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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1005.
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Lincoln's birthday oratory comes next.
If liquid air is so much colder, we
will continue to prefer ours in gaseous
form.
It is gratifying to note that the ex
treme cold weather has not "knocked the
spots off" the sun.
It's a cold day when the Beef trust
finds Itself without an excuse for hold
ing up meat prices. Even the cold has
come to its rescue.
No one is permitted to tell the sultan
the real state of affairs in the Balkans.
It is a poor press censorship law which
will not work both ways.
The real solution is a constitutional
amendment empowering Omaha to
frame its own charter and to adopt it
by submission at the polls.
Recent speeches by British conserva
tives Indicate that the present govern
ment, while having resigned itself to de
feat, prefers to be dropped as lightly as
possible.
Credit Mrs. Chadwick at least with
having refrained up to this time from
threatening to make up the losses of
her creditors by taking to the lecture
platform.
Fate seems to be playing into the
hands of Mrs. Chadwick. If President
Beckwith only dies it. may then be easier
to show that he got away with the
money himself.
The plea of Judge Swayne In the im
peachment proceedings amounts to what
lawyers would call a demurrer in other
words, "Even if I did it, what are you
going to do about it?" 1
As an Indication of improved condi
tions on Indian reservations, It now re
quires two deputy United States mar
shals to bring one "bootlegger" from
Sioux Falls to Omaha.
Insurgents In Argentina should not be
surprised If they do not receive the pub
licity to which their enterprise would or
dinarily entitle them if the world were
not still watching a real war.
By reading the letter of President
Roosevelt on the subject Bishop Hare
may learn that there is not only a dte
tlnction but a difference between Indian
money and government rations.
Judging by the reports of "Bluebeard"
Hoch's love affairs there are many
women who still believe their highest
duty is to get married as soon as possible
without letting any chance go by.
President Palma of Cuba has a little
cabinet crisis' on his bands, but by ob
serving conditions In European countries
where ministries resign he can readily
learn how not to do his cabinet repairing.
That the double track will not solve
all the problems inrolved in preventing
railroad accidents Is shown by the New
York Central, where an exploding boiler
on a westbound train Injured many pas
sengers going east
New York is already taking up the
question of heading off Fourth of July
nreworks and the train of inevitable
disasters that follow In their wake. If
something tangible Is not accomplished
this tlme It will not be for failure to
start early enough.
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Why should the chancellor of the Ne
braska university an Institution main
tained at the expense of Nebraska
moddle with legislation that does not in
any way concern the university? Why
should be appear before legislative com
mittees to urge county local option any
more than railroad regulation, the in
heritance tax or the divorce bill, or any
other reform, real or Imaginary?
HAVE WE A C0N8TlTVTI0Nt
That Nebraska has outgrown its con
stitution is not disputed by anybody con
versant with the conditions under which
its machinery of government has been
operated these many years, but It Is be
coming more manifest as the years roll
on that to all Intents and purposes our
constitution has become a dead-letter al
together. The constitution expressly requires an
apportionment of representation In the
legislature after each enumeration of the
population made by authority of the
United States, and also directs every leg
islature beginning with the. year 18ft5,
and every ten years thereafter, to pro
vide for a state census and to make an
apportionment thereunder. But no leg
islature since 1S87 bas made an appor
tionment of legislative representation,
nor has there been a state census taken
except In 1885, during any of the ten
year periods prescribed by the constitu
tion. The constitution expressly prohibits
the state from Incurring any peace In
debtedness In excess of $100,000, but the
aggregate Indebtedness of the state of
Nebraska on January 1, 1000, as offi
cially computed exceeds f2,250,000.
The constitution expressly provides
that three elective justices shall consti
tute the supremo court, but for a number
of years the supreme court of Nebraska
has consisted of anywhere from six to
twelve supreme court justices and acting
justices, called commissioners.
