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TTIE OMAHA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 1P02. 'niE dmaha Daily Bee. EL R.OSSWATER, EDITOR. PUBLISHED EVERT MORNINQ. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Pally B (without Sunday), On Year.M.OO Dally Bm and Sunday, On Year Illustrated Bee, On Year...- Sunday Bee, On Year 100 Saturday Bee, On Year 1 W Twentieth Centu-y Farmer, On Year, 1.W DELIVERED BY CARRIER. Dally Be (without Sunday), per copy., lc Dally Be (without Sunday), per week..l.ic Dally Bea (Including HuuUay), par week.lic Sunday Be, per copy... o Kvening Be (without Bunday), per week.lue Evening Be (Including bunuuyj, per week 16c Complaint of Irregularities In delivery should b addressed .to Cits' Circulation pepartmenL offices. Omaha The Bee Building-. South Omahtt City liaii Building, Twen ty -fifth and M streets. Council Bluffs 10 Pearl Street Chicago lt40 Unity Building. . New York Temple Court. Washington 6ol Fourteenth Street. CORRESPONDENCE. Communication relating to newa and editorial matter ahould be addreaacd; Omaha Bee. 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'AVABQ SO 28,020 ToUl WMl,MS Lsa unsold and returned copies... lO.tOT Net tout rale 8Tl,83e Net dally average Stt.im GEQRGE B. TZ8CHUCK. Cabscrtbed In my presence and sworn to beior m this ftth day of April, A. D. CBL) ' M. B. HUNQATE, Notary Publlo. The campaign for tax reform Is still on. Trepare for the advent of the June bug. Where docs the Omaha Bridge and Terminal concern terminate anyhow? Mount Felee Jg performing for the special entertainment of American geol ogists. President Roosevelt bag been photo graphed on horseback, and Henry Wat tenon stands aghast The small butchers bare their share of troubles as well as the big butchers and the beef packers, For some reason or other those busl Ati) men Juries have fulled to pan out according to prospectus. The Prussian Diet proposes to masti cate Poland, but a Polish diet does not set well on the German stomach. An electric trust Is reported to be In process of formation by the electric supply dealers. Positively shocking. The American minister to Austria has keen transformed Into an ambassador, but he will continue to do business at the same stand at the same salary. Nebraska Is probably the only state In the union that does not tax express companies, but express rates In Ne braska are no lower than they are In other states. The Douglas County Democracy will have to devise some scheme at once to match In notoriety the Jacksonhtn lockout or be content to go way back and sit down. Five thousand mechanics employed In, the building trades In Denver have decided to take a vacation. Manifestly high altitudes do not prevent, the epl demlc of spring fever. . In view of the announcement that the window glass combine Is unbroken and all ths local concerns are In the com bine, the weather man should hoist a signal warning hail storms away from this vicinity. If the Missouri dispenses this year with Its usual June rise It will run the risk of blotting Itself off the map of navigable , rivers and destroying Its eligibility to share in the dlstrlbutiop tinder the. river aud harbor approprt atloa bill. ' ' i The Cuban republic has now been running for a whole week and no revo lution yet erupted. If Cuba cannot Taecp pace with Haytl, San Domingo nd the other volcanic Central Amerl can republics that have a new govern ment every week, she, will have to take a back seat In the next Pan-Amerlcun 'congress..-. Mayor Moores ought to take out a license for his matrimonial agency. The law Is no respecter of persons and the mayor cannot carry on a lucrative bus! Bess as professional match maker with out contributing to the expenses of the city government any more than a prl rate clrlten at the other eud of tele phone No. 65. .jr. ' Articles of Incorporation havt been filed for Tom Blackburn's latest octopus. This, project has tentacles that will reach out to all points of the compass, with terminals at Omaha, South Omaha, Flatumoutn, Ashland, Lincoln and Ne braska City. Its chief terminal station for some time to coma will be In the state house at Lincoln, In the office of tL secretary of atata, i . , , . WHY THERt ARE SO MAT. The large number of candidates that aspire to the nomination of. governor this year would Indicate that after all the chief executives of Nebraska are not overworked nor underpaid. The first three governors of the state bad to be content with a salary of $1,000 a year, with no allowance for rent, fuel. Ice or horse fodder. With a salary of $1,000 a year the first governor of Nebraska gave a banquet to the legislature that cost hi ra $.V)0 and the measly and ungrateful politicians that constituted that body, after putting him to the expense of an Impeachment trial, removed him from office. ' ' ' After the adoption of the present con stitution the salary of Nebraska's gov ernor was raised to $2,500 a year, and at this rate they continued to labor 313 days In the year with the usual Sunday vacations and an occasional Junket without