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So far as appearances go, the friar
question la simply stewing.
Of course those Indiana grave robbers
did all their work Just for the benefit of
Innocent doctors.
Grover Cleveland sees no reason to re-
Ject a presidential nomination that he
knows Is beyond reach.
Luckr that earthauake shakeun In
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nentucy came oo amraa j or tnB iveo-
tuckians might . have attributed it to
sonietning else. i
Just In oassimr. It mav be noted th'it
. , " vrai
cancelled mortgages before the present
era of republican prosperity waa Inau
gurated.
After reading of the catastrophe in the
South Sea Islands, the famines In
Sweden and Trinidad, one is tempted to
the belief that being in the United States
Is worth while. ,
uoionei ryan nas me ngui oi every
American citizen to choose his own table
company, and if lie wants to draw the
line on political grounds, mat is a
purely personal matter to himself.
Tne lawyers will take up six daya of
the coal atrlke commission time, lr
all the hot air they spout couia De usea
for beating purposes, the pressure for gar(i to the food supply ln the event the entire Jurisdiction Is to be ultl
fuel might be somewhat relieved. 0f war ig interesting as showing how en- mately turned over to the nation bv
If trusts are over 2,000 years old, as
asserted in the debate on the trust bill,
the only wonder Is that anything out-
aide of the trust octopus Is left for the
trust promoters of today to work on.
That omnibus statehood bill seems lo
i i i. .... ..n.. in.,) rt - 1
uavo ureu ..cu.i., i
sareiy over tue rougu piae, nuu iub
reault la that two or me passengers wui
have to get out if the coach la to ar-
rive at the destination at all.
So well satisfied Is the house with lta
Innovations of Sunday sessions for eulo-
gles on aeceasea memDers, mat it seems
anxious to hold memorial meetings every
Sunday ir oniy enougu memuers wm
die successively to keep the dates filled.
a eierlvst;te"dmil- slumln-r-
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me local guaraui, uuUU l"' "uu
monopolize all the business of the field
for the foreign companlea. The bill
should be put to sleep permanently.
The lnclenency of winter weather
does not oeem to be Interfering with the
prosecution of the municipal campaign
down at Lincoln, where It is already on
ln full blast. A bill nostoonlnir the bat
tie to the balmy days of May should be
rushed through the legislature at once.
Up ln Floux City, stage realism la to
be promoted ' by a real wedding cere
mony aa part of a dramatic perform
a nee. . When the company reaches Stou
Falls, It can carry the drama of life
one step further by having a real di
vorce consummated before the eyes of
the audience. '
It would naturally be supposed that
the Commercial club would get to the
forefront lu'the light to secure equal
a m t ' i . i i. a
taxation of ruilroad property In Omaha
with the proiterty of private Individuals
and business houses. But It is keeping
decidedly mum. i The reason why, Is not
bard to discover. -
r?nAMvnv fliL-Av'e n 1 1 ( t ii.ta nn t,
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question of theaters, card playlug and
dancing may be approved by only a part
t of the people of Nebraska, but the unl -
versal verdict will be that it la far pref -
erable to the performancee of his prede-
cesser In office as sponsor for bull fights,
poker .parties and carnival hilarity.
A PTBIKISG BAMPLK OF DISTRIBUTION.
Twenty years ago the Omaha A South
western railroad wan returned to the
state ttonrtl of railroad assessors as
4!.2o miles nt f10,tM! per mile and Its
total assessed ruination was $107,045.07,
dlstritiTited r. follows:
Douglas county. 7.81 miles f 88.118 89
Psrpy county. 10.9 miles 11T.0SI 51
Cass county, 1.02 mil 10.881 98
Saline county, 17 miles 181.038 00
Gae county, 11 43 miles 132,867 07
Total, 49.25 miles $524,468 26
In lts2 the Omaha & Southwestern
railroad In refnrnpd aa 50.M nillee at
flViO per mile and the total assessment
thereof Is f3.TO.720, or. $19.1.838.23 less
than It was assessed for In the ypnr
1882. The mileage and assessment for
earn of the five counties traversed by
the Omoha & Southwestern railroad In
1002 Is aa follows:
Douglas county, 4.88 miles ....$ 31.500
Sarpy county, 14.91 miles 96.B15
Cass county, 1.02 miles 6,630
8allne county, 17.07 miles.... 110.950
Oage county, 13.02 miles 84.630
Total. 60.88 miles..... $330,625
It will be noted that while the road Is
credited with a greater length In 1002
by 1.03 miles the shrinkage In Its value
Is almost 37 per cent, and the loss to
the five counties respectively waa as
follows:
Douglas county
Sarpy county .
