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THE OMAHA PAIIT J3JBE: THURSDAY, JUNE 27. 1901.
The oniaiia Daily Bee.
K. ROSBWATER, EDITOR.
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STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.
Btato of Nebraska, Douglas County, bs.:
Oeorge II. Tischuck, secretary of The Dee
Publishing Company, being duly sworn,
ays that thu actual number of full and
complete copies of The Dally, Morning,
Evening and Sunday Uee printed during
we monin oi .May, ipji, was as iomows:
1 27,4110
IS 27,030
2 27,2110
3 S7,:ilU
ar.a.iu
S Si7,04ft
( ar.aio
7 20,880
1 34,000
27,070
10 t.... 241,020
U..., 27,0(50
U 27,47(1
It 27,0.10
14 27.530
15 27,2ft0
17 27,140
18 27,000
It 27.72B
20,740
27,030
22 20,730
2S 20,740
24 20,400
Z& 20,1130
26 27,000
27 20,600
2S 2)1,210
2) 20,180
30 25,010
21 20,070
Total 8-411,003
Less unsold and returned copies.... 10,187
Net totnl sales 8112,818
Net dally avora,o 20,805
C1EO. B. TZSCHUCK.
Subscribed In my presence and sworn to
before mo this 31st day of May, A. D. 1901.
M. B. HUNOATE,
Notary Public.
PARTIES I.KAVIXtJ FOH St'MHEIt,
Parties IpuvIiik the city for
the RuuinuT niny have TIip Bee
ent In thrm rt-Kulnrl)' liy
nntlfylnK Tin? Brr Iltmlness
oilier, In iteraon or by mall.
The (lilrr will be chantied
n often n desired.
"Bryan point tho path." exclulma the
World-Herald. Hut whurc to?
Is It not HtrcU-hliiK It a little to make
the proposed trnotlon consolidation wait
for tho power canal to furulnh the
water?
Horses are rpturned at from $1 to
n head by tho ansesnor of West Omaha.
If wishes were linrm's In West Omaha
even beKgnra could not ride.
The well-attended horse sales that are
being held at different points through
out this western country afford now evi
dence that the demonetization of the
home has not been a glittering success.
Tho. German emperor 1b so well
pleased with his American-built yacht
thnt ho has ordered another. William is
never content without hnvlug the best
and he has at last discovered whurc to
secure it
It is up to the people who collect the
rents for North Sixteenth street prop
erty whether the street shall have a new
pavement that will retain for It Its pres
tige of being the principal retnll thor
oughfare of the city.
King Edward of England has recently
held a public auction of a largo quantity
of old wine. Tho dispatches do not state
whether his royal highness has sworn
oil or whether ho had despaired of
drinking up his entire stock during his
remaining years.
The East Omaha bridge Is not the
only bridge In this district that Is under
valued on the tax list. None of tho
bridges that span tho Missouri at this
point arc in any .Immediate danger of
Blnklng under the weight of tax burdens.
Permission has been granted to cut
tho dead timber in tho Black Hills forest
reserve. There can be no legitimate ob
jection to this, but In the past timber
cutters have not beeu any too careful
to pick out the dead trees. All timber
looks alike to tho forest poachers.
Tho first commercial fruits of the in
vasion of China nud tho capture of
Pekln are apparent. A German firm lias
secured the contract for lighting tho city
with electricity. Tho first time n China
man takes hold of a live wire tho ills
, trust of the "foreign devils" Is likely to
break out afresh.
The plan to. ship unemployed from
New York to Kansas to help harvest the
crop might bo worse, but if to bo of
any benefit, tho New York aldermen
must push tho. scheme through as
rapidly as they-do a- franchise ordinance
when the wnys have been carefully and
I thoroughly greased.
South Omaha's bull light promoters
ussure the Iliwuaue socloty olllcers that
If anyone is hurt In tho nrenn, cither
man or beast, it will be tho result of
pure accldeut. If tho bull chooses to
commit sulcido agaiust the wishes of
, the bull baiters that certainly could not
como within tho domain of tho Humauo
I 6oclety.
Agouclllo still insists that the war iu
i tho Philippines Is not yet over. Ho has
) been having a lico time In Europe, while
' Ills friends at home have been chasing
( through the brush to escape being killed
or captured. But If he Insists on light
t lag when he gets back to tho islands he
j wlU find General Chaffee ready to ac
fcommodnto him.
A protest has been filed against Min
ister .Wu of China belug the orator of
tho day nt tfio Fourth of Jnly celebra
tion In " Philadelphia. Tho Phlladol-
phlans .should take a look beyond their
own narrow limits. Mr. Wu hns dem
onstrated that ho Is ouo of tho broad
minded men of the day, from whom
even ;a 'Philadelphia!! cau leuru sonio
thin - ,
TAX nEFOHAI'-QHIO AND NEailASKA.
One of the planks of tho platform
adopted by tho republicans of Ohio
reads as follows:
Wo favor such' revision of the tax laws of,
the state as will require all classes of prop
erty (o bear their equal and jutt share of
taxation, and wo rocommend the creation of
such machinery for fixing and equalizing
valuations'! will bo adequate at all times
to correct error and take notice of changes
In value.
