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WIIEM O IT OK TOWS.
abssrlbera Iravlag tha eltr taa
pararlly shoal have The Be
walled to them. Address will
rhaaged a oftea resjaeated.
Nebraska democrats arc in favor of
tli election, of United States senators by
(llmt vote of tue people but not this
j car.
The. K"1 ot Vesuvius alruply wants to
show that lie la aa good at smoking up
now a a he used to be when the world
was younger.
Indiana auditors, who for oter twenty
yearn have been short in their accounts,
can plead precedent If not also the stat
ute of limitations.
In view of the almost endless talk on
the railroad rata bill, it ia needless to
recall that there Is no cloture to debute
In the august senate.
The popular idea of the poverty of
nilftaiooarle will bar to be revised if
Chinese bandits conflnne to find them
roruumtrativo victims.
In declaring the Kansas City Htock
exthntwe to be a trust the Kansas su
"prein court may have incidentally in
creased business at some competitive
points.
If worse cornea to worst, our demo
cratic frlenda rolgbt cable Mr. Kryan
for a tip on what to do about noiul
Dating a candidate for United Statea
senator.
The. report that bubonic plague haa
reached America may turn attention
away from the stegomyU long enough
for it to obtain Its usual foot lug In tlio
gulf states.
It bt boiied Maxim Gorky will not
endeavor to bring American readers to
Russian standards of literature. Like
Its caviar, a little Russian writing goes
a long way.
Winston Churchill bag drawn the fire
of Joseph Chamberlain and aa long as
the unionist trains bla guns on that
target the real government of (reat
Britain Is safe.
The Y. W. C. A. building fund cam
ualgn baa made notable progress, but
has still several big gaps to close. The
women cut out a large Job for them
aelvea and deserve help all round.
A a usual, the democratic state pint
form Is emphatically In favor of non
partisanship In municipal electlona.
That always happena with the fellow
who needs votes from the other party.
The candidate who aaya he got a doui
.ocratic nomination for the council at the
recent primaries at 8 total outlay of
fl will And when tha election Is over
that even at that he paid too much for
it.
China Is said to object to the attitude
assumed by foreign nations toward that
government. China baa the solution I
its own hands. Iet it follow the course
of Japan and Its desires will le re
spected If not approved.
With the coucluslou of the Algecirs
conference It is announced that Russia
will float a new loan. Kvidently, the
cxar ia disappointed in the failure
another of the "great powers" to reduce
itself to poverty through war.
When the Union l'aclftc t.ullt its tie
Union station in Omaha it wa nuppimed
that It would suffice to acconiitiwdate a
the passenger traffic centering then for
at least a geueratloo. but plana for it
enlargement are already being broached.
The builders of Omaha must build for
the future zd they must also In doing
so realise the great future iu store for
O ujb.a.
jvdicul fLAVGHTr.n or LAVS.
Tha slaughter of legislation In the
court on the score of niieonstitutlon-
lity, a practice wult-h is steadily lu-
renning. mill inevitably raise the quea-
on wljetlier In 8 large clan of caea at
leat the point of constitutionality may
Dot lx decided before Instead of after
meaxure ia put on the statute Ikx.
It ia not a norel ayatem, for It haa leen
iu practice la MaaBachiiactta for a great
many yeara and In moat of the New
England state fur a long time, but
the need of Ita general application waa
neTer so great aa now. Under It the
legislature or the executive department
may call upon the supreme coitrt to
paaa upon the validity of propositions
which It la In contemplation to embody
In legislation, thus preventing the most
serious practical consequences Of error.
It la frequent experience of every
state, that 8 measure of the utmost Im
portance will be passed with great pain
by a legislature, sometimes occupying
most of the time of a whole session, only
ater to be annulled by Judicial decision
on a score or unconstitutionality wnicn
could aa well have been pointed out be
fore the measure waa passed. The worst
of It Is that between enactment and an
nulment Injury to private rights of far
reaching extent may be done, and aa in
the rase of the Illinois primary law Just
now held roid public Inconvenience, con
fusion and expense of the gravest char
acter may be caused. Many years In
deed sometimes elapse before the de
cisive question Is raised in the courts,
great public and private Interests thus
In effect banging on chance.