threatening to resign on ac count of a rise In the price of beef and provisions. - Five years ago the legislature voted an allowance of $00 a month for rent to the governor and n great rumpus was raised over that lawless piece of ex travagance. The legislature of 1807 came to the rescue with an appropria tion of $20,000 for an executive mansion to relieve the governor from the odium of signing rent vouchers. The last leg islature went the legislature of 1807 one better. Having Installed, the governor In one of the most aristocratic mansions of the capital It voted him an allowance of $1,500 a year for maintenance, fur niture and repairs of the mansion, or nearly three times as much as had ever been appropriated for the offensive rent charge. With this precedent established our governors can now count reasonably on a salary of $2,500 a year, a free resi dence elegantly furnished and a very UbeVul allowance for fuel to heat the mansion, and flowers, music and re freshments for an occasional state ban quet and receptions and an evening dress suit for the doorkeeper. With these allurements In sight. Is It any wonder that so many men are will ing to sacrifice themselves on the altar of their country and discharge some of the disagreeable functions that devolve upon the chief executive of the com monwealth? SOME CROP STATISTICS. The cereal crop statistics of last year, as published by the Department of Agriculture, show the most careful ef fort to get at accuracy and may be re garded as being as nearly correct as It Is perhaps possible to, arrive at In reference to this the New York Journal of Commerce a paper that pays the most thorough attention to such mat ters and studies the statistics with reference only to arriving at results which will be for the best information of the public, expresses doubt as to the correctness of the figures of the Depart ment of Agriculture, but admits that as recently corrected they are probably nearer to the truth than any other esti mates. There Is a wide discrepancy between the reports of the census bureau and those of the Agricultural department but It Is of course quite Impossible to determine which Is the more nearly cor rect - The truth of the matter seems to be that neither Is anywhere near ac curate and the knowledge of this keeps those who are Interested In the matter constantly guessing, when there should really be no necessity at all for guessing If the proper arrangements were made by the government bureaus to ascertain the grain acreage and the product This ought not to be a very difficult matter and yet it has never been properly and adequately taken care of. The general disposition will undoubt edly be to accept the figures of the Agricultural department as the most authoritative and yet there are dis crepancies in - the department reports which compel a doubt as to their ac curacy. The fact seems to be that there Is more or less guesswork both as to acreage and production and .there ought to be an effort made to remedy this. There Is no good reason why the Agricultural department should not obtain the facts regarding cereal pro duction so thoroughly as to be practi cally accurate. This is done In other countries and it Is certainly practicable here.. The matter is of considerable Importance. Everybody desires . to know what the annual production of breadstuff Is and the government is looked to to furnish this Important In formation. There is at present a lack of the system necessary to do this, but it is by no meabs unattainable and It rests with the Department of Agricul ture to provide the necessary machln ery. At present the prestige of the de partment suffers from its inadequacy in this particular respect. THE CASAb COH TROVERS T. It seems doubtful If the controversy in regard to Isthmian canal routes will be settled at the present session of con greas. The Issue is so sharply drawn that It appears questionable, whether a compromise even can ' be reached . aud yet manifestly it Is only through a com promise that an adjustment can be effected. It is perfectly obvious that the advocates of the rival routes can never get together and tbs'only possl blltty of disposing of the matter seems to be In the adoption of the proposition to leave the question of selecting the route to the president of the United Ststes., 1 To this, however, there is opposition which appears to be Insurmountable. The resolution' of Senator Spooner,' au thorising the president to select the Panama route under certain, conditions, but In the abaci; of these conditions to proceed with' construction on the Nicaragua route, has sppareutly been burled In committee. The bill of Sen atof Hoar, providing that the whole question should be left with the presl dent bas been adversely reported by the senate committee on Isthmian canals and in all probability will not be heard of further. , What, ta' to bo ths. atcjptt. It ought t bo pretty well understood by con gress that public sentiment at present Is not In favor of the Nicaragua route. There Is no doubt that a majority of the people believe that It would be un