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Hush, Lumber Trust, don't you cry;
you'll get youra bye and bye.
We have with ug today (long pause
for effect) the Lorimer inquiry.
In other words, Mr. Bryan is again
Standing up and rocking the boat.
Umpire Chill of the American asso
ciation Is no doubt sure to give some
team a cold deal.
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Anyone else In the Twelfth ward
who wants that councllmanlc vacancy?
Don't all speak at once.
The St. Louis Republic asks, 1'Will
Lorimer Resign T" Such sweet inno
cence as this Is refreshing.
"The world Is growing better all
the time," warbles the St. Paul Pioneer-Press.
Home team winning?
In the meantime no one has been
hurt in the rush to join that volun
teer police force of home guard
patriots. '
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WOTWTVt a.UVA HUIIUCDI lag,
the exhibit of June marriage licenses
shows one Industry that Is brisker
than ever. . -
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It la not nultn tronr to anoslr nf
woman's dress as ornamental until
ome of the prevailing styles have
gone out.
Ak-Sar-Ben starts out with a
recoro-oreaaing enrollment, as a
progressive record-breaker Ak-Sar-Ben
has no equal.
After getting the pace in Omaha,
some of our visiting editors may have
to take a few days off to slow down
when they get home.
If Dias objects to exile and Insists
on dying in Mexico, It seems as If he
passed up a mlghtly good chance when
he fled from the mob.
The kaiser Is Just the kind of a man
we want In this International peace
pact, for he is ready at any time to go
to war. If need be, to have peace.
Still, Governor Aldrlch ought to be
able to find someone outside of his
own family competent to do the cler
teal work In his office for the salary
paid.
At any rate. If Colonel Roosevelt
Were to testify before that steel in
vestigation committee the monotony
of the routine would be dispelled for
ft while.
Even If It were simply adopting a
new method of bookkeeping that
Wiped out the postal deficit, one would
have to admit It must he a good
1 method.
. And yet John W. Gates does not
depopularize Mr. Carnegie by calling
him a bull In a china shop. Broken
china la what we have needed for a
long time.
Whether significant or not, tbe first
Witnesses to testify before the grand
Jury investigating the Lumber trust
ere door-makers. Entering properly,
anyway, It seems.
Actors and actresses asem tj have
no difficulty In marrying aa of,n aa
they wlah. Probably because i.rj
can act well enough to fool the other
party each time.
A aclentlat haa Invented a big
sponge-like apparatus to be worn over
the mouth to prevent contracting ap
pendicitis. That la like wearing a
plaater over your eye to ward off a
Stone bruise.
A aclentlat telle ua that S7 per cent
of the criminals might have been di
verted from their careera by opera
tions on the skull In Infancy. Imagine
H criminologist walking up to a fond
bother with the announcement that
fear aew-boru babe would have to be
jlPertted on aa a potential criminal.
Our Outipoken President.
A few weeks ago The Dee sounded
the praises of President Taft for his
outspoken reply to a delegation rep
resenting farmers' organizations pro
testing against Canadian reciprocity.
On that occasion the president de
clared, without equivocation, that he
had taken up the reciprocity negotia
tions with Canada fully convinced that
It was the right thing to do, and that
he would not be swerved from what
he conceived to be his plain duty by
any threat of political reprisal or by
any consideration of consequences to
his own political fortunes.
In his letter to the secretary of war
directing the reprimand of the colonel
In command at Fort Myer for barring
a private soldier from taking examina
tion for promotion to a commission
because he Is a Jew, the president
again strikes a clear note that shows
bis sterling quality. The president
flatly contradicts the statement of the
commanding colonel that the ap
plicant'! "Jewish persuasion" makes
him an undesirable officer or social
and personal associate, and properly
denounces It aa based on "unfounded
and narrow race prejudice."
Unfortunately, the social snobbery
of many of our army officers is notori
ous, but when this mistaken notion
of superiority Is used to justify dis
crimination against deserving and
otherwise unobjectionable applicants
for promotion because of religious
prejudice, It is absolutely Inexcusable.
If Jews are good enough to fight in
the ranks they should be good enough
to wear shoulder straps when their
service and conduct entitle them to
them. If the military junta were per
mitted to draw the promotion line at
Jews there would be nothing to pre
vent them from blacklisting Roman
ists or Christian Scientists or any
other religious sect or. race In their
disfavor.
