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THE OMAIIA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY. MARCn 14, 190v.
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OBO. B. TZSCHUCK.
SubspiibaQ' In ray presence and aworn to
before me thla lat day. of March. 190j.
(Baal) M B. HUNOATB.
Notary Public
' March does rot wni to be "trillln; to
wait until ;ts exit to exhlblt Its leonine
procUvitles. v .
It rhy b tbt cur has decided to con
tinue the tvfctf ae long as Kouroriatkln
li able to fun'i'faBter than Oyama.
. The teTrewl clergyman who Jumped
from Omaha to Binghamton should hare
stajCHl !h' Omaha aad posed as a re
formar. ! ..v1 V: ' ' .
The inartet fof batlied wire will likely
bo depressed ribr that '..released . by the
cattlemen TamoTlng fences In western
Kebraska.-' ' '
Gorernof Mickey-his ao far been rery
char Jibovt'-uslny his veto pen. Per
haps h.i,liaj-lfl.bACl.,waltlns; for the
big ame ...
No; that vall the political prisoners
hare been rf leased in Colombia, news
of the "hext presidential campaign may
be eipectedr.v : x
Tha juvenile court bill has become a
law, but Ha .first result will be to pre
cipitate a scramble for the three 'pay
jobs It creates. - X '
One oayb-xcusd for beginning to
wonder Just what sort of an argument
would be needed ito Incline the czar to
think of peace! M
Premier Baifotir may be devoted to
Mr- Chamberlain's fiscal program, but
recent changes in the British cabinet
would Indicate, that It is. In a personal
ratbor than an official capacity.
Dispatches from New York would In
dicate that a strike Is not over until
It Is ended. Announcements by the lead
ers ot both aides notwithstanding,
rerhaps, after all, Mir. Belmont will have
to come back from Florida.
Insurance eomp&nlea threaten to boy
cott Arkansas if the 'legislature doea not
repeal the anti-compact law. Here Is
aa excellent opportunity for Arkansas
to break ground for state Insurance and
go Kansas and lta oil project one better.
ftonth Omaha wants a new Commer
cial cjub. .We were under the impres
sion (hat South Pmaha already had one
Commercial chit' that started out, at
least, with all sorts of line prospects.
One Commercial ;cub at a time is usually
enough for most cities.
t svss hoped that with its polygamy
scandal, Utah would have been spared
the disgrace, of petty, scandals,, but It
seems as though some people out there
foo'd tlme between their ventures In
matrimonial annexation to annei a con
siderable tmet of government land with
out authority. -
To judge by the latest reports from
Washington, thoee holding bonds of both
Russia and Japan would rather see the
war end than take chances on either of
the combatants passng an interest pay
ment. Keeping, the' bond market Ann
most be the real test of a country's
ability to make war. .
The attorney for Mrs. CUadwick com-
plflns that the Jury which convicted her
waa made up of men having few trans
actions with banks. To Judge by the
fate that overcame the banks with which
she bd dealings, she had a right to
Imagine such a jury would be more to
her advantage than a Jury of bankers.
Where the railroads have a hard time
In keeping square with, tbejnselyes jD
protesting against a reduction of trans
portation rates on the grouud that they
are, entitled to full returns on the market
value., of their property, as represented
by. the stock exchange' quotations, aud
at the same time refusing to pay taxes
upei Assessments fsr below those valuations.-
If the railroad property la
worth top notch, values for rate regula
tion.' why should they he worth less for
'at MMasmtut
WHAT WILL JAPAH DEMAXDt
In the event of the final triumph of
Japan what will abe demand of the de
feated nation? It seems that one of the
objections on the part of tbc Hunalan
government to consider any suggestion
of making peace Is the belief that Japau
would ask for a heavy Indemnity, an
intimation of this having t-oiue from
men more or less prominently Identified
with the Japanese government. It Is
easy to understand that to have to pay
Japan a large money Indemnity after
being driven out of Manchuria would
be a humiliation to Ilussln almost un
bearable, yet such a demand would be
entirely right and Just. Forced Into war
by Russian aggression, there Is every
reason why Japan, If finally victorious,
should require that her enemy repay, at
least in part, the money cost of the
war. It is not to bo doubted that such
a claim would be approved by the civ
ilized world.
