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The Omaha base ball club Is still a
little ahead of the Russians. It has
four victories to Its credit
Iowa has received notice that It can
not have all of the plums which fall
from the Roosevelt plo counter.
In Corea a governorship Is worth more
than $10,000, which shows tho difference
between the Orient and the Occident
Shades of all the Fenian leaders from
Finn Macoul to Johnny Maherl A Nor
wegian colony is to settle at O'Neill.
'South America Is growing more con
servative. A president of the Peruvian
republic has been permitted to die with
out violence while still In office.
,: "The Old Oaken Bucket" Is apparently
not a popular song with the Omaha
health commissioner. But how can any
one become sentimental over the kitchen
Up?
In the game of politics much depends
upon whether you hold the hammer or
are enacting the role of anvil. It Is a
poor rule which la not true at least
twice In two years.
King Edward refuses to see In the
plan to grant homo rule to Ireland the
beginning of the end of the British
empire. He was never afflicted with
bad eyesight either.
. Now that the county commissioners
have decided not to attempt to curb the
Missouri river, that capricious stream
may decide to add several moro acres of
Iowa eotl to Nebraska.
It Is said that the Japanese have
been pursuing the same tactics pursued
In the war with China and It must
bo confessed that so far the Russians
are following the Chinese role In the
piy.
A St Louis concern Is advertising
shares In an airship company for sole.
Inasmuch as the capitalization Is nearly
$1,000,000, that would Indicate that at
least one aerodrome Is expected to run
on water.
Mr. Sully will probably secure bis
margins In advance If he again essays to
control the cotton market Every man
Is Just as good as his word, but cash
Is better than either in a deal of ques
tionable character.
Lay delegates who favor restoring the
Itineracy of Methodist preachers may
hava no spite against their nresent Das-
tors, but It la almost certain that ex
planations will be needed to maintain
ine neretorore pleasant relations.
When John Sharp Williams called
Judge Parker a "fundamental democrat"
be invented a new variety which has
so far not been classified. Out here
tbera era but two recognized varieties
those who stick to free silver and those
who desire to win a campaign.
Railroad political managers must be
exceedingly erratic, for, according to the
demo-pop press, after keeping Ilarry
Llndsuy out of the office of United
States district attorney they hava thrust
him Into the office of clerk of the
supreme courts better job in every
respect
Up to the hour of going to press the
very latest version of the IVllock and
Fay diamond robbery stories) has fallen
rather flat It has been manlvst from
the outset that they were exploited for
political consumption rather than with
a view to promoting tha ends of Justice
and giving Omaha and Kcbraaka better
government
ric doai'.d snovLD do its Dtrr. I
Tlio eyps of every taxpayer in Ne
braska, regardless of political creed of
station, nro upon the State Board of
Railroad Assessmpnt. The overwhelm
ing sentiment of the people of Nebraska
Is in Mvor of the more equitable tax
ation of railroads. Tho imperative de
mand of the taxpayers of Nebraska Is
for an honest and fearless enforcement
of the provision of tlio constitution that
requires all Individuals and corporations
to pay their proportion of the burden
of taxHtion based upon the value of
their property.
For many years the railroads oper
ating In Nebraska have enjoyed special
favors at the bands of assensment
boards and managed to shift the burdens
that should have been borne upon their
shoulders upon the great mass of the tax
payers. In order to meet the contention
of the railroad attorneys and tirx agents
that other property was not uniformly
assessed and much taxable property es
caped taxation altogether, the revenue
laws were revised by the last legislature
so that all inequalities In valuation
sliould as far as possible be remedied.
