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14 THE BEE: OMAHA. FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 1010. 1 is f The omaily. Daily Hee FOUNDED BT EDWARD ROSI.WATER. VICTOR ROSE WATER, EDITOR. Entered at Omaha postofflce eecond tltii matter. TERMS OP SUBSCRIPTION. Dally Fee (Including Hunday), per week.Me Dally Bee (without Punday), per wk. Dally Hee (without Sunday), ona year..$4 Dallr Bee and Sunday, ona yaar 0 DELIVERED BY CARRIER. Evening Hee (without flunday). per week e Evening Be (with Sunday), per week...lo Bunday Bee, one year B Saturday Boa, ona year '" Adrwia all complalnta of Irregularities la delivery to Cltr Circulation Department. OFFICES. Omaha The Bra Building South Omaha Twenty-fourth and N. CeunHl Bluff a IS Boott Ktreet. Lincoln Mil Little Building. Chlraro 1MI Marquette Building. New Tork-Rooma 1101-1102 No. M Weat Thirty-third Street. Waehlngton7 Fourteenth Street N. W. CORRESPONDENCE!. Communloatlon relating to tiw and editorial matter ehould ba addressed: Omaha Bee, Editorial Department. REMITTANCES. Remit by draft, expresa or poatal order payable to The Bee Publlehlng Company. Only l-rent tamps recelred In payment of mall account! Perianal checka. except on Omaha or eaatern exchange, not accepted. STATEMENT OT CIRCTTLATIOW. etate of Nebraaka, Douglas County. .: Oeorre B. Taaahuck. treasurer of Tha Bee Publishing Company, being duly worn, aaya that tha actual number of full and templets ooplea of Tha Dally, Morning. Evening and Rtinrtay Bea printed Purina- the month of February, ItiV. was aa follows: 1 43,149 t... 403 1 48.C7 4 48,TQ 43,030 I 41,740 7 41,810 I i 48,080 40,810 10 48,880 11 40,700 It 40,100 II 48,100 14. 4fl .890 It 48.870 40,880 17 40,850 11 40,890 II 48,770 10 41.880 11 4a,tao tl 43470 II 48,040 it 48,010 II 48,880 28 43,440 IT 41,700 II 43,870 Tout .1.188,880 0,880 Returned! eoplea Nat total L,us.B70 Dally average 48,488 GBORQB B. TZBCKUCK, Treasurer. Subscribed In my preeenoa and aworn to before ma this JStti day of February, 110. ROBERT Ht'NIKK. Notary Public Sbscribra leaving tha elty ten erartlr- skoal have The Be raalle t them. Afldreea will ba aYa-SB Baal aWJ Tea, and Pittsburg still remains the steel center of the country. Easter lllea are also higher. Won der If the new tariff did that,-too? According to the calendar, there is still time for lamb-like March to go out like a Hon. The man who owns Omaha real ea- tate is not losing sleep over his Invest ment these days. The duke of Orleans Is all ready to be made the king of France. But hbw about the rest of them? If Uncle Joe wants to keep in touch with insurgents he might run for the office of dictator in Nloaraugua. There is still work, for the fool- killer among those who start prairie fires in the face of a high wind. When ' Theodore Roosevelt stopped a day in Cairo the Egyptians celebrated the Fourth of July In his honor. Besides being a "ousted phenom," Dr. Cook is said to be broken in finance and health. Three breaks and out. Omaha expects a square deal from tho railroad rate-makers, and, what is more, will rest satisfied with nothing less. The idea of a really destructive fire which will go down In history as such is tho burning of 1,000,000 eggs in Chicago recently. ' Edgar Howard says be knows no more about conservation than Senator Burkett knows about statesmanship Bouquet Or cabbage? A Texas man who had voted the democratic ticket for Beventy-nlne years paused quietly away the other day "Jes all. wore out." The Baltimore American says that women who wear Chantecler hats should learn to crow. They need no training practice along that line. Incidentally, are Jeffries and John eon to fight for the pugilistic cham plonship of the world, or are they to fight for the little purse of 1101,000? Boston now has a school of matrl monial war maneuvering and it has plenty of material to work on Boston has nearly twjee as many women as men. , . , , , It is a trifle, early to .talk about vot ing more bonds to complete the new court house, in course of erection. No need of crossing bridges until we get to them. . . And then it may all be that Dr. Cook has been writing hla memoirs and "ex ploratory autobiography" while off on hla trip. You never can tell what he ia up to, anyway. That German scientist still insists that Theodore Roosevelt has the germ of the sleeping sickness in his system. Ho wouldn't dare talk that way about Emperor Wllhelm. Wo are waiting for someone to In quire whether the large amount of hot air turned loose in congress started tho upward current in the vicinity which resulted in the late tornado. Speaking of being slow, an Indiana man went out one morning to milk the cows end did not come back for forty three years. That