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THE OMAHA DAILY llEEt MONDAY, JAN U All Y mi 1003. The umaiia Daily Dee. K. ROSKWATEK, EDITOR. tUULISHED EVEHT MORNING. TERM'S OF SUBSCRIPTION. Tally Hee (without Sumjny). One Year. MOO Dally He and Biimiay, une Year 0 llluntrateil lice, line Year J -W Sunday Hee. 0;,e Year 2.W ! i"n.? 3"rX'V2VVXVm i-S delivered BY CARRIER. Dally Bee (without Sunday) per copy... 2c E.nt nee iinriudin bundavi. ter week. lie t,, tmnuay , per ropy - Evening Bee (without Sunday), per week 6c Evening lies (laeiuding Sunday), per rk 10" Complaints of Irregularities In delivery Should be auurennea to uity v.ircuiaii. partment. orncEB. Hmnh. Th tlM Tllll A . Bouth Omaha-City Hull Building, Twen- ty-nrth and M Btrevts. Council Bluffs li pearl Street. . C'hli:8Ko-lii L'nrty liullding. New York 232 Hark Row Hulldlng. Washing ton dill Fourteenth StreeU CORRESPONDENCE. Communications relating to' news and ed lating to new. ami i- Itorla, matter should bo addressed: omana Bee, Editorial Department. tTitruiaiT rmrtTLATION. fttt. of N.hr.aka. Dojaias County, as.: i George B. Taschuck. secretary ot ini nwm - , m r I '!J,B.'1,""?;'mlJf-Vngn?u i;irw.nrdn,c'ora: plate cople. of The Dally. Morning, Even- ing tnu wunaay we pnmeu .. montlj ot uecemlwr, Utz, waa aa iu... - 1 82.2HO 1 81,120 1 81,470 4 81,060 6 81,040 1 81,820 7 2S.OOO 1 80.90O M20 I " ao'oio 1 80.8S0 so.ooo ' I a 80,o 24 80'ewo . 2o 10 8w'9BO ?? C?: I U 30,M " 2 28,8a 12 8O.0TO 13 80.W40 14 2,aao 15 80,810 29 87U'l., r 1. VA I on 2.S!io ;...!..!!!. ..;w,8T0 1J 30,910 Total MiMM Iesa unsold and returned copies.... 10,181 Net total aale , Net average salea au,OA GEORQE B. TZSCHUCK. Subecrlbed In my presence and sworn to efore me thla liat day of December, A. D. I before 1902. (Seal) 4U. D. nuunia, Notary Publio. Unless the Icemen cut some more Ice this wluter, they will cut some Ice next summer. , Tfc. tmninhin llnsl rnt Uwm T'aSS to agree breakers. ' - - South Carolina la evidently another state that made a eerlous mistake In Its choice of a man for lieutenant ffovernor. Ex-Boss Croker should have gone into vuo iim-sfu "ul" "c I have had roosters crowing for him oft- ener. The senate has passed one bill to ere- ate-a department of comm-rce and the yicts are classified and the dangerous ,refia troubl Bhould ariso between op tion another. A. legislative mersrer of Lrin.m.1. nr.. .mlin.ti from th .. erator and miners. This Is not appre- the two propositions will be the next step. Is there nobody In Nebraska competent to instruct the legislature in Its duties? Are our lawmakers obliged to look to Iowa for a guide, philosopher and friend? The fuel shortage Is Just now the most serious disturbing element to trade and Industry.. It takes coal to make the wheels go round and dearth of motive power la the same as putting on brakes from other directions. John N.Baldwin lives in Iowa. If he llvad ln Nebraska and was comnelled to . pay taxes on his own property for the benefit of the railroads he would not be so positive about the railroads pay Ing all the taxes they ought to pay. Tho decision !n the Northern Securt- tics case ls being eagerly awaited by 4,. .n.mt. attviae tn. in. bciviui form them these are no legal obstacles ln the way. of their merger schemes or to point the way to get around them. g Why can't the legislature provide a nltahle mansion for John N. Baldwin at the state caDltal where he can dls- 41.- . i4ii i . . . . - ..I run, a iegisiaave Kindergarten ror tne edlflcaUon and instruction of Juvenile lawmakers? The French scientist who thinks be has discovered the volcano germ should proceed at once to get a corner on his find. A complete assortment of volcano germs always ln supply would come in handy and command big prlcea for Tarl- ous strenuous occasions. Omaha's growing importance as a shoe market ls gratifying. When we are able to tan the hides taken (At the animals slaughtered by our packing I bouses and convert the leather Into fin- Ished product right here. Omaha will Uke front rank In the shoe market warded as particularly conservaUve re- gmt over tUe delav ,n thelr tran8lt by even nearby points, where suffering hu tables. "ting the power of congress to deal adIt,n resolution, of censure on the m.nlty ;1. on the r.aor-edge of freeslng. The Minnesota legialature ls consid ering a resolution calling for an Inves tigation Into the extent and result of ,the use of free railway passes ln that state by public officials and private citi zens. An Investigation along similar Unas In this state might confirm some suspicions generally entertained by the public. The solicitude of the railroad lobby ists for the Interests of the far western counties In the pretended distribution of terminal values for taxation along the whole mileage Is really pathetic, Tut It down that the railroads would not cure a rflD where their property was taxed if it made no difference to their own nocketbooks. The Nebraska Independent salutes the Unite! States senate as "the most in - famous gang of scoundrels that ever pit -together as a legislative body any - wl.etv on this earth." and it makes no txcvi.tion lu favor of any of the demo- crata