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When you want
must read The Bee.
reliable news, you
It in lint be admitted that the mikado
haa given great Impetus to the czar's
disarmament Idea.
How soon will those1 electric lamp
' posts promised by the city electrician
ji replace the hanging arc lights
i r, j i i i l i m i I
The only way to satisfy the real es
. tate speculators Is for South Omaha to
T build about n dozen city halls.
Admiral Rojestrensky must be a
veritable, Pat Crowe,, to be In so many
different places at the same time.
4 QRUVyDLKFS FKAB.
The Japanese victory brings a repeti
tion of the professed fear-that the final
triumph of that .country will mean the
Inauguration of policies in the far 'east
hostile to western Interests. A French
paper talks of the ''Yellow peril." It
Is to be expected that (Jet-man news
papers, perhaps voicing to some degree
official opinion, will exprc-jjs a like
opinion. It Is an effort on the part of
certain Influences In the western world
to arouse antagonism to the Japanese.
What have those people done to Jus
tify this? Japan did not provoke the
war. On the contrary she did every
thing possible and consistent-with the
maintenance of her national Indepen
dence and security to avoid hostilities.
For months she carried on negotiations
looking to an arrangement with Russia
that would be safe to herself and fair to'
the rest of the world. In that extended
period tt . negotiation there . was no
proposition submitted to the ltusslan
government which called . for any con
cession that that government bad not
previously and repeatedly agreed to
mnke. ' There was no pressure and no
menace on the part of Japan, hut simply
a demand that the Russian government
should do In regard to Manchuria what
It had promised the world It would do
and that It would stop the aggressions
which, not only threatened the peace' and
security of Japan, but were a menace to
the Interests of the world in one of the
most Important of the provinces of the
Chinese empire.
After having exhausted every possible
resource of diplomacy Japan went to
war. Her course has bfcn Justified by
the civilized world. It was ber only
course In order to preserve her own
nationality. Her position before fhe war
was favorable to what is known as the
open door In Asiatic trade. There is
no reason to think that she has since
changed In this respect. Unquestion
ably Japan is to be the dominant In
fluence In the affairs of the far east.
She has won her right to that' position.
But why should there . be any doubt
that she will use It wisely? In what
ever readjustment of Asiatic conditions
may result from the war It seems al
together reasonable to suppose that
Japan will nsk nothing likely to incur
the hostility pf the western nations. It
seems entirely reasonable to assume that
she will desire to hold and cultivate the
friendship and good win of all the great
powers with which she has now no
Issue.
We have never regarded seriously the
yellow peril cry and we see no reason
for doing so now. It Is to be expected.
of course, that Japan will demand con
ditions that will make her position as a
nation secure. But her government has
Iways declared that It had no purpose
Inimical to the Interests or welfare of
ny other nation In the orient and at
present there :1s no reason to believe
that such' declarations on the part of
her representative statesmen and dlplo-
mntittts -were not entirely : sincere, and
are held today as firmly as -when ut
tered.' Tntll there ' Is some flevV de
velopment of Japanese policy the yellow
peril fear must be regarded as groundless.
a great march of discovery, the results
of which have been of Inestimable
importance to the nation In the century
that has allien elapsed. ,
The exposition In coiiiiiieniorntion of
that expedition will be liiirlily Interest
ing. While not prctendiiiic to rival In
extent , and magnificence the other cen
tennial expositions of recent year,
yet It will have features not less worthy
of attention. The city of Portland is
one of the most attractive on the Pacific
coast 8nd the climate there is peculiarly
Inviting In the summer months. Ameri
cans who nre planning a vacation could
not do ltetter for their pleasure and
health than to Visit the Lewis and Clark
exposition.
ghieer officer.'' This declaration has a
sound disagreeably reminiscent of Admiral
Sampson's views respecting "social quail
Mcstlons." There Is no sufficient reason
why a warrant machinist should not gain
a commission If he proves his fitness for
It.
ItHrbera I'laylaar Hlarh Cards.