Under the revised revenue law all tax
able property Is to be assessed at one
fifth of its full value. This includes
the railroads as well as the farm lands,
the town lots and all personal property
ub1ect to taxation. It la much more
difficult for the ordinary assessor to
place a correct valuation upon a pleco
of land or chattel property than it is
for tho state board to ascertain the
value of a railroad. A piece of land
may not be salable or may not have an
equitable market value. Comparatively
a small fraction of the 18,000,000 acres
of taxablo land In Nebraska has a
known or ascertainable earning ca
pacity. Not so with the railroads. Their
value in the world's markets Is readily
ascertained by the selling price of their
stocks and bonds. Their earning ca
pacity can very readily bo ..' computed
f"om the returns made to the board and
to published reports to the stockhold
er. These two elements, namely, the
market Afllue of railroads based on their
capitalization and their value based
upon their earning capacity, afford n
safe and substantial basis for an equit
able assessment by the'board and can
not safely be ignored or brushed asldo
by the sophistry of railroad lawyers.
In round figures the railroads of Ne
braska represent about one-fifth of all
the taxable wealth of the state, or any
where from $300,000,000 to $325,000,000,
and assessed at one-fifth of their actual
value they represent from $00,00.000
to $05,000,000. And yet that valuation
they had last year as well es this year
but they paid taxes on only $27,000,000,
or less than one-half of what by rights
they should have paid. While there
may hava been some palliation for the
low assessment of railroad property
during the period of general depression
and crop failure there Is absolutely no
valid or plausible excuso for such dls
crimination in their favor at this timo
in the most prosperous era of railroad
ing In America. .
It is to be hoped that the Board of
Railroad Assessment will firmly resist
all pressure and all the specious argu
ments that may be presented In support
of the old method of assessment of rail
way property or in opposition to any
increase in the assessment commensu
rate with and based upon the true value
of the property. Had the railroads been
compelled to bear their full share of
the burden of taxation within the past
ten years Nebraska today would be out
of debt
Alt INDUSTRIAL I'UUDLSM.
A question affecting industry and
trade that is attracting a great deal of
attention is that of the cotton supply In
the near and distant future. The cotton
Industry, It is needless to say, is one of
very great Importance to the .United
States and it Is not less so to England,
Germany and some other" countries.
The production of raw cotton In this
country contributes largely to the na
tional wealth and cotton manufacturing
employs a vast amount of capital and
labor. - In a recent address the presi
dent of the New England Cotton Mann
facturers' association, reviewing the
situation during the past year or two.
said that no one could resist the con
clusion that the vast interests involved
in the cotton Industry are confronted
with a problem extremely grave in
character and far-reaching In extent.
lie urged that moro attention must be
given In the south to the production of
cotton. It Is essential to the interests
of the United States as producer, manu
facturer and exporter of cotton that
the supply from our fields be Increased
and its cost reduced, so as to retain
this enormous source of wealth to the
country. s
The cotton mills of the United States
will run only six months this working
year Instead of nine, as usual, and It is
said by those boat acquainted with the
Industry that unless there Is an Increase
In production of the raw material, half
time will be the rule In cotton mills
hereafter. It is said that 00,000 textile
operatives are now out of employment
In Philadelphia alone, while thousands
more are without work In the south
and the New England mills will soon
close their doors to hundreds of thou
sands of hands, the visible supply of
cotton precluding the possibility of these
mills running longer, on the average,
than six months In the year. The United
States must produce at least 11,500,000
bales of cotton a year to meet the de
mand of the world. For two yeurs pust
the crops have approximated 10,500,000
bales a year. Thus a shortage of 2,000,
000 bales was created In two brief years
and nothing whatever has been done
or la being done to Increase the crop or
to Improve the staple. It Is suggested
that the general government should do
something In this direction, but it Is
not apparent that It could accomplish
much for the improvement of the sltua
tion.
Meanwnfle fata .matter la receiving
very serious attention abroad, particu
larly In England and Germany, where
the question of the supply of American
cotton is of great Importance. Assum
ing that the normal increase yearly In
the world's consumption of cotton Is
4m,xjo bales and that production in the
United States cannot keep pace with
the large demand, British economists
are advocating the opening up of new
cotton fields In the colonies of Great
Britain. An association exists for the
promotion of the cultivation of cotton
n the empire and it is urging the work
for which It was organised, Progress
In cotton,productlon has been made in
India and the industry Is to be Intro
duced in the West Indie. Other por
tions of tho British empire where cotton
can be grown will be cultivated. Ger
many is also seeking new sources of
cotton supply.
