THE OMAIIA DAILY BEEi TUESP AT, JANUARY 8, 1907.
Tim Omaiia Daily Bee.
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Evening and Sunday Bea printed during the
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T 81,680 21 80,880
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10.... 81,750 Z 38.180
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It 81,680 81,880
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IS 38,170 tl 81,810
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WHEN Ol'T OF TOWN.
Sakserlbera leavlag the cltr tern,
yerartlr aheald hart The Bee
sailed te them. Addresa will
haaged aa oftea aa requested.
The downfall of bills at Lincoln will
now begin In earnest.
The report of Commissioner Sargent
alleging violation of the contract labor
law by Japanese will be received with
pleasure on the Pacific coast.
The captain of the City of Panama
should be censured for not keeping
his life rafts fast so they could not
frighten friends of his passengers.
i '
. If the man who demolished a Phila
delphia bank really supported two
families his desperation after playing
Santa Claus tot beta: (s more easily un
derstood.
If the threatened Southern Pacific
strike is really averted, congratulations
" are In order on 'the removal of the
.-; darkest eloud hovering over the advent
. of the new year.
Praise of Archbishop Ireland by the
Paris Matin is evidence that the editor
la bent on preventing the cardinal's
hat .from reaching the head of the
American prelate.
Des Moines churches are to have
special services on Sunday for legis
lators, but the law makers will proba
bly look elsewhere for guidance dur
lng the other six days.'
Other captains of Industry seem to
have been "making hay" while public
attention waa attracted to John D.
Rockefeller but the oily philanthro
pist may now be given a rest.
In discussing states' rights senato
rial orators should confine themselves
to precedents since J 881. as all Issues
prior to that date were settled In the
little argument which ended In 1865.
The decision of the United 8tates su
preme court In the Cleveland Trac
tlon case shows that In some matters
Loth litigants may be wrong, although
courts soldom discover such a condi
tion.
Announcement of the recovery of
'E. H. Harrlman coincident with the
closing of Interstate Commerce com
mission hearings In New York again
demonstrates the effect of environment
on health.
When the Interstate Commerce com
mission has learned how Alton stock
was Increased three times It might
learn how Burlington stock was 1m
pounded and Northern Pacific bonds
substituted.
Americans who sell arms to Cubans
should remember that while "trade
follows, the flan" some traders may
wear stripes, . Uncle Sam is in no tern
per to ondone the off ens of giving
aid and somfort to Cuban Insurgents.
Tom Watson's running mate on the
lasl populist ticket has made the start
ling discovery that all wealth Is pro
duced by mind and not by muscle.
Those southern slave holders who
thought they were getting rich from
the enforced labor of human chattels
must have been chasing rainbows.
The antl-annexatlonlsts at South
Omaha are organizing. There Inay be
some well-meaning but misguided per
sons among them, but the most of
them will be found to be Instigated by
some one holding an office, or expected
to hold an office, whose tenure would
be abolished or made precarious by
copaolidatioa Into Greater Omaha. '
THE SUPREME COURT CUyMtSSWS.
, The outgoing governor In his meg
gage to the legislature advises the con
tinuance of the supreme court com
mission, but subject to ' some radical
changes. He urges that the commis
sion, consisting now of nine members,
be reduced to three, and that the ap
pointment of the commissioners by
the Judges be conditioned on the ap
proval of the governor.
That the work of the supreme court
during the years that It has been de
volved In whole or In part upon a
court commission has been and Is de
cidedly unsatisfactory, will not be
gainsaid. The basis of dissatisfaction
Is In the very essence of. the scheme by
which extra constitutional machinery
has been created to perform the duties
that should be performed by Judges
uly elected and fully Invested with
udlclal power. Supreme court deci
sions rendeied by proxy will never
fill the bill, whether the number of
commissioners be nirie or three and
whether the commissioners be named
absolutely by the Judges or In conjunc
tion with the governor.
The court commission was a make
shift from the start, designed as tem
porary relief for an overburdened
court docket, and It should be gotten
rid of completely as soon as possible.
