TITE OMAHA DAILY HKE: MONDAY. MAKCH 23, 1901.
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before mo thle lt day of March. A. D.,
1804. M. B. H UNGATE.
(Seal) Notary Public.
They are Raving strike riots in France.
Colorado will have a sympathetic fel
low feeling.
Omaha Is preparing for the annual
spring cleaning by ordering a full supply
of new fire hose.
March enmo In like a lamb, but does
not go out without showing something
of It lion-like disposition.
Now look out for trouble In the
Balkans. Turkey Is said to hnve agreed
to the refortn plan In earnest.
Delinquent taxpayers have been In
vited to settle with the captain to avoid
coming into collision with the scavenger
law.
Colonel Bryan has started east again,
lie must be satisfied that his political
fences ln Xebrusku are ouce more in
satisfactory repair.
One great 'objection to combining Arl
eona and New Mexico JntQ one state Is
that there wJll not be offices T euough io
satisfy the Politicians.
The School Book trust has come to
regnrd Omaha, as one of. .its-provnicea.
It Is time for the tnxpnyers nnd public
school patrons to wuko up.
Governor Mickey has lapsed Into po
etry ln his Arbor day proclamation, but
shows consideration for the public by
quoting instead of composing.
President Amador of Panama lives too
close to the equator to dismiss his en
tire army. He still hns 'X0 tried men
with which to put down a rebellion.
It may have been a coincidence that
eleven negroes were killed on the day of
the democratic primaries ln Arkansas,
but the coincidence Is probably explain
Able.
The sultan of Sulu resigned his pay
Without showing excitement, but when
an attempt is made to extend the Ed
munds law to the Philippine islands
there will likely be trouble.
One of our local theaters threatens to
Inflict the public with another series of
amateur exhibitions. The Society for
tho Prevention of Cruelty to Auhuals
should take notice.
If the spirit of Wllla'iforce is cognl
xant of mundane affairs It must have
shivered when the Hritlsh government
proposed the bill declaring Chinese cool
ies la South Africa to be chattels.
The various applicants tor the vacant
position of superintendent of the Omaha
public schools have a rtght to have their
claims and o,unllflcntlons at least can
vassed by the school board before action
Is taken.
Tension t'ouluiisMouer Ware Is of the
Idea thnt physicians who make the med
ical examinations of pension applicants
are tha most pernicious factors In poll
tics. But how would depriving them of
their pension fees office take them out
of politics?
If Constantino J. Smyth has his way
the democratic party will have a Her
culean task before it in turning back
the hands on the dial of the twentieth
century clock and holding on to Id to 1
lustead of adjusting itself to single gold
standard time.
One of the conundrums that no fellow
tan find out is how the dally hyphenated,
with half the circulation of The Bee, can
get twice as many auswers to inquiries
made in Its want columns, even when
the ads are given away, with a button
hole bouquet thrown ln.
The Iowa legislature is holding out
pretty well, but is having a hard time to
keep appropriations down to an eco
nomic basis. Every legislature, how'
ever, has the same problem to meet
otly, as a rule, it does not have the re
sources of such a rich and prosperous
tUts to draw on.
AMtbDMO THt TRVHT LAW.
Tho report that comes from Wnshlng
ton of a movement to nmend the nntl
tniet lnw of 1HIK) U by no moans im
irohnble, though It Is more than likely
that nothing will bo done nt the present
session of congress, for the obvious rea
son that there Is not timt otiotiph in
which to permit of such a (llfNMianion of
the (jnestlon as its manifest linportnnee
would require. It Is perfectly evident
that there Is to be a persistent effort
made to chanpe the existing law so as
to make it conform with the Idea of
those who, like Justice Ilrewer, believe
that it should apply only to what the
courts shall declare to be unreasonable
restraints of trade. It is perfectly ev-
Ident that the dissenting opinion In this
regard has made a very decided lmpres-
slon nnd tlmt It Is now the aim of the
rallrond interests nnd Indeed of nil cor
porations engaged ln commerce botwoen
the states to secure an amendment to
the law that will recognize what Is de-
scribed as "reasonable" restraint of j
trade, ns suggested In the dissenting
opinion of Justice Brewer.
The lay opinion In a matter of this
rery important character, ns to which
there Is a difference among eminent
Jurists whose views are understood to
be absolutely Impartial, must necessar
ily be of little value, yet ln this as in
all other matters nffectlug the general
welfare public opinion cannot be left
uui i ruiiKnieniuim. aiiu ii n rii'iin
safe to say thnt this opinion Is over
whelmingly ngnlnst any radical change
In the existing law. The act of 181)0 bus
been fully sustained, so far ns its con-
stltul tonality Is concerned, by the su-
preme court of the United States. It
hns been found adequate in several of
the most Important cases affecting the
railways of the country thnt are ever
likely to arise. There is no question as
to its application to industrial combina-
tlons engaged in commerce between the
states and foreign countries.
