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THE BEE: OMAHA. SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 13, 1901).
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aya that the actual number of full and
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. .40,800
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. .43,000
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. .40,600
T.... 43,870
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10.... 40,300
11 43,710
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Returned copies
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Net totml 1,893,370
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bacrtbera lcaTlag the cits- tern
aorarlly sboald bars Tha Urt
analled to them. Addresa will bu
changes' aa oftcaj mm reqveated.
It does not look quite so serious for
the Syrians.
What the disarranged Poe lock at
the Boo needs may prove to be a cryp
tographic key.
The train-robbing Industry will not
be quite so popular In this vicinity (or
some time to come.
Or. Eliot appears to consider It a
part of his new religion to scuttle the
Alaskan coal pirates.
It only remained tor th Land of
Steady Habits to add a dash of nutmeg
to tickle the presidential palate.
Governor Shallenberger has re
leased his Thanksgiving proclamation.
It is up to Mayor "Jim" to Jar loose.
"Mary Jane's Pa," having gone on
the war path, the rival forces seem to
be doing a Savage dance to the strains
of Dixie.
With "Bob" Burdette back in good
health in his pulpit, Los Angeles may
renew Its claim to being a land of per
petual sunshine.
Assignment of a surgeon to com
mand the Solace should not be taken
by the lino otllcera that there is no
solace left to them.
The fight over the division on the
reward for the capture and conviction
of those train robbers will next occupy
the center of the stage.
Mr. Bryan Is going to South Amer
ica to find out whether the voice of the
people calls him to run for United
States senator In Nebraska.
From the vigorous punishment In
flicted on Michigan students for Imbib
ing Juice of the vine one may conclude
that Ann Arbor Is no grape arbor.
President Lowell of Harvard evi
dently believes that athletics Is a form
of life Insurance, of which a man
ought to carry all that he can stand.
Although seven females suffered
from the excessive activity of the
Cleveland bigamist, he was convicted
and sentenced for mall frauds. More
ex discrimination.
Now that tbey have burled the em
press dowager, it la fair to assume that
the lady is really dead, though one
can't most always sometimes tell about
these Chinese diplomats.
Coincident with the announcement
that a "man higher up" has been
caught in sugar frauds comes a boost
In the price of sugar. Thus are the
weets of harmony maintained.
In architecturally adapting Itself to
Us environment the big city church Is
departing from the ancient stateliness
f ecclesiastical construction. But why
tbouldn't a church be a skyscraper?
If the traffic officials are sincere in
their announcement of a new faith
that the roads will gain most by fair
dealing with the public they will find
that the public, like Barkis, Is wlllin'.
This shoe family is getting to be
ubiquitous. A little while ago It was
Take-a-sboo, and now Gaus Ingashu Is
leaping into prominence clear from the
African wilds. That's a long shoo-fly
from the Arctic.
Governor Shallenberger says we
lave mucu to be thankful tor. We
'.rust he will be able to convince some
f those who feed on democratic news
papers thai Would have them believe
vtrythlag has one wrong.
Character in the Immigrant.
Secretary Nagcl's utterance, voicing
his conviction of the Syrian's fitness
for citizenship, that personal charac
ter nnd not rnclal antecedent should
determine the reception we accord the
Immigrant, Is sound philosophy that
will commend Itself to every thought
ful American. It was one of the
thoughts that animated the nation
when It adopted tha constitutional
amendment proscribing race as well as
color from being a bar to the right of
suffrage.
Altogether too much attention has
been devoted to other matters than
character in seeking to devise ways to
regulate the Influx of Immigration.
Original nationality is not the true
test; there are desirables and unde
sirables in every land. The possession
of money cannot truly determine; the
rascal often finds it easier to provide
himself with sufficient funds than does
his honest kinsman, and the head tax
can be made to defeat its own pur
pose. Learning is not the chief asset
to be required; lack of education does
not necessarily prevent a man being
a useful citizen nor limit his fitness
for the practical affairs of life. Our
experlenco has been from the begin
ning that the best citizenship acquired
from immigration has been based not
on the education nor financial rating,
but on individual character.
