Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 22, 1902, Page 18

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, JUNE 22 1902 | THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEg ] E. ROSEWATER, EDITOR, PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: Dally Bee (without Sunday), One Year.$4.00 Wally Bee and Sunday, Une Year.. ol dlustrated Hee, Une Year . n unday Bee, Une Year turaay lee, Une Year [ Twentieth Century Fariner, One Year | DELIVEKED BY CARRIER illy Bee (without Sunday), per copy.. 3¢ | ly Bee (without Sunday), per week..lic { Daily bee Gnciuding Sunday), per week.lic ,g:muy Bee, per copy o e w 6 v B 1 gvening Bee (without Sunday), per week. | Eveni; per Bee (including Sunday), week. Compiainis of irreguiarities in_delivery | ould be addressed partmen: te City Circulation OFFICES. Omaha—The Bee Bullding. | Bouth Omaha—City Hall Hullding, Twen- |ty-nitth and M streets. | “Council Blufts—10 Pearl Street. Chicage—184v Unity bullding. New York—Temple Court. |, Washington—wl Fourteenth Street. CORRESPONDENCE. 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He will take a back seat for no one this year. room lobbles and political booste not one cent more for taxes. ——— Ak-Sar-Ben's coronation festivities will come in the fall. If King Edward L wants to see the real thing he should be in Omaha at the appointed time. — Illinols' anti-trust law Is not faring as well in the courts as the federal anti- trust law. That veteran statesman, John Sherman, knew how to frame laws without leaks. but * This week will give us the annual fu- slon tent show. Owing to setbacks and weverses, however, it will be only a two- ring circus instead of a three-ring cir- cn.- as formerly. e If Andrew Carnegle continues to leave ' trail of public library bulldings wher- ever he travels, at home or abroad, a place on his itinerary will be sought by ambitious towns a coveted prize, «The more the railroad lawyers ex- plain, the more patent they make it that the tax burden on the ordinary taxpayer in Nebraska has been doubled that the tallroads may evade their due share. Former Attorney General Richard Olney replies to the suggestion of Ten- nessee democrats that he is their choice for presidential nominee that he 1s not A candidate for the office. Try David B, HilL e President Roosevelt has accepted the ‘lavitation to visit Kansas City on his fall tour of the west. As the president s not accustomed to playing favorites, ‘Omaha may count on the sawe privilege of entertaining him. ———— American medical and sanitary ex- perts have an opportunity to distinguish themselves by eradicating cholera in Manila as they eradicated yellow fever I Havana. Such an achievement would count high for humanity and civiliza- tlon. ' e | Another federal disbursing officer, this time in the Department of Justice, has gone wrong by a shortage In his a counts. As the culprit's defalcations | date back nearly seven years to the stime he received his appointment under the last democratic attorney general, the ‘opposition press will have to go shy on charging his misdeeds up to the repub- liean administration. e e ——— ] Emperor Willlam bas a right to boast of what he has done to promote the udustrial progress of Germany. When he ascended the throne he was hailed as ‘A war lord who was expected to seek for glory on the fleld of battle. Instead of Inviting war, however, he has so far at least bent all his energies. in the direction of peace, under which alone Industrial pursuits can thrive. Ger- many's rank near the top of the indus- trial ladder attests what has been ac- complished by lls policies. David B. Hill is more courteous to Mr. Bryan than Mr. Bryan's friends are to Mr. Hill. In his Tilden club address ‘Mr. Hill declared: “We should have been glad to welcome that other dis- ‘tinguished democrat who hails from the great west—our honored stundard-bearer the last two presidential elections- ! that able and eloquent democratic orator, Mr. Bryan—had he been able to be pres- ent 6n this oceasion.” Contrast with this the treatment accorded Mr. Hill by the Jacksonlan club, made up of a mem- bership of Nebraska democrats, who, after selecting Mr. Hill as their Jack- \..un day orator, reconsidered the mat- |ter and withheld the invitation for fear 1t would give offense to Mr. Bryan. R B e E————"—— | Board DISTRIBUTION OF RAILROAD VALUES. For waye that dark and trick that are vain the heathen Chinee 18 com pletely ontdone by the railroad tax bu. u. Its attempt to hoodwink the peo ple of Nebraska into the bellef that the valuable terminal facilities, depots and unds are “distributed” by the of Equalization for the benefit of the taxpayers of the various counties is ingenjous, but will fool nobody. This feature is pointed out in railway bulle- tin No. 5 