Thus in a few years there may be
an extensive competition with American
cotton which will materially reduce the
price of that commodity and thereby
nipolr the prosperity of the southern
states which produce it The problem
is consequently ono of vital interest to
that section.
WILL RALLY CNDSR ROVSBTtLT.
German Americans have commenced
to line up for Roosevelt with the or
ganization tt the National Roosevelt
league which is composed of American
citizens of German birth or parentage
and which will extend all over the
United States. An active canvass In
tho campaign of 1004 will doubtless be
taken by the league among whose of
ficers are representative German citizens
from nearly every state in the union.
Its main field of activity will bo In com
munities in which the German element
of the population is I urges t Comment
ing upon this movement the Globe Dem
ocrat of St Louis remarks:
From its foundation onward the republi
can party has had among Its members a
large majority of the German population
of the counuy. Previous to the estab
lishment of the republican party the bulk
of the Germans were democrats. On the
anti-slavery Issue, however, which was
the basis of the republican creed at the
tlmo of tha party's origin, the Germans
broke with democracy. A tally of the
German newspapers of the United States,
which was mado In the early months of
1854, while the Kansas Nebraska bill was
pending in congress showed that four
fifths of them were opposed to the meas
ure on account of Its removal of the
barrier which shut slavery out of the
territory. After tha bill was signed by
President Pierce and when the republican
party was immediately formed on the issue
of hostility for slavery extension the great
majority of German citizens joined It.
It Is an open secret that the shifting
of the German voters from the republi
can to the democratic column In the
states west of the Mississippi was
chiefly due to prohibition agitation and
prohibition legislation. Thousands of
German American democrats returned
to the republican fold in 1S00 and 1900
because they were not in sympathy with
the free silver movement, and the pros
pect Is that ninny thousands more who
supported Bryan In 1900 will rally under
the standard of Roosevelt in 1904.
TUB CHABQK Of ICXTRA VAOARC3.
It Is readily Inferable from democratic
speeches made In congress Just before
the adjournment that It 1b the purpose
of the democratic leaders to arraign the
republican party in the coming cam
paign on the charge of extravagance In
the administration of the government.
This was very plainly Indicated In fbe
speech of Senator Gorman on the last
day of the session and also In the
speech of Senator Culberson of Texas,
who went far back for statistics In order
to show how great an increase had
been made during the past ten years In
the expenditures of the government
Comparisons were made with the last
Cleveland administration and with the
McKinley administration, by way of
showing that under the present admin
iteration there has been an extraordinary
degree of extravagance and that there
fore the Roosevelt administration should
bo condemned by the people.
There is no question that government
expenditures have been Increased.- Re
publicans do not deny this. But what
they maintain, as clearly set forth by
Senator Allison, chairman of the senate
committee on appropriations, and by
Representative Ilemenway, chairman of
the house committee on appropriations,
is that every dollar appropriated was
required by existing laws and was
necessary to keep unimpaired the
efficiency of the public service. No one
who will in a fair-minded way study
the statements made by the senate and
house chairmen of the appropriation
committees can for a moment doubt
that the appropriations were Judiciously
and properly made and that less could
not have been provided without doing
Injury to the public service.
In speaking on the aubject Senator
Aldrlch said he was quite willing to
admit that the current expenditures of
the government now are $100,000,000
more per annum than they were In the
years preceding the Spanish-American
war, but be urged that the country is
much greater now than it was prior to
that war. "In every avenue," said the
Rhode Island senator, "In every In
dustry, In our population, and In every
other respect, we have grown and de
veloped beyond parallel. I think the
American people expect that our ex
pendlturcs will keep pace with onr
growth, prosperity and development and
that we shall not adopt any parsimoni
ous policy." Senator Allison Justified
the appropriations as la tho main necee
sary for the conduct of the government
and pointed to the fact that with the
widest and fullest opportunity for de
bate In the senate there had been no
particular criticism of any of tho great
appropriation bills by senators on either
side.
