TIIE OMAII t)AItY BEE: SUNDAY, .FEBRUARY 2$, 1904
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Tiie Omaha Sunday Per
E. ROSEWATER. EDITOR.
rUBUSHKD EVERT MORNINO.
FAIR PLAT FOR IHt IHDUSS.
In n trenolmnt article In the current
Outlook, Ooorite Kennan makes a vig
orous npix'nl for fair play for tlie
Indian in the ninttrr of tlio enforced
I buIa nf tlinlr 1anla tiv 'mnirroii In flla.
TERMS OF BCHSCniPTION. , . , . T.
Polly (without Sunday). Onf Yr4 N n-pini 01 irriuy pipers wiurn uiuiit i
rvnt supremo court decision are con-
I'nUjr Hr una Bunony,
IlluHtmted Ilo One Year
one
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!inniy Hee, One Year '
KHurddjr Hee, One Yenr J-W
.Twentirlh Century Farmer, One Yea.. 1.00
- DELIVERED BY CARRIER.
Tllr Rh (without Sunday), per copy., ic
stnied not to be InniperaMe o'wt.iclos
to conprcsHlonal notion. It la natural
frr tlio white man to covet the red
man's land for th:it lms been the lils-
! a i 11 ttA (with. nit KiimlAv). ner werK...iic
' 5lly Bee (including Sunday), per "week. l?e tory of till country ever since the first
MZi,rAf, tlu KAM' C
I Evening Hee (without Bundny). per week c
settlcinenta of the colonists but that nf
iVee'k' Be (lneludln S .nday). per fords no pood reason why the povrrn
JoniplaVnt''oV'i'rTeiilrity In delivery meiit In this twentieth century should be
nourn re aaare?tta to uiy (.ireywu
n party to further puliation after lniv
IfiK assumed moral ns well ns legal re
sponsibilities for these wards. Mr.
Kennnn has pathered toKether evidence
from various sources of established re
liability to show that the Rosebud
nirency' lands, which It is proposed to
' tartment.
I OFFICEB.
Houth Omaha City Hull uuuain.,
Jty-flfth and M atreets.
Council Bluffs in rear irrei.
Chlraa-o Iftto fnlty Bulldlne.
New York 23? FnrS Knw iiiumin.
Washington Ml Fourteenth street.
fYiniiKRrnNrjENCE.
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Worlal matter should be nddrcsaed: omana imu" ..p-u ... umuCTira,. j ....
Baa, Editorial Department. nt.re nre worth from 17 to nil aero
t?.mi r.fi enre Or costal oraer - ""
ryabia to Tho Bee FrmurnB v-on...- nna that the net to open tne reservation
nly 2-cent atamp. received In pay mni . .,,..,,. , ,,.,, ,,., ,
PerfOflftl Cnecae, 1 .1 J.l.l uuuunii ... iiu- inifS'iioi ivn iii i u
which it was drawn would rob the
Indiana of millions of dollars that they
would pet if paid at the prevnllinp mar
ket price. That Indian Commissioner
Jones should endorse such a flagrantly
dishonest scheme and that Secretary
Hitehcoolf should pass it nlonp without
objection calls in Mr. Kennan's opinion
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t tPubllahlng Company, being ouiy
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of this character Is all the prenter be
cause of the extension of the free niral
delivery system. There can be no sell
out objection to the proposed post check
currency bill nnd It Is to be hoped that
It may receive favorable consideration
'luring the present session of congress.
THK KA VA It APPHOFlllATWy.
After one of the most interesting de
bates of the session the house of rep
resentative passed tho naval appropria
tion bill. While the amount carried by
the measure, $!M5,no,000, U unprece
dentedly large for this purpose, yet it
Is not to be doubted thnt the very pen
ernl sentiment of the country Is favora
ble to naval expansion and to placing
the United States in n stronger position
ns 'n sea power than it now occupies.
The nearly universal belief Is that to
do this Is to Increase our security and
to better insure the maintenance of
"pence with the world.
A noteworthy feature of the debate
on the bill wns the opposition of Rep
resentative Burton of Ohio, chairman
of the committee on rivers nnd harbors
and one of the ablest men on the repub
lican side of the house. Mr. Burton
took the position that because no nation
Is attacking us or threatening us we do
not need a larger navy, but this sort of
reasoning does not commend itself to
those who think thnt this great mari
time nation, with its vast seaconst. its
outlying possessions, its important and
Increasing Interests in every quarter of
as,
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OEO. B. TZSCHUCK.
