THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 190G.
The Omaha Sunday Bee
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WIIKS OIT OK TOWN.
Subscribers leaving the city tem
porarily should ImTf The Hee
mailed to them. Address will be
rhanited aa often Ha requested.
A former Oiuaha base bull plnyer re
ports luivliiK ttiaile a strike of $1 2,001) lu
the KlouillUe. AuJ he was uot niuUed
us the best hitter on the tenni, either.
ArcoiMIng to the testlnionj- of one of
Its oHleers, the Xutioiml racking com
pany does not even class Itself ns one
of those "trusts" which can be called
beuetlcleut
Governor Magoou Is not to be enlled
before the senate committee for a week.
He enn devote the Intervening time to
learning the real conditions on the zone
by reading the magazines.
In spite of the action of the foreign
ministers at Caracas It Is probable that
until President Cnstro Is converted
M. Talgny will prefer the climate of
New York to that of Venezuela.
With all its Standard Oil endowment,
Chicago university cannot be as bad ns
it is jialntrd, since its faculty has voted
to expel the imc (if foot ball from the
acred precincts of the campus for at
least two years.
One Alabama congressman, who Is In
favor tf federal rate regulation, says
that under the common law the govern
ment has a right to fix railroad rates.
Thus does he prove his loyalty to the
eoge of Kfopus while voting right.
An Irreparable blow would be struck
the Imaginative genius of the country
should a law be passed making nil life
Insurance policies uniform, as It would
reduce solicitors to the extremity of cut
ting out nil promises not in the text.
It will depend upon the result whether
New York Life policyholders will 1h
ple.-ued to pay o.tHHJ for the examina
tion of the concern by tho oHlcial rep
resop tat Ives of live state. Similar ex
aminations give little cause for ho;e.
Olio of the Interesting questions,
which has net been answered by oppo
nents of the Hepburn bill, is why n
flitted States judge should have u bet
ter knowledge of what constitutes jnst
freight rates than members of an Inde
pendent commission.
Congressman Burton's remarks that
congress should make It plain that no
corruption is so great as to be above
the law was not nn appeal for the re
vision t:f the membership of the I'nlted
State sennte, but it might h tve been '
Used In that connection.
General Pell says he does not desire
to ' Jump over the head" of General
Grout. The distinguished warrior
dov.bth-sn wants to be fim fully' recov
ered from Ills last athletic exercise when
he I 'nix-d over tlio majority of the field
o:!H'ers of the I'nlted States army.
Colonel liryan'a Commoner declares
that 'tbo-e house Insurgents performed
a voluminous lot of thunder In their
advance notices." It neglects to say,
however, that In this the insurgeut
were only Imltr.tlng what the democratic
minority Is doing all the time.
Coniircs will now attempt to put an
cud to graft in the army in the form of
padded mileage accounts, junketing ex
penses und other (;ueitionable per
quisites cashed lu by military officers.
It Is Just possible that before the anti
graft wave expends Itself congress may
put an end to graft by Its owu members
In the form of mileage bills for trips
traveled on passes, campaign documents
produced at the government printing
office aud postage payments evaded by
overstretching the franking privilege,
.
the presidents position.
The authoritative statement regard
ing President Ilooevelt's position as to
legislation for regulating railway rates
should put an end to conjecture on the
subject and tlx conviction In the public
mind that the president Is as firmly de
voted now as when he wrote his last
message to tbir- purpose to secure such
legislation as he has recommended. The
statement has lccn made in press re
ports from Washington that Mr. Roone
velt was bringing pressure to bear, par
ticularly upon senators. In behalf of the
legislation he desires; that he has been
trying to dictate to congress and that
he had threatened. In case there should
be no rate legislation fit the present ses
sion, to call an extrn session Immedi
ately after the adjournment
These statements are contradicted by
the authorized report of the president's'
position given out through the Asso
ciated Tress. This declares that there
hits been no attempt on the part of the
executive to dictate to congress and no
threat of an extra session should rate
legislation fall at this session. The
statement Is that the president regards
favorably the measure lcfore the house
of representatives, known as the Hep
burn bill. He has been Urged by sena
tors who are opposed to the legislation
provided for In that bill to modify his
altitude and has refused to do so. He
stands by the views expressed in his
last annual message and has rejected
all proposals of a compromise. To yield
to the appeals of those senators who are
against giving the Interstate commission
tho power to correct rates found to be
unreasonable would be a surrender by
the president and not a compromise.
