Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 27, 1903, Page 6

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REMITTANCES. i Remit by draft, express or postal order gayasle 1o The Bee. Fublishing. Compiny nly 3-cent stamps accepted in payment of gl‘ accounts. rmhl.l (‘hfl'kn,lr:::'pl“fl‘“ , 00 1 or eastern excl 3 COH?A#‘ maha THE BEE PUBLISHI. [ s i comileh. doieve v 20 STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. Siate of N las County, ss.: o5 B. T Bee Pul ing Co says and cdi 1 Omal { Less unsold and returned coples. Net total sales. KV n my prese 0th day of M. B, HUNGATE, Notary Publle. & Now keep your eye on the campaign roorback. e —— The 1008 foot ball casunlty list is growing slowly but surel Next Saturday In lnst reglstration day. Mark it down. Cards and handbills put in circulation by irresponsible parties and political bushwhackers will be discounted by in- telligent voters. E———— The democrats think they see discord sprending In the ranks of the repub- licans of this county, but it is only the wish father to the thought, b ) Thanksgiving day proclamatiops will #oon be In order It will not be dificnit for any of our executives to find valid causes for popular rejoicing, , Emm—— Tor some reason or other the country refuses to fise to the tip-toe of ex- pectancy in anticipation of the forth- coming extra session of congress. mm——— Russla objects to British and American sympathy for Japan. It objected also to American sympathy for ‘the perse- cuted Jews. Russian objections, how- ever, do not go in this free couuntry. S | It 18 not too late yet to-have a- little diversion In the shape of litigition over sthe form of the official birllat, . A politi- cal eampalgn in° Nebraska' without such & alde show will be g record-breaker. e ———— One swallow does not make summer and one disgruntled republican who re- fuses to be harmonized is not to be taken as an index of prevailing senti- ment among the rank and’ file of the party. SEm—— Out in Butte, Mont,, they think they know the right way to. go about it to get an obnoxlous court ruling reversed on appeal. They have simply hanged in efigy the trinl judge rendering the detision, A drowning man will cateh at straws. That explains the reason why the popo- cratie fakery is taking straw votcs at boarding house tables to ascerialn the proportion of republicaus who intend to boit the judiclal ticket. Unless you register, for the coming election and get your, uame on your party enrollment you will not be able to vote at any of your party primnries next year. If you have mnab yet'iregis: tered, be sure to do'so Saturdsy. m—————— Under direction of Tresident Roose- velt the admlnistration did its own post- office house cleaning, and if theve is! need of overhaullng In any other de- | partment the administration will able to do the work effectively itself. Le | Mr. Barnes bas been the hvuenvlur,\l of considerable kindness at the hands of Judge Sullivan's friends, declures the World:Hergld. Not ‘a LIt more than Judge Sulllvan has beon the bepeficlary of considerable kindness at the hands of Judge Barnes' friends. gt Bishop Potter's advocacy of large families may subject him to the charge of inconsistency, when taken in con nection with his well known views op- posed to the remarriage of divorced per- SENATE AKD HOUSE. Just before the close of the last con- gress Representative Cannon made -a speech vigorously arralgning the senate for its methods of doing business, with particular reference to its alleged usur- pations. Mr. Cannon . quite plainly in- timated that iIf the senate did not In- stitute a reform of its. own motion the house would compel it to do so. There were many sympathizers with this ut- terunce In the lower branch of congress and one of them, Mr. McCall of Massa- chusetts, has recently expressed his views on the matter in no 'uncertain terms, charging that the senate has usurped authority mt the expense of the house on the one hand and of the presi- dent on the other. ¥ 2 He remarks that the striking circum- stance in conniection with the power of the senate is that it holds the com- manding place at the center of the gov- ernment. “It brings to mind the condt tion of things in Europe under the feudal system, where the nobles had the position between the king and the people and gradually encroached upon them both until they were able to oppress both. The senate shares the powers of legisiation with the house and some of the most important executive functione with the president. The latter Is un- able to appoint a collector or a post- master, or even a member.of his own official household, without the senate’s consent. Such Important powers, exer- clsed at the center of the state, would naturally increase by encroachment upon both extremes, and they certainly would not diminish.” In regard to the alleged usurpations of the semate, Mr. MecCall refers to the extent to Wwhich it has |taken from the house control over rev- enue bflls, which. the -constitution pro- vides shall originate in the house, and to the fact that it has in a measure monop- olized the work of framing tariff bills. In other directions