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The address will be ehaaa-ed
as eftee, aa desire.
To bo Quit in the fashion, the army
will liftTe to furnish a schism over the
color line next
Wizard Edison should perfect his electric-propelled
vehicle first nnd frighten
the auto-faddists afterward.
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No one haa ret found a better remedy
for the aumraer outing- habit than an
excursion over land or sea.
i' .
Having saved the Manila water work
agalu, the Thurston IMflea mar feel free
to go to the relief of the Kansajn At the
brewery, : '
' The Venetians are aaid to claim Plus
X as "their pope," but they will gener
ously share him with members of the
church in other lands.
General Miles' farewell address to the
army has been Issued and from now on
General Corbln and General Miles will
uot even salute each other as they pass,
Circuit rrosecutor Folk's cup of glory
must be full. Envious politicians nre
joining with the unmasked boodlers in
"kt'otklng" his boom for the Missouri
governorship.
As a retired officer, Genernl Miles will
bo able to talk for publication as often
and as much as he may wish. And If
he doesn't start at.it quickly, most peo
ple will miss their guess.
President Koosevrit has been notified
thnt the appointment recently made of
a place on tlio supreme bench of New
Mexico has been declined. It Is to be
noted that the appointee Is not an Ohio
man.
If Governor Pennypockcr only had a
chance to enforce tho Chinese law of
Hbol on thoso offending editors, several
editorial tripods in Pennsylvania would
be advertised as awaiting new occu
pants. Ths crlmo of 1873 does not seem to
have prevented cotton from mounting
from 6 to 15 cents a pound, and south
ern Bryaulte democracy hns reached the
conclusion that cotton at:d silver have
parted company forever.
Mrs. teland Stanford's two years'
tour of tho world will be a distinct loss
to the causo of education. Xo heresy
charges are likely to bo preferred
sgaiust profcssFunal members of the
Stauford faculty during her absence.
Nebraska hns never been short of
presidential aud vice presidential timber
and it is not in the lenst surprising that
at least two eminent Nebrnskans aw
already on the montloulng list as avail
able candidates for tho vice presidency.
Xo serious difficulty will stand in the
ay of the framing of a currency bill
by the committee of United States sen
ators during the houu party as the
f uests of Senator Aldrich, but the mere
framing of a bill erou by those distin
guished law makers does uot insure Its
enactment n presented.
Deposits in the savings bnnki of the
tate of Nevf ork ;July 1 were $1,112.
41S.552, or more thau three times the
aggregate deposits iu all f savings
bank! tf the United States Xitbe rime
McKlnley became presldeut. These nl
tires should close the mouths of the po
litical mountebanks who insist that the
prosperity we have enjoyed within the
Inst few years f a fleJusion and a sham.
BHflrnr-Tvi DtsttTiKu vis
The cancer that Is gnawing fit the
vltuls of the American commonwealth
and sapping the very foundations of
the republic is the bribery of its public
servants. Gradually but surely the
standnid of integrity is being lowered
nnd public sentiment no longer revolts
at the betrayal of public trusts and the
mlscurringo of Justice through the op?u
or covert purchntso of lawmakers,
Juries, courts and executives. I.Ike nn
Insidious poison Instilled into the hu
man system, bribery does its deadly
work stealthily lu the body politic until
popular self-government becomes a de
lusion and a snnre.
Tint bribery has Increased enor
mously within tho past quarter of n
century Is conceded by all who have
had occasion to observe nnd stndy mu
n'lclpnl, state and national legislatures
and governments. The periodic up
heavals over bribery scandals from tho
overthrow of Does Tweed and the Tam
many ring In New York to the more
recent prosecution of munlclpul bribe
takers and bribe-givers in Missouri are
simply eruptions from the deep-seated
core of the cancer. The consensus of
opinion of all who have given tho sub
ject serious thought that tho market
Increase of bribery lu this country Is
chiefly due to the Intrusion of corrupt
ing agencies Improvised for the purpose
of debauching the body politic and con
trolling tho actions of the people's rep;
rescntatlves In the interest of corporate
monopoly.
