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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-28

western world. There is no sound rea-
son for such a view. The advance of
that vast empire, with its teeming popu-
lation. to u larger development and a
better civilization must rather prove Of
benefit to the rest of the world. What
its possible contributions to the wei
fare of mankind may be cannot be fore
seen. The extent and value of its re-
sources are not known. But there is
reason to believe that its contributions
would be great, while it would take
from the other nations all and more
than it gave them. The desire of China
to improve conditions need cause no ap-
prehension and deserves every encour-
agement.
The information which the Chinese
commission will obtain here undoubt.
edly will be Of much help to the gov
eminent in its purpose to improve the
present order of things, and 1t is need
less to say that 1t will be afforded
every opportunity to secure the knowl-
edge 1t seeks.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-28

The old adage that men are to be
judged by their actions and not by their
promises has once more been verified.
The hopes inspired by the seductive
promises of reform in the administration
of the affairs of the county, which the
taxpayers Of Douglas county had been
led to believe would go into effect when
the new county board came into power,
have gone glimmerlng. The old ring has
been wrung out, but the new ring has
promptly taken its place.
1t was promised, for example, that
the odious system Of petty graft, in the
shape of charges for marriage certificate
chromos and fees for posting notices on
the walls of the court house would be
abolished with the incoming of the new
county judge. But the promised reform
has not yet materialized.
1t was promised that the jail feeding
graft would be summarily cauterized,
but after weeks Of wrangling and jang-
ling the proposition to lop off extrava-
CANT feed bills has been voted down and
a renewal of the Jail graft in a new
form has been voted up. The position
taken by the members of the new board
on this issue is not only calculated to
arouse Indignation but most profound
disgust. The vote registered on this
issue stands as follows:
For the continuation of the Jail graft
Commissioners Kennard, Trainor and
IRE.
For the abolition of the graft-Com-
mlssioners Bruning and Solomon.
And the end is not yet. Experience
has shown that one graft always begets
more graft.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-28

A great many nostrums have been
prescribed by insurance experts and In
surance reformers to cure high finance
manipulation and eliminate graft from
the management of life Insurance
Many of these prescriptions have some
merit, but most Of them are purgatives
that would weaken the patient without
restoring to him the most essential ele-
ment of vitality-popular confidence.
BY all odds the most simple and prac-
ticable remedy that has been prescribed
up to date is embodied in the recon-
mendations of the state commissioners
of insurance of Wisconsin, who has sum
married. his conclusions in brief insur-
ance primer in the shape of questions
and answers:
O. What is life insurance company
organized for?
A. To furnish life insurance.
O. What is the only purpose for which
life insurance company can receive money?
a. To furnish life insurance.
O. II. then. a policyholder has paid to
the company more money than was required
to pay for the insurance provided In his In
surance policy contract. what is the only
justification for the retaining of over-pay-
ment7
A. To furnish more life insurance or to
add the over-payment to the reserve held
on the policy so as to shorten the period
of future premium payments.
In nutshell, the functions of life
insurance company is to assume the risk
Of the mortality of the insured just as
the fire insurance company assumes the
risk of the destruction or partial destruc-
ton of the property it insures. Nobody
ever expects n fire insurance company
to pay back part of the premium 1t ex-
acts for insuring a building and if con-
Quoted on the same principle no life in
surance company would exact from the
insured any more than is sufficient to
compensate it for the risk it assumes.
Life insurance is not designed pri-
marty as an investment That function
belongs to the savings bank and other
institutions organized to re-loan surplus
earnings and savings of people who are
not able or willing to assume the risk of
making their own loans or investments.
The abolition of premium dividends
would doubtless, curtail the profits of
insurance agents, but 1t would he coun-
terbalanced by the number of policy
holders and the aggregate volume of in
surance premiums.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-28
A THREAT OF SECESSION.