The constitution expressly prohibits
the creation of other executive offices
than the eight elective officers named
therein and requires that "the duties per
formed by officers not provided by the
constitution shall be performed by the
officers therein named," but in defiance
of this .prohibition a score of executive
officers have been foisted upon the state
and every legislature within the last ten
years has created additional executive
officers under various titles and pretexts.
The constitution expressly prohibits
the consolidation of railroad corporations
and telegraph companies either in their
stocks, properties, franchises or earnings,
In whole or in part, with any other rail
road corporation or telegraph company
owning a parallel or competing line. But
this provision of the constitution has
been violated In several instances and
the highest tribunal of the state bas
condoned and validated these flagrant
violations of the organic law.
The constitution requires the legisla
ture to pass laws to correct abuses and
prevent discrimination in the charges of
express, telegraph and railroad com
panies in this state and en fore such
laws by adequate penalties to the extent.
If necessary for that purpose, of forfeit
ure of their property and franchises. Al
though the constitution has been In force
thirty years Its mandate with regard to
railroad, express and telegraph compa
nies has never been complied with and
measures calculated to carry partially
into effect these provisions have been
nullified by court decisions, and although
these snags could be readily removed
our law-makers have folded their hands
and lamented their helplessness.
The question Is naturally asked, have
wo a constitution?
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AFFECTS PRIVATE CAH LINES.
Does the decision of the supreme
court in the Beef trust case affect the
private car lines? It appears to be
the opinion at Washington that It does.
It Is pointed out that the permanent in
junction forbids the beef combine to
receive from any railroad or common
carrier any rebate for the use of private
car lines or other device, and If this is
enforced, which It Is not to be doubted
it will be, It will result In relieving the
railroads from an enormous levy at the
hands of the owners 0 the private car
lines.
A Washington dispatch says that If
the president is successful in the cam
paign that jie is waging before con
gress, backed up by the Interstate com
mission, the shippers of dairy products,
fruits and meats in the northwest and
In the central states will be able to se
cure freight accommodations for their
commodities at rates that will not
squeeze out of them practically the last
cent of profit. The railroads are with
the government In the movement
against the private car line monopoly
and it is said will accept any measure
that proposes to cripple that system.
While the judicial decision appears to
reach' the private car lines, It Is none
the less desirable that there shall be
legislation specifically applicable to these
lines and placing them under the super
vision of the Interstate Commerce' com
mission. In Its last annual report the
commission said: "Without conceding
the correctness of the claims stated by
the carriers and car lines, there can be
no doubt that great good would be ac
complished by such legislation as would
leave no room for such contentions and
provide more adequate and certain reme
dies for the suppression of abuses. The
only way In which complete remedy can
be afforded Is by Investing the commis
sion, or some other tribunal, with power
to inquire whether charges are reason
able, and to make them reasonable If
found unreasonable." The commission
suggested two ways of accomplishing
this. One Is by making the common car
riers responsible In the matter of this
special equipment and refrigeration eerv
Ice, If they are not now responsible. The
other is by bringing the car line com
panies which provide this refrigeration
for interstate shipments under the Juris
diction of the act to regulate commerce
among the states and making their
charges subject to the determination of
the commission. The latter suggestion
appears likely to be followed. It Is un
derstood to have the approval of the ad
ministration and It Is thought there
would be no difficulty In passing a meas
ure to carry It out. since the railroad In
terests in the senate are believed to
favor It. Meanwhile the expectation Is
that the private car lines will be de
prived of the rebates which they have
been receiving, amounting to millions of
dollars annually, and at the same time
will be compelled to modify tholr rates.
If this shall be realized the end of this
monopoly Is not far off.
PUERILE OBJECTIONS.
When the Dodge water bill was before
the house for final passage last Thurs
day, Representative Lee offered the fol
lowing specific amendments:
Provided, said members of the water
board shall draw ho salaries, nor shall any
money be drawn out of the treasury by
order of said board for salaries, or for any
other expenditures not required by this
act. until after said city shall hav ac
quired title to and procured possession of a
water works plant.
