TITE OMAHA DAILY BEEt TITtTRSPAY, MAY 15, 1002.
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Notary Publlo.
This Is the time whon rain counts
for the farmer, and the more of It the
tetter.
The city council and the city attorney
eem to be ploying plug pong with the
kJnlon Taclflc foundry matter.
If our visiting photographers don't
Catch what they want with their cam
eras, all they hare to do la to ask for it
That new market house has gotten to
the stage where plans have been sub
mitted to a council committee. This is
progress.
Just to show that it is still in the
tmalness, Mount Vesuvius is' giving an
exhibition on a small scale of Its old
time versatility.. .
The discussion of branch banks at the
tankers' convention suggests this re
vised. version: When bankers disagree
jvho shall decide?
President Ram came to the conclusion
as gracefully as possible that his room
was preferred to his company. For
this he deserves credit.
Having fialshed gassing over the gas
assessment, the lawyers in the tax case
Will take to snouting when they get to
the water works valuation.
' rude Bam an feed the world, if nec
essary,' to say' 'nothing of feeding the
victims of the .volcanic destruction
'Wrought in the West Indian Islands.
The. recently broken flour trust has re
organized. It must have Injected a
supply of water and produced paste
Strong enough to stick It together again.
Too Fair estate has finally been or
dered to be distributed among the beirs.
Dead millionaires whose estates have
been hung up in the courts may live In
tope. .,,,,.
If the weather ' man's promise of
tnore rain holds good that deficiency of
rainfall , registered during the dry
tpell of last month will yet be wiped
tvtit antt m klirnllia rttwiHlofl
The two bouses of the Danish legisla
ture are in deadlock over the proposition
to-sell the Danish West Indies to the
United States. ' American legislatures
evidently have no monopoly on deadlock
combinations.
Jo the work of beautifying Omaha the
future as well as the present should be
kept in view. Only If done right will
what Is done now end or for the greater
Omaha of the future without having to
ft done over.
, The federal grand jury in session In
Indianapolis is busying Itself wlti an
Inquiry Into the methods of the beef
parkers at that point The federal
grand jury in besslon at Omaha prefers
to devote Itself to poor white men who
'give bad whisky to good Indians.
rr.3o throughout the whole civilised
eWorld will be glad to know that Queen
Wlineimina has progressed so far on
the road to recovery from her recent
Illness that the health bulletins Issued
by ber physicians have been discontin
ued. She will have the wishes of all
for ber speedy convalescence.
The constitution of Nebraska tx
preasly provides that taxes shall be as
passed In this state so that every per
son shall pay In proportion to bis prop
erty, sad franchises, but the franchises
of the railroads have never been taken
Into consideration by the stats board In
filing' the taxable valuation of their
property. If a reform Is itu to b
Inaugurated jtfex art
VOLCASOtS ADD TBM CATTAU
The volcanlo and ftetsmlc activity tn
the region through which It Is proposed
to construct an Isthmian canal Is oat
urally being referred to as showing the
Inexpediency of selecting that roate and
has undoubtedly very much strength
ened.tho sentiment against the Nica
ragua . canaL The first evidence of
these disturbances wss aereral weeks
ago, when an earthquake In Guatemala
killed a number of peopla and destroyed
a considerable amount of property. A
late dispatch from Guadalajara, Mex
ico, reports the threatened eruption of
the Collnia volcano, the danger being
regarded as r scrlons as to cause ces
sation of the work of constructing the
extension of the Mexican Central rail
road, the route of which will probably
have to be changed.
There Is a lesson in this which
should not be lightly regarded In con
nection with the question of construct
ing an isthmian cnnnl. The region in
which this volcaulc activity is observed
is pre-eminently an area of crustal
weakness and frequent earth move
ments and dislocations. Guatemala
City was destroyed seven times, Car
ta go. In Oosta Rica, four tiroes, and
Salvador, the capital of the like named
republic ten times In the course of the
nineteenth century. The town of Rivas,
situated at the precise location of the
western outlet from Lake Nicaragua of
the proposed canal, was demolished In
1844 by an earthquake, which also
wrecked Grey town, at the proposed
Atlantic entrance. The liability of this
region to seismic disturbance ia briefly
considered In the report of the Isthmian
Canal commission, but with less seri
ousness than is now given the matter
by recent occurrences. In selecting a
route the ponlble. danger from earth
quakes or volcanic ' eruptions should
certainly be considered, and this must
have great weight against the Nica
ragua route.
UOVERNMMfit DEPOSITS.
