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Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-10
HIS FORTE.
New York Times.


In early life twas thought of course he'd
be the president.
He was sminently fitted, but, instead Of
him,
The people gave to baser men the reins OF
government.
Twas a shame to see how others got
ahead of him.
He tried eommercialism, but somehow It
wouldn't go.
He found 1t filled with intrigue and du-
plicity.
He swore that corporations smacked OF re-
gions down below
And that hnanciers were wary or pub
hcity.
1t seemed a moral certainty that literature
and art
Were felds in which he'd shine and
which would bring to him
The public recognition that he craved. but
from the start
He falled-the critics didn't do a thing
to him."
II really would appear that from his la
bors in the past
HIS country would regard him as a credi-
tor,
his gait at last.
He's the man who writes the Letters to
the Editor"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-10
HOW IRRIGATION WILL HELP.
60 Cheek the Rush for
Canadian Lands,
ST. Louis Globe Democrat.

81 LOUIS GlObe-Democrat.
Irrigation will aid the country in one
particular which is not commonly kept in
mind. At the present moment there Is a
strong drift Of American farmers across
the line into Canada. James J. Hill OF
the Great Northern railroad estimates tina,
l62, 900 settlers we're carried by the north
ern railway lines between January 1. 1902.
and the beginning OF June. As he figures.
$1,000 Of these have located west OF North
Dakota's western boundary-ln Montana,
Idaho. Washington and oregon-and 25, 1000
have gone to Manitoba.
The drift across the International bound
airy has been under way for a year or
two, according to the indications, but II
Is In far larger volume now than at any
previous time. The loss Of these q. ZOO
settlers in the first FIVE months Of 1907
Is something which ought to attract a
little attention from the country. These
persons evidently suppose that they will
have advantages across the line which
they can not get on our side. OF course,
one Of the reasons why the country has
not been able to hold them is that the
quantity Of cheap and fertile lands Is get
ting smaller with great rapidity.
theoretically, there are many hundreds
OF millions Of acres Of government land
still to be had In the United States. but
most OF this is In the arid region. and 1,
can not be utilized in any important de-
gree for agricultural purposes except by
irrigation. Private enterprise has done
much irrigating in the last twenty years,
but 1t can not do much moro In that d.
rection at the present time. The states
would be willing to do this, perhaps, II
the government would give them the
lands, but even the states could not do II
as easily and satisfactorily as could the
national government. There are in tho
arid section OF the country, which extends
from the Tooth meridian onward to the
Cascade mountains, somewhere about 60,-
900, 900 acres which can be rendered highly
productive by irrigation. The act which
will start in operation this reclamation OF
the arid lands will at once go into effect,
As a means Of holding Americans in Amer
lea it is essential that this Law be put
into effect as fast and as far as practicable.
Let us make our wild lands so attractive
that no American farmers will cross the
line to locate.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-10
CLASSIFICATION OF CITIES.

The decision of the supreme court Of
ohio, declaring unconstitutional stat
utes relating to the incorporation Of
cities of a certain clase on the ground
that although in general terms they are
really special laws prohibited by the
constitution, has prompted the Lincoln
Journal to suggest that the same point
might be successfully made against our
Nebraska statutes providing for the in
corporation and government of cities
and towns. 1t is pointed out that in
this state the classification has been
made so as to make each of the larger
cities stand in a class by itself, giving
the laws relating to that class the char
acter of special legislation because they
affect no other city.
The situations in Ohio and in Nebraska,
however, are entirely different-so diff
ferent that without great stretching the
decision of the Ohio supreme court
would hardly apply to the Nebraska
municipal incorporation laws. In Ne
braska the limits of classification have
not been overstepped. On the con-
trary, the boundaries of the different
classes are natural and broad, dividing
cities according to population at points
where the necessity for more compli-
Gated governmental machinery appears.
In Ohio the classification theory has
been worked so far as to provide that a
particular law shall apply only to cities
which by the last census had a popula-
ton, for example, of not less than 27,69O
nor more than 27,720. Such palpable
attempts to evade the spirit Of the con-
stitution requiring all laws relating to
the government of cities to be general
could not fool anyone, much less the
Judges of the court when called to pass
upon them.
But this does not initiate against the
validity Of classification on broad, gen.
eral lines, which has been recognized
and upheld by courts in nearly every
state In the union, including Nebraska.
The Ohio decision need not cause any
uneasiness in Nebraska.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-10
Personal NOTES.

