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Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-28

the street, the convert made inquiry touch
ing the health OF the formers aunt. She's
got de pleurisy pretty bad" was the
answer.
you and she is both wrong" was the
solemn assertion of the convert. las
mattah of fact. she only thinks she got de
pleurisy. Dere amt no SIGH thing"
Nothing further was said on the subject;
but a few days after the two again meet
ing, the convert repeated his inquiries
touching the aunts condition. Does she
still presist dat she's got de pleurlsy?"
mo, indeed" came the reply: de pore
woman now thinks dat she's dead. We
berred her day."-Harper's Weekly.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-28

of huge corporations and the exercise of
the high governmental power of eminent
domain in the taking OF private land for
public use throughout the whole country.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-28

exercise any Of the powers or privileges con
ferred by this act. such company shall lie
It's written acceptance with the postmaster
general Of the restrictions and obligations
required by this act"
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-28
Interstate Commerce.


Although congress does not possess and
cannot exercise the power TO dissolve and
extinguish railroad corporations which are
chartered by the states II can, under the
power to regulate commerce among the
several states, prohibit any railroad which
crosses state lines from carrying freight or
passengers across such lines except upon
such conditions as to the future conduct
OF the railroad as congress may prescribe;
80 that both the states and congress, as
to corporations engaged in interstate COM
merce, have full and ample power through
laws carefully drawn to compel the corpora
tons under penalty OF practical destruc-
ton to comply with the severest law which
may be passed by either state or nation.
That these extreme powers are not likely
to be exercised does not alter the substan-
tlal and useful fact of their existence.
These views not impaired by the fact
that the United States supreme court has
exercised the power to declare certain rail-
road rates hxed under state laws to be so
low as to be confiscatory and nonenforce-
able. (Reagan's Case, 1854 U. s. 362; Moody's
Opinion) These decisions are based upon
the same idea that tustihes a court in pre-
serving for the stockholders the property
OF a corporation whose charter has been re-
pealed. But II the states should provide
for fixing rates exactly in the same way and
should enact that the companies refusing
to submit thereto should have their char
ters repealed. the railroads would be help
less and the courts without power to give
relief. The same result would follow n
similar law of congress coupled with the
provision that railroads refusing to obey
should not carry freight or passengers from
one state to another.
There are many ways of doing things
when the people and their state legisla-
lures and congress very much wish to do
them.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-28
Creature and Creator.


Corporations being the creatures Of legis-
latlve power are, of course, absolutely sub
ject so far as their existence is concerned
to the will of future legislatures. The
power that can create can also destroy.
Limitation, however, clearly exists as to the
power OF the Legislature over the property
OF corporation whose existence 1t chooses
to terminate. That properly belongs TO
the stockholders cannot be taken from
them. and may be taken possession of by
n court of equity and held and admins
tered or disposed of for the benefit OF Its
lawful owners. Greenwood against r. r.
Co, los u. s.. 49, But even with this limi-
tation existing there is ample power in the
legislatures which created the various rail-
road companies to fully control the rates
OF charge for fares and freights No con-
tract rights have been given to them which
entitle them perpetually to operate their
roads. Any requirement whatever imposed
by the legislatures may be enforced by the
provision that II the companies do not for
mally agree and submit to the same they
shall cease to exist as corporations. II such
an extinction takes place and court OF
equity takes possession OF the railroad for
its owners II can only operate 1t through
receiver and 1t cannot create a corporation
for that purpose, even II the owners of the
property can be considered as entitled to
retain forever against the legislative will
tho franchise to operate their road.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-28
She Guessed Right.

REPRESENTATIVE John Sharp
Williams tells a story of a darby
in Mobile who recently became
a convert to Christian science. 1t
amman re thnt rrnnntinp q frinnh On
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Constitutional and Legal Side of Railroad Rate Regulation
Difficult and Cites Court Decisions Support His View

plicated and troublesome a decision thereof,
the more impossible does IT become that
the people shall leave It wholly in the
hands of the railroads. and the more i'm
possible it becomes to place 1t for any
practical or useful purpose in the hands
of the courts.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-28

