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complete copies of The Dally, Morning,
Evening and Sunday Bea printed during
the month of July, was as follow t
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S 39,570 J.... .8,580
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4 29,520 . 80 81,B10
1 29,320 11 3O.B00
20.50O J 20,560
7 2W.510 n 21,B40
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14 29,660 , tO 20,010
U 20,500 II.. 29,030
It 20,660 .'
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Nat dally average 29,282
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' Notary Publlo.
It looks as if the Nebraska National
Guard bad troubles enough to keep a
good-sized army busy, ,
John N. Baldwin is becoming such a
great man that the only wonder is so
small a town as Council Bluffs can hold
him.
Frost in the first half of August Is a
little out of the ordinary for this sec
tion, but the whole summer season of
1002 has been-out of the ordinary.
When the popocratic" World-Herald
undertakes to pick a candidate for re
publicans, It's the wise course for re
publicans to steer clear of the popocratic
choice.
We never dreamed that the bankers
of Nebraska were such awful tax shirk
ers until the railroad tax bureau com
menced to issue bulletins to prove that
there are others.
Governor Savage says be used to per
form more labor for 60 cents a day than
labor today 1 renders its employers for
$L That was before he was struck by
political lightning.
Senator Quay Is trying to go Mark
Hanna one better, aa a strike mediator
for the anthracite coal miners. If Quay
will take care of Pennsylvania Ilanna
may be looked to to watch over Ohio.
Now Alaska has set ud an earthouake
Industry of. Its own. The stories of the
damage wrought Indicate that the news
paper correspondents there think thev
are far enough removed to give an extra
Jolt to their Imaginations. .
Judge Gordon now . wants Interest
amounting to over $1,000 on his salary
a police Judge for the time it was hung
up In the courts. Judge' Gordon's per
petual salary should be transformed
uuu peiiBiou or an annuity.
Nebraska leads the whole procession
of states In the improvement in its corn
crop for the month of July, as reflected
by the returns to the statistician of the
Department of Agriculture. Nebraska
furnished the throne room for King
Corn's coronation.
So Mr. Mercer wants to arbitrate the
Union raclflc strike, does he? As if
Mr. Burt could not arbitrate it himself
If he wanted to. How Is Mercer to
cross the Union Pacific bridge that con
jjects with headquarters? Will he take
John N. Baldwin as a motor?
The Danish parliamentary elections
bave resulted in a sweeping victory for
the ministerial party, which is the party
favoring the sale of the Danish West
Indies to the United States. The only
Interpretation of the popular verdict Is
that the pwple of Denmark prefer to
leare . their islands on the bargain
counter fur a little while longer at
least ' '
" The nildroad populists are to have
meeting at .Springfield, lii., the end of
s this month to consider the question of
Independent organization In Kansas
Nebraska and Oklahoma. This should
furnish occasion for another festive
- eruption from all the fusion organs lu
this state who keep their choicest am
munition la reserve for use on the mid
road contingent ...
Mr. Mercer's man Blackburn declares
that be will see to it that The Bee is
cooped on the news that the republican
congressional committee has been called,
whenever that may be, according to the
pleasure of his muster. We have no
doubt he can withhold this Information
from The Bee l;;ns enough to LaV li
appear first iu the popocratic pjers,
but even at that the great majority of
the republicans of this district will cos
tlaus to look to The Bee for information
on ths political situation,
mC Al.AHKAfi BOVUDART.
By far the most serious question
awaiting ncfc'rtPstions for final settle
ment between the governments of the
United States and Great Britain Is the
Alsakan boundary question. There Is
no Intimation as to what the purpose of
our government Is In regard to negotia
tions, but It would seem that a settle
ment of the matter cannot be very much
longer deferred. It Is possible that be
cause of the serious nature of the ques
tion, the danger of grave trouble In
volved in It, that there Is hesitancy both
at Washington and at' London about
taking it up, but it has sooner or later
got to be met and disposed of and noth
ing Is to be gained by needlessly, post
poning negotiations: ' '
It is well understood that the .existing
situation is unsatisfactory. It Is a
compromise which . neither party re
gards with favor. 'Under the; agree
ment entered Into' by t,he governments
of the United States and Great Britain
In 1809, the boundary line between Can
ada and the territory of Alaska, in the
region about the head. of Lynn canal,
was provisionally fixed without preju
dice to the claims of either party In the
permanent adjustment of the interna
tional boundary. It baa been asserted
that In making this agreement there was
a surrender on the. part of the United
States, but there waa nothing of the sort
The fact to that thus far neither British
Columbia, Canada nor Great Britain bas
gained anything by their contentions re
specting the eastern boundary of , the
Alaskan strip and It la not at all prob
able that they ever will gain anything.
The Canadian claims have been conclu
sively shown to have no substantial
foundation and there Is every reason to
believe that they could not be success
fully maintained before any fair and im
partial tribunal. The British members
of the High Joint commission appeared
to realize this when they rejected the
arbitration proposition of the American
commissioners.
