all other Hues It seenw strange that this
quotations for California legislative
votes should be reduced to ? 7oO.
The annual gasoline light Is on. Be
tween the electric light tind gns com
pany pressure It would be strange If
the gasoline company did not get the
worst of It.
Emperor William scored such a suc
cess In selling guns to Turkey that lie
may expect 'soon to receive an offer era
a position with some enterprising
American manufacturer.
The trades unions should Insist upon
the legislative bill fnbrlcntors reducing
their hours of labor to eight per day.
At the present rate the market Is rapIdly -
Idly becoming overstocked.
Lightning rod men nre doing a good
business at Lincoln at present , but It
will not be long before the pump man
will be needed to lloat some of the
water-logged senatorial booms.
Members of the Nebraska legislature
who read The Hoc and they all do
will discover from the review of pnst
senatorial lights that they nre not the
only ones who over gave a really warm
performance In this state.
It Is a fact worthy of note that the
objections raised by Cubans to some
olllcers In the army of liberation ac
cepting places under the American gov-
eminent all come from those who have
been left out in the distribution ol
places.
According to Associated Press tils-
patches the text of Hov. William
Jennings Bryan's sermon to the Cole
radoans Is to bo Nnboth's vineyard. In
telegraph operators' parlance that texi
was bulled. It should read Nabob' *
vineyard.
All roads lead to Lincoln just now ,
but the bulk of the travel Is on free
pasteboards. The Benatorinl race Is noi
always to the fleet nny more than th <
battle Is to the strong , but as a general
oral thing the Lord lights with the
battailous.
Following old established precedent
the United States court has been re
moved from Onmlui to Lincoln to wit
ness If not to supervise tint scuatorla
election , llnd the court refused to movi
on before time was called court balllffi
and deputy marshals would have gem
cm a strike.
The newspaper correspondents htivi
already commenced the work of formu
latlng the report of the War Investlgat
ing commission. The commission I
etlll busy taking testimony and wll
doubtless set about preparing n supple
mental minority report after the cor
respondents get through.
With the new Union 1-aclllc passen
per station following closely on tin
licols of the new Burlington passengc
station and two freight depots for rail
roads that are about to luvndo Omaha
this year will witness marked Im
provcmcnt In railway terminal 1'aclll
tics for Omaha.
The- effectiveness of the Omaha lir
department has again been demon
Btrated. There Is no reason why th
police force cannot bo put in just a
effective shape. The only thing whlcl
lias stood In tho'way is the fact tha
the work has been hampered by lutet
ferenco from politicians nnd appeals t
the courts when it wan sought to rli
the department of incompetents am
( llsorgaulzcrs.
I
ins WOHK
Mr. DIngley lived to ECO the worlc Uu
hntl done and with which hit ) ability as
a IcRlalntor will bo always nttsoclatutl
In the history of the revenue legislation
of the United fjtatiw , vindicated by re
sults. The tariff bill he framed ' con
ceded by coinnetetit Judges to bo tlio
most Bclentlllc measure of the kind tlilH
country over Imd nnd while changed
conditions may require its modification
In some lmi > ortaiit respects , It was un
questionably wlso nnd Bound leglnlatlon
for tlio time of Its enactment. Its Im
mediate effect was to rcluvlRorate the
Industries of the country nnd to create
a demand for labor which ban been
bcncflctiil to the worklns classes of the
United States beyond computation. It
did not nt once produce sulllclent reve
nue to put an tnd to deficits and It was
not expected to. Ite distinguished au
thor did not promise that'In the lirst
year of Its operation the returns from
It would cause dellclts to disappear , because -
cause with the large amount of dutia
ble merchandise rushed Into the coun
try while the bill was pending It was
Impossible to acqompllsh this. Hut lie
believed that It would be vindicated ns
n. revenue measure before the expira
tion of tlie fiecond year of Its opera
tion and such Is the case. The revenue
legislation before the war with Spain
Is now yielding receipts equal to the
ordinary expenditures of the govern
ment.
The total revenues of. the government
from all sources during the calendar
year 18'JS amounted to ? 410,805,458. It
Is estimated that the fipcclal war taxes
produced In the neighborhood of ? 00-
000,000. Deducting this nnd the $14-
( KMK)0 ( ) th-.it accrued to the government
from the .Pacific railway settlements
trom the entire government Income
and there remains about $305,000,000
of revenue , or ? 1,000,000 of receipts for
every day In the year , almost exactly
the amount of expenses of the govern
ment In time of peace. Referring to
these figures , the New York1 Mall and
Express says It thus appears that the
Diugley bill has perfectly .nccompllshed
the purpose for which It was Intended.