The recent selection of national banks
as depositaries for government funds
has caused some discussion as to the
expediency of the policy of distributing
these funds in a great number of small
outlying banks of small capitalization.
It appears that the secretary of the
treasury has preferred those banks
which have not been retiring circula
tion, as was done very largely while
the government was buying bonds, with
the result of course, that the purpose
of the treasury to assist the business
Interests of the country was to an ex
tent nullified. Secretary Shaw has felt
disposed to teach such banks a lesson
and we are inclined to think that he Is
right in the matter and that the effect
will be good. At all events we cannot
see that any harm is likely to result
from the course he has taken.
There is noticed a disposition to crit
icise Secretary Shaw as l being too
much in sympathy with the Ideas of
those, as an eastern paper expresses It,
who are disposed to antagonize the
financial Interests" of the country to
be able to lay their point of view
wholly aside in his dealings with treas
ury problems. This simply means that
the present secretary of the treasury is
not in the control of the eastern bank
ers and is able to consider the general
interest independent o? what those
bankers may think or desire, which Is
just the position that a secretary of the
treasury should take. It will dissatisfy
bankers whose influence at Washington
is curtailed, but there is no danger that
the Interests of the public will suffer
from it
as to brahlh baxks.
The divergent views oa the question
of providing for the establishment of
branch banks were set forth ' at the
opening session of the convention of
bankers at Kansas City. Mr. Horace
White of New York, arguing in favor of
branch banks, said that the system
would reduce the expense of banking,
to the advantage of customers In the
form of lower rates of Interest would
tend to uniform Interest rates, would
extend to small places the security as
sured by the strength of the parent In
stitution and would afford facilities for
communicating knowledge of the rela
tive needs of business In the different
localities. Mr. Henry W. Yates op
posed the establishment of branch
banks, asserting that the proposed legis
lation for this purpose would result In
the extinguishment of the existing na
tional banking system and the creation
in Its place of another system. He re
garded the American banking system,
notwithstanding admitted imperfections,
as the best In the world and expressed
the opinion that If the proposed legisla
tion should be adopted the harmonious
relations that now exist tn our banking
world would ba destroyed, the exlstenee
of our present organised banks threat
ened and the consequences would not
only be disastrous to the banks, but a
national calamity. . . .
There ia no doubt that Mr. Yates
voiced the opinion of a large majority
of national bankers throughout the
country. It Is predicted tbet at the ap
proaching annual meeting of the Amerl
can Bankers' association the sentiment
of the members will be shown to be
overwhelmingly against branch banks.
This is fairly to be inferred from the
expression of opinion at a recent meet
lng lu New York of the council of the
association, when a canvass of the
bankers present revealed a large ma
jority opposed to branch banking.
Bankers generally realise that some
thing should be dona to secure a more
elastic currency and especially to pro
vide a safety valve In times of shock or
panic, but there Is a wide difference of
opinion as to how It shall be brought
about The fact appears to be that
the advocates of branch banks constl
tut a very small minority of bankers
and so long as this la the case there will
be little chance of legislation authoris
ing branch banks.
There is a great deal to be said on
lUtUs sides vt taa aueetlon and the. argu,
ments In favor of branch banking, as
assuring advantages to the public, must
be admitted to have much force. There
Is. merit In the contention that under ex
isting conditions tha diffusion of capital
and credit Is not so free as It probably
would be with branch banking. The
claim that the public might be benefited
In the matter of Interest rates is also
worthy of consideration, since this ap
pears to have been the experience of
other countries having branch banking,
Canada In particular.- If, however,
these advantages are to be secured only
through the practical extinguishment of
the existing banking system, which has
certainly done great service in promot
ing national progress and prosperity,
the people will be slow to consent to the
proposed change. The question is one
of very considerable Interest to the busi
ness public as well as to those engaged
in banking and should receive careful
consideration from commercial bodies.
THREE-SHIFT POLICE ORGANIZATION.
Chief of Tollce Donahue has returned
from the national convention of the
chiefs of police enthusiastic in his ad
vocacy of a reorganization of our police
force on the three-shift plan, by which
the patrolmen will relieve one another
dally at the expiration of eight hours'
duty. Chief Donahue advances various
arguments In support of the proposed
change, principally as viewed from the
standpoint of the police, and these
reasons carry more or less weight
From the standpoint of the public,
and especially of the taxpayers, how
ever, the question of a three-shift police
organization Is chiefly one of finance.
The question is simply, Can the change
be made without additional expense?
Or, If additional expense Is Involved,
will it be justified by the improved effi
ciency of the service?
