TIIE OMAHA DAILY ItEE: SUNDAY rETlTUTATtY 21, 1004.
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Subscribed in my preaence and awoin to
netora me tills 3d day of tehreary, A. u.
IJ04. M. B. H L'N'QATS,
(Seal.) Notnry Public.
The ancestral gruves of China seem
to be of greater Importance than the
descendants of tho ancestors.
If Honduras Is like many of the Latin-
American states the inhabitants are to
be congratulated upon the declaration of
martial law '
t 9 I
The SIcKluley memorial monument at I
Canton la as much a monument to the
late Senator Iianna as if It were erected I
of purpose In his memory. I
Turkey hopes that It will not be the
principal dish served when the powers I
of Europe meet In thanksgiving at the I
end of the Ilnsso-Japanese war. I
Latest returns would indicate that the
electlon la over in San Domingo until
General Jlininez can provide himself
with additional munitions of war.
When it comes to the question of
weather tho Omaha brand Is still several
lengths ahead or that provided Dy ouier
"American cnies , jra competitive ciass.
Saya Mr, Cleveland to Colonel Bryan:
1 uon 1 caro a rap wnai you say.
caro a
Bays Colonel Bryan to Mr. Cleveland:
"Your compliments are reciprocated."
Even at this eurly day prospects for a
full crop of candidates for every nom
ination at the disposal of the republican
state convention are decidedly promis
ing.
Chancellor Andrews plainly committed
the unpardonable sin in the lexicon of
tbe local Bryaulte organ when ho ad
mitted that m was mistaken on the
16 to 1 vagary-
Sweden and Kualn are actively en-
gageu in preparing tneir armies ln order
to maintain neutrality. The smaller the
nation tbe greater the neceaaity for a
show of force.
Mr. Cleveland seems to have Just as
1 1 l . . iii (- I
.avi.iu.-a .or giung ais views
spread before the country ln the public
yruuii u ue were puoiismng a uom-
uuut-r Ul UJB OWU. I
of the Mormon elder who committed
ulcldo at Kansas City tho report falls
to say whether the letter from the .lfp
was in the form of a round roblu.
80 long as be gathers in the revenues
Of tbe office Lee Herdman does not care
how long tbe republican Judges of the
supi.:in court continue at loggerhinds
over tho succession to his clerkship.
Could George Washington only belt)
Celebrate bis I72d birthday anniversary
tomorrow how be- would enjoy the ad-1
vantages twentieth century civilization
offers for dolug tbe proper thing on such
occasions.
"Midwinter conditions," cays Brad-
streets, "are a bar to the growth in
spring trade tills year." But mid-wluter
conditions ln mid winter are not the
exception any more than are mid-sum
mer conditions ln August.
If the edict of the emperor of Corea
keeps Wlju open after the Russians ar-
rive ho should send the form of tbat
proclamation to China, where something
practical U apparently needed ln the
case of Mukden and Antuug.
Human comprehension staggers when
H strives to conceive the honors Russia
wonld heap upon a successful general
when it distributes crosses of honor to
officers whose only claim is that they
escaped when their ships went down.
; The friends of Wu Ting Fang la the
United States cannot understand bow
the present Oriental situation has
lasted so long without a solution by
that distinguished statesman. Minister
Wu bad greater success in getting his
name la the dispatches while tarrying
tM tiiia country.
IfOMI.VA TIXO A 8KHATUR.
Miull tho republic-tins of Nebraska In
their Impending Btuto contention, nom
inate- n rnridtdatn for lhe position of
I'nitod States senator, whoso election
(l((ilvo tiiMin tht li'ginlnture to con-
rrtie In January, I'.Min? That la, perhaps,
tl most serious question with widen
tho republicans of this state have ever
been confronted. The action of the stutr
committee reeommenillnir the noinlnnrlon
of a cundldiite for United States senator
by state convention Is bnsed upon the
popular demand for the election of
V'nlted States senators by direct rote,
and If that demand could be compiled
with the selection of a senatorial candi
date la state convention would, doubt
less, commend Itself to the rank and
file of tho party.