It is conceded on the other hand that
11 Interests are not to lw foreclosed from
delilHraHve Judicial action tion specific
cases aa they arise, but the class of sub-
oota aa to which the supreme court
could act as Intelligently at one time ns
another la beyond question very numer
ous. Mere questions of form and tech
nical compliance with the requirements
of the constitution are the occasion of n
Teat amount of litigation that might lie
avoided In Nebraaka by the adoption of
the Massachusetts system, which, for
example, at the last session of the legis
lature might have saved the stnto nil
the annoyance and expense from the bi
ennial election law.
The courts, except under express re
quirement to the contrary, will not net
upon any question till it is raised befort
inem ny parties in direct interest to a
apeclfic ense, and If there is to be relief
from the growing evil of belated judicial
nullification of legislation it will there
fore have to come elsewhere.
CASSOy O.V TABIFF RKYIHIOX.
Speaker Cannon, who Is recognized
among the Impetuous tariff revlslonlsla
aa a foremost "stand natter." sukecsIs
how unsubstantial their contention ia in
letter he has Just written declnriug
that "tariff revision will come In the not
distant future." The speaker's declnta
tion merely emphnsl7.es the point that
tariff revision. Insofar as It Is a matter
among those who agree as to the funda
mental protective principle, la merely
question aa vo time and opportunity. As
question of principle between those
who advocate and those who oppose the
protective policy, the time of revision
Is immaterial, and so much of current
Insistence for instant revision as comes
from the outright enemies of protection
is insincere and partisan, aiming at de
struction and not at consistent revision
of a protective tariff. And most, though
not all, revision agitation comes from
thnt hostile source.
It la a material circumstance thnt res
olute stand pattera of the' tvne of
HiKHker Cannon hold the view that a
general revision of the tariff Is a matter
of the near future, now that there are
multiplying slgna of a disposition among
democratic leaders to make the' broad
tariff Issue a paramount question in the
next presidential campaign. Any piece
meal revision that would be possible at
this session, any impulsive or spasmodic
effort of revision by republicans, wonld
not meet this broad issue between "the
great political partlea, but in the Judg
meut of those who are at the helm of the
republican party, Including evidently
President Roosevelt himself, would be
apt to prejudice its case before the
people.
If at the preseut session the party
shall dispose worthily of the great work
It has undertaken under the president's
leadership by subjecting railroad corjio-
ratlons to Irresistible public control,
there should le no Insuperable difficulty
among republicans in fairly agreeing a
to the time and manner of tariff revision
far less difficulty among them. It will
le found, than there will Iks In the dem
ocratic party In presenting a democratic
tariff to set over agnlnst It before the
people.
t.V LXAMPl.K FfJrt XKHHASKA
A dispute over the price to be paid
for advertising space for printing new
laws In one of the Ies Moines news
papers calle attention to a practice pur
sued In Iowa which ought to be Intro
duced In Nebraska. Iu Iowa, one of the
prerequlsltea to the enforcement of a
law enacted with the emergency clause
to go Into effect at once-4s Its publica
tion for the Information oT the people
through the medium of the public prints.
In Nebraska the constitution very care
fully provides that all laws passed by
the legislature shall be published and
distributed In look form within sixty
days after adjournment. This require
ment If carried out-whlch Is not usually
donewould suffice to give noilce of or
dlnary legislation which does not be
come oieratlve for three calendar
mouths, but It loses Its force entirely
as to emergency legislation passed by
the Increased majority to put it into im
mediate effect. With such laws our
people subjected to their provisions
have no chance to become familiarized
aud ofteu are placed Iu the attitude of
j law-breakers aud even criminal wlth-
out knowing or having any sure means
of knowing that the statutes have ben
changed.
The Iowa system by wlih-h emergency
legislation must le given newspnper
publicity before enforcement suggests
the way by which Nebraska lawmakers
may remedy this palpable evil among
us.
.1 HOOD MOYK.
.Mayor Immnn is mnklng a good
move In starting out for a reuovation
of the city hnll building and a reforma
tion of the way In whk-b it is run. The
Be not long ago called attention to the
fact that the city hall bad fallen into a
wretched state of bad repair, which
culled for immediate attentlou. The
taxpayers of Omaha' have put more
than half a million dollars Into a build
lug to bouse their municipal offices and
they will not legrudge the outlay of
any reasonable amount necessary to
rotect their property from disintegra
tion.