it 18 noted that the fenate has so far enctoached upon the constitutional ‘powers of the president that it has virtually taken out of his hands mnch of the work of negotlating treaties. AR to n remedy, Mr. McCall finds the only practical hope of even a partial remedy in the zealous insistence by the house upon its constitutionual prerogn- tives. “If it should do that,” he says, “it would be more likely to renlize the advantage of its position in a nation im- bued with the democratic iden. The doubtful powers of government would gravitate toward the house, our laws would become more popular in character and would respond to brond and genern] needs in the community, while the char- acter of the senate ‘as a- conservative body would be ufilmpnired.” There s promise that In the coming congress, with a speaker strongly committed to an in- lstence by the house upon its constitn- tional prerogatives, ‘that body will as- sert itself in this regard, but if it should it cannot he confidently assumed that it wonld accomplish anything, for as Mr. McCall points out the period of the life of the house of representatives is #o short that its term would be lkely to come to'an end before a contest between the two houses would acquire any great momentum. The only sure remedy for the usurpations complained of fs to be found In the popular election of senators. TRAE MMIGRATION QUESTION, The commissioner general of immi- gration, Mr. Sargent, appears to be dis- posed, as was his predecessor, to play Into the hands of those who would {m- pose additional restrictlons upon immi- gration. His ‘annual report is of a natm= to intensify the demand of those who think that there should be prac- tically a closlng of the gates against Aaliens who desire t6 make their homcs in this country and it is not to be doubted that they will make the most of it in efforts to secure the legislation they desire. . We have heretofore said that the concentration of large numbers of immigrants in the great cities is un- desirable, that a better distribution of those who come. into the country would be generally beneficial, but we are un- able to agree with the view of the com- missioner that this concentration consti- |tutes an alavining peril to the nation. or as he puts it a menace to the “physical, social, moral and political se- curity of the country.” It is doubtless true that allen communities in some of the large cities do not in all respects live in accordance with American ideas, but s it ‘not also a fact that they stead- ily improve under the influence of those ideas? Commissioner Sargent seems to us to Le altogether. too -extravagant in his characterization of these allen communl- ties. They have, unquestionably, their depraved and vicious elements, but there are native 'communities of which this can also be sail and these are by far the avore dangerous (o te physical, socigl, moral and’ politicat security of the | contry. —r— FOOD AND EMPIRE. The Free Food league of England has taken a deelded position against the Chamberlain policy of fiscal reform, as- |mllul that. it weould tend to promeote | the disintegration rather than the union of the empire, while leading Inevitably to a policy of proteetion. The league Is composed of unlonists with whomn tlie forwer colonial secretary has acted and will exert a very great influence upon popular sentiment In support of the policy of free trade, so manifestly im- sops. There Is no reason why remar- ried divorcees should not raise as large takulites us the parties to first mgrriages. m—— The Bee remarked. editorially a few days ago: Judge Sullivan pledged himself and his portant to a large majority of the people of the United Kingdom. In order to appreciate this it Is only nécessary to note the fact that out of 200,000,000 -to 225,000,000 bushels of wheat in round numbers consumed an- nually in theé United Kingdom only a partisans to a clean campalgn, byt tae vilification circulars | concocted agalust Judge Barnes in .the rest of Judge Sullivan are already out. But, then, what else was to have been expected? What is there in this which sbould wake Judge Sullivan’s champlous foaw 0 at the mouth? They must by hard pressed to find an excuse for repudia llttle over a fifth, about 50,000,000 bush- els, is grown lu the British lslands on the average. England new taxes tea,| coffee, cocon and sugar. The Chamber- plan is to tax wheat and reduce other articles. He would cents a bushel on wheat per cent on meat, THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, about one bushel in six 6f the amount consumed.” The United States furnishes a‘foll two-thirds, This plan would be equivalent to a considerable bounty on the wheat flelds of Canada, Australia and India and would undoubtedly en- conrage wheat production in those coun- tries, but in'the view of the Free Food league this bounty would come out of the pockets of consumers, millions of whoth are not in eondition to pay it That. organization sees nothing to be | gained by such a policy, but many dis |advantages. The idea of strengthening { imperial unity by taxing bread and meat does not commend itself to the masses of the