Cass county ..
Saline county .
Oage -county . .
$51,668 69
20,117. 61
4,231 98
70,083 00
47,737 07
Now mark the striking effect of dis
tribution. Twenty years ago the value
of the terminals of the Omaha & South
western at Omaha, Including depot
grounds, depot and other Improvements
on the right-of-way. did not exceed
$100,000. In the year 1002 the depot
crounds. depot buildings and terminals
nf th.t mart whih inrhuia th nW
Burlington system at Omaha, exceefl in
valne $3,000,000. Assuming that the as-
sessment for 1002 represents one-sixth
of the actual value, or $833,333, the
Burlington terminals at Omaha, exceed
by $502,708 the assessment of the whole
line. Including the terminals.
Had the line been, assessed on the
basis of 1882 at $10,640 per mile, which
by rights is less than half of what it
should be at one-sixth of Its mileage
value, the assessment for 1902, exclusive
0f terminals, should have been:
Doualaa county. 4.86 miles' t 61.961
Sarpy county, 14.91 miles............ 158,767
Cass county, 1.02 miles 10,922
eaune county i. mues
u"1
it liu a. vuuni uiaiiiuuuuu ui iuq
'e or tne omana terminals oi tne
a -. j i - m a. I
Southwestern road, the various conn-
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177 BR1 I
Sarp, county 407,247
Cass county 27,97$
Gage county 856,293
Total ti 382 144
By rights the value of the Burlington
terminals at Omaha, which are alt In-
eluded in the Omaha & Southweatern,
should be distributed as part of the
mileage of the Omaha and Ashland line,
These figures ought to be an eye-
onener to the nubile who are still con-
tendIn- that V.,UPB ot tho railroads
at the 0maha terminals' tr; being dls-
trbuted to the various counties, town-
hlpgf vinagcg and precincta along the
whole line of railroad. .
BMTAWS food SVPPLT.
The solicitude that Is being manifested
by prominent men In England In re-
tirely dependent the United Kingdom Is
in this respect upon other countries,
particularly the United States. The
manifesto Just Issued by a committee
composed of peers, members of parlla-
ment, officers of the navy and othora
of prominence, declare that In case of
war the conntry mUst be prepared to
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see Dreaa at ramine prices, as most
of the food suppliee are drawn from the
united statea. the oDlnlon la exrjressed
that the price of wheat would be raised
artificially to a ooint commensurate with
th wr risks and iiniftiihtii v nwh
wouid , thB cai -
It doe() not appear that the commlt.
tee made -ua.TOBtloft aa to
UoQ fof Ull. rK)8(jlbiiity,. and It Is not
eajy t0 Bee what done En.
,and cannot ftcournuinte .ufflcient food
ipplle- to meet demand for any great
i.i, .i, in .v jm
Pri- -u,d certainly bound upward
very soon after the beirinnlnir of the
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war. it buouki oe ner policy, tnererore,
.rt .IfiA ATAfV tkfft1t A rtMBAWA AAO AA
Especially necessary Is It to the wel
fare of her people that she maintain
friendly relations with this country,
from which most of her foodstuffs are
supplied. An Impairment of these re
latlona which Would Interfere with this
trade would- have very serious conse-
wmv f. Britain, and this Is perhapa
the most potent ' reason for English
friendliness. At any Tate, It la so strong
0re8t Britaln wlU Provok n 1uar
re! with the United States and will sup
port no other, country in any hostile
movement agufust us.
We send to the United Kingdom an-
nually f.iodstuffa to the value of several
huudre1 ulUUon dollars,' and with total
lexporc iraue wun nai country amount
lug to between wA)Al and shoo.
iww.ow a year, 'mis' vast commerce,
I much of U In Indispensable articles
ilrhli - h ViktIi
which Kugland cannot obtain elsewhere.
makes the strongest possible bond be-
teen the two' countries. In addition
l? "' a 'a.1" amount of English capi-
I ttt ' Invested In American railway and
l onier aeeunues ana. in various enter-
prisea In the UnIUd 8tates. Hundreds
I rtf millions or rtTilljira have come fmm
l ,
I England for the development of our
I mines and Industries and a considers
jblu part of It Is still Invested here. Thus
1 enormous commercial ana nuancial in
teresta have been created between the
I two countries which are. steadily grow
ling, it U tola that wara powerfully
for the maintenance, of friendly rela
tions, about equally Important to each
country, for while England must linve
our foodstuffs and our cV.ton. we want
the trade and flud It profitable.