t,r so-called silver republicans put tlx re 1y populist votes. It would be in - tcreatlug to see what the Independent would do If one of the fulon reformers should be selected to head the demo-pop presidential ticket of the next year. Tilt rK tsox LABOR FRUitLKM. I Anion the problem with which tl.e 1 1 Nebrnska legislature Is xiected to frrnp- pie Is the question of making the pool- J tentinry self-sustaining without creating ruinous competition to free labor. In the effort to solve this problem the Ne I brnska legislature Is by no means an exception. Other western legislatures nnt.hlv those of Wisconsin and Illinois. are confronted by the same Question.. A ,)in ,ntro),UPed ,n the minois; leglsln- nrovlih-s that the Denltentlurv con- lcts shall be set at work at' the manu- facture of articles needud at the state Institutions, whose officers are to be for- bidden to buv In the open market when they can be supplied from the prison. The bill also provides that county Instl- tutions will be allowed ar;d expecteO to buy prison-made goods. The theory of the bill Is that little machinery or mo tive power shall be used In the prison , ,,,, ,, ...uu - i. u. mav lie used to the utmost Under such "... ., . touuiiio"" tuwuuij.ui n ui uc luiwnvu ana umitea xo aruciea wnicn state in- . . . .... . . . . . . i n titl,f ara t nocxA n,.r..rr Tj.fiiMfa nt wun.m Aa. MI. , J y - - nt nl foP th welfarn of ennv iti 1 that they fhaU be employed. It Is equally Important, that they , Shall be employed In somo line of lridaatry which will en- abl the"! to earn a livelihood In that I linj of industry when discharged from the Drison. In other words, nenlteu- tlarlea arc not presumed merely to be . ,...44... ..... - I1"" lupuiuuoiiB, out. iu8o reiormatories ..nnnisorv mechanical training - oi . , I sciioois wiierviu criminal ana vicious I classes are taught how to earn a live- lihood by honest toll. Here Is where the line la drawn be- tween contract convict labor and state convict Inbor Under the contract Bys-1 tern the aim' and oblect la to ret ihe . alllolint f tfllP 0t nf man largtst amount 01 labor OUt or the mail I regardless of lt e?Iect upon bis physical or moral condition. The contract tabor taskmaster becomes In reality the slave driver. When conv:cta'are employed directly bv the state the nrodncta of convict labor will tost more, but the convicts will be d. alt with more lenl- COOVKU Will lB UlUll Wltn mOrC leHl-I entlT .4 with a v.ew to their future reclamation na law abldmg and useful . . I members of society. l ho eyperimeut to supply the stato In stltutions with clothing, boots and shoes, and household articles of necessity Is worth trying, but Its success will depend largely, if not wtclly. upon the capacity I and strict intemitv of th nfflcera " ' l charged with the supervision of penal reformatories.- We apprehend, however, htliat the Nebraska penitentiary will never become self-snstalnlnir nntll eon- T,cted for rr.nor crimes, whose career. give promise or relorm. L For the latter class a reformatory de- voted to farming and eflttl rnlHn rr.M i.nM 4i .,,,00 - , , would bold out the surest, promise of .oir..,,nn4 Rl,nh farm e-4l. I wv. a vMruM auvaa au iu iciui luaill IVO are about to be established to several of tlw southern states. A penal farm would et.Qble convicts not only to feed and cl tho themselves, but also to raise a sutplus of grain, wheat and live stock to pay the cost of supervision, guarding and bousing. Grain and cattle raised on the penal farm would, moreover, not come In competition with free labor. s,n Prlp of these commodities is wU ll,8hed In the world's markets and tue surPlus raised on penal farms would 08 "u i ot tne worm s supplies of food products. TBI JttiKiNS RESOLUTION. 'Washington advices Indicate that the I . 9 . Tk .4o4l.tA I resolution introaucea oy rourae-uuu Jenkins, airecuns" tne juuicinrv rouuun- - - - tee of the house, of which he is cnair- man, to investigate and report regarding the power of congress to take possession I a .aa atwasV Ann I V fn Tl BrulrTl Ti r mil I cuai u..u a 7" ?7IVi. roads, ls not likely to be acted upon, its author, however, ls very serious In the matter. He has said that he firmly be- ii04Mi oonriittona warrant iust such ac- . 41. .. 1..4tnn AAtitamnlntal a n ,t I uou " " 1 also that the power of congress is am- pie provided conditions are strong enough to warrant action. "This resolution, if acted upon," said Mr. Jenkins, "will develop the power of congress and It will enable us to know once and for all what can be done when a monopoly undertakes to with-1 hold from the people what they must, have to save life. The time ls rapidly . .. . i approaching wnen tne people win want t0 Know whether this government is to mm h them nr hv the mononolles." nri.o .o.nol not., f th resolution tallxUvcen before taklnir and aftpr tntlnw 1 uv.,-. ..v - nr.u. recoomlzod and surorlse has .,) that it should have been iatrcd hv a man who has been re- speenng tne power ot congress to with monopoly. But there ls nothing asserted ln the resolution. It proposes simply that the judiciary committee of the house shall make an Investigation - with a view to determining