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TIIB BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 1914.
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LINQLK, Wyo., Jan, IS. To the Editor
of The Bee: I ace In your Issue of Janu
ary 7 that there are 3,000 men out of work
In Omaha and thnt the city Is going to
feed them. I don't know what kind of
mon they are, but If they are like the
men that tramp through this country In
the summer they are not worth feeding.
If you city people ccd them In the win
ter and they can bum off of ua farmers
In tha summer, they will not have to
work. There Is lots of land laying Idle
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DECEMBER, CIRCULATION.-
52,148
State of Nebraska, County of Douglas, ss.s
Notary Public.
ttbscribera leaving (he city
temporarily honld have The Beo
wlefl to Ihrm, Aildrma Trill be
chnBcred nm often as reqaeated.
west simply for tho want of men to
work it In the planting and reaping
months, Tho city ought to dovlso
moro ways for inducing tho flotsam
and Jetsam of Its population to wend
its way countryward, and that might
bo done to somo oxtont by tho mala-
Tho January spring ralnH hnvn vi. tenanco of rockpllea and workhouses
acntiy sot In. for those who rofusod to work at
wntroa when elvnn Ihn nnnortunltv.
.... vona.ep. or Mlum.-Headlln. by making it less inviting for tho
vv n n a. li t . i
uiui ji nas not Doon cor. u.nf hnnD- nm.,n,i inm nut
a m V I tuuivi j nuiin aavMas aas u h v
opkin gackwar
A )hs)ny in Omaha
computs rsoM ate ntu
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In Other Lands
Old St. Louis Is giving younir Kan.
sap City a mighty good run for that
regional bank.
that, of course, Is 'not tho final an
swer to this question.
Recall of a Carabao.
Tho president has decided to take
Another "soul mato" enlnodA h.. no dances 0n a Carabao carol out in
noon airod in dlvorco court. wh u, Inr 80a8' waving recalled tho ad
will ougenlcs say to this? vanccment of Rear Admiral Thomas
II. Howard to tho command of our
Harry Thaw may, as tho Daltlmorn Asiatic fleet. Our decorous policies
Sun says, bo a Joke, but ho la a In tho Philippines aro to bo BUb-
mighty rich one to tho lawyers. Jectcd to no such untoward hilarity
no roao from tho banquot hall in
Old Man Winter hasn't the hoard Washington that drnadful nlirht. Nn
to do anything but smllo on this tolling what might happen If "Damn,
uwumui ttourasica orango bolt. damn, damn tho insurrocto" camo
flnn I n f In frtrtt 4Un flncraYiln mm
Aviator Hamilton DIos Suddonly" ni,i, tn i, bh.
?0fdl,Il?' Tho novelty in Bolshazzar and his thousand lords
v. uVtas mai no uied In hed. never saw tho hnndwrltlncr n thn
It 4? getting so ono has to ko to Tau. fflor?. "iy "in tno nign as
the "twenty yeara ago" column fo. u,0f..rovo,,eu. m.. ino roynl m,aco
anything like 10 below.zero weather. TL , , X ?S "'1 t0
Ko hotel or restaurant keennr nf boldened by the executive chastise-
. ' " I i. ...1.1-t. 1 1 i i . !
wnora we wot, has ever yot Inflicted 'c" lonowou, our caeBty m
any penalties for tho violation of 1,0 Wends, tho Filipinos, very prob
'no tipping" rule. aoiy wouia resent tno1 Biatiomng or
tho chief offender ns our naval com
It makes a fellow foel mighty mandor so noar'to them, and that
puffed up llko, anyway, to recolve a would be awful. Tho object losson
package of those Income tax blanks has boon complete and impressive
through tho mail. enough to mako Carabao stock a
very bearish quantity with tho rising
in tne light or recent events, how nonoratlon of naval commandors.
proua are thoso who belabored thorn
selves to socuro tho pardon of tho
lour slayers of Nols Lauaton?
WhonHhe county treasurers como!
to Omaha for their convention text
month they propose to discuss tax
atlan. As it that topic wore a nov
elty!
Is it an Administration Bill?
