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Subscribers ltatlac tbe city tern
pernrllr afioald. tt T
matird to bn. A4lrs rrlll lie
fcan4 ften a rut1. .
The war in Mexico baa just begun.
Jack London has gone to the (runt.
Rev. Mauae lnilsti that the husband
should be the head of the family. Oh,
rata'
On of the surest road to health !
plenty of food, well cooked and well
masticated
A tt. Ix-uis ruan named rickle has
Ironped his suit for divorce, Soured
n It, probably.
Anarchists may pot be expected to
tontrlbute toward relief for the
Chinese famine sufferers.
Hlnky Dink of Chicago declares he
will protect, Ms reputation. Surely
09 cno it trying to steal It,
Thomas Edison's assertion, (hat the
"brain is a meat machine" must be
another version of "fat head."
Ur, Roosevelt did PPt tal to please
his enemies, and he Is probably not
keeping sijent to pleas them.
flifiyld, S boss rock the boat? N'w York
World
UejpectluUy referred tq Governor
Pi. . . - '
Maybe if Lillian Russell would go
to see "The Bachelor's - Paby" she
mlfbt succeed in her "Search for
fUtntr.". -
A eastern raper talks of "Saq
Frtoclsuo's Kuture Destiny." froba
bly vlstiea i distinguish It from the
sute's past destiny.
fBHBKMqBHsMBaaWBasBws
It will be scarcely possible to refer
to J. Hani Lew) as the dark horea in
that mayoralty raw until ha shaves
Off his bright pink whiskers.
Instead of aeKlng a whole legisla
ture full of men to eban.e her name,
why shouldn't the founjj woman make
the roqueat of Jut pn. mnl
Mr. Herman said he wo14 spend
few weeks in Egypt. Yes, and If
taose Egyptian antique dealers see
bl) t)e will peu4 mora Uam tb,at.
The Staisrd Oil cwnpuuy ha also
a4ptt4 a nw jiain rifle .-WMhUniton
root.
U U lowded. tod well oiled, too.
ppnuneiatlon of peopagp and lynch
ing 1 all rU&t, providing it Is sot
made the instrument to defeat the
popular election of senators wove.
6aker Vinson wjll visit the Alps
ret summer- probably to inure hlni
self to the cooler atmosphere which la
Ufcely to prevail in the tow net
winter,
The advertising Brooklyn preacher
why predicts t,he millennium for '1815
Ufubly means that N'ew Orleans will
by tbeo endorse San Ji'rauclsco for thu
Panama eKpoeltlen.
The djinj.'rats w ho' jsart the coun
try P1 84 to the dipa if we n'tmte
aRAthsr commiaalotj or two probably
base thtflr statements on the wsy It
has gone to the dogs since we created
the Inters'ale Camnierce commission.
If Hi statistic re true that, ray
gnl)' or.9 person In every four In Lon
don Is carping; as much as i a week,
we do not venter that tuuse lords,
anJ cuunts and dukes keep the path
between that continent and this hot.
r.ovcruof Uii pledges klmsilf to
homo rul far New York ( ity, I'ntil
the rovsrncr lifts hie hand to prevent
Tanuasny from naming tte next bui
ator ftOJU Nw York the people proba
bly will be willing to excuse him from
making any additional pled?4.
Trusldent Tuft's dfeute of his
reciprocity program is as vlgoious us
It Is logical It will be regretted if
political schemers succeed lit de'eat
lus this ircrt (tu towarj bvttsr trade
reluttcps with ur nelshbors. The
Canadian teur.C-rr Is ely marked b?
rustouti huina. oud tills shuuld be
aU lpei out
Power of the Extcntire.
Just now considerable attention is
being p-iven to a phase of the Ameri
can system of government and admin
istration of public affairs that has es
caped attention too long. Out of .Tie.
clamor for changes In the system that
mill make It more effective has arisen
the thought that perhaps Its formation
originally was on a mistaken idea, and
Its development has consequently been
growth away from efficiency. In the
beginning of things In the United
Slates tbe effort waa to keep the
power as closely as possible to its
source the people. It was revolt
agalnn authority as represented by a
monarch and administered by his offi
cers. Jealous of their own preroga
tive, and suspicious of any possible
attempt to clothe an officer with au
thority, and fer.rful of tyranny that
might reside In an executive given too
mu?h power, the people, it appears.
ent fo the other extreme and gave
him too little.
