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When that trolley. line 1? built to Fort
Crook It will not be a far step to extend
It to Plattsaioutb.
Nebraska's member of the democratic
notification committee comes back with
Information tbat Judge Parker bud a
compliment for Mr. . Bryan. Tbut is
more than Mr. Bryan has had for Judge
Parker.
Kouropatkin is not doing much fight
lnff these days, but bis troops are get
ting plenty of outdoor exercise. The
men ought to como back from the war
looking healthy and strong after their
long run.
Although Its new high school building
has not yet been occupied, the South
Omaha school board is already figuring
upon room for an annex. South Omaha
evidently believe 4u expansion if not In
annexation.
Whether or not both sides would like
to see an end to the beef strike in Chi
cago, the public is tired of both the price
and tjie flavor of some of the beef which
has found its- way into market since the
first week of the strike.
The call for a republican Judicial pri
mary in this district as posted oh tele
graph poles is addressed "To Whom It
May Concern." Hitherto calls for re
publican primaries have been addressed
"To Republican Voters."
The czar of Hussln, after much diffi
culty, has at last found General Glazoff
willing to accept the office of minister
of public instruction. Office holding in
..ussiu has become so hazardous thut
available candidates evidently prefer to
go to war.
Henry O. Davis, the vice presidential
candidate on the democratic ticket, de
cided to receive the official notification
of his nomination in White Sulphur
Springs. TUe result of the election
ext November will probably elicit from
film "blue, sulphurous fumes."
Lincoln business mcn are moving vig
orously against the burden imposed by
the Increased coal rate. This Is one
place where Lincoln and Omaha should
bo able to work together as the neW
coal toil affects the one the same as the
other. (Jet together and the railroad
autocrat may be Induced to come down.
Tom Blackburn has not yet found
fault, with the Judicial committee for
constituting Itself a canvassing board
in the Judicial primary, or with the con
gressional committee for making Its
chairman the final arbiter of the returns
on preferential vote. The only commit
tee that can prr In his eyes is the county
committee.
Republicans ought to be ablo to elect
their entire legislative ticket In Douglas
county this year, and they can do so if
their ticket is made up exclusively of
men who can command public confi
dence. The people, however, cannot be
expected to put confidence a second time
la men who have betrayed their confi
dence once.
South Omaha strikers started out with
the evident intention of making a record
for orderly conduct, but they are in dan
ger of losing the prestige they gained If
they do not keep the unruly element In
Vtter discipline. Nothing hurts trades
uaioniam as a whole and tho cause of
strikers In purticuliir, so much as law-h-osness
and violence.
KfiHtcrn society bus a new way to keep
its wealth before the public guse. This
is the Jewel robbery fud. in which
I tie owner's num. is kept in the bu.k
ground until curiosity Is tliorutighly
wlietteJ, when the gems are suddenly
fuiind in the safe, the coulhlu or some
other convenient pluce. The New York
ii.' tcctlvt a are making a few extra pen
jiic t'uring th dull lhiihiut mimtlts by
it'iku4 vu sevt rul such cum .
WHERE TUB FIGBT WILL BE MADE.
The decision of the democratic na
tional committee not to have a western
headquarters determines the fact that
the efforts of the party managers will lx
centered In the east and most of the
money expanded In tho campaign' will
be In that section. The fight will rage
more furiously In New York than else
where, for the democrats realise that
their cans? is hopeless without that
state. Even with It their contest Is only
partially won, for In addition to the
solid south they have got to carry sev
eral commonwealths like New Jersey,
Connecticut, West Virginia, Illinois, to
reach the coal of their ambition. The
south gives them 151 electoral votes of
which ther are sure. With Maryland
and West Virginia, which they are con
lidently counting on, they will have 1G7.
They have got to win 230 to triumpb,
Where are those votes to come from?
There is as yet no evidence of demo
cratic Interest or enthusiasm anywhere
and the claims put forth by some of the
managers are of no moment and fall to
make any impression upon the masses
of the party. The speech of Judge
Parker accepting the nomination, if It
has not fallen quite fiat, certainly has
not proved an Inspiration to the party
Its Judicial calm and colorless conserva
tlsm are a disappointment to many of
his party, who had expected a stirring
appeal to the country, something that
would have aroused the rank and file
and given them matters to think and
talk about In short nn aggressive utter
nnce that would have awakened the in
terest nnd y.ea.1 of the- porty. As it Is,
democrats have little to say nloufc the
speech, even the organs, while cdmmend-
int' It. manifesting only a placid interest
The democratic party cannot hope to win
without making an aggressive campaign
and there Is nothing about its candidate
to stir it to aggressiveness. There Is
little In the situation at present to en
courage democratic hopes.
HOWELL'S LATEST MAKIFESTO.