safe to build a canal In a region which ts filled with volcano and where seismic disturbances are of frequent oc currence. When an Interoceanic canal is built It is desirable that It shall be permanent and not liable to be at any time destroyed by an earthquake or some other upheaval of nature. It Is pretty clearly demonstrated that a canal on the Nicaragua route Would be con stantly menaced by this danger, while on the other bsnd a canal on the Panama route would be absolutely free from any such danger. In view of this snd of the further fact that the Panama canal could be constructed at a less cost by many millions of dollars than a canal on the Nicaragua route, It would seem that there ought to be no further controversy as to which route should be preferred. It Is alleged that the government of Colombia is disposed to exact unreason able terms, while the governments of Nicaragua and Costa Rica are willing to make any concessions which the United States may ask. There is no evidence that the Colombian govern ment Is disposed to be unreasonable, but if it shall show such a disposition then it would . be wise to drop the canal question until Colombia is willing to make a fair and equitable proposition. It were better to postpone indefinitely the : building of an interoceanic canal than to go into that enterprise under conditions hazardous to Its perpetuity or inimical to the interests of the United States. The majority of the United States senate committee on privileges and elec tions has decided to pigeonhole the pro posed amendment to the constitution providing for the popular election of United States senators. In this Instance the unexpected has not happened. The senate committee on privileges has al ways represented the privileged classes. The fool friends of Senator Hanna are trying to boom him for the presidential race In 1004, but Senator Hanna him self has no Intention to stand for the presidential nomination and is not likely to be taken off his feet by spontaneous demonstrations and ovations. Republican candidates for congress In Nebraska districts now represented by fusionlsts are thicker than for many a year. This very willingness to take the. nominations must presage confi dence that conditions favor the repub lican nominees. No Passer of OTerslelasj. Philadelphia Ledger. President Pslma's term of office bids fair to be as exciting as that of the first mayor of a western mining camp. Abllltr la Staeatepplag. Washington Post The gentlemen who wtU resolutions at the democratic congressional conventions are showing remarkable unanimity la skat ing around .the Chicago and Kansas City platforms.' Saaaaaer Drawback. ' " , .... Chicago Chronicle. We ore now approaching the period of the year when It become a question whether It Is 'hotter to be suffocated with dust or to pay for being inundated - by the vehicle humorously called a "sprinkling" cart. A Porteatoa Slga, Washington Star. Great importance Is attached by English military people to tho fact that General Kitchener has smiled. The responsibilities of on English officer are Indeed grave when hla facial expression la endowed with so much significance. - . . Good Head to Honor, ' Portland Oregonlan. At last' a woman's head la to adorn a United States posts g stamp. Very properly this will be the head of Martha Washing ton, th first mistress of tho "republican court." Upon the new 8-cent stamp soon to bo issued ' will appear in profile the benign features of this grand colonial dam th wlf of Washington. . Grover as a Clcaa Shaver. Brooklyn Eagle. '"My friends," President Cleveland used to say to undesirable office seekers whom he knew he should turn down, "you must find the rewards of party victory through my election in th happiness which will com to you from th vindication of your principles." As a safety rasor, warranted neither to leave a hair, aor out the skin that was nice and sharp. 'A Csaeeded Trata. i Indianapolis Journal Senator Hoar mad on statement ia his recent speech that contained more truth than all the rest of it He said: "You are lighting - for sovereignty," That tells th whole story and Is a complete Justifi cation of th administration policy. A government that will sot fight to estab tlsh and maintain Its rightful sovereignty should go out of buslnsss." ' nvlatloa Traditions Recalled. Chicago News. It ts well, for many reasons, that the his tory of revolutionary days, with th tradi tions and principle then embraced, should be called vlYtdly to mind. In welcoming the French envoys w sr greeting the on nation which was friendly to us In our time of desperate need th on great European power which, Ilk th United State, stands for liberty' and democracy. Float! nor Batteries of Peac. Philadelphia Record.. While th formidable battleship Illinois was crossing th Atlantte on her maiden trip to attend King Edward's coronation eremonles. th great French man-of-war Oaulols was speeding westward with a delegation of French army and navy officers to participate In th unveiling of th Rochambaau . monument at Washington Th lovers of ."peac on earth