Corporate magnates who pride them
selves on their high character and who
always proclnlm themselves the foes of
lawlessness nnd annrchy, do not hnsi
tate to engage In systematic outlawry
and frequently glory In their wholesale
bribery of legislatures ond in the brl
bery Of high public officials, and even
In the corruption of men occupying the
bench, when they must know thnt they
and their subordinates and agents have
perpatrated acts ' more criminal than
dynamiting city halls or state and na
tional cnpltols. Ordinary anarchists
kill men and destroy property, but tho
corporate anarchists who infect our
public bodies with the stifling and nox
ious poison of bribery destroy the en-
tlc fabric of government.
The chief lobby agent of tho railroads
converging In Missouri, who has Just
been before the grand jury that is now
investigating bribery chnrges against
members of, tho late Missouri leglHla-
ture, declares as an excuse for the crim
inal operations of the. railroad lobby
thnt railroads would hot maintain these
boodle distributors at the state capi
tals were it not for the periodic efforts
of blackmailing lawmakers to 'hold up
nnd sandbag the railroad interests. This
is the stereotyped and common expose
given by corporate apologists for bri
bery, including railroad magnates, in
surance managers and officers of public
utility corporations. As a matter of
fact, Use preliminary work of system
atic bribery is begun before the legislatures-
open their session, and frequently
evan before the" members of .the legisla
tive bodies are elected. x 1
The entering wedge employed by the
railroads for the corruption of legisla
tures and public officers is the railroad
pass. Within tho past few months A.
M. Baker, a member of congress, rep
resenting one of the Brooklyn districts,
has declined a pnss sent to him by the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad company.
In declining the pass bribe he said to
the company that It had done what, If
uot resented, would lay his ncflon in n'.l
matters of ratlrond legislation open to
the suspicion of having been corruptly
influenced. -Commenting upon this, n
prominent officer of the company do
clared that the offer of a pnss to a con
gressman Is merely a compliment to tho
position the mnn occupies. A compll
ment indeed! Why are those compli
ments so generally, distributed not
only to the men holding public ofllo,
but also to the men who exert political
lnlluenee, and especially lawyers who
take an active part In political
Everybody conversant with ths nat
ural effect of pass bribery knows thnt
the acceptance of the pass is regarded
by the lobby boodle distributors as n
"wink" that they can go a little fur
thnr without stirring up resentment,
And they usually follow up th .all
ronl pass with an Invitation tuto the
oil room, where liquor and clours arc
handed out as "courtesies to the office."
ind eventually inoro valuable gifts are
distributed and the public officer lured
to his oM-n ruin and the betrayol of bis
constituency for private gaiu.
If the corporate magnates, wlio so
feir the sandbagging of blackmailers
In the legislature, would eitpcs tho
rnsccls and have them prosecuted, there-
would be no need of maintaining i
boodle lobby, for all reputnbV lnw
makers would des fairly by fieni nnd
tr'.ve their Accredited representatives n
...lit. .
public Jienriug on every occasion when
hills affecting thetr Interests are petid
lnif. But the corporata lobby Is not
o'Tflnlred for the purpose of holding
snndbnggcre at bay, but for the delib
crate purpose of defeating wholesome
leciHlntlon demanded by the p?o;!e nnd
promoting legislation to Increase the
rpornte income tad enlarge corporate
privilege.
Sooucr or Inter the American people
mi'Ft stamp out bribery or bribery will
slump out the republic,
To sny thnt Omaha can never become
a manufacturing city until it can get
cheaper power from the projected
Platte river canal Is to contradict stub
born lacts. umann is aireaay a very
Important manufacturing city, Its pack
ing houses, smelting works. Iron foun
dries, mills aud factories employ yea
in and year out more than 10,000 meu
and womeu. In fact, there would bo no
excuse for Investing lu a power cana
for the benefit of Omaha If Omaha were
not ln position to create an Immediate
demand for a very large volume
power for existing manufacturing con
cerns. It Is true, however, that Omaha
THE OMAHA DAILY BEEt SUNDAY, AUGUST 9t 1003.
cannot hope to become one of the great
manufacturing cities unless it enn ma
terially cheapen the cost of power.
fgjr tF BTISL THL'ST St AH.
