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t 80,030
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! i 81.0TO
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IS .31,040
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a 31,870
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President Roosevelt will show us again
that a state document can be also a lit
erary production.
Tbe Cobden club sounds Its annual
free trade keynote at London, but the
cry even In England Is growing- fainter
and fainter.
. Congressman - Loud should not take
bis defeat so much to heart There are
other congressmen who failed ot re-election
in the recent contest
What a stroke of fortune that Thanks
giving day is located on the calendar
ahead of both the opening of congress
and the convening of the legislature.
Congressman Llttlefleld says he Is not
yet prepared to announce his retirement
as a candidate for the speakership. Such
an announcement in fact is a useless
formality.
Between health foods and correspond
ence schools of physical culture guar
anteed to prolong human life the life
Insurance business should be decidedly
on the up grade.
; President Mitchell's experience In the
coal strike inquiry ought to stand him
in good stead in case he should later
want to go into the expert testimony
business and make a living.
It is a little curious that the Cramps
Shipbuilding company, in the same cir
cular in which is announced the' omis
sion of the usual dividend on its stock,
asserts that Its profits have increased.
In addition to the. so-called "Iowa
idea" regarding the tariff, it appears
that there is an "Iowa reciprocity
scheme" which Governor Cummins Is to
exploit at the banquet of the Nonpar
tlsau National Iteclproclty league at
Chicago.
It does not appear Just why Dave
Mercer has not filed the statement of
campaign expenses required by law.
Hut so far as Information is concerned,
!, It makes little difference, unless he
would make a statement of very differ
ent character from the notoriously false
exhibits filed In his previous campaigns.
- And now the declaration is made on
scientific authority, that pop corn is an
excellent food product whose value, es
pecially for children, is not properly ap
preciated. Before It can compete with
the favorite prepared cereals, however,
; It will have to be christened by some
) other name and be advertised exten-
alvely under a popular trade mark.
It should not be overlooked that
Krupp, tbe great gunuiaker, who at the
time of his death, a week ago, was by
far the richest man in Germany, has
left two young daughters as sole heirs
to bis fortune. If turn about Is fair
play, these young Jadies should, In the
due course of time, contract American
alliances to offset the American heir
esses who have leen annexed by titled
foreigners.
A declaration by Senator Depew is be
ing quoted to the effect that In his
opinion overcapitalization operates as a
retrain t upon great combinations, be
cause in pressing their credit to the
limit by capitalizing prospective aa well
as present profits they become an easy
mark for competing concerns. How to
reconcile this specious plea, however,
with the notorious fact that were It not
for the profits attendant upon over
capitalisation gathered in from the
stock-jobbing operations the main In
centive 4 for these combinations would
be wanting, presents a puzzling propo
sition. Senator Depew should furnish
diagram with his argument
niDDCir HC ROES'.
"Heroism in Everyday Life" is the
title of a suggestive article by S. Weir
Mitchell In the current Century Maga
zine, embodying the results of an In
quiry Instituted through a newspaper
clipping bureau Into published accounts
of heroic conduct involving the risking
of one human life to save another from
death or danger. Tbe records secured
In this way, necessarily partial and In
complete, numlM-red In ten months 1.103,
which, when sifted down by a process
of exclusion, cutting out those Inspired
by special relationship, left 71? exam
ples of men, women and children who
took grave risks to save persons In
peril without any selfish object what
ever. Clnssifled still further, the ex
hibit disclosed 2oS attempts to save
from drowning, 1&4 efforts to rescue
from fire, 61 acts of self-devoted cour
age on the part of engineers, brakemrn,
stvltchtenders or railway employes, 48
Instances where persons not in the rail
road employ made like efforts to save
the lives of children, women -or drunken
men from the swift approach of trains
and a miscellaneous list numbering 156.
While Dr. Mitchell discusses Instruc
tively tbe lessons and conclusions to be
drawn from the statistics he has gath
ered, We wish here to draw attention
chiefly to the bidden heroism of which
these records afford but a glimpse. Self
sacrifice or unselfish devotion manifests
Itself usually In forms that avoid pub
licity. Brass band charity that advertises
Itself by ostentatious contributions to
public institutions Is really overshad
owed by the innumberable instances In
which much-needed help Is privately ex
tended to suffering humanity, conform
ing to a conception of personal duty.