The explanation sent abroad that
tho Stanley bill for eliminating tho
"rule of reason" which tho supremo
court read into tho Sherman act "Is
not an administration measure,'
taken in connection with tho presl
dont's sedate peaco and plonty mos
eago, might bo regarded as conclu
sive but for the fact that tho original
JANUAItY M.
Thirty Years Ago -
A leap year party at the Paxton hotel
furnished a social novelty, which was
pronounced a perfect success In every do
tall. Nearly all the carriages were en
gaged by all the fair ones to convey their
partners to the scene of the festivities.
The Manner-choir's mesquerado at Cen
tral hall piovlded a good time for seventy-
five couples. Tho prizes for the best
costumes were awarded to Mrs. Nev6r.
first; Ed Lchmer, second; Mrs. Kaufman,
third.
II. K, Burkett, the undertaker, was
busily engaged today In moving his stock
of goods from tho Millard hotel block to
his store on Sixteenth street.
Charles tirntton was again the medal
winner In the tournament at the roller
rink.
Charles F. Noal, employed at tho Union
Pacific transfer nnd residing nt Ninth
and Hickory, Is rejoicing over tho ar
rival of a bouncing boy baby.
Mr, and Mrs. F. A. Schneider have been
called to Ohio by the serious Illness of
Mrs. Schneider's mother.
C. S. Hlgglns Is In Chicago endeavoring
to make n trado with tho Pullnlan car
company for use of a patent car platform,
of which Mr. Hlgglns Is one of tho pat
entees. Mrs. Fannie Frlngs, 1610 Dodge street,
warns the public against purchasing a
note In her favor for $700, which has been
lost or stolen.
George Imhoff, for some time telegraph
operator and assistant ticket agent for
tho Milwaukee, left for the Pacific coast.
Twenty Years Ago
C. F. Huntzlnger and JIIss Fannie F.
ICrlebs, two of Omaha's popular young
people, were married at St. Mary's Mag-
dalcrio's church and began housekeeping
nt once at their own home. 2229 South
Fourteenth street.
Miss Fannie B, Ilurlburt of tho Colum
bia school asked tho police- to havo an
officer near tho school every morning
for a while to watch children, who had
become very careless In crossing the rail
road at Thirty-eighth and Jones streets.
Messrs. Oliver W. Mink and John'W.
Donne, two of tho tfnlon Pacific receivers,
arrived from the cast to take up certain
detailed matters with President S. H. IL
Clark and not In any sense In connection
with a scheme to seize control of tho
Union Pacific-Denver & Qulf property.
Duncan McDonald-and Miss ICato Ncff,
Frank Murray and Miss, Alice Miller were
among those who obtained llconso to wed.
District Judgo Ferguson put his foot
down squarely on an attempt to force
collection of a paving tax In a certain
district where, as was shown to his sat
isfaction, the preceding city council, un
der which the proceoduro took place, the
whole transaction was wrong. The trouble
was that no attempt had been mado to
comply with the provisions of tho city
charter, tho judgo held, and he did not
propose to sanction that sort of business.
Ten Years Ago
Mr. Mercury was sun speeding soutn.
having reached the lower limits of 12
below zero hereabouts and much worse
than that out on the wind-swept plains
of this and other western states.
Rev. J. F. Loba of Evanston, III., who
for many years was a missionary In India,
spoke at the First Congregational church.
Among other things, he pictured the de
graded condition of the Indian women,
and told the Omaha women they ought
to be thankful for their state and station
In life.
In tho absanco of the pastor, Rov, A. S.
C, Clarke, Rev. A. Iltalo preached at Lowe
Avenuo Presbyterian church, emphasizing
tho thought of the "new lite" as the de
veloper of tho soul.
"Tho country is just fun of politics,"
said W. C. Brookes, a well known Ne
braskan at the Her Grand, "and Roose
velt Is stronger than ever with the peo
ple."
Colonel J. M. Torrey of "Torroy'a Rough
Riders" of the Spanish-American war, at
prosent managor of the Elkhorn Cattle
company, put In Sunday at the Henshaw.
Mr. and Mrs. J. N, Jensen, 3909 Izard
street, lost their little daughter, Florence,
5 years of age.
