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Tiee Omaiia Daily Dee,
FOUNDED BT EDWARD ROBE WATER.
VICTOR ROSEWATKR, EDITOR.
Kntarod at Omaha Poatotflc m second,
elaa matter.
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STATEMENT Or CTnCULATION.
Etste of Nebraska, Douglas County, ss.t
George R Tsechuck. traaaurer of Tb
Be Publishing company.. being duly
sworn, say that th actual number of
fu.l and complete copies of Th Dally,
Morning-, Broiling- and Sunday Be printed
during th month of March, 10S. was aa
follows!
1 88,880 IT 87.580
t ,40 It.... M,630
t S3S0 1 38,800
6,430 . tO 38,080
s ,.. e,sro ti 86,580
38.8O0 tt 80,400
..,. 8o,io ta ae.noo
I 6,000 t 88,730
I.......... 80,400 It .....38,680
It 88,300 ..... 8840
11 88,870 21 30,700
it 8,800 21..... 8 ,370
II.... 88,180 tf 30,390
."4 36.970 10 38,060
II 38JUO 11 88,880
II, 89,880
Totals 1433,850
Lea unsold aud returned copies.. . 8.16a
Net total 1,193,098
: Daily avrag. aea
UEORGE B, TZSCHUCK.
Treasurer.
Subscribed In my presence and worn
to before in this lat day of April. 1D0S.
(Sl) ROBERT HUNTLr.
Notary pubflo.
WHEN OCT Or TOWS.
Mrtktn leavlaa; tne eitr
porarlly ahenltl have Tfc Be
stalled ta tks. a4iM will be
ckai4 M atftw sa awatV
A cold April makes base ball fans
hot.
April always was aa uncertain
month In this latitude. i
Pin your faith to Greater Omaha
and help make It great.
Nebraska Is enjoying Its first exper
ence with a bachelor governor. And
It Is leap year, too.
The Chicago Journal has celebrated
Its sixty-fourth birthday. That's a
long time to live in Chicago.
Russia has ordered five new battle
ships of the largest type. It is not
Uvulged where Russia got the price.
An amendment to the automobile
ordinance fixing a minimum age limit
for automobile drivers might help
some. ' ,
Castro Insists that all he wants Is
simple justice. In other words, he is
staking for mora severe punishment
than a mere" spanking.1
C'h.t a go's policemen have been or
dered to wear white gloves. The
average policeman. Is accustomed to
handling things without gloves. ,
The price of chalk- has been ad
vanccj nearly lOO per cent At that
ret it will soon b too valuable to
forV the bulk of powdered sugar.
Perhaps Mr." Bryan's Idea of a bi
partisan editorial page is on that
gives equal space to democratic and
populist arguments and preachings.
Delaware democrats will Insist upon
voting for Judge Gray at the Denver
convention. H needs only 662 more
votes to make his nomination certain.
Colonel Bryan admits that while the
bruises of political defeat have
smarted some at times, from the finan
cial standpoint it has not been a bad
Investment.
The Omaba Commercial club is evi
dently coining to the conclusion that
the asset of good fellowship is worth
cultivating even as a cold business
proposition.
With rare temerity the newspaper
and book publishers of the country
insist that they know more about wood
pulp and print paper than does "Uncle
Joe" Cannon.
Colonel Watterson declares that
Governor Johnson's presidential boom
was backed "by the wrong people."
Colonel Watterson was the "original"
Johnson man.
Millionaire Conrad, of Montana has
started a press boom for his nomina
tion as vice president at Denver! He
should be satisfied to let his money do
his talking for him. ' ' '
J8sSSJsaajsBsiarswSsSSBSSBaaBsssBssss f
The fennslr&nia railroad's Issue of
140.000,000 In long tine bonds was
oversubscribed ten times. Money is
apparently plentiful for anything but
speculative purposes. ' ,
Even th cold weather attendance
'at the base ball games throughout the
country Is sufficiently large to demon
strata that the fans are not seriously
suffering from finsnrlsl stringency.
The advice to fight the water works
appraisement case "to a finish" is good
advics, but it should be coupled with
th further admonition not to allow
th same old falsa prophets to. deceive
us with any tuoie bunco game talk.
