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ID... 11... ... in... n... 13... 16... ...31.TMI ...S1.WM) ..82, ISO ...8i.SOO . . ..y,MM) ...itti.ino ...i,mo ...iH.TMO . . .:;i.nr,o ...;;i.Na . ..hi, v Total ' Less unsold copies lO.KO Net total sales Dally average .. U71.KU a i. :t t j C. C. ROSE VV A I'ER. Secretary. Subscribed In my presence and sworn to before me this 31m Oay of December, KU I8c.il M. BULN'JAIBJ, Notary Public. viii: oit ok tow: tnbncribera leaving; the cltr tem porarily should have The tiro mailed to them. It la better than n dally letter Iron, home. Ad dreaa will be changed aa often na ruvatel. ' The orld-lierald is very much horrl tied over tho prospects of an armory in Jefferson Square, but not n word alsuit the jail feeding graft. The anU-ltockefeller cult must be growing iu Great Britain, as uaval ex perts have decided against the use of oil as fuel iu the navy. Chairniiin Shonts adds his testimony to the great mass of evidence allowing that the best paid American labor Is always tho cheapest that can be used. lowti law makers are considering tho question of direct primary legislation. They can learn sereriil 'things by con sulting Nebraska sfatut books und Ne braska supreme court reports. ' Applicants for positions iu the pro- isled federal court gontb of the Tlatte I may yet defeat the measure by showing its sponsor what a stampede for office he will be compelled to face should the bill l)ecoine. a law. Venezuela Is wasting considerable val uable time and money In strengthening its army, us It will be Inexpedient, not to say difficult, to use troopers agaiust tltfit French fleet which may or may not arrive at any time. ' ' " Delegate Itodey complains that corpo rations and federal officeholders domi nate politics In Ntw Mexico, but If he will look closely he will find that this condition will not Jhi changed by simply entering the sisterhood of states. The Bee's Illustrated Jubilee year edi tion is doing more to advertise abroud the vvoitderful progress Omaha is mak ing than nil the publicity work of all the local business organizations put to gether. The Bee always stands up for Omaha. Under the new treaty of peace the lid will be screwed down tight for the next twelve months in Omaha, but the street railway trains will continue to run regu larly between Omaha and Council Bluffs from 6 a. m. Sunday morning until 1 a. m. Monday." According to State Treasurer Kelly of Kansas that treasury shortage, like Topsy, Just grew of itself, while the officials were busy with other things. Mr. Kelly speaks as an expert as this la the second time be has faced such a condition. President Custro should learu that in terference with the United States malls Is one of the most serious offenses which t an 1m, committed in this country, and if Minister Itnssell is not permitted to re ceive all of his dispatches the govern ment may te iuciined to stretch the rule of extraterrltorality as far as Caracas. It Is announced that all the Nebraska member are going to vote with the ad ministration for the Jolut statehood bill, which will inject four more corporation dummies into the United States senate. On the political railroad checkerboard. New Mexico, Arizona, Oklahoma aud Indian Territory are only so muny pawns.' - i : Chapter xlv of the second story of the Ieluge, as the supplement to the bear story serials published by our most en terprising local contemporary, is now on t;i. The inside history of the de luge coutaius wuiie very startling news that has Imh-u exclusively embalmed in the pyramids of Egypt before Pharaoh took his svUa Iu the Red sea. A (jt:tSTK)X or LABOR lu his address before the Clncltiniiti Chamber of Commerce. Chairman Shonts of the I'nnnnin Cnual commis sion maltt that tho chnrueter of the labor employed on tho isthmus is a chief fsc tor as to the tine- ami cost of ImildiiiK the canal. There U no insuperable, dif ficulty, he stated, from the cnginccri").' point of view, but the matter of gettiiiK what will be considered in this country anything like an ordinary class of labor Is a serious problem. The employment of oriental labor I rendered difficult because of the laws which hede about Its use. He explained that the effect of these laws Is practlcnlly to make orlnetal laW prohibitive in the con struction of the canal. As to Italian labor, experiment with It has not been satisfactory, the Italians quickly suc cumbing to tropical fevers. The neproes Chairman Shouts stated that arranue ments are being made to experiment with labor from the north of Spain, but It Is not probable that if this lalsir should prove to be satisfactorily effi cient anywhere near enouph of It can be secured to supply the demand. As to obtaining lnbor from the United States, very little can be had while the present prosperous conditions in this country continue. Besides, lalmrers here fear the danger from disease on t'lie isth mus. It was thought that the