Another feature which must not be
overlooked Is the fact that the charter
limits absolutely the amount of money
which can be appropriated for police
purposes each year, and the margin be
tween that figure and the amounts ap
propriated during the last few years is
comparatively 'small. So far as ma
terially Increasing the police fund levy
la concerned, we do not believe the tax
payers who are now engaged In a de
termined fight to reduce the tax rate are
disposed to encourage it
Yet It is only fair to say that while
Omaha spends a great deal more money
on its fire department every year than
it does on Its police force, in almost all
of the large cities of the country the
conditions are completely reversed, with
the police numbering half again as
many as the firemen. A better balance
between the two departments should
unquestionably be struck in Omaha, but
without Increasing the burden on the
taxpuyers.
WANTED A JACK80XIA SPOKESMAN.
The World-Herald comes to the front
with a distinct disclaimer that the mem
bers of the Jacksonlan club, who have
put themselves vigorously upon record
against further funeral rites over the
corpse of free silver, are proper spokes
men for the club. It Insists that the
real sentiment of the Jacksonlans Is re
flected by the office holders and ex-office
holders, who still swear fealty to free
coinage and favor flaunting the Kansas
City platform plank at the front of
every party declaration, ine jacuson-
ians are indeed In a sorry plight, with
a surplus of spokesmen, yet suffering
from the fact that they are all discred
ited. Even the World-Herald, If we re
member correctly, labors under the ban
of a resolution once inscribed on the
records of the club, denouncing that pa
per as undemocratic and denying to it
the right to attempt to speak for demo
crats. Only one thing remains for the
Jacksonlans to set themselves right
they must create a new office of master
of the megaphone and select some one
with a stentorian voice to proclaim au
thoritatively to the world Just where
they are at
In filling the vacant superlntendency
at the Kearney reform school Governor
Savage should realize the importance of
the position. This Institution Is en
trusted with the care and safe keeping
of a class of young boys whose future
usefulness as citizens depends entirely
upon the training they receive there.
Having already manifested lawless
tendencies, these boys must be set upon
the path of rlghtdoing to prevent them
from becoming pests of society. . Many
of them have had no home Influence to
eiilrte them, but subject to proper re
straining Influence can be rescued from
the influences of previous bad environ
ments. Such work requires ability of a
high order, which should be the first
prerequisite to consideration by the gov
ernor. Iowa will print in pamphlet form for
general distribution tha detailed returns
of the Iowa railroads to the state board
that fixes railway assessments so that
the people of the state may study them
and verify them. Ia Nebraska most of
the railroads make no detailed state
ments at all, while those that are made
are practically Inaccessible to the pub
lic, the only figures printed In the
auditor's reports being the totals of
mileage and valuation distributed by
counties, which affords no data for ac
curate comparison. If It pays Iowa to
print all the returns upon which Its rail
way' assessments are made. It would
also pay Nebraska to follow the same
plan.
We are hardly willing to believe the
report that former Senator Pettigrew of
South Dakota has purchased an Interest
in a gold mine In southern California.
Pettlgrew's devotion to free silver would
never permit him to contaminate him
self with an Investment that might
make him a goldbug.
People familiar with the growth of
Omaha since its earlier day can see a
noticeable trend of the center of busi
ness further westward. When the city
was first laid oat its founders had no
jjdea that tba-busloes. ccuUi jtouIU ever
reach out toward the bills that then
surrounded it but those bills have been
rased to the ground and the busiest cor
ners are now where the steepest hills
used to be. The most sagacious observ
ers, moreover, agree that the westward
movement will continue for the retail
trade, while the lower area will be given
over more and more exclusively to the
jobbing district
t u u -
It Is stated that Judge Baker, who
formerly presided over the criminal
branch of the district court, disagrees
with Judge Baxter, his successor on
that bench, on the question of the legal
ity of the indictments brought by the
late grand Jury. The grand Jury was
an expensive piece of machinery, and
since there Is a question as to the val
idity of its action. It is to be regretted
that the point at issue was not taken up
to the supreme court for a final ruling.
It Is reported that J. Fierpont Morgan
Is going to Spain to arrange details of
his nhlpplug combine and pick up any
little bargains that may be lying
around loose. The king of Spain will
do well to nail down bis crown.
Exceptions to Every Rale.
Cleveland Leader.
Because one In a thousand of the Ameri
can soldiers may ba brutal proves noth
ing. It is the army as a whole which
should b considered.
Your Incle la Housekeeper.
Bt. Louis Globe-Democrat
Havana and Santiago are boasting that
they are the cleanest and healthiest cities
In the world. Uncle Sam has proved him
self to be an excellent housekeeper.
