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' (Seal.) Notary Puhllo.
Senator Smoot of Utah will now bare
th middle of the state for his specialty
act
A Chicago alderman has been sen
tenced to a work house where Inmates
are supposed to work. Talk about add
ing Insult to injury.
It develops that the Sigourney banker
died, not to avoid facing failure, but to
scape disgrace. But in the public mind
the disgrace has only .been intensified.
The growl of the Russian bear may
ftound more fierce now since It is as
sured by the secretary of state that the
American, eagle has no ulterior motived
In China.' v .
Rev. Dr. Lloyd may hare a right to
i do It, but if a layman wouM insinuate
that the best men are not to be found
'in the pulpits he would start trouble of
bo abort duration. v
From the evidence In the postofflce
fraud cases at Washington It is evident
that the principal work of .officers of the
government is to approve of things of
" which they .know nothing.
The fire chief says It was the building
Inspector and the building Inspector lays
the blame on subordinates. It Is evident
that no one will voluntarily shoulder
responsibility for the Iroquois theater
, catastrophe.
Whenever you find a lawyer going Into
the courts pretending o be a self-constituted
purifier, you inav be sure same.
one Is paying him for his services and
that his motives are more pecuniary
than patriotic. ,
' Wonder If the too close proximity of
living example of the effect of pro
hibitory laws had anything to do with
the sudden resolution of the national
prohibition party to change its meeting
place from Kansas City to' Indianapolis?
Mr. Bryan la sure now that the presl
4entlal nominee of his party will be a
dark horse. It will not do, however, for
' the prospective candidates to hide them
, Mlves so securely tifat the sergeant-ats
'Irai cannot find them when he is sent
' out to bring them In.
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The world's gold output for 1903 is
figured at $327,040,750, being the largest
on record and exceeding that of 1002 by
$28,000,000. This does not look as if
the supply of gold were falling short of
the amount needed for a atable baals for
) gold standard currency.
The fact that Mr. Bryan has . an
nounced that he will publish a dally edi
Hon of the Commoner at St Louis dur
. ing the sessions, of the democratic con
. Tentlon shows how much he meant
; When he aald he did not desire to influ
ence the action of that body. .
The senior senator from Colorado may
be excused for taking exception to work
la the Interests of collective civilization
as outlined by the president in the Pan
ama matter, especially In the light of
the course of his state in matters finan
cial and Industrial in recent years.
To Judge from Its ultimatum, the
Trench government wants no Interfer
ence with, the state by the church, but
reserves the right itself to interfere In
church affairs. The idea of the church
and state as separate and apart has
hardly penetrated the minds of Euro-
peaa statesmen. '
i It seems bard to convince a large
number of people that Senator II anna
is not a candidate for the presidency,
Pecauee few men are ever credited with
purely patriotic motives, the re marts
bit record made by the senator serves
te convince many who are always lm
putlng ulterior motives to others that
he ! looking for something higher than
a United States enatorshin. . . ..
ItaBRASKA'B BtMI-CKSTKXXlAL.
The historic Kansas-Nebraska act was
signed by the president and proclaimed
aa a law on May 30, 1804. This act
marks the Initial point of what has since
become the great states of Nebraska and
Kansas the transformation in the short
space of fifty years of a wilderness into
a garden and the peopling of a desert
with hundreds of thousands of .happy
prosperous homes.
The significance of the pannage of the
Nebraska bill with all the notable events
that followed in its train are inade
quately appreciated by most of us even
with this perspective. Its importance
as an epoch-marking drama Is sure to
be realized more and more as the years
roll on and , the territory embraced
within ita scope wsxes rich and power
ful with the growth of population and
the development of Its unfathomable re
sources. The approaching semi-centennial of
such an historic event calls for more
than an ordinary anniversary celebra
tion. It calls for a celebration that will
Include a survey of the present and a
look Into the future, as well as a review
of the past It calls for a demonstration
that will attract attention from the en
tire country to the mlracjes that have
been wrought in the upbuilding of Ne
braska in the brief space of fifty years.