in the following language: The are depot gr distribution of value in accordance carrying on their schools and make those necessary improvements which induce set- tlers to locate there, and while at first glance this distribution of property would rot look fair to Omaha, for instance, citizens of Omaha should know that almost any city in the state would ‘gladly change positions with that city In case the rall- roads would do as much for their locality as they have dome for the city of Omaha While it might be popular for Omaha to advocate a change in this system of dis- tribution, It certainly would create an an- tagonism against that city through the whole state and would run counter to the general rule regarding rafiroad taxation. This 18 a very plausible and catchy argument. It has buncoed legislature after legislature, but the game will not stand exposure to the searchlight. Let us see how the distribution has worked In 1891, when the Union Pacitic was on the verge of bankruptcy and its stock was selling at from 5 to 15 cents on the dollar, the terminals at Omaha were not developed and the new union depot had not been projected, the main line of the road from Omaha to the west boundary of the state was assessed at $11,440 per mile. After the road had been recapitalized and reconstructed and its earnings enormously increased the road was assessed at $9,800. The effect of the distribution of the terminals and new union depot upon the counties along the main line will be seen at a glance iu the following table: Union Pacific Assessment in Nebraska. After Distri- bution. 1901, 326,636 § 125,734 240,562 Before Distri- bution. 1591, 881,180 § 140,775 Lost by Distri- Countles, bution. Doug's .8 Sarpy Dodge . Colfax Platte ... Merrick Hall Buaffalo... Dawson Lincoln.. 670,612 Keith .. 477,620 Deuel .. 3,503 Chey'me . 449,820 Kimb 430,436 54,644 21,041 41,311 29,700 31,865 78,734 42,230 62,631 73,014 96,130 70,724 41,255 45,473 81,678 440,608 252,350 374,202 441,686 574,476 430,503 515,600 354,858 Totals..85,344,006 $4,678,756 $766,238 Here is rallroad distribution for you with a vengeance. How much do any of the counties west of Douglas get out of the value of the Union Pacific terminal facilities, which are capitalized at fully $10,000,000? How much do they get out of the new depot and other substantial improvements at the terminals? How much are they getting this year out of the Union Pacific bridge, which eleven years ago was assessed for $125,000 and this year is assessed for $1,586? Surely there ought to have been some increase visible through distribution out of so much property, but instead of growing more valuable the road seems to be growing poorer and poorer every year. The same mode of distribution bas pre- vailed on the Omaha and Republican valley division of the Union Pacific, as may be seen in the following table: & Republica Omaha Valley Asses Before Distri- bution. 1891, 5,045 § 188,280 173,655 107,460 147,375 72,540 36,408 241,335 41,355 61,470 56,550 175,500 96,345 94,005 152,730 After Distri- bution. 1901, 7,735 § 146,440 135,065 153,545 114,625 56,420 28,815 187,705 32,165 47,810 67,340 136,570 74,085 73,815 118,790 69,265 Lost by Distri- bution. 2,210 41,840 38,590 43,015 32,750 16,120 8,000 B53,63¢ 9,190 13,660 19,340 39,020 21,410 21,000 33,040 19,790 1,565,025 $1,450,540 $414,4585 Total Shrinkage of U Pacific assessment. $1,180,723 A marked effect of the great gift en- terprise distribution of rallrond values will be appreclated by the settlers up the Elkhorn when they study the fol- lowing figures: Fremont, Elkhora & Mi Before Distri- bution. 1591 ourl Valley. After Lost by Distri- Distri- bution. bution. 1901, 760 12,740 177,660 9,000 99,306 38,684 75,456 20,344 118,116 45,034 102,008 39,704 51,768 20,182 173,448 67,452 206,632 80,318 102,924 40,026 32,368 157,704 54,824 80,006 46,032 40,432 81,584 Counties, 246,750 138,050 104,800 164,050 45,206 41,800 62,006 23,500 90,412 1,246 44,350 13,888 25,536 8,506 43,088 45,458 6,174 52,306 168,600 40,600 01,200 0,700 157,100 162,350 22,080 122,100 60,504 Tot1e.84,003,050 $3,512.320 $1.301,430 The distribution of railroad values on the Burlington is if anything a more stupendous farce. In 1891 the Burling- tou depot at Omaha was u one-story brick cottage and its terminal facilities were on leased Union Paclfic grounds. Today the Burlington boasts a wonu- mental depot and superb terminal facil- ities which could not be replaced for $1,000,000. All of this property is in cluded in the assessment of the Omaba & Southwestern rallroad which, ‘n 1891, was assessed for $6,800 per mile and in ’ with the law assists the poorer counties in | the | 1002 is assessed for $6,600 a mile after all the distribution had taken place. The effect of this distribution to the coun- ties on the Southwestern line is shown in the following table Omaha & Southwesterm Assessment. After Lost by Distri- Distri- bution bation. 