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What kind of weather did you ex
pect in February anyway?
In the republican city campaign at
Lincoln t.he'machlne won, and the antl-third-termers
won also. "This would be
a puzzler If it happened in Omaha.
It la said that the cold wave in. Cali
fornia baa Inflicted Irreparable Injury
upon the lemon crop... Look out for a
squeeze In lemons when lemonade time
comes. "
With , the total vote In the republican
city primaries at Lincoln running over
8,000, It does not look as if the unfavor
able weather conditions operated .per
ceptibly to cool off the ardor to vote.
Is It not the refinement of sarcasm for
the street rpUway company to announce
at this time that it has twenty fine
new open cars coming for tho accommo
dation of . the summer business , In
Omaha?. - .
The county board has decided to take
out ' more tornado' Insurance on the
county hospital building.'. One 'would
Imagine that tornado Insurance would
be more In place 'on the court house, as
the home of hot air currents. ' 1
As usual with the approach of the
end of Jhe session,' congress" Is laying
the , foundation for several extensive
- junkets at the government's expense for
the benefit of members anxious to see
the world without footing the bills.
And that reminds us that the World
Herald has not said a word to reinforce
The, Bee's demand for. a legislative In
vestlgatlon as to the whereabouts of the
money supposed to . be represented by
the I-O-U's In that Hartley cigar box.
President' Castro expresses thanks to
the people of tile United States. He
should thank' his lucky stars every , day
that Venezuela happens to be located on
a small piece of an appendage to the
same continent occupied by the United
States.
The acceptance by President Roose
velt for the United States government
Of the' offer of the Panama Canal com
pany to sell its canal property and rights
therein for $40,000,000 constitutes the
biggest real "estate transaction of .the
season. '
The Commercial club and the Real
Estate exchange must not allow them
selves to-be estranged. Both are sup
posed to be working earnestly for the
prosperity of Omaha, and the two or
ganizations should work together when
ever they are on ronitnoh ground.
Omaha should do all In Its power to
encourage the construction of suburban
electric railroads which would bring the
city in closer contact with the people
residing In the towns and vllluges In
surrounding territory. Better trans
portation facilities mean closer trade re
lations. Members of the legislature so far show
00 disposition to go after the money be
longing to the taxpayers embezzled by
Bartley, sequestered by Meserve or
pocketed by middlemen as beneficiaries
of the Stuefer bond purchases. ' Can it
be that the republican- are afraid and
that the fuslonlsts don't dare?
Ia a speech at Baltimore, William Jen
nings Bryan declared1 that if his friends
can ever get entire control of the na
tional government they will Institute so
many reforms that the republicans will
not obtain a foot hold. In a generation. If
we remember rightly,. the same, prpmlses
were made with .reference to the con
trol of the state government here lu
Nebraska by the Bryaultea, but when
tbey were W-e fn th saddle' they for
got all about reform, with the result
that the republicans regained not only
foothold, but the wbola thing.
SOUTH AMtHlCAS tTUBBD&BlP.
'There Is good reason to believe that
friendly relations- between the United
States and the countries of South Amer
ica will be much strengthened by the
course of our government In the Ven
ezuelan i matter. While - declining to
shield'- any of those republics 1 from re
sponsibility fortthVlr obligations to for
eign powers, the- United States has still
shown an earnest desire to secure for
them fair treatment and given renewed
assurance of Its determination to pro
tect them against any aggression men
acing .their territorial Integrity. Quietly
but firmly, the European governments
have again been .reminded thst the
American principle regarding the south
ern republics retains all Its force and
Vitality and must be respected. How
'thoroughly-this Is' understood by those
governments Is shown In - the expres
sions of European newspnpers,. particu
larly those of Germany.
The dispatch of President Castro, ex
pressing gratitude and sentiments of
deference to the people of, the United
States, will have no little Influence upon
public sentiment not only In Venezuela
but In other South American countries.
There was not the most friendly feeling
toward the United States when the
trouble with the allies came on. The
- .
