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Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-06

of his view OF his own work, and Of the
view Of it taken by the bishops referred ia,
becomes apparent when any clear-syod ex-
animation OF the poem is made.
According TO the accepted story Of its
origin, Newman wrote the poem away from
home and at sea, when he might well have
been either home sick or sea sick, or both.
and at a time when no felt himself some
what adrift. The poem obviously reflects
q combination of inner mood and outer im-
preston OF such a man at such time.
Equally plain should be the fact that the
poem contains no thought or teaching ais
tinetly Christian. The idea OF personal irl-
mortality and reunion with lost loved ones
In its last lines Is merely the general huma1
yearning and vague hope rather than the
Christians assured faith.
There II IN the poem none Of that manly
fortitude and victorious faith which rinFB
through such hymns as "Oh for a Thou
sand Tongues" 10y to the World" ''An
Hail the Power of Jesus Name" The Son
of God Goes Forth to war" Onward,
Christian Soldiers when I Survey the
Wondrous Cross" Head Of the Church
triumphant" or Rock OF Ages"
The modern popularity Of Nowman's poem
and what causes It TO be regarded as .
hymn" in the religious sense Is doubtless
the tendency Of the times toward an intro
spection which is apt to be rather morbid
and to the mood which mistakes an acute
self-consciousness and an easily impressed
sensibility for a sign OF mental and spiritual
development.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-06
coMpARArIvE STATE FREIGHT


The question of local freight rates
has become vital in Missouri as in so
many other western states. and the
contest in the legislative districts has
this year tended more all the time to
turn on this issue. The facts, packed in
the speeches of Attorney General Had
ley, who has come so rapidly into prom
inence as real rather than hot air
reformer, comparing railroad charges
in Missouri with those of the younger
and less populous state of Iowa on
the one hand and with those of the
older and more populous state of hi
nois on the other hand, show abundant
cause for Missouri shippers to assert
themselves, and may be pondered with
profit in Nebraska as well
The attorney general demonstrates
by an exhibit of actual tariffs and
freight bills that, whereas the haul of
a thirty-ton carload of wheat costs $50
for 100 miles in Missouri the cost for
the same haul in Iowa is only $3.50
and in Illinois $4S; that hauling a
thirty-ton car of oats costs $51 in
Missouri, but in Iowa only $4,000 and
in Illinois $43.SO; that attention
car of -four In Missouri costs $40 but
in Iowa and Illinois only S24; that a
2O,OOO-pound car of agricultural inn
plements or wagons costs in Missouri
SS4, but in Iowa only $24 and in I'LL
nois $23.4O-in short, by these and a
multitude OF like citations, that iden-
/ tically the same service costs from 8
to So per cent more in Missouri than
in the adjacent states to the north and
east Likewise 1t costs from 20 to 3S
/ per cent more in Missouri to send the
same car load of cattle or hogs to the
St. Joseph or Kansas City market than
it costs in Illinois for the same distance
to the Chicago market.
All three OF these states have rate
laws under which a state railway com
mission fixes a maximum schedule Of
rates for hauls between all point.
within the state. The glazing in
equality Of charges for equal service
only throws into startling relief the
notorious fact that the roads inVariabl!
extort in local carriage all the tram,
will bear or all the state authorities
will let them charge. The most en-
eouraging circumstance of the who'll
situation, however is that in Missouri
as in Nebraska, which has sufere,
under similar handicap, a third party
namely the people, with power and dis
position 70 act and compel. Is taking
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-06
THE COUNTRY HOME.
Conditions Made Possible by Trolley
Car and Automobile.