The suspicion grows that Oregon's illu-
sive bandit Is none other than P. Grove.
Rubber plants are becoming popular In
many households. In most instances they
are useful as genealogical trees.
An alligator has been caught Il Chicago
river. The weary saurian sought that
limpid stream, doubtless, with suicidal In
tent.
William G. whitney OF New York has
given a handsome house and lot to the
physician who attended Mrs. Whitney in
her long illness.
The frequency and persistency OF sum-
mer showers are without rational e~xplana-
tion. No Methodist conference is in SEES
sion hereabouts.
The number Of fingers lost by small
boys in celebrating the Fourth was not
a marker to the number Of fingers" ac-
CURED by their fathers In the same pa
triotic employment
Yankee notions continue blazing the path
of civilization. Rural free delivery has
been established along the shores OF Lake
Winnipiseogee. The lake is not in the
Philippines. but in Massachusetts,.
Not long ago q New Yorker. well known
for his convivial habits, sent a box of
candy to a girl uptown and wrote on his
card the hackneyed sentence, Sweets to
the sweet" The next day he received a
brief acknowledgment which read: Tanks
to the tank"
John e. Milholland Is trying to get the
federal government to purchase for 1900
the ruins Of old Fort Ticonderoga and re-
store 1t to the exact status 1t bore when
Ethan Allen demanded its surrender. H.
formerly was editor and proprietor OF a
~Ticonderoga newspaper.
A former Virginian who migrated to Aus
tralia twenty-four years ago. is making a
visit to this country after his long absence
and in conversation with a gentleman in
Washington regretfully said: Though /
I'm a British subject now I must confess
to the superiority of some Of the social
customs of my native land. For instance,
though mint is grown In Victoria, some
how or other the people have never learned
the old Virginia way Of making a julep."
James Fergus, a .Scotchman Of Lewis
town, Mont, called the pioneer OF -four
states" died at his western home a few
days ago in his seth year. He came to
America In 1882. He spent some time In
Chicago. In 1910 he went on to Iowa
and founded the own Of Sabula In 1854
he went to Minnesota and aided In found
ing the. town of Little Falls, building a
dam across the Mississippi at that place.
Then he assisted in founding Fergus Falls.
In 1862 he Joined an expedition to Bannock,
Mont, and spent the rest Of his days in
that state.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-10
TIE cAsE Or TIE FRLARs.

In the instructions to Governor Taft
regarding the Philippine friars the con-
dition was made that all friars OF the
four orders shall withdraw from the
islands within two a from the first
payment for their lands. This require
ment was made on the ground that the
removal of the friars is necessary to
convince the Filipinos that the ancient
regime of the Spanish friars is finished
and there is no doubt Of the expediency
OF having these people gradually with
draw from the archipelago, since they
are very generally disliked and dis
trusted by the natives.
But 1t Is a rather embarrassing matter
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-10

Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock is
said to be ambitious to solve the Indian
problem during his term as a cabinet
officer. so that his successor may be re-
lieved Of the Indian as a ward of the
nation. In furtherance of this laud-
able ambition the secretary is deter
mined that no rights of the Indian be
sacrificed and no Indian left a helpless
prey to INSCRIPTIONS white ~freebooters.
II Secretary Hitchcock succeeds in his
plans he will be almost canonized in
the Indian folklore of the future.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-10
Objections to Consolidation.
Chicago Tribune.

A corporation which controlled the meat
industry Of the United States and abused
its power would awaken competition which
would pull 1t down. But however con-
servatively such a corporation might be
managed and however reasonable the prices
fixed by it might be, the public could not
be persuaded the prices were reasonable.
1t would believe It was being overcharged
because the corporation had the power to
ov%ercharge it, This is one reason why the
consolidation Of the great packing COM
panies will be inexpedient. 1t will be es-
pecially inexpedient II the packers select
Mr.. Rockefeller as their patron saint. The
people will not take kindly to the sugges-
ton that he is to regulate the price of
their beef, pork and mutton.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-10
WHITE HOUSE IMPROVEMENTS.
Extensive Alterations Under Way In
the Historic Mansion.
Philadelphia Ledger.