whether or not congress has certain power. That 1 a question in which the American peo ple are very greatly interested. There are many who believe that the anti trust law of 1800. exhausted the power of congress ln regard to the trusts and 1 that nothing more can be done without an amendment to the constitution. Oth- era, among tnem tne attorney general or the United States, hold that the power ot congress to deal with monoitollstlc combinations has not been exhausted by existing statutes. The purpose of the Jenkins resolution is nothing more than tnat or oDtaining an . opinion as to I whether or not congress has the power, 1 under such conditions as now exist, to I step In for the relief and protection of 1 the people against monopoly. Wa can conceive bt no valid reason why such an Investigation should not be made, while there are strong reasons In 1 favor oC making It. The people or tnis I country would like to have the opinion of the able lawyers of the houae Judlc- lary committee In this matter and op portuulty should be given to obtain that opinion, formed after careful Investlga-1 Ion ami dellWratlon. If It be decided that congivss has not the power to pro- tect the people even against monopoly tne necessaries of life, then the peo- nip can Intelllcentlr consider the cmos- tlon of conferring the necessary power I through constitutional amendment SITCATIOX SftVCLD IMPROTt. hlle rerhovsl of the duty on coal may not very materially Increase Its Itu- portation. It IS reasonaDiy expectcu Hint thI "ctln f congress will haw the to improve the sltnatlon. This Is ,WKTO lpr win-nany m r.uK.i...... owing to proximity to the Nova Scotia oalbeds. though the supply to be ob- taJned frora that vrce at Preaent may not 89 lBrse anticipated. Indeed, " 18 801(1 "int JS0TR Scotla 18 now Bon(1- ing nil tne coai it can spare to mis country. However, to whatever extent New England may be relieved from this source will relieve the strain on the American coalbeds from which In ordl- n rv tiiiips ir nrnwi itu innni v n nil la... A 1 tit !. . M I I iums mere will ue leu more oi u iuurgiu of supply for other sections of the coun- try. ..ton public ownership projects and a r- icut uiw uioic uui is e..i m - t . n . , , I from tne united SUtes than Is Imported. "c WI""",n" luc I committee or tne nouse or representa- i.mi. .iio Vl . i4 - .1. T... I. 1 C 4 - I 4V k ,ul" luc uun uu..u iue two yn 'ere AtXJO.OOO tons per year, I a lar Prtlon of whlch came frora the British North American possessions. - - - wnIle we hav beeQ exporting Into Can- adn. and Into the other Ttrltlsh nnssps . . . . . I 8lons Bome C'000-000 tons a year- IIe aiso stated tnat tney are reeling the arcity or eoai in tne possessions north of ns-tbat "Imllar conditions, though t0 a deKree r famine obtain there, I 80 that D0 lar ""PP'y to be looked for from that Source. The "l ."it .uuw.jr w lro 18 umtea lvinguom, dui u is not Vlble t0 bw mucb can BP- ,,y Becurea Irom R BOUrce- curing laRt year thpro was imported from the United Kingdom about 1,000,000 tons of coal and there ls aow a considerable " afloat or - 5 eariH -",;r n inmnnr I r a a anmnl thaf s-s . 1 moval of the duty will stimulate the ex- ports of British coal to this country and such will possibly be the case, though it ls easy to overestimate the effect of the free coal legislation on British ex ports. At all events, there appears to be good - AO,nn , 4 riZTJLL, ' has had Its severest experience from coal famine and that conditions will 8toadl,T ,mProve unless, indeed, some fedf:. 1 wiiii in 111 1 ft. i'iiii vmiii inn 1 11 1 h wfuiir ora . - , , , . ' "l - t- r8l(lerab,e dnce In wages, which If done may cause a fresh disturbance In .. ..... I l" '"""""J'. lUUlWYITl, IUO tUlUirttClte trouble ls not fully settled and there is no telling what may yet happen before a final adjustment Is effected. However, taking all circumstances Into considers- i . a. i .i4..-4.- 11 IV . LLIO 14JUI. H5 UIU DiLUttllUU I must change for the better, though It will be some time before normal condi tions are restored. A hill for eomnnlanrw onntrlWtna tn defray the expense of an annual cab- bage and pumpkin show ln Douirlas county has been Introduced by request The bill requires the county commission- era to levy a special tax equal to 3 cents per capita for every man, woman and The argument is that the merits of Amer chlld ln the county, to be disbursed by I lean corn, as propagated by "Corn Mur- t, , comoratinn vhnu mnr,n I are the ch,ef beneflclarles of this fund. i. ,Aia 4v. a. v. . i " "'"n ""'""i loijwjcn me clty of Omaha are to contribute a frac- tIou oyer 3t000 the taxpayers of goutn 0maha about $7fl0 and the Ux WerS ,D "e C0UUtry Preclncts f840 towarj defraying the expenses of hold- Inif flu nnlmi nourv nd virtai.ia Bhow ha. ollHIriMl lt. ....,i . The most significant feature of the senatorial contest In Illinois was the I adoption by the Iowe bouse of a resolu tlon to exact from Congressman Hop- kins, the republican caucus candidate for. United States senator, the pledge I tha he will support In the United States senate any constitutional amendment providing for election of United States senators by direct vote of the people. I ,,.,.. 