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WALK BR, Notary Public. wiir.-v out or tuws. Subscribers leaving; the city tem porarily should have The Bee mailed to them. Address will he changed as often aa requested. The council disposes, but Mayor "Jim" proposes. A new wall paper house is to be added to Omaha's Jobbing interests. Just paste that In your hat. It is estimated that $7,000,000 will be needed to fortify the Panama canal. International Insurance comes high. When airships" become "the vogue the customs collectors will have a merry time of it locating smugglers. The father of the Wright brothers is a minister. The boys evidently came by their sky pilot proclivities natu rally. A Missouri court has decided that a wife may legally kiss her husband. The writ is alternative, however, and not mandatory. The Dahlman democracy announces that it is getting ready for the fall campaign. The Jacksonlan club is strangely silent. The president has drawn a barrel of sauer kraut at an Elks fair. If some kind friend will donate the Frank furters the presidential larder will be equipped. In view of the long months which the San Francisco graft hearing has been dragging it is about time to cease poking fun at the British chancery courts. At last a practical use has been found for the toothache. An Ohio woman was awakened by the pain in one of her molars just in time to see and frighten away a burglar. Senator Bailey of Texas has suc ceeded In demonstrating that all the wars are not over. The casualties up to date have not been serious enough to call for offers of mediation. America is coming to the front with the money to aid the destitute sur vivors of the Adana massacres. What would the old world do if the fount of American bounty should run dry? In demanding that officials, whose duties compel them to do things of which the church disapproves, resign their positions the Presbyterian as sembly Is putting them to the supreme test. The professor who proposes to go up ten miles in a balloon in order to talk to Mars must be the same man who stood on his tiptoes to talk to a friend in the twentieth story of a sky scraper. 6t. Paul's police chief Insists it is Minneapolis crooks who commit rrtrueg in his city and the Minneapolis chief makes the tame allegation against St. Paul. Even exchange is no robber.' Although he passed safely through in civil war, former Governor Crit tenden of Missouri was stricken with apoplexy when the Kansas City team won a ball game. Now we know why to Washington club never takes a chance by winning. The Salvation Army has decided to undertake ths task of converting the Chines to Christianity. The Army has tackled some big Jobs in its day, but If it succeeds in this task the other church organizations will be forced to taJLS off their hats to the soldiers. . Tariff First. By postponing the consideration of the Income tax amendment the senate has said unequivocally that nothing Is to be permitted to interfere with the prompt disposition of the tariff schedules. The business of the coun try is more or less halted by the un certainty Inseparable with a pending tariff bill. The special session was called for the express purpose of reach ing an early determination which would remove this obstacle to trade revival and, while the debate has been longer than anticipated, no other legis lation has been permitted to Interfere with the work in hand. The tariff In itself Is a complex and troublesome problem which con gress Is finding plenty of difficulty In disposing of without Intermixing It with extraneous matter. The tariff schedules should be readjusted so far as noeessary to accord with changed Industrial conditions without sacrific ing American industries which need protection. The differences of opinion as to where the line should be drawn to meet these conditions are many and their adjustment to the reasonable sat isfaction of all is demanding all the attention of congress at the present time. When this task Is accomplished and the best possible judgment obtained as to the amount of revenue the new bill will produce will be time enough to consider other sources of income to fill In should insufficient returns be feared. The income tax invites wide differ ences of opinion, both as to policy and legality, and if pressed would be cer tain to lead to prolonged debate. The questionable legality of an Income tax, which has once been declared uncon stitutional by the supreme court, ren ders it a precarious support for the treasury and as Its only relevancy to the tariff is one of supplementary rev enue it should not be permitted to ob struct the revision which was promised and which the country waits. Roosevelt and Taft. The address of Henry Clews com pares Roosevelt and Taft in a striking way. He reminds us that If anyone imagines that the American people has abated in the least their admiration for the ex-president they are nursing a delusion. It would be no less seri ous a mistake to believe that the poli cies for which Mr. Roosevelt stood are dead or even dormant. Mr. Clews points out that Mr. Roosevelt was the man for the hour when he came into office. A man of his enthusiastic per sonality, fearlessness and pertinacity was needed to stir up the