Personal qualities are the test of
the man In every community. Is he
Industrious, sober, honest, Is he truth
telling, on the square? The answer
to this question determines the wel
come of the stranger. Rugged ex
terior, absence of book learning,
should not prejudice against the new
comer, nor should the fact that the
capital with which he must pay his
way consists of a strong pair of empty
hands. Because he comes from a
country where he has been denied ad
vantages open to every man here
alike Is no reason for shutting the
doors In his face. For the whole coun
try, as for each community In It, the
test should be not the ancestors of
the man, but the man himself.
Race for Naval Supremacy.
The recent panic of England con
cerning German preparedness for war
acquires a new significance in the offi
cial announcement from Washington
that the German navy has leaped from
fourth into second place In actual
fighting sea strength. Besides passing
both France and the United States in
tonnage in commission, Germany is re
ported as having under way nearly as
much new battleship construction as
has England.
The burden of this race for naval
supremacy is emphasized by the
knowledge that, although our govern
ment is perfecting the heaviest naval
program that it ever yet carried on,
the tonnage involved is less than half
of the amount of construction under
way in either Germany or Great
Britain. The fact that Japan has
made but little gain In naval strength,
in spite of rumors that Bhe was mak
ing great strides, may be taken to in
dicate a policy of keeping a lesser
force up to a high state of efficiency.
For those who believe that it is the
man behind the gun that counts there
may be somo comfort in reflecting that
the United States as always leads all
countries except Great Britain in the
strength of official and enlisted per
sonnel. Despise Not the Old.
Recent experiences demonstrate that
in the matter of transportation it is
not wise to despise the old things ut
terly with the advent of the new, for
necessity may Impel us to return to
the methods neglected If not discarded.
The canal towpath, which became a
stock subject for Jest, has been en
nobled by the Suez and Panama un
dertakings, and In the present day of
traffic complications is fast coming into
its own. New York state has rehabil
itated its old Erie waterway, and now
three states of the middle west are
Jointly planning for a canal across
country from Toledo to Chicago,
eliminating a long haul around the
northern' sweep of the lakes.
The stearn locomotive proves to
have been extremely premature with
Its threat to relegate the canal to com
plete oblivion. Pokey though that
humble highway of traffic may be,
the possibilities of Its usefulness have
only Just begun to be discerned.
Toledo and Chicago and the places be
tween have extensive railroad facili
ties, and the proposed canal will coat
a prodigious sum, but the need for
additional means of transportation In
dicates that there Is no limit to the
trade of the country nor to the value
of a mode of commerce that not long
ago seemed outdistanced and ex
hausted. Interruption of News Channels.
The ensy-going dismissal of personal
worries over the silence of the absent,
with the remark that "no news la good
news," hardly applies In the case of
Interruption of established channels
of Intelligence. No news was bad news
In the ominous silence that greeted
the vain effort to raise Charleston
after the earthquake, which the Amer
ican people could for some time only
wildly guess at. A similar lull preceded
news of the devastation at Galveston,
and cables were Interrupted by the
tremors attending the Martinique
catastrophe.
It was a matter for grave concern,
therefore, when the days extended Into
a full week with no tidings from
Jamaica nor any ready means for ob
taining information as to why the ca
bles had gontt out of commission.
Kvcn the suspense engendered by such
a situation Is a keen shock to those
hose business Interests or friends and
kindred are Involved.
The first gleam of relief from the
Imaginings of clvllliatlon, cut off from
Its accustomed communication with an
Important Island, came from that latest
modern marvel, the wireless, like a
voice from the heavens, setting at rest
the apprehension that the gem of the
British West Indies may have been
swallowed by an earthquake, and giv
ing definite news, which, though bad,
is not as grave as feared.
