THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY, JANUARY 26. 1909.
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WBIH OCT OF TOWIf.
HtMrlMn leatlag tho elty tera-
aorartly shawls to Tho
Mallow tw thwaa. ASSeoo will o
(a aa oftaw as roejaeotou1.
How the germs roust enjoy this ab
tcficft of sunshiny weather.
Only Ave more weeks of the short
and ugly session of congress.
Another draft on the city treasury
by those Water board lawyers Is about
due.
No one is complaining because the
present congress will have to adjourn
on March 4.
An Oklahoma chiropodist has been
robbed of $3,000 and Oklahoma Is not
much of a corn state at that.
Then there's a chance that, the pres
ident will find Africa very tame after
hll Washington etperiences.
Will Senator Chamberlain of Ore
gon vot. wilh the party to which he
belongs, or with the party that elected
him?
An aeronaut is planning to Ay from
Los Angeles to New York. Hope he'll
drop in on Omaha, if he doesn't do It
tco suddenly.
"There is hope in southern litera
ture." says Thomas Nelson Page.
There is also money In It, as Mr. Page
tan bear testimony.
The Tennessee moonshiners sre con
lnced that the new prohibition law in
that state will give their struggling In
dustry a great boom.
Senator Tlljman says he is more of
a statesman than a politician. In that
event the country will have more pa
tience with politicians.
Nebraska's bed-sheet statesman is
setting mors long distance free adver
tising than any of his colleagues. It
is all In knowing how.
Governor Bhallenberger's two new
supreme court appointees seem io have
reached the stsge sow where one "das
sent" and thu other "won't."
President Gomez of Venetuela has
already suppressed two revolts against
his government. It Is hard to break
the Venetuelans of the habit.
The Tennessee legislature is consid
ering a bill prohibiting the playing of
golf on . Sunday. Wants to make the
golf ball follow the high ball.
The "Society to Prevent the Exter
mination of the 'Possum" will proba
bly' be the next southern organization
lb file srticles of incorporation.
Senator Smoot has been re-elected
from Utah, satisfied that the country
has grown tired of quarreling with a
man on account of his religion.
Ths Oklahoma legislature has for
mally abolished the title of "Honora
ble." The Oklahoma legislature evi
dently knows Governor Haskell.
Mora than 10 liquor licenses have
been taken out by retail dealers In
Birmingham, Ala., where they have a
very stringent state-wide prohibition
law.
If gonsa of our preachers would
serve on the jury themselves once or
twice they would understand and ap
preciate better the Juror's point of
view.
A bill prohibiting ths sale of liquor
In ths District of Columbia has been
killed .la a nous committee. The
Swmmtttee room sideboard Is saved
ca.ee more.
SERIOC8LT COXSWKRtD.
Mr. Bryan has himself cleared away
some of the fog enveloping the pro
posed school of civics or politics,
which he Is endeavoring to force upon
the university regents by pressure of
his democratic legislature. He ad
mits that his Idea Is to establish a
school at the expense of the taxpayers
of Nebraska, In which he will be one
of the star lecturers, but offers the as
surance that In no case would he ex
pect or accept compensation for his
part In the work of Instruction. What
he really has in mind is disclosed by
this incidental remark:
We ought to be able to attract students
from other countrle. and how could w
better help the Orient and the republlca to
the south of u than by educating the more
ambitious of their young men and sending
them back to apply American ldeaa and
Meala in th working out of the problems
that confront their people?
This argument brings an entirely
new element into our university man
agement. The foundation of the Uni
versity of Nebraska consists in sn en
dowment of school lands, and the pro
ceeds of their sale, given to the state
at the time of Its admission into the
union, to be used for the education of
its youth. Its other income Is derived
from student fees, subsidies from the
national government for experimental
agriculture and appropriations direct
out of the state treasury.
While students from outside of Ne
braska have not been barred, the real
purpose kept in view so far by the uni
versity authorities has been to provide
higher ' education for the young men
and young women of this state, and to
regard the university funds as trust
funds for the benefit of Nebraska chil
dren rather than for the benefit of stu
dents from other states or foreign
countries. In a word, the aim has
been to teach those subjects In the .or
der of their importance most calcu
lated, to equip the youth of Nebraska
for their after-life- pursuits In this
state. That Is why the greatest stress
has been laid on scientific agriculture
and upon branches which make for
useful citizens In sn agricultural com
munity. ' '
To spread his peculiar ideas of poll
tics to "other countries" at the ex
pense of the farmers of Nebraska, Mr.