J I Bubacrlbed In my oreaence and aworn to
y or jeoreary. . u.
M. B. HUNQATE.
Notary Public.
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(Seal.)
Wheat Is again having its ups and
downs. i
IKo omnibus public building bill at
Ibis session of congress. That graft
Was worked a trifle too strong last time. '' 1M not to the opening of the representative in congress who ought to
reservation but to the , methods by
Up to date war news from Japanese which it is proposed to force sale at ar-
jsourees seems to be of a more reliable bltrary prices far below the real value.
Strand than war news from Russian I Mr. Ken nan himself suggests that the
(sources. proper method is to require open bid-
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... for remonstrance in severe and point ml
'2N!73 terms. Fortunately the attention of tho
' 2 or.!! Pr0R'(lpnt lm8 keen drawn to the case the world and Its large and growing
'..in.wix and nssurances have been given by him foreign commerce, should be adequately
!!2tvH' that he will see that the Indians get prepared for any possible exigency
at! "o 8oniotn'n' more like a square deal. I Another idea advanced by the Ohio rep-
kh.too i wuiie me nana or uie innu grangers resen tan ve nna wmcn is aountiess en-
is unquestionably to be seen In the Kose- tertalnrd by others was that the in
bud bill. It Is not to be denied that tjiere crease of the navy means thnt we are
is a legitimate demand for the opening Inviting the nations to attiick us. "It
of these reservations to promote the set- means that we nre declaring to the
tlement of the west- which should not world." he said, "thnt we are going to
be allowed to ba indefinitely blocked by enter into a field entirely different from
the refusal of the Indians to use their thnt which we have occupied in the
lands'or let others use them. The dog- pnsr. that we are striving to dominate
In-the-manger attitude of . the Indians political nffnirs In other portions of the
prevents the western country from sup- earth." Such a view of our nnval policy
porting the population it is entitled to might bo expected from a foreigner, for
nnd the development of its resources exnmple from a Russian or German
even to the extent thnt capital Is newspnper unfriendly to this country,
avnllable. The opposition to the Rose- but it appenrs strange coming from a
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know the spirit nnd sentiment of the
American people, who want no quarrels
with other nations. The rensonnble
view is that the policy of building up
tho navy means a warning to other na-
dlnp nbove an unset appraisement with Hons not to attack us. rather than nn
f The Hanna estate seems to have stringent regulations acain'st fraud or invitation to do so. while as to our strlv-
fcrown after probate from $3,000,000 to coHugton. nie exclusion of the specu- ing to dominate political affairs in other
4,uuu,wsi. ine usual ruie worKs w imivo fonture-the bill under fire Is notli- portionR of the enrth nothinp is more
bther way, . . lmr less than a land lotterv would no remote from th thono-lit of the Amor.
Vew York having disnosod of the, doubt oIro brin a more desirable class lean people. What they simply desire
hmor of opposition 'to Roosevelt, the of Bpttler8 upoa the ,ands' peop,e who ,9 that we sl,a" be ,n a PBltlon r take
jvico presidential "hoodoo" seems to have wou,d buy becaU8e they wlBhed to have care of and ,f neceR8ary to defend what
eeil broken " I ujiniiuuiijr w iuih a uviug ujr i i our own.
-steaay rarming rattier man ger-ricn- it is not the Intention that the united
No danger of a Are consuming the Nei' quick claim-sellers, who would take a States shall enter into rivalry for su-
fbraska state capitol. ' The only wa to I chance and move on again as soon as I preinacy in naval power with any other
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ifei na or tnai unsignny nreirap win De i iut wum vu. oi a. Kmomuijr nuuuu, out. n wouiu oe a grave mistuKe
eventually to tear it dowjif profit. I to allow this country to fall to the rear
Fair play for the white man requires of all other nations. Today the United
"Uncle Joe" Cannon's good right hand Ithe opening of the reservations to settle- States has a navy which ranks fifth in
ust have recovered from its exertion ment, but fair play to the Indian re- magnitude among the navies of the
fcs.-the house -considered prWate pen-1 quires full compensation for the lands world. When the ships which we are
taken from him. ' now building are completed It will give
us a navy third in rank as to tonnage
TBS POST CHKVK CVURKHCT BILL. -ml nt loast aocond In efflclon W.