CREDIT WHKRK CRFDlT IS DCS.
Who discovered Ta.'lT Toun Mr. Victor
RoRewate, who vouches for Taft because
he Is "personally acquainted with htm," Is
claiming th honor and Is much chasrlned
thst anyone should contest his claim.
Alnoworth BtarsJournal.
Where anyone erer got the Idea that
the editor of The Bee was claiming to
be the discoverer of Taft is quite be
yond vus. Never having set up any
such claim, the precedence la cheer
fully yielded, to the Ainsworth Star
Journal, which has made out a very
good prima facie case, in which in turn
It modestly admits its inspiration to
have come from none other than Gov
ernor Magoon of Cuba. Quoting from
tho Star-Journal: .
As to who printed the first suggestion of
Mm as a presidential possibility there is
hardly any question. On April 12, 1907, the
Star-Journal put Tart's name at the head
of Its columns aa our candidate for th re
publican nomination ror president. How
ever, our action tn this matter was not so
much on "personal acquaintance" aa from
a suggestion from Governor Charles E.
Magoon of Cuba. In a personal letter from
Governor Magoon dated October t, 1906,
occurs the following paragraph:
There Is one thing I wish you would take
m v word for, and that Is that Secretary
Taft Is one of the blfrgeet, brainiest and
best men that this country has produced In
a generation. He, Is a national man, and
would make a president that would rang
with the greatest. The better you know
him, the nearer you come to him, the more
exalted your opinion of him Is. I think I
am a good judge of men, and In my judg
ment he Is "the best, ever." Turn In and
do what you can for him and you will never
have cause to regret It.
Knowing Charley Magoqn as well aa the
writer did, this suggestion took root, and
upon tt th 'Btar-Joumal made the first
publio mention of Taft aa a presidential
possibility aa above stated. But it does not
seriously matter who made the first men
tion. Taft discovered himself and the peo
ple we're witnesses and wer pleased with
the discovery.
All of which, we submit, , is decid
edly Interesting from the- standpoint
of a political historian. But while
answering one question it raises two
others:
First, Who will lay claim ti having
discovered Governor Magoon T
Second, Why was the fight against
Taft in Nebraska led by Magoon's
former law partner? '
THK CBUlSt AKD ITS COST.
Some of the opponents of President
Roosevelt's naval policy are making
an effort in congress to create the im
pression that the cruise of the Atlantic
fleet to San FrancUco and Its probable
return through the Suez canal Is going
to create such havoc with the national
revenues that the country may as well
prepare to go Into bankruptcy. A
resolution has been ' offered In the
house calling upon the. Navy depart
ment to furnish an itemized account of
the expenses of the cruise to date, with
an estimate of the total expenditure
that will be necessary before the trip
is completed.
Much of this brand of talk may be
expected during the next few months,
aa the democrats are hard-pressed for
Campaign material this year and' are
disposed accordingly to magnify any
thing that promises to attract atten
tion. The cOst Jbf the cruise will
doubtless be the subject of grossly ex
aggerated stories! As a matter of
fact, the expense of the trip will be
much less above the normal expense
of the Navy department than Is gen
erally supposed. Battleships, In
times of peace, are not placed In ware
houses or dismantled. They are kept
in the ic8 perfect condition' possible
and almost continually on the move.
Their officers and men are on duty
and draw their pay, whether engaged
in a war or making peaceful journeys
from port to port. They must be fed
and provisioned in times of peace as
well as in times of war, so that the
fixed charges do not vary much from
year to year. The toll to be paid for
the privilege of pasilug through the
Suez canal will be an added expense,
but It will not ba large enough to
cause any worry. The extra coal used
may cost a few. thousand dollars, but
the other expenses would be required
tt the fleet were cruising in Atlantic
waters. '
Without reference to the larger
aspects of the cruiso, the effect on
other nations and the better disci
pline, and training of the officers and
men, the benefits of the trip will be
generally regarded as worth much
more than Us cost.