The city of Kingston and the terri
tory of the island have only recently
recovered from devastating storms,
and this new visitation will doubtless
prove to be a sufficient calamity to en
list the world's symrathy and help;
but knowing the worst is better than
the terror of the uiiknowr., which is
aroused every time the elements In
terrupt the workings of the regular
channels of communication.
The Visit of the Japanese.
Omaha la next on the itinerary of
the visiting Japanese commissioners
who are making a tour of Inspection j
with a view to posting themselves on
the conditions of agriculture, com
merce and Industry in the United
States.
When the Japanese look over Omaha
we believe they will find here more
than anywhere else the typical inland
city serving as the market town for a
vast area of rapidly developing agri
cultural country.
As a railroad center they will find
Omaha to be the gate city of the west,
the main valve on the artery of trans
continental traffic.
If they inquire into our history they
will find here a community of nearly
2 00,000 people. Including the suburbs,
which has grown up on the edge of the
prairie within a little more than fifty
years.
If they size up present appearance
and business conditions they will find
Omaha a pushing, progressive city
fully abreast of all the most advanced
achievements in city building and rest
ing its substantial prosperity upon a
foundation of untold agricultural re
sources la a tributary territory that is
excelled nowhere throughout the
world.
Our Japanese visitors will have cov
ered a vast area and stopped at all of
the most important industrial centers
in the country, in each of which they
will have been impressed with claims
of superiority along particular lines.
Notwithstanding this, Omaha may rest
confident that their visit here will
make them underscore Omaha on their
maps and that they will take away
with them many suggestive observa
tions and ideas.
The coining of the new Lincoln
pennies and the designing of a new
nickel bearing Washington's head
serve as a reminder that in his life
time the first president expressed him
self severely against putting any hu
man face on an American coin. He
considered It as savoring of monarch
ical custom. Yet the reverence felt
for Washington or the sentiment of
the people toward Lincoln at this day
is wholly within the limits of Ameri
can tradition. In the selection of a
design for coin or stamp it is a safe
rule to utilize only the likeness of de
parted heroes.
The democratic World-Herald de
clares that the platform will settle it
for the party, but carefully abstains
saying which platform. The associate
editor who writes the article has Just
been defeated for election as a candi
date for office running on the populist
platforms distinctly committed to
county option. If platforms are bind
ing and be did not swear falsely when
he accepted the populist nomination,
he must be for county option. Which
alternative will he take?
St. Paul and Minneapolis announce
their intention ef going after an Indian
supply depot without specifying
whether they want to take it away
from Omaha or from Chicago.
Omaha has been accustomed to saving
the supply depot at least once every
two years nnd our democratic con
gressman may as well practice up for
the rescue act in a spectacular tank
scene with the usual stage setting and
the calcium lights all on.
That's real rich about the rank and
file of Nebraska democracy writing the
platform when it is a matter of coiri
moa notoriety that for more than ten
years not over three or four people
have had a hand in writing the plat
form, and not a single democratic plat
form has been adopted witheut first
getting the O. K. of Mr. Bryan.
What in the world ails the Boston
school boys, that they have to be com
pelled to learn to swim under a new
rule of the Board of Education? With
so much water around the Hub, the
Bostonese linguistic substitute for
"Come on In. the water's fine," ought
to be the first words lisped there.
Expert evidence has been carried to
the. extreme In the testimony of a
clockmaker, who Insists that a clock
figuring In a murder case had been
stopped by hand because it was wound
up. That witness has Sherlock Holmes
backed off the boards.
Unless all portents fall the demo-
pop plan Is to play the same old game
In Nebraska again next year by run
ning the candidates on two platforms,
so that as populists they may be com
mitted for county option and as icm
ocrata they may be against it.
In Other Lands
He Light em What la Trans.
ptrlBg Ajaong tha Veer ana
Fa sTatleas ef tha Berth.
