(5 THE. OMAHA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1900. - n Tie Omaha Daily Per FOUNDED BT EDWARD ROHEWATER. , VICTOR ROBE WAT KIV EDITOR. Kntered at Orntha potoffte a on clasa fritter. ' TERMS Or SUBSCRIPTION. Ially Fe (without Sunday), on yar..m '17 ne. ana Hunaiy, on year .v DELIVERED BT CARRIER, fully Be. including Sunday), per week.. We I'ally Be. (without Sunday), per wee. .100 Evening Be (without Sunday), par wek So Evening Bea (with Sunday), par waak. lOo Sunday Boa. ona year B Saturday Bee, one year 1-W Address aU complaint of Irregularities la tftHvery to City Circulation department. OFFICES. Omaha The Em Bultemg. South. Omaha Tweiity-rourth and N. Council Bluffa It Soott Street. 1,1 n co In 61 Little Building. Chicago IMS Marquette Bulldlnf. New Tork-Rooma 1101-1102 No. t4 Weal Thirty-third Street. Washington 72i Fourteenth Street, N. W. CORRESPONDENCE. Communication relating to new and edi torial matter ahould be addreaeed: Omaha Bee, Editorial Department . REMITTANCES. Remit by Craft, express or poetal order payable to The Bee Publishing Company. Only 2-cent stamp received In payment of mall account. Personal check, except on Omaha or eaatern exchange, not accepted. STATEMENT OW CIRCULATION. Rate of Nebraska. Douglaa County, a.: George B. Taachuck. traaaurer of The Bea Publlahlng company, being duly aworn. aaya that the actual number of full and com plete coplea of The Dally, Morning, Even ing and Sunday Be printed during th month or December, ISO, waa a follow! 1 37,780 17 97,979 2 37,310 IS 8,8O0 37,370 HTM 4 r... 37,00 ID 37,30 87.630 21 36,360 37,360 22 37,010 7 37,40 21 37,090 37,040 24 37,000 9 36, 10 25 88,400 10 3,70 '24 36,630 11 43,930 27 37,130 12.., i. ...... 30,360 21 33,830 IH 37,100 21 40,730 14 36,710 SO 43,300 II. .. 37.460 11 43,660 I 37,170 Total 1,171,470 Lea ui:aold and returned coplea.. 3,346 Net total..., 1,168,836 Daily average 37,491 OEORQE B. TZSCHUCK. - Traaurer. Subscribed !n my presence and aworn to before ui till Slat day of December, 1908. ; ROBERT HUNTER. .... Notary Public. WHEN OUT Or TOWN. Sabavrlbers leaving; th city tem porarily should kar Th B mulled to the. Addrea will b changed often as reoetd. .Mr. Groundhog; says six weeks more. Be sure to take another look at jour coal bin.- .. Jack Binns has made another bid for popularity by refusing to be Hob eonized. Perhaps one reason for Mr. Taft's visit to Panama Is that they have no 'possum there. Missouri has a republican lieutenant governor, elected by 177 plurality, and his. uaruo Is Omellch. . . . . Mr. Harrlman Is taking a hand in the work of breaking the solid south. He has bought another .southern rail way. Castro declares that be wants to live In peace. All he need do is to keep the Atlantic ocean between himself and Venezuela, Hank O'Day has signed up as an umpire for the coming season. Spring may be expected as the next number on the program. Senator Foraker is determined to njake another speech on the Browns ville incident. It pleases Foraker and does not hurt anyone else. Carrie Nation announces that she is going to quit the vaudeville stage. That docs not, of course, mean that she will quit doing vaudeville stunts. i : : It is estimated that it will cost $12, 000 more to inaugurate Mr. Taft than it did Mr. Roosevelt. Well, there's a good deal more of him to Inaugurate. Give Judgo Oldham credit, at least, for having courage enough to draw cards. But then Judge Oldham Is re puted to be willing to sit In any game at least once. Alaska has sent more than 974,000. COO In gold to the slates since 1898. Tyhe country made a great bargain when It bought Alaska from Russia for t IS. 000.000. I A Wisconsin young woman who ad vertised for a husband received more than 1,000 answers. A bill is pending in the Wisconsin legislature providing for a tax on bachelors. Congress .has decided not to rebuke President Roosevelt any more. The de clslon Is more discreet than for con grese to call upon th president for proof- and get it. Every elective member of the pres ent democratic city administration Is willing to run again for their under paid jobs and take chances on having their salaries raised later, I Next year's census will give Omaha a population of between 140,000 and 150,000 Instead of the 186,000 the city should have by the annexation of Couth Omaha and Florence. I There Is a suspicion that soma of the patriots who have to have their friends force them to mo for offiee by petition would be found. If the truth were known, to have started the pti tlons themselves and signed their ac ceptances atthe same time. , Congress haa done well to reatore the appropriation for the development of the signal corps and aeronautic branches of the army service. If fa ture wars are to be fought In the air, the United States army will want to fcold the record as high flyers. OClt ARMY IN CVBA. Whatever fault has been or may be found with the results of the second American occupation, warmest com mendation has been offered of the work of the American soldier In Cuba, and that from a source which -would have been most prompt to criticise