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only 2-cent stamps received In payment of
mail accounts. Personal checks except on
Omaha and eaatern exchange not accepted.
Getting Awaj -with the Goods, j Ing them and factories have their own
The report of the attorney general J rrlrat. systems and sources of safety,
transmitted to the legislature In an- sometimes they all look too far
awer to the resolution akin for ln-m h r P"1- It often Ilea
formation as to the money carried Ini" the- vry fppt nd s,ninl
.n.n.nj.H .,,1.1 in th rrndir of theido not see It. Failure of any
temporary echool fund, only partly ex
plains how Cadet Taylor and hit as-
kind
to take every precaution against lire
In these big buildings, which every city
MARCH CIRCULATION
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abaorlbera leaving, the city teas
porartly ataoald have ' The Bee
mailed ! them. Aadreaa will be
chaaced as oflea as reqaeeted.
If only President Diaz could have
seen all' thla at clearly some months
ago. :
soclates got away with the $13,000 ofh". becomes criminal negligence and
state money absorbed through their
defunct bubble bank.
The attorney general showt that the
state asserted Its claims against two
other failed banks In which school
money was deposited, one of them
paying 20 per cent and the other set
tling through Its sureties, and that the
national interest. Hy his record sttj
Washington his party In hla state and
nation has much at stake and so have
good Interests aside from party politics.
Oenersl Wood congratulates the
army on having learned a lesson from
Its experience In .the latest war. It
sooner or later the law should make an wo"'a n,e ""
example of It. I mnt lf ,h army had not ,earnd
. , something oy mat experience. toe
n Tmerann Palmer I railroad accommodations of this coun-
J I
Another pioneer of Nebraska has
been suddenly called by death. Henry
L'merson Palmer was a factor In the
building of a great state. From early
. 1 . !. .1 i J . I
records show no money whatever paidl0'" uni" n'8 oe,in nB
back from the Taylor bank, and no: actively to tne commercial, pout-
leal and social welfare oi me state at
in which he
lived. His services were many and
His death leaves
effort ti collect It. He calls attention
to the fact that Cadet Taylor wentj,arKe nd community
h.nh inlnntiin hintninM In IQni
tn. h- n,nn.. nr ..canine- hla liahiitJhfa Influence great
ties to the state and his other credl- "other gap In the ranka of the pio-
hi.lneers, whose numners are Decoming
try are so extensive that no surprise
should be occasioned by the celerity
with w hich troops can be moved.
What if they should place the crown
oo the head of the poet laureate by
mistake?
The best April fool Joke this year
was that the month began with fruit
buds uninjured.
The world may love a cheerful
giver, but it often regards him as a
chump, showing Its sordid view.
Now, we shall see how well Champ
can follow W. J. 'a orders, as a test of
.hla fitness for. the sacred approval.
The, Mexican revolutionists have
apparently abandoned the atage to the
regulars. Turn about Is only fair
play.
Did anyone think to notice what
colored . eyes Senator-elect O'Gorman
had? Blue-eyed Billy Sheehan's are
green now.' .
tors, and would probably set up
discharge In bankruptcy In answer to
any suit that might be brought to re
cover now. We are not so sure about
this, however, for the opinion of law
yers differs as to whether a claim of
the state Is barred either by the stat
ute of limitations or by bankruptcy.
The amazing thing disclosed, bow-
ever, Is the failure of the attorney gen
eral's office to proceed against the
Taylor bank, and Cadet Taylor as trus
tee, within the time when the rights
of the public school children, whose
money was thus lost, could be asserted
without question. The recent ap
pointment of Cadet Taylor to a fat
federal Job by Senator Norrls Brown
recalls that Senator Brown was, him
self, for four years assistant attorney
general, and for two years more at
torney general, In duty bound to look
after the legal rights of the state. It
was his duty to bring suit against
Cadet Taylor and save the $13,000 to
the school children, for besides the
depository bond Taylor had become
personally liable In exchange for the
assets of the bank which he took pos
session of Individually Instead of giv
ing them over to a receiver. Four
years after the bank closed Taylor
cj aimed that the assets In his posses
sion were of sufficient value to pay in
full all creditors, and a state bank ex
aminer placed a value on them to pro
duce at least a 10 per cent dividend.