Ihe Industrial development of Germany
In recent years Is the subject of an en
thusiastic sketch In the Review of Reviews,
by Bernard von Pohulze-Gaevernltz. The
writer Is Justified in pointing with prlda
to national progress in this and other
lines since united Oermany succeeded a
collection of rival states. "Made In CJer
meny," Is a slsn of Industrial progress and
tiude expansion familiar tha world over,
in a quarter of a century, with unsur
passed skill and enterprise, Germany has
conquered many of the world's markets
and built up an export trade of astonish
ing proportions. The witter points out
that Germany's population tins Increased
one-half In forty years, and among the
leading nations of Kurope her birth-rate
is relatively the highest. "Today," he ex
claims, with a significant S(Ulnt across tha
North sea. "Germany, Mldas-llke touchea
unseemly stuffs and under her hand they
become colnable gold Oermany, the new
Industrial state, rising In greatness and
soon, perhaps, to equal the colossal power
of Kngland!" Every glowing picture of
prcgress has its shadows, and that of
Schulze-Gaevernitz Is not an exception.
Tha Mldas-llke touch does not transfer
lnta empty pockets enough of tha coin of
the realm to drive away the specter of
poverty. Last winter the number of un
employed In the large cities was as colossal
as tha army of unemployed in Kngland.
A German publication, Stattstisches Jahr-
buch, shows that there were GO.OUO skilled
laborers out of employment In Uerlin and
proportionals number In other cities.
Some Industrial recovery has taken place
during tha summer and fall, but not suf
ficient to decrease materially the ranks of
the unemployed. The authority quoted
asserts that this condition Is responsible
for the marked revival of socialism In the
empire, and the problem of caring for
the unemployed thla winter is as perplex
ing In Germany as it Is In England.
mm
The recent visit of the Ciar to Italy
and tha cordial relations known to exist
between both monarchs, continues a topic
of keen interest In European government
circles. The general Impression of Its sig
nificance is drawn from natural causes,
and points directly to Austria's forcible
annexation of the provinces of Bosina and
Herzegovina. No doubt the emperor of
Russia keenly resents the widening sphere
of Teutonic influence In Slav territory,
and would have encouraged forcible re
sistance at the time if Germany had not
Intervened with a suggestion that could
not pass unheeded. In proof of the Czar's
resentment it la worth noting that In his
Journey to and from Italy he deliberately
avoided passing through Austrian or Ger
man territory. Taken together with the
extreme cordiality of his welcome in Italy,
a cordiality personally enjoined by King
Victor, they Indicate a realignment ef
European powers opposed to Teutonlo ex
pansion. Russia and France have long
been close allies. Tha reapproachment of
Fiance and England Is one of the recent
triumphs of King Edward's diplomacy.
Italy has long been a member of the triple
alliance, chiefly from the necessities of its
situation. With Russia as an ally on tha
north and the tempting trade Inducements
it can offer it will be seen that Italy has
much to gain commercially at least, In
cutting loose from rivals who have ob
tained a practical monopoly of trade in tha
near east. Putting these links together It
is not difficult to peer Into the future and
prophecy an alignment of Russia and Italy,
France and England opposed to the ag
gressions of Germany and Austria. The
Berlin treaty was forcibly suspended last
spring, but It left several live accounts for
time to settle.
The prospects of an early general elec
tion In Great Britain draws attention to
two factors In the contest who rarely
pose In the spotlight. It is part of their
business to avoid publicity, to perform
political duties on the gumshoe plan, meas
ure the trend of public sentiment and re
port to party leaders from time to time,
J. Ferclval Hughes for the conservatives
and Sir Robert Hudson for liberals are
regularly employed party managers, the
first named receiving a salary of 310,800 a
year and the latter $12,000. The duties are
extensive, and very important to their
parties. To them is oommitteed the task
of noting the public pulse, directing dis
trict agents, digesting reports and hand
ling party finances. In a political crisis
such as now impends, tha reports of these
managers largely influence tha minds con
trolling the direction of affaira and the
policies to be pursued in certain contin
gencies. If both sides are as anxious for
an appeal to the country as they profess
to bo, It is fairly certain thesa alert In
terpreters of the public pulse see victory
ahead for their respective parties.