The city hall needs a spring house
cleaning Inside and out. and needs it
bndly. The impression of magnificence,
which the building makes at a distance
upon strangers, is entirely lost UKn
close inspection when the guest Is ush
ered In through a dingy entrance into a
court with holes in the tiling underfoot
and broken glass in the skylight over
head. A thorough overhauling of the
building even at, the expense of several
thousand dollars will be fully approved
by the people who foot the bills.
After the building is renewed it will
then le in onler to provide a more effec
tive system of maintenance so that It
will te kept tip. Tliis need entail no
additional expense, but only more thor
ough orgnui.atiou of the force now em
ployed and more strict insistence upon
co-operation among them. The entire
question of building repairs should be
under the supervision of the building In
spector, while the matter of building
maintenance should ls under the super
intendence of a superintendent, or head
Jnnitor, or head porter, or any other
name which may be 'preferred for the
position. The city hall should be a good
example of civic beauty for the owners
of private buildings instead of the bad
example it has Income.
The work of canvassing the vote cast
at the primary election proves to be a
greater tusk thnn the work of canvass
ing the vote at a regular election. Wlint
would happen if anyone took advantage
of the provision of the primnry law per
mitting any candidate to demand a com
plete recount of the ballots by simply
making affidavit of belief thnt error has
boon committed, it Is difficult to fore
tell. If every defeated candidate asked
for a recount the certificates of nomina
tlon might not 1e issuable before the
election.
Another good thing about the date of
the republican state convention fixed for
August 22 is that it defers nominations
until after another iisKcssment of rail
road property is made by the State
Hoard of Assessment and gives the di'le
gates a chumre to find out how state
officers who are members of that board
and expect to be re-elected line up on
the question of railroad tax shirking.
Notice has leen served Uku the fran
chised corporations In Omaha that their
money Is not good for the coming city
election, and that every candidate run
nlng, no matter on what ticket, would
spurn the offer of financial assistance if
it should be made. Ttie new slogan
"No tainted campaign money."
The primaries in Omaha brought out
less than 100 socialist votes, but when
the returns from election are In the so
cialist strength will probably be regis
tered closer to l.WO. . This much may
be aald for the socialists in Omaha, that
they are not deluded by any false hopes
of prospective patronage.
When Australia ia asked to pass law
preferring British shipping over others
It will probably want, to know what It
will receive in exchange which goes to
show that Mr Balfour's Idea of left
banded reciprocity Is not dead In the
empire.
Larky Barna.
New York Commercial.
Coal operators are about th only one
to make money with their hands in thlr
pockets coal pockets, of course.
A Hmo Image.
Philadelphia Record.
When this gcia to be a government of the
consumer, for the consumer and by the
consumer the lamb will grow a mane like
th lion and the lion will wiggle an Inno
cent tail like the lamb.
Oa th Teboggaa Slide.
. Pittsburg Dispatch.
Now that the magnates hav taken to
firing each other out of their railroad and
insurant companies there may be som
hope for the publlo that they may evenlu
ally eliminate themselves for good.
as Slow aa H Look.
Cleveland Leader.
A Chinese merchant In Shanghai has Just
made 150,000 out of Americans Iu a Ultl
transaction In American copper. If this
sort of thing occurs often, exclusion of all
Chinese will soon be advocated for new rea
sons.
Chicago Record-Herald.
I'ncl Jo Cannon got ntad th othe
day when a member of congress called him
an autocrat. "I'nile Jue" declares tha
the horse continues to be good enough
for hint, and that he never had an aul
in his life.
Heading; la Oat.
Pittsburg Dispatch.
Th great legal debat on tha rale bill
may b credited with revealing th x
truordlnary meaning which eminent law
vera can read Into the constitution of the
t'nited Elate and th ordinary ones whl
they can read out of It.
Thl la lh l.iiall.
Chicago Record-Herald.
Somebody ha Introduced a bill ia toe
national house of representative to atop
conareMinen from franking household fur
n V- through th mail. If our tal
men are aot to be permitted to send thrir
plnnos by mall we shall have to admit tlit
rrpubllrs are Indeed ungrateful.
oaareaaloaa t perwatsltea.
Indianapolis News.
The matter of restricting the franking
rlvllege naturally embarrasses congress
men, with railroad paaee already gone,
this tie a- deprivation sometimes tnakr them
wonder whether It Is renlly worth while to
be a congressman after all.
RlSht 1st Wtait'i Mae.
Baltimore American.