What other nations are concerned In
is the position which Japan may take
In regard to the territory from which
she shall drive Russia. All this territory
Is Chinese and has been recognixed-ns
such by Japan. It hos been said by
some of those who are understood to
represent the views and attitude of the
Tokio government that it Is the purpose
to hand all this territory over to China,
conditioned upon that empire giving It
such protection as would insure it
against a renewal of Russian aggression
and snfeguard the interests of Japan.
It Is more than probable, however, that
Japan will require some better security
than this for the protection of her in
terests, so little confidence must she
have In the ability of the Chinese gov
ernment to take care of even Its own
Interests. Japan is likely to Insist upon
exercising a protectorate over a consid
erable part of this territory and since
probably no outside nation would op
pose this It would doubtless be readily
and even gladly conceded by China.
In that case tlie question Is suggested
whether Japan would throw open the
ports of this territory to equal commer
cial privileges for the world, or seek to
monopolize their trade ' for herself.
There Is every reason to believe that she
would observe the open door policy and
accord to all patlons an equal chance for
obtaining trade In that region. Undoubt
edly all existing treaties with China,
with the exception of those Russia may
have, would be respected. Japan could
not afford to do otherwise, as she would
thereby Incur the displeasure and hos
tility of all the great commercial na
tions, whose friendship and good will
If Is obviously her policy to cultivate.
It is because of confidence In her good
Intentions In this direction and the feel
ing that Russia would be unfaithful to
her promises that Japan has so large a
share of the world's sympathy in her
great struggle for self-preservation.
Japan victorious. It Is safe to predict;
will demand nothing that Is not reason
able and Just, nothing that the great
sacrifices she Is making do not entitle
her to, nothing not essential to her fu
ture security and peace. And Japan
triumphant will undoubtedly meet with
little or no opposition to her demands.
ADVERTISING OMAHA.
The recent offer of five prizcB by the
Louisville Courier-Journal for the five
best suggestions for advertising Louis
ville developed the fact that every' re
sponse had reference to some form of
newspaper advertising, and the first
prize winner came out victorious with a
plan to raise a good sized cash fund to
advertise the city's advantages in the
leading newspapers circulated In the ter
ritory from which the city expects to
draw lta trade and population.
The recent addresa by the head of the
advertising bureau of one of the big
railroad systems of the central west,
report of which waa printed In The Bee,
emphasises the value of newspaper ad
vertising for developing railroad traffic.
He declared that after experimenting in
every direction the railroads had for the
most part concluded to concentrate their
advertising In newspapers and to with
draw it from other publicity channels.
The advertising of cities Is no different
from the advertising of railroads, and
there is no good reason why a city like
Omaha should not prosecute a vigorous
advertising campaign through the news
papers, Just as would Be done by any
big, enterprising business corporation if
it had the same undeveloped resources
to exploit.
It will probably be suggested that the
newspapers, especially the local news
papers, are part and parcel of the city
and should not expect special reward
for carrying on such a campaign. The
public is too apt to forget that every city
is constantly enjoying the benefit of
newspaper advertising without price or
consideration. Omaha, for, example. Is,
we believe, freely advertised more by Its
newspapers than any other city of Its
size, la fact the newspapers of Omaha
are a standing advertisement for the
city.' No city of Omaha's slue and re
sources can point to a newspaper of as
real metropolitan character as The Bee,
and everywhere The Bee circulates it
carries with It sn impression of Omaha's
push, pluck and substantial worth. As
a newspaper, The Bee has always kept
ahead of what the city would really war
rant aqd Is a never tiring dally mes
senger bearing good tidings of Omaha
throughout the land.
The work done by The Bee., and In
relative proportion by other newspapers,
seems to be scarcely rea II tedmuch less
fully appreciated by the business In
terests that benefit most by It. , The
newspapers that are day In and day out
heralding, abroad the advantages of
Omaha for the investment of capital and
the location of labor, and keeping the
city before the eyes' of the country at
large are expected to do this work as a
matter of course, and 'any Intimation
that they ought to be paid for apace de
voted to advertising Omaha would.
doubtless, elicit simply expressions of
surprise and amasement. other pro
gressive rltles, however, are coming to
recognize tbt value of newspaper adrer
Using and the example of Louisville Is
not the first nor will It be the last.
skkds or uvn legations.
