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Subscribers leavluK IU lllr tem
porarily aboald hate The He
mailed Is tliem. Address will la
t-hai(c as aftra aa reetril.
David Murphy and Jonathan Sheev
han ttlll stand together.
It teems Chicago cannot even pull
off a bold-up on the square.
Hello! J. P. Morgan bought the
Independent telephone companies?
Tax scandal In Cincinnati! Let ua
hope It will not taint our pretzels.
Arizona probably could have made
its constitution more radical proba
bly Itcould.
The reform forces of Kansas want
to cap the climax by electing Editor
Capper governor the next time.
General "Hell Roaring Jake" Smith
eeks a vindication. His love for a
tight seems to grow with his age.
"J. Plerpont Morgan has t passed
Gibraltar on his way to Egypt!" Must
have made little Gibraltar feel cheap.
The little game of politics now be
ing played at Lincoln la beginning to
cast its shadow over next year'a elec
tion. Bryan refuses to come out for Shee
han. Yet they do say It was Sheehan
who came out with that 120,000 for
Bryan.
It was very thoughtless fn the pres
ident to rob that socialist editor of his
chance to become a martyr by pardon
ing him.
If the New York senatorial fight
lasts much longer Judge Parker may
get enough votes to distinguish him
aa the leading also-ran.
Mexican authorltlea at Juarez are
interfering with the amateur photog
rapher. They must protect the mov
ing picture man's privilege at all
harards.
If some of those Impertinent ones
who are saying so much about the
colonel's silence will step up to the
book counter they will find he baa not
been Idle.
That was a fine list of hardware
men who spoke at the Rome Thursday
night. It reminds us of the list of
editors who spoke at Ak-Sar-Ben on
, Press nlgbt.
Surely, President Taft could not
have felt the need of his moral Influ
ence In Illinois and Ohio, where are
located, respectively, Vermillion and
Adams counties.
'Some of BUI Allen Whites Em
poria subscribers, having learned
that Juares. is on the map, are now
engaged in a controversy as to the
pronunciation of the word.
Before the debate is closed on the
question, "Resolved, That grand opera
does not pay," we should like to state,
by way of parenthesis, that Caruso a
new contract calls for $200 a night.
Omaha ought to be pretty thor
oughly sifted out by the end of next
week, with two legislative committees
inquiring Into the Third ward election
and the Mullen Inquisition stirring up
the dirt of the "burnt district."
The census report from Wyoming
hows a great many thriving centers
of life where ten yeara ago there were
none. The growth of Wyoming has
scarcely commenced, and with a better
understanding of the state's resources
greater Increase Is certain.
Now, we have the word of Secretary
Wilson of the Department of Agricul
ture for It that Canadian reciprocity
will help the American farmer more
than it will harm him. And tbe
American farmer long ago learned to
trust this one of his number.
"It would not be creditable for a
big city to attack a small town In Its (years, when northern democracy has! The proposition to Install pneumatic
affliction." says the Kansas City Star been Incoherent, the south has gone 'clocks In the uew court house may
in reference to St. Louis' attempt to i right along in the same old path elect- isem good to Irs promoters, but it will
take the raitsl from Jefferson City, jtn and re-electing its representatives, be just as well to give the matter
As the kids say. "Awe. g'sn. you big By virtue of their teuuro thev will to,) thorough iuv ttiat ion before decld
tiiff. Juniy ou a feller jour size." their n.-itV.iu hit-.cn ia the Sixty-j lug. Wuai the people aut tueie U
Wyoming ! Day Has Dawned.
The late census figures showing the
population of the Incorporated towns
of Wyoming stipRt-st an encouraging
growth, which is but In its beginning
in that state. In 1890 it bad fifteen
Incorporated towns, In 1900 it had
seventeen, and in 1910, twenty-nine.
The fact is that many of those counted
in the list last year came into exist
ence entirely since the census was
taken ten years ago. So, while Chey
enne, the largest city and capital of
the state, shows a loss In population
for the last decade and Laramie shows
a very slight gain, the total popula
tion has gone forward enough and
more than enough to compensate for
any losses. Sheridan, for instance, has
Jumped from 1,659 in 1900 to 8,408
in 19 10; Douglas, from 734 to 2.246;
Casper, from 883 to 2,639; Rawlins,
from 2,317 to 4.256; Thermopolis,
from 299 to 1,524; Lander, from 737
to 1,812, and many others have made
similar gains.