1901 32,776 8 31,930 § 846 101,388 97,058 3,430 36 8,701 235 116,076 112,149 3,027 88,536 85,541 2,995 -8345,712 $334,281 $11,433 ceiees 830,731 Gage, Saline and unties get out of this distribu- What has become of the $1,000,- worth of improvements and ter Before Distri- Counties. bution Sarpy tion? 000 minals and where is the visible effect | of the increased rolling stock? Is it all swallowed up and absorbed in the great distribution? The effect of the distribution of raflroad values on the main line of the Burlington is mani fested In the following table: urlington & Missouri Main Line. After Lost by Distri- Distri- bution. bation. 1901, 254,660 § 20,366 85,172 7.510 880,245 43,847 263,658 30,403 254,440 20,341 165,314 17,010 844,273 89,600 267,039 30,793 41,367 4,771 Before Distri- bution. 1891 284,026 § 72,688 424,002 204,058 283,700 Counties. Adams 82,200,818 $2,026.175 $233,646 Members of the next legislature should cut out these tables and paste them in thelr hats so that when the railroad bunco steerers seek to impress upon them the idea that the value of | the terminal facilities, depots and ma- chine shops are distributed to their countles they will turn a deaf ear to their pleas. Sp——— THE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM. The platform upon which Nebraska republicans go before the people in the present campalgn has the merit of brev- ity and directness usually lacking in party declarations. Its endorsement of President Roose- velt and the policies for which he stands is unequivocal. Its pledge of support to the adminlistration In its effort to maintain the honor of the flag is cor- dial and unreserved. The commenda- tion of the administration of President Roosevelt for his vigorous efforts to en- force the nllxtlirust law unquestionably expresses the undivided sentiment of the rank and file of the party, as does also the compliment pald to him and our representatives in congress for secur- Ing legislation to reclaim the semi-arid regions by irrigation. On state lesues, the demand for con- stitutional revision is given first place to emphasize its importance. Only second in lmportance is the de- claration in favor of tax reform through the more rigid enforcement of the as- sessment laws. Special stress Is laid upon the assessment of corporate fran- chises, which heretofore escaped taxa- tion, on the same basis of valuation as 1s applied to all other taxable property. The fallure to carry out the spirit and letter of the constitution with regard to the taXation of franchises has been a grievance of many years' standing of which the people of Nebraska have Justly complained, but up to a recent period no practical steps have been taken to enforce the popular demand. While the people look to the courts for an interpretation of the constitution and law that will remove the pretext under which fusion assessment boards and re- publican assessment boards allke have excused thelr favoritlsm to the rdil- roads,* the pledge embodied in the plat- form is a promise to be redeemed by the legislature should further legislation be necessary to Insure equitable taxation. The plank demanding additional laws holding custodians of public funds ac- countable for the Interest as well as the principal of all woneys that may come Into their possession by virtue of their office will, we belleve, meet with universal approval and registers a pro- test agalnst court decisions based on technicalities that have enabled many public officers in Nebraska to pocket money that does not belong to them. The recommendation for the creation of a board of audit to examine and verify the accounts of the state treas- urer and give publicity from time to time as to the condition of the funds and whereabouts of the money and se- curities in his custody follows up the declaration of last year agalnst the farming out of public funds for privale gain and for more strict supervision of the state's finances. A board of audit vested with these powers has for a number of years been maintained in the state of Kansas with excellent results. The proposed creailon of a board of pardons recommended by the platform is directed at another abuse under which Nebraska has suffered under both fusion and republican executives. Boards of pardon are features of the governments of several states, where they have served to check the arbitrary and In- discreet exercise of executive clemency. Ee—— FOREIGN CROP CONDITIONS. The latest reports of crov conditions in Burope show them to be quite gen- erally unfavorable. The weather for some weeks bas been cold and there has heen a great deal of rain, so that ail the cereals are very backward. A dis- pateh of a few duys agaweald in regard to the conditions in France that the earing of wheat bas pot even com- menced in the north and the generally backward erops Imply diminished quan- tity and quality. The rye erop, it was stated, will certainly be short and prob- ably barley also. There has been un- precedented and persistent cold weather in Austro-Hungary, causing great appre- henslon among those interested in agri- culture throughout the country. Cold ralus have prevailed over a large part of Germany for weeks and the geveral crop conditions are bad. In all these countries there will be a scarcity of fruits and the quality will be infevior. 