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OFKICKB. . ..
Omha-Tn Bee building
South Omaha-MK N street. ;
Council Hldifs-H North Main street
JJnroln-K Utile bull dine
Chicago l4l Marquette building.
Kansas Clty-ltellame building.
New York-54 West Thlrty-tlilld.
Kt I.ouls Frisco building
Washington- Fourlenth St.. N. V.f
COnRKHrbNDENaB."
CommunlCHtlons relatins to nw nd
editorial matter should be addressed
Omaha Uce., nailorial department, '
rjll llKTlCJ rtCUT-ATION I
49,044
Plate of Nebraska, County of DoUxlas, ss:
Dwight Williams, rlrcutntlop malinger
of Tlio Heo Publishing company. bMng
duly sworn, says that th arerHge dally
circulation for the month of December,
im, was ,W4. DWIGHT WILLIAMS.
Circulation Manager,
Subscribed in my presence and sworn
to before mo this 31st dav of December,
law. nonnitT hunter.
(Seal.) Notary Public.
ffnbsetitiera lenrluu tli city
trtnporarlly should linv Tlic.llc.?
mailed to (lirm. Aildrrss rlll be
t'haneed na often n reiineatpil.
What Is balmier than a January
day Jn Nebraska?
Nebraska has ample Vensbu
crow over its poultry production.
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All .money Is supposed to talk, and
hush money sometimes fairly yells,
Tho humor of tho Castro case is
that his attorney is- named, Content
Again tho laugh la on tho folks
who went away to escape tho rlgora
of a winter at-liomo. -
A Harvard professor saya plgeona
can fall In love. Sure, they boiong
to the dovo family.
No; doubt, however, that Mr. Wil
liam ' Rockefeller's physician, will ho
nblo to savo his throat.
The American public, wo .opine,
will not bo amazed to know that tho
"steel mills uro party to a pool,"
Nebraska laiy-makora aro by law
golngThtjOp" loqlllng. Our dead
letter no-treat law may expect com
pany. Tho son of the fighting California
governor has developed Into 'HnYSs
plrlng pugilist
family. It must run In tho
In the meantime tho need of a
nrtion passenger Btntion In Omaha Is
not oven denied by tho railroad
people.
It is announced that Lincoln's
temperanco hotol has changed hands.
What? Getting ready to reopen tho
bar room?
The former"; Hearst Editor- named
Moonoy rcjnted the Inside, facts
about tho money .paid for those
Archbold letters.
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The woman cartoonist
wtib
bo
comes famous by marrying a'down-nnd-out
jitigillst must bavo'dcspnlrcd
of famdJaBnn artist. 1
For tho Wrlln the city who hnvo
never been on tho farm, the-slogan
should be made. "Forward to tho
laqd," instead of back.
Tito odds aro hoay tha't Omaha's
Hew million-collar hotel will bo tie
livorcd and .receipted for ' olicad ot
the oft-promised power canal.
It was nn accident, of courso, but
a most remarkable coincident, that
a jfoung. McCormlck should be struck
by former Senator Lorlmer's auto
mobile. It is to bo hoped tho justico or thb
peace advocating 3G per cent as a
fair rate of interest to o charged
by loan sharks is actuated by altru
istic motives.
It goes without saying that our
flve-thousaud-dollar-a-yenr water
commissioner is the "honestest" man
in Nebraska. No proof is necessary,
for tie admits it.
After thla when Tho Jlee gives
warning that a railroad Is about to
movo another department to Chi
cago, our amiable hyphenated con
temporary will doubtless simply ro
priut the fact and lot it go at that.
The president, of our Commercial
club has been made one ,of the di
rector of. the national organisation
t the Chambers of Commerce, which
is a tribute to Omaha's growing
commercial importance triat will bo
1uly appreciated.
Tue only. wonder Is that our great
tand hill engineer and prairlo navi
gator should bo content to confine
his hydraulic activities to a little
town like Omaha, or a little state
like Nebraska,' when tho, water power
eites of tUW- universe Uro being cov
etously threatened by the great
Klectrlcal trust-
Nothing: Yet to Arbitrate.