Necessity is often the mother of in- jnr attained this nositlon there are the
piost man In ability and force Is Joseph
Chamberlain, but it would hardly be
snfc, at least under existing conditions,
to place In his hands the reins of power.
MX TKKDItk'Q AhlilTRATIOlt.
A report came from Tarls a few days
ago with the authority of a member of
the French parliamentary group on In
ternational arbitration, that a treaty of
arbitration between France and the
United States will be signed shortly.
This Is partly confirmed by advices
from Washington, which state that
ITesldtnt Roosevelt and Secretary Hay
nre giving thought to the matter and
also to similar propositions which have
coino from other European countries,
but that the State department has not
entered Into nny active negotlntlons for
such conventions.
It appears that the president is not
dlsjwsed to proceed with negotiations
unless he shall have reasonable assur
ot'ce that the treaties framed would not
be rejected by the senate. It is stated
thnt lending senators hnve been sounded
on the question nt various times,
but no promise of affirmative action
could be held out. President Roosevelt
does not' believe that nny good could
be accomplished by , negotiating a
treaty that would fail of ratification
nnd therefore until there Is reasonable
assurance that a two-thirds majority of
the senate will npprove an arbitration
treaty none is likely to be negotiated.
So far ns the administration Is con
cerned there seems to be an enrnest de
sire to extend International arbitration.
Secretary liny is undoubtedly most
favorable to doing so nnd there is every
reason to believe that Fresldent Roose
velt would be plnd to negotiate treaties
with all the nntlons thnt are willing to
enter Into such conventions. There Is
no general popular opposition to our
government doing this, but on the con
trary It Is not to be doubted that a very
large majority of Intelligent Americans
are in accord with the president in the
matter. Why, therefore, there should
be a stubborn opposition, or indeed any
opposition at nil, in the senate cannot
en-slly be understood. The United States
has long occupied the position of a fore
most advocate of International arbitra
tion. It has set an example in appealing
to this method of settling disputes be
tween nnt ions. It Is something of a re
flection upon its sincerity in champion
ing the principle when a part of the
reaty-mnking power In the government
puts itself In opposition or obstruction
to the negotiation of arbitration treaties
sought by other countries.
ence whether they express their prefer
ence for standard bearer or not.
New York is complaining of the
scarcity and consequent high price of
foodstuffs that belong in the "delicacy-
f-the-season" class. But if New York
restaurant bills of fare are screwed up
nother notch nil except millionaires
will have to quit eating and come down
again to mere subsisting.
Eastern railroads are complaining of
hard winter much more than western
railroads this year. Western railroads
re prepared for the season's rigors.
while the eastern roads simply wait,
without doing anything about it, for
bnd weather that they do not want.
jsion bills again yestecday afternoon.
If the sapply of nonunions.-painters
holds out Mr. Parry will give the-on-
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l. ,.u.,.ii, icoovii u mc gA icuuuu, a. uc lu-taiOT v""" tuucuif, 1 strongest possible reasons why we
ne minus a strme snouia netconauctea. or fractional United States notes of de- ai.oni.i mnintnin tr
A I nominations from 10 to 50 cents, be-
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that Is labeled
A local soever ror nonors as a writer Cnme a necessity by reason of the dls- British ministry in pktul
j of novels has launched himself out Into appearance of all metallic currency and The indications are strong that the
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iub uaiuuu unu i imn.ui luuijufi-jr. the general use of postage stamps for eairour caoinet cannot retain power
want of any other medium to perform much longer and the probability is that
the function of small change during the It will be succeeded by a liberal minis
early part of the civil war. The postal try, which of course would result in
note and money orders drove the "shin otn very decided changes in political
plaster" out of circulation years ago. conditions. It would doubtless be fatal
Better Btlck to fiction
fiction.