United States had a dispute with Ven
ezueia-aa 10 wnicn tne government of
that country had shown anything but a
conciliatory spirit" ' All feeling of dis
satisfaction or unfriendliness has been
dissipated and Venezuela has agreed to
settle all questions pending with this
government in order that cordial rela
tions may not again be disturbed." It
seems reasonable to assume that other
republics, convinced as they should be
ofthe disinterested purpose and policy
ofi the United States respecting them.
will be disposed to more carefully cul
tivate our friendship, dismissing en
tirely the distrust -and suspicion which
for . several years af least some of them
have felt toward this country."
The strengthening of friendly relations
between the United States and the
southern countries will be of great ad
vantage to alL No argument can be
needed to show the Importance of har
lng the Independent countries of this
hemisphere on good terms with one an
other and pursuing a common purpose
in promoting their material, moral and
political .welfare. The Idea of nan-
American union for the preservation of
peace and the advancement of civiliza
tion Is not impossible of realisation. It
has . been ( advocated by some of our
most thoughtful statesmen and every
such Incident as that with Venezuela Is
favorable to Its ultimate consummation.
The American people welcome every
evidence of South American friendship.
They desire to cultivate and maintain
with all the republics of this hemisphere
the most cordial relations, feeling that
between them are common Interests to
be conserved and protected. To those
countries this nation gives the assur
ance that no foreign power" shall de
spoil .them of territory or overthrow
their political Institutions and it has
demonstrated the sincerity of this prom
ise, it expects In return their confi
dence and friendship.
- aoMiiisaioxsR vr conpottATios.
President Roosevelt has made an ex
cellent selection In appointing James R.
Garfield to be commissioner of corpora
tions Jn the Department of Commerce
and Labor. The position will be a very
Important one and Mr. Garfield has all
the qualifications for the successful pet-
formance of the duties that will devolve
upon' him. He is a young man of en
ergy, industry and -good-Judgment. As
an active member of the civil service
commission be has made a good record
for ability and faithful attention to
duty.
As the head of the bureau of corpora
tlons Mr. Garfield can be depended upon
to strictly carry out the requirements of
the law as to Investigating the organ
lzatlpn, conduct and management - of
corporations, other than common car
riers, engaged In Interstate or foreign
commerce. What his bureau will have
to do in this respect will be thoroughly
done and there wllj be no favor shown.
It Is said the president regards the po
sition of commissioner. of corporations
as one of great Importance and so it
will undoubtedly prove to be with effi
cient management. That It will have
this under Mr. Garfield can be confi
dently predicted
ALASKA BOUKDART COMMISSION.
With Secretary Root, Senator Lodge
and Senator Turner as 'the American
members of the commission to Interpret
the Alaskan boundary treaty, and for
mer Becretary of State Foster to take
charge of the presentation of the case,
there need be no apprehension that the
United States will not be most ably and
faithfully represented. The views of all
these men are known to be agalust any
possible dlxpute of the old treaty lines
established by Russia and Great Brit
sin in the early part of the last century
Both Secretary Root and Senator Lodge
have maintained that Great Britain lias
no reasonable grounds for. claiming tm
der the treaty any territory other thuu
bus been conceded all along, while Sena
tor Turner of 'the state of Washington
is in full sympathy with the. northwest
era sentiment; in opposition tbthe Brit
Uh contention. Mr. Foster has made a
most thorough study of the' boundary
question and In LU contributions to It
discussion has argued strongly for the
contention of the United States. In
recent article he stated that there are
matters of uncertainty which must be
determined before the boundary can be
marked upon the surface and that a
agreement rail be more easily and sst
Ufactorlly reached, without putting our
territorial claim in peril, by means of
Joint commission of experts than In any
other way. He also urged that In the
Interest of our own citizens resident In
Alaska or possesslug property there, as
well as of good neighborship, tb pre
THE OMAITA DAILY
ent state of uncertainty as to the exact
boundary line should no longer continue.
It can be very confidently predicted
that the Interests of the United States
will be entirely safe In the hands of the
American members of the commission.
which by the way Is not for the pur
pose of arbitration In th ordinary sense
of the word, but Is to consider the treaty
of 1825 between Russia and Oreat Brit-
in and endeavor to reach an agreement
as to the delimitation of the boundary
under that treaty. The British commis
sioners have not yet been announced,
but undoubtedly soon Will be. Mean
time there Is reported to have been
found new evidence strongly favorable
to the American contention.
THK JVJETF BtrtV BILL.
