TTTK BEE: OMAHA, MONDAY. 'MAY 1. 1911.
The omaha Daily Hei:
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Notary public.
Snhsorlbers leaving the city tem
porarily aboald havv Tha Ilea
walled to them. Address will ba
chaaged aa often ' reqaested.
This la tbe open season for doves of
peace In Mexico.
Boost for Omaha. Boosting beats
knocking, every time.
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Thirty states have thus far come In
for the income tax amendment. Must
be comin'.
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Well, we are nearly out of the reach
of tbe coal man for a brief breathing
spell, anyway.
Hooray! Hooray! We are Just
about to build tbe Platte river power
canal again for the 'steentb time.
These million-dollar rains will all
be cashed in by Nebraska in tbe fall In
the form of golden , grain nuggets.
Colonel Bryan Is keeping his party
unduly in suspense as to what nom
inees and issues be proposes to select.
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"What Is success?" asks the In
quisitive Boston . Post . Respectfully
referred to Colonel Roosevelt and Mr.
Bryan. ' - v -
Tbe question has been raised, "How
shall a diva dress?" Give it up, but
wa know bow she will dress as she
pleases.
Uncle H. Gassaway Davis is some
political prognosticate. He predicts
as tiia next democratic ticket, Harmon
and Wilson.
"Dick" Croker prefers to be In Ire
land on 16 a week to this country on
$25. So does this country prefer to
have him there.
That solar eclipse proved to be in
visible In Omaha except to Council
man Funkhouser, who saw it ahead
of schedule time.
Hooray again! Oscar Underwood
has been nominated for vice president
on the democratic tcket. That leaves
only one to name.
The taotsl of Canton has been
killed. Such meager tidings, ' how
ever, convey very little information
as to who has been killed.
Mrs. Belmont has shown how per
verse a suffragette may become in
having a poetic admirer arrested for
calling her his "Divine Goddess."
In Tacoma, where they recall
mayors over night, the old adage
about not swapping horses while
crossing streams counts for nothing.
Whatever else comes out of its wet
and dry tug-of-war, Lincoln will have
learned more unpalatable truths than
ever before in so short a space of
time.
Here is another Massachusetts roan
who declares that $13 a week is
enough for a man to live on. It is
evident he has no ambition to run for
office.
The superintendent of the naval
academy who recently apologized to
the lady has now resigned. But, of
course, the two events have no con
nection. A resident of Missouri claims to be
101 years old, and the only reflection
on his veracity is his unnecessary
addenda that he never chewed home
twist or drank "llcker."
One of the immigrants who recently
landed at New York, when challenged
for proof that he would not become
a public charge, produced his fifteen
children and $26,500 in $100 bills.
Either answer would have sufficed.
Of course, Nebraska offers as good.
If cot better, opportunities for profita
ble Investment of capital as any other
state in the union. Nebraska cannot
prosper, however, unless the sur
rounding states do. too. It must be
a pull by tbe west, and for tbe west,
and all toct&e. ,
Early Adjournment Desired.
Many newspapers over Ibe country,;
evidently voicing a popular sentiment,
are aclvlMnK that congrvsa wind up
Its a flair and cut short its present
extra session as soon as possible. This
could doubtless be done without in
Jury to any legitimate Interest. The
presidents prime purpose in calling
the extra cession was to have pushed
the Canadian reciprocity measure
That has passed the house and should
be acted on one way or tbe other
soon In the senate. When it Is out
of the way there should be no need
of prolonging the session, although
the indications threaten that it will
be done. Tbe democrats are not quite
willing to forsake the opportunities
the session offers to lay campaign
plans. Their false cry of economy
does not include an early adjourn
ment.
As soon as the reciprocity matter
is off bands it is not at all unlikely
that the lx)rtmer case will be re
opened. If so, it probably will mean
a prolonged fight. It is generally ad
mitted that if a vote Is reached at
this session Lorlmer will lose bis seat,
so that he and his friends, knowing
this, will exert all their power to
stave off action. The resolution call
ing for its revival, however, is al
ready before the senate and It will
not be long until its author, Senator
La Follette, will call it up. That,
however, might even be expedited and
still enable congress to adjourn within
reasonable time, but we have very
little hope that such will be the case.