The endowment of colleges, libraries
and schools, with a view to perpetuating
tbe name of tbe donor, while calling for
commendation and encouragement Is
not to be compared with the devotion
required to forego educational advan
tages In order that a sister or brother
may enjoy a course at college. So in
the examples of strikingly heroic con
duct the heroism is largely the product
of the opportunity, and the very fact
that courageous gallantry is so often
exhibited when the helpless are in im
minent peril is best evidence of the ex
istence of a hidden army of heroes who
stand ready to go to the front whenever
their call comes.
J COOKS JA POLITICS.
The question to what extent Judges on
the bench should participate In politics
Is still being discussed as an echo of the
recent campaign.. From the abstract
standpoint there is no room for dUiputr
that political proselyting should not be
allowed to interfere with Judicial func
tions. When the judge goes on the bench
he is expected to lay aside politics and
creed, as well as personal favoritism,
and to interpret the law without dis
crimination or partiality. To use the in
fluence ot . bis Judicial position on the
bench to promote political partisanship
off the bench is also admitted to be of
questionable propriety. On the other
hand, because a lawyer dons the Judicial
robes does not necessarily deprive him
of his right of citizenship or his right to
express his views on men and measures
even though they Jnvolve political Is
sues. In this connection a statement by
Judge Grosscup of the federal circuit
court at Chicago, called forth by criti
cism of his action in presiding over a
republican rally In the recent campaign,
expresses the most sensible view of the
matter. Among other things the Judge
says:
Is not the real objection to a Judge at
tending political meetings the tact that
participation in politics offends whether
rightly or wrongly make no difference a
large portion of our neighbors and con
stituents T The not wishing to give offense
is the main reason that would keep me
away from a political meeting. But that,
too, has its limitations. So far as
promotion in the judicial line Is concerned
I have always felt that It would come, it it
came at all, from the quality of the aerv
ice on the bench and from nothing else.
Had I considered participation In a political
meeting in connection with promotion the
argument would have been against, .rather
than for going there.
And he concludes by saying:
The Ideal Judge la the one who the
moment he ascends the bench leaves the
world behind htm, allowing his Judgment
to swing as the pendulum swings, just to
the influences of tbe courtroom. Nor Is it
so difficult to do that as tbe layman thinks.
When the judge is off the bench he ought
to be like any other self-respecting man
among men.
This puts tbe whole question in a nut'
shell. Summed up in a word Judges In
politics are not half so dangerous as
politicians on the bench.
MNlSTtR WVS LAST WORD.
That able man of affairs as well as ac
complished diplomat, Wu Ting-fang, in
his address to the business men of Ran
Francisco pressed upon them a lesson
which they, in common with the mer
chants and manufacturers of the United
States geuerally, have been too slow In
learning. His point is the necessity of
studying stM conforming to the business
methods of the Chinese If we would in
crease business In that vast market to
the possible maximum, t promote which
the late minister is now returning to
China to become head of the department
of commerce.
In foreign trade Americans have fallen
short of their opportunity by Inappre
clatlon of the tastes, hnblta and demands
of the customers. It Is singular that
business men alert and eager to cater to
the demands of their own' public should
be so slow with respect to the "people of
other countries who have peculiarities
as marked as our own. But until com
paratively recently the dominating ob
ject of' American manufacturers and
merchants was almost solely the supply
of the American market For years the
consular reports have teemed with com
plaints that they refuse to comply with
foreign requirements In quality and pat
tern of goods aud methods of packing,
as well as with the system of credits and
THE OMAHA DAILY BEEt - SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1902.
other customs of foreign peoples. This
has been especially true with regard to
the countries of Central and South
America, our near neighbors and friends,
and we have undoubtedly fallen far
short of what we might have accom
plished In trade In those markets be
cause we have not equalled our Euro
pean competltlors In catering to their
peculiarities.
But if tbe rule applies to the Latin
American markets, Wu Ting-fang does
not too much emphasize It with regard
to a people of such marked peculiarity
and so immovably set in their ways and
prejudices as the Chinese. The door to
the well-nigh illimitable market of 400,-
000,000 of people there Is opening. Trans
portation Is solved on a basis of great
advantage to Americans. The sole fur
ther condition of success lies in conform
ing to the advice given by the former
Chinese minister.
THt RKClPRVCtTT MOTtMSRT.
