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Nature has added a flood to the other
attractions of the St. Louis exposition.
America's Idea of an open door In
China la one that does not awing out
ward. A campaign for street repairs Is over
due. Let the Civic Improvement league
take notice.
It la now up to the weather roan to
make not the least Important contribu
tion to the Auditorium completion fund.
8t. Louis has a leisurely way of doing
things and nobody need be surprised If
ths big shdw la not la full blast before
the 1st of July.
Walt for the big show. King Ak-8ar-Ben
will make his debut with bis court
festivities for 1004 bigger, better and
grander than ever.
China Is beginning to growl at Russia
and the pan-Mongolian alliance may be
formed while the ciar still dreama of
the pan-Slavonic league.
When the wireless telegraph starts
to popping at Fort Omaha It will be
time to Jubilate over the establishment
of the signal corps school.
' ..
Borne of the newspapers which have,
recently Joined In the demand for Just
taxation of the railroads would he dis
appointed if their advice were followed
The German ofllcer who has been re
lieved from service in South Africa be
cause he talked too much may congratu
late himself upon getting out of a fever
csaup so easily.
Someone has said there are no sine
cures In the Russian service, but the po
sition of commander of the Black sea
fleet at the present time must closely
approximate a "snap."
"When the balance Is struck on con
gressional legislation It will be found
that Congressman Klnkald has the big
gest score of any of the players wear
lug the Nebraska uniform.
There were people who still had con
fidence la the business ability of Dr
Woodend of New York, even after he
bad algned a guarantee for Madame
Pattt , Now they realize their mistake.
Lincoln Jobbers are organising a trade
excursion modeled after the trade ex
cursiona undertaken by Omaha Jobber
for several successive years. There Is
no tribute to success so effective aa imi
tation. The Japanese soldiers who committed
suicide rather than surrender did not
' have an enllghteued knowlodice of their
duty. They should have lived aa leng
aa possible to reduce the food supply of
the enemy.
Dr. Cruui. collector of the port of
Charleston, will have to serve without
psy until congmss meets again, but Lis
friends declare that he shall not go
hungry while maintaining the light of
a negro to hold office.
It will cost the Uulted States govern
ment twice as much to celebrate the
anniversary of the purchase of the
Louisiana territory as the territory
originally cost. Expositions coiue high,
but we must have tlietn.
lime was when people would pay for
the privilege of hearing Mr. Bryan talk,
but when he paid his own money for a
hall and talked to them for nothing he
confessed that as a drawing power he
baa lost some of his attraction.
The caar may change his mind about
desiring no outside interference in the
settleuieut of affairs at the end of the
present war. He was willing enough
to have the powers take from Japan the
fruit of victory of its former war
optmsa vr tp mxpohith).
The event of primary interest to a
very large portion of the American peo
pie Is the opening today of the Loulsl
ana Purchase exposition. Intended to
commemorate one of the most Impor
tant events In the history of the nation.
The opening will be accomplished by
the president f the United Ptates press
ing the key of a Morse telegraph In
strument in the White House and,
through direct wire connection, will con
vey Instantaneously to the great central
switchboard oh the exposition grounds
the electric energy that will release-
the enormous horse power required to
operate the great engines In machinery
hall and other mechanism of the ex
position. This Is the consummation of several
years of Energetic effort on the part
of the management of the great enter
prise and the expenditure of tens of
millions of dollars, a considerable part
of which came out of the national treas
ury. In magnitude a,nd cost the ex
position at St Louis Is unprecedented.
The area covered by It la nearly double
that of the Chicago World's fair and the
buildings at St. Louis are generally
much larger than were those at Chicago.
While the present exposition will per
haps' not excel that of eleven years ago
architecturally and scenlcally. It will
doubtless In some respects be superior,
notably In electrical achievement. There
will also be among the exhibits some
features of great Interest that were not
at Chicago. The managers claim to
have gathered In their dozen exhibit
palacea the best products of man's
work, the best Illustrations of his ef
forts, methods and progress In educa
tion, art, liberal arts, manufactures,
machinery, electricity, transportation,
agriculture, horticulture, forestry, mines
and metiAlurgy, fish and game, anthro
pology, social economy, physical culture
and live stock breeding. Foreign coun
tries have contributed liberally to the
exhibits, of course sending the choicest
and most attractive of their products.
