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Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-26
Lavish Beauty of Nature.
chicago Chronicle.


In spite OF the Beef trust and the Coal
trust there is still reason for the con-
sumner to be OF good cheer. Nature has
done her level best this season and has
loaded the earth with an abundance OF
fruits and vegetables, whose quality Is as
good as the quantity.
East and west the reports are the same.
The substantial grains are a golden har-
vest. The farm and garden truck is NIL
ing the markets. The peach crop, which
failed in April. is one Of the most album
dant known and Boston and New York
are already shipping the o%versupply OF
apples to foreign markets.
While the farmer promises to be the
'bloated bondholder" Of the season, II is
not because OF any corner OF any trust.
The consumer shares with him the lavish
bounty OF nature and any excess In the
price Of beef, of coal and Of rents is more
than made good BY the low price Of other
necessarieA
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-26
wasteful war Expenditures.
IesIie's Weekly

q w I1eSneB weekly.
The sale for $4,000 of useless ordnance
at Sandy Hook. which cost the government
nearly 100000 only nine years ago. rep
resent a loss not TO be explained way by
the rapid improvement in war enginery in
recent years. That might serve as a plausi-
Bile excuse for a piece Of Tammany foolish
ness and extravaganza, but It is not
enough to Justify a department Of the gen.
eral government wherein we have a right
to look for wise foresight and the judlcious
expenditure Of public funds, To be plain
about 1t, 1t was a piece of sheer carelessness
and wasteful stupidity, II it was nothing
worse. 1t is bad enough to feel obliged to
spend millions OF public funds every year
in armor tests, gunpowder experiments and
other accessories Of the art Of killing, but
to spend a million or more on ordnance to
be thrown way IN a few years for old
junk is to pay more dearly for the war pas
sion than present conditions warrant. Some
day we shall wake up to the supreme fool
ishness Of all this business of spending
dollars for defense against foes who never
come, while we pinch the pennies neces-
sary to protect ourselves against the enc
mics Of our social, civic and municipal life,
who press Upon us from every side.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-26


Omaha's Ak-Sar-Ben Examinations are
pronounced far more striking and
artistic than those in which London
tried to shine in honor of King Ed
wards coronation, the verdict being
rendered by an impartial observer who
has witnessed both festivities. This is
decidedly gratifying to Omaha and
serves to enhance the just pride we
have taken in the beautiful display of
incandescence which blazes a warm well
com to Ak-Sar-Ben's guests every year.
1t is not until the opportunity presents
to compare the illumination effects al
Omaha and elsewhere hat the unex,
ampled success scored here is fully ap-
preciated.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-26
Another Moving Appeal Lost.
Portland o~regonian.

IUItIHHu UIVBUHIHH-
The apple growers Of half a dozen vest
ern sates. including Nebraska. have formed
q trust Ito regulate the price Of that fruit
Thus falls at one fell stroke one OF the
most moving appeals Of Bryan in the last
campaign. THE poor apple grower and
his hard lot compared to the trust mag
nate ornamented the fervid supplicstion of
the Nebraskan for his own election. The
'paramounts" are suffering from q heavy
mortality.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-26

Omaha needs Mercer a great deal more
than Mercer needs omaha-Gurley.
Congressman Mercer has returned
from Oyster Bay. but he has yet 10 ex-
plain why he pockets the allowance of
500 per month for clerk hire and makes
the secretary OF his committee perform
the work. while other congressman pay
out the allowance to a deserving young
man or woman from their district.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-26
INDIANAPOLIS Journal.

IHUIdldpOIs JUuIHHI.
II evidence can be obtained to show that
the coal-carrying railroad companies own
the anthracite mines 10 any extent It is
probable that a suit will be begun against
them under a law Of Pennsylvania which
prohibits railroad companies from engaging
in mining or manufacturing. President
Baer has been talking as II the mines be-
longed to his railroad company. Just now
the temper Of the people is such that they
will not permit violation Of a law to their
injury, t
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-26

Wichita is the latest victim Of street
stealing. railroads laying tracks on its
thoroughfares in dead of night without
legal authority. Yet the railroad mag
mates who are responsible for such law
less exhibitions as this from time to
time in nearly every city in the eoun-
try complain when they are asked to
pay a just proportion of taxes on their
Invaluable rights-of-way and franchises.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-26
SMILING REMARKS.