The convention soon to.be held at
Detroit to discuss and urge commercial
reciprocity will at least have the effect
to revive public Interest in the subject
If It shall have no other result Since
the Buffalo speech of President McKln
ley, In which he said that "reciprocity
Is the natural outgrowth of our wonder
ful Industrial development under the do
mestic policy now firmly established"
and that "reciprocity treaties are in
harmony with the times," the question
has received a great deal of' attention.
The reciprocity policy was endorsed by
a number of the republican conventions
of this year. Yet there are still many
who are opposed to It' and It cannot be
confidently asserted that the policy is
approved by, a majority of the people.
It is stated that the object of the De
troit convention is to specially urge
reciprocity with Cuba and with Canada.
A treaty Intended to establish closer
commercial relations with the Island re
public Is being framed and will probably
be ready for submission to congress at
the coming session. , It Is the under
standing that President' Roosevelt will
again earnestly advocate reciprocity with
Cuba as a matter of national duty and
honor and a public expression in sup
port of this view may prove helpful to
the administration in Its efforts to Induce
congress to ratify a treaty. There Is no
indication that Cuban reciprocity has
gained supporters In congress since the
last session, though it probably is some
what stronger.
As to reciprocity with Canada there is
no prospect of its attainment In the near
future, or Indeed until that country shall
show a better disposition regarding
Issues awaiting settlement and abandon
its unwarranted claims in connection
with the Alaskan boundary. There is a
strong sentiment In New England favor
able to closer trade relations with the
Dominion- and this Is shared to some
extent in the northwest but there will
be nothing done in this direction so long
as Canada adheres to the position taken
In tbe Joint high commission in making
the settlement of the questions sub
mitted to that body contingent upon the
concession of her demands in Alaska.
The advocates of reciprocity with the
Dominion urge that our government
should now take the Initiative In asking
that the Joint high commission be 're
convened, but as Senator Lodge said in
regard to this proposition, tbe United
States will not go bat in band to Can
ada and ask for a reuewal of negotia
tions that were terminated because of
the attitude of that country in respect
to Alaska, which it still maintains. The
Joint high commission was, created at
tho instance of our government which
has always been desirous of effecting
a fair and just settlement of the matters
in controversy between the Dominion
and this country. The failure of the
commission to accomplish anything was
due to Canada and it is not Incumbent
upon the United States to ask for (he
reconvening of the commission.
Commercial reciprocity Is one of the
live and Important questions, relating
particularly to the expansion ot our for
eign trade. It therefore merits the most
careful consideration and the Interest of
all who are concerned in tbe growth of
our external commerce.
cuLTirrnvo amkhicaa good will.
President Castro of Venezuela appears
disposed to cultivate the good will of
the United States. In a recent Interview
he said that his country entertains cor
dial and sympathetic friendship for the
United States and desires the closest
relations with this country. He added
that tbe Monroe doctrine Is of the great
est possible importance and value and
that tbe motto of the United States
should be accepted by the Pan-American
nations, which should be bound in
lndissoluable ties of comity and friend
ship. These are commendable sentiments,
whatever may be thought of their sin
cerity, and they express what ought to
be tbe prevailing feeling throughout tbe
South American republics. Venezuela
has. Indeed, a special reasou for feeling
friendly toward the United States. A
few years ago this country interposed
In a controversy that bad become very
serious for the southern republic and
succeeded in having the issue submitted
to arbitration. That was an Instance
involving danger to Venezuelan terri
tory and called for an application of the
Monroe doctrine. But the other coun
tries of South America have reason to
be friendly toward and to cultivate tbe
good will of the United States for the
security that has been given them
against possible foreign aggression.
While tbe rival European natious have
been conquering, colonizing and dividing
Asia, Africa and extending their sway
over vast areas, in tbe period tince the
Monroe doctrine was declared, their
holdings In the western hemisphere have
not been Increased. Itespect for that
principle, stronger, now than ever, has
excluded the Spanish-American repub-
lies from territorial raids and campaigns
of conquest which have been in prog
ress throughout the rest of the world,
For this protection and security the
United States should have the hearty
good will of every southern republic, yet
evidence Is not lacking that the people
of some of them are not friendly to
this country, though most willing to ac
eept its assistance whenever trouble
arises with a foreign government. Aa
soon as Venezuela, for example, was
seriously threatened by Great Britain
and Germany, she looked to the United
States to see that no Injustice was done
and she Is still expecting moral support
from this country in the effort to effect
an amicable adjustment of the difficulty.
