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Secretary.
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(Seal.) M. B. H UNGATE,
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WHE.1 Ot'T Or TOW,
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drosa will oo obaoaTOd sva ofteat
s-eoaoatedL
Premier Balfour refuses to be smoth
ered In an Irish stew.
Nebraska seems to nave furnished
mors than its ratio to the fated crew of
the Bennington.
Fortunately there is no chance of the
Bennington explosion to precipitate a
war to avenge the victims.
It is tip to the new beard of Equitable
directors to prove to the policy holders
and to the public that they are not dum-
,1.x.
Judging by the appraised valuation of
horses In Nebraska some county asses
'sors are not very good Judges of horse
flesh. The new Japanese 4?4 per cent loan
in the sum of fl.Vl.OOO OOO wa over.
subscribed several times. Nothing sue-
veeus line success.
In the light of the accident to the Ben
nington the impression may grow that
the verdict on the Maine was delivered
without sufficient investigation.
Thomas D. Jordan of the Equitable by
having the grace to "put it back" thus
set an example to some people higher up
on the pay roll of the concern.
John Redmond's Idea of "parliament'
ry campaign" falls flat when the enemy
la not sufficiently acquainted with the
rules of the game to know when he is
beaten.
It will not be long before Japan shows
whether it Is waging war in Manchuria
In favor of the "open door" or to get the
Russians ont of the room before the door
la locked.
1 General Funstou's carriage was struck
by a street car in California, but it did
not create nearly as mnch excitement as
when his father was struck by a Kansas
policeman.
, The British cabinet crisis promises to
make this "a presidential year," so to
peak, for our British cousins, who will
be railed on In due time to elect a new
Parliament.
, The awful explosion on the gunboat
Bennington makes prominent the fact
that many lnlandVtates are represented
In the navy. Nebraska bad four in the
Bennington's crew.
Turkish police are resolved that no
news agency vshall "scoop" the official
bulletin of the country by telling of the
attempt to' assassinate the sultan before
the official account Is prepared.
If the British naval department dis
covers an explosive more powerful than
cordite, means may ultimately be found
for shaking Premier Balfour out of office,
adverse vctes seeming to be Ineffectual.
More than a week has paused since
Tom Law son 'a swing round the circle
of western chautauquas, armed with his
"Remedy," but the "System" seems to
be still doing business nt the old stand.
' Mayor Brown complains because for
raer Candidate Berge did not actively
support him for ongress. Why should
Mr. Berge be singled out when so many
other fuslonlsts failed to come to the
polls?
Omaha still holds Its own as a sum
mer resort During the recent hot wave
not .solitary case of sun stroke waa
reported in Omaba, while scores of peo
ple, were stricken fatally at the sea shore
KMorts and in cities on the great lakes.
COMMERCIAL trjLXOKLlSM.
Business men in England and Wale
rejoice over the fact that the great re
ligious revival, which began in Wales
and Is spreading In (Jreat Britain, is
causing people to pay their 'debt.
Strange as It may seem, however, there
Is one bishop of the English church who
remonstrates against religious conver
sions on mercantile lines. In a recent
address the bishop of Oartyle expressed
his scorn of this sort of conversion snd
Intimated that the man whose moral
sense had not alreqrty made him honest
was a doubtful requisition under an
emotlonnT Impulse to any organization.
"A man," he said, "should be honest
up and down and through and through.
A religion of emotion and crocodile tears
might cause the man who was not thus
honest to pay bis debts, but It will bnrdly
transform him Into a person of real con
science." Manifestly, the bishop regards the test
of an honest man very much like the test
of an honest dollar. An honest dollar
will be worth as much when It comes out
of the melting pot as when It went Into
the melting pot, and an honest man must
be as good before he becomes a convert
as after ho Joined the church.
The idea of the man who Is as relig
ious out of the church as in it, and who
would never require conversion to pre
vent his buying things he never had any
serious Intention of paying for Is attract
ive. There are many such men, yet It Is
easy to be convinced that the merchants
and shopkeepers of whatever fnlth of
moral society are pleased when they see
the revrrallst pricking dull consciences
and causing long-standing accounts to be
settled. At any rate, the evangelist who
can give assurance that he will persuade
deadbcats to pay their overdue debts will
find no difficulty In inducing business
men to make liberal contributions for re
ligious revivals.