Tne map shows that Omaha in
best situated to
wealthy agricultural aaction n fnr announcement of tho bill was accom
as reelosal bank nnmoB nr J Panied by tho statement that It had
-" V I - . , . , A . , . J . .
earned 1 lr- wiison s approval, is u or is n
not an administration measure!
Police Hear of Fifty Black Hand T,,e presidents anti-trust message
Notes," Is a headline in a St. Loulu surely means that he favors reducing
paper, which bhowb that naughtiness the debatable ground by distinguish
Is not absolutely locallxod in any ono ,nB hetweon harmless and hurtful
community. restraint In trade and making only
tho latter a criminal offense. If so
Omaha bankers aro Journeying to It la difficult to understand how ho
Lincoln today becauso Lincoln pos- can approve tho Stanley bill, which
sesses an asBot that outweighs all obliterates all distinction by seeking
other considerations at present, to punish restraint "In any degroe.'
Being tho homo of Mr. Bryan Is a Tho administration may be ox-
good thing ,once in, a, while. pected to clarify Its own position on
this point. It Booms vory, strangq
The city commissioners aro bring- that one so close to tho throno as
ing forth bond propositions at a rate Congressman Stanley should have
that promises plenty of material for blundered Into the fathering of such
debate. Omaha's needs are expanding a measuro if U ran counter of tho
In every direction and tho, 'people president's own program
.. . . . . .1 . i i . . .i i . -.--
must uuioriuiuu how juui iaey wiBQI 1 I
to progress. - - High Sohool Politics.
If the situation respecting political
The contingent fee lawyers havo Lauabbles among high school boys 1j
uneartnea anotner ncn -source 6f correctly set forth In current reports,
revenue. iiiey are making saloon lt i. timo for intervention. Parents,
men settlo suits outside of court. As hoachors and board mombors should
long as thin graft. can bo kept alive, njp the mischief In tho bud without
we may iook ror a lot of legal oppo- deiay. Tho smartest and biggest
anion to. prouioiuon. brained bov at school ia not eoual to
nnv more than tho regular course.
The water boss finds he cannot wi.h lta legitimate extras Imnosed
sell bonds and buy them back again upon nlra and oven tr ho woro ho
ior we purpose oi malting anotner .hould not be allowed to engage In
sale at his convonlence. In the mean- dBta or factjonal politics, which has
time umana is paying i per cent no ttrt whatever In tho training and
Interest annually on half a million of od(lcation of youth. If tho boys aro
money mat is jying ioio merely be- ..niftVinir nolltlcs" as renresentod
cause the water bora had a chance they muBt be popped Just as they
IO sell BOme DODOS. i .t,A Hilnr of th "frat"
..v.v
Ufa Thalr fnthnrn nnd mnthnm nnfl
That Kansas City banker uncon- ihn nthnr ,.,, nof knenlng
aclously let the cat out of the bag Lhjm at 8Cnool to ,earn what
when he told Mr. McAdoo that L. . ty. i
Omaha would not suffer through way at any Ume In their careers, and
be compelled to do business In they have not the time to give to any
Kaasa City, but that Kansas City th, except th6 buBlnea8 for which
wpUI( auuer n naa to come w he BchooI exUtB u8 haTe nU
e
ees,
People and Events
Joseph Mulkeleo of Philadelphia goes
around tho world In sevonty-ono pairs of
shoes. lie beats the Jules Verno record
by converting time Into terms of leather,
A solution of the problem of tipping at
clubs Is attempted by the governors of
tho Illinois Athletlo club of Chicago, who
havo ordered 6 cents to bo added to all
food ohecks at the club house.
Mrs. Thomas F, Hart, wlfo of a mil
lionaire manufacturer, went on duty re
cently as a policewoman by appointment
of the maypr. Dr. Rollin II. Bunch, and
tho Board of Safety of Muncle. Ind.
F, Uopklnson Smith, artist, author and
social engineer, tolls the people of Chi
cago that automobiles and tangos
monopolize tho minds of Americans and
that "good literature" Is gathering dust
on book shelves.