"It has almost completely covered the
treasury dellclt which came down to the
government ns a legacy from the
Wilson-Gorman tariff and It has at the
same time eet In motion scores of
productive Industries which languished
In hopeless Idleness under the baleful
Influence of n free trade ndm'lnlstra-
tion. The DIngley bill lias been
splendidly vindicated by the hard logic
of cxDerlence. " It Is one of the best
examples of wise constructive states
manship in our history.
It Is possible that this law , the opera
tion of which has thus far had such
satisfactory results , will have to
undergo some changes and modifica
tions. The changed conditions since It
was enacted may render this expedi
ent If not absolutely necessary. But
free traders who are anticipating nu
early abandonment of the principle cm-
bodied In that law are doomed to dis
appointment. There will be no "open
door" policy for the great American
market In the near future. The pro
tection accorded to some Industries
may be reduced , but no American In
dustry that must meet foreign compe
tition will be deprived of the advan
tage In the homo market which the pro-
tectlvc policy gives , nt least so long as
the republican party is In power.
JfOJP TO KKSTltlCT TUB TRUSTS.
The organization of colossal new trusts
and the expansion of old trusts In defi
ance of national nnd state legislation
designed to suppress trusts must con
vince nil rational people that wo arc un
able to cope with gigantic combinations
< tf organized capital under existing con
ditions. All that can possibly be accom
plished with the machinery of govern-
inunt Is to restrict the trusts and curb
their power for evil. Combinations In
restraint of trade are dangerous chletly
because they levy excessive tribute upon
producers nnd consumers In order to
pay dividends upon fictitious capital. If
, the trusts and mammoth corporations
that control American industry in nearly
every branch were capitalized only for
the actual amount Invested or the actual
value of the property acquired- when
they buy out rival plants-nobody would
have reason to complain against their
endeavor to earn fair Interest upon their
capital. It is only because millions and
hundreds of millions of stocks that rep
resent no value whatever are Issued as
a basis of earning power by the trusts
that these organizations ure regarded
ns a menace to the welfare of the
American people. The remedy that
commends itself to men who have given
this subject profound study la national
nnd state legislation which will check
nnd prevent the Issuing of watered
stocks and the marketing of securities
that represent fictitious capital. The
Initial step In this direction was taken
by the National Autl-Truat convention
held In Chicago some years ago. Thai
convention recommended legislation by
congress establishing a national bureau
of supervision and control of corpora
tions engaged in Interstate commerce
The powers and functions of this bureat
were to bo similar to those exorctaed
by the comptroller of the currency In
the supervision of national banks. II
*
every corporation engaged ln luterstatt
commerce were required to register Hi
stocks and bonds with the bureau ol
control securities that had the eudornc
inL nt of the national treasury would be
readily salable , while securities thai
had not been subjected to the ordea
would bo regarded with suspicion a IK
considered extra hazardous risks. U
other words , every corporation lion
estly capitalized would cheerfully nub
mlt Its stocks and bonds to regUtnxtlor
by the national bureau nnd its booki
would always bo open to inspection bj
the national supervisors , while corpo
rations resting on a fraudulent basli
would advertise themselves as frnudu
lent by refusing to submit to .nntlona
Inspection and registration. If congress
should see fit to clothe the cumptrollei
of corporations with Bulliclout power U
compel registration and inspection
stock wntcjrlng and fraudulent capital !
zatlou of this class of corpora
tlous would bo nt nn end
Should , the experiment in , nu
tlonal legislation prove a success , as
It doubtlePB would with fearless olllcen
In charge of the bureau of control , statt
legislation along the same Hues would
follow and finally make stock watering
of local corporations unprofitable , If nol
Impossible , since no Investor would pur
chase stocks that had not been tlulj
registered any more than ho would now
purchase state , county or city bonds Ir
Nebraska Unit are not registered by thi
state auditor.
A PlULWl'lKK COMMISSION.
A commission to Investigate condl
tlons In the Philippine islands is an
nounccd. The investigation , It Is stated
will bo purely of an economic natun
and not nt all political. The president
It seems , desires to obtnlu fuller nncl
more uccurnte information In regard tc
the pracUcnl conditions In the Philip
pines than Is now at command. Uoubt
less it Is desirable to have this in
formation , alUiough a good deal of a
trustworthy character has been learned
regarding the economic conditions It
those Islands since the policy of making
them American territory was conceived.
It is known that they are capable of pro
duclng a great deal more sugar nmi
tobacco than they now produce und II
should be understood that their development
velopment In these directions will not bite
to the advantage of American sugar nnd
tobacco producers. It Is probable , also
that Industries can be successfully es
tnbllshed In the Islands whose products
will compete with those of American In
dustrles in Asiatic markets. The Pad
Is well known that nowhere Is laboi
cheaper than In the Philippines and thai
there Is an abundant supply of It , sc
that In the event of the United States
annexing the Islands more or less ol
this labor might be brought here and
utilized to lower the price of America !
labor.