- F
Judge: Young poctor-which, kind Of
patients do you fnd II the hardest TO cureP
Old Doctor-Those who have nothing the
matter with them
Philadelphia Press: His Medical Adviser
You won't last long at this rate, young
man. You are burning the candle at both
G~ayboy-very WELL doctor, When the
candle is burnt out I'll light the gas.
washington Star: whats in a name?''
asked the man who has the quotation
my friend, said the business man. III
you were to see u Pierpont Morgan. at
the bottom OF a cheek you would tninK
Baltimore American: Eve" said Adam
leaf left on any of the fig trees down there
in the grove; wonder who could have
why Adam" Uttered Eve, don't you
know that today is bargain Mondays"
New York sun: Columbus was recount
ing the perils through which he had passed.
"Hnrricanesr he cried. = never saw
in the bottle!T -~-iTi 80
AT this his friends, remembering that the
great man, had come home in the steerage,
dealt kindly with him.
Chicago Post: When the fat man missed
his footing and came down hard On the
rail the conductor jumped from the car.
.'Ill have to take your name and address,
GOOD heavens!' exclaimed the fat man,
do you think 1 hurt your right of way?"
Philadelphia Press: Towne-I see there's
a western scientist who declares that the
insect which says Katie did" is the male
and the one that says katie didn't Is
Henpeck-That's all nonsense, because If
aid" frequently has the last word. ri bet
they're both females.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-26
ChaIk UP q White Marx
indianapolis Journal.

Indianapolis Journal.
A practical reputation Of the common
theory that corporations have no souls Is
afforded by the fact that the Wabash rail-
road is now sending a party Of forty in
valid employees on a trip to southern Cali
fornia. The party travels in special cars
fitted up like travelling hospitals and is in
charge Of three trained nurses.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-26

Those Boer generals continue to ex-
hibit their good sense by turning a deaf
ear to all schemes designed to reopen
the South African rumpus. The Beers
know how to fight, but fight only when
they have to.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-26
Merely KiIIinR Time.
Chicago Record Herald.

ONICdBO fttCOTu-fitIdIus
AS he was boarding the steamer to start
for Europe schwab said: II dom know
where I am going. l haven't had time to
map out a course ahead. I'm not sick.
I'm not going to resign. I'm not going
away on business" Perhaps he's merely
taking a trip across because he hasn't any
thing else to do, and hates to Just sit
around drawing his salary. Some people
are so queer about these things.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-26

English papers are throwing bouquets
at our former Nebraskan, Major Church
Howe, now American consul at Shelf
field. The only wonder is that Church
did not carry Off a few peerages. carriers
and other insignia in the coronation
souvenir distribution.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-26

The cordial reception President Roose-
welt is receiving in New England will
probably convince Colonel Bryan more
firmly than ever that he made no mis-
take, from his point of view, in label
ing that part OF his map the enemy's
country.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-26

'In Alabama, as in every democratic
state in the south, the selection made
at the primaries is equivalent to an cleo
don." So reads the Associated Press ae-
count of the primary election in Ala
bama- The job Of negro disfranchise.
ment has been thoroughly executed by
che southern democrats.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-26

clothes and all. Then she turned on the
hot water.
It warmed him sober. The clothes were
ruined and a good watch injured. but his
soul was filled with fear. He may have
preserved his bad habits in secret, but
he has never yet dared to carry another
loaa homa
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-26

gress converting in Denver. These fig
ures exemplify the immense proportions
to which the fraternal insurance propa-
ganda has spread in this country. The
necessity Of practical legislation to in
sure sound inanciering for these organi-
cations and reasonable safeguards for
the protection of their members must
be apparent to all.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-26

And now a post graduate medical
Fshool is to be opened in Frankfurt, Ger
many, patterned after American mod
els. This looks as If the tide were about
10 be reversed that used to'take so many
American medical students to other
Countries to complete their medical edu-
cation
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-26

If Mercer has his way no delegate to
the congressional convention will have
any possible chance of being voted for
at the congressional primary unless he
Is pledged to vote for Mercer.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-26

Under the primary election law a pc
tition signed by a specified number Of
regularly registered republicans is re-
quired as a condition to placing the
name OF any candidate or delegate on
an Official primary ballot. Yet Mi. Mer-
Ger says he is going to run his primaries
without petitions. But what does Mer-
Ger care about the law?
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-26

