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The reception committee for the
Japanese must have overlooked the
weather man.
The burra are opening on the annual
crop of "What I Have to Be Thankful
Fur" chestnuta.
Noiseless and smokeless cannon t
Yes, but not the same. Thla la the
electric Invention of a Smoky City res
ident. And now the British suffragettes
have taken to cowhldlng aucb men aa
Winston Churchill In public. Pretty,
pretty!
.Mrs. Speyer'a bequest of (10,000,000
for charity showa that the benevolent
assimilation of wealth la going happily
onward. ' 1 " "
Omaha's street cleaning department
la playing in luck when the heavenly
flushing machines come ao conveniently
to the rescue.
A Kansas Instructor has Invented an
electric device to determine whether a
boy has been smoking. Another way
is to test his breath.
The tramp caught hiding in the pres
ident's private car may be expected to
boast all the rest of his lite About his
Mayflower ancestry.
The scientist speculating as to how
the whale lost Its teeth might consider
the possibility of Jonah having been
too hard a nut to crack.
Having shredded about everything
else in sight, the professors of the Unl
verslty of Chicago are now declaring
the United Statea constitution obsolete.
The prediction of a preacher that
one hundred yeara hence woman will
be ruling America naturally raises the
question what on earth she la doing
now.
We shall aoon sea whether Edgar
Howard got Instructions to soft pedal
on his demand that "Down with the
federal courts" be the next paramount
issue. ...
With-Chancellor Avery as their dls
tlnguished rooter, the bleachers should
take heart in the great game of the
Nebraska miller against Secretary
Wilson.
The Lincoln Journal says the liquor
laws are being no more flagrantly vio
lated la that burg now than they were
before Lincoln voted Itself dry. Let
it go at that.
Statisticians are ascribing the In
crease 'of suicides to the strenuous life.
Yet progressive man will go right on
with bis preference of wearing out as
against rusting out..
When it comes to getting him to
pick up the hot end of the Sackett law
poker, the autt-saloonists discover that
Governor Suhllenberjrer Is not much
different from Governor Sheldon.
Women of New York's swelldom are
said to have adopted a new walk known
cs the horse show glide. Judging from
(he pictures, it's a carriage such as
would put any self-respecting horse to
charno.
According (o the World-Herald, the
next democratic platform will be writ
ten by the rank and file of the party
But the usual precaution will be taken
to provide some member of the result!
tiona committee with an advance copy
of a platform aucb aa Mr. Bryaa would
write if that duty were to be delegated
to bio
The Freeing of Mme. Steinheil.
Forth from the shadow of th. guil
lotine steps Mme. S'oinhetl Into the
free air of France, after one of the
most extraordinary trials that ever has
stirred the pulses of emotional Paris.
No doubt the Jurora took Into conslrler-
tion the fact that the prisoner was a
woman, that she had suffered the
cruelest of mental tortures, whether
Innocent or guilty, and that by her
conduct in prison and in court she had
shown a genuine desire and intention
to redeem herself if given the oppor
tunity. And so the woman with a past goes
forth to achieve a future. In spite of
the accumulation of proofs of an in
volved career which had brought her
to this desperate situation, Madame
Steinheil is given, in one of those
strange impulses that seise the French
temperament, aa much of the benefit
of the doubt as though she were on
trial In America, where Innocence is
presumed. The judges in their scarlet
robes look up from their books of
legal lore, which they have been pon
dering while the jurors weighed the
case, receive the foreman's word of ac
quittal, and give it their official seal.
It la an impressive modern interpreta
tion of the mystic, masterful acquittal
of old, "Neither do I condemn thee."
But let the woman deafen her eara to
the applause of the Parisian throng;
let her heed not the allurement of
those who would exploit her case
among the tinsel and the gaudy lights.
For her, as for the woman of old whose
record was traced In letters of sand
which the elements were quick to ef
face and which no man has ever read,
all ambition' and endeavor should be
based absolutely on fidelity to the com
mand, "Go, and sin no more." N
On Guard at Washington.
President Taft's eulogy of Raymond
Patterson, the well known Washington
newspaper correspondent who has just
passed away, calls attention to one of
the potent forces of good citizenship
which Edmund Burke In his day char
acterised as the fourth estate. Mr.
Taft's present individual tribute Is a
specialisation of the general remarks
that he made to a gathering of legisla
tive correspondents in the east during
the winter preceding his nomination
for the presidency, when he spoke in
wannest praise of the sterling qualities
of the men of the newspaper corps at
thfr average state capital and of the
staff writers at Washington.