Notables Carrying the Banner. N
Washing-ton Post.
President Tlreslaa Simon Sam has Joined
President Jimenez in carrying the banner
and Haytl Is now executive headless. Be
tween the earthquakes and the revolutions
the countries to the south of us are having
more than their usual amount of strenu
oslty. Here's loir Mom.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
There is a feel In a; down east that if
Gfover Cleveland's health should continue
to Improve at lta present rate another
opportunity will be afforded those who do
not love him for the enemies he has made
to discuss the third term question all over
again.
A Difference In the Mornlnf.
Washington Star.
It la now hinted that the coal operators
resent Mr. Hanna's efforts to mediate as
political Interference with private business.
Political Interference Is all right enough
when it comes to twisting a tariff so as to
give a particular branch of trade an undue
advantage.
lTnneeaaarlea of Life.
Washington Star.
Since the Beef trust was organized scien
tists have insisted that meat is not essen
tial to a healthful diet. If tbs laundry trust
becomes aggressive It may become neces
sary to point out that the collar-and-cuSs
habit Is merely ane of the decorative ac
companiments, of a highly developed civil
ization. ....
Appalllnac Porcea of Nature.
, ' u Indianapolis News.
The whole world Is awed by the tre
mendous disaster In the West Indies. Not
since the earthquake that destroyed Lisbon
has the western world known anything
comparable to the Martinique horror. The
suddenness and completeness of the havoo
make It additionally Impressive. ' In the
presence of the forces of nature, bow futile
are all men's efforts and how weak and
puny are all their works. But the heart
of the world Is touched and aid to the sur
vivors will be Instant and generous.
Mlxlna Historical Dates.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
It Is rather odd that Senator Vest as well
aa Senator Tillman put that Lincoln
Stephens Hampton roads peace conference
In 1864, as the report of their speeches In
the Congressional Record does. It took
place In February, 1865, which makes the
stupidity of Jefferson Davis tn standing out
for tha recognition of the confederacy by
Lincoln all the more marked. Appomattox
was only a little over two months away,
and yet Davis had tha effrontery to demand
Independence when the resistance that he
aad his supporters had been making to tha
national authority for four years was on the
point of collapse. In tha entire history of
the American republic there is not another
instance of blindness and madness quite so
striking as Davis' failure to see, right on
the eve of Lee's surrender, tha smash-up
for his side which every ona of bis advis
ers saw.
Besjlnnlnajs of Arbor Day,
New York Mail and Express.
Now cornea the Country Gentleman, the
best and most Interesting of tha agricul
tural weeklies, and bow la over the accepted
account of the late J. Sterling Morton's In
vention of Arbor day. The Country Gentle
man calls attention to the fact that It
proposed an Arbor day in 1856 and urged
the project repeatedly In that year and in
1887, whereas Mr. Morton never Interested
himself in the matter until 1872. - It la ad
mitted, however, that he did more than any
other man or agency to bring about the
actual observance of the day. He may truly
be said to have been tha father of Arbor
day, though the Country Gentlemaa sets
up what appears to be a perfectly valid
claim to being Its grandfather. Morton did
aa excellent work in thla matter. There is
glory enough In it for both tha Nebraskan
and our venerable and dignified agricultural
contemporary of Albany.
EXLARGIXO NATIONAL PARK.
Proposed Extension of tha Bonadarlea
of Yallowatone.
I Minneapolis Journal.
Tha proposition to extend tha limits of
Tellowstona National park to such sn ex
tent as nearly to double tha area of tha
park should ba enacted into law without
delay. Tha area of the park Is aow S.31!
square miles and tha proposed additions
comprise 3.254 square miles. With tha
exception of a small piece that is desired
on the northwest corner of tha park In
Montana, and a still smaller place to ba
taken from Idaho, all of tha required land,
both on tha south and west. Ilea tn Wyo
ming. Fortunately, all except tha Montana
place la within forest reservations, so that,
with tha exception of a few claims, tha
government has tha title to tha land. Mora
over, the organic art of Wyoming reserved
tha right of tha federal government to aa
large Yellowstone park, ao that ther will
ba no question of conflict of state and
national sovereignty. Tha strips of land
required are those to which tha game
protsctsd In the park drifts, at certain
seasons of tha year, and Is killed In great
numbers by poachers, who pay ao respect
to state game laws. It Is assarted that
nnless the limits of tha park are extended
to ancloaa these feeding grounds It Is only
a question of a few years wbea tha park
wUl aa Uwr aav huSaJoaa, aliv-cr jwasavLAeaAa ta ba saspUad,
Live Nebraska Towns
WAHOO Thrifty and Patriotic.