Portland Oregonlan.
Tho secretary of the Iowa State Hoard
of Health has Issued an ultimatum (n
physicians and surgeons to remove their
heard, contending that they are unsanitary
iind carry dlsense germs. In these days
of coercion. It nmy be that the Iowa Bar
bers' union Is respouslble for this reform.
One of the lessons of the naval battle
seems to he thnt the Lord fights on the
side of the liveliest torpedo boats. "
An International arbitration confer
ence Is In progress at Lake Mohohk
Conditions are surely ripe for it to take
root. '
Christopher Columbus will never
realize what trouble he might have
avoided by having a man like "Charley"
Barr for sailing master.
Indications arc that at least one Rus
slan admiral the one who surrendered
his battleship will find the nlr of Toklo
wore beneficial to his health than that of
St Petersburg.
Automobile drivers in Omaha should
remember the provisions of the city ordl
. nances, particularly since the chief of
police, 1 still, loser in the gamo with
those machines.
Paul Morton Is to hare a $50,000
place In New York when he leaves the
L president's official family. Here Is an
. other illustration bow serviceable the
cabinet Is as a stepping stone.
Liberal Russian newspapers say the
Japanese are not fighting the Russian
people, but the Russian bureaucracy. It
will be the Russian people who will have
' to foot the bills. Just the same.
No complaint is to be entered on the
first five mouths of l!k5 In the matter
of Omaha's building record. Let the
remaining months of the year do as
. well and 1905 will be a topnotcher.
Tho.ruan behind the blue pencil at
Toklo is no less effective than the man
behind the gun when It comes to making
a relative showing of a Japanese Ic
tery. A little more frankness as to the!
own losses would not hurt the cause of
the is landers.
Omaha life Insurance policy holders,
or rather &elr heirs, are credited with
drawing $750,000 out of the standard
life insurance companies reserve funds
during the past year, now much the
life Insurance companies have drawn
out of Omaha during the same period
baa not yet transpired.
City Attorney Preen declares he sees
no reason wby the treasury consollda
tloa features of the new city charter ca
not be put into effect auccesafully,
Neither doea any one else except, per
haps, the partisan blind enemies of
Treasurer Fink, who invented the yarn
about consolidation making him rich
oyer night with increased fees, when
a matter of ftct bis salary is fixed by
Uw ad ail fees go to the county.
THE K YER rnKSKXT VnuBLKM-
The new mayor of Chicago Is wrest
ling with the ever present problem of
regulation and repression of social vice.
Chicago, like every other great popula
tion center, Is afflicted with plague Hiots
and the virus of vice is offensively scat
tered Ju the residence sections. After
mature reflection and careful study
Mayor Dunne has reached the conclusion
that the most effective wny of repressing
social vice Is by, Its segregation in sepa
rate districts tli at are kept under con
stant police surveillance.
Incidentally Mayor Dunne Is also
wrestling with the problem of suppres
sion of music halls frequented by disrep
utable characters of both sexes. From
Mayor Dunne's point of view It is use
less to try to lay down any hard and fast
rule as to what constitutes a disorderly
place. It has beeu suggested that an
ordinance be passed forbidding music In
any place In which alcoholic drinks are
sold, but that would, according to the
chief, of police of Chicago, work hardship
on a great number of respectable people.
Many of the best restaurants und gar
dens in Chicago now furnish music. On
tho other hand, there are places which
ought to be closed up whether they have
music or not. Mayor Dunne's classifica
tion of these places is as follows:
1. Places which are outposts of vice.
2. Places where minors of either sex are
given or sold alcoholic drinks.
3. Places which are hut the meeting
ground of the vicious of both sexes.
All these haunts and resorts should by
means be suppressed. Like other
municipal executives, Mayor Dunne still
falls short of the true remedy for the
regulation and repression of social vice.