Tho crying need of tax reform Is
greuter in Nebraska than It Is In Ohio.
There Is some somblnuce of equity and
fair distribution of tax burdens in Ohio,
but there Is not even a shadow of equity
In Ncbraskn.
This applies with equal force to city
assessments, county assessments nud
state assessments. Tho so-called equali
zation of taxes, whether by republican
boards or popocratlc boards, has been n
sham and n fraud.
The fault Is not with tho constitution
of Nebraska, which expressly requires a
fair division of all tho tax burdens upon
the property of Individuals and the
property of corporations and their
franchises. It Is not the fault oven of
the statutes enacted under the consti
tution, but is due chiefly to the misin
terpretation of the revenuu laws and the
tampering with assessors and tho undue
lnilueiico and prcosurc brought upon the
equalizing boards.
Whenever liogrant favoritism nnd
rank discrimination arc pointed out, the
attorneys of corporate toxshlrkers nre
on hand to bulldoze and browbeat the
public olllclnls charged with tho re
vision of the tax lists and every possible
Influence is centered to prevent the cor
rection of these abuses, while the rank
aud file of taxpayers are not represented
cither directly or by proxy. Tho crying
need of tax reform is admitted, but no
reform can be expected until tho tax-
paying voters of all parties rise in their
might and force their assessors nnd tho
men charged with i-qvIbIoii of tax re
turns to perform their duties without
fear or favor.
Incidentally it may become Imperative
to revise tho revenue laws so that no
loopholes will, remain for tux evasion or
failure to enforce the law.
paying the vvolk vtsnr.
One policy of the present administra
tion which has received loss attention
thnn It merits is that of paying off
the public debt and thereby reducing
the burden Imposed upon the taxpayers
by the annual Interest charges. In the
spring of 1809 the bonded debt of the
government, including the Issue of
bonds for carrying on the Spanish war,
was $1,OH1,048,7CO. Since theii reduc
tions lmvo been made amounting to
about $.'8,000,000, but stilt greater re
ductions In proportion havo been made
In the annual Interest, clinrgo for debt,
the latter amounting to nearly $11,000,
000. t,v
It has been .the polloy of Secretnry
Gago to apply tho large surplus to tho
purchase and redemption of the debt
whero it could be done without waste
ful extravagance in tliei prices, paid for
unmatured -bonds. Inn pursuing this
Judicious policy the financial skill of the
secretary of the treasury has been par
ticularly shown In the matter of re
ducing tho Interest charge, In which he
has of course been favored by the ex
ceptional condition of the money market
It is nn interesting fact that the gov
ernment Is now getting tho use of
money for about half the rate of a
generation ago and Is getting twice as
much in proportion nt the present time
as could hove been obtained by a given
expenditure In Interest In 1870. Tho
change Is largely duo to tho refunding
law aud Is a notable justification of
the wisdom of that legislation, which
had the hearty support of the admin
istration. The policy of reducing tho
public debt will undoubtedly be ad
.hered to so long na, there is a surplus
avnllablo for this purpose. Whether or
not the cutting off of revenue which
goes Into effect at the beginning of tho
next fiscal year, July 1, will do awny
with the surplus Is a question that can
not now be determined.
IN FAVOIl OF HECIPlWVlTi'.
Tho Ohio republican plutform reaf
firms all declarations heretofore made
by tho republican party In favor of
reciprocity. This Is to be regarded as
an endorsement of the position of Presi
dent McKlnley In respect to this policy
aild commits the Ohio republican sena
tors and representatives In congress to
its support.
The most explicit declaration of the
republican party In regard to reciprocity
was made In the platform of 181MI. It
was as follows: "We bellevo tho repeal
of tho reciprocity arrangements negoti
ated by tho 'last republican admlnlstrn
tiou was a national calamity and wo de
maud their renewal and extension on
such terms as will equalize our trade
with other notions, remove the restric
tions which now obstruct thl sale of
American products In the ports of other
countries and secure enlarged markets
for tho products of our farms, forests
and factories. Protection nnd reciprocity
are twin measures of republican policy
and go hand In hand. Democratic rule
hns recklessly struck down both nnd
both mu6t bo re-established." This
declaration was endorsed by tho coun
try In the election of William McKlnley
nud protection was re-established, but
while tho administration took steps to
carry out tho other demand of tho party
tho United States senate failed to do Its
part, notwithstanding the fact that tho
national platform of 1000 also declared
for reciprocity.
The republicans of President McKln
ley's state having rentllrmed these decla
rations, it is highly probable that the
republican conventions of other stnte
will follow their example, In that
event, with tho nflmlnlstratlon fully
committed to reciprocity. It would seem
that tho republicans of tho United
States senate would be compelled to give
this question tlcrlous consideration, in
stead of Ignoring It, ns was done nt tho
last two sessions. The reasons that
were given In behalf of commercial reci
procity In 1800 are equally sound nud
nppllcnblo now. It Is dpslrablo as a
means of removing restrictions which
obstruct the sole ,of American products
In the ports pf other countries nnd of
securing enlarged markets for the prod
ucts of our forms, forests and factories.