Provided, no existing contract for the
supply of water for domestic, public or fire
purposes shall be renewed, extended or
modified, nor any new contract entered into
for supplying water for such purposes with
any other water company, unless the first
shall first hav been submitted to the elect
ors of said city at a regular or special elec
tion and approved by a majority of the
votes cast at said election.
To the first of these amendments Mr.
Dodge objected on the ground that their
adoption would deprive the water board
of efficient means to fight the water com
pany in the courts if the appraisement
was found to be excessive and not sat
isfactory. This was not merely an insult
to the intelligence of the citizens of
Omaha, but also a reflection on the ca
pacity and integrity Of the city attorney
and the legal department for which the
city expends $12,000 a year.
To the second amendment Mr. Dodge
Interposed the objection that the charter
for metropolitan cities already protected
Omaha against the granting of any fran
chise without a submission for ratifica
tion by the people. On this point Mr.
Dodge comes In collision with eminent
attorneys who hold that the prohibition
of the charter In general terms would be
inactive by an express grant conferring
the right to extend a contract with n
public utility corporation already In ex
istence. In other words, the later legis
lation, granting exclusive authority,
would by Implication repeal the previous
enactment In general terms. But even
If Mr. Dodge was correct on this point,
what harm could come from the Insertion
of the provision of the amendment of
fered by Representative Lee.
WILL STAND Bi HER ALLY.
Great Britain Intends to stand by her
eastern ally, Japan. In a speech a few
days ago by a member of the British
Parliament, he said that the government
would remain in office until the Russo
Japanese war was concluded, which he
predicted would be during the coming
summer. He declared that the Anglo
Japanese alliance was the "most pres
cient act of foreign policy ever achieved
by Great Britain and Mr. Balfour was
bound by every consideration of honor
and patriotism to remain in office during
the critical period, which, the war being
closed, other powers might! step In and
perhaps rob our ally as shamelessly as
they robbed Japan before." This re
ferred to the Interposition of several of
the powers, one being Russia, which de
prived Japan of the fruits of victory in
the war with China, compelling her to
give up Port Arthur and accept Instead
a money Indemnity. Had Japan then
been permitted to retain Port Arthur
there would not now be war In the far
east and the commercial Interests of all
countries would have been subserved
It Is manifestly the duty as well as
the Interest of Great Britain to stand by
Japan and see that she gets fair play
when the war la concluded. No one can
foretell what demands she will make in
the event that she is victorious, but there
Is no probability that they will be un
reasonable. All the utterances of Japan's
leading men since the beginning of the
war have disclaimed any desire for ter
ritorial aggrandisement. The Impression
they have carried Is. that whatever be
longs to China that empire shall retain
possession of. It is not unlikely that If
victorious Japan will want to keep Port
Arthur and China would be wise to ac
quiesce In this. It would give her
greater security, as well as benefiting
other nations, for Japan would not use
that posltlob to the disadvantage of any
other country. She would respect the
rights and Interests of all, for only
thereby could she be secure in, her own
rights and Interests. The Unlfed States
will not be without concern in regard to
the terms of peace between Russia and
Japan and the Influence of this country
may be strongly exerted In behalf of a
Just settlement.
CONTROL OF FOREST RESERVES.
In his last annual message President
Roosevelt urged that all of the forest
work of the government should be con
centrated in the Department of Agricul
ture, "where the larger part of the work
Is already done, where there Is compre
hensive first-hand knowledge of the
problems of the reserves, where all prob
lems relating to growth from the soil are
already gathered and where all the sci
ences auxiliary to forestry are at hand
for prompt and effective co-operation."
A few days ago the president slcned a
bill passed by congress carrying out this
recommendation and Immediately trans
ferring the pending business of the forest
reserves from the general land office of
the Department of the Interior to the
Department of Agriculture, to which all
matters relating to such business will
hereafter be referred.
