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The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1905-08-12
NORTHWEST NOTES

Albert Winters, aged So. living near
Cascade county, Montana,
was struck b. lightning while on
horseback. Both rider and horse were
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-26
SPEAK OFT PLAINLY.

Nebraska republicans are already be-
ginning to hold their county conventions
preparatory to the state convention and
the fall campaign. In each county the
local contest for control of county
offices will doubtless occupy the fore
front. With only three offices to fill on
the state ticket. the selection of state
candidates would command small atten-
ton except for the larger national issues
that are pending before the country on
which the party will be expected to take
a stand.
A republican convention already held
In Thayer county has set the pace by
adopting a set of resolutions equivalent
to instruction for their delegates to the
state convention on these subjects.
These resolutions affirm belief in the
policies of President Roosevelt and
favor their enactment into law. The in
tent of this declaration is, no doubt,
good, but the expression I'm our opinion
Is altogether too indefinite. Every con-
ventlon Of republicans held in Nebraska
proval of the presidents policies, but it
should vote up or down a resolution Of
instruction on the delegates selected in
favor of n plank in the state platform
specifically endorsing President Roose-
velts plgn of railroad rate regulation
and call hg upon Nebraska representa-
tives In congress to vote for a measure
that commands the presidents approval
The railroad publicity agents are try
ing to make out that public sentiment
is changing, especially in the west. on
the question of railroad rate regulation
and they will go before congress with
the assertion that there is no longer any
demand for the execution of the pro-
gram outlined by the president at the
last session. The proper answer to this
contention is a plain spoken announce
ment first by the rank and file of repub-
licans in their local conventions and
then by their delegates in state conven-
ton.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-26
LEST WE FORGET.
Threatening Dangers Sure to Follow
MisappIied Prosperity.
Wall Street Journal

Prosperity forgets. It dulls, as by an
anaesthetic, the memory of past offenses.
1t stills the conscience. Men repent when
danger threatens when the ship begins to
sink, the house burns, the panic RACES, the
crops fail, and ruin stares in the face.
They are eager for reformation when the
times are hard; but they are apt to forget
abuses when they are making money and
the whole country revels in prosperity.
Therefore, let us not forget now that we
are rejoicing in unequaled crops and wide
spread activity.
Certainly the Almighty is on the side Of
the United States. Never was a country 80
favored Peace. prosperity and power are
it's portion. Nature is emptying her cOrnu-
copia of plenty upon us. Such wealth OF
crops and mineral products was never be-
fore showered upon a single nation. So
far as the human mind can penetrate the
future, there is at least a year of pros
perity before us. We can depend on that.
base all our business calculations upon it
We may be confident OF five, and even ten
years. progress; but. barring unforeseen ac-
cident, we may say that we know that
good times are insured for a year to come
by the immense yield OF agricultural and
mineral products. whole year! And
how much may be achieved in that time.
Yet two years ago we were immersed in
depression, and even this year there were
conditions that seemed to be working for
revolution and panic. III the crops fail
u.s." said some. God help u.s." Well, the
crops have not failed us, and all is secure.
Shall we then proceed to eat. drink and
make merry and forget all about the causes
OF our recent dismay. and the laws of right
living and sober economics?
In, IA
1. The proper use of our prosperity.
Even a short time ago we became painfully
aware that-we were living too fast: that
we were feasting upon luxuries, that we
were dissipating our strength, with the
reoklessness Of a spsndthrift and a drunk
ard. But II appears that our resources are
ineXhaustible. The earth has bequeathed
us another fortune. Shall we forget all
about our recent experiences7
2. Abundance OF wealth breeds over
speculation and reckless gambling with the
whole train OF attendant evils. Shall we
forget the lesson OF 1901?
3. Speculative imitation leads 10 over
straining OF credit. The last time prices
reached their present height the money
market was strained almost 10 the break
ing point. Shall We forget the experiences
Of 1902?
T. We have had a period Of social IN
rest" That is what we called Il. In reality
II was period Of moral awakening. The
revelations OF graft in business have shaken
confidence In our financial leaders. There
has been loud cry for government reg
ulation OF the corporations and for a
higher standard OF trusteeship. But II We
are all making money, what matters Il II
there be violation OF law? Shall We now
forget the lessons Of lSo4 and 1867
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-26
THE FOREST SERVICE