THE A BBITRA T10X TREATIES,
The protest, of the Ancient Order of
Hibernians against the ratification of
the arbitration treaty between ' the
United States and Great Britain must
have been based upon a. misunder
standing of the terms of ' that docu
ment. The claim that it indicates an
alliance between this , country and
Great Britain, pr that it contains any
thing which could in any manner be
used to affect Ireland's Interests,
would seem to be without "warrant The
treaty, like those recently made be
tween this country and Sweden and
Norway, la innocent and modest, al
most to a mollycoddle degree.
Under these treaties the powers
agree to submit to arbitration at The
Hague only . those legal differences
which it has not been possible to set
tle by ordinary methods of diplomacy
and such, moreover, as "do not affect
the vital Interests, honor or lndepend
ence of the parties concerned or the
interests of . any third " power." In
other words, the powers agree to arbl
trateonly such questions aa they are
willing to submit to arbitration. Any
question in dispute may be removed
from the field of arbitration by a sim
ple declaration of either of the govern
ments concerned.
Under the operation of such a treaty
It would be Impossible for the New
Foundlands fisheries rase, for exam
ple, to be settled by arbitration, as it
Is a fecial Interest, exempt by the
provisions of the treaty, and 'also by a
further clause by which Great Britain
specifically engages not to conclude
any "special agreement affecting a
self-governing dominion without secur
ing a concurrence of the government
of thst dominion." This renders the
treaty valueless In Its relations to any
question that might arise between the
United States and Canada or any other
British colony except as an opening
wedge that may ultimately result In
the negotiation of international agree
ments looking to the marked enlarge
ment of the number of Issues to be set
tled by arbitration.
In their present form these treaties
contain nothing to cause alarm among
Hibernians or any other class. They
are so far restricted in their scope anA
restrained by conditions that they are
only & little better than nothing for
the advancement of the general cause
of International arbitration.
DISCOORASE CRIMINAL CARSLEBSSESS
Two engineers, one conductor and a
brakeman have been given prison sen
tences at Toronto for from nine
months to two years for carelessness
which resulted in railway wrecks in
which lives were lost The four men
were convicted as responsible for dif
ferent wrecks and the courts of the
province appear to have adopted a uni
form policy of using the means pro
vided by law for securing to the trav
eling public better protection from
careless railway managements and em
ployes. In several cases Judgments
have been returned against the rail
way companies for large Bums for per
sonal damages and property losses and
in each case the findings of the lower
courts have been upheld by the On
tario high court of Justice, the supreme
judicial tribunal of the province.
The first retort to be made by rail
way trainmen naturally will be that
these prosecutions have been directed
at Individuals and that the corpora
tions have escaped their share of the
punishment J. O. Fagan, an old-time
railway man, baa been writing a series
of articles In the Atlantic Monthly, in
which he proves from statistics com
piled by the Interstate Commerce com
mission that fully 70 per cent of the
accidents , on . American railways may
be traced directly to the fault of em
ployes. . The list of causes Includes
recklessness, disregard of signals, vio
lation of the "go-slow" orders In yards
and over bridges, failure properly to
carry out telegraph instructions, viola
tion of the rules requiring a specified
time between trains or sections of one
train and plain carelessness. He con
cludes that one of the most serious
conditions this country is today facing
is the disregard of the railway em
ploye for the passengers, the property
of the company and tls own safety. In
the Canadian courts the Juries, have re
fused, in several instances, to return
yerdlcta against employes when the
evidence showed that they had been on
duty for periods which overtaxed their
powers of endurance and, In each of
these cases, action was commenced
against the railway companies.
The Canadian campaign in this di
rection furnishes an example of the
ability of ordinary courts to deal with
this all important problem, both for
the protection of the public against
the corporations and the protection of
the corporations against the careless
ness of employes.
Are not the Bryanlte organs going
through their regular performance of
opening the fictitious republican barrel
a lUtle prematurely? If the figure is
put at 1150,000 now, their elastic Im
aginations will have to be stretched to
the limit later to fake up the cart
loads of coin distributed by airship
express making direct trips from Wall
street to the Nebraska prulrles. Judg
ing from the prelude, the Bryanlte
campaign in Nebraska this year is to
be a record-breaker of deliberate false
hood and misrepresentation.