Regulation or Government Ownership
Doubtless. before congress acts, the rail-
roads will wisely conclude to drop subter-
fuges and to concede legislative and execu-
tive control Of rates to be exercised through
power to the Interstate Commerce Com
mission to hear complaints and fix RENE
dial rates-subject to interference by the
courts. II at any time connscatory rates are
ordered by the commission. This latter
condition should, in my opinion, be omitted
and the courts left with only such power
of Interference as their general jurisdiction
gives them. 1t is a greater concession than
their conduct in recent years entities them
to receive. II they successfully oppose the
legislation now urged by the president the
country will resort to government owner
ship. one argument in favor OF that is
this: The railroads are now seeking to re-
tain the power to raise rates by degrees, as
opportunities occur and the traffic will bear
IT, so as to pay per cent interest on the
railroad capitalization OF C$l4,CO0 900, 0oO)
fourteen billions OF dollars-which will
require yearly (SS4O, 900 OCO) eight hun
dred and forty millions Of dollars. The rail-
roads are, however. not fairly worth over
(SS 900 OO0.0OO) eight billions Of dollars.
II the United States were to condemn and
take the roads at that sum the amount 20
pay the owners could be borrowed at 3
per cent and the yearly burden would be
only (s24o,OCC,cOO) two hundred and forty
millions. The difference Of $500, 100 900
annually to the people who are now taxed
50. 600 100000 annually by the railroads
may sometime be accomplished by govern
ment ownership; and to the deliberate adop-
ton OF that no possible constitutional or
legal objection can be stated. II is mere
question of popular desire
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-28

HOSE who are interested in the
government control of the wire
less believe that something
should be done at the present
session of cnngress to nhtaln Leg
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step on one of those tacks right in the
middle of the sermon there is no telling
what might happen
" Faith, yo wouldn't linger long on that
point said Katie, without cracking a smile.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-28

He railroad question now pending
in congress is not complicated
nor does Il raise serious legal
doubts. The simple proposition
Of the president Is that when a
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-09-07

which is'commercially distinct from
the other. The lake region, with its
white pine, of which little remains, In
cludes the states of Michigan, Mime
sofa and Wisconsin. and parts of Mis-
souri, and Illinois. Practically all the
states south of Mason and Dixon's
line, and as far west as the Rocky
mountains, comprise the section from
which come principally the short and
long leaf pine and all the expresses.
OF the various groups, that which fur
nishes the greatest variety Of woods
includes the New England and North
Atlantic states. Their forest products
range from the spruce and birch of
Maine to the hickory and walnut of
the middle states. Ohio, Indiana and
part of Illinois form a district whose
contribution to the worlds supply Of
lumber is practically all hard wood.
Redwood, Douglas ar. cedar and
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that 200, 900 acres Of forest are cut
annually to supply the railroads with
ties, and that Is, 0 0 900 are required
each year. At the average price of IS
cents each, the amount Of money put
into railroad ties yearly amounts to
$5,250,000. Railroad ties don't last
more than four or five years and have
to be renewed constantly. This of
course is a great expense, and recent
ly some railroads have laid plans to
plant trees along their tracks in order
to have their own forests from which
to secure. the needed ties. Several
southern railroads have adopted this
idea, and It promises to be a cce
One railroad company has thus plant.
ed several thousand acres, and hopes
in 20 years hence to have an excellent
growth Of pine. This Is a good idea
and could well be followed by nearly
all the railroads. Much of the land
beside the tracks is not fit for cult
walton, but is an excellent soil In
which ito grow trees. In this way
acres upon acres could be reclaimed
and made to yield fine lumber which
would give an inexhaustible supply of
| railroad ties. S
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A Surprise for Mama.

Even to Bobby's uncritical eye
breakfast seemed to be served In .
very informal fashion that morning.
Nurse forgot to tie on his bib before
she gave him his oatmeal. Mother
had not come down to breakfast at all.
and father drank a cup of coffee stand
ing and then disappeared.
Bobby, left alone with his empty
plate, put up a trembling lip, and. II
tears had not been unbecoming to .
big boy he would probably have wept
Never before in all his four years had
he been SO neglected. He had, In fact
always been the center of an admiring
circle ready to anticipate his every
wish.
At last father appeared at the dim
ing room door and the reason for thia
disorganized state Of affairs was ex-
planned.
Bobby" said father, you have Q
little sister,"
Bobby's eyes grew big with excite
ment. "Oh." he exclaimed, climbing
down from his high chair in haste, =
must go and tell mama"
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Mistress Rosemary |
cHAPTER Ix.-contlnued.
BY. MILLlcENT e. MANN.
Copyrights. 1904, by LUCAs-LINCoLN co.