On the democrats must the burden of
blame rest for prolonged length of
this session, for they have the making
of its program and the key to its pro
ceedings.
The Kingly Horse.
Every now and then it looks as if
the auto had crowded the horse en
tirely off the track and, just as we are
preparing a set of resolutions In sym
pathy of Old Dobbin, he races madly
out of his temporary retirement stall
with a proud neigh and a nw grip on
life. He has performed this way so
often that people have begun to look
and think twice before consigning him
to the has-been class.
Over in London, where they are
making all sorts of elaborate prepara
tions for the -coronation - of King
George V, the horse redivivus is strik
ingly manifest. In such great de
mand is he as to bring $2,500 for a
good carriage span. Thousands of
fine horses have been bought up "all
over the city and trained to partici
pate in the historic event. This train
ing process, according to reports of
British newspapers and photographic
testimony, Is a most Interesting one.
Of course, during coronation week the
city will be gorgeously arrayed,, with
colors and" banners "streaming; from
every pinnacle, and this dress-parade
attire, with all attending demonstra
tions, will, be calculated to get on the
nerves of. the ordinary horse, particu
larly the one brought in from the
farm for the occasion. Therefore,
hostlers have been engaged for weeks,
even months,, putting horses through
regular drills to overcome their tim
idity and get them used to the gay
life. For instance, one animal is pic
tured tied to a post, while men and
boys wave flags and beat instruments
in front of him, on the sides of him
and in the rear of him a process re
peated dally until the horse is hitched
up and driven about the crowded city
thoroughfares. We are not advised
what becomes of the horse that proves
impervious to such a course of disci
pline, hut it may be imagined that
few' do.
All this is plainly proof of the in
dispensability of tbe horse, particu
larly for the pageantry In royal lands.
In democratic countries, where people
may be willing to put up with such
common vehicles as autos on their
most auspicious occasions, perhaps he
may not have as secure a footing, but
wherever they crown kings and wield
scepters there Old Dobbin's place is
safe.
Industrial Peace.
There is a good old adage about not
yelling until you are out of the woods,
but we cannot refrain from noting the
fact that the first of May is her with
out any serious troubles, on hand or
in prospect, in local labor circles. Of
course, minor friction is bound to oc
cur from time to time' between em
ployers and employes, but the whole
community has a right to congratulate
Uself upon continued freedom from
conflict between organized labor and
organized capital. The last experi
ence of this kind which Omaha suf
fered in the guise of a street car strike
was sufficiently costly and annoying to
inspire hope against repetition for
many years to come. The level
headed labor leaders must realize
now, more than ever before, that they
have everything to gain through in
dustrial peace and Uttle to gain
through Industrial warfare. To have
labor and capital co-operate harmoni
ously spells progress, wblcb is what
Omaha and everybody In Omaha want.
Advertising Nebraska. .' -
At a recent meeting of the asso
ciated commercial clubs of Nebraska
the legislature came in for a good,
round scoring for falling to make an
appropriation of money to be used in
advertising Nebraska's resources and
attractions for home-seekers and in
vestors. Wo hold no defense brief
for the legislature, but the occasion
warrants challenging attention to the
Insistent, persistent and consistent ad
vertising which Nebraska enjoys
through Its newspapers, dally and
weekly, published as private under
takings, with only such help as their
respective communities give them in
the way of subscription and advertis
ing patronage.
We do not believe any state in the
union has as loyal and public-spirited
a set of newspapers, all taken to
gether, as has Nebraska. With rare
exceptions every one of them Is con
stantly sounding tbe praises of its
city, county and state, holding up ob
ject lessons of success and prosperity,
pointing out the opportunities for in
dividual enterprise and public Im
provement, painting the picture which
salubrious, bountiful Nebraska offers
for others less favored to look upon,
and to accept ss an Invitation to come
west and carve a fortune.