It Is gratifying to know that steps are
being taken by men identified with this
great commonwealth to provide a fitting
commemoration of the beginning of Ne
braska. The suggestion of such a cele
bration -is not, new, since it has come re
peatedly from, different. sources. It waa
thought at one time that the celebration
would be mode a public one and bills
were presented to the legislature looking
to that end, but that body failed to
make provision for it so that it will de
volve upon the volunteering of public-
spirited citizens to execute the project
Under these conditions it is fortunate
that the semi-centennial of Nebraska
happens to come almost simultaneously
with the semi-centennial of Omaha,
which was laid out as a townslte in the
month of June, 1854, and first perma
nently settled later in the succeeding
summer. By combining these two occa
sions it should be possible for Omaha
to provide the commemorative features
of a suitable .celebration and invite the
entire state to participate, counting con
fidently upon the co-operation of the
state authorities and state organizations
that should naturally evince an interest
in this historic day.
Just what form this celebration should
take and what Its scope should be is
necessarily yet undetermined and must
depend largely mpon the support which
the Idea receives from our dwn people.
Chicago, New Orleans, Salt Lake, Mil
waukee and other cities have recently
celebrated anniversaries of similar na
ture, but of less real Importance, and
there Is no good reason why what we
may do should not compare favorably
with what they have done. A celebra
tion such as has been outlined, extend
ing over three or four days, will bring
Omaha to the front In a way that will
well repay the effort. We have the oc
casion to celebrate we have the event
we have the resources and we have the
men to make it a success. :
POPULAR OOV$KNMKltT STILL BAFt
In a survey of American affairs, con
tributed by its American correspondent
to the National Review, a British maga
zine, this severe arraignment of popular
government In this country is made:
Mr. Roosevelt la undoubtedly extremely
popular with the masses, but the politician
who pins his faith to the masses ties up to
a broken reed. In the United States th
people rule and the bosses govern. Money
to carry on a political campaign, and a
presidential campaign Involves the expendi
ture of million, must come from the classes
and not the masses; In fact. It must com
from the small class of enormously rich
men Interested In great enterprises, who
always contribute liberally to campaign
funds. If Mr.' Roosevelt goes Into the next
campaign with the people supporting him,
but the Rockefellers, the Goulds, the Mor
gans, the Vanderbllts and th hundreds of
smaller men of that type opposing bin),
who refuse to open their check books to
'his campaign mar-sera and who exert all
their Influence to defeat him, Mr. Roosevelt
will be defeated.
This Is doubtless what the British
readers of a British magazine like to
hear about the American republic. Their
self-conceit and vanity as a nation is
hugely tickled by the charge that self-
government n America is" a delusion and
a snare, and the intimation that while
the people as a whole over here osten
sibly have the say-so as to who should
control the nation's destinies In reality
the multi-mllllonalres of Wall street have
only to give their orders and foot the
bills to have them carried out. J
This same charge that 'political su
premacy In this country is purchasable
was made at the close of the presidential
campaign of ISM by the defeated candl
date, who insisted that he would have
had the necessary votes to elect If his
supporters had not been bought away
from him. The insinuation was Indig
nantly scouted at the time and the same
candidate's quest for the office was even
less successful the second time he ran,
although the same excuse for failure
was not again advanced.
It may be easy to 'persuade the British
public that popular government in the
United States is a popular government
in name only, but It will be difficult to
convince our own people who have time
and again seen fhe Just cause triumph
over entrenched dollars. The-popular
voice may sometimes be stifled, but in
the long run it is the voice that decides.
Applying It to the example quoted, it Is
safe to say that If Mr, Roosevelt goes
into the next campaign with the people
supporting him, as all present prospects
point he will surely be elected, no mat
ter whether the Rockefellers, the Goulds,
the Morgans, the Vanderbllts and the
hundreds of other smaller men of that
type oppose him in unison and refuse to
contribute a single cent to bis campaign
fund. ,
There are some things which money
cannot, buy, and among them are the
vetee of oenoclentioua, substantial hard
working cltlxons the men who rote in
the interest of good government accord
ing to their convictions. The purchas
able vote in tills country has been largely
exaggerated and seldom becomes a bal
ance of power that can turn the scales
one way or the other. Topulsr govern
ment Is still safe in this republic and
It finds notabio vindication In the fact
that a president like Mr. Roosevelt can
brave the opposition of the millionaires
and the bosses, sure of the unwavering
approval of the masses, who admire him
for this very quality.
