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And it came to pass that all the anti
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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: THURSDAY. MARCIT 1R. 1903.
The present session of the Nebraska
legislature ought to be pretty. well versed
In the game, of bridge by this time.
( i . . .
Former Senator Kearns has the satis
faction of knowing that the Mormon
church cannot excommunicate him for
that speech.
- The prospect for railroad legislation at
Lincoln this winter has gone a-gllmmer-ing
but there really; never was a glim
mer of a prospect
That trumpet blast notice to return
after intermissions ought to be made a
permanent part of our theatrical code.
It would be so convenient.
Japanese soldiers ma; .hare J .op
portunity to try the effect of American
beef when, the Tacoma reaches the port
for which it was not Intended.
Judging from the detailed Russian re
port of the tight at Mukden the soldiers
can paraphrase those lines to read, "the
dust in its course fought against Kouro-'patkin;"-
What au able trust .magnate the
mikado would make! Think of asking
the Ruasians to pay an indemnity of
$750,000,000 for the privilege of being
whipped. -. ' j
Detectives in to Stanford case at
Honolulu refuse to make the statement
previously promised. They have evi
dently found something they were not
looking for.
President Roosevelt is to address an
Irish society , at New York on St'
Patrick's day and it Is safe to say that
there will be no chiding on the subject
of "race suicide."
Oeneral Grippenberg at least has the
satisfaction of knowing that the army
could not have been woine' whipped if
Kouronatkln, had sent the reinforce
ments demanded.
The Fremont power, canal Is undergo
ing examination by atill another bunch
of expert engineers. No electric fran
chise propositions, however, are pend
ing In Omaha Just now.
( The reftisnj of Pari financiers to
hiake anotficf Russian loan will giro the
czar an opportunity to dig into that
great Russian gold reserve of which the
world has heard so much about.
Another claim for special legal serv
ices has been presented to the city
council. Why ahould net the city law
department be equal at all times to the
tusk of attending to all of the city's law
business
If the pouglas delegation had allowed
the paving contractor to frame the char
ter before the session opened It would
have savoU itself r great deal of an
noyance and trouble. The uext delega
tion will kuow better.
President Castro should not permit
the presept. discussion In the senate to
give hlnr the mistaken notion that he
can do as he pleases with foreign In
terests In Venezuela and still retain his
office through Anaeriean Influence.
In a long editorial the Philadelphia
Ledger asks, "Will the Csar Fight OnV
It may look to Phlladelphtans aa If the
ccar had been really fighting, but one
must remember flint the Quaker strain
is Still strung In the city of brotherly
love.
The action of the Hint a Fe railroad
In disregarding the recommendations of
the Interstate Commerce commission In
the matter of the orange rate from Cali
fornia comes at a time when It can be
used as an Illustration of dilatory court
proceedings lu the hearing before the
special coiuuai.Uee.of (be sciiata, .
HtPKXDlXO CRISIS IS RUSSIA.
That the counsellors of Emperor Nich
olas would advise a continuance of the
war' was universally expected. All re
cent reports from the Russian capital
have stated that It was the determina
tion of the crar to go n wlthvhotllltles
and such helug'the case he would not
be likely to aak counsel of men not In
accord with him. Moreover the grand
dukes and the military element which
finds the war profitable do not want It
ended because peace would undoubtedly
be, followed by reforms that would cur
tall the power of the former and put. a
stop to the corrupt practices of the lat
ter. But while the cr.ar and his counsellors
decide that the war must go on, among
the people Jhere Is a grow ing sentiment
for peace which Is being manifested In
no unmistakable way. Leading news
papers are telling the government In
plain terms that It must do something
speedily. to satisfy popular demands or
it will find great diffleulty In carrying
out the military program. They point
to the internal disturbances at various
points and the Increasing danger of revo
lution and warn the government that
there- is no time to. waste to putting lato
effect the promised reforms. The lack
of confidence' Is shown in 'the declara
tion of a leading paper that there is no
hope for the success of the war under
the present regime. The appeal of the
emperor to the people to give loyal sup
port to the throne has met with no fa
vorable response. Personally the cr.ar Is
not disliked, but his complete domina
tion by the bureaucracy and the reac
tionaries creates popular indignation and
resentment. A Russian reformer re
cently said that the entire thought of
Russia has become anarchist and that
it Is only a question of tlate when this
mental attitude will transform Itself into
physical acta. That time may not be re
mote. Not less serious than these Internal
troubles Is the difficulty which the Rus
sian government Is finding in getting
money for war expenses. The action of
the French bankers in regard to the
new Russian loan will exert an influence
everywhere detrimental to Russia's
credit. The chief reliance of that coun
try for replenishing its war fund has
been upon the bankers of Farls and the
position they have taken Is likely to
render unavailing any present efforts the
Russian government may make to ne
gotiate a loan. It can obtain no consid
erable amount of money from its own
people. This Is a situation that must
cause the government the gravest con
cern. All this points unmistakably to an Im
pending crisis In Russia. What its con
sequences msy be cannot clearly be
foreseen, but that It would" result In
some radical changes in the form of
government can be confidently as
sumed. Autocracy will make a des
perate struggle to maintain itself, but
all sjjctis Indicate that It is doomed to
extinction.