ssd good will toward man" will Sad satisfaction In these International courtesies. When costly bat' tleshlps are used in carrying about , th nvoys of peac and good understanding they are profitably employed. In so doing they may secure advantage that with all thslr guns they could not compel. ' Btoceat Eimattan at CssgrtM, " i Chicago Nws. It 11 slmpl lastlc t our Bard-worksd confffossmca that th tacts sow collected by tl worthy member of tb nous ahould b prcVd broadcast throughout th land. Th men.'r has keen aaaklac careful computa Ui based spoa. ta who's umttr of speeches delivered during th present ses sion and the number of copies of these speeches circulated in ths Congressional Record and In other publications. Hla figures. It must be confessed, are somewhat vague and conjectural, but he (hloks b has good grounds for th statement that con gress ha already put Into circulation a grand aggregate of 800,000,000 speeches. This mesns an average of tour speeches apiece for every man, woman and child In the country. Including Illiterates, the Chinee and those who read foreign languages only. If all these copies of speeches wer to be resd In a alngl day every one In th coun try would have to read four speeches apiece or one speech every six hours. To stats It in another way. It all these copies are ever to get themselves resd It will b necesesry either that th 75,000,000 Ameri cans read a speech a day for four days or that four Americans read a speech a day for 76,000,000 years. MORAL COl RAGE. And tao Illastratloa President Rose- elt Is Giving of It. . Cleveland Leader. President Roosevelt Is showing rar courage in dealing with army scandals in the Philippines, such as the "water cure" cases and other charges of cruelty. Ia a letter to the Protestant Episcopal bishop of Massachusetts th president declares that he has reserved the right of review ia all trials by court-martial, and he adds that If necessary civil officials as well as army officers will make the most thorough in vestlgntlon of all charges of improper con duct by Americans. It will bs Impossible for President Roose velt to take final action in regard to the cases of ill-treatment of natives which has been charged against officers of the United States army without giving grave offense. on on side or tho other. The nature of the notnts at issue is such 'that In any event there will be harsh criticism of the presi dent's position. He will be denounced for undue severity or else tor excessive leniency to the accused officers. Beyond doubt the president realizes this fully. He has heard enough to make the situation clear In that respect, both from those who condone admitted charges of cru elty, on one hand, and those who believe all accusations and fiercely denounce the sol diers of the nation who are said to have been unduly harsh in crushing Filipinos in revolt But he show not the slightest dis position to dodge any burden of his office. He will stand responsible for whatever de cisive action may be taken in th case of General Smith and all like cases in tho Philippines. It is well for the country that this Is to be so, for President Roosevelt has the con fidence of the army and the people alike, especially as to all matters concerning th honor of Americas soldiers and the Amer ican republic. TEACHJENO EUROPE. Flattering; Trlbnte to Americas Skill and Gettbereatlvenes. Philadelphia Ledger. The most suggestive tribute that Europe is paying to American thrift and com mercial argresslveness Is the deputations of worklngmen and othera frequently sent to study our methods and to discover the secrets of our marvelous advancement. The occasional mutterlngs against our Com mercial energy heard in certain continental European countries bear further testimony to tho overshadowing importance of th United States as a competitor for the world's trade. The Austrian suggestion of a year or two afco that a coalition ahould bo formed to obstruct our export trad did not prove to he feasible and has not been pressed. probaciy ror too reason advanced py an eminent Vienna publicist some months since. It was his view that it was a serious ques tion . whether . tho , countries of central Europe - are strong enough to make an effective defense against tho American con quest of foreign .markets. Bo this as It may, the frequent discussion of the Ameri can commercial . "peril"- in Europe, the general desire exhibited there to Investigate the sources of our prosperity and to study our industrial organization show what an object lession to the world our commercial activity has become. ' Some time ago th British manufacturers sent representatives to the United States to visit our industrial establishments. Their Investigations were intelligent and ' thor ough. They announced In their report that England would b out of the race with the United States unless British workmen recede from their opposition to labor-saving ma chines and have a better organization of labor. Delegations of workmen wer next sent to the United States by the manufac turers to study - our industrial conditions. Among