THE OMAHA DAILY HEE: WEDNESDAY. DECEMNEK 2f. IMG.
The Omaha Daily Dee,
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VICTOR ROSEWATER, EDITOR.
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STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.
Sta's of Nebraska, Douglas County :
C'harlea C. Roaewater. general manager
of The Bee Publishing company, being duly
worn, says that the actual number of full
and complete coplea of The Dally, Morning,
Evening and Sunday Bee printed during tin
montn or November, lxm, waa a iohows
1 33,740
1 si.seo
1 31,300
14 31,180
'.J 31,880
It 30.600
II 31,490
10 31,770
11 81,400
II 31,130
II SIJOO
14 31,630
It 30,460
II 81,400
17 31,860
II 31,480
II 31,660
16 31,830
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30,600
3170
35.130
33.630
33.460
81.880
33,030
30,600
31,860
31,040
14 31,880
II 31,830
Net total sales 843,033
tally average 81,401
CHARLES C. ROSEWATER,
General Manager.
SubacrlLed In my presence and sworn to
before me thla lat day of December, 1906.
(Seal.) M. B. Hl'NGATE,
Notary Public.
WHEW Ot'T OF TOWIT.
Rabacrlbera leavliia th elty tem
porarily shoald hav Ths Bes
mailed to thesa. Addreaa will
cliaased aa vftsa aa rentd.
Russia will learn that It requires
more than American war equipment
to make 1U soldiers Invincible.
France seems to think an elastic un
written understanding with Great
Britain better than a formal treaty.
Naturally tho convicted land fraud
men will appeal their cases. While
they have money to pay the lawyers
they may have hope.
Perhaps the best solution of the
Moroccan situation wiuld be to let
Ralsull annihilate the sultan and then
hang him for regicide.
Omaha's Christmas stocking was
well filled despite the estimate that
the city sent out flO.000 worth ot
presents more than it received.
A new president fcas been elected in
Ecuador, but the length of his term
of office will not be known until re
turns are received from the insurgents.
And now we are sagely told that
many holdups occur that are not re
ported to the police. Quite possible.
Many holdups are also reported to the
police that never occur.
Now that the right of a railroad to
confiscate coal consigned to points on
5ts lines la to be tested in court, the
value of the product without power to
move it may be ascertained.
Sir Horace Plunkett'B remarks re
garding Irish farmers seems to prove
that in the matter of co-operation they
are ahead of the Americans. Perhaps
the indncemect was stronger.
The letter carriers who deliver the
Christmas gifts that come through
Uncle Sam's malls do not have to be
told that the country is experiencing
an unprecedented era of prosperity.
In the Tennessee sheriff's case the
supreme court ot the United States
has laid down', a rule for contempt
proceedings calculated to bring Joy
to the hearts of the , "injuction
lawyers."
James Bryce is to be given a prelim
inary test as peace envoy at The
llaguej before being sent as ambaasa
dor to the United States. No doubt
a delicate compliment to the peaceful
desires of, the president . . .
It if worth noting also that the ex-,
press companies are not losing any
money these days, and have good rea
son td oppose any change by which,
either the railroads or the postofnos
would poach on their fields.
The lobby is said to be getting ready
to do business at the old stand at Lin
coln as soon as the legislature opens
up. It may devolve upon the legisla
ture to do a little business calculated
to put the paid lobby out of business.
The state of Nebraska has gotten
along nicely with one federal district
court ever since it was admitted Into
the union and the litigation has not
yet reached the point where two courts
and two retinues of court officers are
needed. .-
The Judges ot the district court
ahould net forget to grade the salaries
of the county attorney's deputies when
they come-to. fix their compensation
for the cotnltg year. There Is no rea
son why the taxpayers should reward
all these deputies alike when some of
them do tke the work of others and
33 worth twtcu the money.
Total 661,610
Lena unsold coplea...... 6.676
a rrcTuHr run rcitLtciTi:
Seldom has there been a more
forceful Illustration of the effect of
publicity than the announcement that
one of the three Missouri subsidiary
companies of the Standard Oil com
bination, the other two having already
been consolidated, haB decided to
abandon business In that state as a re
sult of Attorney General Hadley's pros
ecution under Its anti-monopoly laws.
The decision appears to be not alto
gether and probably not mainly due
to any specific legal penalty that might
ultimately be Inflicted, but it was ad
mitted under oath by the president of
the concern that the notoriety given its
relations to the Oil trust had destroyed
its business not only in Missouri, but
also in Iowa and Illinois, from which
It tas already completely withdrawn.
