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s The Omaha Daily Bee. roiMDEt BT EDWARD ROSEWATER VICTOR ROSBWATER, EDITOR Enter.d at 'rtmaha aoatofflce M eeeoaq. class matter. . TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Pally twlthout Sunday), ana year..Kw UaJIv Bee and flundav. on year aw ., ftEMVKRED Rt -CARRIER., THfly Free Vinrrn1tr,e- Stinflay). rr wk..l rllv Bee (without Sunday i. per we.,.Mc Kn:ni Pn fwtihotit Sunday). p woe So Kvrnlnv V:4 1ih Hunitav)- nee wteki.-lw Bur.day Bee. one year..... Svturday. Bee. -ont.vtW.. 1-W Adrfresa all complaint of Irregularities la uenvery-to City I irculatino) ueparim.ni- ' . .V office.. . Omaha-Tha Bra Bunding. Snuth. Omaha Twenty-fourth and N. Council Hl'iffa-W Jlerttt 8 treat. Lincoln ilH Little Building. PMcan 11 Mrntt HnlMinr. Naw York-Poom -110H102 No. 14 Weat Thirty-Third Street. , Washington T2 Fourteenth Street. N. w. COHEBfONDBNCt Cnmmunlcatlnne relating to newe and edi torial mtuw. should ba addressed: Oman Lee Editorial repartmwd- "1 i . jREMITTAKCEB. , Remit by draft, express or po"t" order payable to Tha Bee Publishing Company. Only Z-cent atampa received In payment ol tnall accounts. Personal checks, except on Omaha or esstern exchangea, not accepted. STATEMENT Or" CIRCULATION. State of Nebraska, Douglas County, ' Oeorg o ft. Tisclturk. treaanrer of The Baa publishing company, being duly worn says, that' the actual number of full and complete copies of Tha Dally. Morning, Evening and Sunday Bee printed durln the month of January. 1(01, wm ea folio a. t - 1 .....38,000 IT, SS.100 I....:. 3M9 ' It M.M0 t. ..if, i ;.,- ,3oo a :... aa.eeo 4. . ie. .. . , as.oso . . . .X0 (........ 3T.M0 A-33. ..,., . SS.030 T...;. ... ,4O0'-' 3a....i.v.. IMM s. ..-;;-.'. aaeo-j-st..'.. sroo S . . . . w. , CR.400 ' li ., . . . S,Q10 II. .....,, SW.319, 17......... S,840 It 8,379 - J. . aa,9o ,.'' s M,tM M.0M S8,00 87,700 11. 14. It. 18. 4.'ie7o s.v... iMw'iit... Totalvs. vri r'...',r . .. ; 1.1M.130 Ls u.-io)C and re-read copies. 10,414 Daily vyga. . 3844t .-ii- OBORQJB 8. T28CHUCK,' , '. -V-' . . v . ' Treasurer.' SubarrVbVd In my proaeDce and aworn to befor fteUria Id tiy f February, l39. eI...i JfcU R- WALKER. . , 3? ..'.-.WilEN' Pt'f 'fF(TOWlC. , .. bptcrlfcera lvlaVbe city teaa ' eBii1y .koala ' tTt T" Beai aaailrdi tAeaa, Addraae will Oeonfiii6 la h'ofc i'gopd rndiao' " 4'Vtj' " ' -- Thti 10.'f;C6wi will hv to look to hliikeli.'':".'.: vWi". .; SenatoeJlopJcJns at IllinoU seeuii lo bo still Jtt.l t6 flrmt;l)aee. ' '' Staim?ftoyela panaiija, are tnpt valuaWp tiboji pcrt -canal bulldon in Spealilna;f.BameB ftgalq.'Luoy Cole and PftvcXVaWrfl have been tnarrled in NeV 'Jorbey.ti.v';; ' . . .-. ' i i an i . . Enfjjiji.l.r?jai4 ! . DeV.'pread noughta to acare th rent of the world, including the Engllah taxpayer. A Lincoln aubaerlber want! to know what should be done with the third houac. Give it the third degree. The leading Japanese paper ia the Nhibl Nlehl- and the tone of Its edi torials Indicate that the "S" Is silent. ( .. .. i i n Senator Rayner saya there, are no white rbinoceroaes in Africa. If there are any they will ' show ' wisdom by moving out. The 3-jear-old son of the crar of Russia carries $2,500,000 in life in surance. j Accident insurance wpuld appear to fit the need better. Mr. Bryan may explain that he meant that wheat would keep on a parity with the silver dollar . rather than with the price of silver. A bill in , the Texas legislature Biakes It a crime to swear over the tel ephone, Those Texas telephone girls will have to be more'careful. 'Abraham Lincoln was. generally speaking., a good man," says the, Charleston News and Courier. Con servatism dies hard in the sooth. M. Bunau-Varllla does not agree w ith the engineers who have approved the Panama canal plans. Bunau Varilla is at least consistent in his pes simism. 1 ' v A new Texas law provides that per sonj desiring , to get . married must give ten days' public notice of the fact. That seems to be a direct stab at the elopement microbe.' The Uatun dam Is to be lowered fif teen feet- There , should be fewer damns (n connection with the Panama canal, now that the engineer experts have approved the work. ' That Kansas City bandit, whose hat and shoes bear the labels of Omaha merchants, is entitled to a vote of thanks for spending his money here instead of ratting it here. Less than (0,000 persons signed pe titions for a local option election in Chicago, being less than half enough. Still, 0,000 is a good many when you remember that It is in Chicago. A congressional committee reports that1 .he flood loss in this country amount to $100,000,000 and that the fire loss is about $$50,000,000. rire and water are expensive necessities, but we must have them. I - -' - . 