Whnt more enn , be required? The
Foraker proposition, looking to the
amendment of tho law of 181K1 so as to
introduce the word "reasonable" before
lnut mint rt l-a,ln la nnhn llotmnncua rtr
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nnu wouiu wengen ine inw. ine view
advanced by Justice Brewer, in connec
tion with the merger decision, may be
abstractly sound, but it Las not met
with general public approval and is not
likely to. As a matter of fact the ma
jority opinion of the supreme court is
regnrded generally ns being sound nnd
safe and the Interpretation which it
glves to the, anti-trust law ns broad
and comprehensive ns the most radlcnl
supporter of thnt act could wish is ab-
solutely In accord with public sentiment
This being so, it Is absolutely n com- The contest inaugurated by the Co
mand to congress to let the law alone lomblan government ln the French
and we do not doubt that this sentiment courts will, there Is good reason to be-
will be respected.
PAV1XO SPKCIF1CAT1UKS.
The protracted controversy over pav
lng specifications has hot only placed
the majority of the Board of Public
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Works In an unenviable light before the
community, but brought , the property
owners of Omaha face to face with some
disagreeable truths.
""h1 1 ' ""'I' "num.
First find foremost, it affords proof
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a n BuiiBiuiiiiui no inn,) mil iiuik mc
nuuru vi i uuiif vtrrjriv us now consti
tuted Is' a lnmentnble misfit that must
be abolished by the next legislature.
Tl A lwtn Pvl ntnlA tll a(I stlt- nnrtltmntt
.a.v., iuuuk ui w.c v.ij r..6...lr,
building inspector and comptroller, was I
primarily designed to effect a saving Jn
the salary list, but In practice It has
proveu a cosny nnu unsausiactory ex-
peri ment
It was presumed thnt the city en
gineer would be fully qualltled to give
export advice and efficient direction In
tho construction, extension or mainte
nance of public works, including the do
signing and maintenance of sewers, the
selection of suitable materials for paving
and the supervision of the work of pav
lng contractors. It was not to be pre-
suiued that the Inspector of buildings
was equally equipped with expert knowl
edge regarding public works outsldo, of
those Involved ln the construction of
buildings, and it was a foregone conclu
slon that the comptroller, whose chief
qualification Is that Of an expert nc
couutaut, would possess no qualification
whatever for giving cohipetent and re
liable direction or advice In regard to
public works, including the selection of
paving materials aud preparation of
specllleatlons for the laying of pave
ments. The natural Inference and ra
tlonal expectation was that the comp
troller and building Inspector would sim
ply act ns adjuncts ln the supervision of
public works and in the settlement with
contractors, and it was entirely unex
pected that the two members least quail
fled to give expert advice with regard to
the materials for paving or the lngred-
ier.ts of any particular class of paving
material should arrogate to themselves
the authority to override the only export
in the board. That course has, however,
been persistently pursued to the detrl
incut of the real estate owners, who are
expected to pay for paving or reputing
of streets adjacent to their property,
In the next place, it is to be deplored
that the city should bo scandalized by
the charges and counter charges nf
wrongdoing and collusion with contract-
ors, growing out of the annual contro
versy over paving specification. From
the common sense point of ?lew it would
seem that there Is uo necessity for
changing paving. specifications every
year or every two years, and certainly
less excuse for such change than there
ls for a change of text books for the
benefit f the School Book trust. Omaha
has had some very excellent asphalt
paving laid within the past fifteen years,
aud if these pavemeuts have proved dur
able and satisfactory why should not the
specifications under which they were
lald be continued w ithout chauge for cldcnt and guaranty all did bigger bus
whatever new asphalt paving there Is to ness ln Nebraska last year than ln any
be done ln the future? -. If any new
fangled paving material Js to be lutro
duced, or some old fangled paving - ma
tcrial has been projected under a new
tangled name, why not , first .make an
experimental test or adoDt UN speclflca
tlons for tho proposed new mnterlnl that
obtain in other cities where tests have
boon mnplo and satisfactory? There
certainly can 1h no Important divergence
In tho specifications for brick pavement.
or stone pavement, excepting possibly as
lo the material used na a base nnu t lie I
presorlbod thickness of tho base. Ou
these points experience In Omaha should
also be sufllclent for the guidance of the
Hoard of Public Works.
He believe we voice tho sentiment of
the groat mass of taxpayers and citizens
generally In serving notice on the Board
of I'ublic Works that they are disgusted
with tho paving specifications oontro-
versy. rurthT frivolous, lawless or nr-
bltniry proceedings will not be tamely
tolerated.
TI1S PA h AM A CAXAL TRA HSFBH.
Lnst week the assistant attorney gen
eral of the United States, accompanied
by special assistant, sailed for Europe
to look after the Interests of this gov-
eminent during the transfer of the prop
erty aud rights of the New Tannina
i.unai coniptiny or l- ranee to me i imeu
states. In regard to the matter the at-
torneys of our government said that
there is a great deal of detail to be
looked after, though some of It hns al
ready been done. The principal affair
18 the transfer of the canal property
and tho etook In tho Panama railroad.