must have hap pened tn "Hooppolo township, Posey -ounty, V VT? Mr. Eoosevelt'i Khartnm, Ftcrancea, Dispatches from Egypt indicate an undercurrent of protest on the part of the members of tho nationalist party of young Egyptians against the senti ment expressed by Mr. Roosevelt in his Khartum address. The apprehen sion of the British officials at Cairo for the safety of the American ex president was at first keen, but with characteristic frankness Colonel Roose velt declined all police guard and drove freely through the streets of the city. There was no demonstration other than that of enthusiasm at any time, and the young Egyptians joined heartily in this with tho American and English tourists. The utterances which caused tho un rest were simply those of praise for the British government in Its work of developing the resources and civiliza tion of Egypt and especially of the Sudan. The members of the nation alist party are and have been for years fighting British rule and in all pos sible ways striving to throw it off. For some time the protest was but feeble, but recently, on account of the overthrow of the sultan of Turkey and the shah of Persia the nationalists have become more open in their activity, The attitude of Mr. Roosevelt was con sidered by the young Egyptians detri mental to their cause and hence their remonstrance mildly expressed. The Egyptian people are of a peculiar oriental nature, Inclined somewhat to fanaticism, and are easily aroused by anything said or done, which appar ently opposes them or their interests. This is the case, even though the of fending utterance is the truth. Tho recent success of their racial kindred in Turkey and Persia has apparently emboldened them and their activity has caused some dtequietude on the part of the British. It ia unfortunate that such ehould be the case at this time. ' What Colonel Roosevelt said in praise of the school system, the devel opment of the country and of the gen eral advancement in the Sudan under British rule was so plainly true that to neglect to notice it, especially dur ing such a hearty reception, would have been unappreciative If not dis courteous on his part. Yet clearly Mr. Roosevelt must be aa careful of speech aa a private citizen as he was as chief executive. A Continent in tho Antarctic The French explorer, M. Charcot, re cently returned , from the Antarctic zone, reports that he has discovered a great southern continent. He backs his statements with records of a seemingly reliable nature as well as various speci mens of ore, fauna, vegetable life and minerals. He insists that he has gone at this exploring business seriously and has with him all the necessary sclen tlfic material which goes to prove the existence of stores of undeveloped nat ural resources beyond the Antarctic clr cle. To add to the value of his dlsoov eries M. Charcot reports that this con- tlnent is not surmounted by great cap like glaciers, but in many places is comparatively free from such forma tions, thus making it of possible ma terial value to humanity. Mankind has, with much difficulty, conquered the temperate zones and la fast establishing mastery over the trop ics. It has been a long, hard fight, but the victory is now pretty nearly com plete. Within recent years the con quest of the Arctic zone has been going on. Alaska and northern Canada have been made accessible. Greenland has been occupied for centuries and bids fair,' even yet, tdt develop a wealth hitherto unexpected, The Arctic fish eries of Russia and the great northern mines of the Scandinavian peninsula are also among (ho northern surprlsea. Has it come the turn of the southern polar district to uncover possibilities of which no one had dreamed? The discovery of the North pole and the exploration of vast Ice fields and ocean depths in that section are of only scientific value, but the discoveries re ported in the south carry larger possi bilities. To Do Their Own Reforming1. With the sentiment of the Brltlah people expressed strongly In favor of "mending or ending" the House of Lords, the members of that body, to the number of 192, have decided by a vote of 175 to 17 that they would do their own reforming. For some time the House of Commons has been clam oring for a radical change In the com position of the House of Lords and to curtail its power, particularly its ab solute veto power. Premier. Asqulth recently fathered a proposal for reor ganization of the Lords and "his resolu tion to that end is now before the Commona for consideration. Even King Edward ia eald to favor readjustment along this line and the majority of the British people registered for a change In the late parliamentary elections. Lord Rosebery has come to the res cue and