1! By establishing a $10,000 limit on contributions to the national campaign fund at leaat ose distinguished demo crat 'saved good money. - The proposal to limit atlll further expenditure that ruay tx lawfully roade by. candidates for office) ia calculated to save him Sua4) mor mone WHICH PLATfOBMl Repraaentatlvea are bound by the pUt forma of their etate contention. Tou have your local platform by which you are bound. Every man elected on a atale or local platform ought to ,. vole aa ha promised or resign. This l;my concep tion ef legislative duty. My Interest la te aee promise carried out. If there Is any plank In the platform I do not endorse I would urge It as earnestly b olhera r am In favor of. Bryan to Nebraska legisla ture. - " . : This raises anew the same old ques tion. Which platform Iir binding on candidates who run on two platforms? To be more speeinc. whffch platform If binding on .governor and legislators who accepted both democratic ' and populist nominations when democratic and populist platforms conflict? Here is a section out of the last platform . promulgated by Nebraska populists: : C- We are In favor of a county option law. And 'here In a section ; pf- the last platform promulgated by Nebraska democrats: Ws are In favor of the democratic and American principle of home Yule. On which do the demo-pops propose to make good? AMKRICA-S BIO SHIPS. While England is building more battleships of the larger type than any other power, the United States has or dered four that lead all other coun tries in size and the navy extension program calls for the construction of at least two of these-leviathans each year. The bill Just passed by congress calls for the construction of 'two bat tleships of 26,000 tons displacement. costing" $6,000,000 each, , which will exceed the largest British warship by nearly 7,0.00 tons, the biggest of the British - Dreadnoughts' having a dis placement of but 19,000 tons. The bat tleship Delaware, launched a few days ago,-, has. a displacement . of , 22,006 tons and Is the largest battleship yet built by; any natloq. . Germany '8 largest battleship Is 13,- tOO tons, but that government is build ing nine new fighters that will, have 19,000 Hons displacement. France's heaviest ship is 14,860 tons, but it is building ejght new ones of the 18,000- ton class. Japan's largest completed ship Is 16,400 tons, but it is building two more with' 19,800 tons dlsplace- ; This, change on naval program indi cates that all naval . experts have fl Bally agreed that In tbo -battleship lln the - bigger they, are -the '.better. Experiments, have shown that speed is not -sacrificed by making the -ships larger while their-resistance powers are greatly Increased.- The only limit appears to"be'the amount 'of money nations have to inyest. in this line of defense, - Thet naval appropriation car ries $136,000,000, one of the largest budgets ever voted for that purpose by. any power in time of peace, The announced.. policy of the British pre mier, to keepEnglaad'A nqval strength equal to any other two nations' com bined, plus 10 per cent, furnishes a hint of what England will have" to do in the next few years if the present naval programs of Germapy and the United States are carried out. THE TAHirr CONVEKTUtXS DEMANDS. The chief net result of the National Tariff convention, which has just closed an interesting session at In dianapolis, is the adoption of a resolu tion demanding the immediate crea tion by congress of a permanent tariff commission to take up the work of investigating and recommending to congress from time to time changes deemed advisable in existing schedules. The convention has forestalled any possible criticism that its demand would raue a delay in the revision of the tariff in the next congress by adopting a resolution urging congress to prepare and adopt a revised tariff to the best of its ability under exist ing circumstances at the coming spe cial session of congress. The trend of sentiment outside of congress la emphatically toward the creation of a permanent tariff commis sion. The tariff list ia so large that it is recognised to be a physical Im possibility for congress or any one committee of congress to consider in telligently in the time allowed the thousands of separate items and to ad just schedules, upon them that are wise and suited to conditions. It is a matter of record that fully one-third of the Dlngley schedules were never read in the house and were not con sidered except in the committee room. The stronger objection to the sys tem long followed of revising the tariff is that while some schedules may stand unchanged for years without detriment to the manufacturers or consumers, many other should be changed from time to time Instead of standing for ten or twelve years until all schedules are subjected to re vision. It is urged