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It appears that there is n eeparnte set
o DUOKS Kept on llie lsuinius aiiu iney
will have to be gone over. This the
commission will do and look after thnt
Pnd of the transfer. As to the suit of
the Olonibiun government, which Is
being prosecuted ln Paris, our govern-
ment officials do not look for any serious
trouble. Their opinion is that the
Front courts will uot do anything to
put an obstruction In the way of this
government obtaining an unquestion-
able title to nil the property and fran-
ohises of the now canal company, which
the courts of France hnve already de-
cided hns a complete right to dispose of
Its nronertv to the United States.
It is hardly possible that the course
ken by the government of Colombia
tnken
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in 1 11 m limnt-r cn 11 resun uuierw ine iiinu i
jn a decision ndverse to that covern-
ment, whose claim seems to be nbso-
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est of Colombia in tho subject matter
has been delinitely eliminated by the
successful revolution which put an end
to the Jurisdiction of that republic in Its
former department of Panama nnd
erected that province Into an lndepend-
ent state whose existence has been
formally recognized and whose legality
hns been officially acknowledged by
every civilized nation in the world.
neve. have no effect detrimental to the
great enterprise which the United States
hns entered upon of constructing an
isthmian canal. It is not believed that
It will rntarit Avon fnr a rlnv tha npnfia.
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cutlon of that great work. Still It Is lm-
portant that every obstruction shall be
removed nnd that every possibility of
future difficulty shall be got out o the
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haf'nnf " 1 a for this purpose thnt the
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States has gone to Paris. In any. event
the Panama canal will be constructed by
the United States.
OnroniAii XfuMrow baa nionnnlntoil
w n MpTlllf,h fla rton.rw.rntio
member of the 0mann Boar(J of F,re
fln1 poUce Conimi88lonera, whlch , the
natural thing for him to do, Mr. Me-
Hugh having received his commission
from him originally only a year ago to
till a vacancy nnd no one having found
nny fault with him" ln his official
capnclty. It will bo when the governor
comes to mnke republican police com
missioner appointments that he Is likely
to find the woods full of ambitious
nntrlots clamorlnir for reootrnltlon. Pro.
mimably howevor. Governor Mickey will
not cross that bridge till he gets to It
A New York publisher promises an
other postofBee scandal in the exposure
of payments to the railroads for trans
portation of mails never transported.
The excessive subsidies for railway
mail service nud the fact that the mails
are regularly padded during tho quad
rennial weighing period are matters of
such common notoriety that their reit
eration is no longer sensational. If there
Is anything more than this in the new
chnrge let us have tho details.
President Roosevelt will not be able to
attend tho opening of the St. Louis
World's fair, and be will not promise
to attend at any time during the con-
tlnuance of the exposition. The people
interested in the Buffalo exposition wish
they had not insisted so strongly upon
the fateful visit of president Meiunley,
n(l 1rcslJcnt Hoosevelt will do well to
take no unnecessary chances.
The Hearst propaganda Is said to be
making considerable headway ln the
Hawkeye state, notwithstanding the
fact that the Iowa democrats formerly
had the reputation of being decidedly
conserratlve. The remarkable thing Is
that Iowa has not yet trotted out a fa-
vorlte son for either first or second
place on the democratic national ticket.
. cold wave ln the closing days of
March Is by no means unprecedented ln
these parts. About twenty years ago
the thermometer went down to 18 de
grees ueiow zero on ine -oiu uay or
March and thousands of cattle perished
or were killed off by the blizzard in
western Nebraska. So It mtglit have
- 1 been worse.
I The Insurance companies fire, life, ae-
- similar period before. Under the cir-
- 1 cumstances they ought not to be ob-
- 1 Jectlng so strenuously to paying their
- 1 share of the taxes for the support of
the Kovernuieot under the new revenue
- law.
J4PAV9 I.ONK1.V Fl'Tinr.
The Rap and Color Mao Between
Knat and Wfit.
London Newt.
Japan looks far Into the future and soet
,hat ner path , very (,m,y. Among the
nations of the earth It Is absolutely iso-
lated. All Europe la a famlly-quarrellng
now here, now there. yet kin and like.
Amerlca Is of the same blood; and all the I
rest of the earth has been swallowed up
the whole world, except this tiny lsianu
empire at the remotest corner oi Asia, i
Its own kindred on one side, I lllplnos, Ma- I
lays. Kanaka, Maoris, have for a long
time been mere chattels, bought ana sola, i
snd touted about from one white race I
to the other. Its kindred on the other
side, the Tartar and Slblrlo races, from
Khiva to Kamchatka, from the Gurkhas
to the Gllyaks, have ceased to exist as in- I
dependent people: those not already ab-
sorbed by Europe are "on the list" for I
absorption ln due course. Japan's two I
nearest relatives of all, Corea and China I
can something be made out of them? Ja
pan s future existence depends on Its abll-
lty to drive a little energy Into these two.
and drum them Into some sort of shoulder-
to-shoulder movement, before the last of
the yellow races go the way of the brown I
and red and hluflc. rimwn Into the smelt- 1
lng furnace or benevolent assimilation,
from which no colored race ever returns
to life.