All public men know, as Mr. Taft
expresses It, that, with rare exoeptlons,
the newspaper correspondent In the
halls of legislation, whether state or
congressional, Is not only loyal to the
state secrets confided to him by public
men, but la also absolutely faithful to
the Interests of the people. While lead-
era of parties may at times be vulner
able to attack, the legislative corre
spondent must keep the public posted
against all public perils. The tricky
cr the crooked politician fears the In
corruptible newspaper man at his el
bow. The presence of that alert and
fearless Inquisitor is a salutary check
on deep laid conspiracies against pub
Ho Interests, and the legislative cor
respondent In state or national capital
maintains a wholesome and efficient
safeguard against political chicanery
that would Invade the people's rights.
Mr. Patterson's case la not excep
tional, but Is a distinguished example
of the power In the hands of the fourth
estate. A classmate and for thirty-five
years an intimate personal friend of
Mr. Taft, "Raymond," as he signed
himself, never hesitated to report facts
or express convictions If he deemed op
position or criticism demanded for the
public good. The duty of the newspa
per reporter, such as Is the Washing
ton correspondent In the" highest de
gree of that craft, is to keep the people
posted, and In fulfilling that duty with
out fear or favor he is performing one
of the most necessary functions to en
lightened free government.
One Ship Subsidy Exhibit.
While the subject Is under consider
ation In thla country, the presentment
made by Vice Consul General Fuller at
Hongkong concerning the ship subs!
dies of Japan may be of Interest as
bearing on the trans-Pacific trade of
the United States. Mr. Fuller reviews
the operations of the Nippon subsidy
system for the last ten years, and pre
sents figures to show that the results
are so unsatlafactory as to throw doubt
on the practical value to Japan. The
experience of the subsidised lines seems
to disclose the fact that they are not
carrying any greater annual tonnage
of cargo than when they first started,
and that the Increase In the number of
passengers Is comparatively Insignifl
cant.
But If Japan has not profited by the
subsidies, the United States has, for
the consular tables show that the
transcontinental railways operating to
San Francisco and Puget sound have
become large feeders for the Pacific
mercantile fleet. Apparently we have'
gained in exports while Japan has lost.
In this connection it will be remem
bered that Mr. Hill put Into commis
sion modern steamships designed to
wrest the Pacific trade from the Jap
anese ships, but their operation with
out subsidy resulted In such a loss that
he had to stop, and the vessels now are
rusting at their wharves.
The Japanese experience is not con-
i elusive, for it must be evident that no
subsidy, whether a direct grant or in
the form of a mail contract, can de
velop trade along any course where
there Is not sufficient commercial ac
tivity to stimulate commercial enter
prise. The Japanese have only recently
subsidised a new route to South Amer
ica which Is already reported as mak
ing Inroads on the traffic through Pan-
ama and San Francisco. That ia a field
well worth watching, and may afford
different results from those now' re
ported by Mr. Fuller.
Fake Eonpartisanship.
The fake nonpartlsanshlp behind
which the democrats tried to mask In
the recent campaign In Nebraska was
pretty well exposed before the election.
But since the election the democrats,
themselves, are no longer disguising
the fact that It was a masquerade in
which they were engaged. The Bee
has once before quoted the following
extract from the democratic World-
Herald under date of October H:
The democratic candidates stand squarely
on a nonpartisan platform. They are mek-
ng no partisan appeal. Neither they nor
he party to which they belong could con-
atrue their election aa a partisan victory.
Here is what Mr. Bryan's Commoner
now says about It:-
In Nebraska the democrats came very
near electing their judicial ticket. When
tt la considered that the republican candi
dates on the Judicial ticket two years ags
were elected by over 24.000 majority thla la
a gratifying gain and a promise for next
year.
Note that the Commoner calls it a
democratic ticket' and not a nonpar
tisan ticket. Note, also, that the Com
moner regards whatever measure of
success may have attended the nonpar
tisan bunco game as a promise Inspir
ing democratic hope for next year.
If any republicans permitted them
selves to be fooled by the nonpartisan
fake Into voting the democratic ticket
at the last election It is time for them
to wake up.
Entangling Foreign Alliances.
It was a gracious act for the distin
guished banqueters in New York to
drink to the health of King Edward on
his birthday, but not so fitting for men
to sit in silence and permit to go un
answered the eloquent appeal of a cel
ebrated king's counsellor from Canada
for an Anglo-American alliance.