CHAPTER lx.-continued.
THAT you should have to prompt
mel" he said and his hand was on his
heart.
The lady was masked, which be-
tokened that she was q beauty. She
was daintily slight. This I saw from
the tight-dtting riding cloak OF q
gray shade of ,grogram. When It.
blew open, as It often did as she
danced, it showed gray petticoats
with q white laced waistcoat. Cow
ering her head was an ample hood.
She danced divinely! And the, grace
full gallow's bird, as he whistled a
tune to their dancing and twirled leg
upon the green, was not far behind.
Many thanks. milady, I have not
enjoyed myself SO. since-I cannot
tell when" he said.
"And my jewels?" she asked insinu-
atingly. 3
They are yours" he replied. "rhey
are as nothing in comparison to the
pleasure you have given me-"
At this the lady gave way to q
pleased laugh, and taking the casket
said:
you are indeed my sort. To i'm
part a kiss on the blushing cheek of
the fair lady, I-I-haye heard 1t said,
Is the customary ending to an episode
such as this?"
"Ah! it would be too much" he
began.
Il assure you that you will not die
Of t." she ironically stopped him in
the. middle of his sentence.
He glanced at her inquiringly.
She raised her mask in the slight
est way, and dropped it again. What
he saw was not what he had expected.
you are ~disappointedf she said,
and her words cut like a knife. "a
gallant would not have shown It."
There was only a momentary pause
ere he said, and strange to relate his
words rang true:
81 shall consider it the greatest
honor, if you will permit met" and
lifting her mask the rascal audacious-
b kissed her.
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II the cutting down of our forests
continues undated, what are we 60
ing to do for lumber 20 years hence?
This is a question now beginning to
assume a serious aspect, and those
who, a few years ago, considered u
forests inexhaustible. are now realiz-
ing the danger of the situation. a..
1t is con~servatively estimated by
government experts that there now
stand in the United States in the
neighborhood of 1,475, 000, 000. 900 feet
of lumber, but that $4,000, 5000 feet
Of 1t are being cut every year.. With
out any attempt being made to replant
the cut down area, 1t can easily be
seen that our timber is fast disap.
pearing. II this continues unchecked
It will mea the Gripping of one of
the greatest industries in this country.
Recent reports show that Uncle
Sam Is easily the greatest lumberman
In the world. The greater part of the
timber that Is used In making any
thing from matches to masts Is hauled
from the, shores Of the North Ameri.
a continent. Even the tree-clothed
islands OF far OF Australasia depend
upon our forests for their supply of
commercial timber.
The lumber producing territory of
the United States may be divided into
six geographical sections. each of
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The Menace of Americas
Rapidly Disappearing Forests
Vilful Waste During the Years Of Plenty Certain - Bring
Its Years OF Retribution. :

dacks tell the story to summer resort
visitors these days. We have been
obliged to go further south each year
for pine-to Virginia. then to North
and South Carolina, then to Georgia.
and now the pine numbering opera
tons are mostly carried on in mac.
cessible portions Of Florida, sTennss
see. Alabama, Mississippi and Texas.
The famous Georgia pine that does
reach New York now comes from far
OF Oregon and Washington, where
there is still an enormous supply. The
cost OF bringing It here, however.
makes it so very expensive that there
is not a great market for 1t in the
east.
1t Is the old story of willful' waste
in the years Of plenty. Not so long
ago there was so much lumber in the
country that farmers used to burn 1t
up, when clearing their land, in order
to get rid Of 1t. Pioneers. as = rule.
never appreciate the value Of their
resources; they squander and destroy
without any regard for the future
This we have been doing in the Unit.
ed States, and only now are We b.
ginning to realize our folly.
The lumber required to supply rail.
road ties alone is enormous, and the
cumberland is stripped continually to
meet the demand. It Is estimated
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The scamp" I muttered.