Japan has before It a stupendous strug-
gle for life. Perhaps not now; not this I
year, but for 100 years to come. People
In Europe do not realise this, simply be-
cause they are ln Europe. If you never
wor8 a Permanent "colored complexion
you cannot realize what the race question
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side of It. Out here as convincingly as
that the sun means light and warmth, so
brown or yellow skin means Inferiority,
subjection, to most people, and the Jap
anese are bitterly reminded In. thousands
of little, unintended ways. It Is no mere
matter of amour propre. but of life and
death for the nation. The destiny of the
subject peoples stares them In the face,
RugZuta, ta-MHn.
white race, and If the Russian portion
happens to bo the most in evidence, that is
a 'nere ,d'ta1'' "al tne lsl"ndg bPen on ,ne
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obliterated snob nrivnnr.eri elvlltvutlnna
those of Peru and Mexico, and who
crushed such sturdy fighters as the Bloux
gh7 have' b ' 2T ereTe"
or '1Ike lt9 cousln" JZ
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ran; ur 11 mignt nave oeen simply graboea, j
"Ke Madagascar; or i nrisuamzea ana de-
nor. ' )aB i-nmppmes in apamsn
'""rr-u ,m uK.iura; or
cnarter-companled, like Romeo and Africa.
But theso are only varying phases of one I
unbroken story; oil and water cannot mix.
and the white race cannot let the colored
races live as Independent nations. All
things considered, Japan might have had
a harder nut to crack than Russia.
A TOIIST KEPT IN VIEW.
Rights of Natural and Artificial Per
sona Oatllned ln Merger Decision.
Chicago Tribune.
The supreme court hns decided that a
corporation, wnicn is an urnnciai person,
cannoi acquire a majority or tne stocg of
competing railroads and control them. That
disposes or the "holding company" us a
device for doing away with competition ln
interstate commerce. The court has not
decided that a "natural person," or what
Mr. Bryan used to call a "God made man."
cannot acquire and retain the control of
parallel and competing roads, and It is
plain that the court, as at present consti
tuted will not so decide.
Justice Brewer Is one of the five who held
the Northern Securftles merger to be II-
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legal, but he doe. not concu
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He says ln his opinion that if Mr. James J.
Hill were the owner of a majority of the
stock of the Great Northern Railroad com
pany, "he could not by any act of congress
be deprived of the right of investing his
surplus means ln the purchase of stock of
the Northern Pacific Railway company, al
though such purchase might tend to vest In
him through that ownership a control over
both companies." The general language of
the anti-trust act, says Justice Brewer, "Is
limited by the power which the Individual
has to manage his own property and to de
termine the place and manner of its Invest
ment." The rights of the "natural person" are
safe. If he is a multl-mllllonuire he can
buy the control of competing roads to the
extent of his means, and the supreme court
will hold. If the question Is raised, that he
has been exercising one of his "inalienable
rights." But the "natural person" Is not
so dangerous a monopolist as the "artificial
person," because his life Is so much shorter
and the probabilities are strongly against
his leaving an heir who will Inherit his
capacity or his ambition. At this time
Mr. Hill and Mr. Morgan control between
them the Great Northern and Northern
Pacific roads, and muy retain the control
while they live. But they cannot vest It ln
an undying corporation.
In Dubious Business.
New York Sun.
No, the truth Is that these congressmen
were engaged In dubious business, and
were taken ln the very act. They know it,
and everybody else knows It; and that Is
why they are so Indignant. However much
they may bluster, they are all fully aware
that this meddling of the legislators with
executive bualnets Is a pernicious practice,
sure to breed Just such a scandal as Is now
nauseating us. The postmasters who are
entitled to extra clerkships, to special al
lowances, to increases of rent, can get their
dues by conforming to the settled rules of
the department. When a senator or repre
sentative begins to pull wires, plot and In
trigue, the safe conclusion Is that he is
trying to have wise regulations stretched
or evaded; he Is striving for some advan
tage that has no warrant either in law or
morals.
Suits tho People) t nrommonly Well.
Philadelphia Press.
The business world and the general pub
lic, the world of finance and of affairs.
men of sense everywhere, see that a wise
balance and equipoise between public pol-
I ley and corporate action has been secured,
and under that security all beglna to look
better. This may not suit men and news
papers who are playing politics, trying to
"put Roosevelt In a hole" or seeking to
Justify past prophecies of disaster which
now look foollth; but It suits the plain
people and average business men uncom
monly well.
Too Much of m (and Thing.
Baltimore American,
The grand Jury In Kentucky condemn a
tail within ltt lurladlctlon aa entirely too
attractivo to crtminalt. The members rec
ommend lett Indulgence and more hard
work to make petty offenders fear a prison
tentence. Thlt grand Jury It dreadfully
behind the timet, though quite abreaat of
common tenet.
Let Them flock Together.
Philadelphia Record.
