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Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-05
PHYSICAL CULTURE FAD.
Young and Old, Robust and Lean,
Doing Athletic stunts.
New York sun.

new 10TH gun.
eCuIturs' has been cultivated until
many people are a little sick Of IT. At
present physical culture is producing or
supposed to be producing q great crop.
There are many varieties OF both species.
In these easy times you can be indoctrin-
ated in both cultures by mail. It must be
admitted that the physical kin seems to be
pursued with the more enthusiasm. Thou
sands Of well-to-do persons use the Turk
ish bath and physical culture" as a sort
OF penance for their sins OF high living.
Fat men seek to recover the waist of
youth. Lean and hungry Cassiuses would
they were fatter and rush into wild ex-
ercise. Oldish men try to spruce up their
muscles and soften their arteries. Most OF
US train by proxy and show our sound
athletic instinct by yelling at foot ball and
base ball games or betting on horses. But
we have our PERIODS OF sternness and fan
atheism. We plan seasons Of diet. We for
sake punch and take up the punching bag.
We Join athletic clubs. We hire instructors
in athletics. We forswear smoking for
weeks; so eager are we to encourage our
lungs. We buy tickets to a course Of boxing
lessons and usually tire of them after We
have been knocked into our original limp
ness a few times.
We throw out our chests and take deer
breaths with a solemnity that makes the
behoIders grin. With little wands In our
hands we take or start on long walks. not
without pithy comment from appreciativs
small boys. We pledge ourselves to ex'
ercise a half hour before breakfast and
half hour before going to bed; and the
s~trong-willed OF us sometimes keep thai
pledge for a whole month. We subscribe
to gymnasiums and soon learn to keel
away from them. We clutter our rooms with
mysterious and complicated apparatus
which we are always falling over. TIT
spirit Is willing. but the nesh is weak. II
the end the sluggishness OF the remote uni
cellular organisms We are thought q
spring from asserts its sway. sataI
knocks out the good resolutions. Their
Is a place for a mug or glass In many com
Portable modern Longing chairs in athleti
clubs. Smoking is he nurse Of the phil
osophlc mind. There 10 not Joy but calm
Who wants TO be a great. hulking athlete
q ElAdiatoTf So fades our dTeaB
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-05

~derstanding that a regular annual roy
atty should be paid to department off,
Gals on each appliance.
These are rather startling disclosures
IL borne out indicating as they do
that the Postofice department has been
for some time a very cesspool Of cor
rupt practices and venal abuses, TO
carry out which there must necessarily
have been collision among numerous
officials. The man engaged in the investi'
cation is Mr.. Bristow, who it seems
is acting by direct authority Of the
president and who can be depended
upon to probe the matter to the bottom
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-05
AFTER THE LEGISLATURE.
Portland oregonian.

IOTLldnu OE6souldhs
I'm goin' to hev my say rIght here; ! don't
An no one needn't wear the coat exceptin'
them It fits.
''The bone and sinew o. the land and all
I've put my shouider,' to the wheel to save
An always gladly rallied round the peo-
But n p1S t Ssn SSSip osn sink for all I'll do to
I'm sick O. dndin' that I can't do nOthin'
only vote.
the senator from up our way he come
Before the last election day, an SEE to me,
SEE he:
ITS men like you we needs to point the
path Of duty out,
We're ruled by our constituents, OF that
there Amt no doubt:
And when we git to maxim laws we need a
From men that understands affairs, to
show US what to do.
Now any laws your county needs you mako
Ard they'll ali be attended to. I'm glad
Tve got your vote"
I know I'm kin o. prominent. but, even IL
It kind 8 tickled me to hin he'd ask ad-
I got to thinkin' on the thing. an studied
out some laws
I knew would DO a lot to help the toilin'
An when my friend the senator got into
ONCE, I
Sat down an wrote him some advice for
usin' by and by.
He answered it right of, but / made out
flOm what he wrote
That what he really hankered for was
nothin' by my vote.
But when they got to maxim laws I wrote
to him again,
Remindin' him that he was pledged to serve
his Teller men,
An pointin' out some bills I knew would do
us farmers good,
ReQuestin' that he take them up, and pass
them II he could.
An when I read the paper where the bills
was on the shelf,
I went down to the capital to talk to him
He told me then the load o. state was more
than I could tote,
Suggestin' that / go back home-an'
thanked me fur my votel
I done 1t, too; ! went back nome, an that
is where I'll stay;
But don't you think l won't nix him, come
next lection day.
This thing o. being prominent an hon
or'ble's all right,
But, all the same. It's WISE 10 know Just
where you're goin' to light.
An senators constituents that hope they're
goin' to git
A say In how the laws is made-well, they
are hoptn' yit.
I amt a-namin any names, but none need
wear the coat
| That II don't at-an' them It does won't
' never git my vote.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-05