There waa Introduced at the last ses
sion of congress a bill proposing an
Increase in the salaries of ambassadors
and ministers and also that they be pro
vided with a place of residence, aa Is
done by most other countries. It was
urged that our diplomatic representa
tives at foreign courts have to draw on
their private fortunes to maintain a
proper social status and that the coun
try could well afford to give them better
compensation and a house to live in.
The measure did not command much
interest or support.
This matter has long been discussed
In and out of congress, but no great
amount of sentiment has been created
lu favor of raising the salaries of am
bassadors and ministers. In a lecture
a few days ago former Ambassador An
drew I). White talked In favor of In
creasing the salaries of these diplomatic
representatives. He said that to at
tempt to do his duty on the salary now
given would deprive an American diplo
matic representative of all opportunity
to exercise that friendly, personal, social
influence which Is so important' an ele
ment In his success. But whether sala
ries were raised or not, Mr. White urgkl
that the permanent possession of a bouse
or apartment in every leading capital
Is absolutely the foremost and most ele
mentary of necessities. He pointed out
the difficulties connected with the pres
ent method, according to which each
representative of the United States, on
arriving at his post. Is put to serious
inconvenience in seeking out and fur
nishing a house or apartment suitable
to his needs. We are inclined to think
that our government should provide a
residence for ambassadors and ministers.
This would be a permanent asset and
would certainly do no harm to Ameri
can prestige in foreign capitals. Pro
vided with a residence, our ambassadors
and ministers could get along, very well
with their present salaries. j
WESTERN CANADIAN IMMIORATWy.
It Is believed that there will be more
Americans go into the Canadian north
west In thla than in any previous year.
In 1902 and 1903 the emigration of Amer
icans Into western Canada was approxi
mately 40,000; the year before It had
been only 26,000. In 1003-04 the num
ber of Americans finding homes In west
ern Canada was about 43,000. The In
dications are that the number this year
will be 50,000 or 00,000,
A letter to the New York Tribune from
the west says that the "American In
vasion" of western Canada will not
stop so long as there are millions of
acres of free government or cheap lands
left In that country. The writer of this
letter, who Is very likely a promoter of
the emigration, says that Interest
throughout the western part of the
United States In the great development
of western Canada, which is going on
largely by the grace of American emi
grants and capital. Is so keen that there
Is now no more prospect of stopping
the Invasion of western Canada than
there was of stopping the Invasion of
Minnesota and the Dakotas from the
neighboring states In the east and south
in the days when they were still part
of the wild west. There nppeurs to be
good reason for this statement, but It
Is to be doubted if this emigration of
Americans to the, Canadian northwest
will be long maintained at the present
rate. The cheap lands of that country
are undoubtedly attractive to some, but
there are some disadvantages, the chief
of which Is that Of getting the products
of the lands to market. The cost of
getting these products to market as com
pared with the cost of marketing the
products of Dakota, for example, does
not leave much If anything In favor of
the cheap Canadian lands. Of courso
this wfll be overcome In time, but it
will be years before It Is and then the
lands will not be so cheap as at present.
Meanwhile the American emigrants to
that rather Inhospitable region will have
well earned all they make.
Kfforts are under way to resort to
direct primaries in particular counties, if
not iu the entire First district, for the
selection of the republican candidate for
congress to fill the vacancy created
by the promotion of Mr. Burkett
to the senate. There are no signs
yet, however, of any disposition on
the part of the democrats of the
First district to select their can-
didato by direct primaries. As the First
district is so overwhelmingly republican
that the democratic candidate will have
nothing coming to him anyway, except
as a complimentary vote, this might be
a good place for the democrats to make
a pretense of good faith In their advo
cacy of direct primary legislation by
undertaking a practical experiment on
their own account.
The annual report of City Treasurer
Heuulngs shows that the revenue col
lected In for the school board for the
fiscal year aggregated $853,484.31, none
of which came from the sale of bonds.