LASD tRAUDS IS VTAH.
Special agents of the federal govern
ment are reported to be investigating
alleged land frauds in Utah and it is
said that the disclosures so far show
that hundreds of thousands of acres of
valuable coal lands have been acquired
by corporations in devious ways and by
questionable methods. , Vast tracts .of
coal land, It Is alleged, have, been filed
on and patented as Agricultural and
gracing land .and then, transferred to
coal companies. The Bait Lake Herald
points 'out that the sale of coal lands
aa agricultural lands hag deprived the
federal government of several millions
of dollars, which of course tias been
saved by the coal companies to which
such lands were transferred.
That paper states that it was during
the administration of Binge r Hermann,
now under indictment in connection
with the Oregon land frauds, as com
missioner of the land office, that the bulk
of coal land filings In Utah were made.
Efforts were made at different times
during his regime to start prosecutions
and contests, but each move of this sort
on the part of subordinate officials was
squelched when It reached headquarters.
The energy and persistence1 'of the De
partment of the Interior ,ln hunting out
the land frauds in Oregon give assur
ance that a like course will be pursued
In Utah, and if the allegations of fraud
In the latter state are shown to be well
founded all who are Involved will be
prosecuted. The government has been
unsparing In the pursuit of the persons
charged with connection with the Ore
gon land frauds. There will' be no Indul
gence shown to any one in Utah who
may be found to have committed a like
offense. This kind' of fraud cannot be
too severely condemned arid the guilty
should be punished to the full extent of
the law, regardless of their position, po
litical or otherwise.. .
ANOTHER TEtftZVKLAN TROUBLE.
Castro, president of Venezuela, ap
pears to have an lusatlabl appetite for
trouble. Being virtually a dictator there
la uo check upon him and he seems to
be utterly Indifferent to International ob
ligations or to that principle of comity
between nations which all civ lilted Coun
tries observe. Since be became through
revolution ' the president of Venetuela
that republic has been In continual
trouble and but for. the interposition. of
the United State might have suffered
severely at the hands of European pow
ers. .
' A new trouble now confronts Vene
tuela through ths action f Its president
regarding the French cable company. A
suit has been brought against the, com
pany for the purpose of nnuullng Its con
ceaslon and seising Its' property and ai
Castro controls the court It is a foregone
conclusion that the decision will be ad
verse to the company. It Is a repetition
of the course of Venezuela's ruler in re
gard to the American Asphalt company,
for a settlement of which' our govern
ment Is negotiating. There Is very little
doubt that in the latter case the action
of Castro was high handed and without
Justification and It will probably be
found that this is true of his Istcst
course. What the French government
will decide to do In the matter remains
to be seen, but It will prolrtbly demand
an indemnity for the Cable company
and If . the Venezuelan government
should refuse to pay an Indemnity
France may tske measures to compel
psyment. In that event the United
States will doubtless axsin le Invoked
to protect this South American republic
agnlnxt foreign agcresslon. ; as it has
done on two memorable occasions, only
to find that the protected country was
not friendly to Americans or American
Interests. Whst Venezuela needs Is a
lesnon that will Impress upon her the
necessity of properly respecting her In
ternational obligations.
THE UN WX PACIHC BRIDGE TAX.