The rough draft of the new revenue
bill has been completed by the Joint
committee of the legislature nnd Its
substance given to the public. The bill
s still subject to modification, and full
discussion of Its various features, which
require enreful study, must, therefore,
wait until the bill Is introduced and
printed copies of It in Its entirety are at
hand. i
From the outline of the bill it Is plain
that a number of salutary changes
from the present revenue system have
been agreed upon and various features
added for the more efficient administra
tion of the assessment laws and the
more effective collection of taxes when
once levied. The bill, however, is
drawn with a view to perpetuating the
gross inequality that now exists In the
matter of the taxation of railroad prop
erty within the Jurisdiction of cities and
towns for municipal purposes, by which
the railroads are enabled to hold their
valuable terminals and rights of way
through the hearts of our business and
population . centers practically exempt
from city taxation.
In this feature the bill is radically
wrong and contravenes What the su
preme court of .Nebraska declared to be
the most rudimentary principles of Jus
tice. In this the bill is directly at
variance with the provisions of our
state constitution, which guarantees
uniformity of assessment and taxation
of all property within the Jurisdiction
of the authority imposing the tax. ,
We will not believe it is the Intention
of the majority of the legislature to en
dorse the flagrant tax evasion practiced
by the railroads in all our cities, and we
will expect that before the proposed bill
is accepted this odious feature will be
amended so as to conform with the re
quirements of equity and equality.
BSRK'S A BUW-DM-DO.
Onr amiable democratic contemporary,
the World-Herald, does not seem to be
at all pleased over the selections made
by Governor Mickey for the places on
his newly-appointed water board re
quired under the law to be assigned to
the democrats. The principal burden
of the World-Herald's lamentations Is
that the democrats named by Governor
Mickey have not at all times been dyed-in-the-wool
Bryanltes, not even strict
party men In expressing personal prefer
ences as between candidates for office.
To recognize a man as a democrat who
did not vote for Bryan isra heinous
offense, but the fact that one of the
men appointed as a republican happened
at one time to have been a victim of the
free silver frenzy and to have given per
sonal and financial support to Mr,
Bryan's candidacy, cuts no figure an an
offset Perhaps the World-Herald
would have preferred to have had Gov
ernor Mickey appoint the democrats
vouched for by the Mercer republican
machine, as a reward of their loyal
support of Mercer in the last campaign
as against the regular democratic horn
lnee, and to have had the water board
Mercer board of the ssme order as
the police board. In this connection It
may be recalled that when, a fusion
governor appointed the famous Herd-
man police commission, with the un
qualified endorsement of the World
Herald, the requirements of the law for
distribution among different political
parties were made by nominating none
but members of the fusion combination
masquerading under different names as
democrats, populists and silver repub
licans. The whole bub-bub serves only
to reiu force what The Bee has main
tained from the start, that there Is no
reason or excuse for depriving Omaha
of its right of municipal home rule, and
that the contention that gubernatorial
appointment serves to divorce municipal
business from politics is a delusion and
a snare.
The Idea of a graduated scale of sal
arles for members of - the - police and
fire departments Is a. good one and has
been advocated by The Bee for many
years.. We think It is a mistake, how
ever, to place the lowest limit for pro
bationary appointment at. $G5 a month
as Is proitosed In the charter amend
ment bill. During our exposition the
uiauHgement was never at a loss to so
cure good men for the guard force at
40 a mouth, and while this would per
haps be a trifle low, we fed sure capa
ble men would be glud to start In as
policemen or firemen at $50 a month if
assured of sajnry Increases from time to
time, as their, services might merit,
What the men .want Is an incentive to
work up. Starring the probationers a
a lower figuoe would enable the city to
malutaln a larger number of men on
the force for the money at Its dixposal
for police and fire purposes and would
do injustice to no. one.
The mysteriously lost mull pouch
containing money, checks and valuable
amounting to $50,000 has as mysteriously
reappeared, and all sorts of theories)
are being advunced to explain Its
temporary absence, except the most
plausible theory, namely, that the par
ties who had it lu possession lost their
nerve.