The fltst woman receiver known In busi
ness history has been appointed In a bank
ruptcy proceeding In New Tork. But us
It Is a dressmaking cae, a woman receiver
la supposed by all the laws of the feminine
being to know her business.
Mopefal Oatlovk In aUa.
Philadelphia Iedger.
Culia has settled down Into a state of
tranquillity that Is In Itarlf an Indication
of prosperity. The new congress has just
met, and the present political peace may
not endure for long: but at present the
Palma government has a good working ma
jority and la looking for no obstruction.
The statistics quoted from the president's
measuge are certainly encouraging. The
mports Into the Island rose from yn.CO.COJ
In 1904 to $95,000,000 in 19U&, and the exports
from tKS.Vr'.Ono to $110,000,000. Of these
ports. t9S.00rt,no went to the United State.
and this country furnished $43,000,000 of the
Imports. This Is a substantial and healthy
trade that naturally ha a trsnqulllixlng
Influence.
A aeaa(arlal Speetaele.
Kansas City Star.
It must hav been a precious and mov
ing spectacle to have seen Brother EJklns
give the light hand of fellowship to
Brother Allison when the latter was re
ceived Into the presidential fold. Tou
know with a fresh convert like Klklns,
three or four days makes a full fledged
saint. If you watch Brother Allison you
111 find him very numerous snd sctlve
up around the amen corner. When all of
the "conservatives" get Into the Ark of
Safety, Rrother Ixmg of Kansas, who has
been blessed with a vital religious ex
perience, should "raise" that good old re
vival hymn, "There Are Angels Hovering
Around." It Is doubtful whether even
Aldrlch could fVslst that. In the mean
time, the Lord bless. Brother Klklns and
Brother Allison.
Tyramay of Sperlal Privilege.
Portland Oregonlan.
Perhaps the most Ingenious form of Hie
tyranny of the past over the future con
sists In the grant of special privileges to
favored Individuals or corporations. Such
grants' are like cancers eating at the vitals.
of the body politic. They corrupt those who
give and those who receive them. They
re contrary to all the principles of repub
lican government and violate every rule of
ethics. It Is sufficient for each generation
to control Its own affairs wisely. The pres
ent must not exist in servile subjection to
the past, nor must It seek to tyrannise over
the future. What was wise a century ago
may not be wise now; what Is wise now
will probably be foolish In a hundred years.
The meanest of all dishonesty Is that which
tries to rob the future of Its Independence.
The meanest of all servility Is that which
grovels In blind subjection to the past.
PEHSOV4I. SOTKS.
John L. Snyder, a Seneca Indian, has re
ceived permission to take the New York
stat bar examination.
Tennyson Smith, the 'leader of the tem
perance reform movement In England, Is
In Washington at the head of a campaign
in the district for prohibition.
Miss Marie Hall, the violinist, who has
recently returned from, .the I'nlted. States
to England, sums up tier Impressions of
this country In four -words: "Iced waterj
hot hotels."
Bo many congressmen attended th races
recently that there was no quorum In th
house. Incidentally settling the question
whether that body really represents the
common people.
Six' thousand Invitations have been sent
out by the Navy department to attend the
patriotic services at the final burial cere
monies of John Paul Jones on the 24th, at
Annapolis. Rear Admiral Brevoe de la
Payrere, with three warships, will repre
sent France.
Henry H. Rogers has been reappointed
superintendent of streets of Falrhaveti,
Mass.; Alfred Marshall, with an Income of
U.W0 a week. Is running for trustee of
Vlaniaroneck; Mrs. Mackay, worth 3.000,000
or M.000.000, Is school director of Rosliu,
I I., and two farmers worth $1,000,000
apiece are tied for mayor of Ida Grove. Ia.
John Burns, the radical member of Par
liament, waa addressing a meeting in the.
district which he represents. He said he
was now engaged In a Job where the gen
eral rate of pay la 2.000 a year and he
was nut going to take less than the union
scale. A woman who waa present called
out: "How do you spend It, John?" and
Burns replied Instantly: "Ask the missus."
LAW VERBIS COMMO 8KSSF..
Fine Braad of th Latter Dlapeused
by Sew Hampshire CooN.
Frank Sanborn In Springfield Republican.
Tillman's phras of "cornfield law" la
likely to go far, as th French say; and It
reminds me of what two or thre chlef"jus
tlces said of the New Hampshire courts,
when the Judges were farmers snd parsons,
or country Justices of the peace, endowed
with what It has been the fashion to call
"horse sense." John Dudley of Raymond
was on of these, and of him Chief Justice
Parsons said: "You may laugh at his law
and ridicule his language, but Dudley la,
after all. the beat Judge I ever knew In
Nw Hampshire." Arthur Livermore,
another chief justice, said, with Dudley In.
his mind: "Never was Justice better admin
istered In New Hampshire than when the
judges knew very little of what w lawyers
call law." Her Is on of Dudley's charges
to th traverse Jury:
"You've heered what has been aald by
the lawyers, the rascals! but no, I won't
abuse 'em. 'Tie their business to make out
a good case they're paid for It, and they've
done well enough In this case. But you and
I. gentlemen, have sunthin' else to think of
They talk about law why, gentlemen. It's
not law we want, but Justice. They want
to govern us by Wie common law of Eng
land; trust me for It, common sense Is a
much safer guide for ss the common sens
of Raymond, Exeter, Ipin (Epplng) and
the other towns that sent us her to try
this case between two of our neighbors. A
clear head and an honest heart are wuth
more than all th law of all the lawyers.
Ther was one good thing said by 'em
though; 't was from one Shakespeare, an
English stage-player. I believe. No matter
fur that; 't waa e'enainoat good enough
to be In the Bible "Be Just and fear not."
That's the law In this case, gentlemen, and
law enough In any case in this court. It's
our business to do justice between the par
ties; not by any quirks o' the law out of
Coli or BJarkstone books that I never
read snd never will but by common svnse
and common honesty between man and
limn. That's our business: and the curse of
God la upon ua if we neglect or turn aside
from that. And now, Mr. Sheriff, take out
the Jury; and you, Mr. Foreman, don't keep
us waiting with Idl talk too much o' that
a'ready! about matters that hav uothln'
to do with th merits of this 'r case.
Uive us an holiest verdict that common
sens men ueedu't b ashamed of,"
BITS OP W tlim;TOH MI R.
Minor Seeaea aad laeldrats Sketched
s the Spat.
Wire and wireless reports announce the
arrival In Washington of Colonel John N. I
Baldwin of Council Bluffs snd Omaha, gen
eral attorney for the t'nlon Pacific Hall
road company. Mr. Baldwin visit ia one
of pleasure only. Jut dropped In, )ou
know, to pay his ick'IS to the supreme
court and congratulate the Justices on the
wisdom of their decision in the Michigan
railroad tax cases, whereby railroad prop
erty Is to be taxed on the same bals as
other property. Rqualitj- of taxation. In
principle and practice, commands the un
wavering energy and eloquence of Mr. Bald
win, and the Michigan decision cheers and
Inspires him to greater efforts. It Is not
known whether Mr. Baldwin called at tho
White House to tender his support to the
president In the battle for rate regulation.
It Is known, however, that he called upon
Congressman Pete Hepburn, author of the
pending rate regulation bill. Mr. Baldwin
regards the measure as a triumph of liter
ary skill, scientific research and perspica
cious wisdom, and was profuse in his com
pliments to the unterrifled congressman
from Iowa.
"How are you feeling, John?" suid Colo
nel Hepburr is soon as he recovered his
power of sp. .it.
"Fine," said Baldwin. "I never felt bet
ter In my life. I have discovered a new
diet that Is Just the thing I have been
looking for; my conscience is dear and I
have forgiven all my enemies."
"What's that, John: Forgiven all your
enemies?"
"Yes, Pete. This new diet of mine has
Worked wonders with me. I am at peace
with all the world, with every enemy for
given, and nothing but smiles for the uni
verse." "John," .said Hepburn, "you remind me
of a chap I used to know down In Page
county. He did Dot get to this beautiful
condition by a new diet, but he arrived
there after he got religion. He met a friend
on the street one day soon after he hud
eeeji the error of his ways and had been
converted.
" 'Bill,' said th friend, iibw be ye?'
" "Oreat," said BUI. 'I am at peace with
all the world. I have forgiven all my ene
mies and love everybody.' "
" 'Forgiven all your enemies. Bill? Ye
don't mean that, do ye?' "
" 'Yes. I do. I have forgiven all my ene
mies, every one of them, even Bill Jones
and Tom Smith, blank blank their blankety
blanked hides.' "
It seems a curious, charge to bring
against Senator La Follette that he suf
fers from stage fright, writes a Washing
ton correspondent, but certainly he Is not
yet at his euse in addressing the senate.
