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S9.0OO 0 80,200 U 3O.07O 24 aoioo 2S 30,020 n 27.140 80,170 21 80,3410 tf 80,310 M ll,720 SI .....30,010 80,750 1 0,MoO 1 81,00 0,00 10 80,760 11 8O,T70 U 117,010 13 80,000 14 80,040 15 ao.oso 18 04iUO Total 033,313 Leaa unsold and returned copies.... ,tt4S Net total sale. 833,007 Net average .ales 30,790 GEORGE B. TZ8CHUCK. Subscribed in my presence and .worn to before me this 31st CLay of July, A. D. 1803. &L B. H UNGATE, (Seal) Notary Public. PARTUS LBAVIKQ FOR StkUIBUt Parti, leaving the eltr (or seat to them regelarly by tifylnc Th De. Business fflce, la parson or by mall. Th. fiddr.se wlt b. changed a often a. lrd. Reliance is no misnomer. The farmers do not trust enough trusts to form a trust of their own. in Does advertising pay? jUBt ask Sir Thomas Llptoa If you don't believe It docs. Andrew Carnegie will have to give it away faster if he is to avoid a dlsgraee- iui death. Tho Humberts present another object lesson or the old adage about giving a rogue rope. Perhaps Blr Thomas can , be induced to Join forces with Prof. Langley and iae xo air navigation. What David B. IIU1 says about Freai dent Roosevelt is matched only by what no minks about William J. Bryan. The year 1003 promises to go down into history as a fateful year for the grand old men of the nineteenth cen tury. una two conventions of Nebraska democrats and populists this week will not fuse, but they will each simply name uie same ticket. King Peter of Servla is again threat ening to abdicate his new made throne. King Peter may threaten once too often and I taken at his word. Harper's Weekly thinks , that what President Roosevelt most needs is the dally advice of a sagacious politician. If he had that be would be in hot water all the time. , Uncle Bam insists on enforcing hts ban on the sun dance. Tho ' Indians should follow the example of their white brethren and take to the more refined cruelties of the price fight ' 1 , . y During the fiscal year ending June 80, 1003, 557 new national banks were organised. This is pretty good evidence that the restrictions of the national bank act do not constitute a bar to profits in the banking business. After' all .'the big universities put in new schools of Journalism we may ex poet the legislatures to be ,lmportuned to enact laws to prevent anyone from practicing in tho newspapers without first showing a diploma. An effort Is to be made to revive blcy cling as a moans of outdoor recreation and sport. The bicycle has one adran tage that ought to help restore it to popular favor when it breaks down it doea not require a two-horse team haul it back to the nearest town for re pairs. Lord Salisbury broke into Parliament as a member of the House of Commons at the age of 23. Had be been making his bow in public life in this country he would have found that the constitution barred him out of the lower bouse of congress until he attained the age of 25 and out of the senate until he could point to 30 years. Tho TraasmlssUslppl congress has ad Journed its Seattle settalon after passing resolutions favoring about everything m. the calendar from an international Jowv,tchery t0 gutehood for Okla THE lAsU did not seise the opportunity ' a few booms for presidential '-aUc&Cl hjijora. HtRGtHS, TaXKB AlfD mtlORT FATES. Among American railway magnates who take deservedly high rank Stuyves ant Fish of the Illinois Central stands peerless, not only as a master of trans portation, but as a man of the highest culture. President Fish has recently given out a statement In which ho com mends railway business consolidations s helpful to the general prosperity of the country, but lays special stress on the beneflclal effects of railway mergers which, he declares, are made to secure greater economy and ahould bring about lower transportation rates. According to Mr. Fish, "there is no danger that the railroads will ever be controlled by One man, or by the government The right way to do Is to let the railroads consoli date, or merge, all they want to, and then let the people look after the traffic rates and taxation." In advising the people to strike home for equitable taxation first, and then freight rate reductions, Mr. Fish has struck the keynote. But when shall the peoplo begin? The railroads west of the Mississippi, and especially those west of the Missouri, are already con solidated into systems, and one or two have been merged with other systems, ostensibly in tho interest of economy. but in reality to inflate their capitaliza tion to Justify excessive transportation tolls adjusted on the higher level basis. The railroad systems to which Ne braska is tributary, for example, have within the past few yenrs doubled, trebled nnd even quadrupled their earn ings, but they have not only maintained their exorbitant freight rates, but have actually raised them by changes in classification and by various other sub tlo methods for rate raising best known to traffic managers. In spite. of the enor mous increase in earnings nnd the in creased