A supreme court consisting of five or
six Judges can easily take care of all
of the business properly coming before
It In a state like Nebraska, especially
some reasonable limitations be
placed upon the wide-open door of ap
peal from the findings of Inferior
courts. . The enlargement of the su
preme court must come, It Is true,
through constitutional amendment,
but If the necessity of such action Is
forced upon the people they will pro
vide themselves with the additional
udgos. On the other hand, so long
as they are permitted to rest In the be
lief that an Improvised court commis
sion Is "Just as good" they are likely
to remain In a state of passive indiffer
ence.
AS TO K TERIOR NAVIGATION.
The resolution of the International
Waterways commission limiting the
abstraction of lake water through the
Chicago - drainage canal, following
quickly the report of the United States
engineers, discouraging the scheme of
deepening water between Chicago and
St. Louis, bears seriously on the ques-
tlon of interior navigation. While the
commission's action is tentative and
requires to be confirmed between the
American and Canadian governments,
It might lead to International obliga
tions that would stand In the way of a
channel connecting the lakes and the
Mississippi deep enough for efficient
water transportation. The limitation
of diversion of lake water through the
drainage canal to 10,000 cubic feet
per second, as agreed by the Interna
tional commission, would admittedly
be Incompatible with the depth of
water requisite for transportation be
tween Chicago and 8U Louis, 'fourteen
feet being the standard, assumed for
that purpose. ., ,
The report of the board of United
States engineers, which, acting -inde
pendently of the International commis
sion, is even more extraordinary, perti
nently declaring feasible as an engi
neering work such a channel at an
estimated cost of $40,000,000 to $50,
000,000, but also Irrelevantly theoriz
ing on the commercial effect, 'and ex
pressing the opinion that it would be
unprofitable. Such speculation, while
not proper to the board's ' functions.
nevertheless Is harmful to the popular
purpose regarding Interior navigation,
and the International commission's
recommendation might - frustrate it,
though the desired channel be other
wise practical. . v r. . . ' "v'.'
The possibilities of river navigation.
becoming now more important every
year, will not be realized until a com
prehensive plan for sufficiently deep
and continuous channels shall have
been formulated and agreed to, but the
action of these two Influential bodies
threatens to narrow the field for such
a plan.
CONSULS AND THE SPOILS BTSTEM-
Between the consular service act
passed at the last session of congress,
which, though Imperfect, was an im
provement, and voluntary executive
orders supplementary to it, a wide field
for patronage as political spoils is
being in large part cut off and the
character of our foreign service corre
spondingly raised. Th consular places
remained notoriously a refuge for broken-down
politicians or for , aspirants
without fitness for other places years
after the other departments had been
effectively Included In the classified
service, In spite of every effort, and the
obvious necessity for like safeguards
In the former, and especially Presi
dent Roosevelt's pressure upon con
gress for legislation.
The act passed at the last' session
did not. Indeed, provide for the estab
lishment of a thorough merit system
of appointment and promotion, which
Secretary Rodjt, with the president's
approval, had prepared, but it did se
cure the consistent grading of the con
sular offices, with an Important code
of regulations, and leaving the door
open for executive action. These new
regular. as to the duties of consuls
are such . .. to debar from, entrance a
horde of aspirants who under the old
regime would have been eligible and
progressively to insure the ousting of
many who had got in.' The gain for
creditable and efficient service Is sub
stantlal and notablef but requires for
permanency legislation . positively in
stalling and extending the merit ays
tern for appointment and promotion.
The arrangement now ordered by
ths president and Just going Into effect
is Intended merely to bridge as best
may be the period till such legislation
shall ' be forthcoming, which la not
likely to be before the next regular
session. But the thousands of as
pirants will find that the preliminary
requirements are rigorous and not to
be evaded by any sort of political In
fluence, and that the service, beginning
at the foot of the consular ladder, Is a
real test of fitness In the light of which
promotions are to be determined.
The spoils system has yielded only
tardily to the Introduction of pro
gressive methods in this department,
where they were most needed, but the
administration has at last succeeded
in establishing at least promise of a
career to men of fitness and ambition
to serve In the consular field In the In
creasing severity of competition which
our broadening International trade and
other Interests create.