The Independent countries of this hemi
sphere owe a great debt of gratitude to
the United States and there Is no ex
cuse for the distrust and suspicion with
which some of them regard us. We
should have their unqualified friendship
and confidence, which we have" made
every effort, even to the extent of en
dangering our own peace, to obtain.
ItATlOSAL LlVC STOCK SCPBRYISIOS
The outbreak of contagious cattle
disease in the vicinity of Boston strik
ingly illustrates the importance of the
foreign market to the live stock pro
ducers of the United States and of the
system of national inspection and quar
antine In maintaining it Tbe price of
the export surplus has a vital Influence
on domestic prices. To have the foreign
market suddenly closed would be a blow
that would be severely felt on every
farm and cattle range throughout the
west, and In fact by every Interest of
the community. Even the temporary
closing of the single port of Boston to
transit of western cattle must cause
great loss and excite universal appre
hension.
It Is certain that if there were not an
efficient system of federal quarantine
the Infection of cattle In New England
would be speedily followed by Indis
criminate exclusion of American live
stock from all European markets. Tbe
European countries are exceedingly
jealous of our live stock Interests and
their own cattle growers ana farmers
would eagerly take advantage of such a
situation, as bas been repeatedly demon
strated. It Is not unlikely that serious
effort will now be made In this direction.
The power to close great porta and to
embargo extensive districts Is an impe
rial one, and its use by the national gov
ernment In the Inspection and quaran
tine regulations was strenuously op
posed on this score. But obviously noth
ing less could be adequate. . Tbe Interest
to be guarded Is a national interest and
one of the greatest of national interests.
The authority of the states separately
falls far short of meeting the emergency.'
The movement of cattle is essentially
Interstate, reaching from Texas, to Mon
tana and from the ranges to the corn
growing states, while from the-latter
through the eastern ports to final mar
ket it is International. It will, we are
sure,-prove fortunate that the national
government has been clothed with power
f.o safeguard this movement at every
stage.
RKSTORR- TRK CASTKKS.
Perhaps congress at the coming ses
sion will not be disposed to restore the
army canteen, which was abolished at
the last session as a concession to pro
hibition sentiment but the facts made
public by the War department from re
ports of army officers present what
must seem to unprejudiced people to be
an Irresistible appeal for the early res
toration of tbe canteen. Instead
of its abolition being promotive of tem
perance in the army, it Is shown most
conclusively that it has been conducive
to intemperance. Hundreds of saloons
have been opened near military posts,
with the result that drunkenness has
greatly Increased, desertions have be
come more numerous, discipline has
been impaired and there has come both
physical and moral deterioration. Not
a post commander has yet expressed the
opinion that tbe abolition of tbe canteen
bas bad a beneficial effect
This condition of affairs should not be
permitted to continue and congress
ought to accept without question tbe
uniform and unqualified testimony ol
the officers of tbe army on the subjecr.
Of course the prohibitionists will make
a strong fight to have the law stand,
but all tbe arguments and claims they
made to secure Its passage have been
utterly confuted and discredited.
The opinion of the federal court of
appeals at St Louis is remarkable for
flatly overruling the decision of the Iowa
courts on a point Involving construction
of the state constitution. The Iowa su
preme court recently held that bonds
Issued by a water plant and to be paid
out of a special tax are not to be reck
oned as, within the 8 per cent constitu
tional limitation on municipal Indebted
ness, and the federal court of appeals
now holds the exact contrary. The case
will go to the supreme court of the
United States, and the attorney general
will Intervene on behalf of Iowa. The
point is of great Interest because the
decision of the state supreme court
opened the way for a multitude of cities
and towns to provide aud operate mu
nicipal utilities, a method of supplying
light water and the Ukn which has
proved highly satisfactory Where the
municipalities have been free to try It
whereas the contrary ruling keeps them
at the mercy of private franchlsed cor
porations. The unofficial membership roll for the
Fifty-eighth congress shows that the po
litical parties will divide In tbe bouse
with 208 republicans and 178 demo
crats, leaving the republican majority
exactly thirty. This is not quite as
large a republican preponderance as la
the present house, but in view of the
positive claims of the democrats that
they would take a majority of the con
gressmen cuoseu at the recent electlvn
It looks pretty substantial In cold
figures.