The exposition Is still far from com
plete so far as the placing of exhibits
Is concerned and It will probably be
several weeks before all these are In
place, a recent statement being that
there are thousands of carloads yet to
be unloaded. This is the common ex
perience, but It Is none the less unfor
tunate, because It will Interfere with
the attendance at a time wben the ex
position should have a good start finan
cially. People will not go there while
there Is confusion In the placing of ex
hibits and little to be seen except the
buildings and decorations. As to the
outlook for the enterprise financially
there la naturally conjecture and this
very generally leans to the view that
it ia not likely to be a financial success.
This Is based upon the fact that St.
Louis has not an Inviting climate during
the summer and that consequently not
many people wtlj go there In that season.
Another thing likely to check atten
dance It the reported disposition to sub
ject vlsltora to extortion. The St Louis
papers have been very earnestly calling
attention to this and warning those
who will provide accommodations for
vlsltora that the only thing that could
wreck the fair now Is extortion.
The Louisiana Purchase exposition la
a magnificent enterprise and appears to
have been managed thus far with algnal
ability and practical judgment. It will
be a splendid display in every line of
human achievement and deserves to be
a financial success.
" AN OVTTLOW VT GOLD.
Eastern financial papers note that the
gold movement of the present season Is
likely to be exceptional in several re
apects. While a considerable export Is
usual at this tlrus of year, the ship
ments for the present month are very
greatly In excess of those for April of
last year. It la pointed out that prepa
ration for the Panama payment has
something to do with this early move
ment, though it la only a factor. The
war In the east Is making Its draft upon
the banking centers of Europe and they
In turn draw as they can upon this
country, which is now the chief reser
voir of the world's reserve, supply of
gold.
It la evident, remarks the New York
Journal of Commerce, that we can stand
a pretty heavy drain tbla spring and
summer without any occasion for un
easiness. There Is now in this country
In the treasury and in circulation about
11,200,000.000 in gold coin and certlfl-
catea representing coin. It constitutes
over two-fifths of onr volume of cur
rency, which la larger than ever per
capita. It is therefore apparent that we
can spare In the coming months all that
Europe Is likely to need and so long
as our own credit la unimpaired and the
outward movement of gold Is due to no
financial weakness here, there Is no dls
advsntnge In parting with It As to the
canal payment of $40,000,000 gold. It has
been so arranged that It will cause no
disturbance to the money market
Moved by reports of offers of media
tion or Intervention for terminating the
war in the far east the Russian govern
ment has felt It to be necessary to offi
cially announce that no formal proposals
looking to the restoration of peace have
oeen maae to It and that none would re
ceive consideration If made. It is also
declared that "the imperial government
will not admit the intervention of em
power whatsoever with the negotiations
wnicu will occur between Russia and
Jspsn after the termination of hostile
operations In order to determine the con
ditions of peace."
,Thla official statement of Russia's po
sltlon accords with whst we have here-
tofore aald in relation to the reports re
garding proposals of intervention. We
(ave pointed out that the pride of Bus
la would not permit tliat government
to at this time listen to an offer of me-
dlatitiu from any source, that U ahe
hould accept such an offer it would be
a confession of weakness and that the
effect would be disastrous to her pres
tige. All this should have been per
fectly obvious to everybody and It is
therefore somewhat surprising that
King Edtvard and King Christian should
have even intimated to Emperor Nicho
las anything in the nature of interven
tion. As to' that portion of the Russian
declaration relating to negotiations
after the termination of hostilities, It is
possible that the government will not
then be disposed to take quite so brave
a stand as It now does. Whatever the
result of the conflict, other powers are
likely to Insist upon having something
to say In determining the conditions of
peace. The world would hardly nermit
Russia. If successful, to absorb Corea.
which she probably would propose to do,
while on the other hand It would not al
low Japan, If victorious, to remain In
control of territory which was Inde
pendent before the war and which she
has promised shall remain so. Russta
owes her present position In Manchuria
to a combination with other powers
which refused to permit Japan to re
tain Port Arthur after she had won It
from China. Russia Inspired that com
bination and she mav have to take some
of her own medicine when the time
comes for determining the conditions of
peace.
