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The ground hog still remains in his
bole and the prospect la that he will
toy there for another month.
Omaha's fireproof auditorium will be
completed next Hummer. Then comes
Omaha's million dollar fireproof hotel.
If Secretary Hay had been prime min
ister to the empress of China he, would
have been allowed to wear a peacock
feather In hla hat.
Russian laws are not wholly bad. A
yellow Journal of St Petersburg Is to
be punished for publishing a false report
of an alleged battle.
' :. , '3
King Edward has always recognized a
good thing when he sees' It, which may
account for Ms unusual friendliness to
the new American duchess.
Having given power to the" United
States to restore order in Punama the
constitution' of ' the new ' republic cer
tainly possesses elements of strength!. .
It Is worthy of note that the first do
feat of the advocates of the new fiscal
policy for Great Britain occurred on the
day after Chamberlain started for
Egypt.
. President Roosevelt is the first chief
xecutlve of the United States whose
proclamation of neutrality had to pass
half way around the globe to fulflll its
mission.
The world may now resume its wonted
round of business and pleasure. The
press dispatches announce that tbero is
no further danger of war between
France and Slam.
If Turkey succeeds in confiscating all
of ' tho ammunition which will bo
hipped to Macedonia this spring the
enltan' may find himself prepared for
war Without expense.
Has .the Independent Telephone com
pany severed its diplomatic relations
with the. city council, or has It been
persuaded by General Manager Lane to
keep tho peace?
It is to be hoped that the Jangle over
tho paving specifications will bo over
before the Fourth of July, so ns to give
Omaha at least four months for laying
new pavements and relaying Morn out
old pavements.
Despite the action of the czar In giv
ing Admiral Alexleff entire control of
the eastern situation things are not
brighter for Russia. The admiral evi
dently needs more power rather than
more authority.
The experience of the heirs of the
late William L. Williams in England's
probate court, proves that America la
the best country In which Americans
can din as well as the best In which
they can live.
The canal dlscustilon Is to give place
to consideration of the appointment of
General Wood. The pyrotechnics of the
last week will fade Into Insignificance
When compared with the show that will
begin then.
The republican congressional commit
tees of the first ami fourth district have
Issued their culls for conventions to
nominate congressmen and district dele
gates to the national convention. When
will the- committee of the second dis
trict follow suit?
Itcfore Italtlmore iople resume active
building operations they whould Investi
gate the effect of jide street upon the
general health of the public and their
advantage in case of fire. Baltimore's
opportunity to demonstrate what can be
do no by an Intelligent community in
the way of buildlug a modern city
ahould not be imed t7 lightly.
if japah shovld win.
Tliore apj'onrs to bo a fori lug ahrond
rml to Homn extent In th! country that
if Japan should win In her war with
Russia tho rod u It might lie a inonnce to
tlio nations of the went A Ilr-rlln uts-
l'"t li says that tho common talk In
iimisiormi (itiiirrcrs more in . mm mo
contest In the far east Is not simply
one for territory In Corra or Manchuria,
"tint rather a combat of clvllir.atlon antl
of race ideals, and If one must choose
between the white and the yellow, (Jer
hiany stands by the white.". It Is
further remarked In this dispatch to be
the view of prominent t termini officials
that Japanese victory will mean that
the Influence of Japan will 1m supreme
in China and that "Asia for the Asiatics"
would be the cry. It Is said that the
Idea In tJcrmnny Is that Japanese suc
cess against Kussta would result in ag
gravating the danger of the so-called
"yellow peril" and perhaps Inaugurating
a conflict of iiuost world-wide propor
tions. There are some people lu the United
States who entertain this apprehension.
One such writing to an eastern paper
submits the question whether it is de
sirable for civilization that Japan In Its
Urst encounter with a first-class Fairer
pean state should rectlve the tremen
dous stimulus to its self-Importance
which such a victory over Russia would
give It The writer suggests that a re
adjustment of the balance of power of
momentous consequence to the world
might be involved. "It would moan,"
he declares, "the .unquestioned domin
ance of Japan in the east and an ori
ental development of which there has very materially if at nil to our advan
been no precedent In modern times."" He tags, whether or not the war be pro-
points out that the Japanese are am
bitious, that they have the most coin
ylete confidence In themselves, that
they want to hold the east against tho
west, "and If they should succeed in
Uielr first great contest with a er.pltal
European power it Is not Inconceivable,
It Is almost inevitable, that their self-
importance would rise to arrogant as
sumption that they were the foremost
power in the world and In that feeling
they would have Chinese sympathy."