The senate affords a trying -ordeal to the
new members who venture to address It.
Now. either Mr. La Follette's Ideas flow
faster than his words or the grave and
critical attention to which he Is subjected
by the senators flusters him, for his de
livery Is halting and his manner embsr
rassed. Nor has he acquired the true sena
torial Impassivity of countenance. He al
lows various emotions to pls.y over his
face. His manner Is most persuasive and
he employs many of the arts of the plat
form speaker in milking his telling points.
He Is neither grandiose nor oracular after
the fashion ot the senate. The little tricks
of the elocutionist, the lifting of eyebrows,
the persuasive smile and the arts and
graces of the lecturer do not fit in with
the senate's scheme of things snd sharply
differentiate Mr. ja. Follette from other
seriate speakers. That he has been ac
customed to responsive audiences quickly
becomes apparent. Unconsciously, perhaps,
he pauses at stated lntervalsto let the ap
plause die away. The veterans regard such
manifestations with critical disapproval.
People arc all predicting that before Mr.
I.a Follette has been there long he will
have entirely changed his manner of speak
ing and insensibly adopt the senate mode
of address, which Is lac-Ring In all frills
and ornamentation,
"I am not one of those who think con
gress has deteriorated,'" said Justice Har
lan. "I maintain that the preseut congress
is as high grade as any congress.
"The Congressional Record Is a remark
able publication, if a man were cast on
a desert island and had the Bible, Shakes
peare and the Congressional Record he
would have nil the reading matter wanted."
A correspondent for a Kansas paper was
rushing around one day last week.
"You seem to be busy today," said a
friend.
"Busy? Great heavens. I should think
I gin busy! I've got one senator from
my state In there. In the senate chamber,
defending the administration and the other
senator over in the supreme court trying
to keep out of Jail."
Senator Clay of Georgia was telling Sen
ator Pettus of Alabama about an unfair,
browbeating and Insolent federal judge In
the south.
"He Is he Is he Is," said Senator
Clay, hesitating for a word.
"I understand you perfectly. Senator."
Senator Pettus said. "You are a Baptist
and your religion does not furnish the
words necessary properly to describe such
a man."
"Why are all the sofas and chairs In the
cloakrooms upholstered In leather?" asked
Congressman Tyndall, the Osark mountain
member, of Champ Clark. "Dunno."
answered Clark; "I suppose It's fashionable
and don't wear out like black hair cloth."
"Oh, that's It, Is It?" Tyndall said. "Some.
body told me it was so that we could
sharpen our knives without hacking up our
boots."
TREE PI.TIX K(sO,
Arbar Day
i Forrrfal Reminder
of
Civic Daly.
Chicago Tribune.
The approach of Arbor day ia a reminder
that the American people In the last quarter
century have awakened to a new apprecia
tion of trees. The pioneer cleared the for
est seemingly with never a suspicion that
anybody might ever deplore his act. The
lumlierman has continued up to the present
time to devastate It ruthlessly. A new but
wide-spread public desire to stay the de
stroying axe and to repair part of the hann
it has done has found expression In the
forestry reserve acts of congress and tl.e
legislatures, and in laws setting apart an
Arbor day In every stat and territory ex
cept Delaware and Indian Territory.
The new forestry sentiment Is due mainly
to two causes. On Is material. It has been
found that Indiscriminate and wholesale
tre cutting may pay Individuals but not
the public. High priced lumber and floods
costly to agriculture and industry result.
The farmer has learned that orchards are
not only directly profitable to their owners
but that where they are on almost every
farm they usefully regulate the rainfall and
keep the fields from washing.
The otber causa of the existing forestry
sentiment is esthetic. When a big majority
of the people lived In small towns and In
lb country few felt any need of "getting
bark to nature." Nature for most was near.
Owing to the rapid growth of urban popu
lation there now are millions from whom it
is far removed mout or all the year. Since
they an seldom or never go to nature, they
ask that nsture be brought to them. The
beat way to do this, it Is truly felt. Is to
aduru tUe towns and cities with trees.
WALTHAM WATCHES.
Most people have heard how an error in
the drop of the Greenwich time-ball was
detected by a layman with a WAL
THAM watch. He believed in his watch
as against the signal of the civijjzcd world.