Conditions Made Possible by Trolley
Car and Automobile.
Kansas City Journal.
One phase OF our modern life has de-
veloped silently yet remarkably within
the last few decades and is now exerting
an important influence upon the American
people. This is the constantly increasing
habit of the city jewellers to seek the
country at every opportunity. There was
once a time when only the very rich
could afford country homes, for 1t was
frequently impossible for a man doing
business in large city to make daily trips
TO his Office without the loss Of much
valuable time. The trolley and the au-
tomobile have changed the conditions Of
the city family, for with these swift means
OF locomotion country homes may be
reached within comparatively short time.
II It were not for the disposition of the
urban people to leave the noise, the smoke
and the confusion OF our modern cities
we should soon become a nation Of neu-
rotics. The business pace has been getting
so fast that the human constitution sim
ply cannot stand up under It. The little
rest and fresh air that business man
can secure at his country home In the
evenings fortihes him against nervous
il even more beneficial, especially II he
have growing children who absorb from
the woods and fields. from the soothing
atmosphere of the country home, health
and strength and energy.
Perhaps the problem of our cities has
not been solved in this flight to the coun-
try, but there is no question. that the troll
ley. the automobile and other forms of
rapid transportation will eliminate much
OF the unheaithful congestion that has
cost so many lives in the past. The FAM
lily of modest means that lives in cot
tage within convenient reach OF the city
will be able to add materially to the
breadwinners income by maintaining a
garden and other light agricultural fea-
lures. In this manner enough extra money
can be earned to. more than pay the fam
lily car fare. From every standpoint the
country home appeals TO the poor man
as well as to the rich one a condition that
did not exist many years ago.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-06

l. A. Barnes Of I'll Paso, secretary to Gem
eral Wood during TIE AraaricRn occupation
OF Cuba, has been appointed secretary TO
Governor MagOOn.
In relation 10 the strike OF chautfeurs in
New York It is satisfactory to know that
several Of them are getting the clubbings
they often missed when they needed them.
Hammurabi, king OF shinar and sixth
king of Babylon, is said to have been the
first to uncover a CRATER II he wrote a
magazine about It. however, the files have
been destroyed.
In Cleveland a woman obtained an injunc-
ton against her dying husband-not to pre-
vent his death, but TO compel him to make
his life insurance payable TO her. He beat
the case by dying before the papers were
served.
Mayor Herrick of Ponca City Okl. is
bound to have order in his Bailiwck. A
street carnival is about TO be held there
and his honor has announced that he will
"cut the ears on the first boy or girl, bls
or little. he inds throwing eornmeal, shelleC
corn, rice, -four. beans, ETC." in the streets
Henry Mitchell OF Boston has been for
forty years maker OF the dies for tn,
| stamped envelopes issued by the govern
ment, with a brief intermisslon. At one
/ time a change OF administration resulted
In his being relieved. But he was not GU
| long-only few monthp-for It was sool
| discovered that nobody but Mitchell coulC
properly make the dies needed by the gov
/ eminent.
William Moore. 4 veteran OF the civil
war Indian campaigner and builder OF tn
/ first house Ia Omaha, is still a busy MAJ
at IS, selling books from door to door II
Los Angeles. Mr.. Moore has had a wild
and varied experience In war and peace
Wealth and poverty often changed place
! a. his lot, but the rooted cheerfulnes
which Omaha infuses into its children
sticks to him IA distant lands and enable
him to smile and look pleasant amid tn
diaO0ugaGenlsnt q locality snd climate.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-06

It is not surprising that the Ameri-
can Bankers association expedient Of
promoting currency legislation through
board to draft a currency reform
bill for presentation to congress is
meeting with little encouragement
The expedient was a palpable evasion
on the part of the association which
found itself utterly at sea as to a basis
for such a measure when discussing it
two weeks ago at St. Louis. Divided
against itself and in the midst of a
babel of voices. it was inevitable that
any board to whom the matter might
be referred in such unbaked shape
should find itself in difficulties.
The legislative board of twenty-five
members, includes eminent and able
bankers, selected from the commercial
centers of the various sections of the
country, whose individual opinions
carry weight. But they are widely
separated in opinion, and even If it
were possible for them to agree there
is no assurance whatever that the
bankers association could be brought
to like agreement. 1t is morally GER
tain, on the contrary, that any board
consensus would be only the signal for
even more violent dissensions in it's
constituency than we're manifested at
st. Louis.
In fact, every important project that
has been mooted, whether for elasticity,
for asset notes, for expansion of ma
tional bank note volume, branch bank
ing, etc, has so far been more violently
opposed in banking circles than sup
ported by their advocates. 1t has been
promptly made apparent that the
scheme of a great central bank of issue
upon the model of the German bank
would be uncompromisingly resisted
by the overwhelming mass of smaller
bankers throughout the country, who
tolerate no notion of control of note
allotment and the decision as to ne
| cessity and volume of issue, as well as
of the credit of applicant banks, in
any Wall street hands.
The truth in short, unfortunately is,
that the bankers as a body, although
complaining of currency evils, are in
no position to influence effectively
either legislation or public opinion for
their remedy at this time. Entire
unanimity is of course not to be ex-
pected of them, but until they can at
/ least agree substantially on some one
proposition, the country at large
which has the real decision. is likely
to refuse critical attention. And in
such situation little If any important
currency legislation, however serious
the shortcomings of the present sys-
tenn, is in prospect for the near future
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-06
oIEAD, KINDLY LIGHT"
some Reflections ON the Religious
Character of the Poem.

