Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, March 23, 1907, EDITORIAL SECTION, Page 14, Image 14
11 TIIE OMAIIA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 190 Tiie Omaha Daily Bee. roa TMA s TKR9 IV rotirirfl. tral America to tbe south, conntrlcs Politicians laughed when President that have a common Interest, common FOUNDED BY EDWARD rosewater. Roosevelt, soon after bis inauguration needs and a common destiny. two year ago, issued a notice warning VICTOR ROBCTFATER, EDITOR. Trn nv oi'tiam l PTinN. pHlly hf (without Sunday), ons year.. 4 00 X H.Jir Uct anil Sunday, out year 00 iuno TDK UOUSK ROT DBCISIOH. While every patriotic citiwu of Ne braska will gladly concur In the ruling of the supreme court that Governor unday lie, oris vuar Saturday bc, ens yar postmasters throughout the country Entrd at Orn.h. noitofflM as ssoond- from undue activity In party politics. class matter. I rt(r., in v, .mailer tiiwna uc yj sw vv 11 1 v. t o su k u ' and even In some of the largvr cities had been used for years as rewards for gher. 8UOuld be entitled to occupy political workers, and had come to be the executlve mansion free of rent, the recognirMl as very Important cogs In dwrlB,on by whlclj that has been the polIUcal machines of senators and obtalueJ wlll we believe, be ranked eoncrsinen. The chairman or tue , h reral tD(,r frrakj, perpetrated Address complaint, of irr'ruiritif in da- county committee who produced the by our SUprerue court, such as the de very to City Circulation Department best results in a congressional election I ..... . nh l uniuu ufvuu iuh luu b a Diruui ij . almost invariably appeared at Wash- not a clprkt fcnd the deci80I1 that two lngton soon afterwards with eitner an rallroadg jolnlna common points of application for his own appointment as de8UnaUon are not parallel and com postmaster at his home town or as me py roads. bearer or endorsements ror some can- The .ianguftge o( our constitution Is dldate of his naming. This practice p,Rln and expUcltt to the effect that nan ritwma mi iron orfl T n n r Tnfl Tlresi- I -. . DrurTTi vrra I not oniy tne iravernor, out wviy c Rmi k, rtraft nri or postal order, dent's order on the subject was not I nnnr B,Bti receive no En iVnt itaf . revived in VVment 6f taken seriously In many quarters, i ro- other emoIument or perquisite by vir omihVurt.rShtnkcrn"eptidn test8 Dared ,a from PlltIc,ai19 and tne of his office than the salary pre THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY. memDers oi congress join m ui- Bcribed in the constitution. The court , tlon to the order, the senate going so construe8 the free occupancy of the fttt. of N.hru no,iia. county. : t&r as to withhold confirmation of post- p-,,,.!, mnuslon to be the same as ..'JST 'hof,e appointments had not the free w o ecutlre office in worn. ssvs that the Bcr.ii number ot 'full met the endorsement of the political state house, and therefore to be nd oomnf-te ropte. of The nally. MornlnS, .,,,, flffnr wn, fln ' .. . ..... . jtvning ana nunnay km pnmm nuniun, ..uui.i. I simply a pari oi ine equiymuui iui' roonin oi tconinrf. wi, was u "" nnhlll one. hut he has made irreat proe- v, .v. .. ki- tk. rwff. 4 1 AAA . . 11.9MU . ' - - I UIDUt'U IUQ HUIIC IVf ft " ' T7' . . , .1 . I - ' IT 30,390 ress ana ne nas just lumisiifu iuui Crnor to perform his duties .properly. It s'830 illustration of the fact that his order 1 33.0(10 . "v " ' - I 4.. Kn I nndl I . .... ujruui. jum " "'i k i fleciarea. is an tne more necessary A republican congressman from In- 1 60 DEIJVERED BT CARRIER. tlly Bee (lnrludln Sunday). pT wek..l5o I)ally (without Hundayi, per week.,..10o Evening bee (without Punday), per week. 60 Evenlt, liee (with Sunday), per week..,.10o Al live OFFICES. Omaha The Bee Building. Bouth Omaha City Hall Bunding. Cmmrll H!ulT 10 Pearl Street. Chicago 1640 fnity Building. . New York-IMS Horn Life Insurance Bid. Washington Sol Fourteenth Street. CORRESPONDENCE. Communication relating to news and ed itorial matter nhould be addreaeed: Omaha iiee, Editorial Department on a long line of manufactured nrtlclos that have heretofore been boUKut In the Anierli-an markets. "The I.ily of the Snows" is evidently going to try another method of encouraging reciprocal trade rplntlnna with thA hnitglity nolghlMtr on the south. The fuslonlsts are beginning to worry for fear the republicans will adjourn the lejrlslature without completing their work. In this, as In other matters, the wish Is father to the thought. If the republicans would only follow the fusion program how happy all would be, but they won't. The business which called them together will be thoroughly dispatched before the pres ent legislature returns home. The Improvement league has deter mined on Saturday as a general clean-up day. The sentiment is good, but it should be extended to make every day a clean-up day. Don't wait for the health officer, but get busy on your own motion. I..... 3i,eeo 1 80,100 4 31,830 1 31,680 t 31,fl?0 T 33,190 1 31,660 33,130 It 30,450 11 .' 