The surrendering company waa os
tensibly independent and a competitor
of the trust, which pretended independ
ence was the very basis of the exten
sive patronage at first eagerly given to
It by the public. When Attorney Gen
eral Hadley Instituted proceedings
to discover Its real relations most
strenuous efforts were made to defeat
his purpose. But when at length the
chief officials of the trust were driven
to confess in open court that the con
cern was a mere dummy, owned abso
lutely and operated by the trust, the
farce was played out and the public
was placed in position to act intelli
gently. The very policy of the trust thus ex
posed is signal testimony to the effi
cacy of publicity, for it was simply part
of an elaborate scheme to keep Its true
character and doings In the dark, and
It shows consummate subtlety that it
should thus so long have contrived ac
tually to thrive upon its own unpopu
larity. A great point for fair dealing
has been gained by the exposure, If
only the benefit in this particular case
be considered, but an Incomparably
greater point In the far-reaching pres
tige of the state's victory through pub
licity. THE QRAB FOR GOLD.
The extraordinary increase of the
production of gold is fully matched
by the extraordinary strain of demand
for gold for money use. There Is to
day no great financial center in the
world which is not either anxiously
holding on to Ub gold stores or keenly
competing for tnat of others or Is re
strained only by the injury to itself
which would result from too great
success in such competition.
With the cumulative effect of a
series of years, in which the world's
annual gold output has bounded up
ward, we thus still find the gold re
serve proportion actually generally
shrinking compared to the volume of
credit built upon it. In all the com
merlcal and industrial nations financial
concern is now notably turning to the
question how the 'gold reserve Id to
be strengthened, and even in- Great
Britain alarmist views are being more
and more expressed. Heretofore a
dearth of gold at one important credit
and exchange center could ordinarily
be relieved surely and In no long time
from the surplus ot others.
It Is a plausible, theory that the
very increase in the yellow metal sup
ply has universally stimulated enter
prise and demand for it as a credit
basis, and that the certainty of its con
tlnued production on an increased
scale In the future ' has resulted in
eagerly competitive discount beyond
reason. But while the supposition
may offer a plausible explanation of
the present situation, it In no wise re
lleves the strain nor points a . prac
tlcal way to escape in the future.
COSGRESSMEy AND FREE TRANSPUR
T1UX-
It is asserted that the provision of
the new rate law Inhibiting free trans
portation in Interstate travel is being
strictly observed, particularly with
reference to the families, friends and
dependents of congressmen and gov
ernment employes. Observers at
Washington agree that never before
have so many national legislators come
to the capital unaccompanied by their
families. The breaking up ot the
habit of bringing them there at the
opening of the session and then all
returning home for the holidays and
coming back for the remainder of the
session Is a fact too significant of
one effect of the law to be overlooked.
The result will certainly tend to re
lieve the national legislature from
suspicion ,of , undue corporation .influ
ence which .was seriously impairing
public confidence. The extent ot ' the
abuse can be more clearly appreciated
now that the effects of the remedy are
visible. And It ahould be an object les
son for the numerous state legislatures
which are about to convene and ot
whlcji moat ot the members ' besides
are under pledges, express or implied,
to apply- in state Jurisdiction the rule
of the national law.'.
FUR JTUTVRE EFFECT- '.
The verdict of guilty and the se
vere sentence Imposed by the court
martial on the officers of the Russian
squadron signally defeated in the great
naval battle of the Sea of Japan, which
proved decisive in the war between
Russia and Japan should be under
stood as for future effect. The charge
against the admiral and his associates
Is based on his surrender of his ships
without fighting to the end. Of course
the time and need to surrender in bat
tie Is a question of discretion to be de
cided by the commander of any fighting
force, but a cowardly surrender with
out sufficient Justification has alway
been regarded as bordering on tral
loruu conduct and calling tor severe
punltthtuent. Whether the Russian
surrender to the Japanese was impera
tive or not. it devolves upon the Jlus
i an goverument from motives ot self
preservation to make an example of I
the officers, even though tempered with
mercy, in order to stiffen up the cour
age of the men still in its army and
navy and to prevent similar surrenders
on like pretexts In other emergencies
yet to come. In military and naval
discipline summary action must fre
quently be taken, which would appear
arbitrary if not unjust lit civil life.
That Is involved in the very essence
of war, and Is the foundation of mar
tial law as distinguished from the ad
ministration of Justice through or
dinary tribunals.
GRAZING LAST) LEGISLATION-
In his special message to. congress
urging revision .of the land laws,
President Roosevelt calls particular at
tention to the unsatisfactory condttldn
of that part ot the legislation on the
statute books governing the grazing
lands that still remain In the public do
main. Without suggesting any specific
remedy, he nevertheless urges consid
eration of this problem and Its speedy,
solution by the enactment of new laws
on the subject.