In other words, the school board took in
more than half of the amount which all
the other departments of city govern
ment bad at their command. If there
ever was any excuse for an overlap In
the school fund, it surely has been removed.
The lawyers are asking Douglas
county to chip In on their law library
for the benefit of the district judges.
The Judges represent a district which
Includes four counties, each one of which
ought to have the same proportionate
Interest In the Judicial equipment as
Douglas county. While passing the hat
around the outside counties should not
be overlooked.
The assurance is renewed that all the
fences illegally placed on the public do
main by the big cattlemen will have to
come down. The only question open is
how many of the fences are still Illegal,
since most of the laud on which they
are erected has been taken np under the
various homestead acts.
Raala of Geo Will.
Chlcaso Record-Herald.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi
neers has been and I one of the moat
succenafnl labor oraranlmtlons ever formed.
It doean't believe In violating- contracts.
leaiaaalty of Polltlclae.
Raltlmore American.
It la natd there la a remarkable religious
wave sweeping over he country, but It
doesn't appear to have atruck any public
or political departments with any sur
prising amount of tidal force.
Dlaee-rda In Ftaaairlal Maale.
Waehlngton Poet.
Mr. Shaw predlcta a deficit of about 90.
000,000, and Senator Memenway proposes to
turn It Into a surplus of about ta.OOO.Offl.
The difference la that Senator llemenway
Is talking now like Mr. Shaw did during
the -campaign.
Let the Cartel Fall.
New Tork, Sun.
The aupreme court of the state of Con
necticut has decided against William Jen
ninga Bryan In the Phllo S. Bennett will
cane. Colonel Bryan oplnea that "the de
clelon enda the contest." His friends wilt
pray fervently that It may. From begin
ning to end this aorry bualneaa has ex
hibited Colonel Bryan In the most un
favorable light aa a cltiaen, as a friend
and aa a lawyer.
Aanerlcaa Capital Saved F.aalaad.
London Graphic.
Were there no United States would Eng
lish aociety be solvent? That question has
never yet been aaked or examined. Several
millions have been brought Into our so
ciety during the last forty years by Amer
ican helreanea, and an enormous sum haa
been received in exchange for land, paint
ings, engravings, old furniture, works of
art. Jewels, plate and books. Moreover,
American capital haa been Inveated In thla
country mostly through the Intervention of
titled Englishmen, who, of course, have
generally benefited by the transaction.
Probably 100,000,000 haa come to the west
end through these various transactions.
Would the west end have been bankrupt
had that sum not been procurable?
Power In -Clothe and Title.
Mark Twain in North American Review.
There la no power without clothes. It
la the power that governs the human race.
Strip its chiefs to the skin, and no state
could be governed; naked officials could ex
ercise no authority; they would look (and
be) like everybody else commonplace. In
consequential. A policeman In plain
clothe la one man. In his uniform he Is
ten. Clothes and titles are the most po
tent thing, the most formidable Influence,
In the earth. They move the human race
to willing and spontaneous respect for the
judge, the general, the admiral, the bishop,
the ambassador, the frivolous earl, the
idiot duke, the sultan, the king, the em
peror. No great title Is efficient without
clothes to support It. In naked tribes ot
savages the kings wear some kind of rag
or decoration which they make sacred to
themselves and allow no one else to wear.
The king of the groat Fan tribe wears a
a bit of leopard skin on his shoulder-U Is
sacred to royalty; the real of him IS per
fectly naked. Without this bit of leopard
akin to awe and impress the people ho
would not be able to keep his Job.
LAWYERS AND MORALS.
Eaerarlea Devoted to Making I ,e a I n -lallon
Kffectlve.
Collier s Weekly.