The staple fact Is that there Is no
fair and Just ground for criticism. The
party tn control of congress did no more
than maka adiuat provialoa for tha
needs at tha fubflij service and tor sucb
ttie omaita daily nr.E: sttxpay. may s. irof
expenditures as previous legislation
made Imperatively necessary. Expenses
of the government grow with the growth
of the nation and unless we would re
tard national progress the increasing
demands upon the public treasury from
year to year must bo met It Is foolish
to expect thut the government can be
carried on today upon an expenditure
no greater than that of ten years ago
and it is equally absurd to institute
comparisons with the cost of other gov
ernments, most of which are greatly in
ferior to the United States In resources
and pursue no such liberal policy as
this country in promoting the Interests
and welfare of their people.
AX ADSQCATB PLC A.
In 'a current magazine the Russian
ambassador to tho United States, Count
Casslul, makes a plea for Russia's
course in the far .east the obvious pur
pose of which Is to create sentiment
here favorable to his country in the
war. This it Is not likely to accomplish,
because it utterly falls to Justify the
policy of Russia In China. The plaus
ible explanations presented by Casslnl
do not alter the fact that the course
of his country in the far east has been
tricky, evasive and dishonest, that it has
been pursued in disregard of solemn
promises to other powers and that It
has been marked throughout by a total
Indifference to international good faith.
As to the claim that war was forced
on Russia by Japan, everybody familiar
with facts knows that during all the
period of negotiations Russia was mak
ing preparations for possible war and
it was only when Japan became con
vinced that a continuance of negotia
tions was useless that she begun hos
tilities. At that time a large Russian
fleet bad been gathered in Asiatic wat
ers and a strong army had been placed
in Manchuria ample forces, in Russian
opinion, for any emergency. If Russia
was anxious to preserve peace why did
she make such extensive warlike prepar
ations, knowing", as she must have done,
that the tendency would inevitably be
to provoke hostilities?
Count Casslni is doubtless as shrewd,
Ingenious and capable an apologist for
Russian policy as that country could
furnish. But he is not so strong in the
regard of the American people as to be
able to make any great impression upon
them. Ills course since he came as am
bassador to the United States has, in
its relations to. our government, not
been altogether such as to commend
him to the confidence of our people. ft
has been not unjustly said of him that
there has been no stage of the relations
between the two countries at which
there was special need for the exercise
of diplomatic tact and discretion where
Count Casslnl has shown an Intelligent
appreciation of the character either of
the government or the people with
whom he had to deal.
A QUBSTIOX OF SVBSlSTKllVM.
)t la highly probable that one of the
most serious questions which will con
front the Russians In the near future
is that of providing subsistence for the
army in Manchuria. In a recent state
ment the ambassador of Japan to Great
Britain said his information was that
this year's harvest In Manchuria prom
ises to be bad. In addition to the army
a million or more Russians In that
province must be fed. "We have, or
shall have," said Baron Hayashi, ''closed
every source of food supply, except by
the Siberian railroad. Even with double
tracks and no men or munitions of war
to transport the problem of feeding the
Russian "population and army now In
Manchuria would be in itself Intensely
serious, but with a single-track toad,
which Is Russia's only vital sinew, tt
seems almost Impossible and famine ap
pears Inevitable. With this dreadful
accompaniment of war there Is only
too likely to be a rising among the
Manchurians. They may attack the
Russians or they may attack us. Either
case Is bad enough to contemplate."