English people and the present indientions are that Mr. Chamberlain will not be able to convince a majority of them to accept his plan of fiseal re- form. American wheat, it is safe to say, will continue to have a free market in England for an indefinite period. Siye———— RUM. ROUMANISM AND REBELLION. Partisan criticism directed against Chief Justice Bulllvan and the supreme court because of the decision in the bible case was severely rebuked by the Rev. H. C. Herring, pastor of the First Congregational church, in a sermon last night on “Why Is Not the Bible Read {n Our Public Schoois?" The minister commended the decision as an exceedingly able, interesting and luminous paper, conservative and sensible, and one that, it seemed, should be good law, and expressed the hope that “the foolish and unjust criticlsm™ of the court on account of it would cease.—World-Herald. In the closing days of the presidential campaign of 1884 an indiscreet pulpit orator at a banquet table in the city of New York compassed the defeat of James G. Blaine for the presidency by the utterance of three simple words— rum, romanism and rebelllon. If the fate of ‘the lamented Blalne overtakes Judge Sullivan it will not be so much because of the imdiscreet utterances of a preacher as the stupid insistence of his editorial champion to keep the bible-in- front of the campalgn. Whatevér may have been the motive of the Omaba divine in taking for his !text the bible-in-the-public-schools con- tention, he perhaps unwittingly let the cat out of the meal tub when he made the following declaration in his sermon: One of the main contentions of the Catholic advocates of the expulsion of the bible from the public schools was that it was the King James version to which they objécted: As a matter of fact, the Catholics do not like our public schools, because in the met effect they draw the children away from the damination of the priesthood. They have been opposed at all times to a general reading of the bible. Thelr oppo- mition is ‘not ‘to the King James version, but to bible reading altogether by the Eeneral public. 'ly‘hh part of the sermon was studiously omitted from the World-Herald's report. Why? -Because Judge Rullivan's main- stay is the democratic party and the mainstay of the democratic party is to be found among the Catholics. Credit- ing Rev. Mr. Herring with the best intentions, his reasoning regarding the alleged Catholic aversion to public school education i illoglcal and un- founded. . If it were true that the Cathiolies are hostile to the public school system on general principles, would it not be good tactics for the priesthood to make no opposition to bible reading in the public schools, so as to keep the children of their parishioners away from the public schools ou religious grounds? Would not th tholie clergy bave ciapped their ' over Judge Sullivan's roling in the sible | eftort to build up their parish schools as agrinst the public schools? Does not the position of Rev Mr, Herring in favor of bible reading in the public schools to izeulcate religious sentimenii take the props i .. under Judge Sullivan's rullng that the bible may be read in public schools as & literary production, but not as a ve- liglous book ? TESTIMONIALS 48 IS TESTIMONIALS, Is 1t the purpose of the local demo- cratic organ to exemplify the poet's line and “damn” the local ticket of its party with “faint praise® A glance at its editorial page would certainly give that Impression. For weeks past it has pub- lished In its exery lssue a small number { of testimonials in behalf of that ticket, which, 1t says, were obtained by its re- porters from well known citizens, “the purpose being to show the high char- acter of the ticket as a whole.” Here are some of these testimoninls complete: T. J. O'Brien, Cate Manager—A good lot Of men. From all 1 hear the demoerats stand a mighty good show. Fred Paffenrath, Tallor—I have nothing to'say ngainst any of the democrats hom- Inated, and from what I hear it is a very ®ood ticket. Jullus Echnett, Brewery Manager—So far s 1 know it is a very good ticket. At least, I have heard several good things about it How is that for testimony showing “the high character” of the ticket, which is the declared object of dts publicati, {Many a man has “felt the halter draw jafter furnishing a hundredfold better testimonlals thn those. They remind us of the old Scotch verdict of proven.” They do not prove nor even help to prove that the demoeratic ticket 1s'a’ good one, though they do show that the witnesses were friendly posed to be obliging. The evidence, if it might be called such, is all hearsay and is indefinite at that. It is safe to say that each of the witnesses quoted 1s too. good a bypiness man to hive an applicant for a responeible position on any such ‘noncommittal statement as to his character from his last employer or from his friends. The local democratic organ must be hard up for something to say in support n!vlll county ticket. Possibly it has done the best it could, though readers of 'its editorial columns might reasona- biy conclude that its purpose was to render the ticket ridiculous. —— The New. York