govern ment would be nble to enlist In the canal work a considerable number of tho ne groes of the south, but those people are even more averse than the whites to going to the isthmus. It has been ap parent from the beginning of the under taking by this government that the la bor question would le the most diffi cult to deal with. The French company had a great deal of trouble of. this kind and although the United States has greatly improved conditions of living on the Isthmus, so that the danger from disease there is comparatively slight, and is also paying Inlsir better than did the French company, the lulsir problem remains the most troublesome and per plexing of any with which the commis sion Is at present confronted. When the work Is in full progress there will be required between .TO.niM) and 40.001) laborers. Undoubtedly they will be secured, but In order to get them the government may have to , offer higher wages than it Is now paying, with other inducements. Chalrmau Shonts thinks that the best that can be done Is to let out the work by contract, advertise and secure the lowest bidder who will be nothing more or less than an agent. "He will secure the labor, deposit the money required by the gov ernment of the country from which the laborer comes necessary to the support of his family while he Is away, and ad vance the money for the necessary transportation. All this is to tie in cluded In the cost of the labor delivered on the isthmus, in addition to the agent's remuneration, making It very high priced." . Perhaps this plan would have the desired result, but it Is by no means certain that It would prove en tirely successful. At all events, It seems that It will have to bo tried, since the efforts of the commission to obtain the needed labor have been to a large ex tent unavailing and there appears to be no prospect of better results from further efforts on the part of the com mission. THE PR E VA L EXCE OF CttlMK- Last year there were over 0,000 homi cides committed in the United States, a considerable increase over the previous year. Undoubtedly there was also an increase in other crimes. The state ment is made that with the single ex ception of the Italians the American people are the most homicidal nation in the civilized world. The indictment against this country is emphasized by a comparison with the criminal statis tics, of other leading nations. In Italy the homicides number 10o per million of inhabitants per year; in this country last year the ratio was 115 per million. The annual average ratio of homicides to population in Germany is 13 per mil lion, in France 19 per million and in the United Kingdom 27 per million.. Rata bly, therefore, murder and munsJaugh ter are four times as frequent in this country as in England, Scotland and Wales, and nine times as frequent as in Germany. The present year starts out with a rec ord of crimes that threatens to exceed that of the previous year. The recent crimes in inicago, especially the as saults upon and murders of women. Have shocked the country. Some of these crimes have been committed in broad daylight, under circumstances of peculiar atrocity. This w.nr.t deplorable condition of affairs has caused the mayor to ask for an addition of 1,000 men to the police force and led the chief of police to warn women to keep off the streets after night Conditions in New York city appear to tie quite as bad Indeed, a magistrate of that city de ciareu a tew outs ago that In souk? respects New York is worse than Chi cago. It is stated tltit the number of highway robberies and street holdups In the former sn fur this year Is remark aide. Many of tnee assaults did uot take place iu out-of-the-way side streets or even in darkness but iu crowded nelghborhosls in daylight Women, par tieularly, have been the objects of at tack and instances are given showing the extraordinary Isddness and des perate character .of the criminals. Oth large cities are little behind those men tloned in their contributions to crime. There are 'periodical epidemics of crime and the country appear to hav such a visitation now, calling for ex traordinary vigilance and activity on the part of police offiVlitW everywhere, Undoubtedly one reason for these alarm f lug conditions Is the laxity of the ad ministration of the criminal law In this country. This has been frequently Klnted out. but without effecting any reform or Improvement. The criminal record of the United States gives It a bad eminence in the history of crime. TUAT ASSVAL TREATY VF WAI T.. The settlement between the Civic Federation and the liquor dealers whereby It is mutually agreed that the complaints of law violation preferred against 170 saloons shall be pigeonholed iu the archives of the district court In volves some ethical questions as well as legal problems that might puzzle abler lawyers than the Civic Federation has yet employed. Under the ordinary version of the law