A STRICT LT COMMERCIAL POLICT.
The policy of the United States In re
gard to Manchuria has reference wholly
to our commercial interests. This Is the
assurance given by Secretary Hay to
the Russian ambassad6r at Washington.
It appears that reports of a change of
attitude on the part of this government
Implying political intervention had
come to the notice of the ambassador,
who thereupon consulted with the sec
retary of state, with the result that he
was informed that there was no author
ity for such reports aud that the only
Interests of this country In the Chinese
province now practically In the control
of Russia are those of trade and that
the consuls sent to the new ports opened
under the treaty with China which has
Just gone into effect will confine their
activity In those localities, to the cause
of American commerce.
There has been some talk in the press
and possibly on the part of some men
in the public service respecting Amer
ica n Intervention in the Mancburian
controversy. It has been suggested, that
our government might Join with other
powers in an effort to compel Russia
and Japan to arbitrate their difficulties,
but it is safe to say that no such thing
ha 8 been for a moment thought of by
anyone in authority at Washington.
Even if it be admitted that the United
States could consistently adopt such a
course, which would be the utmost mod
ification of our historic policy that might
be suggested by our territorial acquisi
tions in the far east such participation
would exclude the possibility of any
alliance with Russia or Japan, leaving
our attitude, as now, neutral. As a
writer on the subject observes: "Alli
ances and counter-alliances are the tra
ditional European device for maintain
ing International poise and peace, and it
remains to be seen whether that device
will work successfully in the far east
But even In behalf of International
commerca, there is no likelihood that
America will be dragged into a Joint and
partisan war against Russia, and if the
Japanese are secretly counting upon
such a course, the. sooner they abandon
such false hopes the better for them
and for all concerned. American neu
trality and America's influence for in
ternational harmony go hand in band."
It is not probable that Japan is count
ing upon any action on the part of the
United States hostile to Russia. Japa
nese statesmen are not unfamiliar with
the traditional policy of. this country in
regard to foreign affairs. But If they
have entertained the idea that our gov
ernment might change from its position
of strict neutrality, the assurance given
by Secretary Hay to the Russian am
bassador will dispel the Idea. . The
United States has obtained by treaty
all that it asked for In Manchuria and
the rights and privileges secured it will
of course insist shall be respected, what
ever the outcome of the Issue between
Russia and Japan. We want nothing
in that quarter of the world but trado
and the efforts of our government there
will be directed solely to the extension
and betterment of our commercial Inter
ests, This being now authoritatively
stated there appears to be no reason
why the United States should not be
eliminated from consideration of the
Russo-Japanese controversy.
TO ARBITRATE LABOA DISPUTES.'
The question of finding a practicable
way, acceptable to both labor and capi
tal, for the peaceful settlement of labor
disputes, continues to receive the
thoughtful attention of men who under
stand Its Importance and are deeply In
terested In maintaining industrial peace.
What Is sought is an arbitration plan
that will insure a fair and impartial
hearing In all controversies and Justice
to both sides. . It Is needless to say that
It Is a matter of no little difficulty to
frame a plan that will commend Itself
to' both labor and capital, though It can
not yet be said to be Impossible.
There has been Introduced in congress
a measure which Its author believes will
be found .practicable in operation and
furnish a solution of the strike problem.
It provides for the creation of a national
tribunal of arbitration, the members to
be appointed by the president one of
whom shall be .the secretary of com
merce and labor. The tribunal is to
have Jurisdiction over disputes between
capital and labor whenever either or
both of the' parties make request but
the tribunal can act on lta own initiative
when no such request is made and Invite
the parties to arbitrate. If arbitration
at the request of the tribunal Is refused
that fact is to be made public, but if ac
cepted the acceptance binds the parties
to the dispute to abide by the award.
Pending the consideration of the matter
tho parties are bound not to engage in a
strike or lockout and if either bas al
ready taken place it is to cease pending
the award. The tribunal is .to sit at
Washington, but may go to other points
in esse of necessity. -
The measure has no compulsory pro
vision, It being expected that the public
disapproval which would follow the ac
tion of the party declining to submit the
dispute to arbitration will be a sufficient
penalty to persuade the parties to arbi
trate. It la said that the theory on
which the bill is based bas been laid
before railroad men, mine operators and
other large employers of labor and that
without exception the plan bas been
heartily endorsed. It Is a question, how
ever, whether congress has the -constitutional
power to enat legislation of
this kind. Tho coal strike commission
said In Its report that the states could
provide legislation for the arbitration of
controversies of any character, but the
federal Jurisdiction is limited to cases
in which labor disputes interfere with
federal activities. It is perhaps quite
safe to predict that there will be ob
jection raised to the bill on the ground
that it goes beyond the constitutional
authority of congress, while it is also
probable that some in the ranks of both
capital and labor will hare fault to find
with It It - represents, however, an
earnest effort to arrive Rt something
practicable In this exceedingly Important
matter and therefore should receire
careful consideration. There is no ques
tion of greater concern to the American
people than that of maintaining indus
trial peace.
CIVIL SBRTlCg LAW UXDMR FIBt,
The house of representatives has 'had
Its regular annual debate on the civil
service law, with the result of showing
that the opposition to the law 4n the
present congress is somewhat stronger
than in the preceding one, a fact which
all supporters of the merit system will
regnrd with regret. There was little
snld, however, by those who attacked
tho law that, was especially new. Mr.
Grosvenor of Ohio and Mr. Hepburn of
Iowa, who have been persistent oppo
nents of the civil service reform policy,
condemned the way in which the law is
now administered and urged that it
should be materially changed. They did
not put themselves on record as opposed
to a merit system, but insisted that un
der present conditions the system is
unsatisfactory.. A number of allega
tions were mado by these gentlemen,
none of them particularly impressive.
Among the defenders of the law Rep
resentative Gillett of Massachusetts de
clared that he believed the merit sys
tem to be better than the old patronage
system and he thought the people gen
erally had come to believe that and
would rather trust almost any Impartial
test to decide what clerks shall be se
lected than to leave it to the congress
men to appoint their friends, ne is un
doubtedly correct In that view. The
great majority of the American people
who have an intelligent understanding
of the matter are not in favor of return
ing to the old patronage system, when
every department of the government
was filled with the political henchmen
of members of congress. It Is quite prob
able that the civil service law can be
improved, but the policy it stands for
must be maintained and undoubtedly
will be.
A statement prepared by the comptrol
ler of the, currency discloses the fact
that since 1805 bank deposits in the
United States have Increased, from
$4,90(5,000,000 to $9,525,000,000, or almost
doubled. , The Increase in Nebraska In
the same time was from $35,000,000 to
$82,000,000, the ratio being double and
then nearly half again as much more.
The showing for Iowa is even a trifle
better, the deposits there having risen
ffom $78,000,000 to $211,000,000. In this
connection It lr noticeable that the dis
cussions that were current a few years
ago as to whether our prosperity were
real or merely ephemeral have entirely
ceased. It is such' figures as these that
have stopped the mouths of the calamity
howlers.
Candidates for the honor of represent
ing Nebraska as delegates in the repub
lican national convention are beginning
to sby their castors. When the time
comes there will be no dearth of able
men willing to serve the party.- It will
devolve upon the republicans in con
vention to Select those only who are at
the same time most entitled to the posi
tion and best qualified to make a cred
itable showing for the state.
Senator Morgan's declaration that the
Panama Canal 'company is a band of
robbers will find, no one to contradict
except among the managing stockhold
ers of the French corporation. The best
retort they could make, however, Is their
operations in trying to unload on us their
old Junk at fancy prices is I no more
robbery than some of the other get-rich-
qulck schemes that have been flourish-
lug around Wall street
Mayor McClellan of Greater New
York insists that although he was born
while his parents were temporarily so
journing in Europe he is a native born
citizen Within the meaning of the con
stitution, so far as eligibility to the
presidency is concerned. It is hardly
likely, however, any political party will
take the chance of having their candi
date ruled-out by nominating a man
with a flaw In his title. '
Governor Cummins of Iowa and his
factional opponents compromised their
differences last year by accepting a plat
form that each was able to read as he
pleased. But it is intimated that next
time the compromise idea is to be barred.
If it Is to be a free for all fight for con
trol of the party machinery w4 may look
for a merry political war in our neigh
boring state within the next few. months.