We are unable to sec any substantial
reason for such apprehension in the
event of Japan winning In the war with
Russia. On the contrary it seems to us
that the triumph of the Japanese would
result to the advantage of every nation
having rights and interests In China
and the far east and that instead of In
spiring Japan with a feeling hostile to
the Interests of the western world, it
would' induce her to cultivate more in
timate relations with other powers and
In this way to create throughout Asia
a sentiment that would operate in the
Interest of peace and civilization. It
seems to us to be a misapprehension of
the -spirit that actuates the statesmen
and people of Japan to assume that they
have any deslreto antagonize western
Interests in Asia so long as these are
promoted upon legitimate lines and do
not contemplate tho overthrow of the
rights and Interests of Japan.' That
country has made wonderful progress
within the past half a century and has
a Just right to claim some authority In
the affairs of that portion of the world.
It is not doing this, however, with a
view to territorial aggrandizement, but
simply and solely for self protection
against the greed of Russia, whose su
premacy in that quarter would unques
tionably be far more dangerous to the
Interests and welfare of tho rest of the
world than could possibly be the case
should Japan succeed In defeating Rus
sian aggression.
WBAT WILL IT DO WITH ITS SLMPLCSt
The enormous increase in the direct
taxes for the maintenance of the public
schools within the past five years Is
most effectively exhibited in the com
parlson of the direct taxes 'levied for
the maintenance of the public schools
for the five preceding years and the rela
tlve average income of the schools from
all sources during the two five-year
periods.
The total amount of direct city school
taxes levied for the five years beginning
with 1S!)5 and ending with 1801), Inclu
she, are $."70,071, or an annual average
of $115,14. The total Income from other
sources was $1,373,753, or an average of
$274,050 per annum. The total income
of the public schools from all sources for
five years ending 1800 aggregates $1,010,-
824, or an average of $380,!M5 per yea
The total income from direct taxes for
the five years beginning with l'.MM) and
Including the tax levy of $354,400 In
1004 Is $1,202,700, or direct taxes of
$240,553 annually. The income from all
sources for the five years, including,
1004, will aggregate $2,72tl,ri4X, or an an
nual average for those five years of
$545,320.
It will bo noted that the average an
nual direct tuxes for the five years end
ing with 11MV4 Is an Increase of 108 per
cent over the' direct taxes for the pre
ceding five years, and the aggregate
total income from all sources for the last
five years over the preceding five years
Is an Increase of very nearly 40 per cent
The aggregate direct school tax for 1004
is $.'154,400, or more than three times the
average of the five years beginning with
1K05, and nearly 50 p'er cent more than
the average for the five years ending
with this year, and this year's direct tax
Is 07 per cent higher than the average
direct tax for the four years preceding
lOcvt.
Up to 4.S05 $400,000 a year was re
garded as ample for the maintenance of
the public schools. Assume that the in
crease of 20 per cent in school attend
ance fcince 1805 would Justify an increase
of 20 per cent In the disbursements,
ft hi), () should have lieen ample for the
year 10O4, but with an Increase of only
20 per cent In attendance the expenses
of our public schools have risen more
than 50 per cent even If the Income for
l'M4 falls $100,000 below the estimate.
The question Is, What will the board do
with Its surplus?.
The Ontaha View Improvement club
has instructed its committee to make an
cfTort to secure more lights for the dis
trict Inasmuch as the lighting fund Is
already pawned In advance under con
tracts with the electric light gas and
gasoline companies, the only way to get
more light to the Omaha View district
Is to transplant some of the lamps that
overlap each other In other districts.
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iVAli AMi BLMXKtiS.
Whether or not the far eastern war
will lie of any lieneflt to the commercial
Interests of this country is a question
which must be left to the determination
of time. There have been some orders,
on a rather liberal scale, for army sup
plies nnd it is quite probable that there
will be more, but It is a question if
on the whole our commercial Interests
in the far east will be ultimately bene
fited by the conflict In that quarter of
the world.
As an eastern contemporary remarks.
It Is no more true of war tlutu of con
llagration or famine that one part of
mankind can benellt by the disasters of
another. Those who have trade rela
tions with the combatants cannot es
cape sharing in their losses. Some spe
cial interests may Und a momentary
gain in the demands that war makes for
supplies, but In the end the general wel
fare suffers, because war Is destruction
nnd loss. Thntthc conflict in the far
east will entail some direct losses to
the United States, while at the same
time giving incidental gains to a part of
our people, is not to be doubted. As to
what the net result will be it Is quite
Impossible to say with any degree of
certainty, but It is hardly likely to be
traded. One effect will bo the Inter
ruptlon of general trade. In the region
of the conflict and from this we shall
undoubtedly suffer in some degree. Our
government is making an effort to pre
vent this as far as possible, but Its suc
cess is uncertain.
However, this country is perhaps In a
rather more favorable position than any
other in regard to the matter of provid
ing the nations at war with what they
may need, so that we may at least ex
pect to got our share of the demand for
supplies which Russia and Japan will
have to buy abroad.
If It Is tme that Horace G. Burt Is
still drawing his monthly salary at the
rate of $.'15,000 a year; nobody can blame
him for trying to have a good time In
touring the world. The statement that
Mr. Burt is still a heavy stockholder In
the Union Taclflc Is, however, decidedly
absurd. The holder oMlOO.OOO of the
$3O0,(HJ0,0O0 of Union Faclflc stock might
be a factor on the stock Jobbing teeter-
board, but he would not weigh very
much by himself.
A prominent lawyer is quoted by the
World-Herald as saying: "Judge Vln
sonhaler practically settles the contest
in favor of Mr.. Broadwell. If the bal
lots had been admitted it is likely it
would have gone the other way." The
prominent lawyer evidently does ' not
know that it was foreordained to go the
other way.
With the approach of spring plans for
making Omaha more beautiful should be
perfected and public sentiment should be
aroused to have the program carried out.
It is an awfully cold day when one of
the railroads running out of Omaha to
Chicago or St. Paul does not announce
n new grain rate.
Judge Vlnsonhaler's rules In the Bi ogham-Broad
well contest are the most
powerful argument in favor of the vot
ing machine.
l.earal Ethics In Action.
Chicago Tribune.
The lion. Hourke Cockran, whff says the
United States la the "hoodlum of the
world," has no objection to being one of
the hoodlum's hired hands at $5,000 a year.
Nature's Power and Mankind.
New York World.
When fire can rule a great city for
twenty-four hours, wiping out man's han
diwork and setting at. naught man's most
skillful warfare against it. one somehow
acquires a new view of nature's sublime
power and of man's insignificance.
Chances In Politics.
Chicago Record-Herald.
"Senator," she asked, "do you think
thcro is any chance for an honest, cultured
and really able man In politics?" "Cer
tilnly," he replied. "I want to hire that
kind of a man to write my speech on the
ship subsidy bill.
haurea of Dark Horses.
Kansas City Journal.
The dark horse has great advantages as
a candidate over an aspirant who has long
been an active and prominent participant
In public affairs. Such men as Henry Clay
and James Q. Blaine have hundreds of
thousands of enthusiastic supporters who
sre willing to go to any lengths to secure
their success. Unfortunately, however,
they are also sure, during their long ca
reers, to have excited violent animosities
against themselves in their own party as
well as among the opposition. An unknown
candidate may not arouse great enthusiasm
In his own behalf, but. on the other hand.
he has not the disadvantage of exciting
strong antagonisms among the opposition.
He Is eipected to poll his entire party vote
Sand to draw some strength from other par
ties, and several times In the past dark
horse candidates for the presidency have
fully met these expectations.
The Heal American Cereal.
National Magaslne.
Our stately malse, the golden corn. Is
the one plant we have which amply ful
fills these conditions. It Is peculiarly and
absolutely American never a kernel In the
world elsewhere till carried from here by
Coluaibus. - It grows from the lakes to
the gulf and from ocean to ocean. It
vividly recalls America whenever its name
la heard or Its real or pictured form is
se?n. A recent traveler among the fiords
of Norway, surprised to see mmi stalks
growing In the garden, said to the Inn
keeper's daughter, "Why do you plant the
malse when Its grain can never ripen?"
"Oh," replied the chlld we plant It to
please the Americans! They smile when
they see It and say that In their land It
grows like a forest and the bins are filled
with Its golden ears before the snows can
fall." It is a part of the history of ths
new world and is Invested with tha tra
dltlon and sentiment' and poetry and prog
ress of all the American atrea.
RKPIM.ICA l ASDIDATKS.
Custer County Republican: E. Royse,
secretary of the State Ranking board, has,
been frequently mentioned by the state
papers as a desirable candidate for com
missioner of public lands and buildings.
