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Oeorg II. Ts-whuck, treasurer of Tha
Ba I'uMlshlng company, being duly sworn,
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OBOKOE B. TZ3CHUCK,
Treasurer.
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M. P. WALKER,
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wiiex ovt or TOWH.
Subscribers laavvlaa; tha ally tam
porarlly aho14 kara Tha Oaa
rhmnm mm aftaa mm rnaata. ,
Tha Cannon boom apparently had a
defective fuaa.
"I have accepted Bryan." aaya
Colonel Watteraon. leaving the Infer
ence that Bryan propoaed.
"How do' you account for Mr.
Bryan'a alienee?" aaka the Plttaburg
Dlapatch. Hadn't noticed it.
Mayor Jim might abow bla appreci
ation by atartlng a boom for Ryan
or Sheeban for vice prealdent. .
"Why not name Davie for vice
prenldent at DanverT" aska a Chicago
paper. Web, Oaaaaway, or JeffT
"The boaaea will not control the
Denver convention," aaya Mr. Bryan.
There will be only one boaa at Denver.
Senator Foraker, when governor of
Ohio, gave Mr. Taft hla flrat political
appointment, but be la not now poalng
aa the original Taft man.
It la aatd that the queen of Portu
gal la unable to pay her butcher bllle.
At that ahe la no worae off than many
plain people who like meat.
Antronomera aaeert that Mara ia
again trying to algnal the earth. Prob
ably wanta to learn the latent reports
from the Chicago convention.
Senator Piatt aaya he cannot af
ford to make the trip to Chicago to
attend the convention. The aenator'a
alimony exponana are very heavy.
Colonel Bryan aaya he la not
alarmed about what may happen at
Denver. It la tha election In November
that gtvea Colonel Bryan concern.
The North Platte man who wanta to
1 return to the good old daya of wild
cat railroading ought to wake up and
get into the modern game. He would
enjoy It.
"Doea anyone take the John Haya
Hammond Vice prealdential boom aerl
oualyT" aaka the Brooklyn Eagle.
Well, it la understood that John Haya
Hammond doea.
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, The beadllne wrltera on the news
paper of tha country are quietly hop
ing that aome man with a shorter
name than Cortelyou will be nominated
for vice prealdent.
New York delegates to the Chicago
convention will urge the nomination
' of Tim Woodruff for vice prealdent, not
ao much aa a matter of choice, per
haps, aa from force of habit.
The dancing masters' convention at
Chicago baa denounced the old-fashioned
barn dance. Naturally, aa the
barn dance doea not coat much and
the people enjoy themselvea.
The New York legislature has
passed the bill prohibiting betting at
the race tracks. The promoters of the
game will almply; have to atudy up
aome other way to get the money.
"Plumbers flourished in Crete 400
years ago," . wrltea . an antiquarian.
The fact that Crete bad plumbera
may be of interest, but the atatemeut
that they Bourlahed la superfluous.
The dedication of the Omaha Meth
odiat boepltal la tha consummation of
au effort that baa long been la prog,
reee. The new building la one that
will do credit not only to the city, but
to the enthusiastic workers who made
It possible
run tttrt'nticdfi pla itorm.
Genuine atateamanshlp will ned to
be raerclaed at Chicago tbla week to
prevent the republican party fron of
fering to the country a flypaper plat
form, conatructed to catch whatever
allghta upon It. Never before has there
been such an awakening of the public
conscience and auch m demand for re
form In legislative anif public affairs.
Aa s logical result there la hardly a
slate or a aectlon, a faction or an Indi
vidual In the country . without some
theory or suggestion calculated aa a
panacea for all the Ilia of aoclety and
government. Advocatea of theae re
forms are flocking' to Chicago, equip
ped with planka they wish Inserted as
a part of the platform of the dominant
party of the nation. There will be
demands for an equal suffrage plank,
a labor plank, a prohibition plank, all
klnda of currency planka, and planks
covering the whole field of activities
and the entire gamut of emotlona.
The republican party haa no need or
occasion to dlaturb the democratic
party In Its monopoly of political plat
form aluah. There should be no room
In the republican platform for equivo
cation, no aubterfuge to catch votes
and no dodging. The voter reading It
ahould be able to know exactly what
It meana. The platform should contain
an endorsement of the policies of Prea
ldent Rooaerelt and a pledge that
those policies ahould be followed to
their logical conclusion by the next
administration. It ahould contain a
fiat and specific declaration In favor
of tariff revision. It should define the
party'a attitude on the further regula
tion of railway , rates, the federal
aupervialon of the Issuance of securi
ties by Interstate railroads, tho regula
tion of corporations, a declaration for
Inland waterways Improvements and
the establishment of postal savings
banks and such other measures as
have become clearly Identified aa part
of the republican policies.