THE scamp" I muttered.
1.-THE fool" Gil Kissed from between
shut teeth still holding a pipe.
The highwayman, as he bowed with
grace, said simply and with humility:
MAY I help you into your coach?"
The high clear voice rang out again,
almost petulant1y, as II the words
would out against her will: 4M#
"Stay! l would say a word. TITS
the old story, I suppose, of a patri-
mony spent among wine. women and
dice. I am not wont to c my
self or~to try to convert h~ighwaymen
from their ways-indeed, I oftener
laugh when my lords come home
from their trips with pockets as
empty as their hairless pates. You
have or had a gentle mother. Stop,
ere 1t be too late. Tyburn is not
where she would like to think Of her
sons ending his days. Only q few
leagues back there rocks one who
may have been all that you are
Young, with the blood 1eaping joy
ously through his veins, who saw long
years reaching before him in which
to fight, to feast, to dance, and to en-
joy himself; handsome, with that rude
health which pleases; gallant, maybe
among the maids. who cen now await
his coming. Behold what manner of
thing he has become! Foul beyond
description. Where the tar has left
the smallest spot uncovered the davis
have picked clean as a whittle, and
the wind and rain have polished 80
white that they CLEAN in the sunlight.
There he will hang a menace to men
of your kind, a pollution TO all who
pass along this fair highway"
.Ah, Madame, that you should
waste eloquence on a thing 30 con.
| temptible," he said with a deprecating
wave of his hand.
LET my interest be my excuse II ]
have tired ~you-have you not given
me back my jewels?" There was q
| coquettish uplifting Of her voice,
"And you will take heed, may the
| devil fly away with you"
He uttered a ringing laugh at this,
evidently the lady's change OF tone
amused him. Nevertheless he said
politely: again I thank YOU"
CHS horse now whinnying, the play
was over for us.
The lady flung her hands out.
''There." she said. n hear . torse
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The spelling of sons by wealthy
fathers is peculiarly a habit of the
newly rich. Where money has longer
been in the family, the possession OF
a few millions does not constitute an
irresistible temptation to rush out
and make a swine of ones self, says
the New York Post. But the sudden
fortunes of the past few years OF
blessed prosperity have confessedly
turned out a crowd of vapid and
worthless and helplessly rich young
men.
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War to Go ON Forever.

