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Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-08
personal AND OTHERWISE.

According to the Chicago code, 1t is pos
sible to riot a few wrongs.
Things were distressingly quiet in Chi
oago for two days past. Even Lake Michi-
gan wore a smooth front.
A young woman in New York gets sixty
days for flirting with a married man over
the telephone. Moral, don't get phoney.
Where was Lord Methuen when the war
haps the hero of Modder river has a kick
coming.
The prospect for universal peace,
horizon of Kansas. Carrie Nation has
been pardoned.
Henceforth readers Of foreign dispatches
will not have their thoughts Jared by
the overworked phrase Of the veldt, II
regret to report"
II some inventive genius will devise a
machine for canning trouble he can COM
mand his own terms by Showing" the
Chicago packers. o.
It is a foregone conclusion that Lord
Kitchener will have no regret TO report
when he hears about the bunch Of money
handed to ain by Parliament.
Members OF the Cuban congress have
voted themselves a salary Of 49, 900 q year.
This is a modest stipend for politicians
who have had a long wait for pie.
A man named Reed Smoot, is trying to
break into office in Utah. He deserves
success, II 1t be true, as his enemies al
lege, that he induced three women to share
his name.
There must be a long time between
slices in Illinois, when a resident of that
state is found not only willing. but
anxious to hitch himself to the post Of
American consul at st. Pierre.
Pension Commissioner Ware is winning
golden opinions from all sorts OF appli-
cants." One application Of his poetry is
sufficient to soothe ill-temper and chase
the most persistent out OF the building.
A Massachusetts man whose eyes lit on a
Joke in a local paper, actually laughed him
self dumb. IS this is the first offense Of
Bay state papers in a cycle of years, crimi-
nal action will be suspended on promise Of
good behavior.
During one OF the recent evening ses-
sions Of the honorable senate only three
members faced the presiding officer. and
Wyoming contributed two OF the bunch.
Senator Clark gazed lovingly at Senator
Warren and whispered, Senator, the state
OF wyoming is altogether too unanimous.
I'm going home" Thereupon one-half Of
Wyoming vanished in the darkness.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-08
SUPERVISION Still NECESSARY.

Replying to the statement of Mr.. Har-
riman that the Interstate Commerce
commission is a thing of the past aud
that railroads should be allowed to
transact their business without super
vision from bodies and boards that do
not know anything about t%ransporta-
ton matters, Judge Prouty of the COM
mission said that the time has come
when the government must supervise
the railroads, unless the railroads are
to supervise the whole country. IF the
people of this country" remarked Judge
Prouty, "are ready to let Mr.. Hartman
and about four of his associates in Wall
street say what tax every other kind
of property shall pay to his property,
he is right, but If, on the other hand,
as every court which has had occasion
to pass on the subject has declared,
and as every disinterested, thoughtful
man believes, the government must in
self-prOtection put some check on the
greed of Mr.. Hartman and his asso-
ciates, then ne is wrong" While not
denying that combinations among rail
roads may be a benefit to the public,
Judge Prouty said that combinations
cannot be allowed at all until there is
some government supervision which pre-
vents the abuse of that combination.
If Mr.. Hartman is taking the trouble
to ascertain public opinion in regard to
his recently expressed views he is learn
ing that the sentiment in favor of gov
ernmental supervision of the railroads is
overwhelming and that there is a very
strong demand outside of the circle and
influence of railway managers for
strengthening the interstate commerce
law and increasing the powers of the
commission. Such declarations as those
of Mr.. Hartman serve to intensity this
sentiment among the people and ought
to have a like effect upon congress.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-08
FAREWELL TO H HIGH SCHOOL,