But all these assets disappeared with
out a dollar since paid to the state or
any other depositor.
In a word, the record shows that
Cadet Taylor successfully got away
with $13,000 of the state school funds
by the help of the complacent inac
tivity of Attorney General Norrls
Brown, and later drew as a reward
from Senator Brown a federal Job car
rying $20,000 In salary. 1
fewer each year.
New York, Chicago, Delaware, Kan
sas City, New Mexico and even Kan
sas cry out agatnBt the "wave of
crime." and yet an Omaha minister
would have us believe the wave begins
and ends In this city. ' "Oh, Jerusa
lem, Jerusalem!"
Army Gossip
Bfattera of Interest on and Baek ,
of the Firing Lii.e Gleaned from
the Army and Navy BeglsVer
The' Irreverent Washington Times,
on the eve ofTongress' convening, ex
claims, "Hark, hark! The circus ia
coming to town." ' '
In reporting the Imprisonment of a
captured soldier down in Mexico It is
superfluous to say, "He was placed In
Jail incommunicado."
"Never borrow anything you cannot
return" la a genteel way of saying,
Don t start anything you can't
finish." It's orthodox, too.
Base ball must always be kept
clean, but, of course, the players may
muss up their uniforms as much as
they please, Just so they steal It.
4
It seems the worst charge against
Prof. Merriam In his race for mayor
of Chicago was that be was born in a
small town and Is well educated.
The press dispatches will soon be
lugging In those thrilling stories about
the coronation In England. Oh. Joy,
what a relief from this monotony.
Sandow has been employed as In
structor in physical culture for King
George. Right on the heels of that
peace proposal to the United States.
Ex-Mayor George B. McClellan has
Democrats Need Not Go Wild.
It was a distinguished member of
that party who first said that fhe
democrats could always be depended
on to do the wrong thing at the wrong')
time. They have an excellent chance
to make good on that doleful dictum in
the present extra session of congress,
and conversely, they have equally as
fine a chance to repudiate It.
Their program of action includes a
general' revision of the tariff. Some
of the leaders think that political ex
pediency demands this as a means of
keeping faith with the people. Presi
dent Taft pleads that congress do not
go into the tariff at the extra session,
but delay that action until the regular
session next December, so as to give
his tariff board an opportunity to
make lta report, on which he believes
Intelligent action could be based.
Strategists might find without much
searching In that all the excuse de
sired for omitting any tariff upheaval
In the extra session. Will the demo
crats make their accustomed blunder?
It Is doubtful. Already, some of the
older heads are shaking at this am
bitious program laid out. It will be
strange. Indeed, lf they can be de
ceived on this point.
As far as the democrats are con
cerned the matter resolves Itself down
to one of simple- politics whether It
will pay them better to make a vain
Diai on the Eetreat.
The message of President Diss to
the Mexican congress la the most not
able state paper he ever wrote, be
cause it contains hla offer to resign,
which amounts to the first and only
surrender this grim old warrior ever
made. He professes his willingness to
abide by the will of congress, which
seems to put up to that august body
the remainder of the Issue in Mexico.
Diaz had already expressed his readi
ness to yield most, If not all, the other
demands of the Insurrectionists. What,
then, Is to hinder an early termination
of hostilities and a reorganization of
the government?
Some papers recall that Diaz, after
several of his eight elections, has de
clared his intention to retire at the end
of his new term and, therefore, they
prefer to await his resignation now.
The conditions today, however, are
different. Mexico seems to have come
to the culmination of Dlazlsm. Even
the president is impressed with the
gravity of the situation. If reports are
to be trusted, he is pursuing a most
temperate line of action in his treat
ment of the revolution and its leaders.
He gives the world an entirely new
aspect of himself, in the role of con
ciliation.
Mexico's problem will not be solved
by Diaz' retirement. For thirty years
and more Mexico has been lost in Diaz,
Diaz has been Mexico. Paradoxical it
may be, but nonetheless true, that the
iron hand that may have oppressed,
has aUo given strength and vitality to
a nation which needed just such a man
to lead it, and it will always be a
mooted question whether Dlazlsm has
hurt more than it has helped Mexico.