had there been even slight warrant for It. La Discussion, one of ,the leading newspapers of Havana, with- pro nounced pro-Spanish leanings, takes occasion, on the departure of the American forces from the Island to praise enthusiastically the conduct of th,o soldiers during their two years' stay on Cuban soli. A two-column edi torial on the subject concludes as fol lows: The American aoldiera and offlcera who are now leaving our shore hat earned for themselves a moat affectionate leave-taking from the country; and for th very reason that they are going away o quietly and discreetly It la all the more Incumbent on ui to give them a publio farewell. May all the different contlngenta that are going away receive It through ua in the name of all, and accept our moat cordial God-apeed to offlcera and soldier. They came to perform military dutiea and they have per formed them with discration and courtesy, and In hour that were hours of bitterness for the Cubans, and at auch times la con sideration most sincerely appreciated. When plowing the waves that tare our country's shores they shall cast back a laat lingering look they will be able to eay truly: "There we leave behind a friendly people." That la the American way and the way of the American soldier. There is no other nation which in a case anal agous to this, of a military occupation of a foreign country, would not have made some display of Its forces, would not have flaunted them instead of keeping them so passive that they have been all but unnoticed. No other army In the world, military habits and tone being what they are, would have so completely effaced itself, appearing as an Insignificant factor when it was in reality the dominant power in the gov ernment of the country. In the two years and more of occu pation, Ihere was not a conflict be tween the soldiers and the Cubans. Officers and men conducted thetnselves admirably, with modesty, orderliness and reserve, without provoking the slightest disturbance and never lacking In consideration toward the excitable people of the island. In short, they ac complished their mission without pa rading their authority, and have ap parently won the sincere respect and affection of the Cubans. The army has kept Us flag stainless in Cuba, as it did in China, in the Philippines and wherever it has responded to the call of duty. JHB ANTHRACITE SITUATION. The defeat of the Walker faction in the annual convention of the United Mine Workers of America will be cheering news to both dealers and con sumers, as it carries assurance that the threatened strike of the anthracite miners will be indefinitely postponed and that there is leBB danger of seri ous trouble among the bituminous miners for the coming year. The Walker faction, representing the bi tuminous miners, has been determined to force the mine operators to recog nize the union and to abolish the board of arbitration appointed at the settle ment of the great anthracite strike in 1903. President Lewis of the union has favored modification of many of the terms and provisions of the agree ment made in 1902, but has opposed the attempt to force recognition of the union, being assured, as was his pre decessor, John Mitchell, that efforts In that direction would simply Invite disagreement and a long fight. The mine operatora will deal with the men working for them, but will not deal with them as representatives of a union. This was the position taken by the operators in 1902, and they de clare they will never abandon it. The Roosevelt arbitration committee ruled squarely against such recognition of the union and the miners accepted it at that time. For six years there has been practically no friction worth the name between the miners and oper ators. The board of arbitration and conciliation appointed in 1902 . have disposed of practically every dispute raised and work has not been 'delayed for an hour by labor disputes in any big mine in the anthracite region. The proposition of the miners to have the board of conciliation abol ished appears like a backward step, as the records show that the miners have profited by Its operations. Of the 160 cases brought in the laBt three years, 149 have been disposed of and the others will be settled before the term of the board expires on April 1. The demands made by President Lewis for a modification of the agreement are hardly of sufficient magnitude to in volve a strike or serious conflict, and the re-election of President Lewis fur nishes practical assurance that the am icable relations existing between the miners and the operators will be con tinued. MERELY POLITICS. The Douglas delegation in the legis lature seems determined to undo what has been accomplished in the direction of merging the city and county govern ments of Omaha and Douglas county by repealing the legislation for a com bined county and city comptroller's office. There would be just as much reason to repeal the legislation that haa combined the offices of couuty and city treasurer, and of county assessor and city tax commissioner. What the delegation really ought to do, and would do