It is reassuring to have a man In
the White House like Mr. Taft, who,
realising that he is president of the
whole United States, will tolerate no
artificial distinctions of creed or race
not recognized by law,' and as com
mander-in-chief of the army and navy
Insists on the application of the same
broad principles.
Can't Lose Mr. Bryan Now.
That was such a good story they
used to tell about Joe Jefferson prov
ing his Identity at a Philadelphia bank
window by the naive reference to his
dog, Schneider, that It seemed too bad
the venerable actor felt called on to
deny Ita authenticity. There has al
ways been something rather novel In
finding famous men caught where they
were not known and had to prove
themselves. - ,
However much Mr. Bryan may have
suffered from such inconvenience in
the past, he may face the future with
serene assurance that never again
will such a thing happen. "You cant
lose Bryan," has long been but a po
litical Jest, but it is now a literal fact.
Mr. Bryan carries with him his own
means of identification. He let It be
known in an address Sunday at the
dedication of the new Young Men's
Christian association building at Lin
coln, saying:
I am proud Indeed of the faot that 1 am
tha oldest continuous member of the Lin
coln association. I waa not aware that I
possessed this honor until two years ago
when the board of directors presented ma
with this medal, with name and dates en
graved, which I carry continuously with
me. If aver I become unconscious and my
identity Is not known, this medal will be
found in my pocketbook.
Remembering how widely traveled,
and still more widely advertised Mr.
Bryan Is, it becomes a taak to Imagine
any people or place that would not
know him at first glance. Unwittingly
or not, Mr. Bryan cracked a mighty
good Joke, and only to be wasted on
this solemn Lincoln audience. With
the possible exception of Theodore
Roosevelt's and Emperor William's,
no face Is more familiar to the civil
ized world today than that of William
Jennings Bryan, the modest man from
Falrvlew. But who could have
thought that even hla modesty permit
ted him to speculate on a possibility
of having to be Identified among
strangers.
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Standard! of Grain Inspection.
Every now and then some evidence
of the need of a reorganised standard
of grain Inspection comes to light.
Philadelphia Is at present feeling this
need. Its corn certificates have been
rejected in Liverpool. A member of
the grain committee of the Phlladel
phla Commercial exchange. Just re
turned from Liverpool, seeka to mini
mize the importance of the fact, yet
admlta that "our standard la too low
Hla explanation, however, la that "Just
a little corn haa gone wrong In
transit." Whereupon the Philadel
phia Inquirer aBka, "But why doesn't
corn (to wrong from other porta?" It
makes title experience the text for a
plea for a federal system of inspection.
Exactly ouch a plan la contemplated
In the bill reintroduced In the aenate
by Senator McCumber of North Da
kota. Uls measure proposes the ap
pointment of federal inspectors of
grain at the various eaatern porta and
the continental centers of commerce
In grain, all to be subject to the gen
eral authority of the secretary of ag
rlcUlture through a special depart
ment of the Bureau of Plant Industry
to be organised for the purpose. It
tbia would . establish fixed standards
to which all markets should come it
aeema to ua it would be a good plan
Of course, we cannot 'expect by even
thla method to eliminate the element
of human nature, but both men and
methoda probably could be better con
trolled under some auch federal in
aectlon plan than under the varloua
schemes now in vogue, where each
community has Its own wsy of fixing
standards.
A Republican Victory.
The special election In the Ninth
Iowa district to fill tbe seat in con
gress vacated by Judge Walter I.
Smith has resulted in favor of Judge
Green, the republican candidate. His
democratic opponent, Senator Cleve
land, had made the race last year, cut
ting down Judge Smith's previous ma
jority of nearly 6,000 to 1,847, and
felt confident that running against a
new man with no congressional experi
ence, and without the national reputa
tion of Judge Smith, he would win
out. But, although he had the active
assistance of the democratic national
organization and the advantage of a
division of opinion among republicans
on reciprocity, Senator Cleveland, the
democratic nominee, Is beaten by
nearly 1,200, which, taking Into con
sideration the much smaller total
vote, la no better showing than he
made a year ago.