If the gifted Canadian had firm
ground for his assurance that our rela
tions point to a necessary reorganiza
tion for a closer alliance of the two
Anglo-Saxon countries, then it Is time
for us to take heed and cling close to
our traditional policies. Toast the
British ruler we shall be happy to Ao,
as a friendly people, so long as the
British shall remain content, and birth
day congratulations may continue to
be a cousinly and a proper act; but
whon It comes to taking on entangling
alliances with any ambitious European.
monarchy, even though the appeal be
made in the soft and pleasant voice of
one of her colonial children, we will
remember the days of old when in
triguers sought to draw us Into the
maelstrom of European politics, and
stand fast In the faith what what we
could not do for the sake of France,
which had Just befriended us, we can
not now do In these later days when
the victor must be the one who can go
it alone.
The wisdom of avoiding foreign
complications has been manifest from
the beginning of the American repub
lic, and we will no more tolerate being
Inveigled Into dangerous alliances to
day than we could in Washington's
time.
The Wag-ei of Carelessness.
Every shocking mine dlseaster very
properly prompts immediate investiga
tion with a view to perfecting safe
guards against repetitions of such oc
currences, yet these fatalities continue
with distressing frequency. The latest
appalling catastrophe In Illinois In
stantly inspires the inquiry who is to
blame, and the answer seems to be as
readily forthcoming that a miner's
careless use of a torch was responsible
for the tragedy.
Familiarity breeds contempt for
danger, as for everything else. One of
the first attributes of the miner, know
ing the special peril In which he is
placed, ought to be an excess of cau
tion, yet the history of most mine ex
plosions reveals, as in the present in
stance, a deliberate invitation of de
struction and death by a foolhardy In
difference. Men above the earth may
plan and Invent safety devices till the
crack of doom, but all precautions and
forethought will have no avail so long
as incendiaries of carelessness go down
into the pit.
In the old days the name Jamaica
was synonymous with the word rum,
and many a trim New England craft
dealt in that cargo from the British
West Indies. But latterly Jamaica's
chief Industry has been the shipment
of fruits and the luring of tourists
Visitors this winter will find the plan
tations devastated by another of those
hurricanes which periodically visit
those region but in that climate na
ture soon repairs its ravages, and while
the crop loss will make it a hard
season, the trade doubtless will soon
be restored. The rainfall in the latest
visitation seerns to have been a record-
breaker. Four feet in four days is a
prodigious amount of water, sufficient
to wash away the last lingering flavor
of rum from the reputation of the
banana-land.
To the protest of commercial inter
ests of the country against the pro
posed increase of telegraph tolls might
be added the Inquiry, what has become
of the new devices which were to revo
lutionize : telegraphy and bring down
rates. Wireless for a long time has
been promising overland service, and
automatic mechanisms for multiplying
the capacity of wires have been ex
ploited without any manifest quaking
among the established companies. If it
be true that Western Union and Postal
have a rate compact, it would seem
that there is not yet hope of competi
tion from the newer mediums, and it
might be worth while to look into the
matter whether such a combination Is
within the law.
Speaker Cannon's statement that he
had a chance tq trade a free wood pulp
for the presidency is supposed to be
based on a conversation with Herman
Rldder of the New York Staats-Zel-tung.
Aside from the fact that Mr.
Ridder repudiates the imputation,
there are two things to be noted:
First, that Mr. Rldder would have
found it Impossible to deliver the sup
port of the newspapers of the country
to anyone. Secondly, that ("he extent of
Mr. Rldder's ability to elect his pre
ferred candidate Is on record in the
campaign of Mr. Bryan.
The promised enlargement of
Omaha's Union station will be a much
desired Improvement, but while about
It why not provide some transit con
nection with the Burlington station?
If these two stations, separated only
by train sheds and tracks, cannot yet
be wholly merged, passengers should
at least be accommodated with a con
necting subway.
Wyoming morals are looking up.
Not only has there been successful
prosecution that will tend to terminate
the ancient range feuds, but the sheriff
has also declined to share in the re
ward money, modestly stating that aa
salaried state officer he had only
done his duty.
Since Judge' Good still holds on to
his place on the district bench, all
those nonpartisan democratic lawyers
who were promised the salary by gu
bernatorial appointment may solace
themselves with the thought that it
was the other fellow who was to have
been buncoed.
It goes without saying that the third
generation of Bryans, when placed In
private tutelage in Germany, will be
thoroughly safeguarded against the
contaminating democracy of the Amer
ican public school.
An applicant for naturalisation has
been uncovered in Chicago who never
heard of a congressman or a senator.
That's nothing. There are lots of con
gressmen and senators who are never
heard of.
President James of the University of
Illinois is undeniably rlghtt the col
lege hoodlum should be treated by the
law the same as any other.