COentral ruilroad is planning to establish electric trolley lines as suburban branches in the central and the:public-schools decision to the fore- | 2se be- | cause It would strengthen them in their | and dis- | tramways. The policy which the Cen- tral adopted two years ago for meeting trolley competition by reducing fares and increasing the number of traing has proved ineffective, The experience of the New York Central in this respect has been no different from what will be the experience of all other railroads in trying to compete with the suburban trolley lines, which eventually are bound to become powerful competitors or be taken in as valuable feeders. Smsepetesny It is a well established principle in | the law of libel that the republication of | a libelous article subjects the publisher to the same penalties as the original publication. When the World-Herald reprints the contents of the anti-Barnes circular, while denying that it had any- thing to do with the publication of the original, its culpability is just as great as if the original had been set up, stereotyped and put through the print- ing presses in its own office. S————— South Omaha democrats, who have fallen down awfully in registration, claim to have proofs of registration frauds by the republican machine. In- asmuch as the county attorney of Doug- las county is a democrat, the democrats of South Omaha ought to have no trouble in prosecuting the republicans whom t.hey claim to be: responsible for the alleged registration of dummies and dead men. : How lucky most of us do not realize the terrible danger to which we are ex- posed by having a hestilé army in active eruption ‘under the shadow of Kort Riley. A special pension fund for the brave soldlers whg avert for us the threatened calamity would be only meager recognition of the debt of grati- tude we shall owe, e— There, Little Girl, D Philadelphia Pres: Cheer up, Canada; it will be all in the family one of these days. Cry! D — Merely a Reciprocal Knock. ‘Washington Star. The disappointed assoclates of Mr. Mor- gan and Mr. Schwab doubtless realize that an investigation, while interesting, seldom gets anybody his money back. ——— Good Tople to Talk Om. Kansas City Journal President Roosevelt might wisely devote a portion of his message to the divorce question—or rather to that phase of it which” involves the divorcing of grafting officials from thelr jobs. Any Excuse Better Than None. Detroit Free Press. A Baltimore trust company with a cap- ital of $2,125000 icaned $6,000,000 to a Mex- lcan railroad company, and the directors are now trying. to show that the fallure was a visitation of Providence. The Forty Thieves Outclassed. Philadelphia Record. The most interesting theatrical perform- ance In New York are the fairy-like exhibi- tlons in modern finance. The Prince and the Frog," “Cinderella and Her Slipper” and “All Baba and the Forty Thieves" are nothing to them. ‘But in the confusfon of the casts it 16 herd for the spectators to’ tell who-s All ‘Babi or who is the prince. e — Modesty Draws the V Portland Oregonlan. The disgust of people of decent sen: bilities over the' announcement of the union of May and December is never quite complete until the pictures of the twain are printed in the newspapers, Smirking senil- |ty 1s pitiable by the contrast with the | charms of youth or the well-pressrved beauty of middle life, and the contrast be- comes painful when the two are presented as husband and wife. Modesty turns away sickened &t the tight of the pretty face of | the woman, and dignity frowns darkly at | the self-satisfied smirk on the face of the aged mar. 1 Morganeering Finaunce, London Saturday Review. The Shipbuilding tri was to ‘‘sweep Britain from the seas;” it has itself col- lapsed. The Atlantic combine was to put an end to English supremacy on the ocean; the one thing which is evident amid all the rumors which have been current for some months past is that American man- agement has not been a succe Even the great Steel trust itself, with Its nominal capital of £28),(00,000, is no longer referred to as a miracle of finance In the way that was common .mmediately after fts inception. While the boom held the struc- ture looked beautiful, but now at the first suspleion of bad times its common stock is quoted at 16 (par 109), its preferred below 162 and_even its 6 per eent gold bonds at 70%. 1f a real depression comes it will be i dumped on the Public is the reverse of glit-edged security, There is doubtiess a good deal which we have to learn from the States, but buccaneering methods in finance coupled with unlimited bounce in commercé are not the weapon# with which supremacy will be wrested from the Old World. OMAHA RIVER CONVENTION, Move to Improve Navigatiom Kansas City Times. The proposed convention for river im- provement, to be held in Omaha, Noyember 5, chould be of considerable assistance in the work already Initiated by the conven- tion held In Kansas City, October 8. The | sideration of ways and means to control the Missouri river and the Kaw river as well to the end that floods in both streams may be prevented. In other words, the purpose of the convention s exactly that of the | former one held here, except that it brings | In a larger section of the Missouri river and | soeks to arouse Interest in other quarters. 