The election of Judge Green, there
fore, Is a republican victory. Judge
Green had declared against reciprocity
and the democrats undertook to use
this declaration as arraying the repub
lican candidate against the republican
president. The result proves, how
ever, that the republicans do not re
gard reciprocity as the sole test of
party allegiance, and that they prefer
to have in congress a republican to
uphold the president, although In dis
agreement with him on reciprocity,
rather than a democrat to oppose re
publican policies and antagonize the
president on everything except reci
procity. Visiting1 the Panama.
It is a timely suggestion Colonel
Goethals makes for Americans pos
sessing the time and money to visit
the Panama canal during the process
of construction, and before the water
is turned In In April, 1914. It will
afford them the opportunity of seeing,
as near as possible, where the mil
lions appropriated by congress for this
work have gone, whereas if they wait
until after the canal is filled with
water and boats are plying It, , they
may not be able to appreciate thla as
readily.
Every American should feel first
pride In this great International and
interoceanic canal. It is a world work,
one of the most stupendous enterprises
ever undertaken by any nation, and
one which thla nation discussed aid
agitated for half a century before es
saying It. It Is of such historic im
port as to appeal to every American,
down to the merest child JuBt begin
ning his elementary schooling. We
should all desire to be correctly in
formed as to the canal's construction
and if it is possible to obtain this in
formation first-hand, by actually visit
ing the scene and learning from ob
servation and instruction by those in
charge of the work, so much the bet
ter. It will have a distinct advantage
over all second-hand knowledge, par
ticularly since so much of this will be
filtered through sources disposed, for
one reason and another, to color the
detail facta.
Just now In the midst of a rather
general discussion of the wisdom and
virtue of travel, here seems to usan
objective that might easily justify
wanderlust on the part of anyone. It
would be a great thing for our people
it multitudes of them would make it
their business to visit the canal be
fore Its completion. They, seeing,
could disseminate Information in a
very helpful and useful manner.
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Peace Pact With Germany.
Germany has not yet signed a peace
treaty with the United States, but its
request for a copy of the document
proposed by us originally to Great
Britain, and later favored by France
and Japan. Justifies a good deal of
speculative hope as to the ultimately
far-reaching effect of this move made
by President Taft. Suppose, for In
stance, that the treaty is entered Into
between the United States and each of
these three nations. That, of course,
binds them all to arbitrate with us,
but it does not Impose the same obli
gation on the other nations as to each
other. So, therefore, it is in no sense
a measure of Immediate disarmament,
for at any time France and Germany,
Germany and England, Japan and
either of the others might come to
arms without violating the agreement
But the very strong probability would
be, in the event of the successful con
summation of this treaty, a gradual
spreading of the seed of peace until it
should develop into a vigorous tree
embracing within Its branches all four
powers upon the same basis. That
would be a tremendous step in the di
rection of disarmament, but even that
would not be disarmament.
The action of Germany, then, la of
powerful significance, first, because of
Germany's pro-militarism and the
character of her development from
now on, and second, because of the
declamation against disarmament by
Chancellor Bethmann-Hollweg when
the peace pact was proposed by Presi
dent Taft to Great Britain. Nor are
we to assume from Germany's wllling
neaa to conalder thla negotiation that
it Is a revocation of the chancellor's
statement, or to doubt that what the
chancellor said entirely represented
the sentiment of Emperor William.
Yet. in spite of all this, it Is highly
encouraging to the cauae of general
arbitration that this request and ex
pressed Intention haa come from Ger
many. It adds so much to America's
prestige as a peace power.
The principal of the South Omaha
High school haa resigned to become
a life Insurance solicitor, evidently ra-
gardlng the change aa a promotion.
In a word, life insurance roust be
higher education.
The eclertlca have discovered that
the law making an appropriation for
a new building for the medical depart
ment of the Unlveratty of Nebraska Is
unconstitutional because It favors one
school of medicine to the exclusion of
others and will seek to test It in the
courts. The eclectics are a trifle late
in making this discovery, as the state
haa been apending public money for
the maintenance of the medical de
partment for'many years, and the out
lay for maintenance differs In no way
from the outlay to erect a building.
It Is a fair Inference that the eclectics
have made their present eleventh-hour
discovery only because spurred on to
it by influences who would not be hos
tile except for the fact that the build
ing Is to be erected In Omaha.