THE CHIXESE VOTE
The note received by our government
from China confirms the report that bad
preceded it regarding the position of the
Chinese government toward the peace
conference. It states that the conflict
between Russia and Japan having been
carried on upon Chinese territory? there
fore "no provision affecting China with
out the approval of China being previ
ously obtained, which the treaty of
peace may contain, will be recognized
as valid." It Is stated that this is re
garded by President Roosevelt and Sec
retary Root as exceedingly significant,
perhaps involving the whole question of
the commerce and commercial relations
of the Chinese empire.
Possibly this view Is correct, but in
any event no fault can fairly be fqund
with the Chinese attitude. The belliger
ent powers 'having made the territory
of China the theater of war, it is en
tirely reasonable on the part of the
Chinese government to ask to be con
sulted in regard to any proposition which
may be made in the peace conference
bearing upon the future of that territory.
Undoubtedly Russia will have to get out
ef It and stipulate to stay out That,
it may confidently be assumed, Japan
will firmly insist upon. But what will
Japan require for herself? W11 she
turn over the whole of Manchuria un
conditionally to China, or will she claim
the right to retain possession of a part
of it and perhaps exercise a protectorate
for an indefinite time over the entire
territory T These are questions which
may quite' naturally have occurred to
the Chinese government, which undoubt
edly, now has a very much higher ap
preciation of the value of Manchuria
than ever before. It has learned that
here is a territory whose resources are
of greater worth than perhaps any other
portion of the empire and that there are
possibilities of development which would
add enormously to the wealth of China,
navlng had her eyes fully opened to
the value of this region she desires that
it shall not be subjected to the control
of a foreign power and made to con
tribute to the welfare of that power
rather than to her own.
The position announced by the Chinese
government is therefore entirely natural
and proper and ought to be respected
by all the neutral powers. It implies no
threat and no wish or purpose to put any
obstacle in the way of peace negotia
tions. It is not easy to see how it can
be construed as having any significance
regarding commercial relations. At all
events, China has made her position so
plain that there can be no misunder
standing regarding it and it remains to
be seen how the neutral powers will
view and treat it.
ABE UVB SCHOOL TEACHERS OPPRESSED
The so-called insurgents in the Na
tlonal Educational association are send
ing out circulars protesting against the
proposed plan for centralizing the organ
ization and charging that for years a
conspiracy has been afoot to make a des
potism of our public school system. The
circular goes on to say, among other
things:
The result is that teachers fear to pro.
test against "fads and frills,,' against
what they betlere to be wrong and In
jurious educational methods, or even
against "graft." for they know that any
such protest Is certain to result in for
felting all chance of promotion. If tt doea
not result In persecution and professional
ruin, as Is often the case. It Is safe to
say that with the exception of a few
specially enlightened communities there ex
ists today in America no aucji thoroughly
terrorised and oppressed body of men and
women as our publlo school teachers.
How much of truth and poetry there Is
in this arraignment it would be difficult
to say, but that public school teachers
are sometimes subjected by their su
perlors to a reign of terror could be dem
oustrated without going far from home
or delving into very ancient history. It
Is one thing to maintain a healthy dis
cipline of the teaching corps and a decent
respect for authority and quite another
thing to enforce an ab.iect subserviency
breeding fear of oppression. The danger
Is that the public schools may, like too
many other Institutions, be commercial
ised and become topheavy at the expense
both of pupils and teachers and fur the
leneflt of book trust cliques or Inside
rings. The snfety of the public schools
lies In the prompt checking of abuses
whenever and wherever they may arise
and the teachers owe It to the public as
well as to themselves to expose growing
evils as soon as noticed and to tell bow
to repress tlieru safe In the assurance
that they will be fully protected In the
fearless, fnlthful and conscientious devo
tion to duty.
AMERICA 8 'riALUW PERU
The unenviable reputation which many
American cities enjoy Is due largely to
municipal black-washers whom an In
scrutable Providence has placed in po
sition to use printer's Ink In all colors
with which to pander to the tastes of
the depraved. The Injuries inflicted upon
communities that are cursed by yellow
Journalism can scarcely be computed and
no censure can be too severe for the
miscreants who prostitute the profession
of Journalism to such base ends.
While Omaha has suffered from the
"reptile press," other cities seem to have
fared even worse, if such thing can be.