There are some who think that a Ku
rojiean war Is an event of the not re
mote future. Reports of armies being
mobilized by Turkey, Russia and Aus
tria are disturbing symptoms. It might
le Inferred from the anxiety of promi
nent .Englishmen regarding the food
supply that they expect war. There Is
no doubt that a war Involving Great
Britain would compel the British peo
ple to puy a very high price for food
stuffs, so that that country will be wise
to spare no effort for the maintenance
of the world's ponce,
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THE STATES AfiD THE TRUST
The supreme court of the United
States has pointed out that the states
may exert a considerable power in con
trolling trusts, through legislation sup
plementing the federal statutes. The
constitutional limitations of the power
of congress in dealing with trusts and
the restrictions upon the power of the
states to Interfere with Interstate com
merce make a very complicated situa
tion. On the one hand congress can
regulate only interstate commerce,
which does not Involve the power to
forbid combinations of manufacturers,
while on the other hand the states can
not prevent foreign corporations from
sending their goods within their borders
and selling them there, although they
can forbid unreasonable restraints of
competition and can Impose conditions
upon foreign corporations that seek to
locate within their limits,
A number of the states have enacted
anti - trust laws, but we do not know of
nn instance where one of these laws
! boon sustained by the courts, the
general reason for their failure being
lu' weui ueyouu me powers or
tHe 'sta,e and ,n olne way were an in
terrerence wun interstate commerce.
T1"8 experience, however, should not be
Permitted to discourage the enactment
or anti-trust legislation by the states
and tne effortstthat are being made to
8pcure 8Uch 'eolation and have It unl
rorm are to De commended. A bill has
been Prepared by former Congressman
Springer of Illinois, who is the attorney
ot tne National Live Stock association,
to submitted to the legislature of
every state In the union, which Is aimed
at the suppression of the evils that it la
the purpose of all anti-trust laws to
reach. The basis of the bill Is what Is
.mv uu uo iuc juri lunu bli. uul LlllH IN
.,,
iiuiij
at ihree obJ,ct-publlclty for the af.
fairs of all corporations and organized
u
associations ensraeed in 'buslnesa within
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Parenting granting or
receiving of special rates or rebates for
. Uouauuuauuu nun ureveutinir acts dv
means of contracts or conspiracies, or
uuuersejung to particular persons,
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Intended to drive others out of business
na suppress competition.
ln Tl,ese respects the bill is In accord
wltn tne measures before congress and
therefore would supplement these, thus
establishing a concurrent policy between
he federal government and the states.
wleh appears to be absolutely neces
eary for effectually dealing with the
combinations. Speaking of the provi
8lon8 of tnIs bul the New Yrk Journal
of Commerce says they are necessary
If the trust problem Is to be sntlsfac-
torily solved and to accomplish Oie end
legislative co-operation between the na
tlon and the state Is essential, unless
amending the constitution. This un
doubtedly will have to be eventually
done, but ln the meanwhile It is most
desirable that there shall be legislation
by the states supplementing federal
anti-trust laws to such extent as this
mav be done. With the fedorsi ni
state governments eo-oneiatinr mm-h
could certain! v be done toward remed v.
ing the evils and abuses of the trusta.
ne of tne Peakers at the ' recent
meeting of Nebraska democratic editors
declared that the principal camnaltm
expenses of democratic candldatea con-
slst of money spent for booze. This Is
an arraignment that ahould be indlg
nBDtly resented not only by democratic
omcer see iters, put also by democratic
voter" t0 wh08e 'avor they appeal. In
aU the sworn statements of campaign
I expenditures niea nv aemocratle pnmll
fate, we have seen no Item, credited to
Pre' DUt ,,ke xne traveling man's ex
nense account. It m h thura 4.,. .,,
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There Is not an incorporated city or
village In Nebraska ln which the rail
roads are paying as much In taxes on
their local depot grounds and rlght-of
way under the system of pretended
mileage distribution as they would pay
if the property were assessed and taxed
by the city authorities the same as other
property. Yet the railroad attorney
prate about double taxation.
If the legislature undertakes to reduce
the rate of interest required from the
banks on deposits of county money, it
should olso reduce the rate of interest
drawn by registered county and city
warrants. There Is no gootlt reason why
couny aud city should be compelled to
pay a higher rate of Interest ou their
warrants than the state pays on state
warrants.
It is said Nebraska congressmen want
the state to maintain a paid business
agent at Washington to look after the
I interests of lta people ln the various
executive departments of the national
government. Tray, what is the state
,n.it.ini.M a .
i ,ilBUIiaiulU V . U M-URtun Plill BIX IUU
g-ressmen at Washington for?
I The Mexican monetary commission
- 1 mai?bw to gniieiui at me rneuuiy
I position taken by thb United Statea ln
- 1 It assurances of co-operation. The
I I'niiea biaies is almost aa much, inter-
ested in currency stability In Mexico as
Mexico Itself because of the large Amer-
an Investmeuta there and our growing
rade relations with our neighltors on the
south. If this country can- help out any
bringing Mexican monetary affairs
uto conformity with ouc own, we cer
tainly will find It advantageous to do so.
I,t, but ot .east.
St. ImuIb Qlobe-Democrat.
Barnum'i "bearded lady" Is dead. This
removes one of the last vestiges of popu
lism. Don't Cilve Ynomelf Array.
Philadelphia Ledger.
There Is only one lesson taught by the
ay the house has bandied the submarine
boat scandal: If a congressman knows of
an attempt to bribe him, he will keep It
to himself.
A Snararestloit from Abroad.
Brooklyn Enle.
And will not Boston erect a statue of
Ralph Waldo Emerson on his one hundredth
birthday? We have statues of foreigners.
of politicians, of momentary consequences.
while this great mind that America has
produced is still unmonumetited.
Antiquity of Skin name.
Indianapolis News.
Mr. Llttlefleld, In the house, traced the
history of trusta back to $,300 years B. C.
which Is Interesting, but, not conclusive
evidence that they bava a vested right
to skin their victims. No doubt a little
careful research would enable an Invetl
gator to trace variations of tha gold brick
game to itlll greater antiquity.
Germany and the I'alted States.
Indianapolis Journal.
Nothing could be franker on Its face than
the statement of the new German ambassa
dor, who has Just arrived In this country.
Unless he Is utterly deceitful, which we
have no right to suppose, the German em
peror feels very friendly toward the United
Staffs, and has no intention of violating the
Monroe doctrine, which he understands and
pproves. This, of course, cannot make
Americans approve of Germany's methods
In the Venezuelan matter, but It should
dispose of groundless charges and fears.
lalrstloa for Millionaires.
New Tork Times.
General Booth of ' the Salvation Army
gravely announces the purpose of that en
'terprising organization "to go after the
millionaires of the United States and en
roll them as members." They have not
usually been considered promising revival
material, but perhaps the effort to reach
them has not been made In Just the right
way. The millionaire as an active mem
ber of the Salvation Army would not be
out of place. The qualities which have put
nim in tne position he occupies, or kept
him there 1t the formative work in building
his fortune was done by others, are very
much those which It may be assumed would
make for success in the kind of work Gen
eral Booth wants done.
Better Pay for Jndares.
Philadelphia Record.
There was a time when the salaries of
the judgea of the' supreme court of the
United States were deemed quite sufficient
to enable them to live with comfort and
dignity. But nowadays, when lawyers of
by no means the abilities of the Judges of
the supreme court often earn aa much ln
fees In one year as the salary of a supreme
Judge would amount to In ten, there Is less
Inducement - to 1 seek the highest honors
of the bench. The salaries of the Judges
should therefore ',Jte raised so as to secure
the very best Judicial abilities lor the gov
ernment. It Unto the highest interest of
the country that the Judges ot this great.
court should be independent financially as
well aa politically
Dana's Sonnd Irfajrle.
Atlantic- Monthly.
They tell a good story of Charles A.
Dana how Dana once summoned a boy re
porter and said "Tomorrow you write up
the yacht race."
"But," aaid the lad, "I don't know how,
I'm a Nebraskan. I only came here last
night, air, and I haven't so much as seen
New York harbor yet. As for yachts-
why, I never saw a yacht in my life."
'Just the reason I sent tor you, my
boy! You'll write a story that people can
read; rou'll picture the thing; you'll write
with enthusiasm because It's all new to
you."
Sane logic! The poetry of the sea has
always been written by landsmen; it al
ways will be. The barrack room ballads
are beat sung by a gentle civilian. The in
side of anything is clearest seen by an
erstwhile outsider. Mr. Bryee, not Mr.
Lodge, writes the "American Common
wealth," Emerson, not, Carlyle, writes
English Traits."
INCREASE OP PJfEtlsOJIIA.
A Time for Vlallance ln Bafearaarataaj
One's Health.
Philadelphia, Record.