One thing is certain Mexico can far
tetter afford to do without Diaz today
than it could at any previous period
since he went into office, though It is
still far-from being an ideal republic.
That Diaz should step down and but
now, few will deny. And that when
he does another man strong enough
to succeed him will rise up, is ad
mitted. Moreover, Mexico should never
again and probably will not, counte
nance such kng tenure of office. It
Is interesting to note that Diaz, him
self, suggests this In his message to
congress. He probably has convinced
himself out of his own experience that
so much power Is bad for any man and
any country, pretending to be a repub
lic. Mexico's republicanism, though,
Is still too delicate an Infant to walk
very far alone. It will need a good
deal of careful nursing to bring it into
robust maturity.
Another disadvantage of having
multi-millionaires like Simon Guggen
heim for United States senators is that
it places the wives of impecunious
senators at a great disadvantage in
trying to keep up with the society
leaders' pace.
The dedication of a new synagogue
in Omaha serves to emphasize the fact
that all religions are well supported
in this city. Despite the cry to the
contrary, Omaha is still making
progress along right lines.
Buffalo Bill is named among the
old-timers who grieve at the closing
of the, Hoffman housQ. Still, if he
gets into the senate from Arizona, it
might help partially to assuage his
grief.
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The Omaha city charter Is coming
in for unusual attention JuBt now.
There are two sides to each problem,
but the serious consideration of many
seems to have been postponed entirely
too long.
A Spar to Lofty Ambition.
Wall Street Journal.
President Taft receives a pass good for
all base ball games. No wonder ' every
young American looks forward to the
presidency.
Joke "Mad la Germany."
Chicago Record-Herald.
One of tha members of the Prussian
Reichstag has referred to Champ Clark as
"a future president of-the United States."
He may, however, send Word later that
It was merely a Joke.
Skattrlagc of rreoedeats.
Bt. Louis Republic.
Mr. Taft insists that an attorney for an
Indian nation must show that he Is worth
his 12.0uO salary. Thla would prescribe a
new and dangerous basis In fixing com
pensation for services rendered the Indians.
Formerly it .was -necessary only to show
that the attorney needed tha money.
, Too Drastic for This Conatry.
. Boston Transcript.
The decision of the New York court of
appaala that tha workman's compulsory
compensation TKT"pas,ed by the legislature
of that state a year ago is unconstitutional
Is Important and may ba far-reaching, be
cause it not only impingea upon tha con
stitution of that commonwealth, but upon
all written constitutions under our form of
government. The law was the most drastic
for tha declared purpose that, has ever been
passed In the country, though modelled
upon tha Lnglish law of fourteen year? ao,
now In force throughout the kingdom.
LAW AND OPlMO..
A tentative lift of officers of the
line to fill the thirty va ancles In the
quartermaster's department created hy the
last army appropriation art has been made
up. and It Is expected that the final selec
tions will be announced next week. Three
majors and twenty-seven captains will be
detailed. It has been practically settled
that Major Itcher Hardemsn of the cav
alry. In charge of the remount depot at
Kort Ueno. Okl.. and Major .lames K. Nor
moyle of the Infantry, on duty at Pan
Antonio. Tex., will fill two of the three
Vacancies In the grade of mnjor and quar
termaster. There are about twenty-five
officers of the line now on duty aa acting
quartermasters, some of whom are lieuten
ants. When the details to the department
are made, those of these twenty-five acting
quartermasters who are not detailed to
fill vacancies will he rettirned to duty with
their commands.
The chief of staff of the army has tinder
consideration certain minor changes in the
uniform of the commissioned personnel.
One of tha questions has to do with the
adoption of the buff color for quarter
masters, to be used In the stripe on the
trousers and the lining of the cape and
the edging and facing of the dress coat.