4 Maize is the principal crop of Hungary and the outlook for this is very poor. The present indications are that there will be no diminution during :he next twelve months in the European demand for American foodstuffs and some coun- tries abroad may have to import more largely than usual. In this situation it would seem safe to assume that even Germany will not increase the duties on our grain, although the agravians of that country are still agitating for an increase. There Is every reason for a feeling of confidence that our exports { of foodstuffs to Europe will be wain- 15,154 | tained for the next year in undimimshed quantity. —— FOR SETTLING LABOR DISPUTES Every rational plan or proposition looking to the settlement of labor dis- putes and the preservation of indus- trial peace should receive earuest con- sideration and there has never been a time when interest in this mattor was greater and more general than at pres ent. Representative McDermott of New Jersey has preparcd a bill to be intro- | duced in congress which authorizes the president, when informed by petition or otherwise of the existence of a strik to appoint a board of Investigation and | arbitration having power to obtain a comprehensive unt of the matters in dispute and when this has been done the opinion of each member of the board upon the justice of the demand of each party shall be made to the president. Upon the submission of any matter in dispute as authorized in the bill the board shall consider the testi- mony offered by the parties and shall give judgment upon all matters sub- mitted. The plan applies only to strikes which affect interstate commerce. The author of the measure is of the opinfon that the constitutional author ity of congress and the executive is suffi- clent to permit of investigation and to provide a court of arbitration in any matter that affects commerce between the states, as for example the anthra- cite coal strike. The country at large, he argues, is dependent on the coal supply for the creation of the power necded to carry on Its industrial life and if that supply 15 stopped commerce I8 seri- ously interfered with and its existence threatened; therefore the federal gov ernment has the right and it is the duty of congress to take up this matter and provide for its arbitration. There are many who will concur in this view, but there are some dificulties In the way of such legislation as the New Jersey rep- resentative proposes proving of any real value, There was a federal arbitration act passed in 1888, but it was found to be of no practical value and was re- pealed by the act of June 1, 1808. The latter provides for medfation and cou- ciliation only in the case of disputes between rallway companies engaged in interstate commerce and their employes, s0 that it does not apply to the anthra- cite coal strike. That trouble, however, has been investigated by the commis- sloner of labor and this is as far as the federal authorities can go in the matter, so0 long as the transportation companies concerned have no dispute with their employes. The arbitration act of 1888 having been repealed as recently as four years ago, It is improbable that congress will serlously consider a proposition to re- enact similar legislation. There is no question that the coal strike is a mat- ter of national concern, as affecting commerce Between the states, but in its present condition it 18 beyond the reach of federal authority and it is safe to say that congress will not attempt to deal with it. e— COMPETITIUN AND THE TRUSTS. While the great consolidations of in- Austrial capital bave been steadily going on there has at the same time been a very marked development of Inde- pendent corporate enterprise, demon- strating that competition has by no means been suppressed. It appears that within the past twelve years the capi- talization of consolldated corporations amounts to about $4,500,000,000, while within a much less time the creations of independent industrial capital have amounted to approximately $5,000,- 000,000, Remarking upon this the New York Journal of Commerce says 'it teaches that imposiug as the