the Historic Mansion,
Philadelphia Ledger.
Tho most important and most gener-
ally interesting Of the Washington i'm
provements authorized by the present con-
gress is the renovation and, to a certain
extent the remodeling Of the historic White
House. Congress appropriated for this pur-
pose a total OF $40, 641. Of which SAT-, AS
is to be expended for alterations and add
tions," decoration and refurnishing for this
White House, and the sum OF S65, 1876 goes
for the erection of an ONCE building for
the use Of the executive clerical force.
Work is progressing rapidly. already on the
White House and ONCE building, and in
the meantime the temporary presidential
residence is at % jackson place. which
is Familiarity known as the Little White
House."
The plans for the renovation OF the White
House will in the main meet with general
approval. At one time during the long dis
cussion about the improvement Of the pres
idential residence It seemed likely that one
Of the several schemes involving radical
change or practical destruction OF the build
ing which Is closely associated with our
history would be adopted. but the compro-
mise plan finally agreed upon retains the
old building as It stands today, and makes
additions which Will probably harmonic
with the old structure admirably. The ex-
terror walls are not to be touched at all.
nor is there to be any marked change OF the
interior arrangement. The conservstories
and greenhouses which adjoin the White
House on the west are to be removed and
will be replaced by a marble terrace
leading to the ONCE building at the extreme
end, to which entrance for the public hsv-
Ing business there will be from the street,
between the War department building and
the White House. This alteration is de-
scribed as in the nature Of a restoration.
since President Jefferson had his Offices
where the new ONCE building is being
erected. From the east side OF the White
House another marble terrace, SYM
metTical with the FIRST, will run 70 the road
way between the White House and the
Treasury building. BY this plan the presl-
! dent will have the proper privacy for his
family and the addition Of the ONCE build
ing Will OFFER much needed facilities for
the transaction of executive business. while
the White House, which Is one Of the most
beautiful of the nations buildings will re-
main essentially unchanged.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-10

The campaign for AK reform In
Omaha and Douglas county is only a
small part of the fight for equitable
taxation. The fight for the assessment
of railroad property and franchises on
the same basis as other property
throughout the state is the same fight
over again, but on a much bigger scale.
Where the fight for a better local as
sessment in Douglas county has added
between 49, 900 and 100000 to the
grand assessment roll, the fight for a
more just assessment Of the railroads
should add from eight to ten times as
much to the aggregate of taxable prop
erty in Nebraska.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-10

Our conscientious county attorney
wants the courts to come to his rescue
with a mandamus to compel the chief
of police to furnish evidence against
gamblers in Omaha, which he himself
and all Of his private sleuths have been
unable to get in the three years he has
been in Office. But the county attorney
does not ask for any court order to
compel the police authorities Of South
Omaha to help him convict South
Omaha gamblers. Is he ON the square?
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-10
Business Methods. i'm Postal Affairs.

Indianapolis Journal.
The Postofice department has just footed
up its receipts and expenditures for the
first quarter Of the year 1902. which ended
with March. The receipts for the quarter
were $32, 400. 900 and the expenditures $751;
100000. A surplus Of $500. 900 in any quar-
ter Of the postal service is a thing unheard
Of. Moreover, the expenditure was larger
than usual because of the establishing Of so
many free delivery routes. 1t is estimated
in Washington that the deficit for the full
fiscal year will be considerably less than
$4,000, 900. This is a decided change from a
deficit ranging from $1,000. 900 to S12, 900, 900
a year with a much less diffusive service.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-10

All that can be done under the new
irrigation law this season is to procure
the preliminary surveys which will de-
termine the location of the experimental
reservoirs. With this work completed
actual construction should begin by the
opening Of next spring, so that when the
Fifty-eighth congress meets it viii have
several object lessons to draw from in
case further legislation is needed.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-10

As a result Of the campaign for more
equitable assessments and a lower tax
rate, the city levy has been reduced
from "a to 30 mills and the county levy
from 17.2 to Is mills. The reduction in
the city levy would be greater If the
school board had reduced its levy for
the school fund proportionately to the
Increase in the grand total of taxable
property. The net result is that the
tax rate has been reduced materially
for each of the local authorities except
the school board. 1t will be up to the
school board to make a showing Of
economy mex time or explain the reason
why,
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-10