Only three days ago It was reported
that the Russian forces guarding the
railway from Ilarbin had been doubled
and that companies of mouuted guards
make dally excursions on either side of
tho railway for the purpose of clear
ing the neighborhood of Manchurlan
brigands, collisions with whom had be
come increasingly frequent
Undoubtedly the Russians accumulated
a large amount of food supplies before
the opening of hostilities, but she has
not been able to add to them since to
any great extent and It Is quite likely
that what Is now on hand will not last
beyond two or three months at the
longest How are they to replenish the
supply in the event of the food re
sources of Manchuria being materially
reduced? They cannot get supplies by
sea, because the Japanese are in con
trol of all the 'waters within the zone
of the conflict, and If the Siberian rail
road should be cut as almost certainly
if will be. It Is easy to understand that
the Russian situation In Mancbnrla, so
far es the question of subsistence is
concerned, must in a short time become
decidedly grave. It Is more than pos
sible that In that event there will be a
rising of Manchurians and there can be
no doubt that this would be directed
against the Russians, toward whom the
people of the province are said to be
bitterly hostile. That the Russians aro
apprehensive of this has been very dis
tinctly shown ever since the beginning
of the war and Is evidently more
strongly felt now than at any previous
time. The subsistence question has not
been much thought of fn connection with
the war, but It is an exceedingly im
portant one and In ttils ropect tho ad
vantage Is decidedly wtth Japan.
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For tho next six months echoes of tha
exposition will monopolize the space tn
the St Louis newspapers that Is not
pre-empted by display advertisements.
A few of these echoee may reverberate
beyond the boundaries of the exposition
city. It la most pleasant to note, for
xjuajle, that tha Crags hare g?ue ta
housekeeping In the lagoons; that the
chorus of these denizens of the grand
basin appear to be composed entirely of
sopranos, but later In the summer we
may look for the roavy bassos In the
stilly watches of tho evening. We note
also, that Napoleon's ministers of finance,
Marbols and Mad Anthony ANayne, are
missing from their pedestals, that the
Prince and Princess of Hohenlohe, the
most distinguished guests present, made
their entrance Into the grounds in an
automobile, and were at once accorded a
reception at which Mrs. Adolphus Busch
was gowned In white lace, the dress
being an imported affair, and her Jewels
extracted from the far-famed sparkling
diamond mine, noted the world over as
Anheuser.
In the Impending republican primary
campaign the dark-lantern faction has
found a good enough Morgan In Tom
Dennison, whose alleged implication In
a diamond robbery that occurred twelve
years ago is being exploited for all It is
worth as campaign ammunition. After
running its course for ten days in red
ink and black Ink In the Omaha yellow
Journals the. great sensation has been
revamped and touched up In the Council
Bluffs Nonpareil and circulated broad
cast In Omaha. By whom the money
to pay for all these papers was con
tributed has not been divulged. One
thing is noticeable In the revised story
and that Is the absence of all reference
to the $400 which Tom Dennison con
tributed to Mercer's campaign, nor Is
any explanation made of Dennlson's
activity in behalf of "Our Dave" at the
very time his followers were crying
themselves hoarse against Dennison and
the machine, of which he was presumed
to be the main 6poke.
Omaba people who have been led to
believe that they live In the worst city
on eatth might feel different If they
could read tho Denver newspapers,
which, regardless of politics, are agreed
that nothing worse than the present
regime in that town was ever seen in
the United States.
Defenders of Port Arthur may find
when the starving time comes that those
defenses which make It hard to enter a
town also make the place difficult to
leave. It would not bo the first time a
stronghold had been found to be a trap.
Pleasures ol the Poor.
Washington Post
It is claimed that J. P. Morgan Is mak
ing no charge for handling the Panama
canal fund, but It is possible that he la
doing it for the mere pleasure of fingering
real money once more. .
Pass It Up.
Philadelphia North American,
The grounding of tha new Russian
cruiser Orel in the Neva offers a fine
chance for the adoption Into the national
vocabulary pt an English expletive rhym
ing with the name of the boat
Cheer I'p avn Keep at It.
Washington Star.
The ease with which crooked financial
schemes, auch aa have been exposed time
and again, find new victims is one of the
great discouragement that the modern
newspaper publisher has to face.
Btratesry, Mr Boy.
Chicago Chronicle.