Mr. McKlnley lias said thnt reciprocity
is necessary to tho .expansion of our for
eign commerce and this view Is very
largely held by American manufactur
ers, ns was shown In their annual con
vention a few weeks ago,
Doubtless no reciprocity arrangement
can be devised that will not meet obJeC'
Hon from some Interests, but tho ques
tlon should bo determined with refer
once to tho general welfare. Wo nro
seeking to extend our foreign trade. Wo
want larger markets abroad for our sur
plus production. There is being mani
fested a disposition to mnke It nioro dif
ficult for us to enter somo of these
markets. To avert this wo shall doubt
less havo to make some concessions.
Commercial reciprocity Is ono wny to
do this. From a trade point of view
there Is no subject of greater Im
portance. CHINESE EXCLUSION LAW.
Tho Chinese exclusion law will ex
pire next year and the question of Its
continunnce will be determined nt tho
next session of congress. Alrendy Rep
resentative Knhn of Callfomln has pro
pnred a bill providing for tho extension
of tho Geary act aud tho legislatures
of tho Pacific const states have passed
resolutions favoring a continunnce of
the present policy of Chinese exclusion.
Meanwhile tho Chinese residents of
tho United States have organized a
movement, In which the Chinese min
ister and consuls to this country are
enlisted, to exert whnt Influence they
can ngalnst an extension of the law.
A memorial will bo presented to con
gress urging that the law Is unjust In
dlscrlmluntfng against the Chinese, thnt
ns a people they are unusually free
from crime nnd pauperism aud that they
aro capable, economical and cheap
workers in the field of labor. In nn
article in one of the magazines somo
time ago the Chinese minister to the
United States discussed tho policy of
this country toward tho Chinese nnd
with much forco pointed out what he
conceived to bo tho wrong nnd injustice
douo his countrymen by that policy.
The matter has also been most intelli
gently discussed by the Chinese consul
genernl at New York. What these rep
resentatives of Chlnn chiefly object to
is the discrimination, the singling out
of their countrymen for exclusion from
thu United States.
But as the Portland Oregonlan re
marks, while In equity tho Chinese
linvo a good - case, their movement
against the exclusion net will not suc
ceed. "Neither of the grent political
parties," says that paper, "dares open
this country to an unrestricted influx
of cheap Chinese labor. The Pacific
coast would be a unit against It and
the whole working clnss would oppose
It." Tt Is pertinent In this connection to
note that tho Ohio republican platform
declares In faror of extending the ex
clusion law. ,
One New England bank has already
succumbed to Its faith In trusts. It
bought the bonds of the? writing paper
combine only to lenrn when too late
that they were comparatively worthless.
,'flie overcapltallied organizations are
sure to prove the ruin of Investors who
blindly put their money In them. The
capitalization of too many of these or
ganizations is pure water and some wny
should bo provided of reaching pro
moters who Impose on the credulity of
the public. Some of them constitute as
much a confidence game as that worked
by the man who pretends to put a $5
bill In a box of soap and sells the pack
ago for $1.
Information comes from South Omaha
that the corporation mnnagers appear to
be resigned to the situation and will
enter no serious kick against the action
of the Board of Ilovicw Increasing their
City assessments $125,000. One would
think they would be cheerfully resigned
to the action of the Board of Itevlcw
which still leaves them with a compara
tively nominal assessment. If they
have no reason to complain against tho
raise by the South Omaha city authori
ties they will have no more reason to
complain ngalnst tho county equalizing
board if It moves their returns up to
somewhere near whero they belong.
Tho railroad mngnates are. not to
have everything their own wny when
they have brought about the community
of Interest nnd directly or indirectly
raised freight rates. Heavy shippers
are preparing to meet combination with
combination to demand relief from tho
Interstate Commerco commission and
ultimately from congress. With legiti
mate economies of operation nud
methods of increasing net revenues the
public has no quarrel, but the magnates
will undoubtedly discover thnt the pub
lic will find a wny, ultimately, to pro
tect Itself from arbitrary exaction.
Tho wreck, of the steamer Lusltnnln
shows what thorough discipline, coupled
with the nobler traits of mnuhood, can
accomplish. Although frightened pas
sengers mado a rush for the boats,
Ignoring tho motto of the sea, "Women
and children first," tho oflicers and crow
stood up mnufully nnd succeeded, not
only In giving tho more helpless the
first chance for life, but In enabling all
to reach land In safety. Such Incidents
as these, repeated time and tlmu again,
demonstrate the superiority of tho true
heroism over tho false.
The council has a peculiar practlco of
adopting resolutions for now lire hy
drants or street lamps lu response to
requests of outlying residents aud then
of .promptly sustaining tho .mayor iu
vetoing ,tho resolutions because they call
for an overdraft of tho water or lighting
funds. Would it not bo a much better
Idea for the' council to find out in ad
vance whether the proposed expendi
ture will le legal aud save tho mayor
tho. necessity of. pemjlug ull these
vetoes?