Bryan would have us build up a
school diverting money which should
be used for the education of their sons
and daughters and make Nebraska as
sume alone the burden of .volunteer
missionary for "the Orient and the re
publics to the south of us." It goes
without saying that students from
these distant lands would not come to
Nebraska In preference to other richer
and more renowned. American univer
sities, even assuming that they wanted
to study in this country, unless Ne
braska offered them something better
or different from the other schools.
Mr. Bryan's Idea, evidently. Is that the
fact that he is one of the lecturers
would alone draw these students
which, of course, is quite possible
but to support him with other world
tamed professors and Instructors to
make the University of Nebraska the
world center of higher education in
civica or politics would require the
centering of all the university's re
sources at that one point to the neg
lect and detriment of instruction in
other arts and sciences needed to ena
ble our youth to develop the resources
of our own state to the utmost. .
Irrespective, then, of the way which
Mr. Bryan has taken to force the uni
versity regents to accept his scheme,
a school of civics or politics for the
purpose he outlines is, for the present,
impracticable for a' state university,
and particularly for one located and
financially conditioned, as is the Uni
versity of Nebrsska.
xTHJS TAHlFr COMXISSIOX PL AX.
Considerable discussion has already
been aroused over the National Tariff
commission convention called to meet
at Indianapolis on February 16 to 18,
the atandpatters and the enthusiastic
revisionists being naturally divided
upon the merits of a commission to
give Ms continued attention to tariff
matters, suggesting changes from time
to time.
The Indianapolis convention has
been called by a number of commer
cial organizations, headed by the Na
tional Association of Manufacturers,
and governors, mayors and commer
cial bodiea have been invited to send
delegates. The purpose of the conven
tion Is to obtain a decided expression
of public opinion on the question
which congress will be asked to legis
late upon at this session, namely, the
"creation of a permanent, non-partisan,
semi-judlclal tariff commission.
which shall collect, collate and study
Industrial and commercial facts In this
snd other countries pertinent to the
tariff question for the Information and
use of congress and the executive."
One of the strongest arguments in
favor of the purpose of the convention
is the pronounced opposition to it by
the American Protective Tariff league,
the organization of the atandpatters.
The league, at Us annual meeting a
few daya ago, passed resolutions de
claring unalterable opposition to a
permanent tariff commission. It fur
ther declared that it has every confi
dence In the ways and means commit
tee of congress, and that the league
Itself stands ready to "give to commit
tees and to congress every support in
its power by way of the most complete
information as to the needs of Ameri
can industries snd the needs of Ameri
can labor."
This resolution of the American Pro
tective Tariff league will fall far abort
of satisfy lac friends of tariff revision
who have not so much confidence in
the ways and means committee or in
the kind of information furnished by
a league admittedly hostile to any
form of tariff revision. While con
gress has been indifferent to such
tariff commissions in the past it may
change Its attitude in face of the
growing demand for a scientific in
vestigation of the tariff question.
President Roosevelt favors the perma
nent tariff commission and Mr. Taft
has approved It. The plan would not
rob congress of Its powers, but the
commission, if properly constituted.
would lay the facts and conclusions
before congress. The tsrlff would
have constant watch and check Instead
of only hurried consideration follow
ing a political campaign Involving ths
tariff issue.
On the other hand, It Is recognized
that a commission not wisely chosen
and organized would be a hindrance
rather than a help. The people ex
pect congress to deal with the tariff
at the special session In March and,
hlle the commission plan Is at
tractive, It mult, if adopted, go with
revision and not be an excuse for de
laying revision.
2 HE STATES AXD TREATT RIGHTS.
California seems to be slower even
than the southern commonwealths to
drsw the distinction between federal
rights and state rlghta and to admit
that in some really vital matters the
federal government has powers which
It msy exercise properly to the over
throw of state enactments. Califor
nia's attitude toward Japanese who
have settled In that state, under treaty
provisions, furnishes an illustrating
case In point.
In March of last year the Ban Fran
cisco School board attracted national
and international attention by adopt
ing a regulation for separate, or "Jim
Crow" schools for Japanese children.