Most of the mattera that are being
urged upon the attention of the dele
gates at Chicago have Jio place In a
national party platform. Many of
them are more or lesa local in charac
ter, and nearly all of them are matters
that must be patised upui by the con
gress and which have no political bear
ing or algnlficance, one way or the
other. The republican party can afford
to make a clear cut, concise declara
tion of lta purpoaoa, without resorting
to the uho of "lasuea" upon which
party deliverancea are habitually made
evasive and vague, aubject to different
Interpretations in different localities
or by different, classes of voters. The
platform ahould be confined to real
issues and the party's position on those
lasuea ahould be stated In terma ao
clear and -complete that they will bear
but one Interpretation. The work of
constructing a platform of mere vote
catching planks should be left to the
party that will meet In Denver next
month.
J7B PHICJC or UK A T.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson la
apparently convinced that the reasons
offered by the packera for the recent
marked, advance In the price of meat
are correct. He is credited from Wash
ington with the statement that the
American people may as well become
accustomed to the present prices for
they are not apt to be materially
lowered. "Were it not for the fact
that Europe la now getting moat of lta
beef supply from Argentina," the
aecretary la quoted aa saying, "the cut
of roast beef for which you now pay
40 or 60 cents in a restaurant would
cost you at leaat $1." That ia far
from cheering to the consumer, al
though the atock growera of the weBt
may find a good deal of consolation
In It.
Two factora. according to Secretary
Wilson and the packers, have figured
Dromlnently to cauae. the. advance in
the nrlce of meats. The one la the
actual scarcity of cattle and the other
la the high price of com and other
farm auppllea ued In fattening cattle.
When the, financial tightness came on
last fall cattle were ruahed to the
marketa, their own'cra deeming it un
wise to attempt to carry them through
the winter, owing to the atrlngency in
tha money market. Then foedera found
the hluh price of corn made it a ques
tion whether it would be profitable
to feed 60-cent corn to beevea and
many of them decided to ruah their
atock to market, instead of holding
them and fattening tbem during. the
winter. The result la that fat cattle,
ready for the spring market, are very
aoarce, and there la little prospect of
relief until the graaa fed beeves are
ready for the market later In" the
summer. . .
One proof that thla explanation lb
correct la the fact that American beef
which wae ahlpped to London laat fall
is now being aont back for home con
sumption, the prices in New York and
other eastern cltlea warranting the
payment of the return freight. It Is
also known that American packera are
paying frelghta on contracts which
they made with ateamahlp companies
long ago , and are not aendlng the
meat. They would rather lose the coat
of freight than ship the meat to Lon
don. where the price' fa ' leas than
Americana are ready "to-pay. '
Each year the questios of the meat
eupply becomea more Important. With
the lncreaa la population ,and the
demanda for. borne conauuiption the
meat exportatlons to other countries
are declining and It will not be many
yeara before it wilt ceaae altogether.
Wltb. the annual cprtallment of the
range country It will become more and
more neceasary for the email farmere
to return to the work of raising and
fattening catUe, from which they have
been' debarred by h competition o.t
the cheaper cattle from the ranges.
Under auch conditions, while the pres
THE OMAITA
ent prices of meat may not be main
tained, the Indications are that the
day of low priced meat haa passed la
thla country. The doctors, who differ
on about every other question, all
agree that we eat too much meat
anyhow.
rnoTEcTixo the anirren.
The Interstste Commerce commis
sion has Just rendered a decision that
ia of great interest and Importance to
all of the ahlppera of the country, aa
well aa to all railroads doing an inter
state business. The commission has
decided that no contract waiver In a
bill of lading Is valid aa against the
general lawa relating to common car
riers. One of the great dlfflcultlee experi
enced In the efforts to secure the adop
tion of a uniform bill of lading, that
would be accepted aa collateral for
bank loans, has been the refusal of
the railroad companies to accept re
sponsibility for goods In transit, ex
cept upon the payment of an addi
tional freight rate, about 2 5 per cent
above the achedule rates. It haa been
the custom of most of the larger
railroad companies to use a bill of
lading which carries a clause reliev
ing the railroad company from any
responsibility whatever in case of loss
or deterioration. The effect of this
la that nearly all freight la carried at
"the ahlpper's risk" and any damage
to It in transit is the shipper's loss.
The decision of the Interstate Com
merce commission holds that no gen
eral release signed by a shipper, or
purporting to be signed by him, is of
any validity against the normal re
sponsibility of a common carrier.
The decision of the commission ap
pears to be eminently Just and proper.
The railroad companies enjoy special
privileges and certainly exact tolls
sufficient to pay them for assuming
the responsibility for goods consigned
to their care. They undertake to per
form an efficient aervice, In return for
the franchises granted to them by the
public, and, aa the commission rules,
cannot shirk their liability for goods
entrusted to their care. The effect of
the ruling wilt bo to make the rail
roads exercise more care In handling
freight and to have more concern about
the proper protection of conslgnmenta.