VALVATIOtl OF RAIL HO AD FBAKCH1SKS
Before beginning work on the assess
ment of railroad property It la eurnestly
desired by members of the state board
that someone shall publish a correct
definition of a railroad franchise and
figure out n good, reasonable and Just
way to determine Its value. The plan
wanted Is one that will hold water and
stand the test of the courts.
A railroad franchise Is a grant of sov
ereign power to establish, construct
maintain and operate public highways
and exact tolls for the transportation of
persons and products In transit within
the territory tributary. In other words,
the state clothed with the sovereign
power of taxation delegates Its power
to railroad corporations, coupled with
the privilege to levy taxes In the shape
of transportation tolls and to exercise
the right to take property without the
consent of its owner as eminent domain
on the broad presumption that the land
occupied by a railway Is used for a pub
lic purpose the same as land dedicated
for public thoroughfares and ordinary
highways.
To determine the value of a franchise
as the component part of a railroad we
must first ascertain the value of Its
tangible property, which, to all Intents
and purposes, is the body, while the
franchise Is its soul. To correctly com
pute the value of a railroad franchise
we must first ascertain the value of the
road as a dead property. That Is, the
value of Its right-of-way, trackage, ter
minals, depot grounds and improve
ments. Its rolling stock and all other
real and personal property at their re
spective values without reference to
their use as a going property, and then
ascertain the producing or earning
power of the railroad as a going prop
erty In the exercise of Its taxing power.
Take for example a railroad whose
tangible properties would inventory
$1,000,000. This tangible property con
verted Into money loaned out or Invested
In 'legitimate business would produce
from 5 to 8 per cent, or from $50,000 to
$00,000 a year net. If the net earnings
of such a railroad in full operation, after
deducting operating expenses, cost of
repairs, maintenance and taxes, were
$100,000 a year the difference between
the earning power of the tangible prop
erty and the net earnings of the road
capitalized at 6 per cent would represent
the value of the franchise.
In the example cited, if the earning
power of the tangible property Invested
at 5 per cent would yield $50,000 a year
on $1,000,000 and the net income of the
road were $100,000, the value of the
franchise would be $50,000 a year, or,
computed at the same ratio aa the earn
ing power of the tangible property,
would represent $1,000,000.
The supreme court of Nebraska in,
granting a mandamus to compel the
proper assessment of the Omaha street
railway, gas company and other fran
chlsed corporations, laid down this rule:
When the capital stock of a corporation
has a market value that Talue may be
taken as a basts to ascertain tbe value of
Its tangible property, since the value of
the stock Is the net value of its assets, and
Is round by deducting Its Indebtednets, from
the gross value of its tangible and Intangi
ble property.
The supreme court of the TJnlted
States In Its decision, "Adams Express
Company against Ohio State Auditor."
expresses Its view relative to the assess
ment of franchises by an opinion deliv
ered by Judge Brewer, as follows:
It Is a cardinal rule which should never
be forgotten that whatever, property Is
worth for the purposes of income snd sale
It Is also worth fur the purposes of taxa
tion. Suppose a bridge were entirely within
the territorial limits of a state and It ap
peared that the bridge itself cost only
11. m, 000. could be reproduced, for that sum,
snd yet it was so sltusted with reference
to railroads or their connections, or used
by the traveling public, that It was worth
to the holders of it In the matter of Income
12.900,000; could be sold In the market for
that sum: was therefore In the eyes of
practical business men of the value of
I2.SOO.000; can there be any doubt of the
state's power to assess It at that sum and
to collect taxes from It upon that basis of
value? The value which property
bears In the market, the amount for which
Its stock can be bought and sold, Is the real
value. Buslneea men do not pay cash for
property In moonshine or dreamland. They
buy and pay for that which Is of value In
Its power to produce Income or for purpose!
of sale.
It is to be hoped the state board will
no longer be puseled us to tbe character
of a railroad franchise, and the reason
able and Just way of determining Its
value for. taxation purposes. In the
light thrown upon the assessment of
street railways and other franrhlsed cor
porations by tbe supreme court of Ne
braska and Justice Brewer, speaking for
the United States supremo court, we
feel confident that the plsn outlined
above will hold wster In the courte.