There can be no doubt as to the ex
pediency of the change or that it will h
Justified by results. It Is announced that
the rules and regulations relating to the
free use and sale of timber and to the
graxlng of live stock will be revised at
an early date and such changes made In
administrative authority and methods as
will facilitate the prompt transaction of
business upon the reserves. There bas
recently been a very marked growth of
Interest In the question of forest conser
vation and this Is quite certain to In
crease, particularly In the west, where
the Importance of the forests to western
industries is fully recognized. It Is now
very generally understood that the per
roanence of the resources of the reserves
Is Indispensable to the continued pros
perity f the country. What Is needed
Is that these resources shall be used in a
businesslike way, that they shall be con
servatively managed, and this can be
confidently expected of the Department
of Agriculture. It Is understood that the
dominant Industry of each district,
whether it be agricultural, mining, lum
bering or (raging, will be fully recog
nized and grrsted such privileges aa will
be consistent with the proper care of the
reserves and cause as little Injury as pos
sible to minor Industries. The Interests
of the permanent settler will always be
carefully guarded. There Is promise of
such management of the forest reserves
as will render their resources of perma
nent value and of Incalculable benefit
to the country, "
A RVSTT RtLtC
The trial of Judge Swayne on impeach
ment charges before the senate of the
United States' brings out the anachron
ism of a political body sitting as a court
to pass on questions of law and evidence.
The senatorial court of Impeachment is a
remnant of royalty a relic of colonial
days when the Idea still prevailed that
nobility was entitled to special privileges
In the administration of criminal law.
The claim of the British subject to a
right to be tried by a Jury of bis peers
loses all its force under our theory of
government which Invests every citizen
with the same right of sovereignty as
every other.
There Is no sound reason In this Amer
ican republic why a federal Judge should
be entltlttf to a trial before United States
senators when the ordinary citizen must
be content with a Jury of talesmen from
every-day life. If Impeachment alms at
removal from office of lawless otflclajs
trial before A political body composed
likewise of officeholders Is more likely to
shield and protect wrongdoing than trial
by the usual processes of law. Many of
the states have transferred Jurisdiction
over impeachment cases to the regularly
constituted courts of law. The Impeach
ment of federal Judges is, however,
vested In the two houses of congress by
the federal constitution so that nothing
short of a constitutional amendment can
abolish this ancient farce, and as long as
that appears to be such a remote possi
bility. It Is perhaps well that we are not
called on often to resort to this rusty
piece of governmental machinery that
has been treasured out of the scrap heap
brought over with them by the founders
of the nation. .
ICOT POLITICIANS.
The Omaha bar Is quite we!! represented
at the legislature this week. City Attorney
J. P. Breen, W. T. Nelson, I. E. Congdon
and T. W. Blackburn are there lobbying In
the Interests of the water bill.
A local weekly devoted to shedding a
soft light on legal luminaries makes this
announcement, which except for the mis
take as to the present Identity of the in
cumbent of the city attorney's office
would be comparatively uninteresting
were it not for this additional informa
tion conveyed in another column of the
same page:
The overwhelming passage of the water
bill is a victory of the people of Omaha
over the politicians.
We resent this defamation and Insult
of these great reformers. Just because
Mr. Breen failed to land In congressional
brogans is no good reason why he should
be upbraided for not being a politician.
Just because after serving one term In
the legislature W. T. Nelson in realizing
that discretion is often the better part of
valor, concluded it inadvisable to seek
re-election, should he be denounced as
lacking in the true attributes of a poli
tician? And what about that other ster
ling patriot by whose masterly manage
ment and unaided efforts "Our Dave"
was led to believe he bad a perpetual
franchise to represent this, district In con
gresswho after engineering the third
party movement to defeat In the last
city election still succeeded in resurrect
ing the water-logged statesman Into a
Job baa he no claims to being a poli
tician? Alack! Alas! That the Omaha
bar should have fallen so low as to be
able no longer to show up a single poli
tician In Its ranks.
It bas been arranged by the New
York Republican club to have at the
club house a complete file of the senate
and bouse bills as Introduced at the
present session of the state legislature,
with separate files of all bills affecting
the city of New York, and members of
the club are invited to express to the
committee their views on bills that affect
the government of New York City.