public con science to a point which rendered pos sible the inauguration of the reforms which he undertook. There existed the opinion that the things against which he contended were wrong, but the pub lic conscience was Inert. A Roosevelt was needed to stir it up and. breathe Into it that vitality which spells ac complishment. He attained his object and the work for which he was" pre eminently fitted was done. Here comes the need of a different type of man, according to Mr. Clews, to work out the details with a clear Judicial mind, doing Justice to all and avoiding the errors to which impetuos ity and intense activity are exposed. For this rounding out of the work Mr. Taft was Just as essential as Roosevelt was for the conditions which con fronted him. Possessing a courage no less pronounced, Mr. Taft' has a per sistency equal to his predecessor and just as high a sense of duty, coupled with a calm and deliberative mind. "Clinching of the Roosevelt policies," aa the president himself put it, is to be the keynote of the administration. As head of one of our great bank ing houses Mr. Clews doubtless reflects what the financial world thinks of the outlook. His measuru both of the man and hla purpose corresponds with that of everyone who has carefully noted the course of Mr. Taft. Al though of different temperament from Mr. Roosevelt, he is pursuing the same purpose in his own characteristic way. American Rule in Porto Rico. Apropos of the house debate1 over the Porto Rlcan question some facts as to what has been accomplished there are pertinent. Every dollar of revenue collected in the island is ex pended there for the benefit of Its own people. In addition the United States pays out of the federal treasury the cost of the lighthouse service, the coast surveys, the harbor Improve ments, the marine hospital, the deficit In the postal revenues, the weather bureau service and maintains the agri cultural stations. These latter have done a valuable work in advancing the material prosperity of the islanders. In addition we maintain a full regi ment of Porto Rlcans in our army. Still more, there is a remission of $15,000,000 of customs duties which would have to be paid on imports of Porto Rlcan products Into the United States were the island independent or under other control. So much for the financial side. In the matter of internal advance ment American control has planted 2.400 schools with 87,000 pupils, where previously there were only 551 with 21.000 under Spanish rule. In ten years the Porto Rlcan exports have risen from $22,000,000 annually to $56,000,000. The island has been given a greater measure of self-government than any other dependency, and all that was asked of its people was to conduct their government In an orderly manner. . In tne entire civil service of the island there are 2,54$ Porto Rlcans and only 343 from the United States. The whole trouble In Porto Rico Is traceable to political nialcoutcnU in one branch of the legislature refusing to make appropriations because of a disagreement on other matters with the upper legislative branch. The president insists the first duty of a government is to fulfill its functions and when it falls to do that the system should be cbsnged. Those who seek to make a point against the adminis tration by spreading the impression that the United States is milking Porto Rico and giving nothing in return are not pleading facts. The United States is giving much and receiving little. It has opened to the people of the island an era of prosperity and oppor tunities for advancement never before known and which their course in the question In controversy shows they would have been Incapable of making for themselves. Home Rule in Colorado. For examples of real home rule for cities as distinguished from bogus home rule, we need go no further than our neighboring state of Colo rado, where under' proper enabling acts the various municipalities are un dertaking to frame their own char ters, subject to adoption or rejection by popular vote. A new city charter has been lately adopted in this way for Colorado Springs, under which the first election will be held in July. The Colorado Springs charter was drawn by a charter commission of twenty-one representative citizens, by which it was submitted to the voters and ratified by an almost unanimous vote. The new form of municipal gov ernment for Colorado Springs Is characterized as "one of the most lib eral ever adopted by an American city," and includes many of the latest devices, such as commission form, abolition of wards, separate municipal ballot without party labels, the recall and the Initiative and referendum. Municipal home rule does not neces sarily open the door to all these fads and fancies, but if the people in a city really want to make Buch experiments there is no reason why they should have to go to the legislature for au thority, or at the same time force them on every other city in the same cIsbs at the same time. There is no question but that the general tendency is toward a larger measure of local self-government for the municipality. For Nebraska to ac complish as much in this direction as has Colorado, would, however, require a constitutional amendment. Our re cent