By the time the last of the Industrial
conventions of the season shall have met
the democrats will discover Just how far
the Panama question will be available
as a campaign Issue. There were demo
crats in attendance but no protests at
the stock growers' convention which en
dorsed- the policy of the administration
in that matter.
Uncle Sam has a valuable piece of
property In the grounds and buildings
that formerly constituted Fort Omaha,
and it ought to be utilized for some use
ful purpose. If this property belonged
to a private individual or corporation it
would not be kept idle long without
bringing in some returns.
The World-Herald arraigns the Lincoln
State Journal for supporting the asplru
ttons of District Attorney Summers to
hold oo to file office perpetually because
In so doing It is bsrklpg the msn "who
by resorting to disreputable methods
prevailed upon the governor of Nebraska
to issue a pardon to Joseph 8. Bartley."
No snch inconsistency is chargeable
against the World Herald, which val
iantly defends Bartley and boosts Sum
mers at the same time.
County Assessor Reed is said Jo be
carrying bis office around with htm in
his hat because suitable quarters for
him cannot be found In the county build
ing. That ought however, to be no in
surmountable difficulty to the perform
ance of his duties. There are people in
Omaha who have recollections of a post
master here who used to carry his office
around with him in his hat.
Lincoln people should take due warn
ing from Mr. Bryan's announcement
that he Intends to publish a dally edi
tion of The Commoner at St Louis dur
ing the session of the democratic na
tional convention. It is Just possible
Wr. Bryan may again become so en
amored of dally Journalism that a once-a-week
Ibsuo will not satisfy him after
he returns home.
Coddling the Crooked.
Brooklyn Eagle..
Governor Bates of Massachusetts thinks
that prisoners should b supported by their
families. That will suit ths prisoners down
to the ground. The better way would b
to make th scalawags support themselves.
The Vp-to.Dat Indian.
Chicago Reoord-Herald.
The chief of the Cherokee Nation In In
dian Territory Is reported to b suffering
with the gout. This puts th Carlisle school
away to th rear In providing evidence that
ths noble red man la capable of acquiring
civilisation. ,
The Ideal of Peace.
Chicago Record-Herald.
A full and unconditional arbitration
agreement between th United States and
Great Britain would not only be a good
thing In itself for both nations, but it would
be a model held up befor the rest of th
world, an ideal for them also to realise in
the future.
Two Comblaea la Oae.
Bpringfleld Republican.
The two sugar trusts ar becoming one,
according to reports In the trade. That Is,
the American Sugar Refining company, or
the older trust, is buying into the control
of the American Beet Sugar company a
concern of $20,000,000 capitalisation and
may already have secured it. The one
company dominates the home beet sugar
industry aa th other does the cane re
fining industry. ',
Decidedly Mild Request.
Philadelphia Press,
Th cabinet has don a wise thing in de
ciding that government employes in execu
tive departments shall work seven hours a
day, axcluslv of the half-hour allowed for
lunch. The employes of the government
ar well paid.' They are allowed thirty
days' leave of absence with pay and thirty
days extra In case of Sickness. They have
in addition the advantage of all holidays,
and during th summer months are to be
employed only four hours on Saturdays.
To ask that they work seven hours a day
during th tlm they ar at work la a very
mild request. -
THE) SIGNBOARD KL'ISANCB.
A Rational Eyesore taat Shoald Be
oppressed.
Philadelphia Press.
Those persona who have occasion t
travel on th railroads between Philadelphia
and New York will gratefully acknowledge
their obligation to Governor Murphy for the
interest he has shown in abating the sign
board nuisance along th railroad tracks.
In his annual message to ths New Jersey
legislature the governor ssya that on ths
leading Una of railway between Jersey City
and Trenton there were in the early part of
December 1,601 signs, and they ar Increas
ing all th time. Th governor says:
'They are of all kinds and alsea. They
are disfigured by all sorts of effigies of Im
possible men and women, and they advertise
remedies for all the ills that flesh Is heir to,
as well aa all sorts of foods and drinks, and
th various contrivances born of human in
genuity. If they contlitu to Increase It is
not difficult to imagine the day near at
hand when the traveler will have the
beautiful hills and vales and trees and
flowers shut completely from view, and will
pass through a continuous and unbroken
lane of signboards that will trouble Ms
nights and days with suggestions of things
that are disagreeable."-
Th question is to find the remedy. Thee
signs are not on railroad land, but on pri
vate property near th road. The railroad
company would be only too happy to get
rid of th nuisance. Ths governor says
that "perhaps th solution might .be
through taxation made so high as to be
effective." He concludes : "In th Interest
of a suffering and. Indignant public, I pre
sent the subject to the legislature In th
hope that they may be able to find a
remedy."