Every newspaper in Nebraska is a
permanent publicity bureau for the
state. These newspapers ask no sub-
sidles, but they are entitled to, and
should receive, appreciative recogni
tion of what they are doing and sub
stantial support from all other busi
ness institutions and members of the
community that share in the benefits.
Business Taking a Rest
One of the noticeable features of
the present business barometer is the
accumulation of bank reserves and
tbe presence of increased funds with
Investment agencies. As a rule such
a turn In finance precedes lively spec
ulation. Now, however, speculation
is decidedly tame and the condition
evidently presages a period of con
servatism in all business lines. Con
ditions of money centers with the ex
cellent prospects of good crops should
lend confidence enough to all to off
set all apprehensions.
On the whole, it seems but natural
that the country should' be a little
timid about reaching out Just now,
Inasmuch as last autumn it passed
through one political campaign which
effected decided changes at Washing
ton and is about to face another more
important election on which the gov
ernment policies will hinge. But
there Is nothing to justify pessimism!
Investors seem yet dazed by the un
settled state of politics, not knowing
certainly whether they have really en
tered upon the beginning of the end
of a readjustment, or launched out
upon a new and long line of changes.
It is difficult for anyone to attempt
precise forecasts or to say how long
the time-marking tendencies of busi
ness will continue.
In the meantime, it may help con
siderably If the present status of busi
ness activity is referred to merely as
a "rest cure" a recuperation rather
than a depression. It is, as it were,
taking breath for a new statrt. With
plenty of money in reserve and boun
tiful crops coming on, the country
has nothing actually to fear and
everything to look forward to.
Our ' amtablo" democratic . contem
porary, the World-Herald, finds fault
with ' Governor Aldrich because his
appointments are not nonpartisan
enough to suit it. When the governor
appointed the defeated democratic
nominee for state superintendent to
be pure food inspector the W.-H. ob
jected Just as vociferously. The only
kind of nonpartlsanshlp that appeals
to the local democratic organ is that
exercised by the democratic pie-cut
ters feeding hungry democrats to
build up tbe democratic machine.
The Springfield Union cartoons
Governor Fobs as saying, "I would
rather be writing than president." It
might be paraphrased and applied to
another great statesman nearer here,
"T wnuld rnthar be talking than nreai-
flent." tu
The Bee offers the suggestion right
now to our native Italian residents to
lead 9 ft for a good, big demonstration
for October 12 next, which will be the
first time "Columbus day" will be cel
ebrated as a legal holiday in Nebraska.
It is to be noted that the court
house explosion at Omaha is not in
the list to which the dynamiters are
alleged to have confessed. Ap
parently no one seems to want to
claim credit for such a small job.
Tbe movement to regulate tbe pool
halls has reached the public debate
stage. That is making progress al
most as fast as the "immediate and
compulsory" purchase of the water
works.
It Is to be noted that Gneral Reyes,
a roan with patriarchal beard, comes
into the limelight Just at a time when'
the debate over whiskers and bald
heads is about to break loose.
Reform Where Needed.
St. Louis Republic.
New Jersey has Just passed the most
drastic corrupt practice act of any state
and is said to need it mora than any other.
OverromlBar Handicap.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
They are slightingly saying that Madero,
the Mexican rebel leader, la a vegetarian,
but that hasn't prevented him from win
ning recognition from Diai. who eats 'em
allv.
Where Are the J la guest
Philadelphia Bulletin.
Now that the Hollanders have adzed an
island In the Pacific and pulled down the
American flag, someone might revive the
old song about the "big bass drum and the
Dutch have come."
Troablei Hangs On.
Philadelphia Bulletin.
"The way of the philanthropist Is hard in
deed," Plgha Andrew Carnegie, commenting
upon hla trouble In the Carnegie Trust com
pany. The old laird seems to have rather
an unhappy time of It In his great effort
to rid himself of the "dlsgraoe" of dying
rich.
Dluareeable Pabllrlty.
Pittsburg Dispatch.
