Nebraska Newspapers

    TOE OMAnA DA1XT HEEt TUESDAY, FEBTVUAHY 4, 1002.
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Don't kick on ,the weather. It. is
' tworse In the eastfthan It Is out here in
tha west
Mr. Groundhog presents his regrets
that he could not stsy, but begs to say
he will call again later.
This is the season, when hot fires and
iefectlvo flues make, .work for the lire
department ; Look to jour stoves .and
furnaces'' .-
An English actress, now touring this
country, is reported, to have won $22,000
t. bridge whist since her arrival Stage
gnoney, probably.
J. Sterling Morton has gone to Mexico.
Can it be that the sage of Arbor Lodge
also has a covetous eye on the position
of minister to Mexico? .'. ' '
Governor Brady ot Alaska paints a
glowing picture ot the agricultural pos
nihilities of Alaska, No Nebraska
farmer, however, is likely to sell out
at a sacrifice in order to tile on a claim
In Alaska.
Charles A, Towne has oxened bis
brokerage office In New York. lie must
be operating on the theory that the plain
people prefer being worked by their
friends rather than by the sordid, selfish
money sharks of Wall street
. W bile the , Omaha grand Jury was
ftvrestllng with fire escapes the St, Louis
grand Jury was - wrestling with the
nmoke consumer, and its . success in
smoking out boodle , councllmen and
franchise brokers has been unsurpassed.
The reduction proposed by the tax' re
peal bill In the bouse figures up the
largest .reduction , in taxation ever
jnade .at one 'tlpie by, any nation. But
Uncle Sam has neat surplus and is
doing a good business and can afford it
Mexican newspapers are throwing an
Other fit. in the fear that the United
gtatee .contemplates gobbling up all of
JjatiaAmericaV. If it were not for this
perennial nightmare Latin America
prould be. destitute ot excitement be
tween revolutions. -.
The' owners of several boxes at the
opera house In New York which It was
. planned to use for Prince Henry and
bis suite' refuse to' vacate for that oc
casion.. It is so easy for some people to
aake exhibitions of themselves thst
they cannot resist the temptation when
opportunity offers.
South .Omaha's - democratic ' machine
is talking about putting up'lta ticket for
the ortheonilntr municipal contest by
direct t BontlusUoo. In , view . of , the
knock-down and drag-out arguments
Hhat prevailed , at the last -democratic
city . convention held In South Omaha,
tbia iurtrtsto'; . ' - -
The officials at Caper deserve credit
tot the firm stand taken that prevented
tbe lynching of the man accused of
murdering Sheriff Bicker. The cattle
.country Is generally sup(oeed to be wild
and Its people difficult to control, but
in this case they have set a commend
able example " to many communities
Which pride themselves on being law
abiding.
Au eminent German scientist after
careful investigation, has. demonstrated
that the human race is not degenerating
physically under the lnflueuce of ad
vanced civilisation, but on tbe contrary
la larger, stronger and healthier than
ver. Some of th old stories of feats
of strength bave a tendency to make
the modern man feel like a weakling,
but posklbly the reiorters In past ages
were giveu to "faking as well as some
pf the pre&ent day scribes.