41- i ... . ... vvueuier tne new senator win Keep tnat pledge time alone will tell. In politics as lb medicine there is a treat difference I " "-- Passengers on board the unlucky oceau Uner 8t- Ixuls relieved their dls- .,.., T " . , ,u ,u ""-""""J' ".uud. 11 they wH1 ,et U go at tLut- 'Wlont In- 1 a.a-1 a I n an la vM jlnmnv a I . reiH.u- slble owners will be glad to call square. It The question, Is whether If the num ber of supreme court commissioners be left to the Judges of the supreme court, the Judges would ever have the heart to ctH any of them off. The public officer who voluntarily reduces the number of L1 assistants la a rarity The democratic Chicago Chroulcle has declared Mr. Roosevelt an ignominious failure as a president. It does not put tne question to a vote, however, for the popular verdict would be overwhelming for keeplug him la the president's chu It- over any democrat that might be named Having secured the oolite assurance of all the leadinar coal dealers of Onialin that they are not ln any combine to ,iM prlg, the local pocratlc organ has called Its trust-smashing campaign I 0fj. i Tin information that half the ol mas - 1 ters purchased ln Europe by American art collectors are spurious is nothing ww. Harmira s saying that tne people Uk to le huuibujrged was never better exemplified than by the eagerness of rich Americans pretending to be art connoisseurs to be taken tn for fabulous """" with all sorts of canvas backed fakes Give Imaalaatlna a Rest. Detroit Free Frese. London ha. plenty of coal, but there Is no American city In which the unemployed M mlrrblDS by the ,n0U1,and , proc ,0ns. Our troubles are not ao serlou. we think. An Adjastable Alumptlon. St. Louis Olobe-Democrat. Followers of the pretender are whipping the Imperial force, of the sultan of Mo rocco. This will, at least establish the di vine right to pretend. Loral to Home Indaatry. Buffalo Express. Governor Murphy Insists that there are no trusts organized under the laws of New Jeey. The trusts are shameles corpo rations mat pay tbelr franchise fee into '" """" ""7 lueir ""u" " me treasury ot some omer state, a irena oi semimeni. . Chicago News, When an eminent democratic leader fa publican congressional leader wants mines ,..,., ',. um-ou vvuB, coniuum rnuci nwii i"'"- and railways seized what is the politician "uo pirtj io ngure aa a rauicai guiua i buibb i the noneh Louisville Courier-Journal. The members of the Missouri legislature re tl f 0 c!r v,S'6?- ,DOt tr experiment of discharging the Jeg- i8at0r and turning the buslneaa over to th. rIorfc.t Vnr Kn - Aa. tn hn " . - - j - - n possible to get a better body of men than the average legislature. St. Loola Boodlera Outdone. St. Louts Republic. Castro should come to the United States. He would make a good "legislative agent." T1 M'nlt.e' WM broke dan" ,n Preelael summonea several ricn mer- chants and commanded them to produce 15,000 to send Bowen to Washington. 8t, Louis boodiers wouldn't fare well in vener ue,B- m wottia 08 neiq up" illy Claims of Democrats. St. Loula Globe-Democrat. In President Roosevelt's last meseage, read In congress December 2, the follow- -""B' , i ,..v,t.- JL'J anthracite put actually, where it now 1. vu auvuiaLiig vvai duuuiu uo icuiucu av4 nominally, on the free Hat. This would have no effect at all save In crlBes, but In crises It might be of service to the people." And yet there are silly democrats celebrat ing tne suspension 01 tne auty on coai, to meet an emergency, aa a party triumph over protection. AMERICAN CORN ABROAD. The King- of Cereals a Popular Mon arch Acroaa the Pond. Chicago Tribune. In the December report of the Treasury department bureau of statistics covering ing Is made which Is well calculated to mustrate one or the principal directions ln which the 2.500.000,000-bushel corn crop of 1902 moved. Exports for that month ,rete s.doo.ooo busheia. aa comoared . with a movement of 1,216,000 bushels the eorrsBnondlnc month. In 1901. The value of this enormouir quantity of corn exported increased from 148.000 in 1901 to $4,790,600 ,n 1902- 0ne lKnlflca- fct th4 during the month of December only sl'ghtly over f. . . ..,--,.,1 -A M' compared wita 29,800 barrels a year ago. These figures Illustrate an enormous for eign consumption of American corn and to a certain extent may be construe as taak Ing good the claims made for many years !n.behBlf. 0l ! "V?."