Natural location has much to do with
directing attention to a city, and when
coupled with an energetic class of citizens
makes that place a desirable one In which
to live. That ia the condition of Wahoo,
the county seat of Saunders, a progressive
city that has passed the 1,000 mark In pop
ulation. The many beautiful homes with
well-kept lawns snd numerous shade trees
cannot be excelled by any city of the
same else In tha state. Fine store build
ings, with tastily arranged show windows,
cement crossings and blocks of cement
walks give the business portion of Wahoo the B. A M.. Union Paclflo and Fremont,
an up-to-date appearance. An imposing op- Elkhorn ft Missouri Vslley. with eight
era house that would do credit to a place passenger and sis freight trains dally, af
of twice the size of Wahoo; a One city hall fording excellent accommodations. Be
building, in which Is located the council sides Wahoo there are fifteen towns) In
chamber, police Judge's office, an elegantly the county, all having direct railroad con
furnished hall for the Ore boys, room for nectlons with the county seat,
hook snd ladder, two hose carta and a The Bell Telephone company has been
lock-up. We have a splendid system of
water works and an electric light plant.
The school advantages of Wahoo are ex
cellent. We have 712 children enrolled and
fourteen teachers employed. The schools
are very ably conducted and our citizens
take a great prida In everything connected will be In operation in a few days, starting
with them. In addition to our publlo in with over. )00 subscribers. It Is too la
schools ws have located here tha Luther tentlon of this company to connect with
academy, a Christian Institution owned and the farmers of, tha county. It charges fl
controlled by the Nebraska conference of for residents 'phone and $1.60 for business
the Augustana synod. It Is ably managed 'phone.
and has aa attendance of about 125 stu- The citizens of Wahoo are aa enterprise
dents from various parts of Nebraska and lng, progressive clsss and believe In pat
western Iowa. The conference has decided ronlzlug home Institutions,
to complete tha main building at a coat of T. 3. PICKETT
PERSONAL NOTES.
If Senator Tillman wishes a democratic
audience he should deliver his next ora
tion in the cloak room.
Consul General Evans may find his ex
perience with applicants in the pension
office useful la dealing with stranded.
Americans In London.
Congressman Sulzer was busy writing at
his desk the other day when a republican
colleague came over and asked him to go
to the ball game. "Sorry I can't Join you.
Fact Is I am too busy playing the other
national game."
Charles Uhtof, one of the eleven men
who survived the massacre of Company C,
Ninth United States lafantry, tn the Philip
pine islands, has reached his Bt. Louts
home. Ha was stabbed seven times, and
has a bolo knife which was run through
his shoulder as a souvenir of the occa
sion. A small boy went to church alone last
Sunday and heard a sermon on the character
and deeds of the strong man of Israel. He
came home much diegusted. "I didn't like
the sermon for a cent," he said. "It was
all about Samson, not a word about Dewey
or Roosevelt or Funston or Bob Evans or
any of the other fellows."
This Is a recently expressed opinion of
Congressman Llttlefleld of Maine: "If It
were not for the newspapers the Jobs which
would go through congress are terrible to
contemplate. If there were no newspapers
at all I don't believe I would ba willing
to trust myself alone In the house of repre
sentatives for fifteen minutes."
Tha friends of Bronson Howard, the play
wright, are much concerned over his condi
tion. He Is aow In the south of France
with hie wife and Is nearly helpless from
nervous disease, which . first came apon
htm laat 'winter while ha was In Egypt
Though his mind and his body, other thaa
his nerves, , are sound, the nervoua afflic
tion keeps him confined to bis room and
much of tha time to his bed. Mr. Howard
Is tha author of a long list of plays.
6enator Bpooner of Wisconsin is be
lieved to be worth about $250,000 and it
la understood that be does not want any
more, though, being aa able corporation
lawyer, he could easily make a handsome
Income and leave his present capital to
accumulate. The senator aays that if he
should pile up a fortune for his sons, who
are steady. Industrious, ambitious young
men, they might be spoiled by a desire to
spend it, so be prefers things as they are.
"LEST WE FORGET."
Deserved Tribute to a Gallant "
Patriotic French General.
Chicago Tribune.
By the end of this month the city of
Washington will have a . statue of Jean
Baptists Rochambeau. When that status
Is unveiled the American nation, acting
through its government, will be present to
acknowledge its obligations to tha gallant
French general and to pay part of its debt
of gratitude. It la a moat commendable
characteristic of the people of this country
that they have always been willing to ac
knowledge such obligations and to pay such
debts to the last farthing. Seldom does
ona hear any attempt to depreciate the
services of those Europeans, aliens by blood
but kindred by sentiment, who fought
shouldsr to shoulder with the continentals.