., II the cool summer can only be Offset
with a warm winter, the 'sky-scraper
heights to which the price of coal has
SCARED may have to take a tumble to
themselves.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-26

II republicans Of Douglas county have
to have their primary elections con-
Quoted by committees made up of
nonresident members, why not turn the
whole machinery of the party over 10
John n. Baldwin Of Iowa, who seems so
willing to relieve the people OF Nebraska
Of the burden OF governing themselves?
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-26

The shah Of Persia will spend a fort
night In Paris incog. The shah has evil
IDENTIFY had an inside tip on Paris sight
seeing.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-26

A prize has been awarded the oldest
democrat In this locality still protesting
answering devotion to the calamity
cause. He is entitled to a prize.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-26
A safe Guess.
New York World

New York World.
A western orator says the United States
will fall like Babylon" Probably he will
babbIe on. even after the fall.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-26
A Bracer Without sentiment.
Boston TRANSCRIPT.

OF the University Of Nebraska recommends
young men to eat raw beef, raw eggs OF
raw oysters. No doubt these would be bet
ter for the stomach. but then what senti-
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-26

Now just watch the J~acksoniahs put
up a blowout That viii make the County
Democracy picnic look like thirty cents.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-26

No matter which squadron might win,
a demonstration of the supremacy OF
the American man-of-war was assured.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-26

From the examples Omaha is record
ing, homicides and suicides seem to
thrive together.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-26
sIreI,s Romantic Career.
New York TrIhnne

New York Tribune.
The death OF Franz sigel ends a career
Of unusual and varied activity and crowded
with materials Of romance rarely stumbled
on in our own prosaic days.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-26

Delegates from 800 fraternal orders
representing more han 100000 per
Ons are expected At the fraternal con-
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-26

ment would there be in asking a friend to
join you in a raw oyster or a raw egg or
a beef au naturel7
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-26

Dairy experts Of the Department of
Agriculture have been conducting a
series Of butter tests, the results Of
which are to be embodied in an official
report. The conclusions of these experts
II accompanied with practical sugges-
lions can and should be useful as well
as ornamental. If the dairy experts
will instruct the boarders how to pro-
coed under approved rules of etiquette
when they want to enter mild remon-
STRANGE against physical culture to make
the butter strong, they can relieve the
pressure for explosives wei a broad ex-
panse OF territory. If they can suggest
a sure test by which the fair churner
may be identified by the color Of the
hair, they can save many a sufferer
from long-drawn suspense.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-26

New Mckinley postal cards are not
meeting with the popular favor antlci-
pated for them. This is not due to
any lack of reverence for the iamented
president whose portrait appears upon
it, but to its u~nattractive design and
poorly placed imprint, that interferes
with the address. Another innovation
that is far from improvement is the
inscription labelling the portraits. with
the names Of the presidents pictured as
If they would not otherwise be recog-
nized and identified. 1t has never been
deemed necessary to print the name
Washington under the miniature on
our everyday postage stamps for feal
he might be accused of travelling in
disguise, nor is there any more reason
for putting a s%ignboard on the portrait
Of Mckinley. Unless all signs fail, the
new postals will be called in after a
short run.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-26
sTATEMENr OF CIRCULATION.

state az Nebraska, Douglas County, ss.:
George 3. Tzschuck. secretary Of The Bee
Publishing Company, being duly. sworn,
says that the actual number OF tul ana
complete copies Of The Daily, Morning.,
Evening and Sunday Bee printed during
the month OF July, 1902. was as follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-26

judge: Young Doctor-Which kin OF
patients do you hnd 1t the hardest TO cure?
Old Doctor-Those who have nothing the
matter with them
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-26

Philadelphia Press: His Medical Adviser
You won't last long at this rate young
man. You are burning the candle at both
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-06
New York Markets.