commencement Day, so long our goal.
When toilsome lessons would be done,
We find instead when It Is reached
That they are only well begun.
Little of life our few years know
The primer just with hasty look,
So little learned, so much before,
The future lies an unturned book.
commencement Day, our childish minds
Sow only joy and flowers gay.
With gladness dimmed We find that, too,
It brings the parting of the way.
Through all our steps up Learning's road
We've shared each others hopes and joys
So short to us the way has been,
A merry set Of girls and boys.
Not as a class henceforth well be
Surrounded by a loyal band,
Whose kindly sympathy inspires:
In "Life's hard school alone we stand.
And demonstrate in worlds cold view
His power to grasp it's problems right
And solve them out and prove them true.
No more when rings the old school bell
Well gather where so oft we've met,
And, though the lessons learned may fade,
The scenes and friends Wen ne'er forget.
No lapse OF years can crowd from sight
The once familiar rooms and halls,
No other place In coming years
VIII be TO us as these gray walls.
No faces when Lies shades draw round
VIII clearer in the mem'ry glow.
No names more quick to lip Will come
Than those hrst learned In long z
Farewell, old school! IT'S hard to break
The many ties that bind us here,
We linger, loath TO say the word
That shuts US from a past most dear.
Albion, Neb. CORA A. THOMPSON.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-08
CHURCH PROPERTY IN PHILIPPINES.


The bill passed by the senate makes
provision for the purchase Of the friars'
lands, as they are called, In the Philip
pines. 1t authorizes the commission to
buy the lands of the friars for the pur-
pose of selling them Immediately to the
people who now occupy them. The
necessity of taking these lands and
giving them over to the people who
actually live upon them and cultivate
them is unquestioned. AS was said by
Senator Lodge in reference to this, the
possession of the lands by the friars
was one Of the bitterest grievances Of
the Filipino people against Spain. The
testimony is universal as to their desire
to have those lands restored to them.
The position of the United States in
the matter is clearly set forth In the
instructions of the secretary of war to
Governor Taft respecting negotiations
with the vatican. The separation of
church and state in the islands, impera-
tive under our political system, 1t is
pointed out, requires a readjustment
and Encouragement in the interests both
Of church and state ''and for the attain
ment Of the great ends Of civil govern
ment, Of education, of charity and Of re-
ligion." Under the new conditions the
religious orders nave been shorn of most
of their functions and authority and the
secretary Of war says 1t is manifestly
for the interest CT the church as well
as the state that the landed proprietor
ship Of these orders, which are x
tremely unpopular, should cease. IT. is
not proposed to confscate the lands, but
to give full and fair compensation for
them and the mission of Governor Taft
to Rome was to negotiate with the
vatican for their purchase on equitable
terms.
There viii probably be no serious
difficulty in enecting the purpose OF ouI
government in the matter so far as the
papal authorities are concerned. The
pope informed Governor Taft that mat
tiers Of detail in connection with the
questions to be decided would be re
ferred to a committee Of cardinals and
that all the issues would be considered
and treated with the sole aim OF reach
ing a settlement satisfactory TO all par
ties concerned. The pope understand
fully that the requirements expressed
IN the instructions to Governor Taf
must be complied with and undoubtedly
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-08
PLEASURES ron sTAY-AT-HoMEs.
A Few Comforting Thoughts for
VacntionIess People.
BALTIMORE American.

Baltimore American.
As the summer comes the thought OF out
ings, vacations and trips grows pleasurably
i~nsistent TO those able to enjoy them and
there is no doubt Of the benefit which a
pleasant change does, when taken IN the
year OF work. rush and worry. But even
those who cannot AFFORD the expense or
time OF q trip away can get some degree
Of this change and pleasure by a little
thought and management in taking stay
Rt-home trips. There are many ways in
which stay-at-homes can minimize the
discomfort and heat Of summer and find
out for themselves fresh breathing spots
Of GOODNESS, green and beauty.
The suburbs of the city are now easily
reached. Further on, beyond the suburbs,
the adjacent country we'll repays an after
noon visit, or even a ride by train OF troll
ley. To the nature-lover and the observant
every walk into the roads and fields about
reveals some new objects of interest, some
new pleasure in flower. leaf and tree. For
nature, although working along the same
lines, is yet full Of an endless variety and
"fulflls herself in many ways" sometimes
charming, sometimes curious, but always
worth the looking for.
Even within the city. the parks, large
and small, furnish pleasure in goodly meas
ure to those who get into the wholesome
habit of regularly visiting them. Every
man., woman and child can roam at will in
the big pleasure grounds that each can feel
justly is as much his as the stately es-
tates OF the millionaire belong to the
wealthy owner. The refreshment to eye
and spirit in the soft greens and the pictur,
esque %vistas, the benefit to wearied body in
the pure air and the cooling b~reezes, repay
the visit, and give, in some degree at least,
what the more fortunate ones are enjoying
in the mountains or by the seashore.
Even in the confines Of ones home there
is a beauty and an enjoyment to be had
for a little pleasant toll, interested in
itself and lasting in its effects. There is
no back yard, no matter how small, that
cannot be made into a small estate by a
pretty vine, a few bright flowers, a bit OF
smooth cut grass. 1t is a great pity that
this means of enjoyment is so often neg
lected, when had at such a small cost.
The social theorists Of the hour are calling
attention to this, and the popular weeklies
and magazines are full of directions how
to obtain beauty at small cost Of money
and labor in this way. Ugly brick walls
can be covered with a drapery furnished
free by natures loving hands that the
c~ostliest efforts of human ingenuity cam
not equal; dirt and squalor can be swept
away or hidden under a luxuriant growth
that asks for it's starting only a bit of
soil, a few seeds and some little care to
establish growth. It is almost criminal for
people to have so much baroness, sordid-
ness and u~gliness about them when 1t IL
lust as easy to have beauty, grace and
fragrance. Let the sta~y-at-homes expert
ment in this direction this summer, and
the result will be past their expectations.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-08

seemly disputes that have arisen when
university authorities have undertaken
to discipline faculty members for over-
stepping the limits of propriety. To a
similar quest for free advertising we
must credit up a large number Of the
great educational ~benefactions made by
men Of wealth more with a view to per-
petuating monuments to their own
names rather than to the unselhsh adj
vancement Of the cause of education.
Not that this necessarily detracts from
the usefulness Of the institution except
SO far as it stimulates ideals at variance
with the true aims Of life, but it Is
clearly a reflection Of the methods cur
rently employed in fields of industry.
trade and even art and literature.
The educational pendulum cannot
swing much further to the extreme of
se~nsationalism and may be expected
soon to draw back to the lines of
progressive conservatism,
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-08
SECULAR SHOTS AT THE PULPIT.

New York World: The pope's desire 20
CLOSE his eyes on universal peace" offers
an affeoting contrast to the popular con-
ception Of a strenuous life"
Portland Oregonian: 1t is said the
Presbyterian general assembly had great
provocation TO put into its new creed an
additional clause on the future punishment
OF overcoat, hat and umbrella thieves.
ST. Louis lobe Democrat: II is believed
that the Presbyterians have finally sue
ceeded in reforming their articles Of faith
TO a point where they are satisfactory
alike to the liberals and the conservatives
Brooklyn Eagle: Presbyterian babies
now know that they will not be damned
the general assembly has said so. The
little tootsie wootsies Of other denomina-
tions must get along the best they can, for,
poor things, they have no general as
sembly. Still, IL they have plenty OF milk
they may weather the want of creeds. Let
us hope so.
Chicago Chronicle. We are once more
confronted with a question Of the great
est dificulty and of the highest impor-
lance. Here is Rev. Mr.. Figg of Papirlion,
Neb., claiming that he is the reincarnation
Of the prophet Elijah and that all others
are base limitations. Yet, as everyone
KNOWS, our dlStlnBulSned aQu eloquent Iei-
low citizen, Rev. Mr.. Dowie, maintains that
he alone is Elijah II, and that anyone who
disputes 1t is Rnthema marnatha- In
such a case what can the prudent person
do? Is 1t not a situation which ~justiies
a departure for the woods with all speed
possible?
Springfield Republican: Certain clergy
men have been drawing portentous morals
In their sermons from the st. Pierre dis
aster, some Of which seem curiously out
of date in the twentieth century. The
moral that is most quickly accepted and
needed nowadays is the opportunity for
prompt and liberal help. The strong points
Of civilization never appear to better ad-
vantage than in the speed and efficiency
with which relief can be sent to a popula-
tion stricken with such a disaster as this
or the Galveston storm. And II the world
forgets the sufferer quickly In the urgent
clamor of new responsibilities, 1t at least
responds generously while it's sympathies
are acutely touched.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-08

