the Omaha daily hee. Monday, AntiL 10, inon.
Tiie Omaha Daily Bee.
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THE JttruBLKAH C1TT TICKET.
The republicans of O.JiaIi.1 have nom
inated a city ticket 1h?t merit tlx sup
rrt tf citizens nnd taxy-ayi-rs of nil
pmtli s. TIip rp:ioni!rotlou of Frank
Moores for mayor "Imply registers tlie I corporations will own Omaha
wlh expressed at the rrpuhllcnn prl
I w maries by the rank and file of the parly.
l-t" Y I- . .. .1 . . . f I In
l.lr) I l ,B nt nu ruuuiBt'uit'ui ji im-
offlolal record he hns made as chief
Incentive for corporate corruption and
luter?ernre In local politics.
Omaha must own Its own lighting
plant t.r the chctrlo lighting monopoly
In nlllance with the oilier frnuehloed
LaiS IS raSSiSSSS: Rf WSV:::iK executive of the city and a rebuke to
In the comments on the decision In the
Northern Securities company case little
hps been said In regard to the share
P"?B (including Buna), per week.. 17 tne corporate Interests that sought to of credit due President Roosevelt la
Evening- if fwUhouTBundaViipVrweek to compass his defeat by methods reeking having the proceediniis UKnlust the mer-
m.!... .V.1..'i -lth fraud and corruption. That Frank pr organization Instituted, me i-
CompiaYnta 'of 'Vrre'rjVaritiea in delivery e. Moores stands closer to the people troit Free Tress Is one of the very few
part,m.ntad,1"e,, " CU' Urculatlon who make up the great mass of our newspapers that have recognized the
OFFICE8. noimlfltlnn ntiil U Innkeil to tlii nrn- fact that the credit fof this Blltl trust
8hOmihaityUUau'fi3uiiding. Tw.n- teetor and champion of their rights as victory beVngs largely to the president.
against corporate aggression Is plain to was nieotiore itooseveu, ri'imiin
all. The elements that make his that paper, "Who braved the wrath of
strength are not confined to party lines, Wall street by ordering Attorney Gen
but extend to citlacns and taxpayers of ral Knox to Institute proceedings
all classes and conditions. Unless all against the Northern Securities coin
signs fall, he will be re-elected at the pnnx It was the president who ln
polls by a greater majority than he has dueed congress to pass the special act
ever had. under which the case was advanced and
The other candidates who have been the four olrcuit court Judges sat as a
named with Mayor Moores make up court of appeals."
a strong and representative ticket. It There were doubters of the sincerity
recognizes the clnlms of other city offl- ot Mr. Roosevelt's declared determlna-
Geora B. Tcschuck. secretary of The Hl An ,., him 'mAA muHitohi. fl-f I tlon to enforce the anti-trust law. It
jPublisnln Com an being duly sworn .... . n. . , , miuhuuij umi
say that" the'actuaf number of full and terms and are entitled to re-election. Is safe to say that no one now doubts
ra'nTBu'nda'y BprM'duWth". The new men In the running are not The president has proceeded care-
monUi of March. 1308. wti aa follows: ony competent for their respective fully yet earnestly In the carrying out
!ZlT.!'.Miio isiiiiiiiiiiili.'sllTRO offices, but also In good standing as of his purpose. He has not urged rad-
19 Bi.ono Dusiness men or mechanics, who nave - ifgismuuu. ne una uiuuwru wu-
a 81'4" earned the good will and confidence servattsm and deprecated all propoBl-
SI.... ......a.. .Slfirm I v t . tlnno nf n fnvnlntlrvnnrv nntiirfl. He hnn
wi i ufc n uv Ruvn kurui ut'BU it uui -" -
is of equal If not greater Importance, ba In mIn( t' correction of evils
they are under obligations for their without seriously disturbing the busl-
nomlnatlons to no railroad or franchlsed ne89 ot the country and impairing pros-
n!!!!!!.!! 31.TTO corporation but are free to serve the perity. Having an attorney general in
28 81,e people for the best interests of the city, hearty accord with hiin, he has relied
2 20,000 nrwin tha tnilorimnr anil nhllltv nf that
official, always with the understanding
ty-ftftb and M Htreeta
Council Bin IT a ii) I'earl Street.
Chlcaao 1640 Unity Building.
New fork 2328 Park Row Building.
Waahlof ton 601 Fourteenth Street.
CORRESPONDENCE,
rnmmitnlmtlnm relatlnff to newa and adl-
torlaJ matter should be addressed: Omaha
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STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.
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II 81.TOO
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24 81,040
15 81,010
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. 10,4811
A VICIOUS hlBKL BILL.