The creation of the forest service in
connection with the reclamation service
promises to have the most beneficial re-
suits. At the irrigation congress held in
Portland Mr.. Pinchat, forester of the
United States, made an address in
which he pointed out what Is aimed to
be accomplished by the service of which
he is the head and the Importance of
which is understood by all who are in
terested In the care and conservation of
the national forest reserves. He said
that when created this service was
given charge Of all the forest work of
the national government and with it
the opportunity to have and execute a
definite and consistent policy. That
policy, he explained, so far as the forest
reserves are concerned, is not only in
timately related to the work of the. rec
lamation service at every point, but it
has also the closest relation to every
interest and industry OF the whole west.
Mr.. Pinchat stated that the streams
which are being used. or will be used,
for the irrigation of the arid west rise
in the forest reserves. The first duty
of the forest service is to protect the
forests against fire, and the streams
against the disastrous effects of fire.
This very necessary protection, which
hitherto has not been very we'll pro-
vided for, will be supplemented by
other methods OF forest conservation.
There will be less trespassing than has
been the case, to the material injury
of the forests II is further intended
to get more revenue from the timber,
thereby materially reducing the cost to
the treasury OF forestry work Mr..
Pinchat said: ITO sum up the new
policy in few words the forest service
is trying to combine knowledge OF
forestry and local conditions with bust
ness principles and common sense, in
the effort TO give the reserves their high
est usefulness and by so doing to make
them pay their way"
This is the correct policy and II has
not been adopted any too soon. Such
method OF forest management has
long prevailed in some of the European
countries, where the question of forest
protection and preservation was forced
upon attention many years ago and has
been successful. Here the matter has
been to a great extent neglected, but
now that the government has under
taken the task OF retaining the arid
lands the necessity of caring for the
forest reserves, which are indispensable
10 successful irrigation, has become i'm
perative. The streams are mainly fed
from those reserves, the destruction OF
which would consequently be fatal to
irrigation. 1t win be the duty Of con-
gress TO see that the forest service,
which was created only last February,
does not lack ample provision for max
ing IL efficient
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-26
PRESIDENTS EFFORTS FOR PEACE.

Whatever the result Of the Ports.
mouth conference, President Roosevelt's
efforts in behalf Of peace raise him to
the highest place among contemporary
statesmen. Il has been remarked that
in assuming the position Of mediator he
dlsregarded all precedent and did what
no European ruler would have dared to
do. When Mr.. Roosevelt saw what he
regarded as a commanding duty, when
he felt called upon as the chief magis.
trate Of this great nation to do some
thing, In the interest OF humanity and
the universal welfare, for terminating
terrible and destructive conflict, he
did not look for presidents. A crisis
In the peace negotiations had been
reached. A rupture at Portsmouth
seemed imminent. There was world
wide fear that the conference Of the en-
voys would suddenly end in failure
The hour had come for interposition
or mediation II II was ever to be offered
and Theodore Roosevelt was prepared
He had kept himself fully informed re-
gardlng the progress of the negotiations
He knew the feeling and sentiment on
both sides and when the crucial point
would be reached. When that point
was reached he was ready with a pro-
posal and without hesitation submitted
H. 1t was a judicious recommendation,
tut was not acceptable to the Russians,
yet 1t served to avert the danger Of
sudden rupture. 1t Is very probable
that but for Mr.. Roosevelt's interposi-
ton the peace conference would now be
past event and the indefinite prolonga-
ton Of the war determined. Delay in
this matter is believed by many to make
for peace and the presidents action
caused delay. Mr.. Roosevelt did not
stop with submitting his proposal to the
ENJOYS. He communicated through the
regular diplomatic channels with the
governments of the belligerents. Per
haps. the head of no European nation
would have dared TO do this, but the
United States occupies a very different
position in relation TO the warning pow
ers from the countries of Europe. Our
attitude is one of absolute disinterested-
ness and impartiallty. This government
is friendly to both Russia and Japan
and each has reason to feel confidence
in the good will of the United States.
They received the suggestion Of Presi-
dent Roosevelt without shadow of
doubt as to its sincerity or as to his
earnest desire to promote the cause of
peace. They would not have so felt re-
speeding any proposal or recommends
ton from a European ruler.
The peace conference may end in
failure. The outlook at the last adj
jouTnment was not such as to greatly
encourage hope. Still 1t is possible that
way to peace will be found. In any
event President Roosevelt has done all
that he could do in the interest Of peace
and in a way I'm the highest degree hon.
orable to himself and to the country.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-26
ROOM FOR SUGGESTIONS,