Here Is a suggestion for Omaha clubs.
In substance the explanation of the
World-Herald is that it favors the presl-
dent's railroad policy because It exnecta
the struggle between president and con
gress to disrupt the republican party.
That s what always determines the at
titude of that democratic organ not so
much a desire to accomplish a reform
as a frenzy to make political capital by
Its failure.
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The killing of squirrels within the
boundaries of the state of Nebraska Is
to be made a misdemeanor, if the legis
lature bas Its war. but the same bodv
is willing to pay a bounty for the killing
of wildcats. By what sign the scalp of
a big Tommy cat is to be distinguished
from the scalp of a small wildcat has
not yet been divulged.
the new Interstate commerce commis
sioners who would take the place of
the members of the present commission.
It is not higher salaries, however, but
larger powers for the commission that
the public demands.
Former Premier Combes threatens to
resign as head of the "republican" or
ganisation in case the constituent parties
do not Indorse his policies. From the
success he has bad In resigning and still
retaining governmental power, the con
clusion naturally follows that another
"resignation" would make him Invincible.
It Is estimated that American rail
roads use 100,000,000 cross ties each year
to replenish the underpinning of their
tracks. That probably explains why so
many big railroad men are active in the
movement for afforestation.
Congressman Hepburn's railroad regu
lation bill provides higher salaries for
Congressman Sibley of Pennsylvania
in the republican caucus opposed legis
lation on the subject of freight rates, and
this la the same free silverlte who was
not converted from the demands of the
Chicago democratic platform until he
found that he could not swing his dis
trict Into line.
I the Prloe Impaired f
Chicago News.
Maybe the Beef trust has received a
crushing blow, but it does not notice that
Its health is so Impaired but that it can
still hold up the price of steaks.
- Recollections of a Sore Spot.
Minneapolis Journal.
A bill la pending in the Nebraska legis
lature .which makes foot ball a felony. It
is indirectly a horn Indorsement of the
Nebraska team, which has generally
played the game on the principles of homl
clde.
Increasing: the Risk.
Chicago Record Herald.
One of the courts has decided that an
American girl who marries a foreigner with
a title doesn't have to pay his debts. Here
after tailors, barbers and boarding house
keepers who trust the noblemen of Europe
will do so at their own risk.
Statesmanship Hun to Seed.
Boston Transcript.
Each n n apnta I Ivo a n A umalnr In itnn.
gress has over 90,000 packages of garden
seeds to send out to his constituents. Con
gressman Tawney says there Is only a dif
ference In degree between sending out gar
den seeds and Durham bulls. Only give us
time, perhaps the latter will come.
Idols that Are Inconvenient.
Baltimore American.
President Cleveland urges both men and
states to possess high morals. But there
Is no lack of high morals among either
nations or individuals. The trouble Is about
using what they have. As a celebrated
poet has cleverly put it, the average morals
are so high that their owners cannot con
veniently get at them except on extra oc
casions, and In the meanwhile live on with
everyday substitutes.
Overheated Houses.
Boston Globe.
The commission appointed to ascertain
the causes of -the prevalence of so much
pneumonia In New York reports that the
overheating of dwellings Is responsible for
many cases of the disease. It Is found that
a large percentage of deaths from pneu
monia last month occurred among people
who lived In luxuriously warm apartment
houses. Dr. Dudley A. Sargent of Harvard
university estimates that 40 per cent of
the total mortality In the United Btates Is
caused by overheating which causes a lack
of proper ventilation. Too much heat Is
more Injurious to health than too little.
The best temperature for houses In winter
Is between 60 and 70 degress, with a fresh
Inlet of air at all times.
NEWSPAPERS AS TEACHERS.
Explanation of the Power of Public
Opinion Today.
Baltimore News.