Valuable ns this knowledge may De
It eeems to us that It Is no less Impor
taut that the American people shoult
be given more information than thej
possess in regard to political condition !
that Is , what proportion of the Philip
pine people desire Independence , how
many are disposed to accept Amerlcar
rule aud whether or not they are capa
ble of self-government. Those who in
slst that we shall force our government
upon these people assert that they an
not fit to govern themselves. Enlighten
tneiit upon this very Important mattei
Is greatly to be desired aud It seems
hardly possible that President McKlulej
will send a commission to the Philip
pines without Instructing it to repon
on the question whether or not the Fill
pluos arc capable of forming and main
tnlulng an Independent government
This , In our judgment , Is n matter 01
far more vital Importance to the Amcrl
cnn people than nny commercial con
sideratlon , unless It shall be decldec
to subject the Filipinos to our rule U
any event. Hear Admiral Dewey has
said In regard to such of those peoph
as he has come In contact with tha
they are more capable of self-govern
ment than the Cubans. There Is the ex
cellent authority of General Wood , mill
tary governor of Santiago , that th <
Cubans are fit to govern themselves. Ai
a matter'of ' fact n'portlon of the Philip
pine people are now carrying on n gov
eminent which appears to be perform
Ing its functions to the satisfaction o
those who give It allegiance. This ma :
not in nil its details be such n govern
ment ns would be acceptable to Amerl
cans , but there Is reason to believe tha
it Is well suited to the people who sup
port It. The system of government ii
Mexico nnd In the countries gcnerall ;
of Central nnd South America would no
be satisfactory to the people of tin
United States , but we do not thcrefori
question the fitness of the people o
those countries for self-government.
President McKlnley undoubtedly hai
excellent reasons for appointing ; a Phil
Ipplue commission and from the char
ncter of the men ho Is said to havi
selected the country would safely ex
pect as trustworthy Information as It 1
practicable to obtain. But an Investl
gallon purely economic in its scope
while it might have value , would hardl ;
be satisfactory.
The recklessness of Uie average yel
low Journal reporter In the matter o
facts and figures has become proverbial
A striking illustration of the stul
which Is being served up by this clas
of sensational newsmongers is foum
In the following paragraph , which ha
found Its way Into the telegraphic col
umus of the local yellow journal : "Ac
cording to General Miguel Gomez , i
member of the Cuban commission nov
in Washington , the Cuban army is sur
to receive the three years' pay to whlcl
It Is entitled , $40,000,000 , to be ndvancei
by the United States with the custom
house receipts of Cuba ns security fo
its repayment. " llnd the enterprlslni
correspondent taken the trouble to d
a little figuring for himself he surel ;
would hnve discovered that ? 40,000QO
was enormously In excess of what th
Cuban army would bo entitled to n
back pay. The most extravagant est :
mate of the number of Cubans In nrm
at nny time within the last three year
would bo 125,000. Many well Informe
military men compute It much belo >
25,000. At any rate the United State
army failed In Its search after th
Cuban patriotic allies to discover nn
such number of troops under Gnrch
Gomez and nil the other Cuban * gei
erals. Assuming that Ii5,000 was th
aggregate strength of the Cuban arm
during the entire three years and est
mating the pay of each soldier at ifl
in gold or ? 30 in Spanish silver pc
mouth the amount of back pay du
the Cuban army would be $13,500,00
nnd not | 40,000,000. It would scarce )
bo claimed that the surviving Cuba
generals nnd colonels nre entitled t
the difference between ? iaf > 00,000 an
$40,000,000 , or even one-tenth of th
difference.
The West Virginia house of delegate *
which Is democratic , threatens to m
scat enough republican members t
make the lojdslature democratic on Join
ballot. In that event the senate , -\vhic
Is republican , will retaliate by unseat
ing enough democrats in that body t
even up accounts , which process carrle
to Its logical conclusion would give th
state a tolld democratic lower house
n republican senate equally solid nnd
there would bo no election of n Bitccessoi
to Senator Faulkner.
Here Is a mathematical problem moro
dllllciilt to solyc than Hti-l'an. The gn ?
Inspector declares that a 14-candk
power gasoline burner cannot yield
Ifl-cnndle power light nny moro than
you could fire a 10-lncli shell out of n
0-hieh gun. Now if this be true how
much candle power nre we getting out
of an electric arc light that Is pre-
mimed to be burning at n nominal ca
pacity of 1'JOO caudles.