TRE CONGRESSIONAL PROSPECT
The forecast of a session of little or
no vital legislation generally made at
the convening of congress and long
before bids fair to be completely veri
fied. Though more than five weeks
of the session have passed and less
than eight weeks remain almost noth
ing but preliminary organization and
Initial committee routine work has
been either accomplished or attempted.
Nor is there any sign of a serious pur
pose In either house to economize time
and subordinate minor matters to the
interests of any of the large subjects
left over from the previous session, or
that have been pushed to the fore In
public consideration in the meantime.
In the senate for the next two weeks
there Is, on the contrary, prospect of
a running debate on a variety of top
ics, none of It bearing on measures of
first Importance, with how much more
of the like consumption of time be
yond no one can now foretell. It Is
obvious that elaborate speeches on the
Brownsville case alone will occupy sev
eral weeks, though the only practical
point Involved Ib whether a certain in
vestigation shall be made or the man
ner of It. If there were a definite con
cert among a considerable senatorial
clique to have a do-nothing session,
the Brownsville incident would of
course afford a convenient pretext and
the course of events would be about
as it seems now to be outlined.
In fact, the great supply bills that
will soon be coming out of committee
to take right-of-way on the calendars
will practically monopolize the remain
ing weeks of the session unless con
gress shall bestir itself far more ener
getically than there is now any good
ground to expect.
South Omaha boasts that It has re
ceived during the past year a larger
amount of money as interest on de
posits of city funds than in any similar
previous period. Tet whether this Is
a good thing or not depends on some
other conditions. If at the same time
city warrants against exhausted funds
have been out drawing. 7 per cent in
terest as against the 2 per cent received
on cash In bank, the net result would
be On the red Ink side of the ledger.
In municipal finance the test of good
business management Is to be found in
keeping off Interest-bearing obligations
and holding down the bank surplus.
Council Bluffs is also working to
ward municipal ownership of its water
works, but the Council Bluffs authori
ties are not entangled by any compul
sory purchase laws such as that with
which Omaha has been tripped up. It j
is purely a question across the river
as to whether a mutually acceptable
valuation can be reached, and when
the decks are cleared from the mass of ;
litigation, Omaha's water problem is
likely to assume the same shape.
No one need now be Ignorant as to
Just what has made Speaker Nettleton
distinguished. A resolution adopted
at a meeting of Irish-American patri
ots In this city singles him out because
he has "the distinction of being born
adjacent to the historic church of Dun
gannon, in county Tyrone, Ireland."
but perhaps the distinction belongs to
the church for having so eminent a
statesman born near It.
The railroad lobbyists of the Ne
braska legislature show Inclination to
go It alone and cut loose from the lob
byists representing other special In
terests. The real trouble Is that the
railroad political agents feel sure they
will have all they 'can do to attend to
their own knitting without loading up
with other people's work.
One of the measures introduced at
Lincoln proposes to require every pack
age containing stuff to fill "the cup
that cheers" to be plainly labeled on
the outside with the words, "intoxi
cating liquor." The next thing, every
man who takes a drink will be re
quired by law to put out a sign telling
Just how many he has had.
As a postscript to representing Ne
braska In congress In populist days,
O. M. Kem is now a member of the
Colorado legislature and breaks Into
print as the only member of that body
to refuse a railway pass. "Foraging
off of the enemy" cannot be popular in
Colorado at present.
Washington and Oregon shippers
will probably await the promulgation
of the next rata sheet before congrat
ulating themselves on the so-called
settlement of differences between Hill
and Harrlman lines.
If Kansas City imagines it can have
a mouopoly of the Missouri river water
traffic it is sadly mistaken. Missouri
river water is Just as buoyant at
Omaha as it is between Kansas City
and St. Louis '
A Oaahlaa Kiwk.
Chicago Chronicle. v"
King Leopold of Belgium will be much
dUpirited at the intelligence that U ie-
braska IrglRbttare disapprove ' of him.
Ther are enme mlafortunea that oniah a
man at one.
Overworked Ike draft.
Philadelphia Record.
Our example la contagious. The heads
of all the railroads In the Untied Kingdom
have signed an agreement abolishing all
private rebates. The truth la that the big
shipper has overworked hla graft. He
exacted ao much that the rallroada were
compelled to combine for defense agalnat
him.