expansion of the trusts may seem, that of the independent industries is immeasurably greater; that our minor millionaires and our substan- tial men of business have reached the conclusion that conservatively-financed and well-managed corporations, with moderate capitals, have nothing to fear from the competition and the supposed superior advantages of the trusts; that the surprising magnitude of the new in- dependent corporations evidences a very emphatic and general conviction on this point; that the independent industries are gaining so rapidly on the trust forces that the hopes of the monopolist, organi zations seem to be already foredoomed and that the process of consolidating capitals has released large numbers of well-trained prineipals of successful cor- porations, who are now employing thelr means and experfence in the ranks of competition, the efforts to create monop- olies thus proving self-defeating. It is poluted out that the new independent concerns are so far generally dolog well and finding no difficulty in competing with the trusts, that a noteworthy pro- portion of the monopoly claimed by cer- tain trusts in their respective trades has been reduced and that notwithstanding the extraordinary prosperity of trade, uot a few of the trusts are falling far bebind thelr early promises as to net earnings, expectations as to economies ave falling more or less to ma- terialize and In several notable cases the cousolidated concerns have been dis- banded, while others appear destined either to early follow suit or to be re organized on a more conservative basis. It is noted that the United States Steel corporation bggan with a coutrol of 80 per cent of national output and now claims only 67 qu steel and 45 on pig iron, while the Sugar trust has reduced its claim of control from about %0 per cent to 5O pér cent. These are reassuring condition which it may reasonably be assumed that the consolidation movement has nearly reached the limit and that a re- turn to natural competition is not far off. But this promise should not be per mitted to cause any abatement of inter. est in the question of a proper regu tion and supervision of the corpo: tions engaged In interstate busi- ness. Ultimately the great Indus- trial combinations may be com pelled to yield to the natural laws which control the movements of industry and commerce, but in the meanwhile it important and necessary that they shall be subjected to such statutory as the interests of the public demand. from is The approving unanimity of the com ment passed on the selection of Wood row Wilson to succeed President Patton, at the head of Princeton university, must be as gratifying to the authorities of that mstitution responsible for the chofce as to President Wilson himself, because it shows that the friends of Princeton everywhere and generally are satisfied no fitter could have been found for the With Dr. Wilson holding the exeentive lines, Princeton will take its place along side of our other great American univer sities that have prepared to take up twentleth century work with aggressive vigor under the rapidly rising younger generation of educato The past few years have witnessed the installation of new presidenfs over most of our le institutions of higher learning, marking a new era in the educ; now that Pl Dr. Wilson, Harvard alone of our great under older directors. That the success of President Wilson in his new position man n and 1s assured by capacity proved in subor- | dinate experience goes without saying, and It is no disparagement of his pr decessor to see new life and greater in- fluence ahead for Princeton under its new regime. SEm— In a dispateh to the Chicago Chrosicle | its Washington correspondent intimates that “there is a suspicigf in Washington that ex-Senator John M. Thurston had something to do with the action of ghe Nebraska convention.” Ir. Thurston,” we are told, “pald a mysterious visit to the state last week and is supposed to have interviewed a majority of the party leaders on the part of the president.” This is another example of going away from home to learn the news. Mr. Thurston had about as much to do with the actlon of the Nebraska convention as he did with the negotiation of the terms of peace with the Boers, and Pres- ident Roosevelt would as well call in Mr. Oxnard as Mr. Thurston to act as messenger to Nebraska. The chances are that if run down the source of the Chronicle's “suspicion” would be very close to Mr. Thurston himself. And the Keynote of Night. Saturday Evening Post. High living and plain thinking s the note of the day. . The Last Not the Least. Philadelphia Ledger. Th man on vacation can now find any number of attractive resorts, fucluding home. Invading Our Preserves. Baltimore American. The coronation program does not end