Nebraska legislature, in spite of the home rule declarations on which its democratic majority was elected, negatived all the home rule proposals offered, and Nebraska cities are destined to sit still for the next few years and watch the progress made in states like Colorado. Knowing Mayor Jim's choice for city prosecutor three years ago, and knowing that in all probability he would make the same appointment again, Mr. Hitchcock nonetheless de fended Mayor Jim and advocated his re-election. If the present Hitchcock spasm of virtue were not mere sham and pretense he would have opposed Mayor Jim Instead of supporting him. Having helped put Jim back In the mayor's chair, Mr. Hitchcock now wants republican councllmen, whom he tried his best to beat, to help him pull his personal chestnuts out of the fire. If Mr. Hitchcock had had his way," there would not be a single republican in the council, and yet he wants them to take orders from him. As a member of the State Board of Assessment, charged with fixing the valuation of the railroads, Governor Shallenberger is for the first time up against the real thing. He has done a lot of talking on the stump, charging republican assessments with being too favorable to the railroads, but is now confronted with a condition, not a theory. It is always easier to find fault with what the other fellow has done than to do it oneself. A lot of big national conventions are to be held this summer in Denver, Salt Lake, Portland, Seattle, Los An geles and other coast cities, which will draw delegations from the east. Many of these delegations will necessarily travel through Omaha and should be intercepted Here to Impress on them that Omaha Is a live, hustling city worthy their attention. Omaha's building operations this year are bound to set a new record mark. With this unprecedented build ing activity, every man in the building trades who Is able to work is insured steady employment, and what he earns as wages goes back Into the channels of retail trade. There is no reason for Omaha to fall behind la the pro cession. The World-Herald has suddenly discovered that Police Judge Craw ford is a good man in his place, but has fought him virulently every time be has been up for election. Will it support him next time? Of course it will not, because he is a republican. But it would like very much to use him when it is in a tight corner. Just to show that the south Is really waking up and in position to give pointers to northern states, Georgia has organized a good roads association which is doing something besides talk. It is starting in on the construction of a system of public highways intended to cover the entire state. Nebraska osteopaths are preparing to make recommendations for appoint ment by the governor to the new State Osteopathy board. If any of the osteopaths had written a fake letter on auti-saloon letter paper during the last campaign, we would place all our money on him to win. It Is distressing to note that Lorlmer owea his election In part tn the votes of recreant democratio legislators. World Herald. If it is so distressing, what is the difference between recreant democratic legislators and recreant democratic councllmen? A Cincinnati man left one-tenth of the income from his estate to "The Lord's account." For some Inscruta ble reason he failed to say whethei President Baer of the Reading road was to administer the trust. John Jacob Astor has Invented a process by which the value of peat as fuel is greatly enhanced. It is really too bad if Mr. Astor has arrived at the point where be must economize on his fuel bill. Lara-eat of Ita Kind. New York Post. Abdul Ham id has turned over to.onn.oeo to the Turkish' government. This Is un doubtedly the largest life insurance prem ium on record. Yaa Can't Fool 'Km, Boston Herald. It take Storekeeper MacVeagh of Chi cago to discover what old-fashioned, out worn and easily cheated devices the cus toms house officials In New York are ualng. You. can't fool this western mer chant on weighing goods. Leadership that Doesn't Lead. New York Tribune. Mr. Culberson, as lesder of the democratic minority In the senate, made a speech last week to show his party colleagues how they should vote on the various tariff schedules. On Monday he found nine demo crats voting with him and sixteen with hla rival, Mr. Bailey. Hon. Champ Clark has had hla troubles, but he can con gratulate himself that fate didn't Install him aa shepherd of the senate minority. Are Yon a "Booster t' Cleveland Plain Dealer. Every city needs a "Boosters' club." It need not be formally organised, need have neither charter, constitution nor meeting place; all It needs Is an ambition to boost. Every cltlsen, man, woman and child, ought to be a member of the club, boosting his city by word and deed, In season and out, at home and abrond. To the outside world the club should say, "Watch us grow." At home they should see that actual growth keeps pace with the boast. Are you a member of the "Boosters' clubT" The tpllft la Business. Philadelphia Record. During the depression the railroads cut their expenses so heavily that with an Im provement in their business their net earn ings have risen remarkably. Of course, their expenses are beginning to Increase now, because more business means more men and more trains and more Incidental expenses. But 715 railroads 'or systems filing reports with the Interstate Commerce commission show .for March 1202.167,420 gross earnings, an Increase of 21,21S,t30 over last year, and net earnings of t'S, 287,622, a gain of S13 7A9.739. Month by month the railroads are showing a pro gressive Improvement, and their business now compares very favorably with any year preceding the height of the recent boom. WITHOl'T SPECIAL SIGNIFICANCE Some Sensible Reflections on the Re cent Mall Robbery. 