While more new buildings will be
erected this year In Omaha than In any
preceding year within the past decade,
the building department of the city
should not forget to overhaul all the
old storehouses, warehouses and hotels
that are not provided with proper exits
and tire escapes and to compel the own-
era to make them safe.
Our democratic friends are becoming
solicitous about the selection of a su
preme court clerk by the republican su
preme Judges to succeed the present
democratic Incumbent. The democrats
become solicitous about the appointment
of republicans to office only when they
think they can make democratic capital
out of It.
There are sidewalk Mens and side
walk signs some are more nnslsrhtlT
or more hideous than others and some
are more dangerous to life and limb dur
ing high winds. Whatever may be the
outcome of the war on the sidewalk
signs the hideous signs and the dan
gerous signs should surely go.
One big retail establishment at the
state capital has handed In a voluntary
assessment for taxation under the new
law of nearly a Quarter of a million
dollars. It remains to be seen what
figures the large mercantile concerns of
Omaha will set on their own stocks and
wares.
A Necessary Exercise.
Philadelphia Press.
Don't blame Bryan for talking. There Is
nothing else left for him to do.
The Heal Thing- Overlooked.
Chicago Tribune.
An orator In the German Relrhataa- has
been lauding American push. He should
be shown a sample of American pull If
he wants to get enthusiastic.
Precious Few Month Orgaa.
Chicago Post.
The people, after all. send their represen
tatives to congress to transact the business
of the country, not to manufacture material
for a presidential campaign. Who remem
bers thlsT
Two or Three Easy Jobs.
Washington Star.
A college professor, late and hurrying to
his class room one day, was stopped by
his small boy, who asked for but a brief
moment of hla time. "All I want," said
the young hopeful, "Is for you to tell me
how to work miracles and make condensed
milk." That would seem to be quite an
undertaking, but It is a mere trifle a com
pared with th taak of satisfying, In the
matter of a presidential candidate, all the
various element of the democratic party.
Doctor of the Old School.
Boston Globe.
The death of a country doctor of the old
school has evoked the comment that the
bustling, resolute, independent doctor who
was a surgeon and obstetrician, a neurolo
gist, & chemist, a dentist, a veterinarian,
and an undertaker on occasions, and who
wrote wills, said prayers and conducted
funeral services, and did many other things
unknown to the modern physician, belongs
to the past Century. In the place of th old
country general praotltlonar, w have how
the modern specialist, who gets con
siderably larger fees than his versatile
predecessor, but who hardy has so many
friends.
Rerlo-rpmla Democracy.
Baltimore American.
The democrats are nothing if not serio
comic. Their pledge of fealty and alle
giance to the Jcffersonlan democracy was
never before quite aa funny as It I thia
year when the whole country Is celebrating,
In a democratic stat. the fact that the
Jefferson who Is hailed as the democratic
apostle once reached out and took In terri
tory by the very means condemned in more
or less radical terms In every democratlo
platform in the country. In brief, they
swear allegiance to all that la Jeffersonlsm
In on paragraph, condemn his policy of
territorial expansion In another, and then
make arrangements to go to St. Louis and
celebrate the act they have condemned In
their own chosen apostle. '
REFORMERS BIT SO REFORM.
What Have Nebraska Fnslonlat to
Show for Their Bra of Control
Schuyler Free Lance.
The editor of the O'Neill Independent
answers the question In thl paper as to
what good did th populist movement do In
Nebraska by saying that It ridded ths
state house of "a host of Ignoble thieves,
embesslers and rascals." Also that It pro.