II is limited that the 500 line Is en-
pertaining serious intentions toward
Nebraska with a view to building into
this state from the north in the net
distant future, though it's president as
serts that it will always keep Minne-
apolis and st. Paul supremacy in yhe
northwest in mind. Nebraska is with
out question a tempting field for neigh
boring railroad systems, but while it
will welcome new transportation facili-
tics, 1t has no intention of transferring
its Industrial strength to trade centers
outside of this state when it has cities
Of its own amply able to take care Of
Its interests. Omaha will play no sec
ond fiddle in Nebraska territory to ST.
Paul and Minneapolis, whether the 500
line comes or not.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-05
INAPPROPRIATE SYMBOLS.
Protest Against an Easter Custom
Prevalent in the East.
Boston Transcript.

Boston 1TauScrlpI.
Now thai Easter is drawing near It is
meet to protest against a custom which for
several years has spoiled the season for
many sensitive persons. At this time
several confectionery stores have been
wont to offer as a premium with a certain
amount of purchase a little live chicken in
a pasteboard cage; and the window display
of the pretty little creatures running about
with baby Inconsistencies Of the fate in
store for them has been an Easter feature.
attractive to the unthinking, but most
sorrowful to those who feel for the least
Of these.
Easter has many symbols, the most ia
miliar being the Easter egg. which typ
ihes in the simplest way the resurrection
and the eternal renewal of life. 1t Is
strange how a beautiful thought may de-
generate. By an unexpected evolution OF
ideas a chicken has come to stand also as
a popular Easter token. Now a little
chicken is one Of the prettiest, daintiest,
most appealing Of baby creatures. But
what Easter sentiment can be conveyed by
the gift Of one Of these unhappy and ILL
destined little live fowls is hard to de-
termine. We wish at this season to hin
Of life, Of hope. How can we, Specializing
on the near fate Of these little unfor-
Inmates, remember either? We wish To
make the world happy at this time. What
happiness is In store for these poor chicks,
artihcially reared, to be indiscriminately
given to ignorant and careless buyers?
Undoubtedly most Of these gifts are I'M
tended for children. We wish 70 teach then
the Easter lesson; we wish to make then
happy. But II they love animals. as most
children do. the inevitable little tragedy
following the reception Of such an Easter
gift will far outweigh the short pleasure
in the downy, pretty little live thing
Children feel these things keenly. when
they feel at all.
There is ne true sentiment in such q gift
There 10 no Easter significance in such 4
symbol. Let us welcome and send forth
again everything that suggests the happy
triumph Of spring over winter, OF hops
over fear, Of life over death. But let vi
not drag the little yellow chicken into oul
beautiful festival! This coarse y erue'
practice should be disceuntenanced by .
public disapproval finding a practical ex.
preston In Withholding Of patronage, and
thus exhibited will prevent the recurrenc,
Of the evil another year.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-05
BLASTS FROM THE RAMS HORN.

Men who are always digging up tho roots
are sure to be disappointed in the fruits.
What she'll II profit a church II Il sell all
It's oysters and lose its spiritual powerf
The economies OF Christianity are not
exhibited In the economy OF the col sction.
Our pride on account OF the sins we do
not commit viii not procure pardon for
those we DO.
When a man boasts Of his broad-mlnded-
ness he lie usually trying to hide his shall
low-headedness.
When a man knows the depth OF the soil
Of sin he will not go around looking for a
wider field Of usefulness.
There is no difference In the principle
back Of the new pack of cards in the parlor
and the greasy pack in the penitentiary.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-05

Republican voters of Omaha upon
whom rests the responsibility for the
course to be pursued by the party in
the impending city campaign are In
vited TO read carefully the address de-
Ivered by the editor of The Bee out
lining the issues confronting us which is
printed In fun on page p of this issue
Serious and thoughtful perusal Of what
is there said will, we feel sure. give 8
better understanding OF the political
situation with reference to municipal.
politics and help republican voters t.
discharge their duties more intelligently
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-05
TEE ANTITRUST L EelsLArIos.