8t. Louis Republic. The amaslng robbery of the Uu.on Pa cific's Overland Limited in the Omaha yards proves nothing aa to Nebraska, Omaha or the Union Pacific. It is such a thing as might happen, sporadically, In any part of the United States. It may revive the demand, heard from time to time In the days of the activity of the Kansas City train robbera, for the plac ing of armed guards in every mall and ex press ear, but nothing will come of It; the economic argument Is against It. Ict us suppose which Is far from proven that the robbers got 1100,000, and that the placing of an armed guard In every mail and ex press car by the Union Pacific officials would aave that sum annually to the road. This could not be done on the through trains of the Union Pacific system for anything like $100,000 per year, supposing men of courage and Integrity to be ob tainable at 176 per month. The Incident rather emphasizes the se curity of valuables transmitted by mall and express In these United States. They are transported In cars which are npeneil at all stops without special precautions with a aafety which la well-nigh perfect. This system has been adopted because it most nearly flta the conditions; It is fol lowed In western statea. where the driver of the stage coach used to go armed ti the teeth, with a man on the box beside him with a brace of revolvers and a aawed-off shotgun loaded with buckshot. Times have changed since the 'seventies, and changed for the better. Bo long as we have criminals the op portunity which thla general security af fords will be occasionally taken advantage of, but It need only serve to remind us of the high average of safety of valuables In transit across a continent whose rail ways span a distance of 1 600 miles be tween Boston and San Francisco. POLITICAL DRIFT. As the record stands the Illinois leglsla lure has been more successful in smashing a deadlock than In regulating the slxe of women's hats. Senator Tillman occasionally reveals the glint of hla pitchfork with a flash of humor. He says his colleagues In the sen ate talk too much The fact that William Lorlmer, senator elect from Illinois, was a street car con ductor twenty-three years ago may explain his skill In handing a transfer to a po litical rival. Bourke Cochran's farewell words, as he sailed for Europe, were the verbal ex pression of a growing conviction among his countrymen. "There Is no democratic party," says Bourke. The governor of Rhode Island la under arrest for exceeding the speed limit In two states. He began the trouble at home, but ran over Into Maasachusetta before the machine could be stopped. Having put seven municipal grafters In hock. Pittsburg la developing the trail Into years past, and has reason lo expect a substantial Increase In the number of "re spectable eltliens" sent over the road. The New York legislature sent to the governor financial bills exceeding last year's budget by a,000.000. When Governor Hughes got through with them the excess was cut down to 4.0u0. The New York executive Is still lll.UOU.000 behind the ve toing record uf Qovcrnwr bluarl ot Pennsylvania. The only baking: powder made from Royal Grape Cream of Tartar Made from Crapes In Other Lands Side Lights on What is Trans, piling Ajnong the Blear and rax Rations of the Barth. Oermanphobla has reached so critical a stage in England as to make distant com ment exceedingly dangerous for the in nocent spectator. A friendly suggestion is liable to be construed as a mirage of In vading airships "made in Germany." The Springfield (Mass.) Republican, assuming conditions were not as bad aa they are pictured, ventured the opinion that should England provoke a war with Germany the United Statea would remain strictly neu tral, favoring neither one nor the other In a causeless and lamentable struggle. This sensible view of the situation stretched to the breaking point the nerves of the Lon don Spectator, provoking an outburst of Indignation and vituperation. "The or dinary American Journalist," says the Spectator, sizsltng with lofty disdain, "sometimes shows astonishing Ignorance of foreign affairs. Like all Ignorant people, these journalists are very suspicious, es pecially of friendly expressions of opinion which they do not understand." There is the kernel of the trouble. American edi tors, particularly the Springfield scribe, do not understand. Their perverse nature will nit permit them to understand, or take a course In Journalism in the London school. For this reason and others, needless to name, the American journalist, "like all Ignorant people," are wisely suspicious snd Just clever enough to keep out of the sanguinary squabbles of other nations. One visible effect of the American editor's ignorance" Is to turn a spotlight on the colossal conceit of the Londoner and the equally colossal nerve which presumes to make the United States a party to the in sane jealousies, race hatreds and feuds of the old world. A writer In the Pall Mall Gazette, dis cussing the unrest among the civil ser vants of France, speaks of these public functionaries as resembling a swarm of locusts. In 1R70 they numbered 260.000, while under the republic they have reached the astonishing number of 870,000, to eat from the public crib being the dominant ambition of every Frenchman." Of the 870,000 functionaries, (504,220 are paid by the state, and 265.7S0 by the depart mental snd communal authorities, al though they are, with the others, officials of the state. These officials constitute twelve army corps, so to speak, under the direction of the twelve ministries. The greater number belong to the ministry of the Interior, viz, 238,000; war, marine, and colonies dispose of 210,000; public works, postal and telegraph service, 136,000; pub lic Instruction, 140.000; treasury (finances), 118.000; agriculture, labor and commerce, 10.000; foreign affaire and Justice, 14.000. The postal and telegraph services number among their employers no less than 37,460 postmen, of whom 5.616 belong to Paris; wireless telegraphy has at the present moment 86 clerks; In all, that department boasts 114.296 employes. Grouping them together, France's functionaries cost her annually 319,217,540 francs, or In round figures :0,000,000 francs, equal to about $184,000,000. . The Danish national exhibition at Aarhus Is scheduled to open the latter end of May and continue through September. The purpose of the exhibition is to offer visitors a true picture of modern Danish culture a highly developed agriculture, extensive Industries and the various arts In which the people are engaged. Wireless teleg raphy and airships In action will form lead ing features of the show. Aarhus Is the second largest city In Denmark, situated In the eastern curve of the Clmbrlc penin sula, and approachable by land and water. To the visitor the city alone will be a unique exhibit of modern municipal devel opment surrounding buildings of ancient architecture and construction, some speci mens surviving the ravages of eight cen turies. The British government has Just pub lished in three Immense volumes the re sults of an inquiry Into the cost of living as It affects the worklngman In forty dif ferent English, French and German cities. Briefly the Inquiry developed these facta: Wages In France are 25 per cent lower, and In Germany 17 per cent lower than in England. The hours of work In France are 17 per cent longer than In England and In Germany 10 per cent longer. The French worklngman pays In rent or for lodgings 3 per cent less than the Engltah worklngman, while the German pays 23 per cent more than his English brother. But If the English workman were to live In France on the same footing, buying the same supplies In the same quantities, his expenses would increase 18 per cent, as tliey also would in Germany. The faithful, courageous and successful leadership of the Irish Parliamentary party by John Redmond drawa from the Westminster Gazette an unfriendly politi cal opponent, this deserved tribute to his splendid utilities: "Mr. Redmond's success In the house of commons may be taken as affording a test of those qualities which mhke for mastery In an independent aa stmhly. Ills oratorical power is one cf the most precious possessions of the house, and his persistence, courage and energy In pursuit of a great ideal have long alnca given him that commanding position whloh belongs alone to men of character. No one doubts that if he had chosen any other 11 MSvi-V L.jj I Bmmmmmmmmmmmummm wmmtmmammimmmmmmmmtmmmmMmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmwmm nn laii wassswwssup wnjinnisijsw iswaji sissju ' I fcaaMMsaMgM healthful tious when career that If, for Instance, he had gone to the bar he would have been one of the leading advocates of his day. Had he entered politics as a member of either of the great parties he would have attained to a position of eminence on the front bench. He might well have hoped some day to be prime minister of this country." Spain has recently taken a long step forward by enacting a compulsory voting law, by which all adult males are re quired to vote at all municipal elections. From this law those who are absent or sick, and Judges, notaries, priests and per sons over 70 years of age are exempt The penalties for failure to vote are graded, among them being a publtahed censure for having neglected a clvlo duty, having taxes Increased t per cest, or if In the employ of the state, province, or municipality a reduction of 1 per cent of salary, and for repeated failures exclusion from the right to hold any civil office. The Spanish gov ernment recognises that voting la a clvlo duty, and one of such Importance that It should not be neglected or evaded. The St. Gothard railroad has become the property of the Swiss confederation, 142, 500,000 having- been paid for It, while the government has assumed the debt of 123, 000.000 with SH per