volume of traffic that taxes their rolling stock facilities to the utmost, railroad managers have spurned the prayers and resisted every effort of the people of Nebraska to share with the railway corporations their Just propor tion of the burdens of taxation. Under pretext of self-defense they have In vaded the halls of legislation to manipu late corruptly the legislatures to thwart the will of the people for the enactment of Just legislation. Not content with this, they have exerted a pernicious in fluence upon the executive department of the commonwealth and destroyed popular self-government by the conniv ance of executive officers acting as a state board of assessors and state board of equalization. These enormities on the part of rail road corporations are patent to all men who live in Nebraska and unless the railway managers abandon . these an archistic practices we shall witness an other political upheaval. True, the peo ple of Nebraska are prosperous, but even the greatest measure of prosperity will not reconcile them to paying a com pulsory tribute of from 30 to 50 per cent more in local freight rates than la being exacted from people of adjacent states east and south, and in addition to this tariff paying several hundred thousand dollars a year in taxes that should Justly be paid by the railroads. RKiiicDits for la h Lcssn ess. Recent utterances of distinguished Jurists in regard to remedies for mob violence, with particular reference to lynching, . merit the very earnest and serious consideration of the American public. ' The subject Is one which should not be dismissed from attention and we think will not be. Its great importance, there la reason to believe, will become more and more realized, with the result of a greater awakening of popular in terest and an Increasing desire to find a wise and practicable way for remedy ing so great an evil, the growth of which all intelligent men see would be most dangerous to our social wcyi being and even to the maintenance of our political institutions. While there is practical unanimity among those who have given careful and unprejudiced study to the subject, there Is diversity of opinion as to what is necessary to be done to check and mitigate that form of lawlessness com monly described by the term mob vio lence. A deliverance which has ' at tracted more attention than any other, because of Its high source, is that of Justice Brewer of the United States su preme court That eminent jurist be lieves that in order to stay tho epidemic of lynching one thing is the establish ment of greater confidence in the sum mary and certain punishment of the criminal He says: "Men are afraid of the law's delays and the uncertainty of its results. Not that they doubt the Integrity of the Judges, but they know that tho law abounds with technical rules and that appellate courts will often reverse a judgment of conviction for a disregard of such rules, notwithstanding full belief in the guilt of the accused. If all were certain that the guilty ones would be promptly tried and punished. the inducement to lynch would be largely taken away." There is unques tionably force In this. It will hardly be questioned that the law's delay is to some extent responsible for those out breaks of violence which have become a reproach to the country. But Jus tice Brewer does not strengthen his po sition In advocating the doing away with appeals In criminal cases. That would be a most radical step which It Is safe to say the American people would not approve. Doing away with appeals in criminal ' cases would of course expedite the administration of Justice, but it is easy to understand that it might also result in the punish ment of innocent persons and this Is a risk which our people would be uuwlll lng to take. As was said by Judge Woodward of the second appellate division of the New York supreme court, "the technical rules which are mad use of by the guilty to delay the day of execution are the rules which guarantee to the innocent the preservation of their rights, even in the face of soAulU Chief JuUc. Love of the Delaware supreme court takes a somewhat similar view, saying thnt the remedy for mob violence "Is not In hnsty and feverish action of courts of Justice agalnstt the criminal whose offense is the exrlliiig cause," and he declared that "the claim that be cause courts in any case refuse to 'rail road' the criminal to the gallows Is an excuso for brutal lynching is not worthy of consideration before Intelli gent people." That there is good rea son for the demand that the adminis tration of Justice In criminal cases should be expedited, which It is en tirely practicable for the courts to do, will hardly be seriously questioned. "Nor Is It to be doubted that the effect would be wholesome, as Justice Brewer points out. In staying the epidemic of lynch ing. There Is urgent need of reform in this respect, but there are not many who will accept the view that appeal in criminal cases should be done away with. CVLCMRtd'8 SVHVUL VF JWHSAtlfU The