R. B. Howell's latest manifesto on the
water works problem forcibly tecnlls
Howell's first manifesto to the taxpay
ers and water consumers of Omaha In
the fall of 18!W, when he occupied the
position of city engineer. Howell s first
manifesto precipitated an episode which
will always remain memorable In the
annals of Omaha. At the Instance of
Engineer Howell, former Mayor W. J,
Broatch issued invitations to prominent
citizens and taxpayers to meet in the
council chamber on Monday, December
14, 18M, to discuss the wnter works'
question. A summary of the proceed
ings of this memorable meeting are em
bodied in the following extract from the
files of The Bee: "
Mayor Broatch called the meeting to
order and introduced W. A. Saunders,
president of the city council, as chairman.
Tho mayor then requested City Engineer
Howell to read the report which he sub
mitted to the private meeting hejd In the
mayor's office one day last week. Ue
also declared his belief that the city should
own Its own water works plant and should
acquire this ownership at the earliest dato
possible and un the best possible terms.
He said it would be the most foolish thing
In the world to extend a franchise to a
company that could perpetuate Itself, and
tho opportunity to acquire the plant was
never better than at present. The report
of City Engineer Howell was an exhaus
tive review of the history and prospects
of the water works plant, treated from the
standpoints of a lawyer, an engineer and a
financier.
On motion of John Steel a vote of thanks
was tendered the city engineer for his re
port, and the question was declared open
for diacusslon. ,
J. O. Corby wanted to know how the
actun of the water company In donating
100 hydrants to the city wquld help the
people who had to pay water rates. He
wanted an arrangement by which the rates
to the consumers would be put down some
where near the rates charged In other
cities
E. Rosewater created something of a
sensation by charging: that the report of
Mr. Howell, had been ' prepared by inter
ested parties and b)ro made a serious
charge against the city engineer, which a
committee was afterward appointed to In
vestigate. In beginning Mr. Rosewater
stated that the proposition (to extend the
time of purchase) as it now Btood was not
satisfactory to the people of the city, j He
then asked Engineer Howell if it was not a
fact that the report that he had Just read
had been Inspired by some person other
than himself. This Mr. Howell denied,
but Mr. Rosewater repeated his statement
and read several paragraphs from the re
port which presented all the earmarks of
a legal brief, most carefully prepared. He
thei asked the audience If that was what
an engineer would write. Continuing, Mr
Rosewater said that while he was op
posed to this proposition, he did not want to
go to the other extreme and try to deprive
the water company of its rights. He would
not be a party to any holdup, either of an
individual or a corporation. He had been
told by Mr. E. L. Blerbower, one of the
receivers of the company, that Mr. Howell
had come to him and suggested that If he
would ser that B. U Wiley got some nom
inal position that would paj him 1100 a
month, mattero could easily be arranged
with the city. If Mr. Wiley or Mr. C. H.
Venner had Incubated any scheme by
which they proposed to collect their i lnim.
aguiiuit the water company through the
city, he was opposed to it. He favored
any contract or concession that would give
the city the benefits It was entitled to
but was opposed to declaring that this
company had no rights whatever
Casper E. Yost stated that he was a
friend of the city engineer. Borne very
rT", f8"", hud b'en m"da "t
that official, and in Justice to all concerned
thoy should ba Investigated. He moved
that a committee consisting of H T
Clarke, W. 8. Poppleton and Curtlsa Turner
be appointed to sift the matter, and If
they found the facts true as stated the
sense of the meeting should be that the
mayor should discharge him.
Mr. Howell declared that thia was the
first time that his Integrity had even been
questioned. He asked that '.he committee
be appointed and that the i harge be fully
Inv istlgated. If It were found to be true,
he siild he deserved to be dismissed from
the service of the city. The motion to ap
point the committee o( Investigation wna
carried, and a sulxequent motion to re
nonsider was lout by a close v.
As a sequence of this eplwsle, an In
vestlgatloii did take place, resulting in
a majority and a minority report. The
majority klmply censured Knglncer
Howell for indiscreetly making au itn
ptopef5 demand upon the water cum'
puny, while the minority roundly scored
hloj. The pooltluii of Lugluei-r Howell
TITE OMATTA'
was at that time summed up) editorially
by The Bee as follows:
VICTIM OR IMfOBTER WHICH T
There la a common adage fhat the man
who travels on a straight road is never
lost. If City Engineer Howell were "hon
est In Ms dealings and In his office," he
would have had no occasion for hiring a
lawyer. Engineer Howell was educated
lt the United Btates Naval academy, where
a man Is taught to consider his word of
honor as the essence of Integrity. How
has Engineer Howell stood that highest
test of honesty T He stood up In the coun
cil chamber before an audience of the best
cltisens of Omaha and upon his honor as
a mac and an officer denied positively that
he had ever approached anyone connected
with-the water works with any proposition
to place Mr. Wiley on the pay roll of that
company or had ever had any conversation
with anyone upon that subject. He stood
up In the city attorney's office before Henry
T. Clarke and Curtlss Turner, the com
mittee originally appointed to Investigate
the charges, and made not only a sweep
ing and general denial, but also a specific,
denial of every allegation in the charge
against him. Would an honest man tell
a deliberate falsehood, even though he
were not under oath?