Official health reports show that the
death rate In Manila i 6.81 per thou
sand among the Americans, 16.35
among the Spanish and 48.91 among
the Filipinos for the last quarter of
1907. While the rate Is alarmingly
large, owing to the prevalence of chol
era, it shows that it may be reduced
rapidly when the Spaniards and the
natives adopt American methods of
sanitation and modes of living.
While Nebraska has won some of
the rate regulation suits and lost some,
everyone agrees that Its interests have
beenably represented In court by the
attorney general and his assistants.
While this litigation battlo is only be
gun, so long as it is wagad on behalf
of the people by the same captains of
law there need be no fear that every
advantage will be taken tor the state
at every possible strategic point.
The democratic World-Herald en
dorses what The Bee says aa to the re
publican victories in Nebraska being
due In large part to superior repub
lican organisation. That should ad
monlsh the republicans to see to it
that their organisation is maintained
superior to the democratic organiza
tion no matter what the latter may do.
Colonel Bryan's Commoner Is bom
barding the- New York World with
"the growing question," whose type
grows larger every auceeeding Issue.
These growing questions used to grow
this way only in the loca! democratic
organ, but the seed must have been
transplanted' along with the transfu
sion of editorial talent
When anyone says the proposed
wool market for Omaha is not feasible,
just remind him that the sams thing
was said at the Inception of the live
stock market for Omaha and of the
grain market for Omaha two of our
most important commercial Institu
tions today.
Having successfully emerged from
the effects of the earthquake of two
years ago, San Francisco should be
able to withstand the double shock of
the arrival of the fleet and the advent
of Governor Sheldon's uniformed mili
tary staff at the same time.
The protest against the British
American arbitration treaty pending
In congress la wasted effort. The
treaty Is harmless, as It provides for
arbitration only when the parties to
the controversy do not care to fight.
High school students In a Kentucky
town have gone on a strike because
they do not like their new teacher.
The night-riding spirit In Kentucky is
not confined to the men whd' destroy
tobacco crops.
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All the democratic candidates for
office In Louisiana were successful at
the election held last week. Indica
tions are Louisiana will again give
its electoral vote to the democratic
candidate.
A man who announced that he was
the boss of the senate has been ar
rested at Washington and charged
with being Insane. Senator Aldrlch's
copyright must be respected and pro
tected. 'Of Sarh If the Kingdom."
New Tork Sun.
If Colonel Bryan would talk less about
what a good newspaper should be and be
gin to get one out it would be a great relief
to readers of th Commoner.
Their Bamy Day.
Indianapolis News.
No further criticism of th house for
Idleness Is possible. Yesterday tt paased
over 1.000 pension bills. Most of these were
Introduced by the Congressional Fence
Builders' union. -
No Advance AsrrBts.
' Chicago Inter Ocean.
It would seem that we have not as yet
made sufficient advancement in science to
be able to predict anything about the
coming cyclones until after they have ar
rived. ,
Inspiration for National Crnsade.
St. Louis Republic. v
As a safety Valve for righteous Indigna
tion th Merry Widow hat offers a timely
opportunity for a national crusade. No on
who feels his conscience superheating be
cause of this new enormity need stop to
count th cost of boldness as assessed by
the specialists who make up the lists of
political undesirables In a campaign year.
Two Wrong Make No Right.
.Philadelphia Ledger.
Arbitrary as the rules of the house ar
in many particulars, and far removed as
the proceedings of the house may be from
the right ideal of a deliberate body, ob
struction as such Is no improvement. Th
democrats cannot Justly find fault with the
present majority for doing that which
they would them selves do were th political
conditions reversed.
,i . A'Tteasant "Dream. ' .
" Brooklyn Eagle.
Answering a "question asked after his
speech at Cooper union last night, Mr.
Bryan aald:
I believe It to be the duty of the govern
ment to provide that 'no one shall suffer
without his fault. . .
This does not say what was meant, but
it Is clearer than mud. Mr. Bryan may
be the head of th government next year.
And h may then make an effort to provide
that where there has been no fault there
Shalt be no suffering. Possibly, by ' con
stitutional amendment. It is a pleasant
dream.
Water Rights In Rivers.
Boston Transcript.