As a piece of naval strategy worthy of
the highest praise there is nothing to equal
the act of our own Navy department in
keeping "Fighting Bob" Evans in the de
lightful calm of Naples, while Russ and
Jap fight it out on tha banks of the Yalu
far away.
Rootless Theories All la Tain.
Baltimore American.
The declaration of millionaires that
wealth Is not worth seeking, and of uni
versity professors that money won't bring
more Joy, show a strange lack of power
to convince tha people who haven't money
and who obstinately refuse to take the
pessimlstio view of the root of all evil of
thoae.who have It planted in large quan
tities. SqaeeslnaT the Spoaare.
Springfield Republican.
In four nonths of this year the capital
isation of corporations formed In the east
ern states, of not less than a million dollars
eaoh, as recorded by tha New York Journal
of Commerce and Commercial Bulletin,
amounted to $271,000,000, against 1742,000,000
last year and $831,000,000 two years ago.
The business of promotion is not what it
was when the public had a great deal of
money and very little experience.
A LO.a FIGHT OX DIVORCE.
Concert of Action by Churches Against
a Publlo Evil.
Philadelphia Press.
, Many efforts have been made to stem
the swelling tide of divorce In this coun
try, and all of them, have contributed ta
the present general interest in the ques
tion. But none has achieved the results
that are easily possible to this new
movement. Tho Interchurch conference
on marriage and divorce la not a self
constituted body of specialists. It Is
officially appointed by the leading religious
denominations of the country, Impelled
thereto by a sense of the gravity of the
present situation. In ita personnel are men
whose standing is of tha very highest.
Distinguished prelates and no less distin
guished lawyers are giving their ripest
powtra to a study of this serious and in
tricate question.
The conference appears to realise Its
responsibility as representing the domi
nant eentlment of the country. It has
no cheap recipes or sudden remedies to
offer, and apparently no theories to ev
plolt. A thorough, discriminating study
of the whole situation la lis first work,
ind to that end an array of facts, bearing
en the social, legal, moral and religious
aspects of divorce, are being collated.
The officers aay that they do not Intend
to run ahead of publlo opinion, although
they will endeavor to educate It, They
purpose to keep In touch with the peo
ple whom they represent, and thus byl
un educated, Christian sentiment they
expect to be able to secure a measure of
uniformity In the dhrorce laws of the va
rious states n1 ultimately, an amendment
to the United States constitution.
AH ef this ts far-sighted, reasonable and
eommendable. Planked on the ene side by
tha Roman Cathollo church, which, be
cause pi rta view ef the sacramental na
ture ef marriage, t opposed entirety to
atvwree, and on the other side by the
small out powerful company ef earnest
students of social questions who are keenly
awake to the national peril Involved In
laa divorce customs, the Interchurch con
ference, supported by 23.000,000 Protostaot
church members In the Vnlted States, may
hope to move steadily fnrwsrd to the suo
eeesful attainment ef the goals tt bee set
for UaeuV
IF.CtXAR SHOTS AT TUB PIT. FIT.
Philadelphia Press: If it be true, as re
ported, that the Methodist Missionary so
ciety has refused .a bequest from one of
the most useful laymen who baa served
that denomination in recent years, simply
because he met hla death In a theater Are,
then It may frankly be sold that such
larrownesa proves ths society Incompetent
to direct a worldwide work.
6t Paul Pioneer-Press: A hero who
would not think of himself as deserving
a Carnegie jJiedal is Rev. R. M. Labaree.
pastor of the Doyleetown Presbyterian
ohuroh. It will be recalled that Mr.
Labareo's brother was recently murderod
by fanatics in Persia, and these murderers
are stlU at large, seeking opportunity, it
la reported, to repeat their crime upon
other missionaries. Yet this Doylestown
pastor a gentleman of fine parts, honorod
and useful In the oommunlty promptly
offered himself to the mission authorities
as a substitute for his slain brother.
St. Louis Republic: Archbishop Ryan's
telegram of congratulations to Archbishop
Olennon of St. Louis was read at an eccle
siastical dinner this week. When the
see of Bt. Louis became vacant the names
of two auxiliary bishops were sent to
Rome on the slate of the clergy and prel
ates. The two were Bishop Dunn of Dal
las, Tex., and Bishop Messmer of Green
Bay, both of whom, contrary to the gen
eral custom of Roman Cathollo prelate,
wear beards. Neither of the candidates
pleased Rome, and Archbishop Ryan was
consulted. The Pfclladelphlan's choice was
Auxiliary Bishop Olennon of St Louts,
who has been called the Apollo of the
American hierarchy. Archbishop Ryan's
telegram of congratulation read: "You
won It by a close shave."
PERSONAL, AUD OTHERWISE.
When everything Is ready a peek at the
Pike will rival Plkea peak in exhlloratlng
effect.
Publlo sentiment has executed a somer
sault. Yalu news la in active demand at
present.
Higher education Is marching on to lofty
heights. Matching pennies has been pro
hibited In the campus of the Chicago uni
versity. Oriental as well as Occidental warriors
do not hesitate to fight on Sunday If the
Opportunity Is ripe The Japs opened the
bear hunt on land last Sunday.
The fact that the Methodist conference
Is in session in Loa Angeles doubtless ac
counts for the extraordinary phenomenon
of a rainfall in May. It takes the Meth
odists to give the clouds a shakedown.
The one great charm of Japanese victor
ies is the opportunity they give Baron
Hayashi to exercise blssroice over the Lon
don wires'. The exuberant melody of his
solos sound the gayest note In telling of
Japanese war plans for Russian consump
tion. Bill Barlow's "Sagebrush Philosophy,"
done In mag. form, continues to chear
and edify those who relish pure stuph.
The May number Is "a warm member."
Like the true phllospher, BUI discreetly
overlooks the borne grown vagaries, pre
ferring to picture the far-off caprices of
the human family, thus diminishing tha
prospect of annoying interviews which
rarely conduce to longevity.
This la the accepted time when railroads
and summer resorts put forth their be
witching ads and literature. 'The beauties
of picture and prose draw one Irresistibly
from home, filled with romantlo dreams
and sweet idyls of travel. The bulging
purse lends charm to the prospect. But
when the road roller goes over the purse
a ohange comes over the spirit of our
Persistency that is what wins you
wrote my first policy. Now fifteen
years after you settle. Not here to
day and gone tomorrow.
I am heartily satisfied." "My large holdings
affords me a feeling of real security."
Head this letter from a most successful banker and mer
chanthe is a friend of "The Strongest in ths World'
t. V. BIUNDBIS. Pratt.
H. H. BRJLNDB1S, VIoB-rroL
A n. BRANDEIS, GMr.
M. UHANbKlS, Tnu.
BBmmik
Omaha, Neb., April 7, 1004.
n. D. Neely. Manager,
Omabiv, Nebraska.
Doar Sir: Am Just In receipt of your letter stating
options on one of my large policies. I elect to accept
the cash option, and in doing so wish to tell you that
I am heartily satisfied.
Blneo you wrote thle, my first policy of Ufa assur
ance, It has been my pleasure to have you wrlto mo sev
eral other pollclos In tho Equitable Life Assurance Society
of the United States, and I believe today I am ono of your
largest policy-holders in Omaha,
My largo holdings In this great corporation with Its
mountain of surplus affords me a feeling of real security.
Yours truly, AJRTnUB D. BRANDEIS
THB STRONGEST IN THE WORLD"
THE EUUITABLE LIFE
ASSURANCE SOCIETY
, OP THB UNITED STATES
HENRY a HYDE, Founder,
120 BROADWAY. NEW YORK.
JAMES W. ALEXANDER. Pre. JAMES H. HYDE, Vice Proa.
II. D. NEELY, Mgr. for Nebraska.
Merchants National Bank Building.