FLOUR-Maintained firm undertone and was fairly active; Minnesota patents $3. S50415: winter straights. $S.65Q3. .35; win ter extras, s3QS25; winter patents, S. 75Q 425
 WHEAT-Opsned shade easier be- cause of lower cables, rallied 9 little and held steady on moderate local buying against puts" May. Ss 11-1eqSs7sc.; July,
 RYE-steady; state, e4Qe5c.. C. i. f, New York. car lots; No western, 6s73c., I. O.. b., afioat.
 CORN-Ea.ly depression in corn, caused by easier cables, was succeeded by a re- covery on light receipts and small offer ings; May, 67 15-16@6s 3-16c.
 OATS-Dull, but about steady with corn; track white, state 50Q55c. track, white, western, 5oGg55c.
 PORK-Firm; mess. $16917; family. $170 17.25.
 LARD-steady; prime western steam. BUTTER Strong; state dairy. B925c.: small early made fancy. coiored, l1MG 11Ac.; state full cream small, early made, fancy, white, 1114@11Ec.; large, early made, colored. 10s4c.; large, early made EGGS Strong; state and Pennsylvania. 29c.; western, at mark. 29c.
 SUGAR-Raw steady; fair refining 3 3-16c.; centrifugal. 96 test, 311-16c.; re- fined steady; crushed. 5.25c.; powdered. TTRPENTINE-F -Firmer at 440441ac
 MOI4ASSES-F New Orleans, 250 Ale
 RICE-Firm; domestic. 4ssQ61zc.; Japan. TILLow-Eirmer; city, e1@c.: country, ,IIAY-.Quiet; shipping, so0esc.; good to choice. S71h6Tq0c
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-06
The Presidents Charleston Trip

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-President and Mrs. Roosevelt and the party who will accompany them to the Charleston exposition will leave here for the south next Monday night in special train over the Southern railway. The hour for departure has not been definitely fixed. but the train will reach Summer vile, S. G. on Tuesday afternoon. Tues day night will be spent at the Pine For est inn, Sunmerville, as the guest of Captain Wagner, president of the expo sition. At this point the party will in spect the tea farms near by. On Wednesday the party will go to Charleston, spending the day in that city and at the exposition grounds. At night banquet will be given the presi- dent and party at the Charleston hotel.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-06
Kaiser's Yacht at St. Thomas.

ST. THOMAS, Danish West Indies, Feb. 6.-The German imperial yacht Hohenzollern, which left Kiel Jan IS and touched at Gibraltar Jan g, has arrived here. Admiral Count von Bau- dissin, her commander, was seen on board the yacht. He said that the Ho- henzollern had had an unusually fine voyage through the North sea, over the Bay of Riscay and the Atlantic and that no incident of importance occurred during the trip. Tue Hohenzollern is coaling here today and will leave next Saturday for Bermuda. where she ex- poets to arrive after run of about two and a half days. At Bermuda the yacht will coal and remain day and half. She will then leave for New York, and it IS hoped to make the run from Ber- muda to that port in forty hours.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-06
Indians Begin Action.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-Secretary Hitchcock and Commissioner of Indian Affairs Jones have been served with paper directing them to appear in the supreme court of the District of Co- lumbia on the 18th inst. to show cause why they should not be enjoined from approving the lease to William I. Walk CT of 100000 acres of pasture land on the Standing Rock Indian reservation in South Dakota. The matter was brought before the court by attorneys for the Sioux Indians. The objection Of the Indians to this lease Is that 1t takes in the locations of sixty or seven ty Indian families on the Grand river, contrary to the understanding that the Indians themselves should select the unoccupied lands for such pasture pur- poses.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-06

the part of the Netherlands govern ment was announced these enemies vied with each other in declaring the Dutch action to be undesired. There is no longer any question of sentiment" continued Lord Salisbury. We have entered upon matter of business which we must push through. What we are now seeking is security. Any peace which recognizes fully the rights of the sovereign and gives us se- curity fer the empire we should accept not only with willingness, but with de light.
 ..It is useless to tell us to behave so as to leave a pleasant recollection in the minds of those with whom we are fighting.
 The only result that can compensate fol the sacrifice of blood and treasure Is that for the future there shall be se- curity in that part of the empire upon which the ambition of Mr. Kruger has poured this abundance of sorrow and desolation.
 '"The maintenance of our position in Ireland is the most vital object the em- pire has, and it can only be attained by strenuous exertions," said the premier.
 The premier asked if the Irish people loved the government better than they did formerly and replied himself that they did not. He said the feelings of hostility which had been expressed were more uncompromising than any expressions which had ever issued from the lips of Parnell or O'Connell. An Irish government with power to ac- curnulate arms and ammunition would constitute a more serious threat than had the Boers.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-06
Bank Robbers Kt,1ea shertn