In tho opinion of some cnreful ob
ser.'or of the financial and industrial
situation It can only be a short time
when the Steel trust will be put .to a
test which will determine wbeM er that
combination Is to continue or t dis
lr.tcRiste Recent events hart cer
tnluij bad the effect to prodiK-o ft very
strong feeling of distrust regarding the
"tee! combination. There was not a
usrlolon when the decline ln stocks be
gnr thnt the securities of the United
Plntes Steel corporation wen in tho
slightest dnnger. On the foitrary the,
neatly universal Impression was that
whn terer other securities m'ghi suffer,
those of this mighty coroblnitlo:i would
be unscathed and by their stability
wou!d vindicate the wisdom of the
financiers behind it.
The extraordinary decline in the stock
of tho Steel" trust hns shown how little
was tie ground for the faith of the
public ln that combination, at least In
regard to its ability to maintain the
market value of its stocks at the price
to which the promoters had advanced
It. Mr. Morgan, the promoter of
the combination, recently saia tnat u is -
ln n stronger and better position than
ever before. Evidence that such is the
case is yet to be presented, the opinion
of the monarch of promoters being no
longer accepted as unquestionable au
thority ln rt spect to any of the combina
tions with the formation of which Ue
has been prominently connected.
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A JD&FBCT iX THIS LAW.
The Accident Bulletin, issued quar
terly by the Interstnte Commerce com
mission, giving a tabulation of the re
ported accidents on the various rail
roads of the United States, furnishes a
lot of interesting and useful informa
tion, bet nlso discloses a defect ln the
law thnt ought to be remedied by con
gress at nn enrly dny. In the preface
to the statistical compilations the ex
planation is offered that the "accident
law" covers only mishaps to employes
while at work and passengers in transit
and examination of the returns shows
that they are by no menns all inclusive.
The classified list embraces:
(1) Collision; (2) derailments; (3) mis
cellaneous train accidents, including lo
comotive boiler explosions; (4) coupling
or uncoupling cars: (5) while doing other
ork aliout trains or while attending
switches; (6) coming ln contact with
overhead bridges, structures at side of
track, etc,; (7) falling from cars or en
gines or while getting on or off; '8)
other causes. This list leaves out of
consideration altogether the casualties
to those who are neither railway em
loyes on duty nor passengers in trail
sit, but who are the victims of crossing
accidents or other collisions which mny
be equally, If not more, preventable
than those enumerated. We have no
dequate Idea how many HVes are sac
rlflced to the grade crossing, although
in the majority of cases no valid reason
for them can be given. In Europe the
grade crossing Is practically unknown
nnd the casualties from this cause nl
most negligible. The accident lnw
ought to be amended to include reports
of railway accidents of all kinds result
ing in loss of life or Injury 4o person
nd it should be followed up with
further legislation suggested by the re
turns with a view to reducing . the
slaughter of the iron horse.
INTtHSATlOltAL COKCiUATIOS.
It is a very optimistic view which
the French members of the parliamen
tary arbitration group take in regard to
their recent visit to England, where
they exchanged views with member
of the British government in regard to
the policy of International conciliation
nnd arbitration. They appear to bo
very confident that the result of the In
terchnnge of views will be a treaty or
agreement under which future differ
ences between the two countries, at
least of a minor character, may be anil
cably settled and a decided step bo
taken ln behalf of international pence.
That the conference waa in a high de
gree satisfactory there appears to be no
question. The French advocates of the
principle of arbitration were received in
England in the most cordial way possl
bre and treated with great considers
tionf They found among the leading
men of England with whom they came
ln contact a very earnest feeling of in
terest ln the arbitration idea and a gen
eral sentiment favorable to an under
standing between France and England
that would insure the settlement of all
differences thnt could properly be sub
mltted to arbitration. Speaking of the
matter the lender of the French srbltnt
tion group said that the aim is to mnke
tho arbitration proposition absolutely
practical and to extepd it until there
exists a similar basts of agreement
throughout the countries of Europe and
America. "Having brought about an
exchange of views between the mem
hers of the French and British Fnrlia
ments." he said, "I next wish to see
similar exchange of views between
American and French parliamentarians,
I expect to go to St. Louis next year to
deliver nn address on dlplomncy at the
International congress ln connection
with the exposition and hope to mnke
then definite plans for bringing to En
rope a delegation of representative
American officials and parliamentarians,
who are certain to be accorded a splen
did reception on this side of the At
lantlc."