Those chesty Austrians whose Joy over
the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
made a Viennese holiday are now sharply
reminded that they who dance must pay
tha piper. The Austrian treasury has i
large Juicy deficit, and the finance mln
later proposes to do tha usual thing In
such cases pile on mora taxes. An In
crease In the tax on incomes, dividends, in
heritances and spirits has been decided on,
and two brand new ones proposed, one on
bachelors and one on married folka who
have no children. Truly the Joy of work
lng and striving In Europe nowadays must
be limited to the precious few who can
dodge the attention of tha tax gatherer.
Tha new Turks are developing new ideas
in the matter of financing a boom. It is
proposed to borrow $100,090,000 for the con
structlon of naval dreadnaughta, and In
augurate a world's fair at the same time.
They believe that a great exposition re
veallng or suggesting tha immense possl
bllltles of their land would give a marked
Impetus to development in tha manufac
turlng industries and to commerce, and
seven big fighting ships would prove to
tha world that Turkey was not immune
to the naval fever. Failure to uncover the
millions supposed to have been hidden
away by Abdul Hamld in some nook at the
Ylldlz Kiosk left the new regime with an
empty treasury, and it does not feel any
better than it looks. Though all the aula
possible to locate on the payroll have been
provided for, thera is not enough doing
to afford opportunities for tha ambitious,
hence an exposition and navy yard ac
tivity will stimulate things In the right
way.
Tha ax-sultan of Turkey, Abdul Hamld,
la not taking his exile at Salonika philoso
phically. A writer in "T. P. Weekly" tells
that sometimes, after sitting along for a
long time at his table, wrapped In gloomy
medications, Abdul atrlkea tha table with
his fist a thing that ha had never before
been in tha habit of doing and cries
"Nalet OUun! Nalet Olsunl" (Malediction!
Malediction!). Sometimes ba gets his wives
to draw cards and make revelations about
bla future, but before this operation la fin
lehed ha gets up suddenly and goes away,
aaylngi "Bahero Shell Baahem Shel!" Fu
tility! Futility!). At times, whan overcome
delicious, heaUhfulgjt?
give the most valuable ingre- CTy. . .)
V'W client, the active principle, to Ki''f' . iJWJ
rip 5 r rSm
t:;liV i 4a? ..,,. -rVA
'is ffillK Insures wholesome and M
'hlhtB-l W fieUclons food lor every X
MllRfylM ' iv .day in cvcivhomc , t ! J
with fatigue, he falls asleep, only to wake
up with a start and rush round the room
if pursued by phantoms. In fact, tha
deposed Turk aeems to be about as un
happy as he can well b.
China's dowager empress has been dead
so long that tha news of the elaborate
funeral that Is in preparation Is somewhat
startling. Tha explanation lies In the cus
tom of providing a common resting place
for the princes of the Imperial dynasty,
and in the vitally important part which
the departed played in tha dally Uvea of
living Chinamen. Ancestor worship In
volves an attention to the bodies of the
departed, and to their spirits, that occu
pies a large portion of the time of the de
vout Chinaman. Whatever modern educa
ted Chinamen may think of these cere
monies and customs, they are surrounded
by an antiquity so great and upheld by a
tradition so compelling that no one has
dared to set them aside.
BAN KUR J. KK.M.EDV'8 LOYALTY
Recollectlona of Famous Harrlmaa.
Struggle.
New York Evening Post.
Tha death of John S. Kennedy recently
removed another of the fast dlmlnlxh.
ing group of old-time bankers and railroad
men whose activities In the earlv fifties
did much to develop the west and add to
our banking connections abroad.
Mr. Kennedy figured prominently In the
negotiations attending the organization of
the Northern Securities company. His hold
ings af Northern Paciflo atock were so
large as to bring him very tempting offers
from the opposition forces in 1901, when
efforts to wrest control from the Hill
Morgan faction led to tha sensational "cor
ner" eplBode of May 9 with the quotation
of 1,000 for Northern Pacific stock. Always
a stanch friend of James J. Hill. Mi-
Kennedy backed tha Morgan syndicate
throughout the Northern Pacific fight, and
refused really fabulous prices for hi hold
ings. With Lord Strathcona, James J. Hill
and a foreign client, Mr. Kennedy was said
at tha time to hold one-quarter of the $80.-
000,000 Northern Paciflo common atock.