The Fox aad fhe Oraae.
New Tork Tribune.
The Hon. John Sharp Wllllama aaya the
White House la "too damp to live In,"
thereby serving notice that he will not
antagonise Mr. Bryan In the tatter's efforts
to gt tho democratic nomination for the
presidency and later cokmlra himself In
the executive mansion. The Mississippi
statesman's Intention Is good, but hla rea
soning la defective. A parliamentary
leader and orator who cannot generate
enough heat to keep one small building
Ilka the White House warm would better
give up politics altogether and ro back to
raising corn and cotton.
The Comlaac Mia.
Springfield Republican.
Soma of these anthropologists become
disappointing when they tell us what to
look for as the coming man. Prof. McOee
finds that the Americana of tomorrow are
already represented among ue In the type
Of John D. Rockefeller. - Anthropologically,
Mr. Rockefeller strikes the professor aa a
forerunner of our grandchildren and their
children, although he doea not guarantee
that the coming Americana will all be
blessed with tha Rockefeller puree. If
this la anthropology. It Is tha new dismal
science, for It would be depreaslng to be
lieve that Mr. Rockefeller la tha type of
tha American of the future. In our judg
ment, he la likely to become aa extinct
a type aa the prehistoric skeleton recently
dug up In Nebraska.
GOOD TIME FOR A TEST.
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Rlghta Sape-rlor to
Those of
Corporatloaa.
Indianapolis News.
It may be that the decision of Judge
Evans In Ioulsville regarding employers'
liability will affect also tha enforcement
of the pure food and the meat Inspection
statutes. These rest for coercive power
upon the Interstate commerce clause. The
whole question, of course, will go to the
supreme court. But It may sustain the
ruling. We ahould, however, remind our
selves that we have state governments
to Inaure pure food and varloua kinds of
things. If our state governments are In
efficient, then the whole question la, to
use the slang phrase, up to us. We must
have nroteottnn n Innt acknowledged Ilia
somewhere, aomehow, or we hava no ade-H
quate government. The question could not
be raised at a better time. For we be
lieve the people were never more deter
mined to have a government of law and to
see that law la obeyed than now. We are
coming back to tha notion that after all
the best thing In the world la a man, and
that in these , times of complicated social
machinery the individual man'a rights are
to be atrlotly protected. Reform will take
patience, but It will .also take effort. .
KANSAS GETS RELIEF. .
Rallroada aad Btata Commluloa Agree
a Rdeed Rates. -
Topeka Dispatch to Kansaa City Journal
All autta now pending. In the federal court
to teat the validity, of the atatute creating
the state hoard of -railroad commissioner
Will be dismissed, !krvd Immediately the
freight rate rediiosins, amounff.u In tha
aggregate to Sl,600,6strannually, will be made
by the leading rain-dads in the state.
Thla agreement between freight confer
ence thla afternoon between freight t raffle
managera of- the Missouri Pacific, Union
Pacific, Rock Island and Santa Fe rall
roada and' the members of the Board of
Railroad commissioners, and Is the biggest
victory tha railroad commissioners have
won since they have been In office. It waa
necessary for both elements to make con
cessions before the finaj written agreement
waa made. . It was1 approved tonight and
will be aigned by both parties to the con
ference tomorrow. ' '
During the past summer suits have been
filed In the federal ' court enjoining the
noa of jIto commissioners from put.
ting Into effect reduced freight rates on
coal, grain and grain products, paper and
hardware. Injunctions were not only asked.
I but the petitions attacked the constitution
ality of the law creating the board. These
suits were begun by the four railroads rep
resented In the conference this afternoon.
By tha terms of the agreement reached
today the rallrods will reduce the freight
rate on coal 1 mill per ton per mile. The
aggregate reduction on this commodity will
amount to from 1900,000 to $1,000,000 annually.
The reduction on grain and grain prod
ucts la 7 per cent of the present rate. The
board had ordered a reduction of only 6
per cent, but by the terms of the agree
ment the additional . reduction waa made.