So far as American interest in this
matter is concerned, the French advo
cates ot international arbitration mny
be sure of receiving the most cordial
recognition and encouragement. What
they are seeking to accomplish is In
complete accord, in Its essential charac
ter, with what this country has been
urging upon the nations for a very long
time. Without desiring to detrsct I
the least from the most commendable
efforts of the present cssr of Russia.
Nicholas II, In behalf of International
arbitration, it is a fact thst the United
States has been foremost among the
nations in advocacy of that great prln-
clple and It will be found today most
ready to promote the universal accept-
nnce of the principle. The friends of
,
International arbitration in France may
therefore feel assured that lu coming
here to seek Its advancement they will
And cordial welcome and most hearty
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support and encouragement.
There Is every probability, as now
Indicated, that In the near future an ar-
bitratlon treaty will be concluded be-
tween France nnd England and that It
.in v, iU . . , .
ill be so comprehensive in Its terras
as to practically insure permanent
peace between those countries. It Is
not difficult to understand how slgnirt-
cant this would be ln its relation to the
word s pence and in its effect upon
public opinion ln all civilised nations
regarding the principle of International
arbitration and conciliation.
AI TlRKMtiST vr OtSERAL MILKS.
The retirement of lieutenant General
Miles from active service is not tt-pe-
dally significant In itself. Very much no heed to the claims of the party of ac
grenter soldiers than he have occupied tion, which would ignore traditions and
th(, poBitionv f rom which he hns retired
, ,t , poMlble tnnt ,n the futu-r0
tho highest position in the miliary e
tablishment of the United States will
b occupied by a man of greater ability
than the splendid soldier who his Just
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Kone Into private life. It Is perhaps
eedloss uow to consider the military
ecord of General Miles. Thut mny
roperly be left for a future time. No
one questions his ability as a soldier or
his merit as a patriot. v hntever his
i-rsnnal peculiarities qualltl Unit
uve him a personality not agreeable
to everybody he gave to his country
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uir, inuuiui nun imiliuui- isri i ivt? uuu
I
ill every relation to that en-lce was
morahle, loyal and upright.
Thus much for the soldier, who, If
not great when measured by the stnnd-
rd of our greatest commanders, yet
rorthlly wore the honors thnt enme
o him and hns left to his comrtd" nu
address so replete with wise and whole-
nme admonition that for many years
w. w .-...u
must regard him as its most itdmtrnble
. rtrt . ,1 . . 41. . ...,, a 9 VtA TTnlln.1 k? f it.n
monitor. Nothing could be more ex-
cellent, from the point of view of the
soldier, or indeed of the civilian, than
tho advice to the army that id con-
dined ln the laet order issued by Gen-
eral Miles. There is not a spntcm e In
tr thnt 1h nxt nnnont most atrrm.rl,
. . . ., , ... . '
u.a umjr lu uw IVJUllf ol mo urnij, uui
to tne patriotism or the whole people,
From beginning to end It volron the
heartfelt sentiments of a mnn xrhn Vina
- i -. i.i.
it 4Jiiiut;uiiuiaLfio auuiiiim iur ui f'uuu-
. ml.. k.ll..... t It- f..A
What General Miles especially says to
the soldiers should be carefully thought
of by them. Its purpose is to make
Htam in .11 raant. Itt. J
1
therefore better cltlscns. This should
bo considered as well by the National
Guard as by those who are ln the rear-
ninr nrrnr '
-
General Miles is still an active mnn,
with rrobably many years of life be-
fore him, and certainly his countrymen
have onlv the best wishes for li!s fti,
ture Ills services to the nntlon hnve
been notable and they are fully appre
ciated
Thnt there is neither politics nor re
llgion In crime Is ngnln illustrated by
the embezzlement of $S0,000 by the
treasurer of the Preachers' Aid society
of New England. If any obligation to
observe n trust should be held sacred
this custody of the money belonging to
needy clergymen ought to be so re-
i?nnll. lint tli Milnrlt nlalnlv Mrv,,,.
nlzed no rpeclal duty by reason of the
Character attaching to the funds. In a
word, a person Seeking a crooked pnth
will find It if not held back, no matter
ln what field he Is operating.