Miss Fannie Flusser of New Albany,
Ind., rms placed two rooms of her fash
ionable flat at the disposal of young
women who would like to entertain their
gentleman friends and havo no suitable
place In which to do so.
The late earl, of Crawford's collection
of stamps, for which R, B, Sparrow lias
given something like $100,000, Is composed
entirely of stamps of Qreat Britain and
Is contained In twenty volumes. It may
be said to trace the history of tho Brit
ish postage stamp through all Its phases,
and from .that point of view Is of great
historical interest.
The late Lord Stratheona, commis
sioner general of . Canada, was one of
the heaviest Investors In the Canadian
Paclfto railroad and ono of the active
forces In Its construction. Home, years
ago the widow of an employe killed on
the road won a suit for damages. Then
followed the customary appeals and re
trials. In all of which the widow won,
The last appeal, to the privy council of
England, found the widow handicapped
for funds. 1.0 rd .Btrathcona. hearing of
the widow's plight, sent for her lawyer
and handed Mm S700, with which the legal
fight was prosecuted to a successful fin'
Ish. Which goes to show that some lord
are naturally big men.
Pnlillrltr nnit Urnftlnir.
Americans who hear so little about
graft scandals abroad and so much
about graft at home naturally con
clude that the public service abroad
la much freer from taint than
our own. Tho conclusion Is without
foundation. Tho reason vhy foreign
countries present a better front of offi
cial Integrity lies In the fact that the
searchlight of publicity, constantly at
work In this country, abroad la reduaed
to a sputtering tallow dip. In England
tha courts adhere to tho rule that "tho
greater the truth the greater the libel,"
and In actions for damages the truthful
ness of the publication made cannot enter
Into tho defendant's plea. Scarcely a week
passes that some newspaper Is not
pinched for damages for telling tho truth
about some person or Institution. An edi
tor In a Yorkshire city, not long ngo,
was Imprisoned for making charges
against the city administration, although
tho charges wero found to bo true. A
similar Instance occurred In Germany last
week when tho Cologne editor was con
demned, not because his statements wrre
untrue, but becauso tt.c tono of his ar
ticles was Insulting to tho officials who
wero shown up as grafters. Tho Krupp
scandal in Germany last fall 'vas first
brought to public notice In the Reichstag,
and the graft scandal In Hie commlnsary
department of the army now being olred
In England became public property
through official action. Though the for
eign editor maintains discreet silence re
specting home-mado gratters, ho In
dulges In frequent spasms of surprise
coupled with moral homilies on official
delinquencies In tho United States. An
American Investigator, replying to a
London editor's reflections on Tammany
Ism In New York, offered to prove that
civic corruption was far moro gentral
In London than In New Yorjc. . But tho
challenga was silently passed up. In
somo respects, possibly, things nro bet
ter ordered abroad, but official Integrity
In this country, discreditable as It Is "in
spots, Is In all respects superior to the
foreign brand.
IlrlOnh Politics.
Anurow uonar Law, unionist party
loaner, announces the failure of tho con.
ferencea between himself and Premier
Asqulth brought about with a view to
eirecting a settlement of tho Irish homo
rule dispute by common consent When
the prlmo minister u month ago ex
pressed a readiness for a conference and
to. meet the reasonable demands of Ulster.
he mado It clear that tho fundamental
principle of home rule should be con.
ceded as the first step to compromlso on
tho details of operation. The unionist
leader's terms to tho, prime minister wero
the exclusion of Ulster from tho operation
or tne home rule bill or the dissolution
of Parliament Either proposition was
beyond the range of serious Ujscussfon,
and their submission produced the result
Intended. Falluro was written on them
in advance. Mr. Asqulth contended all
along that to lcavo Ulster out would
mako homo rule unworkable as well ns
be absolutely unacceptable In principle.
Dissolution is tho goal sought by the
unionists and all efforts are bent to bring
aDout tne overthrow of tho ministry be
fore Parliament expires by limitation. In
that direction alone lies not only tho hopo
oi resiorauon to power, but also the de
feat of home rule, Welsh disestablish
ment, and the abolition of tho plural vot
ing bill, all of which are to become laws
automatically under the act of Parliament
during the life of the present Parliament.