For more than thirty years The Bee
has advocated the popular election of
United States senators and every effort
0 secure that reform by constitutional
ntialllled urmroval. In the last senatorial
campal, - .. It n.lvocated the 8ubmisMlon by
c.Mij,iat,.s for fll0 United States senator
, , , . , . . . i ... ,
miiji oi ineir uiiuien iur iu(iuiiir ruumnr
nient tit the general election, as author
laetl by the stato constitution.
It Is an open question, however,
whether tho nomination of a candidate
for United States senator by a state
convention affords a greater or better
oDKortuniiv ior popuutr cnoice man ao
",w respective legislative nominating
convenlions. On tho contrary, the state
Convention is tnree removes away rrom
Jirt'r,: popular vote, while tho deslgna
tloti or jireferenco at tho general elec-
t .. .1 1 , 1 .1 l,
lltlll, JL lltllll'It'U 1(1, UUIU W3 Ulll
remove from the direct vote.
The Individual member, of the leglnla-
ture naturally looks to tho voters of bis
district for Instruction and in any event
this choice would bo paramount to the
obligation imposed upon bipi by the ex-
presslon of a majority of the delegates
to a state convention. It Is, moreover,
possible, If not almost certain, that In
many districts the choice of the major
ity of tho state convention might bo
repugnant to tho wish and will of the
republican voters. They cannot be
bound by the action of tho state con
"' consetjuouuy are name, xo
repudiate its choice and exact pledges
from ndldates for the legislature to
support tuo man or tneir preference
AMiile a nomination by state convention
may cause the defeat of legislative can-
didatcs lit closo districts It affords no
assurance or prospect of gala
Incidentally there are weighty political
oonsiuerations mat snouiu impress them-
.... ... ..
selves upon the republicans of Nebraska
before they commit themselves to the
new departure. The nomination of a
United States senator by convention
charged also with the nomination of a
state ticket, a set of presidential elec-
tors and delegates-at-largo to the na
tlonal convention affords opportunities
for trading that might culminate In the
selection of a candidate for United
states senator, who would repel popular
support from the ticket and Jeopardize
the eiootion of republican legislature.
In . st)l(e convention which, at the
farthest, will tint he tn aesslnn more
thnn thlrt.,r ,,. thfr(, , ftlo
time for cool deliberation and un
less an overwhelming sentiment among
the rank and file favors some candi
date who looms above all others as a
leader the outcome Is liable to be
bazelbrush Instead of oak. These Ideas
must suggest themselves to thinking re
publicans who are interested ln the suc
cess of tho party ln the coming senator
ial contest and who above all things
dsl tho state creditably and ably rep-
resented ln the national legislature.
UAILWATS AXD JTORLD POLITICS.
How much railways have to do with
the politics of the world la an Inter
esting question ana yet there is no
doubt that they do exert an Influence
u.oro or leas potent. A writer on tho
subject points out that Britain would
never have coveted tho Transvnnl. nor
Lveu Oranire Free State, had not Cecil
Rltodcs nnshod his rntlwnv entpmrlu.. to
the north ftlld proJoctert famoll8 no
frorn Cftpe l0 Calro The Bame au
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bo tightening her grip upon Manchuria.
,n deflanco of the power and ln vtola-
U0J 01 BO,0U,n trPatl'8. he not llr
coi.bu ucea a ranwuy across Mucni
1Lo ,mI,ortaut I,ftrt tnat railways are
now playing in the world should not be
"verhsiked, observes tho San Francisco
CaI1, for a c,pur understanding of It Is
,'utln! f'Sht view of the menaces
of Mar todnv ,na tno possibilities f
future war. It is to be borne In mind.