1t is evident that the larger the scope of the work and the greater the territory fm- mediately to be affected by the improve- ment, the better is the prospect of success. If congressmen of lowa and Nebraska can be relfed upon to ald those of Missouri and Kansas there would be scarcely a doubt that the national legislature would be made to recognize its duty to the west and per- form it There should be no jealousy or fear that it other, sections of the Missouri valley fol- low the lead of Kansas and Missouri noth- ing at all will be done and all sections will fail of relief. It must be that the task undertaken s a great one of really national Importance—the improvement of western waterways and the securing of vas. property interests and the saving of many lives. There would seem to be no need of & modification of the demands and the policy of the River Improvement assocla- tion at this point, no matter what may be done ut the Omaha convention, but let it be understood that what heips one section western part of New York state in order | il help the other, and that all are merely colo- | to' save loeal traffic, which has been cut asking of congress the discharge of a duty that must be met at some time and has al- colonles supply | into ‘heavily by the independent electric | ready been negiected too long. found that the watered stock which was | call for the convention contemplates a con- 1903. DOINGS IN THE ARMY, Events of Current Interest Gleamed from the Armry Navy Register, Army regulations have beén amended so that commanding generals of the geo- graphical departments shall have authority to act on all cases brought before courts- martial convened within the limits of their respective commands. fect of this amendment is to relleve the president of the necessity of acting on cases coming from courts convened at West Point. Such cases will hereafter be passed upon by the commanding general of the Department of the East. / After the appointments to the army at Fort Leavenworth there remains ninety-two from the class of service candidates vacancies in the grade of second lieuten- ant. Of these fifty-three are in the in- fantry, nineteen in the cavalry and twenty In the artillery. Of these, again, sixteen, or six in the eavalry and ten in the in- fantry, were in existence before July 1. There is a prospect of the appointment to the army of two more of the candldates Who were finally examined at Fort Leaven- worth, which would reduce the vacancles previous to July 1 to M4 This num- ber of vacancies, therefors, may be filled by the appointment of civillan candidates, of whom there are literally hundreds whose applications are on flle In the adjutant gen- eral's office. It will be a difficult matter to select the young men for these places, and it must necessarily be largely a case of the succcess of those who come most, Or at least best, endorsed. It has not yet been settled, of course, whether any ap- pointments will be made from civil life. In Any event, the remaining vacancies must be held untll June for the graduates of the first class at West Point. There has been some consideration of the project of an ultimate decrease in the mili- tary force in the Philippines. This s with the Idea of cutting down, eventually, the army now stationed at various garrisons in the archipelago td the minimum controlled by the necessity of the situation and the de- | manda upon the troops. From reports which have come from Manila it seems to be evident that little may be expected in that direction. The decrease in the mili- tary force now in.contemplation will bring the .numerical strength of troops In the island down to a force which will barely suffice to perform tho duties involving upon the soldlers. There s every prospect that for many years to come there must be maintained in the slands a considerable body of soldlery unless in time it will be possible to increase the native troops and depend upon them to ald the work which is now performed by the regular establish- ment. It Is known that but three of the numerous native tribes will furnish satls- factory recrults for an increase in the na- tive. force, and it is by no means certain that they would in all respects meet the demgands made upon them. In any event, such. troops would have to be commanded by American officers, not necessarily those commissioned in the regular establishment, but certainly those of home training and education. It is likely, therefore, that army people must count upon perfodical tours of duty in the islands for many years. | Bome sensational disclosures are expected In regard to the administration of the mill-' tary prison at Aleatraz Island, Cal, Gen- eral F. C. Alnsworth, who has charge of the records of military prisoners, has urged | upon the acting secretary of war the neces- sity of an investigatjon of the methods of protecting prisoners at Alcatraz against es- cape. This action s taken on gccount of the release of four inmates during