The newspapers of Pennsylvania are that whatever authority the laws con
most vigorously protesting against a ferred upon the executive branch of
libel bill which has Just passed the leg- the government should be fully and
lslature of that state. A Philadelphia faithfully exercised,
paper characterizes the measure as out- Tha nonnin trin nnf 1.100
fiSSA& STtyTf'hAD" "d vicious, saying that it facts. They will give full recognition
id. ttMUttAii, licenses every Starving Shyster tO black- to the credit whleh hlnnira tn TliPodnr
Notary pudiio. i - - - . 0
muu uuuumura uewspuuers ana mat 11 Koosevelt ror what has been accom-
253,658, making n acgregat surplus In
two years of $77,874,597. Nothing could
mora strikingly show the contrast between
the activity of general business and the
sluggishness of stock dealing, or Indicate
more clearly the conviction of the public
that present rates of profit cannot bo ex
pected to continue Indeilnltely.
Yoor Vnrle'a tiold Pile.
8t. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The total of Vncle Bam'a gold funds
stands at $632,000,000, an Increase of $7,000,
000 laBt month and of $96,000,000 over the
showing a year ago. Mr. Bryan must con
fess to a large capacity for guessing wrong.
Maa Hfnry'a Merrlmewt.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The North Dakota Indian who expressed
to Tresldent Roosevelt the "hope that ha
will again be Great Father" could hardly
have pleased him better. It Is a welt
known principle of Mr. Roosevelt's philoso
phy that a roan cannot be a father too
often.
(iond Place to Shun.
Chicago Chronicle.
If visitors in Rome these days follow the
historic maxim and do as the Romans do
they are likely to get shot or find them
selves la Jail. In some respects the modern
Roman plebelnn Is quite as volcanic and
uncertain a proposition' as ho was when
Antony stirred him up.
Old Soldiers at the Front.
Minneapolis Times.
The old soldier Is still at the front In
politics and the old union soldier has no
monopoly of this distinction either. Though
the civil war ended thirty-eight years ago,
29 per cent ot the senate and 13 per cent
of the house fought on one side or the
other In that conflict. It Is an Interesting
fact and one showing clearly that tho war
la over, that thirty of the seventy veterans
In the house were In the confederate army.
Less unsold, and returned copies..
Net total aalea 069.614
Net average sales 80,ott
before
(Seal.)
Well. He Onarht to Be.
Indianapolis Sentinel.
We are gratified to note that our old
friend, J. Plerpont Morgan, thinks the pros
pects of "prosperity" are remarkably good,
and also that all the new Industrial and
railroad securities are splendid Invest
ments. As Mr. Morgan has most ot them
for sale we were fearful that he might
become discouraged and advise the public
not to buy, but It would seem that the
more there are sold the safer Mr. Morgan
will feel for the future.
Tha best memorials to
Morton, after all, are the trees he loved
0 welL Plant trees.
I thrATVfl tha aVia1tA.ri ain. thn lnnr I l - i .
J Sterling I ' " -' iiiisum uuu iuc; win bwvii suca iunorr
muuuu muiiums. me paper says: 1 action as tne administration shall deem
Arbor day proclamations aro budding
out In the various states all around us
alonf with the leaves on the trees.
"The bill permits damages by the It advisable to take In the enforcement
wholesale. If a person has been will- of the anti-trust Inw with nholnt con
fully assailed he can recover. If the fldence that there will be no faltering
criticism constitutes a libel he can ask In the work and no dereliction of duty,
for another sum If large type or car- There is more to be done. There are
toons have been employed to empha- other combinations that are undoubt-
nmaha hum had another fine exhibition Blze Jt ln 0lner woras, ne can recover ediy amenable to the law. The de-
of tha beauties of a nonpartisan police Punll damages. Again if his feelings clsion in the Securities case is far
board In the hands of W. J. Broatch. have Buffered damage not his reputa- reaching and may be made applicable
uon nor ms Dusiness, Dut just nis or- to almost all combinations engaged in
After winning tha nomination against amary reelings there Is a third set Interstate commerce. It is suggested
such odda Mayor Moorea deservea to be or damages provided." Another journal that It seems to hit the Eteel trust
re-alected at the polls by an over- says that tho proposed law would be a squarely in the point of Its vitality.
whelming majority. 1 temptation to Irresponsible and nnscru- That It Is a complete denunciation of
pulous litigation, that It Is calculated to the community of Interest Drlnclnln
Omaha continue to make a good start every shyster from his lair hunt- when adopted , by corporations Is ob-
Bhowta In the comparative exhibit of ing for his prey, that there is not a I vious.
weesuy nana cieariuga. uudwoh i newspaper in me state Dut is liable, President Roosevelt has repeatedly
barometer betokens fair weather. I without any fault of its own, to be- said that he Is not hostile to eornora-
come the victim of this greedy raDacltr. tlons that do not violate the lw rru
The people prefer to govern tnem- it u perhaps needless to say that the policy Is not one of destruction hr nf
selves, ir xne popular wui i ever men ( who are , responsible for this bill regulation. In his speech at Milwaukee,
thwarted It Is only because of corpora-Ure politicians whose bad records have after citing what stens had been tnkpn
tlon boodle and political penitentiary subjected them to severe criticism and legislative and administrative, toward
birds..': ... , . icastlgaaon of the newspapers and I solvlncr the trust nrohlem. thA nroni.