Reversing; the Carrent.
Wall Street Journal.
If the prices of farm products continue
to soar, "back to the farm" may become
the slogan of the city dwellers.
Financing- the Uplift.
Baltimore American.
The millions that are being devoted to the
study and solution of public health prob
lems should make Americana a longer lived
people than they are today.
' Analysis of the Teat.
Chicago Tribune.
President Taft haa coma back home
weighing more than he did when he started
on hla trip. No, there la nothing the matter
with the presidential digestion. It Is ban
quet-proof.
Every Wheel Rolling-.
New 'York Tribune.
The unused surplus of freight cars, whloh
haa so long figured as an evidence of halt
ing business activity, haa now been con
verted Into a deficit. There are not enough
cars to go around. No wonder the railroads
are extending their facilities and enlarging
their capital.
National Farmer Hacked.
Boston Transcript.
Instead of a resolution favoring the re
duction of congressional mileage rates from
10 centa to 6 cents, it would have been
more patriotic for the national farmera to
condemn the dispensing of free seeds by
the government.
A Sanitary Precaution.
Boston Globe.
It la possible to take a more cheering
view of the noiseless dlvoree. True, justice
should show no favor to the rich. But in
casea like that of "Astor against Astor,"
the noiseless divorce Is necessary on ac
count of Indecent details. A judicial quar
antine under such circumstances la war
ranted. Some few may complain, but tho
general public will be thankful.
Open to Conviction. '
Pittsburg Dispatch.
1 Senator Aldrlch'a campaign to eduoate
the weat In favor of a central bank la as
serted to be entered upon with an open
mind. The senator la open to conviction
on any monetary plan so It's a central
bank; and the west Is likely to respond
that It la equally open to the conviction
that the central bank won't do.
Editorial Amenities In Texas.
Houston Post.
Under the tension and stress of the boy
cott the Qalveston News has Instituted
against the Houston carnival, we may be
driven to concede that it wan admlBslbii
for the feller to steal the growing vege
tables from the little garden cultivated by
the aged and dependent inmates of the Old
Women's Home, but we would die In our
tracks before agreeing that It was ever
right to rob the cripple of the $2.75 he had
eciied In his wooden leg.
There's the Financial Hob.
St. Loula Republic.
The "seasonal derjand for money In the
United States."' of which Senator Aldrlch
spake in St. Louis, has be-n a disturbing
element In finance and a well understood
factor In Wall street speculation for many
yeara. It Is due to the fact that the United
States Is the greatest agricultural coun
try In the world and that crops must be
paid for and hauled to market before they
can go Into the hands of merchants and
consumers. It present?) a problem In
American banking and finance that calls
for careful study.
Huge Hnrvrat Flu urea.
Sprlngfiuld Republican.
The corn crop as finally figured out by
the Department of Agriculture cannot be
considered disappointing, except to those
who early In the summer were demanding
a record yield of 1.000.006 000 bushels or
more. The 1.767,316.000 bushels now re
corded makes a crop some 100,000.000 bush
els above that of last year, and the larg
est ever produced, save only In 1906, when
2. 27. 416.0D0 bushels were grown. Aa the
wheat and oilier chief cereal crop also
nearly" reach high record figure.' and aa a
potato crop is reported of .317,473,000 bush
els, against 27S.6 000 last y ear, the coun
try cannot complain of lack of food abund
ance. Actual famine conditions are very
far frTim existing, even though aumethlng
like famine prices seem to prevail.
Trading in Japan
rertineat Bemarka on Japanese
Methods, American Opinion ant
Heed of Better Understanding
An editorial In the last number of Amer
ican Industries, organ of the American
Manufacturers' association, pertinently
bears on the tour of the Japanese com
mercial commissioners to the United Statea.