The house will pass the Hepburn bill
by an overwhelming majority. Several
measures have been Introduced In the
senate nnd referred to the committee on
interstate commerce. That committee
will next week decide which of these
measures shall be reported to the senate.
One of th'in Is similar to the bill before
the house and it Is very probable that
this one will be reported by the senate
committee. Perhaps It will be. changed
In some rospects after reaching the sen
ate, but it is not probable that its es
sential or vital features will be materi
ally altered. If nt all. At all events the
promise of rate legislation at this ses
sion now appears most favorable. This
week the house will act and the nature
of Its action Is already assured. That
response to the public demand can
hardly fall to make an impression upon
tho other branch of congress nnd es
pecially upon those senators whose
terms will expire with the present con
gress. ;
There is said to he a disposition
among the opponents of rate legislation
to embarrass the administration by an
tagonizing other legislation which the
president has recommended. It Is al
leged that they are prepared, to go so
far as even to withhold needed appro
priations. The Philippine bill and other
measures In which the president is
greatly Interested are said to be threat
ened with defeat by way of punishing
the president for persistently demand
ing rate legislation. It is scarcely cred-1
lble that any such feeling should obtain
among men charged with the duty of
conserving the public Interests nnd wel
fare, but the bitterness of the friends
of the railroads In congress toward the
president Is unquestionably very strong.
SIUTUALIZATlOK.
In the numerous ramifications Into
which prolific Insurance Investigations
have been turned there seems to be u
disposition to overlook the basic evil
that was first exposed as the chief cause
of mismanagement the centering of all
the power of so-called mutual organiza
tions In the hands of a small self-perpetuating
coterie of paid ollicers. The
theory of mutual organization is that
members are all proportionately repre
sented in the control and direction of
their own affairs, although It hns been
proved that lu practice the policyholder
has seldom had anything more to say
about how his funds should be Invested
or rper.t tliau an entire outsider.
Tho demand for mutualizutiou, how
ever, is hardly to bo suppressed by
diverting attention into other channels.
On this side n'bill drawn by Wisconsin's
lnnurance commissioner, Zeuo M. Host,
"to prohibit by law the use of proxies
nnd permit policyholders to vote either
In person or by mail" will deserve con
federation, It goes on to provide that
at the annual election of directors and
trustees of every mutual life insurance
company every policyholder with paid
up premiums shall be entitled to vote
In person or by mall, but that no proxy
voting whatever Ik? permitted. To facili
tate, the participation of policyholders
It requires tho directors to appoint a
nominating committee of six, three of
whom slnll be policyholders not mem
l ?r of he board, who slnll recommend
c ultal le persons for election, while other
candidates may be recommended as well
on petition of twenty-five or more mem
Imtb. The names are then all to be
placed upon an official ballot in form
similar to our Australian ballot and
scut by mail, one to each policyholder,
lot later than thirty days prior to the
date of election. These ballots, when
returned after being marked, go at once
Into a ballot lox In the custody of the
canvassing committee, which on the
designated date is to open the 1k. and
record the votes, declaring the results
In accordance with the figures and sub
mitting disputes or contests to arbitra
tion. Such a scheme of election would make
au Insurance association thoroughly
democratic and provide for true mutual
lzatlen. With the possibility of the
IK)llcyhohlers taking control into their
owu hands any time by turning out an
old board and commissioning a new
one. the managing officers would be
very careful to guard against waste
and extravagance and be constantly
spurred ou to keep expenses down and
Income up. And If mntuallzatlon can
tie introduced into life Insurance so
cieties through a feasible way of record
ing votes without proxies It may later
be extended to all great corjniratlons
with large numlers of widely scattered
shareholders where ring officers succeed
In entrenching and perpetuating them
selves only through a proxy system.
A HOME PRODUCTS EXPOSITION.
The Pee ventures the suggestion that
Omaha manufacturers could not make a
better stroke of business than to get to
gether with, the Auditorium managers
for a home products exposition that
would illustrate the varied scope of
manufacturing industry in this city. It
has loen years since we have had nn
exhibition partaking of this nature in
Omaha. People who have been living
here continuously have not the slightest
Idea how many different articles of mer
chandise are turned out by our factories
and newcomers to the city are in still
greater ignoraiwe.