?" . hth Nhu rnm ... r.onaumed after It reached the other side. It ls con- mred aitogetner iiKciy mat large qunu ties were used ln countries where maize Is already the principal agricultural product. Uhy." are becoming appreciated In foreign a l . T? AA.a a.Inna Kai Kanl T - T . "h ntVear have been on al- . .. . . moat an unprecedented scale, iror tne last two months nearly 2,000,000 bushels have been exported weekly.4 Exports " on ."J. I WVIO VUIJ a uvw . . U,.,, 1902. whereas ln the same month last considerably over 10.000.000 bushels went to Europe. Evidently a desirable apd tnexpenslve breadstuff la finding its way into foreign consumption, Corn Is the one grain ot which the United States has an abundant aupply,.and the American growers will doubtless be pleased that It should find favor with Europeans. The movement is In every way to thb advantage of the roan who grows the corn. AFRICANS IN THE COAIi PILE. Minneapolis Journal: At Bolton. suburb of Chicago, 2,500 cars of coal were standing on the track when the present Jn- "J" .. ni baa been fadin away 1 " -- - I he rate of 600 cars a day. The mag nates still have a little fear of the govern ment. Cincinnati Enquirer: Strange. Isn't It, I ... , , J. wfclnh in t n u r inMt n ik i.cin villi ,vcvd, " .... .. w . now claiming that they have neither loco motives, cars nor other equipments ade n,ia t tn mnv, eoal from the mines to forth In detail bow ample they were In their last annual report? And stranger . tl they hav, unei to publUh anything about their wholesale destruction during I A .rv A lv mnnlllB r ... Minneapolis Times: In Toledo, O., steal ing coal baa been made a venial aln, and the workhouse superintendent Das Deen ordered by his superiors not to confine, or receive, any criminals adjudged as aucb through having been proved guilty of ateallna eoal. Of course this Is a terrible state of affairs, because coal 1 property and the theft thereof should be punishable In a civilized community. The matter la mentioned to accent the crucial altuatlon In regard to the legislators, ln whom they placed trust, prefer to take measures tor relief Into their own bands when the fuel supply, and the tendency of the public to months of mouthing to days 01 aoing. Cleveland Plain Dealer: The analogy be tween this atate of affairs In the coal busi ness and a familiar condition ln the aale of thetter tickets In New York haa atruck a good many people, and they are won dering whether the explanation can thus be touud. When there la a great demand for I tickets expected the bouse ls "sold out" before the office opens, except a few un- eilrbl The jj'nd," uc"u .n"0be had'om'Vp'ec'ulaTorsts' de an advance of a dollar or two. When all I the seats have been sold In this way at a J stiff premium the speculators and the bo - mc 1T' , ,Mp,Vf. " - h .-nro,,! operators "divide 1 on tDa tair." after tbe game la evert BITS OP WASHISGTOS I. IFF. Minor Scenes and incidents Sketched on the Spot. There Is much Illness, a well as weari ness and vexation of spirit, among mem bers of congress this winter. One day last week while Senator Nelson of Minnesota was expounding his views on the omnibus statehood bill one of the two senators who remained In the chamber dropped into a pitiful sleep and occasionally punctuated the senator's remarks with wlerd snorts. One of the exclamations awakened the sleepr. "Excuse me," said Senator Nelson, "for disturbing your rest." Among the ab sentees on account of slcknes Is Senator Money of Mississippi, who is reported seri ously 111. Senator Carmack of Tennessee has a bad eye, which has kept him at home and prevented him from reading for two or .three months. Senator Pritchard of North Carolina has been ln the hospital several weeks after a severe surgical op eration. Senator Hawley has been 111 in his apartments ln Washington for months. All of these, except Senator Hawley, are young men. The veterans of the senate, comprising a score of old men well around' 70, were never In better health, more frisky or better able to take up the arduous work which most of them have In a short session ot the senate. Senator Oeorge C. Perkins of California has some unueual Ideas regarding the elec tion of United States senators and on ac count of these he refused to listen to the appeals ot his friends to go to California during the recent senatorial fight there. I regard the members of the legisla ture," said he, "as the Jury of the people, so far as the election of senators ls con cerned. Before the election of the legisla ture I made a campaign which extended the length and breadth of my state. I told the people that I was a candidate for re-election and I made my promises to them. They elected a republican legislature and by so doing made that legislature their Jury. When opposition appeared to my re-election my friends urged me to leave Wash ington and personally conduct my case be fore, the legislature, but I do not think It ls right for senators to try to influence the action of legislatures, so I remained In Washington. In other words, I refused to tamper with the Jury." "There are times," said Representative Melville R. Bull as be paused In the dicta tion of letters and looked around tor some one to talk to, "when I wonder If Job had more trials than does a member of con gress." Mr. Bull then read from a letter written him by a constituent. The writer said he understood that the government ls paylug a bounty of 1,000 to every man who is the father of ten or more children. As he was the parent of an even dozen he wanted Mr. Bull to hurry the wheels ot the govern ment machine and rush bis money to him. "That letter may appear very funny to some," said Mr. Bull, "but It contains no humor so far as I am concerned. Of course I shall have to write to this man and tell him that there Is no such law and then sweeten matters a little by congratulating htm 03. bs success In rearing such a large