Kansas will not press the hearing
on Its suit over the 2-cent fare law
until a decision la reached in the case
Involving the validity of the Nebraska
2-cent fare law. The difference, how
ever, is that in Nebraska the 2-cent
law Is In operation and the railroads
trying to have It annulled, while In
Kansas the law is already suspended
and tbe state must get action to put
It In force. No wonder the railroads
in Kansas are willing to have the
statu quo there indefinitely main
tained. Of course, now that the republican
candidate has won out in the congres
sional by-election in the Ninth Iowa
district, democratic organs will insist
that the vote has no real political sig
nificance. Telling a woman she is pretty is
crude, but telling her she could wear
a No. 1 shoe, when, as a matter of
fact, a No. 6 would fit better, is high
grade diplomacy that ought to win.
Every Day Coasts,
Boston Transcript.
Postmaster General Hitchcock counts
that day lost whose low descending sun
views from his band no savings bank
begun.
Force ef Habit.
Minneapolis Journal.
Sines he bolted Jim Dahlman, Mr. Bryan
appears to have formed tha habit. Ha la
said to be counseling the democrats of the
house to bolt Oscar Underwood and Champ
Clark. Mr. Bryan haa been a boltee so
often that ha begins to long for the other
sensation.
Feraeloai Hike la Texas. -
8t. Louis Globe-Democrat.
In one of tha epiaodes of the civil war a
bull headed general marched 2,000 men so
ferociously and needlessly that all ha had
left rested under one tree. A martinet
hike of 100 miles in Texas, absolutely un
called for and worse In results, recalls the
Incident.
A Handsome Com Down.
Kansas City Times.
It's mighty good of Standard Oil and the
tobacco trust to say that, they will obey
tha orders of the "supreme court of 'tha
United States. It had not occurred to any
body that they would do anything eUe. It
bad not occurred to tha dull mind that
they could do anything elae. It was really
handsorrte of tha corporations thus to allay
fears which had not arisen and to assure
the country against a danger which could
not possibly threaten It.1
Search la for the Lorimer Loot.
Springfield Republican.
Tha great fuss made by the senate In
surgents over the personnel of the Lurlmr
Investigating committee should have a good
effect In making imposstblo anything but
tha most searching and pitiless Investiga
tion of tha case by the subcommittee
finally determined upon. That auch an In
vestigation Is now assured cannot be
doubted. The country haa been too much
aroused to permit the repetition of the
bungling and inadeqeuata work of tbe pre
vious committee of Inquiry,"
People Talked About
What Daniel Frohman knowa about tha
theatrical business and the people of tha
stage would fill a five-foot shelf with
book a Ha is a master hand at tha busi
ness. Arthur Middleton, a Washington boy, by
reason of being the only one of thirteen
candidates to pasa tha examination for ap
pointment to tha navy, becomes at 22 tha
youngest member of tha pay corps.
A member of tha House of Commons, Sir
Henry King, has been unseated by tha
Judiciary for lavishly treating his constit
uents. Tet If Sir Henry treated his con
stituents otherwise they would unseat him
themselves.
For tha first time In fifty-one years Frits
Metje of Jackson, Mo., want outalde tha
city limits on May 26. Ha visited his daugh
ter, who Uvea only a few in Ilea from Jaok
son. Ha la not a recluse, but eays ha Is
happy at home and has no occasion to
leave It
After H years one of tha boxes of choc
elatea sent by Queen Victoria to tha
wounded eoldlers In South Africa haa bean
received by Alfred Cussell, a grenadier
guardsman, living at High Wycombe,
Bucks, England. Tha wrapper on tha box
was almost entirely covered with post
marks. Dressed only In her nightgown, Mrs.
John Baumgsrtner, wife of a prosperous
farmer in Indiana township, Pennsylvania,
rode oa the bareback of a fleet-footed horse
tea miles at 4 o'clock In tha morning to
summon a physician for her dying hus
band. But the wild ride waa all In vain,
for when aba returned Mr. Baumgsrtner
dead.
pjtMi'&K
The Anvil Chorus
Lively Hammer Manic oa the
Theme of Colonel Ilryaa
as a Democratic Overlord.
At His nest.