The undoubted decline In the mortality
from consumption may be traced to the
greater care exercised by the patients and
those who have charge of them to avoid
everything known to favor Infection. Owing
to the instructions which have been widely
distributed by health officers most victims
of the malady are provided with covered
cups for the sputa, which Is destroyed by
burning. Formerly no palm were taken to
prevent the sputa, crowded with germs,
from drying and thus fllllng the air with
the seeds of the disease. It Is because
consumption, while communicable, U not
an acute infectious ailment that Its ravages
were not vastly greater than when so little
waa done to limit its speed. Probably
the decline in the percentage of deaths Is
due far more to these precautions than
to any new methods of treatment..
Pneumonia, however, has shown an In
creased mortality during the time that the
deaths from tuberculosis have diminished.
The people have been slow to realise the
highly Infectious character of pneumonia.
The germs are in the air, and It needs
only a favorable opportunity for them to
develop rapidly. The vital statistics of the
census bureau are not regarded as ac
curate, but they Indicate the tendency.
In 1880 the deaths from pneumonia for
each 10,000 of population (for the whole
country) were 12.56, while ln 1900 the rate
had Increased to IS. 49.' At the same
periods the deaths from consumption de
creased from 18.21 to 14.44 for each 10,000
of population. The health officer of Chi
cago reports a more alarming Increase ot
mortsllty in that city from pneumonia
an tncresse of S50 per cent ln forty years
In street cars, theaters and all public
buildings persons with "colds" who clesr
tholr throats do not hrsitata to expec
torate in cuspidors or on tha floors, and
ln many cases they set free the germs of
pneumonia. " A man In perfect health who
Is care-free may easily escape the danger
of pneumonia, but another whose vitality
la low and who is depressed by business
or other cares may prove a ready victim
to the germs In the air. There Is no
reasonable doubt that a thorough system
of ventilating all Pisces where people
gather and a more rigid enforcement ot
the rules against spitting In public places
would tend to reduce the mortality from
pneumonia. At this season persons cannot
he too careful about exposing themselves
to bad weather wbea Uey are weary or
decreased.
bits or WAsmaTosj lite.
Minor Seenes and Incidents Sketched
on the Spot.
In spite of the vast quantity of anti-fat
remedies prescribed and marketed by the
medical profession there are instances,
strange to ssy, among the doctors them
selves, ln which thse infallible remedies
utterly fall to produce the guaranteed re
sults. One of the victims of unseemly
bulk, who tried In vain to melt some of
his too solid Aran, hss had his faith In
pills and potions sadly shaken, and his
grief la the more poignant becsuse bis ex
pansive front prevents his promotion In
the medical staff of the navy. Dr. A. II.
Simonton Is acting assistant surgeon of
the navy, has a remarkably fine record, and
under the rules Is entitled to promotion.
But Dr. Slmonton is of such massive frame
that be cannot get through the hatches
of a torpedo boat. He could ot render
first aid to the Injured Or any other kind
of aid unless the injured should be brought
on deck, where he would have room to
turn around. Actual measurements of Dr.
Slmonton's girth and of the hatchways
apertures show that the hatchways would
have to be reconstructed If he Is detailed
for the torpedo boat service.
But that isn't all. It Is objected to Dr.
Slmonton that he Is so broad of beam that
he cannot navigate the narrow channel of
a battleship's eorrldora and would be ln
constant danger of getting wedged In be
tween the bulkheads. Further than that,
the stateroom of a battleship Is limited
In else, and It Is said that Dr. Slmonton
would have to sleep on the cabin table,
because he couldn't get into the state
room berth.'
Just before the close of the year the
stock of silver dollars held by the general
fund of the treasury was down to less
thsn S00.000, being the lowest thst had
been reported for many years. At the rate
at which demands for dollars were being
received for shipments to all parts of the
country. It was thought that the -stock
would be entirely exhausted, ln which event
Secretary Shaw would have been compelled
to notify bankers and others that he' bad
no more silver dollars to distribute. Just
as the vaults were about to be swept clean
the tide turned the other way. Business
slackened, and, Instead of going out, the
dollars began to come In.
. Tbers has been a steady gain for the past
three weeks, and today the silver dollars
In the general fund number nearly 8,000,000.
It Is ourious to note the tastes of the people
ln different sections of the country ln re
gard to money. The big silver dollars are
very popular all through the south and
west and In the rural districts ot certain
eastern statea, but there Is no demand for
them whatever ln large cities east of the
Ohio river. The people of Pottstown, Pa.,
evidently prefer the silver dollars to the
silver certificates, for the department re
ceives regular orders for the shipment of
large sums of silver dollars to that town.
Uncle Sam, by the way, pays the freight
on these shipments, and also Insures safe
delivery, there being no charge to the
banker whatever. This is a scheme the
government has for encouraging the circu
lation of silver dollars. The only require
ment Is that the money must be ordered
in lots of not less than $500 worth.
The Civil Service commission recently re
ceived from a concern which manufactures
glass eyes a request for an indorsement of
Its wares on the ground that "a hazel,
crystal left eye worn by one of our patrons
was marked 'far-sighted refraction excel
lent' in a recent examination for the com
mission." ...
.All the details of the matter were given,
the candidate's name, the date on which
he took" the examination and the percentage
he made. The commissioner- ' found that
the statements in the letter tallied with the
records. The candidate waa summoned be
fore a medical expert" at the commission's
New York office and the report of that offl
cer received today confirms tha company's
assertion.
The medical officer says that the left eye
was of glass, but that It could hardly be
detected, as it rolled ' ln unison with the
other, was of the same color and looked for
all the world like a natural optic. The
physician was In some doubt himself, he
says, even after the usual tests until he
tapped the candidate on the pupil with the
butt end of a penknife.
"Yes," taunted John Sharp Williams of
Mississippi to "Uncle Joe" Cannon, "we
democrats will whip you all right ln 1904."
"Oot a candidate?" asked "Uncle Joe,'
softly. ,
"We'll have one," Williams replied.
"You fellows remind me of the man who
was driving along a country road ln 1111
nols." said "Uncle Joe." "He asked a
farmer which was the road to Paw Paw.
" 'Wal,' said the farmer, 'there's two
roads. If you take that one yender you'll
wlsht you'd taken t'other, and if you take
other you'll wiaht you'd never come.'
Representative Qoldfogle had some con
stltuents who came to see congress work in
the rotunda of the capitol. He was show
ing them the pictures. '
Now this," said Goldfogle, "Is a picture
of Washington giving up his commission."
Giving up his commission, huh?" com
mented one ot the party. "Ha must have
been a sucker. How much was his com
mission?"
Representative Sibley of Pennsylvania,
who was elected to. tha Fifty-sixth con
gress as a democrat and to the Fifty-seventh
as a republican, was making a trust
speech.
What side is Blbley taking?" asked Rep
resentative Nevin of Representative Kyle,
I don't know," said Kyle. '.'I only heard
him talk for fifteen minutes. He may have
shifted since then." ,
PKRSOT AL NOTES.
King Edward may be said to be rioting
In pleasure. He has been entertaining Gen
eral Miles and Sousa's band at the same
time.
A woman reformer has discovered that
the life led by telegraph messenger boys
Is "demoraltxing." Does she accuse them
of being fast?
It ia proposed to name one of the new
battleships In honor of the state of Kan-
u Kansas may be expected to take to
water quite naturally.
In granting a pardon to Cole Younger
tha governor ot Minnesota aurrounded It
with so many limitations, that his future
will be seriously handicapped.
Congressman Tawney of Minnesota de
clares that he recently received from a
constituent a letter ln which the writer
begged bim to forward "a bushel ot mac
aroni seed."
Medical Director O. F. Wlnslow, U. S.
N., has made application to be -placed on
the retired list. He Is a Massachusetts
man and baa a long and creditable career
In the navy. T
The sixtieth blrthdsy of Senator Nelson
of Minnesota was celebrated In Washing
ton on Tuesday by a dinner at which the
aenator waa the guest ot honor, and at
which covers were laid for sixty-five per
sons. Including Senator Moses E. Clapp,
who acted as toastmaater; other senators.
representatives and heads of departments
were present. The dinner wss given by
the Scandinavian association ot Washing
ton, ln behalf of which Senator Dolliver
presented Senator Nelson with a handsome
sliver service.
TIPS FOR Tlin LEGISLATrRIl,
Alnsworth St sr-Journal: The bill Intro
duced by request by Brown to recede to the
old lew for hunting chickens. In our opin
ion, Is a very poor Idea since It has been
established that birds are a great enemy to
Inserts. Whatever your opinion, it Is
pertinent you write the senstor at once
stating your desire In the matter.
Falrbury Oaiette: Women clerks snfl
employes In the legislature should be "cut
out." Such plscee belong to the boys who
made the fight Isf politics? field. Good and
worthy young men, with real and positive
claims upon the members, are turned down
for mere sentiment. This is not right; It Is
sot good politics or good business princi
ples. Stromsnurg Headlight: H. R. No. 158,
by Thompson of Merrick (by request) To
punish the stealing of domestic fowls and
to punish persons receiving or buying stolen
domeetio fowls and to punish all persons
harboring or concealing poultry thieves.
Makes the offense a felony." Puch a bill
ought to pass with a whoop. Every com
munity ln the state Is suffering more or
less from this kind of pilfering.
Springfield Monitor: One of the bills In
the legislature that Is being pushed by
the representatives, from the western part
ot the state ia for the extermination of
prairie dogs. The maker ef the bill, Frank
Currle, an old-time Papllllon man, claims
that over a million acres of land Is ren
dered worthless for farming each year by
these pests In western Nebrsska and that
something must be done, to put a stop
to IU
Gordon Journal: Ws hope the legislature
will not adjourn until It has taken some
steps to compel the Standard Oil company
to furnish a better grsde of ell for Illu
minating purposes than is now being sold to
our local duelers. The stuff we are using
now Is not fit to kindle a fire with. There
ought to be a heavy fine for imposing such
stuff on the people. This Is one of the
things that should not be overlooked by the
legislature.
Nebraska City News: A 'bill has been
Introduced In the leglslatuiu making It a
fineabte offense for any youth under 18
years of age to smoke on the streets or at
any public place. A heavy fine Is to be
placed against the dealer who sells tobacco
ln any form to a youth under that age. The
bill Is a good one and seems to meet with
the approval of all ot tho members of the
legislature. It Is to be 'hoped that this
will be one of the laws that the legislature
will enact.
Wayne Herald: There will be an earnest
effort on the part of the present legislature
to put the finances of Nebraska on a bet
ter basis. The state debt Is now double
the constitutional limit, and Is Increasing.
An effort will be made to reduce the run
ning expenses to the lowest reasonable
limit, but It will be found Impossible to
bring them within the present revenue.
Some means must be devised to Increase
the Income as well as to diminish the -expenses,
'
Hastings Tribune! Legislation for the
construction and maintenance of good roads
will never be a thing amiss. It Is not often
currently remarked of, nevertheless the
country road is one of the most Important
factors in the accumulation of wealth. It
Is the feeder of the railway systems, which
ln turn are the feeders of the merchant
marine. These roads are the little streams
which convey the agricultural quota to
the commercial current. They are abso
lutely essential to tha farmers who border
tbelr lines and to towns and villages, es
pecially those of the western country. Let
there be good roads.
Stromsburg Headlights If a hill which
Senator Umstead of . this district has in
troduced goe through, the renters of Ne
braska farms will be confronted with a
"landlord's Jlen," which will grant the
"landlords a Hen on all crops grown on
leased land and also all personal property
used In the cultivation of said land." A
nice little measure, which undoubtedly Is
prompted by a selfish motive, as Hon. Urn
stead Is now said to be quite a landlord
himself. Should the measure become law
there will be more than one renter who
will, kick himself all over the barn yard
for having helped the measure along by
voting for Its maker.
Wayne Republican: Two years ago the
legislature passed an anti-cigarette law. It
has not abolished the use of cigarettes by
any means, but It has undoubtedly been of
wholesome effects. A bill has been Intro
duced this term making it unlawful to sell
a boy under 18 any form of tobacco. This
would be a good law if enforced to any
extent. It Is not conducive to good policy
to allow boys to use tobacco. Some re
straint should be thrown out, mere chil
dren should not be given the legal right
to purchase It. It Is hard to say what of
boys from 15 up, hut while fixing the limit
it might as well be 18 ss anything. It
would be hard to enforce the law, but If It
would do any good to remove the legal
right ot young boys to buy tobacco It would
be a step ln the good work of real social
reform.
Rushvllle Recorder: There seems to be
a ' peculiar kind of anxiety on the part of
some of our legislators at Lincoln to give
the people of northwestern Nebraska what
the taxpayers and those Interested In edu
cation generally are opposed to namely,
five Junior normals, one of which Is to be
located at Alliance, for which these enter
prising lawmakers ask an appropriation of
$12,000. besides expecting the counties to
donate their normal institute funds to be
used to help out this scheme, which no one
is anxious to see carried out. Speaking tor
this part of Sheridan county, we emphat
ically protest against any appropriation for
such a temporary and unsatisfactory ex
pel tment. What the people of this part of
northwestern Nebraska want and ln justice
ought to have is a permanent state normal
for the training of our teachers in answer
to the growing demands of the western half
of the state.
Stanton Register: A decade in the busi
ness has given us an Insight Into the tricks
of the trade, but If we were ln the legis
lature aometblng would drop if there
wasn't a change made la the mode of
printing bills. We have seen several bills
that have been printed, and as a piece of
mi
mm
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We don't carry the sort of clothing that would'
sond you somewhere else for the next purchase.
It is your continued trade that we strive for. .