The action clearly violated the treaty
between Japan and the United States
and the authorities at Washington had
much difficulty in securing a rescind
ing of the school board's action. This
was effected, however, before the test
case could be passed upon by the su
preme court of the United States.
Now the California legislature has
started all the troubles afresh by a
bill against alien ownership of prop
erty in the state. The bill is aimed
directly at the Japanese, and the Japa
nese government has sccepted It as s
move by the federal government, fall
ing to distinguish between the laws of
sn individual state and the laws
passed by congress. President Roose
velt has appealed to the legialature of
California not to pass the pending
measure, explaining that the enact
ment of such a law would seriously
embarrass the federal government in
its treaty relations with Japan.
The authorities at Washington are
apparently wasting time In an effort
to persuade the California legislature
to respect national treaties and they
are not occupying a very dignified at
titude in begging a atate legislature
to give due consideration to our treaty
obligations. The better plan would be
the early enactment by congress of a
law requiring states to respect treaty
rlghta of citizens of foreign powers.
A long series of decisions by the su
preme court of the United States hold
against the right of a state to nullify
treaty obligations entered Into by the
federal government, although there Is
no specific law on the subject. The
sooner we have such specific enact
ment the quicker the United States
will be relieved of the present embar
rassment. If Mr. Bryan took his three times
defeat, the same as other unsuccessful
candidates for office as meaning that
the people do not want his leadership,
he would cease to be a proper subject
for newspaper dlBcusslon, but so long
as he continues to assume personal
guardianship of his party In Ne
braska to take personal direction of
his legislature, and to be a personal
factor In public affairs, his actions and
proposals will Invite prslse or criti
cism, and will be taken seriously or
with ridicule, according as they appear
to outside observers. Being defeated
three times for president does not
make a man Immune from newspaper
criticism any more than would being
elected three times.
The removal of the remnant of the
wrecked battleship Maine Is again be
ing agitated. Enough time has now
elapsed so that It ought to be safe to
pull out the hulk without disclosing
whether the fatal and fateful explosion
came from within or without.
There Is a democratic legislature In
Indiana which might Inaugurate the
Oregon plan of electing United Statea
senatora In Hoosierdoro, If It wanted
to, but the Oregon plan Is evidently
regarded as one of the tenets of demo
cratic faith only In Nebraska.
Now that they have begun hanging
night riders In the south, this cross
roads style of murder Is spt to become
unpopular. The hempeu nocktle for
white offenders has never been much
In vogue in the south.
Senator Tillman says the negro is
not callable of being educated and ha
does 'not want him educated, because
the educated negro would aoon doml
nate the aouth. The senator's logic
Is purely democrstlc.
Democrats, In congress announce
that they will oppose Mr. Carnegie's
plan of revising the tariff. The demo
crats will oppose sny plan that Is of
fered and have none to offer on their
own account. '
It will be up to our amiable demo
cratic contemporary next to urge the
legislature to resolute for a discontin
uance of the retirement pension which
ex-Chancellor Andrews Is drswlng.
It is shown now that the president
rode 108 miles instead of ninety
eight 'miles in that recent jaunt. The
Advertising
Chicago
Th Omaha Be propone that the facili
ties of th United Btates Toatofflc d
prtment be advertised. It assert that the
flrt thing private Individual would dr
If they had control of the machinery of the
poatofrice would be to spend severs! mll
llona of dollars in advertising. They would
let every man. woman and child In the
country know what th postoffice does.
After an advertising campaign such a la
maae Dy.many a bualneaa firm the poatal
deficit would quickly becom a thing of
the past.
wny noir The rtofflce Is a business
institution. It sells money orders In eon
venlent form, it undertakea aafe delivery
of letters and packagea. It expedltee bus
iness by Its special delivery messengers.
It sells return postsg to bring reply let
ter from foreign landa and from any
point reached by lis service at home. It Is
extending Ita facilities on every hand.
From the standpoint of effective Internal
administration its work is satisfactory. But
It continues to have Us snnual deficit.
Editor Roaewater believes that the re
president must have figured on allow
ing that much for the turn.
Governor Haskell of Oklahoma says
he will not stsnd for being defamed
by Editor Hearst. The governor
doubtless feels he is quite able to con
tinue defaming himself.