Renewed efforts are foreshadowed to
promote further legislation restricting
foreign Immigration Into this country,
with a view to putting the bars up
against all who are not able to read and
write their own language. The extrem
ists are getting very particular these
days. If such a restriction had been
enforced upon the fathers of the repub
lic a great many of our most useful citi
zens would not be here today.
The trustees of the Carnegie lnstltu:
tion have had advice tendered them as
to how to spend the money at their dis
posal, embracing nearly every con
ceivable scheme except the establish
ment of an endowed newspaper. We
suggest that if they want to make a
ten-strike they might furnish the public
with a newspaper that does not need
the money from either subscribers or
advertisers.
From the strenuous way the Western
Union Is bucking the removal f the tele
graph poles by tbe Pennsylvania Rail
road company from Its right of way, In
dications are that a franchise to use the
public highway must be worth having
aud worth fighting for, although when it
comes to the matter of taxation it Is so
freely represented aa worthless.
He) Royal Road la Sight.
Boston Globe.
'An interesting light on tbe subject ot
government ownership of railways comes
from Victoria, Australia, where the 10,000
employes of the government railway, de
feated in an attempt to elect legislators
who would raise their pay and shorten their
hours, are threatening to strike. Evidently
there is no royal road to industrial peace.
laklndeat Cat of Alt
Boston Transcript.
The most unklndest cut ot all to Mr.
Bryan is the decision of the state of Ne
braska to Invest $300,000 of Its school fund
in Massachusetts gold bonds. Times
have changed wonderfully In Nebraska and
elsewhere since 1896, and Nebraska has
changed with them, being now a republican
state that insists on making investments
on the gold standard basis. '
A Mlaehlevowa Notion.
Chicago Chronicle.
Pension Commissioner Ware decrees that
women clerks who get married must resign
their places, maintaining that when a
woman marries she should be supported by
her husband. This doctrine will be deemed
mischievous and revolutionary by a very
numerous class ot citizens who hold and
exemplify the theory that a woman who
gets married should expect, to support her
husband.
Trath la Diplomacy.
Portland Oregonlan.
- Minister Wu, among other -good things
In his goodbye speech, said that the age
Of deception on- the part of the diplomat
Is gone. Freely Interpreted, this means
that the modern diplomat , is not sent
abroad to lie for his country. Perhaps
a large part of the generous and friendly
estimation In which Minister Wu is held
In this country is due to his practice of
this new order of things in diplomacy.
, Edacatioa of Iadlaa Calldrea.
. ....
Minneapolis Times. '
If the Indians of the San tee and Omaha
reservation in Nebraska have petitioned for
the admission of their children to the reg
ular district schools, all honor to the In
dians. They state In support of their re
quest that Indian schlldren are likely to be
come civilized more rapidly If they are per
mitted to mlnglo with the whites inthe
days of their childhood. They believe their
children will be inspired with a higher am
bition and better fitted to make a success
ful struggle for a livelihood. This may not
be quite In line with the theory of the In
dian Rights association, but If it means that
the Indians are becoming impressed with
the idea that the best thing for a man,
whether he be red, white or black. Is to go
out into the world and work for a living.
there is that much gained.
PERSONAL AXD OTHERWISE.
A scientific investigation of the phe
nomena of sleep states that many people
go through life without having been really
wide-awake. Evidently the investigation
was conducted In Kansas City.
The striking; school children of Chicago
had their grievances settled in the wood
shed In the usual affectionate manner. The
soothing Influence of the parental slipper
applied to the right spot at the right time
seems to defy the changes of tjme.
St. louis bas a real heroine In Mrs. Al-
wilde L11I, who risked her life to rescue a
pet cat from the perilous perch it had taken
to lead an evening serenade. Mrs. Llll
dropped fifteen feet, sprained an ankle and
battered three ribs, but the cat escaped In
Jury. A young woman applicant for a rural
school In Kansas was questioned by tbe ex
amining board: "What is your position
upon whipping children?" "My usual posi
tion," responded the applicant, "is on a
chair, with the child, held firmly across my
knee, face downward." She got the job.