Th president's veto of th bill to extend
the time for the construction of a dam
acrosa Rainy river may raise the whole
question of what right. If any, th United
States has ( in the matter other thaiv to
guard the navigability of waterways. No
dam can be built across a navlgtbij river
without th consent of congress. That is
admitted by everybody. It ia too obvious
to be questioned, but whether th United
States can enter upon th regulation of
th price of electric power generated Is
altogether another question concerning
which there is certainly room for negative
opinion. Pending final decision of this ques
tion It Is worth noting that Mr. Williams,
the democratic floor leader, is in sympathy
with th president, and in that extent dis
regards th stata's rights doctrin that th
disposition of th waters of th river, one
th freedom of navigation la assured, is a
matter for th state to decide.
STATUARY 1ST OMAHA.
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Observation y a ' Chicago
Artist.
Chicago Kvtn'ng Post.
We are grieved to learn through th col
umns of The Omaha Bee that a perfect
harmony failed to light upon th recent
dedication of the Lincoln statue given th
city by th high school children.
What was bltlngly referred to by The
Be aa "professional artists" seem to bav
caused th trouble. These undesirable citl
sens pettishly declare that "the statute's
head la too large for Its body, the face is
a caricature, th chin is smooth shaven,
the hand looks as If it were made of wood,
th flgur seems to be falling over back
wards, th clothes are not of the period,
the trousers should be creased, the statue
la not erected on th beat site, and the
whole thing Is but an advertising scheme
of an enterprising art dealer, who copy
righted the picture from which It was
taken." . . .
Omaha wavea off nine-tenths of this scur
rilous attack, but take deeply to heart th
"creased trousers" issue. This controversy
waa only settled at th dedicatory exercises
when on "hitherto silent . veteran of th
civil war" convincingly deposed that the
last time he saw Lincoln tb great presi
dent's trousers wer uncreaaed.
Furthermore, as. The Bee's expvrt tym-
bolibt points ut. th children see in their
statu "th rail-splitter who stepped into
th breach when th ship of state wait
pounding to pieces on .-the shoals of se
cession, and they revere the man Lin
coln despite the pointing of th finger of
scorn by people who have mad a study
of art."
That's he way to' look at it. The Be
tells us that before th high achool pu
pils gav th Lincoln memorial the whol
stats of Nebraska boasted only two
statues appropriately enough, those of
J. Sterling Morton and Johann Christopb
Frledrich von Schiller. In addition th
energetic youngster have given their
school "ten busts, on baa-rallef, on
frieze and seventy pictures by masters."
No "profeaslopal nxtlat" can hop tj
equal this output.. Tb chlldrta win
hands do u.
ARMY" GOSSir lit, WASHIltGTOW. !
t arreat Bvent Glenn from ' to
Army nnd Nov? Register.
' Ther appears to b m doubt In er
taln quarters concerning the provisions of
the pay clause In the army appropriation
act In Its application to members of the
retired enlisted force. Ther need b no
apprehension en this store. Th comptroller
has decided (October 17, 19TC), thst retired
enlleied men ar entitled to the benefit of
laws Increasing the pay of their respective
grades, and tt has been held that the lsw
of IMS, providing for retired enlisted men
75 per cent of th pay "of the grade at
date of retirement." has no restrictive ef
fect. The comptroller's decision on the
law of March t, 1MT, I confirmatory of the
view that retired enlisted men . will get
the benefit of any Increase contemplated
In the senate pay clause, which eliminated
the house provision that th pay of th
retired enlisted men should not be In
creased. Of course. It Is possible that the
courts would reverse this decision of th
comptroller, but the question Is not likely
to come up voluntarily at the Instance of
and retired enlisted man unless he Is bent
on cutting down his own pay. ' It might,
however, come up In some other connection
through a decision which la precipitated
by some other question.
The quartermaster general of the army
haa authorized a large number tf projects
during the last week providing for work
at army posts. It Is desired that contracts
be mada as soon ss possible In order to
make us of th unexpended balance for
army construction. Among th work au
thorised are the following projects: Fort
Dcs Moines, la., constructing wagon shed;
Fort Douglas, Utah, constructing plumbing,
heating and wiring bakery; Fort Jay, N.