The bill to redeem the platform
pledge to abolish the writ of Injunc
tion and to give Jury trials in con
tempt cases has not yet made its ap
pearance at Lincoln.
The Standard Oil company proposes
to pay that $2,000,000 fine in Texas
with silver dollars. This Is significant
as showing who hss been hoarding the
cart wheels.
Saagestloa ( a, Caeckreln.
St. Ixuis Times.
Having knocked out the suggested
ap-
proprlatlon of 112,000 for White House au
tomobiles the cruel senate probably be
lieves that It ha a horse on Taft.
t'ontraatlaar ric tares.
Chicago News.
Evidently the moat dignified legislative
body on earth acquires its dignity after It
arrives In Waahlngton, for there la nothing
Imposing In ths process of wlrs pulling by
which many of its members land there.
Polishing tho Vernacular.
Pittsburg Dispatch.
President Taft s statement, "The greatest
liars I have ever met are unprincipled ex
perts, Is a more accurate but less epi
grammatic version of the Judicial declara
tion: "There are three grades of Hare
liars, d n liars snd experts."
A Little . More Will Satisfy.
Chicago Record-Herald.
E. H. Harrlinan's railroad atock has a
fac value of I1M.B8S.600. His present am
bition probably Is to increase it to 1200.-
000,000 and when that much Is secured we
may expect him to begin to look forward
hopefully to the time when his holdings
will amount to 1300,000.000.
Possibly , a. Model Kicker.
Baltimore American.
Preaident Roosevelt ia said to have con
fessed that wjb'ilo he had no fear of th
wild beasts he is to hunt In Afrlcs. he is a
trifle timid about a heavy Holland gun
sent him from Englsnd. He, msy have
cauae for ths. timidity In th fact that
everything lately seems to be kicking.
Brawa Counters on Brala.
Minneapolis Journal.
James Jasper Jeffries, the eminent knock
ologist, ha Jut cloaed a contract under
which he will get 1500 a night, dally and
Sunday, for a twenty minutes play with
th gloves on. No wonder he feels some
race prejudice against a bull-necked human
pile-driver with s, hammer hand, forehead
of brass and form upholstered with nails.
State Rewards a Saeak.
Boston Herald.
It doean't add materially to th measure
of popular satisfaction afforded by the
heavy fine in posed by the government on
the Waters-Plerc Oil company that a for
mer employ of tho concern, occupying a
confidential position. Is to receive a large
portion of the sum In consideration of his
having furnished the main testimony on
which the conviction was secured. There's
a mors or less popular contempt for sneaks
even when their work Is for a good csuse.
Mssrslsa In Corporation Paradise.
Philadelphia Record.
Trust-mothering has been a prolific and
prosperous Jersey industry for many years.
The tax impoaed in the brood waa a heavy
sourcs of state Income. Now that the
surapreme court 'has cut th wing of th
vulture by bringing them under tlie Juris
diction of th statea they have Invaded
and plundered this particular Jersey Indus
try Is lesa flourishing and the Jersey
revenues ar diminished. The state trea
sury is wrestling with a 1700.000 deficit, and
there la mourlng In th land. Th condol
ences of sister commonwealths will go
forth tinged with a measurable sense of
relief.
PERSONAL, NOTES.
T. Jenkins Haina has two notches on his
gun, snd goes armed for more.
Prof. Abott Lawrence Lowell's nomina
tion aa prealdent of Harvard college, to
succeed President Eliot, has been for
mally confirmed by the .overseers.
Tennessee has gone dry by ststute, but
the natives nevertheless exhibited a Joyful
neaa of the old proportions. "We're strong
on ths unwritten law down this way," ha
explained, ordering another round.
The woman who rode l.SflO miles in the
aaddle to reach an Arkansas university,
not having the railroad fare, might hav
aold th horses and traveled by Pullman,
only thla would have marred th story.
Buffslo, N. T., is rejoicing In the fact
that Mr. and Mr. Edward H. Hutchinson
have offered the city their homestead at
the corner of Chippewa street and Whitney
Place, worth S2UO.O0O, aa a aite for a new
central high school.