There cnn be no question of the
fits to property In the northeastern
part of the city by reason of the ad
vent of one or "more new uiilroad lines
and the construction of necessary
buildings. A section of the city that
has fallen Into quasl-decay the last
twenty years is destined soon to enjoy
n marked revival , from which property
owners cannot fall to reap u substan
tial harvest.
Following Imrd upon the president's
loving words to the south cotuea the
news tbat the Michigan soldiers will
help flio Georgia boys to celebrate the
birthday of General It. K. Lee. If this
kind of thing continues our country will
soon measure up to the Idea of Mr. Mark
Tapley as a land where "the folks don't
do anything but slug ' 'All Columbia. ' "
Judge Emory Spoor of Georgia com
plains that the Independent voter of the
south does not co to the polls. The
trouble with that kind of voter down
there Is that usually by the time he gets
to the polls he Is so full of buckshol
that his independence Is somewhat Im
paired.
The opponents of Senator Quay now
emphatically declare that he cannot be
re-elected to the United States senate ,
However that may be , thrice before
have these same prophets made similar
predictions and yet the Beaver states
man wears the senatorial toga.
The profound silence that now relgnf
over the haunts of that erstwhile redoubtable -
doubtable champion of the downtrodden
American people , Mrs. Lease , prompt *
the query , In the language of Tom Wat
son , "Where Is she at" anyway nnd
wherefore this unseemly quietude ?
Porto Illco n * It In.
St. Louis Republic.
Father Tom Sherman's report on Porto
Rico etaraps that Island as being
emphatically a place Tvhero every prospect
pleases and only man 'Is vile ,
PrentrvliiK the 1'cnce ,
Globe-Democrat ,
The czar of late has been quietly buildIng -
Ing a railroad 'tihat ' wll glvo him a fresh
grip on Afghanistan. These little pre
liminaries to unlvorfa.1 peace are not
neglected at St. Petersburg.
Will Never Let Go.
Mlnneapolls'Trlbune.
We may begin our military rule In Cuba
and the Philippines with the Idea that It
IB to bo only 'temporary ' , but the Immutable
forces which govern the destinies of men
and of nations will mflke'R permanent.
OR 'a I/II'CKC Chunk.
St. Louis 'Republic.
'
Philadelphia , Chicago and Omdha gave
very creditable Intimations of the pos-
elbllltles of aworld's - fair In this country ,
In 1003 St. Louis will reveal the full pos
sibilities by their concrete materialization
Into the grandest exposition known tc
history.
Premature Dentil Knell * .
Baltimore A'merlcan.
Again the doom of the horse Is sounded
by those who think the motor carriages will
drive out the animal entirely. This mlghl
be all right If there were really good roads
everywhere , but It will not come to paps Ic
this generation , at least. The horse la reallj
moro popular than ever.
Men to tlie Front.
Globs-Democrat.
The selection of three such creditable New
Yorkers as Roosevelt , Choato and Depew foi
prominent office recently glvea the Ernplr *
state a largo lift socially and Intellectually ,
In their respective fields these are as big
men as the country has. New York Is thui
elevated very materially , In the respect of th
people of the United States.
But Thoinna In Dead.
Springfield Republican.
It IB suggested that If Thomas Corwlr
were alive today and -In the senate , he would
amend his famous passage In a notable
speech on the Mexican war by eaylng : "II
I were a Filipino I would tell you , If yoi
come to ray country we will greet you wltl
bloody hands and welcome yoi to hospita
ble graves. " *
CnrpctlMiKurcru Shut Out.
Philadelphia Record.
General Guy V. Henry , the military gov
ernor of Porto Rico , hag given notice thai
the clamor for office there by American !
must stop , and that Porto Rlcans who ar <
capable will bo preferred. Here IB an ex
hibition of natlvlsm which the Unltec
States and the colonies must equally ap
plaud , whatever the blighted carpetbagger :
may think about U.
SootliliiB Effect of a Job.
Chicago Tribune.
There are two kinds of Cubans. Sangullly
who did no fighting , Is going around In c
major general's uniform , brawling and defy
ing the orders of General Ludlow , adding t <
the difficulties of the new government. Gen
eral Ruls Rivera , who fought until he wm
captured In battle , says , "God bless tht
American people , " and shows the gratitude
every Cuban should feel toward the Unltec
States.
The Inflow of Raid.
Philadelphia Ledger.
This country Is not the only great goli
producer In the world. South , Africa pro
duced more than It did In 1S98 , and Austra
lasia nearly as much , while Russia made at
Important showing. But the gold whlcl
comes from the earth In United States tor
rltory Is not this country's only supply o
that metal. U gains a great deal more fron
Its neighbors In settlement of commercla
balances , , and so manages to keep Its treae
ury rather over-supplied with It.