Puts Aaltle the Tempter.
Detroit Free Press.
Senator Allison almost convince tbe peo
Din of the country that ho mlrhl mule n
fooii president, after all. X is the excep-
tlonal man who will put aside such an am
bltlon upon hla own motion and explain
that ho la too old for the undertaking.
Jntin Clitnahinn's Horse Senxc.
St. Louis Republic.
All doubts of Chinese shrowdness should
he djspellcd by the fact that they prefer
American cotton Roods to British.
Tendency to a Spill,
Detroit Journal.
Eventually, presumably, the enemies of
mo AHRio-saxon will bo mado his footstool,
as promised, but Juat now those Boers act
more llko ono of your old-fashioned rock
ing cnairs,
School Follow the Finer.
Boston Globe.
The number of public schools In Cuba
nas increased mora than ten times In two
years. Tho school follows the nag and tho
flag follows tho school. So much, at least,
for American occupation tho Cubans may
wen be thankful.
Shaken Home nnd Mnrlil.
Minneapolis Journal.
David Nation has issued a statement to
the public saying that Mrs. Nation, haviug
left her homo in Medlclno Lodgo, Kan.,
never to return, according to her own
declaration, he will hereafter mako his
homo with his daughter at Iberia, 0. Mrs
Nation's hatchet seems to havo done more
permanent execution In hor own home than
anywhoro. clso.
Go to Sen Anil Settle It.
Minneapolis Tribune.
As former. Senator Chandler of New
Hampshire is just now not very busy,
being a member of the Spanish claims
commtaslon, and as Admiral Bob Evans
has no naval war On his bands, the two
might take a boat, somewhere out Into the
ocean and settle their differences. Tho
country Is not particularly Interested In
the dispute.
Detune nt Dividend!.
St. Paul Pioneer Press.
Tho payments of dividends nnd Interest
due July 1 In New York City alone wilt,
according to reliable estimates, amount to
between $120,000,000 and $126,000,000. Add
to this the amounts which will be similarly
disbursed In other cities, and the magni
tude of tbe "distribution of wealth" which
is to tako place nine days hence Is some
thing not only beyond all precedent, but
amaxlng to not easily astonished Ameri
cans. However, the Pactolian flood will
be so controlled that no bridges will bo
swept away or lives lost.
Success Waits on Hard Work.
Chicago Chronicle.
Mr. Rockefeller's convocation address at
the University of Chicago was happy In
many respects, but particularly o in his
advice to the students who were about to
entor upon tbe activities of life. On a
subject that, has been greatly discussed of
late he said: "The chances of success are
better today than ever before.. Success is
attained by pcrscver&nco and pluck, coup
led with any amount of hard work, and you
need not expect to achieve It In any other
way." Tho Idea' that obtains In 'eomo Quar
ters that It may be gained by sitting around
and swearing at the millionaires Is one of
tho things whlchjthe American youth who
expects to set on in tbe world will have to
avoid.
Good Ser-rlce Rewarded.
Baltimore Amorlcan.
The promotion of General Chaffee to be
military governor' of the Philippines Is a
deserved honors Caaffea is one of the best
tepreatintaUvwr of; the American soldier.
There is no.',vJdence- that he has at' any
time Intrigued' ai.. Washington or elsewhere
for advancement,- a itatement that cannot
be made) of -some army, officers, and
wherever he baa been sent he has always
done his duty, ..Before-the war with Spain
his service was chiefly In thdwest, where
he worked quietly, but effectively. In
Cuba, In 1898, be did Just what waa to be
expected by those who knew him best, and
In China, In a- trying situation, Chaffee's
good sense, fairness and his self-restraint
under conditions -that would naturally pro
voke Irritation,- to use no stronger term,
baa accomplished for the United States as
Important results as could probably have
been achieved by any officer In the service.
IIOTII'SIDBS BRAVE.
Olmerratlona of an American Officer
In. Sonth Africa.
New" York Tribune.