secured the adoption of a reso lution by the Lords themselves whereby the proposed action of the ministry and the commons will prob ably be forestalled. Under his plan mere possession of a peerage will no longer carry legislative rights. Hence a process of selection and , election of those lords who are to sit in .Parlia ment will obtain, the length of the term of office to be determined at a later date. . . . . . It goes without saying that this pro posal comes as a shock to the ancient nobility of England, whose families have held membership in the upper branch of Parliament for centuries. But then these particular lords have alwayB "voted one way in a bunch" re gardless of the advisability of the measure and have not santtlonod or supported a single piece of construc tion legislation for years, the crisis has arrived where the Lords must re form or he reformed, and it is not sur prising that they prefer to follow the path of discretion. The Rewarding of Fitzgerald. While the democrats of the house have been trying to make out that they were fighting for principle as much aa were the Insurgent repub lican when they all joined together to change the house rules and make the committee controlling the order of business elective instead of appointive, their selection of Congressman Fitz gerald of New York aa one of the minority members of the new commit tee stamps their whole action with in sincerity. The house democrats are evidently proceeding on the theory that the memory of the public Is short and that their denunciation of Mr. Fitzgerald less than a year ago for leading the democratic bolt that saved the Cannon rules for the time has been completely forgotten. When Speaker Cannon appointed Mr. Fitz gerald to tho old rules committee this la what Mr. Bryan wrote in bis Com moner: The action of Speaker Cannon In select ing Congraasmon Fttsgerald as the minor ity member of tha committee on rules was gross violation of tha rule and uaages of tha house of reprasentatlvaa. If any ona Is appointed to a committee aa a democrat, he ousht to ba representative of his party, and Speaker Cannon knew that Mr. Fltagnrald waa not anly not a representative of his party, but that he openly and notoriously betrayed hli party Into the hands of tha republican. If Mr. Fttsgerald's servloes to ' the republican party entitled him to a plaoa on tha com mittee on rules, ha ought to have bean put on In tha place of a republican, and not as a democrat. It la adding Insult to Injury to put him on tha committee over the pro teat of the democrats and then ubo hta appointment to deny to tha democrats any repreaentatlen. If Mr. Fltsgerald had any reepect for his party he Would refuse to act as a representative of an organisation which repudiates his oonduot, but his as sociation with Mr. Cannon seems to have demoralised his sense of propriety as ef fectually as It has his democracy. Instead of disciplining Mr. Fitzger ald now for originally making his trade with Speaker Cannon for a place on the old rules committee and put ting him on the back seat on proba tion, the democrats of the house have rewarded him with an endorsement of his bargain by confirming him in possession of what he acquired in that questionable way. Yet the democrats of the house want the people to be lieve that they are inspired by honest motives and that if the republican in surgents had only, gone the whole length with them, a more complete reformation would have been ac complished. Mr. Fitzgerald was re warded the first time by Speaker Can non for breaking away from his democratic associates, and now he gets a second reward from the very democrats who then pretended to be enraged at his treachery. Farm Demonstration in the South. In our exploitation of the west and southwest the "south" has been largely neglected, but it has not been for gotten and' recuperation has now started new development. The south is coming into its own again and is attracting both wealth and energy from other quarters, while its home produc tion has assumed in value enormous proportions. The latest feature in this development is the establishment of experimental farms in many southern states for educational purposes along scientific lines. The south is ambitious and is omitting no effort to secure the best and most up-to-date methods and equipment for the full utilizing of its resources. The climate and the soil of the south are suited to a marked degree to the development of agricultural pursuits, Richer soil is to be found in but few placea. Thousands of acres have been Idle since the war. Timber abounds, the summer season 1b long, the rainfall la plentiful and everything that nature can put at the disposal of a country to make it agriculturally