One of the Russian pupen thinks
There Is a law in Wisconsin which
prohibits railroads from granting free
transportation to any state official and
prohibits such officials from accepting
free transportation in any shape or
form. Governor LaFollette, who has
an inquisitive mind, is trying to learn
If the railroads baring lines in that
state have been violating the law and
Issuing free transportation to officials
nd a formal demand has been made
by him upon the Chicago & Northwest
ern railroad for an examination of the
records of free transportation Issued
during 1003 and 1004. Railroad offl
clals claim thnt the action of Governor
LaFollette Is inspired by the desire to
get even with certain state officials who
have not been supporting him in bis
fight to compel the railroads to pay more
taxes. Whatever the Incentive may be
the governor has struck a popular chord
not only in his tax fight but in his effort
to break up the pernicious system of
complimentary bribery that is largely re
sponsible for the inequitable taxation of
railroads.
i - American sympathy is really with the
. , nt. i vwv va. vii .uiiivu j t:ai a t S v - - -
; r Russians as against the Japanese. The but tlielr faUure to meet the requlre- to the Chamberlain scheme of fiscal re
j . Russian papers are entitled to think mpnt8 of mttllabie money for tn08e who form. Some two weeks ago the minis-
again.
desire to remit small amounts by mall try narrowly escaped a vote of "want
and are too busy to wait for the red of confidence," being saved by unionists
tape of a money order has created a who do not agree with the views of the
popular demand for some sort of postal premier in regard to a fiscal policy, but
check currency. While postage stamps wh impelled to support the gov
continue to be the favorite postal cur- ernment because of the condition of for-
rency for sending small amount by rn relations. Twice since the ministry
mall, they manifestly do not fill the h en sustained In the House of
popular want Commons, in the last case by only 14
The post check currency bill intro- majority out of a nominal 120. Such a
duced in the lower house of congress by falling away In the government's
Representative Washington Gardner of strength In the house fully Justifies the
Michigan appears to meet all the wants prediction in a London dispatch of yes
of a safe, cheap and convenient means Iterday that there will be a dissolution
If men with such impressive titles ot ending money through the malls of Parliament within a few weeks and
f-w,,iir. .,i....t..to -njuni,. i TnU wnuoui uie annoyance attendant uoon I "W"11 l "c UU"J' iiuma
twbat may we expect should Japan win the present system. The Gardner post possible that foreign events may require
but over Russia and tack on a few ltnea Check Dill provides tliat all f 1. $2 and 5 euaii ua no bucu political ais
ht new honors at the end ' of 'their hote" printed in the future shall contain tnrbance as a change of ministry, but
rnaines? . certain blank spaces, but will pass from omerwise tnai event is assured in tne
hand to hand like other government not remote iuture.
currency until they come into the pos-1 Great Britain has rarely if ever had
session of someone desiring to send weak a cabinet as that of which Mr.
money through the mail. Then the Balfour is the head. The premier him
Former University Regent Kenower
" fnay now consider himself on the carpet
; , iMr. Kenower was one of the fusion nia-
flority that controlled the board of re-
1 ents up to the first of the present year.
I i ' e -
. 4 Sixth district republicans will meet in
; .Tongresslonal convention on St. Pat
j ftrk's day. It is said that the Sixth dls
! ; Irlct has more voters in it of Irish
Jescent than any other Nebraska dls-
;irlct.
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Milwaukee hopes to become the capi
tal of Wisconsin as the result of the
'destruction of the caoitol at Madison
Could Milwaukee have averted the de- hlank spaces are to be filled with the . wnne or acunowieagea aunty, is
StruefTouT It In not famous for its name of the payee and his address and I more of a philosopher than statesman
iter supply. 2-cent stamp Is placed on the bill. nl has greatly lost in political prestige
With this the bill Is transformed into a n- innuence since ne nas been deprived
Perhaps the ieople would be more in- check with many of the safeguards and of the counsel and direction of his dis-
terested in the improvements at River- none of the inconveniences of the pres- tinguished predecessor. Lord Salisbury
view park if there were some way by ent postal order system. When theo While he served under that eminent
which that resort could be reached bills are paid at any money order post- statesman Balfour was a real force in
(without hiring a carriage or taking an office they will be at once cancelled and British politics. He is so no longer and
all day journey on foot withdrawn from circulation. They will the ground ne nas lost he is not likely
- go forward as mutilated curreucy to the to recover, though still a comparatively