, Wn HENRY BROWN, Cashier,
S. R. ELSON and B. S. STREETER, Oeoeral Agta., Omaha,
tt ft LOUOH RIDGE. Oeoeral Agt., Lincoln, -JOB
KLEIN, Oeoeral Agt., PUttaaaouth, Nob.
ED. E. JONES. General Aft, ttaatiaga. Neb.
J. R. HOOVER, General Aj-U, Wayne Neb,
W. X STEVENSON, Qeneral A., FUa Qty, Nek
dreams and there will be precious lltte
change In the purse.
A Colorado court Is wrestling with the
legal tenlque of a thirst not a court thlrs.
but one brought in for elucidation. It
doesn't matter what the complaint even
or wtoo the complainant Is. The fact that
the plaintiff comes Into court with a thirst
In need of repairs is a gracious tribute tj
tha expert knowledge of the Judiciary.
Mayor McClellan of New Tork Is achler
ing distinction aa a strategist. When colled
upon to settle the rival claims of tho
Daughters of the American Revolution anJ
the Colonial Dames to the custody of tho
Jumel mansion he emlleU his sweoUa;,
shook hands with the ladies and graolojsly
passed them up to the chairman of tlio
park commission. The mayor la a brave
man, but there are limitation.
DOMESTIC PLUAJAJtTRIKI.
"Could you love me better If I ware
""I don't know, but I'd like to try'-CUeve-land
Plain Dealer.
"Is your mistress at homoT" Inquired
Mrs. liorem, standing in the shadow of the
doorway.
"I don't know, maani," replied tne ser
vant. "1 can't tell whether she a ltume or
not till I git a good look at ye. If ys hov
a wart on the side o' yer nose, ina'nm,
she ain't." Philadelphia Presa.
iir. Crossble You pretend to have a
great aversion to mourning and say you
never would wear It: but 1 heard you only
the other day say that you should put uu
black In case I died.
Mrs. Croasbie in that cam, dear, the
circumstances would, of course, conquer
my aversion. Boston TransuripU
New Wife Horace, I wish you wouldn't
call me "Puss."
New Husband Why not. dear?
New Wife Becausn, when I'm 40 years
older It may sevm natural for you to oaU
me "Old Cat." Chicago Tribune.
"I see that a medical man says that con
tagious dineases can be transmitted by
the shoes we wear."
"I suppose that's the reason my husband,
when ha comes home early on the morn
ing, always takes off his shoes at tho loot
of the stairs and brings them up In Ills
hand." Cleveland Plalu Dealer.
The beautiful Washington maiden cut
him off in the middle of his Impassioned
Pl"ndeed. Mr. Awlrtte," she said, "you
must not say any more. There are reasons
why I cannot listen to you."
"Then give me leave to print I" gasped
the young congressman, too badly rattled
to know what he wua saying. Chicago
Tribune.
Mr. Oldbaau-nAfter all. you know, a
man la only as old aa ha feels
Miss Pert Yes. but some old men make
the mistake of thinking they ere as young
as they think they feel. Philadelphia Press.
THERE 1 BVGR A0ONO BOME WHERE
James Whltoomb Riley.
There la ever a song somewhere, my dear,
There Is ever a something thut sings
There' sWhe song of the lark when the
skies are clear,
And the song of the thrush when the
skies are gray;
The sunshine showers across the grain,
And Xhe bluebird trills in the orchard
And In and out, when the eaves drip rain.
The swallows are twittering ceaselessly.
There is ever a song somewhere, my dear,
Be the skies above or dark or fair;
There Is ever a song that our hearts may
hear .
There Is ever a song somewhere, my dear
There la ever a song somewherel
There is ever a song somewhere, my dear,
la the midnight black or the midday
blue; . .
The robin pipes when the sun Is here.
And the cricket chirrups the whole night
through 1
The buds may blow and the fruit may
grow.
Ana tho autumn leaves drop crisp and
sera;
But whether the sun or the rain or the
snow,
There Is ever a song somewhere, my oVnr.
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