The Impression prevails that Omaha
is not suitable to manufacturing In
dustries and that Its natural sphere of
growth Is In other directions, when; as a
matter of fact, nothing could be much
farther from the truth. Omaha Is al
ready a manufacturing city of no mean
proportions and is destined steadily to
enlarge Its activities as a manufacturing
center. The numlKT aud variety of
manufactured articles produced by and
In connection with the great meat-packing
plants at South Omaha would make
a small exposition lu themselves. The
creamery Industry centering in Omaha
is tho nucleus of n great manufacturing
enterprise and the smelting works and
Its offspring, the white lead works, are
supplying markets far and wide. A
host of smaller manufacturing plants
have been located In Omaha during the
.past few years nnd those already here
have branched out Into many new fields
of which the public Is almost wholly
unaware.
A home products exposition to serve
Its purpose best would, of course, de
pend largely upon Its completeness as a
display of all of Omaha's manufacturing
lines. It would thus give our own peo
ple nn opportunity to talk up Omaha
as a manufacturing center, with full
knowledge of what they are talking
about. It would also be a stimulus to
tho preaching nnd practicing of the
"Patronlzo-Home-Indtistry" doctrine and
If the gate receipts paid no more than
the running expenses the exposition
would return large profits In spreading
the name nnd fame of Omaha's growing
manufactures.
COSTEST AS SHE IS-
A few days sgo a member of the
Canadian senate called upon President
Roosevelt and they talked about com
mercial conditions between the Domin
ion and this country. The Canadian
senator said that while a few years ago
there was a strong movement for reci
procity between the two countries the
subject Is now scarcely mentioned. The
people of the Dominion are looking
abroad for an outlet for their surplus
products and have already built up a
large and prosperous export business
The senator said: "If we should enter
Into a reciprocal agreement with the
United States, we should be obliged to
change our relations with Great Pritain.
Our people have no desire to do that.
In Great Britain nnd In some other
foreign markets Canada Is a competitor
of the United States."
Tills undoubtedly expresses the prac
tically unanimous sentiment of the peo
ple of Canada. Except with n portion
of the agricultural producers there Is
no desire for reciprocity with this
country nnd as Canada goes on increas
ing her export trade the feeling of com
mercial Independence will grow. Per
haps the New' England advocates of
reciprocity, who have considered only
their local Interests, have come to
realize that the time for urging a reci
procal trade arrangement with the Do
minion has gone by. What is probable
In the near future is that Canada mny
have a t:triff more favorable to Great
Britain than the present one and there
fore more discriminatory agaiust us.
growth of child labor.
The national child labor committee is
actively working to check the increase
in the employment of children which is
said to be tukiug place in many states.
A meeting is soon to be held In New
York for the purpose of establishing a
child labor day. to be observed by all
Christian churches and Hebrew syna
gogues throughout the country. The
Idea is that a national movement, In
which all churches should participate,
Is necessary to secure the enforcement
of the laws in those states which now
have adequate legislation and to secure
their adoption in states where no laws
have been passed.
Referring to the movement the Brook
lyn Eagle remarks that "of all the
phases which our greed for money has
taken none is so sickening as this prac
tice of coining the blood and bones of
little children into dollars." It views
as discouraging and disgusting the fact
that after years of active effort for
adequate factory laws and mining laws,
by a notional organization allied with
various state workers, the employment
of children should be Increasing Instead
of dying out. It points out that the
growth of school population cannot go
on unless children arrive at adult age
with unstuuted and fully developed
bodies, and factory aud mine lalor seri
ously threatens such mature develop
ment In several sections of the country.
The matter Is Important from tho moral,
social and economic points of view. In
vestigation has shown that where em
ployment of child labor In factories and
mines is extensively practiced the moral
conditions are generally bad. A great
many of the children are utterly Illiter
ate and for the most part are socially
degraded. Growing up uuder such cir
cumstances It Is almost Impossible that
they can become good citizens. This
child lalor Is poorly paid and while In
numerous cases It contributes to the
subsistence of the families of tho work
ers it Is not of general benefit and Is In
the way of the employment of adult
labor. Most of the states have laws
regulating child laUir and generally
such laws are adequote, but the trouble
Is they are not strictly enforced. Per
haps the establishment of a "child labor
day," to be observed by Christian
churches and Hebrew synagogues
throughout the country, would be con
ducive to the better enforcement of the
lnws nnd thus prove an effective checll
to the growth of child labor.
WHERE COXORESS SHOULD IXTERPoSE
Application has been made to congress
for a special law for a federal charter
vesting corporate powers in the Car
negie Foundation. This Is the trust
fund to which the great ironmaster has
transferred f 10,000,xx, the income of
which is to be used for pensioning super
annuated professors in American col-(
leges aud universities. In making his
deed of trust however, Mr. Carnegie
so worded the grant as to give rise to
the Impression that In the distribution
of this fund the faculties of state uni
versities were to be excluded, along with
those of sectarian nnd class Institutions,
and that the beneficiaries were to be
sought only in the great private en
dowed educational Institutions.
The Injustice and injury which such
n discrimination would work against the
state universities has been pointed out
by The Bee, which In Its position un
questionably voices the sentiment of
those connected with the administration
of all the principal stnte-supported uni
versities of the middle west. The ex
clusion of these institutions from equal
treatment under the Carnegie Founda
tion could not fall to handicap them In
their efforts to secure and retain desir
able members of their Instructional
force. To put them on n level again
with the favored universities would re
quire them to establish pension funds
of their own. something thnt is abso
lutely impracticable in view of the fact
that they must lot.k solely to the pro
ceeds of toxation to augment their in
comes, and the taxpayers of their re
spective states could not consistently
establish such pension funds for their
state universities without applying them
to the entire system of free public
schools nnd eventually to a civil pension
list.
When the trustees of the Carnegie
Foundation met to organize It wns
given out thnt this question of barring
state universities from participation was
still open and to be decided later by
that body after fuller Investigation. It
seems to us that congress now has it In
Its power to insist upon a removal of
this discriminating feature as n condi
tion to the federal charter which the
Foundation Is seeking. The states which
maintain free universities are numerous
when It comes to representation in con
gress nnd if their representatives would
tnke up this matter they would surely
accomplish the desired result.
It would III behoove congress, repre
senting the Interests of all the states, to
charter an institution resting upon nn
odious discrimination against those very
stntes whose people tax themselves
most to provide higher education for
their children. Such a discrimination
would put a still heavier burden upon
these universities than they now bear,
as compared with those with private
endowments, whereas it should be the
aim of congress to lighten the burden
wherever possible.
MemlKTS of the Chinese commission
touring America have just sent Gov
ernor Mickey u handsomely ornamented
brass vase as a testimonial of apprecia
tion of the courtesy extended them dur
ing their stop at Lincoln. They deserve
credit for displaying the usual Chinese
shrewdness nnd sagacity In the selection
of the gift. Think of the emborassment
that might have been created had they
sent the governor a cut glass wine
decanter or a decorated beer mug, or a
hand carved teakwood card table. Tliose
Chinese may be peculiar, but they are
quite up to snuff.
- Invltatiifu lias been Issued for n meet
ing of the county assessors at Lincoln,
with the object of discussing "ways and
means to uncover hidden property nnd
to secure an equitable assessment."
This shows the transformation worked
by the new Nebraska revenue law.
Under the old law the precinct assessors
used to meet within each county to
agree among themselves upon a rate of
voluotiou calculated to enable the prop
erty within encli county to get out with
paying as little state tax as possible.
The Nebrasku Press association at Its
forthcoming meeting will listen to
papers on the railroad advertising ques
tion handled on one side from tho view
point of the business manager nnd on
the other side from the view-point of
the editorial room. A third speaker
should be enlisted from among the rail
road publicity agents to discuss the
question from the view-point of the rail
way headquarters.
The recent spasm of sensationalism
over pure milk seems to have failed to
meet the test of the bacteriological
laboratory. It would not be surprising
pin a city of Omaha's size for occasional
milk tests to show samples below the
required standard, but It Is certainly
gratifying to know that all the analytical
tests so fur made have passed muster.
The sentiment of Insurance reformers
seems to be unanimous that the deferred
dividend is the chief source of all In
surance woes. When the bills come up
in the legislature,' however, to prohibit
deferred payment policies we will find
the representatives of the lusurauce
companies as busily engaged as ever
trying to head them off.
It Is now rumored that Senator Mor
gan Is lu line with the president on the
subject of Santo Domingo. If so, this
will be gall and wormwood to a few of
the "lrreeonellables" who still clamor
for the United States to return In for
eign affairs to that policy, which was
no policy, of doing nothing that it Is uot
forced to do.
With n defense fund of $5.000.(K10, ac
cumulated practically in the lost three
years. It would seem as if members of
the Miners' union were making a little
more money than Just enough to pay
expenses.
Wondrrtnl Moderation.
Philadelphia North American.
No one aors so fnr aa to contend that Im
pure food actually prolongs life, for which
exercise of moderation we should be duly
thankful.
Increasing the Harden.
Kansas City Star.
Poor Mr. Carnegie! Here he is In a per
fect funk about dying- rich, while the care
less Steel trust goes on making money to
the tune of 135.000,000 In three months.
A Itepetltlon Demanded.
New York Sun.
The announcement of the Itinerary nnd
sailing date of the Hon. William Hymen
Taft's second great excursion to summer
seas Is awaited with Increasing eagerness
by many Interested persons.
At a Standstill for t'eutnrles.
Boston Transcript.
It may be Interesting to note that Al
geolras, Spain, where the future of Mo
rocco Is now under consideration by tho
representatives of twelve nations, was the
first spot taken by the Moors when they
landed In Spain In 711. It Is remarked by
some that Morocco has not advanced in all
the Intervening ronturies.
Value of Parrels Pout.
St. IjOuIs Globe-Democrat.
Germany's parcels post business last year
wns ".OdO.OOO packages, with prollts of 11.
G14.095. An eleven-pound package Is car
ried In Germany for 12 cents. The limit
of a parcel mailed In the United States Is
64 cents. The postal deficit In this country
is J13.ono.oro nnd 35.000 rural delivery wagons
are running with extremely light loads.
Menace to Individual Thrift.
Chicago Chronicle.
The mutual be no lit societies ot France
object to the workmen's pension bill now
pending in the chamber of deputies for this
reason: "The moment the state imposes
the payment of subscriptions the workmun
will be not only unable to pay the volun
tary subscriptions that compose our
budget, but will lose even the habit of
economy and foresight." This Is' a serious
matter not only for the societies, but for
the French people, whose phenomenal
thrift has made France rich despite enor
mous and Increasing public expenditures
and gross and persistent errors In eco
nomic legislation. Whatever threatens to
undermine this thrift threatens to destroy
French posterity and economic eminence.
PERSONAL AD OTHERWISE.
King Alfonso might as well pull down
the blinds. We have some affairs of our
own.
Mr. Rockefeller made a good Investment
when he bought a wig. The attorney gen
eral of Missouri Is unable to recognise him.
The gas companies of Chicago aver thnt
they cannot supply gas for 85 cents and
compete successfully with the city council.
Grover Cleveland speaks of doctors aa
"veiled prophets." Now let the doctors
shod their whiskers and discredit the sage
of Princeton.
Press agents of rival resorts have the
greatest Job of a lifetime In picturing a
grade of winter weuther as charming as
the real thing in Omaha and vicinity.
There is ono railroad in Pennsylvania
which rarely furnishes a line lor the
mortuary clerk of the Interstate Commerce
commission. Only one train a year runs
over it.
Philadelphia seems to have relapsed Into
its former somnolent condition, liurglurs
blasted a burglar proof safe In a building
without awakening anyone of the nine
sleeping occupants.
A "leading citisen" of an Alabama town,
convicted of wife beating, was promptly
hitched to the chain gang and set to work
on the public streets. Once In a while the
punishment really tits the crime.
Truly the polleemun's lot Is not a happy
one in St. Louis. First, all the rake-offs
were raked off, then the lid was screwed
on, now they are forbidden the privilege
of swearing outside tho court house. Life
is hardly worth living on the west side of
the river.
Alderman Coughlan, poet and sartorial
statesman of Chicago, commonly known
as "Hathhouse John," Is wooing the muse
as a gi-nlle relief from the exacting cares
of the city. Although deeply Involved lu
the struggle for "Immediate municipal own
ership" of everything In sight, his mind
rebels against sordid affairs and Irresistibly
attunes Itsejf to love and romance. Here
is a verse of his latest flight of fancy:
Oh! for a voice like a nightingale to charm
this Spanish maid;
I'd sing the Bonus ot old Castile, the songs
that never fade,
But, alas and alack! I cannot sing; I'm
troubled with catarrh.
And all I can do Is to sit and dream and
thrum the light guitar.
8KHMONS UOII,KU IOW..
He cannot rind wisdom who will not wor
ship. The flowers of triumph are watered by
tears.
The shepherd's crook does not make the
crooked sheep.
No man climbs to the Father by treading
on his brother.
Stealing sorrow Is as much a sin aa ac
quiring stolen Joys.
Many fall through success, while others
succeed through failure.
Clothes do not make the man, though
they often' mark his mind.
If tho black sheep were more common no
one would stop to count them.
When generosity la a surgical operation
it Is often fatal to be the patient.
No man Is brave until he has overcome
the fear of being called a coward.
When some men send a dollar to hcavm
they want to receive the earth for a rebate.
The godly man Is not likely to be good
unless be believes In the goodness of his
God.
It Is not the people who are poor, but tho
poor people that the church needs to be
ashamed of.
The fact that a man Is all puffed up with
pride will not mitigate the lar when ha
takes his fall.
It is better to be the foot soon parted
from Ida money than the miser whose soul
Is burled with It.
The shrewd man seldom has sense
enough to know that he cannot be satisfied
so long as bis soul la starved.
The man whose thoughts seem to be In
heaven Is never so far from earth as when
the offering U being taken. Chicago Tribune
What the New York Press Says.
The Bankers Reserve Life Company.
One of the growing life insurance companies of
tlie middle West is the Hankers Reserve Life Insur
ance Company of Omaha, Xeb., of which 1J. 11.
It obi son is President. Last year this institution
maintained the degree of growth established in
previous years and added satisfactory amounts to
the various items making up its annual statement.
The assets increased during the year from $341,520
to $ol!),775, and after providing for all liabilities
there was left a surplus on policy holders account
of $135,589. Premium income of $40(.),55() shows a
gain of about $100,000, while the insurance in force,
increased by $2,005,305 and now aggregates $11,
348,555. The company maintains a deposit for tho
protection of its policy holders with the State
Auditor of Xebraska, which now amounts to
$100,000, and the statement submitted to the policy
holders bears the certificate of the State Auditor to
the effect that the securities claimed by the Com
pany have been actually verified and found correct.
The Company confines its operations to the territory
contiguous to its home state, in which it is gradually
building up an excellent reputation for itself as a
clean-cut, progressive organization. A commend
able feature of the Company is the frankness with
which every detail of its operation is given to the
policy holders by means of detailed annual reports"
from every department. The Spectator, Xew York,
Feb. 1st, 190C).
Concerning PiaLnosSome
Questions Answered
Yes, we will take your old piano In part exchange for what
it's worth.
Yes, you mny purchase any of our Pianos or the Angelas Player
Piano on the monthly payment plan.
Yes, we have absolutely one price, and It's so low that we can
not and do not pay commissions.
Yes, In addition to the Kn!e at $4BO, Kranlcli & Ba-h at
$100 and Bush & Lnn nt $:130 we have the best allies In the world
In lower priced Pianos; the most desirable Chicago made Piano, the
Kimball, at $260, the Cramer, the greatest value In the world for
the money, as low as $190.
Any Piano In our stock sold on small monthly payments,
A, HOSPE CO.
1513 Douglas Street.
Ye, many join the Cut Itate Sheet Music Club, 10c
9ECILAR SHOTS AT THE lliMIT.
Atchison Globe: It is funny how a man
will get up In church and confess that he
Is the chief of sinners and deny It at home
If anyone accuses him of simply being an
outside guard at the sinners' club.
Boston Transcript: One hardly knows
whether to admire the Ingenuity or grieve
over the lack of humor In the 'Indiana
clergyman who has gravely Invented a
'Bible yell" for the use of his Sabbath
school.
Washington Tost: Rev. Cassius M. Rob
erts of Philadelphia says no young man
should pattern his life after any other
man. When you think of a number of
models that have been shattered recently,
the parson's advice seems good.
Springfield Republican: Some of the vic
tims hereabout of Rev. Prescott Ford
Jernegan, who will long be remembered
for the sea water swindle, may desire to
hear the latest news regarding him. His
wife has filed suit for divorce In St. Louis,
and the-e Is likely to he no opposition to
her getting it. The last time we recorded
the whereabouts of Rev. Mr. Jernegan he
was teaching school In the Philippines. He
left that Job for awhile and worked In a
sawmill In the state of Washington, but
has now gone back to the more easy and
congenial task of telling the young Fili
pinos what's what.
DOMKSTIC IM.EASANTHIllS.
"See here!" exclaimed the husband of the
fashlonuble Invalid, "what's tho Idea of the
doctor coming here again today 1"
"My gracious!" she exclaimed petulantly,
"ha has come to leave my fretdi medicine.
You don't suppose I'd us- yesterday's, do
you?" Philadelphia Catholic Standard.
Ms. Naybur Tine your husband belong
to any secret society?
Mr3. Crosswny - Ves; I suppose you mkllt
call It that. He belongs to a church, but
there isn't p. soul there that knows It.
Chicago Tribune.
"What Is It ?" demanded Mrs. I.UHhinan
from her b'droom window, observing two
forms recumbent on the front steps.
"Shay! there'sh two of ush here," replied
a voice from one of them, "pleashe come
down an' shee which one'sd yir hUHhban'."
Philadelphia Press.
"Does your wife Insist on knowing ex
. i anrnr.wr.WYVWy."i-.'.Vti'ii-
COLLARS
AND
NECKS
We have the Collars, but the necks are yours. It
will be to our mutual interest to put them together, you
hear people say, and we think it true that Browning,
King & Co. does the Collar business of Omaha. I?e it so
or not, we're certain of one thing that no one has a
larger variety of Collar Styles to show you.
We are ready to fit every neck perfectly with our
celebrated ' Size Collars.
6?e Arrow Brand
15c; Two for 25c
Browning? Kilng k Co
H. S. WIL-COX, Mengr.
actly when you get home?" asked the In
trusive friend.
"My wife never knows when I get home,"
answered Mr. Meekton. "I'm always hoina
before site Is." Washington Star.
"John," said his horrified wife, after ha
had bumped his shin, "did I. hear you
swear?"
"I hope so, madam, I hope so," replied
John. "It would pnln me to find you were
deaf." Pliiludelphia Ledger.
The department store clerk was at the
heiress' feet.
"Will you have me?" he begged. "I
offer you my heart and hand."
The infatuated girl bent toward him.
"I'll take them!" she whispered.
And then he spoiled It all by absently
calling "cash!'' Cleveland Leader.
The Photographer Come now, look pleas
ant, please.
Tne Sitter But I don't want to look
pleasant.
The Photographer Eh, why not?
Tho Sitter I'm going to send the picture
to a woman I don't want to marry. Cleve
land Plain Dealer.
Kthel Tell us, Mr. Wylkyns, which of us
do you think Is the prettier, 1 or my sister
Alvxs?
Mr. Wylkyns Really, Miss Ethel. I don t
know what to say. When I look at either
of you I think It Isn't possible that there
could be any one In the world more beauti
ful. Somerville Journal.
TUB WAMlKHEll.
Eugene Field,
t'pon a mountain height, far from the sea,
I found a shell.
And In my listening ear this lonely thing
Fact a song of ocean seem'd to sing
Kver a tale of ocean seem'd to tell.
How came the shell upon the mountain
height?
Ah, who can say
Whether there dropped by some too care
less hand
Whether there cast when oceans swept the
land.
Ere the eternal had ordained the dayT
Stranvp. was It not? Far from Its nartv
dpen.
One song It sang;
8'ins of the awful mysteries of the tide,
dung of the restless sea, profound and
wide
Even with echoes of the ocean rang.
And as the shell upon the mountain height
Sing of the sea.
So do I ever, leagues and leagues away
jo da I ever, wunderlng where I may,
Slni: ( my home! felng, O my home I ot
thee!
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