I Nebraska mar have no fancy enter- treasury for destruction and reissue. I young man. The most decisive test of
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.utinmeut DUliaing at tne Bl. iauis I u iu pusi vuw uuiea ui me 'uoiiar "' mu""v -- . muuc iu ,m
'.World's fair, but when It comes to the denomination prove the great convenl- nection witn tne cnamberiain move-
exhibit of agricultural resources, Ne- ence expected, congress may then be ment and In this he greatly disappointed
bruska will be there with the goods, to asked to authorise an issue of $50,000.0(10 his friends and supporters. So far as
luse an exprebKlve slang phrase. ' ' In fractional notes of the post check his foreign policy is concerned It has
form In denominations of 10, 25 and 50 been in the main judicious, but credit
With general elections scheduled for cents In place of that amount of large I for this may not belong altogether to
both Great Britain and the United notes now Mn circulation. Manifestly I hhn King Edward is undoubtedly hav
States this year warring powers In the I the Issue of post check notes would not I ing voice in the direction of Great
cast must bring their hostilities to a I In any manner change our financial sys-1 Britain's foreign relations. At any rate
close soon, if they want to attract the tern, but it would Insure a constant sup-1 there is manifestly dissatisfaction with,
tteutiob of the world to the finish. ply of clean, crisp paper currency and a If not distrust of. the ministry, a feeling
safe and convenient method of making I that with a weak bead and a weaker
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I American puueuw is to ue tostea to i remittances lurougu me mans. wuu w m niti'uir wi '; uiiu
the utmost. With the advance iu tho Tho great need of such mailable cur-1 with the immensely important domestic
irtce of coal there was a murmur of dls rency is shown by the fact that a total I interests and foreign relations of the
sent which soon died out; a slight pro- of 308,950 letters containing loose I inplre, particularly In the presence of
test accompanied the advance in the I money, checks, drafts, stamps and I danger to its peace, and that there 1
price of meats and rice but will the I money orders were bandied in the dead I urgent need of a change. A difficulty
descendants of the heroes of Buuker letter office during the last fiscal year. I that confronts the English people, how
1U1 calmly submit to an advance In the I Of this number 224,715 letters contained I ever, is that they have no statesman or
price of. NorU Carolina peanuts. I stamps. The1 necessity for a measure! real greatness to look to. Their fore-
The Chicago Board of Trade has
joined hands with the Chicago Shippers'
association in its effort to force tho
railroads to cease all rata 1!ficrlmlna-
tions which hinder the commercial
growth of that city. It is claimed thnt
by means of extremely unfair grain
rates, favoring the gulf ports, Chicago
has within the last three or four years
lost 25 per cent of the grain trade which
legitimately belongs there. In return for
the jobbing Interests lending their aid
In securing a readjustment of the grain
rates, the Board of Trade will use its
influence and the tonnage it controls to
assist the Jobbers to secure a readjust
ment of the rates adversely affecting
their Interests. Manifestly it is the dl
version of grain from the Mississippi
and Missouri valleys to the gulf ports
that alarms Chicago grain men more
then the grain rate war inaugurated by
the Great Western railroad.
As a substantial proof of its friend
ship for the United States the Japanese
government has refunded $115,000 duty
Imposed upon 2,000 barrels of whisky
exported by the American whisky trust
to keep the Japanese in spirits. Min
ister Grlscom will forever point with
pride to the result of his diplomacy. In
this Instance the pen hus proved Itself
mightier than the sword.
reports of heavy firing In the eaat" you I WtU. MOV RKAO TO jmm
will know where trouble la popping.
A woman reformer In Poaton offers, .ir a nttst-urg '",P"";
solution of the tramp problem, "the proper j i-'J "-. w we sit
djustment to environment, ao that each I aa ih 0 matters (trave and gay.
Individual may realiie the greatest degree
of well-being and happlnees that Is pos-
ible." Sifting the fvirnace ashes before
the handout approximates the same happy
conclusion.
The court of last resort having decided
that railroads are not responsible for In
juries to paseengers traveling on passes.
people thus favored will take keener Inter
est In str.tlatlcs showing an average of ten
persona killed and 190 Injured each day on
American railroads. However, the passen
ger saves enough to buy an accident policy.
Don't All Speak nt Once. ,
Chicago Chronicle.
If there Is a man In the world who can
tell just what Russian and Japanese ships
have been sunk, damaged or captured what
la his name?
L'ancreaanry Activity.
Washington Post.
It will not be necessary for many of
those Russian and Japanese generals to
make names for themselves, as they are
already well supplied In that respect.