Meanwhile the unionist press agenta ar
feeding this country with stories of great
embarrassment looming up ahead of the
ministry-stories of divided counsels, of
liberal party splits, and minute detatla
or the preparations for armed resistance
to home rule In Ulster. Similar political
dope has burdened the cables regularly
ior rour years past, yet the Asaulth
ministry still lives-and thrives and pressos
rorward regardless of obstruction to tho
goal of human betterment
. Champion of Justice.
General Marie-Georges PIcquart, com
mander of tho Second French army
corps, whose death Is announced, ranks
high among the valiant champions of
truth and Justice In our time. As the
defender and chief savior of Captain
Dreyfus ho challenged not only nation
wide race animosity, but the seemingly
Invincible power of the military leaders
or Franco, and into the contest he threw
his resouces, energies, position and
risked his life. General PIcquart knew
Dreyfus as a student but was not Inti
mate with him; on the contrary h
rather disliked him, and that feeling waa
Increased by his Intimacy with members
of tho court-martial which first con
demned Dreyfus to a living death on
DervU's Island. In 1SS6, while In charge
or the army secret service bureau, Flc
quart discovered the famous "petit bleu,"
the document which ultimately led to the
detection of Usterhazy and the whole
series of forged documents upon which
tho prosecution was founded. Instantly
the compromised military chiefs jumped
on PIcquart. He was ordered to Algeria.
court-martialed on trumped up charges,
convicted and Imprisoned. After three
years of persecution by army chiefs Plo
quart succeeded in getting his caso li to
the civil courts, where his revelations
tore Into shreds the whole fabric of the
Dreyfus conspiracy. Not only was Cap
tain Dreyfus vindicated and restored to
the army, but General Plcquart's magnlfl
cent fight for truth and justice en
throned him as a hero. France honored
him with tho highest military positions,
where he acqult(ed himself admirably.
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LINES TO A LAUGH.
Think Before Yon Hpli,
OMAHA, Jan. 22,-To the Editor of the
Bee: We hear numerous comments re
garding tho condition of our street cars
and sidewalks made filthy and unsanitary
by the careless and continuous spltter.
Our street cars are. as a rule. In fairly
t, im. : cramred."
,,,, .,., ,,,,., "Nons-cnsc. George. It's a dear little
proved If the street car company could ; ,,lnce We can 8tanJ 10 ce box on tnp
bo Induced to put ono sign In each end I fire escape, eat off the sewing machine.
of tho car In large, plain lottors, at some ! TV. uu ,tne1 Piano, the bookense and the
"General, I wish you wouldn't pursue
those troops too fiercely."
"Rut, your mnjesty, we arc making his
tory." "Well, let us nmke lt as pleasant as
posM blc. 'CI nclnnatl Kn q ul rer.
"Everything depends on tho point of
view even thn wpathcr."
"How do you nuiko that out?"
"All weather is faro weather to a street
car -conductor, or fowl weather to a
poultry man." Baltimore American.
"But, my dear, everything will bo so
Omasa. It is not often that an in
vestlator t encounters such frank'
Xes, but tii8 elf khuea of the' prop
gallon Le frguaUy In evidence
the nonsense cut out
Eugenlo Law In Disreputes-Headline.
0uch a nice, young thing, too
A CliBHStt of Tunc,
Pittsburgh Dispatch,
How short a time ago was It that we
were Informed with great learning 'that
interlocking directors formed one of the
permanent signs of the times, sure to
last until the advent of the universal
trust? Sometimes events furnish tmtruc
tton to persons who supposed themselves
teachers.
kitchenette In tho flrenlacn. Wi mustn't
lose It, George." Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Glbbs I believe in early rising, don't
you?
Dlbbs Well, there's no abstract excel
lence In early rising; It all depends on
what you do after you rise. It would be
better fot the world If some people never
got up. Boston Trnnscrlpt.
First theatrical mnnagcr: "Really, It'.i
one of tho worst Beaions we've ever
known."
Second ditto: "It hasn't but ono re
deeming feature."
"What's that?"
"Ynll rnn hlr irnml upfnrn fnr ihn aamn
on Walks, Spit In the Gutter." ConJuc- ' price you'd have to pay poor ones."
tdrs and policemen, when thsy see tho Cleveland rialn Dealer.