I there are many such In the Kerstona dent said: "In thA
If the crown pnce and crown Btate. It Is a' reproach to that com- will continue to be enforced vt nw
princess of Saxony really become recon- monwealth that these men should be Is the legislation recently enacted
cuea ana reumwo, w w. uv u- ,Dle to put a bm of th,8 character effective, but In my Judgment It was
other object lesson for the puEzle as to through Its legislature and that there Impracticable to attempt more. The
wneuer marriage 19 a imiuiu.
The coronation celebration of the em
peror of Korea haa been postponed. The
Oriental monarch is not going to let
King Edward get ahead of him in the
coronation postponement business.
should be reason to fear that It will people may wisely and with confidence
bo approved by the governor. So bold await the results which are reasonably
an attempt to muzzle the press and to to be expected from the Impartial en
place It at the mercy of blackmailers forcement of the laws which have re
Is repugnant to the spirit of the time cently been placed upon the statute
and should be Impossible In ail enllght- books,
ened community. It may be true that
fh romiwioan nrimartea disclose sot- nie of the Pennsylvania newspapers " 18 "Pected that the curative act
eral surprises In the preference for coun- have times gone to extremes In their PBSed y legislature relative to the
cilmanic choice. It la noticeable, how- criticisms of public men. but this can- 6Pec,al assessments levied in Omaha
ever that none of the corporation big not Juatlfy legislation that would strike nnder the Pent charter will make all
. nart-r onrtoraement at th a serious blow at the liberty of the the assessments since 1807 incontestable.
pojl press. There Is already a libel law In 14 Tri11 1)6 ft g00& Wea for the council to
. n 1 . . .. 1 Pennsylvania which givea full protec- have an ,nTentory made of the outstand-
When It comes to choosing the mem- tlon to the cltlsen who chooses to avail ,nff assessments before and after 1807
bers of the new fire and police board for himself of It and there appears to be and an esUmnto to how many of the
South Omaha. Governor" Mickey has only no need of anything further. The re- 0,a assessments are still collectable.
to look at the work of the Broatch police publican party In Pennsylvania will as-1 Tbe e0'81 assessment funds constitute
board In Omaha to find out what not I suredly be Injured If the libel bill shall tne worst snarled part of the city's
to do. become law. No party In this country nnance and they ought to be straight
1 w 1 -a a ... .
can atrike a blow at the freedom of enea 0Ul aa speeouy as possible.
Mascagnl found the only oasis in the the press without meeting with popular
American musical aesen at can ran- rebuke,
clsco. He did not visit Omaha or he
might have made a few more excep
tions to his denunciations of our Amer
ican cities.
TH OSLT WAT OUT.
tlon of It And It will have the support
of the entire party, except a small co
terie of chronic bolters.
Governor Mickey has thoughtfully
named as members of his military staff
men who have seen similar service on
riTP vl mi a Ainnulnna 41,., . t ,
Omaha's experience with partT nrl-K. " V; . " ",ai l"r,e ,unu
a. - - a iih nn I1PIHT 1 n a nriMnnf nnwvAAmnMn
whf:Jr ,he!d, T ?rr.e offlcers r;; rzz ;
Wnrt lira tr n n m i niara tha if tt'si Mnvom. 1 . .
city convention represents the entire ?xt ttr? f?0"" deut of "e new troupe will take place
republican party not simply one fae-l. , u ui wuiu wn w tt tne gt iqj, fajr dedication exer-
neitr m u ma- 0ises the closing days of the month
tory of this or any other city have the and under the circumstances, with so
consolidated franchlsed corporations re- little time to lose, the preference for
sorted to such unscrupulous and high- ready made colonels Is readily under-
i . . . ...
Governor Mickey has selected two of an(iea methods to subjugate the people, standable.
the three members of the Louisiana Their brazen attempts at corruption of
I A1 - A a . . .
Purchase exposition commission for Ne- lue voters, priDery or tneir representa- This habit of committing suicide on
braska. but still sticks at the third. xiyea ana Pen violation of the election trains Is becoming altogether too preva
There should be no dearth of patriots 1 law enacted to safeguard the fountain-1 lent for the convenience and comfort of
willing to serve In this capacity. I neaa or self-government has reached I the regular passengers. People contem
me stage dangerous to free institutions. I plating shuffling off ought to have more
President Roosevelt and Colonel I The humiliating spectacle we have I consideration for their fellow travelers
Bryan are both on the program of the recently had of a city council which Unless a check comes soon, It may be
Good Koads convention at St. Louis, could not even meet with a quorum necessary for the railroads to add a
but Grover Cleveland's name Is not to without the consent of the manager of stipulation to each first-class ticket ob-
be found In the list of speakers. Colonel the electric lighting company will be as l'Katln the passenger not to do bodily
Bryan Insists that no road la wide nothing as compared with a city govern- lnJur7 10 lmself until he gets off the
mnstnnrH nm tilm j rravnl nn fr ekA Blent til A Tin A1 fwfm tnn tWiA l. I Irtllll.
VUVHu va wiui w va w v v vu 1 V VL1T7 I tV iwm VI J
lime wiui ur, vieveiaua. l l" corporauou oictaiors, i i. Ba if , nW t r,,,t (h.
bought In advance with corporation ,nKi n.. . r .ni
auafv va vva nti a uvuta vuv VI i 1. 1 a
were through municipal ownership. The
city must own the public service plants
or the public service corporation man
agers will own the city.
Every taxpaying cltlaen In Omaha la I boodle to betray the Interests of the tax
Interested la the entrance Into the' city payers w henever they come la conflict
of the Chicago Great Western road, but with these odious monopolies,
the railroads which have mcopollzed The only relief In sight from this
the valuable terminal facilities are bent menacing condition of affairs lies In
on snnuing tne vuicago ure western municipal ownersnip. The chief objec- The blirhblnders who nrolected the
out. The Interests of Omaha do not tlon that has been urged against mu- dark lantern Gopher Klan are equal to
count wita we patriotic raiiroaa man- mcipai ownersnip is that it will drag the My Job of political housebreaking. The
gera. - public utility services Into politics, but onlv wonder Is that thev can fool ao
It is plain that the an nuhllc ntllitv wn. I 1.. . ... j .
SecreUry Bhaw wisely admonishes bis Ice. could not be more In politics than ,-, .h .ra ,.,m.r-
nromflfura ij I . . I J
I tnev now are ami tlinf mnn p no nur.ii..
TALK OF TIIR 8TATH PBE.
Alliance Times: The Nebraska legislature
closed Its labors Thursday at noon. It wss
withal a good business session, and though
the expenditures were high. It Is said some
thing like 1200,000 will be left to apply on
the debts of the state.
Palls City Journal: It will take u long
time to get the new revenue law Into
working order. It will be somewhat in
tricate In Its operations and many taxpay
ers will not at first understand Its full im
port. But we believe tbat after It hat
been given a thorough trial It will prove
acceptable and In many ways a relief and a
welcome change from the old order of
things.
Crete Democrat: The new revenue law
has a foreign tone to It, In that It seeks to
ferret out everything about the house ot
the poor and lint It tor taxation, thus
largely Increaslng'thclr burdens, while It
opens the way for th,e state board to put
such valuation upon railroad property as
It pleases. It this hill does not dig the
political grave of every man who voted for
It we will miss our gues.
York Times: There will be the usual
criticism and belittling ot the state legisla
ture by opposition papers, but the fact
Is Nebraska never had a legislature that
went directly after what the atate needed
and did it and cut everything else out, as
this legislature has done. Tho members
from Tork county were always at their post
and were trying to find out the best thing
to do for the state and were very suc
cessful. They showed good' Judgment and
were active and honest and commanded the
respect of their associates In a marked de
gree. York county Is to be congratulated
on tha manner In which It has been repre
sented. Loup City Northwestern: The new rev
enue bill la now a law In fact, having been
signed by the governor last Saturday morn
ing. It does not carry an emergency clause
nnd will not go into effect until October 1.
The governor la said to be a strong friend
of the bill. While there may be a few ob
jectionable features about It, yet as a whole
THAT
THROAT-TICKLING
It's first, the throat;
Then the bronchial tubes;
Next, the lungs;
At last, Consumption.
There's nothing so bad for a cough as coughing t
There's nothing so good for a cough as
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral
The best time to take It Is when the cold first comes on, when the trouble
is In the throat.
Throat tickling, throat colds, throat coughs are all easily controlled with
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral.
Doctor first prescribed this nearly 60 years ago. They use it more today
than ever. They know its Ingredients. They understand how it heals con
gested membranes and overcomes inflammation. Ask your own doctor
about using this medicine for colds, coughs, and all lung troubles.
. O. ATXB CO., Lowell. Hut.
I had a terrible eoat h 1st t spring, and It took tut on tmttla of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral to
eompicttiy ears ma. 1 nave aea iuu meaiain in my imnj mr m.n,, mmy j
Mas. 4. B. DAnroHTR. St. Jo,jh. Mich.
t
ROINU ABOUT HEW VOHK.
Ripples on the Cnrrrnt of Life) la
Melropolla.
The railroad reporter of the New York
Press sounds the depths of human Joy for
It Is a good bill and well calculated to raise depot men by perfecting a system of auto-
sufficient revenue to meet all appropriations matlo answers for the deluge of questions
and to create a surplus sufficient to meet, In that lash their ears from sunrise to sun
a few years, the Indebtednesa of the state.
Under Its provisions a county assessor is to
be elected next fall, who will, In conjunc
tion with the county board, appoint as many
deputies as may be required to do the work
rise. His system comprises 100 answers to
fool questions, each on a strip of board
that may be turned printed side to the
crowd by the pressing of a button by an
employe in any part of the waiting room.
Spreading Labor Troubles.
Springfield Republican.
It will be observed that strikes are not
confined to America this spring. Rome Is
in the agonies of a labor trouble, affecting
particularly street transportation, while
Holland seems entangled in a mesh of
strikes that hit various Industries besides
that of railroading. A decade ago the an
nual May-day was anticipated with fore-!
boding by employers of labor throughout
Europe, since on that day strikes were very
liable to break out. But there has been no
waiting for May 1 in Europe this year.
The world is having an early spring.
WHOLESOME DK YKLO -.EXT.
Relation of the Government and the
Captains Commercial.
Kansas City Star.
Nothing could be more grateful and re
assuring to the country than the statement,
on trustworthy authority, that J. Plerpont
Morgan Is disposed to acquiesce in the de
cision of the circuit court ot appeals at
St. Paul In favor ot the government against
the Northern Securities company. Mr.
Morgan Is actually disposed to believe that
the ruling of the court does not mean the
overthrow of railroad enterprise. He even
goes so far as to say that the reverse Is
true, and that the decree only anticipates
the opinion tbat may be expected when the
ease reaches the -supreme court.
As Mr. Morgan seems to be on the Bids
of the government In this affair. It would
be only a needless affliction to think what
might have happened If he had organized a
revolt against the decision of the court and
taken up for the Northern Securities com.
pany. It is certainly very good of men like
Morgan and Rockefeller, who have their
hands on ao many Interests, tbat they can
make or destroy a great variety of under
takings, to treat the government with re
spect and Consideration. It shows a subor
dination of powr and commercial Influence
to patriotism which, it is feared, the com
mon people do not fully appreciate.
Even Wall street Is beginning to awaken
to the fact that there are things which
ought not be done in this country In tho
name of the almighty dollar. The Wall
Street Journal has surprised the people by
drawing a distinction between the piratical
speculators who put stocks and securities
up and down and wreck corporata proper-
tlee for their own benefit and those Wall
street operators who stand by the Law and
who yield obedience to the government.
This Is a remarkable concession, and
taken In connection with the agreement ot
Plerpont Morgan with the court which
has vindicated the right of the government
to prevent oppressive mergers. Is significant
of a dawning sentiment that la hopeful In
the highest degree.
President Roosevelt Is the man who can
claim the credit for thla welcome develop
ment. His policy has made the government
superior to any of Its citizens, and the ten
dency of the captaina commercial to rec
ognlze the force of constitutional authority
proves, conclusively, that all that Is needed
Is the assertion of that authority to save
the country from spoliation and plunder by
nnanclal brigands.
In the given time, as provided for In the bill. Trayeier8 wui soon become accustomed to
Aurora Republican: The revenue bill has
become a law and the passage of this meas
ure is the crowning effort ot our legisla
ture. The fusionlst press has been en
deavoring to find much fault with the pres
ent lawmaking body. Its members have
been cartooned and ridiculed and sneered
at, but the revenue bill speaks with more
force than words of the intelligent effort
and thorough work ot our too often mis
understood legislators. Republicans have
much to be proud of and the legislative flashes the answer: "The next train has
action on the revenue matter Is one of
general congratulation. The fusionlsts are
entitled to all the satisfaction they can
get out ot their legislators' opposition to
the bill.
Lyons Sun: Anyone who has kept In
touch with the legislative session this win
ter connot fall to recognize that our own
Bill Sears has been a leading factor In
the shaping of all Important legislation.
He has been prominent In all business hav-
ng for Its aim the betterment ot the peo-
I'EHSOXAL NOTES.
looking there for replies. Employes as a
general rule cannot intelligently make re
plies to pertinent questions. In this matter
they should be drilled dally by a competent
teacher as condition are today; but with
the patent answerer no education is
needed.
A man rushes breathlessly up to a gate-
man, gasping, "Is the next train gone yet?"
The gateman. silent as the tomb, points
middle of the afternoon. In that particu
lar car nearly every seat was occupied.
Opposite the amateur cbserver an elderly
gentleman with side whlyknrs was oblivi
ous, his rubicund (at In the repose of
sleep. Two seats to his left sat a pros
perous looking man, evidently a merrhnn.
who was making slumberous solace t f 4
necessary trip from Thirty-third str.Tt
downtown. Not far away a young man.
well dressed and groomed, nodded, recov
ered and nodded again, with ocraM mnl
startled glances about the car to see If hU
lapses had been noticed. Three other men
were taking surreptitious naps, halt
ashamed ot their venial sin against good
conduct.
"I've noticed," the amateur observer
went on, "that about six out of ten per
sons whom I meet In street cars grow
seml-torpld after they have sat tor a few
minutes, particularly It the car is warm.
It Is easily accounted for. New Yorke s
cannot get enough sleep. ' Their habits and
their environments will not permit them
to. It la the most difficult thing In the
i
to the board as he presses a button, and out w;rld f a wUh th, ,nlentlongi
flniho, h, a n.u "ThA tiAvt train Yimm
not gone yet." The Illustrious Oaudissart,
luggage-laden, demands: "What time does
'my' train leave?" The button la pressed
'Your train leaves on time." Mr. Uneasy
whispers, "What time do we reach Rip
water Gulch?" Button board: "On schedule
time." Mrs. Nervous: "Do your engines
have three men in a cab?" Answer by
board: "When necessary." "Is It Bate to
travel at this season?" timidly ' Inquires
the bishop. Button: "It Is safer to travel
by this road than to stay at home," etc
pie and the aggregate welfare ot the state. These questions are sensible In comparison
Mr. Sears was a member of the revenue
committee. and the bill which resulted Is
the best on the statute books of any state
In the union. It can be bettered In one
particular and that Is with reference to
the taxing ot railway terminals for city
purposes. Mr. Sears, as we understand it,
favors this addition and It is probable that
campaign ot education on thla ptdnt will
reault In Its embodiment at tha next ses
sion.
Norfolk News: The legislature has ad
journed after accomplishing a remarkable
amount of work and passing measries
that It Is hoped will prove of decided ad
vantage to the people ot the state. The
revenue law adopted Is easily foremost In
Importance and if it provides sufficient
revenue for the running of the state gov
ernment without adding too much to the
burdens of those who have heretofore Cone
a large share the people will have cause
for congratulation. A number ot other Im
portant measures were passea ana ny tne tne reourrenCe Df trouble. A protocol was
time anotner legislature assemDies u is drawn up of wnlch the following are the
to De nopea mai me wui us luunu i specifications
with troops of others, but any and all kinds
may be answered satisfactorily by the
automatic fool question answerer.
When the gentlemen who have in charge
the production of "McFadden's Row ot
Flats" decided to bring that bit of stage
dynamite back from Philadelphia to New
York they took great care to prepare the
way for It, so that there would be ni more
upheavals of hen's nests, and no further
calling out of police reserves.
The manager and his assistant arrived
In advance of the scenery, the donkey, and
the other actors, and sent an Invitation to
the officers of the United Irish Societies to
confer with them. As the two gentlemen
who represented the McFaddens are them
selves patrlotio sons of Erin, and aa one
ot them still has a cold caught from the
march on St. Patrlck'a day, the meeting
was pleasant aud harmonious, and a com
promise was arranged that guarded against
In better condition financially and other
wise than It has been for many years,
This was the objective point of the late
session and it Is believed tbat a large num
ber of the measures adopted by it will be
effective.
Falls City Journal: The legislature has
II. The Irish comedian shall hereafter
wear no green whiskers.
There was a contention ever this point
The manager suggested that the whiskers
should be red hereafter, Instead of green
But there were national objections to the
hue. So that gentleman will hereafter
passed the drainage bill and that important appear with no beard at all.
measure has become a law. It means a
great deal to Richardson county because
It will enable the owners ot bottom land
to provide for adequate drainage and to
reclaim some of the most fertile soil In
the world. Under this law drainage dls
trlcts can be organized and the work of
draining pushed with expense only to those
who will be directly benefited. Then there
will be no more disastrous overflows to
ruin the hopes of the farmer who sees his
fields teeming with promise on one day
and beholds them a watery waste the next
day. To provide this drainage will require
a great amount of labor and will give work
to many men. If for no other reason the
people of Richardson county have reasons
to feel that the legislature has accom
plished much
2. Mrs. McFadden is to make her en
trance on foot, instead ot riding on a
donkey.
S. There shall be no pig under the piano
In the parlor scene,
A delegation from the United Societies
attended the eliminated performance and
declared that the objectionable features had
been removed.
Not all bakeries look alike to the per
son who has a keen eye for bakesbop win
dows. Those In different parts of town,
relates the Times, have an Individuality of
their own and If all other landmarks were
obliterated and the bakeries left standing
be who has studied their products with
hungry stomach and covetous eye could tell
friends not to be too
launching a vice presidential boom for
him. The running mate for Roosevelt
In 10O4 will naturally be chosen with
special regard to the wishes of the
president In the matter. While Mr.
fjhaw would doubtless be most accepts
ship offer the only avenue to get them
out of politics.
The city hus already taken steps to
ward the acquisition of the water works.
but It must set to work at once for a
Why tho Fnkll la Wary.
Philadelphia Record.
The closing bids for United States Steel
corporation stock we SS for the commoa
and 85 for the preferred on tha day when
the annual report showed tbat after paying
for
g
cent
Ug cviitrticta that now constitute the undlvld.4 fronts, er a surplus. gt S4j.
tile to Mr. Roosevelt, he would prefer munlc,l"1 ctr!o UkUI:! r!tt that Intere.t and aettlng aside large sums f
to hava the suireestlon come. If It comes wlU 'UPVJ the city with its own street appreciation and sinking fund, and paylc
to nave tne suggestion come, ir u comes , . . . I5,062.8t? in dividends of 4 and T per cei
al all. from the president's end of the 1 umlna lon h',1n tn ."- th, lwo clMM. of itocki thePra wr,
Has, , M tvutracta that nowr constitute the undlvld.4 profits, or surplus. f tii
Prof. Henry B. Hill, director of the chem
ical laboratory at Harvard, died last week.
He wrote many valuable papers on organic
chemistry.
Considering the fact that forty different
languages are spoken In Chicago, It was not
particularly surprising that a man named
Smulskl was elected city attorney.
Judge John M. Dickinson, appointed
counsel for the United States before the
Alaska Boundary commission, which will
alt In London next fall, graduated from the
University of Nashville, the Columbia Law
school and atudied International law In
Leipalc and Paris.
The present mayor of St. Paul, Robert A.
Smith, la lust at the end of a fifty-years'
residence In that city. He went there In
1853, as the private secretary of the terri
torial governor appointed by President
Franklin Pierce, and has seen the place
grow from a hamlet of a few hundred per
sona to a city of nearly 200,000.
William McAdoo, formerly a congressman
from Now Jersey and late assistant secre
tary of the navy In the Cleveland adminis
tration, Is now a citizen of New York, where
he has built a flourishing law practice. Dur
ing his congresulonal career he ranked as
on ot th ablest men on the democratic
side, likewise among the most popular.
A Louisiana doctor who left his arsenal
at home and made a trip north was soundly
thrashed by a Pullman car porter whom L
undertook to punUh for a fancied lack of
Inattention. The irat physician explained
that he leit his guns at home at the request
ot his wife, and the unfortunate lady will
probably never hear the lust of the unpleas
ant affair.
The members of the Missouri house of
representatives have the newspaper habit
during the time devoted to the opening
prayer, which does not please Chaplain Kus.
sell. Recently he offered this prayer, which
had th desired effect: "O Lord, I ask that
those In this house who rise to their feet
for prayer may not continue to read tbelr
papers while the chaplain prays. Grant thai
they nay hav om respect tor Uod If they
, have not for the chaplain,"
t .innnin .o,,. ii. r, f t,. mo.f pretty accurately lu whit utt of town he
, , . .... . . ... i,i. was stranded. Bakerlea of the "400" class
UjpuriBUl UliiS lnDBCU UJ tUD irgtoiKiu, o
Is the elevator bill, requiring railroads to
furnish facilities tor elevators along their
rlghta of way at towna in tho state. The
bill was urged for passage by the organlza
tlon of farmers' elevators, and In the
natter ot handling and shipping ot grain
the new legislation may open the way tor
great changes in the future. It haa been
a generally recognized policy of the rail
roads to limit the number of elevators and
elevator trackage at towns. The farmers'
organizations claim this is in restraint of
trade and that as public carriers the rail
roads should furnfvh facilities for any com
pany desiring to enter the grain shipping
business that on Its part Is prepared to
construct and optrate Its own elevator.
To this end the legislation has been en
acted and Ita effect on th grain shipping
business of the state will be watched with
Interest.
St. Paul Republican: Some legislators
are eternally worrying about country pub
Ushers getting more money tor legal ad
vertisements than they should. An effort
to cut th rate for constitutional amend
ments in two has Just resulted In the de
feat of several amendment that should
have been submitted In 1904. A little ex
perience In the newspaper business would
soon convince these statesmen that their
fears are unfounded. Th Republican has
had constitutional amendment money tied
up In tbe atate treasury ever since 1896.
