TIIE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY; FEBRUARY 0, 1904.
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Notary Public.
The pen Las given way to the aword.
All America sympathises spontane
ously with Baltimore. '
The Baltimore conflagration will be a
bard blow to the fire insurance corri
panles. ' . ..
There is do apparent danger of the
Miles boom for president dying from
over-exertion.
It la almost a miracle, that the loss
of life In the great Baltimore conflagra
tion was so trifling.
, The cable that connects Japan and
Corea has been cut, which leaves an
opening for the Marconi wireless.
Now that Hearst has organized a
trust of bis own be wilt have to cease
posing in the role of the great Ameri
can trust smasher.
Wo shall presently see- wjiose prayers
re most availing in the fs'.cstlal hemi
sphere those of the heathen Japanese
or the Christian Muscovite.
It should not be difficult for the St
Iuls councllmen now on. trial to prove
(hat they did not get the money which
the Jury decided Butler did not pay.
, It la not safe for Japan to count upon
a repetition of the action of the powers
which cheated Russia out of the victory
t scored over the Turks in its last war.
Aa object lesson in the practicability
of prohibitory laws la shown In the
meeting . of the Iowa Liquor Dealers'
association which la to take place In
Omaha this week.
The Japanese are great mimics. They
have now followed Admiral Dewey's
plan of cutting the cables. It is a good
plan provided the right men are at
the end which la cut
If this thing keeps up Nebraska will
Insist upon Church Howe bringing that
Uniform home with him, so that hla
fellow citizens can become really ac
quainted with the consul general to
Antwerp.
The highest tax levy for municipal pur
poses upon property owners of Omaha
On a basis of one-sixth or one-fifth of
the true value of the property assessed
was 64 mills. On the same basis the
levy for 1004 Is equal to 70 mills.
If the Judges of the United States
upreme court are so anxious to fore
stall a premature publication of their
opinion in the merger case they might
render an oral decision and file their
.written opinion later. Bach a course
Is not without precedent
With the naval recruiting office run
nlng In full blast In the federal building
Representative Deles Dernier may have
an object lesson for Judge Monger when
the case for the release of hla sou from
the service of the United States Is pre
sented.
After' the foreign -. Insurance com
panles, the railroads, the public service
corporations and a few other special
Interests take a fall out of the new
revenue law the people will begin to
realize Just what they did ' get from
the last legislature. ' "
Mississippi planters still continue to
execute. i the law without resort to Judge
or Jury. Their latest exhibition of ctalv
airy was the burning at the stake of a
negro rtd his wife accused of -murdering
a planter who. had forcibly sought to
oust them from their' home. As a mat
ter of Mississippi pastime two other ne
groes -were shot down, la cold blood
merely to make the man-hunt Interest
lng. The declaration of the Governor
of Mississippi that the negro has degen
erated because he gets too much school
lng will doubUesa furnlkh the lyuchers
TfT PHVPDStD SKUVICM PO.T.
Bills hare born Introduced In the
house of representatives providing for
the pensioning of every living union sol
dier who can produce a certificate of
honorable discharge from the army.
hey differ in details, but their main
object is the same to give to all who
were in the war for the union and re-
elved an honorable discharge a pension.
The cost of such legislation has been
arlously estimated. Some say that It
ill add to the present pension disburse
ments as much as f-40,000,000 a year, or
about 33 per cent Others say that all
the living civil war veterans can be
pensioned at a total additional cost of
$12,X0,000 a year.' . The commissioner
of pensions Is understood to have it all
figured out to a dollar, but hla estimate
has not been made public.
While the proposed legislation origi
nated with the Grand Army of the Re
public, it is "aid that the members of
that organization are by no means
greed as to which of the bills intro
duced they will support. Neither, It ap
pears, are - the union veterana unani
mous in favor of a service pension. One
writing to an eastern paper declares that
the proposition is "a slur upon the pa
triotism and Integrity of a large num
ber of old soldiers who will not avail
themselves of It, while It opens the door
to the assaults of that other class who
think that anything they can get with
out earning It is clear gain." It Is not
to be doubted that there are many others
who entertain this view. As to the
chances of the'proposed legislation pass
ing, it appears probable that one of the
bills will get through the house, but fa
vorable action by the senate is not ex
pected. TUB CANAL VOMMltSlOlt.