The United States holds possession Of
and exercises sovereignty over all the
territory that Great Britain and . Canada
are trying to gain as well as that which
even they concede belongs to it In the
territory that Canada covets there Is an
American military force and there are
other forces In various parts of Alaska.
There has been no surrender of territory
by this government and It Is a perfectly
safe prediction that there will not .be.
Canada will have to finally abandon her
baseless claims, for It Is not at all prob
able that they will be supported by the
British government to the point of pro
voking war, and It Is needless to say
that the American people will fight to
retain possession of territory which they
regard aa Indisputably theirs. The mat
ter Is of such serious . character and
great Importance that it should not be
allowed to drag along Indefinitely. . On
every account a permanent adjustment
at the earliest time It can be effected la
to be desired and there appears to be
nothing in the way of opening negotia
tions to this end. ,
Japan css sncroachmsbt.
Japanese enterprise la the direction of
territorial aggrandisement threatens to
get that country into trouble with the
United States. It la stated that this
government baa determined to take ac
tion to prevent encroachment by Japan
upon Islands of the Pacific belonging to
the United States. Not content with
claiming Marcus island which was dis
covered by an American, It appears
from a report to the War department
by the master of the transport Buford
that the Japanese have taken possession
of Wake Island, midway between Ha
waii and Guam, which is a possession
of this country, having been so declared
In 1899, when Commander Taussig ot
the navy raised the American flag over
the inland. Another' encroachment of
the Japanese Is In the Midway Islands,
also discovered by an American naval
officer in 1809 and which are to be the
site for a station of the projected Pa
ciflc cable. 1 '
It does not appear that the govern
ment of Japan Is directly responsible
for these Invasions by Japanese of
American possessions, but it Is never
theless proposed to ask ' that govern
ment for an explanation and probably
to demand that it shall require Us peo
ple to leave those islands which are un
questionably the property of the United
States. It Is perhaps safe to assume
that Japan would not hesitate to no"
ply with such a demand, but should It
be otherwise our government would of
course remove the Japanese and re
turn them to their own country. There
is a great deal of commendable enter
prUe in the people of Japan, and It is
not at all surprising that they should
have developed atdeslre for territory.
but they must Wok forthls elsewhere
than to tne possessions ot uncie oam.
J.RMT A.XD tiAVY UAA&V7KRS-
The Joint maneuvers of the army and
navy which are to begin Augusf 20 and
terminate September 6 will, undoubtedly
be very interesting: A , condition ap
proximating actual war will exist in the
sphere of operations, which . embraces
all the coast from New York up to Cape
Cod and there is greaf activity at aJ!
the forts lu that region, which are
manned by trained artillerists. Before
August 20 the entire fleet, consisting of
twenty-two vessels, that will be under
the command of Uear Admiral Illggln
son, wiil have assembled off the New
Kugland coast a portion of It to be em
ployed for defense and part to repre
sent the advance guard of an enemy's
fleet
The chief purpose la view Is tc test
the possibility of a forelgu fleet estab
lishing a base on' the shores of the
United States while both the land and
naval forces are trying to prevent It
This maneuvering ot the fleets will con
uuue uic uuja auu u li K'iiunru ujr
a concentrated naval attatk on forts,
with New York harbor as the objective
piint. The intention Is to demonstrate
the safety of New York from an attack
by any foreign fleet that could spare
enough ships for the purpose, though It
may be doubted whether a conclusive
demonstration can be nmde In this wsy.
At all events the maneuvers will be the
greatest thing of the kind that this
country has ever sen. Never before
has there been anything approaching it
on this side of the Atlantic. Some years
ago there was a series of evolutions off
Newport but In comparison with the
coming maneuvers the former will rank
as child's play. There Is a good deal
of interest abroad In this object lesson
as to the defensive power of the United
States and undoubtedly It will be care
fully studied In foreign nsval circles.
wnva whoi
Under the charter for metropolitan
cities the mayor Is "the chief executive
officer and conservator jf the peace
throughout the city." Under the charter
it Is the mayor's duty to enforce all laws
and ordinances, and In the faithful dis
cbarge of his duties be is responsible to
the council only. Under the charter all
powers and duties Incident to the ap
pointment removal, government and
discipline of the officers and members of
the fire and police departments are con
ferred upon and exercised by the police
and fire commission, but nowhere In the
charter can any authority be found by
which the police commission Is empow
ered to exercise executive functions
specifically conferred upon the mayor
and council or upon the mayor sep
arately. The attempt of the police board to dip
Into market bouse regulation Is a
usurpation of power . entirely unwar
ranted and Its orders to the police to
compel all hucksters to vacate streets
heretofore occupied as a market place
and force them to locate upon the newly
established market grounds on Capitol
avenue are entirely outside of Its juris
diction. While It is true that the mar
ket square has been changed by ordi
nance, the enforcement of the ordinance
constitutes no part of the police board's
functions. If the mayor refuse to en
force the ordinance, the remedy is with
the council or with any interested citizen,
who may enter complaint In the police
court against parties violating the ordi
nance.