Should Mr Royse desire to be a candidate
he Is assured that he would have the unani
mous support of old Custer. Rut we are
creditably Informed he will not be a can
didate. North Platte Tribune: R. D. Harris of
Sidney has been brought out hy the Sidney
Telegraph an a republican candidate for
lieutenant governor, nn action which we
can heartily Indorse. Ir. Harris has long
been Identified with the republican party
of western Nebraska, Is a clean, straight
forward man and the Lincoln county dele
gation w 11 need no defenso If It should
support him In the state convention.
ralrflebi Herald: Now J. 11. Dlnsmore
has announced his candidacy for the nomi
nation for governor on the. republican
ticket. Sir. Dlnsmore will bo a strong can
didate before the state convention. If nomi
nated he will be elected and has all the es
sential qualifications to fill the executive
office with entire credk. His friends are
legion and there will be something doing
on the political slate from now on.
Oakland Republican: Hon. John F. Piper
of Lyons ia a candldato for delegate to the
national republican convention, and Is en
dorsed by the lending republicans of the
district. For many years we have known
Mr. Piper as a most sealous republican
always active and alert In the Interests of
the party--and The Republican sincerely
hopes that he may be the one from Rurt
county who will help name Theodore Roose
velt for president. Let us have John F.
Piper for delegatei
Chappell Register: The western part of
the stato Is going down to the state con
vention with Its share of candidates
whether It gets anything or not. C. T. Id
dlngs of North Platte, Dr. R. D. Harris of
Sidney and E. M. Searle, jr., of Ogalalla
are mentioned respectively for governor,
lieutenant governor nnd auditor of public
accounts. There Is no question but west
ern Nebraska Is entitled to nil It asks for,
but there Is a question? of Its getting any
part of It. If It goes to the convention
with a divided delegation. It occurs to
us that It would be better to unite on some
one candidate for some one office and then
stay with him until we land him.
Friend Telegraph: Hon. John B. Dlns
more of Sutton Is announced as a candidate
for the office of governor before the com
ing republican convention. Mr. Dlnsmore
Is an old soldier with an honorable record,
he Is also an old cltleen of Clay county
with a record equally as honorable, nnd for
many years he has taken a very active part
In pushing to the front the Interests of
the State Agricultural society. The fact
that several names hove been announced
for this Important office Indicates rather
plainly that there Is a growing desire on
the part of many republicans to put a new
candidate Instead of giving the present
incumbent another term, as has been usual
In times past. If this should be the case
the republicans can never do better than
to place Mr. Dlnsmore In this position.
Alliance Times: The Telegraph suggests
Robley D. Harris of Sidney for lieutenant
governor and urges In his favor that the
western part of the state Is entitled to
consideration. While the Times agrees
heartily with the Telegraph's latter pre
mise and would be glad to support Dr.
Harris as a western Nebraska man, there
are two reasons why we cannot. First,
Lieutenant Oovernor McGUton Is a candi
date for renpminatlon and It is a custom In
party government as binding as law to give
a deserving officer a second nomination;
and we have heard no complaint of Mc
GUton. Second, Dr. Harris already holds a
good office receiver of the land office- at
Sidney and we are in flavor of rotation In
office. However, we 'beg to assure Dr.
Harris of our most distinguished consider
ation. Sutton News: It was no great surprise
to the friends, of J. B. Dlnsmore In Sutton
to learn through the state papers Wednes
day morning of his Intention to make the
race for the nomination of governor. It
had been known for some time that his
friends over the state were trying to In
duce him to again enter the race, but he
has been loth to do so until the sentiment
against Governor Mickey had crystal
Ized and his rrnomlnatlon had come
to be considered an Impossibility. Mr.
Dlnsmore has been a resident of Sut
ton for thirty-two' years, and during
that tlmo by his sterling worth and hon
esty he has endeared hlmBelf to the people
of Clay county. He has never asked for
their support In vain and Clay county will
again be found fighting vallently for htm.
Kearney Hub: Br way of standing up
for Kearney and the newspaper fraternity
regardless of politics, the New Era Stand
ard nominates the editor of the Hub for
secretary of state. The courtesy, from the
fraternal side, is appreciated and herewith
acknowledged, but It does not carry with it
any allurements. There is nothing In the
office of secretary of state or any other
state office from governor down that will
warrant a man with a business or a legiti
mate occupation In leaving It There Is no
adequate pay and rarely any compensation
in holding offices In Nebraska, and unless
man has made his stoke and has Inde
pendent means on which he can live out
side of the official salary, so that he can
accept public office wholly In the spirit
that It la a public trust, and with the un
selfish purpose1 of performing a public
service, he had better stay out.