CounUtent Clmniplon of Liberty.
Chlcaco Record.
When affairs In Cuba were attracting th
sympathetic attention of this nation one yea
ago , and the proper course to be purauei
was eagerly sought , Senator Mason was on
of thp strongest advocates of war for th
liberation of the Island from Spanish rule
Humanity and liberty were the sentiment
to which ha appealed In sanction of forclbli
Intervention. Senator Mason's speech li
the senate last Tuesday was in thorougl
accord with the sentiments expressed b ;
him at the time the war was undertaken
Having gone to war for the liberation of ni
oppressed people , he does not believe th >
United States Itself should now piny thi
role of conqueror to other oppressed people ;
who are Molting to llharLr.
MI. < H > \
Chicago Times-Herald : A life so fruitful
In honest endeavor and so rich In valuable
attainment cannot fall to bo a source ol
Inspiration nnd pride to patriotic Ameri
cans.
Detroit Journal : Hon. Kelson Ulnglcy wna
a statesman as well as an editor o ( the first
rank. He believed In his country and con
secrated his large abilities to Its service ,
His was the work of a sincere , conscientious
patriot. With him home and country were
synonymous. Ho loved both. Iy both he
wns loved. His death at nearly the allotted
span of life does not come as a shock , but
a sorrow to every true lover of country.
Chicago Post : As a legislator , governor ,
Journalist and Investigator Mr. DIngley al
ways Impressed those within his Influence
as pure , honest , dignified nnd courageous ,
Ho had an exalted conception of the duties
of public men , nnd he lived up to them.
He was so lovable , catholic and reasonable
that the opposition In the house he led never
had nny real or fancied grievance against
him. His speeches were never dogmatic , his
arguments never sophistical. He relied for
vindication upon fact * and experience , and
It Invariably came to him. Yet , with nil
his competence nnd ability , he was singu
larly free from ambition.
Kansas City Star : Since mention has been
made of the similarity of his public history
and that of Mr. Blalne , It may bo said that
there was no physical and but little mental
and Intellectual resemblance between them ,
save In the matters of Indomitable Industry
nnd capacity for absorbing Information on
public questions. Mr. DIngley , though nn
Interesting and convincing speaker , was not
nn orator , nnd , though uniformly successful
In political life , had none of the arts of the
politicians , of nil of which Blalne was the
subtle master. In reading the record ol
Nelson DIngley , now that It Is made up , one
Is Impressed by the laborlousness of It , tht
manifold tasks that are Imposed under oui
American system upon the public man 'ho
Is willing to perform them , the anxiety , the
toil and , what seems after all and al
best , the Insufficient compensation.
Buffalo Express : Mr. DIngley was emi
nently successful , by reason of his thorough
knowledge of business subjects , cspeclallj
the .tariff. Ho had prepared himself fet
leadership by long service In the house and
by a course of such exacting study as fen
representatives have followed. Never a
brilliant man , he was practical and useful
because ho fully understood his work. The
position which he had reached as a studenl
of national policies may be adjudged from
the dcslro of President McKlnley that he
become his secretary of the treasury. The
monuments to his memory which will endure
longest are the tariff law , which bears his
name , and the war revenue act. These meas.
ures have stood the test of time and beai
Indisputable proof of Mr. Dlngley's gooc
Judgment and mastery of details.
PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE.
It Is , perhaps , significant that none of the
searchers for Andree no In balloons.
Boston's biggest Individual taxpayer U
Joshua M. Sears , who will this year put Intc
the municipal treasury $57,003.
Public opinion In America would suppori
a proposition to give M. Quesney de Beau-
repaire leave to amend his name.
Lord Mount-Stephen , the Canadian mil
lionaire , who now lives In England , hai
banded over the sum of $2,800,000 to thre
trustees , to be used for the benefit of rela
tives and friends , with the Idea that hU
heirs need the money while still young.
Schuyler Hamilton , Jr. , a grandson of Alex
ander , has filed In New York City a volun
tary petition In bankruptcy. He Is a mining
engineer and was formerly reputed to b <
worth $500,000 , but lost his money la t
brickyard , which he carried on for flvi
years. ,
The husband of Mme. Nordlca went up In
a balloon and was never seen or heard ol
again. By the law of France the wife coulc
not touch her husband's property for :
period of seven years , and that time Mme
Nordlca has had to wait before she cam <
Into her fortune.