agreements to compromise an Indictable offense makes both parties liable to prosecution, and the Bame principle would naturally apply to misdemeanors punishable by fine or Imprisonment Iu Jail. The compact Is. moreover, a vio lation of the plain provisions of the statute against blackmail, which makes all parties who seek to secure moneys, properties or concessions of any descrip tion by threats of personal Injury or damage to business liable to criminal prosecution. From tho ethical point of view the compromise Is based on the doctrine, taught In some schools of theology, that the end Justifies the means. From the legal point of view the breaking of one law to stop the violation of another law Is Indefensible. If the complaints filed against the liquor dealers for breaking the law are true, nolwdy can condone the offense by an agreement of future good behavior. If the agreement was made under threats of prosecution it is void in morals as well as In law. Such treaties of peace, amity and good will may satisfy lawyers who have no scruples altout prosecuting or defend ing for pay anylsvly who is willing to hire them, but it is doubtful whether the glorification over the treaty would satisfy the consciences of people who desire scrupulously to observe the law. In the meantime, under the new treaty, the tough Joints In the lower end of town will continue to do business at the old stand unmolested six days and up to midnight and a little after midnight iu each week to the end of the year. This Is what the New York Independ ent says In discussing the succession to Dr. Harper as president of the Univer sity of Chicago: The logical candidate la President E. Tien Jamln Andrews of the t'nlverslty of Ne braska. He is a Baptist, and it Is unfortu nately a requisite that the president shall alwafrs be a member of that denomination. He has proved himself an able administra tor, both In the universities of Brown and Nebraska, and in the still more difficult position of superintendent of the public schools of Chicago, which he did much to rescue from graft and corruption. He has no repugnance against taking money from Rockefeller, as Is shown by the building which lie obtained from him. In spite of the oppositfcjn of the Nebraska populists. He is democratic In hia educational princi ples, radical In-his sociology, and has hown himself so fearless and frank In his public speeches that he will never be sus pected of truckling to capitalism. It is time now for another outbreak from the local organ infected with the virus of Bockefellerltls. By adding $480,000,000 to the taxable valuation of real estate in New York City tho debt limit of the municipality has been increased by 10 per cent of that amount or $48,000,000. The ad vantage of an elastic debt limit for mu nicipalities is plain enough and this is a good example of It but what would happen If there should be a collapse aud a fajl in values after the debt limit had been exhausted? For a practical working scheue the ratio of a city's debt should bo upon the available assets in the way of public property ihat serves os security rather than upon the private property owned by Its citizens subject to it only by taxation. And now it is announced that the well known industrial evangelist who has 'converted thousands of men with his soulful talks at the shops and fac tories of the east has come to South Omahif to take snap shots at the work ingmen employed in the packing houses. South Omaha ministers who are capa ble of doing some snaplTiooting on their own account and who pride themselves on being able to handle the evangelical kodak with some degree of skill will doubtless feel pleased at the reinforce ment, but may have some doubts as to the lasting effect after the illustrious visitor has departed. Congressman Curtis of Kansas is pushing his bill for the sale to the high est bidder of the segregated coal as phalt lands of the Chickasaw and Choc- taws under the plea that this is the most speedy and equitable way of dis posing of those lands and opening them to agricultural as well as mineral devel opment. Manifestly the asphalt and coal deposits in iiiumu lerruory prom- v - 1 T ... 1 1 Ij. .. ' lse to oecome n ricn uem ior promoters and speculators, and so long as the In- ,i... k .L.i i, .iu ..I... find somebody in congress and out of cougress to "help him develop his pos sessions." The cry against caret baggers Is again raised in the land, this time against Americans who have located in Porto Hico and other possessions uuder the United States government. The question naturally suggests Itself. How L Is Porto Hico to be Americanized, un less American officials and teachers are colonized there to teach the natives bow to govern themselves under the Amer ican system Instead of (Hint Inning the old Spanish regime? The Hig Nine has discovered' that there has been some "professionalism" in college foot ball, but before reaching the verge