CLARKSyILLE, Ark, Feb. 6.-Rob- bers blew the safe of the Bank of Clarksyille with dynamite, secured a sum estimated at S6,OO0, killed John Powers, sheriff of Johnson county, who attempted to capture them, and escap- ed before citizens were aware of their presence. Apparently there were from four to six men in the gang. They tied their horses in the outskirts of the town and made their way unobseryed to the bank, which is situated in the north side of a public square. After gaining entrance they destroyed the safe with dynamite, secured all the money available and made their way to the street,
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-06
widener Dimes Arillionaires.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 6-Nearly twenty millionaires, whose wealth is estimated at $50O,0OO,O GOO, were the guests of Mir. P. A. B. Widener last night at a dinner given to entertain MT. J. Pierpont Morgan of New York at Lynnewood hall, Ashbourne, the Widener country place. It was one of the most notable gatherings or finan- ciers ever assembled around a private board in the United States. The dinner came about through desire expressed by NIr. Morgan to inspect MT. Widen CTS art gallery, reputed by some ex- perts to be the finest private collection in the world and estimated to be worth S5, ,OO0,0O0
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-06
ANIMALS AS PROPHETS.
Strange Belief of the People of East ern Prussia and a Tale
 That Is Told.

The written and spoken folklore of Tyrol assumes that on holy night, be- tween the hours of 11:30, or AS, and midnight, animals not only speak, but also possess the gift of prophecy. The same belief prevails in Eastern Prus- sia, that part of the empire which was last to be converted to Christianity on the continent of Europe. During my travels in the governments of Konigs- berg and Gumbimmen, writes corre- xpondent of a London paper, 1 gath cred the following stories on the sub ject:
 Some 20 years ago at zielounam, a village near the Polish frontier, man named B-au, horse e-trader, farmer and, nsurer by profession, decided to test the legend saying that it meant death to watch the animals during night. So he hid in fodder chest, and at 11:45 the horses really began to talk among the mselves. An old stallion was the first to speak
 s'Wonder who will be our new mas ter?" he said, and each of the animals suggested a different man, comment ing at the same time on the character and personality of his candidate.
 Blau went to his bed more dead than alive, and from that hour on sickened. He died during January, "a victim of his prying spirit and curiosity" as the people whereabouts assert.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-06
Guden pentes Agreement.

ALBANY, Feb. 6.-At the hearing be- fore Governor Odell Sheriff Guden de- nied that he had made an agreement with Colonel Dady to give him the rev enues of the sheriG's office in excess of $12,0OO a year He said Colonel Dady had not asked him to make such an agreement and denied that he told Reiss so. He said Reiss asked him to say that he had made such an agree lnent with Dady because it would se- cure the support of the Worth faction, which was opposed to the Woodruff Dady crowd.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-06
QUEER DUTCH ACTION
Lord Salisbury Makes Light
 of Peace Note.
THIS CURIOUS STEP UNAUTHORIZED.
RoorS War Is Matter of Business to Be Pushed Through, Says the British Premier The
 Irish Question.

LONDON, Feb. 6.-Lord Salisbury, the premier, unveiled a life size mar ble statue of the late Queen Victoria at the Junior Constitutional club last night.
 Speaking at a dinner after the un- yelling, the premier referred to the re- cent Dutch note in q tone, for him, of unusual flippancy. Lord Salisbury said that doubtless some of his auditors thought 1t a bit of luck to catch cabi- net minister and extract from him some information concerning that abor- tive crisis which had lately filled col umns in the newspapers. The speaker said he doubted however if they would extract much. For himself he was un- able to imagine the object of the Dutch government, for whose friendly feel ings he had the greatest admiration, but he could not see the precise object they hoped to gain by this curious step.
 Ut was clear that the Dutch" contin- ued Lord Salisbury, had no arthoriza- ton from our enemies on the co inent. since from the moment this aG, on on
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-06
SchIey at Knoxville.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Feb. 6.-The welcome extended to Admiral and Mrs.
 Schley in Knoxville has never been ex- ceeded in this city. It found fitting climax at night in banquet given by the chamber of commerce in honor Of the admiral. Seated around the ban quet board in the woman's building were 150 of the city's most prominent
 business and professional men. The decorations of the banquet hall were elaborate and the scene a brilliant one.