Tho situation in the grazing land
country, of which northwest Nebraska
constitutes the larger part, has been
acute for a number of years, but no
adequate measures of Teform have
been presented commanding the
united support of any large number of
the different interests directly con
cerned. On the contrary, every bill
that has been urged for lease or sale
or transfer to the state of these lands
has been opposed by powerful cattle
corporations, whose owners apparently
preferred to have no legislation, be
cause they were then enjoying the use
and benefit of these lands by Virtue of
their illegal fences without paying any
thing to the government, either as
rent, as purchase money or as taxes.
The prosecution of the land fraud
cases have gone far enough now to
prove to all without distinction that
there is no possible hope ot restoring
the old regime, under whlqh the pub
lic grazing lands were appropriated by
cattlemen, big and little, each to the
extent to which they were able to
maintain possession agalnBt all comers.
The laws against fences are plainly to
be enforced and the wily schemes to
evade them by fraudulent land entries
are no longer effective.
Conditions, therefore, should be ripe
for the cattlemen and others in the
grazing country to get together upon
one or more alternative propositions
for the disposition ot these lands
along practical lines. Whether this
shall be in the shape of a leasing bill
or a head tax proportioned to the num
ber of cattle eent in upon the public
lands, or a classification and outright
sale of land not available for actual
purposes of cultivation, will have to
be determined. It may be impossible
to get the attention of congress fixed
at the- present whort sessiorrrqt" evrtn
bo, It is not too early to move for
procuring action at the succeeding ses
sion of congress.
The prosperity of the live stock In
dustry is intimately Interwoven with
the prosperity of all the people of this
state, and a successful readjustment
that would remove existing obstacles
In the way of the cattle business
would be welcomed by all.
It is announced from Des Moines
that Colonel Bryan will goon deliver
there for the first time a new lecture
which he has already arranged to re
peat next summer at eighty-six Chau
tauqua engagements. If, as is cur
rently reported, Mr. Bryan receives a
minimum, or even an average, ot $500
for each lecture to which an admis
sion fee Is charged, his income for the
coming year is already assured. In
this connection it is only fair to give
simultaneous publicity to the state
ment made in the last number ot Mr.
Bryan's Commoner to the effect that
he exacts no compensation, whatever
for political speeches and that "his
campaign work la a source of expense
to him rather than a source of profit;
for his traveling expenses amount to
considerable for each campaign and
his Income from lectures Is cut oft
while he Is at work In the campaign."
We rejoice to see prosperity smile
upon any of our fellow citizens, and
surely If the .Chautauqua business
holds out at this rate Mr. Bryan's
hope will be gratified "to make
enough from his lectures and writings
during a part of the year to enable
him to devote the rest of his time to
gratuitous service."
Some corroboration is at hand for
The Bee's guess that the payment by
the Burlington of its city taxes In Lin
coln without protest for the first time
in several years may be due. to the fact
that the amount In dispute is less than
the $2,000 needed to take it into the
federal courts. The Union Pacific,
which threatens to protest Its city
taxes in Lincoln, seems alone to have
enough at stake to make the differ
ence more than $2,000.
Since the editor of the World-Herald
visited London and sat In the specta
tors' gallery of the House of Lord he
has become such an enthusiastic ad
mirer of everything British that he
wants our court judges to model them
selves upon the British Judges. Of
course, this Is a bid for Irish support.
The Water board declares its pur
pose to pursue the even tenor of Its
way. In the meanwhile the water com
pany is also pursuing the even tenor
of Its way. The people who pay both
the lawyers' fees and the water bills
are the ones who have a rocky road to
travel.
The beauty of autocracy is shown la
the manifesto of President Dial requir
ing the Immediate repair ot the break
in the Colorado river or a forfeiture of
the franchise of the company responsi-
ble.
only
President Roosevelt could make
a request.
With the supreme court of Illinois
declaring that contracts for future de
livery of grain cannot be enforced in
court, speculation has again been
placed on the basis of "honor."
Dolna- talte Well. Thank Yon.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The railroads of the 1'nlted States this
Tear earned 12,800,000.000 and Increased divi
dends IM.WA.OOu. This showing dispones of
ths chants of "unfriendly legislation."
. Happy- ta .the t'snfrnrt. ,
Washington Herald.
While Mr. Root was talking-about thotw
states which maintain vicious laws . de
signedly enacted for the'purpoee of foster
ing trusts and oppressive monopolies, Nrw
Jersey tried to- look Just as unconcerned
as possible. y. ' .
1 The Hook Inleoaed.
Philadelphia .Press. ' , '
' As long aa- the legislature had . free
passes the railroad corporations could drive
over or around or under or through ths
constitution without fretting . caught Pt it.