No reputable representative of the press
has had greater opportunity to observe
the effect of yellow Journalism upon
American cities than William E. Curtis,
the famous correspondent of the Chicago
Record Herald, who has recently made a
tour of Colorado and described conditions
at Its state cnpltal In a 'graphic letter to
his paper, from which we make the fol
lowing extract:
Denver has a bad reputation among the
people of the east a reputation for sensa
tions, for extravagances, political con
spiracies and corruption, dramatic mar
riages and divorces, which la undeserved
and la due to the yellow Journals which are
printed In this city and to the efforts of
Irresponsible correspondents to make a
living. Everything Is magnified as much
as possible; everything la treated in tne
superlative degree.
Denver Is the victim of exaggeration. If
you will read the headlines In ths news
papers any day you win recognize what I
mean. If somebody falls Into an ordinary
ditch he la represented as plunging head
long Into a bottomless chasm; If some
servant girl receives a legacy of a few
thousand dollars from an uncle up In the
mountains she Is described as the heiress
of millions. Everything that happens, no
matter how trivial or commonplace, la
magnified Into a sensation, under a mis
taken Idea that the public Is easily de
ceived, when as a matter of fact the news
papers themselves are the victims of their
own prevarications.
Last fall, during the trouble with the
miners at Cripple Creek, the correspond
ents of eastern newspapers at Denver,
Colorado Springs and other places did the
state an Infinite amount of harm by simi
lar exaggerations, by representing that the
disturbances were ten times as bad as fhey
actually were, and it will be a long time
before Colorado can recover from that
reputation.
Had Mr. Curtis written the above con
cerning Omaha instead of Denver he
would have shot close to the mark.
While the Omaha yellows are slightly
less lurid and red headed than those of
Denver, their makeup and their general
characteristics are Just the same.
ADDING TO THE DEFICIT.
The fact that the treasury deficit is
steadily increasing, the addition to it
since the beginning of the current fiscal
year being over 115,000,000, will have
the effect of strengthening sentiment in
favor of legislation that will bring the
revenues of the government np to ex
penditures, or else material reduction
In expenses. As to the increase In the
deficit since the beginning of the new
fiscal year the explanation is that every
year, immediately after July 1,, there is
a rush on the treasury and a great drain
on its resources, growing out of the fact
that on the first day of the fiscal year
the appropriations made by the last con
gress become available. it is stated
that this year the rush on the treasury
Is greater because of the law passed at
the last session of congress making it a
punishable offense to exceed the amount
of the appropriations allotted to any of
the departments, bureaus or divisions of
the government It appears that chiefs
of departments responsible for expendi
tures in many cases suspended their
work absolutely during the last few
weeks of the last fiscal year. Now
they are opening up full blast and conse
quently the expenditures are shown to
be unusually heavy. It is not expected
that this will continue.
But in any event the question of equal
izing receipts and expenditures is of
such urgent Importance that it la certain
to be very prominent In the attention of
the Fifty-ninth congress. Even now
senators and representatives are giving
It consideration. Expressions on the
subject by republicans indicate that a
majority will be found to favor a restor
ation of some of the Internal taxes that
were levied for carrying on the war with
Spain. The advocates of this
course
urge that the taxation would not be felt
by the masses of the people and there
fore little if any popular complaint
would result Then there are some re
publicans who think that the best plan
will be to lower tariff rates and thus In
crease the revenue from customs, but the
number advising this course does not ap
pear to be large and Includes none of the
leaders In congress. Others believe that
a reduction of expenditures Is practicable
and they promise to make a strenuous
effort to bring this abont
Every department of the government
will be expected to make its estimates as
low as possible with a due regard for the
efficiency of the service. It is announced
that already Postmaster General Cortel
you Is giving careful consideration to the
question of reducing expenditures in bis
department and doubtless other beads of
departments will do likewise before the
time of preparing their estimates for suk
mlsslon to congress. There Is reason to
believe that a considerable aggregate re
duction of expenditures can be made
without Injury to the public service,
though perhaps not a sufficient amount
to ofNet the deficit of the last fiscal year
or that which is estimated for the cur
rent year. It consequently seema to be
imperative that provision be made for In
creasing the Income of the government
and bow this may best be done that Is.
the needed revenc obtained with the
least burden upon the people as a whole
Is a qtiestlnti that cnlls for careful de
liberation. A growing treasury deficit Is
a disquieting circumstance, notwith
standing the fact that the government
still has a ood sum on hand, snd the ex
pediency of at least finnll7.!ng receipts
and expenditures Is unquestionable.