When confronted by three credible wit
nesses, giving testimony under oath, who
each affirmed that Howell had made the
proposal to put Wiley on the water works
company pay roll and repetitedly conversed
with them about It, Mr. Howell again
made a general denial, but finally admitted.
as his attorney puts It, that he had "simply
asked for a place for his friend at a paltry
figure of $100 a montn." And In his pent up
Indignation Mr. Ransom rose to the occa
slon by proclaiming: . "If this were cor
ruption, then no man who ever had a
office must ever ask anyone to give
mutual friend a position, or else he will be
called corrupt."
A legislature of this state once Impeached
a governor, and one of the articles of
Impeachment was that he had falsified In
a report to the legislature. Mr. Howell
stands self-convicted of the same offense.
He has lied publicly on his honor and his
oath has been contradicted by three men, one
of whom had gone so far as to submit Mr.
Ho veil's sropoal In a letter to his superi
ors In the water company. In the eyes of
his attorney the demand for a paltry flOO
a month for his friend Solon L. Wiley may
seem a very trivial offense, but it proves
beyond a doubt the insincerity and rank
hypccrlsy of Mr. Howeil as the self-con
stituted champion of the city's rights.
Mr. Howell not merely asked for a sub
sidy for his friend Wiley, but he repre
sented that by so doing the water works
company would remove all obstacles In its
way to securing, the concessions which he
now denounces as a monstrous Imposition
on the public. This Is not all. Mr. How
ell has testified that he went all the way
to New York to solicit the appointment of
general manager from the owners of the
plant. Had they acceded to all of his r
quests does anyone believe that this honest
engineer would have written that flaming
manifesto declaring, that they, have no
franchise or contract rights whatever?
What Is it that actuates him In his course?
Is It an honest desire to arouse tho com
munity to a threatening danger or is he
playing, a part for other parties who have
private Interests to subserve?
In his grandstand play before the citl
sens Engineer Howell vouched upon his
honor that he had written every .line Of
that brief and that not a word had been
mspirea or suggested by anybody. But
on the stand before the council committee
he was forced to admit that he had called
upon the attorney representing the stock
Jobbers who had wrecked the water works
company before Its plant was foreclosed
and procured from him document from
wnicn ne drew his conclusions. Why did
the honest city engineer prevaricate about
mis matter? Why did he mislead the
mayor Into the belief that his ,timates of
the value of tha water works were made
from his own actual measurements and
computations, when he must have known.
as he afterward testified, that they were
mere guesses based upon general informa
tion T
The Investigation of the council commit
tee has established conclusively that City
Engineer Howell has no regard for his
word of honor and no appreciation of the
resoonBlbilitles of his office. No man of
tms character Is fit for any publlo office.
In the light of the past it would seem
very Indiscreet for Mr. Howell now to
pose as the foremost champion of water
tax reform.
WORK OS THE PANAMA CANAL,
It is expected that within the "next
few week Important decisions will be
made in regard to the construction of the
Panama canal. The members of the
commission will shortly have a meeting
on the Isthmus and the most Important
question to be considered is whether the
new construction shall be effected by
laborers employed directly by the gov
ernment or shall be Intrusted to' con
tractors. With that matter determined.
eight or ten months will remain In which
to make other preparations and prob
ably tha work of excavation will not be
actively begun before a year from this
time, though it may be found practicable
to enter upon it sooner.
As to this mnch will depend upon, the
solution of the lubor problem, which
promises to be somewhat troublesome.
It is thought that when the work is
under full headway there will be em
ployment for from 30,000 to 40,000 labor
ers arfd where these can be obtained is
the perplexing question. The French
company got Its labor in the West Indies,
chiefly from Jamaica,' but there appears
to be some doubt whether the United
States can do this, owing to the restric
tion placed upon emigration by the gov
ernment of Jamaica. It has been proposed
to import Chinese coolies, but this
would meet with a yery strong opposi
tion here... However, the matter la one
which must be speedily disposed of and
undoubtedly It will be determined by the
commission In the most practical way.
There must be no avoidable delay In
entering upon and prosecuting this vast
undertaking.
Everyone concedes that Admiral
Schley's feat at Santiago was a model
of Its kind, not equalled by the Japanese
naval blockade of Port Arthur, but his
friends cannot refrain from expressing
regret that he should have revived the
controversy which arose from those op
erations. Sampson la dead, nnd tha
whole dispute was beneath the dignity
of the two admirals. Talking too much
has brought disaster on too many men
In public service.
Au article by Andy Adams, entitled
The Truth About the Cowboy," in the
urreiit nuiuler of tho iiiagsslue kuown
as "The World Today," pays a tine
tribute to Ed Searles, tho republican
candidate for state auditor in Nebraska.
by referring to him as uu example of
cowboy versatility, "When the office of
DAILY UCE: WEDNESDAY,
county treasurer Inspector was created,"
It declares, "Ed Seorles of Ogalalla, an
ex-Cowboy and thoroughly Qualified,
was spnolnted to the position and dur
ing his' Incumbency there was not the
defalcation of a single penny under his
supervision. Honesty became an en
forced virtue under 8earles' Inspection."