City Treasurer llennlngs Is to be com
mended for calling the attention of the
city council to the refusal of the Union
Pacific Railroad company to pay city
taxea on the west half of Its Missouri
river bridge, and It Is to be hoped the
council will not stultify Itself by allow
ing the treasurer's report to remain
within the pigeonhole.
The Union Pacific bridge was orig
inally erected by authority of a special
act of congress, and the structure was
capitalized for $2,500,000, for which
amount 8 per cent Interest gold bearing
bonds were issued, guaranteed by the
Union Pacific company. The bridge,
like the main line, wns constructed by
the Credit Mobllter at a cost of about
11,200,000, and the remaining f 1,300.000
was absorbed by the construction ring,
less X225.O00 paid to Andrew Carnegie as
commission for negotiating the bonds.
For more thfln fifteen years after its
completion bridge tolls were exacted nt
the rate of $10 per carload and 50 cents
for every passenger rnnsported, and n
net revenue of from $300,000 to $500,000
a year above operating expenses, taxea
and Interest on bonds was at the disposal
of the bridge company for distribution to
stockholders or for deposit in the sink
ing fund. After the bridge had paid for
Itself several times over it was recon
structed at an expense of about $000,000.
but the structure still continues to be
operated under the original charter as a
toll bridge, although It has alwnys been
a link in the main line of the Union
Pacific, whose legal terminus, as fixed
by the United ftates supreme court, is
In the state of Iowa.
It Is a matter of record that Douglas
county Issued $250,000 In bonds bearing
10 per cent Interest as a donation to aid
In the construction of this bridge, and
within the thirty-four years since its
completion the taxpayers of Omaha have
paid over half a million dollars lu taxes
to meet the interest on the bonds orig
inally Issued, and still have five-sixth of
the original subscription to pay.
It Is a matter of record also that by
the manipulation of the Union Pacific
tax agents and lawyers the assessment
of the bridge had leen reduced from
year to year, until the assessment of the
west half had dwindled down to $150,000
a mere bagatelle compared with Its
value ba.ied on earning capacity.
It Is a matter of record also that the
Union Pacific bridge has been and Is
still taxed separately In the county of
Pottawattamie, Iowa, and In -the town
of Council Bluffs, although the earnings
of the bridge have been merged with
the earnings of the main line.
Under these circumstances, the re
fusal of . the Union Pacific company to
pay a city tax on its Missouri river
bridge above the mere value of mileage
will scarcely be Justified In the eyes of
fair-minded people.
People of Nebraska may have no tears
to shed over the defeat of the bridge
contractors' lobby that sought to pre
vent the passage of the bill that confers
upon the secretary of the State Board of
Irrigation authority to make all the
plans for bridges hereafter to be
erected at the expense of the various
counties, but it is an open question
whether conferring such powers upon an
officer whose position is of doubtful con
stitutionality Is a step in the right direc
tion. If the state is to provide plans
for county bridges, why not also for
county court houses and other struc
tures erected at the expense of county
taxpayers. Manifestly, we are rapidly
drifting in the direction of state social
ism, and at no distant day we shall be
able to dispeuse with local self-government
altogether and let state officials and
state functionaries not only build and su
pervise our public roads, but take charge
of the construction of sewerage, pave
ments and public utilities In general In
our towns and cities, and top off with
the planning and erection of our school
buildings and management of our county
and. municipal affairs and our public
schools.
Now that the council has prohibited
the discbarge of firearms and dynamite
crackers on the Fourth of July within
the city limits, It should follow up this
precautionary measure by providing for
the efficient and systematic supervision
of the storage and handling of explosives
within the city limits. If It Is a good
thing to safeguard the population of
Omaha against fatal accldenta op the
Fourth of July, why not safeguard them
against arcidents all the year round?
L. in
The contract for the municipal asphalt
paving plant has been awarded and we
shall presently find out whether the
city can do Its own paving repairs with
out the periodic Jangle between con
tractors, the city engineer and the coun
cil, with the accomiMinlment of an end
less chain of restraining orders, Injunc
tions, counter-iujuiictlons and man
damuses bet weni the court house and
city hall.
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It Is to be noted that down In Lin
coln the democrats have Just held a city
convention to nominate their candidates
for municipal offices to be voted on at
the impending spring election. No dis
position to resort to direct prims ry
nominations there. 'The first democratic
ticket nominated by direct primary In
this state Is yet to be brought to our
attention.