Tha aggregate .aavlng to the Kansaa ship
pers aa a reault of thla reduction will be
from $100,000 to $000,000 depending upon tha
else of the crop.
The rate waa reduced on all kinds of pa
per from Missouri river points to Hutchin
son. Wltchlta and other western points, 10
per cent.
No reduction was made in hardware rates,
the board conceding the right of the com
panies to keep these tariffs as they are at
present, in return for the additional reduo-
tlon on wheat and other grain. .
PERSONAL NOTES.
There Is no lack of Harrimany on the
Board of Directors of tha Union Pacific.
Tha St. Louie woman who, ahot at a
Judge probably figured that murder by one
of her sex waa treated aa an Incident, but
she had not studied tha perils of contempt
of court.
In hla meaaage to the Pennsylvania leg
islature Governor Pennypacker aaya that
"If man la ever driven off the face of the
earth, It will be by tha development of In
sect life." and' the Philadelphia North
American wants to know what's biting him
now.
Edward F. Hamlin for the paat thirty
years has acted at executive secretary
under fourteen governors of Muaaachusetta,
during which time he baa not been absent
a single day on account of slckneaa. He
was appointed by Governor Rica In 1877,
and haa aerved under every governor since
that time, being the first person appointed
to that position.
James B. Connolly, author and a former
famous athlete, has enlisted in the navy as
a yeoman at the request of President
Roosevelt In order to get material for writ
ing up the Ameriran navy. Hla homa 1
In South Boston. The president is desirous
of having the navy written up by a com
petent person and Mr. Connolly wUl per
form a duty for this country such aa Rud
yard Kipling did for the British navy.
Governor Hughea first went to New Tork
city some twenty year ago, carrying a let
ter of recommendation from a county judge
to the head of a big legal firm. - Toung
Hughes won clothes which ahowed no ac
quaintance with metropolitan tailor, but
ha waa given a job at 110 a week. The
head of the Arm surveyed the young man
later and aald to bla partner: "Try quietly
to make that young fellow get acquainted
with civilised attire aa soon aa possible."
Five year later the "young fellow" mar
ried Lia chief employer's daughter.
TIPS FOR THE LAWMAKERS.
Stockvllle Republican Faber: The thir
tieth legislature of the state of Nebraska
convened Tuesday, January 1. Now for
all thoae promisee.
Blnomfleld Journal: The new legislature
should pass a reciprocal demurrage law.
If the railwaya were compelled to put on
men enough at terminals to handle the cars
and place them for unloading It would re
lieve tha "oar shortage" very much.
Valentine Republican: During tha next
two months at least all eyes will be turned
toward Lincoln, the legislature now being
In session. Organisation of that body Indi
cates that It will be a working legislature,
meeting many of the demands required by
the people cf the state.
Blue Springs Sentinel: A noticeable fact
In, what Douglas county will aak of tha
coming legislature is that nearly every
thing la tor a rajas In feea. Good fat feea
are nice where the other fellow la paying
for them but a different proposition when
you have to foot the bill.
Wood River Interests: In enacting legis
lation it would be well for our legislative
solona to ever keep In mind In the Intro
duction and paaalng of bills the principle
of the liveryman In passing upon the
bucket, "will It hold water." It proftta
a stata little to enact a atatute that will
prove a dead letter with the people or
that will get knocked out by the supreme
court.
Wood River Interests: The Nebraska
legislature la now In session. It the re
publican majority therein keep cloaa in
touch with the republican platform and tha
pledges made to the people If they would
acquit themselves with honor. Both the
legislative and executive forces of the etate
will be Judged thla year, not by words and
maneuvers, but by practical results a se
vere tribunal, It la true, but a Just one.
' Bloomlngton Advocate: If the present
legislature wishes to win a warm spot in
the hearts of the long suffering people who
they are supposed to represent they will
at once get down to business by electing a
United States senator, pass a few much
needed laws, repesl a few worthless laws
and adjourn and go home. It might prove
a little tough on the lobby and professional
hanger on, but It would look mighty well
In history. 1
Kearney Hub: If we mistake not, the
railroad lobby that sought to control the
organisation of the Nebraska legislature
mav as well take to the woods or retire
to the spot or spots from whence they
came. There may be a few members who
are Inclined to Indulge in gentle dalliance
with the railroads, but they are not In
the majority, and there Is some reason to
believe that the roads will fare better by
keeping hands off entirely.