October found to be forged pardons. discovered in going over the records that two releases under similar cfr- cumstances were eéffected as far back as 1893, and some of the War department peo- ple are beginning to think that there may be numerous Irregularities of this sort, al- though there is no occasion to think that the forgers of 1892 were the culprits in the latest Incident. Yesterday it was found, however, that another prisoner had been released on June 13, the papers in the case being forgeries committed, evidently, by those who wrought the clever Imitations a few weeks ago. The case is that of Ralph E. Willlams, whose release was ordered in the shape of a mitigation of the unexpired portion of a five-years' sentence. As in the later cases, the papers relating to Williams al fine examples of forgery, includ'ng reproduction of paper, printing, Lypewrit- ing and even a red ink pen line used habitually to erase an obsolete phrase. All the circumstances point to a collusion be- tween clever forgers In and out of the prison at Alcatraz. Much mystery sur- rounds the whole case. ‘When the Army Board of Ordnance and Fortification meets in Washington on No- vember it will be In recelpt of the report written by Prof. 8. P. Langiey on his at- tempt to solve the problem of mechanical fiight.' It will also be in possession of the report made by Major Montgomery M. Ma. comb of the Artillery corps, member of the general staff and member of the Board of Ordnance and Fortification. Major Macomb 'was designated by the board to observe the test of the Langley flying machine, it be- ing the opinion of General Gillesple, presi- dent of the board, that there should be some official representative of that body present when the flight was attempted, as the War department, by virtue of the recommendation of the board, furnished Prof. Langley with $60,00, which sum con- stituted most of the fund upon which Prof. Langley drew for the defraying of the cost of his experiments. It s not known, of request of the board for additlonal ap propriations, and nothing more is known of the tenor of Major Macomb's report. The impression prevalls, however, that it will not be of the pessimistic character of the newspaper comments. Scientific observers of the Langley experiments are satisfied that an important step has been taken to- ward the solution of the problem of flying through the air. Prof. Langley has made important ocontributions to mechanical sclence, and the recent tests which ended in the partial destruction of the original ma- chine cannot with all propriety be deemed a fallure. The newspaper ridicule does not make it one. It is probable that the War department will make further allotments it it is reported officially that the Langley test has been of profit. PERSONAL NOTES. Wilson 8 Bissell, formerly postmaster weneral, bequeathed his entire estate, said to be worth nearly $00,00, to his widow. President Diaz has fortified to some ex- tent against race sulcide by inviting 5,000 Mormons (o settle in Mexico. Because his wife called him a bow- legged runt, an aggrieved husband in San Francisco walked out of his home and into & divorce court. The court balliff wears No. 125, but the crushed specimen of the lordly sex never asked him fo get busy. Morris Willlams of Wilkesbarre, who has 8t been appointed president of the Penn- sylvania Coal company, started his work about the mines as a breaker boy and has rigen through all the grades of mining to his present position, where he controls mil- lMons of dollars’ worth of property and commands more than 10,000 men. William Stoll, & young German of Mil- waukee, who three years ago left that city for the purpose of serving his three years' term in the German army. has just re- turned to the Cresm City. Within twenty- four hours after the close of his allotted course, whether Prof. Langley will make a | ‘The object and ef- Absolu tely Pure THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE P —— term of service Btoll was on board a steamer booked for his adopted country. According to Bouth Zarplina precedent the Armenians who »‘e on trial in Massachu- sotts for shoot'.g an editor should be unan- Imously acquitted on the ground that they {had to shoot. President Thompson of the State univer- sity at Columbus, O., addressed the stu- dents In reference to recent disorders on the campus. He declared hazers to be cow- ards and said those who refuse to submit to such Indignities were heroes. The German government has awarded the title of “‘Excellency” and has admitted to membership in the Prussian Privy coun- cll Prof. von Behring of Marburg, the fa- mous dlscoverer of diphtheria sernm. This is the first time such an honor has been bestowed on a physiclan. Willlam Allen White, the Kansas news- paper man, denies that he Is to be dean of the school of journallsm In the State uni- versity. “In the first place,” says Mr. White, “the job has not been offered me; In the second place, T wouldn't have the Job, and In the third place, there is no such Job. Sylvester Burke, the hero of Samar, has recelved an appointment as lighthouse keeper at Sandusky, O. As a member of the