In Chicago, as in Omaha,-the most effec
tive way of dealing with the disorderly
element segregated In red light districts
would be to banish the saloon from the
district and rotate the police force on
duty in the district. , Familiarity of po
lice officers with the keepers and in
mates of disorderly resorts not only
tends to contaminate the officers, but to
generate graft. Last, but not least, the
prosecution of the owners of buildings
n the residence district that harbor the
disorderly element would bring about a
permanent cleaning up.
Tirn on ihe Consumer.
Raltlmor American.
The president. It Is asserted, has In the
case of the purchase or canal supplies.
merely served notice on the trusts that
they can not hold up the government.
They may, however, be enabled to over
come their chagrin by more effective hold
ing up of the private consumer, with which
Interference does not seem to be seriously
threatf ned.
A ote of Discord.
Indianapolis News.
After the railroad magnates of the coun
try have been unanimously telling the sen
ate committee how rates are being con
stantly cheapened the Cattle Raisers as
sociation of Texas comes before the Inter
state Commerce commission and presents
evidence that rates have been raised to t
per cent since 18P8. This looks like dis
turbance of harmony, If It Is not lese ma-
Jeste.
BITS OF. W ASHUGTO LIFE.
Minor Scenes and Incidents Sketched
oa the Spot.
An Impressive suggestion for lax asses
sors and maker of tax law l Is conveyed
by the conditions which arc contributing
to the upbuilding of the national capital.
One of the nmtrrlnl forces In Its growth
In population, from 27S.01 In I'.") to .V.Wflm
at the present time, Is liberal assessment.
A correspondent of the Boston Transcript
says "there Is no pretence at taxing per
sonal property In this district, aside from
tangible ai tides like automobiles, bicycles,
carriages, etc., which may be as readily
seen as real estate. The banking Institu
tions njnd trust companies are taxed on
their tangible assets, hut the Individual
holder of securities Is entirely free. lie can
tell the truth 'about his possessions without
being put at a disadvantage. This Is a
great Inducement to niBke Washington
one s place of residence. Tsxes proper, on
realty, are low when the standard of as
sessment Is taken Into account. The gov
ernment pays one-half the cost of running
the District of Columbia, ostensibly be
cause Its public buildings are untaxed, but
practically because, as the national capital
It Is a matter of pride with the American
people to maintain certain municipal serv
ices more lavishly than ordinary taxation
could be expected to pay for.
PEnsot, snrrot.
So Danger of Bankruptcy,
Boston Transcript.
Secretary Shaw hit the nail on the head
when he told a meeting of business men at
Topeka that there was no danger of this
government becoming bankrupt. "Bank
ruptcy" Is a word not lightly to be used.
I'nfortunately there Is a disposition In some
quarters to confuse a deficiency of revenue
with a government default of payment.
The condition of the treasury does not In
the slightest degree warrant this confusion
of terms. Our treasury has an available
cash balance which Is sufficient to more
than take care of all demands and leave
something handsome over. The credit of
the T'nlted States was never better than It
Is at this moment.
AMKRtfiAll EXPORTERS ALARMED.
It Is not surprising to learn that
American exporters ' are ' somewhat
alarmed at the disposition which is
being shown by Chinese .merchants to
institute a boycott . against American
goods. It is stated that numerous let
ters have been received at the State
department and the Department of Com
merce and Labor from exporters urging
that there shall be some modification of
the policy of exclusion, which is the
matter that .Is causing resentment on
the part of the merchants of China. It
Is stated that these letters to the depart
meats point out that some privileges
might be granted the merchant classes
which are now denied them.
That this Is h 'question which will be
very earnestly . pressed upon the at ten
tlon of the next congress Is already as
gured. and It ought to be apparent to
everybody that It assumes Increased lm
porta nee by reason of the certain doinl
nance of Japan in the far east. The
agitation here for excluding Japanese, if
persisted In, will inevitably place Japan
In sympathy with the demand of China
for a modification of our exclusion
policy regarding the Chinese. Can we
afford, from a commercial point of view
to antagonize those two countries on
this question? Would? not such a course
probably eliminate the United States as
competitor for oriental trade? It
seems evident that American exporters
think that must be the effect of main
talning our rigid exclusion policy.