family. But that letter won't sattefy htm and so I shall have a political enemy as long aa I am In publio life. That Is why sometimes I liken a conscientious congress man to patient old Job." The conscience of some one living at BeaJeton, Va., has been troubling him to the extent of 12 cents, with the result that the division of public moneys ot the Treas ury department lias credited that amount to the conaclence fund of the treasury. An envelope postmarked Bealeton, Va., and Addressed to "The Treasury,"" turned up ln Secretary Shaw's mall a few days ago. When opened It was found to contain six 2-cent stamps and a sheet of paper, upon which was written: "Money re turned for misused stamps by One Who Will Never Do It Again." No statement ls made as to how the stamps were misused, but often such con tributions turn up with the confession that the contributor baa taken stamps off en velopes received and used .them again. It sometimes occurs that the canceling ma chines does not strike the stamp, and It goes through the malls as good as If un used. It was with quiet chuckles that mem bers of the house greeted their colleagues In the upper chamber one day last week, relates the New Tork Tribune, and an ex pression of unutterable sadness overshad owed the countenance of every senator. The benignity which usually characterizes the face of tne genial senator from Massa chusetts has given place to deepest gloom. and the temperature of the aenate commit tee on Judiciary Is not far from zero. By mutual agreement the senate laid the statehood bill over and took up the cal endar. In the course of the afternoon "senate till 4,008, an act to redlvide the District of Alaska Into three recording and Judicial divisions," waa called up, waa passed over and later taken up again at tbe request of Senator Hoar. The senator then moved to amend the enacting clause so as to make tbe measure operative be ginning with June 13, 1902, and the bill was passed. It was discovered that this bill was passed by both house and senate at tbe last session of congress and did take effect on June 13, 1902, since which date It has ben a statute of the United States. The friends of Senator Hoar ascribe the error to the fact that he Is worn out with the fatigue of drafting his anti-trust meas ure and. say the mistake waa only natural under the circumstances. Merliers of tbe bouse, however, recall the fact that Mr Hoar once Introduced a bill appropriating $100,000 for the purpose of surveying a railroad frora Wrangel ;o Sitka, between which points there lie 200 miles of the Pa ciflc ocean, and suggest that the venerable senator waa merely trying to satisfy tho importunate Alaskans, who are besieging congress for legislation by re-enacting pre vious laws. Parliamentary errora are some times made in the house and are referred to by tbe senators as "natural la the lower chamber." but that the dignified senate sbould commit such a blunder is past com prehension. x THE PRESIDENTIAL HANDSHAKE. Old Reliable Way ol Kceplna la Tonch with the People. Chicago News. Considering all that haj been said against the unreasonableness of the custom of hold Ing handshaking levees, the White House receptions offer a truly remarkable evidence of the vitality of certain very primitive customs. The people of this country like tbe Idea that their president should remain literally In touch with them, that he sbould be democratic and accessible. For many ot them tbe handshake remalna an outward and visible sign tbat the president is really one of them a citizen temporarily clothed by hi. fellow citizens with the power to act aa their political chief. As hrjidsbaklng la the common custom among friends and equals, therefore shaking the president's hand ranks him as a friend and equal. Yet tbla aame custom, which I. universally re garded a. democratic, bad It. origin ln tbe observance which was primarily Just tha reverse. Tbe original handshake was prob ably either a alga of surrender and sub lection or of abasement. Ope theory holds that the extending of tbe hand, palm open, was originally meant to convey an aasur ance tbat tbe owner of the hand ha4 so thought of drawing or using a weapon. As J a matter of fact, the handshake seems to 1 i l l . J? "other or ln. In feudal Europe the kneeling serf placed hi. Joined hands between these of hi. ove-lord a. a j mpu ui euuiiiiBnioii. Aini'ng inn 117 )pnni!- tlve tribes, African and Chinese, the hands are extended In token of a wllllnanesa to have thcra bound. The most Ingenious ex planation to the handshnke Is that of Herbert Spencer, who notes that among polite Arabs custom dictated thnt when two men met each should aflect a d'-elre to kiss the other's hand as a token of In feriority, the alternate pulling and with drawing ot the clasped hands Anally lead ing to the regular and rhythmical "shake." The ceremonial between the people and the president ls a curious survival of primitive man. As a matter of fact, does miscel laneous handshaking on this scale have any meaning? TIPS FOR THE LKGI9LATI RE. Bearer City Times-Tribune: To the legislature: In case of doubt, don't pass the bill. Wood River Interests: Now that the peopld