duced "some great and honored men." add
ing: "We will mention a few of tbe names
which are engraven upon th eternal wall
of Time In glittering letters of everlasting
glory, there to live on and on and forever
shine upon tbe fairest pages of our coun
try's history; W. J. Bryan. Judge Hoi
comb, Senator Allen, W. H. Thompson,
Congressman Robinson. Victor Vlfqualn,
Patrick Barry, M. F. Harrington. Bmyth,
Metcalfe, Hitchcock. Beck, Freeman, Bui
livan, Governor Poynter, Powers, and a
host of other like Illustrious ant) noble
men." Tes, w know that th cleaning out
of the Bartley gang In the state house was
a good lob and that the fusion movement
produced some wonderfully "noble" men, as
you say, but what did the movement ac
complish for the good of th people when
It was In absolute power in the state and
In shape to dot Did they rid the state of
the railroad paas, which la th root of all
corporation evil, or did they let It alone
and nearly all of the list of noble men
mentioned accept and ride on them, just
as republicans did? Did they give the peo
ple any relief along the much-talked-of
lines of railroad rates, or did they simply
lay down after the courts held up a radical
measure passed and failed to pass any
thing of a corporation character? Did they
devise any plan whereby the revenue law
of the state cuuld be amended so that the
Income of the state would be at least equal
to the expenses, or was that neglected and
left for a later republican legislature to
attempt? Were the state Institutions taken
out of machine politics and put under
civil service rules and with a view of good
service and economical administration of
affair? Was a law passed by them set
tling the question of the Elevator trust by
allowing farmers to build and operate their
own, or was that left for the republicans
to do? Were the corporations compelled
to pay tbeir just share of Uses, or waa
that matter left aa it was before? We
won't refer to such men as Porter and
Meserve and Edmlsten snd Cornell, nor
refer to Ijtt Herdman, the present su
preme court fee grabber, who outclasses
Eugene Moore an hundred fold. We are
not engaged in throwing dirt on one side
nor Indulging In any gliturlng laudations
00 the other. All we want to know Is,
What did that fusion movement benefit
the people along the line of nonular ltnl.
tion? What did that grand lot of "noi-eir
ucit atunea flu aaide Uvm talk lt.
OTHER LAUDS THAJT Ot'RS.
The new Anglo-French agreement Is
pleasing to th Italians, who have always
looked to the British fljet for the protection
of their Mediterranean roasts. The Medi
terranean Is now virtually Inclosed by the
territories of friendly powers, Egypt being
recognised by the new agreement ss a Frit
lh protectorate. These powers, each hav.
Ing a powerful fleet, are now In a position
to enforce any policy they agree upon In
reference to the future of the Mediterran
ean. They are relieved of anxieties that
have hitherto existed, snd may to some ex
tent, perhaps, lossen their military and
naval expenditures. King Edward's visit
to Lisbon, to Rom snd to Paris did much.
It Is understood, to. promote the present
era of good feeling, and the visit of th
king of Italy to Parts and London had a
Ilk beneficial effect on the relations of th
three powers. President Loubet's present
Visit Is s reclprocstlon of King Emman
uel's visit last October. Much Interest at
taches to his relations while at Home with
th Vatican In view of the position of the
papacy in Italy and the recent antl-clertcal
legislation In France.
The socialist revolutionary party of Rus
sia has redoubled Its activity sine the out
break of th war. It's St. Petersburg com
mittee has clandestinely published a review
Of the last year's work, followed by an
sccount of the rapid growth of the revolu
tionary organisations. The committees of
Vitebsk and of Baratolt have distributed
similar decuments, the latter making a spe
cial appeal to the member of the semstvos
to aid In bringing about a convocation of
the Zemskl Sobor, or Constituent Assembly.
The Kleff committee has Issued a mani
festo In regard to the war, urging that In
stead of aiding the government to carry
on the struggle against the Japanese, with
whom Russians have no cause of quarrel.
every effort should be made to overthrow
the government. On February 11 the Bl-
alystok committee printed a "Leaflet to
the Workers of Blalystok," declaring that
the war was not necessary, and urging a
demonstration In favor of International
peace and th solidarity of workers
throughout the world. The "Group of
Tula" appealed especially to the officers
and soldiers of the army. In Odessa pro
tests have been made against the enforce
ment of so-called voluntary subscriptions
towards the cost of the war. While the
prefect has now forbidden any further
patriotic" manifestations In the streets,
all the workmen In the railway serive who
refuse to subscribe In cash to these patrl
otlo manifestations are at once discharged.
President Loubet's visit to Rome marks
snother stags of that Interesting process
which has been going on in Europe for the
last few years looking to the amelioration
of national animosities and th cultivation
of more friendly and cordial relations.