productive Is there. That the west should have taken precedence of the south in de velopment 1b not unnatural, since the south could not recover at once from the terrible devastation it had to out grow during the latter half of the last century. But the progreesivenesa of the younger generation of southerners is really inspiring and is now about to tell. The southerners are not going across the Canadian borders or to the jungles in the islands of the sea, but are finding opportunities for expansion right at home. We almost overlooked tho fact that the resolution unanimously adopted at the recent Bryan birthday feast begins by acclaiming Mr. Bryan "the greatest citizen of the world," and concludes as follows: And wa hereby endorse all of hla public utterances on all of the public questions before this country. Every one who voted for that reso lution apparently endorses the plea for 16 to 1 free coinage, the arraignment of "Emperor" McKlnley, the declara tion for government ownership of rail roads, to say nothing of a lot of others which even Mr. Bryan, himself, no longer endorses. Talk about luckl Here is our dem ocratic congressman catching himself on tho fy while passing through Omaha and, not only succeeding in in terviewing himself, but also in per suading hla own paper to publish the Interview. Why should Congressman Hitch cock's paper be poking left-handers in the direction of that able statesman, George Washington Berge, whoso vir tues it used to extol and whose praises it used to Blng? Is Mr. ..Bergo. aua-J pected of harboring an ambition of his own to occupy the seat in the senate which Mr. Hitchcock covets? Hats off to the South Omaha demo cratic platform makers who have skill fully evolved the following: Wi promise to enforce all the laws on the atatute books governing the liquor traffic and other municipal affairs, yet wo are In favor of aa great a degree of per sonal liberty as Is consistent with the law. Davy Crockett's coon trap, built to catch 'em a-cornln' and a-goln', will now be thrown In' the rummage heap. Gobs of I, or at Color, Chicago News. It is Colonel Roosevelt's privilege to con fer additional glory upon the pyramids by merely looking at them In the presence of the awestruck correspondents. It la great to be great. An Opening- Overlooked. Philadelphia Bulletin. It Is strange that trust lawyers have failed to utilize tn behalf of aocused cli ents tha excuse given by a St. I.,ouls big amist who pleads that It waa his "sub conscious self that committed the crime of forming a combine. I'D In the Air. Washington Herald. .Having helped the republicans dispose of the finest old chopplngblock ever In vented for political purposes, the demo crats are now in fine strategical posi tion for fanning the air their most familiar occupation and pastime. Money Value of n Cinch. Brooklyn Eagle. The American Sugar Refining company was mulcted last year by a 12,000,000 judg ment In favor of the Pennsylvania com pany's' receiver, and for more than 12,000,000 In settlement of customs frauds. But Its operating profits were $4,320,000 in excess of last year's. Tha economics of combina tion are truly apparent. I Leaaona front Dlaaater. New York World. In the Rock Island train wreck. In which more than forty lives were lost, the fatalities were almost entirely confined to the day ooach passengers. Only two Pull man passengers are reported killed and in tha sleeper at the rear the shock was so slight that the seriousness of the aocldent waa not realized. On many roads it is no longer necessary to pay the extra charge for a Pullman seat aa a premium for safety. It should be so on all roads. NOW FOR BUSINESS. Congressional Decks Clear,! for Progressive Legislation. Chicago Tribune. "I am tired of consulting particular In terests to see whether or not a thing tfught u bo 'inrougn. i am 111 favor of oonuultlna every interest to see what its argument may oe ana want to give Justice to every lntret. I want to know if a thing Is right If It la right, we can convince the people that It la right and they will be wita us." While the house of representatives waa reaohlng the climax of its internecine war Over the revision of the rules, the chief executive of the nation and head of the republican party was making this signifi cant declaration. In this utterance he spoke his own mind. But it expresses as well the overwhelming sentiment of the rank and file of the party and of the whole people of the nation. The battle in the housa was only another ex pression of tha same feeling. The president Is tlTed, and we are all tired of wrangling, evasion and delay. And now the Issue of Cannonlsm ia over-' board. The decks are cleared for action. Lt ua have action. The president's