A great fuss is always made by the
banks over their assessment for taxa.
ton by the county board. But the
banks keep mum about the Offset they
are enjoying by absorbing the interest
on deposits of county funds so graciously
RENTED to them by the lenient county
treasurer. If this interest were cred
tied to the taxpayers the tax rate might
be pulled down another notch.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-10

The hearing before the supreme
court of the suit instituted by Ed
ward ROsewater and M. F. Har-
rInEtOn on behalf of n Bee
Building company and the peO-
pie of the state to compel
the state board Of equalization by
writ of mRndRmus to
and assess the franchises of the
railroads of Nebraska il to close
at noon today. The full stenO-
graphic report Of the testimony,
proceedings and arguments in
this, the most important ease ever
tried in that court, will he printed
in The Bee, the Arst instaIIment
appearing tomorrow and cOntin-
uing from day to day.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-10

While about it, why should not the
school, board make ~three-year contracts
with the book trust, the coal dealers,
the architect, the Janitors and the ice
man and, then take a three years ad-
journmentf.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-10

Ak-Sar-Ben's motto this year will
again be, LET there be light" With
$500 appropriated for the purpose out
Of the city treasury, the carnival lllumi-
nation should excel all former efforts.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-10
writing History BIZ Law.

Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
Louisiana's legislature has enacted that
no history be allowed in her schools that
does not give the credit for the victory ut
Santiago to Admiral Schley. TIL Louisiana
Legislature may be a Judge Of history and
schley may be entitled to all the credit for
the victory, but the Louisiana legislature is
none the less an ass for its attempts to
write history by legislative e~nactments.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-10

When the State Board Of Equalization
m to fix the state levy Douglas
county should be entitled t. the best
rate given to any county in Nebraska.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-10

Missouri democrats have endorsed the
Kansas City platform. As the Kansas
City platform is a Missouri product, its
sponsors would certainly be in hard
lines II Missouri went back on 1t.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-10

According to the weather bureau sum-
mary for the entire country, our trouble
Is not that we have too much rain, but
that 1t is not properly distributed. A
new set OF distribution pipes should be
ordered at once.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-10

1t looks as II the secretary Of the in
terror were IN earnest in ordering down
the illegal fences on the government do
main. The cattle syndicate that wants
to keep out Of trouble will conform to
the order.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-10
A Runco Trick.
ST. Louis 0lohe-Democrat.

st. Louis Globe-Democrat
Congress ought to insist on finding out
how it happened. without its knowledge,
to relieve brokers of $4,000. 900 taxes due
on bond sales. Such bunco tricks upon
congress can never be stopped by neglect
ing to identify the persons who engineer
them
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-10
Poor Lo jump. nj Work.
Minneapolis Journal.

Minneapolis Journal.
Great surprise is expressed because the
Indians of the Rosebud reservation in
South Dakota went to work when they
were offered employment. Can 1t be pos
sible that the Indian hasn't worked in the
past because he has had no opportunity?
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-10

King Edward is said to be insistent
on holding his coronation in August, de-
spite the protests of his doctors. In
anything that relates to illness the king
is a submissive subject to the medical
experts, but when it comes to questions
Of royal ceremony, his sovereign au-
thority must be indicated.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-10

The quarterly balance sheet OF receipts
and expenditures shows that the bust
ness Of the postal service is practically
self-sustaining. If congress would only
shut on the franking privilege on con-
gressional garden sass and oratorical
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-10

The ratio against Tracy, the fugitive
Oregon convict is steadily becoming
more unequal. At last accounts it
was 1000 to 1.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-10

Another curfew ordinance has been
passed by the city council. What has
become of all of the curfew ordinances
previously passed.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-10

Because every railroad attorney may
be a friend of the court. it does not fol-
low that every friend OF the court must
be a railroad attorney.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-10
EARRING Political Crockery.