Anyone who shall examine the map ot
the world will tee that there la plenty of
room for the black and yellow races of
men In the hot equatorial spacet where the
white racea cannot safety abide. Why not
abindoI1 the tropics to black and jtilow
I colonUaUoal
tiOSSIP AROtT THK WAR.
Proalc and Place Oroanylnsj the
Center of the World's Slnse.
In his delightful work. "Ullmpcos of I'n-
famlllar Japan," Lafcadlo Hearn tells of a
stiperetltlon among the Japs which has for
a center a certain tree usually to be found
near the entrance to every Japanese dwell-
,n(f u ,B 8mal, w,h larKe lrrpgunr ,PBve9
and lg ra,Ird ..,p(ra()hl .. whpn ft jnpBnese
Knight sets out on a Journey It la customary I
to serve him on his departure with a flne
Prch raie(j "tai.- the mopt delicate nsU
ln japnn baked In a leaf of tegasht
After the meal the leaf Is carefully ore-
served and hung above the door of the
house to Insure the safe return of the war-
n or from battle. The superstition arises
from the curious motion of the leaves when
stirred by the wind, when they seem to
beckon with the gentle up and down mo-
tlon resembling the salutation a Japanese
makes to a friend as a signal for him to
approach, always with the palm toward
the ground. The leaves have somewhat the
shape of a hand, hence the Idea.
There Is another shrub found In Japanese
gardens about which a curious belief clings.
It is a citron tree, one variety benrlng
bright red berries, while the other, which
Is more rare, is called "Buddha's fingers"
from the shnni. nf Its fragrant white fruit.
The Japanese are great believers In dreams,
and as this tree Is supposed to have the
power to dispel the evil effects of bad
dreams It Is placed close to the verandas
of the houses.
Trees, like shrubs, have their symbols.
The pine, being evergreen, typlfles a vlg-
orous old age, and Its sharp pointed needle
like leaves are supposed to bavt the power
to drive away demons.
The cherry Is the most beloved of all
Japanese trcos, not for lta fruit, but for
the exquisite beauty of H In blossom time.
pared to tho effect of fleecy clouds, faintly
tinged with sunset, folded about the
branches, which are at the time destitute
of leaves. To compare the beauty of a girl
to that of the cherry bloom Is the height
of compliment.
There Is a belief In parts of Japan that
trees have Souls and this Idea acts as a
check on the devastation of timber land
unnecessarily. The willow tree has a bad
reputation, since It Is supposed to be
goblin tree, being capable of working un
happlness by its power of changing people
into other shapes more or less unpleasant.
The tree Itself Is not said to leave Its loca
tion, but Its ghost wanders ln different dli
at w,l, to work Its dire deeds. There
!XlS
thAt gTeW
Gf Kyoto
iienm snvs
"Owing to Its weird repu-
tation the tenant of the homestead desired
to cut It down, but another noble dissuaded
him, saying, 'Rather sell It to me, that I
may plant It ln my garden. That tree has
a soul; It were cruel to destroy life.' Thus
purchased and transplanted, the yanagl
(willow) flourished well ln its new home
and its spirit, out of gratitude, took the
form of a beautiful woman and became the
wife of the man who had befriended It. A
cl.ermlng boy was the result of this union.
A few years later the noble to whom the
ground belonged gave orders that the tree
should be cut down. Then the wife wept
Diueny. ana ror me nrsi time reveaiea 10
her husband the whole atory. 'And now,'
sne aaaeo, i Know tnai i mum uie; oui
our cnua win live, ana you win biwrjb
'ova mm. ims tnougnt is my oniy soiace.
I 'vainiy tne asionisneo. nusoana sougni
to retain her. Bidding him farewell for-
ever ,ho vanished Into the tree. Needless
lo "a lne le"lult UIU "ri'""n 1,1
Pwer to persuade the owner to forego his
Purpose, oui me nooie wan i n rree ior
the reparation of the great Huddhist tem
ple. The tree was felled, but, having fallen,
it suddenly became so heavy that 300 men
could pot n.ove It, till the child, taking a
,,,0u , ... .. v,ond ..m t. h
the tree followed hm, gilding along the
i ine tree iouowcu nnu, biiuiub -'
The Boston Transcript prints the follow-
lng Corean proverbs and sayings, which
afford an Interesting Insight into their
modes of thought and Illustrate the intellect
tual aptitude and power of observation of
the people:
A thing is good when It Is new.
A man Is good when he Is old.
lln who hath eaten suit ilrlnKi'tli water.
One can point the fur of the tiger, but
not his joints.
One knows the face of a man, but not his
Interior.
if one Is not observing, one sees nothing.
Kven the blind man can find his way
through an open aoor.
wnen tne Utfur is gone me iui is master.
As soon as the moon Is full It begins to
grow Bmoiler.
ine bigner ine mounuuu me aeeper me
vullev.
Does smone come our. oi a nreiess cnirn-
ney T
Kven a hedgehog says his young ones are
weak.
A single high wheat stalk is not dlBtln
gulahed from tne real in me neiu.