if controlled by a desire for economy and good govern ment, would be to perfect the merger by carrying It still further. The county treasurer ought to be made ex- officio treasurer of South Omaha well as of Omaha, and the county as sessor should be mde ex-offlclo tax commissioner for South Omaha as well as for Omsha. The county comptrol ler should be made ex-offlclo auditor of city accounts for South Omaha as well as for Omaha and the county clerk should be given control of the records of the two cities in addition to those of the county, leaving it to the city council to employ simply a clerk or secretary to take care of its journals. That is the sort of consolidation and elimination of duplicate work that would be put Into operation if some big business corporation were charged with running the local affairs of Doug las county and -the two Omahas and had to foot the bills out of US coffers. That plan, however, will never be ac ceptable to the bunch of democratic politicians Intent on creating as many jobs for the faithful as possible. COST OF THE PANAMA CANAL. When Senator Hopkins of Illinois recently Introduced a bill Increasing the authorization of Panama canal bond Issues to $500,000,000, the dem ocrats promptly charged another re publican extravagance and Intimated that the government had been cover ing up expenditures on the Isthmus and deceiving the country as to the prob able cost of the canal. One democratic senator charged Colonel Goethals, in charge of the work, with placing a fancy estimate on the probable cost of the canal in order to make a record of economy by coming within the appro priations. Whatever the final cost of the canal may be, Colonel Goethals must be re lieved of any charge of attempting to underestimate it. More than a year ago, soon after he took hold of the work, he issued a statement in which he said that the canal would cost more than $250,000,000, not counting the original purchase price, might cost $$00, 000, 000, and that he was not pre pared to state the final cost would not be $300,000,000. He explained this by saying that the original estimates had clearly been too low and that it would be impossible to make accurate esti mates of final cost until the work had been further advanced. The present situation is not credit able to the several civilian engineers who 'were at the head of the canal work before it was turned over to Colonel Goethals. Their cost estimates were all too low and their predictions as to the time required to complete the canal were clearly erroneous. Colonel Goethals promises the comple tion of the eanal within four years from date, or two years less than the estimates of his predecessors. The ra pidity with which the work of digging has been carried on shows that the army engineer knows what he Is talk ing about, and the cost of the work since he took charge has been within a few dollars of his original estimates. It is expected that the engineers who accompanied Mr. Taft on his trip to the isthmus will furnish their 'esti mates of the cost of the enterprise, and we will then know about how much ap proximately will need to be spent for opening the great lnteroceahic water way. Even the most enthusiastic cham pions of the canal have hesitated to claim that it will be a self-sustaining enterprise for many years, but argue that it will be of vast value to the country by forcing a reduction in transcontinental freight rates. How ever, John Barrett, head of the Bureau of Latin-American Republics, who has had large experience In South Ameri can countries, predicts that the canal will be a paying venture from the day of its opening. He predicts that by opening trade with the 4,000 miles of South American west coast and fur nishing a more direct outlet to the Asiatic trade, the Panama canal will at once be called upon to carry a traf fic that will pay all expenses of main tenance and something as a profit. MEANS MUCH FOR OMAHA. The recent ruling of the Interstate Commerce commission in what is known aa the "creamery cases" means more for Omaha than would appear In the mere announcement ' that a schedule of distance rates bad been promulgated In substantial accordance with what the creamery men had asked. While favorable transporta tion tariffs are all essential, more far- reaching is the decision of the commis sion proclaiming its policy to be to recognize the new conditions that have grown up in the creamery and nutter making business without dlscrimlna. tion as against the centralized plants In favor of the local creamery system. It appears that the special agents of the Department of Agriculture and some state associations of dairymen Intervened to urge the commission to establish a definite policy to build up the local creameries and restrict the centralized plants. They undertook to argue that centralizing the butter- making industry at great distributing points was detrimental "both to the farmers who produced the milk and to the consumers who bought the butter. They charged the centralisers with un fair and monopolistic methods of busi ness and professed to see in the