It will be fortunate If the legislature suc
ceeds. The value of that kind of advertis
ing is questionable. .It is a nuisance and
should be abated.
A GREAT ADVANCE.
i
Telephone Service In the Raral Me4l
Indianapolis News.
Postmaster QeneraJ Payne does wisely In
recommending a small appropriation for
extending telephone service in th rural
mall delivery, providing a special stamp
whloh the sender may plac on his letter
authorising the postmaster to open it and
telephone tha contents to th receiver. It
will save twenty-four hours In many cases,
and for all practical purposes will be
pretty nearly a telegraph service for speed,
and that in regions where telegraph servlc
does not exist. It Is a wise and far-reaching
proposition. It owes its inception, w
believe, to Senator Fairbanks; in any case,
U is distinctly creditable and marks fur
ther advance for the Postofflce depart
ment. It marks also the rapidity of a
great revolution. It was only a few years
ago that the first appropriation for a rural
mall delivery was made in a small way
and with fear and trembling, so to speak.
Today there is, if comparison can be made,
no more important and beneficial part of
the postofflce system. Further to Increase
Its efficiency is decidedly a mov in th
right direction.
The effect of this quick and frequent
mall communication with rural' regions will
be great In many ways. It will not merely
advance the standard of Intelligence and
add directly to prosperity by making swift
business communication; it Is likely to
play a part In solving th problem of keep
ing th country boys on th farm and
doing a part toward checking th drift
to th cities. With th increased trans
portation of trolley roads and increased
communication by rural mall and rural
telephone, rural regions will be so brought
into touch with th urban centers that a
community of Me seems sur to develop
such aa has not existed since God mad
'the country and man made Us towm.
SERMOtS It SHORT MKT Ell.
TJetiUI brings delight.
Sins confeseed ar half conquered.
A man la highest when ho Is humhlrM.
A light heart Is a llaht liouae fnr hnrti
' Religion is never worn out by everyday
use.
Triumph Is simply the perfect tense of
trial.
An empty head never has room for new
Ideas.
Grumbling puts spurs to the steed of
trouble.
Borrowed faith Is worthless as religious
capital,
Th man with a message alwuys has nn
audience.
Heavenly bread is never blesmd until It
Is broken.
A straight creed can never cover a
crooked character.
A man's greatness is seen In Ms recog
nition of goodness.
Truth cannot be expressed where sin
cerity Is suppressed.
Th sermon that Is asy to deliver Is
cften hard to digest.
When a man Is holy he will not need
a certificate to th fact.
Th blows against sin that count ar
not mad with the mouth. . i
Th true preacher does not have to wait
for a pulpit to be opened to him.
Ten cents worth of help will make mor
religion than a dollar's worth of argu
ment. When a man begins to edit the Bibl to
suit himself, It Is time to audit his ac
counts to protect yourself.
Some people hang outsld like icicles
from the roof ef the church and then com
plain that the church Is cold. Chicago
Tribune.
PERSONAL, AD OTHERWISE.
Mad Mullah Is madder than ever. A
run for life not only Jars the bellows,
but seriously shocks th dignity of a tin
can potentate.
Pete tit Ions for relief have come to con
gress from Coldfoot, Alaska. If congress
is disposed to be generous In that Una It
can get busy nearer home.
A thorough inspection of the national
capital proves that the only fire-proof
building in town Is the Washington monu
ment. A cigarette cannot be burned in it
Assurances signed and sealed come from
Egypt that the streets of Cairo, with
fcaiars and natives, will grace the coming
show at St.. Louis. Fond memory cherishes
the hope that the flute and drum will not
be forgotten.
The victim was a Missourlnn and he
"showed" th 'court that climbing through
tho coal hoi Into Ms home did not pro
mot the glad sweet song of domentlo
peace. 'Whereupon th court signed the
decree of divorce.