Cleveland Tlaln Dealer (dam.).
Colonel Bryan haa played the role of
national meddler so long that ha Is loath
to give it up. He disrupted his party In
three presidential campaigns and threatens
to do so In the fourth. Meanwhile, he
seems likely to tear the house democrats
caucus wide asunder on the question of tha
wool schedule.
This shows the colonel at bis best.
A Very Pretty ttaarrel.
Boston Transcript (rep.).
Tbe quarrel la a very pretty one as It
stands, and If properly nursed by the re
publicans may be made to work to their
advantage next year. It presents a very
enjoyable spectacle to republicans, Bryan
"cutting on behind" the democratic band
wagon and none of its occupants daring to
apply tha whip to him.
Will the Colonel Bolt
Washington Star (rep.).
As a victim of boltlng-4hree times In
presidential contests Mr. Bryan appears
at a great disadvantage In advocating auch
a step, and particularly as respects the
performances of men who at times when
so many democrats were faithless to hla
fortunes faithful among tha faithless stood.
Mr. Clark and Mr. Underwood have never
bolted him, and will not bolt him next
year If ha should again lead tha party.
"There's the Rob."
Philadelphia Record (dem.)
Tha Record was an advocate of free wool
before Mr. Bryan had shed his political
milk teeth. It is still for free wool and
for other free raw material, as fast and as
far as the necessary changes In tariff rates
may be so adjusted as to keep the wheels
moving in the Interval of adjustment. If
the treasury could so arrange as to get
along without the W ,000.000 which would be
lost to the revenue If wool were put on the
free list there should not be a moment's
hesitation in making tha cut. But there's
tha rub.
Who la Leader f
Springfield, (Mass.) Republican (Ind.)
The Important question must soon be de
cided whether Mr. Bryan Is tha leader of
the democratic majority in the house of
representatives, and apparently the demo
cratic caucus on the wool question Is as
good an opportunity as will arrive to settle
tha point Mr. Bryan declares for free
wool ,and blisters those democrats who
want a "small duty for revenue purposes"
as something akin to hypocrites and trait
ors. Should the next president happen to
be a democrat, how will he ever get along
with William?
Can't real Hint.
Washington Post (Ind.)
What has Mr. Bryan done for his party
In tha house that he should be looked up
to? Is pertinently asked, but what Is still
mora to tha point Is that ha shall not
havea chance to give rise to the question.
What haa Bryan done to the house? He
will not desist from hla mischievous ac
tivities. Ha will not give ear to Colonel
Watterson'a friendly advice to "come off
before your enemies have tha right to say
that with you It Is rule or ruin.". What
la that to a man case-hardened to rebuff
and. repudiation by three defeats for the
presidency?
Bryan's Tariff Views.
Indianapolis News (Ind.).
Mr. Bryan ahould remember that he him
self waa not always aa firm as he is now
in hla tariff views. Tha convention which
nominated him in 1896 deliberately re
pudiated the democratio tariff doctrine
when it atruck tha word "only" from the
"tariff for revenue only" declaration. Ha
then ahowed that ha waa willing to make
concessions, and even to trim down princi
ples. Had he remembered that incident
and wa do not refer to it In order to re
proach him ha might have been more
charitable In hla judgment of tha house
democrats who also found It necessary
or thought they did to maka concessions.
No Chance to Please Him.
New York World (dem.).
No democratic action la satisfactory ta
Mr. Bryan unless he dictates it No demo
cratio policy is satisfactory to Mr. Bryan
unless he formulates it. No democrat can
measure up to Mr. Bryan'a standards of
democracy unless ha Is subservient to Mr.
Bryan. Three times defeated for the Dreai.
dency, the possibility of democratio victory
under new leadership In Mil brunts him
excruciating mental anguish which finds
re net only in preparations to knife tha
ticket In advance of Its nomination.
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Will Democrats Speak Plalalyf
Houston (Tex.) Post (dem.).
It is high time that democrats were
apeaklng out plainly on this attemot to
dictate the party policies. Any well In
formed democrat knows that Bryan's high
handed course as an overlord has been
privately criticised by congressmen and
others, but they have withheld nuhiia
criticism for fear of Bryan's opposition to
tbem. Thay ought at least emulate
Bryan's courage and say what they think
of hia conduct. One thing la certain, the
masses are becoming tired of It and dis
gusted with It They do not Intend to put
up with any self-constituted boss, and they
would scarcely be deserving of tha bless
Idga of free government If they permitted
anything of the sort
VALUE OF MONOPOLY.