Lorlmer also says it la none of the pub
lic's business how and for what purpose
ha uses public money to send some scores
of tU grams per day. Indeed, Lorlmer
appears fully convinced, that tbe lnuu-
i-lon of publicity Into any of Ms affairs Is
pi CMimptuoUH and Intolerable.
A I'lillanf hroplo Head-liner.
San Francisco Chronicle.
The report that Wu Ting Pang may re
turn as Chinese minister to the United
Stales ought to have an Interest for the
women of this country, since his crusade
for the removal of queue from Chinese
In arts resulted In cheapening rats for the
adornment of fnlr Americans.
Patriotism tad Tar.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
It Is suggested that President Dlai might
have better success tn recruiting his armies
if he raised the pay of volunteers from BO
cents a day to 60. But does It seem right
to make a dime the margin between reluc
tant loyalty and cheerful greed? Nor should
It be forgotten that the pay of private
soldier In the union army during the civil
war was $13 a month.
lllah Levels f Scholarship.
Baltimore American.
President Kaunce of Brown university
In paying tribute to the literary quality
of the King James version of the Bible de
clares that In English literature the style
of this Imperishable translation Is only
matched by the ''Pilgrim's Progress" of
Hunyan and Lincoln's second inaugural and
Gettysburg address. On reason Is that the
direct Inspiration of the tinker and the
rail splitter was the English Bible.
Did Yon Know A boat lit
Philadelphia ledger. ,
It Is proper to acknowledge the courtesy
of the London committee In cutting out
from the proposed historical pageant a
representation of a Canadian success over
Americans In the war of 1KI2. This In out
of consideration for the feelings of Ameri
can spectators. We wonder how many
Americans ever heard of the affair at
Chateauguay or would have recognised H
In the cinematograph. We only remember
the naval successes In that curious War; the
land operations we have preferred to forget
except the battle of New Orleans, which
happened after the war was over.
Progress of Aviation.
New Tork Sun.
Frier's continuous flight of 200 miles from
London to Paris In an aeroplane and Ved
rlne's achievement In traveling over the
circuitous course from Paris to Pau, 500
miles, in six hours and fifty-five minutes
actual time, there having been several
stops, seems to prove that flying long dis
tances Is a question only of the petrol
supply and the endurance of aviators. The
aeroplane will stand the strain. Thus, If
relays of experienced airmen like Prlar and
Vedrlne could be secured, and weather con
ditions were favorable, there should be no
difficulty In flying from New York to 8an
Francisco.
PEPPERY PARAGRAPHS.
Denver Republican: Evidently ex-Senator
Lafe. Young means to go right on running
the nation even if Iowa did stop his pay.
Washington Post: The Mothers' Congress
proposes to educate parents, so that some
day they may ' know almost as much as
their children.
Sacramento Union: What a glorious time
Carrie Nation would have had could she
have participated In those champagne riots
in France and helped to smash a few mil
lion bottles of wine.
Wall Street Journal: Statistics can prove
anything. Unmarried lady dean' of Chicago
university asked the girl students If they
were planning to get maarrled. Only t per
cent of them admitted it.
Minneapolis Journal: Ona chief joy of
the bleachers la that th man who couldn't
bit a barn with a hammer, nor throw a
fit. Is able from that point of vantage to
call a 15,000 pitcher a "mutt"
Houston Post: If the lord permits us to
harvest bumper crops this year and slam
the everlasting lights out of the republican
party next year, tha millennium can come
right along In so far aa wa are concerned.
Indianapolis News: The theory that
women have an extra layer of fat that pro
tects them from cold sufflcnetly to enable
them to wear fashionable clothes may be
correct enough, but, really, you know, some
of them don't look It.
People Talked About
George C. Boldt is known to fame as tha
manager of the Waldorf-Astoria hotel In
New York, but his success In that line Is
not hia only distinction. Ha is tha boss
Chantecler of a chicken ranch on an Island
In tha Bt. Lawrence river.
The exchange of American and English
preachers and sermons Is esteemed a Rota
ble exhibit of what tha people of both
countries will stand for tha sake of Inter
national peace.