The Montana legislature has an in
vestigation lu hand, startud by -a us-
BTTEt
TnURSDAT, FEimUATlT 19, 1003.
plclon of a shortage In the foods dis
bursed by the state arid land commis
sion. Unfortunately, the dispatches
fall to ssy whether the suspects belong
to the Clark or 'Helnze faction and
whether the other side has a similar
sensation up Its sleeve.
Dally explosions in both houses of
congress Indicate that our senators and
representatives are becoming more and
more sensitive to one another's criti
cism. If they would only become more
sensitive about what the general public
says about them. It would make little
difference what comment their asso
ciates In congress passed on them.
rirklaar I s Ceirage,
Washington Post.
It Is quite likely that the Chicago demo
crats will endeavor to pull oft a dinner in
spite of the pouting of Mr. Brysn.
The I.anch Cornea Home,
Chicago Record-Herald.
Most of these city people who Invest In
get-rlrh-qulck schemes would probably
laugh at a farmer who bought a gold brick.
Help for the Haider ENbt.
St. Louts Globe-Democrat.
Mr. Bowen Is an expert In diplomatic- af
fairs. His skill and perseverance la the
Venezuela matter prevented the under dog
from getting the worst f It.
Ready te Reader Jadaataat.
Philadelphia Preea.
They summoned such a well Informed
jury to try the coal conspiracy eases In
Chicago that It was ready to render a
verdict before hearing the evidence. The
Jurymen had probably been out of coal
and knew their business. -
Wouldn't This Jar Yaat
Brooklyn Eagle, (dem.)
Mr. Bryan need . not be se
per-In-
emptory as he Is In an
teevlaw wltft til Vn.t. atuiiil wli. a K 1 1 a
snail, not be me next democratic candidate
for president, or whs shall or shall not
sit In or control the next democratic na
tional convention. If hs Is not very care,
ful his seat may be contested and the con
vention may feel like not admitting him.
The report against seating him may be
presented bj David B. Hill, and It may
be declared carried by Grover Cleveland
la the chair.
Da They Really Waat Tklst
Kansas City Journal.
"What we want," tars a woman whe Is
besieging the Kansas legislature for the
right of ballot, "Is not the worship of man.
We are not delicate and fragile pieces of
china, good only to be put on the mantel
piece to look at. What we want Is full
fellowship and equality with man, and we
will be satisfied with the treatment ac
corded by man to man." Is the good woman
sure of this? Would she be satisfied, for
Instance, with the salutation ordinarily ac
corded by man unto man. We think not.
We think that she would pine for the place
on the mantelpiece Immediately after some
man had slapped her on the back and said:
Why, hello. Lis! Where's blazes did yon
come from?"
Halr and sjeatal Activity.
Philadelphia North American.
English scientists have been collecting
statistics regarding the aptitude of school
children. Among the Interesting results of
their observations are facts which show a
relation between color of the skin snd hair
and mental profloleacy. They say that the
auburn-haired hoys 'are generally at the
head of their recitation classes and that
blond girls are the best at learning. The
auburn and blond girls come out best In
arithmetic, but are tot good at composi
tion Dark-haired children of both sexes
seem to have better Imaginative qualities
than the fair ones,' and have much better
style snd composition. - The dark boys
behave better than the fair and are more
sensitive to praise or blame. Probably
the reason is that the auburn snd blond
children, being of Flemish origin, are more
phlegmatic than the dark ones.
8ENSIT1TB TO PI7BLIO OPINION.
Palltleal Aaaeattles SI
af the
Tlaaes la the West.
Indianapolis Journal.
Ws think It is always a good sign when
men in public life are sensitive to public
opinion and when they chafe under criti
cism. For a man of this sort Is slmost
certain to be careful in his conduct too
careful, perhaps, at times.'. But, on the
whole, it is not a bad thing te have a pub
lic man afraid to do wrong. There has
been a recent exhibition ef sensitiveness
to criticism which we cannot but regard
as encouraging. The - lower house of the
Utah legislature has pssaed a set of
resolutions severely - condemning a Salt
Lake paper for publishing an article In
which It was said that members from
Saa Pete county "could change places
lth Jackrabblts and the legislature
would be strengthened by the presence of
their substitutes." Of course, wa know
nothing whatever of "the merits of the
controversy whether the psper did In
justice to the San Pete members or to the
Jackrabblts. If we could hear from the
rabbits we might get much light
But. unfortunately, thst cannot be.