Doep students of our political sys
tem are no'w convinced, that this wns
a fundamental error, and that Its per
sistence lias brought about a large va
riety of evils In the administration of
public affairs. It Is now proposed
that the remedy phall take the form
of iucrejsed power nnU responsibility
for the state executive, at least. The
governor of a state. Instead of being
removed ss far na possible from Its
law-making body, ahould be placed cs
close as possible to that organization.
Instead of b'lng surrounded with
heads of departments who draw their
authority from the same source as
does the governor, ho should be given
more control over these chiefs, and
more responsibility for them. Instead
of beiag limited to a two-year term,
which cannot possibly give him time
to work out n constructive policy, he
shoulil bo elected for at least four
years. Instead of being prevented
from participating in the making of
lawa, he should be given power to
Initiate them; to draft his own bills
and have them presented to the legis
lature, and to tako part In the con
sideration of these measures.
Along with these increased preroga
tives and responsibilities of the gov.
ernor, should go the liability to recall
at the end of two-year periods. An
executive so constituted under the law
would b in a position to device and
carry out comprehensive plans for the
advancement of his state and Us peo
ple. It is argued that with a gov.
ernor so constituted, the demand for
tbo Initiative by the people would
disappear; the question of referendum
would be dealt with separately, The
tep is proposed sa being In the direc
tion of a reform that will make our
form of state government more r
sponslve, and copaequently mora responsible.
Penitentiary for Whil plaver.
Interests back of the nefarious traf
fic sought by disguised methods to
convince an arpusod publif, sentiment
of the futility of trying to enact any
law thai would check or prevent white
slavery In this country. They ma,y
have, flattered themselves with the
Idea of success, but there Is one dealer
in this trade in New York who is not
prepared to coincide with the view.
He has beun convicted on the charge
of procuring and aeutenced to the
stat prison for a term of not less
than ten years or more than seventeen
years and six, months.
This Bperles of crime wjll b no
more difficult for the law than any
other when th law In all states really
goes after it in earpest. The. Js'sw
York case furnishes 4 pretty good, ob
ject lesson of what WlgBt t accom
plished. It was a problem and Is
yet to get hold of, for the influences
back of the traffic are deep-laid and
wide-spread and powerfully fortified.
They challenge th beet effort of de
cent people, They wr as resource,
ful as ta law. For a long time the
opposing foreea had to bo content with
only apparent succega In getting a
grip on the nionater they tud under
taken to down. Dut now that they
havo got th grip and gained a few
hard falls, they ought to b able to
mHe better headway. Tl?ey o,gbt.
la fai.t, be' able soon to aeeur sou
control of tha situation. A few more
sueli practical demonstrations as that
Junt made lg New York will have a
powerful restraining influence.
Pan-Amerjoan Commerce,,
A conference of more than ordinary
importance will begin Its Besylong Jn,
Washington. Muuday. It la pll4 by
the Tan-American union, and has to
do with the matter of trade relations
between the several countries belong-,
lug to the union, According to the
prospectus sent out, it will be the pur
pose of this conference to undertake
the matter of developing what Is neces
sity to bring about closer trade re
lations between the countries involved.
Suggestions will be received and ex
periences recounted in tbe hype that
out of all the information may be
brought something that will be of
value to I'au-Ameriean '.ommerce.
Homethlug beyond sentlijipntal con
trol gffecta the currents if Ui This
has been proved conclusively ss far as
tbe experience of tbe manufacturers
of the L'uited States are concerned.
From the very foundation of our gov
ernment it has continuously sought
closer relations, politically, socially
and commercially, with (he other gov
ernment of tbe western hemisphere.