of alsllshlng the gauie its - 1 exlsteuce was never admitted. It now remains to be seen whether volunteers will ls more gentle than those who have heretofore supplied the brute strength for a consideration. Millard Flluiore Funkhouser Is an nounced as the llltest democratic candi date for mayor. Mr. Funkhouser has Just as much right to aspire to a demo cratic nomination as Erastus Benson, the man whom he supported for mayor in 1003, has to aspire for n republican nomination. But the question Is. Would Mr. Funkhouser and Mr. Beuson recog nize each other as they pass, In case they are both nominated on opposite tickets? Before taking too radical a stand against the parcels post retail mer chants should investigate the subject. So far as unbiased statistics show sim ilar laws have not destroyed retail trade in Great Britain or continental Europe where the "department store" Is con sidered as a distinctly "Yankee" Institu tion. ltepresentatlve Kennedy has suc ceeded in persuading the Department of Agriculture to reinforce Its South Omaha meat Inspection bureau, and It is to be hoped that the secretary will also at the same time infuse greater vigilance and efficiericy among the inspectors. Looking Oat for Xnmber One. New York Mall. The United States is not butting Into Europe's affairs, but It Is a trifle hard to keep Europe's affairs from butting into the United States. Good Opinion Affirmed. Washington Post. . With the exception of Mr. Brackett. Sen ator Dcpew is probably willing to reiterate his assertion that the "present legislature Is the best New York ever had." Hare Yon Got Itf Cleveland Plalndealer. According to the eminent gentleman who ran for mayor of New York In November, W. M. Ivlns, "we are suffering from the contagion of luxury." This will be news to a good many of us who have no means of knowing where It can be caught. Huge Bnndle of Sentiment. Baltimore American. Boston has sent to Washington a petition o huge that it takes four men to carry it to save Old Ironsides. The petition is 170 feet In length, and it is not announced whether any of them are poetic feet. Possi bly it was thought that any supple-ion to that effect might have a deterrent effect on congress, which Just now is having troubles of its own. Nearly Three Billions. Wall Street Journal. Thomas B. Reed, some ten or fifteen years ngn, called this "a billion-dollar country." This will have to be amended to read "a three-lillllon-dollar country." Everything has expanded immensely. Fifteen years ago, for Instance, our foreign commerce ag gregated only about 1,5UO,000,000. The fig ures given out yesterday from Washington show that the total commerce In 1905 was 2,9G6,00O,0OO. Greatest Irrigation Scheme. New York Tribune. The Canadian Pacific railway lias In hand the greatest irrigation scheme In the world. By the end of thet.oext three years 1,510,001) acres of land In the vicinity of Calgary, Al berta, hitherto arkf 'will be divided into 20, 000 farms, watered from Bow river. This Irrigation plan when completed will be bO per cent larger than the next largest on the American continent, which Is In the Pecos valley, Arizona. The water utilized In this vast scheme will take two-thirds of the sup ply of Bow river at low water. The super intendent of the work states that when it was first started there 'were practically no settlers In that particular section, but since then the flow of Immigration, which has in cluded many Americans, has been rapid. Libel on American Womanhood. Boston Transcript. A minister in New York declares that al coholism among women Is alarmingly on the Increase, and that the future of the republic Is thereby In danger. This sensa tional lament is getting to be as regular as It Is unfounded in fact. It Is getting to be the fashion to make accusations of social corruption which everyday experi ence shows is both hasty and exaggerated. The cause of temperance generally is mak ing good headway In these times; all statis tics show a commendable improvement In the spirit of the age in its attitude toward drunkenness, and It Is a libel on, American womanhood to assert that drunkenness Is getting to be an habitual feminine vice. But as few pay any serious attention to such charges, perhaps no great harm is done by their periodical reiteration by those In want of sensational topics for public ut terances. PKRSOSAI, NOTK. The new president of France is the son of a clerk and the grandson of, a black smith. President Garcia of Ecuador sends the glad tidings that the revolution in his burg is over. Thanks, general; we had forgotten there was one just now. Representatives Huff of Pennsylvania, Hasklns of Vermont and Connor of New York so closely resemble one another that only their most intimate friends distinguish them apart. If, as Representative Long worth declnres, there is no way to translate into Filipino the sentiment, "Public ofllca U a public trust," the same disheartening truth must prevull as to "innocuous desuetude." Although the kaiser's automobile is the only one without a number In Prussia and consequently Is not taxed, nevertheless his tnujesty is taxed for carrying a gun. He has Just paid for his annual license. Comlnani1er William F. Met'ann, who has just dl-d near mw nocneue, .