Governor Foss haa sent twenty specla1
mesaagea to the Massachusetts legislature
since the session opened. The legislature
Is ready to admit his literary ability If he
will agree to quit.
Charles A. Wallace, 21 year old, of
Friendship, Me., Is being acclaimed tha
champion clam digger of that locality.
On ona tide this year he dug aeventeen and
one-half bushels of clams, which ha sold
for 40 cents a bushel.
Mrs. Mary M. Emery has present! to
the University of Cincinnati what Is said
to be the only municipal bird reserve in
tha world. This reserve comprises a large
area of wocded land within tha limits of
Cincinnati, surrounded by an Iron fence,
which Is as nearly cat and boy proof as
possible.
In reply to a request by a Syrian priest
for protection against Indignities offered
to his luxuriant whiskers. Mayor Gaynor
solemnly quotes tha Scriptures: "Ye shall
not round the corners of your heads.
neither shalt thou mar ths corners of thy
beard." Clearly the promoters of the bea rd
and-t aid-head debate overlooked an expert
umpire.
It will be Prof. George B. MoClelland.
chair of public affairs, Princeton univer
sity, after St-ptemb-r 1, next. The one time
mayor of New York has cabled from Rome
to the trustees of the Institution his ac
ceptance of their offer, sent through Moses
Taylor Pvne, of this much discussed pro
fessorship, for ths foundation of which
f ji.(J l ave been eoliciWil for a year.
Telephony in Omaha
BeeoUeetlons of tha Infant Days
of tha 'Food and tha Interest
tha Invention Saolted.
The first direct Inkling of the birth of
the telephone Infant was Imparted to the
people of Omaha when a toy device, con
nected by a siring, was operated from the
roof of the old Grand Central hotel, where
the Paxton now stands, to the Intersection
of Fourteenth and Douglas streets, along
about l?Tll. At each end of the string was
a piece of tin shaped like the cover of a
small soda can, both serving as receiver
and transmitter. The curiosity was oper
ated free for a day or two. then the S-cent
rate was put In by the owners, and the
line was kept busy afternoons and even
ings until the town's curiosity was thor
oughly satisfied. ,
The coming of the real telephone to
Omaha and the development of the Infant
of yesterday Into tha giant of today is told
In a paper read before the Telephone society
of Dallas, Tex., by Frank B. McKn'.ght.
manager of the Western Union. Telegraph
office In this city from 1876 to 1RS0. Mr.
Mc Knight says:
"It was during the early part of the year
1878, I think, that the first Bell magneto
receivers reached Omaha, these having
been procured by J. J. Dickey, at that tjme
superintendent of telegraph of the Union
Pacific railroad, and who afterwards asso
ciated with himself a few other venture
some spirits and organised the Nebraska
Telephone company. We had Just begun
to hear of the Blake transmitter, but none
of us had yet aeen one of these instru
ments, although we were pretty well in
formed as to Its reported marvelous per
formances and the promise It gave of revo
lutionizing the telephone industry, which
promise was shortly afterwards realised.
"Soon after these Bell receivers came Into
Mr. Dickey's possession I assisted him in
making some Interesting experiments be
tween Omaha and Fort Omaha, the United
States army post, a distance of three and
one-half miles, where was an iron grounded
circuit used for telegraph purposes. The
city end of this circuit was carried into
tha residence of General George Crook,
then In command of tha Military Depart
ment of the Platte, and who became fa
mous aa the subjugator of tha blood-thirsty
and warlike Indians who Infested that
region and made life a burden to tha brave
men and women who were seeking to
establish for themselves homes among
these savages, who were hostile to any
thing that meant peace and order.
"On the night of our first demonstration
the Crooks Invited In several members of
the general's staff with their wives, like
wise a few of tha towns-people to witness
the exhibition.
"There were ten of the receivers at either
end of the line, connected Up In series and
with these simple magneto devices con
versation was carried on and music trans
mitted with the utmost facility. The event
was considered of such Importance fhat
the band at the post was ordered out to
furnish the music at that terminal and
the music, softened and modulated In Its
Journey over the wire, floated In In a most
pleasing manner. Pianos were also em
ployed with satisfactory results. It Is my
Impression that this was the first public
exhibition of the telephone in Omaha.