establishment of the first Ameri can school for Journalism througli an endowment of $2,000,000 provided by Mr. Joseph Pulitzer, proprietor of the New York World, Is an event of national magnitude. The Fourth Estate of the nineteenth century has become the First ( Estate of the twentieth century. The press is universally recognized as the moulder of public opinion the un crowned potentate that rules the civi lized world. The men who wield such tremendous Influence for good or evil should come equipped to their calling, not merely with intellectual endowment, but with such training as will fit them for the most efficient discharge of duties and responsibilities that devolve upon the leaders and moulders of the popular thought and conscience. There Is no royal road to learning in any profession. In the language of the famous founder of the Springfield Re publican, Samuel Bowles, "You cannot Improvise a Journal nor a journalist," but the crude material with which the pioneers of Journalism have been com pelled to build up the newspapers of their day would no longer satisfy the wants of the modern daily, great or small. A smearing of printer's ink and a knowledge of ward politics no longer suffices for the making of an American editor. The American newspaper of to day commands and demands not only natural talents and early education, but special education that cannot be ob tained in any existing school or Uni versity. This long felt want Columbia univers ity will be able to fill by the generous, in fact, princely, contribution of Mr. Pulitzer, under the direction and super vision of Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler and an advisory board composed of veteran editors, statesmen and scholars, distinguished In the field of journalism and bringing to the taBk Imposed upon them ripe experience and comprehen sive understanding of the desired branches of instruction and study. A course of instruction formulated by them on practical lines will enable ambitious young Americans to enter the profession imbued with the highest ideals of its mission coupled with preliminary train ing that will fit them for positions on the staff of any newspaper. No educa tional institution is more favorably lo cated for a great school of Journalism than is Columbia, in the very heart of the American metropolis, that boasts the greatest, best equipped and most progressive newspapers in the world. thc c r sua asd tbe railwatb. Inquiries have been sent out by the census bureau in order to get data for a series of bulletins on wealth, debt and taxation. Incidentally these will deal with the value of railway property and the New York Journal of Commerce ob serves that this alone is sufficient to give the question of railway assessment new prominence. It is further remarked by that paper that the railways themselves are alive to the importance of what is to be done in the present investigation and representatives of largo railway in terests recently consulted with officers of the census bureau for the purpose of securing the adoption of "fair" methods of estimating values. "Under the lead of ex-Senator Manderson and others,' says the Journal of Commerce, "there seemed to bo a disposition on the part of some powerful roads to assist the census officers in their inquiries, provided the latter would meet them half way by accepting certain ideas upon the mode of valuation," and, that paper tiHs, "A great opportunity is now presented to the census officers. It is that of valuing railway property so fairly and so reason ably that state and local officials will be dlnposed to accept the figures as a basis for taxation and to discard their own crude and inharmonious methods." It should be unnecessary to point out that if the census officials rely upon the representations of the railways as to the value of their property they will not get a fair statement, but on the con trary will be misled at every step of the investigation. It is perfectly safe to say that there is not a railroad company In the country that would make a fait statement or estimate of the value of its property, especially where there was Involved the question of assessment for taxation. If the census officials charged with the Investigation desire to obtain Information as nearly accurate as posst bio regarding the value of railway prop erty they will not rely wholly or mainly upon the officials of the railways, but will also consult state and local officials who huve to do with the voJuation for assessment of railway property. The Journul of Commerce says: "If the Interest cf the census office itself is deeply involved in the question of rell nhle returns, the same is true of the railways. A fair and reliable estimate will not in the long run be injurious to the roads, but will largely benefit them." This may be a sound theory, but it is not generally accepted or acted upon by railway officials, whose common practice Is quite the opposite. Census estimates of tho value of railway property will be worth very little if obtained