-. r., was ! known li the navy as the "Father of the I White Squadron." He originated the idea of painting the war vessels white, while In tropical countries, so that they would throw off the intense heat. Colonel Jack Chlnn, famous in "the dark and bloody ground" of the Bue Grass state, now says that he never can led a pistol or took a human life. Ii was his name, it seems, that inspired terror and respect. Now that the colonel has confessi-d he is Hot a fire eater lie may be compelled to "tote" a pistol to Insure a continuation of the consideration which he hus always re ceived. Friends of David B. Hill in Albany were hocked at his appearance when he visited that city to attend the I'atrlck hearing. He Is still suffering from the cold which he contracted some time ago, coughs fre quently and is quite short of breath. The ex-senator's face shows deep lines and his mustache is almoxt white. Wrapped care fully In heavy fur rul he hurried from and to his carriage, his attendant watching hlra closely as a nurse. Mr. Hill la ex periencing trouble with Ids eye and be Intends to stop all work until his present condition has been Improved greatly. TUTS OF WAlltGTOX IJFE. Minor Scenes and Incidents Sketched en the Spot. An amusing feature of official red tape Is brightening the solemn round of ad ministrative duties In Washington. Some thing over half a year has passed since Charles J. Bonaparte became secretary of the navy. The fact was widely published In the newspapers. It Is even known that Mr. Bonaparte Is now performing the duties devolving upon the secretary of the navy. But common report or newspaper publica tion cuts no figure with the men in charge of the mailing lists of executive depart ments. For them ordinary Information lacking the official stamp isn't worth a continental. The man In charge of the mailing list of the Interstate Commerce commission has not yet learned from offi cial sources that Mr. Bonaparte In secretary of the navy. There Is no telling when he will become aware of the fact. Documents Intended for the eyes of the secretary of the navy, coming from the commission, are still addressed to "Hon. Paul Morton, Secre tary of the Navy." Letter carriers in such cases deliver the mail to the official re gardless of the names upon them. The men In charge of the mailing lists of cor respondents still send documents to news paper men who have been dead for a decade or more. The number of medicine concerns engaged In the manufacture and sale of alleged Illegal nostrums which have been put out of business by the Fostofflce department In the last year or so would fill a good slxed book. Seldom, indeed, do the men who promise to sell poisons for the pur pose of checkmating the workings of nature daro to make good their pledges. They know too well tnat the penitentiary awaits them If they do, but they frequently reap a rich harvest for a time by pretending to cater to the evil minded. When ex amined by the Postofflco department their medicines as a rule are found to contain nothing but harmless coloring and flavoring extracts, which, by their taste and smell, will serve for a time to fool the purchasers. The department keeps a close watch of the newspnpers and magazines for this class of swindlers and launches fraud orders ugnlnst them as fast as they make their appearance. Frequently the operators of the schemes go from town to town, chang ing their names as well as the names of their nostrums with each removal. Gen erally the department Is able to keep so closely upon their heels, however, that the fakirs soon discover they are traveling at a loss and seek other channels of endeavor. Colonel Clarence A. Edwards, chief of the bureau of Insular affairs of the War depart ment, tells an Interesting story illustrating how the canteen operates to reduce the sale of whisky In the vicinity of army posts. Several years ago, before the canteen was anousned by act of congress, he was In charge of an army post In the northwest. When he took hold of it there were upward of forty low saloon dives skirting the edge of the military reservation, along the main road leading Into it. Colonel Edwards at once established a canteen, where, under tho regulations, he arranged for the sale of beer and light wines to the enlisted men. At once the business of the grogshops outside began to decline, and In less than six months every one of them had gone out of business. This withdrawal from the field cut a large hole in the trade of the whole sale whisky dealers and Increased the trade of the brewers, and while this was the case the deportment of the enlisted