Steuben, Koscluska, De Kalb, Lafayette,
Rochambeau and the rest of that glorious
company of strangers have had no reason
to complain of tha forgetfulness of repub
lics. The United States will never cease to
bear it clearly In mind that there were
Frenchmen under Rochambeau aa well aa
Americans under Waahlngton at tha surren
der of Yorktown In 1781, and that Corn-
wallta yielded to tha allied arms of Franca
and tha revolted colonies. In fact, tbs his
tory of tha whole Yorktown campaign is
bound up Inextricably with tha exploits of
the foreign commanders. It was Lafayette.
that boy," as Cornwallls called him, who
led the British general a merry dance Serosa
tha livers and through tha marshes of Vir
ginia till the Invading troops were ready to
rest their weary virtue on that tongue of
land which they left only as prisoners. It
wss Rochambeau whose troops made It
possible for Waahlngton to keep Cornwallls
cooped up. Finally, it was De Graaaa who
beat off tha British fleet under Graves and
prevented tha escape of tha British army by
water. It is true, of couraa, that what Da
Grasaa did ha did In the ordinary execution
of his ordinary duties. He was not a vol
unteer. Ha was ordered by his government
to proceed to America and to assist the
armies of Washington snd Rochambeau la
everr, way possible. It may ba aald, there
fore, that with him It was all In the day's
work. It must not ba forgotten, however,
that It .was a move of his which perhaps
made Yorktown inevitable. While Wash
ington and Rochambeau were sparring with
Clinton In tha country about New York,
ha sent them a letter In which be said
ha was going down to tha Chesapeake, and
hoped that they , would ba able to uae him
at onca. After this letter tha march to
Yorktown could hardly be deferred. It
began Immediately. Its result was Inde
pendence. If, therefore, there Is to ba a monument
to Rochambeau, might U not ba wall ta
honor Da Graaaa In the same way? It was
tha French army and tha French navy to
gether that assisted Washington. Tha ona
without tha other might have been useless.
Tbslr commanders deserve an equal meas
ure of praise. And In these days, when In
tha United States things are so large as to
suggest a possible danger of national hys
teria, there could ba no batter discipline
thaa a glaace back upon tha days when
things wera exceedingly small, and whan
tha help of foreign couatxlaa was by no
from $15,000 to 120,000 snd the money for
that purpose Is now being raised by the
young, enenratlo prealdsnt Rev. O. J.
Johnson. The religious denominations are
represented by tha Methodist, Baptist,
Presbyterian, Congregational, Episcopal,
Lutheran,' CathOlfa, Reformed Presbyte
rian and Free Methodist societies. Tha
civic societies are numerous and all seem
to be flourishing. Company I, First regi
ment of Nebraska Nstlonal Guard, Is lo
cated heraj '
Wahoo has branches of three railroads,
in operation' here for- several years, main
taining an exchange with over 100 patrons,
with conn Set Ions with all tha towns In tha
county. An Independent company has re
cently been organized here under the name
of the Golden Rod Telephone company and
ROUND ABOUT NEW YORK.
Ripples on tha Current of Life In the
Metropolis.
A. little "shop talk" Is relished now and
then, especially when It relates to some
other shop. To the uninitiated the manner
in 'which reporters work up hair-raising
stories -without a fact to hitch on Is a
source of wonderment. But there are tricks
In this craft ss la others, which have their
greatest development in New York. Some
weeks ago a reporter was handed $10 by
the managing editor with Instructions to
find and give It to a man genuinely la
need of It and write up tha Incident on a
"four slug" basis. It was not an uncommon
assignment, as every reporter knows, ex
cepting In this case tha bill gives tha re
porter was about one-half tha alia of what
managing editors usually peel off . their
robust rolls and toas to tha unfortunate.
Tha reporter found the task a difficult one.
He could not . And any one genoinely la
need of $10, leaving himself out of the
ruanlng. He did not dare return to tha
shop and confess failure. In his perplexity
he bumped against a friend and induced
him to hold the money. Back to tha office
he-dashed and wrote up a story of a man
In pitiful need. It waa a charming social
study, but very sad. The city editor next
afternoon praised him; It waa "the finest
story, of the day." Ha added: "Already
several men have stopped In to leave checks
and here Is a $50 bill tha chief himself
Just dropped on my desk for the poor man.