exclusively or maluly from the railroads. CANADA'S GBUW1KU TRADS. The growing trade of the Dominion, as shown in the statistics submitted to the congress of British Chambers of Commerce In session at Montreal the past week. Is worthy of attention as evidence that our northern neighbor is really making substantial progress to ward that commercial independence which a gTeat many of her people are hoping for and earnestly believe to be attainable. The figures show that In the last ten years the trade of Canada bus more than doubled, amounting in 1901 to over $407,000,000, and it probably exceeded this last year. The percentage in commercial growth during the past five years was greater for the Dominion than for any other country, the United States included, being 64.97 per cent against 32.30 per cent for this country. This seems almost incredible and yet the details presented fully support the statement The commercial congress adopted a resolution urging the imperial govern ment to maintain and extend commer cial treaty rights, which is construed as favorable to the reciprocity principle, so far at least as the United States in concerned. Whether or not this infer ence is correct it is well understood that the Canadian influence in the con gress was in the main favorable to reci procity and it is not altogether improb able that the Dominion government will make overtures at Washington next winter for the negotiation of a reciproc ity treaty. tbb yacht racks. It the first race between Reliance and Shamrock III can be taken as giving fair indication of their relative speed merits and the comparative skill of tho competing crews, there is little danger that the America's cup will pass out of our possession this year. The result is not unexpected; in fact, a different out come would be most surprising, in view of all we have been told by the experts who have watched the preliminary tests. That widespread interest attaches to the races is plainly evident and it is easy to Bee the foundations for intense popular excitement should it develop later that the supremacy of the Ameri can vessel is not bo certain as is com monly supposed. Yacht racing is thus far the culmina tion of competitive sport So few are the people who can indulge such expen sive fads and bo rare the meetings for championship honors, and so thorough the newspaper publicity they achieve, that a personal concern ia aroused quite generally, even among landlubbers who have never seen a yacht and have small hopes of ever setting eyes on one. Yacht racing, however, is as a rule quite harm less, both to participants and spectators, and as a stimulant of the true sporting spirit has no superior. Mississippi democrats will have to hold a second primary election to aaw off between the candidates for governor, none of whom received a majority of the votes cast at the original primary. Three candidates originally submitted their names, but only the two with the highest vote will be allowed to contest in tbe second primary. In Mississippi, of course, a democratic nomination is the same as an election, so that the primary is more important and elicits more In terest than the election itself -in fact & greater vote has doubtless been polled in the preliminary bout than will be polled later on the regular election day. State Senator William P. Sullivan, con victed of soliciting bribes during the re cent session of the Missouri legislature, has been sentenced to pay a fine of $100 without serving an hour even in a county Jail, while members of the St Louis city council who have been con victed of the same offense have been given terms in the penitentiary ranging from one to three years, which goes to show that Doodling is considered a very heinous crime if committed by the St. Louis councilmen, but a slight offense when committed by members of the Missouri legislature.' If the Colombian government showed any disposition to go ahead and build the Panama canal by itself, its obstruct ive tactics against the canal treaty would be readily understandable. Inas much, however, as it has neither the coin nor the credit it may as well wake up to the fact that if Uncle Sam does not dig the ditch it will not be dug at all At the meeting of the Society of Amer ican Florists and Ornamental Hortlcul turlsts, the designation of the carnation as the national flower was again urged In florid language. Here is another chance for Senator Dietrich to invite a shower of bouquets. Following the lead of our state con vention endorsing in tbe platform all the work of the late legislature, the republican national convention next spring will have to endorse all the laws passed by two congresses. Th. Good Old Way. Philadelphia Ledger. Speaking of schools of journalism, Horace Greeley said the real student lived on ink and slept on a pile of newspapers. Smoked Hams. Chicago Record-Herald. When it come, to the '"bog" question th. fellow who cling, to the end .eat la lnaig- ulflcant in comparison with th. one who goes on day after day making the air