EDWARD T. TiASH-
In the death of Edward W. Nash
Omaha mourns one of its most public
spirited and enterprising pioneers. As
one of the founders of the Omaha Smelt
ing works the largest silver refining
plant in America Mr, Nash contributed
a large share to the industrial upbuilding
of Omaha and established for this city
international reputation.
Next to the Union Taclflc railroad the
Omaha Smelting works constituted, up to
the time of the South Omaha meat pack
ing Industry, the largest employer of
labor In this city and furnished a most
substantial basis for other Industrial
concerns.
As a citizen Edward W. Nash enjoyed
an enviable reputation for square deal
ing and civic pride. While largely inter
ested in business enterprises In other
sections of the country and compelled by
reason of his elevation to the presidency
of the greatest smelting and mctnl re
fining corporation In the world to spend
much of his time In the American me
tropolis, Mr. Nash always made Omnha
his home and never failed to render sub
stantial aid to all great enterprises nnd
projects tending to promote the growth
and prosperity of Omaha.' Identified
with many of the Important Institutions
of tills city, Mr. Nash was always ex
ceedingly popular with his nssoclntes
and enjoyed the esteem and confidence
of all who had the fortune to come in
contact with him.
FATHER OF THE KA VT.
The arrival of the body of John rnul
Jones in this country may revive inter
est in the question as to who was the
father of the American navy. That title
has been given to Jones,, but some stu
dents of our early naval history assert
that he was not the father of the navy,
though ho gave it greater prestige and
glory than any of his compatriots. One
writer affirms that the father of the
navy was Commodore John Burry. He
states that Barry was at Bristol and
Liverpool with his ship, the Black
Prince, when the battles of Lexington
and Bunker Hill were fought In Sep
tember. 1775, he hastened home, sailing
from Loudon. He arrived in Philadel
phia October 13, 1775, the very day con
gress had ordered two armed cruisers
to be fitted out to capture supplies going
to the British army In Boston. Barry
was selected, as captain of the Lexing
ton, the very first appointment to the
vpry first vessel named after the first
battlefield of the revolution. In April,
1776, he captured the British ship Ed
ward, which was the first capture un
der continental authority and the first
prize brought to congress. Thus Barry
was in at the start and continued In ser
vice during the war, at the close of
which he commanded the Alliance, the
best vessel the united colonies ever
owned, and was in command of the
whole navy.
These historical facts' seem to con
clusively establish the claim that Barry
was the father of the navy and that he
did good service. Taul Jones, however,
was the heroic naval figure of his time
and nothing can dim the lustre of his
fame. He was undeniably the greatest
sea fighter of his day.
An Iconoclastic writer in one of the
eastern periodicals has the brnshness
to question at this late day whether the
body that is being brought over In state
from France really belonged at one time
to the late John Paul Jones. He im
pertinently asks whether if any one of
us learned that a relative long since
dead, whom no one living could recog
nize, was interred In an European ceme
tery, would we solely on the proof of
Identity so far advanced In this case, ac
cept an otherwise unknown body nnd go
to the expense of transporting it across
the ocean and burying it in our family
plot This Is going altogether too far.
There are occasions when it becomes a
patriotic citizen not to ask too many
questions.
Bradstreets agency computes the
losses by the Chicago teamsters' strike
at 13,000,000, of which the strikers'
losses are estimated at $1,000,000 and
the employers at $12,000,000. Come to
think of It however, those losses were
not altogether such losses as are in
curred by fire, where millions go up In
smoke. The bulk of the money lost In
that Chicago strike was gained by the
grand army of strike breakers and the
small army of deputy sheriffs and spe
cial policemen, and last but not least
the lawyers and doctors, and they in
turn must have paid out the surplus to
the butcher, the baker and caudlestlck
maker.
To Judge by reports from Oyster Bay
a number or American statesmen neueve
Bret Harte knew the Chinamen, and the
real meaning of that identical note is
anxiously desired. Perhaps China made
a showing so that its real meaning could
depend upon eventualities.