This naturally brings up the question
as to the line of demarcation between
the powers of the mayor and the police
commission In the general enforcement
of ordinances and law. Is the com
mission superior to the mayor or Is the
mayor the sole officer responsible for
the enforcement of law and order?
The commission bas undoubtedly the
power to appoint discipline and remove
policemen under certain restrictions, It
has also the right to define the duties of
policemen, fix their hours of service and
give general direction aa regards Indi
vidual conduct on or off duty. But as
chief executive and responsible bead of
the municipal government the mayor
must be clothed with sufficient power to
enforce his orders through the police
without asking the consent of the police
commission, except Insofar as the char
ter expressly requires its concurrence.
The chief of police Is made by the char
ter the commander of the police force,
to whom his subordinates must look for
orders and whose orders they are ex
pected to obey. But the chief is surject
to the mayor alone In the suppression
of riots, tumultuous disturbances and
breaches of the peace.
With a' police commission hostile to
the mayor and determined to antag
onize him, there is bound to be con
stant clashing of authority. Such con
flicts are sure to be damaging to the
public interest and the remedy must be
sought at the earliest opportunity
through legislation that will give Omaha
borne rule and fix executive responsi
bility, so that all branchea of the mu
nicipal government will move In har
mony instead of at cross-purposes.
For the benefit of the nonresident
congressman the new police board bas
commenced to swing its clubs over ths
proscribed district. Sewers and gutters
are to be raked for muck and scandal
and the hoodlums are to be rounded up
under pretext that a general bouse
cleaning bas been begun. On the old es
tablished principle that It takes a thief
to catch a thief, the board has rein
stated Captain Haze of redoubtable
fame to boss the Job. The captain's
record is a guaranty that he will find
what he wants when be wants it and
knows where to go after it.
John N. Baldwin bas given It out cold
that he proposes to expose and probe
some of the festering sores In the Third
ward, to show how rotten things have
been In Omaha for several years. For
this purpose Union Pacific headquarters
is a good point of observation. The
whited sepulcbers are wlthla a stone's
throw, but why Mr. Baldwin should be
so much concerned about them when he
has a fair assortment over in Council
Bluffs, where he Is presumed to reside,
is a mystery no ordinary fellow cau
find out .
Congressman Mercer has a consuming
desire to play Mark Ilanna as labor
strike arbitrator. The only differ
ence between Mark and Dave Is that
Mark has been In constant touch with
worklugmen for a lifetime and pays out
several millions a year In wages, while
Our Dave has nothing In common
with worklngmen and does not pay out
a dollar in wages, unl.-es It be to his
tailor and barber. ,
President Roosevelt Is setting a high
standard In his appointments to judi
cial positions. 'He realizes that the su
preme court of the United States occu
pies a unique place among the judicial
bodies of the world. It will be a carp
ing critic who takes exception to his
appointment of Justice Holmes to the
vacancy created by the retirement of
Justice Gray.
A new steamship baa been launched
from German shipyards designed to be
the fastest as well as the largest ship
in the world. It Is easy to make de
signs for ships that are to outdo all
others, but there is no telling how long
any ship can hold first place. If the
Germans are ambitious to hold the rec
ord for the fastest steamship they will
have to keep a close watch on the Yan
kee shipbuilders.
The statement comes from New York
that importers of lemons prefer to leave
their consignments at the custom house
rather than pay the duty because of the
slow demand by which lemons have be
come a drug on the market If this is
so makers of. circus lemonsde should
be able to give us a whole lemon to the
bucket Instead of only half a lemon, as
Is customary.
The Philadelphia North American
says that the attempt to make politics
out of the beet has proved L disastrous
failure. The attempt to make sugar out
of. the beet however, has proved a sig
nal success, aa witness the beet sugar
factories scattered all over the west
The wreck on tba .Pennsylvania rail
road ' In Indiana, which piled up In a
heap twenty cars loaded chiefly with
farm machinery. Is significant The
railroads were not hauling trainloads of
farm machinery . previous to the pres
ent era of republican prosperity,
- ' Aathe Aaaarlaaus lavsalsa, '
1 .'' ' " Chloago Post
During the last five years 80,000 Ameri
cans have moved permanently into Canada.
This is the most practical way In which to
work up an annexation sentiment across the
border.
Cold Comfort for Royalty.
-' Baltimore American.
Assassination life insurance Is the latest
device to cheer up the kings and princes
of Europe. Prtnca Henry of Prussia Is the
pioneer In the natter ot a Ufa so Insured,
but It is something of a relief to our hos
pitable feelings to know that the policy was
not taken out till after his return from
the United States.