His watch was right the signal was wrong,
"Tht Perfected American Wttch, " n ilhstrited book of tntertsting
tnfonnstiion About matches, free upon request.
. AMERICAN WALTHAM WATCH COMPANY,
- WALTHAM, MASS.
TITK PRK.SS COMMRVT.
Plattsmouth Journal: This pnjier fa
vors Omaha as the place for holding the
democratic mil. convention, and we hope
the state committee will thus decide.
Blue Springs Sentinel: If the people of
Nebraska want to investigate the Insur
ance companies of (he state, the coming
session of the state legislsture should see
to it that the investigation Is promptly
made and that, too, by men who are
competent to make It. No business that
Is created by law should be Immune from
the limelight of publicity.
Leatrlce Express: Permanent stone
bridges, If they can be had at a cost within
the reach of Gage county, ought to be in
stalled by all meuns. Steel bridges are
good when there Is not too much steal
about their construction. t'ntll bridge
grafting Is followed by swift punishment
steel structures will not come up to the
standard. Stone bridges would keep the
money of the tax-payers at home, another
Important item.
St. Paul Republican: The discovery of
coal In Nemaha crunty Is Important to
the people of Interior Nebraska only on
condition .that the railroads can be forced
out of the mining business and compelled
to confine themselves to the proper exer
cise of their functions as common carriers.
I'nder existing conditions a privately owned
coal mine Is about aa uninteresting to fuel
consumers as the Grand Island beet sugar
factory Is to the grocery buyers of that
city.
Weeping Water Herald: Pollard is do
ing for the First district as much as any
representative can, and personal griev
ances of minor affairs are of small Im
portance, compared with right represent
ation In congress. Cass county voters,
especially, should take pride In having a
candidate for congress. It is an .honor
to our people and a renomlnation should
follow the short term he has worked so
hard and met with such flattering suc
cess as to be reckoned a strong friend of
the administration.
Falls City Journal: Ernest M. Pollard
Is asking for a renomlnation to congress
and he Is, according to all precedents,
entitled to it. He lids lgun his work as
congressman as a representative of 'the
farming country of Nebraska by trying
to do something to benefit the farmers.
From the way he started there is no doubt
but what In one or two terms h could
get some valuuble legislation passed for
the benefit of the farmers. Richardson
county, being strictly a farming com
munity, should take some interest In help
ing Mr. Pollard along.
Pawnee Republican: The question be
fore the people of the First Congressional
district In the pending congressional cam
paign is whether they will support a man
who has been tried and found true, ir
whether they will penult him to be turned
down simply and solely because he has
been faithful and true to his trust. Iu
view of the fact that it has been the un
broken policy of the First district since
its organisation to give Its congressmen
not less than two terms, and for the fur
ther fact that Mr. Pollard has kept In
perfect accord with the Roosevelt admin
istration In all his utterances and actions,
there is no good reason why he should
not be accorded th same courtesy that
has been extended to his predecessors.
Fremont Tribune: The Nebraska delega
tion In congress has chosen Mr. McCarthy
of this district as the Nebraska member
of the national committee to look after the
political interests of the members. This
choice falls to a worthy man. Mr. Mc
Carthy Is recognised as a vigorous and
sturdy tighter and It la certain that he
will give an account ot himself . by his
services on this Important party com
mittee. Mr. McCarthy is a strong mem
ber of congress and those who are fa
miliar with conditions at Washington ap
preciate the reputation he has made there.
That he will employ the advantage of
membership of the committee In looking
after his own Interests in this district
goes without saying. That he will be able
to control the situation at home Is quite
likely. He has stood solidly with the presi
dent in the things the people of this dis
trict have demanded and they have no
grudge against Mr. McCarthy.
Fremont Tribune: Victor Rosewater,
member of the republican state central
committee, han presented to that body a
resolution calling for the adoption of a
Why Refer
to Doctors
Because we make medicines for them.
They know all about Ayer's Cherry
Pectoral, so they prescribe it for coughs,
colds, bronchitis, weak lungs, consump
tion. They trust it. Then you can
afford to trust it. Consult your doctor
about it, anyway. Sold for 60 years.
We have no secrets We publish
the formulas of all our medicines.
Mad ay Iks J. O. Aysr C. , 111. Mas,
ia staauAMiturar o f
ATZB'S IsIB VIGOB Fr ts hair. ATBk'8 PILLS For cesstipatloa.