Large shippers throughout the country
have been fighting for years for the
enforcement of some such rule and
have won a deserved and Just victory
by the action of the commission.
AKSAR-BKTt.
Tha activities of Ak-Sar-Ben are
again' in evidence. The good that haa
been wrought for the community by
this organization has never been ques
tioned. It is unique in every aspect,
but in none more ao than the unanim
ity with which its supporters fall In
with the purpose of making the affair
a success. The membership roll of
the'knighU at the present time ex
ceeds that Of any In its. history at tho
end of tho first two wecka of the active
campaign. There la a comfort about
thla fact that is more than encourag
ing to the Board of Governors. These
men are drafted in the business com
munity to assume the financial respon
sibility and cares of the direction of
Ak-Sar-Ben and give freely of their
time and business experience through
out the year to make the annual festi
val not only a success, but a glowing
attraction. In- order that the .end
may be accomplished It la neceasary
that the other business men of the
community afford the substantial sup-
Dort. For several years past depend
ence haa been placed on the gate re
ceipts at the carnival to a very great
extent. While this source of revenue
has ao far proved Bufflclent, It la but
ordinary prudence that suggests the
desirability of a reliable aubscrlptlon
fund for the support of Ak-Sar-Ben.
The Board of Governors has made
no extraordinary appeal thla year, nor
la it likely to, but the bualness men of
Omaha ahould feel it a privilege to be
oermltted to aubscribe liberally to the
parade fund. Ak-8ar-Ben la an Insti
tution that deaerves all the support
that can be given It.
The subscription roll for the ' Na
tional Corn show indicates that the
bualness men of Omaha, Council Bluffs
and South Omaha are thoroughly alive
to the Importance of the exhibition.
The ahow la growing every day and
even with the present prospects will
far exceed anything of the kind ever
held In the country.
The appointment of a Nebraska
printer to bo euperlntendent of work
In the government printing office is a
compliment to the Btate for the reason
hat the position la not won or held
by political prestige, but through
sheer ability aa a man and a mechanic.
John Berg has fairly won the promo
tion given hlmj
The Board of Education owea to It
self, aa well as to the public, a thor
ough ventilation of the allegations
made by the plumbing contractor that
favoritism Is shown In the letting of
work. 'Such charges should not be
lightly made and when they are made
ahould not be dismissed with a mere
denial.
The Big Muddy ia insisting on divid
ing honors with the smaller streama
of the west, but baa not yet done seri
ous damage. The Inland Water com
mUalon ahould gain much valuable In
formation from the demonstration
now being given by these usually
placid atreams.
The Omaha double-ender is Just at
present afflicted by m really bad com
bination of astigmatism and myopia.
The parable of the mote and the beam
la not a circumstance to the distorted
view taken by the double-ender of the
DAILY HKK: . MONDAY, JUNK 15. IPOS.
proceedings bad by the republican
committee In Chicago.
Senator Foraker announces that he
will support the candidate nominated
at the Chicago convention. Senator
Foraker Is a militant republican and
could not keep out of a campaign if
he wanted to, and, besides that, he
Is a candidate for re-election to the
United States senate.
Newspapers and politicians are of
fering a variety ' of explanations of
Hoke Smith's defeat for a renomlna
tlon aa governor of Georgia. The real
reason appears to be that "Little Joe"
Brown got something over 12,000
votes more than were csst for Smith.
King Leopold of Belgium haa
backed down and refused to cede the
Congo lands to the state. Nothing
less was to have been expected and
the Interested powers that have ac
cepted the wily old klng'a promises
are simply fooled again.
A Nebraska butcher has Invented a
machine to cut the high-priced beef.
If he will Just invent some method of
placing high-priced beef within the
reach of the pocketbook of the ordi
nary citizen he will confer still greater
favor.
A carload of Snow is to be brought
into Denver while the democratic con
vention Is in session. Plane of that
kind may not be necessary if Judge
Parker can be Induced to make a cool
ing speech. ' '
Mr. Bryan and Mr. Towne have been
talking from the same platform In Ne
braska. That may not be an impossi
ble combination for the hopeless de
mocracy during the coming campaign.
Rrllevlaa; Ills Syatean.
' Chicago Tribune.
Having uttered hla erowl. aort thereby
rot It out of hla aytem. Senator Foraker
fools better and will support the candldata.
Delate on the lleela of M lad.
Minneapolis Journal.
-Mr. Bryan has made nearly fifty apeechos
In Nebraaka during the laa three wecka.
What la going on In Nebraska at this time
that calls for such, volubility T
Propheta Without Honor.
St. Louis Tlmea. '
The political sharps who once aald that
Mr. Roogevdt1 had none of the elementa
of the successful politician In hla makeup
are now not among thoae present at thla
moment. ' . '
Wliarr Dlallkad.