Governor Folk Is not making very
great headway in the suppression of
race track gambling. Thirteen hand
books operated openly In the betting ring
at the Delmar track near St Louts last
Thursday without molestation by the
sheriff or his deputies. '
It ia now said that the Husslan muti
neers went on the warpath because they
were not permitted to go to the Orient.
If this Is true, the officers In charge of
the Russian navy took the wrong men.
as the ether fellows refused to fight tie
cause they were sent.
It Is surely gratifying to learn that the
managers of the Chicago V Northwest
ern railway hare, after mature dellbera
tlon, decided to abandon the Idea of
making Poison Creek the westcrp ter
minus of their Hue and are seriously
contemplating Its extension to Death
Valley, the home of the flying Scotch
man, better known as "Scotty."
Omaha bank clearings for the last
week are very closely up to the nlne-mllllon-dollar
point and show an In
crease of 33 per cent over the clearings
of the corresponding week last year.
Another strnw that Indicates Omaha's
substantial progress.
The Harvester trust proposes now to
get even with Mr. Swift, for the fool
hardy attempt of Mrs. Swift to ninke
the trust disgorge some of the tainted
money it is alleged to hnve amassed by
ways that are dark and tricks that are
vain.
The price of Nebraska horses and
mules has gone up by leaps nnd bounds,
thanks to the State Hoard of Equaliza
tion. If tbla thing keeps up, Nebraska
farmers will all trade their horses and
mules for automobiles.
In suggesting an Enclisli education for
American girls American residents of
Ixmdon would imply that the Incubus to
the American dollar In the transatlantic
wedding Is not tip to the standard.
Crops tn Kansas.
Baltimore Herald.
Notwithstanding their prominence, Kan
sas raises more wheat than cranks.
Why Lawson Wonders,
New York Tribune.
Thomas TV. Lawson calls Chicago's pet
Idea of municipal ownership a wlll-o'-the
wlp. That Chlcajonns should follow this
delusive light Instead of devoting their
energies to a pursuit- of "the system" Is
one of the few things Mr. Lawson falls to
understand.
John Hall Responsible.
Cleveland Plain-Dealer.
The Dhleematlc nrntMnpra nf T.rfini1rm Are
a good deal worried over the amount of
money fncle Sum spends on his Fourth of
Jtllv celehrstlnns. . Tut If It hniln'r hpn
for John Bull's obstinacy it Is doubtful If
tno aay would ever have cost anybody a
cent.
Prosperity In Prospect.
Milwaukee Wisconsin.
Factories are not overstocked. Prices In
the stock market are not so high as to
threaten breaking oft from their own
weight. The present outlook favors the
belief that this Is a year In which the
people of the United States are going to
get a great deal of wealth out or the
ground tn the form of minerals as well
as In the form of crops. All these Indi
cations point to a good year for buslnoss.
Free Passes In Georgia.. ,
Atlanta Constitution.
By the passage of the bill prohibiting
the acceptance of free passes by the judi
ciary, the policy of Georgia has been de
clared. There is no reason In the world
for discrimination tn this regard between
different classes of state officials. It having
been deemed proper to prohibit the Issuance
of passes to the judiciary and to make Il
legal the acceptance of such favors by
the judges, the. lame principles should
govern with regard to all other stata offi
cials. One Poor Trnst.
Buffalo Express.
The annual report of the International
Mercantile Marine company shows a def
icit of more, than $2,000,000 in 1904. By de
ducting a surplus Insurance account of
$897,052 this deficit was reduced to $1,142,000.
The fixed charges of the company amount
to $3,845,150. The transatlantic shipping
trust has made by far the poorest show
ing of any of the great Morgan enter
prises, much to the chagrin, It has been
said, of Mr. Morgan. The trouble last
year was due to a decline In Atlantic
freight traffic.
Where Nebraska's At.
Washington Star.
Mr. Bryan does not appear to be recover
ing his hold on Nebraska. At a congres
sional election In his home district yester
day the republicans won handsomely In a
light vote. The democratic candidate was
one of his friends and bad his support.
Nevertheless Mr. Bryan as a national
quantity will continue his activity. De
feat does not discourage him, nor custom
stale his Infinite variety. As he reads tho
stars, he and all for which he stands will
get there ome day, and until then, not
mum, but talk Is the word. If Nebraska
will not heed now it will later. And so
will other states. The Bryan philosophy
Is calculated lor all latitudes and all con
ditions, and the man who once thoroughly
absorbs It Is proof against both discourage
ment and disillusionment.