IfOaat ' llver, tbe Klag.
New Tork Bun.
The coronation of Edward had a broader
significance than the crowning of a mere
titular monarch. It was the coronation of
modern sntlseptlo surgery. The English
man on whose head the crown was placed
In Westminster abbey was really Joseph
Lister the head from which came the dis
coveries in the application of the anti
septics treatment by which the life of . Ed
ward and the lives of many thousands of
other sufferers apparently-doomed to death
have been saved. Long live tha king!
A Warn In a; to KsuMslcora.
Chicago Chronicle.
Gentlemen who contemplate legal pro
ceedings against combinations of vested In
terests will make a not ef tha fact that
Peter Power, who sought to Interfere with
tha philanthropic operations of James J,
Hill's Northern Securities company, has
himself been sentenced to J an ior ininy days
by the federal Judge before whom hs
brought the suit This will teach anarchlstlo
disturbers of values not to meddle with the
doings of those whom the Lord has set to
rule ever them. ,
ProfltaM Advertising;.
. Louis villa Courier-Journal'.
The manager of a. Detroit food eompaay
says that wishing .o . create a demand
quickly for his goods, he decided' to ad
vertise only in the cfty dailies. "Sampling
had been overdone;'' demonstration served
only to feed people Who visit a store;' bill
boards war worthless, for the people we
wished to reach war newspaper readers.
Tha results of his 'newspaper advertising
were even better than he had anticipated.
"The dally newspaper," he says, "Is an
ever growing force, ' and has practically
killed an other means of advertising. Evan
for reaching the farmer It Is better than
any other agency. This Is especially true
in regtons where rural free delivery has
o greatly extended the circulation ot tha
city dally among th farmers."
Labor ul ta Courts.
Indianapolis New.
It Is, it seems to us, of th utmost impor
tance that tha courts should hold an ab
solutely even balance between capital and
labor. And while tha Judges should not
play the demagogue for a demagogical
Judge is a contemptible figure neither
should they play the oppressor. Strikers
are not criminals ' simply because they
strike. On effect of the recent Injunctions
will be to strengthen the hands of those who
favor th pending bill limiting the power of
courts to grant Injunctions. That may turn
out to be moat unfortunate. For th power
to grant injunctions I on of vary great im
portance, and it ought not to ba limited save
for th gravest reasons. But nslther should
th power ba abused. And If tha power bas
to be limited to prevent Us being abused. It
will surely be limited. We should prefer to
believe that our oourts can ba trusted to us
the power wisely and conservatively. I
WESTKRFI WATEB SYSTEMS.
Proajresstvo IaaarTaaaa tat TaH-oa
Coaaaaamltl.'
Minneapolis Time.
A recent summary in the Munloipal Jour
nal and Engineer on th quastioa ot con
templated Improvements in tha various
states shows that tha water supply question
If In healthy agitation. In tha last two
months about 110 different cities and towns
pave reported. This probably does not In
clude all municipalities that are taking
steps In the right direction all over the
country, but it is a large percentage f
them. The introduction of new plants, tha
enlargement of old ones or tha purification
of those already existing Is evidently going
cn in every locality.
Fifty-four of tha places which reported
were in tha Atlantlo states, about tha same
number In the wast and middle west and
about twenty in the southern and guK
states. Nearly all the latter show a great
deal of Incipient activity in this matter, es
pecially Mississippi. The west is bestirring
Itself in a more widespread fashion than
any other section. The enterprises la the
way of city water Improvement or systems
are pretty well scattered over the western
states. Montana, South Dakota, Utah,
Idaho, Nebraska. Colorado, Washington,
Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan and
Minnesota all have a showing In tha list
In almost all these states tha Improve
meets are contemplated in tha smaller
towns.
These tacts are significant because they
show that tha west Is waking up to the fact
that population Is shifting to the. western
states so rapidly that even tha smaller
places must plan their corporate Ufa on
municipal and not on village Ideals. The
widest Imagination (an hardly predict what
will be tha crowded activity of tha Missis
sippi valley fifty years from now. Tha
towns and clttsa that have tha far-etgbted-n
fctilM for tha future, avea at the
cost of some pinching and discomfort now,
are tha onea that are rady for good for
tune in tha way of Increased population
by and by. Those that persist in un
healthy, unsanitary and plcayunlab policies
as to public improvements wlU inevitably
fail behind
A Disciple of Peace
Detroit Free
Mr. Bryan, who delights "to bait his
homilies with a feilow worm," has pounced
upon Mr. Roosevelt, and la stringing lb
hook of his dlsplessur through tha quiver
ing form of the president. . Mr. Roosevelt's
Immediate offense was the West Point
speech In which he told the cadets that "a
good soldier must not only be willing to
fight; ha must ba anxious to fight." This, In
tha opinion of Mr. Bryan, reveals "a moral
deformity" that must shock soma of tha
president's friends.