The people of Nebraska certainly want
rigid honesty in the office of state audi
tor and every person who kuows Ed
Searles will testify to his honesty.
A statement Issued by the Treasury
department at Washington says:
"American silver plate manufacturers
have been in the habit of sending their
wares to England to have the "hall
mark of England placed upon them.
with a view of deceiving American pur
chasers Into believing the goods to be
of English manufacture, such goods be.
ing permitted to come back free of dnty.
because this marking is not considered
an Improvement" This will be a se
vere blow for tho collector of souvenir
spoons at afternoon teas. .
Chairman Weber of the populist state
committee is developing remarkable po
litical abilities. Having first appointed
an executive committee to manage the
populist campaign, he now calls the
committee together to organize by the
selection of a new chairman. Terhaps
Chairman Weber is proceeding on the
theory that he will continue to act In
thnt capacitor because no one else wants
nis piace.
Democratic National Committeeman
Walsh of Iowa resurrects the silver
question in the democratic party by mak
ing the emphatic statement to Chairman
Taggart that Tarker cannot be elected
without the free silver vote in the west.
Tills must be a rude shock to those dem
ocrats who had lulled themselves" Into
a belief that the matter was burled
fathoms deep.
Billy Thompson has come to the res
cue of Candidate Berge to tell what a
good governor he would make if he
were only elected. But Billy Thompson
would be very much surprised If the
fusion nominee this year runs as well
as he himself did last time and Thomp
son was beaten by nearly 6,000. It Is
easy, however, to throw In a few bou
quets.
Hot Air In Actio.
Philadelphia Press.
If all the trust busters would get busy
at the same time and pull together what
a bustlns time there would be.
Experience Helps.
Chicaso Record-Herald."
The czar has had reason to walk the
floor at night for several months past, so
he won't mind It so much now.
The Bert In Sight.
Mlnneapqlls Journal.
The backbone of summer ha not been
broken yet and the corn, crop bids fair to
ripen as it usually.docs. Pretty good old
wona, arier an.
' ir "" '
Try Another Tack. ,
Chicago Chronicle,
Russia's military operations against the
Japanese having proved to be somewhat
disappointing, how would it do for the csar
to send forth a "diplomatic" expedition
like that with whlcli the British have Just
defeated the Thibetans?
' All Reaches the Spot. -
San Francisco Call.
Facts and figures demonstrate the Inter
estlnz condition that the ynited State
produces more beer than does Germany.
It la equally interesting that the govern
ment reports of American exports fail to
show that we send any appreciable quan
tity of the beverage out of the country.
Nor do the brewers Indicate that any of it
la being wasted at home.
When In a Blan Oldr
Washington Star.
While the Delaware & Hudson railway
was Issuing an. order that, men over U
years old shall not be received into the
company's employ' a workmen, the dem
ocrats were presenting as a candidate for
the vice presidency a man 81 years of age.'
The railway company is evidently not In
sympathy with the views expressed by
the late Governor Allen of Ohio: "It isn't
how long a man has lived that counts:
it's what's left of him."
THE PAHKER REACTION.
Flrat Faint Flashes of Poonlarltv
Vanish on Close Acquaintance.
4 Philadelphia Press.
The faithful ousvi vur nnu curonicler must
report mac Juagu rurkers sola telegram
guve a uistiiict impulse to uit oanuiuacy
nd timt ms sputi'ii of acceptance has
given ii a uistlnci setback.
The receding wave has been apparent
ever slncu luU luhl uUemnce. it has been
plain in the whoie lone of public discus
sion. The speech Disappointed ana con
gealed the supporters i the caudiaate and
inspired his opponents. No close reader of
the representative democratic und repub
lican papers tor the last three- days could
fall to note thia muulrest truth.
The speech disuppolnted the candidate's
friends because it soundea no clear note
of battle because It was negative, colorless
and impassive because it signified no lead
ership, no initiative and no constructive
power. For the same reason it exhilarated
his adversaries. They did not know what
might ba behind the veil. It was lifted and
they discovered that there was nothing to
apprehend.
Judge Parker comes into the field and
aska that President Roosevelt shall be
turned out and that he shall be elected.
He asks that the party behind President
Roosevelt shall ' be overthrown and the
party behind him placed In power. In de
manding such a change he la bound to give
substantial reasons. Yet be presents no
grounds which have any weight, and. If
his deliverance were accepted as the guide,
there would be no serious Issues between
tho candidates or the parties.
So far aa he can he strips the tariff re
vision Issue of any vitality. On tha trust
question he is Just as negative and timor
ous. He doesn't propose anything and
doesn't say a word that his supporters
could repeat on the platform or put on a
banner. Even on the Philippines he doesn't
offer anything different from the course
which the administration la following. Ab
solutely the only thing he suggests or dis
cusses In the nature of an Issue is that
which Is denned s Imperialism vs. consti
tutionally; but this la so vague, shadowy
and Intangible that It has no moving force.