British Columbia is threatening seces-
sion from the Canadian confederation if
the Dominion government does not treat
the province better financially. 1t wants
n larger subsidy than it is now receiv-
ing. British Columbia was admitted into
the confederation and granted respon-
sible government in 1871. 1t came in
under specified conditions, among these
being the grant of a considerable sub
sidy by the central government and the
pledge of transcontinental railway.
The railway was completed, but the peo-
pie of the province do not think that
they are now fairly treated In the mat
ter of subsidy. 1t appears that Canada
distributes a provincial subsidy fund Of
about $4,5O0,000 year. in addition to
the larger sums expended upon public
works within the various districts. OF
the subsidy fund the allotment to British
Columbia is only S3O7,O 1t is claimed
that since the confederation the province
has paid into the federal treasury some
S45,0O0,OOO, while only about $50, 1000, 900
has come back in the form of subsidies
and appropriations.
The provincial legislature is now in
session and its opening was marked by
speech of one of the members in which
he urged the provincial government to
ask better financial terms from the Do,
miniOn and in case of refusal TO prepare
a petition TO King Edward requesting
the severance of the ties between British
Columbia and the Canadian confedera
ton. The report states that the speech
was greeted with much applause. II
seems evident that the people of the
province are very much in earnest IN
this matter and it also appears that they
have very good reason for their com
plant. While it is not at all probabl,
that British Columbia viii make any
serious attempt TO secede. because 4
would undoubtedly prove futile, If tn,
people persist, as they doubtless will, il
| their demand the central government
will probably grant 1t. The province Il
too important "A part of the CapadiaI
confederation to permit Of it- with
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-28
a NATURALLZAT ION BILL.

The question of reporting bill re-
lating to naturalization is being consid-
cred by the house committee on natur-
alization, which will probably decide to
report the measure framed by Repre-
sentative Waldo of New York, which
provides for certain reforms that have
been recommended by the president and
the attorney general. The committee
Il few days ago heard testimony on the
subject, one of the witnesses being the
clerk of the federal district court in
Brooklyn, who has had to do with the
naturalization of many thousands of i'm
migrants each year and is therefore
fully conversant with the practical
working of the present law. He spoke
in favor of the Waldo bill.
Both President Roosevelt and Attor-
ney General Moody have earnestly
urged legislation revising the system of
naturalzing aliens. He stated in his
last annual message that during the
year evidence had accumulated show
ing llt llcttSSllD IOE ItNISlOu. n COlll-
mission appointed by the president to
examine the naturalization laws and
suggest appropriate measures to avoid
the abuses resulting from the IMPROVE
dent or unlawful granting of citizen
ship submitted a report recommending
the creation of a bureau of naturaliza-
ton, uniformity of naturalization GER
tificateS, more exacting qualifications for
citizenship, and that jurisdiction to nat
uralized aliens be confined to United
States district courts and certain state
courts, but federal courts to have .ex-
elusive jurisdiction in cities of over 1O0,-
600 inhabitants. These recommends
tons are met by the Waldo bill. That
such legislation is desirable is attested
by the great extent of fraudulant nat
uralization, as shown from the investi-
cations of government officials The
safeguarding Of American citizenship is
a duty Of the highest Importance.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-28

Shall the eight-hour day continue to
be observed in the work on the isthmian
canal is question which congress will
have to determine There is a statute
that on all government work eight hours
shall constitute day and this has been
enforced since work on the canal began.
1t is understood that the administration
is not favorable to having this contin-
ued and there is n provision in the ur-
gent deficiency bill, which carries an ap-
preparation for the canal, to remove the
eight-hOur restriction. To this the labor
organizations strenuously object and
they have representatives in Washing
ton charged with the duty of exerting
every influence in their power to pre-
vent the proposed legislation.
Secretary Taft says it is imperative
that the eight-hour restriction be lifted
from the canal zone, as otherwise the
success of the enterprise will be ma
terially hampered. The members of the
canal commission and the chief engineer
COnCur III ullS view. he ldller is re-
ported as saying that the greatest pres
ent obstacles in the way of construction
are the labor laws of the United States.
1t now appears probable that congress
will adopt the provision in the urgent
deficiency bill removing the eight-hour
restriction as to the canal zone, but if
it should not the inevitable effect will
be to delay the completion of the canal
and add materially to its cost. There
is no sound reason why the eight-hour
day should apply to the canal work,
since the labor employed there will not
come into competition with that any
where else, or with that of American
workingmen. Those who urge that the
eight-hour day be maintained on the
isthmus are fighting against the public
interest.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-28
NEVER MIND, MY DEAR.