"The newspapers on tha day following
printed extended notices of the happening,
which Indloated that It was regarded by
them as ona of mora than ordinary lmpor-.
tance. Demonstrations of a Ilka character
ware continued over greater distances but
successfully until the limit was reached.
"Several years before the time of which I
am speaking, while employed as an oper
ator for the Western Union at Cheyenne,
on the Union Paatfle railroad, I met Mr.
Vail, then a young man, who was filling
a position aa a railway malt clerk on that
road. I was Immediately attracted toward
him because of hla clean, wholesome and
vigorous personality, but little did I dream
of the remarkable career that awaited him.
That he waa aggressively ambitious waa
plainly to bo seen and from talks I had
with him afterwards. It was quits apparent
that ha had set a high mark which he
confidently expected to attain. That he
accomplished his purpose is a matter of
common knowledge aa he heads today two
of the greatest publlo utility corporations
In the world tha American Telephone arid
Telegraph company and tha Waatern Union
Telegraph company, the affairs of which
he Is conducting with such consummate
sagacity and skill that ha Is regarded aa
one of the real great captains of Industry
and his achievements ara the admiration
of financial and Industrial circles In all
lands.
"That his confidence In himself was Justi
fied is beat Illustrated by the fact that at
tha age of IT he became general superin
tendent of the railway mall service of the
United States, a most responsible position
at that time because tha service was In
a formative state and It required the
keenest Intelligence and tha hardest sort
of work to solve tha Intricate problems
which If wisely and properly dona meant
tha permanent success of the system.
"In 1879 there came to Omaha two rep
resentatives of tha Bell company. H. H.
EJdred and Georga F. Durant, the
latter becoming afterwards the vice presi
dent and general manager of tha Bell
company of Missouri, which ottloa ha hold
until his recent death, for the purpose of
offering to ma tha right under tha Bell
patents, to develop tha states of Nebraska
and Kansas. This I was urged to accept
and, of course, I knew I was Indebted to
Mr. Vail for tha opportunity offered. How
aver, circumstances war auoh that I could
not sea my way clear to avail myself of
It, to my everlasting regret, for In No
vember of that year an agreement was
mads whereby tha Western Union retired
from tha field, having become convinced
that their contentions could not be main
tained and my obligations to tha Western
Union were thus canceled, but It waa too
late. -
"Early In 180 I received a letter from
Mr. Vail tendering ma a position with the
Bell company, and In May of that year
I entered Its eervtee.
"It Is probably due to Theodora N. Vail,
tha first general manager of the American
Bell Telephone company of Boston, more
than to any other Individual, that the
telephone service of the country was placed
on a developing basis of such Importance
and advantage to tha publlo from the very
beginning."
"Thinking; la Bed."
Brooklyn Eagle.
J. C. Stubbs, director of trafflo on the
Harrlman Unas, la retiring at tha age of
66 to avoid thinking In bad, tha thing that
killed Harrlman, ha says. Mr. Btubbs will
find Just aa many farmers and retired per
sons tn tha lunatic asylums ridden by their
devils. As wa go on perfecting tha human
race, wa shall ba amased to look back
and find men of power in high places run
ning away from work to find peace. Harrl
man knew a lot about rolling stock, but
ha evidently did not know that ha could
with Inherent power, stop tha wheals whir
ring in his busy head. Tha relation of meta
physics to efficiency tn railroading la a
subject taat must ba taken up aaxu
HANDOUTS FOR OMAHA.
York News: If young Mr Smyth of
Omaha Is Indeed guilty of wilting the black
hand letters received at his home nd of
i kidnaping himself In accordance with the
; plan outlined he Is a genius and should
have his talents cultivated.
Plattsmouth Journal: The courts of
Omaha are after the short-weight fellows.
It would be a good thing for some in this
city to look a little out or they may be
snatched up when they least expect to be.