Another proposition of general Interest Is
to adopt tha Insignia of rank on the shoul
der knot of all officers. At present rank
Is Indicated by the scroll of the sleeve,
which Is not easily Identified. The Insignia
of rank will remain as at present, there
being no suggestion of a change In the
various emblems to Indicate respective
grades. Consideration Is also begin given
to a "table of occasions," it being deemed
desirable to amend the schedule of events
which call for certain prescribed combina
tion of style of dress.
No great aprehension Is entertained by
tha War department authorities over the
fact that congress appropriated but one
half of the estimated amount necessary
to cover a deficiency in the appropriation
for pay of the army for the current fiscal
year. It was recommended by tha pay
master general tha't congress appropriate
$a00,000 to meet c deficiency likely to occur
In the fourth quurter of the present fiscal
year. The estimate for pay of the army
for thla year as originally submitted was
reduced $1,000,000 by direction of the secre
tary of war. The disbursements for the
first six months of this year Indlca'te that
there will be a deficiency of approximately
toOO.000, and congress was asked to supply
this sum In the general deficiency appro
priation act. which, however, contains the
Item of but I26O.O0O. It Is too early to as
certain whether any Inconvenience will be
occasioned by this reduced appropriation,
but probably there will be an adjustment of
the working balance ao as to avoid all dif
ficulties. - '
There are now seventy-six officers of
the army medical corps with the maneuver
division in Texas and the surgeon general
ef the army may recommend the assign
ment of twenty-five additional officers of
tnat branch to duty with that command, as
It Is desired to have a full representation
of 101 medical officers with the division.
The officers are being profitably employed
and the command Is deriving tha benefit of
the presence of this trained medical per
sonnel. Some of the officers recently
graduated from the army medical school
are already on the scene.. , They were
graduated" In advance of the regular time In
order that they might be assigned to duty
In the field for purposes of observation
and the benefits they would derive from
experience with so large a command. In
the meantime, the army -medical authorities
are conducting examinations to fill vacan
cies In the corps. One examination has Juit
ben complete with six or seven candi
dates qualifying. The next examination
will be held early In April for which six
applicants have already been authorize" to
appear.
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SMILING REMARKS.
'I think vour son. Judging from his stam
mering, connected talk, is suffering from a
case of aphasia."
"Humph! More likely he Is suffering
from that case of beer." Baltimore American.
"The stage holds the mirror up to
nature."
"Not always." replied Miss Cayenne.
"On the stage the villain always smokes
cigarettes. In real life the persistent cigar
ette smoker Is not a villain; merely a
nuisance." Washington Star.
Ileggar Please, mister, give a poor man
t fur a meal.
Tasser-bv lamaied) Five dollars?
FieKgar Yes, boss. You see I've Just been
readln' that people becomes what they eat.
an' I want ter get somethln' rich. Chicago
Tribune.
t"nlsht mv buss would expect me to Mima
down and keep working until the hour set
for the funeral. Boston Transcript.
"The young heiress to whom you Intru
ilmed me last nlKht seems to have a great
dciil of elasticity In her disposition.
"Yes: the family made their money
rubber." Baltimore American.
In
we say
a good
"fso your eon Is married now?"
to our old friend. "Did he make
I sh6uld say he did," proudly replies the
old gentleman. "That boy dropped right
into a steady Income. He married a woman
who draws alimony from three ex-hus
bands." Chicago Post.
I understand Jeff Hollenbeck has turned
against the graft gang and will act as the
spate's witness?"
"Yes." ,.,..
When will the trial come off?
"Just aa soon aa we get a steel cage built
for Jeff." Cleveland Plain Dealer.
husband looks very happy this
"Your
evening.' . ,
I guess It 'la because of what lie Just
said to me."
"inH v-hMt WHS that?
"lie said I was driving him to drink."
Houston t ost. t ..
"Pa, what's an optimist?"
"A fellow who believes that story
papers printed the other day about a
diictlon In food pr.Jws.'' Toledo Blade. .
".Mm Blxlev is 111, I understand."
"Yes. he's confined to his bed.
Lemrne see. If I remember right .Mm
married a professional nurse. I suppose
she takes care of him?"
Not much. .Mm sent for his mother.
Cleveland Plain l'ealer.