13 TBK COMMISSION AT rAULTI I
It Is a not uncommon opinion that the I
Interstate Commerce commission has not wm contribute so much toward paclfl
at all times been as earnest and cealous cation and popular contentment as leg-
In enforcing the law as It should have
been. "The charge xrf lack of vigilance
and of proper effort to discover and cor-
rect the violations f the Interstate com-
merce act has frequently been made I
aoainat tha Mrnmlaalnn. Thoaa who en-1
tertaln this view 'win concur in the
laicmeni i toe vice yremueui vi wo
Loulsvlne & Nashville railroad that the I
commission has . "failed to devote its
Hma nil tnwn tr rilamvarf n anil 1
prosecuting violations of the law" and
use euuuurageu thmvhmib uj. yrwzuuui-1
ing Its inability, by reason of Judicial
decisions, to enforce tbe law. "
While It may be granted that there is
S6me ground for this accusation, the as-
sumption that the commission, Is respon-
slbie for rate cutting is manifestly un-
tenable. The attempt of Vice President
Hlnes to saddle upon the Interstate
Commerce commission the blame for the
violations of the taw by the railroads In I
the matter of rate cutting will have no I
weight with any person at all familiar I
with the facta. The railroad managers I
know the law and they have practiced
every possible device to evade and violate
It They have repeatodly broken agree
ments among themselves looking to tbe
observance of the law, until It baa come
to be well understood that such compacts-
are of no value. IIowver remiss
the commission may bave been In some
respects, It bas 'been simply impossible
for It to discover all the secret methods
of the railroad managers for contraven
ing the law. No dereliction on the part
of .the commission can relieve the men
In charge of the railroad tra asportation
of the ' country ' of responsibility for
systematic and persistent violations of
tbe Interstate commerce act frankly ac
knowledged by some of them at the re
cent Investigations of the. commission.;
That the commission knew there was
rate cutting is undoubtedly true, but It
Is not a fact that It has the widest pos
sible powers of Investigation, as shown
by the reports of the commission and
proposed legislation to extend its pow
ers. As to .the assertion of Mr, Illnes
that the new power asked by the com
mission would not have the .remotest
tendency to prevent rate cutting. It
might prove to be correct but it will be
well to put it to a test The commission
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.1 wmv wnu u,i auuiuouai power
TtlA lnW ain rkaa modli A Ft JWit I we A Vne SVIva I
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correction of existing abuses and there
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communW thar
community that favors tbe granting of
me new power asaea ror. it is beyond
question thst the law. as it stands Is not
adequate. It rtoea not fulfill the purpose
for Which It W.S Intended. The public
dnM not rpolv tmAar tt tha n I
aoes not receive under it tbe protection I
It was designed and expected to give,
Tne regulation contemplated ln Its en
actment is not realised. It Is therefore
necessary that the law be amended with
a view to making It 'more effective and
this duty congress should perform with
out unnecessary lelay Meanwhile let
ine ract oe cieariy recognized tnat re
sponsibility for' violations ot tbe law
rests wholly with the railroads.
WMOATIOS LtOJSLATIOX,
The Denver Republican suggests that
congress "should recognise that the re-1
clamatlon of the arid lands is an evo-1
lution and not a thing that can be forced I
ahead of tbe needs . and demands of
population. It thinks there is danger I
that some even among conservative men I
In .rnu ni. ntharwloa ralntaH . thla
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nmKlam will itiaf , Itnmathtni. a! 1
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a spectacular character must be done I
and It urges care and patience In deal-
Ing with the matter. The advice is Ju-1
nlnlia. Tha irrigation nmhlon. la nnt
one to be hastily disposed of. Although
it has been studied and discussed for
many rears there ia still much to be
learned ln regard to vlt" The reclama
tion ot the arid and semi-arid lands will
beta colossal work. Involving a vast
expenditure of money. ' To undertake
it without the most thorough
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standing or an we conditions wouia pe
a most grave mistake and nobody pre
tends that all the conditions are now
Understood.
We have already, expressed the opln
Ion that the bill framed by tbe con
gresslonal representatives of the arld-
land states la wronir n nrinMtil- nrt
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become law It' contemplate, a nolicv
Decome.iaw.ii contempiatea a policy
which In our Judgment would work
decided detriment to the causa of irrl-
ration. We auDOose. however, that it
will be adhered toy lts franiers and
they may be able to get it through con
gress,, though an -opposition-has devel
oped that will possibly grow. Nation
alization of Irrigation Is the only safe
doIIcv and a better knowledge of con.
dltions ln the arid regions la essential
to a proper undertaking of the great
work.
THE TBWiePlSK 1XY&HTIQAT10Z.
The senate committee, which la lnves
tlgating the Philippine situation Is com
posed of eight republicans and five dem
ocrats and tbe promise la that the in
qulry .will be very thorough. It is to
be expected that the minority 1 will be
disposed to probe matters to tha fullest
extent and there will undoubtedly be
no objection, to this on the part ot the
republican members of tbe commission.
who It Is to be presumed are quite as
anxious as tbe democratic members of
the committee to get st all the facts
regerxung conditions in the archipelago
and to learn all that can be ascertained
respecting ine leeUng of the natives.