So wt shall have to bo content with
human testimony, and there Is but little
of thst. We all know that la practically
every legislative body there are men in
ferlor to Jackrabblts. There have been
such men In our own legislature in the
oast: as to the present one we do not
speak, for It has Its record yet to make.
On general principles, we should say that
there Is nothing inherently absurd la the
comparison made by our contemporary of
Salt Lake And yst, as bss been said, en
couragement is to be drawn from the fact
that the legislature winced under the crltl
clam of some of its members. Nor does
It greatly matter whether they are sore be
cause they recognise the accuracy of the
description, or because they repudiate the
suggestion of a likeness that they them
selves do uot see. In either case there Is
the same swift meeting of aa attack
deemed to be unjust.
But how breezy snd picturesque Is the
nomenclature of the west! Here we should
have been content wlth-saylng that the
man attacked was net at to be dog-catcher,
or that a yellow dog always yellow
would do better la office. But In Utah the
lackrabbit Is substituted, with a great
heightening of the effect, and In place of
the negative statement that the members
la question are Inferior to Jackrabblts it
Is said that the legislature would be posl
lively strengthened by the substitution of
laekrabblts tor the members. Vigorous
political writing this is surely. It pul
aates with the throb of the mountain sir,
snd brims with the abounding life of
free, unsophisticated sad unspoiled people.
We seem to realls more keenly thaa ever
before the truth of Joseph Story's famous
lines:
Here shall the Press the People's right
maintain.
l'naw'it hv influence and unbrlb d by aaln
Here patriot Truth her glorious precepts
Pledged to Religion, Liberty and Law.
It may be that there has been a aalstake
in the present case, but there can be ne
doubt of the freedom of the press la Utah,
it we mag Judge by the Salt Lake piper.
BITS OF WASHINGTON LIFE.
Mlaer ieeaee aad laeldeats Sketched
oa tha Spot.
The tendency toward excessive Illustra
tion of government reports caused congress
to lay a restraining hand on bureau chiefs
sa as to check the cost of printing wnlrh
has grown In a few years from $2,000,000
to $6,000,000, the sum appropriated for the
eomlng fiscal year. An amendment to the
sundry civil bill makes it mandatory on
the public printer to Illustrate a document
sent to him only when expressly ordered
by the head of the department, and when
the Illustrations sre Imperatively needed
for the elucidation of the text. The ex
cessive use of half-tone cuts was pointed
out first in the publications of the Depart
ment of Agriculture, but It Is not confined
to that department. The object there Is to
enlighten farmers and fruit growers In va
rious branches of scientific agriculture and
horticulture. Illustrations sre. With the
mass of farmers, far mor potent than the
text In teaching many things, and so the
practice grew up of putting many Illustra
tions In the publications of the depart
ment. But those who suppose that no other
government department has a penchant for
pictures should see the reports of the gov
ernors of territories that want to enjoy a
"boom," or of some of the abstruse scien
tific experts. Ia matters that concern di
rectly the wishes of senators or members,
officials who have te do with congress are
also prone te print all the cuts they can
think of.
The application of the Interstate com
merce rule, to the slaughter of. birds for
decorative and millinery purposes, as pro
vided la the Lacey law, has proved to be
a serious blow at an Industry seldom
thought of. as entitled to legislative pro
tection. The bird dealers of the country
say that they are likely to suffer business
annihilation through the operations of the
Lacey law, which Is something that' was
not Intended by Its author nor, by con
gress. '
The elm of the act was to protect species
of birds that, .because of the demand for
their plumage, were In danger of extinc
tion. The bird dealers commend the law
aa applied to this purpose, but say that to
prevent them from dealing In native song
birds kept In cages Is an injury. In a peti
tion to eongress the dealers say they are
not adverse to any measure having for its
object the maintenance of the natural sup
ply of that which Is the basis of their
stock In trads. But they protest against
such provisions of the law as prohibit the
capture and sale, of song birds.
There has been a large trade in knock
ing birds from Texas for years. The birds
are common there, and are easily trapped.