THE VREOOS EXPVSITIOS.
Today the exposition . at Portland,
Ore., commemorative of the Lewis and
Clark expedition a century ago, will
open. The event is one which ought to
command the attention of the country
and especially the west, since it cele
brates an Incident In our history of very
(treat Importance In its bearlug Upon
national development and progress,
Among the enterprises of Investigation
and research with which the story of
American advancement abound few pos
sens equal Interest with that, of the ex
pedltlon made a hundred years ago int
tne northwest and ending on the Pacific
coast.
That expedition of Ijewls and Clark
carried on under the roost trying
hardships, was pregnant In great re
suits. It opened up to the knowledge of
the world a great region until that time
unkuowu and the possible resources of
which had not even been thought of,
The region traversed by the Indomitable
explorers was occupied by savage tribes
aud every mile of the ground covered
was full of dangers. The details of the
story of that expedition are of the most
Interesting and thrilling character, glv
Ing a most illuminative impression of
the courage and fortitude of the men
who made their .way., under all sorts o
conceivable hardships, from the Missis
Ippl river to the Pacific coast. It -was
Evil of 11 verlnsnranee.
American Medicine.
One life insurance evil Is the unscrupu
lous agent who skilfully evoke the emo
tions of the father of a family to the end
that a larger policy Is written than can be
sustained. In the standard companies
lapsed policies are a distinct loss, for
their calculations arc based upon a con
tinuance of each one. yet It is claimed that
as a rule they are a source of great reve
nue. When It Is remembered that a very
large percentage of policies are allowed to
lapse some say 25 per cent, or more It Is
evident that it Is a great evil. In view of
the tender nature of the emotions played
upon, the natural anxiety for the family's
future. It 1 a gruesome business, to say
the least. No safe company will Insure
anyone for a larger amount than can be
kept up by the Insured's known Income,
but there Is no way of checking the evil
In the case of the poor, who take out
sm.ill policies. Cannot the examining phy
sician do his share toward correcting the
matter In cases where he is certain that
there has been undue Influence on Impres
sionable people? It surely Is a duty he
owes to the man and the company, and to
society also. n ;
One of the novel letters which come to
members of congress was received by a
prominent senator, who Is a widower. It
came from a widow In Kansas who an
nounced herself as a candidate for the
place of second wife.
I am a widow with two children, a nice
farm and some means," she wrote, "and
snt to get married. There are not many
good chances In Kansas and. noticing by
the papers that you are a widower, t wish
ou would consider me If you wish to
marry again. I can refer you to our Kan
sas senators as to my character and as to
the truth of my statements."
The senator who received the proposal
lrned It over to his secretary for reply and
e latter performed the task allotted to
him as follows:
'Dear Madnm: Your letter to Senator
Blank was duly received by him and your
kind proposal of marriage was noted and
given consideration. The senator has di
rected me to write you and explain the
matrimonial situation as It appears to exist
at the present time. Matrimony, which has
long been looked upon as a personal matter,
recently has developed Into a more or less
public duty, and la receiving the attention
many distinguished persons In puhlle
fe, and government control of the matter
not Improbable.
'It ha not been accomplished a yet, but
It I not unlikely that matrimonial matters
ltlmately will be placed under control of
the t'nlted State Civil Service commission,
which would then have the authority to
prescribe proper examinations for appli
cants for matrimonial positions and create
an eligible list from which selection might
be made from time to time as vacancies
hould occur.
"While It might be a little premature, no
arm could enstie should you call attention
of the Civil Service commission to your de-
Ire to secure the position of wife of Sena
tor Blank. If the Civil Service commission
should be given charge you would be one
of the first applicants and, of course, would
have an early opportunity to take the ex-
mlnatlon and get on the eligible list from
which senatorial wives might be selected."
There was no response from the Kansas
widow.
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II
LAWYERS FOR LAWBREAKERS.