Owing to the dUhonesty ot the populist
legislature In 18K7 aud the Imbecility of
committee clerks In succeeding sessions It
has been Impossible to get It. A Urge
percentage of the amount due has been ex
pended In attempting to collect It and It
It becomes available at this session w
will be fof lunate. If the atate would adopt
a buklnesslike method of paying these
debts no publisher would object io a reason
able reduction In th rate. But If he Is to
be kept watting for year and subjected io
needles expense and annoyance la collect
Ing hi money he ha a right to demand a
good round sum. and nobody but a peanut
11.1. .Ian m.111 nklant
are not Interesting. Ther Is nothing In
their windows to make the mouth water.
Hard brown rolls and unpalatable little
round cake are their stock In trade, so
far as outward appearance go. The mid
dle-class shops revive your faith In baking
as a fine art. Big layer cakes with choco
late and Jelly filling tempt you there, and
you feel tbat you are going to get your
money's worth. But It 1 not till you get
to the hoi pollol among bakeries that you
feel like turning yourself loose and gorg
ing. Tbey give you variety there, both in
cakes and pies. You don't strike pie till
you get among the "clafscs" and there you
find it In all shapes and sizes. There are
other bakeries In the wholesale and water
front districts where everything cornea in
slabs. Those windows are not Inviting, but
If you do happen to want anything a little
money will buy a mighty big piece of it.
"People in New York do not sleep
enough," said th amateur observer, quoted
by the Mall and Express. "Just look
around thla car."
It was a Sixth avenue L train, about th
to go to bed early. To begin with, the city
keeps late hours what with th theaters
and th suppers afterward and the soctnl
affairs of all sorts.
If a man could go to bed after the the
ater or the dinner or the party, It would
not be so bad, but ho can't; he must travel
The next hour he spends transferring. By
the time he has dozed a little in an L
train, dropped his tile In the jolt of a cross
town car and walked four blocks he doesn't
much care whether he sleeps or not.
'It's this sort of thing that Is making
business hours shorter, and but there Is
my station. Think It over."
LAIGHINO REMARKS.
Miss Fralsh X wish ynu would tell me
how I can break Into society. -
mm uianiey i wisn you wouia ten me
how I can break out of It I Chicago Trib
une.
i
"You shall never leave this house until
you pay what you owe me!" shouted the
irate landlord.
"All riKht." said th boarder. "jut put
that In writing and I'll sign It." New Tork
Sun.
first Dame How do you like the new
neighborhood Into which you have moved?
Becona IJame it a periectiy lovely, i
don't know a uoul within a mile ! New York
Weekly.
"Why, Judge," sntd the colored witness,
"thouRh dat boy ain't three foot hlcrh. he
kin cuss Jest es good es you kin!" Atlanta
Constitution.
Visitor O. what a nice carrot you've
got! Pretty Polly! Polly want a crucker.'
Parrot O, come off! I'm not as green a
I look. Chicago Tribune.
An editor of a small American naner re-
cently stated that he had been kiamd by
one of the mont beautiful married women 1
In the town. He promised to tell her name .
In the Hint Ixsue of his paper next month!
In two weeks the circulation of his news
paper doubled. Hut when he gave tbe nam ?
of his wife He bad to leave town. Fourth
Estate.
"My bov tells me you dlnchare-ed him."
said the late office boy's mother. "You ad
vertised fur a etronsr bov and I Certainly
thought he was strong enough."
"Madam, replied tne merchant, "he wan
too strong. He broke all the rufea of the
office and some nf the furniture In the
days ha waa with us." Philadelphia Pr
the .
3
AFTER THE BATTLE.
Baltimore News.
Wow!
Look at me now!
1 am the candidate, a!
Whee!
Last night
I went right
Through a grlst-
Mlll; whlstf
Whisper now
Wow I Wow I Wow!
Who killed Cock Robin?
Who stopped hl little throbbln'
Heart like a cop
Would stop
A runaway,
Anyway?
Oh! what a head!
Nearly dead,
Hut atlll kicking, see!
I'm a rip-roaring thlngamarea
From Klpsvllle,
Zipsvllle
County wow! wow! wowl
My aching brow,
It Jumps like thunderatlon.
And I ve got a hallucination
That I'd a' won If they ha-Jn't packed
Together and aide-tracked
My boom!
Ulmme room!
Gimme air!
Olmme something, anywhere!
Uimme a hot toe'. nd a bath.
And a soft answer turneth away wrath
Gjmme a soft answer! 1 need
Something to ul!rfy the greed
Of them that swore
I'd get more votes
Than the whole push together, -
Whether
Anybody votad or not!
What?
What!
What?
Wow!
Look at me now!
I am the candidate!
I am a disappointed thlngumbobl
I sot no Job1.
I'm tired. I'm going to bed;
Oh! my poor head I
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