Brooklyn Eagle,
Mr. Bryan -'is aald to resent the promi
nence given to Governor Johnson aa a dem
ocratic candidate, not because he la afraid
Johnson will win at Denver, but because
he regards him aa a type of unprngresalve
democracy, He la unprogresalve as com
pared with Mr. Bryan. He has never yet
progressed toward defeat. -
Room forltfore Improvement.
Insurance Spectator.
It la pleajilptrta note that the fire lost
In May last, the V.nllod Statea and
Canada fell jjclw that' of any previous
month this yVar,' and was also below the
loasea In the corresponding months In 1907
and 1906.' Even though the May loss was
more favbrablo than that of tho preceding
months, the average per month for the flrat
five months of the current year was 121,
329,150. or at the yearly rate of about $264,
000,000. As Artamus Ward would say,
"Thla Is 2 much!"
Steal 1'oona Come Down.
Philadelphia Record. '
Steel makers, "'swearing they would ne'er
consent, consented. They have solemnly de
clared at three conclaves they would never
reduce prices. Tjien they reduced the price
of bars, but' protested that they wouldn't
touch another thing In the list, and now
pretty much all tha prices except of rails,
of which tho makers are no few that com
petition tan be wholly eliminated, are down.
If there ia not a great increase In orders
for steel products It will be because buyers
are waiting for atlll further reductions. No
policy could.be better designated than that
pursued by the great ateel interests to
persuade the buyers to hold off and await
still better terma, Still, the reductions are
considerable, and business la Improving
and we trust that the buyers will now
send In their orders; it will do a great deal
for tho trade of the country.
SENATOR ALLISON'S VICTORY.
Iowa's Tribute to Its Venerable Tabllo
Servant.
Chicago Tribune.
Iowa stands by Allison. He has brought
honor to the state In a long political aarv
Ice, beginning In 1V3. Bonton'a "thirty
yeara In the I'nltad States senate" no
longer stands out as exceptional In the
light of the record of Iowa'a senior mem
ber In that distinguished legislative body.
The fight against him haa been a fierce
one. He has remained at his post of duty
In Washington during tha contest. That
the voters ahould prefer him above anothur
ia a marked testimonial of their apprecia
tion of the glory which he lias given the
commonwealth.
The recognition of thla service must
have Influenced many In the marking of
the ballot. Ilia opponent probably would
have won easily against any other man.
It Is no reflection upon him or upon the
Ideaa for which he haa stood that the Mtrht
haa gone against him. Rut a man whoso
career haa beun honorable la not easily
aet aside. On two occasions at least Sena
tor Allison has been a candidate for nomi
nation for the presidency. Three presidents
sought him for moat Important cabinet
poata. Preferring to retain hla position aa
senator from lowa, he haa proved himself
a much sought counselor In one adminis
tration after another. Holding a place of
power In the aenate, he has given hla state
a pre-eminence . which notnew man could
secure tor It for years.
Much might be aald Of the desirability
of younger men In public service. Strong
arguments have been made In the recent
daya of splrtted canvaas In favor of a dif
ferent Una of policy upon Important ques
tions of the day. There haa been effective
criticism of "stand pat" positions and "do
nothing" congreeeea. Hut the real factor
which determined the rvsult haa been the
recognition and approbation by the people
of a commonwealth of the value of yeara
of publlo life whk'h have brought with
them the regard of const It uvnta and the
commendation of the nation at large.
There will be general satisfaction with
tha outcome of the lively primary fight.
Governor Cummins has made a splendid
showing .m an uphill struggle. He has no
reason for unhapplneaa over the result.
But tha great majority of the rlttana of
the country will be glad that Iowa has
once again decided to honor a man whose
name for SO long has been associated with
the atate In tha upper house of the na
tional legislature.
PRESirtEITI Al. FIRING L11K.
Pertlaeat Remarks on reaveatluw
Probabilities.
Knoa far lee r real Seat.
Philadelphia Ledger (Ind ).
Five tlmea within slity yeara the prest
dent died In office and the vice president
succeeded him. Everybody wishes long life
to Secretary Taft, but since we are to se
lect hla possible successor. It Is no more
than reasonable precaution, no mora than
Just to him. to select one worthy of the
trut.
Knox Is certainly such a man. There
are not a few who would rather see him
In the first place upon the ticket, but In
any place he would give It dignity and
strength. Of all possible candldatea, his
Is by much the strongest personality. Ills
nomination would be an assurance of sta
bility, and would leave no question ot the
result In any of the eastern ' or middle
states. If he were nominated, however,
against his will. It Is not likely that he
would decline.
The disposition to turn to Senator Knox
as a candidate for vice prealdent la thus
easily understood. It Is not a Pennsylvania
movement, it la rather a movement toward
Pennsylvania, a recognition of the power
tlon ot the east front by substituting granite
sylvanlans have no wish to shelve Senator
Knox. But they have no fear that even
In the chair of the senate he would cease
to be a leading figure In our publlo life.