Of all which has been written about the
actual conduct of tho South African war
and It has been much nothing seems more
deserving of serious attention than the
report of Captain Slocum, U. S. A. That
officer was detailed to accompany the Brit
ish headquarters Btaff and from the van
tago ground thus afforded observed the
conduct o the war with tho oyo of an Im
partial expert. Ills chronicles and com
ments aro now published by the War de
partment, with only tho omission of cer
tain passages in which certain operations
arc discussed In a way valuable to the
military service, but so frank and critical
as to seem undesirable for general publica
tion. This report contains much which was
already well known, and also much which
may bo too.technlcal to command popular
Interest. It contains, however, much that
Is of popular Interest tind which cannot
easily be too often repented or be too well
kept In mind by those who would form a
just estimate -of that unhappy struggle
and Its participants. In this latter rate
gory we must placo conspicuously Captain
Slocum's judgments of tho respective char
acters, from a military point of view, of
the Iloers nnd the British. Somo of his
statements, while not to be disputed, fet
forth fncts which must ever be cause for
regret; such, for example, as hU confirma
tion of the etui tales of violation of Hags
of truce and use of explosive bullets by
tho Dorrs. Dut most of what ho says Is
calculated to send a thrill of pride through
every sympathetic reader. Thus of the
Boers, especially of .General Cronjo and
his comrades, h'e says: "Words fall me
to express adequately my admiration for
their tenacious and brave dofense." That
Is what we might havo expected a Just ob
server to say of tho descendants of the
defenders of Ilochollo and Leyden. And of
the British ho declares: "If ever a people
or a nation exemplified the phrase 'bravo
to a fault," It is tho British. Kor
Indomitable courage, uncomplaining forti
tude and Implicit obedience they are beyond
criticism." That, too, whs to bo expected
as a true tribute to the sons of those who
fought at Londonderry and Lucknow,
Both brave.' That Is thlB Amerlsan
soldier's verdict upon both Boer and Brit
ish. It Is that which the dlHcrlmlnatlig
and Judicious world has already and long
ago passed upon them, but It Is none the
less pleasant to have It Impartially and
officially repeated. Three races nro there
at war. They aro tho three In which Nuw
York has the greatest historic Interest, re
causo they ore the three which were tho
founders of this city. In tho days of that
founding they were 'all three renowned the
world over for their valor. It Is wel
como to know that they have not degener
ated, but that tho upcnlng of tlio twen
tieth century finds them every whit as
heroic as did tho opening of tile seven
teenth. Both or rather all three brave;
French,, Dutch' and British. But wha,t a
thousand pities that their valor should
so long continue to .bo spent In a wasteful
and fruitless strife!
Millions
. Chicago
If the farmer U to get riches ho must
ov tuitu um ui mc sou. ieiiner tne Chi
cago uoani of Trailo nor tho freo col
ui evcem uonars win mako him rich. The
hocus-pocus politicians cannot add a
bushel to tho productiveness of his land,
nor can tho "kings" of the corn pit add
anything permanently to tho valuo of his
crops.
Hating accepted these obvious truisms
the farmer will bo Interested iu tho scien
tific experiments now being conducted by
tho Department of Agriculture, with a
view to Increasing the corn crop of this
country without additional cxpenso or labor.
Tho scientists have found that by cross
breeding the nitrogen contents of tho corn
nro Incrcaied and tho number of cars to
a stalk are Increased. Experiments made
In growing 10,000 specimens of theso hybrids
havo already demonstrated that It Is nos-
slblo to doublo the yield of corn from a
given number of plants.
In addition to conducting theso expcrl-
racnts the department Is sending out some
vnlunblo advlso to farmers In the matter
HITS or WASHINGTON' MI-U.
Scene mill Iiiclilcntn Olmerveil nt the
National Cnnltnl.
At the urgent rcouekt of Rear Admiral
Schley tho opposition of his admirers to
the design for a medal commemorating ths
deeds of the West Indian fleet In the war
of 1S9S has been withdrawn and tho profile
of Hear Admiral Sampson, commander of
tho fleot, will appear upon them. Tho de
signs Approved by Secretary Iong are re
garded ns exceedingly artistic and striking.
Tho West Indian medal contains on thu
obverso side a profile likeness of Hear Ad
miral Sampson, surrounded by a wreath of
oak leaves, and has the Inscription In
plain loitering, "United Statos Naval Cam
paign in tho West Indies, 1808 William
Thomas Sampson, Coramander-ln-Chlef."
On tho reverse Is a representation of "tho
man behind tho gun." It shows tho deck
of a naval vessel and a group, consisting
of n Bcaman stripped to tho waist, a beard
less young naval officer and a marine In his
shirt sleeves holding a rifle, all standing In
the rear of a small-caliber rapid-fire gun.
In tho background nre tho outlines of nn
armored vessel of the conventional typo.
parny concealed In the smoke of battle.
Just below tho group will bo tho Inscrip
tion commemorating tho principal battlo in
which tho recipient participated. The de
signer gives tho following example of the
Inscription:
"Santiago, July 3, 1838. John Smith. Sea
man, U. S. S. Toxm."
The medal will be held to the nln-bar by
a crimson nnd bluo ribbon, white being
eliminated becauso It soils so quickly. For
every other engagement In which a re
cipient of the medal participated thero will
bo a bar containing the propor Inscription.
me meritorious sorvlce medal consists of
a wreath of laurel leaves, holding a flve-
pomted star, each point being' attached to
the inner rim of tho wreath, and the space
between the points being open. Tho star
has an anchor In the center, while the
points bear tbe Inscription:
"Navy of the United States in tho War
with Spain." At the bottom of the wroath
are tho words: "Meritorious Service."
The namo of the recipient will bo en
graved on the rovcrse. The medal Is at
tached to a broad crimson and blue rib
bon, which forms a background for it.
All the medals will be of bronzo.