In his short career of forty-two years
Richard Lo Qalllenne, who has been lying
ill tn New Tork for some weeks past, has
played many parts. He used to be well
known In literary circles abroad. Of late
years w have aeen more of hint on this
sld of the water, and hi vets ha
grsced the pagea of the leading magasinea
with fair regularity.
Juat before EUhu Root entered th
Roosevelt cabinet as secretary of stste,
ssys Th Hartford Courant, a friend wrote
to him: "Why not wait three years and
get th substance Instead of taking the
shadow now?" Mr. Root wrote back: "1
hav always thought that the opportunity
to do something worth doing aaa th aub.
stance and the lrlng lo get something
waa the shadow."
the Postoffice.
Tribune.
cent convention with Great Britain and
Germany for a J-cent rate under certain
conditions should be advertised aa a busi
ness proposition. He cite a an Illustra
tion the methods used by railroads. "Im
gln a railroad voluntarily cutting Its phs
senger tate three-fifths without buying
aome printer's Ink to atlr up new travel."
The proposition la worth thought. Borne
of the departments of the United Statea
government are conducted without any
idea of financial return. They have no
occasion for advertlslnc their facilities.
Others are established on business lines
but they do not profit by th experience
of' Individuals or corporations In dealing
with business problems. Why should there
not be a sharp distinction msde through
the adoption by th business departments
of business methods? The postoffice has a
wonderful machinery. It fscllltles sre un
equaled. But the United States faces a
deficit In Its management every year be
cause the possibilities sre not exploited aa
private management would exploit them.
ARM V GOSSIP 1 WASHtXGTOKT.
Carreat F.vente Gleaned from
the
Army and Xavy Register.
Some important contracts were awarded
last week in the office of the quarter
master general of th army. The prlnclpat
project was that of constructing barracks
and quarters and other army buildings at
Fort D. A. Russell. Wye. the work repre
senting an expenditure of 1700,000.
Everything ta In readlneas for the ex
amlnatlons which will be conducted by
Srmy boards at various posts throughout
the country of csndldale for appointment
to th grade of second lieutenant of the
coast artillery corps. There are some WO
applicants, who have been notified that
they may appear before an examining
board at the military post nearest their
respective residences. The examinations
will take place on February 2 and the ar
rangementa made this year to have the ex
aminations held with due regard to th
saving of expense on the part of candi
date will be appreciated. In other year
th candidates were obliged to find th-lr
way to Fort Ieavenworth and maintain
themselves indefinitely at that post, pend
ing the termination of the examination.
A prominent member of congress from
New England hss received a communica
tion from a professional pedestrian who
has offered his services to th government
as sn Instructor of wslking for th per
sonnel of the military snd naval service.
Th fme of the executive orders which
Impose tho walking test as a demonstra
tion of the fitness of officers to command
or to perform their professional duties has
reached the people who make a business
of walking. It Is pointed out In the sp
peal which has been received In Washing
ton from the pedestrian that he Is able to
Impart to officera the best method of loco
motion and he Is willing to shar th e
cret of . his success for a consideration In
the Interest of military efficiency. No in
dication is given of any official action on
this suggestion.
There Is every prospect that congress
will act favorably on th legislation which
has been Introduced and which Is influen
tjarly supported at the capitol contemplat
ing a change In the condition aurroundlng
th examination for promotion of majors of
ths army medical corps. Under tho present
law, officers of that grads who fall to
qualify for promotion remain as majors
until they reach the retiring age or until,
after thirty years' service, they spply for
retirement. It has been pointed out lo
congress that this operatea as a hardship
as well ss an Injustice. .Inasmuch, as it Is
a new condition Imposed since the officers
most vitally affected entered th service.
The ptopositlon, according to the pending
legislation, is that majors of the medical
corps who fall to pass the examination for
promotion shall remain In the grade for
on year and then be re-examined. If there
Is a second failure they are to be retired
aa majors and if they qualify they are to
be advanced. At present there are five
majors whose promotion is arrested. The
pending legislation is not particularly fav
ored by the aurgeon general of tho army,
who believes that the second examination
will defeat tho object of th existing law.