Summarizing tho Ilrltish protest
against our jrroposed Panama canal
policy exempting American coast
wise vessels from tolls. Sw-rptarv
' Knox. Ill Ills rnnlv tn flrunf Hrltnln
!,..,,'. . .
inuicnton mat nnginmi, so to spoiiK,
Is 'hollering boforo It Is hit;" that.
thore Is yet nothing to arbitrate
Hngland's objection to what has been
outlined, ho says, rests on mere con
jecture nH to what may happen
rathor than on oxlRtlng facts. As to
the demand for arbitration, the sec
retary of state observes:-. ... . .
It will bo remembcrfcd,Uiat.on"lirxlues
tlons which It might not Ih posjifble to
Settle by "dlnlmhacv are reoulred- hv our
UirMt ration treaties to Ijn referred ,te nrb.
t ration. ,
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no quostlon that has passed 'ibyond I . Th telephone ll' to-PlattsmoutK ha,'
..,, . lxen connected Up with Lincoln and
the stage where it tan proporly bo0nmlm
dealt with liy diplomatic discussion.
It would seem, therofore, that 15 ng-
Lland, ns woll as soineAmorlcans, had
becom'c prcinnturely disturbed. Scc
rotary Kjiox docs not dpny that con-
through tho 1
,.. n, iv. . ... iv. ... w. ...
Uny-I'auncefoto treaty Mn Its aspect
as a rule of municipal law. but ho
docs deny that It has oxorclsnd that
power.
Tho hecrotary's note make's very
clonr, It scorns to uh, tho United
States' right to romlt tolls to vessels
In its own coastwise traffic, if
jM
WlBhcs, to glvo them that sort of a
ship subsidy without affecting tho
Interests of other nations, especially
since they, have no right to partici
pate in cpnsj.wlso traffic hero at all.
- Insurance Reciprocity.
nap u.u .u ..-r. , iiiruuKii of fine art embroidery to meet Hunday at
nrnlflmit In vlnl'it.i I It. i Inrtna nf thn1'.,.'. ... .
Old-lino insurHiice companies nrelpod, nobby nums, the celebration of his
expected ttt jlrptcst against being re-
quirod to invest a proportionate 1 "f -'lan Cordon. Some of the conspicuous
amount of tholr- resorvca in Nc-!" Wfr ch,efl ,'rhoma Falconer.
,,, n.i.. -a w... ir. ..'tHnl',t Krank Cahtre; senior henchman.
braska. Pcrhnps so, but, lfso, our, . n ..,,,...,. Bn.Pha, Mwon ,,.
homo companies will also protest,
oocauso, in insurnnco legislation,
ovorythlng goes by' reciprocity, and I
oiir Nebraska1 lidmo :cOnipnHiOH will
bo treated In many otlier atatcs, ex
actly as wo tront their homo com
panies. ' If itvls 'really "n'gooil thing,
let us have .it, 'but not jr It is not
good enough to work both ways.
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AbnUeinK Candidates' RltrhtS.
Tho -forces of roform snom to boj10
gradually closing in on tho
.intft for nffie will, tu fint nt
ini ,,i,.t., ..
.,,vv..ii4ih luwiutuu uuuiiiu 11, I
crnpargo rails, upon tho anclont and
honorablo custom ,of handshaking,
and now a Chtdago health' commis
sioner threatens to forbid tho
inff of babies as, a .ihoana.'qr, wjnningj
tnoir papas.' votos . tiirougli" tholr
.mammas' vanity. In view of tho
fact that so many of tho mothers aro
looming Into possession of tlyj bjillot,
tils latoot step might bo deemod im
peratlvo 'to silvo- thoTbaby, iBut, at
ifny rato, wo (loom to bo gradually
IrKtlng, toward tho abridgement ot
supposedly; inalienable rights. Who
would have "Thought tho time would
ovor omo n this country when a
candidate for!'bfflco wiStild bo dorilod
the privllcgo of kissing all tho babies
hu cotild find? To tho old-timers
thla would menu nn ontlro recon
struction of their system of cam
paigning. In tho objection to band
bhaklng, thoto "mny bo an elomQiit- of
compcnBation, Tor that colis' for
physical oxortlon, but bnby-klsslng,
especially with tho little one care
fully hold up by tho doting mnmma,
must bo regarded not ns work, but
as pleasure.
Not a Good Defense.