A. ]. Warehouse in San Francisco Call.
Has the day been dark and the sky been
gray?
Never YOU mind, my lad.
Whistle bit In CHEEKY way;
Don't take time to be sad.
oh, Worry's a specter Of Visage grim,
First imp on the hendish list;
But smile in his face when you look at
He fades like the morning mist.
Did the dream that you dreamed go some-
what wrong?
Never you mind, my dear.
out OF tho shadow Will float song,
II only your soul will hear.
All. Worrys a phantom, and Worry's
And Worry's a goblin Of night.
He fees from a smile but he comes at
And a sigh is his cruel delight
oh, know of the hope that Is buried from
But bTavcly wen bear it, my dear.
For the sunlight is born of the womb or
And the Comforter ever is near.
Yes brayely well bear 1t, my dear-you
And strength to our souls will be given.
Though Worry doth whisper and mutter
Earth swings to the solace of heaven.
I would fain hold your head on my com
forting breast
Till q smile glimmers out through the
tears,
But the battle OF each is for each, and
the rest
Know little that gladdens or cheers.
So we'll both do our best, whatever II be-
And well smile through the pitful rain,
TIL the phantom of Worry forever shaA
fee.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-28
SECULAR SHOTS At THE PULPIT.


Portland Oregonian: The triumvirate now
in charge of the spiritual and material WEI
fare of Zion City announces that outside
money will be welcomed. In this respect,
at least, the Dowe policy has not been de-
parted from.
Cleveland Leader: The Pennsylvania
priest VINO personally upbraided in his pull
pit a number of SWANS in his flock who had
been counting their sweethearts for a year
or more used the big stick with good effect
The marriage bans were quickly forthcom-
ing.
Minneapolis Journal: At Schenectady. n.
Y, Edward Everett Hale, jr., president OF
Union college, arose in his place at re-
vlval service gave testimony to his con-
version and confessed his wonder that he,
the scion of a long line of Unitarians,
should be brought to a saving knowledge
Of the truth in a Methodist meeting. We
trust he may now have some influence with
his father
Boston Transcript: The Des Moines par
sons have decided to be good. How good
deponent saith not, but when they put their
heads together the other day and discussed
their responsibilities as dispensers of mat
rimony 1t seemed likely that Des Mones
might soon surrender it's fame as the great
est of Gretna Greens. In any case the Des
MOines parsons mean well and will try
hard to improve. There's plenty of room.
And the room isn't all out in "Ioway,"
either-more's the pity! There are clergy
men who will gladly marry a runaway girl
to a boy in short trousers or to a veteran
Of the Mexican war or to an African
dodger or to a gentleman from Che-Foo.
"Romances" Of this sort get wired around
the country ever day. What doesn't get
wired around is the subsequent woe. Now,
of course. there's small hope of abolishing
Gretna Greens althogether. Girls will be
fools now and then and some of them are
bound to marry little boys Anticipated war
riors Cinnamon and negroes. Ministers
must be provided to tie the knot But such
ministers ought in common decency to quit
preaching the gospel.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-28
SERMONS BOILED DOWN.
LIES rest comes in its toll.

LIES rest comes in its toll.
There is no justice without love-
Sin and sorrow often have the same root.
Religion is more than a prayer in the slot
machine.
It's poor kind Of faith that you have to
have faith I'm.
Love does not overlook faults; 1t looks
through them.
1t takes more than pulpit thunder TO
strike sin down.
You cannot give life to men without Civ
ing life for them.
You do not escape from temptation by
fleeing from trial
Where the life knows no waste the heart
knows no wealth.
Salvation may be sensational, but sensa-
ton is not salvation.
There is more good in bad boy than In
the best of dead men
Many of our prayers are waiting the en-
dorsement of our deeds
When n mans head is swollen he is sure
to get n twist in his eyes
Human hearts are the only pages on
which church history can be written.
The man who kicks most when the train
is late is often the last one to get to church
People will always receive good advice "a
a demonstration when they would reject II
as proposition.
The most common fallacy I'm this world IS
the installing of moral specifications for
the materials themselves.-Chicago Tribune.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-28
PRIVATE AND PUBLIC MORALS.
How We Lapse from High Ideals on
Two Days of the Year.