men was greatly improved. There were fewer breaches of discipline, fewer arrests, and the men, as a whole, began to save money to send home or put In bank. Since the announcement of his coming marriage to Miss Roosevelt Congressman I.ongworth's mail has increased fourfold. Nearly.half of his letters contain recipes for promoting the growth of hair and he Is of fered any quantity pf infallible tonics if he will use them and send testimonials in re turn. He gets statistics to prove that no bald-headed man has ever been known to go Insane; that lack of hair is a preserva tive against all manner of pulmonary dis eases; that criminals of all classes are noted ior meir growtn or shaggy hair. UBually straight and black, .and that bald-headed men In all times and ages have -tood for benevolence, intellectual ripeness and law- abiding qualities. The feeling between Senators Spooner and la roiiette or Wisconsin is not without precedent. Senator Galllnger and Senator Chandler for years represented New I lamp shire together in the senate and never ex changed greetings. The feud between Sena tor Tillman and his colleague. Senator Me. Iaurtn, became so. Intense that they came to diows several years ago on the senate noor. An Intense personal feeling aiose between Senator Wellington and Senator McComas during the time they served In the senate together from Maryland. 8ena lor Berry and Senator Clarke of Arkansas meet and pass each other as total strangers. In their case the ceremony of walking down the main aisle together when Senator Clarke was sworn In was omitted and Senutor Clarke played the part alone. Senator Berry volunteered to act as his colleague s escort upon that occasion, but the offer wus spurned. Senator Perkins of California is the only whaler in congress; Representative Wash ington Gardner of Michigan the only clergy, man; Representative Anthony Michalek of Chicago, the only grocer; Delegate Kalla naole of Hawaii, the only prince: Repre sentative John Thomas Hunt of Missouri, the only stonecutter; "Representative Ed ward I,. Minor of Wisconsin, the only licensed master of steam vessels, and Reri resentative S. W. Robertson of Louisiana, the only college professor. COSIMO WISH OF CROOKS. I Almost Wish the Art of I'rlnilua; Had ever Keen Invented." Wall Street Journal. (n the arx-th anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Franklin. who was a grat printer, as well as a great philosopher and diplomatist. Stale Senator Relne?, one of the leaders of the rejiubllivn party In New York, takes occasion to say: "i almost wish the art of printing had never been Invented." The same wish has been exiuested by every rascal who has lived within the sphere of an independent press since the art of printing was Invented. There has never been anybody who was doing wrong, who was oppressing others, who was mis using trust funds, who was manipulating the markets, who was corrupting legisla tures, who was getting rich by graft l;i polities or in business, and who was seek ing wealth and power, or boih. by ways that are dark and tricks that are vain, who did not hats and fear the influence of types The newspiiieis ale guilty of a gou.1 many offences" against truth, good taste and good morals, but when we are most provoked by them, let us stop for a mo ment and consider these questions: What kind of a world would this be with out the newspapers? Would gsjd govern ment be possible In the t'nlted States with out the newspapers? One Item Overlooked. Minneapolis Journal. One statistician figures that the cot of living has Increased in this country &7 per cent in eight years. And this sta Itisticu lu the tistician has doubtless forgotleu to figure coal bill. Ask Your OwnDoctor If he tells you to take Ayer's Cherry Pectoral for your severe cough or bronchial trouble, then take it. If he has anything better, then take that, only get well as soon as possible, that's the object. Doctors have pre scribed this medicine for sixty years. We have no secrets! We publish the formulas of all our medicines. Mad by the J. O. Aye Co.. Lawell, Hui. Also JtsaafMtnrer of ITER'S HAIB TIOOR-For the hair. ATER'8 PILLS Fer eotutipatloi. AYER'S 8AESAPARILLA For tbt blood. AYER'S AGUE CURB-Fot malaria sad fM. STATE l'HKSS COMMENT. Rushville Recorder: The Recorder ven tures a guess that Peter Mortensen will be tRe next governor of Nebraska. St. Paul Republican: Peter Mortensen for governor and Norrls Brown for t'nlted States senator would be a mighty good way to start a "square deal" republican ticket for Ifloti. York Republican: Norrls Brown Is being compllmentarlly spoken of in connection with the next senntorshlp. There are no strings on him, and his candidacy would be a strong one. Bloomlngton Advocate: If Senator Mil lard Is to be the choice of the railroads for re-olectlon, he should not be the choice of the people. His action on the coming rail road legislation will very materially deter