Chicago Tribune.
The trouble with Grover Cleveland is
that every time he makes a movement of
any kind he knocks down a lot Of fragile
democratic crockerv
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-10

Brooklyn LIE; "she hasn't much Of a
HNo, but her father has"
Puck: she-Hogan has had another adj
dition { his family.
Ryan-Odd Oh aven7
philadelphia Catholic Standard: Mrs.
Clubb- tell you, this discussion of the
servant girl problem is a serious thing
tell what minpte the servant girl will over
hear you.
Ohio State Journal: M~uggsy-How much
did yer bet on de home team?
Swlpsey-Two cents.
M~uggsy-Aw, why didn't youse bet moref
Why, de home teams got a cinch!
S~wipsey-Dats all right. l only got 3
cents an I'm not goin' ter risk all me
FORUM.
Bonneville Journals: Bell-He Is only
flirting with her. He doesn't love her.
Nell-How do you known
BeIlIBecause she dropped her l hssndker
herself.
Philadelphia Press: Bragg-Miss Pepp-
rev acted as II she thought 1 was con-
Miss ShRrpe-No, she merely said your
greatest fault was your unlimited cred
Utility.
Miss sharpe-Yes, she said you believed
In yourself without sufficient reason.
New York Times: Abraham Gruber sai1
to a friend the other day: II always like
to visit those dime museums
"Why7' inquired his friend.
Because" said Mr.. Gruber, whenever
I'm there I'm constantly impressed with
the fact that this is a freak country"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-10
ThouEhttuI consideration.

IHIIdWEIIHTH LEWbEI
Happily for human nerves, the Steel
trust and the Standard Oil company do
not exploit their fabulous profits at the
same time.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-10

The revised list Of democratic heroes
shows that Admiral Dewey's name has
been expunged.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-10

When it IN to evading taxes, the
community Of interests. between the
railroads is all-inclusive.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-10

This is a good time for the rainmakers
to take a vacation.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-10

There has been a great deal said and
written about the colossal bronze statue
upon the apex Of the dome of the capitol"
said an attache of the force of that build
ing, quoted by the Washington Star, with
reference to It's facing what is supposed to
be the wrong way and other features Of
this commanding representation Of a draped
female form, but the statue itself is almost
invariably designated by the wrong name
and the fringe, or cluster, or bunch OF
feathers, or whatever else the imagination
of different persons may consider its head
dress. l have never seen satisfactorily ex-
plaind.
"In the first place, the fringe is not that
OF the Goddess OF Liberty, as It is almost
universally called, but its correct d~esigna-
ton is that Of the Statue OF Freedom. This
may be a difference without a distinction,
only the first Is incorrect and the latter is
correct.
"As originally designated. prior to the
civil war, there was no fringe of feathers
on the lady's head, as this fringe is intended
to represent eagles feathers. l understand
the true story of this adornment to be as
follows:
Jefferson Davis was at the time the
statue was cast secretary Of war. In COM
pan Vim bOAAN vi NhO OAhNldAo Va II kON-
eminent he visited the foundry where the
bronze lady was to be cast. He happened to
notice a cast Of eagles feathers, md, con-
sidering that 1t would be a good idea to
have them adorn the head OF the statue,
ordered them to be cast herewith and It
was done.
This reminiscence of bygone days calls
to mind the long-cherished wish OF the
venerable senator from Vermont, Mr.. Nor
riil, that the bronze lady be trated to an
outer covering of polished gold leaf during
his lifetime. The times were many when
the aged senator from the Green Mountain
and snowy hair making him a parsonage Of
interest among his dignihed colleagues. and
asked that the sum Of $1,000 be specially
appropriated for this purpose. In fact, he
expressed this wish but a few weeks before
his death and / we'll remember the occa-
sion. His wish was never fulfilled, as the
Statue Of Freedom wears today her robe
OF dusty bronze instead Of one OF gold SO
much desired by Mr.. Morrill, and others who
shared his views.
"The statue faces the right way from an
artistic and architectural standpoint. II
faces the front OF the building, II not that
portion Of the city where the great bulk
Of the people live. Every day strangers
say to me, Why don't they turn It
around?' A reversal OF the position. OF the
statue. would be as incongruous as would be
the placing of the clock tower on the Post
ONCE department building on the G street
side Of that structure"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-10

state of Nebraska, Douglas County, S.:
George b. Tzschuck, secretary of The Bee
publishing Company, being ouly sworn,
BAYS that the actual number OF Lull anu
Evening and Sunday Bee printed during
Inc month OF June, 1902, was as follows: