Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, May 22, 1904, EDITORIAL SHEET, Page 16, Image 16
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D. ISO. (Seal) M. B. HUNQATK. Notary Publla Note moreorer that Judge Parker Isn't saying a word. Nebraska semi-centennial celebration at Omaha June 10. Everybody jnvlted. It is open to doubt If even Corean neutrality will bear the strain' of Rus sian trana. General Kouropatkln will please pass over to General Kuroki the "I regret to report" stamp. The chairman of the national commit toe middle-of-the-road popullats baa de clared or Hearst .That do settle It For ' gome Inexplicable . . reason the t i - ii. i . i -1 MAmtA tlon on the populist ticket has not yet begun. ' It now looks as if the Northern Se curities merger would not emerge nntll the courts lay down a rule Jim Hill must follow. It looks as It Pope 'Plus may file a cross bill In the proceedings Instituted by Premier Combes to divorce church and state in France. ' ... 1 t . It came easy for Mr. Burkett in the republican state convention. lt it only comes as easy for htm in the legislature, the passage from house to senate will be made on rubber fires. That was a pleasant variation from the usual reports when a dispatch from the far north told "of two polar expedi tions which rave reached civilization with none of either party missing. Since Gage connty democrats have de clared tlint "gold and silver are the money of the constitution" an immedi ate revival of the Farmers' Alliance sub treasury scheme may be expected. The Impression is gaining ground that a number of democrats in Missouri de sire to elect Folk as governor Just to show him how powerless he will be when he opposes the gang at the state . house. Before Governor Peebody announces the settlement of labor troubles in Colo Ado he should suppress the military "cinmnndcr at the coal mines. Tele grams from Denver and Trinidad seem mutually destructive of truth. How lucky that the republican na tional convention Is to bo held so closo to Wisconsin. Both of the contesting factious there may be expected to be on the ground in full force and inject a little ginger Into the proceedings. The "Hero of Fashoda" might have known his dny'had passed in France when the arbitration treaty with Great Britain was signed. Nations, llko Indi viduals, have little' uso for friends whoso presence reminds them only of their own mistakes. Austria, Germany and Russia are angry because the pops recognised the fact that the Poles are unhappy when it should be so' easy for them to live under the bcneflclent rule of such mon arch s as the pacific Wlllliuu. the saga cious Alexander oud the gracious Frtua Josef. With so many conflicting reports of "battles" in which from fifty to 100 .are killed or'wounde.1 the public' is con fused and should a declare battle be fought it Is dltUcult to see how it could be adequately dcxcrlbed so as to dis tinguish it from the other 'battles," which In Importance and casualties are ef tea rivalled by a foot ball match. ' I A LAST AMCAL AXD WABMrO. On behalf of the great body of tax paying citliens of Nebraska, and espe cially the rank and file of the republican party, we are Impelled to address a last appeal and a word of warning to Gov ernor Mickey and the other members Of the State Board of Railroad Assess ment. The overwhelming sentiment of the people of Nebraska, regardless of party, demands an Impartial and faith ful compliance with the spirit and let ter of the constitution and the new revenue law in the taxation of railroads according to their actual value. The eyes of the people of Nebraska are now riveted upon the officers on whom de volves the obligation and dnty to give vital effect to the law. If the board shall faithfully and fear lessly discharge this duty after diligent research and due consideration of the information submitted to it the tax payers of Nebraska will gratefully ap preciate and applaud its good work, and the republican party will be placed in position to make an aggressive cam paign for Its state, as well as its na tional, ticket. If the board heeds the siren voice of the railroad lawyers and tax agents its course will be denounced as a shameless betrayal of trust and aa an outrage not to be condoned in view of the general increase in the assessed valuation of all other classes of taxable property. r The deliberation exhibited by the board in the consideration of the very difficult problem of railroad assessment must commend itself to all sensible people, but the mountain should not labor to bring forth a mouse. There is hardly a school boy in Ne braska today who does not know that the railroads of Nebraska represent more than $300,000,000 of taxable prop erty, whether the valuation is computed upon capitalization or upon earning power. To assess this property at one tenth or one-eighth of Its known valuo while other property is to be assessed at one-fifth would simply exasperate and aggravate the complaint from which Nebraska has been suffering for years. Above all things; we would warn the board against any attempt to fool or placate the people -by raising the rail road assessment a few millions of dol lars instead of bringing It up somewhere near its value based on earnings and capitalisation. 8ucb a course would be resented more than if the board should leave the assessment where it has Been for the past few years. It would Justly be regarded as adding insult to injury, and no railroad spellbinder is eloquent enough to save any member of the board who goea on record for a farcical increase in the railroad assessment from ignominious defeat next Novem ber. - In connection with this last appeal we feel Impelled to warn the board against playing into the hands of the railroad lawyers by a separation of the tangible property and franchises in Its assess ment return. It was forcibly argued by John N. Baldwin for the Union Pa cific and other railroad attorneys that appeared before the supreme court in the mandamus case of the Bee Building Company two years ago, that a rail road must be assessed as a going prop erty; namely; thai the value of its tan gible property consisting of right-of-way, depot grounds, terminals, roadbed and rolling stock must be assessed in combination with the franchise from which it derives its earning capacity. In other words, in making its final re port, the assessment board, after ascer taining the value of the tangible prop erty of the railroad, the board must add the value of Its franchise, and the com bined valuation constitutes the taxable value of the railroad. The pressure now being brought by the railroad at torneys to have the franchise assessed and returned separately from the aa- fsessmont of the tangible property in the flnnl return of the board clearly foreshadows a subtle design to attack the assessment in the courts and havo it declared void In whole or in part, thus subverting the plain Intent of the law. CONCILIATION WOUKBD WILL, According to a reported statement of Labor Commissioner Wright to Presi dent Roosevelt the board of concilia tion for the adjustment of differences between operators and miners in the anthracite coal region has accomplished all that it was designed to accomplish. It is said that the successful operations of the board in settling disputes will lead to the execution of a Joint agree ment between operators and men when the conciliation board goes out of exist ence two years hence, which will per manently settle controversies which dis turb .the coal country. This conclusion was reached by the cemdil8sloner after a visit to the anthra cite region and careful Inquiry Into con ditions there. Mr. Wright called the attention of the president to the fact that only 110 grievances were presented in the past year, which Is remarkable In view of the fact that 150,000 men were affected by the award of the coal strike commission. The commissioner regarded this as a highly satisfactory exhibit and so it certainly is when the vast inter ests and the large number of employes Involved is considered. It is pointed out as a gratifying feature of. the board's operations that its findings' wero ac cepted by employes without any dis position shown to violate theu. In nearly every case the decisions of the umi'lre were against the men. : There is presented tn this a most valu able example of what can be accom plished by a wise and fair application ot the principle of Conciliation la the con troversies between capital and labor. MVhat has been done with such notable gratifying success in the anthracite region can unquestionably be ac- llabed elsewhere. It is a means for fie preservation of Industrial peace that v rational and from every point of view It is to be commended. The ex ample Vet "by the conciliation board In THE OMAHA the anthracite coal region should be widely followed and there Is reason to believe will be. Such boards are com mon in England and have been found very useful in preventing labor troubles, nere it was an experiment and having proved so highly satisfactory, under cir cumstances that afforded an excellent test the plan ought to become general. HOTtRtlOyS ASU HCBSTtTUTKS. An educational campaign may be needed to Impress upon the Federation of Woman's Clubs the fundamental principles that underlie our political system. The delegates to the national convention of the federation insisted that the election of officers should be by ballot Instead of being viva voce, on the ground that the privilege of open voting would be an invasion of the sacredness that pertains to the secrecy of the ballot The federated women of America evi dently do not know that the secret bat lot Is the exclusive prerogative of the sovereign voter, who Is responsible to himself and his own conscience for his acts, while delegates in conventions, like legislative bodies municipal, state or national are qot irresponsible sov ereigns, but on the contrary, are ex pected to voice the will of the sovereign for whom they are acting as substitutes. The sovereign has the right to know end should always insist upon knowing how his substitutes discharge their duty. He should know for whom they cast their votes in the election of offi cers and how they vote on measures pending before their conventions. Here is the difference between the soverlgn acting for hlmslf or the per sons who act as proxies for him. 'This is the principle by which delegates of political parties to state and national conventions are governed. They never vote by ballot but on the contrary, their votes, individually and collectively, are announced and recorded so that the constituents they represent may know whether they honestly and honorably discharged their obligations. TBK OEHMASS OF BHAZlL. Periodically there are expressions of apprehension in regard to the increas ing number of Germans who are set tling lu Brazil, this feeling especially manifesting itself whenever a public man or newspaper in Germany refers to the fact that there is already a large and growing colony of Germans in the southern republic and suggests that some day they may afford their native country an opportunity to get a foot hold in Brazil and establish its institu tions. This arouses some American newspapers to an expression of fear that in this way the Monroe doctrlno may be attacked and a conflict brought about between Germany and the United States. As a matter of fact the Germans in Bra all are very like their countrymen in the United States. While not for getting the fatherland they are entirety loyal to their adopted country end could not be Induced to do anything In viola tion of tbelr allegiance. The Germaus in Brazil, according to all reports re specting them, regard themselves as Brnzl.'iuns, Just as the Germans here re gard themselves as Americans. So fnr as tho German government is concerned, the emigration of its people to Bra zil is viewed wholly from the commer cial standpoint. The advantago Ger many looks for in the building up of colonic of her people in South America is in Increased commerce. Every ship load of Germans landed in Brazil cre ates a demand for -many shiploads of German manufactured goods. Every so-called German colony In Brazil means a market for German trade. This Is one of the causes of the vigorous growth of that trade in South America. There is no reason for apprehending any political consequences from this, nor is there any good ground for re senting it It is our own fault that we haw not our due share of the South mertcan trade and because we have lacked the zeal and enterprise of Ger many and England in seeking this trade it no reason for our regarding them with resentment or for conjuring up nvtie's nests of political conquest in what is merely peaceful migration and enterprising trade. There Is no danger to the peace and security of the United States in the fact that a few thousand Germans have settled lu Frazil. AQAIlfST MOB LAW. The new governor of Louisiana, who was Inaugurated last Monday, has taken a position In regard to lynching which ought to be universally commended even In the south. He said in his inaugural address that mob law in contravention and defiance of law will not be toler ated and that lynchlngs will not be per mitted under any circumstances, if It be possible for the military at the command of the governor to prevent it. He de clared that sheriffs will be held to the strictest accountability possible under the law for the safety from mob vio lence of persons in their custody. "The negro is here," said Governor Blanch ard. "He is a man and a citizen. He Is useful and valuable In bla sphere. Within that sphere he must be guaran teed the equal protection of the law." All this Is entirely commendable and If Louisiana's governor will exercise bis authority as he has promised to do that state will probably be free from the vio lence of lynching during his term of office. If there should be doubt aa to whether he will adhere to his pledge to repress mob law . it is because other southern governors have in the past made like promises which were not ful filled. For . some years nearly every man elected to tha chief executive office In the states of the south has deprecated lynching and given assurance of his de termination to use all the power con ferred on hlin by the laws to prevent this violence or to punish those guilty of It Jet lynching has (one on and we DAILY BEE: 8UNDAY, MAY f do not recall an Instance of anyone be ing punished, or of any serious attempt on the part of the authorities to bring to punishment those responsible for the violence. Doubtless Governor Blanch ard is perfectly sincere in the promise he has made and it is to be hoped that he will faithfully carry It out should there be demand for bis action. A dem onstration that he means what he says could not fall to have a good effect upon the authorities of other southern states, in some of which there have been more deplorable cases of mob law than in Louisiana. . i TBK RIGHT or KXCLVSIO.f. The decision of the supreme court of the United States, upholding the law whlh provides for the exclusion of alien ararchlsts, announced some prin ciples which are not familiar to the American people generally. One of these relatea to the right of the gov ernment to exclude from the country foreigners. As to this the court said that "whether rested on the accept-Kl principle of international law that evory sovereign nation has the power, as In herent in sovereignty and essential ii self preservation, to forbid the entrance of foreigners within its dominions, or to admit them only in such cases and on such conditions as it may see fit to pre scribe, or on the power to regulate com merce with foreign nations, which in cludes the entrance of ships, the im portation of goods and the bringing of persons into the ports of the United States," the act of congress excluding alien anarchists is not open to constitu tional objection. Another principle announced in the decision is that the privileges of the constitution do not apply to aliens in any esse. It was claimed in behalf of John Turner, an English anarchist who was detained by the immigration au thorities and deported, that the law un der which this action was taken contra vened the constitution, because it de nied him a trlal by Jury and was an in fringement of the right of free speech This view was strongly urged by the at torneys employed for Turner, but the highest Judicial tribunal unanimously rejected it, saying that while it is true that an alien who is not permitted to enter this country, or having entered contrary to law is expelled, 1b in fact cut off from speaking or publishing or petitioning in the country, that is merely because of his exclusion tlTerefrom. "He is not one of the people to whom these things are Secured and cannot be come such by an attempt forbidden by law." It was further pointed out that the law applies to anarchists in the ory only, who merely advocate the peaceable abolition of government as well as to those who counsel violence. The statute makes no difference be tween the two classes. A foreigner who comes here to talk and teach anar chistic doctrines, although he may, as in the case of Turner, disclaim any sym pathy with violence, is yet amenable to the law. There are some who have questioned the wisdom of this legislation, on the ground that it is not consistent with the spirit of our institutions, but probably It is approved by a large majority of -intelligent cltisens who believe that foreign anarchists, whether such in theory only or those who counsel vio lence for the overthrow of 'government should not be allowed to come Into this country to sow the seeds of discontent and social disorder among our people. There are quite enough anarchists in the country already to keep alive their doctrines and they should not be rein forced from abroad. 1 ' PATKST OrriCS MKTBOVS. The charge of patent office irregularity made by Thomas A. Edison has at tracted a good deal of attention, especi ally from that large class of our people who are inventors, it being naturally concluded that Mr. Edison would not have made the charge unless prepared to produce facts to sustain it He has for many years had a great deal of busi ness with the patent office and his pres ent complaint is, we believe, the first time be has had any fault to find with the methods of that most Important branch of the government service. His charge is that the office is not well managed, that examinations are con ducted by incompetents, that loose methods prevail and that violation of the law Is tolerated in permitting appli cants to take back tbelr papers and add devices of other men's invention. This Is -certainly a very serious indictment and if well founded will call for thor ough reform in the patent office. - On the other band, the eminent elec trician, Nikola Tesla, says there is scarcely another institution reflecting such honor on the United States as the patent office and he regards the perform ance of the officials, considering the vast amount and delicate character of their work, as remarkable. In a letter to the New York Bun Mr. Tesla says: "In long personal experience I have found the examinations to be far more satisfactory than I would have ever thought possible. Many times I have noted with astonishment the thorough grasp of ideas, the keenness of the criti cisms and the exhauatlveness of( the search for anticipations, and invariably I have obtained valuable knowledge through the references cited and sug gestions made." . This is very high and strong testimony and although Mr. Tesla has not had so extensive an experience with the patent office as Mr. Edison, be has had sufficient to enable htm to speak authoritatively of the management and methods of the office. , We think there will be vjry general acquiescence in the view expressed by Tesla that the patent office is so vital to the interests of this country that any expressions capable of creating a doubt in the minds of people as to the faithful performance of duties and competency of Its organs must lie deemed unfortu nate. However, the allegations made by Mr. Edison should not be ignored. 22, 1004. They call for investigation, in order that the legion of American inventors shall be reassured or the office thor oughly reformed. , It Is most regrettable that Boston has mortally offended the World's Fslr city by its refusal to entertain the visiting Filipino delegates unless the national government paid their board bill In ad vance, and as if to add Insult to injury, the Bostonlan newspapers are going out of their way to make unkind remarks about the exposition. It was perfectly natural under the strained relations that subsist between Boston and St. Louis for tho newspapers of the latter city to retaliate in kind. The St Louis Repub lic, for exomple, has pitchforked Bos ton and the Bostonlans in the following fashion: Boston Is so odd that It fronts on the Back bay and backs on tha rest of tha universe. It has always acted peculiarly In a morbid fit It dumped a lot of tea over board once: tannlo acid got into the sur rounding watera and probably steeped Into Boston's system. It was queer, too, that It ahouid spite Ueetf by throwing over board the thing which It loves beet Bos ton Is a suburb of the Boston Oas Light company and Is ths home of culture and John I Bulltvan, and tha Barrett Wendall (broad A). Ita chief distinction Is that it l nearer than New Tork to London, but It prides Itself no leas on the fact that It dresses shabbily. Boston takes Its recrea tion on a part of 1U cemetery which Is called "The Common." Boaton discovered appendicitis and Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy. Its most popular Inetltution Is the Home for Aged Women. There most of Boston's Ideas originate. Whether Boston will be able to sur vlve this piece of diabolical satire the cultured world at large will watch with breathless anxiety. In the '70s, when Jay Gould controlled the Union Pacific railroad and doml nated Nebraska politics, the Union Pa clflc contingent in conventions and leg islatures was called "monopoly" and the Burlington contingent "aUti-mouopoly." Within the past few yesrs, and espe cially during the recant preliminary re publican campaign, the Burlington con tingent has been called "monopoly" and the Union Pacific and Elkhorn railroad contingent has posed as "anti-monop oly." The recent triumph of the Union Pacific and Elkhorn politicians will tend to reverse the situation and bring us back presently to the good oldulayg-of Jay Gould, when the Union Pacific was "monopoly" and the Burlington "anti monopoly." Another Omaha railroad man has gone up to the top of the ladder. Railroad ing In Omaha has proved to be a school equal to the best anywhere for learn ing how to climb up to the heights of fame and big salaries, and more high officials of the great railroad systems of the country can point to service at Omaha as constituting an Important turning point In their careers than to any other place of the same dimensions on the railroad map. ' In the present in stance of the promotion of John Francis to the bead of the Burlington passenger department at Chicago, The Bee Joins his host of friends hereabouts in offer ing congratulations for bla merited rec ognition. Getting; Pmffod tr. Philadelphia North America. Major General Pflug says the Japanese advance upon Lauyang s characterised by Indecision. If the RuasiSns fail to get ever lastingly licked every other day, Pflug gets all puffed up. Teaehlna; tho Art of War. St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Japan has taught the military bureaus ot the world that a war can be vigorously pushed on a minimum of bulletin. There may be something In ths ides that a bu letln sometimes does mora harm than a dosen spies. A Pall that Falle-d. Baltimore American. The bill to destroy tha grandeur of Niagara Falls by diverting tha foroea of tha magnificent cataract for commercial purposes and ruin tha admiration and pleasure of ths whole oountry tor the bene fit of a few manufacturers has gone ever tha rapids. Itching to Batt la. Buffalo Cxpreas. Chins assures Russia It will not violate Its neutrality treaty. At the same time It winks Its other eye and surreptitiously beckons to Jspan to chase the Russians over the Mongolian border so that It may have an excuse to butt in on tha grounds of elf-defense. Praying: end ProTtdlnsr Powder, Boston O lobe. "May it please Divine Providence," says Emperor Francis Joseph, "to confine the murderous conflict In the far east within the narrowest possible limits of time and apace, end egaln bestow upatt the world the tneatlmahle blessings of peace." Then he adds: "Kindly give nve la. 000, 009 to prepare Austria for war." Ilberty, bat Not I.leeaae. Bt Louis Republic. Freedom of speech does not mean crim inal license and liberty does not mean anarchism. We have deported an anarchist and criminal character from the United States and the supreme court Indorse the act. It would be a defenaeieea and sorry government which could not rid Itself of those who openly sought its overthrow. Graft la War Time. New York Tribune. , Disclosures as to the misuse In Russia of funds contributed for hospital purposes In the present war Indicate that the corrup tion among officeholders which was ex posed in the course of the Ruaao-Turklsh conflict In the 70s has left many an evil legacy, and the belief la widespread that the empire of the csar Is muoh injured and plundered by men who occupy Important places and All their own pocket by pecula tion, embeaslement and almost every Im aginable form of breach of truat and thler. err. The Man Roosevelt. Chattanooga (Tenn.) Times (detn.). Much Is being said about making the campaign agalnat President Roosevelt per sonal. It won't do. Personslly, the prest. dent Is an American gentleman! a snan of learning and fine ability, of lofty moral character and physically every Inch a man. As a chief executive he may be Impulsive, erratlo and, therefore, unaafe; as a politi cian he la a typical republican In principles, policy and methods these constitute the strong and justifiable grounds for fighting his re-election with force, vigor end enthu siasm; but personally the south especially can 111 afford to engage In say auob Pusil lanimous plaa of waefara, ERXOSS BOILED DOWH. Aspiration always seeks service. Looking Is the parent of longing. A loose life never made a light heart. The divided spirt cannot do divine service. There la no comfort where no comislon Is. A ready made religion Is sure to be a mis fit. . The aimless life cannot be the endless Ufa. A rough) diamond is worth much polished dirt The preacher who Is all blow deals sin no blows. They who put pleasure first are the last to find It The higher Dfe Is not found on the pedes tal of pride. When a lightweight ts lifted up he is sure to "be blown away. The top of the cauldron la more likely to be scntn thaa cream. Finding flaws In the sermon Is easier than following It, any day. There Is no promise of pardon for con feaslng the sins of others. The man who Is too meek to speak In meeting gets over It before election. When a man Is ashamed of his religion he Is generally Justified in the feeling. The man who neglects the primary can not make up for It In the prayer meeting. Chicago Tribune, PERSONAL ARD OTHERWISE. An Oregon woman la suing for divorce a the ground that her husband wouldn't "talk back." The afflicted wife seems to think It takes two to make a conversa tion. Visitors to the mighty cataract at Nia gara can still view' the spectacle without feeling that the abutting property owners had foreclosed their mortgage on the water. An English peeress recently married her coachrpan. American heiresses have so stripped the market ot titled eligible that peeresses are obliged to take desperate chances. The sweet girl graduate and the June bride now flutter gaily to the center ot the stage, shunting war news and politics to the inalde pages. Life's greatest Joy Is reflected In the blossoms. "Nothing doing" Is the melancholy sign hanging out of the pool rooms In Greater New Tork. Since the Western Union cut the wires ths betting resorts are as solemn as a grave yard at midnight. Correspondents at the front retort that in Corea widows are not permitted to remarry. Anyone who- studies the picture ot a Corean husband will appreciate the gracious favor shown the widows. Qeronlmo wants $100 a month to show himself at 8t, Louis. The old scalper "got religion" while at Omaha and is wise In refusing to take chances among the rikers without additional coin to compen sate xor the rusk. t .A strenuous Buffalo girl who was de termined to make a leap year Imorea- slon, grabbed her "steady with a full-arm hold and busted three of his ribs. We have progressed some since Father Adam's day. Eve was content with one rib. The thing for Webster Davis to do is to take those Inquisitive Boers Into a small auditorium and recite his thrilling poem. "Bploukop." If that won't burn their whiskers and their evil notions then their hearts are attuned to spoils pnly. The most astonishing sign of reform la reported In Pennsylvania. A cltisen who naa nicnea ss cents In postage forwarded the amount to the postmaster of the looted locality. Should other Pennsylvanians take the hint and do likewise, the national and state debts would look like cents. Muoh gray matter Is wasted here and there In an effort to explain why there are sp few railroad aocideats In Great Britain and so many In the United States. On explanation is overlooked. British man agers stick to the Job of running their respective roads, leaving the task of run ning the government to others. Connecticut, the "land of steady habits." has not forgotten Its Tanks notion and can put up as slick a game of graft as any waterlogged promoter. A law was discovered recently by which executors of estates failing to return an Inventory within two months after appointment for feited 130 for each month's delay, tha for feit going to the party suing therefor. Bults by the wholesale have bee a instituted by a ayndlcate which needs the money, and the feeling aroused by the graft is warm snough to blight the spring crop of wooden nutmeg. SIGNS OF RACE Bl'ICIDE. Astasia Decision ot a Leasehold la ate Bastera State. Philadelphia Record. While the influence of the administration at Washington Is ail against race suicide and for an Increase In the birth rate, the conditions outside the White House are In favor of a further decline In the number of births In this country. At many of the summer hotels the rates for children, ot whatever age, are but little below those for adults and the restrictions are so many and severe as to discourage parents who recog nise some ot the rights of the little onea In most of th apartment houaes children are barred, and aa the tendency Is to live in flats the burden of children becomes heavy. Even on the farms where summer boarders are taken the rule of no children is often enforced. It Is not surprising that all this should have a positive influence on the birth rata How determined are the landlords to ex clude children may be seen from a Balti more case. It was a condition of Mr. Newman's lease of an apartment that there should be no children. In the course of time he became a father, and the owner (a woman) brought suit for his ejectment for violation of the terms. Although It was shown that Mr. Newman eould have had no suspicion of his approaching par entage when the lease was executed, the court decides that he must vacate the apartment or else banish the baby. Per haps because he was never before a father and la elated over the advent of bla heir, he insists that the home of ths baby shall be his home. Rather thaa dispose of It he will start out on a wearisome search for ens of the few places where children are not regarded as a nuisance. Not even ths Influence of a president can make headway agalnat these vital circumstance, it would be Interesting and perhaps profitable if th parents could know whose sentiment it is which has made life so diffloult for th children. Our examination and consultation Is cntlrtly free. If 1 Ai' J f liUlCSOn UptlC&l IO., tilibllthid it96. sVaecia and SECII.AH SHOTS AT THE PIXPIT. Boston Globes Being a bishop In ths Methodist church Is a desirable occupation and It Is not strange that there are many candidates for the eight vacancies that may be tilled. The regular annual salary of an active bishop in the Methodist ohuroh la $6,000, and each retired bishop receive $2,600 a year during the remainder of his life. Indianapolis Journal: The Methodist eon. ference committee to which the subject has been referred has decided to maintain the church rule agalnat dancing, the theater and card playing, and ths young people of the church will probably continue to attend good, bad and indifferent shows, dances and progressive euchre parties, aa heretofore. Brooklyn Eaglet When Baptist clergy men take to firing at one another with their revolvers it seems to prove that the baptism did not take the first time, and it ought to be done over again. An event of that kind occurred In Texas only. Religion in Texas, In spots. Is not Incompatible with homicide. Nor are dominies of other denominations there less quick on the trigger than belligerent Baptists. Springfield Republican: A certain quality of chaste Impudence was needed by the Washington clergyman who, in his sermon Sunday, rebuked the president and his wife because they attend different churches. Mr. and Mrs. Roosevelt may be peculiar In this respect, but that Is their right. They might be much worse, In this clergyman's eyes, and attend no church at all. As a matter offact, both the president and his wife have displayed loyalty to the church In which each was reared; and if, in mature life, the Dutch Reformed suits (the presi dent and the Protestant Episcopal suits his wife, let the people rejoice. Indianapolis News: In dogma it would be pretty hard to Imagine two bodies far ther asunder than the Roman .'athollo church and the Methodist church, and yet at a conference of the latter a resolution denouncing the former was voted down for reasons that sounded much like eulo- giura. The sentiment that had the heart of the delegates was that the Roman Cath olic church had done a mag ntfluent work In taking hold of a class. of people that no other religious agency could so well have moulded for the well-being of (the country, and that every evangelising agency that helps to lift men op ought to be helped. All this is good Christianity. Chicago Chronicle: Rev. Samuel Dike complains In the Congregatlonallst that while the work of specialisation has gone on in the various departments of the Indus trial world, the work of a pastor remains the same, or rather has increased because of the great variety of work now under taken by the church. Mr. Dike has not read colonial history to advantage. A century and a half ago the minister was not only preacher, but teacher and doctor. He not only had to care for the soul, but for the body, too. Spiritual and moral Instruction had to be supplemented by mental tuition and frequently the minister had the entire charge of it. Ministers are having a hard time ot It In these days. It Is admitted, but It Is not because their work is not special ised. DOMKSTIO PLEASANTRIES. "Riddles." they aald. "do not aeem tn in. teres t you." "No 'r he replied: "I married one." Chi cago Post. Mother What seems to bo the trouble T Mrs. Neuwed I I alwaya heard Charlaa was fond of the turf, but I almply can't make him touch a lawn mower. New York Sun. Mr. Borem Could I ee Miss Aroherf Maid Faith, thot's what ahe win wan derln' as ye come acrost the street. Mr. Borem Ahl Then she's InT Maid Oh. no. aba's out Phlladelnhla Press. "Do you think that matrlmonv will add to the duration of human UfeT" "Yea I don't see how most of the divorce lawyers would live without It" Cleveland Plain Dealer. "No," said the woman, ' eonUmptously, , 1 don't understand her at aU." "iou don't, replied the younr man. "I thought you posed aa a clairvoyant." "Welir "Wail. she's a dream." PaUadelDbia Press. Mrs. Newlyrlohe-Well. qf all the Im pudence I s Mr. jsewiyricne wnai is it, MannanT Mrs. NoTvlyrlche Them poor first coualas of your have gone and got themselvea the same identical ancestors that you've got! Puck. , "Don't you think you could make many Improvement In the method of running th government if you had your way 7" "Yea, Indeed," answered Sanator Sorghum; "1 can see a lot of points where a very little change would lnoreasa my in come 60 per cent." Washington Star. Judge I gave a drunken wife beater the limit this morning, and I feel good over 1U Wife I don't approve of wife beating, but certainly the provocation was great. Judge Provocation T He had no provoca tion. Wife But, dear, surely a drunken wife Isn't nice. Houston Post. LOVE IMMORTAL. Frederick Lawrence Kaowles. Churches, nay, I count you vain Lifting high a gloomy spire. Like some frozen form of pain Aching up to meet desire; Standing from God'a poor apart Sects, ye have your day. and die, Eddies in the stream of truth The great current, sweeping by, Leaves you swirled in shapes uncouth. Born to writhe, and glint, and woe Broken mirrors of the Blue. Creeds! O captured heavenly bird. Fluttering heart and folded whirl Shall ye see those plr-lons stirred 7 Can your caged Creation alngf Will y herald aa your prise What was bred to soar the skies 7 ' Rites and pomp, what part have ye In the servloo of the heart! Rituals are but mummery, Faith's white flame is snuffed by art; Candle be but wick and wax. Alms have grown the temple-tax. Tet the east I red with dawn. Like a cross where one hath bledl And upon that splendor tirawn Gentle e)ea ana iinm outspread See that figure stretched r.love! As God lives! its name is Love. Love that lights the flreless brand Bleeding from the broken hands Crowned with thorns thst conquer men Only Love's great typs Inspire Church, sect, creed to glow with Are. Then our lips shall have no sneer For the spire, the mosque, the ark, Broken symbols shall he dear If they point us thrnugh the darkt ' law and errlpture served our youth. Who have grown the sons of truth I Up-to-Date Facility for giving relief to th eyes. If you would have your eyeelght last till late In life, use. but do not abuse, the eyes. If your eyes tire easily, or you have fre quent headache, which medicine does not cure, you can rest assured you've strained the eye and need Glasses properly fitted. W furnish them ss low as 11.00. eXCLVUVi 0PTICIAHS. 2IJ S. Wh St. fsxros Bocs. Onus. Ktltll. fitory to fo ri9tul$u.