John Morley, in one of his entertaining
letters, says:
"Some years ago I made a suggestion
which, I think, in one or two cases has
borne good fruit. It was this: That In
every public library there should be formed
a newspaper class in which every evening
somebody or other should take the events
recorded all over the world in a single day
and explain what they were all about. I
would like to suggest now that the li
brarian take out of the shelves of the
reference library a group of books once or
twice a week bearing upon what happens
to be the great topic of the day."
There are classes of this sort in every
community In the United States not one,
but many. Thousands of students of public
events are retained for the specific pur
pose which Mr. Morley points out. Every
newspaper of any standing attempts to
"take the events recorded all over the
world In a single day and e-plaln what
they are all about." It may not succeed
In doing so thoroughly, but It certainly
does the Job better than any other agency
In existence or which one can picture as
separated from the newspaper. Kach class
to which each newspaper explains the
situation is numbered by the thousand.
This is the explanation of the power of
public opinion today. Newspapers and
periodicals, the living libraries of the
masses, spend countless millions In keeping
everybody posted upon what Is going on
in the world and what It all means. The
newspapers should see to it, too, that no
place is left for the library class leader
suggested by Mr. Morley. They should
tell so plainly what the events recorded
In the world from day to day all mean
that no other interpreter will be needed.
A MISSIONARY MARTYR.
-One of the Purest Examples of
Roman Cnthollo Virtue."
Chicago Record-Herald.
A meeting has been held in New York
under the auspices of the Marquette league
"to further the procedure for the beatifica
tion of Father Isaac Jaques," the Jesuit
priest who is known as "the pioneer roU
sionary and martyr of New York Kate."
In all the history of religious seal and
martyrdom there Is probably no charaoter
that is worthier of the high honors of the
church than this simple, devoted and cour
ageous soul. Carried off by the Iroquois
as a captlv. he was the first whit man
to see Lake George, and when he had been
taken Into th Iroquois' country he acted
as if captivity Itself among the most cruel
of foes was a rich favor and blessing be
stowed upon him by Providence. Though
he was compelled to undergo sufferings,
th mer description of which makes the
reader writhe, he kept up th work of
proselytising with a constancy that seems
mora than human. Neither unspeakably
brutal ''treatment nor the ever present
menace of death deterred him. though
Parkman says that he was constitutionally
timid and a man of great sensitiveness and
refinement. When finally h mad hie way
to th DutCh settlements and was given
an opportunity to escape from the country
be hesitated:
"He spent th night in great agitation,
tossed by doubt and full of anxiety, lest
his self-love should begull bira from his
duty. Was It not possible that th Indians
might spar his life, and that, by a timely
drop ef water, he might still rescue souls
from torturing devils and eternal tires of
perdition T On th other hand, would h
not, by remaining to meet a fat almost
Inevitable, Incur th guilt of sulcld?"
Th long debato was decided In favor
of a retreat, but when he had reached
Franc in an utterly forlorn condition his
thoughts Immediately went back to the new
world, and hi soon returned to Canada.
One mora, too, h visited the Mohawk
country, once mor was subjected to fright,
ful tortures, and this tlm death cam to
him from th savages as a merciful dis
pensation. "On of the purest examples of Roman
Catholic virtue which this western conti
nent ha seen," declares the historian, and
it might b added a rare example of human
virtue for any land and any tlm
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MONDAY, FEBRUARY SIXTH
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SERMONS BOILED DOWN.
Brag-sards are always laggards.
Pessimism Is the worst of all heresies.
80ft soap usually has much lye In It.
The only living art Is the art of living.
Work Is the only coin that buys wis
dom. Labor for Ood is vain without love for
man.
Humility gives the level head on the
lofty height.
The public kickers often have but weak
private consciences.
Throwing sand in another's eye Is no
proof of your own grit,
When the Bible hides your brother It is
time to dig through, It to him.
A man has to have some roots before
he can have any worth-while fruits.
It Is always easier to go ahead In slip
pery places than It Is to turn around.
It's a good thing jto have high Ideals,
but there's no sense in keeping your head
In a balloon.
Many are willing to give the Lord seed
corn If only they can have a mortgage
on the cro:.
The boy who Is afraid to strike back
will never make the man brave enough
to turn the other cheek.
There Is a lot mor religion in gritting
your teeth and grinning at trouble than
there Is In a sanctified, sour submission.
If the man who thinks only of saving his
own soul ever gets Into heaven he will
probably fall out through a knothole.
Chicago Tribune.
PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE.
It is a wise thermometer that knows its
own cellar.
It is safe to announce that Medicine Hat
Is not a Panama.
Consider the ice man and th coal man.
Do they kick? Not on your tintype.
A telephone combine capitalized at $250,-
000,000 shows great regard for sound money.
'Warsaw is peaceful." says a dispatch.
People must pause' occasionally to bury
the dead.
Nebraska should not plume Itself too
much. Indiana's governor cut out the
inaugural ball.
Localities with a record of less than 20
below are mighty nervy In claiming to be
the real thing in winter resorts.
That premature "victory" of General
Kouropstkln was intended to keep busy
the hospital corps at Mukden. It worked
like a charm.
Wltth the record of Holmes and Ho:h on
its court calendars, Chicago has a hard
task in convincing 8a It Lake City that
polygamy is as bad as it is painted.
If we could equalize the excess of heat
In summer and the Klondike blasts of
February the feelings of the human family
hereabouts would be far more conciliatory.
A clear case of smallpox proved a most
effective means of scattering the lobby
around the Kansas senate. Legislatures
are at liberty to use this remedy for their
afflictions.
People who imagine a kingship Is a fine,
easy, Inside Job should study current news.
There In Csar Nicholas, with trouble to
burn. King Peter of Servla Is haunted and
has accumulated a painful case of nervous
prostration. There are others who manage
to keep their afflictions in the dark.
WASHINGTON AND HIS PORTRAITS.
SECULAR SHOTS AT THE PIXP1T.
Washington Post: "The most conspicuous
note" Is the convivial note," says Bishop
Potter. Th convivial not may be th most
conspicuous, but the banknote will continue
to be the most popular.
Chicago Record-Herald: Rev. Mr. Irvine
announces that he has given up the fight
against Bishop Talbot. He has not as yet,
however, succeeded in offsetting the effects
of the scandal that he started.
New York Tribune: The Mormons have
now begun to advertise themselves as the
true apostles of the anti-race suicide doc
trine. The Utah preacher who puts forth
that notion, however, falls to square It with
the pretense that polygamy has been abol
ished. New York Globe: Not long ago a census
of attendance at public worship was made
In the Department of Selne-et-Marne, adja
cent to Paris. It appeared that In 416 com
munes, containing 215.8S3 persons, there
were, excluding children and salaried offi
cials, only 5,0 persons, or 24 per cent, who
attended mass on Sunday. On an average.
In every village of 500 Inhabitants only ten
persona, not officials or children, were at
church. In 80 of tho 416 commune Inventl
gnted the churches were shut all the yenr,
both on Sundays and festivals. This Is th
showing made not in urban, but In rural
France. The conditions in 8elne-et-Mnrn
are said not to be exceptional, but typical
of the larger part of tho republic. In Purls,
notwithstanding the great number of the
churches, it Is stated that less than 4 per
cent of the total population and less than
one-hnlf of 1 per cent of the adult mnl
population get to church as often as once a
week.
A Study of Engrravlnas, Painting's and
Statue of the First President.
Booklovers' Magaslne.
After a careful study of over 4,000 engrav
ings and a number of original paintings and
various coins at the mint, a final reference
was made to composite photography, three
ppllcatlona being made. "The selections
for the several groupings were not arbi
trary, but were guided only by th point of
view of the features." The resulting Wash
ington is remarkable in Its deflnlteness of
outline and lifelike appearance. The repro
ductions of the original pointings which
accompany the article ane very helpful in
following Mr. Taylor's Interesting discus
sion of the individual conceptions of the
different artists.