31,750 It 31.570 It 31,840 14 31,840 It 31,860 President Mellen of the New York, New Haven & Hartford spent only fif teen minutes at his conference nt the White House. That may soem like a short visit to those who do not know how much Mr. Roosevelt can say In fifteen mlnntes. to 33,880 1 33,470 ft 39,400 21 32,080 for the governor because the constltu- dlana. who w as defeated for re-election tlon mtikeB lt imperative upon him to 4. .'.!!.'. ao,Bao last fall, has already started to recon- resIde at the state capital. It 32,080 struct Ills' political machine through the nie fact Is, however, that the con- JJ H'lll postofflee route. He applied for ap- emution requires other officers besides Zl 33.130 poinimeni lor unnsoii as posiuiumrr m tbe goveri,or to reside at the state capi- Muncle and secured endorsements from ti jt rieclaiva that "the Kovernor. George Gould explains to his stock holders that the Increased cost of opera ting his rnllronds Is due to the advance n the price of labor and fuel. Mr. Gould neglected to state that the pa trons of the road still pay the bills. Total 898,720 763 every republican member of the In- gry 0 gtate, auditor of public ac- dlana legislature, most or tne state our- and treasurer shall reside at the Less unsold and returned copies. mar wnimi . . .noo.va. i ...... ... i Dally avernro 31,677 c1fUs ana 1111 or tt)0 Vart? ipaaers, not ot government during their terms CHARLES C. ROSE WATER, General Manager, Subscribed In my presence and eworn to before me this 1st day of March. (Seal) M. B. HUNQATB, Notary Public. WIIKN OCT OF TOWR. Subscribers tearing; tbe city tem porarlly ahoald hats The Be mailed t them. Address will be ebaaged as often as requested. The court to the governor: "What's the constitution between friends?" only for his own appointments but for of oft" jf froe house rent Is proper candidates for other vacancies in his pqnipmeiit for the governor, and wlth dlstrlct The formidable array of en- ollt thfi prohibition airainst wraulsltes dorsements went to the president, who of offlce for nlm jt wouid gurely come examined them carefully and then ap- withln the same category for the other pointed an entirely different set of post- officers lust named. masters than those endorsed. The po- Carrying the comparison still fur lltical game was too evident The repub- tber the constitution requires every llcans of that Indiana district have been membcr of the legislature to be in at- reminded forcibly that lt Is risky busl- tendance upon the biennial sessions at ness to disobey the president in this tnc Beat 0f government not less than matter. sigtv dnvs. It savs. further, "that The reorganization of the Postofflee neither members of tbe legislature nor department has made lt easier for the employes shall receive any pay or per presldent to carry out his policy of dl- quiBites other than their salaries and vorcing the postal service from politics, mileage." Under the free house rent Mr. Cortelyou, while a politician to his deoision nothing would prevent the -Tmt irmir annetjto." anva a holth " l"D ""- legislature rrom purcnasing or renung magazine. Most of us are willing to do cal P"" of the game M U ,s pUyed ,n with .the state's money a hotel for the me runn uinrjcis, tiuu uo wbb i free accommodation or its memoers moved by appeals of politicians to ad- during the time they are required to Tho doctors now in Session in Omaha hre to the old plan. The new postmaa- at Lincoln. are having a hot time, but are not dlf- ter general, George von i sieyer, nas uow far the court would bo willing ferent from other folks in this regard, been in the diplomatic servlco for years to stretch the equipment of office theory and is wholly out of touch with political 0f course remains to be seen. An ln- "How did Adam make a Are In the machines which have made the output dulgent legislature might provide tha garden of Eden?" asks Mark Twain, of postmasters a specialty. Under the atate officers each with an automobile Adam got his Are through eating an new plan, fourth-class postmasters have with which to inspect state institutions apple. I been practically taken out of politics and the members of the supreme court and their commissions now run during might come in for a few favors In the Omaha bowlers at the St. Louis tour- Rood sorviee. Efforts of the admlnis- eeneral distribution. . a a . . . . . 