famous fighting Ninth infantry Burke was at the Samar massacre and In a hand- to-hand fight killed the chief of police of the city and recelved honorable mention trom the War department. JUDGE JOHN B, BARNES. MoCook Tribune: John B. Barnes, the re- publican nominee for supreme judge, will honor the place he seeks by his manhood and judiclal abllity. Vote for him. Holdrege Citizen: Judge Barnes' ability as a lawyer and a judge Is unquestioned, and as for his Integrity, he 18 every whit a man, There is no doubt but he s-the right person for the place. Tilden Citisen: Judge Barnes and Judge Sullivan were alike nominated unanimously and without opposition in their respective party conventions. The implied charge in the term ‘“corporation candidate” no more applies to one than the other. Each is well qualified for the supreme bench, and | there is absolutely no reason why Judge Barnes.should not recelve every repubiican vote in the state. Emerson Enterprise: Judge Barnes in his speech of acceptance before the con- vention which nominated him for supreme judge sall ho was under no obligations to any corporation, was famillar with the work of the supreme court and knew of no reason why he could mot administer the dutles of that high office with falrness. The Enterprise agrees with Judge Barnes. He will make an impartial and creditable su- preme judge. Norfolk Press: The Press believes that Judge Barnes will be elected, because Ne- braska is @ republican state to begin with and because it is desirable to place Ne- braska solidly in the republican 'column | this fall for the sake of the national ticket next year to end with. In view of the covert and concerted attack now - belng made by crganized capital on President Roosevelt, no republican can afford to take any other view than that it would be dis- astrous to permit the head of the ticket to be defeated this year, and however much regard he might have for Judge Sul- | livan he cannot afford to vote for him. Madison Chronicle: Judge J. B. Barnes ! of Norfolk, who has been one of the su- ! preme court commissioners for the past several years, is most eminently qualified | to step into the office of supreme judge. | His years of training s one of the most | successful lawyers of northeast Nebraska, his keen judgment and thorough knowledge of the law, as well as the fact that he has aiready recelved a most eminent training in all that pertains to the work of a su- | preme court judge, are points in his favor that the Woter will not forget this fall. Be | sure you cast a ballot for him on Novem- | ber 3. His election will be a merited recog- | nition of legal ability. SUGGESTIONS FOR A SMILE. “I see that Mr. the witness stan "1 suppose IU's because the pay is too small."—Cleveland Plain Dealer. chwab refuses to take it true that you began life without any capital?” asked the reporter who was Inter- viewing the multi-miilionaire. deed,” replied the self-mude man, with a capital 1."~Chicago News. “‘But why do you advertise this ter resort when you admit tha mometer sometimes goes as low as 30 or 40 degrees below zero?" ““Well, that's winter, fsn't it? Real win- ter, it seems to me.”—Chicago Post. s & win- he ther- Bixter—You have heard of a man biting off his rose to spite his face? Yarley—Yes, but 1 never have seen It done. | have known a man to kick one o¢~ hands out of doors, however.—Boston Transcript. Zeuxia 1ad peinted his grapes so well that the birds picked them. & “That's nothing,” asserted his rival, 1 painted some prunes so well that the peo':h‘ in our boarding house wouldn't eat them.' Totally abashed the great Greclan slunk humbly back to his studio.—New York Sun. Little Blmer—Papa, what fs executive bility ? Yo}, Broadhend—The faculty of earning our bread by the sweat of cther people’s firowu. my son.—Puck. “Silence, or you're a dead man" the burglar hlsud, with revolver leveled at the n adam,” whispered the man, divining the burglar's sexr -your mask ls not on straight.’ “H‘ vens!" she exclaimed, and as she adjust It he, thus taking her off her guard, sprang upon her and dlsarmed her.—Philadelphia Press. ‘GOOD FELLOW! fl Nesbit in Chicago Tribune. Now, this I8 ot a preachment, and this is Nor "Goes 1t poiit & moral that all of us Bul by 'r:a" “good tellows”—men rich in nd fun, Who give us sofig and story and cheer us Wheov’lrly\ n.‘ml- of .pleasurs are lifted to t Wity 'In 1t These “good fellows" must meet ‘thelr death alone? The artist with his fancies, the minstrel i .l'ri-ll;l’l\lh storles in all their Big Bentted: apen handed, the 1dols of the No praise or friendly boasting makes them Ao 0t Yot their laughter; none hears whe i (P hoss "800 fellows” go down to X!llh alone? 1s all their fun to trick us? Is it a masque Do then rount folly hollow—a th'ng of little Is thare pehind the laughter that rings so Is thee R oheurt all gloomy—the salt tang “"D{"lel‘::ll’;’,nn to others; but is his death wn Why s It these ‘good fellows™ take the lark way alone ¢ : Now, ihis is not a preachment—but why do hoose W. D, 1! ot el To 7:‘:1);‘.“-- lh:v &9 from us, the last long h they lose? 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