The Board of County Commissioners
has invited all architects who feel so
disposed to submit pencil drawings and
sketches for a reconstructed court house
adequate to meet the needs of the
county business, which has outgrown
the present buildings. Whether the archi-
tects generally will respond to this in
vitation is a question, inasmuch as
most of them are so busily engaged
upon other building projects at this par
ticular season that they will hardly feel
warranted in devoting much time to a
project as to which there is as yet no
consensus of opinion.
Admitting that 1t will require the
services of capable architects before any
new court house building can material
ize, still, there is no reason why other
people and more especially the county
officers who occupy offices in the build
ing, the attorneys and judges who are
constantly trying cases in the court
rooms and the taxpayers generally who
have business to transact with the va
rious branches of the county govern
ment, should not contribute their ideas
as to what should be done in the way
Of reconstructing the present court
house, or replacing it with an entirely
new edifce.
Whatever 1t may be decided to do in
this matter, the first requisite will be
the submission of some sort of a bond
proposition to raise the necessary money
and this proposition will have to en-
body in substance, at any rate the plan
1t is proposed to pursue. To arrive at
plan that will satisfy the general pub
lie will require a thorough sitting Of
ideas and agreement upon what is best
and most practicable The more sug-
gestions the county board gets, whether
from architects or from nonprofession-
ais, the more likely will a feasible
scheme be developed.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-26
POLITICAL DRIFT.