that a permanent tariff commission, by devoting its time to investigation of industrial condi tions, would be in position to recom mend change to each session of con gress that would prevent ,, the tariff from becoming a shelter for monopoly. The objection to this is that the busi ness and manufacturing ' Interest would be constantly disturbed by con templated changea. This might well be avoided by fixing specified times for such changes as may be deemed advisable and by fixing the date for their becoming effective so as to give Importers and manufacturers ample time to readjust business,". .While there is a strong public sen timent ia favor of a permanent tariff commission, it should not,,be allowed in any manner to. Interfere with the tariff revision plana scheduled as the special business of the extra session soon to ba convened. Mr, Taft and the republican party a rm pledged to a re adjustment of the existing schedules and the public demands that this shall THE OMAHA be as thorough aa possible to secure at a special session. When that la dis posed of the crestion of a permanent commission may be properly consid ered FASSISO OF OKKOXIMO. ' Old Geronlmo u dead and the ad monition against speakrfig 111 of the dead is naturally suspended In his case, chiefly because little good csn be said of him. More cunning: than any other member of his tribe, he turned from medicine man to warrior, and drew around him the fiercest Apaches of bis day and led them in an unceas ing warfare against the whites. When the Apaches, Klowas and Comanches agreed, la 18 So, to sur render their lands and retire to reser vations allotted to them In Oklahoma, Geronlmo and his band defied the au thorities and led the military under General Miles a chase unequaled In the history ofvarfare For more than 8,000 miles the soldiers followed the Indians through Arizona, New Mexico and the rugged fastnesses of the southwest and the sands of the deserts and the mountain trails were marked with the bones of Boldiers who fell victims to the ambuBhed Apaches. Flually captured, Geronlmo, with hate in his heart, kept up a ceaseless war fare, attempting to escape, assassinat ing guards and occasionally breaking away from his guards long enough to murder a few innocent settlers. He was the very incarnation of bate and probably coBt the federal government more lives and money than any other one Individual Indian. That he was allowed to die a natural death is a tribute to the forbearance and pa tience of those who have had him In custody for nearly a quarter of a cen tury. IS IT TltUKt , Now that public sentiment In Omaha seems to be started toward some sort of adjustment of the long protracted water works litigation, It is realized that nothing can be done without some legislation modifying the "immediate and compulsory" purchase act. passed six years ago. If that law Is valid the Water board has no option except to proceed to acquire the plant for the city under the purchase clause of the franchise and the taxpayers have no alternative but to take what the courts may hand out after the lawyers get through with them. With this situation confronting us, the rumor also comes that the mem bers of the present Douglas delegation In the legislature are under pledge, the senatorial end of it supposed to be in writing, not to permit any bill to pass in any way modifying the existing law relating to the Water board's tenure, emoluments or powers. This deal, according to Dame Rumor, Is said to have been negotiated at the in stigation of the Water board, members fearful of having their salaries cut off, through the mediation of Congressman Hitchcock, who had done business be fore with the chief promoter of the water works purchase act. Of course, if nothing can be done to untangle the water works litigation without further legislation, and If the law-makers are under agreement to prevent any such legislation, then nothing remains for the taxpayers of Omaha except to take their medicine and try to look pleasant. A HltiT TO THK PHE8WKNT. It would aeem to be the manlier and the more sensible part if we followed Canada' example and organised a mounted police for the enforcement of decency and for the reintegration of that respect which our na tional government aeem to have lost. New York Bun. When the Japanese question waa at a critical stage a few days ago, over the anti-Japanese bills pending in the California legislature, some of the big newspapers of the east were prompt and prolific with their advice to Presi dent Roosevelt. The New York World advised the president to serve notice that the federal powers would take a hand if the legislature attempted to pass the bills In violation of treaty rights. It remained, however, for the New York Sun, which has been suffer ing from Rooseveltophobia