Steen Inches of snow, enough to polish
the runners and give leap year girls the
needed opportunity to do their prettiest
sleighing, will not disturb tha public es
teem accumulating by the weather man
during tha past two weeks. '
Forcing th department- clerks In Wash
ington to work seven hours' a day in ad
dition to the task of drawing their salaries
la the situation Marc Antony had in mind
when he exclaimed "Ye that have tears
to shed prepare to shed them now."
A poultice of JIO.OOO proved effective in
soothing the pain of the broken heart of
a Philadelphia woman, A v giddy young
man trifled with her palpltator and a
Jury decreed $10,000 as the penalty.- "1
haven't been feeling very good," said the
broken-hearted one when Informed of the
verdict, "but I think this will make me all
right again." 1
Captain John Seaton of Atchison, Kan.,
wants to be one of the commissioners of
the National Soldiers' Home, although the
position bas no salary, and on th other
hand, costs the Incumbent about $500 a
year. Similarly, Richard Stevens of Hobo
ken, Just appointed probation officer, will
glv his salary of $1,200 to on of his as
sistants, and in Maaaachuasetts, Repre
sentative Woods of Brighton will glv bis
legislative salary to the poor. -
We talk glibly about liberty with a big
L, but there is no liberty of that brand
found at Iloopeston, III. Instead, tyranny,
prevails. A bunch of Puritanical city
dads, clothed with brief authority, have
forbidden young men and young women
from "going down to the depot to see
the trains coma." Zt the Hoopeston young
ster have read aright th story of th
"embattled farmers" at Concord and Lex
ington, there will be something doing
aroupd that railroad dead Una.
For two years past the real "pharma
cists" of New York City 'waged war on
cut price druggists and department store
drug stores, insisting that the latter adul
terated their drugs, otherwise they could
not sell drugs at th prices asked. An
Investigation Just concluded by th board
of health shows that the pharmacists
were the real, offenders. , Not one viola
tion of law was .discovered among the
cut raters while $00 violations were un
earthed among, the druggists who were
the chief kicker.
The Bee acknowledges the receipt of the
Tribune Almanac for 1WX, published by
the New York Tribune company. Ever
since statistical year-books were Intro
duced and popularised in th United States
the Tribune Almanao has maintained un
challenged a high place In public favor.
It Is not an almanao in the .dictionary
sense of the word, but is a ready refer
ence and guide book, containing everything
that such a compilation ought to have.
And th material has been garnered and
sifted and tested with th utmost care,
so aa to secur absolute accuracy, or as
near to it as honest, painstaking effort
can bring one. Herein will be found a
perfect gold mine of Information on topics
of Interest, cot only to every American,
but likewise to alj who car to know
about us, our laws, population, officials,
and so forth. In fact If Is really not an
exaggeration to say that of a hundred
things a aane person wants to know, at
least ninety-nine will be found In th
Tribune Almanac. '
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SECt LAR SHOTS AT THE PIXITT..
Chicago Reoord-lU-rald: Ulshop SpeJficer
of tho Mormon church claims to hav had
a revelation from liod directing afl Mor
mons to drink only water. In future. This
Is probably one of th most sensible reve
lations a Mormon ever had.
Philadelphia Record: The suggestion that
the government should ask John Alexander
Dowle td go to Han Domingo and exert
himself for the restoration of order In that
hapless Inland Is not without a certain
plausibility. Powle Is gifted With a man
aging ability and a lark of conscience well
suited for dealing successfully with an
Ignorant and susceptible following. The In
veterate laziness of th negroes In San
Domingo would, however, put Elijah III to
a severe test of his capabilities.
Brooklyn Eagle: Th Methodist church
says that It wants mor than $1,000,000. It '
Is a million times mor likely to get It than
are some others who want It Just aa much.
Pittsburg Dispatch: A number of Baptist
institutions are thinking of refusing fur
ther gifts of Rockefeller money, and Chaun
cey M. Depew has become a member of
young Mr. Rockefeller s Bible class. Whll
the linpllst brethren appear somewhat un
decided t'hauncey has no doubt about recog
nising tho rising sun of finance.