says mat paper, tnat tne Siberian road
I and the Cape to Cairo road are not the
1 only great enterprises of the kind under
way. There are. several other roads
I hardly noted now, whose construction
I u"1!' force an Issue ln battle Just as the
SlU'rlau road Is forcing battle now. "Of
tho new lines that are almoat certain to
have a potent Influence on world politics
In the Immediate future perhaps tho most
notable Is the lino that la to be con
structed under German control from the
Bosporus to tbe tiulf of Ferula down
tbe valley of the Euphrates or of the
Tigris. A considerable part of tho line
Is already constructed and concessions
for tho whole route, so far as it Urs
I through the Turkish empire, have been
obtained. Another line that carries with
it a menace of war is the projected ex
I tension of the British Indo-Burmah rail
way to the bead of navigation on the
Yangtze Klang, If completed this road
I would f pen up middle China to Rrltlsii
I trade through India aud Its construction
I would compel the establishment of some
I form of British control over the terminal
in Miina. which might force Great
Britain to play a part similar to that
now IkIiib' enacted by Russia In Man
churia.
Our Han Francisco contemporary sug
gests that there are lines which sooner
or later must be constructed in our own
hemisphere that will be very apt to ln-
I volve war issues.
It says that the much
discussed line conaectlnf tks railway
systems of South America with our own
may aome day be undertaken, aud then
will arise the question of malntalnlug
peace along the route. It would seem,
on the contrary, that the building of the over fttn.uoo In city taxes, of which
Intercontinental railroad, which undoubt- about $12,0) represents Its contrll.u
edly will in time be accomplished, would tlon to tho maintenance of tho schools.
be In the Interest of peace between the
countries connected by the road, lu con-
tributiug to their mutual advancement
and welfare. Nevertheless the idea ad-
vanct-d by the San Francisco paper Is
an interesting one and worthy of serious
consideration.
CAnnoL a. pkaHS axd his tXBlBiT.
Jf any proof were wanting or me touu
unfitness of C. . Pearse to fill the post
tlon of superintendent of public schools
In a city of the magnitude and preten
sions of Omaha, It was furnished by
himself In his recent address to tbe
Omaha Heal Estate exchange In defenso
of the excessive school tax levy for 10M.
At the very opening of bis plea for ex-
travagance Superintendent Pearso ex-
hiblted hia most prominent tralt-that
of a glib-tongued wirepuller. "It is a
great pleasure," exclaimed Mr. Tcarse.
"to have the privilege of discussing pub-
Ilc schx)l linances witn you, ann 1 ihm
it as a good omen that the members of
this body of active, energetic, wide
awake hustlers, seeing aud talking with
hundreds of people every business day,
have Interested themselves to know the
facts."
Could General Colby, his Ideal of a
smooth politician, when be lived down
ln Ileatrice. have doue better unless he
bad also showered a box of taffy on
tbe handsome, sagacious and intellectual
offspring of his audience? Having made
bis most gracious bow, Superintendent
l-earso proceeaea to conruse anu nyp.io-
tlze the exchange with figures to rrove
that omana is a "scauereu ona wiue.y
diffused city as compared with other
towns of equal or larger population that
have less area." After thoroughly sat
urating his hearers with comparative
statistics, Frof. Pearse launched a left
hander at what be Is pleased to desig
nate "the common enemy of the com
mon schools," ln this fashion:
The chief necessity of this and similar
expositions arises from the attacks of a
morning- newspaper published near the
western edjru of the business district. This
paper la consistently antagonistic to the
school management and published much
misinformation and misleading information
concerning the schools.
This is the most uuklndest impeach
ment of them all. It was always be
Ueved In Omaha that Mr. Pearse did
not take kindly to The Bee because it
dld not take kindly to paying $3,000 a
year for a $1,200 man, but nobody ever
drea'med that it was Its location "near
the western eJge of the business dls-
trict" that mado It offensive. The Pearse
code manifestly makes "location on the
western edge of the business district"
an unpardonable crime. The next thing attractive improvements without pay
we may look for Is an effort to remove lng the bill, but It pays a city even
tbe Board of Education from the city
ball because that structure Is located
on tho western edge of the business dls-
trict and only twelve feet away from
that nameless newspaper building.