Taft I adrr the White Llgbt.
Baltimore Sun (demV
Very much haa been said about Secretary
Taft'a splendid record of achievement In
the public service, and It Is certslntly a rec
ord which will not only stand analysts, but
which becomes the more and more Im
pressive the more It is subjected to the
searchlight. It is possibly not a flawless
record, but It la one with mighty few flaws
In It. Mr. Taft haa over and over again
demonstrated his capacity for accomplish
ing results In statecraft under situations
demanding most circumspect tact and dis
crimination. And he haa brought abput
conclusions In the complexities which have
been assigned to him for straightening out,
not by yielding his point, not by a com
promise method, but by gaining assent to
the propositions which he himself haa pre
sented. In other worda, Mr. Taft has
demonstrated that he haa the sort of genius
that quickly perceives the central truth
the essential rlghteousnesa of an Involved
situation and the sort of temperament
which can Insist with gentle-mannered
mildness, but with unswerving steadfast
ness, upon the essential right. He haa the
genius of common sense, wonderfully de
veloped. In conjunction with a sunny-tempered
amiability that he was born with.
The Gna-arenhelni Candidate.
New York Journal of Commerce (rep.).
The new star that has suddenly loomed
up In the political sky la causing much
talk in Wall street. John Haya Hammond,
the Guggenheim engineer, who recently
waa stated to have signed a contract for
five years at a salary of $500,000 per an
num. Is an aspirant for the office of vice
president of the United States, the salary
of which Is only $12,000 a year. Mr. Ham
mond once dabbled In nnlltlcs In South
Africa, with terribly uncomfortable conse
quences; nis connection with the notorious
Jameson raid landed him In vita nrim.
in Pretoria for several months, brought upon
mm a sentence of death, and kept the lead
ing two English-speaking countries on tent.
erhooks for weeks on end. Since that It has
not been generally known that he still
thirsted for political h
helm family have one brother in the United
mates senate, and If they can place their
engineer in the noaltlnn nf vlo nraaMAn,
of the country, their achievements practi
cally -will overshadow 'even their record In
the smelting world. But Mr. Hammond haa
not yet been nominated.
Prealdent Without War Record.
Boston Transcript (rep.).
Can the republican party elect to the
presidency a man without a mint arv rer
ord? Not since Abraham Lincoln's time
haa it done this, and even he had a record
of service In the Black Hawk war. All Its
nominees, from Grant to McKlnley, Inclu
sive, were civil war veterans, except Mr.
Blaine, and Mr. Roosevelt was u Spanish
war veteran. Mr. Taft annears to have tin
record of military service. How much this
mounts to Is a much debated Question.
The observation of an old fa rmer In flt
Lawrence county, when Roosevelt was
maxing nis ramoua tour for governor In
1898 that the republican nartv was iimv.
successful with Its soldier candidates-con
tains a certain element of truth. The
ocrata have Ignored that consideration aa
rule. Hancock and McClellan have hr
lta only aoldler candldatea of the present
perioa aunougn Bryan made for himself.
between his first and second runs. some.
thing of a military record, when unscathed
and unfaltering he faced the deadly camera.
Bryan's Band Woaoa.
Charleston (Va.) Post (dcm.).
The Bryan band wagon, In Its rounds laat
week, took on all the nasseno-era who
bound for Denver. Not a single .delegate
elected during the week was disposed to
support anybody other than the Nebraskan.
There were fifty-eight delegatea elected to
the ' democratic national convention. Of
these, fifty were definitely Instructed to
vote for the nomination of Bryan and the
other eight, though not Inatruotcd, were
openly pledged to support Bryan's candi
dacy. Mr. Bryan now haa MJ delegates
bound to him by Instructions, and forty
more who are determined to vote for him
on their own motion. That puts him within
eighty-nine votes of the nomination, and
thsre are more coming hla way.
The fnllure of the opposition to capture a
single delegate last week In the three
state conventions that were held Is slgnlfl
cant of the developments of the situation.
The opposition haa practically retired from
the field, after having been moat thoroughly
not to aay Inglorlously beaten.
Roat of favorite Sons.
J Chicago Newa (lnd.).
The Taft forcea kpt hands off and let
the aona hare their own way In their own
states. That la why the sons are repre
sented by delegates at the present time.
Yst these same favorite sons think that
somebody has not treated them with proper
consideration. It is difficult to pleaae some
people.
How It Looks on tha toast.
San Francisco Chronicle (rep.).
We believe thai Secretary Taft will be
nominated on the first ballot; that the
campaign for his election will be one ef
unbounded enthuslasrh, and that he will
be elected by an overwhelming popular and
electoral majority.
SaaplrlasT Their laarr Needs.
New York World.
The schedule for the train to the Denver
convention provides for stops of two hours
each July In St. Louis and Omaha "to
allow tha Tammanyltea to 'attend church."