Y., addition to building No. 13, Including
electrlo lighting equipment; Fort Leaven
worth, Kan., constructing field officers'
quarters and captains' quarters. Including
plumbing, heating and wiring; Fort Meade,
S. D., constructing commissioned officers'
quarters, lieutenants' quarters and field
officers' quarters. Including necessary
plumbing, heating 'and wiring; Fort Mis
soula, Mont, constructing roof house; Fort
Omaha, Neb., constructing bakery, includ
ing plumbing, heating, wiring and fixtures;
Fort Riley, Kan., removing roof and sub
stitute tile or slate roof on post exchange
and gymnasium.
Certain contract surgeons of the army
ar destined to hear from th War depart
ment concerning their activity manifested
during during the present session, of con
gress in an effort to direct or Influence
legislation in their behalf. The senators
and representatives who have to do with
army legislation have been In receipt of
appeals and other manifestations of a de
sire to direct congressional action in a way
which shall be of benefit to th contract
surgeons of the army. Some of these com
munications have been so worded as to ap
pear to their recipients at the capltol as
not only advisory but remonstrant and Im
perative. This effort, while well meant,
was so unwise as to place In jeopardly the
legislation which has been enacted for .the
benefit of the army medical department.
The senators and representatives who have
been approached on the subject In this way
have not concealed their irritation and. in
deed, have reported th occasion of their
displeasure to the secretary of war. -
. Th War department in a decision ren
dered this week adheres to th previous
rulings that military organisations ar not
obliged to enter the post exchange. Com
pulsory membership, it has been the policy
of th department, Is not Justified. It is
also held that the valuation of fixtures tn
a post exchange when an organisation
leaves it shall stand as th proper valua
tion In reckoning th amount to be paid
by the departing' organisation. This I in
response to a protest received by the War
department resulting In the claim that the
amount to be held by th outgoing organ
isation shall be based on the valuation
made at the time of withdrawal.
Th aeronautical experts of th signal
corps are awaiting with interest th trials
of th aeronautical machines which ar
under contract for tha corps. If th term
of th contracts are complied with in each
caa two flying machines and on dirigible
balloon will be ready for trials by the latter
part of August or the first part of Septem
ber next. The "heavler-than-alr" ma
chines are those of Herring and of Wright
Bros., and Baldwin dirigible la th on un
der contract.
OXB-8IDED PROSPERITY.
Lean Year for Torch Bearers, Fat
Year for Lender,
- Baltimore Sun (dem.).
Mr. Bryan has derived substantial bene
fit from his prominence . in th councils
of the democratic party. He has attalnad
a' comfortable degree of material 'prosper
ity from his leadership of tha democracy tn
1838 and 1500. His fellow democrat con
gratulate him upon th success which he
haa achieved In accumulating a fortune.
They cannot escape a feeling of disappoint
ment, however, that the democratic party's
prosperity haa not been In proportion to
Mr. Bryan's.
While the democratic nominee In 1884 and
1900 has prospered exceedingly ever sine
h bcam a potent Influence in the demo
cratic party, the national democracy has
only an unbroken and ("lltastrous series of
defeats to Its credit. While Mr. Bryan's
fortunes have been steadily rising, th
fortunes of his party ha been steadily
declining. Mr. Bryan's ascendancy In his
party and w sey it with all respect for
him ha been a good thing for hira. Un
fortunately ther haa been ro reciprocal
advantage to th democracy.
Thoughtful democrats are now asking
whether It la not tlrr-e to make nomina
tions for the presidency on the principle
of practical reciprocity. They are thinking
that It ought to be practicable to select a
candidate who will give a fair return In
remits to the psrty for the honor which It
bestows upon him. In the case of Mr.
Bryan the alliance has been a purely one
sided one so far as the benefits are con
cerned. ' .
A candidate who has brought only defeat
to his party In the past may be able, elo
quent, sincere, an admirable man person
ally. But what Is ther In hi record to
establish a claim upon th confidence of
his party? What does It profit his party
If he haa prospered greatly In his privai
affairs, when his party has ' during this
period had an uninterrupted series et lean
years? What would It profit his party If
a third nomination, followed by defeat,
wculd Insure him continued prosperity In
his professional pursuits? , Sentiment In
politics ought to be reciprocal as between
parties and their candidates. What ha
Mr. Bryan given th democratic 'party in
return for th honors It haa heaped upon
hira?