"A good resolution?" . said Secretary
Bryan to a rich young congressman.
"Well, I'd suggest, ns a good resolution
for the average young man of Wealth, a
swear-on irom me stocK exenange.
"The stock exchange, you know, might
be defined ns the place whero hope Is ox
changed for experience" New York
Times.
"Tho Chinese are ancestor worshipers."
"Well," ropllcd Senator Sorghum "wo'ro
place much lower than they aro now
(now many are- so small nnd high, the
thoughtless spltters seldom soo tnem). I
havo been In many cities vhare this no
tice was as permanent as nny advertise
ment in the car and evidently had a good
effect; why not In Omaha? Our . sldo
walks, In the downtown district, arc cer
tainty filthy and can and should bo rem
edied. Signs should be stenciled on many
of the posts and poles In the downtown
district (I do not think any company
owning them would object), "No Spitting I
law violated, should call the spitters' at
tention to tho sign. Man Is tho only spit
ting animal and those who nro not ntat,
should be told.
If the woman's club or the Red Cross
society, who are working against the
spread of consumption, would work out
a plan along these lines, oven If they
spent somo of the money received from
tho salo of stamps during holidays, In
having this done (It would -ot cost much)
I am confident lt would have a r.-.arkcd
effect
An ounce of prevention Is worth a pound
of cure,
Will somo woman bring this before
her club. e. H. H.
How to Clean Up.
OMAHA, Neb., Jan. 22,-To the Editor
of the Bee: After reading Uev. Savldgo's
discourse on "Tho Scarlet Women of
Omaha," and his suggestion, to' wit. "If
I had my way, I would put them In cne
place and on all streets leading to this
placo I woUld post this sign: "Hero Is
the road to hell; go to.lt;" not a bad
suggestion, I'll admit bilt as an amend
ment to his, I would put all saloons,
gambling ' dens, dance halls and pool
halls there,' too, and, put up a nign, bor
rowed from tho scriptures: "Behold, tho
3ates of Hell and tho Pllla-s thereof."
Keep away from them and they won't
exist. No drunkard ever became a drunk
ard all at once. No criminal who ever
paid tho penalty of his crime but what
can point to tho road that led him to his
or her downfall. When, tho devil was
kicked out of heaven he swore he would
be an enemy to man. How well ho has
kept that promise ail of us can testify
by experience and observation.
To my mind, tho pool hall Is-a criminal
Incubator for the boy; the common donee
hall Is responsible for the downfall of
many young, Innocent girls. Yet they
flourish all over our city, with little or
no restraint. Political and commirclal
trickery Is leading tho nation a long
way on irom tno Biblical admonlUon.
"Righteousness exalteth a nation"! but it
gets there when it says "Sin Is a re
proach to any people"
Every good citizen must demand bat
ter conditions and seo to lt that he gets
lt now; and the future demands lt
But still, I do not expect to see anv
permanent, good, honest -.dmlnlstratlon
of our municipal affairs until wo havo a
law which will disfranchise the grafter
or me aereiict in office, as I do r.ot think
it woud require a Xlne-tooth' comb to
eaten one or more of our city officials
n" S. C. MAT.TM
4216 Parker street
not altogether free from that, tendency.
We can't help having a -orlaln especial
regard for n man who wear his whiskers
so as to make him look llko .Abraham
Lincoln." Washington Star.
A DUO 'IN HADES. .'
Chicago TrlDune.
Adam: . .....
Thousands of yenrs, my dear, hav'e ebbed
away , , ,
Since that forever memorable day
W'hen you discovered the forbidden
And, knowing I should like it, 'led m
to 't.
Eve:
And willingly you went, as I recall,
Altho', of course, they blamed .mo for tho
Fft" "... L-
Tlli that momentous day our life was X:
We ato the apple, and discovered flex 1
Adam: . . . , ,
And both, as I recall, wero tickled pink.
And talked of nothing else. I spmetlmes
think . , '
We pubbed so much that God himself was
bored, . ,
And sent an Angel with a flaming sword.