Reports coming into th War department
indicate that European countries are losing
no time in developing the dirigible balloon
as an implement of war.- A comparatively
small dirigible balloon built under the su
pervision of a captain in the Ruaslsn army
has proved satisfactory, and the Russian
government has set sside about ll.OSiOOO
for aeronautics. A Paris balloon manu
facturer haa been given an order to manu
facture a dirigible for Russia after the
latest French type. This balloon will cost
about 160,000. and It will hold about 125.000
cublo feet of gas. It will have two motors
of eighty horsepower each. A dirigible
balloon will also be constructed in Russia,
at a coat of about 1110.000. This will be a
rather large affair. Tho military authori
ties sre also In receipt of Information to
the effect that there is no doubt that tho
Zeppelin airship is of practical military
value, aa Is also another type of semirigid
dirigible balloon, when certain changes are
made In It. Th tendency abroad Is to
ward large dirigibles. The latest Zeppelin
balloon, for Instance, carries enough gas
to give a lifting power of sixteen tons,
which, after considering life weight of the
apparatus and crew, a capacity of about
two tons, which can be carried In th form
of ballast or high explosives to be dropped
in sn enemy's dock yards, arsenals and
magazines, depots of supplies, and defen
sive works.
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LINES FOR THE LEGISLATURE.
Nebraska City Press: The democrat's
will try to repeal th direct primary law,
which will be a matter of much satisfac
tion to the ward heeling bosses In this part
of th stat.
Sterling Bun: The World-Herald, the
leading democratic paper of the state, ad
mits that the last republican legislature
provided this state with about all the
law that Is necessary for the government
of the railways. It Is reason-able to con
clude,. therefor, that tho present democratic
body will bring forth but lIHlo In that
line.
Stanton Picket: It aeems to us that th
poor legislature is entitled to some sympa
thy. Half the people roast them for what
they do, th other half roast them for
what thy don't do, and everybody roasts
them on general principles. Verily, their
lot Is ss hard ss that of ths country news
paper man with som slight diBferenc
In salary.
Bloomington Advocate: Senator Ran
som of Omaha evidently thinks he Is the
"whole cheese" in the stats senate, but
he will soon find thst there are aome
members who hell from ths country dis
tricts that possess honesty In their veins,
who will not be slow to act whenever th
corporation senator attempts to get his
Jobs through. Ransom was formerly a
republican, but when he moved to Omaha
lie became a democrat. H Is now an
attorney for several large corporations and
needs watching.
Central City Nonpareil: With a good
working majority In the legislature Mr.
Bryan has an opportunity to put Into
laws some of the reforms he has so stren
uously advocated. While it Is an oppor
tunity to Impress his personality on the
laws of his horns state It la likewise a
responsibility, and one, by the way, which
ho appears to be trying to evade. Can It
be that he fears the application of his
much heralded ideas? It looks like It, for
there Is a decided contrsst between his
masterful dictation of tho Denver con
vention and his shifty, evasive position
with regard to the organisation of the
legislature. Mr. Bryan bad as well tak
the reins and driv with a firm hand for
he will be held responsible for th route
that will be taken.
Tecum sen Journal: The people of Ne
braska generally are getting somewhat tired
of th dlpsomsnlac law, which . haa been
In force In the atate, and the present legis
lature should amend it if they don't repeal
It entirely. It Is all right to treat dipso
mania aa a disease for first offense snd
give the subject or pstlent a ninety dsys'
treatment at the atate's expense, but when,
aa it has been done In many cases, the
pstlent returns to his habit and a aecond
or third time ia sent up to the insane hos
pital for a post-graduate courae, ths matter
Is brought home to th average taxpayer
that it la expensive ss well ss of not much
value. A proper way to treat the matter
la to make dipsomania a disease for the
first offense and when It appear again
give It a treatment with six months' hard
labor attached. This would be a corrective
that would have good effect.
Central City Record: Among his other
recommendations to ths legislature. Gov
ernor Shallenberger favors a return to the
election of precinct assessors Instead of
their sppolntment, as st present. The
Record Is rather Inclined to think th pres
ent law the best. Under the old system
ths tendency was always toward a lower
assessment. Either the assessor wished his
Job again and hence favored his constitu
ents ss much ss possible, or else he was
afraid the other aaaessors would make a
lower assessment than he and thus make
his precinct pay more than Its share. In
either case the result waa the same, until
matters had arrived at a pass where, sl
though the law said the property should
be assessed at ita actual value, It was
oftentimes assessed st considerable leas than
one-tenth of Ita worth, snd sometimes even
8J twentieth. There is more or less in
equality in the present system of sssetsing
there always will be under any system that
can be devised but It is far better than it
uaed to be. We hope th present reform
legislature won't do any reforming back
ward, r
Sutherland Free Iance: In the recent
message to tho legislature Governor Shel
don recommended a "change in our mar
riage law ao that It will be Impossible for
any man or woman to marry unless a
certificate from a physician licensed to
practice in this state haa been presented,
containing a atatement that their health la
good and that they are capable of produ
cing healthy offspring." Was such a law
enforced, it would, of course, have a good
effect on at least a portion of posterity,
The most healthful snd nutritious
for very use, from (riddle
to candy.