A Clacher.
Chicago New.
8ome senator have always felt that the
president wa "unaafe" on certain points
and now they are ure of It. H declares
that wealth la not the thief aim In life.
Aa RajtfcwnlaMIr Wttaeaa.
Washington Pot.
"The great transportation lines, Inetead
of grinding the people and doing Injustice,
are being conducted almost eolcly for the
benefit of the people at large." ay James
II. Kckel. Senator Elkln shoujd lose no
time In calling Mr. Erkels s a witness In
that Investigation.
Value of Prepare4aea.
Baltimore American.
J-ipan I repeating the hltory of our war
with Spain that an army of intelligent
men. treated as human being capable of
Understanding their orders. I always
more than a match for any opponent whoe
force are considered and drilled as mere
mechanical military machine. s
Too Mirh of a (iood Thins.
Baltimore American.
I-atln America I ald to owe taXi.OOo.OOO.
and the creditors want the t'nlted State
to collect It. The other nation are com
plaining of the prominence of thl country,
but when anything Is to be done all appeals
lead to Washington, t'nele Sam has enough
on his hands to manage hi own affairs
without being he general chief of police
and debt collector of the civilised world.
laflnenre of Democracy.
Boston Globe.
There Is something politically American
about King Kdward. He lias ordered the
prince of Wale not to exchange gifts with
the princes of India during his coming tour,
on the ground that Ixird Cunon. the vice
roy. Is also to make a tour of India. The
gifts of the rajahs are among the viceroy's
perqvleites. nnd the king won't have the
cream skimmed off before Cunon arrives.
This all sounds delightfully like a post
election whackup' at home.
Penalty of Hailt.
- Philadelphia Press.
Grand Chief Stone of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineer says that there are
only four Important rallrooda In this coun
try which will employ a man for the first
time after he has reached the nge of 45.
That Is one reason why he denounces the
engineers who have taken part In the
strike on the New York subway, as they
are nearly all over 45 years of age. That
appears to be a sound reason, particularly
Wtion the men strike out of sympathy and
not because of a grievance.
Joy of the Janketeera,
Philadelphia Record.
Probably one of the Jolllcst Junketing ex
peditions of the aeaaon sailed from New
York Saturday on the government trans
port Sumner, coaled and provisioned for a
voyage to Qulf and West Indian ports and
for pleasuring and exploration In the Carib
bean sea. Chairman Burton and his rivers
and harbors committee and their wives and
babies and friends are tho Junketers. Doubt
less they will pick up much useful Informa
tion at Havana, Quantanamn, Porto Rico,
Santo Domingo, Colon and New Orleans
and Incidental Joy, if Neptune be good to
them.
TRAGIC ISTEBFLHEME,
Awful Cost of "Batting In," In the
Far East,, Tea Years Ago.
Washington Post.
It Is scarcely possible that those European
powers which. I; 'contemptuous violation
of International -comity,- Interfered and
deprived Japan bf the legitimate fruits of
Its victory over China are contemplating
the results of tholr Interference with entire
satisfaction. It is yet too early for a fair
summing up of, all the events that are
chargeable to the Intermeddling of the
powers on that occasion, for all of the data
are not available, but It will not be claimed
that humanity In general or the empire of
China ,or any other nation, except Japan,
ha gained anything thereby.
The war that has been raging 111 the east
for almost fourteen months was virtually
decreed by the powers when they dictated
the terms of peace between Japan and
China. A panorama of that war would be
"the bloodiest picture In the book of time,"
a more appalling sacrifice of life than rec
ollection recalls or reliable history records.
It Is useless to deny or Ignore the one
great fact that this terrible tragedy pre
sents and forces on the attention of all
nations. That fact Is the pre-eminence of
the Japanese In all that goee to the makeup
of a fighting people. Japan kept Its own
counsel when It-was calmly and deliber
ately planning for this war, and when
operations began it took effectual steps to
maintain secrecy, , It has Remonstrated
that In no department, branch or adjunct of
military science or skill la it behind any
other nation. Moro than that. It has
proved that In the Important matter of
medical science a applied to troops In the
field It is far ahead of any other nation.