York Times: York county will present
the name of H. M. Chllds for delegate to
the republican national convention from
this congressional district. Mr. Chllds has
been an ardent admirer of President Roose
velt for many years and was among the
first. If not the very first, to advocate his
election to the presidency. Long before
the death of President McKlnley Mr. Chllds
was talking for Roosevelt for the succes
sion, and it seems particularly appropriate
that he should have the honor of partici
pating in his nomination, now that the en
tire party has come to his candidate. Mr.
Chllds is entitled to recognition at the
hands of the republican party. He has
been an unwavering republican all his life
and has shown his faith in more than mere
words. He has always contributed freely
toward the party expenses and has given
his time to the work. He seems to be first
in the race. It Is York county's turn to
have a delegate and this will be practically
conceded by the delegates to the conven
tion.
Fremont Tribune: The announcement of
the candidacy of W. H. Harrison of Grand
Island for the nomination as governor on
the republican ticket foreshadows the pos
sibility of a striking coincidence. It Is
pretty well assured that the democrats will
perpetuate W. II. Thompson of the same
city as their candidate again, then we will
have the spectacle of two Grand Island
men,' If both are named, running against
each other and both wearing the pleblan
name of William Henry. Mr. Thompson
used that name two years ago to such good
effect that it seems wise for the republicans
to employ It this year to make success
doubly sure. It came within (.flcO of win
ning out then when other candidates missed
If by 10.WO. Mr. Harrison's friends will
point to thts as positive proof that there
is something In a name and that he also
has the last and full name of "Old Tippe
canoe," and therefore is a three times win
ner. When Post and Sullivan f Columbus,
next door neighbors, headed the state
ticket for their respective parties there were
many who thought it a somewhat remark
able coincidence, but this William Henry
affair, tf it works out, will beat It all hollow.
WHERE THF. WAR R AOF.S.
ketches of Places and People In the
Thick of the Row.
Corea nnd Corenns arc well hardened to
Japanese Invasions. Though not a con
tinuous performance, Invasions have been
frequent enough to Impress the. Corenns
with the folly of dodging. Several sound
thrashings have reduced them to the un
enviable position of the "Innocent specta
tor," who too frequently gets the worst of
It. History records at least four raids by
Japanese Into the peninsula two for regu
lar business and two for strategic pur
poses. The first happened away bark In
the second century, the next In the four
teenth century, the third ten years ago, and
the present raid.
The peninsula Is fiOO' miles long from
north to south, and 1.15 miles wide, but
water facilities enables the Jnps to cut tho
distance materially and land troops close
to the tiorthern frontier where the Rus
sians may be found. It has a population
estimated at 10,000,000. It Is In the latitude
of New York, Chicago and San Francisco.
Its capital, Seoul (pronounced Say-oul, with
the accent on the last syllable) Is directly
east, or west, of New York. Seoul Is In
about the center of tha country and has a
population of 100,000.
It has several fine. Ice-free harbors which
Russia covets, and Its rivers are navigable
for long dlstnnces from the sea. The chief
obstacles to navigation are the strong cur
rents among the Islands that fringe the
western coast, the high tides on the same
coast and the frequency of fogs. On the
east roast the tides run from two to six
feet; on the west, from eighteen to thirty.
The country is hilly but there are no
mountains. The rivers flow from east to
west. The chief occupation of the people
Is agriculture and the raising of stock.
They raise rice, barley, millet, wheat, po
tatoes, cabbages, beans, cotton, tobacco,
apples, pears and small fruits, horses, cat
tle, pigs nnd chickens.
A railway Is In operation from Seoul, the
capital, to the chief seaport, Chemulpo
(pronuonced Che-mul-po, with the accent
on the second syllable), a distance of thirty
miles. Another line has been begun from
Seoul to the port of Ftisan, which Is the
nearest harbor to Japan.
Up to 1(S94 Corea had acknowledged the
suzerainty of China.- In that year China
sent troops into the country to suppress
an Insurrection. Japan resented this and
war followed in which the mikado was
overwhelmingly victorious. China was
forced to declare Corea Independent, but
Japanese Influence became at once pre
dominant. It was the menace to this su
premacy by the action of Russia that
brought on the present war.