Albion News: The republican party, hav
ing a large working- majority will be
held responsible for the net results of
the session. They have made many pledges,
and It la going to require hard and earnest
work to redeem them. The members of
tho legislature have the future of the
party in their hands, becauso If they fall
to fulfill the promises made, the people
will retire them and the party. No ex
cuaes will be accepted, because they know
In advance Just what they have got to do.
All they hava got to do Is to do it.
Albion News: According to the Omaha
Bea and Lincoln Journal, ths represen
tative from Boone waa lined up with the
railroad interests in the organization of the
house yesterday. McMullen waa the pre
ferred candidate of the corporations, and
waa demanding a secret ballot in caucus.
All the other candidates were for an open
vote, which waa the method adopted.
Nettleton of Clay, waa elected speaker,
which Is a bump for the corporations. We
hope "the gentleman from Boone" will
,get Ineb the band Waggon and represent tha
people or hla county.
Aurora Sun: If the members of the pres
ent legislature will, after getting down
to business, appoint a committee, accom
panied by a couple of expert and reliable
accountants, for the purpose of Investi
gating fraternal lnaurance societies doing
business in this state, the poorer classes
of the state will owe every member of the
legislature a debt of gratitude. A fraternal
Insurance society and its officers that are
doing business on the square will be the
better off from an Investigation, and the
policy holder will be the better satisfied.
Tou are supporting these Institutions, and
you should know what la being done with
your money.
Wood River Sunbeam: As waa remarked
by a gentleman in the preaenc of the
writer a few daya ago, "If the present leg
islature in sessslon at Lincoln does not do
more or make better laws than the legisla
ture of two year ago, they ought to be
lynched." Of course such harsh treatment
would be Impossible, but the statement
conveys the fact that the people of the
atate are watching the legislature and Its
members. Throughout the recent campaign,
the candidates for representative made
personal pledges to enact certain legisla
tion, and the people are not going to for
get these promises. From the start that
haa been made, if the legislature of 1907
doea not make something else besides his
tory, it will be a dlsuppolntment to tha
people.
Columbus Telegram (dem.): In the fight
for control of the legislature last Tuesday
it was horae-and-horse between the rail
road and anti-faction. The antia won in
the houaa, electing the venerable Dan Net
tleton as speaker. . But the railroad crowd
cored a decided victory in the senate,
choosing for president Saunders of Douglas,
whose election was due to the fine work
of Joe Burns and Jack McKesaon, watch
dog of railroad interest in the aenate.
Her 1 another illustration of the duplicity
of the fake reformers, who have promised
to do thlnga to railroad and corporate in
teresta generally at thla legislative session.
The Telegram doea not charge that Presi
dent Saunders of the aenate la a railroad
tool. We do not mean to aay that tha
railroad lawyer can Induce him to do dirty
work in a legislative way. But we do mean
to aay that all hla sympathies lie with
the corporation Interests, which have al
ways aided him In politics. We do mean to
ay that Saundera honestly believe a rail
road corporation ahould be given more
consideration by a lawmaking body than
an Individual cltisen, and that honesty
makes him a vary dangerous man In the
position which be will fill during the win
ter. Tekamah Herald: Representative By
ram's support of McMullen, the corporation
candidate for speaker of the house, caused
much unfavorable comment her among
thoae who voted tor hi election. It 1 a
well known fact 'that Mr. Byram when
nominated waa not In sympathy with any
of the reform measures advocated by the
massea In Nebraska. Hla position was so
pronounced In that direction that we in
formed him. that he could not hav the
aupport of the Herald unlesa he would
pledge himself to aupport the reform meas
ures Incorporated in tha republican plat
form. Later Mr. Byram aigned the pledge
aent out by the Omaha Bee which waa
published over hi signature, after which
we inserted bla name in the ticket In the
Herald. We propose to ketp the people of
this county posted on tha attitude of their
mtmbcri In this aeaslon on matter touch
ing public interests. It mattera not how
unpleaaant the task or how near the
friend, we will follow the motto, "if you
do It, it will be told." Member of the
legislature are public servants aent there
to carry out tha wlahra of the people and if
they fall In the honest discharge of that
duty it la the functions of tha pr to Jn
furin their eonsUtueuts.