Th. statement, thus far md. to the
committee by Governor Taft are on tbe
whole reassuring. They show that quite
sausractory progress bss been made In
the work of pacification and that the
situation appears to justify tbe opinion
that within a year a military force In
the Philippine pf 15.000 will be sufil
dent. Much will depend, however, as
polnted out In a dispatch from Manila,
upou what cougrtsa shall da for protuot -
jlng tbe Indtutiial and commercial Inter
eBt, 0f the Islands. It Is urged by the
business men of Manila that nothing
halation that will advance Industries,
as to provide work for the people, I
tnd stimulate commerce. The president I
0 the' Chamber of Commerce Is quoted
as aavlnir that tha devplooment of the
lal.nri. n.tM Ha .mnlnTmn t an In-1
creasing number of Filipinos, who, while
ousy maaing money. WOUia nave less l
time to plot while the good wages in 1
sight would make even those Filipinos J
in tha flai.t Am.- ih. ti.nmuitinn in I
order to enjoy their share of the pros-
peruy. xnere is no aouDt or. ine souna- i
ness of this. At President Roosevelt I
has said, nothlnir better can be done for
the islands than to Introduce industrial
enterprises; nothing would benefit them
so much aa throwing them open to ln:
dust rial development .
The investigation by the senate com-
mlttee bas for one of its objects the
better enlightenment of congress as to
v i
what legislation Is necessary and ex
pedleut for the Philippines and it will
doubtless result in action by congress
that will be of material benefit to the
Islands and hasten pacification.
TIS10SART MVltlClPAL RSFORM CR&
The unexpected often happens, but the
expected happens still oftener. It was
to have been expected that practical
municipal reformers like Seth Low I
would not be able to satisfy visionary
vice exterminators like Dr. Parkhurst
Men of this stamp never will find a
wen governed city until they enter tne
New Jerusalem with Its pearly gates,
emerald and sapphire walls and gold
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monstrance entered ty Dr. raranurst
agulnst ' Mayor Low's tolerance of I
surreptitious traffic in liquor on Sunday
In Greater New York only emphasized
the lack of patience and practical wis
dom on the part of the New York re
former, who expected that all of the
flagrant abuses and vile practices of
be swept away by a mayor's proclama-
tlon.
The response made by Mayor Low to
Dr. Parkhurst 'a tirade should be satis
factory to all rational people. Mayor
Low's declaration that drastic laws
cannot be enforced against public
inlnlnn ia hnmxl nnnn atnor onro Whlla I
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the pub,lc 8ale of quor on gunday ln
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New York anrl in evflrv other HtT fun
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,n preventing its Ulegal sale ln private.
n,,. doeg not npTag trom nnwill-
!,. .nthnritio. n.t
.nPn,nftttniia trm in iionne ht fm
L. rTnoa in averx lar, rltw of a
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ve nrc-e boj- ot neonla vhit vlelrl no
obedience to these clauses of tha law
because of the provisions conflicting se
seriously both with their personal habits
and with' their opinion. Nothing but
discussion, agitation and experience
under our American conditions can
BOive a problem of this character. What
is true of New York Is true of all large
population centers in America. ' '
Mayor Low's effort to minimize the
worst evils that had grown up under
Tammany rule Certainly must commend
Itself to ail dispassionate students of
this problem. His first steps have been
directed to the closing of the dives and
disreputable resorts and ' to the sup-
pression of the pernicious blackmailing
practices of the police that bave caused
bo much scandal in the metropolis.
Whon mihllo nnlnlnn In Kow Vnrlr haa
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Kaon MllMteA ailffl.lant1tf A nnnnAl4
nini in otner measures aemsnaed in the
Interest ot good government we feel
sure Mayor Low may be depended upon
to exercise his Dower to tha fulloat n.
tent
In bis address at the opening of the
High school Member Wood of the school
board made a fervent appeal ln behalf
of the kindergarten. Nobody in Omaha
advocates the abolition of the kinder -
under-Uarten. although cities much larger than
in wMnh iMn,Wo-a,0n. n
VUinun lit nu-M luut.iaiuuuii aacau iacu
estabtished for years have closed them
lor ecouounc reaeoua. du mere is such,
m I . T a. a.1 S a.
a imug aa uveiiuiug ui aiuuergsrwu
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manln. Even with a aunerahnnrlanca of
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money for the public, schools there
should be due proportion maintained as
between the playrooms for Infants and
the schools for children. Where the re-
sources of the school board are deficient
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e they 4re In Omaha, the preference
UBt necessarily oe given ror education
rather than recreation. That the kinder-
Karten DU8lne8 na en raone
Omaha must be patent to everyone who
takes tbe trouble to make comparisons
between tbe number of ' kindergarten
schools and kindergarten , teachers In
Omaha and In other cities of equal or
Urer PoP"'tlon.