Uncle Sara, It Is said, Is to coin' a' new
3-cent piece. The new coin is to be o(
nickel Atld lt nAri rtlirrn. tnm u 1
other coins with Uncle Ssra'e mint mark
on them lies in tho fact that It will have a
holo In (he center. It is tho supposition
that this hole In the middle will enable thd
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nttlA. ftnln. ttfllK ITnnfA Cam mint mnt.
hurried handler of the coin to detect Its
value by the sense of feeling. Some such
safeguard Is considered necessary for the
reason that it Is to be about tho size and
weight of the present nickel S-cent piece.
The size of the center hole in the proposed
coin will be large enough to make it merely
a ring of metal, this hole being about one
half tho diameter of the coin. It will pro
vent one of the difficulties which handlers
of small sliver coins were troubled with
when the metal money began to circulate
after the era of paper money. The small
coins, which got into tbe hands of children
and some classes in tho remote districts,
were treated ea curiosities and great prizes.
To secure their safekeeping a favorite
method waa to punch a hole in them and tie
them on a string. This destroyed tbe circu
lation value of the coins and dealers who
subsequently took them In had to stand the
loss, a fixed 'scale being Anally arranged
for deduction for punched dimes, nickels or
other pieces. Tho new piece can be strung
without Injuring It.
Kentucky republicans are giving a pretty
exhibition of blue grass gallantry in Wash
ington. A number of them are antagoniz
ing tbe reappointment of Mrs. Gertrude
Saunders, postmistress at Newcastle, Ky.
Mrs. Saunders is a comely widow,
who has many strong friends at
home. But Senator Deboe and In
ternal Revenue Collector Curetou
wanted tho place for a male worker and
went so far as to request President Mc
Klnley to displace tho widow. All this
carao to the attention of Mrs. Saunders and
ho went to Washington to plead her own
causo. On reaching tbe capital site went at
onco to tho Raleigh, whero she saw both
tho senator ami collector end upbraided
them for trying to displace her. Shu
talked somewhat excitedly and did not heal-
tato to arraign the gontlcmen for what die
characterized as tliolr attompt to deprive
her and her children of a livelihood. Sho
kept excellent control of herself until she
had finished her arraignment and then,
womanlike sho sat down In ono of tho easy,
chairs of the lobby and cried convulsively.
f'Tbe Civil Service commission has had, In
oporatlon for over three years a bories of
what are known as 'practical examinations'
for the trados or non-educational positions
n the servlco of tho government," ex
plained an omclal of tbe commission to a
Washington Star reporter, "and It has bocu
found to work very satisfactorily, althougn
he may be unable to sign ,hts namo to his
application. Throughout tho south there
aro .thousands of colored mechanics who aro
unable to wrlto, but under the rule the ap
plication Is just as good whon signed by a
cross as If signed In full, Tbe commission
has established local boards of examiners
In hundreds of cities whoso duties aro to
classify and grado applicants, Tho classl;
flcatlbns uro made on ago, character as a
workman, oxporlonce and physical condi
tion, though In the latter no physician's
certificate Is necessary. The highest grado
for age 1b given thoso between 25 and 45
years. The character of the workman Is'
graded In quality, ability and Industry, This
hns to be established by vouchers signed by
throo former employers. From this Infor
mation registers of ellglhles are made up
on which officials draw when they need the
service of workmen, Every kind of u
tradesman Is registered, Including pilots
and divers. There are hundreds of cooks
employed by tho government, hut after
repeated efTort Jt 's fo,in(,l .absolutely im
practicable to classify or grade, thorn, and
Anally cooks wero excluded from the classi
fied service altogether. It was Impossible
to dectdo upon a qualification .for u good
cook, for hat pno section or Bta(e, wpulJ
call a good coo'k another would consider
a very poor ono, The wages paid cooks,
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in. Corn
Chronicle.
of selecting seed for planting,
This advice
is to go through the field and select corn
from thu largest stalks for seed purposes.
Not ono farmer In 10,000 ever thought of
doing such a thing. The uniform praotlco
of farmers is to select the largest ears
from tho crib for seed.
Thero's more money In corn than In the.
promises of politicians. Tho blblo holds'
up for emulation tho man who makes two
bladc3 grow whero only ono grew before.
How to do this Is what Secretary Wilson
Is trying to show the farmers. In tho
meantime tho products from corn, such as
oil, glucose, rubber, cellulose, paper and
Hour nro being multiplied nud their value
Increased,
Tho tlmo Is coming when there will bo
millions In corn, If Colonel Sellers wero
on earth today thero Is llttlo doubt that
ho would beln nlantliie core on a lnrirn
scale.
Tho -value of the corn crop of the United
States in 1899 was JCIO.IIO.UO, or more
than double the gold output of tho whole
world.
by tho War department In its different
branches ron nil the way from IJ5 to $C0
per month, which, of course, Includes board
and lodging. Throughout Alabama, Missis
slppl and Louisiana, In connection with the
gangs of men nt work on river and loveo
work, it ho been found better to board the
workmen, so that they can be kept together
and worked to a better advantage. It Is
an easy task to eecuro stewards and board
ing masters, the men who purchase the
supplies, but when It comos to getting
cooks ttib whole "system ocemed likely to
go td pleceir. The Civil Service commission
having decided that appointees of tho reg
istered clafeB have tho same rlghtM as those
of tho educational class that Is, that thoy
cannot be removed without being furnished
with written charges, which they aro to be
allowed to answer It was nocessary to fur
nish cooks with written chorges to got
them out of the service. Often one-half of
a party would consider a man n good cook,
while the other half would bo sure he was
a thoroughly bad one. It tangled up mat
ters bo that cooks were excluded front tho
classified service, and now can bn hired
by oflicers tn charge of parties or by stew
ards or boarding masters for as long or
as short a time ns Is desired, tho only
requisite being that their cooking shall
plcaso thoso who havo to cat It."
PROMOTION IN THU NAVY.
Why tin- Man Behind the Gun Should
Re EncniirAKcil.
Bear Admiral Schley In Success.
I nm unalterably In favor of slvlne thp
men of tho navy every opportunity for
gaining commissions. Upon this subject I
recorded my opinions In an official report
published in 1SS6 or 18S7, whllo chief of
the bureau of equipment. The man behind
the gun in the navy ought to have the snmn
privilege as his comrade tn tho array to
gain a commission. I am in favor of
granting to him, after gaining his promo
tion, tho opportunity of a course of say,
two years at tho academy, that he may
acquire sufficient knowledgo of mathematics
and other sciences and not bo at a disad
vantage with tho graduate of the navnl
academy in matter of professional tech
nique. I do not' pretend to discuss tho details
of the plan that should be adopted, for
they 'may be left safely to the authorities,
but I have thought for many years that tho
men of the navy who aro so Intelligent, so
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professional life in civil employment on
snore, a man or a boy who undertakes a
naval career ought to be able, through
industry, meritorious performance ot duty
and skill In his profession to reach a com
mission and, by application to his duties;
good conduct, sobriety or' heroic perform
ance of servlco to be advanced afterward
from grade to grade to the highest.
Once establish tho fact that the way Is
open from tho forecastle to tbe quarter
deck and the details of promotion will soon
adjust themselves, and I feel sure that the
men 'of the navy will not bo found wanting
In ability to reach tho highest place by
improving every opportunity for dis
tinction. I think, further, the result would
be good In bringing the navy closer to the
people of our country. But, over and above
all. else, no roan who enters the navy
should for that reason loso any of the
chances of rising to the higher places, as
ho could do under. similar circumstances In
civil employment. This is more in har
mony with the true spirit of our institu
tions, which offer to every man oppor
tunities for rising to any position In our
land through talent, industry and worthi
ness. PERSONAL NOTES.
Senator Burrows of Michigan gets an LL.
D. from Kalamazoo college.
Vice President Roosevelt and Mark Twain
have been Invited to deliver addresses in
Kansas City at the celebration on August
10 of the eightieth anniversary of Missouri's
admission to the union.
Mother Partington has a few disciples
left. "Mighty hot day," remarked n per
spiring Individual to the elevator man.
"No wouder," responded tho latter, "tho
atmoBphero Is full of humanity."
It seems to bo settled that Rear Admiral
Schloy will remain on waiting orders until
tho dato of his retirement for ago, which
Is October 0. Some of tho friends of Ad
miral Schloy havo urged that ho be de
tailed to prominent shore duty to round
COOL SUGGESTIONS
FOR HOT WEATHEIt THAT A HE REASONABLE,
Serge and Flannel Htiits crash linen pongee
seersucker and alpaca coats. Sergei-linen duck and
Light weight stockings Siik, linen and mercerized
llannel trousers. Soft, cool shirtH Zephyr underwear
cotton handkerchiefs Cool suspenders and belts Soft
roll collars Wash ties of various materials Bathlug
suits Madras pajamas India mull night robes and
Feather weight straw Jiats. These are for boys as well
as the men. We can mnke hot weather a pleasure
yO CLOTHING FITS UKE OURS.
Browning, King & Co.
Exclusive Clothiers and Furnishers.
R. S. Wilcox, Manager.
out his caroer; but tho Navy department ha
no place to which ho could bo asslgued
and ho Is likely to flit In his period of
active servlco on waiting orders.
General MacArthur will goon complete
thirty-nine years of military service. Winn
ho Is relieved of his command In tho Philip
pines .ho expects to visit South Africa and
Europo before returning to tho Untied
States.
A retiring Harvard professor said at the
farewell dinner In his honor tho other even
ing: "When I was 20 I thought 1 was 40,
when I was 30 I thought I was CO, when I
was 40 I thought I was 25, and when I was
60 I wondered If they were going to bring
tn the high chair at tho table and give- mo
tho bottle."
Harrison W. Courier, who was appointed
br Abraham Lincoln to a minor clerkship
In tho New York custom bouso, has Just
complotod forty years of servlco In that In
etltutlon, having risen meantime to the post
of special deputy naval ofllcer and con
troller. Mr. Gourlcy Is a natlvo of Spring
Held, Mass.
CIIKKIir CHAFF.
Brooklyn Llfo: Nodd Are you renting a
cottnen at tho seashore thin nummcr?"
Todd No; I couldn't afford It. I'm buy
Inc ono.
Detroit Free Press: "I want you to como
around and tako a look nt that horse you
sold mo tho other day."
"Good heavens, Is that animal Btlll alive."
Chicago Ilecord-Hcrold: John, didn't you
earn any distinction whatever at college?"
"Yes: they iay 1 ate moro than any two
other men at our class sprendd.
Boston Transcript: Hargett Wan that
your sou 1 saw you with last evening?
nson I havo alway supposed so, until
within a fow years, Now I ojii uncertain
bh to whether he Is not my father or at
least my employer.
Washington Star:
"What makes that
friend of yours keep clamoring for tho
youm: man In noHHex?"
"I don't know," answered Senator 8or
Khlim. "Illllexn hn thlnkn llinl nnmn nt h
older fellows aro getting too wary and hard
to handle.'
Puck: Sarah Prymm (virtuously) Lips
that tomb liquor nhall ncvor touch mine!
I Brum Knlppcr (In nn injured air) Walt,
nobody asked ye lo treat! I didn't oven
know that yo kept liquor In tho house!
Dotrolt Journal: Walter (suavely) Ycs'r
that s tho exact amount of your bill; but
r h ml you have forgotten tho waiter,
sir.
Oue.it (sayaeely)-Well, I didn't eat the
waiter, did I?
CON8IDUH Tim PICNIC.
Baltimore American.
Consider now the picnic and the man who
goes there,
Likewise the lady picnicker with garlands
In her hnlr;
And let us turn our minds upon the way
In which they toll
To dodge the. festive woodtick and 'ho
other things thnt epoll
Tho day for them that would onjoy tlK
pure, unfettered fun
Of picking hugs and splinters from ttie
newly buttered bun.
Consider llrot tho lady: lo, she worketh
day nnd night and cookcth rl. anil
chicken, too, nnd with tho cook doth
tight:
She emptleth her Jelly Jars nnd b keth
frosted cake, nnd yet she voweth to
her friends that she hnth iiaugtr to
tune.
Sho spendcth many shekels f. r a illmsy
sort of dress, and gorheth all ii"r
children In a way that mentis district:
Sho hustleth round upon the morn the
day the picnic's ect; nnd then h r
husband axketh her: "Bay, nln't you
ready yet?"-
He also sweareth lustily that It 1 sure to
rain, nnd then they do the rnpid
sprint that they may catch the train.
The man, he luggeth packages upon his
lusty nrms, and gabbleth on unceas
ingly about Dame Nature's charms.
He telleth all within his rench about his
woodcraft lore.
And maketh of himself a large and talky
sort pf bore, .
The laxly telletTr other dames nbcnlt her
, children's uohes and ' how she' hope
. . they will not encounter nny snakes;
And all the other ladlea talk away to bent
the band, until tho wonder of It ia
how each can understand
The things they ull arc saying, lut it
worryeth them not, for women nlwayg
have beon thu since tlmos that nro
forgot.
Behold, when they at last arrive upon the
picnic place, the sun retlreth In a cloud
and ahowoth not his face.
Or If he shlneth-once at all ho slzxleth with
a gleam that maketh every ono of
them think he will turn to steam
And first, of nil the children dear Inquire in
accents sweet;
"Say. maw! Oh. maw! Please tell us if it
Isn't time to eat?"
Yet very soon, the table's spread beneath
tho bending treea, nnd all tho crowd
attempts to sit and cat from off its
knees;
The wicked hoy he gamboleth with Joyful
shout and cry,
Ho walkoth through the butter plate and
Bltteth on tho pie;
The ant and all his family for generations
back
Appeareth in tho mnrmalade and leavoth
thero his track; '
Tho spider hiketh to the scene and layeth
In tho wreck,
And tnakcth much excltemont when ho
cllinbeth some ono'n neck;
The cunning little chlgger goeth walking on
the spine.
And other pointB of all tho folks who are
about to dine;
And then somebody sputtereth that some
pne Is at fault, because the lemonade
hath been composed with naaty saltl
Oh, hearken to me, now my Bon, whenever
anyone
Buggestoth going picnicking, you Just get
up and run, "
And shun 4h deadly picnic when It llfteth
up Its heud, unless you'd eat somo
beetles and some leaves upon your
bread.
For it Is better that you live In beanerlcs.
and such, than that you let the picnic
day hold you within Its clutch.
It meiineth naught but sundry bltes-about
the same, to-wltr you do not do tho
t ''"'".I- but you are the. ono that's bit.
" "'in th'Sb.oru" " ,h n8e' and run-
Andon,e,C.rm,1re.5fvethhnotenl1 U'e W,th
So eat thy pie nnd sandwiohes within thy
iL" Xhore no Y'WIo Ingredl
etits can fill the same with gloom.
Tho picnic, verily, my child. It Ts a direful
rnko, composed of worn-out pickles
t .,.?n'1 ? .b,lrKaln counter coke,
Ia thin not true. Just as we have considered
li imn ranrn?
Yen, verily, It Is a fact, as sure aa you are
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