Positive
A soda cracker should be the most nutri
tious and wholesome of all foods made
from wheat
Comparative
But ordinary soda crackers absorb moist
ure; collect dust and become , stale and
soggy long before they reach your table.
There is however, one
Superlative
soda cracker at once so pure, so clean, so
crisp and nourishing that it stands alone
in its supreme excellence the name is ;
Uneeda Biscuit
In a dust tight,
(tj) moisturt proof packagt.
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ARMY GOSSIP IJf WASHINGTON.
Current Eveats Uleaaed frvaa tha
Army aad Navy Register.
The chief algnal officer of the army will
purchase a free, aa distinguished from a
captive, balloon of 2,a cubic meters. This
balloon will be of American make and will
be sent to the algnal corps depot at Omaha.
A free balloon, of course, doea not coat aa
much aa a captive ballooon, of which type
the algnal corps bought a new model In
France mors than a year ago and la now
awaiting Ita delivery at New Tork. It
will alao be aent to Omaha and used In
some experiments In aerial navigation and
observation. The free balloon haa the ad
ditional advantage of being cheaper to op
erate Blnce It requires only coal gaa lnatead
of hydrogen as does the captive balloon. It
is alao planned by the signal corps people
to build a hydrogen generator, compressing
plant and gas tank at Omaha, The
compressing plant will enable the hydrogen
to be Inserted In tubes for transportation
in the field. This will afford the oppor
tunity for some practical work In military
ballooning In the line of the Important tents
made abroad.
The War department has received a reply
from Captain Carl Relchmann, Seventeen
infantry. In regard to the letter published
In the New Tork paper some weeka ago
and alleged to have been written by that
officer. Quotations from thla letter have
been published in the columns of the
Register and represent Captain Relchmann
as entertaining much discontent because
he was not selected for duty with the gen
eral staff. He was made to say that there
was prejudice against himself among
members of the general staff because of hla
German birth. Captain Relchmann haa
acknowledged the authorship of the letter
but haa explained that the circumstances
under which it wa written relieved him
from any culpability.. Indeed, there la
nothing In the letter which might not have
been written with perfect frankness by any
army officer to an Intimate friend. It waa
an indiscretion of the recipient of the letter
and a lack of good taste exhibited In that
quarter that made It necessary for the War
department to call upon Captain Relch
mann for an explanation. The aubjeota is
likely to be dropped and it Is probable that
Major General Bell, who will make a recom
mendation In the matter, Will suggest that
no further action be taken.
The War department ha passed on the
question of whether fuel may be aold to
the families of enlisted men of the army
who are absent In the Philippines. It. is
considered that this may be don to a
limited extent, but In general It Is held
there is no authority In law for the sale
of fuel to the famllle of enliated men at
lea athan cost. It haa been decided that In
cases in which the department commander
certifies that it la necessary as a means of
protection to public buildings the expendi
ture of not exceeding S00 pounds of coal
per month may be authorised for each aet
of quartera occupied In thla way. The
authority thua conferred will expire on
March 81. The privilege of purchasing fuel
at leas than cost price has alwaya been
restricted by statute to commissioned offi
cers. It Is desirable that th National Guard
ahall be equipped with the new Springfield
rifle, which the army uow carries. It 1
found, however, that this can not be done
without a special provision of law. under
the existing condition the militia must
continue to carry the Krag rifle and this
will mean that tha militia will . hav one
kind of ammunition and the army another,
which, of course, is far from an arrange
ment for the best Interests of th aervlce.
Somo time ago there waa drafted In the
War department an amendment of the
militia law which will take the form of a
provision In the next army appropriation
act. By thia meana it will be possible to
equip the militia with the new Springfield
rifle and have returned to the government
the Krag rifle, which in th evolution Of
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lines of shirts left and are selling
them at the cheap price of -
We have all sizes yet and you can still get. a good selection.