Tho manager of tho much-abused
"water company comes valiantly to
tho relief of tho Water boarders to
Justify their malntennnco of tho
samo old oxccsalvo rates. Everybody
knows, howover, that hnd tho water
company contlnuod to opornte the
plant we should have hnd lowrfr rates
long ago, tho city's unnuestionml
right to reduce thorn after tho
plrntlou of tho twenty-year contract
period moro than six years ago hav
ing boon hold in abeyance only, by
tho then pending purohnso nroceed-j
Ings. Tho assertion cannot .ho suc
cessfully contradicted, even by die
manager of the wmtor company, that
acquisition by tho city has actually
delayed loworlng tho rates.
Qoodltoadj.
California's 1 8,000,000 bond
Issuo for good roads Is nbw 'being
speut nnd New York's $50;000,000
bond Issue for tho samo purpose
soon will be available, as also will
Maine's 12,000,000. The Now York
and. Maine Issues wero provided, dur
ing the last year, and In othor states
similar steps aro being urged. '
In Nebraska tho -movemont haa
reached the point where some sort
of deflnito action is demanded that
will swing us Into line with othor I
leading states. Nebraska's soil Is
highly adapted to good roads; In
fact, our natural highways aro, for
tho most part, very good roads, so
that wo should not require "anywhere
near as great expenditures 11 b do
other states to modernteo thorn, .
This Is a matter for the legislature
to deal with at Its present session.
Our agricultural; supremacy-makes
good roads a question of-Yinl inter
est to tho farmer' ffs Voll 'in 'to the
pity man, for the basic principle qf
good roads Is that they help bring
tho producer and consumer into
aloser contact and only Incidentally
that (hey enable auto riders to take
pleasure tours in comfort.
BacWarJ
LiOOKUK
Tltis R
in Omalm
COMPILED
'ROM DEC riLES
op q
JtVXUAftT 23. r1 Dao
Thirty Yrnrs Affi
The Hums banquet was a grand success
from tho bagpipe overture to the bene
diction. AmonR those contributing music
ally or oratorluillv r.ero David Knox, A.
1 1- xroiip. .Miss ma uioson. Walter wjj.
liliia Miss Pennell, Itev. Patersun, Mrs.
Thomas Falconer, Jay Northrlip, J. Wes
ley Wlik ns. Situ. Charles Cheney and
Ilev. W. K. Copelnndi t
A bad fire worked havoctn .McMah'n
Averts wholesale drug store, lift Doug
las street, destroying their Entire-iock.
the wholesale Rrocery of Meyer & Rnapke
10ml Wlrth'a rntaurant. .
I). C Patterson of Wayne, Neb., Is at
the Millard.
JudRe McCreary .of tbe Fnlted States
court, Is In the city.
Mrs. W. .1. Van Nostrand, as president
I of the Social Art club, requests all lovers
1111; viuil roo
nis. 1515 Farnam street.
Alfred H. Smith and Miss Delia Dower
wero married Inst evcnlnir by Itev.
Charles AV. Havldne. pastor of the First
Methodist -Episcopal church.
The Omaha l.lfiht Foot club Is arrang
ing for a dancing party through a com
mittee conalst'ng of W. H. ltelphrey. 11.
K Weaver, Julius T. Fcstner, Oeorge II.
Hternsdorf. Ucorge II. Coster and Frank
N. Snow.
Twenty Years A so
J. D. Weaver and 8. II. Alexander of
Denver aro visiting In tho city.
Sheriff Uennett took 'an Insane girl to
Corn ng. In., to turn her over to tho
0nmlm 8cotl) l)0 ,10tl0p lo ...... Datron
,l3Kh anniversary being under tho auspices
ir(Wcn. RrnUnH. nobert Dath. and chap-
lain, William I.lddell and many others,
C. v. Martin, working In the Ice harvest
Ht ,llc lnke" was truck b' a'plocn of
ice mat si a Mown the chute, and had his
leg broken, He was taken to Ilia home,
1110 Casa street.
An unidentified man wag drowned In the
Missouri at the foot of Harney street
early this morning. George Powell, a
young man residing at Fourth and, Ilar-
ine - y. was aroused from his sleep bV pries
I for heln coming from the river. H run
the, bank to find a man In tho water I
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candl-l"c",0""K ,or ,,,c- t'oweu threw mm
I rop0 ,JUt bcrrc the hnlf-froxen fingers
ico,,,rt Kraa' 11 a cwr -wept htm Under
for tlio Inst time
Mlrs Jerm'o Powell, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. George K. Powell. 1019 Park
nvenuK and James K. Powers, a prom-
klss-!l",,nt younB "ttorney, were married at
the. home of. the bride's parentsiand took'
i evening train'., for thft west- amid
.nower or mo -proverbial rice.