There Is no secret that the purpose of
the tnlsalon la to Investigate commercial
and Industrial methods In this country,
and adapt such as may be applicable to
Japanese conditions. Becoming acquainted
with American business captains rivals
In Importance a knowledge of methods to
the end that trade misapprehensions may
bo dissipated. The editorial discusses
these misapprehensions, their cause and
cure, and the possibility of Increased trade
relations between both countries. The ar
ticle follows:
The Japanese - American Commercial
Weekly, published In New York by Teljl
Anraku and edited by Kaju Nakamura,
both wevll educated Japanese of broad
views, finds It necessary to Issue an ap
peal to the Japanese commercial delega
tion now leaving the country after a two
months' visit. The appeal Is based upon
the unfortunately widespread belief In tha
United States that many Japanese manu
facturers and merchants are guilty of
"intrigue and dishonesty In tha matter of
political, as well aa business dealings,"
to quote the Japanese-American Commer
cial Weekly. It would be vain to deny
that such an opinion la held In this coun
try. So strong la the opinion, or belief,
whatever you may term It, that many
manufacturers not only refuse to enter
the Japanese trade, but also turn back
any ordera which may come to them from
Japan. For Instance, a New England con
cern manufacturing specialties widely used
In machinery manufacturing, recently re
fused a Toklo order embracing practically
every article ' In their catalogue on the
ground that tha articles would be used
as samples, or models, and that no reorders
would follow. Said the president of the
concern: "If the Japanese wish to Imitate
our goods, they must get their samples
In another way. We certainly will not
help them." Thla same spirit which, if
unfortunate, must have a foundation of
fact, caused a number of manufacturers
practically to close their doors to the
Japanese commercial commission during
Its visit to the United Statea.
The Japanese-American Weekly above
quoted la perfectly frank in the matter. Its
editorial appeal aaya: "This accusation
against tha Japanese Is known all over the
world, and the natural consequence Is the
total distrust of their words and acta. We
deny this as an entirety, but at the same
time wa are often kept In silence and even
bound at times to admit it In part. A few
days ago the writer was aaked on thla point
by a gentleman In Newark who said he
heard a complaint to the effeot that the
Japanese atole a patented Invention and
even hid .the original name of the manu
facturer of the machinery. Similar com
plaints have' been often circulated to and
fro and It now seems that there is a sys
tematic campaign on In this country to
deprecate Japanese commercial morality,
though wa are at a losa to dlacover the
motive for thla campaign. The above men
tioned complaint may or may not be true,
but the distrust of Japaneae In thla country
and elsewhere exists. The writer also
fcund many cases where he cannot defend
hla own countrymen, but he had also found
similarly dishonest Americana In many In
stances in his personal dealings. We wish,
but unfortunately cannot expect, all Japan
ese to be like Buddha, just aa much aa we
cannot expect all Americana to be like
Christ. No country or countries have a
monopoly of everything good, but every
nation of people has good aa well as bad
just aa there is night wherever there la
day."
Editor Nakamura, although admitting the
fault of hla countrymen, naturally argues
In their defense. He quotes from a speech
by Dr. Li. Leon, who is connected with sev
eral Japanese publishing houses:
"I can safely say that I have pretty well
sized up the American opinion of the
Japanese. The people of the east, Massa
chusetts In particular, are almost In love
with Japanese, but the people of the middle
states, Including Chicago, Milwaukee and
Cleveland, regard Japanese worse than the
serpent, yet they admit that they have
never met Japanese in considerable num
bers and have only heard of them. Thla is
due to their Ignorance. I saw a manu
facturer who haa been dealing with the
Japanese for more than twenty yeara, de
claring the Japanese merchants to be the
most honest on the face of the globe."
In concluding his appeal the editor claims
that hla countrymen's shortcomings are
due to their Ignorance of modern business
methods, adding:
"In short, they are not educated enough
to know what Is commercial honesty and
wise enough to digest the principle of
'honesty la best policy.' The men who be
lieve In this proverb may not "be 'hontsi'
In Its true sense, and they are always Ta
ble to become dishonest If the 'dishonesty'
should prove to be the best money-making
method. We, however, do not want to draw
a line between the two limits of honesty,
but we are anxious to have our people
well educated up to the standard of the
western Idea of commercial morality, the
lack of which means absolute distrust.
Herein lays our appeal to the Japanese
commercial delegation which is now In
this city. The members of the delegation
are more or less modernised representa
tives and therefore they may not learn
much from their preutnt trip to this coun
try, but we earnestly hope that they will
induce their friends and business juniors
who are still sticking to old business meth
ods In their small field to come to this
country and learn the business enterprises
which are well systematized and practiced,
that they may attain Immensely greater
perspective than they now have in the
Island empire. First of all, they must learn
to spend a few dollars to make business
profitable. They must sacrifice something
to ln their admirers."
The continuance of conditions which un
doubtedly prevent a desirable increase of
our trade with Japan is greatly to be
deplored. Publicly a frank Interchange of
opinions, frequent visits of business men
from one country to another, are the reme
dies which will clear away all causs cf
distrust. With new and effective patent
and trade matk laws In Japin and a care
ful observance of fundamental business
rilnclples, cordial and mutually saUsfac
tory commercial relations will again be es
vabllshfd. ftulnte to Jnailce.
New York Tribune.
We pay a grateful tribute of respect to
the California judge who the other day im
posed a sentence of ten years' Imprison
ment upon a manslaylng automoblltst. and
then auspended the sentence for a proba
tionary period during which the convict
will be required to pay a round sum
monthly, fur the support of the children
whom hla crime made fatherless. Were
such just judgments more frequent our
public roada might again be made safe for
public uae.
.TOICIIKS TUB SPOT.
ostaeetlena ef the Railway Baslneaa
Association.
Pittsburg Dispatch.
When the rallroada, aroused by the
crusade tor legislative regulation, sug
gested that the manufacturers of rail
way supplies Investigate and use their
Influence te stem or turn the tide of
hostile sentiment, It Is Improbable that
they counted for any such report as that
presented by the executive committee of
the Railway Business association. That
report goea right to the spot.
After a year'a Investigation this com
mittee announces aa Its conclusion that
'there will be no recurrence of the pub
lic agitation against the railroads If the
reasonable desires of their patrons are
not disregarded by the management of
the railroads." it declares the convic
tion that "a large part of the antagonism
to railroads haa Its origin in displeasure
over what seems Inconsiderate treatment
given by the railroads. Disregard of the
reasonable desires of railroad patrons in
flame those immediately affected and
give opportunity for arousing widespread
resentment among the masses of the peo
ple." The committee, therefore, urges the
railroads "to redouble their efforts in the
direction of strengthening the personnel
of those grades of their employes who
come most In contact with the public and
have most to do In forming public opin
ion." No real benefit, It warns the railroads,
"can come, from a general program of
obstruction to regulation, which has
come to atay. There will be commis
sions, whether the rallroada like it or
not." Warning Is given lest the return
to prosperity and the present recession
of hostility foster" heedlessness and re
sult In a lnpae Into practices that will
furnish material for another anti-railroad
campaign. '
It la gratifying to find that the rep
resentative railroad heads who took part
In the meeting In New York frankly
recognized the force of this criticism,
arid promised attention to the recommen
dations while deprecating the aplrit of
legislation enacted haatlly In a moment
of public Irritation. The Railway Busi
ness association has performed a service
in directing the attention of public util
ity corporatlona everywhere to the most
fertile origin of popular hostility and the
method of overcoming It.
OLD-AOK I'i;.S109.
Significant Trend of the Time, in
the United Stntee.
Chlbago Record-Herald.
At the tneetinir nf th Amin. t-.,
-- it.au rrurr.
tlon of Labor the question of securing
old age pension legislation, from congress
has received more attention . kiu
providing for the esta.bllsn.nent of an in-
"me guard" has been drawn
it la realised that our canntitiif !..rtl . ...
iem pit sents serious, if not Insuperable,
io sucn direct and frank old
pension legislation sa haa beerl en
acted in England and Is propoeed in
France. But there are thnan n Vi., K. 1 1
that ln ome Indirect way a pension sys-
ior industrial veterans may be es
tabllehed. While this matter la K,in ,
by organised labor the federal government
ia studying the problem of superannuation
in the civil aervlce, and Secretary Mac
Veagh Intimates that ha win h.
pension suggeatlons to make In his first
pon. s,ates and municipalities are
Wrestling With Dnalnn nrnhUm. t ......
employee, either designed to extend exlst-
.... .,..,.nB or eise to cover new classes
of employes.
As regards nrtvat ... ......i
dustry, the old age Denalon mnn,n i.
steadily, and by no means slowly, gaining
..wu.m w.moux tne spur of legislation.
The New York Central Ilnee, It Is an
nounced, are about to be put Into effect an
oia age pension system for all of their
employes that reach the age of 70. Manu
faoiurlng companies, banks anri ntk
ccrns have adopted the pension feature
as a guaranty of greater efficiency and
oucurriy Ior old age after a life of
honest industry is aa nuceuarv it i.
Just, and where legislation is out of the
question sen-interest and breadth of mind
should lead to practical measure for such
seiu.ity on a voluntary basis.
ine conversion of the Naw Turk r.mmi
lints la significant. Who will come next?
KETUKMNO AClillHUO WEALTH
Kennedy lleuetiu't lona Command
Pnbllc Gratitude.
New York Journal of Commerce
The example of the late John R. Ken
nedy In the acquisition and disposal of
great wealth should not be allowed to
pass out of mind without an effort to
give the lesson a lasting Impression. No
man engaged for so long a time and with
so much keenness In large financial opera
tions was likely to escape all criticism,
but we have never heard anything of Mr.