The assiifanee given to the Cummer
lal club, and grain exchange commit
tees by Darius Miller, first vice presi
dent of the Hill system, that no decision
has as yet been reached concerning the
location-of the Great' Northern ox-bow
extension into southern Nebraska, Is
highly gratifying for the time being. So
Is the prospect of a straight line into
Omaha Instead of a crooked line around
Omaha. In the long run, however,
Omaha, will get. little comfort out of the
rainbow chase, If the extension of the
Hill system )s to be used as a pipe line
to drain territory naturally tributary to
Omaha Into St. Taiil and Minneapolli
by suction.
Eminent attorneys have been engaged
by the officials whose terms expire with
the end of this year, to appear before
the supreme court In support of the
biennial election law. v ny not sus
pend the constitution altogether for a
few years It has been a dead letter,
anyhow, whenever any of the depart
ments of state, executive, legislative or
Judicial, have found it Irksome to obey
Its mandates or advantageous to ignore
it.
There would be less trouble In reach
ing an understanding If the ministers
who come to the defense of John D.
Rockefeller would first explain any dif
ference he may believe to exist between
"commercial morality" and the morality
which should apply outside the commer
cial world.
Higher education for women will be
In danger of losing Its popularity with
some of the champions of "womenH
rights' when they learn that 25 per
cent of this year's graduates of Vassar
are already engaged to be married.
Pntttnar on Gloves.
Chicago News.
That Ohio convention handled the rail
road Issue with all the resolute firmness
with, which the average Individual handles
a hot potato.
A Scene Worth Watching.
Buffalo Kxpress.
It is easy to see one of the places where
trouble Is going to break loose next. Aa
head of the Massachusetts militia General
Miles has been ordered to meet President
Roosevelt on his trip to Boston and give
him welcome.
Let Poets l.ct Busy.
Chicago Record-Herald.
Governor Herrlck of Ohio has served
notice on the lobby that It will have to
move. If It were not for Pennypacker and
on or two others thl country would now
have a collection of governor worthy of
being utilized a the heroes of epic.
nestlTc Feature' of the Reform
Movement o Philadelphia.
(Kansas City Star.)
V hen It wa anounced that the reform
committee or Philadelphia had gone to
New York to secure eminent counsel for
the fight on. the Gas trust the reason for
this significant policy was obvious to those
who have followed movements of thl kind
The explanation that all the Philadelphia
lawyers possessing distinguished talent
for this class of Work had been retained by
the trust, came as confirmation, not as a
surprise. The country has become so ac
customed to the readiness of the great
lawyers to accept retainers from the or
ganlzed lawbreakers that it Is no longer
startling to discover new and striking evl
dence or this degradation of talent. The
trusts, the political rings, the wealthy of
fenders against law and decency habitu
ally boast of having at their command "the
best lawyers."
The legal profession has some dlstln
guisnea light In Philadelphia. There is
an odlom that credits the "Philadelphia
lawyer" with superlative powers of pene
tration. This may be a saying more Justl
fled by tradition than history, but th'e fact
remains that the City of Brotherly Love
na contributed many eminent men to the
bar. Yet when Mr. John C. Winston
chairman of the Committee of Seventy.
went tortn the other day to find a great
lawyer for the people of that city he dis
covered that all of this class had been
retained by the Gas trust. He had to go
to New York to secure suitable counsel
to comnat legal .talent arrayed aa-ainat
the people.
euuii uiniancrB 01 me uoseriency o
the legal profession, especially in the most
eminent ranks, to the Influence of money
is more than dlsapolntlng. It not only
discredits a' profession that Is cecullarlv
responsible for public morals, but It also
arnoies a great and growing danaer to
public rights and common justice, if
Is merely a matter of money, of course th
trust, the great corporation, the power
ful political machines and the
rich violators of the law aenerallv
either Individually or collectively, hav
a standing advantage over the public In
the matter of legal counsel. Many of the
attorney of these offender are employed
to put flaw Into bills before they are mad
Into law and to pick these flaw after th
laws Decome operative: to discover and
employ technicalities to prevent enforce
nient; to confuse the character of crlm
and to give security to criminals; to for
ury gran, extortion and oppression at
the expense of the public And so Ion
a lawyers are ready to render such erv
Ice, Justice Is seriously handicapped.