It Is true, aa Mr. Bryan says, that many
of the greatest soldiers of civilisation have
loved peace, but his criMcUm of tha presi
dent seems to be based upon a misconcep
tion ot tha latters meaning. Had Mr.
Roosevelt said that it was tha duty ot a
people not only to ba willing to fight, but
anxious to fight, ha would have deserved
Mr. Bryan's lashing; but assuming that tha
offense of war must needs com to any na
tion, In a republic, at least, which is de
voted to tha arts of peace. It Is well to have
an army that Is not only willing to fight but
anxious to flght. This is not saying that
the army should be allowed to fight, or that
Its Judgment should ba accepted as to tha
tlma for fighting. It amounts merely to
tha statement that It Is 'aood for a nattnn
to have a trained body ot fighters that da-
ngnt in trouble and are always ready to
welcome It -
Mr. Bryan would not take exception to
tha statement that a good bulldog ought to
ready and anxious to fight An army is
nSOmrD ABOUT HXW TORK.
Rips-lea oat the Cwrrcnt ot Lift la the
Metropolis.
Among the many splendid charities of
the big city, free medical attendance for
babies on th recreation piers appeals most
directly to th hearts of th community.
The pier themselves are a great thing to
begin with. Every day on may see thou
sands of mothers with their little ones on
the piers that are dotted up and down the
water front of tha East and North rivers.
The ae breeies sweep np and down and
there Is a great deal of space In which
the children can play, while for the mothers
nursing their infants there are settees made
in curves to give the most rest to tha oc
cupant. Besides all this there are tha
doctors. On each of tha piers a physician
walks up and down every day, making
three round trips as a rule., He knows
many of the mothers by name, and all ot
them by sight together with their babies.
He picks out, with the quickness of a medi
cal man, the baby that needs something
more than the fresh air of the pier, and,
as he questions the mother in a kindly
tone, he passes his band over the tiny face
and notes, the temperature, breathing and
pulse, all In an unostentatious way which
Is soothing both to the child and Its mother.
Then he writes a prescription and hands
it to the parent She knows that, written
on a board of health blank, the prescription
will ba Oiled at cost prlc by any phar
macist, and that the drugs will surely ba
- '!?l'ty. Tbs cu! be trou
ble for a druggist who furnished anything
else on a Board of Health prescription. In
some cases the doctor gives a ticket for
. day's outing for a baby on board tha
'Floatlne- Hosnltal." or hands a ticket fnr
free milk to tha tnnthAr. TAnman Y,11-
dren in New York have a hard time of it
la spite or everything, but it is not because
arrervthlnr Doaalbla la not done tnr than.
- - -
by a paternal municipal government
The' largest plan for the betterment of'
New Tork which has yet been broached by
the Municipal Art society of that city con
templates the extensive remodeling of City
Hali park and the grouping there of the
various city offices, which at present are
scattered about In various rented buildings,
costing the city $295,000 a year. It is
thought that for the principal represented
by this annual outlay, or something like
S,500,000, the city can build offices -which
will be more convenient and serviceable,
and will add materially to the dignity ot
the City Hall park. According to the plan
now under consideration the park would ba
cleared of all buildings except the city hall,
among tha structure sacrificed being the old
elty firehose, the city court the old hall
of records and the large "Tweed" court-)
house, which cost over $15,000,000, but has
been an elephant With these cleared away
the Una old city hall would have a proper
setting; it is architecturally ene of the best
buildings In the city.
The young man walked by the hansom
drawn up In front of an uptown hotel, took
a quick look at the Interior of the vehicle,
hesitated for a moment, and walked on a
few paoee, relates th Mall and Express. He
halted on tha edge of the curb and seemed
to be considering soma deep problem. Tha
driver parched on tha back of tha modern
chariot waa scanning the horlxon In search
ot a prospective fare.
The young man gulped down a swelling In
his throat and approached the hansom from
the rear. He took another glance at the In
terior of tha vehicle and asked nervously:
'How much to er the Grand Central
depot r
"Dollar n a half," said cabby, with du
disregard to legal rates.
"All right Go ahead, quick." said the
young man, clambering into the hansom.
Arriving at the depot the young man nerv
ously thrust tha fare into cabby's hand and
disappeared In th big waiting room.
And cabby surveyed th interior of tha
hansom and smiled. - From one ot th ca
pacious pockets of his coat ha produced a
chsap wallet stuffed with paper and bound
by a stout elastic This ha deposited care
fully upon tha seat In plain view of pas
sers-by.
"That's tha fourth sucker today," he so
liloquized, as ha clambered to his perch.