them was William Abraham, a mem ber of Parliament and president of ths South Wales Miners' federation. His in spection of our industrial methods con vinced him of their superiority and ho con fessed to hla Glamorganshire constituents recently that he had abandoned his preju dices against labor-saving machinery.. CANT BEGIN TOO SOON. Coal Barons to Receive ta Atteatloa of the Government. St Louis Globe-Democrat. It Is understood that tho anthracite coal trust is to b attacked by tho administra tion just ss soon as the government's suits sgainM th railroad merger and the beef trust are out of th wsy, if not earlier. In fact, there or indications that tho coal trust will b dealt with even before-these cases aro finished. These suits sr soon to come before th courts, and though th defendants in each ess will be likely to delay a decision as long as possible, It is reasonably certain that th country will know In a few weeks enough about the anti-trust law of 1890 to se whether it will b effective or not. Th hard coal trust I certainly giving sufficient provocation for assault. Th prices of its product are going up steadily, although this Is th season when consump tion naturally falls off. There seems to be no close relation In the coal case between supply and demand on tho one aids and prlc on th other. Th men who control th bard coal output sr In a position to fix their own prices without much regard to production or consumption. They are taking advantage of their power In the present caa with a good deal of confidence and success. Those who buy hard coal, and they comprise a large part of tho people of th entire country, aro absolutely at ths mercy of the combine. This is likely to bo a bad year for the trusts. Several of them aro perniciously actlv at this tlm snd arc Inviting th attacks which they aro getting. It would be a fin exploit for th administra tion and ths country If th hard coal monopoly should b hit before th coll season begins. ''That trust bears nearly as heavily on th popl as doe th beef trust which Is being attacked at th pres ent moment. There Is not much reason tor doubt that th Sherman anti-trust law will prov effective la th beef trust caa, and also in th railroad merger. Tho monopo lists in each of those combines sr show ing symptoms of distress. They have aoms of th shrewdest lawyer of th country s their employ, but tho government also is well provided with talent Th anthraclt coal trust will b abl to read Its fat la th vsrdlct which will be rendered la th case of th railroad and th meat conspira tors. ....... Live Nebraska Towns FAIRBURY Fair and Fortunate. Fair bury Is a city of nearly 4,900 Inhabi tants. Th census of 1900 places It at about 3,200, but it has grown wonderfully since, so that at the late spring election over 800 votes wer csst, which would, by tho usual method of calculation, roak it population In the neighborhood of 4,000. Tho most noticeable feature of this llttl city Is Its constant and steady prosperity. It has never suffered a boom nor has It ever felt the effect of th collapse of a boom. Fslrbury property Is considered In this vicinity as a better Investment than farm property. I can recall two instance this spring when men sold valuable Im proved farms and invested their money In Falrbury property, one buying six cottages and the other a brick building In the busi ness part of th city. The city is so snugly built the citizens are mo much of the level headed, conservative class snd th causes of Fairbury's prosperity so lasting that there Is no danger that this property will ever fall to produce a good Interest on th Investment. Falrbury Is tho county seat of Jefferson county and has one of tho finest court rouses over built. Here is located the di vision of th Chicago, Rock Island A Pa cific railroad, where between $15,000 and 120,000 are paid out monthly in wages. The Rock Island Is continually making perma nent Improvements here, th latest being offices for a division superintendent and In AMONG THE FUSIONISTS. Hebron Register: In looking over th field for a candidat for governor we have failed so far to find a better man for the position than C. J. Smyth of Omaha. Sherman County Times-Independent: Dr. C. E. Coffin of Ord, the Valley County Jour nal's candidate for governor, appears to have the endorsement of many populist editors throughout the state. Holt County Independent: John C. Sprecher seems to be gaining strength every day In the gubernatorial contest John Is a popollst with a backbone like a sawlog and It would bo hard to select a better man for the position. Sherman County Times'-Independent: The names of several prominent populists in the Sixth congressional district have been mentioned as a candidate for congressman, but among them all none suits the Times Independent better, than Judge H. M. Sulli van of Broken Bow. Albion Argus: Tho Norfolk Times-Tribune is still booming Koelngsten for gov ernor, while the Red Cloud Nation thinks Dr. Damerell Is It Some think it should be M. F. Harrington, while others see no one but J. C. Sprecher. It rather looks