Whenever a counting of noses Is dcemec
necessary by republicans In the United State :
senate the work Is entrusted to Mr. Lodgi
of Massachusetts. He goes about it will
characteristic Yankee cuteness and aluios
Invariably gets the desired Information with' '
out allowing his object to become known t <
those Interviewed.
General John M. Palmer , who ran fo :
president In 1896 , Is 82 years old and hai
permanently lost the sight of his right eye
His hearing Is also affected and as ho t
unable to continue hla law practice hli
friends have asked Senator Cullom to securi
the passage of a bill by congress whlcl
will award him a pension of $100 a mouth.
Now that his term as governor of Tennessee -
nessee has expired Robert L. Taylor says hi
is through with politics forever. He li pre
paring a new lecture , having been decided ! )
successful with similar .efforts In the post
and will commence to deliver it In the spring
"The world Is full of hard , grinding reality,1
he says , "and I will try to give It somethlni
light , bright and mirthful. "
Admiral Dewey , when told -that the citi
zens of the state of Washington were te
present a testlmonal to the Olympla , wroti
thla reply : "I must confess to having fell
that the city of Olympla had not done Iti
duty by Its namesake. Inasmuch as all thi
other vessels of the squadron had been It
some way honored by ( he cities from when
they took their names , It was an Invldloui
comparison that the largest and best shoulc
bo undervalued , I have no personal interest
In the matter , however , as should any testimonial
menial bo sent hereafter to the Olympla 1
will probably not be on board. "
FEE11ING TIIE WORLD.
Griinnrlcn of the Went Contribute ti
the Ilniilno H of Europe.
Chlcaco Times-Herald.
So much has been written concerning th <
phenomenal Increase of our exports of ma
chinery and manufactured goods during the
I fiscal year ending June 30 , 1808 , that the
people have failed to realize the extent tc
which wo have been feeding the nations ol
Europe.
While the manufacturers In the cities were
selling to Europe , Asia , South America and
other countries a product valued at $290-
697,354 , the farms of the west and middle
west supplied the people of those countries
agricultural products valued at ? SJ3G83f > 70
surpassing by $54,355,388 , the highest record
ever made , that of 1892.
According to the last report of the bureau
of statistics our total exports of breadstufTs ,
provisions ( Including cattle and hogs ) , cot
ton and mineral oils for the calendar yeai
1898 were valued at $789,667,294 , agalnsl
$693,610,747 for 1897 , a gain of $96,056,547 ,
the largest for any year since 1892. For De
cember , 1S9S , the total exports of these com
modities aggregated $93,273,506 , against $88-
630,600 for December , 1897 , a gain of $4,612-
900 for one month.
These figures for the fiscal year and foi
the calendar year tell the story of the most
remarkable trade expansion In our his
tory.
1'lin.SS COMMUNT Ol
Sutton Advertiser ( rep. ) : Them Is ono
matter on which republican nnd fusion
members of the legislature seem to agree ,
though the motives actuating the two fac
tions differ. The State Board ot Transpor
tation nnd Its secretaries must bo douo
away with.
darks Enterprise ( rrp. ) : Lot the rank
nnd file of the republican party be heard
and heeded In our legislative halU this
winter and they will surely be heard from
next year and In 1900 , but should their
voice bo disregarded this winter they will
surely assert themselves when It comes to
the ballot box.
Hastings Tribune ( rep. ) : The Nebraska
legislature Is starting In with the right vim
and spirit. Unnecessary expenses are being
cut off and money Is being saved to the
state In many ways. If the good work con
tinues throughout the session the people
will liavo a Just cause to feel proud ot their
august representatives.
Stanton Plckett ( rep. ) : Tlie present legis
lature Is making a grand start In the way
of economy. Not only did It reduce the
number of employes fully one-third , but re
fuses to make appointments until thc7 are
actually needed , thus saving the state un
necessary expense. If all Its work Is as well
and economically done the people will be
more than satisfied , they will bo delighted.
Lyons Sun ( rep. ) : Some member of the
present legislature can do the state of Ne
braska a good turn by Introducing and
championing a measure whereby the people
of the whole county may vote at the general
election for the supervisors. These officials
do business for the whole county , they dis
burse the money raised by taxation from all
the people and all the people ought to have
a voice In their selection.
Bradshaw Republican : The state senate
has started out In an admirable manner a
way that will meet with the hearty approval
of all good republicans. Now If they will
see to It that the secretary , whose duty It Is
to keep the tlmo on the employes , faithfully
discharges that duty wo apprehend that a
chaplain and a dozen o > two committee clerks
will be found resigning" and colnc home ,
where they will find more profit la looking
after law practice and other more remuner
ative businesses.
I Nelson Gazette ( rep. ) : The republican
legislators seem to bo determined to keep
down the expense of the present session.