Tha onlv wonder 1. that the local
ii ,.,
Transvaal league Should rest content
with passing resolutions against send-
ing special representatives of tbe United
Rtatea to the coronation of Kins' Ed-
ward It mlKht have rone further and
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demsnded the Immediate recall of our
regular amDassaaor to ine court or
James. If diplomatic relations with
monarchies are ' contaminating to re
public, we might go the limit by with
drawing all our ambassadors and min
isters from every 'government that re
tains the slightest traces of Imperialism
or tuorarchy. Why stop bait way T
On January & 1UU2. the cash balance
in tho bands of the treasurer of Doua-
I lu county waa $124,110.85, on which not
- nv of interest la nald to the county
UJ respective depositories On the
m9 uy Douglaa county had outstaud
ug itt warranU bearing 7 per cent ln-
I terest S187.UU8.01. Comment on such
financiering la unnecessary.
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Tbe French Academy of Sciences Is
- 1 disposed to rob Marconi of the credit
I of Inventing wireless telegraphy. I'er-
I baps some experimental scientist did
1 Indicate the poalblllty of accompllshlug
- 1 the result, but the fact remains that it
was Marconi who first evolved some
thing practical out of the Idea. Edison
did not discover the principle of the In
candescent electric light, but bis prac
tical mind took up the work where the
theoretics! scientist dropped
It and
made It useful to the world.
To appoint or not to appoint that Is
the Question that U to be fired at the
supreme court In the application for a
'" u'"uu' I
umana police commission case, nut it
w the same question the court respect-1
fully declined to answer when tiro-1
pounded to It directly by the governor a
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J- 1 lerpont Morgan Is said to have I
given $175,000 for a picture purporting
be by. one of the old masters, but
which experts assert Is a fraud. Mor-
,B "s0 wnen u comes io aeaung
,n railroads or steamship lines, but like
many another man. may be banded a
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,a when be tries the other fel-
ww a Kuiue.
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Louisville ds Nashville railroad Insists I
that the Interstate Commerce commla- I
sion la to blame for secret rate cutting
and other lawlessness, by tbe tXJ
managers. The wolf - also accused the
lamb of riling the water.
A Pair af wiaaera.
1 Baltimore American.
A. racehorse named Death, is winning
nearly every race he Is entered in. One
of these days some wise horseowaer will
Introduce aa animal named Taxes, and then
there will be a race worth seeing.
Characterise Taleat.
tit. T viii I fllnhriinru.Tt
, Republican administrations caa carry
through a foreign war without adding serl-
usly to the national debt and then rapidly
dlPen" w,th war, taxes.- This creditable
fact Is now a part of American history.
rillaa la tha Cost.
Boston Globe. .
Uncle Paul Kruger declared tvo years
ago that the cost of the Boer war would
stagger humanity. Tbe English war . office
deaths from all causes In the South African I
field force up to the end ot 1901 was 19.420.
Aaother Hernlater.
Philadelphia Record.
Prince Henry ot Germany will land In
the United . States on Washington's birth
day. This will be another reminder that
Prince Henry's ancestor, Frederick the
. . ' I
ureat. Dresenten a award tn wuh irtnn I
from the oWeBt ener,, ln Burop. th,
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areatest ln either hemlanhera.
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Rlaht Kind of PeaeemaVera.
' Ph.lade.phU Pre...
General Bell wants more America, women
la the Philippines. He declares that they
can control public opinion better than men.
Oen1! Be basis his assertions, no doubt
.I" i"!?l'??.!! J!.0!:
l auairs in me urn lea stales. An
arm f Am.Hr.n -m .v.
population of the Islands at their feet la
three months.
Wamem ia the Jary Boa,
Chlcako Chronicle.
Women are to' Ye admitted to the Jury
box In Norway.) It ought to be hoped that
ln that country wbmen have a keener sense
of humor than la anmel tmea fnnnA In llin
parts. During a 'recent trial ln the Chi-
I cago Woman's club a member gravely pro-1
I posed that- absentees be empowered to
T0" bf, proxf' nw
I Ina t aval I n nn aa lea avawl I a at -a 1 a Jaaaaai K.aaa
r, to aa Imnartial verdict, th. ruaat
aroused considerable surprise. To the credit
I of the club It was denied. '
Latest Thlac ia Anarlesaaata. .
eprtngneia (Mas..) Republican.