You ca?h these checks and take all the
money, to him and write something about
the relief It will afford to him. Walt a
moment here's another $25 why, It's from
the chief again; you see whst an impres
sion you've made!" Taking the money, the
young reporter hesitated, fumbled it
"Well?" inqlred tha city editor.
Then the young reporter had to give tha
seoeunt ef tha hunt for-a needy, man.
After looking out tha window a long tlma
the city editor said:
"Of course, you are indefinitely suspended.
I ought to devise soma torture for you
also. ,You might," ha concluded, rising,
"picture to yourself what feelings the
Old Man will have that kindly old chief, to
whom I must return this $75 when he
bears that he waa- cheated by a fake in his
own .newspaper!"
Broadway at noon, in the lower section, re
lates tha Evening Post, rrminda one of a
country town at circos time. People are
out for a brief airl:., and the smallest fea
tures of the promenade Interest them. Ona
day last week It was a tribe of Indians,
freshly snd elaborately painted, from the
departing Wild West show. A whole elec
tric car was chartered for them on tha
Journey - northward, and the promenaders
stopped to see them get aboard, and to
think over the strange Juxtaposition In
dians lnwar paint Und - feathers and deer
skin in a yellow Broadway car. Of course
tha - bucks were first, to enter; they took
all tha seats, and the squaws stood and
were snauen about on the rear piatiorm.
From the remarks of the promenaders It
might have been inferred that New Yorkers
have different manners toward their women
folk. On. another day tha special interest
was this:, Petroleum had leaked from some
where and, had. Ignited and waa running
down Cortland t street in a thin atream like
a rope afire. On. another day tha cynosure
waa a little goat,, white, with a long beard,
tangling everybody In the leash with which
he was bald, but making progress through
the. crowd as steadily as an automobile. Those
walking ahead, pack toward him, were es
pecially quick to grant him. right of way.
. The- Italians of New. York have been
hustled about snd "hot-footed" with great
enthusiasm and earnestness by the cops of
Manhattan ever slnoa announcement waa
made la the papers of the excaaalva penal
ties visited by the Venice authorities upon
the young officers of tha U. S. & Chicago
who were caught in that cafe brawl. A
good many of, the New York policemen have
30 'PHONES.
Thursday Doming
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French Lawns, fancy colors
handsome designs, 20o goods,
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India Linen and Dimity
Remnants; vatues lSe to Z5o
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Short Calico Remnant a
A moiintala pf thtm, at, per
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'. Thursday Morning
Women's Wash Waists
300 dozen Just from
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the factory, worth 60c, help
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Separate Skirts
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In plquo, duck, denim sad
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W lavite inspection ;of our stock of India LI nan. Dimity and other fins hlts wash
fab rice for oorastonoement gowns. Sea our mammoth stock of lecee aad ernbrolderlMB
tor trimming such dresses. Every place of lace has been imported. TH7-S fXAAON,
(uarsnUtii tha latest tAi, best atylea. KAJX FLOOH. k'
seen service In tha American navy, ant
theaa men hare beea particularly to the
fore in showing their resentment against
the gloating Italians. A great many of tha
VDago" rises of New York Italians re-;
Jolced with sn erreedlng a.rwrt oy over
tha plight of the young American officers
In tha Venetian prison, and they wera
mightily Impudent in expressing their
gratification, hurrahing over the fact thai
the Americana ware being repaid for thlr
treatment of tha participants In tha Mafia
outrages in New Orleans soma years ago.
But there harped to ba stool-pigeons
among tha Itallsns of New York, as well
ss among all of the other alien races, and
these stool-pigeons told the New York cops
the aamee) of tha "Dagoes" who war cele
brating with tha moat particular Joy ful
ness tha predicament of tha American naval
officers In Venioe. After theaa Joyful ones '
tha police went with a stick that didn't
have to be sharp for tha purpoae It servod,
snd It Is probable that mow rejoicing Ital
ians wera marked up with the clubs of New
York cops last week than had suffered that
treatment for tha entire preceding year.
The police clubbed th Italian puoh-cart
fruit peddlers all over the town to keep
them on tha move, they made tba plaster-of-parls
Image manufacturers sorry that
they had aver clapped eye upon the statue
of Liberty, they mussed up the proprie
tors of Italian peanut stalls until they were
unrecognizable for "resisting; arrest after
being informed thai they wera cumbering
street corners," and. In general, they mads :
the lives of tha gloating- "Dagoes" more
than miserable.