I Only such employes as are actually needed
' have been given places , nnd there Is already
1 some talk of making It a short and buslness-
> like session. This Is the way such bodies
I usually start In , but the good beginning Is
I usually spoiled before the close by an ex
travagance which moro than makes up for
lost time. It Is to bo hoped the present
session -will bo a commendable ono just as
the beginning has been.
Kearney Hub ( rep. ) : One of the meanest
little problems that this legislature will have
to deal with , In connection with the next
biennial appropriations , will be the de
ficiencies In the various state Institutions ,
for there are deficiencies In. nearly all of
them. To provide suitably for the expenses
of the government will require a greater ex
penditure than was made by the populist
legislature two years ago , and to add to that
the considerable sum necessary to plug up
the deficits will still further swell the ap
propriations. So It docs not matter how the
business Is handled , If handled at all In a
business-like manner , the appropriations for
the coming two years will appear oa the
face of the situation to the disadvantage of
the present republican legislature.
Wahoo New Era ( pop. ) : The Nebraska
legislature convened at 12 o'clock m , , Tues
day. The republicans organized both houses ,
In the'house the relative strength of the two
parties showed fifty-two republicans to forty-
eight fuslonlsts. In tbo senate the repub
licans have a larger majority. Talbot or
Lancaster county was elecited president pro
tern of the senate. The personnel of the
house was a very fair looking body of
legislators , and , considering the nearly
matched strength ot the two parties , II
augurs well for good , conservative legisla
tion. There are at least five anti-corporation
republicans In the bouse that will stand b ;
the reform forces In preventing legislation
In favor of corporations and trusts , where
politics are not Involved. It of course Is yei
to be seen whether all fuslonlsts are "true
blue" friends of the people. Kvery session ,
so far , has developed a few black sheep thai
have crept into the reform fold.
Scfliuyler Sun ( rep , ) : Some men never
appear to kuow when to let well enough
nlono. This appears to be the case with
State Senator Talbot , who has Introduced o
bill In the legislature providing for stole
uniformity and maximum charges for school
boolts and creating a commission to carry
out the provisions of the tame. The present
law provides that the district shall buy the
books and make a contract not to exceed
five years , If It wishes , for books. Practically
I all school men .In tlho state say the law la
| giving general satisfaction. Wo know that
, text books , bought under this law , are not
costing the districts over half of what they
1 previously did. If the kind of books , and
the price paid , are not satisfactory a district
haa a perfect right to buy of another com
pany at the expiration ot Its contract , and
It would bo difficult to find a text book
I which will not fill the requirements for three
or five years , even In this progressive time ,
The great spirit of rivalry among 'the ' large
book publlshelng firms prevents them from
putting poor text books on the market. The
bill of Mr. Talbot's creating a commission
would simply mean giving positions to twc
or three men at the expense of the state
without any Increased benefits.
Ord Quiz ( rep. ) : H re Is a suggestion tc
the legislature that might simplify matters
In the county treasurer offices of the state
and at the same tlmo make It very easy
to check up his accounts and see how much
money he had collected. When the tax list
i Is made out by the county clerk let the book
I bo provided with blank1 receipts opposite
' each description of real estate. These re
ceipts should be made out along with the
list except that the date of delivery and the
name of the party paying and the signature
of the taxes should be left Wank. When
taxes arc paid on any piece of real rstato
the treasurer will simply fill In the blanks ,
' together with Interest or other charges made
since the tax list was made , tear the re
ceipt from the book and deliver It. The re
sult will be that It will not require much
of an expert to see what taxes have been
paid , and there can be no mistake made by
the treasurer In marking the pleco paid.
It will also show to anyone as he runs what
( taxes are paid and what not. It the receipt
Is there the tax Is not paid , If It Is gone the
tax Is paid and some ono must account
for It.
Tecumseh Chieftain ( rep. ) : The legis
lature will be remiss In Ita duty If It docs
not revise tbo revenue laws In accordance
with the dictates of equity nnd Justice. Our
J I present system of assessment and taxation
has been notoriously unjust In Its practical
workings ever slnco It was Instituted and
the demand for revision becomes moro and
more urgent ns wealth and population In-
' crease. Most of the trouble springs from
' undervaluation on the part of the assessors.