for over seven years, to recommend that the federal troops, disguised aa mounted police, be sent to the coast to teach the Californlana decency and respect for the national government. This is particularly Interesting, In view of the amount of space and time the Sun has devoted to the denuncia tion of President Roosevelt for "tyran nical invasion of state rights and the trampling under foot of constitutional limitations." Had the president made thla suggestion, we would have been treated to another Sun explosion. If what Mr. Bryan says about the proposed Carnegie foundation fund for auperannuated college professors strikes a responsive chord with the local Bryanite organ, of course it Is all off about taking Rockefeller money for any kind of a college or university to be located in Omaha. The date for the extra session of congress has been fixed for March IB. What a relief it will be to the only democratic congreasman from Ne braska to have such a good excuse to keep out of the local democratic pri mary and the subsequent city election. If Mr. Bryan's picture of Andrew Carnegie as an enemy of the republic is sincere we presume he will next be proposing to return the money which be solicited so successfully from Mr. Carnegie to provide Lincoln with a public library. A Traffic club composed of Omaha shippers has been projected. If mem bership In the Traffic club made mem bership in the Commercial club a pre requisite the Commercial club would DAILY 11EE: FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 19. 1909. paas the sooner. 1,000 membership mark Nebraska retail hardware dealers do not relish the competition of rata logue houses. The thing for the re tallera to do Is to buy a little printers' Ink and beat the "cat. houses" at their own game by the right kind of adver tising. The Bee Is quite willing to have Desperado Shercllffe. enroute again to the penitentiary, profess In one and the same breath his ardent devotion to that great reformer, Elmer E. Thomas and his deep dislike of this paper. Hetty Greei Is said to be very much disappointed with the young man who is to marry her daughter. It Is doubt ful if the daughter would want to marry a man who came up to Mrs. Green's specifications. The New York American favors a sea level canal at Panama. This puts Governor Haskell In an embarrassing position, as he cannot endorse Hearst without opposing the administration, and vice versa. The report that a maple tree planted by President Jackson in the White House grounds has been blown down must be erroneous. President Jack son never planted any but hickory trees. .Colonel Goethals wants $29,000,000 for Panama canal construction this year. The matter could be arranged nicely if the Standard Oil should sud denly decide to pay that fine. Apparently the newspapers do not dare print what Castro said when he learned that the differences between the United States and Venesuela had been settled to the satisfaction of all concerned. Knocking- the Jlngoea. Philadelphia Record, Without fear of Hobaon or noma Jingoes, Baron Takahlra, the Japanese ambassador, took the occasion of the Lincoln centenary to declare that his government, never hid any Idea of going to war with the United States. Anxious Be the Gooda. St. Louis Globe-Democrat. It Is understood that Colonel Bryan, who has charge of the Nebraska legislature. would put through, some wise and bene ficial legislation this, wmter, but. nothing Important has yet developed under a Lin coln date line. Shattered I.oglr. New York World. A little while ago the railroads, emulat ing the man who lifted himself by hi boot strap, were curing hard time by raising freight rates. Now they are In some quar ter cutting rate In competition. Fact Is a hotter logician than a railway man. Greatest of the Great. Philadelphia Record. After the celebration of Uncoln'a centen ary comes the'cdmmemoratlon of the birth day of him WhS'l "flrat In war, first In peace and first ih"the hearts of his country men." There were brave men before Agamemnon, as" we are told; but there are none since so" great as the Immortal Washington. Significance of Two Stories. Boston Transcript. Coincident with the democratic Innocence In emphasizing the Important of the Knox procedure by alluding to the eight years of office before Mr. Taft, comes the Bryan announcement that, while he will not run In 1912. he means' to have something to say as to who will. The two stories dove tail admirably. Waiting for Admlssioaj. Louisville Courier-Journal. Statehood 1 not a garment to be lightly bestowed. Its significance Is profound. It extends to fundamental of citlaen hip and of life. It glvea vote to person who have not had them be fore. It admit great communities to tha prodigious American fellowship. It extend the federal constitution