local creamery the perpetuation of a compe tition required as the eafety valve for the farmer with cream to sell and, for the consumer with butter to buy. The verdict of the Interstate Com merce commission on the Indictment of the centralised creamery la In effect one of not proven. In its view of the evidence the development of a central ized butter-making Industry haa been a tremendous boon to the farmer and a great aid in developing the western agricultural country, and carries no more seeds of danger In tt than any of the other great concentrations of cap ital to do big business on the modern seals. Instead of being put on the blacklist, the centralised creameries will have the same consideration for Justjnd equitable treatment at the Jiands of the railroads as the local creameries, which means that their status as a permanently estsblished business is settled for a long time to come. We are still waiting to hear from the World-Herald whether It will be "for the good of Omaha" to accept money from Rockefeller and Carnegie for the newly projected University of Omaha, or whether It will kick up the same kind of a rumpus on this score that it haa been kicking up over the participation of the University of Ne braska in the Rockefeller and Carnegie foundations. Let "the Duma" be convened and render formal and Irre vocable decision. Mr. Bryan objects to raising sal aries of federal judges above $5,000, because the judges might be contami nated by mixing socially with pluto crats and thereby have their judicial opinions warped. Mr. Bryan's Chau tauqua lecture prices are still quoted at $500 and expenses for a two hours' talk. "Home rule" and "Let the people rule" ere the democratic slogans la Nebraska, but by voting to uphold the Sackett law these are explained to mean that the power of recall over local officers will continue to be lodged with the governor at Lincoln Instead of with the people who elect them. A commercial traveler explains that the demand for nine-foot bed sheets In Nebraska hotels Is due to the fact that the quilts and comforters are so dirty that they need to he covered top and bottom by the sheets. Theblll might be amended to call also for clean quilts and comforters. . A juror at Nashville has been fined for contempt of court for telling the judge to go to the devil and calling him undesirable names. The judge doubtless assessed the fine because he did not feel like being treated as though he held an office in Washing ton. The government has Just voted a medal of honor to Captain Geohegan, who saved seventeen persons from drowning on , a sinking steamer in 1876. The captain will not be able to say "This is so sudden." A favorable report has been made In congress on a bill increasing the sal aries of the weather forecasters. That ought to induce them to hang out the "Fair and Warmer" sign a little more frequently. Colonel Watterson says he does not know whether the new Cuban republic will last. We have felt all along that someone would finally ask Colonel Watterson a question he could not answer. A magazine (.writer says that Mr. Lincoln worked from twelve to fifteen hours a day, but always got nine hours' sleep every night. When did he get time to tell all those Lincoln anec dotes? The Omaha Police board Is wise in deciding in the matter of granting druggists' permits that it will not stir up trouble for Itself. It will never lack for volunteers on the outside to stir up trouble.' V The czar of Russia has gone outside diplomatic circles to select a new am bassador to Rome. The czar never loses anything by ignoring his immedi ate followers when making important appointments. If you want , a "plain and un tech nical" explanation of all the technical ities just read the petition filed by the office-hungry democrats who want to get those places on the supreme bench. Nevada haa adopted a law requiring applicants for divorce to be residents of the state for two years, Instead of six months, as heretofore. Looks like a personal thrust at Nat Goodwin. Congress has passed the bill prohib iting the importation of opium, except when prepared for medicinal purposes. The first result will be renewed activ ity among the smugglers. An Ininreaalv. Mark. New fork World. Th Nebraska legislature la considering a resolution compelling lobbylats to wear badgea. A facsimile of a dollar would be appropriate Na Frnetlon Permitted. Chlcagor Record-Herald. "Woman," say Charlotte Perkins Gil man, "la only a.' part of speech." Ther are a good many men scattered throughout our broad land 'who will Inaiat that Mrs. Oilman 1 too conservative. 