When the attorney general of Arkansas
reminded the governor of that state that be
(the governor) was a stranger to truth,- a
rude hoot of joy echoed through the office
of tbe Fort Smith News-Record and Andrew
Jackson Kendrlck danced a midway two-
step out of sheer ecstacy.
A coroner's jury In New Tork, after ex
ercising its collective gray matter for a
fortnight, declares that no one Is to blame
tor the explosion of fireworks In Madison
square on election night, by which fifteen
persons were killed and scores injured. Like
tbe cowboy, gun In border days, the fire
works "went oft spontaneously."
A Nebraska farmer who witnessed a game
of foot ball tor the first time on Thanksgiv
ing day gives his Impressions of the game in
picturesque style.' "Nothing new about it,"
he said. "Just let twenty big hogs out on
a soft Held any day and then throw down a
peck or so of corn In a sack, and aee .'em
go for it, and you'll know about what a
game ot foot ball looks to a farmer."
In its heroic efforts to attain the emi
nence of a model city St. Loo la Is cutting
novel capers. A bunch of thirsty neighbors
tendered a cow bell serenade to a newly
married couple and demanded the custo
mary keg of beer. The bridegroom gen
erously responded, and filled a few of the
crowd with a charge of blrdshot. It was
Juat as effective as beer ia scattering tbe
mob.
Mr. Andrews, Detroit's farmer banker.
has landed In the penitentiary at last. As
this gentlemanly crook got sway with over
$000,000 of other people's money, he should
be able to bring the necessary pressure to
bear upon the pardoning power. Tbe fact
that his family grieves for bis company
evokes gobs of sympathy from former
beneficiaries of Andrews' sharp practice.
His victims, however, are satisfied with his
present position.
ECVLAR HOTS AT THE MXFIT. .
Chicago Post: A priest at Naples gave
his congregation Such a realistic picture
of hell that a panlo resulted, in which many
were hurt. Now and . then a page from
the dark ages manages to get Itself bound
In the enlightened history which we are
supposed to be making.
Detroit Free Press: "The great need ot
mankind at the present time," said Rev.
Dr. Nehemiah Boynton In his Sunday morn
ing sermon, "Is the espousing ot the creed
of otherness; a realisation of the fact that
he is iiot the only individual on earth."
This is rather a free translation of that
exquisite sentiment ot the vaudeville stage:
"Remember you're not the only tin can on
the dump."
St. Louis Republic: Pope Leo's encyclical
appointing a commission to interpret the
scriptures "as the needs of the hour re
quire" is a recognition ot advanced thought
which is worthy of tbe progressive spirit
which has been manifested in so many
ways by the pontiff. This commission will
have final authority. Modern research has
changed many things and none more than
certain assertions concerning the Inter
pretatlon ot Holy Writ.
Minneapolis Times: Who shall say that
"thirteen" Is unlucky and, thus saying, re
member that it Is tho numeral attached to
the name of the great Leo, ruling pontiff
ot the Catholic church T His holiness la
reported as having promised, doubtless In
semi-Jocular fashion, to remain alive for
three years and greet a loving subordinate
upon his next visit to Rome. Sincerely do
the people in Christendom, Protestants and
Catholic, orthodox and heterodox, faithful
and agnostic, hope that the good old man
can keep his promise. This world Is a
better world for the living in it ot Leo
XIII and any sectarian who disputes that
proposition Is to be pitied as he would
be by the gentle old prince whose court Is
ia the Vatican.
DOMESTIC PLEASANTRIES.
Detroit Free Press: Alice What do you
uu w nvn jura isikk ioox oau to your
Julia Well, I try to look intelligent-
Chicago Tribune: "That young Throgglns
nan society aspirations, nut l don t otten
near or nis oeing invited out.'
"He Is 'whenever old Pscadds finds him
caning on nis daughter."
Philadelphia Frees: Mrs. trplalght My
uuBumiu promised 10 De noma at iu anarp,
Mrs. Newltt But he wasn't.
Mrs. uplalght Not quite. He got home
m v, uun.
Smart Set: Old Crustlelgh How did you
dare, sir, to kiss my daughter last night on
the dark piazza.
Young Gayboy Oad, now that I've seen
ner Dy aayugnt, i wonder myself.
New Tork Times: Madge I hear that
pnotograpner lanes a very nattering pic
ture. Dolly I really couldn't say. It btn't
necessary for me to go to that kind of a
photographer.