Ten Yearn Air
It came to light that the Saturday night
jclectlfm Vt officers "f Jtfie. (Jinahi'lJar as.
sylntlon wps. ohnraqtetised . with", much
liinre heat thaifi at" first given out. "There
were two sharp fartlons headed, respec
tively, by F. A. Urogan and John L. Ken
nedy, each accusing tho other of seeklnir
to boss the affairs of the association.
ICennedj' was elected president over Ilro
gon after a, tussle, buti the nrogon fac-
I llhn Cnt llirnn ,if lu 'Jv I ' L t.
. tecmen. w. D. McllUgl,'. J. it. Mclntosli
'nml w. F. Ourley, against two for the
Kcnnedy.folks, Warren Swltxler and John
Parish, bo tho former expected tho upper
nana during tho year.
Jonns h. rirandels was laid at rest In
Tlcnant Hill, cemetery. Jhe nlneral serv
ices conducted at the home, K2J Dodgo
street, by Ilabbl Simon of Temple Israel,
being markeil, for their simplicity, even
inuslo being omitted. Knights of Ak-fnr-Uen
nnd UNal ffltlth sent floral
tributes, as also did the Woman's club.
Wlso Memorial hospital and other organl
xatlons nnd Individuals. The pallbearers
wore Phillip Carries of Milwaukee. Mor
ris I.cvy, Hen Kdelmiu), Will McKnlght,
Fred lxewe, Herman Melchlr.
A beautiful featuro of the morning serv
Icea nt the First Methodist church was
tho spontaneous reception to Mr. John
McQuold, widow of tho former pastor of
the church nnd started down the aisle,
line, were In Omaha, but Unknown to
most of their friends and as sho entered
tho church and started down the nisei
Tom Kelly, organist, happened to spy her
o-in",d f"Jlc,l' shifted from tho offertory
selected and played 'My Aln Countrce."
the favorite air of the late Dr. McQuold.
Then the former nator'n v!fc bocumo thi
cvn-sure of all and after tho services
she was accorded a hearty reception
People Talked About
Cheer up. you fellows. Governor WU
spn. flldn t deny the high ball to Wash-Ink-ton
society.
Joslah Van Klrl; Thompson, coal utid
coke magnate of t'nlontown. Pa., cheerily
paid l,W0.0 us alimony when granted
a, divorce. Mrs. Thompson didn't say a
Word, but gaye a receipt for the money.
William Henry Harrison Taylor, pioneer
haokman of Orange, N. J put hi
"haok" in cold storage, his "nag" near
an oatbln and started southward on his
first vncatlon n forty years, with a slice
of a I7S.0:0 Inheritance In his pooket to
stimulate hospitality en route.
Ilev. Dr. George n. i.unn. socialist
,,uiy6r of Schenectady. N. y.. though
ordured to vacatu the pulpit of the First
Congregational church. Insists on holding
on to the ohuroh and promises to set
tne town police on the bouncers should
they attempt forcible exeoutlon of the
order.
JIalsuy Corwln, one or the "gilded
bjoods';. of New York, who Inherited
tUfCO.COO a few years ago. Is now n wreck
flpanelally and bhvslcallv. anil mtllnv
ltd! f ortner. fronds for help. Three-fourth
io' his fortune, Helped to nave Cnnv
iiland and. tho great White- way.
(smarting under his .retirement from tlm
p.rtsrOeupy of the First. Mortgage Guaran
tee and Trust company of Philadelphia.
Leslie M. Fhaw pulls a five year contract
which runs to April II, 1911. and deetares
the company will be fortvl to come across
with the. agreed salary of 115.000 a year
for the full time.
I Twice Told T&les
1
I Obeyed OrCera.
1 A certain hotol manager in th cltj Is
one of those nervous, mtn who con
stantly warn their emtilores agnltist keep-
1 In,. , L. ... H I n . .. A . . . .. . . kn.iK.lil.W
...n ilir-ill III IKIIUIItllW tl mi; uaf't:i(.it,
around the place He hired a new bejlboy
recently and gave him the usual Warn
ing: ' '
"Hemetnber," he wafrredl 'if unythlng
happens around here I'm td.be the tlrs:
petson to know about It."