Passing from the ridiculous to the sub-
lime, we find Mr. Pearse proceeding as
follows:
But It is not necessary to fro through
all these figures to find a satisfactory ex-
planatlon for an Increased school levy. For
the six-year period referred to the tax
levies were made according to the pleasure
of the city council and were very lnade-
quate. No ona knows this better than
tne writer or tne articles mnrN to. ior
It was always according to his counsel
and urging and that of his associates that
the council year after year cut down the
amounts reported by the Board of Eduoa-
Uon a. necessary. The schools were re-
duced to the severest straits. Needed re-
pair, were often left undone, the schools
lacked maci and reference books: for a
part of the time children In tho kinder
gartens and the first and seoond grades
attended but half of each day; tor a part
of the time salaries of teachers and Jan
ltors wcra cut down. The mem
bers of the board and the patrons of the
schools saw that unless relief came the
schools would be crippled and thus the
law was passed which the editor says was
"log-rolled" through the legislature.
This law provides, not that the school
dlstrlct may levy "without limit," but that
the district may ask for the number of
mills levy deemed necessary, and If the
request Is within the limit fixed by the
statute, the council must levy what Is
asked.
1111 1 w wns nnn inn jmj.vih , ' .
Ity of the people who support the schools,
Perhaps Mr. Pearse has forgotten that
he came to Omaha ln the midst of the
most disastrous and depressing period
that bad ever struck this city. Perhaps
bo has forgotten that thousands of
Omaha homes were foreclosed and ofher
thousands were sold for taxes, that the
whole community was groaning under
burdens of taxation that were tanta-
mount to confiscation. The 4 editor of
the newspaper "west of the business dls-
trict" was not alone ln trying to repress
school board extravaganco and wasto -
fulness. Thousands of honest tollers
and business men and property owners
were with him then and are with him
now.
Compsrlsons may be odious sometimes,
brtt since Mr. Pearse has gone Into fig-
ures tho psper on the western edge will
be pardoned for going Into a few figures
also. Carroll O. Pearse was placed on
the payroll of tbe Board of Education ln
August, 1806. Before he came to Omaba
he was earning $100 a month ten months
a year as superintendent of tbe schools
of Beatrice. For the first year ln
Omaha the drouth year of isav he re
celved $3,000 and since then he has been
pnld at the rate of $3,000 a year. The
total amount paid to him In wages, in-
eluding January, 1904, aggregates $'J1,
OOa.tia.
As against these $30,000 ln round fig -
urea Mr. Pearse has contributed to the
support of the city government the
munitlcent sum of $S.44, of which one
fith, or fire dollars ajul sixty-eight
cents. Is his contribution to the matnte-
nance of the nubile schools of Omaha
during the last seven years. His total
city tax for 10O3 is ,fonrsdollars and!
thirty-eight cents, so that he contrlb
uted for tbe year 1003 the enormous
sum of seventy-three cents to the main -
tenanco of the public schools, while be
drew f.'l.tXK) out of tho school fund. As
against this the newspaper building on
the western edge has paid since 1S!5
For the year the tax for lhn Heo
building will aggregate $0,OO, and the
3Vi mill school tax will amount to $l,r.in.
This exclusive of tho newspaper plant.
The most misleading and deceptive
statement mado by Superintendent
Fearso was his declaration that the
school board Is prevented from extra v-
oganco and wastefulness by the statu-
tory 1Imltatlon of the lpvv. Tjmt limjta-
tlon Is 20 mills, und 20 mills on the face
value of Omaha property would be
sufficient to pay the expenses of the
entire school system, the city govern
ment nnd tho count v government and
, resectable balance in the treas-
,. .. renresents an ns-
geBtiniont nt ono.8xtI, of actual valuo,
which wonid i,e at the vety lowest 3H per
cent of the faco value, so that as a matter
of faot (he asMOfHmont of ,,,111, for
30(l4 , ono.slxth of lulll ln (XCPfIS of
tllp ,l)gllet)t ,ovy tll0 bonra was n,lthor-
,z(h1 t0 nmkp nt ,(s own n.(,IH.8t at n ltmo
when millions of dollars worth of prop
erty that Is now taxed did not con
tribute a penny toward the expenses of
municipal and school government.