Andrew Carnegie is still engaged in
the laudable effort to dissipate bis for-
. . . . . , ,
tune before death overtakes him. Tho
particular obstacle that besets him just
now is that he has only one native town
tha can enter claim upon his gratitude
. v,. k.-i.
iw un.mg ucu mui num.. c iiiikui.
However, if no couia mate up nis mina,
select in advance the town lu which he
proposes to die and remember It gen
erously before-the event.
Senator Gorman is careful to omit
Nebraska from the list of states which
in his opinion the democrats might pos-
slbly carry In 1004. He doubtless fig-
urea, and figures correctly, that If
Bryan could not carry his own state for
himself the last time he rau for the
presidency, he could not carry it for
anyone else running as the democratic
cundldate next year.
Employes of the 8teel trust Will now
appreciate more fully the philanthropic
motive of the company that permitted
them to invest their earnings in coin-
mon stock at a liberal discount, which,
however, hns been left by the Slump
far above present market quotations.
As a clever device for unloading, the
stock-holding profit-sharing plan beats
them all.
Chicago courts are trying to clear up
the lltlgntlon on their dockets left over
from the World's Columbian exposition property lost, and there has been very lit
of ten years ago. The Transmlsslsslppl e' " !f ,'eri?,..P.U'tiooknfl"
exposition at Omaha came five years
later than tbe Chicago fair and Its
record for a quick wludup Is In sharp
contrast with that of the Columbian
exhibition.
We apprehend that the refusal of the
Unlou Pacific to allow the Chicago
Great Western to cross over Its Missouri
river bridge Into Omaha at any price is
not so much because it does not like the
complexion of, the Oreat Western's legal
tender as it is because the Great West-
era is a free lance.
roPB nn tub tbjith.
St. Louis Republic: Coming from the
people, the new pope may be expected to
comprehend the democratic spirit which
Is modifying all social and political Insti-
tutioh In the nations of the world. No
other choice of the College of Cardinals
w"'d 'v usetulnsw
to the human race.
rhtrmmn nirnn,n,m, w. v MAm .... ,
be a conciliatory pontiff, rather than a
'lion of the tribe of Judah." His history
on f amiability and the gift of ac
quiring the affections of those whom he
hlm.. ,. . M.
tory whl(.h pro,,,!,, happily for the great
ecclesiastical organixation to whose prl.
mey he has now been elevated.
Buffalo Express: The new pope comes
Into authority at a propitloue time In the
hltorjf of tfc- Romiln.cPalnollo chureh. ln
the long r(l(rn ot hl, niul,trious predeces-
aor the church expanded, and Increased
'n spiritual power and force In a truly
wond",ul "nner. should be easy for
)ov6 for humany to taW, up th, Utk lal(1
down by Leo xill.
Baltimore American: In the election of
Sarto the cardinals have carefully avoided
going to extremes. They have, on the one
hand, Ignored the party ot Inaction, the
Intransigent!, representing the ultra-conservative
forces which hold that above all
things else tradition must be respected.
On the other hnnil. the rnrriinala have natd
modify forma and custonu to meet the
".ncea ol lne mumem.
Chicago Tribune: Plua X was not of the
curia, or court cardinals. He therefore
waa out 0f church" politlca of which there
Is much In Rome. He his not made any
enemies among the greater Roman cardl-
nals, neither haa he become so attached
, ,nv nno - .. , m , hU
perspective regarding their faults. On ac-
count of this abofness he will probably
be able to govern with a freer and firmer
hand than If ho had been the candidate
of a particular clement.