Only twice in all our history have we
boen iuvolwd u a ilash-at-arma with
other sovcrniuenis oa this side. The
course pursued baa always been con
ciliatory, and our protection has been
given even to the polqt w here it meant
war with a t'uropesu por. Various
THE OMAHA
envoys have gone and come on friendly
missions, and everything possible
seems to have been done to bring
about the closest relations. Yet these
efforts have been of little avail. Tbe
great bulk of the purchasing trade
from South America still goes to Eu
rope, while the far larger part of South
American products are sold in the
United States. That this is so proves
but one thing something Is wrong.
If the conference of the Pan-American
union will discover what mistakes
our manufacturers have been making,
it will help them to secure a Isrger
share of an important trade that la
now going by our doors to commercial
and Industrial rivals. This is not a
question of mere sentiment, but one
of business.
"Hands Acrofi the Sea."
Count Apponyl, former presiding of
ficer in one house of the Hungarian
Parliament, who addressed the house
of representatives at Washington dur
ing the week, did much In that single
act to realize the Idea, and Ideal of
world peace. He showed that this
great movement has a definite mean
ing to the people of older countries,
and that those countries are looking
to this new nation and leader of na
tions for example and Influence In pro
moting world peace, nd effecting a
better understanding Tetween all na
tions. I aland before you, not a a lngle indi
vidual, but a a representative man of the
old world before you representative of the
new. t know you Inwardly aek youraelvea,
"what ha the old world got to ay to the
new world,"
That old world has lepacie of tradition
which are ila pride and Ha burden. When
your ancestors left It. they were prlvllfiged
to take Say with them the very bet of
these traditions and to leave behind what
la th burden of them,
You developed tho?e thlnsm they took
and adapted them to the condition found
In the new hemisphere to whth you had
come. Gentlemen, you feel it more keenly
than I can exnreaa that this fortunate sit
uation lay a -rrat responsibility upon you,
and If I am to npeak here befor you In
behalf of th old world, I ay thla:
We of the old world, dealrlnu to come
out of the devouring waste pf the aplrtt of
animosity and distrust, apnea) to you for
aaelstanc to do away with the hateful
legacy of hatred and war and antagonism
between men who ought to b brethren.
The count there laid upon the minds
of Americans something to think
about. We are too closely bound by
ancestry to European peoples to justify
any indifference upon our part to the
obligations ho points out. We are,
after all, one people. The spirit pf
demoereey that animates us in free
America breathes in the bosoms of
Hungarians. It brcajhed in the bosom,
of the dauntless Kossuth, and it is
stronger now than it waa then. We
do not quite forget the intermingling
pf tho pam.es of Kiossuth and Roose
velt by tha crowds of Hungarians who
greeted the illustrious Amerlean on
his Journey through their country as
be returned front Africa.
"This ia my mission ir America,"
said the Hungarian statesman. It is
a noble mission, this of seeking to ef
face International differences and
bringing all nations together In the
democracy of pace. It gives a better
definition and expression to the dictum
pf Tha Hague tribunals. It certainly
lets us aee the intelligent dlreotlon
with which other people are pursuing
th plan.
Portugal JlQYei forward.
Portugal has taken advanced
ground n Ita struggle to upset the old
dynasty and traditions, and work out
its future existence along modern,
linea. It has achieved much is the
completion by the ew regime of the
bin for separation of cure!) and
state, guaranteeing liberty of con
sclenc and education. Thla brings it
up to a place where It ean face the
other problenja jtb. better spirit and
promise of right solution.
It ia almply natural evolution that
has brought about the change, Think
ing people of Portugal reached the
point where they found themselves
denied certain, rights and. privileges
they conoelved to l essential to tbir
Intellectual and civil development.
They decided to obtain those things
that they lacked, It is folly to say
they are not ready for them, there
for. Jt is equally folly to say that
they, as wut as the stat and the
church, wjl! not fee better off when
they secure tneni.
The uaopl are not treating yn
explored ground; tbey are pursuing
the beaten path that has led other na
tion" tp greatng. They have that
thrilling ttmpter of history out of
which aprvag our own superb republic
to guide them in their eourse. It wss
but natural that the earlier stages of
this struggle should have been marked
by some severity between the factions,
but th victors' conception of tbe sit
uation seems to be enlsrging ss they
progress, and there la little likelihood
of their mistaking tbe meaning of
their mission from now on. In the
process of revolution cruelty often
becomes the crucible through which
the most refined products are reached.