Just what' his own holdings were was not
disclosed, but In speaking to a friend of
the tempting offers made, Mr. Kennedy
aaldt
'Wa could hava gotten all kinds of prices
for the stock, but not one of my friends
would think for a moment of deserting Mr.
Morgan and Mr. Hill. Wa set out to stick
by them, and no offer, however tempting
could Induce us to sell our holdings at a
time when to do so would have meant
possible disaster for tha Morgan side. I
know of one man in Europe, a close friend
of mine, who refused a flat offer of several
million dollars from the Kuhn-Loeb forces,
although such a price for his holdings
meant a really prodigious profit for him.
Ha was an old-time holder and got his
Mock at a price which looks almoBt ridi
culous in comparison with present quo
tations.
"But we stuck by our friends, regardles:
of every sort of inducement held out to
make us desert them. There waa no falter
ing, although things were done, and offers
made, that were distinctly calculated to
make men falter. But there was more than
money at stake In such a contest, and al
though a strife such as wa had then leads
frequently to unlooked-for complications,
and aometimea forces men to make new
friends, none of us ever thought of such a
thing for a moment. We were on the side
of Mr. Morgan and Mr. Hill from principle,
and wa were with them to see them through,
irrespective of what rewards were held out.
or what was dona to make us change our
attitudes. It waa a great big struggle,
though, auch as rarely tries men in thesa
days; but I gueaa Mr. Morgan knew pretty
well who hla friends ware when he' got
through with it."
Nebraska, t'orkera la Oregoa.
Oregon Journal.
Oregon saw a strange sight yesterday.
Three carloads of Nebraska hogs arrived
at Portland, consigned to the Union stock
yards. They were not brought under con
tract, but ware consigned by tha Nebraska
shippers to ba sold In tha open market at
tha yards. It Is tha first ahlpment of tha
kind in Portland, and probably tha first
to tha coast. Nebraska hogs hava been
brought here under consignment to the
purchaser, but not before under a con
signment in which the shipment had to
run the chances of a sale by competitive
bidding. The lot went to Tacoma buyers.
Let tha Teats Ga Oa.
Buffalo Express.
In the International Congress on Alco
holism a lively debate arose over the
question as to tha effects of liquors when
consumed In small quantities. As no agree
ment could be reached, It waa concluded
to postpone the subject for further Investi
gation. In tha meantime it may ba as
sumed that multitudes of peaple will con
tinue to practically study the question
for themselves In all Its aspects, without
waiting for tha decision of an Interna
tional Congress.
Tot Grades ( Jadlrlal Law.
Botstnn Glebe.
Judge Milla says that the papers In the
Astor divorce case were ordered sealed for
the sake of tha children, but all tha same
the granting of tha divorce In three min
utes' procedure In the court and the com
plete secrecy obtained tend to austaln the
contention of those who declare that there
la ona law for the rich and another for the
poor.
Wis Old U ray beard.
Waahlngton Herald.
A Nebraska Judge has decided that a
kiss does not neceaiarlly constitute a pro
posal. His honor does not propose that
thera shall ba ona sort of law for the
aeaahore and another for tha Interior.
Jest Ills Wen.
Boston Herald.
After all the others get through naming
the new supreme court Judge, the presi
dent will offer bla suggestion.
POLITICAL DRIFT.
Senator Daniel of Virginia has seventy-
two majority in the legislature, Insuring
his re-election.
At the last roundup seventeen aspiring
candidates for mayor of Boston were
branded. Several mavericks are believed
to be running loose.
John K. Toner, member of congress from
Scranton, Pa., formerly a base ball pitcher,
announces to the political bleachers that
he Is a candidate for governor. Thinks he
knows the game.