Kept In large cages, which sometimes hold
thousands, they are well cared for. An
expert attendant watches them with a small
syringe in one hand, loaded with red ink,
from which, whenever he notices a song
ster, he squirts a stream of the red liquid
on the bird, so ss to mark him for ship
ment as a songster. This industry has been
entirely cut oft by the Lacey act.
The bird men do not hope to accomplish
anything this session, but have under
taken, by organization, to bring their case
ta the attention of congress, and will try
another year to have the law amended.
The congress of ths Daughters of the
American Revolution, which always opens
oa Washington's birthday, when that holi
day does not fall on Sunday,'' will begin
this year the day after Monday, February
2$, ta Washington. It promises to be un
usually lively, though for that matter the
congress Is lively enough at any time. ,
A president-general la to be elected, or
re-elected. Which it will be, no man can
say, nor can any woman.
The president-general, Mrs. Fairbanks,
is a candidate for re-election. She has a
large following of admirers who declare
that she Is eligible. Mrs. Donald McLean
also has a large following who think they
have discovered something In the consti
tution of the society which renders Mrs.
Fairbanks ineligible to re-election. There
will be a spirited contest whether the out
come Is the re-election of Mrs. Fairbanks
or the election of another candidate.
The moat Interesting topic to come before
the congress will be the plans relatlDg to
Continental hall no longer a dream now.
but a reality. The site has already been
secured and nearly 100 plans have been
submitted by architects all over the coun
try. Three of the plans have been selected
aad a choice from among the three will te
made by a vote of the congress.
The site Is near the Corcoran Art gallery
and commands a fine view of the White
House, and the Washington monument.
Continental hall will cost about $300,000,
include aa auditorium seating 2,000 persons,
to be used by congresses and will be pro
vided with a steel-lined vault for the safe
keeping of valuable papers and funds.
John Henry Ketcham of the Twenty-first
district of New York gets ss much dis
tinction as does John Wealey Oalnes, who
appears oftener in the Congressional Rec
ord than any other representative In con
gress. Mr. Ketcham has served in con
gress for thirty-two years and In all that
time he has never said a word on the floor
of the bouse which has been reported by
ths official stenographers. The only words
he has ever uttered aloud In the national
legislative halls sre "Yes" snd "No" when
voting. While he has maintained this un
broken silence he has been a very effective
worker, being particularly active In com
mittee work. He Is the only member In
the house, young or old, who has never
tsken part In debate and who has cever
made a statement In the house. Mr.
Ketcham is very deaf and he will not join
la debate for fear his disability will cause
him to make a blunder.
President Roosevelt was telling a friend
about his mall, which averages 600 or 600
letters s day. "One of the most remark
able letters I ever received," he said, "ar
rived on the morning the first full accounts
of the Martinique disaster were printed In
the newspapers. The writer said he saw
that the American consul at Martinique
had been burned to death. He applied for
the place and wound up with this sentence
" 'I make this esrly application so aa to get
In ahead of those loathsome creatures, the
office seekers.
The latest Is the "secretary trust." Four
wealthy Pennsylvania congressmen
Adams, Morrell, Burk and Foerderer are
charged with having organised It. Labor
unions in Philadelphia declare that these
four congressmen have pooled their issues,
Instead of each employing a secretary, they
employ only one tor the four. Each repre
sentative In congress Is allowed $1,200 a
year for the hire of a secretary. The com
bination can divide $3,(00 among them by
the "trust" plan.
senator Maaoa's son Roderick was not at
all robust in bis babyhood, so his parents
encouraged him la all sorts of exercise.
The boy grew to be quite sturdy and took
so kindly to the punching bag that he be
came considerable of a little pugilist. In
fact he whipped most of the boys when he
first went 'to school. After Congressman
Hopkins was elected to succeed Senator
Mason the family of the latter began
preparations for leaving the capital. Tbey
were discussing prospects one evening, when
Roderick, after a Jong period of reflection,
said: "Mamma, has Mr. Hopkins a boy of
shout uu slser
THE GILES
mm
Abooluioly Pure
THERE IS m
AS TO DECENT NEWSPAPERS.
Soaae Reaaarks aa Rev. Parkharat af
tha Baalaeaa.
Chicago Chronicle.
Like most other people who know noth
ing of newspaper work. Dr. Charles H.