There Is no doubt at all that these ex
changes of official courtesies, which have
occurred at London, Paris, Vienna and
Rome, have had a marked effect In Influ
encing the sentiment and feelings of th
people at large, and that this again has j
reacted upon ministers of state and paved
the way for such treaties of accord as have
recently been mad between France and
England and France and Italy. In the latter
case there has been for many years a
feeling of resentment In French minds
over Italy's positions in th drelbund but
even the French are beginning to see that
It Is possible for Italy to be loyal to the
triple alliance and at the same time culti
vate and maintain friendly relations with
other great neighbors. The popular greet
ings given to the French president in Rom
and to the Italian sovereigns In Paris are
all healthy signs and represent a condition
which makes for peace.
Th visit of King Edward and Queen
Alexandra to Denmark recalls th fact
that in 1700 an act was passed prohibiting;
the British sovereign from being out of
the three kingdoms without the consent of
Parliament. No such consent Is now neces
sary. The act of 1700 was repealed In
1718. It Is noted by th Pall Mall Oasette
that th first two Georges wer frequently
out of the country. George III. waa never
more than 100 miles from London. George
IV. was abroad In 1821. William IV. never
left th realm. In pursuance of an old
law, the king waa required to appoint a
commission of th lords Justices, or a
guardian, to exercise royal authority dur
ing th king's absence. In 1846. when th
late Victoria waa about to visit Germany,
th opinion of the law officers was taken
as to whether th law still required ths
appointment of a commission. Th officials
decided that Inasmuch aa there had been
no commission since 18a, th practice had
become obsolete. "In the debate In 1848 It
was pointed out that th great (1) facili
ties for travel had removed the expediency
of such a proceeding;. This, of course, Is
even truer today."
The more complete excavation of Pom
pell carried on In recent years has been so
rich in results, and has so greatly enlsrged
our knowledge of th life and art of th
Roman Empire, that th attention of arch
seologlsts la now turned to the other
burled city, which has been hitherto neg
lected. Superficially, th ruin of Hercu
laneura ar much leas Important, but th
place Is known to hav contained som
rich villas snd some public buildings of
consequence which msy prov to have been
as well preserved beneath the ashes of
Vesuvius as were som of thos In Pom
pell. At all events, th proposed excava
tion Is of Interest, though the project of
International co-operation does not appear
very practicable. Th Italian government,
however, has accomplished so much In
archeologlcal research of late that the
means for this undertaking will probably
be found.
DISCOVERY OK SEW ELEMENTS.
rrosaoctlve Addition to th Kaaabe
ol Flaoresoeat Metal.
Chlcsgo Record-Herald.
Th scientists ar hot on th trail of new
chemical element. It surprises no on
nowadays to read In bis morning news
paper that "a new element has been dis
covered." Ten or fifteen years ago the number of
chemical elements was only sbout sixty
seven or sixty-eight. Then Bir William
Ramsay and Lord Rayleigh of England to
gether found argon in the air, an element
closely resembling nitrogen. Later Sir Will
iam alone separated from a mineral the
gas helium. Within a short time. In rapid
succession, h Isolated three more atmos
pheric gases, neon, xenon and cryptlon.
ictinlure Is a recently discovered metal,
exhibiting radio-active properties like polo
nium and radium.
And now comes tbe announcement of tbe
discovery of two new element by Dr.
Charles M. Baskervllle of the University of
North Carolina, the first American to enjoy
th distinction of adding to th catalogue
of chemical elements. Th names given
them are "berxellum" and "carollnlura."
To th mind of th layman, with little
knowledge of chemistry, the feature of
the discovery that I of th greatest In
terest Is th fact that berxellum and caro
llntum are self-luminous, like radium snd
polonium. That la they possess radio
activity, or incandescence. They glow as
doe the gas mantle of the Welsbach light.
And it la Interesting lo know that tbe two
new element ar obtained from thorium,
the chief constituent of this gas mantle.
As yet thorium Is th only one of th
fluorescent metals which baa had an Indus
V?4 application. It was discovered about
WERE IS no SUBSTITUTE FOR
Absolutely Puro
ST IS A fiZATTER OF HEALTH
three centuries sgo by Berxellus In a mln
eral found In Norway. A few years ago
Welsbach, while experimenting with Incan
descent fabrics hung In a Bunsen flams,
found that he got th best results from
thorium. A search was then mad for a
larger supply of the raw material, and it
was finally found In a sand In North Caro
lina called 'monarlte."
The presence of monazlte sand In Dr.