Are lawyer more moral than business
men; ordinary men of affairs than trust
magnates; Journalists than politicians; and
ao on through the grades and divisions of
Boclety? Sueh questions arise constantly In
dlscjsslnn. Formerly the politician .wera
blamed exclusively for much bad legislation
that la now charged In part to the business
men who Influence legislation. The role
taken by the ablest lawycra In making leg
islation Ineffective ia being more -lvldly ex
pounded than It ever has been before. Our
laws to take an example forbid rebates
and alt kinds of discrimination between
shippers. The railway men In general ad
mit the desirability of such law. Yet they,
and the shippers, and the attorneys for
both, devote themselves to discovering de
vices for outwitting the law. There la no
moral standard which restrains either law
yers or bualness men from any se
cret practice intended to he'lp them escape
from laws the passage of which they favor.
The public faces the necessity of contriving
laws so drawn that the very ablest minds
in the country can invent no trickery to
beat tnVni, but probably public opinion on
such matters is being educated by all the
experiments now being made. The struggle
for money Is losing something relatively,
and moral atandards slowly make a corre
sponding gain.
OWNERS OF SENATORS.
Why the- taper House Falls o Re
spond to Pnblic Demand.
Minneapolis Journal.
The American people will find that legis
lation for their benefit, If It is antagonistic
to great monopolies, railroads and trusts,
will be killed In the upper house of con
gress, just so long as the senators are sent
to Waahlngton as the representatives of
their political sponsors, the trust, the rail
road and tha financial pool, rather than
aa the guardian of the Interests of the
public.
''No man can 'sane two masters." The
Standard Oil senators in Washington, and
there are a number of tham, could not be
Induced to Incur the displeasure of the
mighty power back of the greatest of
trusts; there are enough guardians of the
interests of the railroads to switch legis
lation against tha regulation of rates and
rebate Into oblivion; while men represent
ing express companies, banking and large
groupings for financial manipulation ait In
their seata, In the guiae of senators, owned
and controlled through much money':
There la yet another class of senators
elected to the upper house because of their
own great wealth. They might be ex
pected to act .Independently, but It is too
often tha cava that some part of their large
Investments are In the companies requiring
legislation, and thus they become partisans
against the best Intereats of the people.
This Is not an especially pretty picture;
It Is revolting to U believers in good gov.
eminent and clean politics. Tha English
House of Lords and the American senate
have much to answer tor. Both have been
frequently referred to as useless hindrances
to legislation and needless institution. We
are not prepared to go this far, however,
and believe that the senate and the house,
If properly elected, will act aa a safety
valve the one for the other, and work for
the good of the country aa the framers of
the constitution Intended they should.
. The remedy is plain. . Let no man buy
hla way Into the senate ef the United
States; let no corporation, financial or rail
read clique dictate who shall represent the
people of a state In the upper house. The
application of the remedy Is In permitting
the people to elect the senators lust as
they do the congressmen. It a senator
thus elected acquire too high an opinion
of senatorial dignity and refuses tu do the
will ot the people, his term of office will
pot be extended. The moat Important uuea
tlon ot this diy is tha election of senators
by the people. They are no belter than
the president, the vice president, the gov
ernors, congressmen aud mayors pf our
great cities. lt them take the chances
ff the ballot box aud be answerable to the
people for their action sod they will slop
and think before going over to tat enemy.
ARMY GOSSIP I WASHINGTON.
Matters nt latereat OleaaeS frnaa the
Army and Navy Register.
The Judge advocate general of the army
continues to receive complaints aralnst
army officers for failure to pay allgeJ
financial obligations. There Is some talk of
Issuing a circular which shall be an offi
cial notice on people most Interested that
the War department can not undertake
services of this sort, especially In those
Instances where the Indebtedness Is dis
puted. To such appeals the War depart
ment Is uniformly advising recourse to the
civil court.
The War department has refused to con
sider favorably the resignation of Captain
George W. Klrkman. Twenty-flfth Infantry,
on duty at Port Niobrara, Neb., who ts
awaiting trial on numerous charges pre
pared some weeks ago. Since that time
additional charges, all of a srrloua charac
ter, have been made, and under the cir
cumstances the War department does not
believe that Klrkman should be allowed to
leave the army by means of a resignation,
even were It accepted "for the good ot the
service." There has not been in a long
time a court-martial case where so many
charge of a varied sort existed as In this
case of Captain Klrkman. It Is under
stood the defense contemplates the Intro
duction of a plea of Insanity", which, suo
cessfully raised, would undoubtedly result
In the retirement of the officer. To that
end It Is understood potent western rail
road Influence may be exerted.