The showing, on the whole, there
fore, Is a good one, particularly in
view of the fact that up to now no
special organized effort has been made
to promote population. But an effort
must be made. It Is time for Wyo
ming to begin to exert itself and bring
people intjO Its boundaries. It is a
state of wonderful natural resources;
of fertile soil, vast and rich minerals
and phosphates, valuable power facili
ties and favorable climate. .It is 365
miles wide and 275 miles long, com
prlning an ar-a of 9,7 89 square
miles, which makes it seventh In size
among the states of the union.
Here is land enough to accommo
date millions of settlers and very lit
tle has been done to Invite these set
tlers. The railroads have, of course,
in their general advertising plans car
ried on several campaigns, but they
have not bad much co-operation from
the people of the state. The railroads
need this support, just as the state
needs more railroads. When it gets
a north and south road, connecting
the Hill lines on the north with Den
ver on the south, it will have an ad
vantage which it needs very much.
We may look for great expansion In
Wyoming rn the next ten years.
Omaha and Nebraska will, of course,
share in any benefits that may accrue
from this source, for Omaha is the
natural source of supply and market
place for Wyoming and it has always
kept in closest friendly touch with the
people of that state. .
Arizona'! New Constitution.
Arizona has adopted its proposed
constitution by a 3 to 1 majority,
though a comparatively small total
vote was cast. Apparently a great
many citizens of that potential state
do not care enough about what sort
of organic law they live under to ex
ercise their right in helping to estab
lish it. This seems too bad, in view
of the fact that this constitution is of
the most extreme direct-government
type. It contains some of the most
radical provisions along this line yet
proposed or adopted In any state.
Among these is the clause authorizing
the recall of Judges, as well as all
other state officials, an untried ven
ture. With such tremendous powers
and responsibilities upon tbem It will
be very unfortunate if all, or a large
majority, of the people of Arizona do
not come out and bear their share of
these burdens. In no other way can
they realize the possibilities of this
popular-rule constitution.
The United States senate yet has to
ratify the adoption of the document.
Perhaps, since we are determined In
this country to try out all these new
theories of government, it Is well that
so radical a constitution be tested In
this new state first. We know of no
better place to make the experiment,
the provisions are new and interest
ing and their operation will be
watched with the keenest concern.
South, Wins in Apportionment.
The decision of the house to In
crease its number of members under
the new apportionment Is a victory for
the south, which will be able to realize
on Its large negro population much
of which is disfranchised as a basis
of representation. Six btates will at
once, gain eight representatives. The
total membership of tho house will be
augmented from 391 to 433, with
New Mexico and Arizona to come with
one each.
The south's victory would have
been Impossible but for the support of
northern members, and It Is remarka
ble hew certain and secure that sup-
port wag. Representative Bennett of
New York found It out when he sub
mitted an amendment to reduce tho
aggregate representation of the south.
The amendment was lost on a decisive
vote and Representative Crumpacker
of Indiana, republican. In charge of i
the bill as chairman on the commit-
tee on census, led the fight against
encroaching upon Dixie's vantage I
grounu. .no one uegruuges me SOUtn-
ern states a fair representation, but
fair representatives caunot be reck
oned upon the basis of disfranchised
voters.
This brings up a very interesting
thought. It suggests the growing
power of the bourbons. If they ran
so far control the action of a repub
lican house, certainly they must be
expected to do a great deal more w
111!
a democratic nouse. The next con
gress will be dominated by the south
or ua pir.uao uj priority ueconies
greater, even, than its numerical
streugth. During the last fifteen'
second congress snd take things in
their own hands, particularly In the
house, where their party will have the
majority.
While Nebraska neither gains nor
loses by this plan of reapportionment,
several other western states gain.
California and Oklahoma get three
additional congressmen, Washington
and Texas two each; North Dakota,
South Dakota, Colorado, Idaho, Mon
tana, Utah and Oregon, one each.