his influence will be exerted to have this
done with as little friction as possible.
So far as the friars are concerned, they
are unable to make any serious oppo-
sition and may not attempt to do so.
They have no standing with the natives,
whom they have oppressed for genera
tions, and when the F1lipinos generally
understand the policy of the United
States in regard to the lands they will
have no sympathy with any claims or
demands which the friars might make.
The friar lands question promised to be
a troublesome one, but 1t now appears
probable that 1t will be disposed Of
without much difficulty.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-08
Triumnhs of women.
~Ihiladelphia Times.

u AAAaANtABAAAo AhANS
In BROOKLYN the other day Mrs. Lennie
Kelley saved the life Of her aged father
by climbing over the dashboard of the
buggy in which they we're driving on the
Coney Island boulevard and Selling the
reins that had dropped from his hand and
were dangling at the heels Of their runaway
horse. Would PAMELA, or Clarissa, or even
Nine. de Stael's extraordinary heroine, Del
phine, have done that? In Pittsburg Mrs.
Sarah E. McCloy, in a law court, has just
excelled the intellectual feat of Portia. and
has surpassed many shining masculine
lights Of the bar, for she managed her
own case in a breach of promise suit and
proved, too, contrary to the old adage,
that she did not have a fool for a client.
There were some novelties in her methods
of examining witnesses, as, for instance,
her telling one of them point blank that
he was a liar. In the first case there was
a triumph of nerve and muscle, and In the
second Of nerve and intellect. The obvious
conclusion is that the era in which woman
was a "down-trodden creature is fully
past, for. with qualifying experience Of the
world, she is now quite capable Of defend
ing her own and Of holding 1t.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-08

Georgia democrats have just held
their state primaries, at which a candi-
date for United States senator, as well
as candidates for state Offices, have re-
ceived endorsements said to be the
equivalent Of election. This is pretty
close TO the election OF United States
senators by direct popular vote, but it
is not a direct vote, because only a
small minority Of the people have a
voice in 1t. 1t affords, however, addi-
tional evidence that the demand for re-
vision Of the federal constitution that
will make this desired reform part Of
the fundamental law is constantly be-
coming more and more widespread.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-08

Owing to growing opposition chiefly
from the democratic side of the house,
the outlook for the bill for a govern
ment cable across the Pacific at the
present session is said to be less en-
%couraging than 1t has been. The demo-
Gratis know that inaction by the govern
ment means the laying of the cable by
private enterprise, constituting a monop-
oily to which both the government
and the public will have to pay tribute,
but while pretending to be arrayed
against combines and trusts, their posi-
ton In this matter contributes to
strengthen the telegraph and cable
monopoly, against which there is no
other redress. If popular sentiment
controlled congress would no only pro-
vide for the construction and operation
Of a Pacific cable by the government,
but would follow it up with measures
that would without too much delay give
us a general postal telegraph system
conducted as part of the P~OstOfice de-
partment for the same purpose Of facil-
itating commerce and disseminating in
t~elligence as the transportation and de-
livery Of the mails.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-08

tudes and wornout word pictures only
to find that he had given forcible utter
ance to original views with direct bear
ing on present day problems, thus COM
polling them to change their whole plan
of attack. Had the president realized
the inconvenience he was causing his
detract6rs he would certainly have been
more guarded in his words.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-08

New York Evening Post.