foul with smoke. Cod Liver Oil la Trada. Boston Advertiser. Few people realize that a many lives are lost In the cod fisheries to .ecur cod liver oil aa are saved by th. oil after it I. extracted and refined. Statistic of the Industry prove It Bioce the liver oil of the cod came to be accepted, about fifty year. ago, as a our. for tuberculosis maay thou- sand peopl. have been restored to health from wasting disease. The cost 1. seen In the bereaved families along the Newfound land coast It seems to be life for life, Provocation for a Mob. Philadelphia Record. A Illustrative of th. law', delay, It 1. noted that of the nineteen boodlera who have been convicted In Missouri through the active and Insistent labors of District Attorney Folk, not one has yet been landed in the penitentiary. He ha. brought them to the door, but they will linger on th. outsld. a. long a. Incarceration can be postponed by appeal to the higher courts. Diamonds May Become Common. Philadelphia Pres.. The lover of diamonds, who do not have the money to buy all they want, .hould feel encouraged over the new. from South Africa, where a valuable new field ha been discovered, equal, It U .aid, to any thing previously known. Th. De Beer, monopoly I said to have a large quantity of diamond, on hand which they hold back to keep up prices. They will have to ac quire the new field, which 1. .aid to be ezten.lve, or diamond, will b. apt to take a fall In price. That fall may make them lea fashionable. Dancer la Patent Dope. Indianapolis Journal. Scarcely a week passe, that one does not read of some person being killed by a pat nt headache cure. There are many of these pretended cure, on the market, and they are injurious, while some are dan geroua They are for the most part com posed of powerful drugs, such aa should only be taken on the prescription of a physician In carefully prepared doses. Taken without reference to existing con dition, they are dangerous. An ordinary headache probably come from ordinary causes, and may be cured by reat and fast ing. A severe or prolonged one argues an unusual cause, and calls for medical ad vice. Patent headache cures should be let severely alone. Americanising America. New York Evening Post The partition of China, the eastern ques tion, the development of South Africa are mere child's play by the side of the mys terious question, "Will America ever b. Americanized?" In all seriousness, it i. time that an "American invasion," like charity, should begin at home. It 1. no blind worship of the past, least of all pes simism, to sigh over the American spirit of a former day, a. Wordsworth did over Milton, and say: "Thou shouldst be living at this hour." With contempt of orderly legal process rampant in various part, of is land; with the equality of men before the law sharply challenged, and with the career open to talent denied, thoughtful Americans may well cry out for a re- assertion of American liberty under a government of law. FRATERNITIES IN COLLEGES. Chancellor Andrew. Say. Membership Do.. Not Aid Colleae Work. Prof. R B. Andrew, in Success. Were I entering college again I should at first, however warmly solicited, join no fraternity. At some institution, with which I am acquainted I should never Join, and anywhere I should wait to know my ground. Fraternities do great good. A. they exist at many a .eat of learning they can hardly be criticised. I often use them with effect in holding their member, to hard work and exemplary conduct They are susceptible of indefinitely large service in this way, a. In other way. But at "some center, their influence painfully promote, clique., shib boleth, and partisan temper. Where it la so I shoald utterly avoid them, preferring the risk of losing wb.atever good a fra ternity might do me rather than that of falling into thla antisocial spirit American manhood need, toning up in individuality of thought and action. In matters of opin ion we go too much in drove.. Instead of strengthening this tendency college life should help annul it Fraternity electioneer, sometimes seek to dragoon their victims Into the Valley of Decision by crying: "Now or never. Thl. 1 your last chancs; unless you join us at onoe you are hopelessly 'left.' " Thl. in sults the man to whom it 1. said. . It mean, that when you are better known you will not be wanted. It may be that men unite with fraternities who, should they wait. would wait in vain; yet upper classmen are taken into the bet fraternities every year. I would not enter a fraternity under thl or under any other pressure. However de- slrabl. to be in a fraternity, suoh member ship Is not absolutely necessary for college success. If you wish to oln. proviaea you are worthy and your initial college reoord la good, they way will open, even If you are not rushed in on the ides of your fresh man October. PROFESSIONAL SECRECT. What It Cost Noted Doctor to Vio late the Rule. , Philadelphia Inquirer. Th. Hth of Dr. Play fair, the celebrated London gynaecologist, calls attention not enly to his great service, to numamiy (hrnnirh the Dractlce of his profession and the number of textbook, he ha. written, but to the fact that he wa mulcted in tne aura of $60,000 for breach of professional etiquette by revealing to hi wife, and through her to other, certain matter con f his Datlenta which reflected h. ,.hBrrteF. At the trial the truth , or falsity of the matter he revealed wa not allowed to be considered, ana tne jury ; assessed him In the heaviest damage ef th ort on record. j t m.v he said that not only legally, but professionally, he wa th cause of etab- i llshlng a principle which I. ..sentlal to the , .fr of society. If a physician were al lowed on any pretense, except as a man- j date of the law to e.tabll.n ju.tic. xo re- . veal the secrets which he learn. In his I profession, a .tat. of 'hlng. would ensu kih i. unthinkable. The ohyslclan corns into the closest possible contact with his patient, much closer, as a ruie, man re ligious adviser, and It 1 only , on the assumption that what I revealed to him can be kept absolutely secret mat euner patient or physician can aecure the beat results. , rhia Familalte of secrecy ha no relation to crime, but Is bounded by much larger i.ynaiileratlons. Human beings of the de cent sort desire to protect tbelr Individ uality a muck aa possible. It l an un pleasant feature of life that It Is so often to be borne under untoward circumstances. The state of perfect health is a rare one indeed, and those who are obliged to con sult Dhvslcian. frequently are among the great majority. The skillful physician de pends not alone on the knowieage oi meai cine for his healing powers; he must know hi. patient', mental ond moral .tatu. a. far as possible, and he Is often tne conn dant of the most .acred secrets, which are of no concern to the world in any event, and the knowledge of which would bring humiliation and pain without any corre sponding benefit to humanity. It la a great tribute to the profession that so few of Its member have ever dis honored It in tht way. In th ease of Dr. Play fair, he thought he was doing a great service In revealing what he had learned. To hla cost he found that be had mad. a mistake which clouded his later year. It I th kind of mistake that is not likely to be repeated, for, aside from the ethic of tha nu and the law provided, it work Injury to the reputation and Income ef the violator of profession! eorecjr. SKCVLAR SHOTS AT THE PVLFIT. Minneapolis Time.: When Oerontmo and a down of hi. Apache warrior Joined the Methodist church a short time ago a good deal of surprise wa. expressed, for old Oeronlmo was one cf the fiercest of the fierce In his fighting day. It may be aald In hi behalf, however, that he quit danc ing a good many year. ago. Boston Transcript: Doubtless the pope's gift of $20,000 to the poor of Rome wa. not coupled with any condition, that other people raise a similar amount or that the money should be so invested In lodging house or lunchroom a. to earn 2v per cent Modern charity, conducted on business principle, 1. all right; but so, once In a while, I. the old-fashioned kind. Springfield Republican: The story that the Austrian government Interposed It. veto again. t the election of Cardinal Rampolla as pope 1. now confirmed in an authorita tive way at Vienna. Nothing more I. needed to show how very superior wa. th. reporting of the recent conclave. It wa. often said before the death of Leo XIII that the right of veto, held by Spain, Franc and Austria, would never again be exercised, although It wa. conceded that Austria was more likely to Interfere Utaa either of th other power. Th reason for Austria's action I not obscure, since It wa dlreoted against Rampolla. That cardinal, who earn very near being pop, wa deemed by European statesmen more likely than any other member of th sacred college to be a "political pontiff," and th powers want no such spiritual aoveretga on th throne of St Peter. It will be ob served that th semi-official statement In Vienna repudiate, th Insinuation that Em peror Franols Joseph acted as the spokes man of Europe. Tet it la, on th contrary, quit likely that he knew well th senti ment of Paris, Berlin, Rome and St Peters burg when he vetoed Cardinal Rampolla, PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE. Th anddeit feature of th Panana canal mix-up I. that It may provoke anpther speech from Senator Morgan. Th present I a. good at any time to get up a match' between tike Ice men and tho coal men for th lightweight cham pionship. There is no call for sympathy for Cor bett He got 111,000 out of th melee, a pretty fat consolation purse for a back number. Th crasy Kan.an who fired Into a crowd listening to a band concert Intended th lead for th band. Th band was playing "Hiawatha," Experts In th vicinity oonfess that the Kaw river at any stags does not afford any Inspiration for a poet It I. fit to take "on th. side." Chicago reached Its one hundreth birth day last week. No one would have sus pected the century mark, but the papers got gay and gave the old