A took of rlps for nthing mi
unif-mtkltif $tat Ires ss ttquul.
All Creccrf. 10c. 25c, 50c
cssa mesas mfusbs csurwr.
HowYorst
Ibsolulely Tare
snd yot glvs rise to soma delicate stnd
embarrassing questions, to say the least.
That artlcla ' branded as true love that
runneth aa smooth aa oil or something
would hav to be made over to fit the
case, els there would be trouble. The
sweet feminine charms which mske a
man make . fool of himself in seventeen
different ways In a minute would hsve
to give way to modernity, lovablo beauty
would be reckoned by girth and brawn
and the "rat," anti-lean and powder puff
would be supplanted by rugged coarseness
and ponderous thews. Tho adorable ones
would be those who could eat a bale of
alfalfa or load the hayrack onto the run
nln' gears. The favors at ths coming out
of a debutante would be little Imitation
health certificates for two, embellished by
scroll work birth records snd future pos
sibilities. The pleasurable pastime of
wooing would be preceded by an exchange
of duly certified pedigrees with big refl
seals, while Cupid would tote a miniature
medlclno "case in lieu of a quiverful of
darts. Has Sheldon any kids?
LIMES TO A LAI OH.
Cholerlo Old Gemtleman Miss, if
fool boy of mins marries you
thai
Young Woman (raising her lovely eyes
to his) Well, Mr. Bcadley?
Cholerlo Old Gentleman Er well, dash
him, I can't blame the boy. Chicago Tri
bune. "Do you look forward to a chango of ad
ministration with satisfaction?"
"No," answsred th man who magnifies
th Importanr of small things. "I believe
I'd rather rid horseback, than oat 'pos
sum." Washington Star.
"At tho visit of tho fleet 10,000 Japanese
sang our national anthem."
"I wonder if on could get thst many
Americans together who know it offhand."
Washington Herald.
Th Doctor (sinking his teeth Into a
whit pippin) What a wonderful bene
faction to mankind the apple is.
The Professor Benefaction? You Inno
cent! It's a product of graft,' sir nothing
but graft! Chicago Tribue.
"Ray. I'm almoat suffocated."
"Open the window."
"I'm afraid the noise will Interfere with
that young women's singing."
"Then, for hesven's sake, open it."
Cleveland Plain Dernier.
"She wasn't at home when I called,"
said Borem, "so I left my card."
"Yes," ssld Miss Knox, "she wss telling
me she considered It so thoughtful of you."
"To leave my raid?"
"No, to call when she wasn't st home."
Cathollo Standard and Tlmea.
Da Style What makes you think that
Dlinger, who took up the collection in
church last Sunday, waa at one time a
conductor on a pay-as-you-enter car?
conductor on a pay-as-yoit-enter car?
was dropped Into tne collection-plate, he
worked his foot as if ringiDg up a f are,
Judge.
THERR'S A GOOD TIME COHlJiH.
Chicago New.
I'm really glsd enough to shout
Now lhat tho days begin
To stretch themselves and lengthen out
Instead of drawing in.
My mouth displays a happy grin
And not a sulky pout.
Because instead of drawing In,
The days now lengthen out.
I'm glad, becauae to measures strong
I need not now resort. ,
Tou see, the days are getting long
Instead of growing short.
For long months past my bank report
Has shown Its balance wrong.
I find I'm slways very short
Until th dsys are long.
w
I do so hats to see the time
Of dsy too quickly pass.
Quite early In the evening I'm
Obliged to light ths gas.
But wee 1th once more I may amass .
Nor hav to pinch each dime.
It' more expensive burning g-aa
Than 'tis consuming time.
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