818sbaa aa a Knocker. Indianapolis News. It la a cause for regret that when any legislation of Importance for the common good la prapoaed or enacted, great and powerful Interests that have enjoyed Im proper advantage, are constantly at work to baffle the wllf of th majority. Whr a Shakoeown I Needed. Nw Tork Tribune. Real earthquake have been followed by uch appalling consequence In th last few weeks that there would seem to b no occasion for telling atorlea about Imaginary onea, like that reported from Barcelona. It la a pity that the depression which I said to have affected many European In dustries haa not entirely closad th fib factoriea. lhaaed M Miad. New Tork Bun. Th president of a Chicago woman'a club held ver views of th tyrant man. She pronounced him a "head hunter" and men tally unfit to "aaaoulat with th beat type of womanhood." "No man," ab cried whll whit hand applauded and atrong men alunk away In ahame, ahould "ever again enter Inte her life." Naturally h was married th other day. 480 parish all th eneralr of man. But this 1 danger ous and only to b whispered. SOLBMX FAREWELL Bt10,lET. Pssereal Feast af nalgola; AnserU ran aad la coming C'ahaas. Apparently there Is not much attention between the political Cubans and the Americana lately acting as guardian of the pence on the island. A few daya be fore the formal transfer of th govern ment to the natives a great banquet was given In Havana to Governor Magoon and to the aurcessful and defeated candidates of the recent Cuban election. It was a reception to the coming powers, a fare well to the going rulers, but the latter feature of the function was devoid of heartiness or sincerity. A correspondent of the New Tork Evening Post sketches some Impressive features of the occasion aa follows: Governor Msgorn, In th cen tral place of honor, was less tho center of regard than were the Cuban leaders of either side. The governor had Just re turned from his long deferred journey over the Island, and the effect on the pub Ho cf the reception given him at various towns could not but be felt in the very air. For that tour was anything but a triumphal Journey. A one of the pro vlnclal papera declared editorially, "They have awaited him, they have received him, they have regaled him, these public func tionaries, corporations and foreigner formal. , . . A proconsul Is tolerated be cause he Is feared, not because ha la loved.'' obliged to be courteous to the chief of the state In which they reside but th Cuban people nave not taken part In this reorptlon; ... everywhere the greeting given has been purely official, ceremonious, Thla was the aenttment of many papers In many' towns and of people who ex pressed themselves individually as well. Therefore when the first speaker at th great banquet, Senor Eliseo Olbcrga, on of Cuba's orators, aa shown formerly when he was the autonomist party's member of the Spanish Cortes, and, as member of the Cuban Constitutional convention, one of the first aupportera of the Piatt amend ment, made courteous and elaborate men tion of the work of the Vnlted States, of President Roosevelt, and of the provisional governor In behalf cf Cuba, there was not, although the orator's pause gave occasion for it, a partlcl of applause. A moment of absolutely dead silence followed th peroration, and then Senor Qllbcrga, with adroit eloquence, covered the awkward pause by taking up the national interests of Cuba aa represented by her Industries, her commerce and her future government. After the addresses of brilliant men, th report that Governor Magoon made fell flat Indeed, and not only because his utter ances had to be tranalated by his Interpre ter, sentence after setence, but because they were read from the manuscript, an unfortunate contrast to the flowing ex temporaneous speeches that had gone be fore, and also because they gave an ac count of Cuba's revenue that most of the hearers believed to be Inaccurate. He said, for instance, that "in September, 1906, the provisional government found in th tra ury of Cuba $9,893,993.23 cash available for general expenses," whereaa ther waa in the treasury the sum of $13,626,689.66, every one supposed. Such discrepancy In fig ures made an unpleasant impression tn the beginning of the report, and the restless ness of the house testified to its lack of Interest In what followed of th gover nor's speech. A repetition of the feeling towarda the other orations cam when Dr. Zayaa, the vice prealdent-elect, took the floor. He waa called to the front, and apoke for nearly an hour with great effect. But even hla acknowledment of th part played by th provialonal' government In assuring peaceful elections, and the effort made by' the. Vnlted States to turn over the government to Cubana In a good work ing condition met with the very lightest applauae. Aa an American business man aid to me, tt was no plac for an Ameri can who 1 honest enough to acknowledge that the American Intervention In Cuba has been anything but a government of Cuba for Cubans. The officials of the American Intervention, whose salaries have been paid, naturally, from the Cuban treasury, form a small army. Governor Magoon, with his salary of $25,000, and attendants, all drawing con siderable pay, make th palac aalarles Into a formidable amount. Then cornea Colonel Crowder, who 1 at th head of th De partment of Justice; Major J. D. Terrtll. Department of th Treasury; Lieutenant Colonel Greble, aupervlaor of government works; Major Blocum, chief of rural guards; Colonel Black, supervisor of pub lio works, all drawing $8,000 a year, and each with a large staff, of