There are no passes now, and things ars
going to be different.
Aa Open Question.
New York Post.
The committee in charge of the Hudson
Fulton celebration voted yesterday to lavlte
"the president of the I'nlted States and
the surviving ex-presldent or , en-presidents."
Another evidence that the third
term question is still open.
Tied1 at the Post.
Baltimore American.
The president went Poultney Blgelow ona
better In his account of his trip to Pan
amatwo days better, so far a the length
of his stay was concerned, and several
thousand words better so far as the length
of his report was concerned.
A Toast t Ijtaahter.
- Life.
Here's to laughter, the sunshine of the
soul, the happiness of the heart, the leaven
of youth, the privilege of purity, tho echo
of Innocence, the treasure of the humble,
the wealth of the poor, the bead of the cup
of pleasure; it dispels dejection, banishes
blues and mangles melancholy; for it's the
foa of woe, the destroyer of depression,
the enemy of grief; It Is what kings envy
the peasants, plutocrats envy the poor, the
guilty envy the. Innocent; it's the sheen on
the silver of miles, the ripple bn the
water s delight, the glint of the gold of
gladness; without it humor would be dumb,
wit would wither, dimples would disappear
and smiles would shrivel, for it's the glow
of a clean conscience, the voice of a pure
soul, the birth cry, of mirth, the swan song1
of sadness.
JAPASKSK MODERATION.
Aa Exhibition of Common Sense and
Self Control.
Cleveland loader:
Japan Is giving an exhibition of level
headedness and moderation which this
country can ponder over with profit to It
self. The island empire has made no threats
and Indulged In no bluster. The first mani
festations of resentment among Its people
were soon suppressed. It realises the fact
that the government at Washington Is do
ing its utmost to correct the error com
mitted by San Francisco, and the rulers of
Japan are content.
Not only thla, Japan has, without solicita
tion, removed a jjrjHble cause of trouble
for' In UnltexTBtate In the near future, at
the sacrifice of a oostaln amount of national
pride. A sqvadro:; of Its warships was to
have stopped aj Ban anlsco, early. In the
coming year, -during h oourso'-of train
Ins cruise. The route of the vessels has
been changed so that'lt will not Include this
country.
Were tho warships to visit San Francisco
there is little doubt that the men on them
would be Insulted by the rowdy element of
the city and an attempt might foolishly be
made to Inflict violence upon them. For the
latter contingency they would, without
question, be fully prepared, and what Jap
anese preparedness means the world knows
full well. Then the w United States would
have to make ample reparation and punish
the offenders.
Now what would be the temper of the
American people If some of their number
were thrown out of educational Institu
tions in Tokyo and others mobbed on the
streets and their houses bombarded with
stones? To put It mildly, the eagle would
scream. If a squadron of warships was on
its way to Japan, would It be recalled?
Not unless the president had the courage
to disregard popular clamor.
And Japan Is not afraid, either. It did
not hesitate to fight Russia, with Its Im
mense trained army and two of the best
military strongholds In the world close by.
A TEAPOT TEMPEST.
Baals of the Japanese Tnmalt Proves
Trifling;.
Chicago Chronicle.
As the tumult and the shouting die It
becomes unpleasantly apparent that ths
whole uproar over the San Francisco Japa
nese business has been the exaggeration
of a small matter. There can be no doubt
of It. Secretary Metcalf's report shows It.
A perusal of that document convinces
the reader that while there may have been
a principle Involved In the school ques
tion, the excitement and uproar were out
of all proportion to the, Importance of the
issue. The San Francisco business has
been a tempest In a tpapot a tempest
which might have bean and ought to have
been stilled easily and quietly without be
ing permitted to assume the proportions
of an International Incident.
The school Incident was exaggerated
both in Japan and In thla country, but
etiperlally In this country. Certain tim
orous and susceptible Journalists and poli
ticians Jumped to the conclusion that we
were upon the point of war with Japan
and they reached the further conclusion
that this country would be "licked." The
hysteria and tremors which were evolved
by the episode are by no means agreeable
to contemplate. They are especially un
pleasant because of the sllghtness of the
foundation for them.
The situation In San Franclaco arose
through the pernicious activity of those
malign Interests which have the city by
the throat and which) threaten to atrangle
It to daoth. The attack upon the Japa
nese school children waa merely a phase
of a general policy which comprehended
hostility not only to the Japanese, but to
Caucaslana who do not acknowledge al
legiance to organlred tyranny disguised aa
labor unions.
That is unquestionably the aourca of the
anti-Japaneaa movement In Ban Francisco.