And still more, and perhaps the most
Important fact that this conflict has
brought out, Japan has , shown that the
Japanese face danger and death with a
Joyful alacrity Impossible for the fighting
men of any Christian nation.
These are a few of the lessons that the
buttlng-ln powers, as well as others, have
derived from a war that grew out of that
Interference.
PEHSOXM, .NOTES;
Oyama, the Japanese general, and the
generals under him fortunately did not
hear of the Oder diotum about men over
40 year of age.
By the will of the late William F. Mil
ton of New York he has bequeathed all
of his estate, valued at over 11,000,000 to
Harvard university on .the death of his
widow.
Daniel Murray, long an assistant In the
library of congress, Is preparing a histor
ical review of the exploits of negroes and
persons of mixed blood in literature and
other fields.
Benjamin F. SteVens of Boston has been
connected with the New England Lilfe In
surance company for tlfty-ejght years and
has served as Its president for half a cen
tury, lie has Just celebrated the 81st anni
versary of hla birth.
Though King Leopold of Belgium Is per
haps one of the moat disreputable rakes
that ever wore a crown, he. Is nevertheless
a hard worker. Those well acquainted
with Ms majesty's habits soma times re
fer to him as "the yanke of European
monarch." He works rapidly and reaches
decisions rapidly and. being a mao of al
most encyclopedic knowledge, he Is able to
get through a wet deal of business In a
very short time.
Dr. Anita Newcomb McQee, who was
sn acting assistant surgeon in the war
with Spain and bus been commissioned
supervlaor of nurses in the Russo-Japanese
war, is home on a visit. "I only, hope
America will never have to fight Japan,"
she says. "We nurses were treated roy
ally. W were presented to the rropre
and the official. When we were ready
to return at every town on the way to
Nagasaki the children were allowed a
holiday from school to see us paas through
and w were met by official all along the
way. We worked aid by aide with the
Japanese nurse. Their methods are very
similar to our. Mily they are not quite
so methodical and systematic as the Amer
ican nurses. They pay more aKantion to
I the whim of Ihelf) patients."
BITS or WASHIXGTOI I.irE.
Miner Scene and Incident Sketched
on the Spot.
Artistically and financially the In
auguration fetlvltl pas Into history s
the most successful. Washington ha ever
pulled off. The account of receipts and
expenses are not closed, but enough figures
are given to show that the expenses of the
Inauguration were about ITP.OCO, and the
receipts, from rent of reviewing stands,
privileges. Inauguration ball, etc.,
about .2.om. Surplus, about $3.0i!0. In
the Inauguration committee found It
self with a surplus of ti.VX) which was
devoted to charity.
Contracts are about to be let for the of
fice palace of the House of Representa
tives. The dextructlon of a aolld block of
fine old Washington residences to make
room for an office palace for the senate
has brf.in.
Both buildings will have splendid office
and retiring rooms for each member of
congress. In this house building will
be twelve elevators, and of course relays
of four or five elevator men for each.
There will be marble halls, Venetian
stairways, mosaic floors and furniture
quite up to the standard set by modern
life.
The house building as finally designed
Is very large. Its front In B street will
he 47 feet 3 Inches, In New Jersey avenue,
470 feet 1-Inch, In C street S4S feet 6
Inches, and In First street 42 feet 6
Inches. It Is to occupy the entire square
lying southeast of and diagonally opposite
the capitol. It will be three stories In
height, and when completed will contain
C6 offices. In providing o large a num
ber of rooms the architect haa taken Into
account the possible demands of the future,
and his arrangements are such that If
In twenty or forty years from now mem
bership of the house should be so Increased
as to require additional office they can
be provided by adding another story to
the building without impairing Its archi
tectural beauty.
The palace Is to be classic In style, with
an abundance of ornamentation. The B
street front Is to be elaborate In Its or
namentation, having thirty-four columns
In pairs. The main rotunda will be elab
orately decorated In bronze, marble and
plaster, and Its otherwise splendid effects
will be heightened by a monumental stair
case. There Is to be a caucus or assem
bly hall 57 by 87 feet, .which will be used
by the party organizations of the house.
Another feature of the building will be
Its dining hall on the second floor In the
northeast corner, facing the Congressional
library. Tills will be one of the finest
rooms of Its kind In the country and will
be hulled: by legislators who' have com
plained of the accommodations of the pres
ent hasement restaurant as a deliverance.