mine what show ho will stand In securing the support of the next legislature. Aurora Republican: Mr. Matthews, tho lately deposed t'nlted States marshal, is out with a statement that he in not a can didate fov governor. Mr. Matthe"ws was "spoken of" by some who have a bone to pick with the president, but any candidate who would win favor on an antl-Teddv platform will find that h- should have run in some other state than Nebraska. Paplllloti Times: The Times hopes that when Senator Millard's term as senator ex pires that some real representative of Ne braska will take his place. It would be a great satisfaction to have a man to fill his place who will be able to represent tho state, Instead of an old fossil who had no better recommendations than the fact that he has some money and is a money changer. We want a real live man, who can do some thing more than preside at the pie counter. Papllllon Times: All talk of dividing Ne braska Into two federal court districts is nonsense. One district is bad enough for Nebraska. One federal court can hand out injunctions as fast as the corporations need thorn, or at least has been able to do so In the past; but perhaps there will be a greater demand In the near future for this com modity. There Is no demand for two fed eral Judicial districts In Nebraska and the proposed division is the result of the efforts of the chronic office seekers who have not been able heretofore to get a place at the federul pie counter. St. Paul Republican: Governor Mickey anounces that he will retire to private life at the end of the present year, thus ef fectualy setting at rest the stories con cerning his senatorial and third term am bitions. Contrary to the fears of many who were unreasonably prejudiced against the man, John H. Mickey has made a first rate governor. A few mistakes which any man might have committed weakened him at first, but he soon struck his gait, and the record of the past two years shows a clean business administration with no foolishness, red tape or gold braid about IU His determination to retire next win ter assures for him a creditable place in history, something of which no man In active public life Is absolutely certain. Silver Creek Sand: Sand has an Idea on the Nebraska senatorial question. Senator Millard is a candidate to succeed himself, and apparently has the railroads unitedly assisting him. Millard is a corporation man and Is not the choice of the people for senator. The backing of the railroads Is strong, and it Is being worked In every county In the state in Millard's Interest, which Is also the corporation Interest. We even suspect that Merrick county is prac tically pledged to his candidacy at the present time by the "men of influence." It is needless to say that the people of Mer rick, Polk and Boone counties, which elect the state senators and representatives, ar j not In favor of corporation dictation, but the railroad politicians may pull the wool over their eyes "If they don't watch out." Sand will try and do its part In the fight against the corporations. Wayne Herald: If reports are true, Ross Hammond Is getting the pledges of a good many of the newspaper boys of the state to support him In his candidacy for the t'nlted States senatorshlp. Has anybody found out yet Just how Ross Is hitched up with the railroads? This question may seem to be Impertinent, but it is not In tended to be; it Is asked simply because we are desirous of being enlightened on a very important point in the candidacy of any man who desires to represent Ne ' braska In the senate. The stale has had plenty of the corporation kind of senators. and reully desires to try the other kind. Put unless extreme care is used In our selection we are mighty liable to get an i other Just like several we have had In the ' not very distant last. Come. Ross, you are usually pretty frank and outspoken on ' public matters, tell us where you stand. ! Blair Courier: With all but one of the ! state pais-rs. The Omaha Bee. World j Herald and News and the Lincoln Journal, i all In sympathy with President's Roose j veil's railroad rate regulating policy and I in favor of redeeming this state from railroad rule, things look very hopeful that Vim-thing will Is' accomplished at the next ' . lections. TI.e Lincoln Star, being D. K. ! Thompson's personal oigan and conse i qut nll.v the njgan of the Burlington, little could be expected of it along this line. A Coal. Wood. Coke, Kindling. W sell tha b?at Ohio and Colorado Coala -el.an, hot, latln: Alto tho Illinois, Hanna, Sheridan, Walnut Block, 6toam Coal, Eto. For ganaral purpoaaa, uao Chtrokao Lump, f 6.50 Nut, fS.OO parton Missouri Lump, f 4.75; Largo Nut, f 4.60-makas a hot, quick lira. Our hard coal la tha SCRANTON, tha boat Pennsylvania anthraclta. W. alao aall Spadra, tho hardaat and olaanaat Arkanats hard coal All our coal hand aeroonad and wolghad ovar any city acalaa daalrod coutamt a squires vr.",r