Soon after that he was showing thjec
haughty Daughters of tVie Confederacy
one of th best CoOrns In the place,Jfwben
tho new bellboy; rushed In with his jhair
I
yelV'j.
Coiif
on fin.
"Somethings happener: he y
The three Daughters .of the Coiifed-
eracy turned coldly, and the. manager,
anxious to get rid of h boy, demanded
to. know the trbufalr.. . - ,' J
"That old cat downstairs," sald the'bby,
"has just had Jtlttens. What shall we
do?"
The manager's suggestion was rough.
Washington Star.
Krrrent Interest. ,
"Ambassador Ilrycc, on his return from
South America," said a -Washington dip
lomat, "was amaxed at the fervent lt.
terest taken by all South Americans In
public affairs.
"The ambassador told ine with a smile
that he could almost bellevo It to bo
true that the president of a South Amer
ican republic had once shouted, reproach
fully, at a banquet;
" 'Fellow citizens, your Interest In af
fairs of state has slackened of late de
plorably. During the last week 1 have
not once been shot at.' "Washington
Herald.
On I he t'nee of II.
The detective had Just congratulated
the housewife for bringing about thu ar
rest, of a noted sneakthtef.
"Oh. I ktiew he was n crook the mln
utf he opened his mouth," she rcpllej
smilingly.
"How did you spot him ho quickly r
"Why, he told me the gas company had
sent him to examine our meter and ser
if we were not -entitled to a rebati-."
Philadelphia Record.
Editorial Sittings
Chicago Tribune; tfpenklng of pipe
dreams and things, how about that bill
to tax smokcra to build national high
ways? Washington Herald: Miss Sophonlsba
Breckcnrtdge, the well known Chicago
suffragette,' says that- a pair- of pants Is
11 real asset. Yes,. Sophy, especially if
tluirn. Is .a. man in 'enu, .
Brooklyn Kagle: rllxk .million parcels
'Went by. feist updgr .tjlte jiew law In a
njnle.. week., There's an .express reason
fqr noting this. It hfnts at what might
happen If the system were really populur
Jfced by r.oncresa
Indianapolis Nows: The action of a leg
islator In complaining that he got too
)nuch inllenuc Is-rather .startling. It naa
ni.n.rnllL.. U-n Knitffhl that 'frnm tho
legislative point of view there wasnll.
uny such thing as too much mileage.
Washington Post; Governor Wilson
uaya, he. will get nine hours of sleep In
the yMilto House or 'know the reason'
why. .;Thci6 being 435 representatives and
ninety-six senators, the offtceseckers will
iuctease tho total to lO.OOQ.Ml reasons why.
Now York World: The Pittsburgh bank
with a president who has been pardoned
out of prison probably enjoys a unique
distinction among financial Institutions.
Hut If the employment pf ex-convlcts Is to
bo encouraged, why should the benefit be
denied to those of the "hjBher up" grade?
New York Tribune: T,ho raiders who
aro threatening Acopulco aro not revolu
tionists, but brigands and ravlahers, and
If It tn found necessary for tho Denver's
company to' deal summarily with any of
them tho world will not be impoverished
or the good relations between this coun
try and Mexico strained.
Hprlngflcld Republican: There Isn't an
other country In tho world, not even
lCugland whose 'king, wax libeled, that
would deport Myltus. This Is the country
that UoeH. Perhaps you have heard It
called "the land Of the free," "the homo
of liberty," "the asylum of the downtrod
den and opprc..ed" and all that sort of
thing.
' Chicago Inter Ocean: At the buttle of
Btono river a rebel soldier, with a bullet
through his leg, who was sitting against
a tree, saluted David Lalande, formerly
a printer In the office of the Chicago
Post, nnd said: "Good momln' boys; how
d'ye do? THls Is regular h , ain't it?"
And this was some time before General
Sherman uttered Ills famous saying.
New York Sun: According to the latest
report of the 'Department of Agriculture
the producer of corn, wheat, barley, rye,
buckwheat, potatoos and eggs is getting
some 17 per cent less than ho got a year
ago. Ono of tho many economic mys
teries. Tho producer gets less, the con
sumer pays more, nnd everybody looks
wlso and hcav' n "iruratlve brick at
tho accursed middleman.
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DOWN WASHINGTON WAY.
Inauguration crowds will havo the un
divided attention of tho District police.
Photographic exhibits of professional un
desirables will be placed In hotel lobbies
so that newcomers may know the mugs
of crooks In' Advauco of the touch.