assistants, sec retaries, stenographers and lesser persons, to every one of whom salary l P'd from the Cuban treasury. Thla la not including th coat of the army of pacification, for which Cuba' indebtedness is to the United Statea, and must be added to Its national debt. It 1 scarcely wonderful that the departure of thla retinue of foreigner will b pleaalng to th natives of th laland, and that they feel determined to keep them out, In pit of th prognostications of American business men. who want to aee the United Statea In permanent posses slon here. One sugar grower said to me that he and others would help to bring about conditions to compel the return of American foroes. When aaked how ha would do It, hi reply was: "Oh, -we can pay th guajlroa and peons to us their machete a llttl.e and ther you hav a revolution; word will go abroad that the Island is In disorder, business In terrupted. nd ther is nothing for It but the strong hand of the Washington govern ment." In contraat with this sort of principle who Is to condemn Cuban method of clf governmentT PERSON A Is NOTES. Th laleat shake In Spain seems to hav been largely a tremor of th nerve. "Every man," says Governor Btubb of Kansas, "ought to read hla Blbl. hi ballot and his newspaper without assist-anc."- Somewhat tardily th pi-ophl who had predicted th Italian arthquak ar send ing In their namee. Nearly time to clo the list. Th will of John V. Farwell, pioneer mer chant and philanthropist of Chicago, dis pose of an cstat of H.T7S.0OO equally among hla five chlldisn. Th Moody Bible Institute. In which Mr. Moody took a deep Interest, receives an annuity of $!, for ten years. It I reported that Aasociat Justice Packham of th United States supreme court will retlr shortly ftr March t. Judg Pack ham reached th retiring age, 79 years, som tlm ago, but potpond retirement. It Is said, In order thst Judg Taft might appoint his succor. Edward Payaon Weston desires more na tional attention. Not content with hi walk from Portland, M., to Chicago, Just forty years after hla record walk of October, 1MT, th eld gntlmaa plan another ex hibition of hla power. On hla 70th birth day, March IS, b propose to leave New Tork for San Francleco, a 1000-mil jour nay, which he expects to cover In 100 daya, resting on Sunday 11 1 n tu U A pure grape cream of tartar powder. Its fame is world-wide. No alum, no phosphatic acid. There is never a ques tion as to the absolute purity and healthf ul ness of the food it raises. a......! n tbai NOMINATION BV DIRECT PRIMARY Beatrice Sun: It shouldn't take much ef fort to repeal the primary law. If a few membera of the legislature would arise In their places and present themselves as ex amples of what the primary law gives us, there would be a strong sentiment against the primary method of making nominations. Papllllon Times: The attempts of some of the democratic .members of the state legis lature to have the present direct primary system repealed In Nebraska la a step backward. There are defecta in the present law which only experience and actual trial of the law could reveal, and now that they have been pointed out, there next step Is to remedy them. . But to repeal the entire law and go back to the old system of packed caucuses and conventions, is indeed a move in the wrong direction, and one that will not be approved or upheld by the honest voters of this state, regardless of party affiliations. Kearney Hub: The proposed amendment to the primary law Which are Intended to permit members of one party to vote for candidates pf another party, or for lnde pendent voters to vote for candidates of either party, I a fraud on its face, Intended to sanction by law the frauds perpetrated by democrat upon the republican ballot under the existing law. A republican ahould hav. absolutely nothing to say about the selection of a democratic candidate, and vie. veraa. Aa long as both partloa exist through party organization they should be protected instead of being exposed to piracy and prostitution. Ord Quix: Among the hundreds "of bills being introduced in the present legislature la one to repeal the direct primary law. Thus It goea from one extreme to another. The Idea of the primary law la all right, but it was carried too far. The law should provide for the nomination of all officers of county and smaller territories by direct vote, and also for the selection of party delegates to a county convention, the latter to, effect party organizations, elect dele gates to larger conventions, fill vacancies and decide ties. This Is the thing the Quiz tslked about at the time of the passage of the law, but our legislature had Its instruc tions and went, ahead and did as told. We hope that Instead of repealing th. law the proper limitations will be made and then we will have a law worth having. Weeping Water Republican: A bill has been introduced in the house to do away with the primary law. If that passes they will do away with a big expense. The present law with a few amendments would suit many voters, but there are a great many who liked the old time primary, the old time