The first invasion of Corea by the Japs
was during the reign of Empress Jingo,
the first of her sex to hold down the
throne of Nippon. She was a daisy, pos
sibly a peach. Certain It Is, if tradition
Is credible, she was u shrewd knocker.
For sixty-eight years, from 201 to 2C9, she
held down the job and accumulated all
the loot to bo found In Corea and shutting
territory. The empress, as the record at
tests, was a Jingo by name and nature,
undoubtedly the original of the tribe of
Jlngoos, inasmuch" as she practiced what
she preached and scooped all the mova
ble property coming within the reach of
her looting host. But Empress Jingo dif
fered radically from the Jingo of today.
She did not preach war and run a curb
stone board of strategy while others did
the fighting; instead she went to the front
In person and got the pick of the loot se
questered. In those ancient days the Coreans were
great workers In wood and metal, far
superior to the Jape, whom they subse
quently .taught the various arts, Empress
Jingo coveted the treasures of the Coreans,
and Informed the ruler of the peninsula
that Bhe had decided to go over on a
shopping tour. Preparotlons for the visit
were made on an elaborate scale. War
junks were built and soldiers and sailors
drilled for business. The expedition as
sembled on the west coast of the Island of
Kiushia. .When all was ready the empress,
surrounded by her counsellors and cour
tiers, tossed a few baby Jnps into the sea
as a good will offering to the dragon king
who ruled the world under the sea, and im
plored his aid in safely crossing the tu
multuous waters. Evidently the empress
was on friendly terms with the king, for
the latter responded, gave the needed
promise and sealed the compact by pre
senting two crystal balls. One of the balls
had the power when thrown Into the sea,
of raising the waters to a great height.
The other, similarly employed, made the
waters recede.
Thus equipped Empress Jingo ordered the
lines cast off and the most wonderful col
lection of war Junks and royal pirates with
which history smiles headed for the do
main of loot. A great storm arose during
the voyage, threatening to convert tho
ocean's floor Into a Junkshop, but the faith
ful dragon king was on hand and hitched
whales, Vorpoises. sharks and other fish
with a pull to the Junks and towed them
to Corea. Lest skeptics may hesitate to
swallow this. It should be stated that It is
history as It Is writ.
Corea's king and a host of warriors were
on dry land ready to give Madame Jingo
and her tribe a warm reception. The em
press was wise, also shrewd. She anchored
her junks a safe distance from shore, and
tossed a crystal ball Into the sea. In
stantly the waters receded. Observing
which, the Corean king gave a war whoop
and ordered his soldiers to smite the In
vaders hip and thigh. Empress Jingo
watched the oncoming host until it was
safely within the original waterllne. The
second crystal ball went overboard, the re
ceding waters returned with a mighty rush
nnd swallowed the Corean army. The king
alone remained and he was mighty glad to
make peace on the empress terms. Bev
oral Junks full of treasure was the reward
for this daringly planned and executed
raid.
Tradition soys that the variations In tide
levels In southern Corea, frequently as
much as thirty-two ree-t, oououess neipea
Empress Jingo some.
After the queen of Jingoes came Emperor
Hldeyoahl, twelve centuries later. He wns
a pleblan relel, who seised the throne, but
he was wise enough to keep the army and
the people divided while he reigned. No
such success attended his raid on l.orea
John Chinaman took a hand In the fracas
and chased him Into the sea. The only
trophy brought back was a pile of 10,000
ears cut from the heads of Coreans and a
few skilled Coreans, who taught the Japs
how to make porcelain and satsuma ware.
The Invasion of ten yenrs ago brought
more glory than material results. What
the present raid will accomplish time will
tell. It Is doubtful If modern conditions can
produce a rival for the bloodless splendors
of Empress Jingo's Invasion.
Peace Best for Is.
Denver Republican.
The United States Is the great storehouse
of the world's food supply, and If our peo
ple cling to the policy of peace under which
they have developed their resources and
increased their means of production they
will continue to feed other nations and
add to their own wealth. To see other
countries engaged In deadly conflict while
we enjoy the fruits of peaceful Industry
should prompt all our people to adhere to
the policy outlined by the founders of the
republic and Indorsed by far-seeing states
men In all succeeding times.
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ROOSEVELT AMU WALL, STREET.
Cause of Irritation In New York's
Financial tenter.
Collier's Weekly.