Thla la a, recognition of Tammany's
spiritual needs that will be highly ap
preciated. Tha Only ( lead la Blajht.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
We are promised one of the beat crops
this yesr the country has produced, and
the only cloud on the horlson Is the danger
that the farmers may be forced agajnst
their will to enter the ranks of the crlm
loully rich.
POLITICS IT WKflRASKA.
rrete Vldetts-IIerald: Upeaklns; ef
t
hat
tin nm which waa ao alrlr slipped
Into
Nebraska and spent right under tha noae
of W. J. Uryan and teoorga w. ierge
In
their behalf, and without their having
the ellghteat knowledge of the arrair,
raises the following Queries In our mind:
if ii r.ine.1 real hard would they know
nno.h to rome In out of the wet? Would
they recognise an octopus If they were
to meet one In the middle of tha road In
broad) daylight? Are these Immaculate
Siamese twins simply endowed wivn taia
Ing machines and ara they wholly Insen
slbla aa to sight and hearing?
v.irn.r Huh: It Is announced that
George W. Berge. In hla farewell appear
ance aa a candidate for governor o
Nebraska, will play aa tha strong card ai
arraignment of tha state railway com
mioainn. Of course no further evidence
would be needed of his lack ot discernment
or good Judgment. Tha commission has
not
accomnllahed all the wonders that Mr.
nnt (aa a oolltlolan) expects, but It
haa made It possible for Individuals and
communities to make complaints, have
them heard and to get redress, to i
temnt tn nrova that tha commission Is
failure would be a fatal mistake, but there
Is no reason ta believe that Berge can
dissuaded from making It.
be
Holdrege Progress: For many years
Phelpa county has been failing In line and
"whooping It up," so to erwak, for the can'
dldates ot every other county In tha state
for different honors ot more or less Im
portance. Phelps county Is patient. It has
waited for the proper time to claim Its
own. William H. Cowglll of this city has
been beselged for weeks with requests from
different parts of the stata that he allow
his name to be presented as candidate for
the office of state railway commissioner
subject to the approval of the demo
cratic and populist voters at tha approach
ing primary election. Mr. Cowglll haa con
sented to seek this office, which has come
to be of such Importance and presents
such opportunities of serving the people
of the state In, protecting every individual
In his rights against tho persistent en
croachment of organised capital.; Mr. Cow
glll la a cool, lovel-headcd business man,
who during his twenty years residence hero
haa won the universal respect of hla bual
ness associates. He has always stood for
"the square deal" and his support will not
be of s strictly partisan nature.
Wood River Sunbeam: Seemlnjly with
out any campaign material, the fusion
press of tho state have undertaken the im
possible task of deriding the work of the
laat legislature. They have a big Job on
their hands, for to the average Nebraskan
the work of the legislature appeals very
strongly. He notes with some satlsfao
tlon that the politician who formerly
helped the railway companies to win their
desired ends in a political way, and re'
ceived a pass for recompense, no longer
receives his pay. In that manner, and the
enthusiasm for railway support on the
part of these Individual Is waning. Tho
average voter notes that when he rides
on the railway he pays but 'I cents per
mile; that when he ships goods by freight
or express the charges are not as great
as formerly.. He looks upon the work
of the btate Railway commission with a
great deal of satisfaction; the Idea of the
pure food law strikes him as being pretty
good legislation, and, altogether, he feels
that-the last legislature haa been a big
help to himself and neighbors, notwltli
standing the reports In tha fusion press
to the contrary. It would seem "Jiat these
papers have run very shy of material
when they attack the work of the legisla
ture on the ground that the legislature
failed to accomplish anything because It
was' republican. -'Tha people as a whole
are pleased with the good work that has
been done and' when the primary and
election comes next fall they will vote to
continue It.
Mtnden News: The populists of this
county are beginning to' realise how com
pletely they have been swallowed up by
the democratic party, and as a conse
quence they are gradually one by one de
sertlng the' old party ship and knapsack
in hand are hieing themselves back to
their original home, the ranks of the re
publican party, where many of them came
from. The action of such official organs
as the Courier has disgusted fhem. For
years the Courier has condemned every
body who dared to express his convic
tions in favor of either of the old parlies.
especially- the republican faction, of
course; but the editor haa not spared the
democrats either, and now since he haa
gone Into the ranks of the latter party
himself the populists learn for a fact tlAit
fusion meana what the republicans have
continually contended that It meant; that
la, the total absorption of the populist
party by the democrats. Bryan Is deb
tlned to again loae the election this year
and his waning power will vanish. The
Grover Cleveland democrats will tnen come
Into their own aa the controllers of the
democratic party. Pertinent to this
thought comes a few queries: Why Jo
not the democratic papers aay something
about the populist nominee, Mr. Watson?