dam away. The old reliable favorite of th newspaper headllner, th bashlbasouka of Turkey, are getting In their work in the Balkan muddle in fin eh ape. 7n fact they ar having a killing time. A Pennsylvania man whose won died of lockjaw from a toy pistol wound ha sued the dealer who sold th pistol for 15,000 damages. Thl. case may furnish a prece dent more ffotiv than publio sentiment In banishing th sal of oemetery promot ers. President Roosevelt". admonition to Brooklyn youth, to shun, profanity and observe r.irity of speech finds a responsive echo In all Utan minds. Of all classes In this country th Quaker ar probably th strictest observers of the rule of clean speech. Occasionally, however, a mem ber la tcieJy tempted. Entering a Phil adelphia hotel the other day, a Quaker stepped en th tiling and measured hi length cn th floor. Getting on his feet hi accosted a newsboy: "Son, doest thou swear?" "No, sir," quickly roplled th dlplomatlo youngster. "I cannot use thee," murmurod the injured man in sorrowful tones as he ambled to th desk. 'OK "aW . - -ei ONCE JAY GOULD'S PARTNER Died DUnl and a Pa.per In Nw Jersey Alsnsbon... WASniN'GTON. N. J., April 27. Joslah E. Lynn, who twenty years ago was. next to John I. Blair, the wealth iest man in Warren county, died in tho almshouse on Saturday night He was 73 years old. In bis early days he and Jay Gould ran a tannery In Pike county, pa. Nine years ago he became blind and his fortnne was swept away. jr. r. Bun. Can there be any stronger argument for an endowment policy? Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States. H. D. Neely, Mgr., 404-403 Merchant's Nat'l Bank Bidr-, OMAHA. DOMESTIC PLBABARTR1ES. "Were you out drlvlnir yesterday t" "Tes; out tS for the rl. The girl told me .he was engaged to another fellows'Chi cago Tribune. Newiywed lo you think you can help me to eeonomhe? Mrs. NewlywedOh. John, I never told you before. I can do my own manicuring. New l'ork 8un. "Whnt Is the best powder for babies?" asked the woman. "Uunpowder." absently replied th dni frlnt. who had been up all night with Ills own. Detroit Freo Press. "Now. that we are married, dear," said the bridegroom, "you have a serious task before you." v "Why, George, what Is It T" "You must prov to my three alstor that you ar worthy of me." Philadelphia Presa Nell Po she, engaged at last. She aeema likely to beat u all in the matrimonial race. Belle Tea. At any rate, aha told me she was on her last lap thl. time. Somorvllle Journal. "Orac I greatly worried. Sh can't de cide where to go on her bridal tour." "When 1 .he to be married?" "The date hasn't been fixed yet" "Whom 1. she going to wed? "That's another detail that la yet to be arranged. But .he ha her trousseau all 1 planned." Kansas City Journal. Thar wa. a young woman of Sti!t Who longed for a lover to wault; She got one. but he, Alarw "N. O " which mad her feel awfully blault. New Tork Commercial WHAT WK ALL THINK. Oliver Wendell Ho rasa. That age wa older ono. than now, In .pit of lock, untimely abed. Or silvered on the youthful brow; That babes make lav and children wed. That sunshine had a heavenly alow. Which faded with those "good old day" When winter, earn with deeper .row. And autumn with a softer base. That mother, sister, wife or child The "best of women" each hes known. Were school-boy. ever half .o wild? How young th grandpapa, have grown. That but for this our .mil. ware free, And but for that our live, were bleat; That In some season yet to be Our eare. will leave us time to rest. Whene'er we groan with ache or pain Some common ailment of the race Though doctors think the matter plain That ours Is a "peculiar case." That when Ilk babe, with finger burned W count one bitter maxim more. Our lesson all the world ha. learned. And men ar wiser than before, That when we sob o'er fancied woe. The angel, hovering or rhead Count every pitying drop that flows. And love u. for th tears w shed. " That when we stand with tearless eye ' And turn the beggar from our door They still approve u. when we algh. "Ah, had I but on thousand store." Though temple, crowd the crumbled brink O'erhanglng truth', eternal flow, Their tablet, bold with what we think. Their echoes dumb to what we know That one unquestioned text we read, All doubt beyond, all fear above. Nor crackling pile nor ourslng creed Can burn or blot it; God la love. SCHOOLS. QROWIIElL NALl, 6HAHA. . Social atmocptMir lnv-llk and happy. Gtraral ad oaUeg prj-atory course. tittPtlmal vantaf-) rn mualo, art an1 literary tntcrvrttatlon. Prepare, tor any collet cvn to women. Taasar, Wellealey, Mt Helyoks. Wtrtara Reserve University. University t Ncferaka and University ef Chicago, admit rPM without exainlnaUov, on Ui. certificate ex the principal mid faovlty. Thorough! Insisted upon aa oa enlial to character building. - Phyle.i training under a proUaaional director Well equipped rTiutslim, ample provi sion for out door ejort. Including private Skating ground. Send for Illustrated caU logu. Mia. Macrae, Principal. TBat '"iQ :S f i h i Vi