Secretary Hay's spelling of the word
honor" as "honour" la the Invitations to
his daughter's wedding Is exciting some
I nwcuMion. noqow is me anglisn way;
honor Is the American way. A choice
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I between tne . two spellings, However, can
hardly be made a test of a man's Amer-
Icanism, for a patriot of tbe very first
"Bn-l"r migni tane a rancy to nonour-
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I however, la ia thornuahlv Amar1r,til. A
that Secretary Hay should beware of Inter-
I pointing the British "u" la his diplomatic
dispatches.
' Seas Deniastci oceci,
I Indianapolis New.
1 The Steel trust Is becoming too good.
lAJ.p'
uct, ithough It could easily have done
i mnA Inrlaavf waisi Aftaasn t am IL . a .
io' by impatient patrons. Perhaps, how-
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i ever, it was not mere goodness that ac-
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sense ana ana a iar-sgniea ousiness policy,
Dj aeeping sows ui price ot aieei proa uc is
kte competition at Ue minimum, and
iQfUMS the elements of certainty and
stability Into th. entire buelnea. world. By
maintaining low prices it insures a steady
femnd ,te6i proi,T L w ?k ' K
ing the prices It would cluck the growth
of tal, demML
AN ESTIMATE OK CLBVULAND.
pis Plaea la (he Galaxy ( Asaerleaa
Presldeata.
William Allen White ln MX7Iure'a
Cleveland, as a statesman, will he re
membered as the maa who stopped things.
I He checked abuses, he prevented bad men
from accomplishing their scheme.; he
warded off Impending calamity. He re
duced revenue, and saved taxes; he stayed
I the ebbing tide of public credit; he throttled
I tto tonlgm .r(UIalM.
ment on Am,riCaa continent. Always
I he was the safety valve. - He brought so
new doctrine to the people; he had no
theory ,f goyernmenb-mercly aa Ideal of
duty for the hour. He founded no lnstltu-
tl , th mlMl m. ot Bli h.
constructed nothing. As a statesman be
I will be remembered as one who every hour
of the working day did wnst ae taoaght
was exactly right snd who never attempted
to guide the current of the public business,
but always to see that tbs business was
wisely aad honestly done. He wa. a mod
est, Industrious public servast who lived
so closely to the motto, "A public office Is
a publlo trust" that people came to be
Ueve that ha Invented It which he did not
He never injected himself aor bis ambltloa
tnte sny public affaire. His nam.
aeyer linked with any policy, and no law
oa the statute books or Bis country is
kn"V V Cto"f HV'
- r dlattncil . and pungent with mascu-
Unity that It dominated everything he did
in "Pits of his sverslon to personal politics.
Tet w,u B,Tr h6IA t6" be
old Bot J't'0 ' r",r w"
I aatklna laa Via VilAsrvinnV IA aUVIUBlw At fltlai
nuUn.v . BoawelL When he
I pastes from the earth, no biographer will
materialise hint la a flesb-eoior4 sketch.
He must remain to posterity a disembodied
spirit, aa ideal f honesty, bearing a saaa's
name tie symbol ef a national tasplratlea
I toward public virtue
BITS OP WASHINGTON LIFE.
Etrklags mt Mra sal Re-eat. at the
Katloaal Capitol.
A writer la Scrlbner's Msgailne thus
sketches a Waahlngtoa sunrise viewed
through the recessed windows of Washing,
ton monument, 645 feet from the ground:
"ins winding staircase ends in a square
chamber pierced with deep-recessed win
sows, us the eyes of a giant peering from
b. Veen Vh'te
below, thlckenlna In tha west and south
where a dense mist marks the tortuous
course of the Potomac. The lamps In the
'ty streets no longer twinkle, but merely
J JJ J "0cntoaIibt'Ip00flnp
nght visible are the stars In an inky flrma-
Iment Tet. one other, against a back-
around of black In the east glows a flame
ke a great fixed meteor. Flowing curves
7.em like a phantom 'tchin'gult a
cone-shaped dome. By degrees the con-
tour becomes bolder as the stars go out
and the colorless sky takes en a grayish
m Then slowly the rosy flush of morn-
K.om the Brsv- the base in th. till
insr rni un vttm wma ftasisna m
around m.lf. .w.- th. e ..-
nf the Anna ilk. .v. ii.v. .
w S aaw uauitl am h fcUU lUU
" " ' " UV URUL m
candle snuffed, and the mass of tha eanitoi
stands forth ss a mammoth block of mar-
bl 0B terraced pedestal of green the
deU" 01 tn- lacde bare" Me. but the
raint sounds float skywsrd from the
streets the first yawns of a waking city.