cent Interest and pays a little more than 11,000,00 for expenses of the Issue of the company's loans. Louis Favre undertook the building of the St. Gothard tunnel In 1872, and thought to complete It tn eight years at a cost of $10,000,000, which was found to be Insuffi cient. Favre never saw the completion of his great engineering feat as he died In ths tunnel In 1879, the first train not pass ing through until three years later. Since 1888 the dividends of the road have not been below ( per cent. It was an Immense fillip to Austrian pride to annex the two Balkan provinces, but the finance minister's budget must now be faced and the problem solved of paving the fiddler for the Bosnian dance. Of course, there Is a supplementary in come tax. All the European countries have that In their arsenal of taxes. En tirely new, however. In Austrian finance la the special tax on bachelors, childless husbands and widowers. SAD) IN FUH. "An artist shnnM Anmnim mama.. i. tn man with the wide hat and pointed Yes," answered the one with the vel vet coat and big necktie. "I'd like to get hold of enough to enable me to give a practical demonstration of my scorn " Washington Star. Reporter Was anybody hurt a hen the two automobiles collided? Bystander Nobody In the automobiles was hurt. The fat man who happened to be standing between the two machines, I believe. is In the hospital. Chicago Tribune. Little Helen Sister, that new beau of yours makes me tired. Elder Sister Why, dear? Little Helen He has the manners of a street car conductor. When I went Into ths parlor last night he said "How old are you, little girl?" Chicago News, His mother handed the lad a rug. "Beat It." she said. Whereupon he hastily scaled the back fence and ahe didn't see him again until supper time. Cleveland Plain Dealer. "There was no excuse whatever for that last masacre." aald one Turkish official. "Yea, there was," anawered the other. "The census taker had served notice thst unless his work waa made eaaler he would resign," Washington Star. 'I'm Introducing a brand new Invention a combined talking machine, carpet sweeper and letter opener," said the agent, stepping briskly Into an office. "Got one already," answered the pro prietor. "I'm married." Bohemian. ,'We have met tn consider the protests of the public," aald the president to the directors of the corporation. "Let's consider them all Impertinent and Get a $10.00 Lid FOR TEN DAYS ONLY The A. Hospe Co. will give Free with every new piano purchased, a Ten Dollar Picture, whether you buy for cash or time. We have 600 subject to choose from, be It water color picture, etching, still engrav ing or painting. Here is an opportunity to get art with the music and no extra charge, for It Is well known that the highest quality and lowest prices prevail at the Hospe Store. New Plaaoa la Mahogany Cases for only f ISO. Ten Dollar Takes one home. The high grade pianos such as Kranlch & Bach, Krakauer, Kimball, Hallet-Davla, Bush Lane, Cable-Nelson. Burton, Imperial and Hospe Pianos. Prices ranging from $10 up to the 12 60, I00. I860, 400 and the beautiful Grand pianos. Ths world best pianos all under on root. Easy terms at cash prices. rflOSpe Osj 1513 Douglas Street Pianos Tuned. Repaired, Moved (EL Shipped Food is more tasteful, and nutri raised with LHcvvunuivr In bad taste," responded one of the di rectors. This being the consensus of opinion, ad journment in reached tn time for the ball game. Philadelphia ledger. "Did you attend the Oilderscads' after noon reception?" "Yes, frightful Jam. Mm. Blgler had her arm broken." "Dear me! How?" "She happened to get In the way when the refreshment room door was opened. " Cleveland Plain Dealer. "I am sure that my Amrrtran dollars mean very little to you," said Mish Cutn rox. v "You are right," answered Count Ku caBh. "Their significance at prexent vague. But It will be an easy mailer t'i translate them Into francs." Washington Star. WHERE MOTHER SLEEPS. William H. Phlpps in Cincinnati Enquirer. Blow gently, oh breeze, in the land of the hills; Blow gently, and sing ye the) song of the rills; On the slope of the east where the ever- gieens grow My mother sleeps sweet 'nrath a mantle of snow. Play lightly around the white stone that Is there; Not whiter than stone than her poft silken hair. The breath of the morning awakes not to algh The sleeper who sleeps In the hills of the sky. Rest Kindly, oh rays of winter-worn sun. Rest light on the mound. The sleeper Is done With '.-are and with toll; the winds do not chill The sleeper who sleeps on the brow of the hill. Dear Earth, you must hold her close In your breast; Hold her and warm the sweet sleeper at rest; Throw over that mound a mantle of green. And soft be her sleep 'neath the wealth of lis sheen. Straw Hats The demand lias begun al ready and the next warm day is bound to see Straw Hats in full bloom. There are rough and smooth straws with brims and crowns of varying widths and heights to meet dif ferent tastes. $1.00 to $5.00. In the soft straws the range of shapes ,and styles is sufficient to meet every whim from youthful to sedate. Panamas from $5.00 up. BrQwmn&King Fifteenth and Douglu Sis. OMAHA R. S. WILCOX, Mgr. Picture Free Company ftuumMMM lawns in. i J-' ' '"4