legis lation in fulfillment of the pledges of the party knocks at the doors of congress. It is up to all members of the party there to see that these pledges are fully kept. Conservation, Interstate commerce law amendment, Injunction restriction, postal savings banks, are all on the program to which the party Is bound. A republican congress cannot longer evw.de responsi bility for legislation upon these major subjects in full compliance with the man date. of. the people at the pollB. The republican floor leader in the house, as the smoke of battle clears, declares: "The house Is left with a coherent repub lican majority, which will enable us to pass the legislation that President Taf t has been urging upon congress.' The leader of the "Insurgents," Repre sentative Norrls, summing up the situation for the victors, says: "I am making no warfare on the republican party. I am a republican working for party success. . ) believe what we republicans have done today will make for party success. There may be other changes In the rules, but I do not anticipate they will come at this ses sion. I am through with my fight for the present." The order of the day is: "Forward to gether." Regulars, so-called, and so-called "insurgents" face now the party duty of harmonious action In the fulfillment of the party promises. Our Birthday Book March 80, 1910 A. B. Klttredge, former senator from South Dakota, was born March 2, lsflt Mr. Kfytredge Is a native of New Hamp shire and a . lawyer by profession. His home Is in Sioux Falls. Francis Curtis, Journalist and author. Is 62. He was born in Derby, Conn., and hla principal work is a two-volume history of the republican party. Louis Klopsch, tho editor of tho Chris tian Herald, who died recently, was born March 26, 1JSG2, in Germany. Mr. Klopsch through his paper probably raised moro funds for charity and relief of victims of scourgo and calamity than any othtr one man. Lee McClung, Yale's famous quarter back, now treasurer of the United States and former treasurer of Yalo university. Is Jiint 40. He was born at Knoxvllla, Tenn., nd in his day was top-notcher on the gridiron. David M. Parry, manufacturer and un compromising foe of organised labor, was born March 2o, 1S52, at Pittsburg. In lead ing the fight on trades unions Mr. Parry's name has attached to his followers, who are oftn referred to as "Parryltcs." W. A. Gordon, head of tho Expressman's Delivery company, Is celebrating his for tieth birthday tcdny. He was born In Win tered, Ia., and has been tn the express and transfer buslnees since he was 16 years old. W. F. Zabel, claim agent for the Union Pacific, waa born March 2fl, 167, In Ger many, and came to thla country when 11 years old, finishing his education tn the public schoola her. For ten years ho was tn the mercantile and real estate business In Iowa towns, and has been with the Union Pacific slnoe lixH. A. L. Meyer, manager of Her A Co., waa bora Just fifty-two years ago in Hano ver, Germany. Mr. Meyer came to this country when only 17 years old and has boen with the Her establishment since 18SI. In "Other Lands Rids X.tf kta aa Wkat Is Trans, plrlag Among tlia Vaaf and ra JTaMena ef tba Carta. Lord Rosebery's resolutions declaring the necessity for recasting the constitution of the House of Lords and eliminating the hereditary right have been nailed to the platform on which the toriea will go to the country at the next general election. Lesa than 200 of tha 616 members considered the Rosebery move of sufflclont Importance to forego their lenten gayetlee and attend the sessions, well knowing that the reso lutions and the speeches were strictly academic. It is conceded that the adoption of the third resolution against hereditary right to a seat in the house serves the doble purpose, of a play to the political galleries and as a matter on which to lay the Imposing declarations which the min isters will transmit presently from the House of Commons to the peers. These declarations, as formally announced, fol low tha lines hitherto indicated by liberal party leaders. Tha lords are to be de prived absolutely of veto power over money bills. Any other measure receiving the adverse vote of the lords may become a law by a vote of the Commons in three separate sessions, but two years must elapse between introduction and third ap proval. The hereditary principle is not attacked, nor the aggregate membership of the upper house. If the veto teeth can be drawn, progressiva interest in the make up of the body will become one of curiosity. After the Easter recess the resolutions will be whipped Into shape by the Com mons, provided the ministry lives through tha contest sura to arise should Premier Asqulth persist in his purpose to send