Wall street Is afflicted with a strange dis
ease. It is a local irritation, ns the phy
sicians would say, and it should bo called
RjoKoveltophobla." Certain great finan
cial Interests have been lilt by two conspic
uous acts of the present administration the
prosecution of the Northern Securities com
pany and the new anti-trust law and they
have persuaded themselves thut the man
who did these things Is unsafe for tho
presidency. They have so Injected the virus
of this belief Into tho easily susceptible
street" that the financial quarter In all
.-fever with the malady. Tho cry "Un-
safo" Is echoed throughout New York as
the cry "Unclean" wus wont to be heard
about the leper hovels of Palestine, There
Is no question of party politics Involved.
Wall street has no politics. Hut persuaded,
by this disease, that Roosevelt would bring
on a foreign war or some other calamity
In his second term. Wall street set out to
beat him. One man only stood a chance to
wrest from him the nomination. They
tried all their arts on Manna, He would not
budge. Fool friends of tho president con
tributed their share, but Hanna hud given
his word, and he saw two things: one that
to defeat the president for nomination was
practically Impossible; two. that even if
he should win the nomination from Roose
velt he could not be elected. The repub
lican party wants Roosevelt, and will not
be denied. Root, Hay, and a few others
were approached, and they gave the. same
reply. Wall street must face the fact.
What Is Its alternative? Suppose a demo
crat? Who? Cleveland will not run, the
other "conservative" candidates have as yet
shown little strength. Who Is strong? Is
there any candidate In sight that Wall
street could trust? There are many demo
crats who would make excellent presidents
and yet whom Wall street would not sup
port and we are considering Wall street's
point of view Just now. Wa.ll street Is Just
beginning to learn to Its utter consterna
tion that William R. Hearst, member of
congress from New York, is at this time
the loading candidate for the democratic
nomination. Hearst has the only well or
ganised campaign at work. He has divided
the whole country Into districts. Powerful
men are canvassing these districts for him.
His newspapers are working for him from
all the great centers and sending out mil
lions of sheets for him dally. He Is starting
new papers and going to start more. The
democratic national committee promised to
locate the convention In Chicago, but when
It met it found the Hearst sentiment so
strong that It flung the honor ,lnto St.
Louis' lap. The urgument of the Hearst
boomers Is: "Hearst got his money from
his father; h father did not get It as the
plutocrats do row by robbing the people
but he got It from the earth. Now hla son
1s distributing It in the form of literature
to the people." Moreover, Hearst has tho
friendship and probably the Alliance of
Bryan. Bryan has Just shown his defiance
of the conservative element In hla "No sur
render" speech In Lincoln. He "has said
Frightful Headaches Cured.
One of My Many Experiences with Such a
Distressing Malady.
Too many disre
gard a headache. I
find that many of my
patient! who suffer
continually from
such paint teem to
think that it li noth
ing very terious.
Kuch Is not the case.
I have found in mr
practice tint head
ache Is a yniptom
of something really
dannrrou. It tliows
a coniulete cae of
demoralization of the entire body. Vi here
chronic and severe headache exist you will
find that the stomach I derailed, the boel
do not act properly, the blood It Impure,
and the nerves are faat becoming complete
wreck. All such troubles are serioui, if
neglected, danreron; and I am sorry to
tar too frequently fatal.
I hart teen nianv unfortunate! In my
t'me, who have had plenty of warning, but
Laving dltregarded tame, and refuted to
take advice of medical mcu, are today either
ia their gravel, or absolute phytical or ner
vous wrecks. Ourliitaue atriums all over
t!ie land tie filled with patients who hue
hod plentv of warning of what wat coming
'to them from headaches. 1 can cure bead
achet, no matter tlie cante, for It Is whtt
rautes the tieadiche that 1 get right after
and endeavor to make well.''
1 know of nothing better )lto my valu
able prescription, Dr. Kay's Renovator, for
tlie cure of tbit very painful malady, and
the derangements of which it is the symptom.
My Dr. Kay's Renovator is, as is now well
known, a prescription that 1 perfected after
much study and many years of experiment.
The following it one instance showing
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Pectoral
that ho would support Hearst If nominated
and no other prominent aspirant has had
that promise from him. ltryan is not tin
dictator he was four yenrs ago, but his daj
is by no means done. Ills support Is worth
nmny votes. Also, Mr. Hearst Is said ta
huvo told his Intimates that Charles V.