iiicie are, 01 course, in every com
munity high-inlnded men In all profession
men who are governed by prlnclpl
rather than greed: but it la painfully evl
dent that there 1 an Increasing tendency
on the part of tho best talent at the bar to
align Itself-with men and institutions
doubtful morality, to put It mildly. The
legal profession Is In a bad way when It
mosi leamea and most gllttd exponent
stand ready to sell themselves to the high
est b'-dder.
C'aoae for Conwratnlatlon.
Now York Tribune.
Canadians In A merle and there are
thourandH of them have reason to con
gratulate themselves that there is no Im
mediate prospect f V'ncle Sam's sending
them northward In order to balance the
deportation of American from Canada.
Naval Qnallflrat loas.
Chicago Chronicle.
Engineer officer In the navy now enjoy
line rank, but If we are to Judge from
whit one' of them say they do not want
enlisted men to share the privilege with
them. "Warrant machinists." says the
officer referred to. "have neither th edu-
cauori nor the training to fit them for n-
14 .
NEVADA ROAD MAY BE SOLD
Stockholders of Virginia Traekeo
Llaa Will Vota oa a
Proposition.
RENO. Nev.. May 81.-H. M. Yerington,
secretary of the Virginia & Truck rail
road, has ixsued a call for all of the stock
holders of the road to attend a meeting a
Carson City on June It, to arrange for th
sale of the road to another corporation.
It Is supposed that the Southern Pacific
company 1 after the line.
The road I now being extended Into th
Jackson valley to tap a large agricultural
valley. It 1 at present the main outle
of th Tonopah and Ooldfleld country and
la on of th bt paying line on th
coil
John Jacob Astor owns twenty-two au
tomobiles, and William K. VamlerblU four
terr. The office of state beer Inspector of Mis
souri Is vacant, and after a w:ig s;ild that
It was a part of his duty to sample all the
beer there were .147 applicants Immediately.
line of the must dlm-lilng arguments ct
brought forward against state socialism
appears in the fact that In western Au
stralia, where public houses ate run for
public profit, a state drink costs a cents.
R. M. Heck of Berkeley, Cat, will ! In
charge of the expedition which will leave
tlirit city June 1. under the auspices of the
Academy of Science, for the Galapagos
Islands and the South seas. They will
cruise for a year.
William Waldorf Astor Is working won
ders Is the restoration of Hever castle,
Kent. England, which he purchased re
cently. It Is estimated that be will spend
about Jfi.0nrt.00n on the famous show place
nd Is employing l.Oof) men on the work.
The gentleman who describes himself
s a German baron and was arrestee in
Gotham for trying to force his way past
those who stood before him at a box office
Indow will now have a better under
standing of our democratic Idea of first
come first served.
Kx-Governor "Rob" Taylor of Tennessee
has Indicated his Intention to try for thu
seat In the t'nlted States senate now oc-
upled by Mr. Carmack. Both men are
ne campaigners and each Is rather in
clined to be aggressive, so that If Mr.
Taylor enters the field a spectacular fight
may be expected.
President Ixiubet has had enough of
French politics. He hHB finished his sixth
ear In the presidency and declares he will
not seek re-election. Tho strenuous life Is
not for him; he prefers to pass his time In
gricultural pursuits at Drome or In retire
ment In Paris, where his son Paul Is alrervny
looking out for an apartment for him. The
presidential election takes place next Janu-
ry. I,oubet may be re-elected to the senate.
During a rece.nt Journey to Washington
Representative "Tim" Sullivan of New
York desired the dusky attendant In the
buffet car to fetch him some soft-boiled
eggs. When they were brought the New
York man at once, perceived that the egg
were very much underdone. "Vht time
are we making on this train?" a.kcd he of
he attendant. "About fifty mil?s an hour.