steelmaster Prick OF Pennsylvania Is
doomed for United states senator. Some
people think that Boies Penrose did not get
life job when Matt Quay made him sena-
tor.
Senator Clark Of Montana has 90 much
money that he does not know how 70 keep
II within bounds Let him start a few
democratic newspapers and watch his pile
grow beautifully less
The New York Sun isl shouting for the
reelection Of Mayor Mcclellan and Dis
trict Attorney Jerome The opposition TO
Mcclellan is gravitating toward former
Mayor Scheren OF Brooklyn
Some heartless enemies Of General Gros-
venor are trying to throw him down while
he is out of the country, The famous
prophet Of Ohio viii be hoie next month
and then his opponents will jump into their
cyclone cellars
San Francisco promises TO give Milwau-
kee a lively run for the graft record.
Grand jurieS in both cities are giving the
political small fry a rest and going up
higher" Mayor Schmitz and Mayor Rose
are now under fire.
Robert NJ Burnett Of Boston, who is fire.
quently spoken of as a possible democratic
is wealthy and leading business man, who
has long rendered efficient service in keep
Ing up the party organization in his state.
He Is identified with large undertakings,
like the recent gas consolidation of Bos-
ton, and nobody stands higher as a citizen
and business man than he.
Delaware furnishes the saddest spectacle
In the crooked politics of that state. Boss
Addicks is shooting the chutes at a furious
rate and he hasn't a return ticket His
yacht and his model dairy farm have been
seized for debt, and his old henchmen,
faithful while his money held out, are
chasing other sources of provender. For
twelve years the gasman struggled for the
Senatorship and spent money lavlshly, but
in vain. The failure Of money to land the
prize is conspicuous by its rarity.
big Tim" Sullivan, Tammany con-
gresham, is back from a trip TO Europe
chock full of information which he dis
penses in short-arm chunks. Here is a sam
pie: IF we had municipal ownership in
New York, Tammany would be In power for
the next $50 years Chicago imported a
Scotchman to instruct the Chicagoans in
municipal ownership. He came from Glas-
gov. think. Why, say, in Glasgow they
are talking of DISTINGUISHING the employees
on the tramways because the reformers
over there-they're ones on the outs Just
like they are here-say the votes of the
men are controlled by the party in power.
Give us municipal ownership in New York
and Gabriel will find Tammany ruling New
York when he blows the wale-up horn"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-26
COMPREHENSIVE coon TINES
Prosperity OF Progress, OF DeveIop-
ment and New Enterprise.
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All hands are busly at work everywhere.
the indisputable evidences are for enorm-
Gus crops, trade conditions are Of the hest
and the general outlook for prosperity could
scarcely be improved.
The Tom Lawsons and Ida Tarbeils have
had their say and the fabric OF thinas
remains mistaken. The country win not 20
TO pieces yet for while. The Eauitable's
troubles have created no more than a
ripple on the general surface of affairs
Bank presidents have defaulted and sui
cided, but the system of banks is intact
and sound. Get-rich quick concerns have
gone under, but confidence remains unim-
paired In legitimate business. All together
the signs tend to bolster up optimism.
II there ever was such condition as is
described by the term good times" the
condition would seem to be at hand The
country has never enjoyed a more general
and comprehensive prosperity. 1t is the
prosperity Of progress, OF development OF
expansion and Improvement and new enter
prise.
Underneath our general and prontabls
activities are the hrmest foundations OF
national trade, OF finance, credit and gold
production. In word. our enterprise Is
generously and substantially financed The
country is In a position to push forward
and succeed.
Under such circumstances the man who
Is not an optimist does not deserve 10 be
In business. He is incapable of reading
the signs OF the times. He lacks not only
courage but common Intelligence. He is OF
no advantage either TO himself or 10 his
community. Business would be better on
without him.
AT this time one OF the pesslmists TO be
reckoned with is the man who asserts that
because we have had several years Of pros
perity we are due for an interruption and
reverse This reasoning is empty OF
logic Certainly it can have no force when
the foundations of commercial and fnan-
cial strength are so evident as at present
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-26

The Nebraska Retail Merchants as
sOciatiOn is still resoluting to continue
its fight on the 'cat" houses and threat
ems to call into requisition a new in
strument OF warfare by patronizing the
advertising space Of country news
papers to educate the farmer up to the
advantages Of supporting local trades
men. Here is where the merchants are
getting on the right track. The "cat"
houses have built up their business by
low prices and judicious advertising.
The way to head them off is to beat
them at their own game.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-26
THE FOOLS IDENTITY.


5. w. GILLIAN in Baltimore American.
You may try to ind a reason for the thinRA
some people do,
You may tolerantly figure were Won the,,
and were they you,
You may charitably argue that they had a
good excuse
For their idiotic capers that annoy you like
the deuce;
But you'll md the av'rage citizen impa-
And inclined to call each cranky chap
Old
Fool.
It's the shortest way Of naming. and IL
While the penalty you'n notice. pretty
neatly fits the crime;
Every man that's reached the age we call
accountable" should know
There are certain worldly standards We
should never set below;
school
Should be wise, or wear the label Of a
PLAIN
Old
Fool.
But-and here's an observation you have
maybe never made
All the saddest forms OF folly are by other
folks displayed.
Every break we make is justified as easily
as scat,
We can always trace the wisdom in our
very thinnest drool-
And It's always tother fellow that's the
Plain
Old
Fool
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-26
KNOWS RULES OF THE GAME.
Governor MicIxey's Definition of
"Ringers" WithstAnds All Tests.
St Louis Globe-Democrat