Washington gave at least forty-nve sit
tings to over a score of aspirants, besides
posing for several shadow silhouettes. How
he regarded this tax on comfort he re
marked In a letter to a friend: "I am
hackneyed to the touches of the painter's
pencil that I am now altogether at their
beck and sit like patience on a monument
whilst they are delineating the lines of my
face. At first I was a Impatient at the re
quest and as restive under the operation as
a colt is of the saddle; now no dray moves
more readily to the thill than I to the
painter's chair."
"Few distinguished men or our day," Mr.
Taylor asserts, "if they were painted by so
many different artists, would show without
variation in such a range of portraits the
kindly phases of character which are re
flected from the canvases that w have
been considering. W can no longer believe
those historians who tell us or the habitual
statellness and reserve of Washington.
When not on his professional dignity, he
must hat been geniality Itself."
DOMESTIC PLEASANTRIES.
"Can you support my daughter In th
style to which she has been accustomed?"
"Perhaps not. But I can support her In
the style to which her mother was accus
tomed during her early married life."-
Brooklyn Life.
"Pa." announced Mr. Henry Peck's young
est. "when I grow up I'm goln" to gat mar
ried." .
"Cheer up, sonny," murmured Mr. Peck,
patting the child's head. "It seems to m
you're too young to be so pessimistic.
Cleveland Leader.
r.agson Tatters What does de society'
papers moan be a "man-about tonr
Howard Hasben Well. Ragsy, daf
nothln' In the world but a hobo that al
ways manages to have the price. Phi lade!
phl'a Press.
He Do you really think it hurts a man '
to be hit with one of Cupid's arrows?
She No. Aa a rule he merely becomes ,
senseless for a time. Chicago Record-Her
old. .
"She has good taste, don't you think?"
"I should say she has. You ought to
havj heard the rHo things she said about
my new hat." Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The car was crowded to Its full capacity,
and the two who had Just entered wer
compelled to hold to th same strap.
"We seem to be sentenced to hang, ob
served the maid.
"Yes," whispered) the young man, as his
fingers cloeed over hers. "Capital punish
ment!" Chicago Tribune.
"Wbat makes you so happy today,
Blnk?"
"Got a gwd one on my wife. You know
she's alwavs holding you up to me as a
model hupband."
"Flattered, I'm" .
"Walt a minute. I looked up the word
'model' in the dictionary and found It
meant 'a Small ImlteMon of the genuine
article.' "Cleveland Leader.
Th. a,iir.r seem to think more of
your pet oft than of any man.
The Lady I do.
The Suitor And do you think you run
be hapnler with your dog than with a
husband? , .
The Tjtdv Certainly. I could kill the
dos; If he didn't behave himself. Phlladel
phla Press '
THINGS THAT NEVER DIE.
Charles DlOkeam
The pure, the bright, the beaiittftil.
That stirred our hearts in youth;
The impulses to wordless prayer, M
The dream of love and truth:
The lonplnirs sfter something lost,
The snlrlt's yearning cry.
The strivings after better hopes
These things can never die.
The timid hand stretched forth to aid
A brother In his need.
A kindly word In grief's flsrk hour
That proves a friend Indeed;
The plea for mercy softly breathed.
When Justice threatens high
The sormw of a contrite heart
These things shall never die.
The mem'ry of a clasping hard,
The pressure of a kiss.
And all the trifles, sweet and frail.
That make up love s first biles,
If with a firm, unchanging faith.
And holy trust and high.
Those hands have clasped, those Hps DStw
met
These things shall never dl.
The cruel and the bitter word,
That wounded as It fell;
The chilling want of sympathy
We feel, but never tell; .
The hard repulse that chills the heart
Whose hope were booming high,
In an unfailing record kept
These things shall never die.
Let nothing pass, for every hand
Must find some work to do;
Lose not a chance to waken lov
He firm, snd Just, and true; ,
So shall a light that cannot fad , 1
Beam on thee from on high,
And angel voices say to thee 1 ,
These things shall never die.
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