Philadelphia Press: In the United States
the election of a pope wha owes nothing
to birth or parentage wju provoke a gen
eral approval and a sincerer confidence ln
n cnoice swayea py no aavenimous a, as
., , . . , . i .
n r fam Iv Inflnanra Tnj, nhifui-ltv
surrounds tho oriain. birth and narentaae
of Plus X, his early'' and struggling life,
the kindly nurture of a great charitable
foundation,' and his steady promotion to
the high place he now takes, without per
sonal favor or princely patronnge, all pow
erfully appeal to the lmag. nation and
ideals of Americans schooled to desire all
paths open to all men.
Detroit Free Press: Leo XIII waa the
I '
ol(let,t famiuea tn Italy. Pius X is the
son of a peuHftnt, and none of the other
members of his family has arisen above
th utu" of the P""? bourgeoisie. While
the Roman Catholic church has
mnnirrhlrdl fnrm nf rovprnment. fhA
hierarchy U nevertheless a republlo In Its
opportunities. The peasant's son has an
ei"al chance with the noble s son to alt
M" Peter's chair If he possess the ability
and the scholarship and the spiritual qual-
Uea demanded of a wearer of the triple
crown. Lownesa of birth disqualifies no
body for the highest offices In the church.
lyaic.i oi Aoi.riran w..i
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Railway Age of Chicago, the railroads ot
the country are using 110,000,000 ties a year
merely to replace those worn out by us.
I"'? cosi rofMis iDu. sm.uw.wu an
iillv unrt what slan of their rout In the
fore,tB 0f the country? There Is tremend-
oua waste even in this apparently small
matter. The fe of the average tie used
by American railroads Is not . much over
I .... . V. . . . I. ti-Mn.. ,U K...n
w00d treatea preservatives are found
to be good for thirty-five years.. The rail
road tie, like a good many other things. Is
Uplcal of American waste and extrava-
gance.
Real "Velvet" In Prospect.
Philadelphia Press.
Crisp bank note are to disappear. The
government la going to use velvety paper
that does not shrink. This la an Invention
of two government employes, and will en- j
able accurate maps to be printed. As all
PP" now shrinks more or less an accurate
"?aP e made by Printing, the
Under this new Invention that difficulty
will be overcome. As the new paper will
be rnr ndurlng It Is the Intention to use
" for notes, postage stamps ana so on.
not be felt by tne pub-lc , ,enerali M u
i. eomethtng they hear about as a rule
rather than xperlence.
la the Land of I'artlnaja.
1 Baltimore American.
This Is a mighty funny world, and the
humorist Is the only person who Is thor-
ouhIy ln tune wlth J0' X'X,
I when a woman who has had trouble with
hubby goes to Bioux Falls and stays six
months it is known by all her friends and
acquaintances that she Is there to get a
a:vorc- But ,f h" !" fr,nlt TUBh. 'M?
It is her purpose In sojourning ln that
,and of partnjg the fact may be adduced
against her in court and stay proceedings.
The Wlsard and the "Autos."
Boston Transcript.
If the wliard of Menlo Park Is not out
in his calculations, we are shortly to havs
automobiles at a figure within the reach
of all but the most needy. Perhaps this
will make "aijtos" as common as blcycl
became under, the cheapening procesa. and
so cause the "auto" to follow the bicycle
Into the limbo of things out of fashion,
Meantime, self-propelling wagona are likely
to become as preva'ent as bicycles were
three or four years ago.
Where Are tbe Injunctions t
Springfield Republican.
Federal Injunctions are still outstanding
against the so-called meat trust) but if
I there has been any material reduction ln
Prls from the advance of two years ago
MBltt th, tru,t con,umer. , thl, p.rt
of the country do not know much about
It Now the packers are reported to have
determined upon anomer aovance. mere-
Blowing- On tbe Froth
Indianapolis Journal.
The tales about the Immense sums lost
by rich men In Wall street during the
nrunt nlnch sound very bltr. but are not
particularly alarming. They were all pa-
per possessions. There haa been no tangible
Royalty Oetelaased,
Chicago Chronicle.
Leopold of Belgium has been visiting
Paris again, but since American steel
trust magnates have begun, patronising the
rrench capital his majesty's arrival
I arouses relatively small Interest among
champagne mercnants ana members oi
the chorus.
Treadlaar tbe Harrow Hoad.
Bomervllle Journal.