SECl'LAR SHOTS AT THE PIXPIT.
Atlanta Constitution: It Is noticeable
that the Rockefeller millions are not so
tainted that the good deacon finds It neces
sary to give anonymously tn order to get
his benefactions accepted.
Cincinnati Enquirer: Bishop Wilson of
Chattanooga said hell laughed when Bishop
Potter opened the subway saloon. These
amenities between bishops are Interesting.
Bishop Potter probably did not laugh when
he heard what Bishop Wilson said. He
merely smiled.
Cleveland Plain Dealer: Rev. Dr. Corw
ell told his Boston hearers recently that
"the nearer a man gets to the Christian
Ufa the less likely he is to be understood."
Unfortunately, this Claim of not being un
derstood haa long been a standing excuse
with hypocrites and Incompetents.
Philadelphia Record: "No questions
asked" Is the assurance given to a thief
from whom a favor is desired. When Prof.
Fox of the Congregational Theological
seminary In Chicago telegraphed John T.
Rockefeller that endowments for two pro
fessorships were needed, and that no ques
tions would be asked, ha Insulted Mr.
Rockefeller and he affronted the moral and
religious sentiment of the country. The
American board might accept Mr. Rocke
feller's money on the ground that ques
tions regarding It elicited no evidence that
It was obtained corruptly, but the Chicago
Theological seminary could not Indorse
the assurance that no questions would be
asked of any man who would put up the
desired funds, and Prof. Fox has been dis
missed. Detroit Tribune: Rev. B. W. Horner's
declaration that he would rather die than
accept aid from the Methodist .church's
fund for old clergymen seems to us ex
travagant and liable to be Interpreted as
throwing discredit upon the fund Itself.
That, of course, was not his purpose, and
yet no one could speak more feelingly and
strongly If It was proposed to send the
superannuated preachers to the poor house.
There Is no disgrace In accepting even as
small a sum as $100 a year from this fund.
The fact that the fund la Inadequate may
be a reproach opon the loyalty and liber
ality of the members of the Methodist
Episcopal church, but It doesn't reflect on
the old clergymen, many of whom were
among the pioneers of the land and helped
to carry the gospel In the clrculi-rldlng
days.
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morning
"The win wan,"
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vul, "takes ndmntr
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f
Filteenth nnd
Douglas Sis.
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, SEXTKACF. SERMOXS.
Hope always helps.
1'etulance Is self-punlshment.
Opportunity weurs rubber shops.
Nothing fiKhts age better than happiness.
Bettor a sweet failure than a sour success.
The open heart always finds the opon
heart.
Many a moral squint comes from a money
monocle.
The fortunate people are those who bi'-
lleve they ore.
The best eyed people are those who are
blind to some things.
A little plain honesty Is worth untold
professional holiness.
Nothing Is easier than being benevolent
with other people's money.
Friendships sown In youth furnish the
sweetest fruits for old age.
Most men feel like giving good measure
when malice Is Jn the market.
Sow the seeds of sin and the fru4ts of sor
row will take care of themselves.
It's no use trusting to Providence If you
find your pastime In tickling the motor end
of a mule.
Tou never can see the worm In the apple
from the other side of the fence.
The orator in the pulpit needs to remem
ber that no man was ever struck by
thunder. Chicago Tribune.
POINTS AnoUT PEOPLE.
In order that he may familiarise himself
with the work of railroad men Rev. Dwlght
E. Potter, pastor of the Union Street Pres
byterian church In Oakland, Cal., has gone
to work as an oiler lrt the railroad yards of
his city.
Chief Engineer Stevens has promised to
be1 a big sticker, so far as his position In
Panama Is concerned. And it will be no
sinecure; no one but a housekeeper In a
suburban town will ever have experienced
greater difficulty In securing and keeping
competent help.
Vice Admiral Jorge Montt of Chill has
arrived in Ban Francisco, on a tour of the
world. His mission Is to look Into modern
naval problems with the idea In view of
lending assistance in the reconstruction 'of
the Chilian navy He was president of
Chill from 1891 to 1898.
Thomas F. Ryan patronises a newspaper
bureau, and since' the recent Equitable ex
pose he has been flooded with clippings.