A basket full of gold Is not so valuable
for a sun us Instruction in one of the clas
sics. ...
It la onlv the thirsty Who dig a well.
When the ox has broken through the stall
rruulrs are ilrst made.
A family who hut no sickness for ten
years must oe ricn.
Japan Is the ideal club land. In this
country the club world has a good many
class and other limitations. But ln Japan
the system has flourished from time Im
memorial, and enters Into the dully life, of
all sorts and conditions of men. It Is no
uncommon thing for people of means to
belong to from ten to 100 different clubs,
benevolent or social, all of which exist
mainly to give the members an opportunity
for one festive gathering the more. In
Toklo there are 5,000 different societies.
from the Red Cross to the Mustaches and
the Pock Marked, which explain themselves.
At a recent meeting of the Railway Travel.
era' club at Kuncgewa 100 dunseusea per
formed before the company.
Burton Holmes, the lecturer, spent some
time a few years ago ln Seoul, the capital
of Corea, where the Jupanese and the Rus.
slans are Just now struggling for suprem
acy. At that time the trolley line, operated
by Americans using American curs, had
been running for only a short time. It
was manned by Corean motormen and con
ductors, who were extremely polite.
Mr. Holmea sayt that the conductors had
been found so expert at "knocking down"
the Seoul equivalent for the American
nickel that a ticket system was adopted
and passengers were not allowed to tide
unless provided with the tickets, which
were on tale at designated points along the
trolley line.
Mr. Holmes did not know this, and ht
signalled a car ut a point which was not a
regular stopping place. The car stopped
and Mr. jioimes ana rus pnoiograpner
boarded the car. i ne conaucior approacnea
and before ringing the bell auld: ."Ticket
have got, gent' men?"
"Ticket no have got," said Mr. Holmes.
"Ticket must have or no ride," said the
conductor.
Mr. Holmes explained that he had money
and would buy a ticket, and atked where
the tlcketi could be had.
'I know, but It It too difficult to lay,'
antwered the conductor Then, In a pa-
thetto voice, he added: "Pleaat go away.
'Ht was ln such evident dlitresi," con
tinued Mr. Holmea, "that I lett tbt car and
walked to the ticket office,"
What't tha leaf
Chicago Record-Herald.
President Hoosevelt hss given tht Indiana
. !... .V ..... u ...L ...
living. If thlt it tn cts what a tbt use
in uiiuciblmiiu luni lur. mull mv.m .v..
I of being an Indian, anyway!
presidkxt noosr.vr.i T,
Seem to Pleaae KverrtimlT tnt Pro.
tnotera and Plare llnntera.
rhllndclphU North Amortrnn.
President Rooaevelt does not seem t. lie!
able to plcnae anybody, except n pr.nt 1
majority of the American people ljis
rase !. a hard one. How In the world he I
can keep right on, content with the mere!
sh,e. honest and courageous conduct of his I
office, la a mystery which some persons
will never be able to clear up.
He la a menace to "business." Tils
preeence In tho white House has tipsr:
financial confidence games and jeoparded
the schemes of the buccaneers of the com-
mprclal woild.
Ho has presumed to question the "In- i
alienable right" of politicians and place- I
men to rob the public. By doing this lie j
has materially limited the liberty of sun-
dry thrifty gentlemen, nnd has "nttacke.1
the honor of the legislative branch of the
government."
Have sofgy combinations cf watered
capital collapsed? They fell through fe.ir
of Roosevelt.
Have "good fellows" gone to the peni
tentiary, or hnve congressmen been sud
denly disclosed In the net of playing pranks
With the Decalogue? Roosevelt did It.
Only the other day the Kentucky leg
islature enacted a law prohibiting co-edu-catton
of white and negro children nt any
School In the state. This means tho crip
pling, If not the abolition, of Rerea col
lege. The bill was passed with that In
tention. Who Is responsible? Narrow
aouled and mentally cramped nine Grass
lawmakers? Not nt all. Roosevelt did
It. If you don't believe us consult our
democratic contemporaries. They will tell
you.
Verily, this man Is Impossible. Not a
single exponent of high flnnncc. not a
single unfaithful public servant, not a
:,nB'" fo," h"mnn "iT
by him In his hour of need. What hope
Is there for him, as an Individual or aa a
candidate, when he Is backed only by the
hearts and votes of the great mass of the
people of the United States?
THE I', t. DISTRICT ATTOIHK YSH1P.
Syracuse Journal: The First congres
sional convention did the proper thing when
they endorsed Harry Lindsay for United
States district attorney. No man in the
state is more deserving of the appoint
ment.
liancroft Iilade: At present it seems
quite Improbable that H. C. Lindsay will
VK,
Z
to the fnlted
the district of Ne-
Summers' removal.
No doubt the president will appoint some
man who has nothing at all to do with
the Dietrich-Summers muss.
Mlnden Courier: A few days ago the Ne
braska dallies had it all fixed up that At
torney General Summers would be removed
and Lindsay appointed In his place. Sena
tor Millard has called a halt on this plan
and It will probably be Ourley Instead of
Lindsay. John N. Baldwin favors Ourley
and that ought to settle It.