A Solemn Truth.
Cleveland Flaln Dealer.
A solemn truth Is enunciated In Brad
street, when that publication declares that
84 per cent of the merchants who failed In
19U3 did not advertise In the newspapers,
All Over Bat the Shooting.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Thirty-seven papers want Cleveland nom
inated for president. What's the use? It's
going to be Hearst. Everybody Is snick
erlng already every time they look at the
old silk-stdcklng democrats.
SERMO.XS IX SHOUT METER.
Love Is always far Blghted.
Faith Is the secret of firmness.
Pleasure Is but a weed, Joy a fruit.
Talents are tools and not merchandise.
Meekness Is simply the silence of might.
The gain of love Is lust by the love of
gain.
Secrecy Js the best soil for the' worst
sins.
The hypersensitive are apt to be wholly
selfish.
There is no merit In sacrifice devoid of
service.
Kindness Is born of our sense of kin
ship to all.
The trifling man never attends to the
great trifles.
The heart's protest against death Is the
promise of life.
Your critlclFm of another is your ver
dict on yourself.
The great lives have all loved something
greater than life.
Disappointment Is not a sufficient reason
for discouragement.
Rlghteousnoss Is the only recommenda
tion that goes In heaven.
Sin Is always a greater wrong to the
sinner than to any other.
There is more in being worthy of great
place than there Is winning it.
Holiness is the reaching after rather
than the arriving at perfection.
The man who Is afraid of burning up his
wick need not hope to brighten the world,
When a man sets popularity before bis
eyes he is likely to let principle out of his
heart. Chicago Tribune.
8ECULAH SHOTS AT THE PULPIT.
St. Louis Republic: Angered at the treat
ment given him in Sydney, New South
Wales, Dowie declares that "politicians are
like a deck of cards the more they are
shuffled, the dirtier they become." Possibly
Rev. Dr. Parkhurst of New York will
speak for the defense.
Chicago Post: The local church author!
ties who removed an assistant pastor be.
cause he had spent a few weeks In an
English prison for vagrancy probably for
got all about the man who was the friend
of publicans and sinners. "Oh, the rarity
of Christian charity under the sun!"
Louisville Courier-Journal: An Iowa
minister calls upon Anglo-Saxons "to pray
to the God of nations, to the God of bat
ties," to give the victory to Japan. No
time should be lost if the war Is to be
fought out with prayer, as the Russians
have been playing to the same God for
several weeks now.
Indianapolis Journal: A Nebraska
preacher says the greatest power for evil
la a handsome woman In stylish attire.
Is just that calibre of clergyman that was
responsible for the gross abuse of women
In the middle ages, when the female sex
had no rights at all, and were dally In
structed that they belonged to the devil,
that their beauty was their shame, and
self-adornment a scandal. The Nebraska
preacher Is a belated medlaevallst.
Boston Transcript: Ministers, returned
missionaries and other messengers of peace
will do well to remember that the surest
way to bring on an international contest,
with all Its attendant horrors and hard
hips, is to keep harping on this theme of
Saxon against Slav. Why not say Saxon
and Slav? There Is a large element of
liberals In the Russlas who admire intensely
the Anglo-Saxon efficiency and personal
uprightness
With Admiral Walker at the head of
the Panama canal commission It Is cer
tain that the marines will be used to
the full extent before the regular army
Is called upon, If the sea-fighter can
have his way. The right of precedence
between the highest naval officer and
the highest army ofllcer is still a burn
ing question in Washington.
The republican majority in congress
has decided that New Mexico and Arl-
zona must marry before they can come
Into the union, or trot in single harness
for an indefinite period. If the two ter
ritories are spliced New Mexico is ex
pected to assume the responsibilities of
husband and provide a home for the
new state.
Jew York will declure for Roosevelt
by selecting a set of Instructed Roose
velt dclegates-at-large to Chicago on
April 12. By the time Nebraska repub
licans come to hold their state conveu
tion late la May it will make no differ
PERSONAL, AND OTHERWISE.
It Is only thirty-five days to spring bon
nets, anyway.
Perhaps Admiral Togo Is sly enough to
loop the loop.
Speaking of the Panama canal It Is all
over but the digging.
One more day to March. The worst Is
yet to come. Cheer upl
It appears that the name of the emperor
of Corean Is HI LI. Reports from Seoul
confirm It.