There will be need of guns Just SO
long - there Is a man left to covet
the property of another man." de-
clared Hudson Maxim of. New York,
inventor of smokeless power, at the
Raleigh last evening.
We may have peace conferences
and talk of disarming the world, but
there will be battles and strife until
the earth has grown cold and the sun
has gone out. Not until then will the
rivers of blood run dry. Yet the
basis of war has shifted. Battles are
now fought in an area about 20 times
az great as those in ancient times.
For instance, SOC, 900 were slain when
Attila was. submerged in the battle
Of the Marine. The slaughter In war.
fare Ii not now nearly SO great as II
was. War 10 nc longer a question oil
concentration of forces and close
fighting, but Of wealth. of science
against science. Smokeless powdes
wounds more men and strikes more
at long distance. In ancient time,
lives were spent in war; now wealth
is spent. Then all able-bodied men
went to war; now nine out of every
ten must stay at home to make mon
ty for the rest to fight with. Thu,
as war becomes more difficult AMI
men become educated to higher ideals
we have hope that there may be les.
of war and less of the corruption tina
var brings."-Washington PoM.
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whinnying. Get you gone. I, at least,
would not be your undoing."
Madame, I leave you with regret"
he said, land I promise you at my
first leisure to think upon what you
have said. 1t is all / can dot is
more than I have promised anyone
these many days"
Then he swept her q bow. It would
have done honor to Whitehall, and
saying, "adieu!" leaped upon his
horse. which he sat as q Centaur.
He motioned to his comrades, and
they were OF. He deigned not to
glance in our direction or to show the
least t~repidation at our nearness,
which he could not help but be aware
OF, for we came up with q great show
Of speed, Gil even sending one flying
bullet after them.
W. heard the lady say In an under
tone to her maid: Hide the Jewels
in the boots, quick. Who but they
may be another band Of robbers-one
does not come on scot free twice in
a day"
Solely for our benefit she then pro-
ceeded to 60 of into Mysteries. We
we're near enough now to make them
effective.
"Oh, how unfortunate l am! how
u~nfortunate!" she wept- ooh, gentle
men, had you only arrived more
speedily ] had not lost my jewels
worth ten thousand pounds, II a cent.
Oh. the rascals!"
Her tears seemed as II they must
drench her mask, but I think If tears
were there they were tears Of thank
fulness at the generosity Of her gal
liant robber.
Had we not better give them a
chase for them?" I asked. holding in
check a smile.
mo, no, stay with me-" she cried,
II beg Of you. 1t would be of no use;
they are miles away by now"
She laid a OBTAINING hand upon my
arm, lest I be after her handsome Jail
bird. The presence Of the fellow had
won Milady's heart.
GAS you say-but." I began.
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my jewels-my Jewels" she walled,
like the Jew in the Merchant of
Venice. REST assured I shall notify
my lords how their roads are In
tested; tits time they swept them
clean of all such vermin."
! felt my eyes twinkle, but / did
not give way to my amusement.
"Too bad we had not caught them"
I said.
Methought the lady said, THANK
God!"
All such should swing on Tyburn."
affirmed. II trust he has not de.
layed you long?"
Long enough" she replied. She
turned to her servant. "Jim. where
were your pistols? Still in their hol-
sters, I'll be sworn"
"Milady, had not time" he
pleaded.
"Of course not" she returned. aOf
course not, no n ever does have
time when these gentlemen appear.
Art going to London?" she INQUIRED
of me. {
Eyes. madame" I replied. "And If
you will accept Of our services, I
promise you safe conduct there"
"T accept as freely as It is offered
she said.
helped the lady into the numbering
affair, her maid after her. Then Gil
taking one side and / the other we
started on. So Milady, with her
coachman, and postillion, and two out
riders. looked not unlike royalty out
for an airing.
Aftel a time. I was riding near the
open glass door on Madam's side, and
often gazed idly at her, wondering
what lay behind her mask. She sat
slightly forward on the edge Of the
seat as though to attract my atten.
ton. She raised her hand to take of
her mask. All! my heart Ieaped; my
curiosity was to be satisfied. I no.
ticed that her hands were beautiful;
slender hands, cleaning like they
were made of polished ivory. She
hesitated, and her hand fell back
again into her lap, there to meet and
clasp the other one. I withdrew my
eyes and let them roam for a few
seconds on the fields about, not wish.
ing to be ill-mannered. They soon
came back, drawn like a loadstone.
When she next felt them on her, she
again lifted her bands and this time
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fl nfLD or 1000 70 1000
FfEr PR ACRE
MzWH YIELD or 1000 TO 1000
64&zZW fET Hf0 ACRE
&8A YIELD or 1000 70 5000
Fer PER ACRE
Map Showing the Present Forest Con.
ditions.

spruce flourish still in great quantities
In the Pacific states, and the Rocky
mountain states supply pine. aspen,
cottonwood and spruce.
Pine has practically disappeared
from the New England forests alto
gether, and the trees remaining are
principally spruce and hemlock.
Spruce, too, is fast disappearing owing
to the heavy demand Of the paper In
dustry, though it must be said to their
credit that the paper companies use
great discretion in the selection OF the
trees, cutting only those that are ten
inches in diameter several feet from
the ground, thus giving the saplings a
chance to grow and develop, making
their forest acreage q source Of mex
hawtible supply.
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont,
Massachusetts, and northern New
York were 20 years ago covered with
splendid pines Of enormous growth,
but these are now mighty scarce, and
abandoned sawmills through Sullivan
,--sA~ srs -. I'D t,sN Adiron.
fNL ~
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The Gaekwar of Baroda, before
sailing for his home In India, deliv-
that "the American woman is indie
pendent, frank and self-possesseo.
and yet, though I had heard a great
deal about her beauty, l failed to see
It." There is no accounting for tssoes.
or perhaps 1t would be nearer the
mark to ask: Who is the American
beauty that snubbed this dusky royal
nibs?
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she ala not hesitate. She undid the
~fastenings Of her mask, and turned
her face so that the waning light of
day should fall full upon It. She was
sweetly oldi yet I crnnot describe
the grandeur OF this world-wors
beauty!
You may be II I let none Of my
surprise show itself upon my counte-
nance. as she glanced up at me. tn
lady leaned back with an innocent
look and q plaintive sigh escaped her.