Baskerville's own state has led therefore to
the discovery of thee new self-luminous
elements the uses and qualities of which
are yet to be demonstrated by further
study and experiment.
TRIVIAL SIDE OF BRYA3ISM.
"1 There to Bo No Liberty of Con-
seleae Within a Party t"
Collier's Weekly.
Is It not somewhat trivial, all this talk
of Mr. Brysn's. sbout the dlctlnctlon be
tween those who voted for him and those
democrats who differed with him In on or
aio.o Issues? Is there to be no liberty of
eonsclence within a party? Are we Ameri
cans to be two great droves of animals,
with labels on us? Mr, Bryan has done
what he could to Injure every prominent
democratic possibility except his favorite,
of wlnra he says: "I regard Mr. Hearst
ss on of the men who are to be considered
snd at present he has the largest following
of any person mentioned, and is the only
one who heartily supported the ticket
whose frlnnds seem to be active." Does
Mr. Bryan think that he can hold a posi
tion of honor and weight. In the world's
eyes, when he says, in substance, that he
will throw hla Influence for any kind of
cheap agitator who accepted ths gospel ac
cording to Bryan, and fight to the death
the noblest democrat who might have had
th misfortune to think Mr. Bryan mis
taken at times, and to hrve voted ac
cording to his conscience? He seems to go
even further than this, and to oppose
Judge Parker, who did vote for him, for
the ostensible and sufficient reason that the
judge's opinions are unknown, but political
relations are now such that Mr. Bryan's
hostility to Parker must b generally re
garded as connected with his friendliness to
Hearst We keep arguing, perhaps exces
sively, with Mr. Bryan, because we hav
believed him worthy of an honorable and
useful place in currant history, and regret
to see him occupying a position so little
to his credit That a radical party is
needed, jealous of th power of wealth,
careful of the people's rights, we heartily
agree, and might well be found voting for
such a party, wisely organised, and vir
tuously led. "The srt of government" Is
not, as Voltaire said it was, "to compel
two-thirds of the people to pay all they
can to support th other third." But noth
ing csn do more to make Impossible a
powerful and progressive liberal party than
th consplcuousness of th shallow and
reckless element which Is now so liberal In
noise. 1
POLITICAL DRIFT.
Political experts calculate that the thirty
two delegates Instructed for Hearst cost
the Tellow Kid 110,000 each.
The campaign Is on. A political orator
tn'Phliadelphla became so excited the other
day that he swallowed his false teeth just
as he was reaching th climax of his mas
terly effort
Governor La Follette of Wisconsin is
traveling on a rocky road In his campaign
for a third nomination. So far he has
fallen down 120, oompared with two years
ago, and lacks sixty of having a majority
of th delegates already chosen.
A man with purpled eyes, jaw In a sling,
a Maltese cross of court plaster on his
nose and clothes rent from collar to heel,
appeared before a police judge In Chicago
last Wednesday. "I attended a democratlo
harmony meeting," th victim began.
"Enough!" exclaimed the judge. "Go horn
and sin no more."
According to a London cable dispatch to
th New York Sun, Richard Croker recog
nises the folly of the democrats In attempt
ing to elect a president this year. He is
quoted ss saying: "Of cours w haven't
a chance this election. What we've got to
do Is to consolidate th party so as to put
in a democrat in lDOS." Richard is himself
again.
Senator Mitchell of Oregon Is th only
man In all th history of th senate whose
service has Included three distinct term
separated by periods of political retirement.,
When ha went to Washington first. In
171, he remained for six years. Then he
returned to private life until UfcS, when he
went back to Washington and continued
In the senate until U87. After another
lapse of four years he was again elected
In 1901.
Referring to th prospective nomination
of Judge Parker by the democrats, Repre
sentative Hepburn in a speech In the house
said: '"Ah, If th sphinx had been here. If
be could have changed his habitat from
Cairo to New York, lie would hav been
of all gentlemen most acceptable for the
nomination. He not only lias never said
any fool things, but he could give guar
antees for the future." "Wasn't the Sphinx
a woman?" yelled a democrat, but Repre
sentative Hepburn did not deign to reply.