It is by no means certain that the ex
periment of detailing retired officers of the
army to active duty In connection with re
cruiting service Is a success. There are
Indications, Indeed, that the practice pos
sesses anything but those gratifying re
sults, in the first place, a few of the re
tired officers who have expressed a willing
ness to be detailed for duty are willing to
go wherever they may bo sent. A few
ao expressed themselves, but usually addod
a preference, and It Is expected that In many
cases officers who have been assigned to
duty which Is not entirely to their liking
at least as to location will find It possible
to axk to be relieved. There Is no way
out of this state of affairs for the Wax
department, because the law requlrea that
the officer himself shall make application
for duty; and assignment to any task
must have the consent of the retired offi
cer. It would not be surprising if, inside
of a few months, there are no retired offi
cers on any sort of active duty.
The ancient and hororable title nf aa.
sistant adjutant general, which has been
in existence for many years,' passed Into
history with the enactment of the latest
army appropriation bill. The bill was
ala-ned on March t. since whlrh Unit. ibn
hav-? been no assistant adjutant general In
the army. All such, alonsr with the as
sistant chief of the rrrnrri and nenalnn
office, become military secretaries. The as
sistant adjutants general and the assistant
ohlef of tho record and pension office were
In the military secretary department, any
way,' and in time upon the retirement of
General H. C. Corbin, the titular adjutant
general, and the active mmmnnitlna- a-nn.
eral In the Philippines division the officers
under the military secretary were destined
to become' military secretaries. It is
merely sn anticipation by a few months.
comparatively, of the abandonment of the
titles which added to the confusion of
designation of officers of the military sec
retary's deportment. A general order has
been Issued from the War department
formally announcing to the army the
change.
Colonel Allen Smith, Sixth cavalry, on
duty at Fort Meade, S. D., will be made a
brigadier general and retired under the
provisions of the act of April 3, 1904.
Colonel Smith la one of the officer with
a civil war record and would not be retired
for age until April 12, 1913. He gained his
civil war record as a midshipman In the
navy from July 28, 1863, to March 22, 18M,
a few months after which date he became
a second lieutenant of the First Infantry.
He has been colonel of the Sixth cavalry
since June, 1802. By this retirement Lieu
tenant Colonel William Stanton, Eleventh
cavalry, on duty at Fort Riley, Kan., wll
become a colonel of cavalry. Major E. J.
McClernana of the cavalry arm, a member
of the general staff and a detailed officer
in the military secretary's department, will
become a lieutenant colcnel. The promo
tion nf a captain, first lieutenant and sec
ond lieutenant of cavalry as a result of
Colonel Smith's retirement, is blocked by
th? fact that there is returned to tha
cavalry arm for service Major W. E.
Wilder, also a detailed officer in the mili
tary secretary's department, where his
period of service has expired. Major Wilder
must become a surplus officer of the cav
alry arm and until there Is another va
cancy among the colonels or lieutenant
colonels of cavalry there can be no ad
vancement In the grades of captain, first
lieutenant or second lieutenant.
A MEANINGLESS PI.ATITXDE.
Gem of Branlam Let Fall la the
Radsjer State,
Milwaukee Sentinel.
In his address before the Wisconsin legis
lature at Madison on Friday W. J. Bryan
made tho bold statement that "whatever
the people want Is right." He then elabo
rated this statement by saying that "tha
people have a right. to have what they
want," and, aa tha people alone can de
cide, their decision must be accepted as
light and righteous.
Such a system of political philosophy
must have been manufactured for public
consumption, but, like many kinds of pre
pared food now on the marktt, it will not
bear close analysis.
The pvuple decided gainst Mr. Bryan In
IS and again In laoo, and he has been
protesting ever since that he waa right
both times and the people wrong. There
waa a popular majority against him, yet
COOO.tXM voters supported Ms ticket, and
Mr. Bryan has persisted in calling atten
tion to that fact and has contended by in
ference that his minority was right, be
cause there were so many of them.