BAKING
POWDER
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
. , .
com mniMq * owot co. m ro
The Inw provides for asnoypmcnt nt full
valuation , but thcro Is no penalty Imposed
If the flMMsmnit In not FO taken nml thd
result la tout each nsufsjor tries to favor , ,
his own locality by making ridiculously low 1
returns. The totnl valuations do not amount '
to more than one-eighth of the actual worth
of the property listed , while more obscure
property Interests arc not listed at nil , It
follows that the lovJes have to be made up
to the highest ICR.I ! limit In order to raise *
sufficient funds for the maintenance of gov
ernment and It often happens that even then
a sufficient sum cannot bo provided. Then
again , the poor man , whose property li al
ways In slfiht , Is compelled to stand moro
than his share of the burden of taxation be
cause of the too prevalent disposition on the
part of many who are better fixed to withhold - I
hold from the atwrssor Items wtolch they are
In duty bound to report.
A SMII.I-3 OH TWO.
Indlannpolta Journul : "Buckles seems to
bo making money out of hi ? degenerate
poetry. "
"You , he might bo called wise In his de
generation. "
Detroit Journal : Now that his wife's
money wns gone ho perceived that her hair
was undeniably red.
Mo wn * terribly iingry.
"Why did you not tell me of this before ? "
ho lilssed.
Chicago Tribune : "Don't talk to me
about n mull being Influenced by his en
vironment I" exclaimed the professor ,
"hook nt the singe. The better the star
actor thu poorer the sticks that mirround
him. "
Washington Star : "I say , " said the ad
miring friend , "a number of people have
told ing that speech of yours set them to
thlnklne. "
"I'm Berry , " said the orator , "very sorry.
It wasn't Intended for that. "
Cleveland 1'laln Dealer : "I suppose the
great armies of the early future will bo
accompanied by a mobilized corps of dli-
mounted barbers. "
"UarbcraV What for ? "
"To shave the bearded army beef. "
Detroit Journal : "lie's very good In con
cert , but a concert pianist Is usually a
wretched performer of chamber music.
"Yes ? "
"Yes , he plaj-H so loud as to Interrupt
the conversation. "
Indianapolis Journal : "Oh , " sighed the
poetic lady , "had I the wings of a bird ! "
"Don't , " protested her husband. "Don't
wish for the wings of a bird. If you had
them tome other woman would probably
bo wearing them on her hat before the
season is over. "
WHEN "SOMETIME" COMES.
Nixon Waterman In L. A. W. Hulletln.
When "Sometime" comes , then wo shall
taste the Joys for which we long ;
The shadows will be sunbeams then , and
every sigh a song ; f
The fond , fair hopes wo held so dear , nnd I
In our breasts entomb.
Shall all come back to life again , nnd fill
our hearts with bloom ,
The weary wastes of desert sand shall
blossom as the rose ,
And every brook shall breathe a song to
every breeze that blows ;
Our hungry souls , that now exist on just
Love's mcagtr crumbs ,
Shall then sit down to princely feasts of
bliss1 , when "Sometime" comes.
When "Sometime" ' comes , the rare , round
year shall be a glad , sweet June , ;
And every note our tongue shall try will be 1
In perfect tune ; .
Our paths shall lead to gardens fair ,
through blossom-scented dells ,
Imparadls d by songs of birds and chimes of
fairy-bells.
The thornless roses , all day long with dewdrops -
drops will be wet ,
And Joy shall not como tangled In the
meshes of Hegret ;
Hut time shall glide as gently as the wild
bee softly hums '
Its drowsy croon from honeyed flower to
flower , when "Sometime. " comes.
When "Sometime" comes , then nil of llfft
will be n dream of truth ,
And we shall bathe our brows again beside
the springs of youth ,
And ring the snmc. wept songs wepung In
those glad summers when
We played In careless Joy , nor knew the
wenry ways of men.
And all the friends wo held so dear the
ones who loved us so
Will alt como back to greet us from the
Land of Long Ago ;
The girls with dolls nnd dishes , the boys
with Hags nnd drum ? *
We'll all be glad together , when that
golden "Sometime" comes.
Broken
Lines
Can not always be mended
That is the case with cloth
ing towards the end of the sea
son. We have broken lines in
men's Suits , Overcoats and
Trousers that we cannot re
place this season.
And while what we have on
hand lasts you can save something -
thing like a third of their value
by buying now.
But we call especial attention
to several styles and patterns of
some fancy cheviot sack suits
that sold for $10.00 and $12.00
that we are closing now for
$7.00 ,
Then we have two or three
broken lines of .black and blue
and fancy mixed cheviots , and
some black clays that we are
selling at $10.00. These have
always been $15.00.
And trousers , here Is an
abundance to choose from at
$1.50 , $2.00 , $2.50 , $3.00 , $3,50
and $3.75 , all materials are re
presented and they are all of the
latest cut not only in style , but
in price these are also broken
lir.es that have had their value
well broken.
And also remember the boys.
Knee pants at 50c on second
floor.
Opportunities of this sort arc
not of the ordinary kind.