"hAhBeFH" "lNhatHnO9 All Tests
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Recent comment along the line Of de-
fining the rules of play in pitching horse
shoes has started a somewhat virulent dis
cussion in the Nebraska press. few OF
the newspapers, believed to be inimical to
the political ambitions of Governor Mickey,
are insisting that the strictest definition OF
what constitutes a ringer is necessary, in
order to shut out pretenders and ali who can
not claim the very highest excellence. The
inference left, though not expressed, is
that the ringer" of which so many have
been scored up to the credit of Governor
Mickey, is not a ringer in the most APP
proved sense of the word. Some of them
seek to leave the governor under suspicion
OF having been given marks on shoes the
two ends of which did not lie far enough
In front OF the stake to allow line to be
drawn between them withouS touching the
stake at any point The governor meets
this covert attack by saying that the only
proper system of counting is that which
calls for the points to be at least a quarter
OF an inch in front of the stake and point
ing TO the spot where the thrower stands.
Thus far at least Governor Mickey has
cleared himself OF any suspicion of a want
Of familiarity with the game with any
desire to use his high rank to put the points
a shadow of a line back of the one which
counts in honor bright" The governor
of Nebraska will take no unfair advantage.
and he evidently knows the rules of
the game. But that he should ask IL it is
good form in playing 10 let the right sus-
pender fall down over the hip, grieves us
sore. 1t argues that Governor Mickey
pitches horseshoes with his suspenders On
his shoulders. and that he is even in douot
as to whether one OF them should be al
lowed TO droop. The masters OF the game
wear neither right nor left. II there are
zone gallus'' farmers in Nebraska they are
not of those who are now giving the state
high place foremost eKemplar of the
manly sport OF pitching quoits. There is
but one man in the world the zone gallus"
farmer may reasonably hope to beat at
horseshoes, and that is a two-gallus one.
To make a ringer" the muscles OF a
man which are in the shoulders and back,
and not the arms. are drawn from left to
right and from right TO left. II Governor
Mickey throws with his right, the muscles
he will bring into play in doing will be
those OF the left shoulder and back. and
not those OF the right. Wherefore II is the
left suspender which should be unreefed
II only one is to go. but we advise the gov
ernor 10 lower both OF these sails and fly
light before the wind, since that is the
only way to score ringers" when heavy
wind is blowing. or. II he be the best
player in Nebraska, let him wear one gallus
as a handicap and give the other boys a
chance. We would admonish him. however.
that Mr.. Bryan, who has been playing the
one-gallus game in Nebraska for some
time, has not scored ringer" yet.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-26
Main Question Already settled.
Cincinnati ENQUIRER.

CINCINNATI Enquirer.
William j. Bryan, on his trip abroad, is
to make a study Of conditions in the Philip
pine islands. His report win not be off,
cial and it will no doubt be different in
other respects from any report Secretary
Taft may feel moved to make. Both will
be valuable for information. but the main
question appears to be already settled. We
are to govern them indefinitely as depen-
denotes, just as Great Britain governs its
outlying possessions. And the more we do
for our dependents the less will we be
like the country that has set the colonial
pace for us -"linn. ..' d
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-26
magical WORK of INT.

Cleveland Plain Dealer.
II would be interesting to learn just what
II is in the climate of the Philippines that
can accomplish such miracles as the trans
formation of BOurle Cochran. once the
most resounding opponent of benevolent
assimilation" into a staunch 'imperialist,"
and within the same period induce Charles
H. Grosvenor and Serene E. Payne TO
father free trade bills that were so re-
Gently their abomination. But, of course
things look different on the other side Of
the world. and 1t is devoutly to be hoped
that the normally narrow vision OF the
standpatter will not be restored by his re-
turn to this side of the globe.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-26

The local uemO-pOp organ is greatly
distressed for fear the republican county
committee may not call primary cleo
ton TO choose delegates TO the repub-
lican state convention. In the mean
while, however, the democratic county
committee has appointed a committee
Of i've with full and unlimited power TO
select the delegates TO the democratic
state convention and issue credentiaI
certificates without the aid. advice or
consent Of any other democrats on earth
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-26

The question whether new county
commissioners for Douglas county are
to be chosen at the coming election may
as well be thoroughly threshed out now
as later. Unless the pending litigation.
even though it should result in putting
the names of candidates on the official
ballot, is carried to a final decision Of
the court of last resort the controversy
will only be renewed later when the
demand is made upon the outgoing men,
bers who claim that the law has ex-
tended their terms of office.