have honored the republicans with the legislative franchise and given them a good working majority, it behooves the representative, of that party to see to it that good sense and honesty guide the de liberations of that body and that all monkey business be cut out. It I. one thing to have the esteem ot the public and another thing to keep It. Fremont Tribune: Representative Rob erts has Introduced a measure in tbe house giving to municipalities Jurisdiction over public highways within a given radius of the city limits. This is one backed by tbe Nebraska Association of County Super visors. It Is a measure of much merit and would prove of treat benefit to thousands of people, giving them better roads over which to market their produce. Hlldrege Citizen: The normal achool question Is bound to occupy considerable at tention from the legislature. The people ln the southeastern part of the state are putting up such a fight to retain the Normal at Peru that it very likely will be retained there. It looks quite doubtful, ln view of the conditions ot the state finances at present. If a legislature can be Induced to establish new normal schools. Still it ls certain that a normal school Is greatly needed ln this part of the state. Wahoo Wasp: In a brief interview with Governor Allckey this week the Wasp editor is pleased to state that a decidedly good opinion was formed of Nebraska's newly Installed governor. He Is honest and frank with a single desire to do what Is best for the people of Nebraska. Governor Mickey la a painstaking, careful man, and we do not believe he will make any serious mis takes, and we certainly hope b.4 will not. The people ot Nebraska can look for a good, clean administration for the next two years. Hastings Tribune: Nebraska can get out ot her present financial muddle most quickly and easily by reforming that por tion of her revenue laws referring to as sessment ot property. There is no good reason for keeping the valuation so very low and the rate extremely high. There are Just so much taxes to pay and the people may aa well pay them at a fair valuation as on tbe present plan ot assessment. The low valuation now prevailing Is an Indica tion that everybody ls suspicious of every body else and wants his assessment made as small aa possible for fear somebody else will have a lighter assessment. Let the state get. down to business, make all prop erty pay Its share and stop this monkey work. Madison Chronicle: It ls now up to the legislature of this state to do something tangible In the way of correcting abuses in the revenue laws. Governor Mickey has called attention to the deplorable condi tions existing ln the assessment and col lecting of taxes. Indeed, matters are In such shape that to Ignore them would be worse than criminal. The Omaha Bee has effectually exposed the evils that have long existed In railroad assessments and to fall to provide a remedy ls to lend color- to tbe charge that the railroads dominate our law making body. However, as plainly pointed out ln the message, there la room for Im provement In many respects, and the rail roads are not the only ones who should feel the weight of reform legislation. They should be made to bear their share of the burden, but Justice demands the same rigid rule should apply to all others. Friend Telegraph: The fusion members of the legislature have already prepared to place the solid republican majority on record on many points. While republican. do not shirk their plain duty In any par ticulars, yet the voter, ot the state will hold them and the republican party to a strict account for every unwholesome law, for every case of Jobbery, for every surplus officer that succeeds In running the legis lative gauntlet this winter. There possibly never has been a time tn the history of the state when extreme' vigilance was so necessary as It is this winter. Already the state Is burdened with superfluous officers, while in the lobby of both tbe house and senate place hunters Jostle one another In their anxiety, for positions which carry swag of aome kind with them. The Idea ha. ln some manner gotten out that the state ot Nebraska Is a fat goose, to be plucked every two years and every day that Inter venes. The necessity for a complete vigil ance on the part of every member la. If possible, greater than It has ever been. The republican party. Is tn complete power ln both branches of our legislative halls at Lincoln and If we would retain that power we must demonstrate to the people that we are not only competent but honest enough to hold down tbe Job. Boys don't care. They only who must watch and worry. They know what exposure to the wet and cold means tender throats, sore lungs, hard coughs. That's why so many homes keep on hand Ayer's Cnerry Pectoral Just a single dose, when the cold first comes on, is often sufficient. Your own doctor will explain why this medicine Is so good for coughs of all kinds, for bronchitis, and even for Consumption. Tsnetiiasi Uc.Ml,S!.M. J. C AYEi CO., Lswtfl, Mass. la the wtaur. whra tharhlMren Uk cold to eullf. I slwayi keep Aysr. Cherry rscUraiOB aauo. it Is a vwaswful w4u;li fur iltrutt at.4 luus trouble.." Uu. boruiA