Ir," was the reply. "Then." quietly ob
served Sullivan, "If you will boll these eggs
another mile they'll be all right."
"In my opinion the immigration problem
Is the most serious that confronts the gov
ernment and the people of this country,"
said Secretary of Commerce and J-abor
Met calf to a correspondent of the St. L,ouls
Republic. "Its most perplexing feature Is
the question of distribution.
The s6uthern states have reported to
this department that they could employ
many thousands of Immigrants there.
Within a few days I have received a letter
from IiOulslana stating that state alone
could give employment to 100,000 In the
field, t know very well that more men are
needed to work farms of the great west.
The disposition of nearly all Incoming
foreigners Is to concentrate In the great
cities In their belief that there their for
tunes lie. It Is this concentration In the
cltlea that make the problem at once diffi
cult and necessary of Immediate solution
'The present fiscal year will break all
records. It seems to me that It remains for
congress to take some action."
"The United States'senate Is regaining Its
youth," writes the correspondent of the
New York Evening Post. "When the long
session adjourned little more than a year
ago the number of frail men In that cham
ber who walkr ' about with uncertain step
was a subject of comment by many observ
er. Statistics then showed that sixteen of
Its ninety members had passed the allotted
three score year and ten. Seven of these
have In a single twelve month ceased to be
members of that body, four by death and
three by retirement, and of these three one
has already died. It Is doubtful If so great
a thinning out of the aged men ever before
occurred In the senate. Those who died
have been Quay of Pennsylvania, Hoar of
Massachusetts, Bate of Tennessee and Piatt
of Connecticut. Those who retired on
March 4. who had passed the age of 70, were
Hawley of Connecticut, Gibson of Mon
tana and Stewart of Nevada. No new man
has become 70 In the year, nor has any
70-year-old man been elected to the senate
The nine member who possessed thl di
tlnctlon now are Morgan and Pettus of
Alabama, Piatt and Be pew of New York.
Frye of Maine, Proctor of Vermont, Cullom
of Illinois, Allison- of Iowa and Teller o
Colorado.
For some reason seventy seem an appro-
prlate dividing line In civil positions. It Is
the age at which a supreme court Justice,
providing he lias bad ten years of service
may retire witn run pay- This Is six year
beyond the age of retirement In the army
and eight year beyond that of the navy.
And yet the senate would lose much of It
best material were It to have a compulsory
retirement at 70."
LARGEST CIVILIZED ATIO.
t'nlted States Crowding" Russia for
First Place.
itrfsllo Weekly )
The United States Is by far the largest
of all the civilized nations except Russia,
which has about 130,u00,000 Inhabitants. Th
German empire has W.OOO.ono. Austria
Hungary t7.010.0ri0. Japan 47,000.000, th
United Kingdom 42.000.000, France JS.000,000,
Italy J2,ono,ooo, and Spain ls.ooo.ooo. China
ha 360,000,000, but she doe not count In
calculation of this sort. Owing to til
rapid growth of the United States, the
English language 1 now spoken by mora
person than us any other civilized tongue,
Charles V. said ha apoka German to hi
horse, French to men, Italian to hi lady
friend, and SpanUh to God. In hi day
three and a half centuries ago, Spain was
land on whloh the sun never set, England
wa only a small spot on the map, and th
English language held only a minor plac
In the civilized tongues. To-day 130,000.000
of people speak English, 100,000,000 speak
Russian (for not all the people of th
empire talk the national tongue), 7f.000,OnO
use German. 70,000.000 employ Spanish, In
eluding the Inhabitants of the Latin
American countries, and 40,0no.0o0 speak
French.
Moreover, the lead for English is rapldl
lengthening. NesMy two-thirds of all th
people who apeak th English tongu ar In
tn I'nUtd BUtea.
not acror.1 them the treatment they ex
pected when they enlisted. r
The Investigation was conducted by a
man who bail sern n a iivte soldier
and should know sonic of tbe condition
surrounding their lives, yet It elicited
nothing of Importance. However. It might
not be beyond the bounds 'tf possibility
that there Is no general reasrsi. and every
man w ho leaves the service without the
consent of his superior officer does so be
cause he has some particular reason that
might warrant his action, but would b
lightly taken by another s.ldlr.