ATkk'S SAkSAPAkiLLA for U bloo. ATkk'g AGliB CUES For BuUnaasdagae.
piimnry plan of nominating candidate for
this year. The committee, is asked to re
quest Its use In all the counties for local
officers and for the selection of stat of
ficers. This plan provides that th voters
who attend the primaries shall ther bal
lot for their choh-e of candidate fur all
offices; that returns shall be mad to the
county organization on all county nomi
nees and to the state organisation by the
county organization of the votes ot ttm
county for state candidates. The county
und state conventions shall simply register
the will of the voters , expressed at the
primaries. This appears to be a sane
method of carrying out the primary Idea.
The Tribune would be pleased to see it
adopted In every county of the state this
year. It Is an excellent method of bring
ing the issues close home to the pcopl.
SMII.IXJ REMARKS.
Towne Whenever you hear a politician
declare that "every man has his price "
yon may rest assured that he's on of
them.
Browne Not necessarily. He mav sim
ply be calling attention to the lact that
he hasn t got his yeL Philadelphia Press.
"Yes, Dr. Sixthly happened to mention
the ten eoniniHndments and I had to pre
tend 1 didn't know what he meant."
"Why so?"
"Nobody In the smart set ever heard of
them, my dear." Cleveland Plain Dealer.
"Huh!" retorted the haughty Briton. "It's
ridiculous, don't y' know, to clawss the
Stutes with Great Britain. Why, our army
and navy could come over here and simply
wipe your country off the map."
"What, strain?" quietly asked th Ameri
can gii 1. I'liiluedlplna Ledger.
Her Men are all flirts you can't trust
one of them.
Him More so thnn women?
Her Well, I should say so. I'm engaged
to three of the nicest men I ever knew
and I've found that evory one of them Is
flirting with some other girl. Cleveland
Leader. i
"I don't alius take off my hat "to a man
Jes' 'cause he's popular," said Unci Eben.
"One o' dn mos' popular people dat ever
come to Foggy Bottom turned out to be a
confidence man." Washington fc'tar.
"I thought you made, a resolution to stop
drinking during Lent."
"Well er I m Just taking this for med
icinal purposes."
"Nonsense! You're, aot sick."
"Yes I am. I'm sick of the resolution I
made." Philadelphia Press.
"Doesn't It worry you not having your
watch when you want to know what Um
it Is?"
ioi a on. & just iinf oui my pawn
ticket and look at the nearest clock."
Cleveland Leader.
Mrs. Middleblock-My tiurrnH ssJf Such
an exasperating habit of talking In his
sleep.
Mrs. Crossway Disturbs your rest,
doesn't It?
Mrs. Middleblock Oh, I don't mind that.
But he mumbles so I can't understand a
word he says. Chicago Tribune.
THE TlXEH'S P1HLOJOPHT.
W. D. Nesblt In Chicago Trlbun.
Hp. struck the keva with thouzhtful air.
until at last he found
The faulty strings from which aros each
harsh. viiiKcordant aouud;.
Then patiently and long he worked one
must be tighter drawn
t'ntll its Jangling tinnlness snd falsity
were gone,; '
pno must be loosed and tightened, then tli
velvet hammer's beat
Would call from it a not that was meloidl-
ously sweet.
And when with gentle craft he had tolled
all over the board ' ,
He swept bis tlngnra down the kes now
in the strings were stored
Greut waves of dulcet harmony, th hum
of bees that swarm, '
The mellow diapason of the distant thunder
storm,
The chant of marching men, and wondrous
tones that women sing,
And haunting, pence-rilled lullabies whose
measures sway and swing.
"Pianos," he said quaintly, "ar Ilk
women and like men
They fall and falter In their grace "-I
music, now end then;
They weary of ihe sweeter tones; each
note grows dull and hard. '
And with incessant discord all their song
of life Is marred
So humankind grow out of tune until each
smile or word
Is deadened by the fret fulness with Which
Its cheer Is blurred.
"And you. and I. and all of us we know
that lots of times
An unknown something tune anew each
heartstring till it chimes,
An unknown something finds tho strings
that. rust from work or care
And makes them right, and leaves tha lilt
of love and laughter there."
And then the gray haired tuner bowed,
and smiled, and went away.
Nor seemed to think that he had preach,
a sermon there, that day.