over new ground. It give new force a voice In the government of 11 the people. And In ap plying for the' great benefit K Is to be hoped that New Mexico and Arlsona come with minds conscious of tha bigger and higher life they seek and of the responsi bilities It brings. BABIES, WE, AT ROADM AKIXG. America Kaglaeer Via we Highways f Fraaea aad Makes Coaapartaoa. New York Sun. Chief Engineer Nelaon P. Lewis ef the New York Board of Estimate la of the opinion that tha pavement in the large cities of Europe are not only superior in material and method to New York's pav ing, but cost less. Mr, Lewis waa sent by tha Board of Estimate to attend the Inter national road eongresa In Paris laat Octo ber and vlaitad the populous cities of Great Britain and the oontinent to look Into their paving systems. lie has prepared a report which he will submit to the mayor. Mr. Lrwla thinks tha highway systems of France is the finest In the world. Ha ays: "The minute attention given to drainage and other details of construction and the extreme care with which the road ar maintained are Impressive to one accus tomed to what must be admitted to be the slovenliness of American practice In these particulars. "The French highway system haa been an evolutlo.v The work of construction and maintenance la entirely under the control of the engineer of bridges and roads, a thoroughly trained corf of technical men constituting what Is probably the greatest engineering organization In the world. All tha roada In commune, department or city re under their Jurisdiction. There Is no conflicting authority, no diversity of policy or method In contiguous dspartment or communes. The results have been ao striking that the nationalisation of high way work ha lately been advocated In Great Britain.. This policy la In marked contrast to that prevailing ta this country, and especially in the city of New York, where In five boroughs there are five dis tinct highway bureaus entirely Independent ef each other, each one of which haa Its own organisation. Ita own method of ad ministration and Us own standards of wark. Tha French ayatsm ' of nationalisa tion anight not be adapted to the conditions existing In this country, but that syvtera haa resulted ta Franea In tbe boat built and parhapa tha moat thoroughly main tained highways In tha world, while In this city there la palpaUe waste of energy, snatertal and money, and the result -are tur coauBoa consent unsatisfactory." ROl'XD ABJOIT nUW YORK. Rlaplea oa tha farreal of Life la the Metropolis. Two Impnrlant Institutions for the aid of the needy were oreneti In New York City this week. The six-story municipal lodg Ing house or East Twentieth street, dedl cated by an official hcuae warming, will accommodate ton men and 109 women. It Is provided with the largest disinfecting plant In, the world, In which tha clothes, hata, ahoea and other aiparel will be treated with formaldehyde gas to prevent the spread nf disease. The Institution, In eluding building and equipment, cost ap proximately ttae.ftw, an expense which Is borne by the city. Applicants for lodging must pae a medical examination, and to prevent chronic Idleness they can sleep there only three night In each month. The other Institution Is a hotel for work ing girls, financed by the Federation of Women's clubs. Only girl who earn lea than $7 a week may find shelter In the hrus. A weekly rate of 13.50 Is to be charged. The so-called hotel will be thrown open some time this week and notice to attract working girls who arrive In the city wilt be posted in the railroad stations and elsewhere. For the special benefit of young women who reach the city lato at night there will b a "strangers' room, where they may rest In comfort. When a much-loved admiral haul down his pennant and roe ashore It la an old time cuatom for officers of his fleet, In stead of enlisted man, to row him ashore. The following tinea have been placed upon tha bulletin board of the Army and Navy club tn New York In hrmor of the lata Admiral Ooghlan, the club's vice presi dent: "Tha harge la at tha gangway, An offioer mana each oar. For the voyage of life la ended. The admiral goes ashore: Ashore to the rest of the warrior, Aahore from life' stormy sea. Where the captain of all the navies Will welcome him on the euey, And wo who knew him and loved him . Will mis the firm clssp of his hand, The happy, friendly greeting, The ringing tone of command, Man tha aide In alienee, While the parting cannon roar; Gallant gentleman leavea us. The admiral gov ashore." An old man, with snow white hair, pleaded guilty before Justice Mayo In special session court of stealing thirty five ball of twine frem a stationery store In Naasau Street. "Why did you steal thern?" Justice Mayo Inquired. "I was starving," replied the old man. "Well, you couldn't eat them," remarked one of the other Justices. "I am well aware of that," replied the old man, with some show of Indignation. "I took those balla of twine In order to arrested. In order that I might stand here to plead guilty so I could be sent to an Institution for lxty days a place where I might receive medical attention and be sure of three meal a day until summer come." 