Kennedy's methods which did not conform
to the highest prevailing standards. He
certainly maintained an honorable reputa
tion in this community for many years,
notwithstanding his acquisition of so
many millions by the full use of his great
ability and many opportunities.
In disposing of fully half of such an
enormous fortune for the benefit of sci
ence, art, education and pure philanthropy
In the care of the sick, the unfortunate
and the worthy poor, he did so, not only
with a liberal hand, but In a judicious
manner. He did not tte up his gifts in a
manner to detract from their value In
order to gratify a desire to dictate the
way of using them or maUe them a monu
ment to his name, but left it t thedH
cretlon of others to apply them with the
most useful and beneficial effect. The
community afforded him the opportuni
ties of acquiring hla wealth, and though
In employing these he rendered service by
his ability ln the direction of great pro
ductive and distributing enterprUeu, he
returned a large share of It for the bene
fit of the same community. The examine
Is one that entitles him to public grati
tude, and the unalloyed :epute which 'a
will give his name U a better monument
to hla memory than could huve been
reared by any material display.
STrnYINO TUB WKST.
Mia nly Helpful In Expanding arrow
Kailera Cheats.
Denver Republican.
Mr. Clarence H. Mackay, prealdent of the
Postal Telegraph company. Is anything but
a man who could be charged with Icnor.
arc of the wet. and yrt he has returned
east after a tour extending to the Pacific
roast filled with astonishment at the rap!d
growth of thla section and the "nfcrprfse
of its people.
It simply means that an eastern man
must make frequent vlalta to the Iraaa
mlssourl region to keep informed. In New
York he may meet many weviern men, and
he may read r'potta in newspaprra of the
country's development, but he will mlan
much of what Is doing If he- makes no
pet sons! Irmpectlon.
Mr. Muckay advises eastern men to make
vli-lts of this kind, ard It would he well
if many of them accepted and acted upon
his good counsel. They would understand
the western situation better and many
would be disposed te look with more fevor
upon western enterprise and opportunities
for Inveatmeij
PERSONAL NOTES. A
F. Augustus Helnze gets his ovations at
the old home at Butte. Mont., but still goos
to the New York markets fnr hla Indict
n.ents. The work of writing the Hfe of 'the 1st
President Iatilcl C. Oilman, of Johns Hop
kins university, has bcrn committed to W.
Fabian Franklin, newspaper writer and
former professor. ,
James Curry, a fisherman, found ISO
pounds of ambergris In the Straits of Junn
de Fuca, n few miles from Port Townsend.
Chemists examined tha find and pronounced
its value to be 1100.000.
The New York public ervlee commission,
having given some attention to the activ
ities of gas meters, found that while S.S
per cent of them register too little. 40 f,
per cent work overtime with great regular
ity.
Bragansa, who married a meea of Ameri
can dollars, declares that his high aenxe
of honor demards that all his debta be paid
in full at once. This touching devotion to
honor la believed to be the expression of an
acquired taste.
When the 600 "Dig her deep through
Dixie" boosters reach Washington armed
with plans and specifications of the Taft
cocktail fabrics tod at New Orleans there
will be something doing In the rapl'ol
restaurant and similar confectionarles.
Edward A. Trevelyan, who was notified
by telegraph that he had fallen heir to an
English estate of HO.OOO.OOO, gave up Ills
four-dollr--week Job as dishwasher In a
Cambridge restaurant and started for New
York. He was unwilling to discuss his
inheritance until he had seen his attorney
there.
Hr. Rose Ringgold la the only woman
contract surgeon ln the United states army.
When on duty she wears a divided skirt
and a uniform coat. She is especially In
terested in the hospital problem of an army
In the field and has made a study of the
work of the Japanese hospital corps In the
war with Russia.
Former Justice Roger A. Tryor of New
York, who says that he and Mrs. Pryor
have been "wedded sixty-one years, and
are still ln love," declares: "Mra. Tryjr
and I differ on only one tiling ln the
world. I am In favor of women's suffrage
and ahe is against It." Under those condi
tions It will be better to stand pat.
Theodore McCune, Arctlo and African
explorer and follower of the sea aa cap
tain of a merchant vessel for thirty-five
years, died at a hospital in Pittsburg. .
Sea life tiring and his venturesome spirit
not being aatlsfied with explorations in
Africa, McCune, assisted by friends, fitted
out an expedition for the far north. He
was away two years and did not recover
from the hardship endured during the trip
for a long time.
Five boys ranging from 17 to 21, belong
ing to respectable families ln Kansas City,
are ln Jail charged with committing a
series of highway robberies. During the
daytime each Worked at Jobs paying from
112 to $a0 a week. At night they played
the robber role, not so much for the money
gained aa for the excitement of the thing.