Murphy, leader of Tammany hall. Is with
him. To have tho support of the most
powerful party lender In tho nation and th
most powerful party leader In the metropo
lis Is to hold most of the cords In the deck.
Wall street cannot support Hearst. H
would out-Roosevelt Roosevelt on trust!
and corporations. The inflationists must
therefore return to finance and let politics
alone. Meanwhile "tho street" will vote as
If thts fearful and harrowing attack of
Knoscvcitophobla hud not been the re
publicans for Roosevelt, tfie democrats for
whomever their party names.
I.AIGHIXG REMARKS.
Doubting Democrat The trouble la that
we havn't anything to kick about. The
country Is prosperous and we can't hul
sharing In the prosperity, can we?
Rock Hooted lleniocrut That Isn't the
way to look at It. We're prosperous enough
as Individuals, but we're blamed Imrd up as
a party, let me tell you! Chicago Trlbutie.
"Yes, our boy has shown a remarkablo
talent for music. He wants to get at the
very sources of It, as It were."
"What proof have you of thlB?"
"Why, he knocked in the heads of three
drums in as ninny duys." Cleveland Plain
denier. Old Mother Hubbard had gone to the cup
board to get her poor doggie a bone.
"That's Just where she made her mis
take," growled the knowing canine, "If she
had gone to the bench with me the dear
girls would give me all I could eat."
Llvlrg before the days pf dog-shows, the
poor dog lived too early, New York Sun.
"You musn't let your Wife get' so ex
cited," eald the medical ninn, ns he turned
arnund to wish the husband good day.
"Good gracious, doctor," cried the latter,
"vou're talking nonsense. If I tried to stop
my wife from getting excited she'd get so
excited she'd raise the roof." Cleveland
Plalndealer.
Charlie (whose salary Is it per) I wns
reading the other day where a girl wns
poisoned by eating chocolates and died In
awful ngony. .... .
Mabel The poor girl would have been
alive yet if she had been going with you.
Comfort.
SICE BETTY GOI.F.
Josephine Hnrd in Four-Track News.
Since Hetty golfs, my wit is caring.
No longer la my wooing tame.
My very lungusise has i;iown bolder.
You see, I've learned to tulk the game.
If she but hints I am too eager,
I swear It la a hrasxie lie!
And way she knows the mashle's making
And then kdJicns her w!t,h a algli.
Sometimes when driving o'er the meadow,
And Hetty wa.:.ts a iiltle tee,
She can't ibject If then I tell her,
A high bull Is the thing for me!
And when she haiards the suggestion
That my approach is much too near,
I wouden spoon, so 1 assure her,
And say "you're playing two, my dear."
Hut some day when the game Is over.
She'll hold a lofter head divine,
And know'ng that we've finished ploying.
She'll putter little hand In mine.
where my Renovator accomplished great
good. It is from Mr. Frank Coczent, resid
ing at Saratoga bpriugt, N. Y., and reads as
follows;
" For many years my wife was troubled
with an almost constant headache. ' Many
physicians have treated tier, and 1 have paid
out large tarns of money to relieve her .
heudacbe. She began biking Dr. Kay's
Renovator and after taking several boxes of ,
the tablets, she Is now able to eat anything
that she desires without any lnoonvenieuce.
bhe has not seen a physician In a year."
What I have done in hundreds of caset,
I know and expect to do in tfaontands more.
My.advice to anyone suffering from Head
ache, backachet, Derangements of the
Stomach, Kidneys, Liver, Impurities of the
Ulood, Broken Uown Nervet, is to try my
Dr. Kay's Renovator. It will cure yoa
surely unless your cane is extremely exag
gerated and has been too long neglected.
You will find its most excellent touic sad
rebnllder.
If your rate is an obstinate one I wonld
adviw you to write to me, and I will give you
the lieneflt of my experience and advice, and
1 will also pretcrilie for you absolutely free.
laths meantime you will be on the safe
side bv going to the nearest druggist and
buying a box of my Dr. Kay's Renovator.
It comet In 25 ct., &0 ct. and fl.OO packages.
If you cannot procure It I will send it by
mail on receipt on price..
All letters addressed to Dr. B. J. Kav, e-0
The Dr. 11. J. Kay Medical Co., 24 Clinton
St., Saratoga Sprtngi, N. Y., will have
prompt attention, and tie considered In every
way confidential. When you write me 1
would recommend that you fully describe
your svmptoins and troubles. It will kelp
me in diagnosing your cate end enable ate
in bringing quicker relief to you.