They are presently drowned In echoes
which come whirling up the hollow shaft.
These repeat the exchange of greetings
between the watchmaa mounting guard am'
the colleague whom he la relieving from
a night's vigil. The morrow Is here, and
life Is astir again even la the Washing
ton monument.
In regard to the proposition of raising
the pay of congreamen, I recall a conver
sation held some years ago between two
noted representatives from my state." said
William H. Sargent of Texas to the Wash
ington Times.
Both, alas! are dead. One was the big-
brained and good-hearted David B. Culber
son and the other his colleague. Colonel
Buck Kllgore. Kltgore was In a discon
tented mood one night and remarked to
his friend: 'Culberson, I'm getting tired
of this congressional life. It's stale and
flat, and very unprofitable. A man can't
,aT" do,v,ar cf bis 'salary. Tm going home
re,ume mT Profession. Confound it. how
i vv luof crAovb a. icnuw io get aiong on
$6,000 a year and live decently r
"I know It's mighty little. Buck mlrhty
little,' quoth Culberson, 'but remember.
Buck, It's powerful regular.'
The other day a member of the house
mVA w.n....i. t . , .
-.i m lowa. our
Ing a chat In the cloakroom to tell him how
. aa, ...
H-uonrnor Dnaw ootamea nis remarkable
reputation for Integrity ln business.
LaceT Indulged In n. m. h .
-tic twlnkles.late. Vhe W.lngtonost
" gravely replied: 'Til tell you
J"1 aow " happened, aa I know all the
clrcumsanees ln the early life of this die-
t,nru,8he1 e'tlsen of Iowa. Shaw .tarted out
"IZtJ'- "t.f. W"
""" - uuum iv pay raiiroaa
fare from Dubuoua to Dea vin..
walked all the way. When be got there be
was wholly out of funds and realised that
he had to do something to gain a livelihood,
So what did he do but strike out aa ped
dler of fruit trees. Shaw had such an lm-
I preaiva way about him that he sold the
I farmers ot Crawford county all the fruit
I trees they could possibly plant, and then
I rlaht In defiance of fata, aattla Hm.n
I Denlson to practice law. Well. sir. In a
short time Shaw built up a very large
practice and among hi. best clients were
?Ll ha,d 0,d ,ru,t tT-
I If. STI"! Wlrhnltr .salm tWai . a..
peddles fruit tree, and then JLtu.V Zl,
down In that community must be a man of
I the highest Integrity. And that explains
tbe mystery."
1 senator Berry of Arkansas came Into
I tbe democratic cloakroom and heard half
I a dosen other senators telling stories about
I liar, they had met, says a New York World
loiter.
"The best one I ever knew." said Sena-
I . ' am CODt
tor Berry, when It came-his turn, "was
a man named Johnson, in Pike county, my
state. Johnson couldn't tell the truth on
tne most ordinary proposition. Once he
" " important lawsuit.
Although he was under oath, he lied out
rageously. Finally the lawyer who was
examining blm said
Mr. Johnson, why do you prevaricate
so, even under oath?
jonnson. manner of speech was be
tween a stammer and a sneeze. He drew
himself up la his- chair and replied In
dtgnantly:
How can you expect a man to keen
from prevarlcatln' when he's lost three of
hi. front teeth T' "
I The task of "llcklna" KA AAA an..i...
I .... "
on which confront, the United State.
pen.ion omce once every three months. At
one time this was a herculean ' under
taking, but tbe Inventive genlu. ot man
ha. now made It easy,
By mean, of an electric automatic sealer
the envelope. , containing the check and
voucher which are
I alonera in tha we
.Iw.nu each ot
sent to the 60,000 pen
western district of Penn
sylvania each quarter are "licked" and
sealed at the rate ef 25,000 a day. This
dally capacity I. not reached, however, a.
not so many envelopes are ever ready at
oae time. The dally run during the auar
ter's pay is from 8,000 to 10,000.