Th Whiskers Controversy.
fet. Louis Republic.
Th Omaha controversy over th question
of whether Lincoln wore a beard on or
after becoming president Is described as
heated. It might hav been decided with
the same calmneaa of spirit in which, after
growing whisker as the ugliest man In Illi
nois history, h shaved them off to avoid
going Into history aa- th ugliest man In
th United State. The whlskerlei atatu
unveiled In Omaha would hav mt hi
views of th concession Nebraska art
oudbt to maks to beauty,
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( you will be interested in the
j cost and nutritive value of
your food;
SliFedaied Wiliest!
contains the greatest amount
of, muscle-building, brain
making material in the most
digestible form and at the
least cost. A food for the
outdoor man and the indoor
man for the invalid and the
athlete;'
For bre&kftut heat the Biscuit in oven,
pour milk over it (hot milk in winter and
a little cream. If you like the Biscuit for
ii
; breakfast you will like toasted TRISCUIT
I (the Shredded Wheat wafer) for luncheon
or any meal with butter, cheese or marma
lade. At your grocers.
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BACK TO THE BEE HIVE.
Washington Herald: "We want eggs,
and we want them bad." advertises a
Kansas merchant, according to The
Omaha Bee. No trouble to get them; buy
the cold storage variety.
Washington Post: The Omaha Bee
says that th ability to read a aa meter
Is one of, th tests of education. Yes;
and the ability to writ a check for what
the meter says Is another.
Richmond Times-Dispatch: "It is dif
ficult to kill the hard sens of the
Goulds," says Th Omaha Bee, speaking
of Mm. Anna. . But probably Bonl would
testify that It Is quite a clnch to kill the
soft dollars' of th Goulds.
Baltimore News:. "Th Maryland legis
lature haa adjourned without passing any
laws worthy of notice, and the Maryland
peopl do not know whether to be glad
or sorry. Omaha Bee." Oh, yc! the
Maryland legislature did. pass some laws.
For instance, tha primary election iaw.
And the people hav vary good reasons
for feeling aorry over It
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune:- Says
Th Omaha Bee: "Dr. David Jayn Hill
1. credited with having maintained , 'a dta
ntfled silence' about his Berlin appoint
ment What else could he dor' Not a
thing In the world. The only man we
know of who can maintain an undignified
alienee is Thomas Express Piatt of the
Washington Holdfast club.
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune: The
Omaha Bee Is cruel enough to remark
that Bourke Cockran has left the demo
cratic party and that former Senator Bur
ton of Kansas has united his fortunes
with It But while Bourke didn't leave
but was made to walk Spanish, the facts
of the going and the coming preserve th
democratic unities, and what more could
be asked?
PERSONAL. !MOTE.
Bryan refused a cocktsll as dangerous
for the presidential candidates. Nobody
thought to offer him buttermilk.
Mr. Hughes should not eye scornfully tho
chance to play second fiddle. A gentleman
who once essayed to play that Instrument
was soon directing the orchestra, with a
big stick for a baton. -
Lola Fuller, the dancer, has joined the
ranks of writer folk. 8he haa written an
account of her experiences on the Ameri
can and European stage, which Is to be
brought out simultaneously In America, in
England, In Oermany and in Franc.
Edmund Hobbins. a London newspaper
man, ha celebrated his Journalistic jubl
lee, having begun work en the Launceton
Weekly New on April 4. 185S. He pre
pared the first press telegram accepted
by th postofflc when Great Britain com
menced operating th Ulegrephs on Feb
ruary i. 1878.
Baron Hayashl. Jspanese minister to
China, has been ordered home from Peking
and will be sent to Rome. Baron IJuin,
now counsellor of the Japanese embassy in
London, will succeed to the vacant place
in Peking. Baron Chinda will go to Berlin
and Baron Eshll will succeed him as vice
minister of foreign affairs.