GOOD LITTLE WILLIE.
S. K. Wiser In Hecord-Hcrahl.
Little Willie saved his pontiles, saved them,
one by one; ' .
Little Willie s parents proudly boaateil oi
It, oil Hllll! f
t ..nn.lv hnsrne.'.
vrave op ihi.iub . ".-
i.io ..liiwiiMM dDA pa Kiunru
Willie never tore bis trousers, neer rippea
hlH walft;
Willie never missed his lesMona nor whs
dirty-faced; , , . , ,
Kittle Willie's teacher praised him, he be
came her pet ; ...
Willie gave 'his happy parents nothing to
regret.
Willie
I And
unon
sweet merriment.
an article In the Atlantic Monthly, lshow at ,ryn to revise the whole tariff
which serves to remind us that such 1,w " ,nu "tra ,eM,0n nl thus pro-
a man was once mayor of New York. '""'" ,l """"innriy against popular
will, or to conform with the president's
plan of acting on reciprocity and leav
ing the other tariff matters for fhe
regular session and throwing on the
republicans, chiefly the president, the
responsibility for their action. The
republicans are not afraid of the Issue.
The closing days of the legislature
are at hand, and this Is the time for
unusual watchfulness. It la easy in
the rush hours to slip through Ill
advised legislation.
The dean at Trinity cathedral will
soon be able to realize the appropri
ateness of the lines in the liturgy
about laying up treasures where
thieves break through and steal.
A Kansas City policeman has been
killed, supposedly, by a Black-Hander.
Are the police to be denounced as be
ing in on the conspiracy because they
have failed to capture the murderer?
New Mexico's governor gave very
plain orders to the officers hunting the
kidnapers "shoot or kill." Yet, car
ried out, that probably would be a
very effective way to treat with kidnapers.
Now that the democrats have come
into full responsibility in the national
house of representatives, they are be
ginning to back away from the Job.
This is another case where distance
lends enchantment to the view.
The democrats in the legislature
hao an opportunity to show them
selves greater than their party by
passing the bill for the removal of the
I'nlversity of Nebraska to the - new
campus on the state Tarm. It would
be a gross injustice If this bill were
defeated at this date.
Smoking1 ia Industrial Plants. !
The recent factory fire In New York
which destroyed 150 lives seems to
have come from a cigarette dropped
In the building by an employe. If the
responsibility could be definitely fixed
and the smoker brought to account,
undoubtedly a loud cry would go up
In hla behalf from people of misguided
notions of mercy and justice and it
would. Indeed, be tragic to hold for
such a grave offense a man who had
no criminal thought or Intent in his
mind. But that view of the rase takes
no account of the victims of his carelessness.
This is not the first disaster of the
sort caused by smoking In large In
dustrial plants. Doubtless the rules
of this New York factory forbade
smoking. The rules of most fsctoriee
and plants of thla character forbid
smoking. Why are they ever violated?
It should be the simplest task to en
force them. The awful example la
New York should move every factory
owner or manager to put the ban on
the man who smokes within the build
ing. Cities an1 states provide systems ot
factory regulation and inspection and
spend a good deal of money malntaln-
Two Party Views of O'Gorman,
Two old-line democratic and anti-
Tammany newspapers of New York
that consistently fought Murphy and
Sheehan throughout the senatorial
deadlock, take diametrically opposite
views of Senator-elect O'Gorman and
his relation to Tammany. The Times
says: -
In, electing Judge Jamea A. O Gorman to
the t'nlted States senate Mr. Murphy wins
every point and achieves a victory tha com
pleteness of which Is impaired only by his
loss of the valuable consideration, what
ever Its nature, by which he was persuaded
to give hla dogged, but evidently not very
sincere support to the candidacy of Mr.
Sheehan.
The World, whose opposition to
Murphy and Tammany, was more bit
ter than any other paper, says:
James A. O Gorman Is t'nlted Btatea
senator 'not by grace of Charles F. Murphy,
not by grace of Tammany Hall, not by
gruce of Wall street, but by grace of the
Independent democracy of New York.