Shriaka la Tobacco Trnst Stock
Sapplleo Partial Meaanre.
Kansas City Star.
Sine tha decision of the supreme court
ordering the dissolution of tha American
Tobacco company there haa been a shrink
age of about 150,000.000, or 26 per cent, in
tha market value of the company's common
atock. Tha price haa dropped from $620 to
$385 a share.
Keeping In mind tha fact that tha su
preme court's decision waa carefully for
mulated so as to give protection to tha
legitimate property Interests of the cor-
portion, thla shrinkage In tha price of
tha stock may be considered- as represent
ing In part the value of monopoly to tha
company.
Ita net earnings last year were 62 per
cent on the common stock. Such profits
are In themselves evidence of monopoly
and of the destruction of competition
through soma other means than by giving
the best service at tha lowest price.
Tha elimination of tha monopolistic fea
ture of tha business means reduced earn
ings for stockholders, but It means, also,
bettor tobacco at lower coat, to consumers.
At the same time tha faculties and
economlea that are possible In doing busi
ness on a large scale are likely to tend
more and mora toward concentration, even
with unrestricted competition, and there
fore stricttr government regulation of large
corporations st-ma necessary even If tha
enforcement of the anti-trust law succeeds
In checking tha unfair methods by which
many existing trusts have been built up.
GERMANY AND ARBITRATION.
Springfield Republican: What looks al
most like an International arbitration rush
Is signalised by Germany's official notice
of her willingness to negotiate for a treatv
on the lines Indicated by Secretory Knox's
tentative draft submitted recently to Kng
land and France. Japan had aire tidy mani
fest pd a drulre to enter the circle of treaty
makers. The senate willing, this business
may prove to be the greatest achievement
'f the Taft administration.
New York Tribune: Rut this proposal
from Germany is more fnr-reachlng. If
Germany and Great Britain both enter
Into such an understanding with the United
States the way would seem to be open for
thfm tt-cn to enter Into a similar ngxement
between themselves, and Germany also
with France and other powers, and, this
done, there would, of course, be a foumla
tmn on which all could proreed to a reduc
llon of their heavy naval and' mllltsry
eatitbllshtnentg. President Taft possllily
was not overambltloun when he expreacxl
the hope that a world peace might grow
out of hla proposal to Great Britain.
New York World: A week ago certain
Irish-American and German-American
societies were still protesting against tlie
ratification of a general arbitration t.eaty
with Great Britain because It was "well
understood" that such an agreement was
hostile to Germany. It was also well un
derstood that Germany "would never con
sent to arbltrainmirstlons after-ting her
honor or terrltorlaFlntecrlty." Both these
assertions were Incorrect. Through Co'inl
von Bernstorff, Germany expressed her
willingness to enter Into negotiations for a
general arbitration treaty similar to that
which Secretary Knox has outlined for
submission to Great Britain and France.
How Backers Grab the Ball.
Brooklyn Eagle.
Three million dollars' worth of stock
sold to 28.000 "easy marks" in all parts of
the t'nlted Statea Is tha record of the five
officials of the United Wireless company
sent to Jail. The government should do
something to train people to read the news
papers. A house to house canvass by the
police might have seemed feasible here
when the Franklin syndicate was raking
In a mint of money, but the principal hope
fuls In that case were the police.
Argnment for Parrels Post,
Philadelphia Record.
Now that Postmaster General Hitchcock
has shown how tha postofflces may be
managed so as to earn a surplus instead of
creating an annual deficiency, notwith
standing tha large cost of rural free de
livery and extravagant overpayments for
railway service, ho has broken the back of
the argument against an improved parcels
post system. Tha surplus may also prove
tho precursor of penny postage. It la sure
to coma In tha near future. ,
What Nerve.
Brookly-n Eagle.
Champ Clark has rejected tha proposition
for a summer caDltal on Knit Ne
braska. He prefers the Independence of
Washington.
" THE OLD HOMESTEAD.
New York Times.