Boston Transcript: Martha That horrid
Mr. Roamer kissed me in the hall last
night.
Constance Tou don't mean It! How did
It happen?
Martha It was pitch dark In the hall
Constance Ah, I see. That accounts for
it, dear.
New York Weekly: Mr. Farwest I met
my old schoolmate. Lakeside, today, for the
first time In an age, and I thought from
the way he acted when I mentioned you
that you and he must have had some ro
mance or other before we met.
Mrs. Farwet No romance about It. We
were married for a few years, that's all. ;
Town Topics: "It Is appalling to think of
the temptations to which young men are
exposed. We women should do what we can
to lessen them." - ' '
"I do my share. For the last five- years I
have made it an inflexible rule never to
flirt except with married men."
LIFE'S MIRROR.
v '
Baltimore American.
The world, my friends, ia a looking-glass'
Before which men and women pass
In a motley crowd and a mingled mass
Of sorrow and bliss and glee.
It reflects what passes before' Its face.
Happiness, honor, woe, dlHgrace
Its lights and Its shades keep steady pace
With what before it may be.
Face the world with' a load of care.
Groaning; aloud of troubles to bear
It will show you nothing but dark despair.
And life's but to mourn and' mope;
But show it a spirit full of fight
Of burdens and worries making; light.
And it straightway grows a prospect bright.
Nerving you .on to hope.
Look at the world with a bitter heart.
With friendship and love aa things apart
From the dally life of its busy mart.
And the world holds no good for you.
Oo to the world with an open hand.
And its narrow limits will soon expand .
And its cynic humor will understand
' With you the good 'and true.
The world gives back Just what It sees;
You can make it mirror whatever you
please
Deceit for meanness, comfort for ease
'Twill give you back guile for guile. -
Or virtue for good it will mirror true;
Yours ia the say what it shall do;
If you want the world's face bright to you,
Then look at it with a smile.
Some people seem to think that If the y oaly wear glasses it will be all right with
their eyes. There would be Just as much sense in prescribing the same. medicine for.
every disease. .
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BLAST'S FROM RAM'S HORS.'
. A clean youth makes a clear eld age.
There is no golden key to the gate of
heaven.
The big sword does not make the brave
soldier.
God's plow ot sorrow Is Ills promise ct
harvest.
To pray for rest may be to postpone your
reward.
Disasters are but disguised blessings to
Ills children.
Oreat sorrows expand the heart to re
ceive great Joys.
One man's dollar Is not nearly a big as
another man's dime.
Humility Is the secret of the steady hea l
on the giddy heights.
Tbe best prayer for more power Is tbe
practice of that you have.
To return good for evil Is to make a
flower bloom from a weed.
When tbe church Is a continual hold-up
It will not be much of aa up-llft.
It is no harder to believe la another
world than It is te believe In any world.
The preacher's mlssloa Is not that of
amusing the saints by abusing the sinners.
Vain
Regrets
of Life
How many live out their alloted
time without some vain regret? How
many pages in the book of life show
a grievous error? And how differ
ently some of us might order our
lives could we but call back the by
gone days and live life o'er again.
Here is a letter from the cashier of
the STATE Bank of Milford. Mr.
8allldln did not neglect all his oppor
tunities, but he still has some regrets,
and his case is typical of many:
Frederick 8. Johnson, President.
Geo. E. Salladln, Cashier.
THE NEBRASKA STATE BANK.
MILFORD, Neb., Nov. 14, 1902.
H. D. Neely; Manager,
Equitable Life Assurance Society,
Omaha, Neb,
Dear Sir: I acknowledge receipt of
check, $1,292.20, In full payment sur
render value my ordinary life Tontine
Policy maturing September 28th last.
At the time thla policy was written
I doubted somewhat the wisdom of the
action, but now my greatest regret la
that It Is not two or three times larger.
It Is a matter that speaks well for
your own business stability and like
wise for the good management of the
company that you took my applica
tion in Beptember, 1S87. Fifteen years
later r receive the surrender value of
the policy, from, your hands.
With best wlahea for your future
success, 1 am very truly youra,
GEO. E. SALLADIN.
The "Strongest In the World" offers
you today the opportunity of a life-'
time. Don't neglect It ' Don't pave
the way for vain regret.
H. D. NEELY,
rianager for Nebraska,
Merchants Nat l Bank Bid;.
OMAHA.
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