Mrs. Annie McEiroy Brett, western
Texas woman promoter, la th telephone
queen of the southwest. . She la president
of the Southern Independent Telephone
and Telegraph company and president and
general manager if th Brett Construction,
Telephone and. Telegraph company. The
companies, representing mor than $500,
000, were organized by her.
For
Goodness
Sake Get
CORN SYRUP
A Treat That
Maizes You Eat
Why Not Mk
Brains With
Your Eating?
If you
mix brains
1 k e!
POLISHED PLEASANTRIES.
First Ouest Who la that Insignificant
lokklng little man standing near the door?
Second Quest I can't tell you who h is,
husband. Chicago Tribune.
,i r w . . . - a ........ v. 1
llanry, your aptness at repartee, your " I
"If It's more than t5, old man, I can't j
oo a nuns lor yuwi i m nesrir uruno iuj-
self." -Houston Post. . j
"Pa." asked little Willie, looking up from
his book, "what's a mls-an-thro-plstr "
"A misanthropist," replied his pa, "Is
the sort of fellow , who, after catching
himself cheating at solitaire, decides that
all men are liars and frauds." Philadel
phia Preds. ... ... , ..,( .
"So you think my Easter hat Is a joke?"
she said, reproachfully. "Why, It's a crea
tion." ,
"My dear," he responded, "then It' a
humorous creation, and what's that but a
Jok?" Philadelphia Ledger.
' "Who's talking of bolting?" demanded
the Nebraskan fiercely. i
"It must have been th Janitor" replied ,
a timid voice. "He mentioned the neoe
slty for bolting the door to keep out the v
admiring throng." "'
Then the Bryan amil cams baclfc Phil- ..
a delphla Ledger. ' '
; i . . ' ' .' in i i V :...r,..t !
"I always hat to hav th Nlbslays 1
come In their automobile to se us."'
"What difference does the automobile
make?"
"It takes them ao long to get started
after they make up their minds to go.'
Chicago Record-Herald. ' '
Mrs. Sharp The wife of that million
aire from the wild west has such a '
wat.hed-out look. J
Mrs. Gossip You know, my dear, sho 4
was a laundress before h struck oil.
Baltimore American. , .
There Is a candidate for a county offlc
in Pennsylvania whose nam ia Frees !
Quick. .
He ahould be able to make himself soil. I
with his constituents. Cleveland Pialn
Dealer.
"Hay, there' a mistake In this bill you
sent me the other day."
'What's wrong with It? Is It too big?"
"No. but "
"Any mistake in the figures?"
"No; it's not that. It's "
"Don't you think that th bill haa been
running long enough?"
"I reckon so, but "
"Then what ar you kicking about?"
"That's what I'm trying to tell you.
There's a mistake in the name. You hint
tt to th wrong man, confound you'. I
don't owe you a cent and never dial"
"Oh!"
APRIL.
Orchard bloom and appl leaves.
Tender, freshly growing;
Dnndellons, Ilk buttons strewn, '
' Through the grss are showing.
Whllo you watch the early sun
Comes a cloud a-rlstng:
Comes from out the primros wat
W ith a speed surprising. .
On the April hrees it file
Bellowing Its thunder, .
Mingles with the bloaom's scent
Rain refreshing odor.
Illes away; and nine o'clock -Sees
the sun a-Klanclng. .
Srtting sll the clinging drops
In Its light a-danuing.
- Petals thlrfc are on the grass.
Rosy pink and pearly.
While to deck anew the bough
Half blown buda huw clearly. -
Twelve o'clock and of a sudden,
Comes a spltful dash;
April rain drops pelting fast ,
On lh window sash. .
Through the clouds, with watery smlM
Peep the half-drowned sun;
In this war of gleams and glooms,
Not to be out cone.
Omaha. ELIZABETH IL OENAU .
Karo
Corn tSyrvp ... ,
is mors than "goodness
It' t food so valuable In
its properties, that author
ities class It high among
food products. Not only
nutritious but delicious
a golden syrup of x
qulsit flavor that pica'
all palate. For ry use
from griddle cakas to
candy. '
1fc..25c.. sua Wc. -Is
tir -tight flat. '
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