United States Commissioner James A.
Shields of Brooklyn last week observed
the fifty-fifth anniversary of his entering
the service, and received congratulations
from a host of admirers of superdread
naught grip.
One of the constitutional amendments
adopted by tha voters of Rhode Island
establishes representation In tha legisla
ture on the basis of population. The old
system of districting gave one country
voter as much power as two voters in the
cities.
Signs of the coming legislative contest
on the federal Income tax amendment are
visible In New York. A poll of legislators
elect taken by the New York World Indi
cates the requlnlte two-thirds majority In
both houses. But the legislature doea not
assemble for seven weeks. Meanwhile, op
position Is developing In a way likely to
carry much weight. Several state papers
are arguing that a federal Income tax
would take from the people of tha Empire
state one-fourth of the total, or approxi
mately $50,000,000 per annum. This argu
ment, together with the suggestion that
the tax would bring In so much revenue as
to endanger tha protective principle. Is
being vigorously pressed where It will do
the most ygood.
"A FUNDAMENTAL OMISSION."
One Vital Feature Mlaalnar In Rail
road Regulation Lawa.
Minneapolis Journal.
Senator "Cummins in his speech at Chi
cago Saturday, discussed, among other
things, what he characterised as "the
fundamental omission" of our railroad leg
islationnamely. Its failure to regulate the
capitalization of railroads. At the outset,
however, he pointed out tha essential dif
ference between railroad investments In
the old pioneering days and such Invest
ments nowadays. A man who risked his
money and energy when railroad building
was largely a reckless gamble. Is entitled
to the rewards of his enterprise now.
Many companies, moreover, hava capital
ized the Increased value of their property,
and even their surplus earnings.
These things are done and cannot well
be undone. But it would be an easy mat
ter hereafter to regulate the Issue of stocks
and bonds and to require, as Senator Cum
mins suggests, that there be no capitaliza
tion that does not reprezent independent
Investment.
This Is a "fundamental omission," be
cause there can be no Just basis for fair
rates, until it Is known on what capitaliza
tion a railroad may Justly seek to earn
dividends. The capitalization question thus
lies at tha bottom of tha whole problem.
We have made great progress, as Senator
Cummins points out, in securing justice as
between Individual patrons of the rail
roads. Rebates and discrimination, as be
tween individuals, have disappeared. There
remain discriminations as between locali
ties and sections. This is a muoh mora
delicate problem, because the very life of
a city or a section depends on Its railroad
rates. Our system of rates has been of
slow growth, and it is a growth that has
not always been logical. But great cities
have been built up and rich regions de
veloped on the basis of established rates.
It will not do to proceed too lightly and
hastily about the business of rearranging
these rates on the basis of abstract Jus
tice. Regard must be had for conditions
as they are, not as they ought to be If
geography alone were considered.
Some Leathery Humor. .
San Francisco Chronicle.
Shoe manufacturers hava notified the
retail trade that, notwithstanding the new
tariff rata on leather, there will be no
reduction In the price of their product.
The reason given shows that tha boot and
shoe trust is not deficient In humor. It
declares, with every aspect of seriousness,
that vegetarianism has grown so common
in tha country as to seriously affect the
use of beef as food and tha production ef
6e Best Possible
"When Browning, King & Company make Cloth
ing for Boys, they make it, as they do Men's Clothing
the best they know how.
The quoted price is not in itself a proof of
quality. v
The quality of our Suits is guaranteed by the
name they bear. The price is always the lowest pos
sible for the quality.
Furnishings and Hats, too, for boys and children.
'BrQwning,1(ing & Cq
CLOTHING,
.FIFTEENTH
IL 8. WILCOX, Manager. ,
cattla ta supply It. Henea dear hides and
a regrettable necessity of sticking ta tha
old prices. Probably the cutlery trust will
also he affected by the soft food habit
and may raise the price of table knives
Hlghta and Privilege.
Brooklyn Eagle.