Chicago Inter Ocean.
Several American bishops OF the Roman
Catholic church have taken the position
that Cardinal Newman's we'll known poem,
Lead Kindly Light" is not really a hymn
and therefore is out Of place as a part %
divine service. One bishop has even char
acterized the verses merely a senti-
mental song wholly devoid of Christian
teaching.
This attitude Of these prslates toward
great literary production OF their own
church appears to have been thought singu-
lar in some quarters. Comments to this
effect would seem to have moved a CORE
spondent of the New York Sun to call at
tention to the fact that Cardinal Newman
himself took exactly the same view Of hts
own work.
The evidence of this is found in the cardi-
nails rather well known letter of January
ls. 1879, to a Mr. Greenhill, who had asked
an explanation to the last two lines OF
the poem:
Which l have loved long since, and lost a
while.
In reply Cardinal Newman cited the re-
ported answer of Keble, that poets wer.
no; bound to give a sense TO what they hs
written" and, while disclaiminE for himsel
the title of poet" pleaded that he wa
mot bound to remember his "own mean
ing, whatever It was. at the end OF almos
forty years" He then added;
Anyhow, there must be a statute Of limi
tations for writers OF verse, or It would be
quite q tyranny II, in an art which IL the
expression not Of truth but of ina einatioU
and sentiment, one were obliged to be ready
mind which came upon one when home sich
or sea sick, or I'm any other way sensitive
or excited
! Opinions may we'll differ as to the ac-
curacy OF Cardinal Newman's definition OF
the nature OF poetry. Yet the correctness
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-06
A HOPE DEFERRED.
Time Needed to Develop Dement'S of
DenRturiEed Alcohol Law.

DNHHAuEAAcu AleOnoI LAW.
New York Sun.
When the denatured alcohol bill was be-
fore the country last winter its advocates
asserted that with the advent OF free alco-
hol the industries of the country would
strike a new and more rapid gait. brighter
day dawn for the farmer and the strange
hold" OF the Standard OIL company be
lOosened. II was said that alcohol could
and would be made from almost every prod
net OF the farm, with the possible exception
OF ragweed and, fence rails.
According to the ofiesl statement of DR.
Harvey w. Wiley, chief OF the bureau OF
chemistry, disappointment is in store for
many. and In particular for the farmers.
He says that the benefits OF the new in
dustry will come mot suddenly, but slowly.
as agricultural products become more
abundant, technical methods OF manufac-
ture are improved and the methods OF util-
izing the Industrial alcohol are better un-
derstood," This doubtless presents the cas-
II really stands. Only the first step has
been taken. Chemists and inventors arc
busy devising methods OF economical Lro-
duction and mechanical appliances for the
effective use OF the material
Germany has had tax free alcohol for a
number Of wears. yet its consumption 4
/ partly ana fuNy oenatired spirits Tor the
year 1896 was only about S6,0O0DO gallons
France, with similar system, pays 20 pro-
ducers a bounty Of about cents per gal
Ion, while French consumption amounts "a
, only some 7.OO0.Oo0 to sCOaO0O gallons year
( England. in order TO stimulate the use OF
the material las reduced tle necessary
percentage Of denatarant from % per cent
/ 10 per cent.
! Nevertheless the denatured llconol ml
opens the door 10 vast opportunities snd III
due time fun advantage Of them viii re
taken.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-06

The Chicago & Northwestern rail-
road has just bought four city blocks
for more than 100000, which will
be completely eliminated from the list
of taxable property in Omaha unless
the law is changed 50 as to give Omaha
the right to assess and tax railway
terminals the same as other property
The site for the freight depot bought
by the Northwestern railroad paid
more than $4,000 in city. taxes last
year, and If the railroads are allowed
to have their way this burden will be
transferred to the owners OF other city
property, who have no way of escap-
ing their taxes
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-06
A YOUNG GIRLS BETROTHAL
Edward w. Barnard in Putuan's

Edward w. Barnard in Putuam's.
Upon this hither side of Paradise
There are three dear, unpurehasabls
From whose possession every gladnSsS
springs;
suf1ce.
ANA one OF these is youth. whose fair dS-
vice
Might be a radiant bird on ouicksnsA
wings;
Then health, the first desire OF serfs aho
kings!-
We joyed TO see you wear these pearls
sans price.
And now the third IL added unto YOU
Love, all your ways With brightness ia
A good Sp mans love 'sainst all ms to'p~s-
Guard Well this gift in your most tsysFsnt
For when the other twain shall fads and
Twill sim make happiness your happy
part!
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-06
OVERWHELMING YELLOW PERIL.
Size of Hughes Majority the Main
Question in New York.
York

New York Sun.
1t would be a reflection upon the intel
lgence of the people Of New York to
have any misgivings about the verdict
election day The campaign is one of COM
mon sense as opposed to humbug; of
reasoning answered by wanton abuse; OF
honesty and sngleness of purpose con-
fronting insincerity and deception; of fair
play and a pledge OF the square deal con-
trasted with foul play and heartless DEM
agogy. In the last analysis it Is a question
of whether a man or a mountebank shall
be governor OF the state of New York with
its 100000 of people and its immense in
dustrial and commercial interests. The
whole country is waiting for the verdict
and the effect of it, good or bad, will
reach into every corner Of the union and
be felt across the seas. Rejection OF
Charles e. Hughes by the voters of New
York IN the present remarkable emer-
gency is unthinkable 1t is only a question
of the majority they win give him. It
should be 30 large as to overwhelm, once
and for all time. the yellow peril.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-06
4 mnRn no r11PArnRs.

The taxpaying citizens OF Omaha
and South Omaha should realize the
special importance to them of the out
come of the impending election. All
the immensely valuable terminal
property belonging to the railroads in
these two cities is escaping taxation
for municipal purposes almost en-
tirely The Board Of Review for 1903
assessed the terminal properties of
these railroads in Omaha after a care
full investigation at s26,429,79O, and
the railroads contested not the justice
of the valuation, but the jurisdiction
Of the board.
II the railroads paid city taxes on
their terminals in Omaha at its fair
valuation, they would contribute up
wards of 100000 a year to the sup
port of the municipal government and
make possible not only reduction of
the tax rate on other property, but
the expansion of municipal activities
in every direction.
The enormity of the railroad tax
Sinking will be readily seen from a
few figures. All the railroads enter
ing Omaha, put together, for the COM
ing year are assessed to pay in city
and school taxes less than $4,000.
The city and school taxes paid by the
Omaha Street Railway company alone
amount TO $64,SO0.
The Union Pacific railroad on its
priceless terminals, estimated to be
worth S15,OOO,OOO, is to pay in city
and school taxes for 1905 only
$8,O69.42, while the Omaha Gas com
pany is paying $37,5S as municipal
taxes and nearly $4,000 in franchise
royalties besides.
The Burlington railroad on its beau
tiful granite passenger station, all its
trackage, switching yards and other
terminal facilities, is assessed to pay
in city and school taxes for 1906
$2,872.39, which is less than will be
paid on the First National Bank build
ing alone.
The city and school taxes for 1906
In Omaha on the terminals Of the Chi
cago & Northwestern road are
$1,537.SS. John A. Creighton on his
personal property pays nearly twice
as much.
Four franchised corporations,
namely. the water company, the cleo
trio lighting company, the street car
company and the gas company, pay in
city and school taxes in Omaha for
1906 a total of $155,O76.4O, while
the Union Pacific, the Burlington, the
Minneapolis & Omaha, the Wabash,
the Missouri Pacific, the Rock Island,
the Illinois Central, the Milwaukee
and the Great Western, on terminal
property. which could not be bought
for $3O,OOO,OOO win pay scarcely
$4,000 toward the support of munich
pal government.
The taxpaying citizens of Omaha
and South Omaha should ponder on
these figures before they cast their
votes. One hundred and ten out OF
one hundred and thirty-three repub-
lican legislative nominees-an and among
them every one of the republican leg
| islative nominees in Douglas county
are pledged in writing to carry out
the platform promise to remedy this
evil and force the railroads to pay city
taxes in somewhere near just proper
ton. On the other side, the demo
Gratis are lined up with the railroads
to perpetuate this outrage.
1t is for the taxpayers of Omaha
and South Omaha themselves TO strik,
the blow that will free them from thir
bondage.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-06
Philosophy of Fishing.

NioNeI NleNelund BOOK, Fishing and
Shooting"
The unstrenuous, philosophical fishing
fraternity does more for humanity than
the strenuous people.
Fishing stories are always to be be-
lieved.
1t is better to go home with nothing
killed than to feel the weight of a mean.
unsportsmanlike act.
There can be no doubt that the promise
of industrial business, OF contented labor
and Of healthful moderation in the pursuit
of wealth In this democratic country Of
ours would be infinitely improved If a
larger share OF the time which has been
devoted to the connection OF trusts and
business combinations had been spent in
fishing.
The biggest fish are always lost.
Fishermen necessarily see and do won
derful things II those not members of
the fraternity are unable to assimilate the
recital OF these wonders it is because their
believing apparatus has not been properly
regulated and stimulated
No man can be a completely good fisher
maa unless he is generous, sympathetic and
honest
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-06

Chairman Allen Of the democratic
state committee is a great political
prophet. Two years ago ne predicted
the election of Parker and Parker was
the worst beaten candidate for presi-
dent who ever ran, One year ago he
predicted the defeat of Judge Letton
and the election of Judge Hastings
and Letton got majority of approx
mately 10000 This year Allen is
again predicting a democratic land
slide, but he cannot convince even
himself.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-06
Age Works that way.
Chicago Chronicle.

without depreciating the acumen and
perspicacity Of that Boston reporter who
has discovered that Mrs. Eddy is very old
and feeble" we can. tTuthfully say that
we have for some TIME entertained sus-
picion to the same effect. So far as our
experience goes we have yet to see a
woman Of Sc kicking up her heels and per-
forming like a sweet girl graduate. We do
not believe that even Christian Science
ought to be expected to produce such a
result. 1t is too much to ask
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-06

The success OF either party will leave
Omaha without senator and makes
it more important than ever from a
purely business standpoint that the
Omaha district be represented in the
house by congressman in harmony
with the president and his adminlstrs-
tion
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-06

When G. NJ. Hitchcock was mem
Der OF congress he declared that he
could do nothing for his constituents
except to distribute seeds to them. The
people of this district want something
better than seed distributor to rep
resent them at Washington.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-06

Three candidates on the local ticket
have what might be called "a dead inn
mortal cinchn A man who has no
one running against him is sure to be
elected and this is the condition OF
County Superintendent Yoder and NJ.
T. Barlow and D. j. o'Brien. as can
didates for the Water board.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-06

The effort of Germany to secure
French, military Information may cause
General Picquart TO look with greater
favor on the secret service branch. but
he viii probably revise it before Civ
ing It his full confidence.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-06

The decision of the Cuban moderate
party to disband proves that modera-
ton In name as well as in fact is no
longer attractive to the islanders. But
will conservatism be any more sue
eessful7
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-06

Now that Hall Game has begun to
tell tales out of school as to profits OF
book publishers he need not be sur
prised TO hear that the taste OF the
public is changing" when his next
story Is ready for the printer.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-06

AS there is no law to prevent Japan
making maps of the Philippines, the
mikado may be able TO give the United
States a correct diagram OF the hiding
places Of the ladrones,
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-06
Good ThinE for All People.

Justice Brewer says that the most impor-
tant element in the ideal lawyer is charac-
ter. 1t is also the most essential element
in the ideal journalist, the ideal teacher, the
ideal merchant and the ideal nnancier.
Character is the most important thing in
the world. sf Lait ,r
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-06

If you want to make the railroads
pay their city taxes like other people
vote to send republican. delegation
to Lincoln. II you want to continue to
pay city taxes for yourself and for
the railroads, too, vote the democratic
ticket.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-06

American residents OF the Isle OF
Pines seem 70 feel that intervention
which does not extend to that island
was hardly worth the cost OF their re-
cent agitation.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-06

Tho accidental wounding OF Rus
sian oficers by soldiers at practice is
probably more effective than bombs
but, after an, residents OF other coun-
tries could have more sympathy with
Russian "reyolutionists" If they were
mors above board in their operations