WIPt STKfc'CTS .S A MUMCU'AL ASSET
The principal lesson Impressed . upon
tho peopjo of IluIUinore tt8 a r,.M1it of
tbplr rpcont ,8nstrou8 ro Is the I1P(H.g.
sUy of brond,,r gtrP(ltg Ul tho b,lsill,.s8
lhftrU.t an(1 a 1)lovenuMU 8 actively on
f()ot t0 w,dftn tho lhoronllfaros 8Prv.
, b t bcfore , k f
,,,.,,.- cet9 UIldr wny. The
be!lutiful brona 8lr(ots posse8S(Hl by the
newffl. p,t,p- of the nTQ nf)t UHU.
fl,Iy ai,Iirpcllltod nt dl,.lr truo wortu by
thf, ppoplo who pnjoy th(i)r bonp(itSi and
only an occasional object lesson like this
retails with force the inestimable value
of wide streets 113 n municipal asset It
will cost Baltimore millions of dollars
to make good damage which might have
been prevented but for Its narrow
thoroughfares it has probably been for
years paying tne penuity in tne rorm or
excessive Insurance rates imposed be-
cause of the extra fire risk.
The possession of wide streets, how
ever, is an Item not altogether on one
Hide of the municipal ledger. . The ex
pense is greater than for narrower
streets, not only ln the first cost of tbe
ground space occupied and of the pave-
ments, curbing,, guttering and sidewalks,
but also in the annual maintenance
charges Included under the bead of
street repairs, street sweeping, street
sprinkling, etc. Cities cannot any more
than private Individuals equip their
premises with extensive grounds and
more than an individual to look ahead
and to build for the future rather than
merely for the Immediate present.
Nothing Is so well In point as the
mutter of wide and adequate street
space, ample for all the demands of
growing traffic, and ln nothing are the
western cities, Omaha chief among
them, so far ln advance of the eastern
cltlos ng m the far-seeinc scale on
I ... ... n. . ...
I lounuers, xne ounieu 01 construction
and maintenance may have been heavy
jn the early stages of growth, but this
t wou,d probably have bpen
" ,
impeded without these broad-gauged
townsite plans and when population
reaches the point which characterizes
thf , pMtm of tfae country now
... .
complaining of congestion, our wide
streets will be counted invaluable and
the wisdom responsible for them
will
have due recognition.
ilO.VT WANT OBSlRVKnti.
It Is not an extraordinary fact, but
still somewhat uncommon, that neither
the Russian nor the Japanese govern'
ments want auy foreign military or
naval officers " to observe their opera-
Uon8 ln the war The applications of
. . . , . , .
our government for permission to let
army ana navai omcers or ims govern-
I ment observe the operations ln the far
I en at have. It n imp firs luen turned dnwn
I . . . . . . . .
at war do not care to have their opera
tions looked into by any foreign power,
lit Is perfectly easy to understand why
they should fl this way ln the matter,
because they are necessarily lu doubt as
to whether observers would be abso-
lutely in accord with the party to which
they would bo attached, and conse-
quently tho 6afer plan Is to let no one
get Into the lines. As a matter of
fact there Is little to be learned of any
practical valuo from observing the
operations of tbe Russian and Jupanese
1 movements neither of which Is likely to
make any Important contribution to mill-
tary experience or the science of war.
I The servant girl problem bobs up in
I an entirely unexpected quarter. The
Civil Service commission Is seriously per-
plexed owing to the small number of
ellglbles pocared to fill vacancies ln
the position of cook at the Indian
schools. It Is an easy matter to find
lth male and female cooks qualified to
I broil beefsteaks, distill coffee, bake
mince pies and biscuits, but It is an
other matter to pet cooks of either sex
- 1 that can tell the chemical constituent
I of baking powder, analyze tho content
of the 6oap barrel and solve problem
in geometry and trigonometry off baud
- 1 And that Is why cooks qualliled fo
catering to the taste of young squaw
I and Indian bucks have not presented
themselves lu large numbers for tx
amlnatlon to the Civil Service commis
sion.