- 4AOINs
President R~oosevelt's speech at Nil
waukee in regard to the control and
regulation Of the great corporations and
what was done by the last congress in
this direction has it's chief interest in
the assurance given that this legislation
is I be faithfully and fearlessly en-
forced. The president said that mere
important eve than the legislation lie
the administration Of the law and he
pointed to what is already being done
as promising what win be done. "In
the same spirit the laws win continue
to be enforced" declared Mr.. Roosevelt,
and there car be no doubt that he
meant fully what he said. 1t was a
plain warning to the great corporations
amenable to the laws that they must
expect no leniency from this admins
tration. that it will exercise to the full
est extent the authority which congress
has given 1t.
In regard to the legislation Of the
last congress the president expressed
the opinion that it was impracticable to
attempt more. He thought nothing Of
value is to be expected from ceaseless
agitation for radical and extreme legis-
lation and this is the view Of intelli-
gent students of the subject generally.
A policy Of destruction. as some urge, II
successful In crushing the great cor
p%oratiOns would inevitably carry down
with 1t the whole Industrial structure.
Legislation Of a general and indis-
criminate character would be sure e
fall" said Mr.. Roosevelt, "either be
cause 1t would involve all interests in
a common ruin. or because it would moi
really reach Any evil" AS to the pro
posed tariff remedy the president said
"You can, Of course, put an end to tbs
prosperity Of the trusts by putting al
end TO the prosperity OF the nation. Blu
the price for such action seems high.
On this point what was said by Score
tary Root at Boston a few days ago 4
pertinent. He declared that trust
cannot be gotten rid Of by revising tn
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-05
what the Bugs Cost,
Atchison Globe.

ANCHISOH NIODD.
We keep an army Of IS, 900 men and have
254 ships Of war. We are ready to fight
any nation on earth and yet the little po-
tato bug laughs us to scorn. Ever hear
Of the big United States suffering with the
grasshopper? Are we not powerless before
the gypsy moth? The bug family taxes this
great country $3.50. 900, 900 a year, but in the
unequal fight between the nation and the
bugs the latter ever remain unconquered.
The worms that attack the cotton plant
assess the farmer $50. 900 q year. The
potato bug eats s. .O00.0 900 worth annually
out Of our gardens. The chinch bug costs
us 800, 00o, 900, the Hessian fly $50, OOO. 900
and the grasshopper $780, OO. 900. The big
United States hasn't enough money or men
to win any war with an insect.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-05

OF free delivery to the rural patrons
OF the postohice cannot be obscured.
Rural free delivery lie here to stay. II
is bound to be still further perfected
in its details and enlarged in its scope.
The time is not far distant when a letter
or package addressed to anyone within
the boundaries Of the United States will
be placed in the hands Of the person for
whom 1t is intended by the postal car.
riers. Rural free delivery is the most
notable improvement Of the postal serv-
Ice Of recent years.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-05
SOulfuIness in FiddIinR.
st. Louis Republic.

~ st. louis Republic.
Now that Jan Kubelik has fallen in love
with the beautiful Countess Marianne
Csakyszell, the "soulfulness' which was
said to have been lacking in his adding
because he had never experienced a grand
passion" should come into evidence the
very next time he resins his bow. Yet again
we're up against a battling proposition.
Isn't this same soulfulness a sort of visit
full yearning by natures? n should little
Kubelik, happily married, be'a prey to that
un~happiness which means so much in the
development Of genius? The Kubelik situa-
ton Just o is not encouraging from the
artistic point OF view.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-05