The kitchen Is to be located in the attic,
directly over the dining room, an arrange
ment that will preclude the possibility of
filling the halls and rooms with the fumes
and odors of cooking. The building Is to
have a modern barber shop, adequate
bathrooms and a heating and ventilating
plant that will be as modern and perfect
as money can provide.
A number of senators and members
who retired from congresa on the 4th Inst,
and who are now classed as "has beens"
are beginning to realize the difference of
being In office and out of It. A. group of
"ex's" were gathered In the rotunda of
the capitol recently talking over their
feelings and experiences since they
Joined the vast army of haa beens, relates
the Washington Post. "It reminds me,"
said one of them, "most forcibly of what
General John A. Logan told me soon after
he was elected senator from Illinois. You
remember he got through by a email vote,
and after, his election he returned to Chi
cago. When he arrived at the depot at
Springfield he found a private car awaiting
him and Inside the car were flowers, food
and liquid refreshments galore. After the
train started he turned to Billy Mason,
who was In the party, and said: 'Bill, this
all comes from success and position. If I'd
lost the election I'd now be hustling around
Springfield alone and forgotten trying to
get a trip pass back to Chicago. I remem
ber when I was running for vice president,
and when I visited Washington everybody
came down to meet me at the depot, and
I had a royal reception. I had occasion
to return to Washington after my defeat
and everything was changed. There was
no band of music, no committees or crowds
to receive ine, and, indeed, my own private
secretary had an engagement at a baseball
game, and even he was not there to wet
come me. Perhaps It will be different
when I go back to Washington as a
senator."
"A few day afterward General Logan
went to Washington and the next day
Billy Mason received' the following tele
gram: " 'Just as I said. The crowd was there
to receive me, arid not one but two bands
were waiting outside to escort me to my
hotel.' "
An Interesting relic. In the shape of a mus
ter roll made out by Abruham Lincoln Is
shown at the War department to those who
know how to get to the right people with
a request for It, says a correspondent of the
Cleveland Plain Dealer. Lincoln, it will be
remembered, was captain of a volunteer
troop during the Black Hawk war. It Is
told of Lincoln aa an officer that hla tech
nical knowledge of things military was leas
than his common sense ability to get things
done. On one occasion, marching at the
head of his troop, the future commander-in-chief
of one of the world's greatest armies
found himself facing a narrow bridge over
a stream with a gate beyond, just as nar
row. Ills troop was in columns of fours.
Neither bridge or gate had the proportions
to accommodate a formation wider than
single file. Captain Lincoln halted his force
and scratched his head In perplexity. He
could not remember any orders set down In
the book of tactics that met the situation's
requirements. He cast a wary eye back
along his little column and noted several
broad grins and many sly smiles. With a
twinkle In his own eyes, but with a voice
carrying the proper parade reap, he
shouted: "Bre-ak ranks! Re-form on the
other aide of that gate! March!"
The gate was safely passed.
But If Captain Abraham Lincoln was none
too proficient in tactics, he was precision
itself when It came to making out the roll
of lila troop on the occaalon of Ita mustering
out, May Tl. 1R32. Thin, too. Is strange when
one considers that Lincoln Is enld to have
viewed bookkeeping with the same pussled
wonder that he turned on a page of Greek
text and that his partner absent, he was
accustomed to divide money received by
their law firm In equal halves and tie his
partner's halves up in packages for. safe
deposit In a drawer until he should come to
claim his own. If there were blanks for
muster rolls In those days furnished by the
War department Captain Lincoln was not
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furnished with on. He himself evidently
ruled off the blanks in which the roster of
the troop was Inserted, the date of each
member's enlistment and such remarks
upon his record as seemed necessary.
"Abraham Lincoln, Captain," heads the
list. Here are no remarks, but lower down,
In a Arm but cramped hand, the cuptaln
wrote the record or strra discipline In such
a one reduced to the rsnks. and such a cue
rewarded with a corporal s stripes. The old
paper has satisfactory Indorsement on Its
back by several dead end forgotten generals
and officials. The whole la brown with age,
the Ink In faded and the paper Is patched
together In a dozen places. It U the official
and only record of Abraham Lincoln's mili
tary service, and as such la religiously p-e-erved.