lt the ,nk cn tUe original copy of'th
- constitution of the United States fchould
happen, as lt were, to fade out Just 11
the Ink on the original copy of the
- 1 Declaration of Independence has faded
I out. or if the original copy of the cou
1 stitutlon should be destroyed, stolen or
lost, would tho provisions of the con-f
stllutlon be suspended and all the laws
enacted since Its adoption bo declared
Invalid? Those questions should sug
gest themselves to the ponderous states
men at tho Nebraska capltol who claim
to have discovered that the disappear
ing of the original statutes of 1S00 in
validates all the laws enacted by suc-
eedlng legislatures since that date.
If the war between the adjutant gen
eral and the brigadier general grows a
little more fierce It may devolve upon
overnor Mickey, In bis capacity as
commnnder-ln-chlef, to declare a state of
iego r.nd call the whole army and na-y
the great state of Nebraska Into
etive service.
An air of fine itarcasm, which may
penetrate the minds of the government
may be found In the suggestion of the
Russian newspapers that lu providing
new torpedo boats, contracts be made
1th firms which built the boats of
Japan.
(ironnil Units In Sight.
St. Ixiitls Globe-Democrat.
Knirland wants llussla to keep her prom
ise to evacuate Manchuria; but, then, what
Is England doing ln Thibet? Is Russia, the
only offender?
Ctie for Unntlrrinrnt,
rhlladelphla Tress.
The way ln which the. Japs have been
oing things to Russia Is enough to make
us wonder what would have, happened If
Rus.sia had tackled soma one its size.
On n Cash llaala.
St. I.oiils Globe-Pemocrat.
It Is but fair to remark of the friendship
between Russia nnd France that the, senti
ment appears to be largely on the French
Ide. Russia has borrowed from the French
people the neat sum of $1,600,000,00.
Scarcity of Titian nionda.
Washington Post.
The. sultan of Morocco has sent over Blx
ure white horses for tho St. Louis exposi
tion. He would have sent the six red-
eaded girls as companion pieces except
for tho failure of the Titian blond crop ln
Morocco.
Real Iasnra of the War,
New York Evening Post.
To say that Russia Is fighting merely for
Ice-freo ports on the Pacific and Japan for
an outlet In Corea would be to make a
superfli lal analysis of a much greater con
tent. The fight Is between eastern and
western civilisation a strife that Is trace
able to the very beginnings of recorded
history. If Japan wins, tho east will have
the chanca to reassert Itself and to de
velop along national lines. If Russia con
quers, tho east generally will sink to the
position of vassal and customer of the west.
Pensions fo Railroad Employes.
Philadelphia Press.
Railway papers report that the plan
adopted about three years ago by the Penn
sylvania and tho Chicago & Northwestern
of pensioning superannuated employes has
proved so satisfactory that It Is spreading
rapidly. The details vary somewhat ln
dmerent companies, but ln general tna
pension is based on a fixed percentage of
tha monthly wages received multiplied by
the number of years In tho service. Like
government pensions, the amount yielded
Is In no case large enough to support the
retired employe ln luxury, but It Is suffi
cient to insure him against actual want.
SECULAR SHOTS AT THE PO.PIT,
Chicago Post: Evidently Rer. R. C. FI1-
llnghaifi of England has taken advantage
of hostilities ln the far east to get Into ac
tion with Bishop Potter once more. How
we Christians do love one another!
6t. Louis Globe-Democrat: Dowle la en
Joying himself ln his customary manner ln
Australia. A mob of 5.0QU people chased him
out of his hotel. Australia doesn't see the
humorous fcitle of things like they do ln
New York.
Bt Louis Republic: New York clergymen
question "whether there Is enough love ln
modern marriages." Frequently there Is
more than one affection, and consequently
too much love and yet not enough. So,
while the clergymen are wrong, they are
quite right.