A man can get a better reputation for
piety by dealing squarely In business six
days In the week thaa he ean by going
to church regularly every Bund ay.
BCVLAR SHOTS AT TUB rtXIMT.
Minneapolis Times: A woman preacher In
the eaat emphatically declaims that she
ould rather have her daughter In hell
than In society. True, she wouldn't re
quire so many clotlias, and then It Is much
easier to get Into the former place In the
east. Moreover, some people confound the
two there Is a popular saw to the effect
that one must go to heaven for comfort.
but to the other place for society.
Chicago Chronicle: Prither Ransom of
the African Methodist church is another
colored cltlsen who is Inclined to damn
Booker Washington with faint praise. It
need only be remarked that when Wash
ington's crlt(cs shall have accomplished
one-tenth of what he has done for his race
their animadversions will - be entitled to
consideration. Until that time they are
hardly likely to havs any marked effect.
Rebecca Harding Davis ln the Independ
ent: A few years ng.i, as we ail remem
ber, when a great railway king died, every
train on the system which he controlled
Stopped wherever It might be during .the
hour of his funeral. Later, when Mr. Mc
Klnley died, the whole country stood s ill
while his body waa laid to rest. Trafflo
topped from Maine to California, even
the most crowded streets of New Tork
were silent and motionless for that half
hour. Men uncovered and women breitlud
a prayer. I w.nder that tho Catholic
church, which Is so ready to use every
means to Influence popular opinion and
so skilful In using them, did hot honor her
great head In some auch way.
PERSOXAI. AM) OTHKRWISE.
"Working like Beavers" is no longer a
means of promotion In the PostofHce de
partment at Washington.
Borelll's comet started out with two talis
and acquired a third tall ln Its travels. A
dress suit tends that ay when the pace Is
swift.
Civilisation Is at a standstill among the
natives of Indian Territory. Nothing better
than straight soda water can be hnd to
grease the wheels of progress.
The hailstone story from Greeley takes!
the summer prise without further compe
tition. Strange the Iceman did not throw
In a few picks to vary the scenery.
A New York woman has been sent to
Jail and fined $50 for beating" her husband.
There's a court to tie to, benedicts. May
Its frowns and fines never grow loss.
A bronse chariot of ancient build has been
added to the relics In the New York mu
seum. It was bought in Paris for a fab
ulous sum. Yet scores of prise relics could
be had for a fraction of the money among
New Tork hacks.
The Montana girl who held up and ar
rested two boosy desperadoes concluded to
reform one by marrying him. "As long as
I arrested him," she said, "It Is only fair
that I make amends In some way." There
fore she gave him a life sentence, provided
the courts do not Intervene.
An epldemlo of ancient blue laws In
Pittsburg makes the thirsty of all ages
throw a fit on Sunday. Even soda foun
tains are corked. Things have come to
such a desperate paas that drug stores are
handing out quinine pills to the afflicted
who have the price. A "stick" goes with
each pill to facilitate the swallow.
William Durant has completed nearly
seventy years of active service on the
Boston Transcript, and has just celebrated
his eighty-seventh birthday. He Is four
teen years older than the Transcript, whose
service he entered when It was four years
Old. The record Is a notable one and Is
possible only In an Institution drawing sus
tenance from Milk street.
Let disputants furl their tongu-s and his
torians revise their claims. .A Chicago
professor settles for all time the' cause of
the Civil war. An lc cap spread over the
country several million years ago and left
a bunch of fighting microbes to afflict the
country some forty years ago. It is con
fidently believed the discovery will furnish
Chicago sufficient gaiety to dispense with
vaudeville for a day or two.
"Stronffest in th World"
Another practical
illustration of the
advantage of in
suring the lives of
debtors.
READ TH18 LETTER:
Omaha, Neb., July 21, 1903.
Mr. II. D. Neely, Manager,
Equitable Life Assurance Society,
Orualia, Nebraska.
Dear Sir: I beg to acknoAvledge receipt
of a check for 1,000.00 In payinent of my
claim against the Equitable Society' under
Policy No. 848,850, and 1 cannot refrain from
expressing my appreciation of the prompt
manner in which it has been settled.