un- til July Gth. This looks like an attempt to"drag the United States into the festivi- ites. Oh, Shah, Go Slow. ‘Washington Post. The Shah of Persla expects to loosen up to the extent of §750,000 on account of the coronation. This will glve the Hon. Whitelaw Reld’s upholstering a decided thirty-cents-like aspect. One Privilege U bed. Chicago Record-Herald. A Milwaukee court has issued an injunc- tion restraining a man from resigning his job to accept a better one. But let us not be too hasty to condemn. been deprived of the privilege of & raise where he is. king for Roundin P the Facts. Indfanapolis Journal, Since the declaration of peace in South Africa it comes out that there were about 50,000 Boers n the fleld at the beginning of the war. This is several times as many as it was supposed they could muster, but there were three generations of them bear- ing arms PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE. Jupitur Pluvius is welcome to & vacation. Codfish is going up and prunes show a tendency to inflation. Fortunately the air sticks to its old level. The bey of Tunis, who died the other da; had fifty wives, according to the last census. Strange to say, he lived to a ripe old age. Texas 1s praying for rain. It is a danger- out expedient. Up this way prayers were sent aloft some weeks ago and brought.down a flood. While farmers are using waders to navi- gate their teeming soll, it w a waste of precious time to start a discussion on artl- ficlal irrigation. Mr. Cleveland's latest degree is a marked improvement on the degrees of frost handed to him by former associates during the last elght years. Regarding the water cure, expert opinion in the Missouri valley is a unit on the prop- osition that it is possible to get too much of & good thing With the end of June the last of the war tax on bger, amounting to 60 cents a bar- rel, will vanish. However, this will not affect the height of the summer collar. M.]n-r Waller denies having been in- terviewed about “the howling wilderness of Samar.” He didn't say a word about it What he did was to make a trail of burning dashes from the Golden Gate *> Omaha. A writer in the Engineering Magazine veutures the opinion that Cervera's fleet would have escaped if its engiveers had been eMclent. “If is shor: but mighty. How differently bistory would be written 4id 1t not intrude st critical stages of the game Some of the Chicago college managers are having a dizzy tme trying to prevent the boys and girls from courting. The stald old professors declare the students must stick to their lessons. That is what they are there for. Yet there is no lesson #0 easlly and so joyously learned as that which cold-blooded deacons frown upon. Perbaps they are filled with envy. ntrol | edueators | place. | ding | fonal world, and | uceton bas given its call to | Michigan | universities remain | He ha# not yet | BLASTS FROM RAM'S HORN, Mighty rivers rise In quiet places. Dead issues create no discussion. Burnished brass shines brighter than nug- gets of gold The criticism of the sermon often uproots the good seed Many negatives of vice do not make a positive virtue. The flowers of rejolcing bloom on the tree of righteousness. Sermon seed will sprout quickly If it is soaked in prayer. Bread and butter Christlans here miss the banquet there. The power of the pulpit is great, but that of the person is greater. Many a man's practice puts an extia- guleher on his profession He who fits his shoulder to the yoke is fitting his brows for the crown. 1 We are all willing to trust God to feed | it we may the food | Honor 1s things that that seeks It find it It way we ought to R0 than to go in the way we see. A great atness ls often exhib- ited in self-im rictions. SECULAR SHOTS AT T may | us choose one of those shall to see the he not | I8 casier man's gr hosed re PULPIT. Post: Perhaps the Chicago | who claims he never told a lle would have saved himself much annoyance | by keeping the matter to himself. Chicego Post: A Methodist pastor of Rockford has refused to use an honorary | dcgree for the unusual reason that he be- lieves degrees should be conferred for dis- tinct merit Washington preacher Minneapolis Times: Rev. Father Barth of Stephenson, Mich., will conduct a theater hereafter in connection with his church, 1is purpose being to wean his young men away from certain objectionable shows that | fourish there. He will find the play more | cffective than the sermon in some quarters. | Roston Globe: The Jersey City minister { who declared in his sermon Sunday evening ! that American girls ought to climb (rrpl‘ | and eat corned beef and cabbage apparently belteves that it 1s necessary for leaders of | religlous thought nowadays to preach | something besides old-fashioned doctrinal sermons in order to fill the pews. Brooklyn Eagle: Now that rectors and bishops have taken to playing base ball, we might invite a few of our esteemed ultchers and batters to express themselves in the pulpit. They coutd make their pres- ence there enlivening. Indeed, the great !need of sermons is a short stop. The search of every preacher is a center fleld. | The task of getting people not to dispute the decisions of the umpire in the pulpit {18 a hard one. The delight of some preach- | ers to catch topics on the fly is apparent The church habit of hardling hot truths with gloves is as noticeable as that of | ‘4.