the Lloyd-George budget through before deal ing with the veto. No matter whera one encounters the fester of standpatlsm, at home or abroad, the flaming outlines of the boll on the body politic is the same. In every case symptoms of stagnation are manifest, dif fering only In degree of activity. Witness the amazing hysteria of the standpat ele ment, in the Hungarian Chamber of Dep uties; observe their attempts to strangle progress. The new government following in the footsteps of Its predecessor seeks by various conciliatory measures to wipe out racial rancor and bring racial cohe sion out of conflict. "Fair and fraternal treatment" of the non-Magyer races has been urged as a matter of Justice and national unity. But the Magyers regard themselves aa a superior people, entitled to greater privileges, and is having no Interests in common with non-Magyers. Appeals to patriotism, to the spirit of charity and good will, served to inflame the boll to the bursting point, and pro voked the shower of Inkwells which fol lowed the retreating ministers. Whenever the dispatches report an eruption of ink wells in the Hungarian chamber the reader is safe In concluding that some live booster of the human family has rudely Jarred the standpat fester. Americans are frequently regaled with foreign criticisms of various phases of life in this country. Chriutlans, whether favor alble or unfavorable, are considered of suf ficient interest to eecure the benefit of ex tended newspaper circulation. American globe travelers are beginning to retaliate in kind, providing enough fuel to keep typewriters hot on both sides of the pond. Emerson Hough, In the Saturday Evening Post, fires at the old world these epigrams: "Europe to a sponge, not a fountain. America Is where things grow. Europe to a toy country and one continuous Coney Island, but it lacks Coney Island decorum. In Italy and France they prepare an entire dinner out of a little water mingled with copying ink, six onions and the foot of an anolent hen. All over Europe you have to pay from ten to twenty-five cents for a demi-tasse of stuff that you would throw In the face of any waiter who would offer It to you in America. It is literally true that Europe could live off the leaving of tha American tables. What total money European Bcenery has taken from Ameri cans is something that staggers imagina tion. Yet most of the beauty of that coun try is the beauty either of condensation or of property." From a British point of view, the situa tion in India, continues extremely perplex ing. Repressive measures aimed at agita tors and suppression of native newspapers from the chief activities of the authorities. An editor of a native paper at Lahore has been convicted of sedition, his offense con sisting of printing William J. Bryan's re view of British rule In India, written during his trip around the world. Sir Herbert Rlsley, home secretary, In presenting a bill to the supreme legislative council at Calcutta, openly charged that a widely read portion of the Indian press was en gaged in rendering the government odious in the sight of the people; representing it as foreign, therefore sottish and tyrannical; draining the country of its wealth and Im poverishing the people; poisoning the wolls to reduce the population, and trying to wipe out religion by a godless system cf education, in which it seeks .to destroy caste. He is also quoted aa saying: "Every day the press claims openly by suggestion that the only cure for the ills of India is freedom from foreign ruhs a.nd urges mar tyrdom on the part of the young, using Hindoo mythology, European literature and the sacred book, Glta, corresponding to our '.'Imitation of Christ," In an attempt to in duce political murders and sedition." Prime Minister Briand scored a distinct triumph over those seeking to smirch the French ministry with responsibility for the scandalous looting of confiscated church property. The announced determination of the government to prosecute the thieves to the full extent of the law satisfies the leg islative conscience, which is not particu larly tender with respect to church prop erty, and averted a troublesome isaue on tho eve of a general election. A political scandal is disagreeable at all times. It Is particularly offensive in a campaign ac companied by odors of loot that smell to heaven. Suppression with promisea mmi gatlon conduces to party success and helps to explain the enthusiasm of the French assembly In hurrying the scandal to the Umbo of an Investigating committee. More Important issues will be pressed to the front In the campaign. The election has been fixed for April 24, and the second bal lots for May 8. Discussing In the Century Magaxlne the military