"Them pockstbooks cost me a nickel apiece
an' it's consldsrabie trouble to stuff 'em and
make 'em look natural but they do bring
trade. Oeddapl"
So common la tha evil of drunkenness
among children In New York City that the
temperance societies ar going to petition
for a law making it a misdemeanor, punish
able both by Una and imprisonment, for par
ents to give alcohol lo beverages to their
children under any circumstances whatever,
unless for medicinal purposes and under tha
supervision of a doctor or apothecary, and
there is a pretty fair chance that their pe
tition will ba granted. Whatever may be
tha underlying causa, the amount of drunk
enness among mar children is something
appalling to contemplate. In certain sec
tions ot tha town there are well organized
gangs of boys, their ages ranging from 10
to 15, who make a practice of hopping onto
weak-looking adult pedestrians and robbing
them. In order to get together tha price of
a "kag" of beer, which they carry to a va
cant lot and guxsle until they are In a state
of brutallied Intoxication. At th political
clambakes and other out-of-door affairs of
tha East Bide population tha number of mis
erably drunken young girls tottering around
before tha feativittea are well under way is
something sad to eee, and yet such exhibi
tions attract little or no attention and eleclt
no other sensation than that of mild amuse
mest from th grows individuals attending
such affairs.
press (Ind. dem.).
the national bulldog. If It Is too saxtoua
t. fight. Its master will do well te keep It
mulsled; but If It Is wholly avers to light
Ing. Its services a a watchdog will not b
especially valuable. Unless aa army Is al
ways anxious to flght It cannot ha depended
oa to ba anxious to fight at tha critical tlma
when It Is necessary that tha army should
be anxious to fight.
Mr. Bryan's criticism ot tha strenuous
life of Mr. Roosevelt betrays a curious
blindness to his own strenuous existence
Mr. Bryan himself la not exactly a disciple
of peace. . He does not wander to and fro
on tha face of . the earth turning tha other
cheek to them that hare smitten tha on
cheek. The Bryan regard for, a friendly
fracas may not exhibit Itself In Just the
manner of the Roosevelt regard, but the
differences sra superficial. At tha begin
nlng of tha Spanish war Mr. Bryan was not
less anxious than Mr. Roosevelt to fight
HI regiment was not so picturesque, and
he had no opportunity to distinguish htm
self; but ha proved (hat ha had the making
ot a good soldier, and he has not been sit
ting Idly by with folded hands since the
regiment was mustered out of service.
Like Mr. Puny Wuuy of Boudan Mr.
Bryan Is a flrst-class fighting man. Hs Is
quit as pugnacious In on way aa the
president la la another, and none ef us
thinks any tha worse of htm oa account of
It It Mr. Bryaa's Inclinations had led htm
to tha army Instead of to politics w have
no doubt that ba would have fully mat
Theodore Roosevelt's idea ot a good soldier,
THE CONGRE9SIOHAX CAMPAIGN.
SBaaaaaaaBi '
Lyons Bun:- Th wsy te "let well enough
alone" in the affairs ef the nation Is to elect
J. J. McCarthy to congress.
Stanton Picket: Judge M. P. Klnkald's
lucky star never sets. He is as good as
e-ieciea to congress right now.
Hastings Tribune: .'Judge Norrts la the
candidate of the party that stands np for
prosperity, peace, protection, and plenty
or u. ? c v.
Pierce Call: J. J. McCarthy Is making a
gooa- impression In his ' campaign In this
district and his chance ot being elected
grow brighter each day.
Tekamah Herald: J. J. McCarthy, repub
lican nominee for congress from this dis
trict ! making a quiet, gentlemanly can
vass.and la making mt.jy friends by en
larging nis acquaint? ice.
Beaver City Times-Trlbune: Judge Norrls
would probably be more acceptable to the
fuslonlsts if he was a dismal failure aa a
Judge, The fact that he has been popular
upon tne .district bench Is -very dlsheart-
ing to tee opposition.
York Times:' Mr. Hinshaw has the right
.inea or making a campaign. He will let
the committee do what it can and will,
but will do' his utmost to see the people
himself and ' will know how the work Is
going on in' every county in th district
Emerson Enterprise: Hon. J. J. McCarthy
is already putting In about half of his
time campaigning and making friends
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w A u uiummiviuui mi v uiab
there will be a big change in the vote in
this district this year and. It will be in
favor ef the republican nominee. -
Pleroe Call: Judge H. M. Sullivan had
to decline the populist nomination for con
gress in the Blx Sixth four times before
the convention nominated P. H. Barry. If
Sullivan ever thought there was a ghost
of a show for .a pop In that district he
wouldn't have declined the honor one.
South Sioux City-Jteaord: We are la
favor of 'electing' k congressman who can
sccompllsh something who ean do things.
The district ha been without a representa
tive in congress, long enough and th best
thing we can do is to elect J. J, McCarthy,
who will ba heard in Washington and will
be something more than than a figurehead
In congress.
Fillmore Chronicle: Hon.- B. M. Hinshaw,
the republican candidate for congress, was
In Grafton Monday getting acquainted with
th people of our little village. Mr. Hin
shaw is a man, physloally, morally and
menially, and' if he succeeds in the con
gressional fight, this fall will make a con
gressman the Fourth district may wall be
proud of, .