"Proofs'' were handed you July 15th, and
last' evening you advised me by 'phone that
check was here in payment of the claim.
This is a sample pf tbe value of insuring
the lives of your debtorH, as but for this policy
of assurance I would have realized nothing
on my claim against the assurant.
Thanking you I remain, yours truly,
THOMAS KINO,
Equitable Life Assurance
Society of the United
States.
H. D. Neely, Mgr.,
404-405 Merchant's Nat'l Bank Bid
OH A HA.
domestic rtRAiAWTRica.
"Now that we're all through, dear," aaid
Mrs. Newilwrd. "I want to teli XfU UiUS
scnt. 1 prepared this dinner all ljr my
self! What do you think p( It?
"Well, love." replied the grcaj brute,
"the watermelon was very lair. '-Phba.
delphla Press.
"You used to sing 'Every morn I send
you violets.' before we were roarrU-a.
said Mrs. Hrlmkln. with a sigh. -
Yes, answered Mr. Hrtmnln, hut my
devotion has taken a more practical form.
Evi-ry monih 1 pay the meat bill. wasn
ington Star.
"Talk about man being the lord of crea
tion," exclaimed Mrs. Ferguson. W hat
would the garden of Eden Uelf have been
without EveT" ... ,
"What was It after she came? demand
ed Mr. Ferguson, ln S rasping voice. Chi
cago Tribune.
He Do you think it will be hard for
rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven?
She Oh, Mr. Moneybag . this Is so sud
den! Hut 1 am sure mamma will be de
lighted. New York Sun.
"But If I were to prove to you," said the
persistent suitor, "that I would go to the
ends of the earth for you, how would you
treat me?"
"If I had you there," replied the weary
fllrl, "I'd be delighted to treat you; that
n to say, I'd be glad to blow you eft."
Chicago News.
Father Mabel and her young man are
still In the rarlor.
Mother How do you know they're Still
there?
Father Because everything Is still there.
Detroit Free Press.
"Surely," or Id the Rev. Mr. Oassaway,
"you agree with me that there should be
complete rest from all labor on the Bab
bath." "Exactly," replied the unregenerate man,
"so I ve decided not to go to church at
all thla summer. It pains me so to see
you perspiring In the pulpit." Philadelphia
Catholic standard.
A SOXQ Or LONG AGO.
James Whltcomb Riley.
A song of long ago
Sing it lightly, sing it low;
Blng It softly, like the lisping of the lips
we used to know
When our baby daughter spilled
From the hearts forever filled
With a mualo sweet as robin ever trilled.
1
Let the fragrant summer brease,
And the leaves of locust trees.
And the npple buds and blossoms and tho
wings of honey bees,
All palpitate with glee.
Till the happy harmony
Brings back each chtlilsh )oy to you and
me. '
I-et the eyes of fancy turn
Where the tumbled pippins burn.
Like embers In the orchard's lap of tousled
grass and fern:
An,l
let the wavward wind,
Still atlnalna. Dlod behind
The older press the good, old-fashioned
kind!
Rlend In the song the moan
Of the dove that grieves alone
And the wild whirr of the locust and the
bumble's drowsy drone;
And tho low of cows that call
Through the pasture bars, when all
The landscape faints away at even-fall.
Then, far away and clear,
Through the dustv atmosphere,
Let the walling of the klldee be the only
sound you hear.
Oh, sweet and sad and low,
Aa the memory may know.
Is the glad, pathetic song of Long Ago.
SCHOOLS.
BROWNELL HALL,
OMAHA.
Social atmosphere home-like and happy.
General nnd college preparatory courses,
Exceptional advantages ln music, art and
literary Interpretation, prepares for any
college open to womei. Vasaar, Wellesley.
Mt. Holyoke, Western Reserve University.
University ot Nebraska and University of
Chicago, admit pupils without examination
on the certificates of the principal and
faculty. Thoroughness Insisted upon as os.
sentlal to character building. Physical
training under a professional director.
Well equipped gymnasium, ample provi
sion for out door i ports, Including private
skating ground. Rend for Illustrated cata
logue. Miss Macrae, Principal,
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