No winder, thin, that there Is a distinct
reaction. When a political army goes Into
battle It wants a battle cry. Judge Parser
doesn't sound any. There are Issues of the
rnadest charscter, as the supporters of
President Roosevelt will make plain. Hut
the oi position wsnted a creative, aggres
sive leader and they do not find hlin.
'AUOTJBT 17, 1004.
GOSSIP ABOIT THE WAR.
Drift la tha Waka Vletor ana
Vanejalshea.
"One reason why my countrymen fight
so well," said a Japanese quoted by the
New Tork Sun, "Is that they are not ham
pered with baggage as the Russians nnd
other soldiers are. Ths Japanese soldier
Is a fighting man, pure and simple. 8uch
details as cooking snd preparing camp Srs
left to servants, snd on the msrch most
of the baggage Is carried In wagons, where
the servants, not the soldiers, place It.
There Is a great deal of difference between
carrying fifty or sixty pounds all ds
along on a march and then having to turn
to and prepare camp, cook supper and
clear away. While the soldiers of other
armies are doing this my countrymen are
resting. They don't even police the camp.
not to speak of trenching tents, bulldln
fires, hauling fuel, cooking and doing th
many other things that are necessary to
a military camp."
The ages of Japanese generals Is given
by the Japan Weekly Mall as follows:
Marquis Yamagata, field marshal, 66
years.
Marquis Oyama, field marshal, 62.
Count Nodsu, 63.
Count Katsura, premier, 67.
Viscount Baku ma. 69.
Baron Kurokl, first army, 60.
Baron Oku. second army, 68.
Paron Yamaguchi, fifth division, 66.
Baron Okaxawa. emperor's aide , de
camp, 60.
Baron Nogl, at the front, 66.
Baron Hasegawa, imperial bodyguard, 64.
Baron Klshl, second division, 68.
Baron Kodama, chief of staff, 61
Prince Fushlml, first division, 46.
Some of the Japanese spies In Corea,
Manchuria and Siberia commenced their
work many years ago, entering Into It
with such thoroughness that they married
Chinese women, brought up Chinese fami
lies, and went Into business as Chinamen
They have thus acquired the standing of
solid cltisens of blameless reputation. But
their reports have gone regularly to To
klo, and the mikado's government has
been kept thoroughly posted In everything
relating to the Russians. -
Llao Yang Is less than one-third aa large
as Mukden, but it Is an important city of
about 70,000 inhabitants, with much trade
andsome flourishing industries. The .Chi
nese wall Is solid and thick, and It may
cut some figure In the battle which seema
to be Impending at that point, for Llao
Yang lies so near the positions which will
be held by the Russians, if they make a
determined stand south of Mukden, that
two great armies may struggle In and
bout the stone buildings of the town, not
to speak of Its outer wall. In the commer
cial sense the city Is more Important than
any other place the possession of which
haa been contested by the Rurelans.
Minister Kogoro Takahlra, Japan's repre
sentative in Washington, Is a solidly built
little man, with an expressionless face, ag
gressively pompadour hair and square,
heavy Jaw. He first -came to this country
in 1S"9 as secretary of the legation and
subsequently held numerous important
posts at home and In Europe. He speaks
and understands English perfectly when
he wishes to do so. Should an embarras
sing question be asked, however, he falls
back on broken English. The man is the
personification of business. He rises wlta
the sun and works without haste, without
heat, but In that steady, relentless fashion
and along lines of such careful organization
that ho turns out more of the finished prod,
uct than the average two of his staff.
Grand Duke Cyril of Russia, It is said.
unuuw iiib escape iron, tne blowing up
of the Petropavlovsk to the mlra r-.ulnuj.
powers of a charm which was given him
Just before the disaster. Five years ago a
lieutenant of marines named Cube visited
the church In which are preserved the
relics of St. Barbe and was given a sliver
ring which had touched the relics. He was
toia never to part with the ring, as It
would bring him good luck. When the war
broke out the lieutenant was made aide
de-camp to Grand Duke Cyril, and on
V a t A a ,r .!! . 1 . . . .
"-j. -.-ii.iia iu give nis enter a
present, he could think of nothing better
man tne ring. The grand duke objected
mat ne ought not to part with his charm.
V 1 . . . ,(... a I . .
iicuieiiaui insisted, and ao
the
grand duke accepted the gift.
i -
That which is especially strlklna- at first
sight In a Japanese prison Is that there Is
no amerence between the orison and th.
nut or tne rree peasant, the Japanese de
claring that ir the prison were elevated to
the level of a modern penitentiary It would
be too attractive and would lncreaae crime
Upon approaching the prison, in place of
nign ana roroiaaing walls you see a larae
country house with a series of outbuildings,
the prison itself being ompletely open!
while the wooden bars at the windows
have nothing of the forbidding aSDect of
our Iron gratings. The interior of the build
ing is completely open, although formerly
at Itchlgol there was a corridor separated
from the building by a paper wall, where
the guards slept.