As a matter of fact, every question that
comes before the people is settled by the
majority opinion. That majority may be
so small as to be far from conclusive as to
the merits of the question. In every case
the minority will aocept the decision as a
temporary settlement of the controversy
and determine to change the verdict when
ever opportunity offers. Thla Is what Mr.
Bryan tried to do in 1900 and what be hopes
to do In 1908. Meanwhile he Is going about
the country with a ploua face telling "the
people" In unctuoua tones that whatever
they want Is right.
"Right" Is an abstraction and cannot be
determined by the will of any man or mil
IIchi of men. "The people" are the indi
vidual of whom the nation, state or
municipality la composed. There Is no
such- thing a, composite popular mind.
Ten, a doseu, l.OOO.UX) or M,OtX,000 people
individuals may feel an impulse to com
mit a great wrong or may stumble Into a
great blunder. As a matter of fact, large
numbers of people have been known to d
that very thing, but the desire that in
spired their action did not make wrong
right nor transform their blunders Into a
wise and beneficent policy.
Fvodta oa Plaeb.
Washington. Post.
The Snuff trust haa Just divided a profit
of 13,sa.000 on last year's business, which
la not tt be aneesed at, even In" these days
of big earnings.
ECHOES OF THE ROIT.
St.-Louls Gkibe-temocrat: .The mighty
Cossacks are another of the world's ex
ploded tnvths.
St. Louis Republic: Thcrs seems to'tv
very little else for the Japanese to occupy
now except Moscow and St. Petersburg.
Minneapolis Journal: Kouropatkln has
not even time to reeret to report. He Is
sprinting away over the union schedule.
Philadelphia Press: It did not take Muk
den quite as long to fall ss It did Port
Arthur, but the thud will be heard Just
as far away.
Baltimore American: It ia to be hoped
that defeated pugilists are reading the St.
Petersburg dispatcher, for they are mas
terpieces of the art of explaining how It
happened.
Plttaburg Dispatch: It seems to be
pretty well settled now that Russia will
finally keep that promise to evacuate Man
churia, owing to the vigorous and em
phatic aid of Japan in doing it.
Chicago Tribune: Probably there never
was a military movement that achieved a
more astounding success than that of Gen
eral Kouropatkln when he started north
ward for the purpose of luring on those
Japanese generals.
Portland Oregonlan: General Kouropat
kln appeara to have some trouble in his
successful "advance northward." But he
keeps going somehow. The man to dis
cover the north pole Is undoubtedly Kour
opatkm. He'll get there, If the Japs do
their part.
Cincinnati Knqulrer: Only a few months
Indeed, hardly more than a few weeks
have gone by since Russian statesmen
were declaring that the eastern war would
be fought to the bitter end. It seems fre
quently from the dispatches of the last
few days that the bitter end is Just
ahead.
A MATTER OF HEALTH
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PERSONAL NOTES.
Several Americans up In Alaska are red
hot over the refusal of congrs to give
the country territorial rights. Fortunately
the boys will not have to go fat- from home
to cool off.
In Oregon they ate going to hang a man
and make him pay the costs of the pro
ceeding as well. One Instinctively wonders
Just what the charge will be for wear and
tear on the rope,
There Is soothing news on the way for the
large school of suckers baited by tho Bt.
Louis race track investment companies.
With good management the receivers may
be able to squeese out 3 cent on the dol
lar. The cowboya returning from the inau
guration are telling the people In the west
that the wildest things they ever saw In
their lives were the costumes or the lack
of costumes of the women at the Inaugura
tion ball.
Robert Frlesen, a German traveler, who
recently reached Berlin from Iceland, says
the Icelanders are the most highly edu
cated people In the world snd the average
attainments triors are far superior to those
In Germany
Robert B-. Roosevelt, an uncle of the
president, attended the Inauguration. He
has held many positions of honor In New
York City and for the greater part of his
life haa been one of the most Influential
democrats of the metropolis.
Thlrty-flve years ago W. II. Newman
was a brakemnn on a southern railroad at
12 a day; today he is president of the great
Vanderbllt system, with a salary of taXJQ
a. year, a palatial residence lu New 1'ork
and a private car so sumptuously ap
pointed that a king might envy it.