They didn't do thing political much
differently In th days of th fathers a
century ago. The New York Commercial
Advertiser of April 20, 1804, speaking of
electioneering art, says: "The arts adopted
by tbe aristocratic combination are numer
ous, wicked and detestable beyond expres
sion. They appear like the violent efforts
of an unprincipled and expiring faction.
Th most disingenuous misrepresentations,
th most cruel falsehoods and th tnoat
virulent calumnies ar fabricated and pub.
tlshed with bold and unblushing Impudence.
Notwithstanding these falsehoods and cal
umnies have been refuted with legal testi
mony, yet they are republished by the
tools of the party aa established and self
evident truths." The nuxieru party booster
could not rwar more eloquently
MIRTHFTL REMARKS.
"You don't mean to say you approve of
these patent medicines?"
"Of course. They put all sorts of Ill
ness within the reach of rich and poor
alike." Philadelphia Press.
"I see that Mr. Zefferton Is still running
for office."
"No," answered Senator Sorghum. "He
assumes to be running, but compared to the
others he's only sauntering Washington
Star.
"Th major don't tell that poker story
ss grind as he used to. He has forgotten
th' principal details."
"What were they?"
"Betting up th' drinks while he was a
telllng It." Judge.
"Of course, Mr. Brutl may hav his
faults, but he's exceedingly swell."
"What! The man Is nothing but a com
mon wife beater!"
"Oh, not common, not at all common.
He always beats her with a gold-headed
cane." Philadelphia Record.
"Senator Depew," said the ' reporter, "I
am getting up an article on 'How Men Pro
pose.' Would you mind telling me some
thing of your apparently successful
method?"
"Certainly." replied the genial senator.
"Same method as I employ In my after
dinner speeches. Stick to the old, old
story." Town Topics.
"If the fools are not aU dead yet," said
Uncle Allen Sparks, "the fool killer cer
tainly must be." Chicago Tribune.
"Waal, nobody can't say Krhralm didn't
love hla wife," remarked Farmer Oorxlman
at the funeral, "see how tie s a-cryln .
"H'm!" remarked Mrs. Crabtree, "they
do say thet some men cry Wen they think
o' the extry expense they got to meet"
f nuaaeipnia f resa. ....
Bald the wife of a gallant old soldier:
"You know that I don't like to ecohller;
But If you ever sgaln mention
I married your pension
I'll bust your old head now I've toldlerl"
' ' -Llf.
THB KID'S LID.
8. W. Glllllaa in Baltimore American.
She bought tbe kid ' '
A lid,
She did.
It was a funny looking thing .
From which hung down a rubber string
Intended to prevent the breeae
From sailing it above-the trees
She bought th kid t -
A lid. .
She did. I
She bought the kid '
A lid.
She did.
It was a wlde-out straw affair,
The kind you'll notice everywhere.
With braid of blue around th brim
Her husband said It suited him.
Bh bought th kid
A lid.
She did.
Bh bought the kid
Bhedald. '
It had a sky-blue ribbon round
The lump of straw with which 'twas
crowned;
The ribbons dangled down behind
Like any ether you would find
She bought the kid
A lid.
She did.
Tbe lid 1
Oulte hid
The kid.
It did.
It whs as big as all outdoors,
The biggest found In all the stores; '
The kid, who'd wtlgh an ounc or two,
Waa lost beneath that straw-stack blue
Th lid
Oulte hid
The kid.
It did.
Th kid
That lid
Then bid,
He did.
The boys had guyed Why should he live
To be ''a snowbird 'neath a sieve?"
He said 'twould he oo bad to tell,
Then threw the lid Into th well.
Th kid
That lid
Well hid, .
He did!
stood money for arooa elothes."
.Bess Broiusnel to Ills Valet.
II Kit E IS A CHAVK to
MAKE THE EXCHANGE
OHEATI.Y 'ill YOl it Aoi.t..-
ta;k. iv voi; will look
AT THE DISPLAY IX Ol.'K
IOl ;i.AS BTUEET WINDOW
THERE YOU WILL REH
YOl'Nt; MEN'S AN I) BOYS'
M'KINd TOP COATS OF ALL
THE I'OriLAK MATEUalLS.
tJ..Ml AN I J 8.50 COATS
MARKED
f2.n0.
ONE DAY ONLY-SATURDAY.
EroWnirvg-
A. S. WILCOX, Maasg.es.
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