tariff unless duties on the classes Of
manufacture in which the so-called
trusts are engaged are reduced to such
an extent as to put an end to all Amer
ican manufacture. "When that hap
pens, as trusts are the feature Of the
day in foreign countries, free trade and
protectionist alike. you will have substi-
tuted the foreign trusts for domestic
trusts and the prosperity Of foreign
workmen for the prosperity Of Amerf-
can workmen." The free trade plan
cannot be made to apply to the great
corporations alone. There can be no
discrimination in the tariff. 1t must
apply equally to the products Of the
independent manufacturer and to those
Of the corporations. If it would de-
stroy the trusts all competitors of the
trusts would also go down.
Control and regulation of the great
corporations, by judlcious national and
state laws, is obviously the wise and
sound policy. Thereby abuses and evils
can be corrected and industrial progress
and prosperity conserved. With a
thorough investigation OF the organiza-
ton and methods of the corporations
engaged In interstate and foreign com
merce, as provided for, and with a
faithful administration of existing
laws, much that is complained of will
be remedied, and If results shall not be
wholly satisfactory we shall learn what
further legislation may be necessary
for an adequate supervision and regu
lation of the combinations.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-05
A Point wen Taken.

LOUISVILLE CourIer-Journa,.
Americans must admit that at least one
Of Count Won Reventlow's criticisms Of our
navy is we'll takens~ He says with truth
that the navy is heterogeneous We have
pursued no settled policy in creating it,
but have gone on year after year adding
new ships Of types different from those OF
their predecessors, the result being a hodge
podge which It would be difficult to classify.
For this congress has been responsible. and
1t has only been recently that this all
wise body has been disposed to listen to
authorities in the Navy department who
are in a position to know something about
naval matters.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-05
Paris thinks the American invasion

Paris thinks the American invasion lie
getting altogether too strong when
American capitalists undertake to buy
up the privilege Of furnishing gas 60
the French capital. Paris by gaslight
is a touchy subject with the Parisians
and they have a right to object to max.
ing this feature OF their life dependent
on rank outsiders, who might wantonly
turn on the gas at the wrong moment
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-05
POSTAL sERYIoE ABusEn.

The investigation of the Postonice de-
partment which is being prosecuted by
the fourth assistant postmaster general,
1t is understood by direction Of the
president, is disclosing abuses that may
cause numerous changes in the oAhcial
personnel Of the department It is
stated that proof has been found that
there were annual assessments in the
division Of salaries and allowances,
which collected considerable sums of
money that went into private pockets
and were not used for any political par
pose. 1t has been found that employees
have been induced to buy stock in cor.
porations formed and conducted by ON,
cials OF the department and that these
purchases Of stock have much the ap-
pearance Of assessments by the su
periors upon the subordinates. UndeI
the guise Of making political assess
ments large sums Of money have beer
collected in the rural free delivery sery
ice. which mounts have not been &C
counted for as political contributions
There is evidence going to show tina.
various appliances used in p%OstoficeI
have been contracted for with an IN
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-05

The statistical exhibits Of pending or
impending labor troubles look big en-
paper. but we must remember that pro-
ductiOn is row carried on on a big scale.
A strike no longer involves a handful
or a score Of men, but hundreds and
thousands whose interests have been
closely allied. But strikes also no
longer as a rule last for months, but are
usually won, II won at all after short
duration. Imposing strike figures have
a significance therefore that can be
properly understood only In connection
with the changed industrial conditions
ri the last few years.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-05

Not many rulers could travel over
$4,000 miles through twenty-four differ
ent states and territories without get
ting outside OF the protection Of their
own fiaRs.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-05

The people Of Omaha and Nebraska
win sincerely regret the departure from
our midst and relocation in another
state Of Mr.. ]. r. Buchanan, who has
done so much toward the reclamation
Of northwestern Nebraska from a veri-
table wilderness and its settlement by
nearly a quarter Of a million Of sturdy
and industrious producers. If the man
who makes two blades of grass grow
where only n grew before is a
human ~benefactOr, Mr.. Buchanan Ger.
tainly merits the unstinted gratitude OF
all living Nebraskans for his invaluable
contribution toward the growth and up
building Of this state.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-05

II is to be feared the sabbath observ-
ance enforced ON the legislature by
Governor Mickey win be a distinct nov
city for some Of the members. There is
no danger that the habit win become
permanent upon them.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-05
shakeSpearean Prophecy FuInIIe,
PHILADELPHIA Record.