Parkhurst of New York believes that he Is
qualified to publish an Ideal dally news
paper. Unlike most clergymen who have
entertained ths same Ideas, Dr. ' Parkhurst
does not, however, believe that such a
newspaper should be a professedly religious
Journal. ,
He declares that his Idea would be to print
facta without elaboration or embellish
ment and to print them for Just what they
are worth If they are printable. He would
not suppress news. He would not even
eliminate police court Items.
He would not dignify trifles nor would
be minimise important Intelligence simply
because It happened to be disagreeable or
even shocking. He would discourage sensa
tion. He would foster public spirit. Upon
such lines would he conduct his newspaper,
and he Intimates thst several wealthy New
Yorkers are willing to furnish ths funds
necessary for the establishment of such a
newspaper.
Dr. Parkhurst's program Is unobjection
able, but It la difficult to see why he should
start a newspaper in order to carry It out.
There are already In New York city sev
eral newspapers which fulfill every re
quirement specified by Dr. Psrkhurst. They
print the news in exactly tha style which
he prescribes. They do not magnify vies,
yet they do not seek to denv its existence
by suppressing criminal news. They pub
lish the current Intelligence of the dsy at
its true value. They discourage sensation
alism, and they are the exponents of de
cent public opinion.
There are, Indeed, such Journals In every
considerable city In this eountry. The
yawping, lying, sensational yellow" sheet
is the exception snd not the rule. It Is be
coming more and more the exception, be
cause many newspapers momentarily
tempted to adopt "yellow" methods have
realized the moral and material Inexpe
diency of such methods and have returned
to the rational and sensible system which
they temporarily abandoned.
Sensational Journalism, always an appar
ent rather than a real auccess, is in Its
decadence and true American Journalism
is on a higher level today than ever It was
before.
It Is not, therefore, necessary for Dr.
Parkhurst and his wealthy parishioners to
expend their energy snd their money la sn
effort to regenerate the newspaper press ef
the country. A large majority of ths dally
newspapers stand In no need of such ro-
feneration, and the small and dwindling
minority which practices the arts of ths
muck rsker and the sideshow "barker-
wlll shortly be out of business through lsck
of a constituency.
The newspapers of ths united States take
their tone from ths people thst support
them, snd the people of the United States
sre neither gaping clowns nor moral de
generates.
PERSONAL NOTES.
T"r..Mnt Rnnaevelt. In his spare hours,
la vraduatlna some first -class cabinet ma-v
terlal from his White House Institute.
n.. re w. S.' Rain ford of 'New York,
when asked how he regarded the action of
Vermont in repudiating prohibition, ssld:
"I would rsther see a man free than sober."
Men whn lose money to the turf Invest.
- nnnnerna have to endure the addi
tional pang of not being permitted te see
the races.
nrrfm Humbert'a adroitness on the wit
ness stand has won the admlratton of all
Paris. She was very bold, and, If there
Is anything the Frenchman likes, It Is bis
nstlve Oaul.
John iv Rockefeller went down to his
office at 26 Broadway the other day, and a
few hours later emerged $8,000,000 richer
thaa when he entered. Standard oil naa
declared Its quarterly dividend of $20 per
share.
s.n.tnr Piatt and Secretary Shaw, with
some others, were simultaneous callers on
th. nreaident the ether day. When Mr.
Sbaw took his leave he could not find his
hat. "I make no charge," be said, but
Mr. Piatt left before I did."
The lack of male heirs among leading
English military men Is remarxaDie. ixra
Wolseley has but one child, an unmarried
daughter. Lord Roberts has now no son.
Lord Kitchener is a bachelor, and Sir
Red vers Buller, who once was regarded as
quite In the running for hereditary dis
tinction, has sn only child a daughter.
RATHER
St;
' In the season te talk seal skin, but this
weather put us In mind of s few "genuine"
sesl skin caps that ws were about to pack
sway. Tbey have sold all season at $5.00.
and use a "bsrgaln" at that price whst's
left are now $IM, a good Investment
for next season.
KO CLOTUIXO FITS LIKE OURS.
Browning, King & Co,
B.t). Wilcox, Mgr.
RELIABLE
SUBS
democracx inrw udadkr.
Beaaa (ar Jadara Parker Raawhea tha
BettiatT Staae.