Why la he not aa popular with them as
he waa during hla former campaign? Why
does ; the Courier abandon the cauae at
thla time when it haa advocated its prin
ciples so stfenuously before? Will It ex
plain lta attitude to the satisfaction of
the populists who have stood oy raitn
through thick and thin?
CHURCH POSSIBILITIES.
Boas Modern Methods of Booatlas;
the Spread of the Gospel.
New York Tribune.
The minister of a church In a nearby
city has established Sunday evening
'smokers" at hla church, "for rien only, '
at which all who wish smoke olpes, cigars
or ctgarrettes during tha service, the min
ister himself setting the encouraging ex
ample by punctuating his discourse with
whiffs on a cigarette. In Chicago, ap
parently mindful of the matrimonial or
antl-matrlmonlaJ reputation formerly
possessed by that city, a mlnlaOr ha de
cided to open at hU church a "courting
room," equipped with oosey corners, sofas
built for two, dim lights and uthor con
veniences for the sentimentally Inclined,
In which It la hoped there will be sown
sred which will presently produce a plen
tiful harvest of wedding fees. In still
another church there Is enterprising In
sistence upon the utility, if not the essen
tial necessity, of games and amusemeuls,
including cards and dancing, to be in
dulged within the church edifice Itself, as
adjuncts to the Sunday school, lor tits
purpose of Instilling serious thoughts Into
frivolous minds snd leading the worldly
Into waye of grace.
uch developments of ecclesiastical en
terprise are an earnest of the multifarious
activities of which an up-to-date church
may be made capable. Not long ago the
"Institutional church" waa thought to be
very advanced when it provided a library,
reading room, kindergarten, sewing school
and the like. .But all that Is now quite
old-fogyUh and out of date. Nor Is It to
be supposed that the auspicious move- j
mept will atop there. The progress which
haa already been made suggests the possi
bility of almost Illimitable further de
velopment.. One of these days soma dar
ing Innovator may make the experiment
of adding a Bible class or a prayer meet
ing or some religious service. Indeed,
there are already thoae who hint that It
would be Just as appropriate to preach the
gospel in church aa to dance Uie two
step or to play bridge, . j
wet.?
WHO GOT THB BOODlKi
T we-Th Ira's of tho Wall Stroei Deagh
t'nareannteal Far.
Nsw Yofk World.
"Who gnt Ryan'e. money V There car
be no snawer unless Mr. Bryan's brother-in-law
and Mr. Bryan's national commltw.
man tell how the Ryan contribution w n
expended and why no report waa made.
the laws ef Nebraska provkle.
Mr. Tlbbles's admission (hst $5,000 wert
to his populist ' newspaper accounts for
only one-third of the money ' that Allen
and Dahlman confess they received. Mr.
Bryan's denial that any of the. money
went to tha Commoner throws .no light on
tha manner In which . this money was ac
tually used. How can Mr. Bryan demand
publicity In tha nation when he and hi
political managers are stifling publicity i i
his own state? Of What use Is a publicity
law of any kind, If the Bryan kitchen
cabinet Is the first' to' be caught vlolatlns
it?
Mr. Bryan's nomination, st beat mran
democratlo dlaaater; hut with this Nebraska
campaign fund scandal hanging over thn
party what chance will there be of making
even a respectable oVposltlon to Taft can
dldacy? The poor old democratic partf
One woe doth tread upon another's hrels
so fast they follow, and tha Iliad of all
these woes Is William Jennings Bryan.
PERSONAL MOTES.
The Pittsburg bankers whp stole a mil
lion go to Jail for, ten years, n.t having
saved enough of the loot for the nuking nf
an adequate defense.
The Paclflo coast offers two can.);.),...,
for the vice presidency, Knight of c;j.
fornla and PUes of Washington. Each ha
strong points... Knight's voice can drown
ordinary thunder and Plies has recently ac
quired a fortune. -
Robert Sewell of Stidham. a Crerk In
dian, Is one ot the?' most ' widely traveled
men in Oklahoma, having been In England
and on the continent of Europe, besides
having claimed a residence In both 8outli
America and Australia.'
The eightieth anniversary of the birth nf
Count Leo Tolstoi will bo marked by tie
municipal council of Moscow by the open
ing on September 10 of a public library in
Moscow ana by glvlna- the count's name to
ine scnool he attended In youth. .
Senator Thomaa C. Dora of Oklahoma
who haa been under treatment In a Waah-
Ington hospital, trying to recover hla tn.
signx, wnicn ne lost through an accident
In childhood, has been told that nothing can
Im don fnr tilm .nj '. K . wi- wii.... -
" -
permanent. '
Prof. George P. Merrill, hesjl of the Ha.
partment of Geology of tha United States
National museum, has gone to Butte, Mont,
to be present at a number of deep borings
to be made In Canyon Dlabolo crater, the
causa of which has been a pussla to geolo
gists ever since it. was brought to their
attention,
Miss Cornelia SorabJl. a Parses, who
educated and took her degree at Oxford.
has Just published a book that IS attracting
a good deal of attention. She Is legal ad
viser to the" government of India lh cases
in which the senana and the' rights of
women are concernivl, and most of the
material for her book waa collected In this
way. , She calls tha book "Between the
Twilights; Studies of Indian Women." 1
susjiy gems.