'Will alxty day be enough T' aaked Justice Mayo. "Plenty, thank you," replied the old man, "that wljl ba sufficient." Three women, each carrying a small handbag, ware among the passengers on a Cbrtlandt street ferryboat from Jersey City on tha morning of Lincoln's birthday. They occupied seat In the lower cabin, near the door where they entered, but when the boat reached about midstream they made their way to tha front deck, where one of the party discovered that aha had left her handbag on the seat. The boat was Just making fait when ahe found the Tost property . In tha hands of a boy, WhO( 'rcvedthhk when h "paused It tP tha owner. "Not much to make k fuss about It." he said; "nothing in It but two apples, a comb, some falsa hair, a pair of old rubber and a time table. Gee! . but that hair will need a shampoo when It gets through with them rubber." The paople who heard the boy laughed, but the woman with the bag never suspected why they stared at her. She was petite, pretty and 17. and the hopping district In Herald aquare had time to tujrn and look at her and the St. Bernard. The dog also was young under 17, that Is but he waa no featherweight. A slender silver chain was held by his mistress, who became distressed when the dog stopped and refused to- budge. Within thro minute a great crowd gathered and a policeman advanced. "Will you kindly move that buffalo you have there," he aaked, "so that tha crowd can move on?" "I'd like to," she replied; "but won't you please coax hm to come along?" The big policeman held up hi hand for a suspension of traffic at tha corner and then bent and whispered something In the ear of tha dog. The creature looked at him an Instant, then rose, shook hhi heavy coat and ambled away. "No one learned what the policeman said to the 'dog. The finest post office structure In the country ia ' to be built upon two of the five blocks in the new Pennsylvania Ter minal. The building will front on Eighth avenue, between Thirty-first and Thirty-third streets, a distance of 450 feet, and the facades will extend back toward Ninth avenue, a distance of 326 feet. The Initial appropriation for the tructure. made by congres laat winter In J3.6o0.000. but it will probably coat with It interior fittings, at least double that amount before It is flntBhed. In tudy1ng out the problem of construction, the archltacte have endeavored to give It that monumental character which should be essential In buildings for govern mental purposes. The Eighth avenue frontage consists of a row of large Corinthian columns, termina ting at the north and south enda with architectural pavlliona. The facades on the side streets are a continuation of the same motive, pllastere balng uaed Instead of columns. Ample acceaa la given the building by Steps extending acroaa practically the en tire front and numerous doorway on the street. Outgoing mall will be loaded upon the car by mean of chutes and arriving mail will be hoisted by means of elevators, which will effect a great ,aavlng In time and expense ever the present method of hauling mail by wagons. It Is not Intended that this shall supersede the preaent post office, but rather to supplement It. as the old building Is badly overcrowded by an ebb and flow of mail matter not exceeded by that of any other post office in the world. In 1907 the total recelpta at the New York post office wero M.W0.6T1.56, which netted the government a profit over operating expenses of $1-',-O.SKIM. The money-order business for the same year amounted to c;.971.74 K. A Daring Cosahlae. New York Sun. The Western Farmers' trust organised at Haatlnga, Neb., to aell wheat only at prices fixed by the association was evidently patterned after the Kentucky planters' to bacco trust, which succeeded In subduing a buying trust to li purpose. A monopoly In tobacco may ba feasible, but wheat 1 grown In ao many soil and In so many countries and ia ao indispensable a neces sary that the western farmer are greatly daring whan they attempt te soak their own price. ssiiisiiiBi iii, , -' i i li iH'iiii i ii sj n is rnrrrT- KEBRASKA TRUSS COMMENT. Weeping Water Republican: About four fifth of the democrat legislators have pie written all over their faces. .They are framing law for no ether purpoea than to benefit democratic office-holder and democratic newspapers.. - 8t. Paul Repuhlloan: Bills have been In troduced In the legislature -which "will. If psssed, create more than- a score of new officials for tha state, each en of whom will draw a comfortable salary from the tate. Tha people are getting ready to rulo. That la tha Idea la ta give alt democrats a Job. for how can they rule unleas they have an official position?. ' . Paptlllon Republican: W fear the legis lature will overload the governor with du tlea and require him to do more than he can well stand. Tha governor'a endurance and good-natured tolerance should, not, be Imposed upon In order to unnecessarily re lieve other stats house officials and en able them to do more loafing than form trly. The governor Is underpaid, anyway. Fullerton News-Journal: The house of representatives haa decided to correct the taxation of mortgaged real estate. This 1 a reform that haa been' too long delayed; and w are glad to note that the vote. In favor of the bill wa "overwhelming" tn the house. At preaent a farm that I mort gaged Is also assessed. The injustice lies In compelling the mortgagor to pay taxea en a much larger Interest than he haa In the farm. HI equity should be assessed, hut not the amount severed by tha mort gage. Beatrice Express; Tha legislature acts aa though It were determined to supply places for all the jobless democrat tn the slate. Ita latest effort In that line Is calculated to controt the state's normals and Junior normals, and make political belief a quail' flcatlon for service ' In connection with them. Aa fast as means can be thought out to open the way for democrats, due action will follow.- All the good thlnga possible for h profit of party adherent cannot be figured out at once. It requires time to take advantage of every chance tor demo cratic patronage. Lyons Sun: With but one member ef the railroad commission, the democratic-railroad combination could see no Immediate benefit in their victory at laat fall's elc tlon. ThatS corporate conrol may be sc oured Immediately a bill has been Intro duced In the legislature requiring a unan imous vote en all matters. Thla give the on member, absolute control and nothing whatever can be done except a it meets his approval. It now .remains . to be seen Whether corporate controt Is strong enough to force tha legislature to thus bind and gag the commission. L Loup ..Valley Queen: . Considerable ha been said 'In regard" to the moving of the state capital to Kearney. Some of the eastern people appear to take the bill aa a hug Joke; ..however, they will awaken omq morning to the fact that It I no Joke. When the capltol wa located at Lincoln, central and weatern Nebraska waa sparsely settled, while today It Is entirely different. Lincoln Is away off In one cor ner, and Is so situated that moat of the ' people In the western ' part of the state must spend considerable time tn reaching It. Kearney. Is centrally located, easy to reach, and la the proper place for the cap ltol. Should the proposition come. to a vote of the people we believe Lincoln would find that the move la not a Joke. PERSONAL NOTES. Speaker Joe Cannon's favorite attitude In the chair la to sit with his left foot curled under him, Mr. Carrie Nation thinks one blast upon her bugle horn ahould be worth 10.000 women to Jha.. London suffragettes. Bankers oppose postals saving and ex press companies are hostile to a parcel post. Both wholly disinterested, too. Representative Lowden of I Illinois, whe married a daughter ef Pullman of Pullman palace car fame, 1 the richest of the mil lionaire farmers In tha house. Mme. 8embrtch Is a real fairy god mother to the wee son of Mr. and Mrs. Pi Biccart of Brooklyn, N. Y., for she has given the Infant a 31,000 check, her blessing, as well as a ploture of herself, all of which will be prised In later years by this fortun ate young man, who has been named Vlt torlo Marrello. . Mrs. Carrie Chatman Catt, president of the International Woman' Suffrage al liance, will sail on Saturday on the Mlnne tonka of . the Atlantic ' Tranaport line, to make the final arrangements for tha con vention of tbe alliance, which will open In London on April St. After a few days In that olty aha will go to the continent to fill lecture engagement In Hungary, Austria and Germany, returning to Lon don in time for the convention. Without is but the light M r TM let rv --IT m in nam t r r- mi aTasT'l aT IT f .... 1 " r f I m W I a II .r .t nity. Love of husband is the stepping-etone te love of child. There are thousands of woaaea wfae thro ! Into middle-life without kaowiag tha Man mt nrst-aara another to-elay and heap Ussst Pierea's Favorite f rceerinittasu Many thousands of women have testified to the merits of this marvelous remedy. The "Favorite Prescription" quickens. .th life-giving organism of women. It makes a woman itrong and healthy where she most needs vigor and vitality. 