to us Ilk Sprecher was the tallest timber. Grand Island Independent Dr. C. B. Cof fin of Ord is mentioned as a probable can didate for governor on the fusion ticket. Our acquaintance with C. E.'s many sterling qualities as a man and his patriotism as a citizen puts us In a po sition to say that he would make a first class standard bearer. We can support Doc Coffin if h Is nominated. Greeley Citizen: There will be a hot contest in the populist state convention for the nomination for governor, and there are two men who have more than a show Hon. John C. Sprecher of Schuyler and ex Representative Sutherland of tho Fifth district Both are brainy men, either one will bo an honor to the state and to the fusionlsts, and both stand high in the es timation of the rank snd file of the party. Geneva Gazette: The unanimous senti ment of the Fourth congressional district fusion press seems to demand th renom lnatlon of Judge Stark tor congress, and while that gentleman has expressed an in clination to retire from publlo life. It is very probable that he will again he pressed into service. His excellent per sonal and official record and undoubted ability makes htm the most available man in th fusion ranks. Blue Springs Sentinel: A number of the leading populists in the state ar endeav oring to Induce Dr. C. E. Coffin of Ord to make the race for governor this fall and secure th fusion nomination. While it Is hardly probable that a fusion governor will be chosen for a good many years to come by the people of Nebraska, yet were we to have another on it would be a relief to know that we had as clean and able a man in the governor's chair. Custer County Chief: Dr. C. E. Coffin of Ord, is mentioned among th posBlbl can didates for governor on the populist ticket There aro several points in regard to his cacdldacy that will appeal to tho populists of this county. On of tbem Is tho fact that tb doctor is a good, clean man, and another is that he llvoo in Valley county, and everyone knows that Valley county' always atands by Custer in state matters whenever the opportunity presents Itself. Fremont 'Tribune: R. A. Tawney of Pierce, a populiat, has announced that he is in the hands of his friends tor a con gressional nomination In this district - Mr. Tawney Is a pretty likoly man. He has a brother in congress from Minnesota, hav ing had a long service. It la a laudable ambition for blm to wish to occupy an adjoining seat In the htlls of congress, though a wide gulf separate tbem In pol itics. Th Minnesota man 1 a republican, and a mighty abl on. Nebraska News: The fact Is, Vifqualn is tho atrongest and most available man the democrats have to name for governor. He is known all over tho state; la a clean, able man, has never mixed up with any of th state hous rings, and bear the rep utation of being an honest man. Ho is an independent thinker and is not controlled by any clique, faction or railroad. Th democrats can name a ticket this fall that can b elected, in spit of th meanness of some of those peopl who claim to be democrats. Allianc Herald: Th Herald has been authoritatively informed that Hon. W. H. Westover Is a candidat for the fusion nomination for congress as representative of thla, th Sixth district In plain and unmistakable language th Herald ts de sirous of endorsing Judge Westovcr's can didacy. In all th district there 1 not a man b he democrat, populist or repub licanbetter fitted for th high position to which he aspires than W. H. Westover. H stands In th front rank of Nebraska's brainiest sons, endowed with all th requi sites of a man of th character of which congressmen should be made. Wstovsr would reflect credit upon hla constituency and would at once tak rank in congress as among th ablest men who proud psivileg It has been to represent the great and growing state of Nebraska at Wash ington. Let th nomination go to Westover and th suffragists of this district will so to it that h Is elected. St. Paul Phonograph-Press: Thre men stand out prominently for th fusion nom ination for congressman from tb big Sixth. M. F. Harrington of O'Nell, Judge Sullivan of Broken Bow, and Oesersl P. H. Barry of Oreeley Center. If Harrlgton could bo induced to accept the nomina tion h would bo a winner, as no man is better knows or stands higher la this dis trict than hs. - Our next choice would - b Judga Sullivan. H is a maa of marked ability, an eminent Jurist, a shrewd lawyer and a campaigner with tew quala. As congress maa from this district h tb nesr future a line to Herrlngton, Kan., from her Is expected. We are also on the St. Joseph A Grand Island and Kansss City ft Omsha railroads, the latter starting from Falrbury. Four teen trains leav and arrive her dally, bo lide numerous freight trains, making our railway facilities unsurpsssed. We have a good system of water works, electric lights for street and private serv ice, and the finest, unpaved streets any where. The sandy clay of thin soil, when packed by cocstant travel, makes a road bed almost Ilk macadam. Within a few hours after a heavy rain our streets ar again smooth and hard. We