For lx or eight year It was lot.
A MATTER OF HEALTH
PRODIlIXi THE t niPPl.Kn TJK An.
St. Louis Republic: Russia has em
blazoned Its name in history. It has Iom
more men In three weeks than any nation
ever lost before In that time.
Chicago Chronicle: There Is nothing ho
wholesome for a man or a nation at times
as a good setback and h fresh start. If
Russia docs not believe this, let It ask
France.
Indianapolis News: Speaking of the dual
nature of men and nationa, isn't It quite
possible that while Russia Is talking war so
uncompromisingly it Is thinking peace good
and plenty?
Chicago Tribune: In almost every In
stance the wtir map and charts have failed
to disclose the personal whereabouts of
Field Marshal Oyama. This has been
extremely puzzling and annoying to Gen
eral Kouropatkln.
Chicago Record-Herald: General Kouro
patkin ha requested permission to relin
quish his command, saying he is In need of
mental and physical rest. After a man
gets to be BO years old. or thereabout!!, he
can't be expected to run for days and days
through a hilly country without getting
weary.
MIRTHFt f REMARKS.
"American slang has some odd pecu
liarities." "For exsmple?"
"Well, the Russians were all driven out
of Mukden."
"Yea."
"And now we Sav they're 'all in." "
Cleveland Plain Ia!er.
Teacher When did the knights flourish?
Bobby In the dark ages, sure! Cleveland
Leader.
P017DEB
Absolutely Puro
HAS HQ SUBSTITUTE
Ms war exj-rlencrs and so many of t!u
statements He made hart to be tasen witu
a grain of fM mat eftcf a While I got
thirsty," Chicago 'I rlbuno.
Oftli-V Boy Kin I hare a weeks va
entail?
Hie Kmnloyer Why, you've only been
here co d;iH.
Office Bi,y'-es; Hit after I git lined
ter rte Job. uuybe 1 kin st.ind It longer.
Puck.
"Now," began tlie mora User, "take ths
life of your "iglibor. fur Instance, He."
"I'll Ho It In :i minute." Interrupted ths
demoralizer, "If the law would tolerate it.
He's learning to play the cornet." Detroit
Tribune.
"Got any news?" asked the first war
correri-ondent.
"Yes." replied the other; "I just heard
of a Russian regiment cut to pieces by a
small party of Japs."
"Any of the Japs killed?"
"No both of them escaped Injury."
Philadelphia Standard.
"Do you give gas here?" naked the man
with the enlarged Jaw, as he entered the
dent:l parlor.
"No." replied the dentlt; "you have to
pav extra for it. This isn't a barber ehop."
Philadelphia Inquirer.
"Doctor, my husband Is dreadfully trou
bled with sleeplessness. What is good for
It?"
"You might try reading him to sleep,
madam."
"What would be the use of that, doctor?
I try to talk him to sleep every- Inght and
It doesn't do a bit of good." Chicago Tri
bune. "Now then," she demanded the next
morning" what's your excuse for com
ing home In that condition last night?"
"Well," he explained, "it was Lyon's
fault. You see, he got to telling me about
A FA TH KltS' t OMilti:SS.
Washington Star.
We've had a fathers' congress down to
I'ohlck on the Crick.
Since the mother went an' held one, why
we thought we'd try the trick.
We didn't diaw designs fur patent aclentlfle
cribs.
Nor omamontal fasteners fur holdln' on
their bibs.
But ne studied up tlie question of what
people ouarht to do
To have their io an' girls turn out strong
men an women true.
jn 01 .ri nomcra no roe? ud an eain iimv
lie tl allow
That gatherln' 'round an' talkln' wouldn'
do It, anyhow.
He snys, says lie. A mother who Is home,
an' home to stay
Is wuth a half a dozen out dehatln' any
day.
The little chicken's chances fur survival Is
the best
When Mrs. Chick don't cackle, but Jes'
snuggles to the nest."
Zeb f urtliermor? remarked that congresses
Is sometimes tun
By folks that claim they're studyln' when
they re merely navln run.
Tin made a motion to ad iiurn: twas car
rled purty quick.
An' there'll be no further sessions down ftt
Polilck on the Crick.
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