We knowthere's only one way to hold that and
that's by satisfying the first time.
Just now some extra reductions prevail.
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Absolutely; Puro
THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE
Job work they are simply outrageous, Just
think of using common newspaper type
and having the Unas a halt Inch apart.
Imagine a page of foolscap, having, only
200 words on It. when a thousand could
have been as easily read en the aame page.
What the legislature ought to do la to
have the printing committee adopt a cer
tain form, similar to the supreme court
docket and make those bum printers do
the work right. Under the present systom
that has the legislative printing to do has
a graft, that as It is worked, gives them
the opportunity to wear diamonds and llvo
ln luxury for two years from the profits
of two months' work.
Ord Journal: One of the questions that
the present session of the legislature will
have to deal with Is that ot tha poll tax
question. It Is evident to any observer
that the slip-shod method that is now la
vogue Is a farce In every way, and is ro
sponstble In a largo measure for the poor
condition many ot our road4 are In at the
present time, when, If all the parties who
are assessed poll tax, would do an honest
two-days' work on the road, they would be
all right. We have it from good authority
that In one road district ln Valley county
last year not one man was warned out and
no work was done, yet ln spite of this
each man living in that road district has
been given a receipt, or it has been left at
the county treasurer's office for him, by the
read overseer who Issued them. To ours
such defects as this a bill has been Intro
duoed In the legislature which provides
that poll taxes shall be paid in cash and
the road fund that Is thus raised la to be
distributed among the townships In pro.
portion to their population. The money
will be expended under the direction ot the
men elected tor that purpose ln the differ
ent road districts, and they are to he held
accountable for their stewardship.
WHITTLED TO A POINT. '
Mrs. Henpecque Married men live longea
than single men.
Henpecque Yes, and It serves them right.
Detroit iree PresB.
"TnIs," declared the eminent oratory "is
the very key to the whole question."
"But, Interrupted a small man In a)
rear si-at, "where Is the keyhole?" Brook
lyn Life.
Reuben Jason's furever plottln ttfttt lt
his name In the country paper, . i
Sllae So?
P.euben Yaas, between times when thae
hain't a new baby up f his house he paints
his barn or sa'thln'. Philadelphia Press.
"Remember," said Mrs. Corntossel, ' "that
you ought to be set tin' Josh an example."
"I suppose so. But I don't believe there's
any use. If Josh was to work hard an'
wear everyday clothes same as I do, I
dunno but I'd feel that his education, ha4
been wasted." Washington Star.
"Horace," indignantly asked the poli
tician's wife, "why don't you men who ara
running things use what you call your
'slush fund' to clean these horrible
streets?"
And he was silent. With all bis wisdom
snd experience the idea had never occurred
to him. Chicago Tribune.
Perry I sent a girl a book hollowed -out
and filled with chocolate creams. .
Guy Did she Ilka It?
Percy Khe writes me that she wants at
once a complete set of the American
Encyclopedia. Detroit Free ITess.
"Mary, my love, things are so tveasUy
bad, don't ynu think you might ha,v a.
try at making your own clothes?"
"Oh, Oeorge, pet, I don't think I'm clever
enough for that, but I'll tell you what;
I'll have a try at making yours." Modern
Society.
Rambo You're always talking about my
drinking too much, and rlmnt whisky being
had for me, and all that. Perhaps you don'c
I now that the scientists have found out
there's alcohol In every human body.
Baldwin Then why can't ynu be satis
fied with what you've got? what do yoa
want to keep pouring It ln for? Phila
delphia Preea. . .. ,
PRAIRlB CniCKESS,
Hamlin Garland.
From brown plowed hillocks
In early red morning
They woke the tardy sower' with: the!
cheerful cry.
A mellow boom and whoop
That held a warning,
A song that brought the aed-lme Very)
nigh.
The circling, splendid anthem ot . thelq
greeting,
Ran like the morning beating
Of a hundred mellow drums
Boom, boom, boom!
Bach hillock's top repeating. ' '
Like cannon answering cannon
When the golden sunset comes, ,
They drum no morel
Those splendid upring-tlme pickets.
The sweep of share and sickle
Has thrust them from the hills;
They have vanished from the prairie
I -Ike the partridge from the thickets;
They have perished from the sportsman
Who kills, and kills, and kills!
Often now.
When seated at my WTltlng,
I lay my pencil down
And fall to dreaming, still.
Of the stern hard days
Of the old-time Iowa seeding.
When the prairie chlekens woke me
With their chorus on the hill.
UOTIIING THAT'S
NOT GOOD ;
...
K. S, Wlleos, sfa"
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