The food given the prisoners is In oronor-
tlon to their conduct and Industry, the pris
oners who do not conduct themselves as
they should receiving a cake of rice which
must last for seven daya, while In the casa
of the orderly prisoners the , same cake
lasts for only four days. The prisoners
who conduct themselves properly receive
also a little horse meat wlthpotato or pea
sauce with their meals.
Japan Is certainly up to date In the vices
as well as the virtues' of the west. But It
comes as something of a shock to find that
the land of the chrysanthemum is suffering
from the hoarding and advertisement curse.
All the most beautiful spots where tourists
travel are rendered unsightly by undeciph
erable signs, and all along the railway lines
and at the railway stations ugly hoardings
blot out all that Is beautiful. Some of the
hoardings rsnga from ten to thirty feet in
height. .
Money Cost of the War.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The statement from the Japanese gov
ernment of the cost of the war to date
will be received with some shsklng of
heads. The wonder grows that such tre
mendous results could have been accom
plished at a cost officially placed at 1100,
000,000. The war has lasted ha'f a year,
a first-class army and navy have been
maintained on a war footing and, with
the exception of Port Arthur, Japan now
has practically everything for which It
went to war. That this cou'd have
been achieved at so small a money cost
Is not the least of the surprises to
which Japan hss treated the world sine
It took Its place In the family of nations.
Sarvlvea tha Itsriirt at Strikes,
Baltimore Hera!d.
During the meat strike the supply of
hash has not failed. This Is dje partly to
the fact that not all had a close con
nection with meat. Aa long as the compo
sition of some boarding house hash re
mains the mystery it Is at present, It will
require something more than a meat strike
to cause a widespread dearth. Most of
the "resources" of housekeeping may be
represented In hush, but tis long as It can
be made appetising, cheap and nutri
tious there will be no necessity for asking
embarrassing questions and submitting
samples fur ihsuil-sJ -ruJvi,
SOMKTHI50 DOtJO IK THIS COrTRY,
Auburn Post: 0orge Stanley was bit
ten by a vicious dog Monday. A bad
wound wss Inflicted across his face on each
side of his nose.
Nrth Platte Tribune: W, A. Tsxton of
Omaha, who was transacting business at
his ranch in the valley recently, cut out
laboring on Sunday on the ranch in the
future.
Bellwood Gasntte: Stacking and thresh
ing are still In full blast on many farms In
this neighborhood, and more favorable
weather, we believe, couldn't be made.
Corn still hss the appearance of a bumper
crop. ,
Nelson Oasette: Jim Lsmh threshed ont
fifty acre of whest the first of the week
that yielded him 1.250 bushels, or an average
of twenty-seven bushels to the acre. This
Is the best report we have hsd this year.
Let us hear from others.
Beatrice Bun: Ftlley is getting to be an
up-to-date town, as we now have some
brick sidewalks, which are a big Improve
ment, and we hope that a few more of the
good cltisens that are going to put In new
walks will fallow the example set by J. O.
Peters and O. II. Phillips In laying brick
walks. '
Blue Valley Blade: One of the best yields
of wheat and oats we have heard of so far
was that of Oscar Bernecker, northwest of
town. The whest made twenty-five bushels
per acre and the oats thirty-eight. John
Knobhs reports his whest yield at twenty
bushels ber acre. West of town the yield
Is from twelve to seventeen bushels.
Hayes County Times: I-ssi Sunday we
took a. drive out to the northwestern part
of the county, going out through one road
and returning by another Monday, and
the sight of grain in shock and stack, and
the corn fields were enough to make any
man feel glad that he resided in one of
the garden spots of America.
Auburn Post: Nemaha county assessors
found forty-three acres less land this
year than last. The State Board of Equal
ization thought this was strange and mado
Inquiries which brought out the fact that
the Missouri river had been robbing the
county. The board was advised to look
for the missing land in the neighborhood
of St. Louis. .
Holdrege Citizen: The city council hss
ordered a lsrge amount of new sidewalk
built In the business portion. Nothing adds
more to the looks of a city than to have
good walks. We hope the good work will
be extended Into the resident portion also.
More public Improvements have been made
In Holdrege the laat year than In the pre
vious ten years.
Ord Journal: An outfit was In town
Monday with a load of patent medicine,
selling two bottles for the price of one
Just because they loved us and wanted to
relieve us of that "terrible pain in the
back." The "head push" was a pretty
smooth talker and had the desired effect of
moving the goods. This Is his third trip
here, however, and his story is the same
as It was the first time. He should get
him a new one, or change the old one
around. V ,
Valparaiso Visitor: A girl on Sunday
evening last, after doing up the tea things
for a family that Inconsiderately eats on
Sunday as well as on week days, went
upstairs and put on her prettiest dress.