At the conclusion of Uncle Joe Can
non's "aledlctnry" In tho houso of reP
resontutlves, last Friday, partisanship
was laid aside for a moment while con
gressional vocalists sang, "Fpr He's u
Jolly Good Fellow." Flvo more weeks
and It's back tn Danville for Uncle Joj) I
The government la spending $75,000 In I
mining and testing the heating qualities 1
xt Alaska coal on ships of war. Nearly
1.(00 tons of coal Is tc be brought tu tho
seaboard for the purpose.
No' rule has been made or Instructions
Issued, but every" democrat In congress
understand that tho name of Wl J,
Uryan la not to be spoken in tho hearing
of Speaker Clark,
Sixteen representatives and five sen
ators of the present congress huve dlnd
Slnco March t, 1911. Tho "lame duck"
brigade Is much larger.
paragraph- going the rounds glvi-i-j
tho per capita of circulation as $34 and 1
few pennies for change prompted a Mis
Kourlan to write to the Treasury depart
ment demanding' his share.
Washington society Is Indulging in 4
subdued brawl' over the loss of the in
augural ball. To the Inauguration' com
mitter the lots Is heartrending, amount
lug to at least &!.000. the ball receipts of
four years ago.
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Dismemberment ,,f Tnrke,.
lly a strange capru e of fate the last
link in the chain of Turkish disasters In
this ami paat centuries uaa forged by the
Bulgarian king. Ferdluand of the house
of CoboUrg! a 'llneat '"descendant 'of the
Austrian Warrior. Don Juan, who at the
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battle of Iepanto ended Turkish prcten -
slon to dominate the Mediterranean sea.
Acceptance by the Ottoman government
of the conditions of peace formulated by
tho victorious allies almost wipes, Turkey
off the map of Kurope. All that remains
of Ottoman conquest once extending to
the walls of Vienna Is a small strip of the
pcnlnsuln on which Constantinople stands.
Nearly 60.000 square miles of territory
have been wrenched from tho Mussulman
In a two months' war. The historic cities
of Adrlanople, Salonlkl, Scutari, Uskub,
Monastlr, Novlpazar and Pristlim pass
from Turkish control to the Balkan allies.
The disintegration of the mighty empire
of the terrible Turk Is one of 'the tragedies
of history bearing unmistakable signs of
punishment for crimes against
clvlllr.a-
tlon. From 1830 to the present
time.
Greece, t Algeria, the allied Balkan states,
Itumanla. Bosnia f and Herzegovina,
Kgypt. Tripoli. Cj-prus, Ctetc one by one
have been removed by the surgeons ot
Kuropc. Tl Inst operation leaves the
Turk precious little territory In Europe,,
but that little dominates the. waterway
from tho Black sea to tho Mediterranean.
D-Ninllliiu,' Chliin,
A four weeks' tour of Manchuria and
a flvo weeks' sojourn In Mongolia con
vinced a special correspondent of the
New York Sun that the Jap and thi
Muscovite by mutual understanding, are
shaping affairs In both provinces for
eventual annexation Manchuria to Japan,
Mongolia to Russia. The trend Is unmis
takable, tho result inevitable. Within
five years, the writer asserts, both prov
inces will be nbsorbed, unless the powers
come to tho lescue of tho "feeble gov
ernment of the republic." In both prov
inces Chinese authority Is at a low ebb
In Mongolia, particularly, so , marked Is
the contempt for the Chinese government
that the correspondent's passport signed
by President Yuan Shlh Kal proved value
Icru, while a letter from nn "unnamed
diplomat at Pek'ng Insured safd conduct
and hospitality throughout -tho ptovlnce.
tiF.vcrywhere he found the growing In
jfluence'of Russia In trade. In politics and
I In social relations. At Peking the gov-
ernment complacently relics on treaties
guaranteeing the Integrity of Chlpa, while
(to quote the writer) "Washington. Lon
don. Paris and Berlin are st'II asleep to
the resistless going forward of the Jap
and ,tho Muscovite In these hidden cm
plres of China.
Irelnnil's I'ur'liiiiw.it.