In a nlrha In tba outer wall of tha Re
formed Church of Flatbush, at Church and
Fiatbush avenues, was unveiled 6 on day
afternoon. April 27, a bronze tablet in com
memoratloa of tha first church erected on
that sit by tha order of Governor Stiiy
vesant la 1634. Tha tablet Is erocted'hy tha
Society of the Colonial Daughters of tha
Seventeenth Century and was designed) by
J. Woodley Gosling.
For mora than two eenturlea tha eld
church has been a historlo landmark and
for nearly 250 years there has been con
tinuous preaching; oa that spot, Tha first
church built on tha alta was s frame struct
ura erected In 1664. This edifice gave way
ta 1698 to a stone one, which nearly a
century later was burned. In 17B6 tha pres
ent building was erected with . tha atone
from tha walls of tba second ctrurch. .
Adjoining tha church Is tha old grave,
yard, where sleep many of the horoas of tha
early wars of the country and nearly all of
those who fell at tha battle of Long island.
For many years no Interments have been
made there for fear of disturbing tha hones
of tha Illustrious dead.
In erecting this tablet tha Daughters of
tha Seventeenth Century havo only made
tha beginning In a work they intend to
carry forward on patriotlo lines. They
have planned to erect many other tablets
and monuments on the historlo sites of
colonial times.
LINES TO A SMILE.
Detroit Free Press: -'1 cannot accept
your Invitation to dine," the absent-minded,
editor wrote, "for lack of space." .
Washington Star: "A heap o' men," said
Uncle Kben, "la so onaelfleh dat dey Iteepa
forebber talkln' 'bout what yuthuh folks
otter do, 'stld o Jumpln' In an' gettln' da
glory deirse fs,'"
Indlanapnlls News: She Oh t what do
you call these men who run automobiles?
He Really, I'm too much of a gentleman
to tell you. .
Somervllle Journal: Dont laugh at the
thin girl who wears two pairs of stockings
when she goes out on tier bicycle. She
does what she can and angels could do no
Moray-.- -.;; -, ; " i-.
Philadelphia, Press: "Yes, I've been
traveling In the west," remarked the
cyclone. "I tried to travel Incog, but It
was no go." -
"No go?" echo answered.
"No. Even tha houses tumbled to ma."
Chicago Trihuner "Yes, said tho con
ductor, "I remember It very well. - That
was In 1897, the year of the big- fire."
"What big flret" asked the other man.
"Don't you recollect? Twenty-nlna fel
lows on our Una wera bounced for knock
ing down."
Washington Star: "Do you think that
titled suitor's affections are sincere?"
"Yes," answered Mr. Cumrox, "to soma
extent his affections, are undoubtedly sin
cere. I never knew a man who loved
money more devotedly than ha does,"
Philadelphia Record; "Do you sea tha
tali .-nut-. -etroT Well, he haa turned many
a girl's head."
"But he Is neither handaomo nor rich."
"I know that."
"Then how did he turn jrtrlsf heada?"
"With his preparations. He manufactures
hair bleach."
THE SNOWS OP YESTERDAY.
Justin Huntley McCarthy Tranalatlon of
Francis Villon's Poem, ''if I Were King."
I wonder In what Isle of Bliss
Apollo breathes ambrosial air,
In what green valley Artemis
far young Endymlon spreads tha snare,
Where Venua llngera debonair, ,
The wind has blown them all away
And Pan ilea piping- In his lair
Where are tha goda of yesterday? '
Say where the great Bemlramla
Sleeps In a rose-red tomb, and where
The precious dust of Caesar Is,
Or Cleopatra's yellow hair:
Where Alexander Do and Dare;
Tha wind haa blown them all away.
And Red-beard of the Iron chair,
Whee are tha dreams of yesterday?
Where does tha Queen of Herod kiss.
Or Phryne In her beauty bare;
With Rhodope and Tomyiia,
And Sappho and Campaspe fare, '
Where Uuenevere, the world's despair,
The wind haa blown them all iwu.
And Helen, fairest of the fair. .
Where are the girls of yesterday T
Alas! for lovera; pair by pair,
The wind has blown them all away.
In vain we seek them here and there.
Where are tha tnowi o yesterday?
RING UPJ37.
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FLOOR.
Imported Cham bray Rcm'i
10c
The best ISo goods
at
Corset Sale
Wo will pile up on the counter Thurs
day morning tha handsomest lot of new
Batista and Open Net Corsets ever offered
In this city st less thaa '
75o, all to be sold
at
48c
Sales (Second Floor)
White Wash Waists
Finest Indian Lines, tuoked yoke and
Una embroidery trimming,' we'll match
them with any 1126 waist' Mr fear
in tha market, slses S3 to ."JfJ
44, ao limit at " w
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