He sought relief by asking the company to
have only favorable notices sent to him,
and It is said that he has not received a
single clipping for ten days.
For the first time the Vltet prize, 'most
coveted of all literary awards made by tho
Academic Franculse, has just been given
to a woman, Madame Henri Lapauze, who
writes under the name of "Daniel Lepueur."
This prize Is not awarded for any single
work, but for the whole of one's literary
production to date.
A one-time associate of Tom Scott, the
"railroad king," and Andrew Carnegie, the
Ironmaster, la at present a clerk in the
pentAon office N't Washington. His name Is
J. Howard Larcombe. He was born In New
Jersey at the close of President Monroe's
administration and the major portion of
his llfo has been spent in the service of the
government.
IX THE CLOVER BLOSSOMS SWEET
Iet's rest here In Clover deep!
Vain regret and care will keepl
Woo the sky with all its blue,
Shimmer of the sunshine too!
Song of river, laugh of child.
Humblest thing that ever smiled;
Steep the soul and bathe the feet
In the Clover blossoms sweet!
Let's forget all weary things!
Woo the blossoms and the wings
Where the bending asure meets
Argosies of silver fleets!
All the World Is full of joy,
Take It as a child Its toy
Fling Its fever and unrest
Down to the deep ocean breast
Of life's yesterdays. Today
God's glad promises .hold sway,
In the river's rush and ken
Of the happy hearts of men!
Woo the sky with all Its blue
Shimmer of the sunshine too;
Steep the soul and bathe the fee
In the Clover blossoms sweet!
Wading In the Clover sea,
We'll claitp hands with memory!
Let her lead us swift along
By the golden chain of song;
leaning, llst'nlng the refrain
Of the Robin's trill again!
Ah, the voices loved of- yore.
Say nut they will come no morel
Rpeaklng with us as 'tis meet
'Mid the Clover blossoms sweet;
They've forgot the angel's kiss!'
Knowing only that we ndss
Tender tones we called our own
On the throne of love and home!
So we steep our souls today
In the blossoms o'er the way I
J-E. B. L. Thompson In the Transcript.
X
DoiVt fail to look
at our Douglas
street windows
before Tuesday
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IIOMESTIC J4C.I.KS.
"Women will yt assert their superior
frlfts In conducting the practical affairs of
life " said Mr. Meekton s wife.
"Well," he replied, "let 'cm. The s.ioner
tfcey go downtown to a hut. Irritating of
fice and let me climb into a kimono and
rend summer novels Hie better I'll bo
pleased." Washington Star.
Mrs. Fox CJrent news! George Is an-
guved to Miss Tioxley.
Mr. Fox What! our son enquired to Miss
Iloxley? I must object.
Mrs. Ft.x Nunsense! Are you out of
your mind?
Mr. Fox Not at nil, but If we don't kli k
a little the Hoxlc' will think we don't
rimount to much and they'll probhbly cill
it oft Catliollo Standard and Times.
Mrs. Nfwlywod I made a big batch of
these cakes today.
Mr. Newlywed Tou did, Indeed, dear!
Mrs. Newlywed How do you know how
big a batch I made?
Mr. Newlywed oil. I thought you said
"botch." Louisville Courier-Journal.
Mrs. Grogan Keegan and his wife had a
fierce scrap.
Mrs. Hogan An' did they separate
Mrs. Grngan They did; but Keegan mi
most dead before tli' cops could get th'
twisters on Mrs. Keegan an' separate thlml
Puck.
Mrs. Blinks That horrid Mrs. Winks says
I'm a fool.
Mr. Blinks I am sure she would not make
such an ill-natured remark.
Mrs. Blinks Well, she didn't say that In
so many words, but that Is what she meant.
She says I believe everything you tell me.
New York Weekly.
Mrs. Kelly Was yure first husband a
good provider. Mrs. Riley?
Airs. Riley There waa none betther, Mrs.
Kelly an' he wag thot thoughtful. Befoor
we'd bin married a week he got kilt on th'
railroad, an' Ol got folve thousand darlers
damages. Judge.
Johnny Beefwadd Taln't so! Taln't so!
Mrs. Beefwadd Johnny don't say "taint."
It Isn't proper, and, besides, it annoys
your pa. Houston Chronicle.
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