This call to arms appeared In a recent
Issue of the Commoner:
"Wanted Men who dare to stand for
the .leffersonlan doctrine of equal rights
to all and special privileges to none."
There Is no limit to the number. The
more the merrier, always providing that
they concede the usual exception to the
rule. In any event. It will be enforced at
the next national convention, the only
question being who shall have second place
on tha ticket. For this distinction th doc
trine of equal rights to all and special
privileges to none obtains until Mr. Bryan
expresses his preferences. After that, it Is
different.
PASSING PLEASANTRIES.
"Pedestrians do not meet with much
more than contempt In this rapid age of
trolleys and automobiles."
"No, but there Is no need to speak of
them so disparagingly. I hate to have them
run down." Baltimore American.
The touring car had turned upside down,
burying the motorist under It, hut tha vil
lage official was not to he so lightly turned
from his duty.
"It's no use you hldin there, sir!" ha
said severely. "I must hava your nam
and address." Utlca Herald.
Friend Whst is the title of vour poem?
Poet "O, Give Me Back My treams!"
Friend And what did tha editor write
to you?
Poet "Take 'em!" Clevelnnd Leader.
"I will give you a pointer."
"la It a tip on the races or on stocks?"
"Neither; lt'a a dog."
"That's good, and in return I'll glva you
a setter."
"Is It a good bird dog?"
"No; it's a hen." Houston Post.
"That stuck up Mrs. Oaddam won't speak
to all the neighbors. Sha says ahe has to
draw tha line somewhere."
"She was drawing It on tha back fence
thla morning. You know, ahe haa to do
her ewn washing." Baltimore American.
"Here's a ploture of a witch, mamma..
See the book says she has an evil eyf."
"AVa don't sav 'evil eve' now. darlln.
We call It mental malpractice. " Cleveland ,
jriain Dealer.
"Are you running your railroads for the
oenerit or the publlo or the etoekholders'"
"I'm no umpire," answered Mr. Dustln
Stax. "If we pay big dividends the public
complains and If we don't the stockholders
kick. I'm inclined to maintain neutrality
as a high-salaried official and let m fight
it out.- Washington fitar.
"Tell me the old, old story," simpered
the heiress.
"Well," snld the duke, "I owe about
$2,000,000." Louisville Courier-Journal.
"I'll say this for Alfred." remarked the
boy's father; "he's patriotic, and Is doing
all he can to reduce tha government's pon
tal deficit. Ever since ho went awav to
school ho has written to me rrtiout four
times a week asking for money." Chicago
Tribune.
ENCORE.
Oh. whither, little Bumble-Bee,
l'ray whither have you flown:
We grieve to see the space usurped
That once was all your owa;
We inlss your lively little buzz;
They mlsa your stings who gat 'em.
When they opened up the Ev'nlng Bea
And glanced down to tha bottom.
We pray thee little Bumhle-Bee
Why go you off to hide?
The wlnter'a comln' on 'tis true.
Hut It is warm Inside;
The coal man needs your prodlng sting.
The foot hall field does, too,
And that old Thanksglvln' turkey
His train is almost dn.
You sea, eld Mr. Bumble Bed
You shouldn't seek your hole
When all that srrappln goln' on
About the frosty pole;
When Teddy has not if appeared
From rhaalng In the Jungle
If you forsake us at this point
Your Job ytu'U sadly bungle.
Coma bark, eh, truant Bumble-Bee
That furnace st'ng Is due;
The great Corn show will soon arrive.
The rubber show will too;
The cawrlust vaders will advance
And take In every Item1
Here are splendid targets for your sting,
We pray thee do not slight 'em.
Now errant Mr. Bumble Fee.
'Tla no time for suspension
Of duty for the weather man
Will soon need some attention;
So hearken Mr. Bumhle Pee.
And whereso'eer you roam
Just buckle on your harnen
And make a beellne fer home.
Omaha.
-BATOLB NK TRELE
FURNI8HINQS AND HATS,
ako DOUGLAS STREETS,
OMAHA.
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