Judge Parker's boom for the democrats
nomination In 1904 has reached the betting
stage In New York. Wall street brokers
khave laid wagers that hs will receive tha
prise. The Brooklyn Eagle of Sunday de
votes two columns to the subject,- written
by St. Clair McKelway, an enthusiastic ad
mirer of, the judge. The Bagle believes
democratic thought Is gravitating toward
ths New York Jurist. "Two things," says
the Eagle, "now stand In the way of Judge
Parker's nomination. One Is the reported
grooming ef his csndidscy by Mr. Hill. Tha
other Is the resentment which that belief
arouses In the minds of the Bryan rem
nant. -
"We do not think these are formtdabls
obstacles, for they can be explained and
overcome. Judge Parker Is too grateful
aad honorable a man to be Insensible to
what Mr. Hill has done for him. He is 1
too large a man to subordinate himself to '
Mr. HUI In any office. Neither an lngrate
or a weakling," tha judge would give to
Mr. Hill the considerable weight to. which
he Is Justly entitled as a democratic fac
tor, but he would give to no man the con
trol of his action or ths determination of
his policy. The Bryan remnant will have
to support the nominee, whoever he is, and
take their chances under him, or, they
will have to get out. If they get out, their
loss will be more than made good by bet
ter men whom they alone have alienated
from the democratic party." .
SMILING REMARKS.
Polite Gentleman (In street ear) Take my
seat, madam.
Lady Never mind, thank you. Z get out '
here, too. New York Weekly. !
"If some young men," said Uncle Eben,
"spent as much time studyln' aa dey does
dreesln' up, dey would know mo" whut dey
la votln' about when election day comes."
Washington Star. 't
"How are you, Harold? I am glad to aea
you looking so much better."
"Why, was I looking- bad tha last tlms
you saw meF i
"You certainly were. You wwre acting
in amateur drama." Chicago Tribune.
"Aw why is it, Miss Keene, that women
do not aw have any sense of humor?"
"Probably for the same reaecn, Mr.
Bharplees, that some men do not have any
sense of any kind." Kansas City Journal.
Queen Anne was rejoicing In her title of
"The Good."
"And to think It was so easily gained!"
she mused ; "Juat by having cottages named
after me instead of natal".
Glad of the success of her plan, she went
forth to receive the acclamations of hes
people. New York Times.
. "I. would advise you," he said to tha
friend he was taking home to dinner, -"to
try some of my wife's brandled nearhea.
Of course, I know you don't care for them
ordinarily, but then are worth trying."
"Extra good, are they?" "Well, I bought
the brandy myself and dumped an extra,
bottle of It In when she wasn't looking."
Chicago Post. .
"Now," said the promoter, "we've got
our new Trust started. All wa need Is a,
good catchy title and we'll list tha, stock
on 'Change." . .
"Why not call It 'Peninsula SLOck'r'
suggested the man who was wiae.
TWhat ha 'Peninsula to do with It?"
"Well, a peninsula, you know, la almost
entirely surrounded by water.' PhlladaW
phla Catholic Standard. ,
ir,I WAS A BOY,
There's a heap of solid comfort In a retrw-
spectlva view "
Of the joys and sports of childhood, that'
though old are ever new.
And i aeem again to live them, they are'
' treasured In my heart,
And with wild enthusiasm, boylsh-Uke I
tske a part.
One old cat, "your flrat strike." '
"I will be the catcher." .
Then It's leap frog, pull-a-way,
"Look out or hell get yer."
t
There's the old rustic school house, la ray
vlBlon always clear.
With its old knife carve n benches where
we sat from year to year.
Every day with faces, anxious for the
respite from our work.
While the old clock ticked the moments ss
a duty It would shirk.
But It's come, tsska are done.
Now how time will slip.
Fall In line, all Join hands
And we'll crack the whip.
All too soon the bell la ringing, recess ever,
how we run ... M ,,
Back to books and slates and pencils, faces
brightened by the fun,
Iesanns now are eaay mastered and tha
taak la one of Joy,
And I often In my fancy wish again I
was a boy.
I'd have marbles and kites
And every kind of toy,
Play hop-scotch and shinny-, .
It I only was a boy.
Talmage, Neb. . CORYDON ROOD,
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