have splendid schools, a fin publlo library, seven churches, and lodges of sll the leading order and societies. What do w need T Nothing In particular. Wo ar prospering snd contented. Our railroad and other facilities would mak Falrbury ' an Ideal location for manufac tories, but we are not giving out fat bonuses to emld concerns. Sound, conservative capitalists, or promoters, will receive lib eral encouragement tor tho starting of legitimate business enterprises, however. We aro surrounded by a fin terming coun try, and with good crops, such as we usually have, we look forward to another are of teady growth until Falrbury shall become the hub of Industry for southeastern Ne braska and northeastern Kansas. W. F. CRAMB. would make s record In Washington. While ws rate General Barry as our third choice, it Is not because he is inferior, for he, like the others mentioned, has many strong points. A veteran of the Civil war, he would understand the needs of his com rades as no other man could. HI wide knowledge of public affairs, coupled with his actual experience In the same, make him a strong man for the place. Holt County 'Independent: Tho Independ ent is not for W. V. Allen tor governor. In tho first place we believe that be has had hla share of political favor. Secondly, and most Important, we believ that he Is not tho sincere and courageous anti-monopolist that the people need tor governor of Nebraska. Hla idea, during th last three years at least, seems to b to placate and pander to the corporations of Nebraska and thua win their favor and allay their opposition. Ws want a man for governor who Is fair enough to do right and with courage enough ' to defy the corporations if they object to this pro cedure. Attempting to allay corporate op position at the expense of meriting ths suspicion of th rank and file of Ne braska's citizens has never been good for the fusion party, but ha brought upon it a harvest of despair. Tho candidat for tbe fusion forces to nominate must he a man who is well and thoroughly known as being under no obligations whatever to Nebraska's corporations snd hsvtng ths courage snd ability to maintain the exalted position of populism and democ racy In this state, for while a tvw mis takes have been made in nominations, yet the solo aim in the past of the populist and democrat conventions under tho fusion rule have been to select their best and ablest men to carry their banner and wo. believe that tho same spirit will be manifest at Grand Island on th 24th. PERSONAL NOTES. Secretary Root announces his opposition to the converting of Fort McHonry into a public park, . Garden; parties have been Inaugurated by Mrs. Roosevelt much to the gratification of the president, ..who may be depended upon always to favor any form of amuse ment In th open air. H. C. Evans Is visiting Mayor Collins of Boston, sn old friend, from whom ho is getting some "points sbout running tb consul general's office In London, to which he has recently boon sppolnted. Shades of tho fathers, whither sr w drifting? Here Is a Boston man, born and reared In the shadow of liberty's cradle, pinched for 150 for opening his wife's let ters against har will. Brethren, get thee to a monastery. Someone was talking In presence of "Cy" Sulloway, the giant New Hampshire con gressman, about the swearing in of United States senators. The downeaater drawled: "Oh, they don't -swear 'em in any more. They mak 'em give bonds to keep tho peace." St. Louis Is striving mightily to produce a model moral city by 1904. Th Job Is an appalling one, hut in view of th fact that a resident was yanked before the grand Jury for playing penny-ant on a flahing trip, th prospeot of suceess Is bright enough to call forth a wall of envy from Chicago. V Chicago stockholders la th Ferris wheal are again talking of aendlng It to Coney Island.. They hav Invested 1400.000 la It and get no returns. The holder of the $300,000 mortgage bonds aro a little more fortunate, as ther have some prospect of saving at least a part of their investment. During tho Columbian fair tb wheal paid well. . Gam Commissioner C. K. Sober of Lewis burg. Pa., 1 known as th "Chestnut King" on sccount of his extsnslvs snd successful ventur in . this, sew field of . raising oa improved variety - of chestnut. Hi ability and practical knowledge of tho subject sr such that he has bees engaged by ths national authorities at Washington, D.' C, to prepare for gratuitous distribution a re port to be Issued oa chestnut cultur. A Few Hot Days;, And yon will be looking for Bometbisg cool, uk1 . .wonder why you cannot find what you want, and what stores are in business for if they don't keep what people want we do, but a constant de mand from thousands of people exhaust in a short time styles, patterns and sizes. Thus the reason we urge you to come at once and make the selec tion now of Suits, Underwear, Bhirts, Hosiery, Straw Hats, Etc. , ... "NO CLOTniNO FITS LIKE OUBS' Exclusive Clothiers and Fdrnlshers. OREASIKO TUB WATS. Senatorial Kicker. Philadelphia North American. Senator Mitchell of Oregon is no