The World Is a stronger partisan
paper than the Times. It is the one
that pleaded with Governor Dix so In
sistently to Intervene in the senatorial
contest and save his party in the state
from wreck and ruin, the Inevitable
consequence of a Tammany victory.
The World takes account of the fact
that Senator O'Gorman has always
been a member of Tammany Hall and
declares:
But that fact has never Influenced hla
coins aa a Judge and It ahould never In
flufnea his course aa a senator.
It is significant here to recall, how
ever, that Boss Murphy expressed the
most complete satisfaction with the
election of O'Gorman. To be sure the
anti-Tammany democrata In the legis
lature did likewise. Truly It becomes
a puxzllng picture, the confusion of
which is heightened by the new sena
tor's advocacy of a platform essen
tially, upon its face, anti-Tammany.
Whether elected by grace of Murphy,
Tammany and Wall street or any one
or not. it would seem that Senator
O'Gorman was In a position of peculiar
advantage, with a golden opportunity
of serving the whole people instead of
any clique, faction or special Interest
The election of
Relation ef Public Opinion, l.eajlala
tire Freedom anal Judicial Doty.
Colller a Weekly.
The chief Justice of the t'nlted States ia
reported to have said. In speaking to a
friend, that ha became more and more op
pressed with the power and responsibility
of his position, and ha added that what
particularly oppressed him was the fear
that some time the nine Justices might
thwart the will of ninety millions. This
anecdote was told to a member of the
Bourbon aristocracy, who at once an
swered: "What does White think they are
there for?" If, as tha Italian proverb says,
this la not true. It Is at least well con
ceived. Mr. Justice Holmes, defining the
police power, explained. In tha Oklahoma
bank guaranty case, called Noble State
Bank against Haskell:
"It may be said, in a general way, that
the police power extends to all the great
public needs. It may be put forth in aid
of what Is sanctioned by usage, or held by
the prevailing morality or strong and pre
"Irft roe caution vou about one living."
tald the ulster of the prospective grouni.
Well?" . . ,
"When thu bisnop asks yon If you take
this woman to be your wedded wife, please
don't sav there's no truth In the rumor."
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Marks Much
man?
Parka Rushed
rushed
Say,
these days.
If I were to
Willie never flipped a .street. . car, never
climbed a tree;
He was always as respectful as a child
could be; "
(Willie's feet were never muddy, Mine
l ' vroide'mV nnhe' TfOT--nt
lie was lauded by the jwrents oi ine ouier
boys.
I
One dav wicked little jimmie. w no was
Willie's age,
Lay In wait and Jumiiml upon him, In a
bolllrru rage:
Ah, I know what you are thinking, but rend
"Id on'. I Pr?.:,
Willie wnippen nim in a niuvwi-uirii
die I went on his way
- umtui if,i, ii, iiurbiiiti anu in mueag
ponderant public opinion to be greatly and ,Q that ,nere mav be ,n avqidanre of th
Immediately necessary to the public wel- pMMnt discrimination. Thenf too. it ma;
Uara."
On petition for a rehearing. Mr. Justice
Holmes observed that a powerful argu
ment might ba made against tha wisdom
ot the legislation, "but on that point wa
have nothing to say, aa It la not our con
cern." Mr. Justice Hughes, In tha caee
of tha Chicago, Burlington Qulncy Rail
road company against McGulra, statea
elaborately tha aama point of view. For
tha supreme court of the United States ao
clearly to racognlxa this relation between
public opinion, legislative freedom, and
Judicial duty makes for tha usefulness of
our courts and for their continuance aa
one of tha factors in our civic Ufa.
Some hope Is entertained hy those who
er: Interested In the expense incurred In
official travel that there will be practical
results of the Investigation Instituted by
orders of the president into the cost of thla
service. Mr. Taft. before he went on hla
southern trip, directed the secretary of the
treasury to submit a report which would
Shown an analysis of the travel vouchers
of the government for the fiscal year 1910.