"It waa funny," said one of them,, "to hear
what fool things a fellow would say when
scared by a gun." There will not be
much fun in the affair for afflicted par
ents, and! decidedly less for the youngsters
tthen tire courts finish the "remorseless
grind."
SMILING EEMABKS.
"They tell me Roosevelt has had a nar
row escape," said Mr. Fairbanks. De
termined not to be outdone ho nourht a
barber and had a close shave himself.
Philadelphia Ledger. -
"I understand that pretty gtrl who has
formed the habit of rejecting nor admirers
Is the duughter or a photographer."
"Yes; what of It?"
"it accounts for her ability in develop
ing negatives." Baltimore American.
"Father," said little Rollo, "what la an
Iconoclast?"
"An iconoclast, my son, is usually a man
who seeks to overthrow other people's
Idol In the hope of seeking recognition of
Ms own works of art.' -V ashlngtou Star.
"A Kentucky ouplc," said Mrs. Blmp
klns, "got married a lew days ago, after
a courtship which had listed ffty yoars "
1 suppose," replied Mr. Slmpkins, "the
poor old man had become too feeble to
hold out any longer." Chicago Record
Herald. Examiner What Is an alibi?
Candidate for the Uar-An alibi Is com
mitting a crime In one place when you
are in another place. If you can be In two
umer piacea. tne alibi la all the stronger
ln law. Puck
"Stranire nobodv pv.r Un
worth sixty million until he died."
"Oh, ho was very retlcmt. Why, that
man wouldn't even take the assessor Into
his confidence." I'hllndelphla Ledger.
In d.veloplng the Idea of truthfulness a
Uucher asked the question, "What I. the
b"t thtnr In the wnrM m An arA
tame Ume the hardest 7"
A Utile girl raised her hand, timidly.
"Well. Kmma?"
"To get married." Harper's Magazine.
" "Ki'mnlnw to be seen,'" said tile custo
d an of the Kgyptian depuitmrnt in the
mu.seum, pointing at the mummy in the
gluss case.
yeH," answered the visitor. "How
moldy ;"
But he refemd to the chestnut. Chicago
Tritium-. , .
Mr. Pecksniff and Mr. Turveydrop had
met for the firat time. .
"You look like a person of some conse
quence, Kir." spoke Mi Turveydrop, "but
your deport mint is not cjuUe up to tne cor
rect standard."
"Sir," dtio-.h Mr. Picksnlff, surveying
him with lofty scorn. ."I cannot forget that
you probably have an Immortal Soul, but
you look like on Ineffable Awi." Chicago
lribi:n.
1HINKIN' TE4.
Victor A. Hermann, In New York Hon.
He wu long uad lean and lanky, was old
And in- ii..iu mi a..niia..ou of hla blotli-
i8 liiii and Jim;
"JuBt a soi l oi ni wtui spruuiln'."' was the
KHV L 111 V I.I111W,, ,r ..i.r,
1 Sitting on a fn.ee rail niiiiMlr, 'till they
i dubtied him i hinkln' 'Uni.
Never had a kr.auk for iAai-nlng, never had
a Hiitfca ior play,
Just a aiuoooin nut-k for thinking four
teen hours every dny;
Couldn 1 Keep huu at mu studies, never
cared to flsu or swim,
Acted like an ignoramus, did that dreamy
'iiuiikli.' 'inn.
' '
When he donned Ills father'a breeches and
went out to plow the coin
'Twasnt long teiore they found him, on
that balmy Monday morn,
Lying in tn waving ciover covered with
lilh old struw brim.
While the inuiea hii.l broken harness run
away from Tjilnkln' Tim.
Well, he frnt a hund'-ed thrashings, but
they didn't do huu good,
80 they took him from in; cornfield and
they eel his splitting wood:
"Twasn't long before they found him sitting
on a broken limb
With hla chin a it elbow meeting Natural
like for Thlnkln' Tim.
"Never will be worth hla lodging," so the
thrifty neighbors said:
Much a worthless sort of sapling would be
better off If dad;
But the very brlghifst diamonds lie for
years both rough and dim.
Ko It happened with this runic with this
lazy Thlnkln' Tim.
Yes, the country woke One morning and
Tim'a earlocka had been shorn.
And he wore a tie and collar, first that h .
had ever worn: mi
And he said farewell forever, and by Jlnki
they envied him.
With a fortune for a patent uat awarded
Ttilriktn' Tim.
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