We have also taken all our broken lines of our high
grade shirts, in plaited, and stiff bosom, and made two
prices
$1.35 and $1.75
Among these you will find all the season's best patterns. Wo
have all sizes and can fit you perfectly,
Browning, King & Co
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firearm ha become obsolete. There Is no
opposition to the bill and the recommenda
tions of the War department In favor of
the legislation which make the change
possible will undoubtedly be Incorporated
In the army bill without question In either
house.
The adjutant general of Iowa haa In
quired whether the expense of securing op-
tions, of making temporary survey and of .
perfecting title to land, Intended for a rifle
range, may be paid out of the militia
iotment or a state. It la held that the
preparation of a title and of making tem
porary surveys may be paid out of th
fund, but that the payment of a considera
tion for options on land, which Is not ulti
mately purchased, la not a proper charg
against the allotment. It Is held that tha
payment of such -expenses from a state
allotment would apdy be proper where the
acquisition of the range la consummated
and that the aurveylng of a proposed range
and the obtaining' Of options for lands,
which were not luier acquired, can not
properly be charged to the allotment.
LINKS TO A IAl'GH.
"No," snapped the sharp-faced woman at
the door, "I ain't got no food fur you an' I
ain't got no old clo Cs. Now, git!"
"Lrdy." replied Harvard Hasben, "I could
repay you well. Give me a square meal
and I'll give you a few lesson In gram
mar." Philadelphia Press. v
A short time ago a gentleman In Boston I
sent a small boy In his neighborhood to '
deliver a note to a young lady 'who- lived
a few blocks away. He gave the boy. a
quarter to make him hurry. After a ahort
time the messenger came back, and, hand
ing the money, said: "Miss K say
she will be glad to see you tonight, but
ahe didn't want the quarteT.' Judge.
The doctor said that the Illness of his
distinguished patient had been greatly ex-
fi S-i Kiu,
Just then the patient died.
"Aa I aald. gentlemen," resumed the do
tor, your accounts of thla 111 news were ex
aggerated. Otherwise death would hav
occurred a week agutl'-KPliUuMelphla
Ledger.
"What's th matter with Fox these daya
He's positively stupid."
us no, ne e only pretending to be."
"Pretending to be atunld? What'a the
Idea In that?"
"For some reason or other he' trying a
get Into aociety." Catholic Standard and
Times.
"Are you aware that you occasionally re
peat yourself?" asked the critical friend.
"Yes," answered the serenely superior
author, "It Is sometimes unavoidable, when
I desire to a note in author 'Who ta ihin.
lutely competent and reliable." Washing-
tun oiar.
"Why Is It that Blank, the shirtm
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nd Irons, the laundryman, do not ape
vhen they meet?
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"Well, you know. Blank advertised
new, indestructible shirt.
"Yes."
"And Irons Immediately Installed mo
powerful machinery in hi laundry."
woman a xinme companion.
A TRINITY Of JOYS.
A bleak gray morn, when winds are still.
And white with frost each bank and hill.
T hear a sound, and It thrills me through.
From an old weed-stalk did you heart It,
too?
'TIh a whir of wings and a ringing note
From a little chap In a blue-gruy c oat.
And thla source of untold Joy to me
Is the cheery call. "Chlckadee-dee-dee;
All sorrows flee, all cares depart.
When thla song echoes in my heart.
When all the world la wrapped In white
And sundogs gleam with sullen light, .
When sidewalks shine with frosty glitter.
When northern blssts are keen and bitter,
When cattle aeek the rudest shelter.
When colts go racing helter-skelter
About the lot, then comes a day,
All freighted with the breath of May,
And all our cares melt with the snow.
With keenest Joy we see It go.
When life Is weighted down with care.
When trouble broods o'er all the air.
When every bird hHS lost Its song,
When times are dull and thlnga go wrong,
When life seems all one huge mistake
And all the heart la 'one big ache,
A something comes that turns the tide
And Joy floods In from every lde;
You aak what made the heart expand
'Twin the trusting touch of a little child's
hand.
Omaha, Neb. BAYOLL NES TRELB.
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