Boston Transcript: Not by smiting them
with a parody of a psalm, denouncing this
"restless reespoot of sin, breeding only ths
soul-parching fever of gain" not thus may
a Chicago pastor help to crush the trusts,
but only by thinking out a means whereby
the energy and activity that directs tha
trusts may be converted from a mixture of
Kood and evil to an unmixed benefit to
humanity. It Is easy to berate, difficult to
correct abuses.
Chicago Chronicle: Rer. Dr. C. M. Co-
bern of St. James' Methodist church has
been sending out to everybody for an an
swer to this question: "If you had your life
to live over again what changes would you
make?" From a law student at the Univer
sity of Chicago he received this reply: "I
would read only dime novels aud select
portions of the Old Testament, would
smoke only cigarettes and would drink no
beer, but whisky only." He must be one
of the "abaont-mlnded students" Dr. I tar.
per complains of.
I'FHSOHAL, AHn OTHERWISE.
It Is a wtse bear that knows enough to
keep out of deep water.
As a fighting proposition the yellow
peril" la not as yellow as It Is painted.
The wonder is that Colorado polities
could produce a Bhafroth and put hlra tn
the wrong pew.
"Ye that havs tears to shed" for the
Japs "prepare to shed them now." Orand
Duke Boris Is rushbig to the front.
Twenty-two Japanese students ln Co
lumbia, university protst ag-Jnst serving
Charlotte mane and Kvu.il an tea ln the
college restaurant.
Very little stirring war news will be had
for a few weeks. The status quo will be
maintained until Richard Harding Davis
reaches tbe firing Hue,
Srundard Oil shareholders are feltng the
horrid linen of poverty. The March divi
dend will be only H6, against (X last year.
And Ida Larbell will not subside..
It la a mistake to suppose that all
ground hogs ducked on the id of Febru
ary. f-Ver&l eminent member of ths
trl!e are abroad on Asiatlo territory.
Miss Hunan B. Anthony admits she Is Si
She celebrated the anniversary a few days
ago and demonstrated that It Is possible
for the never-weds to be happy occasion
ally. Ohio, and Missouri each report the pass
ing of "an Inveterats smoker,1 one at ths
rlpa age of U2, the other at 1(0. "Old
fatiiiloned winter" seems particularly hard
on umoked hams.
Io you rtriralr the Maine? St, Louis
reports iihout winking the other eye
that remains of the warship will t-e hauled
from Havana to tha fair grounds. But
what baa patriotism 10 do with kicking
anyhow?
Four million pro tiikt-ta will be pro
vided by the St. Louis fair. Each ticket
will be an "open sfcoams" to everything
hot aud cold, on the pike. Applicants eao-
"ot roma In person any too soon to suit
lite management.
When you read thrilling war new. from
Corean ports. It Is well to remember that !
the Corean fad Is to own forty different
kinds of hats. As an "Innocent bystander-'
the Corean has ample provocation for
working Ms hendwear to the limit.
Major Oeneral Wheeler, Roar Admtr.il
Howies, Captain Hobson nnd the staff
the Leavenworth War college agreu o
the proposition that the Japs have ItusM.i
"licked to a finish." The refusal of the
Russians to accept the decision of the
experts and sue for peace furnishes an
appalling meusurs of Romanoff obtuse
novltskl. DOMESTIC PI-EASASTniES.
Tt m May Pechls Is certainly what you
tt.Ittht call a "klssublB" girl.
Dick KIssahlaT Why. man sllre, she's
positively edible. Philadelphia iTnss.
Mrs. Snobhs I want a alrl accustomed, to
being employed ln the best families.
Agent l v got Just tho girl you want
Phe was employed In seven of the best
families lajt mouth. Brooklyn Llfo.
Girl With tha Olhnn CMr-l Ma.r.lrT'A,
the first person I ever heard say that
young Mr. IIIgRlnslde Is clannish.
nirl with the Julln Marlowe Dimple 1
didn't sny he was clannish. I said he was
t lainmlsh. Chicago Tribune.
Junior Does Man,tl liu. ,, m,,. ...,.
of votirs?