In Los Angeles and other California cities
there is no antagonism to ths Japanese
because In those cities ths trades unions
are not In power.
It follows, than, that all ths excltoment,
all the anxiety of timid editors and all the
fears of apprehensive politicians hava been
due to the consistent purpose of a few
labor bosses to make San Francisco a
"closed town" by barring o-ut workmen of
all colors and racea who do not wear the
union label.
That la the lai.t analysis of the whole
hulliabaloo and it is not exactly flattering
to our national tquluolsti and sclf-conH-doiMMai
(I.EA1 SaKKP OK KBtFTEBJ.
RamlScatlnna of the In Indian
Territory.
Senatorial criticism of the Interior de
partment for suspending the sale of a
portion of the public domain In Indian
Territory, which a law of congress directed
should be opened to settlement, becomes
particularly Interesting In connection with
the operations of land grabbers In the
southwest. The Wnshlngton correspondent
of the New Tork Sun reports that Secre
tary Hitchcock Is determined to make a
clenn sweep of government officials wiio
are under suspicion of standing In with
th grafters In the terrltoiy. A malodor
ous condition of affairs exists there. The
stattment is- made on the authority of a
high officer of the department that Indlnn
Territory harbors. In addition to mnny hon
est people, the most Ingenious band of
grafters ever organised.
"Loot is the Watchword of these brig
ands." said the ' official. ' "They consider
it perfectly proper to rob ths Indians of
their lands- and their money and have
ooncelved the idea. that the Indian tribes
were made to prey upon. Unscrupulous
palefaces are not the only offenders. Cer
tain civilised Indians have violated the
moral laws as well aa the . laws of the
land." .
The latest scandal to be disclosed In In
dian Territory is that involving valuable
tracts of land belonging to the Creek na
tions Recently William Dudley Foulke, spe
clal Investigator sent to the territory by
President Roosevelt to Investigate charges
made, submitted his report to Secretary
Hitchcock... It discloses that a little coterie
In Muskogee and other towns of the terri
tory have come Into possession through
fraud of valuable townsltes and town lots.
Whether government officials are Involved
cannot be learned for a certainty. This
significant statement was made by an offi
cial at the Interior department:
"L'nfortunately the statute of limitation
will apply In these cases. The offenses were
committed more than three years ago."
The charge was made, and Is substanti
ated In the report of Mr. Foulke, that the
frauds committed In connection with the
Creek lands were planned and executed
about as follows:
TTnder the law governing the disposal of
the Creek lands, town sites covering an
area of four acres may be procured by In
dividuals If they desire to erect a home
and business houses on such tracts. The
law prohibits an Individual from acquiring
more than one site or lot. Through a
method of fraudulent scheduling a number
of persons, among them whites and "civil
ized" Indians, secured town lots aggregat
ing in value something like t5.000.000 or
$6,000,000. A better Idea of values In the ter
ritory is given 1n the assertion, made upon
tho authority of a department officer, that
certain- tracts in Muskogee are Worth $301
a front foot. The grafters. It Is asserted.
were enabled to get land to which they
were not entitled under the law by employ
ing" dummy purchasers, who transferred
title after the deal was closed. It la as
serted that certain officials In the 'territory.
or at least corporations with which they
are connected,' are In possession of Creek
lands that were secured through fraud.
It Is the purpose of the department of
ficers to continue the Investigation that
was started by Mr. Foulke. Marshall L.
Mott, attorney for the Creeks, was In con
ference with Secretary Hitchcock, Indian
Commissioner Leupp and Mr. Foulke to
day. :n the extended investigation Mr.
Mott will be in charge of the Interests both
of the government and the Creek nation.
If It Is found upon further Inquiry that
the statutes of limitation do not apply
criminal proceedings - will be tnstituted.
A few , days aB Tarns Blxby, commis
sioner in charge of the Five CiviIIte.d
Tribes, Was summoned to Washington to
teH whot he knew of the townstte scandal.
Mr. Blxby will have an opportunity to ex
plain certain of the transactions In the
territory that were brought to the atten
tion of Secretary Hitchcock by Mr. Foulke
and Mr. Mott. There Is reason to believe
that Mr. Blxby will soon resign his office.
Special Investigator Foulke refused to
discuss his work In the territory in rela
tion to the scandal or to tell what his
report to Secretary Hitchcock contained,
but he was perfectly willing to talk about
some of his experiences In the Indian Ter
ritory. "Investigators got a warm reception
down there," he said. "On my arrival in
the territory a number of harrowing tales
were related In my presence for my special
benefit. One story was told of how a
government Investigator after a few weeks
In Muscogee had gone craxy from over
work and worry. Another was slugged and
mysteriously disappeared. Still another
was threatened and he also disappeared.