EaiSTia, Brooklyn, tl. y. rKRSOVtl, NOTE". phlo , , rourt. has j rt,H.,,,ed that St cpa, , , One of e filing Hon' I,av,a M- Hil1 has P"1 himself on r',0,, b,',n opr'l to lending his face for. adrnment of cigar advertisements, etc. With congress and forty legislatures working on the trust problem. It Is proba ble that wo will soon know v. ho is running the country. Senator Jones of Arkansas Is pushing a bill to prohibit guessing contests. Senator Jones has never hit tho bull's eve once, and ho Is tired of trying. Captain Francis Marlon Schell, tho fa mous scout and plainsman, has Just died. He took tho first wngon train to t'nllfornla ln the gold excitement of 1S19. Alfred A. Howlett. a mltllonnire banker Of Syracuse, N. Y.,' has planned a unique party for his eighty-second birthday, Feb ruary 17. The guests are to be 12." widows. Not a man nor an old maid will be Invited. The musicians will be women and he will be the only man In the wholo place. John Whlttier, a Lowell weaver. Is a con sistent advocate of physical culture. Hi walks twenty-four miles each day between tbe factory and his home In Littleton. Be tween the daily Journeys on foot Whlttier spends ten hours before a loom In a Lowell suspender factory. He Is a small ' man, about 40 years old, and ls all muscle and grit. Jerry Simpson, for years representative ln the national legislature of a Kansas dis trict. Is in Kansas City tn attendance at the stockmen's convention. Jerry ha. nothing of a socklese appearance about him nowadays. On the contrary, l.e is about the best dressed man at the convention. In fact, he might almost be set down as a ladles' man. He Is prospering in his New Mexico home and Is a strong advocate of statehood for that territory. People who are perplexed as to the whereabouts of all the coal mined last sum mer can obtain eye-openers by looking around. Ten thousand tons of hard coal and a small mountain of soft coal were found in Milwaukee. Over 2,000 cars of coal are stored In one railroad yard ln Chicago. Half that number are held for a rise at r-eorla. 111. At Terre Haute, Ind., 240 cars of coal are sidetracked, whllo people ln surrounding towns sre shivering for fuel, and In Jersey City 280 loaded cars await the highest bidder. A Washington newspaper man has or had a habit of dropping a roll of bills at the feet ot a person with whom be Is talk ing and then pretending to find-he money. He tried It on Congressman Taylor tho other day and the Ohio man promptly claimed the roll, saying he had Just lost about that amount. The reporter pleaded that It was a Joke, but Taylor would not have it that way until on accidentally put ting his hand ln an outside overcoat pocket he found his money. The newspaper tuuu has given up practical Jokes. LAruHISO REMARKS. "I go ot a cold supper when I went home tonight and you bet 1 kicked about It." Kid that do any good?" "Well, my wife made It warm for me." Chicago Tribune. Somehow or other, a man with long whiskers skipping around on skates always looks like an anomaly. Bomervllle Jaurnal. Tom Do you notice any difference 'In your sister Kate since her engagement? Dick Oh, yea. She seldom wears a glove on her left hand now, and her back hair always wants attention from that hand. Boston Transcript. He You woSnen are forever discussing the bad points of your neighbors. If you were to gosNip about their good points It would be more edifying. She Perhaps bo, but who would listen to us? Philadelphia Press. "Do you know why all tbe world loves a lover?" Vis that a conundrum?" "It Is." "Well, what's the answer?" "Because he makes such a blooming fool of himself and the world likes to laugh." Brooklyn Eagle. "Does your husband suffer much from his neuralgia?" "Yes: but not half as much as the rest of us do." Detroit Free Press. "I see Shenson is assessed twice aa much on his personal property aa he was last year." "Yes; the assessor found out he was the only man living ln the block that paid any thing for having the street xprlnkled last summer, and he socked It to hlin." Chicago Tribune. "One result of my researches," said the archaeologist, "ls a sense of surprise that pomK'tl should not havo forseen Its fate." "Oh! I don't know," remarked the trilling Idiot, "you couldn't expect Pompeii to look ahead considering where both it. 'I'a' were. Philadelphia Press. Dusty How did yer come ter git In Jnll fer six months? Rusty 1 was very, vory III, and de doctor gave me up. Detroit Free Pres.. BLOW, BLOW, TIIOIT AVIM'EH WIM), Shakespeare. Blow, blow, thou winter wind; Thou art not oo unkind Aa man's ingrtrtitude; Thy tooth la not so keen. Because thou art not seen. Although thy hreath be rude. Heigh ho! King heigh ho! unto the green holly: Most friendship Is feigning, most loving mere folly. Then helgh ho, the holly! Thla life ls most Jolly. Free.e, freeze, thou bitter Bky, Ttiut does not bite so nigh A. benefits forgot; Though thou the waters warp. Thy sting ls not so almrp As friends remembered not. Heigh ho! Hing heigh ho! unto the green lolly; Most' fricndHhlp ls feigning, most loving mere folly. Then heigh ho, the holly! This life is most Jolly. think of today. It's the parents f