History contains few more striking
examples tit the power of righteous
discontent than s to b found In this
very (goo f the new Portuguese re
public. The transition from a mon
srchy was swift and, evidently, it Is
to be sure. It is gratifying to observe
that it has nbt descended iuto a perse
cution of any Individual, or body of
individuals, on aeeount of religious or
civil teachings. It appears to be an
earnest, straightforward and deter
mined effort to unfetter men who
would be free In the largest accepta
tion of that term. Gucb aoparation will
enabl the church to perform its
proper function in a way that almply
Is not possible under tha eld order.
I'nloq is uut a blessing, but a bane,
when two bodies r unevenly )okd
SUNDAY PKE: FEBUUAKY 12. 1911.
together. Neither church nor stat
can rise to its full stature of power
and. usefulness under the burden of
such a bond.
The Famine in China.
The Dee has already called atten
tion to tbe fearful famine that is de
stroying lives in China and for the
urgent need of prompt relief. This
country is called on to join the Red
Cross society In providing funds for
2,000,000 human beings menaced by
thla plague of poverty. Late' dis
patches coming through our own gov
ernment representatives In China say
the famine is spreading and now cov
ers a territory 600 by 150 miles. Un
utterable suffering Is going on. A
half million dollars Is called for at
once to help those in charge of the
situation to give first aid to the
victims.
These recurring famines, to be sure,
emphasize the fearful problem China
has on its hands In providing means
of support for its millions of people
and its distressing failure to do so.
It is some suggestion of the progress
that empire haa to make before Jt
comes anywhere near getting to the
heart of Its own domestic affairs. Yet
this does not relieve the United States
and other nations from a responsibil
ity that rests upon them. Wo have
sought opportunities to aid the China
man in educational and spiritual fields
and here is only another aspect of
the opportunity. China depends on
us and must have our Bupport or she
will not soon work out this frightful
problem. It is not simply money for
present needs that is required, so
much as it is American Instruction
and example In providing a new sys
tem of national economy that will take
Into account the necessity of convert
ing wastes on the great frontiers Into
nelds of employment and production.
Until such new resources are created
It is idle to think that these famines
will not recur.
Problem of Ministerial Supply.
The problem of ministerial supply
baa become acute with the liberal as
well fs orthodox churches. Unitarians
and UniversalUta, as well as th con.
servative denomination, aro meeting
with extreme difficulty n providing
pastors. On of the leading Protes
tant (orthodox) . denominations re
ports several hundred pastorless
churches in Pennsylvania, and any
number of western pulpits are vacant.
seminaries are taking undergradu
ates, which never before aeeeuted a
candidate, for. the rainlatry who was
not a college graduate. The situation
Is disturbing the men of the church,
Varied causes and rsmed.Ie hare
been suggested. Among the most
eommon Qf the former is the church's
shameful neglect to make adequate
provision for Its preachers. Another
is the growing, tendency rj some
Protestant churchaa to limit a pian'a
opportunities at 45 years of age or
thereabouts. But Campbell White.
head of the Laymen's Missionary
movement in this country and one of
tbe church's sble thinkers, lays the
diminishing supply of young ministers
to the basic fact that ''parents of in
tellect apd position, though they be
ardent church people, are not laying
on their, children the problem of the
church's need." Mr. White asserts
that, uot only r they not urging
their children to consider the gospel
ministry, but that Jp too pjauy cases
they are urging them not to con--elder
it.
If MX- Whit is right, then the
problem of the enurch is all the more.
serious, iiut w believe there is etlll
much in tha theory that th church
is mating the ministry toe unattrac
tive and forbidding to draw many
young men of caliber into It, This
would seem to be ' a grave mistake,
There is another belief, expressed by
ministers themselves, that the' minis
terial supply, problem will solve Itself
when the church does, mpre toward
effneing denominational lines and Joine
hands in a cojnmon work, If not In
a common crfed. That the Protestant
church is tending in that direction
cat) carce)y ha doubted, tor a great
deal of progresa has already beep
mad. " Thl theory presupposes, then
a smaller number of churches, and
that, In turn, would suggest stronger
and more effective .organizations.
Cauje of BaUway Accident.
According U infor-raatlon gathered
and pubiishod by the Interstate Com
merce commission, careless j)?8, by
employes causes many railway acci
dents. t la not quite possible to de
termine how much of this carelessness
might be traceable to til cppipuqy.
For Instance, where a youth of 0,
with only three months' expertenr on
that line. Is placed In a responsiblj
position as operator it la only fair to
divide the blame for a 4Usier due to
his careleseness or inefficiency between
him and the railroad company which
engaged him,
The commission's Accident Bulletin,
covering casualties for July, August
and September of 110, presents a list
of seventeen accidents, many of vhicb
resulted In heavy losses of life. Six
might be laid to sheer carelessness,
three to disregard for, or obedience
of, orders; one to Intoxication, two to
willful neglect of duty, two to causes
undetermined, one to unavoidable
cause (cloudburst) and two to rank
lneflicieucy,
On the face of these returns It la
only fair to concede that the railroad
companies have a serious problem on
their bands in this matter of dealing
with accidents. It should also be ad
mitted that they are endeavoring by
various means snd methods to reduce
accideuts snd tbe posblbtllty of them
to th tululmum. Devices fur this
purpose sre being constantly invented
and employed and it Is of interest to
note that some of these accidents
came, not because the road lacked the
facilities and equipment for avoiding
them, but because these things were
not properly used. In every case a
faithful effort seems to have been
made by the company to get at the
facts of the causes. This, of Itself,
signifies the railroads' determination
to do whst they can to protect the
lives aad property entrusted to their
care.
Rigid rules and examinations are
laid down for all railroad employes,
and yet It Is never possible to guaran
tee absolute results. The men are
human. They will err in fidelity to
duty and efficiency, and the men in
authority over them will err the same
way. The task for both is grave and
difficult. Yet the third party, the
public, which leaves Its life and prop
erty In their hands, still has the right
to insist on constant Improvement.
Railroads can never afford to relax
their efforts to insure safety of travel
and transportation and they must not
be vexed If the people fall to relax
their demands for this protection.
If any argument were needed to
support tbe proposition that it Is de
sirable for the United States to
strengthen its position in every way
possible In the commercial world, such
argument is afforded by present news
from Germany. The objection to the
listing of American stocks oa the Ber
lin bourse is merely one of the several
phases of the active campaign that is
being carried on in that country
against foreign Invasion of Germany's
particular field. The appeal of the
prince of Mecklenberg In a public ad
dress to Germans to get together is
another evidence of the German move
ment against American trade exten
sions. This does not effect th United
States in the German market alone,
but is Intended to be world-wide in its
Influence. Similar efforts are being
made by other countries. The policy
of the United States for tbe extension
of trade through reciprocal agree
ments, or other forms of trade, is one
that must bo loyally supported.
Again does Omaha furnish an illus
tration to gupport the proposition that
the door of opportunity Is not closed
ta the young man, Mr. Fix.ly, who
has Just been made general auditor
for five big telephone companies, was
an errand boy for the Omaha com
pany about tiie time that Mr. Bryaa
made his declaration that there waa
no longer any chance for the young
pian. Merit ard Industry will always
find recognition no piaster what dis
contented politicians may shout In
their quest for thoughtless support.
Can Francisco's victory in th ex
position fight Is now complete, and
Omaha bad some small share In bring
ing about tbe result. Wbat should
new be done is for people locally in
terested to get busy to tha end that
Omaha will get tho maximum of ben
efit from the great movement of travel
resultant from this exposition.
"Made In Omaha" is to mark pack
ages of goods ' manufactured in tbe
Gate City. Now if the local manu
facturers will Just take th proper
steps to apprise the public of the na
ture of their wares perhaps th home
market may bo open to them. A little
printer's ink locally applied ought to
help thla campaign.
tc)lt t rae ( UcVe4.
i'ltueurg Dispatch.
Anothr xpenant of frenzied finance
who put up the plea of banker' Insanity
has bwn declared sUe tp New York- TbU
ought to cftwck tbe oraae before K becomes
tplUonUc,
hi 11 n
A Jovular l rltlu,
Cliioatio Xribune
It IS unfortunate that Murk Twfiln's flip
pant remark concerning ths cojonel has
turned up posthumously. In a conversation
with a friend Mark Twain once spoke dis
respectfully of the Colossus of Rhodes, but
nobody la quoting; his exact word.
Flivto 11 Western Proare.
PprlngflMld Republican..
The west i4 WH in SO far a It pal4
attention to the l'JDth anniversary of the
blilh pf Hurace Urseley. The year after
yar reiteration uf the grejit editor's ad
vice, "Uo weft, young man waa reaj
factor In promoting the growth of that
ectJor.
Division of 1'owcr.
Washington Herald.
Th democratic leaders In the hous hav
decided that all ehalrmen of committees in
the net eongr shall U iHelislble ta
serve oil other committers. This I welt
In line wttU th theory of dividing powei
and tttvtn (lis average member a better
chnu.
UUUSK BSp) AM EXfKMT.
littler c in4it' ta (hi p(
Alienist.
flttsbure Dispatch.
After sis allsnlHts had Ua-tifled thai Robin
of frensled finance" fame was Insane a
New York Jury unhsatt&tinsly decided that
h wa perfectly aan. Former District
AUiuney Jerome denounced the verdict a
a faree and against Ihe walsht uf the evi
dence, but Judge Kvann, although espress
Ins surprise at th decision, declared it a
triumph fur horse sinso.
This expression of opinion reardlns
pert testimony reflects tha inevitable out'
uvms of the battles of the expert In recent
year. Th readiness with which eelf-styled
expert teatlfied) for th e'd on Which they
u er retained, has naturally enough brought
the whole procedure Into disrepute UHtil
even the united opinion uf six of the leading
praottitopers l flung aside by a Jury in
favor of what th Judge tersely termed
their own solid horse sense.
Th rotir to the Insanity plea for any
and all charges iu ceiialn to bring about
Ila collapse nuoner or later. Not even the
theory In (hi case that the defendant was
Innane during the time be was dabbling In
finance snd baa since recovered can b
seriously regarded. Had be not been cor
nered there Is nothing to Indicate tint he
would not still be regarded as absolutely
sane. When Insanity depends upon whether
the scheme Is carried to euccexs or failure
the Jury may well disregard the experts
and rl up. 11 the'r own common se.ioe.
1 People and Events
Purine; the sexslon. at leat. a state cup
Hal should not presume to be any better
than the legislature.
Sporty gamesters on the Rio Orande
hav for the time belns discarded horne
racing, and are offering; books on the In
surrection. The notorious Vt. Hyde of Kansas City
has been deprived of Jail privileges hitherto
enjoyed, because of hi Insulting remark
to visitors.
Chicago lobster palace waiters hav few
superiors In the gentle art of holding up
the consumer for the tip. Holding up the
Institution exposed them a colossal fail
ure. Owing to a bunch of discord In the hith
erto cordial relation of New Jersey under
takers the cost of burial In that section
Is now within the reach of the average
grouch. ,
Imagine what a chorus of Jeers would
rise from the metropolis If In any other
city outside of Ned York 250 policemen
were required to protect a wedding couple
from a curious mob.
Notwithstanding the knockout In the bout
with San Francisco, New Orleans Intends to
pull off the finest Mardl Urns show that
ever graced Canal street. While the show
is on the, wound will be forgotten.
Anthony J. Drexel. who recently married
Miss MarJorle Gould, has gon to work In
a .ew York atock exchange firm. He
doesn't need the money, but knowledge of
the game and exercls may come In handy
some day.
Sartorial artiste promise to spring tight
trousers without any provocation from the
wearers. Any garment that will expose the
knobby curve of man's walking apparatus
Is aure of a reception that will turn a tail
or purse Into an aching void.
Mr. Incite Carter Insists that because
her liabilities are jao.000 and her asset
$1.00) she Is not necessarily a bankrupt.
Of course not. Only a cold-blooded shy
lock could harbor such a mean thought in
the presence of Leslie.
An ominous cloud Jn the social horizon of
official Jlfe In South Africa vanished with
the explanation that native women, being
built "on the Dutch plan," could not con
veniently curtsey to the "ladles of th
court." Thus doth tbe robust front block
Imported innovation.
They are telling tha story In Wsshington
that when Mr, Jtnosevelt waa vice-president
he solemly called Justice Whit Into
conference over the question whether It
would be beneath the dignity of the office
for him to employ the overabundance of
Idle time In studying law. The Jutlc
decidedly thought not; nevertheless Mr,
Roosevelt did not choose to subject the
Vlcq-preatdentlal dignity to that test.
Judge Bei(ler of Chicago ia reserving
decision on a charge brought by an as
sistant ook In a restaurant against the
chef. She waa assaulted on tha oheek
with a but roast potato, and the question
before the court Is. "Js a hot potato a
deadly weapon?" He finds that a bad
egg Is deadly according to the Napoleonic
code, and lie will look up Justinian, fllack
xtone and Ureenleaf on Evidence to ascer
tain what they have to say about po
tatoes. SECULAR SHOTS AT PULPIT.
Cleveland Plain Dealer: A New York
preacher says the world haa grown t5 per
cent worse in the last ten years. Aw, why
doesn't he go somawhera and get a breath
of clean air?
Cleveland Leader: A St. Louis minister
aay that love.making is natural and
proper. Thus is another great discovery
added to this wonderful age of air flight
and wtrelcaa telegraphy.
Chioago Record-Herald: A Washington
preaoher ha announced that the millen
nium will come in 191S. Can it be possible
that he believe we shall have succeeded
by that time In getting people to quit
carrying revolvers.
Baltimore American) When tho chaplain
of the Kansas senate requested the mem
bers to reoite the ird's prayer enly eight,
it I said, were able to do an. Here la a
hit to boards of foreign missions and thos
anxious for th salvation of the heathen.
Houston Fast: Evangelist Urown declares
that there are probably five times A many
souls In hell us a result ef a madness for
mont-y as there are for drinking whisky.
We warn tha good brgther that he Is on
dangerous ground. The orthudox belief
Is that hell la the exclusive abode for peo
ple who drink or who vote against pro
hibition, and that bu uther sin really
amounts to very much.
Philadelphia Ledger: A fund of $2,000,000
for the support of superannuated minister
of the Methodist Episcopal church is to
be rawed. This has been deterpilned upon
by a national conference of the church
authorise gt Chicago. Jialf of this sum
Is to be distributed this year, and the resj
ta tg be Invested as a permanent fund, the
principal to be supplemented from year to
year. Surely such a proposition will meet
with favor. If those who preach the Gospel
are to live by the Gospel, it is fitting that
they shall pot be neglected when age or
infirmity has Impaired their usefulness In
the ministry.
PIANOS
The Supreme Artistic Pianos of Today I
There js as jnarkeij development shown in th
art of piano builtiing as in any line of human en
deiivgr, The highest type of yesterday is not the
highest type of today. Old standards are tran
scended, ntiv ones take their places.
In buying a piano, you want that ()NTH which
is in the van of progress today, the highest type
which has yet been evolved.
Tho Mason & Hamlin, through its exclusive fea
tures of oonktruction, has aurpassed all other pianos,
and is now everywhere proclaimed the finest piano
that the world has ever seen.
Note the artists using the Mason & Hamlin
Pianos today-and for its MKKITS ONLY!
0 RANDS, $800 AND UP.
A. Hospe Co.,
Repretentativta
1513-1515 DOUUIaAK KTitKET,
OMAHA, NKHKASKA
Some Tine High Grade Used Pianos in Stock at $1125,
$135. $150, Etc. Payments.
DOMESTIC nXASANTKIES.
Ctirlmm Friend is your wife a g.w4
cook ?
Careful Husband Well, she Is aood oa
stews and broils Haltitnore American.
"Junklns. your wife Is the most brilliant
conversationist I know of "
"Well, she's had lots of prsctlce. She
goes to a theater hex pnrtv two or three
times every w eek." Chicago Tribune.
"So you are atten.llns rook In school f
rays the friend. "Are you going to do
your own work!"
"No. I want to be able to tench my hus
band how to prepare the nieaU In an
emergency." J ul rc.
Mr. Lot civ Married - Tint, denrest. I
thouitht we had plenned to go to the opera
this evening ?
Mrs. Iltt,v-Ye, love; hut I have changed
our mind. Fuck.
"And are you mamma's boy or papa's
bovs?"
"The courts haven't decided as yet.
madam. We're In litigation." Washington
Herald,
F.Iderly Ttelutlve (snlfflngl Hertha. la It
KMsible that you allow smoking in your
parlor?
Married Niece -Certainly, auntie. You can
smoke your pipe here if you like. Chicago
Tribune.
Hotel Proprietor Was there anything of
value in the trunk of that fellow who
Jumped his bill?
Clerk I should say o. It waa full -Of
our linen and silverware. Judge,
"George. " said Mrs. Younpfiither, "here's
a story of a New York policeman whv all
alone stopped a band of bowling anarohletft.
Could you do that. Georgn?" .
"Who. me?" cried Mr. Younirfather.
"Whv, I can t even stop a howling baby."
And be resumed his walk. Cleveland
Tlaln Peater.
"Ma'm," said the new cook, "1 should
like to ask you something. It's about
Jenkins, the butcher. He snys I shall have.
6 per cent on all orders I glv him. What
does that mrtan?"
The lady of the house) looked thoughtful.
"These technicalities, Jane." she snld, "ar
hard to explain exactly. Broadly, It means
that we shall get our meat from Jones in
future." Boston Globe. .'
LINCOLN.
From 1011) in 1BA3.
Ity Rebecca Far son McKny.
O. my Iirothers. 'twas a long way
For the ones In that merchant ship,
Who were torn from their native land,
away,
For the cotton fields and the whip!
O, my Ftrothers, 'twas a wrong way
To fetter and make a slave.
And drive him tolling from day to day
From the cotton field to tho grave!
O, my Hrothers, 'twas a strong way,
Of cruelty, blood snd tears.
When the men in blue, with the men In
through bitter years!
O, my Brothers, 'twas a long wav,
And a wronif, till that Patriot Pen,
Proclaimed the word to the world that day,
"They are no more chattels, but Men!"
Chicago.
A Saered lnr.
John Kendrlok Banga In Llpplncott's.
A saered day I this
A day to bless;
A day that leads to bliss
Through bitterness.
For on this day of days,
One wondrous morn,
In far off forest ways
Was Lincoln born!
Who supped the cup of tears.
Who ate th bread
Of sorrow and of fears.
Of war and dread;
Yet from this feast of woes,
His people's pride,
A loved Immortal rose
All glorified!
Big Returns From
Irrigated Fruit Land
in Spokane Valley
Soil ia a deep black loam
with gravelly subsoil, affording
good drainage and warmth la
which crops mature early.
Bearing orchards all around
us worth $1,000 to $3,000 an
acre. Ours will be worth as
much In a few years. Irriga
tion system thoroughly well
built and belongs to the land
owners. Also separate domes
tic water supply.
Peligbtful climate, good
roads, nearby markets and
transcontinental railroads.
Pott Falls Irrigated Tracts
Ar on trolley line .only 24 miles
front Hpokgne (a city of 104.000)
and 4 mile from Coeur d'Alene.
and I and 10 acres at our low
prices and easy torma la your
chance If yqu want o e Inde
pendent. Fine plate to live and rear a
fiuiUl.
Huoklet Fro by Mall.
James A. McLane 6f Co.
Uepartment IS.
100 Wash (pg tun au, Chicago.
105 Hprugue Ave.. Spokane, Washington.