"When they see an Investigator coming,"
continued Mr. Foulke, "they Just laugh.
Down there It Is called the 'horse laugh.'
I got it. All investigators who go there
get It"
Mr. Foulke Intimated that '.all sorts of
obstacles are placed In the way of those
who are sent to the territory to find out
facts concerning charges of fraud in Indian
matters, charges that come to Washington
nearly every day In the week.
Heroic measures will undoubtedly be
taken by Secretary Hitchcock to bring to
an end the scandals that have developed
In connection with the affairs of the Five
Civilised Tribes.
OVEHDOISU THE SO.IKKZE.
Short Weight ( heating In High Priced
Food l'rodorti,
Kansas City Tlines.
The Kansas State Board of Health has
weighed and analysed a number of cream
ery products and has found that all the
butter packagea examined are under
weight, and most of them are Inferlar In
quality. The shortage In weight and th
adulterations are not flagrant In any case,
but they are enough to put the advantage
always (n the side of the manufacturers
and against the consumers.
Now this showing would not be so se
rious but for the fact that butter prices
are excessively high, and have been for a
long time. And what makes It still more
Important Is that the cheating hera ex
posed ramifies trade in general to a very
great extent. There are honest manufac
turers and honest dealers, but there are
many who are npt. The only security the
people have against cheating Is the en
actment and enforcement of state and city
laws to supplement the national pure food
legislation of the last session of congress.
And any or all of these laws will, of
course, be ot no avail unless thera are
funds providing for Inspection and I rose
cutton. It is certainly time that the consumer
of this country should be given a square
deal at the hands of grasping manufactur
ers and dealers. And In the end It is their
own fault If they do not get a square
deal.
Toa Mirk of Good Thing,
Chicago Racord-Herald.
I-atcKt estimates of John D. Rockefeller's
Income place It at $W,ono,0nO a year, or
$190 a second. Think of the fate that
would overtake .him If by soma strange
chance It cam to pass that his Income
were In tho form of silver dollars which
were thrown at his, feet as fast aa he
waa entitled to -them and that his only
means of getting rid of them was by taking
thm up one at a time and tossing them as
ttt as ba could.
nnitis AS iuoniT.
Inotanrea of Ktolla Mirth and Massed
Honesty.
Boston Transcript.
Mr. Francis E. Ieupp, the commissioner
of Indian affairs. In his address at Har
vard on Monday evening combated the
view that Indians are solemn, serious
minded persons, without perception of hu
mor or love of fun. On ona occasion ha
found a n-servstlon at which the Indians
were overriding an amiable and consci
entious superintendent, waking him up at
all hours of the nlgUt. and breaklpg In
upon him at meal times, with trifling af
fairs that could be attended to Just as well
In business hours. Mr. Iupp, when the
time cam, gave them a lecture on the
courtesy they owed to the superintendent,
or agent, as he Is generally called, the
commissioner saying that this officer needed
time to sleep, time to eat, time to be with
his family, and In somewhat eloquent
climax, "some time for rest." Thereupon
an aged Indian, of striking presence and
great dignity, arose to Interrupt the
speaker with this explanstory statement:
"Ths last agent that we had here never
did anything but rest."
On another occasion an Episcopal bishop
was traveling through the Navajo coun
try accompanied by an Indian guide. When
night came on the bishop consulted his com
panion as to the best means of hiding a
pocketbook. watch and other valuables In
his possession. The Indian promptly ridi
culed the Idea that there waa any neces
sity for doing this, bringing forward this
convincing proof of the soundness of his
recommendations: "There Isn't another
white man within 100 miles." Mr. Leupp
thinks the Indian essentially honest as a
people. In spite of all the legends to the
contrary which linger In frontier settle
ments. He told of a bill In congress some
years ago, backed by many philanthropic
bodies, to appropriate $20,000 for the relief
of a tribe which waa then In sore distress,
through the failure of Ita crops. It had
been reduced to the necessity of eating
Its ponies, which Is an Indian's last re
sorr. While the bill was pending two o'
the wise old leader of the tribe wrote to
Mr. Leupp urging him to use every atom
of personal Influence that he possessed
against Its passage, saying that they pre
ferred to endure their present sufferings
rather than run the risk of pauperizing
their young men. Ha knew of few other
peoples In the world who would have this
degree of roggedness.-
But perhaps Mr. Leupp's best story shows
the emphasis which the Indian puts on
politeness. It was customary at a cer
tain reservation, when payments of tribal
funds were to be made, for the super
intendent to ask, as each Indian's name
waa called. If anybody had any claims
against him, which could then be paid,
and the balance turned over. On such
an occasion an elderly Indian put In a
claim of $7, to which the younger brave
made no dissent. It waa accordingly
taken out of the allowance In the cus
tomary way. A few moments later the
young Indian was discovered a few hundred
yards from the agency beating most un
mercifully the man who had presented the
$7 claim. When he waa called to account
for his behavior he replied that the elder
Indian had made a false charge against
him; that no such amount had been due.