Then she sat on the front porch thirty
minutes. Nothing happening, she walked
to the front gate and stood there fifteen
minutes. Then she opened the gate and
started out to find him. At least that
was the neighbors' decision, for she came
walking back with a man two hours later.
EASY MOKE Y TAKES WIKGS.
New . York Tribune: Misfortunes never
come singly. Mr. Bryan has lost the
Bennett legacy along with the sliver Issue.
Chicago Post: Since the Connecticut su
preme court decided he cannot get 660.0C0
under the Bennett will, William J. Bryan,
is more convinced that this prosperity
talk Is humbug. I
Cleveland Leader: If Hon. W. J. Bryan
can land a United States senatorshlp from
Nebraska, he can afford to bear" with equa
namtty the loss of the Bennett bequest of
160,000 of which, by this time, he doubt
less wishes most devoutly, he had never
even heard.
Indianapolis News: The supreme court of
errors at New Haven has decided that Mr.
Bryan does not get that 650,000. Taken all
around this does not seem to 'be a very
lucky year for Mr. Bryan. But he must
remember that In the long run the law
of averages Is pretty certain to prevail.
New York Sun: The decision of the Con
necticut supreme court In the celebrsted
Bennett will case may Interfere with Mr.
Brysn's plan to contribute liberally' to
Judge Parker's campaign fund. The pro
motion of the democratlo cause Is to that
extent affected. Mr. Bryan, however, can
continue to assist with tongue and pen.
New York World: The supreme court of
errors of the Third Judicial district of
Connecticut .has sustained the decision of
the probate court of New Haven, which
denied to Mr. Bryan the 60,0O0 which
Phllo 8. Bennett directed his wife in a
letter to pay to the Nebraska leader.
Whether Mr. Bryan will appeal still higher
remains to be seen, but for the time being
the plain pee-pul have reoelved another I
rap.
PERSONAL NOTES.
The sukan of Turkey has seventy-one
titles and on the parchment containing
them are the words, "As many more as
may be desired can be added to this num
ber."
It Is said that Stephen W. Dorsey, ex-
United States senator and at one time noted
because of his connection with the star
route frauds, has made up his mind to set
tle In New York.
Alcxsnder J. Cassatt finished his education
t Heidelberg university at 30 years of age
and Joined a surveying party In Georgia.
Then he entered the service of the Penn-
ylvanla Railroad company as a rodman.
from which position he worked his way up.
King Edward la not so tall as many peo
ple Imagine, and whenever his majesty is
photographed in a group he Is Invariably
sekea to stand on some small eminence,
such as a stepi In order that he may com
pare As well as possible with those about
him.
The prospective visit of Prince Henry of
Prussia will furnish occasion for several
high social events at Newport. He will
travel as a private cltlsen, but the Vander
bllts and Goelets will take occasion to re
turn many cf the courtesies shown them by
his highness' brother, the kaiser.
Wayne MoVeagh, formerly attorney gen
eral of. the United States, has determined
to mako war upon automobile scorchers
In the section of Pennsylvania where he
lives. Mr. McVeagh declares that many
of those lawbreakers are simply speed
crasy and that they should be vigorously
restrained.
Champ Clark said than before he began
to write hi notification speech he counted
the words In Speaker Cannon's speech noti
fying President Roosevelt. Carmen's
speech contained 1,66 words. "I concluded
that I would not be as long-winded as
Uncle Joe," said Clark, "so I wrote MM
words, snd, honestly, It was the hardest
work I ever did In my life."
For a ainM of Uu-
C! doit in. lirgast
l..i:;rj School
ks U au - w ist, a
POI.fTICAl, SHrSflOTI.
Washington Post: Nebraska democrats
are wearing whiskers again.
Bait. more American; A careful reper --
of Judge Parker's speech of accept---convinces
the thoughtful reader that il...
swimmer of Eaopus has not lost the knaok
of ssylng nothing.
Philadelphia Tress: Bryan has lis
democrats and popuHMa of Ncbrssk
gether for himself, but not tor Parker. Hi
appears to b learning a few things Irvrn
thp eastern democrats.
New York World: There was certain to
be trouble If the Nebrnska democrsts and
populists tried to classify themselves. It
was a hopeless tank to try to differentiate
the democrats with Incidental populism
from the populists with Incidental democ
racy. Louisville Courier Journal: Let us have
an honest campaign. Let Mr. Tsggart and
Mr. Cortelyou get together, estimate about
what each will need to run his shop, and
let them execute a Joint note for the whole
amount, and bring It to us and we will
discount It, making an equal division of
the proceeds. Then, whichever wins, pay
the note. Bee?
New York Tribune: How these great
democratic statesmen love one another.
Here Is ex-Oovernor Hogg of Texas mak
ing this candid comment on ex-Judgs
Parker's speech of acceptance! "In dlo
tlon It is elegant. In promla It Is faint,
In material discussion It Is a trimmer.
Upon the whole. It 1s very good for a Net!
York democrat."