Senior N'O. snn aet bee fatm rlh, ...In.)
lt from tho start. Yale Record.
A woman Is alwavs secrntlv ttao,,rmiTita,t
when her husband tells her that she Is the
only woman he ever thought he loved. She,
would rather think that shr. hat wrested
mm iron a score or more or lovely rivals.
Komervlllo Journal.
'These, deceitful women uni mn rlrftsin.
Ions," siiltl Miss Pnssay. "As for roe, I
was never afraid to tell what my aga
was."
"No woman." renlled Miss Wlw "t m
afraid to tell what Kor aga was." Philadel
phia Press.
He klssrd her hand.
She smiled.
"Am T to Infer that roti hurt no settled
Income?" she asked.
"Why should you Infer that?"
"Because you Soem to have a sort nt
hand-to-mouth way of doing things."
Then he klsseu her again. Clevtland
Plain Dealer.
"It seems to me." observed the mnrrtail
man at ths "onion social," 'It Is taking
those young chaps ln the other room a
long time to una out which girl ota ths
onion."
"That's the Joke of lt," replied the elderly
maiden. "The girts agreed among them-
3fV dealing vith The
most latitfactory"
"Btill more Und words
is the World.'" .
BURLINGTON &
Chlcsgo, Burlington
OFFICE
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OMAHA, NEB., February 20, 1904.
Mr. II. D. Nedy, Manager,
Equitable Life Assurance Society,
Omabn, Nebraska.
Dear Sir)
Your statement of tlie results of my policy, No. 273,048,
i
has been received. You offer me a paid-up policy for $5,716,
the original policy being $4,000, 20 payment life plan; also
Beeral other options.
I have decided to accept the cash value, and have taken
a new policy with you for $10,000, 20 year endowment.
My dealings with The Equitable and with you as their
representative have been most satisfactory.
Yours truly,
O. W. LOOM IS.
H. D. NEELY, Manager,
Merchants National Bank Bldg.,
OMAHA, '- NEBRASKA.
Therej Halo off&fijf a.clion about
SffiRIMH wa
Aperf ed rubjHtute forhard coalataion
Finemabebura
VidorYhite C6aJCo.l605FarnamTeU?i
selves that they would fool the yming men,
and not one of them has eaten any onion
, Trlb"n
TllK LOU OP UfB.
W 11. Nellt In, Chicago Tribune.
Now, you set sail and I set sail upon ths
sea of life
And times there sra, when comes a gale
that cuts us like a knlfs. 1
When comes a blast that shudders past
and shrivels up our souls
It blows from off the barren rocks wheia
sorrow spreads her shonla.
Where bitterly the billows break and chat
ter of dnfeat:
Long after wa have struggled by their
echoes hoarsely beet.
Some of us sail but where the sea In stiver
srray Is curled:
Borne of us beat beyond the rim that
bounds the rounding world;
Some of us ride upon ths tide that in ths
moonlight glooms
And sighs of prana nnd happiness within
the port of dreams;
And some go blindly up and down across
the silent sea
To find the vanished harbor In the land
of used-to-be.
But everywhere and anywhere our ships
may moor or sail
There la a mil for one and alla whole
some, friendly hall,
It may be in the port of dreams, or off
of sorrow's shoals.
Or when in mldsoa's placldness ths vessel
Idly rolls.
Wherever, on or oft our course, we will
but pause to hear
There comes to us a ball that rings with
fellowship and cheer.
Bo you go down and, I go down into ths
sea of life
To feel the bite of angry winds along the
reefs of strife.
To hear the strains of dim refrains from
off some singing count,
But through It all the friendly call Is What
we count the most.
Tha sea of life tn long and wide, but ww
sail to the end
Through shine and fog we write the log:
"This day we hailed, a friend."
To Save Your Eyes
see
HUTESON
213 South 16th St.
Paxton Block.
Equitable have hem
.
for ' The Strong
(2828)
MO. RIVER R. R. IN NEB.
& Qulocy Railway Company,
OF GENERAL MANAGER.
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