The president desires to make his Initial
test of economy-on the question of traveling
expenses, and he was encouraged to believe
this could be done with material effect
In view of his discovery that over J12.-
0U0.0O0 was expended In the last fiscal year
for traveling expenses. Those who know
something of the situation entertain little
hope that there can be any reduction In the
expenditure of public funds In the direction
Indicated by Mr. Taft. The amount he
named Included ltema which are not,
strictly apeaklng. traveling expenses. At
tha same time, It is possibly to establish
uniformity in allowances and In mileage
e
y
ba disclosed that the present mileage Is
not sufficient at least In the case of army
and navy officers who are changing sta
tion under orders and who must go to
much mora expense than they are-allowed
In the transportation of members ot their
families and in the shipment of household
effects. Hardly any officer who has had
occasion to change his station has escaped
personal loss In that direction. It Mr.
Taft s Investigation is sufficiently thor
ough and Impartial, without too great an
attempt . to make a demonstration of
economy at all haiards, there may ba some
beneficial, results of hla Inquiry.
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People Talked About
The weather man is on the Job. Note
tha persistent frequency of easterly winds.
Jaioes Jack, treasurer of Utah for twenty
years and treasurer of the Mormon church
for mora than flffy years, died In Salt
Lake City. Ha waa S2 yeara old.
A person with a mind for statistical In
formation figures It up that Andrew
Carnegie has given away US3.J60.000. And
it la probable that ha has some pocket
money left, too.
Misa Margaret V. Kelly, adjuster of ac
counts In the office of tha director of tha
mint, Philadelphia, and one of tha highest
paid women employea of the government,
ia now acting director of tha mint, in tha
abeance of George E. Roberta.
On December 82, laat, twenty-two firemen
lost their lives In tha Chicago stock yards
fire. Generous citizens subscribed a total
of I211.CO0 for the cars of tha families of
the victims. None of tha widows of de
pendents have aa yet seen tha color of tha
money aubsorlbed, although soma of tha
former have been obliged to sacrifice their
homes. Inquiry showa that tha fund has
been invested ao aa to yield 4Va per cent.
a senator from New um distributed annual iy wnoiiy insur
v . ,,. . , . , , . .,.., 1 flclent to relieve Immediate needa. Twenty
York la naturally a matter of national. , ,. ,. , , , . .
I one of the widows have formed an orgeat
interest, tut tne election or this seua
tor becomes a matter of
tatloa for the purpose of getting a look at
unusual I the money.
EDITORIAL SNAPSHOTS.
Chicago News: Why does a beautiful
woman marry an ugly man? For one rea
son, aha wisely refuses to permit com pet I -
tion right in her own family.
Houston Tost: Lincoln, Neb., must be a
repulsive sort of place. Pome of tha most
distinguished residents of the town find it
so unattractive that they remain at home
as little as possible.
Indianapolis News:But lf It were not for
that "blind psychic Impulse," described by
Dr. Cameron,, which leads beautiful wo
men to marry ugly men, what would be
come of the world? Any other kind of men
la dlntressingly scarce.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat: Pofttmaster
Oenersl Hitchcock Is evidently of the
opinion that a department whose revenue
Is approaching $j.KKi.0u0 a year calls for
vigilance In getting a dollar's worth for
every dollar expended.
Philadelphia Record: In Boston It la
proposed to erect a atatue of the late Gen
eral Ilenjamln F. Butler. As Butler was a
great advocate of free silver, It may ba
deemed advisable to make the atatue of
that metal In view of Ks abundance and
comparative cheapness.
Boston Transerlpt: Bound tha loud tim
brel; one "white man's hope" has threshed
another, and Mr. Jack Johnson Is said to
ba languishing In a western Jail. Where
fore the Caucasian la temporarily In the
ascendant and tha pugllstic champion
learns that tha arm ot tha law la mightier
than bla own.
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A Voice
From the Sick Room
"Mighty S'"1 1 ,,e a'1 to ,,,,k to you aguin, old man.
You'll be In on the next train good.
"Yes, I waa pretty sick, I gues; lint I'm ici'tt'e along
nicely now good bye."
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The sick room Is brightened by a friendly voice-over the
Bell Telephone.
Coming from- the outside world, a friend's cheering words
serve as a tonic to awaken the Interest of the convalescent
in life.
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