In anticipation of the early ratification
of the Panama canal treaty, some inter
est Is being shown respecting the ap
pointment of a commission, as provided
for In the'Spooner act' That provides
that the commission, shall consist of
seven persons, "at least four of whom
shall be persons learned and skilled in
the practice of engineering, one of the
four to be selected from the army and
one from the navy. In the appointment
of the other three the act imposes no
limitation upon the president's choice
and it is expected that he will select one
or two men experienced In practical af
fairs and perhaps a member of the legal
profession.
According to a Washington report the
president is being urged to give an elas
tic interpretation to the term "engineers'
and to regard the canal enterprise as es
sentially a business undertaking, which
can best be looked after by men of busi
ness training. It is very unlikely that
Mr. Roosevelt can be Induced to take
thfk view in selecting members of the
canal commission. It is safe to say that
he will comply strictly with the letter of
the law and appoint four engineers of
approved ability and that the other three
commissioners will be of unquestionable
fitness for the . very Important duties
that will devolve on them. The com
mission will be' well paid and the only
difficulty the president Is likely to find
is that of choosing-from among the
ninny capablo men who will bo recom
mended for the position. It Is under
stood that he already has a largo list
from which to select and doubtless it
will bo much Increased after the treaty
shall have been ratified.
IOWA CURPORATIOKS.'
The legislature of Iowa has abundant
material before it relating to corpora
tlons in that state, to command Its core
ful attention during the remaining time
of the session. Numerous bills have
been Introduced providing for amend
ments and modifications of existing
laws, some of them rather drastic In
character, but all prompted by belief
on the part of their authors that they
are necessary in the public interest and
welfare. ' ' . -
Insurance companies are at present
the object of greatest attention, bills
having been Introduced, In both branches
of the legislature Intended to prevent
mergera of Insurance companies In the
state and to create an examining de
partment In connection with the office
of the state auditor to have supervision
and inspection of the insurance con
cerns and to examine companies from
out of the state. Valued policy bills
have also been Introduced and a hear
ing on these will be given this week.
In regard to the bills relating to mer
gers and to examinations, there Is no
doubt as to the soundness of the prin
ciple involved This was very clearly
and conclusively set forth by the au
dltor of the state in bis last report and
his position was unqualifiedly endorsed
by Governor Cummins In hia message
to the legislature. The proposed law
relating to mergers provides for a com
mission composed of the governor, au
dltor of stnte and another state officer,
to hold heatings In respect to the con
solidation or - reinsurance proposed by
companies, these hearings to be open
to policy holders of both concerns. It
Is provided that reinsurance to the ex
tent of Jess than one-half of; the risks
shall be permitted. Ttata appears to be
a perfectly fair and reasonable proposl
tlon, which would give protection to
the people without doing any Injury t.o
the legitimate business of the Insurance
companies. It contemplates what Is in
fact a compromise and this ought to be
entirely satisfactory to the companies,
or at least such of them as mean to dual
squarely with the public.
Several important measures relating
to the , railroads Lave also been 'Intro
duced. One ot these provides that all
railroads doing business In the state
shall revive shipments from any ex
press company which elects to do busi
ness over their lines, the practice now
being to give some one express company
ao exclusive contract on a single rail
road system. This bill also provides
that express companies shall receiv
ahlpiVnts for' any destination what
erer-m Vietber U U ea tbtlr own- taes
f railroad or not. It is perhaps some
what doubtful If the state could en
force regulations of this kind, but there
s no question that they would rrove
serviceable to the public. Another Im
portant railroad bill requires that the
roads shall assume full liability for con
signments of freight though shipped to
point not on their lines and trans
ferred to another line of railroad.
The fate of these measures cannot be
predicted with any degree of certainty,
but their consideration will give to the
present session of the Iowa legislature
rather more than usual Interest for the
people of that state.
WHAT CAKIftQia tBUVLD DO.
The dramatized story of "King for a
Day," related by the author of the "Ara
bian Nights," was re-enacted by a num
ber of preachers and goody-goody people
at 'a mass meeting held in the Broad
Street Baptist church of Philadelphia
last Friday. The topic discussed was
Could not Mr.- Carnegie have done bet
ter for Philadelphia' than making a do
nation of 11,500,000 for its public libra
ries?"