The bill for the establishment of . the
Irish parliament In Dublin recently passed
by tho House of Commons, creates a Sen
ate of forty members and a House of
Commons of 164 members. Members of
the latter body are elective from constltu
tencles having a population of 27.000. The
original home rule hill provided Tor ap.
polntlve senators, but amendments pro-v-dhitt
Tbr--elncUVq. yepatprs were sub
mitted during thr committee stage. These
and other Important amendments to the
original bill wekre favorably considered,
but whether embodied In tho completed
measure cannot be determined from the
abstracts nt lamd. In a genernl way the
bill vests !n tho proposed parliament
power to make laws for tho peace, order
and good government ot Ireland. All
Imperial affairs, the army, the navy, Irish
land purchase, old age pensions, national
Insurance, postal banks, the Irish con
stabulary temporarily, and public loans
are reserved for the .Imperial parliament
Provision Is made for tho protection of
religious equality in Ireland.
.
...-Te ,.r I.Vei.eh President.
m. jtaymona Poncalre. president-elect
of. France, who takes office three weeks
hence, because of Tils high Intelligence,
statesmanship, and the energy of middle
life, Is expected to bo a more aggressive
factor In the political life of the republic
than any of his predecessors. Great
powers are vested In tho president.
Among them aro tho Initiative of laws,
their promulgation and execution: the
disposition of armed forces; appointment
of all civil and military officers; the
right of dissolving the Chamber of
Deputies with tho sanction of the seriate,
the tight of demanding a revision of tho
constitution; summoning the national leg.
islature In extrnordlnary session; com
municating with the two chamber! by
means of messages; the right of de
manding reconsideration of any measure
already enacted; the negotiation and
ratification of treaties with foreign Pow
ers, and the right to declare war with
tho consent of both chambers. It will
be seen that the president's . powers,
while restricted In many ways, are com
prehensive, and afford great apportunl
ties for the exercise of tho prudenco.
courage and ability with which President
Poncalre Is accredited.
Peee Policy In .lupini.
Prince Katsura, heud of the antl-
mllltary ministry of Japan, 1 beset by ,
numerous obstacles, but Is pressing for- I
ward the policies, announced oh accept- j
Ing the office of prime minister. No I
particular change in the direction of re
trenchment is to bo made In this year's
budget. No government loans will be
Issued, while $3,000,000 of the outstand
ing debt will be redeemed. Former pro
jects for army enlargements have been
abandoned and tho Anglo-Japanese, al
liance will be continued. For the pres.
ent at least, the cabinet has the militar
ists on the run, and Is vigorously sup
ported by the emperor.
A BACHELOR'S JOBS.
The experience you buy at par you
can't sell at 1 cent on the dollar.
Some things are more to be blushed ut
In the thinking than In the saying.
There's not enough money In the world
to seem enough to a man If he had It all.
The only exciting thing to a man about
a pair ot ankles Is It he oughtn't to see
them.
The way a woman finds out what a ,aau
really did Is subtracting all the things he
says he did.
About the only reason for expecting the
children will learn something at school
Is their parents didn't.
There's nothing makes a thin girl more
thankful than not to bo fat and a fat
,one than not to be thin.
H. doesn't take a woman very long lo
discover that if a man gives up a bad:
habit he abuses the family for it.
The baby doesn't yell any more than it
does because there aren't any inoiv
callers than there are to be told It hanliy
eer happens. New York Pies
JOLLIES FROM JUDGE.
Thev were divorced within six months
j after their wedding."
1 "H'm!" returned, the pessimistic bach-
' e,or' "What detained them?
. Kumble-I see one of two actors who
between them have had eight wives has
Tu&'neof0'; hi" penalties ot great
1 popularity,
Lr-'iliTiT-.' "'iiSi
!are a bit Inclined to be always behind-
1 hand?
Mrs. Urown Well, I'll have to admit I
1 WB!,n"t muoh u,If,ad wnen 1 took 'ou'
NMnnj c-us-When amoklng becomes uni
versal among women, they II be apt to
wear trousers,
Cynlcus Oh. skirts, as tight as they are
worn now, afford Just as good a place to
strike a match.
Polly Having announced that they were
going to live In an apartment, I suppose
the Newlyweds got a lot of useful pres
ents. Dolly Yes, Indeed! Among them I saw
a snow shovel, a lawn mower and a set of
garden tools.
"So your uncle from the country has
been to seo you, has he?"