Norfolk News: The friends of J. J.
McCarthy are increasing with each paastng
day of the' campaign and tha republican
vote will undoubtedly be something to eon
fuse the fuslonlsts. They are probably pre
paring their minds and enthusiasm for an
other slump" to the republican ticket in
this district Anyway they should be mak
ing such preparations.
Wayne Kepubllcan: If any one says
Robinson should be returned because he Is
"Just as good" as McCarthy. Just toll him
that is what the Cheap John grocer says
when he. sells baking powder. Insist oa
"John J." on the label. "John S." won't
go half as far whan it eomea to th point
next winter when ,we want to uphold our
able president Theodore Roosevelt
, Fairfield Herajdu,.. What this state
wants now. . is a congressional dele
gation oomposed . of statesmen snd . it
appears, that the republican nominees
so far ar well up to th standard
required. Burkett, McCarthy, Norrts, Kin
kaid and Hinshaw are all tha kind of mea
an energetic young state like Nebraska
ought te send te congress and keep there
as long as they do welt.
Falls City Journal: There is practically
no doubt of the re-eleoUon of Congressman
Burkett. That gentleman's record Is aa
open book to the people of this district and
It is written so plainly that ha who runs
may . read. And ' there la nothing in that
record but what will stand tha elosest
scrutiny. It Is a record that Mr. Burkett
may be proud to point to as his own and
ona that his constituents may be proud te
eadors at th polls.
: Bee mer Times: J. J. McCarthy was la
Beemer Tuesday looking after his political
fences. Mr. McCarthy is a genial,, quiet
gentleman and la not making much noise,
but is making friends with tha man ha
meets. Bueh a man is worth all the blustsr
and noise ot many office seekers. Ha is a
man that wins th confidence of man wher
ever h meets them and. If we mistake not,
will win In the congressional race snd re
deem the Third district from populism.
David' City ' Record: Tha voters of the
Fourth district will make no mistake la
electing tha republican nominee, Edmund H.
Hlnsbaw, tor congress. Ha Is a man of good
ability, energetic and trustworthy. As a
thorough republican ha will wark with the
majority In congress and can accomplish
some good for the Interests of tha people
of th Fourth congressional district Ha
will ba a unit of strength in legislation In
stead of a mere protest and cipher. If tbs
fusion candidate should b elected.
Fairmont Chronicle: Hon. B. H. Hinshaw
f Falrbury. republican candidate for con
gress, was In Fairmont Monday and met
many friends during his sojoura la th elty.
While there has bean soma Hula soreness in
Fillmore county aver tha defeat of tha home
candidate tor aongress we are pleased te
Bote that conditions have improved to such
so extent that th republics ns are practi
cally unanimous far Mr. Hinshaw. And they
should b so, especially la this country
Mr. Sloan stands squarely and manfully on
th proposition that ha is for Hinshaw and
th entire republican ticket and no ens who
kaows kins would bslavs hint capable of
taking any ether position. Right now Is
the golden opportunity to redeem ths
Fourth diet Hot from fusion control and
every loyal republican and a pleasing num
ber of old-time ftialoalst will assist la ac
complishing the transformation. Mr. Hin
shaw will undoubtedly b our next con
gressman credit to th district state sad
nation.
Grand Island Independent: gome ef tha
local democrats are beginning to believe
that the Press will support Judge Norrls
for congress. Since the latter has been
here, this week, the journal which "swung"
to Bryan and fusion two years ago has very
kindly mentioned him. Bat It Isn't much of
a surprise. Judge Norrls Impressed every
ene with being the right sort of a man to
represent the Fifth district la eoagreas and
ths gentlemen of the' Press ar evidently
beginning to know a good thing whea they
see It
Sidney Republican: Judge Klnkald's can
didacy is attracting more attention than any
other maa In the state. The fact that he
took hold of this district hopeloealy fusion
with a e.OOO majoHty and cut It dowa to
a bar 100 votes and then that his election
Is conceded shows what kind ot stuff the
judge Is made of. He Is making a campaign
la earnest and with the same earnestness
and seal that he transacts business on the
bench and In tha same manner will be rep
resent the Sixth congressional district ta
congress.
York Republican: Mr. Stark has been
three time elected te congress and te what
purpose T Absolutely none. The Republican
believe that old congressmen, who are real
congressmen have more Influence in Wash
lngtoa than new members, and has always
advocated the Idea of keeping members
there at leaet until they have had time te
slow what they amount to-rsomethlng or
nothing. It only took the present avordu
pols Incumbent one - term to show that.
Nothing plus naught amount to nix,
whether you multiply tt by three, or by
four.
PERSONA! AMD OTHERWISE.