Speech of Mark Twain at Carnegie Hall
During 1868 days in the year the American
citizen is true to his Christian private
morals and keeps undefed the nations
character at it's best and highest; then
in the other two days of the year he
leaves his Christian private morals at home
and carries his Christian public morals to
the tax Office and the polls and does the
best he can to damage and undo his whole
years faithful and righteous work. With
out a blush he will vote for an unclean
boss if that boss is his party's Moses; with
out compunction he will vote against the
best man in the whole land If he is on
the other ticket. Every year In a number
OF cities and states he helps to put cor
rupt men in office, whereas If he would but
throw away his Christian public morals
and carry his Christian private morals to
the polls he could promptly purify the pub
lie service and make the possession of office
a high and honorable distinction.
Once year he lays aside his Christian
private morals and hires a ferryboat and
piles up his bonds in a warehouse in Sew
Jersey for three days and gets out his
Christian public morals and goes to the
tax office and holds up his hand and
swears he wishes he may never-neyer II
he's got a cent in the world, so help him!
The next day the list appears in the papers
"a column and a quarter OF names, in fine
print. and every man in the list a billion
aire and member Of a couple of churches.
| know all these people. / have friendly,
social and criminal relations with the whole
I of them. They never miss sermon when
J they are sc's to be around, and they never
/ miss swearing-off day. whether they are
| SOS to be around or not.
! used to be an honest man. am crumb-
I ling. Mol have crumbled. When they
! assessed me at $4,000 a fortnight ago 1
went out and tried TO borrow the money,
and couldn't; then when | found they were
! letting a whole crop of mlllionaires live
in New York at third Of the price they
were charging me, l was hurt. l was in
dignant, and said: This Is the last
feather! / am not going 10 run this town
! all by myself" In that momentum that
memorable moment began to crumble.
In fifteen minutes the disintegration was
complete. In fifteen minutes | was be-
i come Just a mere moral sandpile; and l
| lifted up my hand along with those sea-
| soned and experienced deacons and swore
on every rag OF personal property I've got
| in the world, clear down 70 cork leg. glass
eye and what Is left OF my wig.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-28
Personal AND OTHERWISE.

Still, some people maintain poor Mann
has no show in New York society.
Russell Sage wisely says a man cannot
possess too much money, especially when
the market rate is soaring.
For deicacy OF touch and effectiveness
as borrower, Colonel Mann comes up
full length, to the Cassie Chadwick stand
ard.
Mark Twain insinuates in his mirthfu
way that most men, when the assessor
is near, swear like the historic army OF
Flanders. That's no Joke.
Predictions about the condition of win
ter's spinal column will look better in
print six weeks hence Premature gaiety
might lift the lid at Medicine Hat.
mo seat, no fare" is the slogan Of ST.
Louis street car riders. Although the Strap
Hangers League is pretty well squeezed,
its vocal org-.ns are In good working order
Benedicts responsive to the sympathetic
touch can do some good by handing a
bunch to the unfortunate Chicago man
who lost his voice while arguing with his
wiEe.
A philanthropic genius left $4,000 to be
used in circulating n book How to be
a gentleman" In Missouri The "Myster-
ious Stranger" needs coaching In his new
environments.
Some regret is expressed because jack
-Stabber of St. Louis did not give the
police a pointer before disappearing. Ac-
cording to local critics, what the police
need is a meat AK in robust hands.
A blooming statesman of the Osler class
has introduced in the Ohio Legislature
bill providing a chloroform route for peo-
pie afflicted with incurable diseases The
bill should include incurable manas so
that a preliminary test might be made on
the author.
Practically all the historic data of 1908
that is worth preserving is compiled in
convenient form in the Chicago Daily News
Almanac and Year Book for 1906 In ad-
dition to the years events a vast amount
of useful information is crowded into its
47O pages, supplemented with copious
index. This is the twenty-second year of
the work, each issue SURPRISING its prede-
cessor until it has become a standard
reference book for busy people.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-28
IOwA's oLD-TIME GOVERNOR.
Fitting Tribute Paid to Ex-GOverno
Inrrabee.