"Why did you not say so?" asked the su
perintendent. "What, tell him he waa not telling the
truth? It would have been so very Impo
lite." AT HIGH PRESSURE.
Industrial Activity Considered Dan
grerons to the System.
Indianapolis News.
If ever there was the spectacle of a nation
at high pressure, we Americans present It
now. Senator Hanebrough of North, Da
kota is profoundly apprehensive of calam
ity to come from our superactivity. He is
a student of the tranportatlcm problem, but
he says the evil, ot working too hard, too
rapidly and too long ewy day Is not con
fined to railroad service; it extends to
nearly every branch of business Ufa. If we
do not "let up," he believes that nervous
prostration will become distinctly an Amer
ican malady.
There is more in thla protest than "hys
term." The child labor problem l a sign
of Its reality. In Providence, since the be
ginning of the autumn business season,
there has been a steady stream of parents
and children at the city hall for certificates
to permit the holders to accept employment
without making the employers liable to
prosecution. The mills of various kinds und
tho great Jewelry establishments ate run
ning night and day to catch up with orders.
Moat of the applicants for permits are for
eigners whose veracity as to the age of
their children is very doubtful, and they
are often denied. With all this the number
of children that are kept at work owing to
the pressure Is so great that tho need ol
strlngept measures la felt. Here Is the con
dltlon in only one manufacturing center.
Martin W. Knapp, chairman of the In
terstate Commerce commission, says ths
wkole country la In a state of congestion.
Demand exceeds tha present capacity to
supply. In railroad work, for example,
good service can be given up to the ca
pacity. Let demand be 26 per cent more
and there la s.n Increased expense to tha
unit and mote or. leas confualon and de
moralization. It is the same, be goea on
to aay, with the Individual. Ho can per
form a certain task daily with satisfaction
to all concerned, but If pressure silent It
may be and chiefly by circumstance be
allowed so that he bo habitually required
to do more than he ought, he fall Inevita
bly Into a state of dimlni.hed energy and
discouragement and the unit of work Is
done at a greater friction and with less
satisfaction. Mr. McNeil, United States
labor com miss loner, says Mr. Hansbrough
and Mr. Knapp speak truly and that the
same condition exlats In machine shops as
with railroads. The men have to keep up
with the machine. . Scarcity in tha labor
market he holds as the primal cause. Thla,
however, begs the question. Everything Is
relative. If we cannot get a sufficient labor
supply with our Immigration of a million a
year, serious thought should be given to
tha other end of ths problem.
Our high pressure methods have been In
creasing for many years until they have
gradually encroached on all life. It la
hurry, hurry all the time. The subject Is
one that goes beyond Its material aapecta.
It Is eating Into vitality and Into the real
or better development of tha Individual.
INDIA AND CEYLON
T(BI
It is used by million all over
mom economical tea to be had. It
llleve hi purity.
McCORD-BEADY CO.,
(iHRAT l.OM TO REMCitn.
Death Tnlaa the Ranks of Kmlaest
rhnrrhmrn.
Boston Transcript.
The denth of Bishop McCabe of tha
Mcthodl Kplscopnl church, following so
soon after the deHths of Bishop Tlgert Of
the Methodist church, South, and Bishops
Nicholson and Seymour of the Protestant
Kplscopnl church, Indicates something of
the strain that modern ecclesiastical and
social conditions put upon episcopal over
seers whether their fields of official service
are dlocesHn or national. The death of
Bishop Joce, the serious Illness of Bishop
Fowler and now the death of Bishop Mc
Cabe creates a serious situation for the
Methodist Kplscopal church during tho
major part of the quadrennlum which
must Intervene before the general confer
ence can add to the episcopal board. It
will throw an exceptional load on ths
bishops who are still In the harness, since
the territory they have to cover la large,
with the number of conferences Increaslriar
yearly, and most of them are elderly men.
Had the last general conference substan
tially increased the number of bishops, or
had It permitted the employment of bishops
who had retired, there would have been no
such burden cast upon the present board by
tho course of events.
PERSONAL XOTE9.
The sum of $25,000 to erect a monument
In Baltimore to Francis Bcott Key, the
composer of "The Star Spangled Banner,"
has been offered by Charles L. Marburg
of that city, providing the city furnishes
a suitable site.