We Just want to give them timely warning
Nebraska City I'ress: The big towns have
as much trouble with their policemen as the
small ones. The Omaha papers are com
plaining because the police of thst great
city seem unable to capture a dosen or
more criminals who have successful crim
inal records So far. ,
Hsstlngs Tribune: Judging from the
numerous accounts In the pepers the mem
bera of the Omaha Commercial club do
nothing else but wine and dine. But re
gardless of that the club certainly Is com
posed of a bunch of boosters W'ho know
how to go out and get what they go
after.
Auburn Granger: A number of promi
nent clergymen of Omaha are not real
sure whether there la a hell or not, or
whether the Bible so teaches, and what
la wonderfully strange about the matter
there ara some of them with enough moral
courage to hint that they are doubtful In
the matter but there are others leady to
raise the, club and caution them agHlnst
making any admission as to lack of faith,
or expressing doubt as to the torrid place.
York Times: In Omaha they, are listing
their automobiles for assessment at $-"00 to
fcioo, some even going as high as $."00. They
must be basing their valuation on the cost
of manufacture rather than on the selling
price. It Is estimated, that the average
selling price of automobiles Is more than
11.000, but It Is fair to presume the aver
age Is considerably higher In Omaha, where
so many high-priced machines are sold.
When they assess them at the value of a
good horse It is getting off pretty easy.
Columbus Telegram: It cannot be well
for Nebraska If there must always be a
spirit of either political or commercial
enmity between Omaha, our great me
tropolis, and all the other towns and cities
of that state. There should be planned. In
the wisdom of the strong men of the
state, a program under which the powers
which control in Omaha will cease to treat
the balance, uf the state contemptuously,
and under which Nebraskans outside of
Omaha will cease to regard that great city
as hell's headquarters. I am of the opin
ion that a good work In that direction haa
been started. In June all the editors In
Nebraska will assemble in Omaha at the
annual meeting of the State Press associa
tion, strong men In Omaha men who de
slie that the country editors may have
and hold better Impressions of that city,
are planning to make the June meeting
very Interesting to the writing visitors, and
the officers of the editorial fraternity
are doing all possible to draw to the city
on that occasion practically every news
paper writer in the state. I believe the
meeting will bear good fruit for Nebraska.
I believe it will give the yokels a better
opinion of Omaha, and give Omaha a better
opinion of the yokels.
W1LSOX IN THE FIELD.
Piew Jersey's Governor "Swlngine;
Around the Circle."
Philadelphia Bulletin.
The favorite son of th New Jersey
democrats evidently appreciates the ad
vantage of getting th Jump on his rivals
In th presidential race and announces a
stumping tour through the west before
th glories of his achievements as governor
have a chance to fade. Already he has a
lap the advantage over Governor Harmon
of Ohio, his leading opponent, for the
latter still has a rebellious legislature on
his hands and a handicap In the shapa Of
a stat liquor question which he does not
seem able to shake off.
This trip through tha west Is not, how
ever, without Its perils, some of them
quite as serious as those attending the
management of a state legislature. This
Is a big country, and there are quit as
many variations of democracy from one
side of It to the other as there are shades
of republican policy.
Mr. Wilson waa classed as a conservative
when he became a candidate for governor
of New Jersey. During th fw months
that he haa been In office he haa earned
tor himself designation as a progressive.
By the time h gets back from his trip
to the Paolflo coast, including his pil
grimage to the shrine of Nebraska, he
may have taken the succeeding degree and
have become a full-fledged radical.
Nothing untoward has happened to dis
turb th success of the Wilson stride, but
th period and field of observation have
been very limited. It is the longer dis
tance and the peculiarities of the full
course that will tell. The presidential
race is not a hundred yards' dash to be
won by a spectacular sprint, although
Bryan won his first nomination by euch
an effort, but is rather a cross-country
run, In which a contestant must prove
his adaptability to a wide variety of con
ditions. Whoops of a. Pie Biter.
Houston Post.