John Jacob Astor, at a dinner in Phila
delphia, talked about Niagara. "Kvcry one
who goes to Niagara," he said, "hears
some absurd, ridiculous and inapt remark
there. You stand and gaxe at the falls,
profoundly rpnved, ru.nspcakubiy lurpruaseu,
and then, all of a sudden, something
fatuous is said and the effect of all that
grandeur is disalpated. The day 1 flret
saw Niagara a man touched my arm as I
looked up at those whit waters. I turned
to the man. He had the silly and vacuous
smile ot the confirmed Joker, 'it seems a
shame,' he sold, 'to see all this going to
waste.' 'What are you?' said I. 'An elec
trical engineer?' 'No,' he answered. 'A
milkman.' "
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PQUHEElv
Absolutely Puro
MS NO SUBSTITUTE
PLEASANTLY POINTE1I.
"In my mind." said Puffham. blowlna a
dense t-loud of smtke. "theie's nothing like
i good clsar."
''In your mouth, ton." growled Itoethsm,
"there s nothing like onc.'VCievclanc
Leader.
"If everybody wan hs luckv ns he think"
he miRht to be." mid L'nrle Kben. "dar
Wouldn't be nobody .-f to do At reguiai
work dot has to be 'tended to." Washing
ton Star.
rlara How did you break your huehnnd
Of stuttering?
Grace Kvcry time he stuiteil It t began
to protest iihrIiuu Ms smoking. It never
failed to start his flow of IntiKiuiRc. De
troit Free Press.
"When a fellow whose name on have
forgotten comes up snil slaps you on the
Imek and asks eagerly nfter your health,
what do you do?"
"Well, I generally tell him I'm broke."
riiilndell'hla prras.
"Oh, pnpa. the duke has propsurd to mel"
"He lm:"
"Yes, papa. Anil he snys 1 can wear a
coronet: Heie'a the pawn ticket for It"
Cleveland lialn Penler.
A bur.x it whir
A cloud f dust
A wild, blood-curdling veil
A ghastly object IliishtiiK by
Then slit nee and a smell:
Harvard l,ampoou
LAY OF Till-; HAS-IIF.EN.
Phllniteliliia inmilver.
Oh, sing me a svnts f the I .owl and slein,
'i he bong ot the might have bo-en;
The song of the duy wncn your Kick w
Sbm
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IU1I,
Tin: j...ng of the now-tind-then,
Oh, tell me tho tale or the time you had
When money Waa ( m ap us ulrt, ,
And you ox.-ned wine In iwakrl lots -
At hix anil a linlf iwir antilrt. '
Oh, spin mo the yam ot iho used-to-be.
VII, rrroj i lie Kfnm oiil vim, I I.
was
Oh
h, case me a spread or tho'wlly slave,
1 m listening, pal. Go on.
Remember the time when you broke the
bank ..... .
Down at tho Branch one.' night
You stacked so high that iho celling
bulged
Ana tue dealer was oil t of sight?
Lel'h her agaln of the men you staked
And the horses you gave away
My eyes stick out and my cars expand
At every word you say.
Just slip me ii slice of tne dear old dream,
of the dear dead post and gone,
Then set me down tor a. Hlni'ie ace;
I'm listening, pal. Go on.
Once on a time, down nt Brighton Beach
Or was It at. old Jerome?
You backed a horse at Km to 1
And saw that liirse come home.
And you scattered coin from the sixteenth
pole
Clear down to the lower turn.
And what you had left was too big to tote
And solidly packed to burn.
Oh.' tip mo a stave of the good old time
J lis for summers you ve lived upon,
Then touch mo, up lor. five uj-.so:.,,
I ra listening, 'paf."o on: r,( ' '
Oh, warble to me; It will com again
You must get another start;
And you'll think of the fellow who helped
you spend
And .then gave you the marble heart.
You il soon get back to your former gait.
For the turning point Is near.
And the time at hand when your luck must
break
After many a weary year.
And tell me, then, of all you have known;
I shall be the "only one."
Lei me blow you oft to another stein,
I'm listening, pal. Go on.
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preserves the symmetry of her form. Mother' Friend overcomes all the
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