Chicago Chronicle: Democratlo Nations!
Committeeman Walsh of Iowa has read
the riot act to Chairman Taggart on the
subject of the free silver vote. He says
Parker cannot be elected without it, and
he wants a headquarters established hi ths
west to conserve this vote. Mr. Walsh
thinks It would be good policy for Judge
Parker even to offend the democratic news
paper thst are pouring hot shot into
Bryan and the free silver democrats. Mr.
Walsh's mistake Ilea In supporting that
Judge Parker can be elected either with
or without the silver vote, but his appeal
to Chairman Tsggart Is another illustra
tion of the fact that the party Is reut
asunder on an Issue which It insists Is
not an Issue at all.
Sl!SY GEMS.
'Simrjoslnsr your anology Is not satis
factory," snld the grand vizier.
"Send 'em anothor," answered the sul
tan of Turkey. "We have all kinds con
stantly In stock and It's no trouble to
show goods." Washington Star.
I haven't seen our friend Pokeley lately.
How Is he?" said Mokeley.
'O " replied Jokeley. "he seems deter
mined to shorten his days." '
Whatl wny ne was tne mnaest, slow
est"
"Yes.' but he goes to u-ed at 10 o'clock
every night and sleep till Philadel
phia Press.
Miss Ann Teek He's always making
Jokes about me.
Alias repprey un: you mustn i raina nis
Jo':es. I
Alias Ann 'tees But tney re no. a. an
pproprlate.
Miss Pennrey Why not? They're all old.
Philadelphia Press.
The Inebriate had been flagged by tha
firm bartender. "Huh!" he exclaimed as h
moved toward the door. "You ain't, such a
much, anyhow. I don't see no bishops dertl
catln' this here Joint." Philadelphia
Record.
Ah. Miss Hugglns. that's a ry pretty
waist vou have on. But won't U soil
easily?"
"Oh. you neean t mind that. uieveiana
Plain Dealer.
Van Tfcrt I don't think much of leap
year.
L,e wney wnais tne maiieri
Van Tart The arlrls nroDOSe to you. but
expect you to buy the ring. Town Topics.
The United States warship was at anchor
off the sultan's domains.
In the stll! watches of the night, the
notes of a song drifted over the. water
from the shore.
"What are they singing? asked the capr
tain.
The officer on watch listened. Presently
he said:
"Promissory botes, sir. "Cleveland
Leader. ,
GOOD ENOIGH.
Chicago Chronicle.
Judge Parker is a gentleman,
or that thar is no aouot;
He s made a record on th' bench
That he km brag about,
But what he'd do if president
I don't exactly see,
An' I'm goln' to vote fur Roosevelt,
He's good enough fur me.
Judge Parker la a democrat;
They say his hands are clean,
But people that he's tralnln' with.
Are most almighty mean.
An' if, as Shakespeare art, a man
Is like his company,
Why, I'm goln' to vote fur Roosevelt
He's good enough fur me.
Judge Parker has the backln' of
A lot of fust-class men.
Ah' maybe very decent, but
I notice, now and then.
Such men as Belmont hangtn' 'roundj
With that I can't agree,
An' so I'll vote fur Roosevelt,
He's good enough fur me.
Judge Psrkcr seems to be all right.
An' Cleveland ses he is.
But after he has won th' prize,
I sea, sea I, gee wbts,
He might Jesr send a telegram.
An' then whar would we be?
An' so, I'll yote fur Roosevelt,
He's good enough fur me.
Judge Parker may be safe an' sane,
Since he's come out fur gold.
But it is very lately that
Ho left the Bryan fold.
An' when election day Is passed
He might change back, you see.
An' so i ll vote fur Rooeevelt,
lie's good enough fur me.
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES.
LASELL 1
Seminary
AuburndeJe, Mass.
Maintains the highest standard for Intellea
tual development, but here, as In no other
school for younf women, the purely scholas
tic, work Is eoiuMned with a unique and prac
tical training lo the application or the various
branobes of Domestic HcleDee. Above all, It
is the aim at 1-taell to prepare each student
for the greateat u.efulneis In life, to fit her
forth womanly duties of home keeplng.and
to belp her to attain the social gra-iea and
charm of bearing thai mark true woman
buod. What the woman shall t, rather than what
she can do, is here considered of first impor
tance. Training the Intellect at tbe expense of the
body or at a sacrifice of womanly spirit end
womanly graces is a condition that cannot
exist at I J4-.11.
HpeotttlUta preside In all branches, and the
school Is kept purposely small In uumberof
Undent- to insure the best Individual re-tills
and a true home atmosphere.
Everything that a beautiful suburban loca
tion can orTer for health, comfort and pleaure
is sncured at Auburndnle and Hoston's
wealth of educational advantafea and his
toric Interests but tsn miles dutant.
Lsseil U well worth Investigating. Mnny
parents ive written strong oor-iiieBd-v..y
lxttnrs on ths unusual quality of the school
work. For catalogue and Lufurmatiou address
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