The Ice Cream trust shows signs of llfs
before the country can with safety cut the
coal combine.
The extraordinary action ot Congressman
Shaforth deprives the venerable dlogenes o
an occupation.
There Is to be a coffin exhibit at the St.
Louis fair. It will not be as attiactlve as
the Pike, but It will serve to show what
we're coming to. -
The efforts of the weather bureau to dls
credit the groundhog as a weather prophet
would be appreciated If the bureau put up
a better article. Get busy.
Two American cooks have been con
demned to be shot in a Mexican town. The
grave dangers of booming breakfast foods
are not confined to the elder republic.
Some 4.000 paper made trusts have failed
to pay tbelr taxes In New Jersey. Still the
natives manage to 'Yaiae the wind" some
bow. One of them dug up $50 from the In
terior of an old bellows.
Signs of the good old summertime are
much nearer the surface than people
Imagine. Congress baa ordered the print
ing of 10.000 copies of "A Few Directions
for Destroying Mosquitoes."
War Is again raging between the Colonial
Dames and the Daughters of the American
Revolution over Washington's headquar
ters at the old Jumel mansion. New York
City. And yet there Isn't a solitary war
correspondent at the firing line, nor la
diplomacy seeking to confine or define the
theater of war. However, when you read
DOMESTIC PLEASANTRIES.
Hnw'H the new nramnliit?" aakeil one nf
the parishioners.
"Oh. h flirts beautifully." replied the
soprano of the church quartet. Chicago
Post.
Kitty Who was vour friend I saw you
with yesterday afternoon?
Clarlsaa That wasn't a friend; it was
only my husband. lioston Transcript.
t v. maiiA ntuiiher day.
Comes Utile One. a lnok In hand.
With the request nay. this command.
For who'd gainsay the little ""Prite?
Please will you read to me tonlghir
Read to you. Little One? Why, yes.
What shall It be tonight? You guess
You'd like to hear alout the Iwars---Their
bow ls of porridge, beds, nd Acn"',r",Z
Well, thst you shall. There, that tales
done! ...
And now "You'd like another one?
Tomorrow evening. Curly Hmn;
It's "liass-pass seven!" Off to bed!
Poll v no
Lent?
Dolly Yes
plays that moke
iress.
you go to matinees during
but I always 'pick out the
me cry. Det
rolt Free
"Women have verv little aenae nf humor."
said the man who Is never huppy.
"I suppose not." answered his wife. "I
don t know exactly what vou mean bv a;
sense of humor, but I unmo it th
ability to know exactly how to humor some-
ooay s wnims. Washington Star.
Parker We've moved again.
Barker You have?
Parker Yes: our Children worn an nnl.v
that wo couldn't stand what the neighbors
said about them. Detroit Free Press.
"Is your wife entertnlnlng this winter?"
"Not very." Yale Record.
"Would you want a mnn to lovn von
enough to be willing to dio for. you?" he
asked
'No. she renlled. Vinnklnfr nvav f.nn
him. "Wlirn fellows love srlrls pnmich to
be willing to dip for thorn thev
kill the girls first." Chicago Record-Herald.
Floor WBlkpr T nnvnno wnltlnir nn rtti
lady? " "
lonns- woman Well H' hanllv ni
far as that, though I'm encouraging him all
cun. uoRion iranscript.
Pn. earn night snother story
Wicked dwarfs snd giants gory
lrngons fierce and princes daring.
Forth to fame and fortune faring.
Wandering tots, with loaves for bed,
Houws made of gingerbread.
Witches bad snd fairies good.
And nil the wonders of the wood.
"T like the witches best." ssvs she.
Who nightly nestles on my knee.
Rut why hv them she sets uch store
PsycholoBlut must puxile o'er
Her likes are mine and I agree
With all that she confides In me, .
And thus we travel hand In band,
The storied roads of fairyland.
Ah Little One, when years have flefl.
And left their sliver on my head.
And when the dimming eyes nf age
With difficulty sc-xn the pae.
On you I'll turn the tables then.
Fo 1 shall put the oueetlon. when
I borrow of your better sight:
"Please will you read to me tonight"
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Love sets enough In one plate of ice cream with two spoons.
Matrimony places an order fer a whole freezer-end
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