|!l|\l-‘l’\ and basemen to do the same with | hot balls. The desire of batters and of dominies to make hits is the same. And to pitchers and to preachers the matter of delivery is an important consideration. Besides, neither can be said to be indiffer- | ent to the gate money. Chicago Record-Herald: In accepting the honorary degree of doctor of jurisprudence | from the Augustinian college of St. Thomas | of Villanova ex-President Cleveland passed over the personal significance of the cere- mony to comment on its general import He referred to the institution as a severely | Catholic college, which was nevertheless ready to bestow its honors “upon one con- nected with the management of and holding an honorary degree in the severely Pro- testant Princeton university.” And he pointed to the act as an. impressive illus- tration of the liberal pirit which pervades the schools of this country and is common to the great majority of them, Under the influence of this spirit Protestant institu- tlons have conferred their degrees upon members of the Cathollc priesthood and upon all such occasions there is a notable outburst of good will and fraterfal feeling which means a great deal to-the country. POOR MEMORY COMES HANDY. Pecul Railroad Man- ager on the Wi Stand. Chicago Record-Herald The Inevitable inference to be drawn from the testimony of W. M. Bushnell, general freight agent of the Chicago, Pecria & St. Louls railroad, before the Interstate Commerce commission is that his employers | systematically the interstate com- | merce law. He testified that $36,000 was pald annually | to a solicltor of freight business who was | accountable to him. While his own salary was much less than $6,000, this subordinat r Lapses of n e evade | thing the matter with my eyes agent’s income was six times that amount, and he kngw Dothing of the disposition of the money. A suggestion that rtion of it might have gone in rebates received o {llumination from the witness, but it real required none. His deflclent memory regard to many things had the effect of a positive confession of gullt, and the rail roads should see that such exhibitions as this man gave must le the most swee| ing and Injurfous deductions eoncerni thelr policy and methods. If repeated | vestigations keep leading to such miserabls ‘evasions more and more stringent and b tile legislation will result. The companies can have no just ground for complai against “granger laws" thus evoked. DOMESTIC PLEASANTRIES a considerable p h Chicago Post: “She shines in soclety, they say, ‘Yes formed. d she blazes at home, I'm in- Blonde Bridesmald—The Brooklyn Life: Sers ¥ eated your Aunt Marla ushers haven't with the family. Other Bridesmalid (sister to the bride No, she sent only a pickle fork! Detroit Press: She. any Free 1s_there Ye want th Oculist—Sur moved, ye do. Philadelphia Record: Mrs. Mugging—Do Jou attempt keep up with the latest ction? Mrs. man- ages to SPriNg & New excuse on me every time he stays out late 8OO B Buggins—Well, my husband Cleveland Plain Dealer: 0, sir, I've never felt so small and insignificant in ail my life before.” What's the reason? “Reason! Why, I m a June bridegroom!" Philadelphia_Press: “Our minister Is a really charitable man. He always shuts his eves to the shortcomings of his parish- | foners.” “And I notice many of the parishioners even things up by shutting their eyes to the longcomings of his sermons.” Chicago News: The marry your eldest d Her Father—O} position to support he Sultor—I think Her Father—Well of it. There are te Sultor—T wish r, sir. eh? family? «ir ad better be sure 11 told ta Are you In a Chicago Record-Herald: ““What on earth do you mean, her mother asked, ‘by urgin’ your husband to get one of 'thos outrageously high-priced Panama ha Are you crazy to encourage such extrav gance?” “I shall want some more hats from tima to time myself, mamma dear,” the mweet {oung woman feplied, “und hé has always icked 80 at the prices I pay “My darling! You always was such. a hand for lookin' ahead. Let me kiss you' NEARING HOME, Phoebe Cary. One sweetly solemn Comes to me o'er and o I'm nearer my home today Than 1 ever have been before. 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