"The king," exclaims the New York
Tribune, In an Inimitable tone of ecstasy,
"the king is crowned at last"
The will of the late George ' Xsvier
Carstair leaves ths whole of a ' large
estate for the foundation of a homo for
orphan boys in New Orleans.
Senator Beveiidge says he never Intended
to stump Texas, snd , Senator Bailey as
serts he never bad any idea of trying to
bother Mr. Bevaridge In Indiana.
The late Mr. Fltislmmon thinks he has
ons more fight In him. He wants to Inter
view a reporter who started a fake story '
about him. Evidently Bob want te go
against the real thing Just once. ,
General Grosvenor, the honored prophet
of Ohio republicanism, smote his enemies
hip and thigh, , even aa Philander Knox
smote upstprt plutocrats at Atlantlo City.
Mr. Grosvenor captured renomlnatlon with
out seriously agitating his whiskers. ,
A life-wearied resident of Chicago threw
himself Into the Lincoln park lagoon, de
termined to end all with the water cure.
"Come out of there or I'll shoot you," yelled
a policeman, drawing his artillery. The
would-be suicide struck out for shore and
was saved.
jukvuI vmIb(uum im uw wmi recall tuv
fact that on the night of the selsmlo dis
turbance of 1884 in Georgia, th Maoen
city council was in session. The city hall
was shaken from basement to attic and the
councilman ran for their lives. . Later the
wag who kept the' minutes of the meet
ing closed his report. in this way:. "On
motion of the elty hall the council ad
journed." .''
aid in rcpt.
Detroit Free Prees: "A man of tha ar
tiattc temperament see many visions."
"Xea, ana lew aouars."
Baltimore Herald: "What is the areatast
objection you have to gambling?' t wa asked
the reformer.
"Why er losing!" ha stammered.
Philadelphia Press: "I'm surprised," said
Psyche, "that you don't lay aside your old
bow and arrows for a modern rifle."
"Impossible," re oiled Cupid. "Most of
u . - I. 1. t . V. alii... M .Art.. .d
Illy . ui . i, n V in. ."i.wi . .dw. w,
a good deal ot my shooting Is dona in th
water.
Chlcaar Tribune: "You'r an astronomer,
are yct"
"Yes."
"Shake! Tm a theatrical- manager. X
wonder It you have as hard a tlma finding
new stars as I have."
Washington Star: "Is It truo that men
of genius do not know . tha value ot
money?"
"I'm afraid tt Is," answered Mr. Storm
ington Barnes. "Most men of genius se
so little of It that they never hav a chance
to form any definite ideas on th subject."
Chicago News: Female Lawyer How old
ar youT
Female Witness You know as well as I
do that I'm Just a week younger than you
are, but If necessary
Female Lawyer (hastily) Never mind; It
lan't necessary.
Baltimore American: "Your singing,"
said tha manager, "remind me of that of
a mosquito."
"Blr! exclaimed th prima donna, "what
do you mean?" '
"Oh, no offense; no offense. I merely
meant that when I heard your voice I had
,A tMl. mi In tha lnrtmdIa.tA nraaantatlnn
of the bill."
eomerviiia juuiiiki. 1 1 irvuurc-a ui ww-
of his best airl reclining gracefully in a
S V. . W 4bV4 ! SVa. hatlfl 1
neT.ITirnOCK.t "wilt tUVU ' .., a ia
rotten to observe that th camera aleo
7i t . ik. rdmllu vauaMhln ar hun OB theft
ItrUH III s - j -
ciotheeline In th back yard. . .
FAPA'sft PIPE.
'
Somervtlle Journal. "
When papa come horn tired at night
Depressed witb business cares,
His weary manner makes us se
Ths burdens that ba bears. u
He eats his dinner silently.
And never laugh or Jokes;
Then ha goas out upon the stoop.
And light hi pips, and smokes.
Then what a chans-el Th filmy wreaths
Of gray smoke slowly rise.
And papa's spirits seem to soar.
Ana hope shines in his eyes.
His weary manner changes, and
Contentment takes Its place.
Till It has wholly driven off
That drawn look -from, hi fao.
We do not like th nasty amok
That comes from papa's pipe, .
But w know there's magio lq it for ,
W nlshtly It wlpa
Away the weary wrinkles that
Ar furrowed In his brow, , ..
And though we do not Ilk It
Wa don't kick against it now. '
UairFalling?
Don't tell your friends of
II. They would think It so
itrange. You see, they tno w
Ayers Hair Vigor checks
falling of ths hair, restores
color to gray hair, and makes
the hair grow. Then why
don't you use It?
A few yesra ago my hair got very
dry and I could pull it right out y the
handful. After using a few ooruca of
Ayer's-Hsir Vigor I got relief. My
bair stopped filling and I received a
new hesd of hsir.,T Mrs. G. Hsrrer,
Milwaukee, Wis.
(i.M. Aasrsnlcis, J. C ATU C0H Uvtii. Haas.