This machine, which "licks" snd seals
envelope, ss fast a. they caa be fed Into
It 1 simple ln design. The envelope 1.
fed, flap open. It passes between twe
rolls, the under one of which I. damp
ened by aa automatic fountain. In It. pas
sage through another set ef roll, the flap
is dextrously turned ever by mean, of
small catch snd a third roll presses It
firmly In place.
All this Is done la the twinkling of sa
eye, as fast as the operator can drop the
envelopes into position to be caught by
the first rolls. The machine, which I.
equipped with aa electric attachment. Is
I longer than a typewriter, but not so bulky,
I It also has a foot-power attachment.
I Before this machine was Installed In
I the pension office a maa was employed
I specially each quarter to seal the ea
I velopee. U wa. a tedious job. The "lick
ing" process was done with a sponge, snd
the folding and pressing by hand. Long
before it was completed the operator
usually had the skin ef his fingers worn
through. Now one of the regular clerk.
takes .ach day', batch and run. it through
the sealer la short order.
The strained relation between Senator
KuL" .a,', ".."Z'.m '
Vest of Missouri snd Senator Morgan ef
Ths ether day Senator Clapp. who Is
s aewcomer and consequently not well ln
formed regarding the feud, and animosities
. listing between the member, of that body,
approached Senator Test just after a third
senator had stirred Clapp's Ire. Tbe Mia
aeaeta statesman said to Vest:
Isn't Jones the worst ess that ever
broke Into public life?"
Wall." Mid tbe fraU and wtthtred
states man trom Missouri. "I can't ear. You
kaow I am pretty thoroughly committed
thst proposition te Morgan.
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PERSONAL AKD OTHERWISE.
The Bulgarian brigands are beginning to
regard Miss Stone ss a valuable asset on
which it is difficult to reallxe.
The critic who declares censorship Is Im
possible in this country. Is not a close stu
dent of the Congressional Record.
A Kentucky banker bas been thrice con
victed of embezzlement, but Is still at lib
erty, awaiting a fourth trial. Sometimes,
Justice seems to wobble In Kentucky.
Two republican members of the present
house of representatives were delegates to
the republican national convention of 1M4
which put ln nomination the Lincoln aad
Johnson ticket. -
Lieutenant Governor Woodruff of - New
Tork voluntarily shed his glory sad now
plods through life with black vests encir
cling bis bay window. "My vests are so
black," he says, "that charcoal could not
make a mark on them."
The Pittsburg criminal, did not shuffle
off according to law, but they shuffled Just
the same. Beside., the manner of their
taking off was stirring and dramstlo from
start to finish, a phase of action Impossible
with legalized necktie parties.
Municipal reform Is doing a great stunt
at Buffalo. " The city treasurer ana tne
county sheriff have been bounced, and a
court clerk goes to Auburn prison for five
years. St. Louis reformers will bave te
iustle to rival Buffalo as a model fair
city.
Chicago and St. Louis policemen are
about to Indulge la a pistol shooting con
test. .The location of the shooting ground
I. not settled, but as a precautionary
measure people living between tbe two
cities are putting their cyclone caves In
order. .';.'.
When Admiral Schley visits Knoxvllle.
Tenn.. tomorrow, he will be presented with
a gold-headed cane, the wood of which wa.
obtained from a hickory tree whicn once
grew in the yard of Admiral Farragufs
home and birthplace, twelve miles Vest of
thst city.
If tbe present . schedule I. adhered to.
Prince Henry will have only twenty min
utes' stay ln Cincinnati. It should be
twenty hours at least. A less period of
time would render a trip across the Rhine
Incomplete and unsatisfactory snd might
imperil the concord of nations.
Mrs. Turehln, widow of General John B.
Turchln, now over SO years of sge, snd
who followed ber husband through the civil
war snd performed many heroic sets, 1. In
such reduced circumstance, that she 1.
being sustained by th. comrades and friends
ot her illustrious husband, while efforts
are being made to secure for her a pension.
A Pennsylvania court Is called upon to
assess damages tor excessive enthusiasm In
hugging. The enthusiast, in this Instance
ws. a regular bear. He bugged hi. .weet
heart with more vigor than sense, pushed
her rib. out ef place, and refused to pay
the doctor's bill. Every lover of the manly
art will hope 'the court may squeese the
hugger.
Charles Emory Smith, former postmaster
general, is gradually recovering his natural
gaiety of spirit bottled up by the cares and
responsibilities of high office. His progress
from the solemn atmosphere of the cabinet
to the buoyant mirth of newspaper life Is
D
on t
Hug the
St
ove
If you do,' a lit
tle draft or a sharp
wind will giye you
a cold or a cough.