Portland Oregonlan: Among recent
deaths Is that of Father Deshon. who
graduated second in th class of lstt at
West Tolnt, the class of General Grant,
who expected him to make a notabl mark
In the army. He was for ten years an offi
cer In th regular army service, but left It
to study for the priesthood. He was or
dained In and began mission work with
the Redemptorlsts. He remained with that
order until be founded the Congregation of
St. Paul th Apostle also for mission work.
At th tlm of his death Father Deshon
was superior general of the raullst Fathers.
Father Deshon built the Church of Ft. Vin
cent de Paul at Columbus avenue and Six
tieth street. New York City, one of th
great Institutional churches of New York.
Father Deshon is not the only graduate of
West Point who ' left th army for th
church. General Leonldas Folk, a grad
uate of West Point left th army for th
church, beram a bishop of th Episcopal
church, returned to tha armv at the nut.
break of the civil war and was killed at
Pine Movntsln, Oa., by a shell from on of
Sherman's batteries during the Atlanta
campaign. General Pendleton, Lee's chief
of artillery, was a West Point graduate
who had become a clergyman.
DOMESTIC PLEASANTRIES
Mr. Surplice I don't see you In church,
Mrs. Simpson.
Mrs. Simpson No; It's retting so near
spring r.ow I told John I Just wouldn't
bother getting me a winter bonnet. Indian
apolis Journal.
Wife Wake up. Scwneon must be get
Ing In the house, the dog Is so restless.
Husband Well! I put him to sleep In
your, cosy corner. Town 7-lcs.
Teas George says on of the things that i
he admires about m icost is that I'm
so clever.
Jess Of course: a man always con
siders a girl clever who ran worm a
proposal out of him. Philadelphia Press.
It was 1! o'clock.
"I see," he said, "that th wind shield
must go."
She yawned furtively.
"And are you going with it?" sh asked.
He went. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
' Girl vtti the Gibson Girl Neck So you
are engaged to Jack! You told me one
that If ever be asked you to marry blm
your answer would . be a word of two let
ters." ,
Girl with the Julia Marlowe Dimple (ex
hibiting a becoming .blush) I answered
him in German. -Chicago Tribune.
Bilker My sakes! Here's a story of a
man going to marry a woman he doesn't
know.
Enpeck That's nothing. Th only dif
ference between blra and the others who
marry Is that this fellow isn't deceived
to the point of thinking he knows her.
Baltimore American.
"And, is that modern novel really up-to-date?"
"Oh. yes. Indeed. Why. It ends with th
line, 'And so they were divorced and lived
happily ever afterward.' "Chicago Post.
The difference between gambling at poker
aud gambling at progressive whist Is that
gambling at poker Is wrong. Somervllle
journel. . . ,
He said, "The Ivy, you; the oak am I."
With repartee habitually quick
Sh answered: "That no doubt Is why
In conversation you ar such a stick.
Washington Star.
THE CI.OfD SHIPS.
I stand In th lingering twilight
Of winter's closing day,
And watch the landscape fad froth sight
Beneath sunset's golden way.
I see a crimson ocean 11
As far as eye can trace;
Its waters lav the earth and sky
Through myriad miles of space.
And on its bosom softly gild
Armada's grand and great;
Born by the breeses and th tide
To wher deepening shadows wait.
Each snowy galleon from th rtioree
Wher morning wakes from sleep,
Is manned by crews with golden oars,
Upon stretching, swelling deep, -
I sea their pennons proudly shin,
Of every form and hue;
In gorgeous color they outline
Thepisolves upon a dome of blue.
Their sliver prows splash scarlet spray
Like ruble from their sides;
Each vessel keeps Its trackless way.
As on rose-tipped waves It rides.
Within their h ilds are precious storej
Of pearly mists and rain, t
Which each In vopinus draughts outpours
Somewhere on land and main.
Upon each bow, like diamonds, rests
An azure mantled star.
Whose glimmering gilts the rosy crests
Of rolling mives from near and far.
.
For distant ports their sails ar cast.
Where sapphire harbors stand;
Wher starry anchors hold them fast
With chains of pearls from other land.
Beyond the rim wher vision falls
They glide awsv from sight:
Their vapory forma and flying sails
Melt gently Into coming night.
Omaha. W. FRANCIS BKROER.
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