Friend Telegraph: Senator Millard at
present Is hanging on to William 8. Sum
mers with the tenacity of death to a col
ored gentleman. Two years from this time
Senator Millard will be very sorry for
thl acton and , very ttnxtoull t0
forgvoni but. u wll do him no possl
I bIe gooti wnen thftt tme gnBn arriVe.
i Bloomlngton Advocate: The breech be-
twoen Senators Millard -and Dietrich has
DPen widened over the attempt to boost
Bummers out of his position. One day
we(k Dietrich called imnn the nresl-
,jent ond ,t wa8 reported that summers
was to be bounced and II. C. Lindsay
B,ven the plBoe ln a Aay or tw0 Minard
caned on tne president, and It was re
ported that Lindsay would not get the
Job. It Is an evident fact that Summers
will be let out of office In a short time,
but there is no telling who his successor
will be.
Kearney Hub: Senator Millard could
do a very handsome thing by fall
ing In line for the appointment
of Harry Lindsay as United States
1 district attorney and at the same
time receive the tbanka of an
overwhelming majority of Nebraska repub
licans. In the event, however, that the
attorneyship should not finally go to Mr.
Lindsay, it Is In the power of the republican
i members of the Nebraska supreme court
I to do htm Justice by appointing him to
the position of clerk of the court, soon to
I be vacant. There are scores of reasons.
well understood by nearly every working
republican In the state and by citizens
generally, why Mr. Lindsay should be sub
stantially recognized at this particular
time.
Arcadia Champion: The state papers an
nounced last week that the president had
announced that he would remove W. S.
Bummers from the district attorneyship
soon, end they hastened to assure the
people the next day that they were mis
taken. We have grown heartily tired of
this attorneyship business. If W. 8. Bum
mers has been guilty of misconduct he
ought to be removed at once, and we are
not sure but that he ought to on general
principles anyhow. H. C. Lindsay has
earned the place. Never has a man wno
was a candidate for appointment to a
federal position from Nebraska had such
strong endorsements, and we believe that
It should be given to him. But If he Is
not to be given the place he Is at least
entitled to know It.
PERSOAI. NOTKS.
Dead or alive. Hablbullah Khan, ameer
of Afghanistan, deserves, as the man who
divorced ninety-six wives with one stroke
of his pen, to be Immortalised by Mr.
George Ade.
When Senator Blackburn goes to tne
capltnl these days he has an old-fashioned
carpet bog. of the kind In vogue thirty
years ago. It baa the familiar red stripes
nd ltt capacity for document! It great.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Carnegie will make
a Bhcrter stay than usual In Scotland this
vr rm they will leave England for
America ln September. They will he ac
companied to thia country by Mr. John
Morley.
Daniel 8. Lament, ex-secretary of war.
hat been made the chairman of the New
York municipal beaut Iflcatlon commission
which la to devise a plan for the grouping
of city buildings, the laying out of parks
and boulevards, arrangement of streets and
the Improvement of the aspect of the water
front.
George W, Vanderbllt's splendid estate
In the North Carolina mountains near
Ashevllla ha for several years been one
of the show places of the I lilted States.
Georgs Gould Is said to have discovered a
.it in the Colorado mountains neir Glen-
nnrinn that be thinks Is capable of
npinB. improved so that It would overshadow
i lhe famous Blltmore of Mr. vanderbllt, and
he Is credited with the Intention of muklng
It one of the finest estates In the world.
The Value o! Money
SHERIDAN
is the rich man's coal at the poor
Having. Nut, $6.00, uplondid for
and heaters.
m
111 fTt D VIIITE PDAI
I IIUIUII BIIIIIIm MWrtu
AS TO AMIMMOI!) t lRril.AR.
Prluiylrr Pun: If ever'1ioi1y oeer rt
! utiite Is pcttii.K ris nun li nntl-yickejr 1 1 1-
erntitre ne comes to Pelniylcr, there must
I bp a big "f.'nl with money lo tr.rn" some-
where. Tln mnttcr Is not signed na a
rule, which rives It nlxiut tl.o weight of
the nmnivnviu letter.
Klinhail oi.M-rver: This office !a In reoe'pt
o' a butch of rnonx mous stitl-Mlckey rlr-
culnrs th.it are being sent rut brrw.doast
from Om.ili.i some dlsappi Intrd ottb-s)
seeker, no oibt We would like to know
tho nume of ti e indlvlduiil who Is conduct
ing this cntnp.ili:ii and hn Is paying the
P'istnBC and printing Mils
Osceola l!rord: The anonymocs lettpf
campiilgn is now being conducted from
Omnha. The anonymous movement In this
county did not assume very extensive pro-
poi lions. It '!d not take much rffort to
spike the twenty-two nrtlllery which piped
out In this countv. 'mild It not be Inter
citing to know who !s ;w'hlng the labct
nnd postage to . ondiict the rnonymom
movement? Have you .hought about
that?
lilldreth Telescope: This t.Tlcs received
a hunch of clippings from Omaha th'i
week taken from newspapers that are op
posing the renoniinatlon of (.loverroi
Mliltev. In the future thesn sotv-headed
individuals who have personal grievance
against the governor might Just as well
save their postage so f .r as this news
paper Is concerned. Wo are for Mlckey'l
rennmlnatlon because he 1ms made a food
governor, because of some of the enemies
lie has made and because it seems to us
that It would be extremely poor politics
to do otherwise.
title litllnesa and Beauty.