If you have a cold now, the
best advice we can give you is this :
Go to your doctor and ask him
to name the best medicine in the
world for colds and coughs. If
he , says, "Ayer's Cherry Pec
toral," then get a bottle at once.
If he has anything better, get that.
"A vera Ckerry Pec total Is a moat wonderful remedy for children. Whoa they
taks cald aad conga at night, or have the creep, it gives Immediate relief,
haven't been without It la the house for over tea yearn."
Maa SoraiA sUitrta, Brooklyn, K Y. ,'
J3a.Hs.sVSB,
Notb. A void baking powders made from
alum. They look like pure powders, .
and may raise the cake, but .alum
is a poison and no one can eat food
mixed with it without injury to health..
reflected by this editorial paragraph ia the
ot.lt. ht. a ' . 1ta
A Ull,umll, A . . MV.a aw
formation of a new Window Glass Trust
is caicuiatea va give rotan aeaiera a pan.
LAl'UHINO MATTER.
Chicago Tribunei "How long were you
In the soap business?" 1 .
"About fifteen years." , t- '
"How did you como out?"
"I cleaned up with 6O,OO0f." ' '
Tonkers Rtatesman: Patience IMd you
enjoy the drama laat night?
Patrice Knjoy itl I should Jiist- say I
dldl Why, I cried nearly the whole time 1
Philadelphia Press: First Neighbor I am
afraid my children bother you.
Second Neighbor What nontenant Why
tney are not over 10 my noura mora wan
eighteen hours out of the twent-tour.
Washington Btar! "WS are- wolng -te or
ganise a political glee club," said the caller.
"Well, answered Senator Sorghum, "I'll
contribute liberally on one condition.
"What la that?" .
"Go and serenade my bated rival .fru,r or
five hours a day. If we can wreck hi.
nerves the victory to ours."
Philadelphia Catholla Standard: "How
do you like the roast lamb, Mr. Knox?" in
quired the landlady.
"Lamb? Ah! yes, Mary's lamb,'! said the
cranky boarder, for harking, back to. hie
childhood be realised that Mary's pet
might easily be that old howl'1''-' sr .
Detroit Free Press: Fenton-Smith I
thought you had made a highly favorable
Impression on that Boston yonng woman.
Benton-Jones So . I thought.- but. she
writes, in reply to my proposal, that she
could never trust her life', happiness with
a man who put. postage stamps on 'up
side down. , . ... ,.,
Washington Star: "Remember." said the
man of Ideals, "that Oeorge. Washington
succeeded brilliantly. And he never told
a He." .
"Well," said Senator Sorghum, reflect
ively, "maybe he never told a lie. And
then again, maybe that Is one Of these
stories that a man circulates now and then
in order to make a good loipre&sloq among
his constituents."
THE BHD MAM IN COIRT.
Portland Oreganlart.
No more the red man flourishes
His torch and tomahawk . ,
And pHlnts his akin and sallies forth
To slay both men and stock. '
He's found such way toe crude by- far
And It too oft aborts; ........ .
Hereafter all his grievance.
He'll take Into the courts. . -
When greedy white men' grab his land.
And drive his game away,
'And take his squaws and break his laws
The Indian will say: ..-,
"I shall proceed against you In
Assumpsit, trover, tort, - ' '
Or any old way you may choose 1
To argue It ln court,
"The way we once considered meet
To punish such as you
Is quite without efficiency-;..,..' V v
In nineteen hundred two. . ,. . ,
Our savage hearts were bent upon '
Revenge of cruel aort, ' '
But we could never hurrr folk. .
A. doe. your legal court. .
"Our right to blanket, and te hair.
To tees or '.o tents, - ' :
To dogs, paprosea, squaw, andt land,
With hereditaments.
We shall assert, proclaim,- defend,
I'ntll our breath gets abort. . - .
We'll do the worst we can to you
We'll get you lnto court.".
The war whoop and the scalping knife
Are rusting (n repose,
No war paint 1. In evidence
Save on the red man', nose. " - '
He 1. a fellow cltlaen. 1 ... - . ,
Of very captious aort.
And If you bat an eye" at blm
He'll take It Into court. . - . -
J. C AT ET. Lewed.
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