strength and preparedness of Ger many, George von Skal says: Germany can assemble an army of over 1,000,000 soldiers, ready, literally speaking, to the last but ton, at any point along the borders, In lesa than, a week. Not drilling, courage, pat riotism, Intelligence and military spirit alone give the German army the formid able strength it possesses, but also the painstaking labor that ahlrka no effort, and recognizee the value of the smallest detail. And in this work the general staff, the war department and, in fact, exery officer, is engaged year after year, rest lessly trying to improve what appears per fect, always on the lookout for the chance of saving half an hour of the time re quired for the mobilisation of the army, and always following tha maxim of tha great Moltke: "Only by striving for the Impossible may we attain the possible." PnsK CAKE, V ?jS i$ZC i A hot biscuit, I TT'3'C: hot breads, h A w !r; 1 i -'xir;.''' y J I j Jill ilii'Tkil 'HIT) - I I if and Iicalta till ri NEBRASKA PRESS COMMENT. Fremont Tribune: The Omaha Bee quite aptly says that nepotism in public office Is not confined to any party, and that the only way to stop it is to prohibit it by law. South Omaha Democrat: Would be candi dates for United States senator are still in the air and probably will be until Bryan comes back and Indicates what he is going to do. Too bad the democrats have to be stalled and sidetracked every time there is an opportunity to win. Madison Chronicle: Meanwhile, to Judge by the tone of some of our democratic exchanges, not all are in favor of county option, notwithstanding the "declarements" of the "peerless one." Time was not long since when to oppose him in any way was rank heresy, but It seems to be different now. Albion NewB: Some of the dally papers speak of Doug Shawvan's candidacy for the United States senate as a Joke. They don't know the Boone county man who had the courage to defy the mighty Bryan alone and unsupported. If he concludes to enter the democratic senatorial race, he will make the jokers think another thunk. Wausa Gazette: What Just reason Is there that the people of this district should re-elect and send James P. Latta to con gress. Is there anyone who has noticed that he has made any showing there dur ing the two years which he has held the office Let us try to send a man there who will be heard from, at least once, while ho is there. Holbrook Observer: The fact that Super intendent Poulson and Dr. Ludden, both political wire pullers and trimmers, are at the head of the Anti-Saloon league in Nebraska, Is not going to have any bene ficial effect so far as the success of that organization is concerned. The Observer is strongly in favor I of a county option law, but not through the Influence of such a political grafting bunch as these two have proven themselves to be. In play ing. into the hands of these kind of fellows the league Is bound to curtail Its influence and lose the ' respect of all right minded and right thinking people. Just as it has in the past, by -being made a '"cat's paw," for cunning and designing politicians. Madison Reporter: We have heard many democrats - and republicans, too, who ex press themselves as sorely disappointed in Governor Shallenberger In not having the courage to come out openly for county option, but getting around the issue by saying he will abide by the party's action on this matter. The governor could have cinched the nomination If he had done so, but he will now have the fight of his life on his hands, and if George Berge should now come out for governor on a county option platform, Dahlman will have a walk away for the nomination. The pros pects of electing a republican governor this year grow brighter every day, espe cially if a good, strong candidate can be found. DESERTIONS FKOM THE ARMY. Are Complaints Against the Public Well Founded f Minneapolis Journal. In his annual report the adjutant gen eral of the army bewails desertions as the greatest peril to the army. Nearly 6,000 American soldiers deserted last year. In Europe deseratlons are rare. He attri butes the wholesale desertions to a defect of publio opinion, which practically con sents to them and affects to see nothing more in them than the breach of a civil contract for service. Citizens look upon the deserter with complacency and manage to aid him to escape punishment "In the comparatively rare event of his falling into the hands of the military authorities." The quotation probably comes nearer giving the key to the situation than do the complaints against the public. Deser tions will multiply in proportion to the Immunity obtainable through the failure of the military authorities to exert them selves. Burglary would flourluli also If the citizenry did not tax Itself roundly for the machinery to make burglary a hazardous business. When the military authorities realize that they have something to do In the matter and do it, they will have less to oomplain of regarding the public. maaiaiiaiiiiiisiiaiiiBiiisaii" m We Are Installing in our SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS Another Section of Boxes of the Popular Size Whicli Rents for $3.00 Per Year. If you bave any valuable papers, Jewelry, etc., you cannot afford to be without a safe deposit box. ' , .