KI.ASIIKS OK Kl i.
I he way you flirted.
Von know you'ra a
"I 'fls surpilsed nt
with that young man
msitied woman.
"Ves. but he didn't. "-Philadelphia
l-dg"r.
"We demand equnl and exact lustlce for
all." shouted the orator, "regardless of
wealth or social position, and we want men
who are bin enough and bread enough to
recognlr.e this great"
"Well. If that's what vou want." Inter
rupted s voting msn with a wicked looking
eye. "what's the matter with Taft? " Chi
cago Tribune.
Katharine The public Is waging war
against the milk trust.''
Kidder Yes, and the public will be forced
to take water, as usual. San Franclsoo
Call.
"Those Philadelphia political bosses are
taking the reform spasm very philosophi
cally "
"What are thev doing?"
"Well, they've ordered a lot of bigger bal
lot boxes and have opened night schools for
the sniffers." Cleveland Plain Dealer.
First Moth Where are you going to
spend the summer?
Second Moth 1 have made arrangement
to board with a fur coat, but I don't know
whether I'll be able to stand It It's fear
fully crowded already. Detroit Free Pre.
Redd-I'Md you ever go over a fence whan
out horseback riding?
Greene I Hi, yes.
Redd How did you get the horse to ro
over?
Greene I must have misunderstood yen.
The horse did not go over. YonkerS Htatea-
man.
as slow aa
WHY SOI.IHEHS DESERT.
An Investigation that Tailed to Find
a Reason.
Pittsburg Dispatch.
The ordinary American soldier possesses
more than sufficient Intellgence to give
something better than an excuse for tho
conditions by which he Is surrounded, but
when General Chaffee attempted, by per
sonally questioning privates in the army,
to discover why o many men deserted
from the ranks he was unable to obtain
th desired Information. It Is true ho re
ceived answers from every man ques
tioned, but the answers were of such na
ture aa to prompt the belief that If the
men could give a reason they had no desire
to tell it. ,
It is recorded that the general was In
formed that some men deserted because
they did not ilk the surrounding of the
post at which they wra stationed, while
others were sure it was because there was
no fishing In that Immediate territory. At
no time was complaint made against the
fact of service or that the government did
Hicks I never saw anyone
that fellow Ftakelev Is
Wicks Slow? Why, the msn is positively
fast.
Hicks Rut see how long It takes htm t
sow his wild oats. Philadelphia Ledger.
THR lI'l.tVK MK4DOW.
(.The Outlook.)
With canter, gallop and bead toss wa
plunge through the sun-bathed air
The scent of grass In our nostrils, th wind
nt play In our hair.
The clouds are dancing before us, the shad
ows chase o'er the plain.
Then on. and up to the corner, and back
tc the fence again!
With canter, gallop and head toss. In proof
that the clay is ours,
We kick up the dust behind us, wa atop
and pluck at the flowers.
We look far down to the valley and sigh
for folk who must work
Then on a rue to the corner and back,
with the Htop a Jerk!
Or, limbs grown tired In the gallop, we
browse whore the-clover grows;
We steep ourselves In Its sweetness. In
beauty take our repose.
The crack of whip and the sharp com
mandbridle, check and rein
Are far away. We are masters now. Ah,
what is life to gain!
They can't know life who Just labor, ns'er
shaking the traces free.
Nor reaching upland meadows, with broad
er vision to see
How cramped the shadowy valley wher
the roads are narrow, while her
There's all the pasture to run In, whera un
and the stars are near.
Then on, and up to the corner, and back
to the fence again!
The clouds are dancing before us, the shad
ows are In the plain!
With canter, gallop and head toss we
plunge through the sun-bathed air.
The scent of grass In the nostrils, behind
us a kick tor care!
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