Brooklyn Kagle.
Our city has become tuch a subject oi
assault from the sign builders, tha tree
cutters, the architects of llimsy tenements,
the makers of awnings, the planters of tel
egraph poles and the grubbers of streets
and sidewalks that we seem to huvo de
spnrlngly resigned ourselves to chaos and
ugliness as Inevitable to that mere ma
terial expun.tion which satisfies a majority
of people ln New l'ork. We have not
learned, us foreign rupltals have done, that
It Is just ns cheap and just as easy to have
all our conveniences without unsightllness
as It Is to force them on notice. The
trouble Is thnt we have had no artistic di
rection in tho past, and that whenever art
appeared to be in conflict with some pri
vate Interest the exponent of that Interest
would send up such a pitiful outcry about
his rights that art stopped its ears, being
an oversensitive soul, and let him havt
his way rather than endure his clamor. We
are frequently lectured about the right
Of the Individual before the law, but tha
lecturers appear to forget the right of the
public before und behind the law.
FI.ASHK OK FIX.
"Miss Thelitis married Mr.
understand."
Cayman, I
"Oh, yes, some tlmo ago."
"Ho she caught him ot last, eh?"
"No. she hasn't caught him vet. but
she hos her suspicions." Philadelphia
Press.
"I can hardly make up my mind to ac
cept Reginald. He In so self-sntlslled that
I fear lie will prove too exacting."
"On the contrary, my dear, the circum
stance shows that he Is very easily satis
fled." New Orleans Times-Democrat.
"Rut how did a glass flask save your
life?" they asked.
"Why the stun It contained was strong
enough to dissolve the bullet while it wm
passing through," replied tho veteran."
Chicago Post.
"Is It true, ma," asked the little rabbit
"tha pa was shot by an nmnteur
Kim
"Certainly not." replied the mother rab
bit. "You see, the amateur gunner was
shooting nt me. while your poor pa pat
behind him and laughed. Unfortunately
the gun kicked and the man sat down on
your pa and killed him." Philadelphia
Press.
"George," said the leap year girl who
meant business, "I love you dearly. Will
you be my husband?"
"Why er this is so sudden," stammered
George. "G-give me time to think."
"Well," she rejoined, us she looked at
her watch, "think quick. The lust car Is
due in fifteen minutes." St. Louis Star.
11112 FIRST l'l,UWl.U,
Youth's Companion.
Calls the crow from tho plno tree top
When the April ulr is still.
Ho culls to the fanner hitching his team
In tha farmvard under tho hill.
"Come up," lie cries, "como out and como
up,
For lhe high Mold's ripe to till!
Don't wait for word from the dandelion.
Or leave from thu duffodll."
Cheeps the fiy.ntcher, "Here old earth
Warms up In the prll sun;
And the first ephemera, win yet wet.
From the mold creep onii by one.
Under the feme where Him Hies fre(uent
Is the earliest gossamer spun.
Come up from the dump of the valley lunds.
or nere tno winter aone.
Whistles the hlghhole nut of the grove
His sui nnoiilng loud f.id ciour:
"Chlllv it muy be down your way.
Rut the hiBn south Held bus cheer.
On the sunward side of i lie chestnut stump
The wood-grubs wnke and appear.
Come out to your plowing come up to your
plowing
Tho lime lor plowing Is here."
Then dips the colter and drives the share,
nd tii
a faliilly rteaiu.
furtlvtfy dowu from tho
The crow drifts
pine
To follow the clanking team.
The flycatcher tumblea; the hlghhole darts
III the young noon's yellow Rloum.
And wholesome sweet the smell of the sod
L'ptui'tieil from Its winter's dreum.
"STRONGEST IN THE WORLD."
Till: EQUITABLE
LIFE ASSURANCE
SOCIETY
SUmill, 173,718,000
ASSETS, $381,226,003
H. U. NEF.LY, Manager.
VM. HENRY BROWN, Cashier.
8. n. KILOS' and F.. P. STKKETKR,
liein ral Agts , Omaha.
H. 11. IiOL'UHRIUUK.
General Agent. I.lnculn.
JoK KI.KIN,
General A sent. I'bittemouth, Neb.
KI) K. JONIH
General Agent, HiiHilngH, Neb.
J. K HOOVKH,
General Agent. Wayne, Neb.
MERCHANT NAT L IANI 8108., OMAHA.
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man's price; both appreciate tho
cooking; lump, $.5.50, for grates
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