-A ! t pastry, arc i y 1:Zfnrfl In end . j far 1 7t Sv. oonf.Aa In quality and wliolcsomcncss, by V7A n '111 1 r I II Villi II 3 J UJf. 1 i BlMUMIIiJ ataa VW W Jfl llnkc the fnnil nf Iinrn anel save mcacv ;'A M POLITICAL DRIFT. Eugene Debs emerges from obwcurlty for a moment to declare for Theodore Hoose velt for president In 1912. Philadelphia Is terribly shocked and hu miliated by the graft scandal at Pittsburg. Getting caught to an unforgivable offenwe. Fashion is quite pert In siding up to events. An "Insurgent" cravat is out in Washington. It Is made of liberty silk and bears an embroidered cannon, spiked. Minnesota republican editors canvassed are largely favorable to the return of Sen ator Clapp, who is one of the Btoutest of the senatorial insurgents at Washington. The net debt of New York City is now almost as large as the bonded dobt of tha United States the approximate figures be ing 30,000,000 for the city and )913,000,000 for the national government. A unique and amusing situation will be presented in the house of representatives when the Foss brothers divide on party line. Eugene Foss, the new congressman from Massachusetts, Is a democrat. Georgs Edmund Foes, congressman from Chicago, la a republican. It Is said to be the first instance on record where two brothers were arrayed on opposite aides in the house. Publio contempt for the grafter rises iu proportion to the cheapness of the grafter. The Infamous "Black Horse Cavalry" of New York's capital command occasional words of admiration for the thoroughness of its operations, rarely less than four fig ures. iThe cheapness of the Pittsburg bunch, one of whom squealed for the change of a dollaro, excites a degree of wrath words cannot express. LAUGHING GAS. "A paradoxical condition In congress, isn't It?" "In what way?" "The Cannon is no longer such a big gun." Baltimore American. "This new play won't do at all." "Why not?'7 "None of the characters does anything that he ought to be ashamed of." Detroit Free Press. ' A Swede entered a postofflce In the north went and Inquired: "Ban any lettera for me today?" "What name, please?" "Ay tank de name is on de letter." Everybody's Magazine. Dick and Tommy had come downatalrs too late to take part in the family devo tions. Has paw got through yet?" asked Tommy. "He's about half through," whispered Dick, who was listening at the door of tha sitting room. "He's Just got past 'may our sins be as far removed from us as the east is from the west.' "Chicago Tribune. "And did your wife die a natural death?" "Oh, yes. She was talking when the end came." Cleveland Leader. "Pork Is getting very expensive," said Mrs. Slrlus Barker. "Yes," replied her husband, "if pigs keep on getting precious I expect to sea thfm using bristles instead of feathers for hat trimming." Washington Star. "Jane told me she hadn't ordered her Easter hat." "No, she wants something to match her complexion." "That's easy." "No, it Isn't. She hasn't decided on her complexion yet." Cleveland Plain Dealer. "Tell me all about It," said the woman who was 111 and couldn't attend the wed ding. " 'Twasn't much," said her husband. "There wus no bent man and the bride groom forgot the ring and had to go back home for it." "Lucky girl!" she exclaimed. with woman's Intuition. "She Is marrying a. plumber. Buffalo Express. 4 EASTER THOUGHTS. ( Wilber D. Neblt. The day of the Easter lilies; The day of the Kaster song; The day of the chant trlumphantr- Clear-caroled, full and strong; The day of the faith as holy As that it la builded on When the heart bent.- with the gladness Of the lilies and the dawn. The lilies and the dawning The flowers and tha sod And over all Urn blessings Of deep blue sky and God; The day of the banished sorrow; The day of the heart-break gone When the world reflects the glory , Of the Jllles and the dawn. The day of the Easter lilies; The day of the Waster song; The day when thu world is better And s'tavs from the path of wrong; When the deep-toned organ thrills us, As the souk Koes throbbing on, And tho soul glows in the grandeur Of the lllUs and the dawn. Capital ' ,$500,000,00 Surplus S Profits 700,000,00 0 I j 4 i 1 1 1 i i i i XT- 1 i h I