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O'er pleasant pasture lands.
And fields with golden blossoms starred,
Tbe fine old homestead atands.
Ita builders surely bullded well
And plsnned their work to last;
Its sturdy timbers seem to tell
Of giants In the past
Old-fashioned flowers about It blow '
In aheltered garden apace; v
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Their branchea Interlace.
Here honest toll brings sure reward;
Here vain ambitions cease;
With kindly nature in accord,
Man'a life is Joy and peace.
Who would not leave tha sordid strife
Of forum and of mart.
To seek the sane and simple Ufa .
Here In the country's heart?
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Friend, If you've cash, 'twill soon avail
Your dream of bliss to crown;
Behold a sign that tells the tale
"This place la offered cheap ur sale"
(The owner's moved to town).
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Contributions on Tlmsly Subjects
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Ask la Something Kaay.
OMAHA, June . To the Kditor i f The
Hee: I read lomewhcie that permlson
was given the rnntractor some time n i
to keep those hideous fences and buildings
blocking the streets around the new court
house for thirty day longer. Has hot the
time rxpired ai.d paused? WIiohb duty Is It
to make them remove these lllexal obstruc
tions from the streets? lNwl'lSITlVE.
Patriotism nut I'nbllclt)',
SOUTH OMAHA. June -To the K.ilt.ir
of Tha Bee: I was very much pleased with
your editorial In yesterday's Issue heiided.
"The New Hjilrlt of Patriotism." Your as
sertion wherein you state that "No man
need fail to become a patriot" Is peifectly
correct. Civic patriotism Is needed now
adays and any man who perforin his
civic duty is as great a patriot a any
of the martyrs and patriots who futixht nt
Bunker Hill, Valley Forge, Yorktown, New
Orleans and elsewhere. Today our civic
patriots are equal to tha warrloia who de
fended Fort Mcllenry on that hlmorlc
and memorable occasion when Francis
Heott Key was Inspired to write our na
tional song,
The Htar-bpangled Banner, O long may It
wave
O'er tne land of the free and the home of
the brave.
The question here presents Itself. How
long can we remain free If wa continue to
permit boodlers and grafters to represent
misrepresent- us?
Or are we brave and patriotic enough
to prevent the servile tools of big business
from stealing Into office? By exposlng
these political traltora we ran save this
glorious republic of ours.
The whole history of free Institutions
proves that publicity with the facts
stripped to the skin is the bent cure for
evils resulting from a corrupt alliance be
tween big buslnuss and little politics.
JERRY HOWAKU.
BREEZY' TRIFLES.
"Hsiio:"
"Hello!"
"is that the editor of the religious de
partment?" "Not by a "
"I see it Isn't. They've given me the
wrong connection. Goodby." Chicago Tri
bune. "That politician Is always sure of a big
audience."
"Of course." replied Farmer Corntossel.
"He gits big money fur lecturln an' it 'lid
be foolish for us folks not to turn out an'
hear him when he goes on the stump an'
talks free gratis." Washington htar.
Tramp Mister, would you give me a
nickel for a meal?
Pedestrian For a glass of beer, more
likely.
Tramp Wotever you ssys, boss; you're
payln' for It. Baltimore American.
"Why are you loitering around here?"
demanded the policeman. "You seem to
have no objwet In view."
"I'm out walking with my wife, officer.
She's about thirty yards behind In a hob
ble skirt." Washington Herald.
"He means well." she said.
"Say no more." he replied. "I Know
now exactly what aort of a fool he Is."
Detroit Free Preas. '
Maude took a course In domestic science
before she married and learned how to
make everything necessary In good house
keeping." "Then why was her marriage such a
failure?"
"Because she forgot the Important detail
of picking a man who knew how to maka .
a living." Baltimore American,
"I thought you 'were going to take a
day off and enjoy a trip Into the country?"
"Had to give it up." replied tbe man
with a cheerful disposition. "But we did
the next best thing. We got some hard-
boiled eggs and some canned gooda, and.
ate tnem out in tne oacg yard. wasntne
ton Star.
"Mr. Flndlay save aha haa croaaed too
Atlantic fifty times."
"Yes; but the customs Inspectors have
become so Inquisitive that I heard her eay
the other day that she had about decided
to see America now." Judge.
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