ordi nary lawmaker. He is th prince of dlplo msts. The proof of his consummate statecraft was given last Thursday. Senator Hoar had hsld the attention of the senate for nesrly two hour with an eloquent protest against the Philippine policy, and in th regular order or things a Foraker or a Dolllver or other Imperialis tic maker of phrases should have been thrown forward to repulse his attack on tho administration. But a secret Influence had taken posteealon of tho senate, and as If by common Impulse tho whole body of senators gravitated toward the restaurant in th basement. There at the head of a table sat Senator Mitchell of Oregon. Be fore him, imbedded In whits sauce and sprigged with parsley, reclined at full length a magnificent sixty-pound Columbia salmon. Obviously, Senator Mitchell coul t not consume the whole fish, so some tbreo score or more senators tamo to his assist ance. For half an hour the Philippines were forgotten and conversation turned to "where rolls the Oregon." By unanimous consent it waa agreed that nothing was too good for a state that could furnish such royal provender. When tho senate' reassembled all minds reverted to the fat of the Filipinos. Ther wer the usual angry speeches, the hot bandying of words, ' the rapid crossfire of partisan polemics. Then cams a lull In tb tumult of debate. Senator Mitchell of Oregon had risen to his feet "Just a moment's time with tho in dulgence of th senate Just a little) bill on the calendar." Not sn objection was mur mured, snd Portland, Ore., had won its long fight for s government assay office costing many thousands. What else could senators do with ths taste of "saumon a la Secateur Mitchell" still lingering oa their tongues T ' LAUGHING OAS. Somervllls Journal: Lawaon If you have anything mean to say about a man, say It to his face. Dawson But suppose ho is bigger than you are. Tonkers Statesman) Church 8ho is a Russian countess. Gotham Indeed! Has she much In her own name? "Has she? She's got nearly th entlr alphabet!" Washington Star: ''Many'a de time," said Undo Eben, "dat 1' regretted not beln' able to show as much energy an' patience lookin - foh work as I did In get tin' to town an, lookin' (oh a circus puhcesslon. Chicago Tribune: Politician (touring the firovlnces) How do the boys out thla way Ike "benevolent assimilation?" Native We hain't got nothln' agin It Ss fur as I know, but wo glnerally tako straight whisky. Puck: Young Bofumlth Lovo levels all things, they say. Old Grimm AH things but th head. Detroit Free Pressi Bight There's on discouraging feature about humbugs. Blight What's that? Bight They can always muster plenty of other humbugs to back tbem. up. Philadelphia Press: "Woman is naturally more hopeful than man." "Yes, there's my wife, for Instance; for years past every time she ha had occasion to buy fish she has asked the dealer If they were fresh, hoping-, I suppose, that soma day he'll say.'no" Washington Star: "What doe th society Which you have Just joined find to do?" "A great deal," was the answer. "After we . get an organisation estab lished the question of other people' eligibility to membership gives us ail tha work we can possibly attend to." THE JOLLY PICNIC TIME. James Barton Adams In Denver Pot c Th picnic days ar near at bond, ths - woods ar getting green. The sunlight dances on the stream in soft and sllv'ry sheen. The birds are practicing their songs, tho flowers slyly peep From out the beds ' In ' which they laid through winter' dreary sleep. The grass is carpeting the grove, the bushes don a gown More pleasing than their winter robo of -dull, forbidding brown. And old King Sol la stoking up In readi ness to flay The noses of the 'pretty girls In, an un feeling way. The spiders, worm and pestering bugs bask In the springtime sim. And, filled with eagerness; await tho carnival of fun. And as they o'er their kopjes crawl a host of busy ants Dream of the coming promenades up mascullnleh pants. -They picture explorative tours through lingerie so white,. With now and then a pause to tak a most delicious bite. And a It wakens from its sleep th harmless garter snake Thinks of the maiden scream that soon the echoes wlU awake. Tet In its hairy Infancy ths caterpillar squirms Upon th trees whlla looking down upon the earthly worms And In Imagination hears th wild, un- eanniy aquauis . When It adown a maiden's back Inquisi tively crawls.. It. see tho red embarrassment upon her escort' face While wondering what 'tis best to do In such a painful cas. Then back - her up against , a trs and crusn tn oucaooo . That trespassed on a' sacred spot whera n oarea noi pursuv. Th Jolly. Jolly picnic days, what fun, within them lies When bugs crawl through the' bnckakln crusts of India-estiva rl. . When various Insects suicide In pall of And roaches through th custard pies In delicately wade, When, lured from out their hiding nooks br Ice cream's temotlna- breath. The burs and things crawl In tha caa and quickly frees to dth- -No ire and sy poet's pen can adequately praia Thos old rlp-roarln' founts of fun, tha springtime picnio days.'