conventions. It waa a day of good fellowship with old . acquaintances. An exciting contest with sharpened ' wits, a bloodless battle ground that wound up with a pledge to remain loyal. Each aec tlon brought out candidates to battle for supremacy. Now. well, a handful of men gather together, persuade somebody to file hla name for an office, the handful go back and alt down, and the candidate finds himself In a turbulent sea without a life preserver, and, amt no particular section active In his support. York Times: Bills have been Introduced In both branches of the state legislature to repeal th primary law and the leading democrats, including the governor, seem to be favorable to their passage. Many re publicans also sympathize with tho meas ure. The fact la, the present primary law la not popular, and the effort to brand as professional pollllclana or railroad tools all who ar dissatisfied with it has signally failed. Tho arguments advanced against th present law are mainly the expense and th fact that the country precinct do not participate, leaving the nomination largely with th. people who reside In town. If In expensive primary electlona could be held, where tha voters could go and vol for men It Belongs to You Every dollar spent In repairs and fixtures on a rented house is that much lost. The landlord gets it, as he does the rent. Every dollar you spend on your own boiue adds that much to Its value and beauty, and la yours. Ambitious men see the advantage of owning their own homes. We want to help you In this. We loan you our money, which ran be repaid, principal and Interest in monthly payments. Kasier than paying rent. No trouble to explain our plan. Omaha Loan & Building;:Ass n. 3. E. Cor. 16th and Dodge Street " GEO. W. LOOMIS, Q. Id. KATTISGKU, W 1L A DAI 11, Freildtnt. Sec'y and Treat. Ast. Htc'j. Assets f 1,117,000.00 K. : m whom they know for delegates to represent them In the conventions, we believe the at tendance would bo much larger and many of the objectlonahlo features of the present law would be avoided. A DISCRIMINATING PERSOT. Some Remark on the Rranrreptlnn of Colonel C.affey. Brooklyn lOaglo (dem). In obedience to a mandate from Mr, Bryan, Colonel Guffey waa driven from hla place as a member of the national committee, though there was no cloud upon his title to It. Of course, he has bnen reinstated, which is to pay, from the democracy of Pennsylvania, the rightful poNsessor has coma Into hi own again. This carries with It a rebuke, for which Mr. Bryan will car. not In the least he haa become accustomed to that sort of thing. Now that the "episode" Is closed, nothing remains to be said except that no such wrong would have been perpetrated but for the fact that Pennsylvania Is not a doubtful state. As there wer. no Bryan chances to Jeopardize In that common wealth, injustice could be done with im punity. The Nebraskan discriminates in his choice of a gun. First, ho makes sure that the recoil will cost him nothing at the polls. SMILING REMARKS, t Fraternal Insurance Arent Madam, doe your huxband belong to the Ready Workers? Mrs. Chisel (slamming th dor) No; and he Isn't one of the readily wroked, either. Judge. "I say, Jim. what on earth Is the matter with thla automobile? Doesn't aha seem to be disabled svimewhere?': "I think, sir, if 1 may nay so. sir, that the fault la In her rheumatic tires." Balti more American. "Soma people," said Uncle Bben. "in allowed to do a lieip o talkin' foil do simple reason dm ev'ybody knows dry ain' g'lneter say nuffln' dat makes any dlff unce." Washington Star. General What Js the meaning of this disgraceful retreat? You are not fit to command a body of men, sir! Fat Captain (gasping) Oh, hut I ami I qualified by WHlklng fifty miles In two days in the infantiy endurance contest. Puck. Jim Jane let me kiss her last night for the first time. Jim's Sister Did she? Guess she must have been reading what that Boston doc tor said. Jim What did he ssy? Jim's Sister He said kissing would re move freckles. Cleveland Plain Dealer. "I see that 'grinning gargoyle' speech wan thrown out." "Yes, It went where all gargoyles should go." . "Where Is that?" "Up tho aiiout." Baltimore American, HI U K ( OHIMALI1V1 New York Glob. I met her at a dinner dance Straightway my heart began te prance; You see, 'twas love right at a glance. Quite uncontrolled Mv flings were; at once I wooed Her with an ardor true; not crude 1 dared not be, though she's nu prude. A Wt too bold. (She treated me yulto cordially.) Permission granted oft I called, Ah, me, with Ice her heart was .walled, Whllo mine was battered, bruised aotl mauled. And I protest That naught could an Impression make On her. 1 thought my heart would break. For weeks I went, for her sweet sake, .Without, my rest. (She treated me Quite cordially.) 5 This morning' mall brought me a noti In haxte I looked at what she wrote Ai lump has risen In my throat. For she'll to wed My rival; and I'm writing now TO wish her Joy, and tell her how I'm pleased to hear the new. I vow That' what I've mild. (Hhe wrote to me ' Quite cordially.) Reserve $57,000.09 n