Springfield CMass) Republican.
The legislature of Iowa gave a reception
Saturday to former Governor Larrabee
upon the occasion of his 74th birthday. 1t
was an event without precedent in the his
tory of that state, and Monday evening the
wives of the senators and representatives
gave a reception to Mrs. Larrabee at the
Savery hotel in Des Moines. To the recep-
ton of the former governor former Gov
ernors Horace Boies, Frank ID. Jackson and
Leslie NJ Shaw were hidden, former Gov
ernor Jackson alone being able to accept the
invitation.
William Larrabee was inaugurated gov
ernor in 1886, and again in 1888, serving two
terms After that, in 1885, he inaugurated
the then new departure OF placing the state
institutions under a board of control of
which he was made chairman, and where he
served for two years. He was also presi-
dent of the Iowa commission at the recent
st. Louis exposition. There was no qualif-
cation in the many expressions of high re-
spect which last weeks reception brought
forth Governor Larrabee's record in the
executive office was that OF a thorough
business man. who carried intelligent over
sight into all the state institutions, and
made his work governor notable in mat
tiers of taxation, particularly as applied to
railroads. During his second term a rail-
road law was enacted by which the au-
thority of the state over rates was firmly
established. In his address to the legisla-
ture former Governor Larrabee said that
the Iowa method of giving TO public officers
the right to fix railroad rates had been the
model for score of years. and he believed
that congress might we'll adopt It, He paid
high tribute to the present executive, Gov
ernor Cummins, and urged the assembly to
pass a law abolishing railroad passes and
declared that the states next duty was to
establish a hospital for consumptves. BY
way of emphasizing this last point he de-
clared that Iowa has about 1000 people
afflicted with that disease continuously, and
about 1000 die annually after a lingering
illness of about two and half years.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-28
The Democratic Spirit.

BaItinOre AmerlCan.
Professor Eliot of Harvard says that
the constant trend of the times is towards
democracy and that its influence is felt
in the home as well as upon the nation.
He declares that while 1t Is lessening ar
bitrary parental authority there is no real
lessening of respect and duty of children
towards parents and grandparents, and
that the democratic spirit is also respon-
sble for the increase in the Difference and
respect shown to women. 1t Is quite in
MIGRATING to have a prominent public
speaker advance such optimistic views, in
opposition to the usual fashion of dole
fully looking upon the world as going
headlong to the dogs. with all the virtues
vanishing and all the vices in the saddle
in mad gallop to destruction.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-28
Preventing waste of water.

When water has to be paid for at meter
rates there is a marked decrease in the
consumption. The installation of water
meters usually does away with two great
sources of waste. In the summer the un-
thinking allow water TO run in order that
it may be cool for drinking purposes and
in many households gallon thus is wasted
for every gill legitimately used. In the
winter the water is allowed to run to keep
1t from freezing, a practice that also en-
tails an enormous waste II all water was
sold by meter rates and those rates were
only high enough to cover the expenditure
of the department it would be better for
all water consumers, though possibly not
for the MASTERS
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-28
According to the gospel of Governo,

According to the gospel of Governor
Mickey, the duty of unfolding the su-
premacy Of the law rests primarily with
the mayor, and IF the mayor of Omaha
is not alive to his responsibilities and
does not perform his full duty under
the statutes, it is an unfortunate con-
dition of affairs and the blame must
largely rest on those who elected him to
office" Would not that also apply to
those who elected the governor?
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-28

drawal and therefore It is safe to say
that its appeal will be needed. 1t has
been suggested that It might not be n
bad idea for British Columbia TO initiate
the experience of Texas in using indie
pendence as n halfway house to incor-
poration with the United States.