"This Is the busy tlma of the year for
you, I suppose." -
"Oh, yea." replied the foolklller pleas
antly; "but you know I get considerable
assistance during tha canoeing season."
Philadelphia Ledger. .
. lir(a n.n.w.-..Tk... . i- , . . ,
because of her figure, , ,.n-
Mr. Madison Well. . that . waa milt.
natural. .
"Oh, no. Indeed,' It wasn't." Brooklyn
Life.
Oyer Ian't It queer that the bump of
benevolence la lrvr.ta.1 ...ftlu -, , v. .. ..
of a man a head?
Myer What's queer about It?
Over Wht It's - f.. enm v. - -
book aa possible. Chlcugo. News.
Tess You'll be all right If you can only
cook. You know they aay the best way
to reach a man's heart " Is through his
stomach. 1
Jess (DesslmlstlcallvV Yes. It win tn.i
be my luck to reach It with heartburn or
soma other phase of dyspepsia. Philadel
phia Press. , , . . ..
TT-rlAnri What ... vnii AJ I n , v. i -
saloon, old boy? J thought you. had cut
iini.n uul, ...
Hi hll 1 Ol IM RitW11-tn TV1 1 i vr.il AHA
down on my assignment
r riena xesr
R. R. flfl T thnncht' thji tmit rwn.A - -
a "plck-rae-up." Baltimore American.
i
Customer (pointing to the Jiieroalvnhlrs
on his check) Is that my name Hi Chinese?
uo J-ong (cmnese laundryman) No;
acllptlon. Means "1IT olo man; closs-eyed:
no teet'."
Customer Er thank you. Chicago Trib
une. . .
"This hot weather must bother you."
"It does," answered the fat man. "It
"' verr scrawny ayspepiH. leei SO
sorry for me that he becomea annoying."
Philadelphia Ledger. - .
"I'll tell you. dear. Vour prejudices ara
all wrong. Why, any doctor will tell you
that whisky Is one of the few things In
which a microbe cannot live."
' That doesn't prove whisk V to be snod:
It merely proves that you are no microbe."
Houston Post.
THUJ AM KIM CAN FLAO.
Joseph Rodman Drake.
When Freedom from her mountain height.
Unfurled her standard to the air,
She tore the asura rob of night.
And aet tb atara of glory there.'.
She mingled with its gorgeous dyes
The milky baldric of the skies.
And striped us pure caieatlal white.
With streaklngs of the morning light:
Then, from His mansion In-. tile sun,
Diiicaiieu (ir csKW-iwsriir down, -
And gave Into his mighty hand
The symbol of her chosen land!
MaJestto monarch of tha eloudf ;
Who rear at aloft thy regal lorm.
To hear the tempest trumping loud;
And see the lightning lances driven.
When strive tne warriors of the storm,
And rolls the thunder-drum of heaven
Child of the sun! to thee 'tis given
To guard the banner of the Iree.
To hover In the sulphur smoke.
To ward away the battle-stroke,
And bid Is blendlngs shine afar, ' -Like
rainbows on the cloud of war,
The harbingers of vtotoryi i
Flag of the brave! thy folds shall fly.
The aigh of hope and triumph high!
When speaks the signal-trumpet tons.
And the long Una oomes gleaming on.
Ere vet the life-blood,- warm anderet-
Haa dimmed the glistening bayonet.
Each so.Jler's eye shall brightly turn
To where thy sky-born glories burn,
And, as nis springing step advance.
Catch war and spltmdance from the glares.
And when tha cannon-mouthinga loud
Heave in wild wreaths the battle shroud.
And gory saDrsa rise and fall
I
Ikj- shoots of flame on midnight's pall,
.'h-V shall thy meteor glances glow.
Th
And cowering foea aliall shrink beneath
Esch gallant arm that atrlkea below
That lovely messenger of deaAn.
Flag of the seas! On ocean in
Thy stars shall glitter over the brave
When death, careering on, the gale.
Sweeps darkly round the bellied sail,
ana rrigmea waves rush wildly back
Before the broadside's reeling rack.
Each dying wanderer of tlia aea.
Shall look at once to heaven and thee,
a hi smue to see tny splendors fly
n iriumpn u er his closing eye.
Flag of the free heart's hope and home,
by angel hands to valor given!
Thy stars have lit the welkin dome.
And all thy hues were born lo heavan.
Forever float that standard sheet!
Where breathes the foe but falls be for
us!
With freedom's soil beneath our feat.
Aa4 freedom s banuer streaming e'tr usJ