"Yesj and I've had a world of fun. Took
him to a moving picture show. He'd never
been to one In his llfi. Whon he sn.- tho
1 Hps of the actors move, but couldn't hear
,"v one Kpeait. ne yeneci out, 'iOUUer,
jnuj-f cji(.-uii luuucri
"Well sir, down in Florida at this season
there is sailing and bathing, tennis and "
"None of them appeal to me. My wife and I don't care
much 'for that sort of thing."
"Well, how about golf--all winter long --glorious golf?"
"I do play occasionally. What else?"
"Sea fishing, grandest you
That sounds good, and I've never done any of it."
"Then youll enjoy it; but, if you prefer fresh
water fishing, Florida will give you the best sport
you ve nad lor years.
"That's immense! My wife and I are
keen on fishing, especially when it's
warm enough to camp out."
"In Florida you can camp out with
perfect comfort the whole winter
then thsre s splendid shooting big cams
small and besides all that there are eight
personally-conducted steamship trips
from Key-West to Colon, returning via
Kingston and Havana. As you know,
this will be your last chance to see the
Panama Canal btfors th wattr is
turned In "
"You can give me three tickets
to Jacksonville --that settles it."
"Thank you, sir. Youll have a
magnificent trip We run a solid
train right through from Kansas City
to Jacksonville. All steel coaches,
electric-lighted; electric fans; new
model Pullmans; dining cars under
direction of Fred Harvey "
"Never mind all that. I've been
over the Frisco before."
KANSAS CITY
FLORIDA SPECIAL
LctTii Kttiu City frCB .m. Dsu.
For Pares, Train Schedule
and Illuttrated Descriptive
Pamphlets, addrees,
J. C. LOVRIEN,
Dlvltt n Paatenfer Agent,
FRISCO LINES,
Waldheim Bids., Kansas Cits'.
Better Track Better Service
New Fast Daily Train
to Kansas City
VIA
Missouri
Wave Omaha
Arrive Kansas City
.Modern equipment, Elcctrlo Lighted, Drawing Jtoom Sleep
ing Car, Electric Lighted Chair Car, arid our own unsurpassed
Dining Car Service. (Meals a la carte.) . , . ' '
Above train connects
SlMJlNtlS KXPKESS for
at
Fort Smith,
Little Rock and
Hot Springs, Ark.
Leaves Kansas City
Arrives Hot Springs
This train is first class
Lighted Chair Cars and Sleeping
Car Service. (Meals a la carte.)
11
Leave Omaha
Arrive Lincoln-
752
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HePB
SOME DAY OF DAYS.
Author Unknown.
Some day, som day of days, thrcadini
th street
With Idle, heedless pace,
Unlooklng for such 'grace,
I shall behold your facet
Some day, soma day of days, thus nuy
we meet.
Perchance tho sun may shine from SKlei
of May,
Or winter's Icy chill
Touch whltely vale and hltl;
What matter? I shall thrill
Through every' vein with summer or
that day.
Once more life's perfect youth will a!
come back.
And for a moment there
I shall stand fresh and fair
And drop the garment, cure;
Once more my perfect youth shall noth
Ing lack.
I shut my eyes now. thinking how
twtll be.
How, face to face, each soul
Will slip Its long control,
Forget the dismal dole
Of dreary fato's dark, separating sea:
And glance to glance, and hand to ham
In greeting,
Tho past with all Its fears,
Its silence, nnd Its tears.
ItB lonely, yearning years.
Shall vanish In the moment ot that
meeting.
"Is is the Frisco
ticket office?"
"Yes sir."
"Well, I see you're
advertising Florida.
What's down there
to attract a man like
me? I don't mean
the magnificent hotels
or the climate; I know
about them. What
amusements are there?"
ever had, tarpon and king fish "i
through; and
TUK
Pacific
.11:30 h.
.6:05 p.
111.
m.
Kansas City with
the HOT
0:30
2:40
m.
m.
in every respect Electric
Cars and Unexcelled Dining
Round Trip Tickets Diverse Routes.
For rates, reservations and any Informa
tion, Telephone Doug. 104.
THOS. F. GODFREY,
Passenger and Ticket Agent.
TOM HUGHES,
Traveling Passenger Agent,
1423 Fnrnam Street, Omaha, Neb.
'incoln
8:05 a.m. 1:30 pan 4:15 p.m. 11:17 p.m.
-9:45 a.m. 3:33 p.m. 6:25 p.m. 12:54 a.m.
Every Day via Rock Island Lines
Tkitts and reeeTTsUaai
1323 Faraaai Strewf, Cor. 141k,
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