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Good printed matter lends dignity to any transaction. Its advertising value to a concern is considerable. ' A. L Sums, lacarsaraas. WISKt.lO 1 THE BARK A lilltillM Vtrta IShlf) Maee h lllaaalaea Fart. . Ijoulsvllle Courier-Journal, "Manufacturing and selling good wit He out advertising Is Ilka winking at sir! In the dark, Tou know rhet t'r doing, but nobody else doe." - ' ' Thl tetlmony of an expert advertise! Gerald Pierce, of "What to Eat" farn Is entitled to great weight. It puts Tn con Crete form tha Nxpertertce of one whs knowa -He does not waste ahy time on theories or on rhetoric, but makes his point with a directness, a force and native wig that carry conviction. v ' Winking Inlha dark la'at'rmeVariprorita ble and tantalising; signal that cannot be read, a message that never gets starteil. ; Speak for yourself, and speak in no tin. certain tones. Is sound commercial advion, If you don't believe In yourself or. Itvynur goods strongly enough to go. out evangel. Ulng you are not likely to make many con verts. Tou ar net to H at tbe recelpta of custom with a manner deprecating and ultra modest you should raiher make a noise like a very cyclone of success. And, since the eyes are effective as a universal annunciator, winking la permitted so It be not in the dark. ' . ' ; . A SMILH OR. TWO, Publisher Surely K ought to be posaiMh to make good print paper out of 'com. stalks. . , j i Mill Owner Your w)h, air, la fodder te the thought. Chicago Tribune. gratitude of the people?" "Yea," answered Senator Sorgham, "ah though they don't know about It. I have let them off of a Ipt of apeenhaa I was tempted to make.-v-Waahlngton Star. "Do you think a eollega education pays? - ion net it ooes, aty son graduated laot year and haa been hired at a salary of 2i a week to go back and train tha 'varsity basket ball team . next aon." Chlcai i Kecord-Herald. "You don't believe In dealing ' will all children gently?" "Not much. There are some kids vou ckn't handle with gloves." BalUntitr American. "We hope." saM the Spokesman of th committee, "to enlist your support In favor ef a clean stage '' . "Tou have It," responded the- theatrical manager, heartily. "Why almost every one Of my plays opens With a girl dueling everything In Sight." Philadelphia Ledger. "You ought to have a new; gown, dear. "I know, but my huseand says h can not 'spare the money- for it Just tiow." i "Dearest, I don't believe 'yu realise the power of tears." "Yea, I do; but they make my nose pur ple and my eye red." Houston Post. ' When the patient-called en hht doctor he found the good man In a state of great ap prehension. . "I've got all the symptom of the disease you have," aeld the' doctor.' . "I'm sur I have caught It from jrou." 4 c "What are you so soared about?" aaked the patient. "Why, man," replied the doctor, "I don't think I can cura, Jt." Harper's Weekly. Trusty Henchman Then you believe In a primary law, do. you, colonrlt",.,, . Political Magnate Emphatically", yes! It la the eaaleat -of all gamea to beat. Chi cago Tribune. . :iv . "You rejected Tom, you' say f " ' "Yes, poor fellow. He waa dreadfully overcome. - He stood right by .'the door while he proposed, and aa sooa as I said 'no' he staggered away." "He must nave' been greatly relieved. It was all bet, you know. Jim -Sherwood bet Tom a baaket of wine that he wouldn't dare to propose to you. And they're going to drink rt tonlght."-CIveland Plsln Dealer. GETTING AH BAD. Chicago New. , I am aorry my friend; I am full of regret' That I happened to traWa?SHir"to; But they stayed where my foot 1 ooootuded to sot. They were tight In the place that I chose. It was painful to you. Tou have reason to grumble, . , But your toe a, my dear sir, nearly caused) ma to "tumble. I have smashed them beneath my big heel, do you say? Then pleaea keep them away I I am sorry, of course. If my elbow I struck With a great deal of forco in your side. But you stood in my way, which wa surely ill luck. And the mild kind of method I've tried. In the rear I'm not willing to mildew or molder, I must push to the front with' bath elbow, and shoulder. If your ribs have been fractured, forgive me, I pray. But keep out of my way. I am sorry, my frlsnd. If I've give) effanaa. As I gather I have by your frown. But you blocked up my paaaaga com- plainly, and hence . I could not avoid knocking you down. I waa Justified, too. as you can't help ad mitting. When I got up ahead to my place by hard hitting. It's the motto of every good hustler today "Hey! Keep out of my way!" Love is Life love this world would he a arood place to emigrate from. Without it the. hu man race would die and be clad of it. ' Love in the east that leads to mater caress, but who arc has harpy a lir. 131ft - lllX Howard awee