1t remained for Marconi to harness 'the
sightless couriers Of the air" which Shake
speare aforementioned. They are now made
serviceable drudges In carrying messages
across the seas between continent and
continent,
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-05

II ex-senator Mason really con-
templates launching a political weekly
for his delectation as editor, he might
learn something to his advantage by
communicating with ex-senator Allen,
late editor of the late Madison Mail.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-05

No matter what disclosures Of ques-
tionable practices may be made in the
Postofice department by the inquiry in
progress there, the fact Of the useful
ness and popularity Of She rural free de
livery system and Of the substantial
success that has attended the extension
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-05
Pleasing Both Sides.
Kansas city journal

hdHsds CITY JOuTnaI.
The way to chrlsten the battleship Nam
sas with wine and not offend the prohi-
bitionists is to place a bottle Of the vinous
fluid on the prov and let Mrs. Nation
smash II with her ak,
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-05

President Diaz Of Mexico is not the
least apprehensiye about his reelection
for another term If he consents to yield
to popular persuasion.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-05

IL foolish talk could have destroyed
Admiral Dewey's laurels he would
have lost them long ago. Fortunately
for him, they rest on achievements
rather than words.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-05
specihc for worry.
New York Telegram.

New York Telegram.
Woman who lived to be 102 years old in
her formula for attaining great age gives
the p~aradoxical rules, Let nothing worry
you. Get married"
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-05

Shamrock III may gain a little pres
tige now and then by beating Shamrock
1. but to get the cup 1t will have to beat
the American cup defender.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-05

The next arbitration may be n to
arbitrate conflicting interpretations Of
the arbitration decision.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-05

District OF Columbia commissioners
have prohibited splitting on the capital
sidewalks, This will be hard OF back
woods congressman.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-05

The gopher often works much mis-
chief in the darkness, but he cannot long
withstand the light of day.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-05

The legislative clock will now practice
up ON the gymnastics Of moving its
hands backward as well as forward.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-05

If an auspicious dedication counts for
anything, the st. Louis worlds fair
should have a strenuous career from
start to finish.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-05
DOMESTIC PLBAsANTRIEs.


Miss Flyrt-Oh, yes, I've had nine pro-
posals since / saw you last.
Miss Newi~tt-Indeedl And did you finally
reward his perseverance by accepting him?
philadelphia Catholic Standard.
Anxious Mother-Tell me. doctor. is It a
dangerous case?
Physician-I fear Il is. He has breakfast
focditis in an advanced ~stage.Judse.
Miss Whyley-I wonder II that Jones
woman is married or single.
Miss Notise-Oh, she IL married; for two
casters she has had the same hat
Woman's Homo Companion.
Father-Are you and this Mr.. Simpson
congenial, daughter?
Daughter oh, yes, pa; he likes to hear
me talk about myself, and / like to hear
him talk about himself.
Her father always grumhled at paying
her bills, but when she married Freddy
he gave her a dOwry."
II suppose Freddy was glad Of that,
Eyes, they divided the boodle."-Detroit
Free Press.
"Of course my manuscript was returned"
she said.
because" she. explained, 1T have just
discovered that the editor Is red-headed
and 1 tied the manuscript up with a ribbon
that didn't match at all."-Chicago Post.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-05

Mayor Harrison says they have tax
shirkers in Chicago, too. No city has
an exclusive monopoly Of them.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-05

What has the anthracite coal strike
got to do with the price of Easter bon.
nets, anyway?
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-05
sTATEMrNT OF CIRCULATION.

State of Nebraska, Douglas County, S.:
George b. Tzschuck, secretary OF Tine Bee
Publishing Company, being July sworn
says that the actual number OF tull anu
complete copies Of The Daily, Mornlng,
Evening and Sunday Bee pfinted during the
month OF March. 1903. was as follows: O.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-05

One of the papers that regularly voices
the trust magnates' views declares that
whatever judgment may be handed
down by the court of appeals in the
Northern Securities case it win un-
doubtedly be carried to the United
States supreme court, so that at least a
year may be expected to elapse before
the status Of this mode Of inanciering
is finally determined. While the merger
promoters are keenly alive to the i'm
portance of the questions involved In
their bearing on their future operations,
the great mass OF the people have not
fully realized what the consequences
win be If the bars are let down to the
launching Of consolidation schemes BY
the easy route Of a holding corporation.
When the decision Is reached in the
Northern Securities case there win be
either a complete abandonment of thii
species Of corporate combinations or q
tremendous expansion OF the merger
business.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-05

e. "a EDITOR.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-05

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