Th postmaster general tells us that over
8.000 nostofflcea were established laat year
and that postmasters' salaries were raised
$11,000,000. The significance of this gratify
ing announcement is that It will mean com
fort, rash and peace to a hungry and long
denied democracy when tha dinner bell
rlnga after th next election.
The easiest way
By
night
THE WESTERN UNION
By
day UgggS-
- PHOPF.HlTY THf FAHM. -
nerorrt-Breaklaa Decade In History
of American Aarlmltar.
New York World.
One of the most Interesting disclosures
of the census of 110 Is the great gain in
farm values made In ths last decade.
That gain has been distributed over h
whole country, extending Into states
where agriculture has been supposed to
he declining and "abandoned farms'" wers
much In evidence, as well a Into states
where agriculture has long been the chief
source of wealth. Thus In Massachusetts
an Increase of Jl per cent la reported In
the value of farm land and buildings, of
SO per cent In the value of implements and
machinery and of 31 per cent In the value
of farm land an acre. The figure for
Connecticut are 40. SS and M per cent, re
spectively, while in the middle west tha
Increases have ranged well up trt 10ft per
cent. Kansas has much more than doubled
the value of land and buildings arid tha
average value to the acre, while In Colo
rado the gains are 3 per rent for ths
! Isnd and buildings and 170 per cent for
the average acre price.
The last decade was, in fact, the most
prosperous In the whole history of Amer
ican agriculture. It saw the prices of
agricultural products reach unprecedented
figures and hold firm for several sea
sons. The owners of farms lifted their
mortgages and Improved their property,
and land values advanced all slung tha
line. That advance was not due. more
over, to an inflow of population Into th
farming districts, creating a greater de
mand tor land. In states Ilka Indiana
and Missouri, In which . between inoo and
1910 there was practically no increase in
the population outaide the cities, lands
roae steadily In price. Tbe average value
to the acre increased 104 per cent In Mis
souri and 93 per cent in Indiana.
Land values were kept low for many
years by the excessive supply of cheap,
undeveloped land In ' the sparsely settled
west. That supply has been pretty well
exhausted, and the upward movement,
long artificially stayed, is now in full
swing. High prices for most commodi
ties, and especially high prices for Jann
products, accelerated the gain of the laat
decade, which has largely made up fot
the stagnation so persistent between
l.SM) and 1900. The farmer's industry has.
left behind it the abnormal period of
homesteadlng, and his land la acquiring
new value every year. The future of
agriculture In this country was never more
assured or more promising, because th
Increase In population from now on will
far outrun the possible Increaa In area
available for tillage. ' , .
TAPS ON THE FUNNYB0NE.
"An expert politician nowadays," re
marked the cross roads ph losopher, "is a
sort of human 'vacuum cleaner.' Me gets
tha dust and you csn't s exactly how b
does it. Chicago Tribune.
"The Malays have a queer marriage ous
torn," remarked the traveler. "The groom ,
holds nia nose against a emnll c. linniical
object. 1 couldn t qulia make out what It J
'as . f 4
"A grindstone, probably," Interposed Mr,..,
Grouch. Boston Transcript.
"Do your children go to th publlo
school?" . , ,
"Yes."
"What la the curriculum?" 1
"Mumps, measles, chicken pox. scarlet
fever and diphtheria ' St. Louis Pest Dis
patch. " 'People who live In glass houses' what
Is the rest of the qtiotatloi" askd the i
Wis Guy, again admitting that he dldn t
know everything.
"People who live fn glass houses n
Shouldn't live within a stone's throw i .
each other,' replied th Slninl Mug.- f
Philadelphia Record.
"Did the peanut man gt his naturaliza
tion papers?"
"Yes; he proved to the ludge right away
thst h was a good American at heart." .'
"How did he prove li?"
"In answer to a quest on he told th
difference between a double pity and a
double-header." Buffalo I'xpress.
Visitor And you alwfcyg did your daring j
robberies single handed? Why didn't you I
have a pal? '
Prisoner Well, sir. I wus afraid h '
might turn out to be dishonest, Toledo '
Blade.
THE FINAL VARIATIONS.
Nw York Sun.
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