1 I I nanient are maaing a very nne snowing, tratlon are now being directed to con- The house rent decision illustrates the ThU is a habit Omaha sportsmen hare vjnrfng politicians and postmasters that length to which a court will go to ac- Ncbraska railroad managers did their best to have the terminal tax proposition placed In the unwritten law class. 0, but are prevented by the grocer. wherever they go. That Chicago professor who thinks the art of courtship is being neglected ought to spend the heated term at almost any of the summer resorts. Tbe passing of the pass Is not unac companied by some sorrow that finds lta expression in levity, but the pass will pass Just the same. the entire membership of the postal compllsh a good purpose, at tbe risk of service, including postmasters, carriers, making Itself ridiculous. The governor rural delivery carriers and clerks that Is now legally entitled under the con- they owe their first duty to the federal stitution to free house rent, but lt ought government and patrons of the service to be written into that document, so rather than to the congressman of the that anyone can read it. Just the same. district A peculiar condition exlstB in Russia, where property owners are complaining OVR TRADE IN Till UJilEKT. Statistics of foreign commerce usu- because bomb throwers, by their poor allv are dull reading, but the report marksmanship in aiming at men Railroad managers state lt Is neces- for the seven months' operations ending marked for removal," are killing lnno- eary for them to raise the freight rates, with January furnish some very interest- uymuuuem uuu ue8lrojiug vmuauie Heretofore the shipper has always felt ing information that must be far from en- property, in tne aemana ror rerorm in the necessity of raisin the rates. eouraglng to manufacturers and others uirecuou n ua u-u ulfhiu uiai who have been actively working for 018 assassins De canea in ana a rew That mule thut started the Honduras- years in an effort to accomplish "Amer- Kentucky feudists take the place of tho Nicaragua war may now be turned into tea's commercial invasion of the orient" 6omt throwers, ine suggestion is the same pasture with Mrs. O'Leary'i While reports show that American ex- KOod one ,f tne "Wrk ' murder must cow that started the Chicago fire. nnrta to Enroth. South America and go on. The Kentucky feudist will do Canada Increased in the seven months the work more expdltlouly and satis In spite of the fact that San Fran- . . . . t eioo.ooo.ooo. We lost faetorily than It has been done in the Cisco is one of the strongest organized , ,20.000.000 the value of our Pat The Innocent bystander would be labor cities In the country, the graft .uta perfectly safe, unless the feudist's eye exposers are allowed to work overtime. a K,m.AnnnM nf t,,a and trigger finger have lost their eun- mo. o.rn in iioh. t I nlng. If the Russian anarchisU decide WVUiCV Uivl V 'aT sT u AM Q aa V v a recent renort. ahowinff the develonment to consider the proposition seriously. of Japan's export trade. Since the con- they naT b assured that Kentucky will elusion of the Russ-Jap war, the Japan- ,ad t0 ,oan ,ts entlre "PPlv of reud" ese evidently have turned all their anarpsnooters, on conoiuon mat mey .n.rn tn . war nf oo.n.imrclal con- Buppnea wun return ucsbts. . 1 Perhaps the most touching tribute that could be paid to the memory of Thomas Bailey Aldrlch would be the in scription on his tomb of this stanza from the poem he wrote but a few days be fore his death, in memory of the poet Longfellow: They do not die who leave their thought Imprinted on soma deathless page. Themselves may pass; the spell they wrought Endures on earth from age to age. And thou, whose voire but yesterday Fell upon charmed listening ears, Thou shalt not know the touch of year Thou boldest time and chance at bay Prairie fires in western Nebraska re mind os that the state isn't all grown up yet Ample room for expansion may be found within Nebraska's bor der. A Kansas man has made affidavit quest Its first field of operation is in that be recently saw a rat with horns. China. While professing to support the Still, some Kansans insist that the pro- open door policy in Manchuria, Japan Elbltion law is being enforced In that la extending Its sphere of commercial state. influence in that territory. American exports to China have decreased by $15, Upton Sinclair Insists that the de- 000,000 in the seven months ending with i traction of nellcon hall was the work January and Japan's exports to China of an Incendiary, and those Chicago have increased by about $20,000,000. packers may as well begin preparing The conclusion is inevitable. Japan has their aubls. ceased importing American manufac tured goods except railway material and Oorernor ueneen or Illinois, who has articlee needed for immediate appilca- beea tn conference with President Roose- Telt looks very much like Mayor Mc- Clellan of New York. The resemblance Is purely physical. Several Nebraska towns are arrang ing to celebrate Uielr prosperity. May festivals or harvest home festivals are splendid Indications of the conditions prevailing in the state. tlon in lnduHtrial development Japan is doing its own manufacturing. The purchase of a large consignment of American farm machinery, automobiles or other manufactured articles one year Is followed by the production of these articles the next year in Japanese fac tories, and Japan is today practically buying nothing from America but raw materials, which are promptly turned President Ripley of the Santa Fe lnu ,D8 nmsneu proaucts ana orrerea charges President Roosevelt with having lu the oriental markets in competition started a brush fire" against the rail- WUQ mencan manufacturers, a compe- . road. At any rate, he seems to have ti0on that U k6ea' owln to succeeded in smoking 'em out aupp'7 or cheap but intelligent labor and knowledge of the needs of the Asiatic President Rooaevelt hus been making consumers. some more federal appointments in Ohio. Tne American government bas spent An applicant is pretty sure of an ap- much effort, time and money la the d pointment In Ohio, If be can Induce velopraent of the Asiatic trade, but the Senators Foraker and Dick to endorse progress made haa been far from satis- bls rival. I factory. The poor showing made In the report under discussion doubtless will The eudden death of General Wint strengthen the plan of Scretary Root, win be much deplored by Omaha people who contend that the American rnanu- Symptoma of Cold Feet. Rftltlmore Amnrlcnn. In deciding; to soe the president one by one the railroad presidents would seem to have loet their faith In the safety of numbers. Wide Open Kl-ld. Boston Transcript. Nebraska is about to join the states that deslgnato their United States senators nt the primaries. This may give Colonel Bryan a chance for a bird In the hand. Sob far the Old Days. Louisville Courier-Journal. Mr. Beverldge laments the passing of the good old times when United States senators lived at boarding houses, There were great compensations In those days. If a grand looking young man couldn't be cock of the walk at the capltol he could at least be the stellar attraction at the hush foundry. Cheerful Prospect for Warriors. New Tork World. A French wireless telegraphy expert says that the explosion on the battleship lena may nave been due to tho leakage of sec ondary Hertslan waves from the wlrelesJ apparatus In the powder magazine. A cheerful prospect for those that go down to the sea In ships, If the wireless docs things like that Too Much Awakening;. Portland Oregonlan. The United States gave Japan Its start In civilization and educated many of Its young men who became leaders In the making of modern Japan. Now John D. Rockefeller proposes to give $60,000,000 to start an awak enlng In China. Perhaps we have some rea son to regret the awakening unless we find some satisfactory means of checking what we are pleased to call the "yellow peril. OTHER LAI TI1A OIHI. The visit of Right llrv. Thomas CV(Vr man, bishop ot Ploux Falls, 8. D., to Konie was the means of securing from IVpe Tins X a significant expression on the moving catifie if the separation of church and state In France. According to Hie uis patches his holiness said to the bishop of Sioux Falls that Archbishop Ireland had correctly stated the reasons for the con flict when he declared that the French bishops and leading Catholic laymen failed to heed the advice of 1a-o XIII. The ad dress of Archbishop Ireland In which he charged the churchmen of France with op- ! position to the republic was delivered last December shortly after the separation law became operative. Being thoroughly fa miliar with the situation In France, know ing from personal experience the hostile at titude of the reactionaries, he gave expres sion to facts within his knowledge facts now admitted by his holiness. Pope Leo XIII realized early In his reign the conse quences of clerical antagonism to the re public and issued his famous encyclical calling upon the bishops and clergy of France to support the republic heartily. He reiterated repeatedly this earnest and sin cere advice and continued to the end of his lifo a consistent supporter of that pol icy, which was warmly seconded by his sec retary of state. Cardinal Ranipolla. The failure of the French clergy to heed the commands of their superior Is previously responsible for the deplorable condition of the church todoy. Radicalism and socialism found Justification and gathered strength from tho disastrous policy of chaining the church to the chariot ot royalists. "As we look back over the last thirty-five years of French history," comments the New York Sun, "wo can understand why so many French republicans should have come to the concluclon that between them and those clericals who would not listen even to tha pope It was a duel to the death. Into XIII did his best to close the breach, and for the miscarriage of his exemplary efforts his successor, IMus X, does not hesitate to put a large shuro of tho blame where lt belongs." The new constitution of Persia which went Into effect recently, is an instrument of force and vitality, and alms at a pop ular form of government, its preamble declares lt to be based on "the noble prln clple that the entire people of a country have, each according to his rank and sta tion, a right and a share in the lnvestlga tlon and control of public affairs," and it accordingly provides for the election of a national council, or lower house of parla ment which "shall represent the whole people of Persia, who all participate In the domestic and political affairs of the country. Nor is that council fettered or gagged. It is as free and has as wide a scope of action us almost any In the world. It has "a right to propose whatever may be deemed to the Interest of the empire and nation, and having obtained a ma jority of votes and the sanction of the son ate can submit the same with full confi dence to his Imperial majesty to have im perlal approval and to be put Into execu tion." As for publicity, not only are the meetings of Parliament open, but the press is both authorized and encouraged to pub. llsh full reports of them and of "the Judicial comments of the people," and the members are actually urged to air their views In print. "Whosoever may think of a prudent measure, let him Insert It in the newspapers." Almost at the outset the people tested the vitality of the Instrument by demanding the retirement of a gover nor and a grand vizier, both prominent In public affairs, but not in sympathy with constitutional government. The voice of the people was potential with the shah and the obnoxious officials were dismissed. Placinsr Blame on Gamblers. Kansas City Times. Henry Clews Is one Wall street banker who does not accept the theory that Roose velt Is responsible for the tumble in stocks. He has contended for the last six months that the gambling spirit In securities had reached the limit, and that reaction was sure to follow. But the president's ene mles have never thought to place the blame on the gamblers themselves. Come to think about It did you ever know a gam bler to charge his losses to his own fool ishness 7 Made from pure grape cream of tartar, and absolutely free from lime, alum and ammonia. OVAL BAKING POWDEB CO, NSW YORK. the duchess to visit him at CabuL but the British officials warned the prospective guests that the intention of their hospitable friend was to slit the duke's throat and appropriate the ducheps. To avoid such an unpleasant reception the duke and duchess chose for their homeward Journey a route some distance from the ameer's territory. POLITICAl. DRIFT. Chicago will get Dunne up or down April I. Last winter's primary election tinder the new law cost Pennsylvania about $1,000,000. The Straphangers' league of Chicago, a nonpartisan organization. Is standing up for Fred Busse for mayor. One little Job of work on the Pennsyl vania state capital was done by a sub contractor for $2,060, but the state paid $!U4S for lt. Coincident with the adjournment of va rious legislatures rises tho notes of that cheerful song, "I Don't Keer If Yo' Never Come Back!" The Illinois house of representatives passed the fellow servant law, designed to take a fall out of the Burlington railroad's "relief department." Three officers of the town of Ashland, WHs have been convicted of grafting-. The fourth turned state's evidence and was dis charged and the fifth fled. Mark M. Fagan, who Is now serving his third consecutive term as mayor of Jersey City, is in Florida endeavoring to regain his health. Mayor Fagan is a hard worker and personally audits all bills against his city. A woman In Indiana reports that a bean which she picked on the day Bryan was nominated and preserved In the pod, has turned green again and swelled, so that lt looks as fresh as when It was picked. This remarkable omen Is too far ahead of the torchbearers. William T. Tyndall, who represented tho Fourteenth Missouri district in the last congress. Is said to have saved nearly $19, 000 during his term, thereby establishing a record far ahead of anything previously known. He saw no sense in spending money foolishly while In Washington. One day a fellow member suggested that Mr. Tyndall should buy a silk hat. "What?" exclaimed the man from Missouri, "buy a plug hat and my wife most likely making soap at home? not much." He lived In a modest boarding house, leaving hla family at home. It la said he Intends to start a bank. IJUH- OEMS. "Have you seen Bibulous lately?" "The last I saw of lilm he was half over. "That's odd, for when I mot htm ho was nearlng the port." Baltimore American. "What cunning little darlings!" cxclnlmed the city girl on seeing a lot nf fluffy chicks. "Are tiny weaned yet?'' "These are incubator chickens miss," re sponded the polite dealer, "and was bom weaiiod." Philadelphia Ledger. "A modern battleship Is capable of ter ridc destruction." "Yes, the only question Is aa to whether it will deal out that drtructlon to an enemy or blow up its own crew." Washington Bur. Belle I d wish men wouldn't go out be tween tho acts so often. Nelle I wish they wouldn't come Irt be tween drinks so often.--Cluveland leader. Tho Hon. Trenmore Cone's confes sion that he "was born In grief, nursed In grief and raised in grief," may have been appropriate at .the time, but tbe Hon. Cone has certainly plenty of com pany In his cave of gloom, if his record In the present legislature may be taken as a criterion, ills daily outbursts would be amusing if they did not con- sumo so much time that should be de voted to the transaction of public busi ness. who knew nim. As an officer and a gentleman General Wint stood high In tha sorvica and was reckoned a soldier tha best sens facturers nhould pay more attention to the development of the trade between the 1'ui till States and Canada on the north and Mexico and South and Cen- The federal court In Kentucky has de cided that a pass given by a railroad to a person injured tn a railroad acci dent is not a violation of the federal rate law. Under that ruling a lot of politicians who have been hurt in legis lative railroad accidents win be wanting to ride free. Canada's manufacturing interests, which have been developing rapidly in the last decade, have been given a new impetus by the action of th Dominion Parliament to raising tha rates of duty THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICII. The Dellaht of His Countrymen. Philadelphia Record. The whole digllsh-readinsr world will learn with a keen sense of bereavement truU Thomas Bailey Aldrlch Is dead. Grace ful and witty, full of imagination, poet, ee aayist and teller oi tales, he has been the delight not only of his countrymen, but of all others whose language was his, for a generation. , Many Hearts Grieved. Louisville Courier-Journal. The death of Thomas BalJcy Aldrlch will bring grief to the many hearts that were cheered and refined by hla writings, and re grot to tha many critics who recognized in him a man who did much to add radiance to American let. era His 71 years of life were of profit to hla neighbors and his coun trymen. He was a poet and essayist, a wit and speaker, a raconteur of renown and a companion of incomparable charm. Adorned Wnatcver He Touched. Bprlngfleld Republican. He was the elegant artificer of delicate sentiment and exqulslta picture; our pol ished artist, to whom the finest graces were native, and who adorned whatever theme of pure poesy touched. Perhaps no other American poet has been so truly the lapi dary as he, making his fancies or feelings Into verse so perfect that lt was almost a pain to read It, and feel that all this must end when Aldrlch let fall his pen. Characteristics of His Work. Chicago Tribune. Mainly purity and sweetness, unselfish ness, abiding love of beauty and of truth. Imagination that ranged over wide spaces but loved all sunny and hopeful aspects ot humanity best, lucid and sane thought, grace and polish that seemed to come w ith out effort for he was too clear sighted ever to overlook the truth that form Is Just as truly an essential element of poetry as In spiration itself these are always present characteristics of hla peootry and Its genu ineness will grow In the world's apprecia tion. Sweet, Melodious I J oca. New York Tribune. There were moments In which he was a poet for the best of all reasons e-ause he could not help himself. When the lyric Im pulse visited him he gave expression to it In sweet melodious lines. His best verse is distinguished by tenderly romantic feeling, and lt is aa delicate In color as lt Is pure In trra. Purity of form he practically al ways gained, whether hla mood was that of unforced Inspiration or that of conscious art. The steadily persistent note In him Is one ot fistulous taste. He loved neatness and polish. In respect to dainty technical finish he was of the school of such men as 1 iter. In occasional verse he was singu larly happy, celebrating the theme s-t be fore him by some IncldeT of friendship or the like with the light touch and the tact aa IndlsnensubW to this form of Utemtura Poor Lord Clanrlcarde! There Is hardly anyone In all Ireland or England, even In tho House of Lords, so poor as to do him honor with all his 30,000 a year from his Irish estates. The ball is rolling that will before long drive him, bag and baggage. out of Galway City and county forever. Think of a hundred families on their na tive soil, but without any permanent home since he evicted them twenty years ago camping out ns best they may, living from hand to mouth on the charity of their neighbors and help of friends in, America waiting till he should get over his huff and either rent or sell to thorn a place to live and work on. Idle as the ground Is all around them! And this stubborn old man from his bachelor den In Londum dictates to his agent: "Lord Clanrlcarde does not want to hear anything about evicted ten ants. The very mention ot them makes him angry, and he does not recognise the land act of 1903." By such uselessly cruel plghcadedness Is Lord Clanrlcarde helping to legislate himself out of Galway for Gal way's good. A bill was read In the late session of Parliament to force him to sell to tho land commission every bit of his 60,000 acres In Ireland, and he is himself furnishing the best arguments for Its speedy passage. He has no friends In the Commons, and the lords are not thankful to him for helping to pile on the odium that is being heaped on them from all sides. Winston Churchill, under secretary for the colonies, delivered an optimistic address upon Bouth African prospects at a dinner which was given In London the other even ing in honor of the recently opened South African Products exhibition. He said that South Africa had her own fortunes in hor hands. She had only to realize her cor porate Identity to be freed from any undue Interference. Once the terrible racial duality which had so long perplexed her politics the racial duality between 'the two great white races had passed away, and lt was passing away fast Into the gloomy mists of the past, there was no obstacle to the effective union of all South African forces, and when that union was established there would be no reason why South Africa should not take its place within the circle of the empire on equal terms with Canada and Australia as free, us prosperous, aa powerful, as Independent. Alluding to the recent elections, he said that he thought that all parties had had a say, that the leading men of every point of view had been put forward in Johannesburg, that great nerve center of South African politics; that every shade of politics had found Its representation In the Transvaal assembly. He said that the parliament re sulting from the elections would be a par liament of high representative authority, and he believed that lt would be fully qualified to deal with all the affairs of the Transvaal. According to Calcutta correspondents the ameer of Afghanistan cannot understand why the duke of Manchester, who attended the festivities In the Indian city recently, turned down his proposal to buy ths duch ess of Manchester as an addition to the royal harem at Cabul. The duchess Is an American woman, formerly Miss Zimmer man of Cincinnati. The ameer was greatly impressed Dy ner cnarms. ne onreo a pock of "barbaric pearl and gold" for her. and, having learned that his grace of Ufc.ii- chexler was a gentleman with the pro verblul champagne taste and the Income thut, unfortunately, so frequently accom panies It, was greatly surprised at the re fusal of "the Manchester sahib" to enter tain the proposition. Surely, argued the oriental, the Kngli-hrrmr could, with the amount of treasure offered, go back to the "klcgdom of Cincinnati" and buy another tike her, or for the matter of that, half dozen. The ameer, finding that he couh nut make a purchase, invited the duke ani Hnbblnsr It In. Cleveland Plain Dealer. The Spanish minister la of tha opinion that the best thing that ever happened for his country was Its war with the United States, Considering the trouble Uncle Sam Is having with Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines, this looks like rubbing It In. "Give us a tune." urged the music rack in the choir loft, "even the bell play when they're tolled." ' No," growled the oriran, "I'll he blowed if I do." Washington Hrold. Ascum What do you think of Dumleyf He s got an idea in his bead Wise Ridiculous! Ascum Ah! You knew about the storyt Wise Uumley s upper story, yes; I know there's nothing in It. Philadelphia Press. Oliver Herford. who Is equally famous as a poet. Illustrator and brilliant wit. was en tertaining four maxasine editors at lunch con when the bell rang and a maid entered with the mall. "Ah," said an editor, "an epistle." "No," said Mr. Herford, tearing open tha envelope "mot an epistle, a collect." Cleve land Loader. "Did the girl have a good reference?" "Good! Why, Mrs. Tlmpklns told me she could 000k as well as she could.'" "Mercy! You didn't take her, did you?" Cleveland Plain Dealer. O THE HANOI. Molrn O'Neill. There was a sound of whistling wings over the house last night, And the wild duck dropped in the creek below, restlntf upon his flight; Now the mallard with his emerald neck Is swimming round In the light. A warm wind from the mountains cams pouring like a tide, The strong chlnook has broken the heart of winter's Icy pride, And the snow has all gone up like smoke from a prairie sunny and wid. Here are gray buds of the crocus, but shut and silvery dim, Along the creek there are mouse ears on the willows red and slim; A blue tit feeds there upside down In ths manner approved by him. Hill snows melt and rush In streams bub bling and dark as wine: Cattle are drifting out of the hills, well do we know thnt sign! And soft clouds blowing across the blue have a beauty half divine. New grass and sweet will soon be here, and' the patient herd grow strong; They will foreet the cruel frost and all tho winter's wrong; None run be glad as we are glad unless they have waited as long. HI Children's Suits IT is not too early to form an idea of "what the boys and children will wear this summer. We'd like to show you the new pat terns in Sailors, Russians, Nor. folks and two-piece suits. Our lines include many exclusive novelties and the superior quality of our children's clothing must not be lost sight of in con sidering their artistic merits. Novelties in headwear for the children, also claim your attention. We have a very choice line of misses' tailor-made coats. Browning, Ming & Co R. S. WILCOX Manager. Tho Success of the Hospo Clearance Sale is due to the fact that all times ot the year we sell each piano on Us actual merits, without exaggeration or misrepresentation. Tbe Hospe one price, no commission plan, which le adhered to 365 days In the year, guarantees that for every dollar you pay you get full piano value for. No tricks, no schemes, no commis sions out ot our pocket to people for sending or bringing you here. Every piano exactly as represented. These points mean much to the piano buyer. Why should you not get your money' worth when you buy a piano the same as you do when you buy anything else? Every day develops new opportunities In new, shopworn and used pianos in our great clearance sale. We Save You $50 to $150 on a Piano Even though the thought of buying a piano was an Indefi nite one, It will pay you handsomely to call and see what's going on at the Hospe store. It's possible that you'll, find your own favorite piano in this sale, at a price that will be very tempting. A. HOSPE CO., 1513 Douglas St. WRITE FOR CATALOGUES. Mo Matter What tho Weather Man Says, BUY SIKIEROBAN COAL YOU'LL NEKO IT VRY SOON. LUMP OR EGQ $7.00 VICTOR WHITE COAL CO., 1605 Farnam-Tel. Ooul27 i