largo majority of the county papers In ths state also ring true to the Interests of ths people. No one questions the attitude of the people themselves to tho railroads and that Is where the votes come from. It only remains for the active friends of reform to see that the right men are named to be voted for. If you are In fnvor of putting the railroads out of politics In Nebraska this year see that none of the old railroad crowd are on the ward and township delegations. Everything else will take care of Itself. St. Paul Republican: No sootier la any republican prominently mentioned for the Millard succession than the Omaha World Herald, by means of glittering generalities, unfounded charges and cowardly Innuendo, seeks to punch him full of holes. Several of the ablest and cleanest men In the state have been maligned, one after the other, for no better reason than that their names were under consideration as senatorial possibilities. Editor Hitchcock's solicitude In this matter may be inspired by the belief that he Is embarrassing the republican se lection, but It begins to look as If Senator Millard's re-electlun Is the real object of his heart's desire. One thing is certain : the World-Herald's open approval would be fatal to any republican candidate. If it becomes generally suspected that the pres ent game of criss-cross is being played In tho interest of Millard, that gentleman might as well withdraw from the rare. Schuyler Free ancc: The Greeley Citl ! sen last week Jumped from the populist j Into the republican band wagon and gave as a reason that tne popunst party was dead and that the editor did not care to he hitched to a corpse. The week before the Aurora Register announced that it was Independent of all parties hereafter and not populist. And so it goes and tho popu list newspapers nre going, some into tho democratic party, some Into the republican und some becoming free lances, while others go Into tho grave. The populist party in Nebraska is of the past and it cannot hope to ever come to the front sgaln. If It had never elected any one to office It might have a possible future, but with oil the promises of reform made and then the record of such fellows as Porter and Mcserve and Kdmlsten and Poynter and Cornell and Holcomb and all the lesser lights It Is useless. The party ought tu have died before It did. LA1GIIIU UAH. Rich Father Young man. In making this retiucNt for my daughter's hand, te.l me first ho a ou propose to supixirt her '.' Young Man (with dignity) I refuse to answer. Baltimore American. "Yes. indeed. Ii has one trait that makes him an Ideal witness." "What's that?" "He Is very hard of hearing." Cleveland Plain Dealer. "Hasn't the poor fellow any friends who will see thut he has a fair trial?" "No; he Isn't a thug or a murderer. Don't waste anv sympathy on him. He was caught In the act of stealing a ham." Chi cago Tribune. "Why are you here," asked tha constitu ent, "if the party leaders won't let you do anything?" ,, "Oh, they let me draw mileage, explained the congressman wearily. Philadelphia Ledger. "That congressman Insists that he doesn't know the meaning of the phrase 'stand pat,' " said one statesman. "Yes," answered the other, "hut I refuss to be beguiled. Never engage in any game of chance or skill with a person who affects great Ignorance concerning' It." Washing ton Star. "I must confess," he said in a sudden hurst of confidence, "that I'm an old man. 1 long to be different" "oh! this is so sudden." exclaimed Miss Passuy. throwing herself upon his neck, for she. too. was odd and longed to be even. Philadelphia I'ress. Youth What do I have to pay for a mar riage license? Clerk Well, you set It on the Installment plnu. Youth now s tnat .' . ).!. .4. .11.... , , n ' r. ,1 1 1 vmli .ntlM If'l It IHH: u..i. jwua run,. salary each month for the rest of your life. Cleveland leader. I.IHU OF OLD SONliS. W. D. Neshlt in Chicago Tribune. You were playing, sweet and low, The eld songs of long bro; And the blah lamps crimson shad poured a softened light that made .Mftle shi'dows In your hair Shadow which were laughing there As the shadows of the dawn le aped and laughed In days agone. So you played and so I dreamed h'ilR the pranklnv firelight gleamed In Its race along the wall: And I heard the boy days call In the Kims that thrilled my heart With their subtly simple art As when praelleid hands are swept O er a harp that long has slept. Wlt dlng paths thrcunh meadow lands Krooka that sang on silver sands, pending branches on the trees. Noontime chants of honey bees, Drifting Indian summer haze. pelting snows of wintry days. Wondrous stars thut blazed above All this you knew nothing of. Yet you played, and. playing, wrought All the glories unforgot: And the high lamp's ruddy glow Where the pUnts swayed to and fro Seemed some way to blend and blur Into those fair days thut were Id m backward mile on mile. To each golden olden While.