Eve:
I spoke today with one but newly come.,
He tells me that tho world Is all a-hum
With tho self-same discovery that we
In Kden made, beneath tho Knowledge
Tree.
Adam:
And nought, I hear, their, childish prattle
cIiccKb -
They gab of Sex, nnd Sox, and Sex, and
Sex. ',
In bboks, and plays, and art this subject
I'm told they even teach lt In tho schools.
Eve:
The shade but newly-come to Hades salth
That men of sense aro being bored, to
death;
And tho' he's damned he counts himself
as bleat
To 'scape from Sex, and havo eternal rest
SvMlon' Olil Aw Insurance.
Sweden signalized the new year by put
ting Into operation a compulsory old
age insurance law. The law requires
every citizen, man or woman, to con
tribute to the Insurance fund from his or
her sixteenth to the sixty-sixth year,
The state also contributes to the fund.
Each citizen's pension Is proportioned ac
cording to the amount of his or her yearly
dues. thus tne system miUss for tnriftl-
" tTOinuuuQiw, wasmucn as the
prize of the old-age pension doi.ends cn
each individual's liberality In working
years. The importance of provltllug
nation-wide safeguard for -)ld age can
be measured by the fact that thcro are
in Sweden ZIJ.000 heads of families with
a yearly Income below $127.00.
Ancient Thriller Ontelaaactl.
Philadelphia Record.
"Beyond the Alps lies Italy," historic
fable credits Napoleon with saying as a
great Incentive to his men as he led his
army across those snow-capped rooun
tains In midwinter. Now an aviator flies
across the same barriers In a few hours
during a heavy fog, and nobody gives the
teat more than passing notice. Napoleon
waa after loot, and the aviator after
fame. The Alps do not cut bo much Ice
uov as they did 120 years a.
Merited Eeward
New York World:, The nomination of
Colonel Gorgas as Bourgeon general of
the army not only fulfills expectation.
but so satisfies the practically universal
wisn that no criticism of lt Is llkelv.
Nearly twenty years In the army medical
corps has qualified Colonel Gorcas by
lengui ana variety of experience; his
triumphs In Panama commend him by
conspicuous value of service.
Philadelphia Record: Colonel Gorgas
deserved tho nomination for surgeon gen
eral of the army by his services In the
sanitation of Havana and In the greater
and more difficult task of making the
construction and maintenance of the
Papama canal a possibility through the
conversion of ono of the unhealthleat
fever-cursed regions of tho world into a
salubrious placo of residence. Colonel
Gorgas was entitled to his new post by
the rule of seniority; buthls appointment
was for conspicuous merit
New York Tribune: Nor should lt be
forgotton that Colonel Gorgas Is not
after all, nny unique phenomenon, but
rather merely a distinguished example of
the capacity, devotion nnd efficiency
which abundantly mark that branch of
the public service which too many fool
ishly and unjustly think of as intended
merely for the slaughtering of mankind.
His superb achievements like those of
his colleague Colonel Goethals aro to be
credited not only to his academic knowl
edge and professional skill, but also in
a marked degree to his military training
and methods.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer: The New York
papers tell us that city employes there
have left nearly $20,000 of uncollected
salaries and wages In the city treasury
since 1SS7. Did carelessness ever take a
more amazing form?
Boston Transcript: Congressman Clay.
ton, who holds the long-distance after
dinner-speech Marathon record, will lead
the anti-trust fight In the house, Indi
cating that there will bo n few words
spilled down there In Washington before
long.
Baltimore American: The king of Bul
garia dissolved his Parliament because
the members refused to vote an appro
priation wanted. This summary way of
dealing with self-willed legislatures must
rouse envy In this country from admin
istrative standpoints.
New York Post: Tne wide approval In
Canada of tho government's announce
ment that lt would temporarily abandon
the bill for a 5,000,000 naval appropria
tion marks a triumph of popular senti
ment For one thing, the opening of
parliament sees the country aifxloua to
deal with fiscal matters, the tariff, and
the redistribution of seats in the house;
for another, every effort to arouse en
thusiasm for an Imperial navy, as by the
visit of Uie battle-cruiser New Zealuid,
has slga&lly failed.
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