New 1ork Evening Post.
Newspaper enterprise has to bow to
scientific enthusiasm in the matter Of the
first ascent Of still smoking Mount Pelee.
Prof. Angelo Heilprin was already known
as an intrepid explorer, delighting equally
in Sahara and Greenland, and climbing
dif1cult Orizaba, whose height and pre-
eminence among Mexican mountains he
first correctly determined; but his calm
rivaling Of the elder Pliny-and SURPRISING
him in good fortune-by mounting to study,
in stu, a valcano in eruption, will make his
name famous throughout the world. OF
that result, however, we may be sure that
he never stopped to think. His preoccu-
patton was entirely that Of a scientist, bent
on discovery Of the truth, even at the
hazard OF his life. With intelligence to
guard against every needless risk, and yet
with constancy and professional zeal to
make him face cheerfully all inevitable
danger, he gave a fine example of the I'M
conscious courage and heroism of the scien-
tihc spirit. No doubt he experienced in
tense exhilaration. amid those showers Of
boiling mud and redhot cinders, as he
went on quietly observing the phenomena
which his trained eye could so we'll inter-
pref. He performed a real service to
human knowledge. and, as all journalists
must admit, scored a tremendous beat"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-08
secret of Long Living.


Milwaukee Free Press.
The venerable Senator Pettus OF Alabama
says: "The secret OF living long lie to work.
l am 81, and happy and healthy as a boy.
1 notice that all my neighbors who got
rich and retired are dead. l never got rich,
and l never retired" And he never died.
Long may he be spared. A man who is 81
years young and still happy and healthy
is a mighty good example to hold up be-
fore this age of hustle. and get rich. and
retire.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-08

When the announcement is made that
Edison has devised an electric propelled
automobile that overcOmes all previous
difficulties the statement is accepted by
the public without the slightest in
credulity. Had some other name been
connected with it every n OF us
would have looked askanee aud init
mated that we were from Missouri. The
confidence Of the public is the inventors
most valuable asset.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-08

To protect the interest of the govern
ment In its unfinished buildings and
make way for needed new buildings,
President Roosevelt has felt constrained
70 approve the omnibus building bill
Notwithstanding the vicious precedent
set by omnibus legislation. IL is safe
TO say that were the president empOw-
cred to veto separate items Of appro-
priation bills. a vast amount Of pork"
carried by this building bill would have
fallen by the wayside.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-08

PHILADELPHIA Ledger.

IhIIHueIphIa Ledger.
Inventor Edison estimates that with his
new storage battery the cost Of an auto
mobile can be reduced to about $3.50. THE
man that cannot quite afford to keep a
horse and carriage is the man that l am
trying to provide for" he says. The
automobile will be the thing for him. Its
first cost will not be any greater, It will
not require the care, and the cost Of main
tenance will come far below the cost of
keeping a horse" May his prophetic vi
sion soon be realiZedl
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-08

An impertinent congressman wants to
know why the congressional library at
Washington should not be kept open on
Sundays to accommodate working peo-
pie who are employed week days dur
Ing all the open hours. But think of
compelling the library employees to work
outside OF regulation hours.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-08

Now that the American Tobacco trust
has secured a practical monopoly of the
Cuban tobacco and cigar output, we
may expect a plea that we do something
for Cuba in the way of abating the tariff
on Cuban tobacco im~portations.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-08

Hayti is not troubled with the prob
lem what to do with its ex-presidents.
A Haytian ex-president who can HE
himself to Paris with $780, 600, 900 for pin
money should be able to take care of
himself.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-08

All the trade reviews report a better
business tone as a result of the ter
mination Of the South African war. Add
to this the u~nexampled crop prospects
IN the west, and the business barometer
points only TO clear weather ahead.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-08

The next governor Of Kansas sub
scribes his name with the initials
w. j. B.-but he writes it W. J.. Bailey
and takes pride in being the nominee of
the republican party.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-08

In the outcome OF the Boer war we
have another object lesson that arbi-
tration is effective in international dis
putes only when all parties concerned
are willing to arbitrate.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-08

1t is to be noted that the newly
appointed American consul to Martin
ique exhibits no signs Of hesitancy in
accepting the position and reporting for
duty.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-08

President Roosevelt should have been
more c~onsiderate of his critics Of the
popocratic press when he delivered his
Memorial day address. They had loaded
up with ammunition that vas to de-
nounce him as dealing in stale platt
Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-08

A Chicago sneak thief has proved that
he keeps up to date by purloining a
Panama hat Let st. Louis match that
II It can.