In response to this conundrum Rev.
Madison C. Peters said:
If I had $1,600,000 I would establish a cook
ing and domestic school for girls. There is
lack of technical training of girls aa they
leave the schools. They make poor house
keepers, and our young men are afraid to
marry them. Another good thing would be
ti open places of amusement for young men
by the side of the saloons. The' saloon Is
only bad on account of Its rum end, and if
that were counteracted much good would
be accomplished.
Another Philadelphia divine recom
mended, the establishment of old men's
Christian associations. In support of
this suggestion he urged that "It is the
hardened old sport who does the most
damage because he, as a rule, has
money. To reform him would mean sav
ing young women and men." '
"The giving of money during life," ex
claimed still another preacher, is a grand
thing and Carnegie has set a noble Pi
mple." ...
Endowing a chair .of good manners In our
colleges would be a good thing. Too many
graduates have no respect for age, and fre
quently have bad manners. Nothing Is
more disgraceful than the disgusting con-
uct of a gang of college hoodlums.
Another speaker denounced the libra
ries as just so many monuments for Mr.
Carnegie.
"That same amount of money could
have been better expended," declared
the emotional pulpit orator, "In estab
lishing a newspaper without a business
office. An untrammeled and free press
would "be one of the greatest institutions
on earth."
Tills suggestion drew a reprimand
from Dr. Peters, who said: "Tb.e mod
ern newspaper is a great champion of
the people. It has exposed bribery of
officials and thieving in all sections. If
it was not for the newspaper the poli
ticians would steal the Goddess of Lib
erty, the city hall and everything else
worth having." This was a rather se
vere arraignment of the Philadelphia
politicians, but it might fit other, locali
ties with slight variations. , '
Whether; Andrew Carnegie will mend
his ways and broaden out his program of
popular education to include with free
libraries, cooking schools, all-round
housework institutions, amusement halls
for young men, reformatories for old
reprobates, colleges for inculcating good
manners and newspapers without adver
tisements of merchandise slaughters and
fire and water damage sales Is a matter
of conjecture. In the meantime the City
of Brotherly Love has accepted Carne
gie's contribution even if some of the
supersensitive people are Incensed at
the idea of a memorial to Carnegie.
An irrepressible conflict is In progress
between the principals and the engineers
and janitors ot the public schools of
Chicago. The principals of Chicago
public schools have organized a move
ment to dethrone the engineers who are
playing autocrat and to subjugate the
janitors who are soldiering, and the en
glneers. and Janitors are proposing to
combine against the principals to meet
the fight half way. The contention of
the embattled principals is that they
should have charge of everything in the
school building so that the schools can
be properly heated and kept clean. On
the other hand, the engineers and jani
tors resent the Interference of the prin
cipals and refuse to be bossed. Chicago
is. however, not the only city where the
question of authority over engineers and
Janitors baa become a burning question.
It would not take many sparks to kindle
fire of considerable dimension in
Omaha, and we shall not be surprised if
in the very near future the Omaha
Board of Education shall be compelled
to declare Itself as to who is who.
The annual controversy over the state
printing contracts has broken out afresh,
but It Is extremely doubtful whether
any course can be adopted that will ef
fectually stamp out the state printing
graft. 'The Bee fully concurs with the
Lincoln Star In the demand for a thor
ough revision of the state printing sys
tem by the next legislature. It seems
to us, however, that the secretary of J
state and the State Printing board could
without additional legislation Inaugu
rate a salutary reform in state printing
by requiring contractors for the printing
of session laws and compiled statutes to
use first-class instead of third grade
book paper and to omit all superfluous
material inserted for the purpose of pad
ding. Contractors for printing legisla
tive bills should be required to follow
closely the model of bill printing In con
gress Instead of printing one or two
lines on one page and charging up full
measure for the whole page. It Is Just
such impudent grafting that has caused
the expansion of the state debt beyond
the constitutional limit.
The Japanese minister to Great Brit
ain regards the breaking off of diplo
matic relations between Japan and Rus
sia as tantamount to war and reiterates
the statement that the Russian reply
was not delivered because It never was
I
sent the assurances of the Russian min
ister of foreign affairs to the contrary
notwithstanding.' In . diplomatic lan
guage this would be tantamount to call
ing the Russian minister a liar, but the
belligerent Japanese diplomat feels per
fectly safe 1,500 miles from St Petersburg.
Publicity of assessments is one of the
great safeguards of the new revenue
law of Illinois, which requires publica
tion of the assessment of all real prop
erty with description, location, -dimensions
and street number. The first test
of the efficiency of publicity will be
made this year, and It Is confidently pre
dicted that it will have a salutary ten
dency to prevent discrimination and fa
voritism by assessors.
Looking Backward a Few Tear.
Detroit Free Press.
Let's see,' wasn't It liquid air that a few
years ago was going to perform, all ,the
wonders now predicted for radium?
Shadows on the llorlson.
Indianapolis News.
The outlook Is gloomy for the American
boy. With a Brooklyn school teacher's
pronouncement In favor of spanking with
a rubber hose comes the news that all the
shingle mills In Wisconsin are starting up
again.
' A Possible Peril. -
Chicago Record-Herald. (
There Is to be a congress of mothers in
Washington In May. Let us hope' the
nurses will have the goodness to refrain
from organising In the meantime and pre
senting an ultimatum Just as the mothers
are getting ready to pin on their badges.
The Ideal Professor.
Philadelphia Press. :
The Ideal college professor, according to
President Harper of the Chicago university,
'should be married, and If he has three or
four children he will be still better." From
this It Is evident that many of the colleges
and universities do not want "ideal profes
sors," for the reason that they do not pay
enough In very many cases to enable a man
to support a wife, to say nothing of the
addition of three or four children.
An Estimate of the President.
World's Work.
He Is no tremy of capital. He has no
hatred of wealth. He believes In the pro
tective tariff. He stands upon, sound
money. He has tpoken for a more "clas
tlo" currency. His position is at the op
posite pole to populism. But he refuses to
bs controlled by Wall street. He declines
to notify corporate Interests In advance
when his official duty compels him to pro
ceed against them. He believes that It is
bis duty to enforce the law.
Take Little Snnshlne, Bill.
New York Tribune.
Why cannot that gloomiest pf pessimists
the Nebraska hypochondriac, ewallow a
few dosea of "liquid sunshine," although
the democratlo party Is doomed to defeat
In November? The world It, not wholly
out of Joint and all wry, notwithstanding
that the Iron dice of destiny' have, been
thrown. , and It Is plal beyond dispute
that Mr. Bryan cannot be the candidate
this year or control the national convention
of this year.
Eloquent and t'jtiaaawerable.
Baltimore American.
President Roosevelt "rai elected to the
vice, presidency (wltlfmthe constitutional
eligibility to the . presidency " In certain
events) on a platfotmfthat was pledged
to pursue a course inimical to the trusts.
Today the trusts are. in sore distress, and
more has been done to dissolve the com
binations that were hurtful to the peo
ple's Interests than anyone had thought
possible to be done. This fact Is an elo
quent and unanswerable argument In sup
port of the republican doctrines, as well
as a splendid reason for continuing the
party In power, and for still entrusting
with the leadership thereof the man whose
guidance has accomplished such wonderful
and unexpected results.
What the Japanese Yen la.
London Chronicle.
When the public reads that 100.000,000
yen have provisionally been set apart by
Japan for war purposes. It may perhaps
put an exaggerated estimate on that
amrfunt. Although Japan has a gold stan
dard, the yen Is of silver currency, and
fluctuates with the price of sliver, so that
at the moment 100,000,000 of them means
scarcely more than 10,000,000. But even
this Is an Immense amount In a country
In which the wages of a skillful artisan
are often not more than t yen a week.
The Japanese curency system Is decimal.
Thus the ysn, or dollar. Is divided Into 100
sen or cents, the sen Into 10 tin, the rln
Into 10 mo, the mo Into 10 ehu, and the
hu, finally Into 10 kotsu. Government ac
counts do not take account of any value
smaller than a rln, ,but estimates by
private tradesmen often descend to mo,and
shu, which are incredibly minute fractions
of a farthing. No coin exists, however, to
represent . these lllllputlon . sums.
THB3 ISK OF A CRANK.
Lessons Drawn Irons the Life of
Ocorgt Francis Train.
Collier's Weekly.
"People called me insane," aald the late
Oeorge Francis Train, "and I don't bUme
them. What would a village of peanuts
ay If some day a cocoanut rolled In among
them?" His aid In founding the Union
Pacific and Introducing the tramcar sys
tem Into England. aornS .of his public
speeches, and even his queer autoblog
raphy. show how lucid a crank can be and
how serviceable. For crank he certainly
was "champion crank." aa he liked to call
himself and yet society could have better
soured some saner people. Nature can
often find no other way to drive a mind to
useful work than by this same conviction
that It la a cocoanut In a peanut world,
and we all know men who accomplish little
because they see too much. Many of us
can only hae the requisite absorption In
the thing In hand In proportion as we are
not philosophers, and It Is astonishing how
much of the world's business la performed
by the most lop-sided of its' citizens. In
the mind of every crank there Is apt to be
one cultivated corner. To do one thing
well, we mutt temporarily forget every
thing else. The crank Is a man who per
manently forgets all other things or never
knew them, and who has not genius
enough to make us forgive his eccentricity,
One of hla main uses -today Is to ahow
specialists what they may come to if they
do not take care. "Young man, think of
nothing but your Job," was the solemn ad
vice of a millionaire, and It points ai
clearly to a padded cell aa to a fortune.
Another blessing that we owe to hint la
the vivid way In which he reducee all ex
tremes to their absurdity. Bteadfastne
with him becomes a fixity, stanch opinion
a mere mental wart, and vanity, from tak
lng no vacation, settles down Into mania
of greatness. Cracks win some followers.
but they help all outsiders to be more sans.
When she makes a crank. Nature Is teach
lng the world by a practical Joke to take
more Interest In her variety. There is
nothing like a talk with a crank tor reviv
ing Interest In an abundant world and sav
ing a natural peanut mind from that awful
cooetLBu coneclousnesSi .... .
ARMY GOSSIP IX WASHIXGTO.
Current Affairs Gleaned from the
Army end Knvy Register.
Among the Justifiable provisions adopted
by the house of representatives during Its
consideration of the army approprlaUun bill
has been the prohibition of the payment
to army officers on tho active list or retired
list of salaries as clerks or civilian em
ployes of the government. In every ex
ecutive department of the government there
are several of these employes. There are
at least two In the War department. There
is no reason why an officer retired for dis
ability should draw salary as a civilian
employe. If officers are engaged in any
sort of duty they should receive the active
pay of their respective grades, but it is
something very like "graft" when they are
found on the pay rolls of the government
In a clerical capacity. The War depart
ment has no means of knowing who these
officers are or how many are really em
ployed by the government, except In one
case where the chief clerk of one of the
departments is expressly prohibited by law
from receiving both salaries. In that case,
he chose his army retired pay and gave hla
service as chief clerk.
The secretary of war has approved the
design of the new medal of honor recom
mended by General G. L. Gillespie, U. S. A.,
and General Horace Forter, representing
the Medal of Honor Legion. The design,
before adoption, was submitted to well
known artists In Parte as well as this
country, with the result that the new
emblem possesses the axtlstlo quality In
keeping with the service for which the
medal stands. The design consists of a
five-pointed star, the metal being light gun
metal. The words "United States of
America" and "Valor" appear In raised
block letters. The ribbon Is of blue, bear
ing in Irregular order thirteen white stars,
and Is attached to the back of a suspended
eagle. The name of the person and the
service rendered wilt appear on tho back
of the medal, which Is of smooth surface
for that purpose. The design Is protected
by letters patent. There has also been ap
proved and adopted a rosette hexagonal In
shape, showing thirteen stars on a blue
background. The design of both medal
and rosette is most .effective.
The general staff of the army Is acting
as a central board In looUlna- nvr n,iiv
the examination papers of the twenty-nine
candidates from civil life who have ap
peared before the army boards to determine
meir quauueauons for appointment as sec
ond lieutenants In the army. The four
additional candidates
going examination may be Included on the
competitors with the first twenty
nine who were ex&mlnmt. thniirh than. i.
some question of this, for the reason that
me examinations were not Identical for the
four additional candidates. It Is barely
possible that nineteen appointments will be
made instead of the fifteen, as originally In
tended, the recommendation to this efTect
having been made by the adjutant general's
uiuce b oemg entirely rair to the twenty-
i i . i
ma canuiaaies wno supposed they were
impetinr for fifteen vnianrl. an aia
not anticipate the extra four rivals. That
Is a question, however, which Is not yet
settled. It has been decided, hnvnv,, a
have a physical examination of all the can-
aiaates about a month before their ap
pointment, which will occur In .Tim. d
the commissioning of tho graduates ot West
romc
The commissary general of the arm la In
receipt of some Drullmlnnrv nuri,
subsistence officers . on the experiments
made at various posts with hash. Of
course, very little can be determined from
tnese reports and no final conclusion nr.
possible until the reports from company
commanders are received In Washington.
The comments of the subsistence officers
are favorable to the article, the trial of
w i,iu was iu rsiBDiisn its lasting qualities
na to familiarise the soldier with thn
diet. The hash Is Intended for Issua
troops In the field and it was conceived to
be a judicious move to have the soldiers
cquainted with the art cle ao ht fhr
would not regard It, when issued to them
In time of war, 'as an experiment. Soldiers
are sometimes very hard to please In the
matter of edibles. The subsistence officer
at Hollo, for Instance, reported recently
tnat tne troops showed a fondness tnr a
gingersnap which was a part of the sub
sistence stores and of which the command
purchased something like 200 pounds per
month for Individual consumption mitM
of the regular ration. This preference fcr
the article led the subsistence officer to
substitute a proportion of the gtngersnaps
for some of the hardtack, with the result
that the a-rstultous Imiio nf h rfii
which had been In 'such demand as pur-
chaseanle food, led to a kind of revolt and
not only did the soldiers refrain from ant
ing the gingersnap, but Its sale stopped as
suaaemy.
A bill has been prepared by the general
staff of the army providing the means of
rewarding distinguished or specially meri
torious service rendered by army officers
In the grades from second lieutenant to
lieutenant colonel. Inclusive. The bill pro
vides forty-four offices In the army, with
an enduring system of extra compensation
which, with the use of the special tltln.
furnish the manifestations of governmental
appreciation of distinguished service. The
bill In its present form is somewhat in
volved, but It has this merit In that It rives
tne president an opportunity to reward
officers, either for actually distinguished
service or through favoritism, without In
terrenng with the rights of promotion
which belong to other officers not so fortu
nateiy situated. To some observers ths
best way out of the difficulty would have
been to re-establish the regular staff corps
on the basis of a permanent commissioned
personnel. The only remaining means of
rewarding line officers In a practical sort
of wsy Is by making them Judges advocate
or general officers, and there has been
qtjlte enough Indiscriminate resort to the
latter system of reward. Of course the
method which will prevail under the latest
proposition Is the next best device, despite
the remote possibility that the selection. of
officers for the distinguished service list
will sometimes be controlled by "pull,
That may make little difference, however.
because the army, by this time. Is Injured
In a sentimental way quite as much as It
can ever be, short of physical demoralize
tlon. It Is likely that there will be on the
distinguished list many officers who de
serve to be there on account of their serv
ice. In any event, these distinguished serv
ice people will not Interfere with regular
promotion and that Is a very alluring prop
osition Just at this time.
Penile Interest In Mr. Haann.
Detroit Free Press (dem.)
The American people In general have
come to fed a deep Interest and real affec
tion for Mr. Hanna. Even those who can
not bring themselves to approve of his
political methods have watched with no lit
tle satisfaction the broadening of his sym
pathies and the development of his Intel
lect under the fostering conditions of off!
cial life. The country has come to have
something of the feeling towards him that
H once bad towards Zaxhaiieh Chandler,
who was not greatly unlike Mr. Hanna In
many of his characteristics. Mr. Hanna,
while he has been growing m grace and In
popularity, has become something of a pub
Ho Institution, and his early restoration to
health and strength will be sincerely wished
for even by the bitterest of his political
enemleSj
THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE FUR
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IT 13 A MATTER OF HEALTH
iTATH CANDIDATE,
Blair Pilot: Deputy Btats Superintendent
of Publlo Instruction McBrien Is a candi
date for the republican nomination for
state superintendent. Mr. McBrien has
proved his ability by years of experience
na nas had a very successful career in
the school rooms of Nebraska. He Is now
rounding out his second term as deputy
state superintendent, and In this capacity
has made many warm personal friends
among the school men of the state.
The Nebraska schools have made a de
cided step forward during the last three
years and a share of the successful admin
istration In the state superintendent's office
s due to the energy snd ability of the dep
uty, who has always been a ready and
willing worker In the educational Interests
of the state. Washington county repub
licans will make no mistake If they use
their Influence fot his nomination and elec
tion to the office which he has so ably filled
for the Inst three years as deputy.
Chappell Register: The friends of R. M.
Searle, Jr., are'urglng him to become a
candidate for state auditor, and with mnny
assurances from the eastern counties that
the auditor would be selected from the
west this time, we are Informed that he
has consented to enter the field. Ed, as
examiner of county treasurers, has been
In close touch with the auditor's office thT
past three years, and Is well qualified In
every way to fill the office. He has ex
amined treasurers In most, if not all, the
counties of the state, and as he always
makes friends wherever ho goes, he Is
without question as strong a candidate as
could be named.
Loup City Northwestern: Hon. E. M.
Searle of Ogalalla, Neb., is a typical west
erner, as well as a typical western repub
lican. He Is practically a Keith county
product, tha family of his father being one
of the early pioneers of the western part
of this state. It Is with infinite pride and
satisfaction that Northwestern places Mr.
Searle In nomination for the office of state
auditor. He Is a, aKung man of sterling
Integrity and wealth of character. He Is
In every sense fitted to discharge the du
ties of that high and exalted .office, with
full measure of Justice to the state and
honor to his host of friends. We desire
to say to our readers, regardless of what
ever their political faith may be, that it Is
extremely doubtful if any stronger man
could be placed upon the republican ticket
Wausa Gaiette: Northeast Nebraska has
a candidate for a state office In the person
of J. R. Manning of Wayne, who aspires
to the position of commissioner of public
lands and buildings and whose name will
be presented to the republican state con
vention as a candidate of that office. North
east Nebraska haa furnished Its due quota
of republican majorities, but has been dealt
with rather sparingly In the .distribution of
pollitlcal positions of trust. This section
of the state is entitled to recognition at
the hand of the coming convention. Mr.
Manning la a man worthy of the honors
he covets. He will go Into the convention
with the undivided support of his congres
sional district, and, we hope, come out
with the nomination sought. The Gazette
Is for Mr. Manning first, last and all the
time.
Syracuse Journal: The Journal Is pleased
to note the favorable reception of the
candidacy of Hon. Addison Walt of Syra
cuse for the republican nomination for
secretary ot state. Mr. Walt has been a
resident of Otoe county for thirty-three
years and during all that period has been
a working republican. He represented this
county in the session of the legislature or
1896. Mr. Walt Is now a member of the
republican state central committee, which
position he has held for three years. He
Is also chief clerK in tne omce oi secre
tary of state. The experience attained In
this position will especially qualify him
for the duties of secretary of state, and we
can assure our readers that all who know
Ad Walt will endorse me statement ini
no better man for the position can be
found In the state.
PERSONAL ROTES.
wh.n ..bMl na to the disposition of his
$150,000,000, Russell Sage said the other day:
Wait until I am dead. There win De mro
than one person surprised."
tv. .mnrnr nf Dermany Is compellea to
change his dress sometimes twelve times
a day. He has $400,000 worm ot cioumm.
He bears 100 titles and Is an admiral in
three of the biggest navies.
n.n.r.l ChsfTee'. head of the army, was
born at Orwell, in Ashtabula county, O..
the county In which also lived tnose great
ltators of anti-slavery Joshua . uia-
dlngs and Benjamin F. Wade.
Th .iiiuntu government has ordered
K.ir j.nan lva of the fifteen Japan
ese engineers who are at the Westinghouse
Electrlo company's plant at .asi riusourg,
on account of the threatenea war.
If the postmaster general does not feel
iib waliiinir he does not have to. The
equipment of the Postofnce department in
cludes four horsts, three carriages and two
sets of harness-valued, all told, at (3,006.
Mayor McClellan of New York has lately
fallen Into the habit of attending dinners.
Ho goes out In a dinner Jacket whenever
the occasion presents Itself. He lsalways
affable, ready of 'speech and sympathetic
Ve never decry or undervalue other dealers.
We simply strive to lead the procession.
SHERIDAN COAL
Is easily the best coal mined In Wyoming.
Hut $6.00 Nothing Like It for Cooking Lump $6.50
VICTOR WHITE COAL CO., 1605 J? ,T'
of such vagaries as invariably crop up at
publlo dinners.
Trouble Is brewing In St. Louts. A local
doctor publicly recommends whisky as a
good thing for sick people. The only way
to vindicate the town Is to chase that fel
low Into the Busch.
It costs 75 cents a ton to bring coal from
the Carbondale region of Illinois to Chi
cago, 276 miles. From Chicago to Omaha,
SiAl miles, soft cool costs $2.26 a ton and
hard coal $2.50. The only reason for the
difference Is that the Chicago-Omaha roads
need the money.
Justice Brewer of the United States su
preme court is from Kansas. A short time
4go he went back to bis home state and
took Mrs. Brewer with him. Mrs. Brewer
Is from the east and had never been In the
west. After they crossed the Mississippi
river people who knew the Justice called
him "Judge," Mrs. Brewer gasped, being
accustomed to the more dignified title of
"Justice." When they got to Leavenworth
she was still more surprised to find that
everybody hailed the Justice as "Dave."
She rebelled at first, but finally thought
the plan a good one and now she calls him
"Dave" herself.
WAIFS OF THB WITS.
"Remember." said the man with the red
face and anry eyes, "the worm will turn."
"Well." answered the cold-blooded clti
sen, "let him. About all the comfort the
average worm gets Is a chance to wriggle."
Washington Star.
"What Is the principal occupation of a
modern munlclital official?"
"Dodging reMponstWilly." Chicago Post.
Reporter (for Daily Bread) Allow me to
ask you, madam, if the report of your en
gagement to Count Sawmllegoff Is
Society Loador I beg your pardon, sir,
but that Is nobody's business.
Keportei I know it, ma'am. That makes
It everybody's business. Chicago - Tribune,
Crawford What's that peculiar odor In
the house?
Crabshaw It's either my daughter at her
burnt wood decorations or else my wife
has scorched the breakfast food. Town
Topics.
"I'll sell you that property," Said the
real . estate agent, ; ''far, oU0, . per . aauare ,
foot."
"Well, well!" remarked the Investor, "you
were born on February 2, weren't you?"
"F.h? No. Why?"
"Well that's ground hog day, you know,"
Philadelphia l'rcss.
"Papa, you and mamma want me to
marry Cousin Jack, don't you?"
Yes, child."
"Andi ho tells me his people are all In
favor of it, too. Is there any law against
fourth cousins marrying?"
"No, child."
"Well, then I shan't marry him." Phila
delphia Press.
"Do you estimate a man's success by the
amount of money he saves?"
"Not exaeth', answered Kenator Sor
ghum, "but tne amount he gets hold of
and spends has something to do with the
fiopular Impression on the subjeot." Wash
ngton Star. . '
"Quite an elegant wedding, wasn't It?"
"Elegunt! I'll bet it will take her father
a yenr or more to square Up for It."
Cleveland Tlaln Dealer.
"The thermometer at the first drug store
registered 2 degress below sero this morn
ing, while the next drug store, only half u
block further on, showed 4 below," re
marked Cumso.
"Yes. there's keen competition between
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WIIE I WAS A MAI D."
Chicago Chronicle.
When I was a maid.
Nor of lovers afraid,
mother cried, "Ulfl, never listen
men."
My
to
Her lectures were long,
But I thought her quite wrong.
And I said, "Mother, whom should I listen
to, then?"
Now, teaching In turn
What I never could learn
I find, like my mother, my lesson ail vain.
Men ever deceive,
. Silly maidens believe
And still 'tis the old story over again. '
Bo humbly they woo,
What can poor maidens do
But keep them alive when they swear they
muxt die?
Ah! who can forbear
As they weep In despair
Their crockodlle tears In compassion to dry I
Yet wedded at last.
When the honeymoon's past'
The lovers forvako us, the husbands rs
maln; Our .vanity's rheck'd.
And we ne'er can expect
They will tull us the old story over again.
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