What Percentage I
One of the points being argued at
Lincoln is the proper percentage of
the vote to be required for the pur
poses of initiative and referendum. No
definite basis has as yet been put for
ward for a calculation on this point
because of the lack of experience. As
a possible guide to legislative action
The Bee presents herewith a compila
tion that might be useful. It is based
on the number of signers to petitions
presented In the senate in support of
the proposed law. The figures are as
follows:
County. Signers. Vol.
Antelope 325 J alfc
Boyd 42 1.822
Boone 313 z.!M
Box Hutta 2.1 1148
Blaine m 38
Butler a;o 3.5X9
Cedar 106 J.000
Clay 44 .fM
Cheyenne 71 962
Custer 374 5 974
Douglas 344 28.726
t'lxon 184 2.1-I2
Doi'lte SI 4.515
l-'undy 4i ;n
Iawe 2fi l.tl
JJawnon 135 3.411
Furnas 133 2,u3S
Frontier 46 1.731
Fillmore 400 3.6'Sl
Oarfleld 200 715
G8C 162 6.124
Uoitper ; 25 J70
Ht,'t 125 3.210
Howard 305 2.2iO
H" 1 S7 4,273
Hamilton 100 8.264
Harlan 2S9 2.103
Johnson 27 2.2H6
Lancaster 13,971
Loy " 123 463
Merrick 10 2.390
Madison 33 3,614
Nanc 235 l.tfct
Nemaha 21 2.SW
toe 17 1.323
rlk 115 2.4K0
Pawnee H8 2.369
Ph"'P 306 2.44S
p'rce , 69 2 005
Red Willow 400 2,200
Richardson 2 4.0TO
''d 3S0 3.623
Sa"n 296 4.147
fherldan 71 i,4S2
Stanton 46 1,441
Scott's Bluff 7J 1,410
arpy 133 m
.Saunders ig 4795
Thyr 14S 2.243
Wayne 32 2,021
Webster 339 2,74J
To"H 9,808 172.825
Tbesefigures show that less than 6
per cent of the vote of the counties
reported,, or, to be exact, a trifle less
than 6 7-10 per cent, care enough
about the initiative and referendum
to petition the senate to enact the bill.
If this fairly represents the "popular
demand" for this piece of proposed
reformatory law-making we may
easily understand why its advocates
are so anxious to have the required
percentage for initiative and for refer
ence placed at the lowest point.
Maximum Coal Tield and Prices.
To assuage some of the grief shed
over Iowa's loss of rural population,
we suggest to the mourners that they
take time to scan the report of the
United States geological survey show
ing up the coal Industry of that state.
In the year 1909 Iowa's coal mines
produced 7,757,762 tons at a spot
value of $12,793,628. Those figures,
of course, do not represent what a ton
of that, coal sold for some hundreds
of miles distant from the mines. But
the fact is that the production was the
greatest in the history of the state
and the prices the highest.
In considering Iowa's resources
and population, one can but conclude
that the slight loss In population in
the rural districts means nothing dan
gerous to a state of such wonderful
resources and acquired wealth. It
only becomes serious when the people
of Iowa fail to rouse themselves. The
Des Moines Capital, In appealing to
Jowa for more enterprise and energy
In exploiting Its resources, says:
The attitude of lowatia is not one of din
loyalty, but one of ignorance. Iowa people
have not consciously built up a public
spirit which demands progress in commer
cial, industrial and agricultural line. .
z It then urges organized effort In this
direction. Perhaps if Iowa would de-
jvote 80me of tne energy 8pent , pQ
lltical ventures to these other chan
nels It would realize better results.
The testimony of a keeper of an
opium Joint and roost for criminals to
the effect that the chief of police did
not enforce the law was somewhat
shattered by her later confession as
(0 rtlda that ,anded Ul.ge 8quadg of
ner . iodgers" in Jail. But this Is the
of te6,imony on whioh Speda,
Xm,8d, Attorney "General Mullen Is
,rv,. ,n nrlcata h n..n.
So far the Inquiry has gone the
proof is all in favor of the proposition
that Chief Donahue has been an effi
cient and energetic officer, faithful in
the performance of his duty.
Mayor "Jim" Is goiug to the legisla
ture with a bill for the repeal of the
S o'clock closing law. This Is re
feired ta Just to show what might
have beep. Under other cimiin
etances tho recommendation might
Dsve been included
jmV. rnesgage.
u "Governor
the best of everything, but no costly
experiments.
That Lincoln constable who under
took to invade the house of represen
tatives and arrest two of its members
ought to come to Omaha and Join
forces with "Little Bismarck," whose
record of overruling the supreme
court still stands unapproached.
Evidently President Taft knows a
thing or two himself about swinging
the big stick, from the wsy congress
buckles down to business on his
Canadian reciprocity and tariff board
measures the day after he threatens
to call an extra session.
Hlit Kn4 nf the Trade.
Washington Herald.
Nut at all bad for tin. I-st ear our
imports from Canada amounted to (K'3.0"0.
(00, but our exports to that country
amounted to $2l.lnn,iioi) a nice trade bal
ance. .
K perlr tire Point Theory.
Washington Post.
Woodrow Wilson Is Industriously refut
ing the theory that a coIIokp professor Is
necessarily too nuch wrapped up In the
wisdom of the ancients to notice what Is
going On.
The K urrio of Hindsight.
San Francisco Chronicle.
The American propensity of locking the
door after the steed has been stolen has
again asserted Itself. Stringent regulations
regarding the handling of high explosives
in the neighborhood of New York City are
to be made, and they will probably be en
forced for a while, but Just how long no
one can or will try to guess.
Klcka on Allen Hole.
Philadelphia Record.
The imperialists are having great diffi
culty in keeping up the pretense that we
nre In the Philippines for the good of the
natives. The legislative assembly has ad
journed without voting the appropriation
bills as a protest against the government,
has censured Secretary Worcester of the
commission and reaffirmed Its demand for
Independence.
Ahnllahlnar m Fiction.
New York Tribune.
Secretary MacVeagh has recommended
the abolition of the treasury sinking fund.
i At present the sinking fund la a name
! rathe than a thing, sine the provision
I of the law that a certain sum shall be set
.aside each year for the redemption of
ouisianaing interest-bearing obligations
can be complied lth only when the treas
ury happens to have a sufficient surplus.
It would be better to use such surplus
funds as are available when they are avail
able and abandon the fiction of a regularly
replenished fund.
I.OJ FOKKSIUIIT.
Ilallroad Development Kreulnar Tare
with the Country.
San Francisco Chronicle.
Simultaneously with the announcement
that the house endorsed San Francisco as
tho place for the Panama-Pacific exposi
tion came the announcement that the
oldest of the transcontinental roads would
double-track all Its lines from the Mis
souri to hta Pacific
The work haa long been in contempla
tion, but the announcement was probably
hastened by the vote In the house Tues
day. The double track will certainly be needed
In exposition year, and the advantuge of
the double track not only In moving many
passenger trains', but in handling perishable
fruits, will ba so great that other lines
may be forced to take the same step, pos
sibly In advance of sufficient development
of the territory covered, if the money
can be raised to do it.
The statement is an announcement of
the method to be adopted to compete with
the Panama canal for the traffic in per
laiiable products.
Those who get rich quick are those who
can foresee what the future will bring forth
before others, and who have the confidence
of financial men in their ability. In his
testimony before Borne Investigating body
which was inquiring Into the manner of
declaring the first 10 per cent dividend of
the Union Pacific railroad and as to
whether he had bought stock In anticipation
of that dividend, the late Mr. llarrtman
stated that he had bought thousands of
shares In anticipation of that dividend, be
ginning years before when he paid from 20
to 30 cents on the dollar, and continuing
when opportunity presented until the divi
dend was declared.
He atated that he had never had any
doubt of reaching a 10 per cent dividend
from the day when he first began the study
of the Union and Southern Pacific, proper
ties. The double tracking is simply an evidence
of the growth of the traffic of the terri
tory served as development has proceeded
and of the necessity of preparing for a
still greater growth to correspond with the
increasing rapidity of the development of
the Paclfc Coast and the IntermountaJn
country.
Political Drift.
The lower house of the Minnesota legis
lature rejocted county option with more
emphasis than did the Nebraska senate.
Chicago Is tuning up for the spring cam
paign. Seven candidates for mayor have
announced tiun- iaril.t-f to er e the
"dar people."
Missouri lawmakers have had noregard
f.r precautions such s Insuring public
buildings agaim.1 fire, acd conscuuenily
nr holding the sack in the capttol matter.
In the battle for the rrcnll of the obnox
ious mayor of Stattle. male voters changed
their minds as readily as the women. Men
tal gymnastics is a masculine trait that
does not get its share of publicity.
Economical Missourlans intimate that l.
ly,uis can become the capital of the Htat,
ptovldcd the citizens furnish an acceptable
site and put up $jn0- for the building.
Watch St. l.ouia put up or shut up.
A state-wide organization fur the promo
tion of the cotr.mlssion form of municipal
government' has been formed In Ne
York. ) S-.-ven up-town olti.s have alrea ly
expressed preference for the commission
(nu ar.d avtuit p i inif kIoii from the !
islalure. to put It In operation.
TliomuK Tugart of Indiana has ilrt r
mltied to let-re fioin t he democrat 'c nn-
, tit. luil committee after ten v;:r-V rvicr-.
lie w:ig tlaliiiiaii of that l.wlv during die
! It of e t It-Pa ki r cainpa'gn. and came In
or severe crll icimu for his alleged connec
i vi'.l. u -..i.tib.i . . ..xil at l-'irMi-n
'lb- It Mimic Aiuttiann ha i br-n
'actptitud of the charge of libel growing
: out of lis denuri "ation i,f the "irU bal
1 lot " one of ti-y d, nmc-ctic t.cneme.4 fi,r
ke.plr.g c. rta n' t-i'iintlejj iitub-r the party
, luh The i ill v intiicai.d lll.it the S l tl -! ' -i
tun'a ih nUwCtatloti Hit. uvi as liu-iv m
the crime dtrd.
In Other Lands
Bid X.lrhta on Wtt la Trana
plrlav ajnaaaf tha BTaar and
Far BTatloBs ( the Bartlt.
The Pritish niinlctry enters upon the
last stage of the constitutional Crisis seri
ously handicapped by the absence of Mr.
Lloyd-George from the firing line. In the
last campaign the chancellor of the ex
chequer undertook more than the average
task assigned to a speaker, and the strain
told on his vocal chords. How serious his
condition Is dispatches do not show clearly,
but the fact that he In forced to absent
himself fr m Parliament for two weeks or
more lends strength to misgivings enter
tained by his friends. It Is to be hoped
theie fears arc groundlrss. There Is no
more Interesting and -forceful figure on
the stage of British politics today than
Lloyd-Oeorge. A debater of uncommon
power, brilliant, witty, and admirably self-possc.osr-d
in the heat of controversy, he
has few equals in or out of Parliament.
In the great t udget struggle of the last
two years the greater part of the burden
rested on his fhoulders. Devising new
sources of revenue to overcome a treasury
deficit, and carrying his plan through a
general election against a united, resource
ful and selfish opposition, was a gigantic
task triumphantly performed. The chan
cellor was denounced as a socialist, a
revolutionist, a demogogue and a criminal.
The vernacular of Houndltch was insuf
ficient to express the indignation of the
Interests lilt by the new taves. Heedless of
it all. Uoyd-Oeorge pressed forward to the
goal aimed at with the unwavering seal of
a crusader. With Parliament entering upon
the last act of the constitutional drama, of
which the budget was the first, the absence
of tho .incompromiKitig Welshman very
naturally la a source of uneasiness to his
associates.
...
The growth of Germany in population
emphasizes to a marked degree the na
tion's expansion In material things. The
new census Is complete so far as the
kingdom of Prussia is concerned, and the
result Is a total of 40,157.572 Inhabitants, an
Increase of 6,ft!5,O04 in ten years. Prussia
alone now lias more people than France or
the island of Great Britain. The total for
the empire is expected to reach 68.000,000.
The increase Is not In the nature of a
spurt, such as Immigration causes in the
I'nlted s'tates. It is the steady natural In
crease of the German race, a fact of
potential weight in the equation of Ku-
ropean power. No less notable Is the de
velopment as a trading nation. Its lines
of activity encompass the globe. Under a
system of extraordinary exploitation, "Made
In Germany" has become a familiar trade
mark the world over. .Site has almost
monopolized the trade of South America, Is
steadily Invading eastern Europe and
Turkey, and competing with F.ngland for
the trade of Persia and the Persian gulf.
fhe latest feature of Its trade propaganda
is the establishment of a chain of engineer
ing schools in China, with the Idea of
schooling the natives In the arts of pro
gress, providing positions for German
teachers and an outlet for German pro
ducts. As an example of development,
numerically, commercially and industrially,
the new world has no advantage over Ger
many worth bragging about.
Writing In the Forum of British rule In
India. 11. G. Wells, an Englishman, says:
'in India I no longer foresee, aa once I was
Inclined to see, disaster. The English rule
In India is surely one of the extraordinary
accidents in history. We are there Itke a
man who had fallen off a ladder onto the
neck cf an elephant and doesn't know what
to do or how to get down. Until something
happens he remains. Our functions in In
dia are absurd. We Englishmen do not own
the country, do not even rule It. We make
nothing happen, at the most, we prevent
things happening. We suppress our own
literature there. Our flag la spread over
the peninsula, without plans, without In
tentions a vast preventive. The sum total
of our policy is to arrest any discussion,
any conferences that would enable the In
dians to work out a tolerable scheme of the
future for themselevs. Hut that does not
arrest the resentment of men held back
from life. The spirit of Insurrection breaks
out In spite of espionage and seizures. It
does not follow that we shall be driven
catastrophically from India. We may be
able to abandon India with an air of still
remaining there."
When the St. Gothard tunnel and rail
road, linking Germany and Italy through
Switzerland, was built the financiers In
charge Induced Germany and Italy to
shoulder part of the cost. German direc
tors shared in the management, and special
rates were made for German freight. The
Swiss decided by a referendum, a few year
ago, to nationalize all the railroads, and It
became necessary to make terms with the
Gothard road. Germany at first objected to
giving up its share of the control. It offera
to yield now, but only on condition that It
gets preferential rates on alt the Swiss rail
roads, and on all that may be built here
after. The Italian partner, too. feels
agrieved, for Italy has put much more
money Into the enterprise than Germany
has, yet cannot ask for more than It does.
The Swiss, meanwhile, are raging against
Germany and everything German, while
Germany takes the attitude of a virtuous
creditor, who means to exact the due and
forfeit of his bond, and whatever else he
may bluff his debtor Into giving up.
London does not propose to rest on its
laurels as the world's metropolis and per
mit younger cilies. by superior Induce
ments, to spirit away any of Its trade. It
Is up and doing with much of the vim of a
booster community. The city has decided
to spend $70,000,000 in dredging the Thames
river to a deplli of thirty feet and in
building great docks, yards and rail ap
proaches In older to keep up with the pto
cessinn and maintain it piace among the
great ports of the world The plan in
cludes the dredging of the ri'er mouth to
l.OO-i feet wide and over thirty feet in
deptli at Tilbury In the stretch used bv
the big liners, narrowing gradually to 15)
fiet wtde and 14 feet In depth at London
bridge.
A SMCcension of holdups and assaults of
passengers on trains on some of the Ger
man lines prompts the government, as a
measure of protection. v to place saf 'a for
valuables aboard all long distance trains.
The safes are ts bo plactd in toe guard a
van, and are large enough to hold a small
grip. Jewel case or similar package. A
very moderate charge will be made for
the use of tin afes. the state taking all
risks arising from theft, fire or railway
accident, and protecting Itself by a system
t reiiisuranc .
I't-i-iah lh Thuuaat.
New York Sun. j
It Ik repotted from Cincinnati that "ef
foits are In be ns,i hy Governor Harmon's'
ir.aiiageia to tibta.n the united support of'
the democrat for lit candidacy." They
aie tlestliied to fail. Mr. l!ran will per
ish before h. abandons disaster. No demo- 1
itit who has canled Ohio bv luuxi as a
iaii'1'iUle for governor can have Mr.
ltran'M iippit Spch a demo, rat is ton
tr.ti.iiute with !... and must Ut V.,n.l
man lu Mimuiun. 1 i
Peeps at Politics
Some aapreesloas of Op4alea as to
Rtbraska Bsaatora and Other Indt
Tldnala of Mors or x.as Importance
Kearney Tlmea: There are several ways
of getting unpopular with the public. One
Is to' howl for Insurgency, then write the
president and appealing letter asking for
the reservation of a seat In ths administra
tion bandwagon.
Tekamah .Herald: Senator Brown is
playing horse with the republicans of Ne
braska, ever worse than Uurkelt did. He
! can't ride two horses going In opposite
directions without tsklng a fall, and lie
will get his as soon as the voters can get
at him.
Hustings Tribune: The Omaha Hee hands
a warm one to W. J. H. In this style: "Air.
Bryan might be politically Interested to
know that an Illinois man given up for
dead came to life in a morgue the other
day." Now, what do you suppose The Hee
really meant?
Clay Center 8un: Evidence Is accumulat
ing every day to Indicate that Senator
Elect Hitchcock with ex-Governor Phallen
berger as the next coming man are plan
ning to complete the downfall of Bryan as
a leader of Nebraska democracy. The
friendship of Hitchcock for Dahlman as ex
pressed In his after electon regrets for his,
defeat shows plainly where his choice is
as between Dahlman and Bryan. With a
possibility lhat both Sliallenberger and
Bryan will be candidates for the I'nlted
States senate to succeed Norrls Hrown. It
Is easy to see where ShallenhergVr hopes
to gain by a tie-up with Hitchcock.
Beatrice Express; Nehraskans ever Jeal
ous of the treatment accorded Its sons by
outsiders, will protest agalnnt the picture
of our new senator, Gilbert M. Hitchcock,
which appearea In a prominent magazine
published In New York. The portrait makes
the Junior Nebraska senator look like a
rough laboring man Instead of the carefully
groomed and polished gentleman who will
represent the World-Herald In tho upper
house of the national legislature. Those
fortunate enough to have seen the senator
elect remember him as a handsome appear
ing fellow, with his hair carefully brushed,
hi clothes of the latest cut, his shoes with
the exact degree of polish necessary In po
lite society, and altogether he Is a rival
of the best dreasers In either house of
congress-and some of the best dressers In
the country are found there. But to see
an illustration of the man with his hair
mussed up, his necktie with a wrinkle or
two In It and a scowl on his face Instead
of the handsome and Intelligent counte
nance he usually displays to the world, Is
a distinct shock to his numerous admirers
in hla home state. He has good grounds
for a libel suit against the aforesaid maga
zine.
Pender Republic: The moat amusing
thing we have Been for some time is Con
gressman G. M. Hitchcock down at
Washington foaming and frothing about
the Balllnger investigating committee not
getting an action on themselves, and his
Omaha newspaper ranting and roaring be
cause Governor Aldrlch is getting a move
on him and is endeavoring to clean up
some of the filth of our state. It Is diffi
cult even for a congressman Jo be con
sistent. Of course the World-Herald Would
say It is a different case altogether. But
Is It? Hitchcock says there la something
wrong with Ballinger. Balllnger says there
Isn't, but that a lot of muckraking news
paper and magazines and congressmen
are butting in and are determined to make
trouble. Aldrich say there is something
wrong with Omaha. But Hitchcock'
newspaper throws up it hands In holy
horror at any such suggestion. Balllnger
denial of any crookedness Is exceedingly
mild compared with the World-Herald's
denial of any crookedness In Omaha. Why
not be consistent, Mr. World-IIerald-Hitchcock?
If a little Investigation Is such
a good thing for Mr. Ballinger, (and we
are free to admit It Is), why Is It not
Juat as good a thing for Omaha? Ho turn
on the searchlight, Mr. Governor. We
love to ee the World-Herald fume and
fuss. And the very fact that It I doing
such a good Job of It I pretty good evi
dence there are some thing It doe not
want brought to light. But turn on the
light. What I good for Ballinger la good
for Omaha.
A. IVMitKdSAHV DISASTER.
Shipped Kroira, Dynamite la aa
Harmless aa Chocolate Fudge.
Bt. Ix)Uls Republic.
On Wednesday a little boat carrying a
red flag put Into pier No. 5 at Communi
paw, on the Jersey shore of the North
river: a chute was adjusted from a freight
car loaded with dynamite, and the boxes,
carefully steadied by freight handlers, were
allowed to slide from the dock to the boat's
deck. Thus far all Is clear; It Is a little
difficult from this point to be certain of
details. In all probability, however, a box
containing fifty pounds of the explosive
slipped from the hands that were retarding
Its passage down the chute.
Reault: Seven known deaths, thirty men
missing, damage estimated at I7DO.0UO and
the rocking of the nation's metropolis aa by
an earthquake.
Beside this we desire to place an incident
which occurred twenty year ago In the
Rocky mountains. A car loaded with ora
was let loose two miles above Aspen, Colo.,
on a grade which must average above 2
per cent. It ran the two miles at tremen
dous speed. Just opiKislte the business cen
ter of the town, where the aharp slope of
Aspen mountain rise on one aide of the
tiaik and warehouses and dwellings crowd
It on the other, the car of ore collided with
a i ar of dynamite.
Result: The dynamite boxea were broken
$2'M Victrolas. .lust received.
Don't jnit it off come early.
$150 Victrolas. Now here.
,lu a few better hurry.
if 12.") Victrolas. Very Kpular.
We liave just a few of this style.
$100 Victrolas. Excellent machines.
Our supply will not liist long.
$7. Victrolas. Not many of this number. Just
to say that if you want a Victor Talking Machine,
you must not put it off, for the supply is limited,
(ihul to entertain with the rendition of the new
Records.
Victor Talking; Machines Sold on Easy Payments.
A. Hospe Co.
13 ; 5 Douglas St.
HAS HQ SUBSTITUTE
Absolutely Puro
Tho only baking powdor
mac0 from Royal Crspo
Croam of Tartar
K3ALu:,u;3UMFi;:s?i!An:
open and the dynamite ground beneath tko
wheels of the ore car. Several cars bo
kldea the two Immediately concerned were
converted into fire wood and scrap Iron.
But that was all.
The dynamite was frozen, for the season
was winter. There Is no known method of
detonating frozen dynamite. It I aa In
nocuous aa so much chocolate fudge.
Docs not this show there Is no sufficient
reason why another serious accident should
ever occur In the transportation of dyna
mite? Let It be shipped frozen and tho
presence of a car of dynamite In a collision
will In) a matter of aa little Interest In
view of tho requirements of safety aa that
of a car of potatoes or wheat. And It la
as easy to ship frozen dynamite as frozen
beef.
MIXUP MIRTH.
"Did that explorer suffer any physical
ailment as a result of his trip to the
Arctic regions?"
Yes."
"What was It?"
"Writer cramp." Chicago Rtcord-
Hernld.
"1 think 1 had better get a job before
we marry."
Don t be so unromantlc. Ferdy. I w
need any clothes for a long, long time.'
"But you may want to eat almost Im
diately, my dear." Washington Herald.
Don t be so unromantlc. Ferdy. I won't
ime-
Chauffeur 1 have been chauffeur for
some mighty good people, sir.
Owner You have?
Chauffeur Yes. air. You just ought to
read the stuff on their tombstones, sir:
"They tell me Squeezem'a health is fall
ing." ' Falling? Then there must B money In
it." Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Wigwag One doctor tell me I ahould
drink only with my meals and another tell
me I should drink only between meals;
now, what I a fellow to do?
Guzsler Try both. Philadelphia Record.
Gajboy was paying for his luncheon.
"Why Is it," lie asked, with his moat kill
ing smile, "that restaurants always have
charming cashiers?"
"You've got some egg on your chin, mis
ter," said the businesslike young woman
behind the desk, handing him his change
and transferring her attention to the man
next in line. Chicago Tribune.
THE FARMERS' LESSON.
Arthur Chapman In Denver Republican.
Old Silas Roggs had three strong bt .t
Named Bill and Tom and Ed;
They longed for distant city Joys
So one day all three fled;
Old Silas turned to aclence then.
When gone were arms so stout:
Machinery did the work that men
Had heretofore turned out.
And when the boy came back next year.
Vacation day to spend.
They found. Instead of being drear,
Farm life was Joy. sans end;
Electric lights blazed all around.
In everv room and nook:
Machinery plowed the fertile ground
And did all the work but cook.
Then Tom and Bill and Brother Ed
Agreed they all would stay.
But Silas Hoggs Just shook his head
And murmured gently: "Nay;
You quit this bed for city perch,
So back to town you drill;
You left me sadly In the lurch,
But science never Willi"
Ifa the degree of
goodness wherein
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excels. We don't care what
you pay for coffee; Just buy
a package of Old Golden Cof
fee and find out how much
better you like It. Note its
fragrance, flavor and fine
full-body.
At 0roctr's30c a pound.
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