The youngest member of the Sixtieth con
gress will be Harry B. Wolf, who ha re
cently been elected from the Third con
gressional district of Maryland. He ha
Just passed his 2Hh birthday. Mr. Wolf
began life as a Baltimore newsboy.
Prof. Molssan, the inventor of artificial
diamonds, has been awarded the Nobel
prize for chemistry. Prof. Molssan In
vented an electrical furnace giving a tem
perature of 3,000 degrees. His Invention of
diamonds was severely challenged when It
was first made known.
It has Just been discovered that Gasha
vant Q. Pandit, a very wealthy high caste
Hindu and a protege of the gaekwar of
Baroda, Is working as a common laborer
in an acid factory at Roscoe, N. D. Pandit,
though said' to be worth millions, works
and lives as the other laborers do.
Tho model of a statue of Colonel Robert
Q. Ingersoll, ordered by the Ingersoll
Monument association of Peoria, III., has
been finished In clay in New York. It
will bo cast in bronze early In the spring
and will be unveiled at Peoria on the an
niversary of Colonel Ingei-soll's death, on
July 21.
A. A. Thatcher of Washington, D. C,
has In his possession the anvil upon which
the armor of Captain John Smith, the hero
of the. early English settlers In Virginia,
was forged. This anvil was also used for
forging some of the parts of the first tem
ple built In Nauvoo, III. The date on the
steel of the anvil is 1106, Just 500 yeara ago.
An American citizen Is a candidate for
tha Russian douma. He is Dr. isaao A.
Horwich, formerly of Washington, D. C,
but who returned to his native country
about two years ago to represent several
papers prior to the breaking out o
f the
Russian-Japanese war. His friends.
pressed by his familiarity with tha gov
ernment and Institutions of a free country,
have prevailed upon him to run for the
next douma as an Independent candidate
from the district of Minsk.
Li.KS TO A LA tQ If.
"Say," asked tha , first messengor.' boy,
"got arry novels tar swap?"
"I got 'Snake Foot Dan Revenge,' " re
plied tha other.
"is It a long story?"
"Naw! Ye kin finish it easy in two
messages." Philadelphia Ledger.
Valet Do you think master's Illness will
prove fatal? 'K throws everything in tho
place at me, sir.
Doctor No, Jorklns. Those are not death
throes. Harper's Weekly.
Miss Wise He's professor of Classics out
at the university.
Miss lJiunley Yes, and he's a vegetarian,
so Mr. Kidder tells ma.
Miss Wise Did he really tell you that?
Miss Dumley Well, he said he simply
lives on Ureek roots. Philadelphia Pre.
"Who Is that strikingly handsome young
woman?" asked the slightly deaf person.
"That's Mrs. Bewt," answered the other.
"She's a widow."
(Putting his hand to his ear) Hey?
"Same thing. Urass." Chicago Tribune.
Moonlight Mike So yer took everyt'lng
de bloke had? Hat, coat, vest, pants,
shoes, underclothes and eyeglasses? Did
He say anything?
Big Bill Holdup Not much; only whan
t began to pull off bis porous plaater he
asked me where I ever learned to practlo
law! Silver (Idaho) Messenger.
Why does that man Insist that It I bet
ter to go Into business than to adopt
political career?"
"I suppose," answered Senator Sorghum,
"It's because a director in a company has
less hesitation than a member of congress
about raising- his own salary." Washington
Star.
Rivers What do you suppose becomes
of all the fountain pens?
Brooks They are consigned, eventually,
to the bottomless pit." Chicago Tribune.
Bess Yes, the engagement's off. He told
her she ought to give Up novels and read
something more substantial; something
that would Improve bar.
Ben Well?
Bess Gracious, don't you see? Tho Idea
of a man intimating to his fiance that she
could be Improved In any way. Philadel
phia Press. v
I'NSt'NG.
Thomas Bailey Aldrlch.
As sweet as the breath that goes
From the Hps pf the white rose.
As weird as the elfin lights
That glimmer of frosty night.
As wild as the wind that tear
The curled red leaf In th air.
Is the song I have never sung.
In slumber, a hundred time
I've said the enchanted rhymes.
But ere I open my eyes
This ghost of a poem files;
Of tha Interfluent strains
Not even a not rsinalns.
I know by my pulses' beat
It something wild and waet.
And my heart ia strangely stirred
By an unremembered word.
I strive, but I strive in vain.
To recall th lost refrain.
On some miraculous day
Perhaps it will coin and tay
Id some urttmaglned spring
I may And my vole, and sing
The song I have never sung.
the world, bwauae it Is the beat and
has a special claim on you, if yon
Wholesale Agents, Omaha.
