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Publishing Company, being duly sworn,
says that the actual number of ftl 1 nnd
complete copies of Thi Dally, M'.rnl K.
Kvenlng and Sunday He printed during th
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2 'M.-i'M 18 n,10(
3 ur,,i!7t id sn.iao
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6 a.-.H-to 21 'M.aus
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12 an, sun 28 sb.tio
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Strnnjje no one litis siiRKesteri tlint
possibly It wns Pnt Crowe who stole
tho Kolrt from tho Suit Knuiclsco stnel
tcf. A marked Improvement Ik noted In tho
editorial columns of the World-Herald
since the horse editor assumed control
of Hint page.
Now that the silver republican aero
ImtH lmvo turned up their toes wo will
have it two-iiiiRed circus Instead of n
tliree-rintjed circus.
The present prospect is tlint the 901
holes in the Sixteenth street pavement
will lie an even 1,1)00 before the repair
work Is undertaken.
Corn King Phillips says ho has had
enough of sra In pools. Plenty of others
uecumulutcd all the experience they
wanted nt the same time.
A nomination by a republican state
convention In Iowu Is equivalent to an
election ami Cummins reads his title
clear to the chair now occupied by Gov
ernor Shaw.
It is announced that .T. Plerpont Mor
gan Is willing to settle the strike proJ
vldlng It can he settled on his terms.
Wo had suspected tills all along and
nre glad to have our suspicious con
firmed. With only $70,000 In the state treas
ury to the credit of the school fund and
more than $1(10,000 to pay out before the
new year, the Hoard of Education Is con
fronted with a well-deilned llnunclnl
problem.
Populist leaders care nothing for
warnings that fusion simply means be
ing swallowed by democracy. They are
perfectly willing to be swallowed If a,
chance for an olHco goes along with tho
operation.
The free silver republican committee
has dissolved tho party and attempted
to dump tho remains Into tho demo-pop
trough. They will discover democracy
is not a solvent for anything which has
even u trace of republicanism remain
ing. An agent of tho Interstate Commerce
commission Is In St. Louis investigating
charges of discrimination in rates. The
olllce boy In the railroad ollices has gone
on his summer vacation and the big
magnates know nothing about the spe
cial rates.
Now that the silver republican party
has been olllclally interred the poll
tlfians In these parts will be curious to
know where the stock yards stntesman
will cast his fortunes. Will he become
a full-fledged Ilryan democrat or a re
publican prodigal?
Mr. Winer's aspirations to become n
contingent candidate for governor, on
the assumption that thoro Is a vacancy
to be tilled at tlte coming election, wns
summarily snuffed out by the populist
tatt committee, but that will not pre
vent Mr. Yelser from becoming n petl
tiun candidate.
Judge Shoemaker bad the floor for n
while at the. popoeratle committee meet
ing at Lincoln and heroically maintained
that position until his stock of exuber
ance had run low. He was finally
forced to yield to the hungry patriots
who have been Jarred loose from tho
reform pie counter.
Ohlcngo Is to loso its direct steamship
lino to Europe on account of the ex
cessive Insurancu rates. Chicago has a
reputation of not giving up for trifles
ami will doubtless In time surmount
this obstacle. Tho nearer tho seaboard
can bo brought to tho grain fields of
the west the better It will bo for tho
gruln producers of this section.
(ieneral von Walderseo Is back In
Germany. When he started for China
there wore columns of dispatches con
cerning tho general's bathtub and
"knock-down" house, but they are silent
regarding these features of the return.
Cuu It be possible that tho tub and
dwelling behaved In such a manner
when lu the Orient us to Incur disgrace V
iow'a twvvnucASs.
After n protracted preliminary cnnvnss
Iowa republicans hnve selected the
standard bearers who are to carry the
party banner In the Impending cam
paign. The nomination of A. B. Cum
mins for governor Is a distinct victory
for him and his friends as against the
forces that have been entrenched In tho
established organization and, as will be
generally admitted, was achieved In a
contest In which tho opposing strength
proved to bo almost equally divided. If
tho success of Mr. Cummins In conven
tion means anything It menus thnt the
rank and file of Iowa republicans are Iti
sympathy with the demand for a new
deal In tho pnrty directory. It also
demonstrates the ability of the party to
settle the questions of policy and con
trol within Its own circles.
As to tho nominee, Mr. Cummins, no
one, not oven his most persistent an
tagonists, questions his ability or doubts
his capacity to ndnilnlster the affairs of
Iowa as Its state executive with credit
to himself and satisfaction to the tax
payers. Ho has a right to tho undi
vided support of all good citizens Irre
spective of the personal disappointments
suffered by other ambitious party lead
ers. Nothing short of n political cataclysm
can prevent the triumph of Mr. Cum
mins and his associates on the repub
lican ticket at the polls In November.
Tho realization of this fact Is what made
the struggle for convention houors so
stubborn, because In tho Hawkeye state
a republican nomination Is the same
as nu election. It will be so again tills
year.
Til ADR IIELATIOXS WITH CANADA,
Canada Is n good customer of the
United States, whose trade It Is de
sirable to retain. She buys much more
of us than we purchnso of her. Since
1805 our exports to Canada have In
creased 100 per cent, from $55,000,000
to $110,000,000, while In tho same period
our Imports from Canada have Increased
a Utile more than 10 per cent, or from
$41,000,000 to $t!l.000,000. Tho New
York Evening Post remarks that we
sell more to Canada than we do to all
South America "and yet wo get excited
over Latin-American trade and politics,
while wo give to tho Joint high com
mission, which will probably meet again
this fall, only tho most languid atten
tion." The Post thinks we make a
mistake in levying excessive duties on
Canadian onts, barley, dairy products,
steam coal, wood pulp nnd lumber, but It
expresses the opinion that the Cana
dians, on the other hand, might con
cede something to our manufacturers,
such as Iron nnd glass and cloth.
But that Is a concession which the
Canadians have hitherto shown no will
ingness to mnke, hence the failure of
negotiations for closer trade relations.
What Cannda has wanted and we are
not aware of any change In her posi
tion is a reciprocity treaty that would
favor her natural products, without auy
sacrifice to her manufacturing Interests
or any detriment to British manufactur
ers. Sho has asked concessions for her
agricultural producers, rcgnrdless of the
effect such concessions might have upon
our agricultural Interests, but has not
proposed equivalent favors to Amcrlcnn
manufacturers. In a word, Canada does
not seek a fair and equitable reciprocity,
but a commercial agreement from which
her people would get all or nearly all
the benellt. This utterly selfish attitude
may be quite natural, but It Is safe to
say that so long ns it is maintained
closer trade relations between the
Uidted States and Canada cannot bo
brought about. No party lu this coun
try would enter Into or approve a trade
agreement the advantages of which
would be very largely with the Cana
dians. The Evening Post says that In nny at
tempt to reuew a reciprocity convention
the first move should come from the
American commissioners; that "we owe
It t the Canadians to remove any preju
dice concerning our motives nnd Inten
tions." We cannot see thnt It Is In
cumbent upon this government or its
representatives on the Joint high com
mission to make tho first move for a
reciprocity convention, nor do we know
of nny good reason for prejudice lu the
Canadian mind concerning our motives
and Intentions. Canada has been most
obstinately perverse and obstructive lu
regard to all questlous between that
country and this. She has Insisted upon
conditions that make her wholly re
sponsible for the failure to accomplish
anything at tho sessions of the Joint
high commission. Why, then, Is It In
cumbent upon our government to take
the llrst step for renewing negotiations
as to reciprocity or any other matter?
As to Canadian prejudice, there Is no
substantial ground for any. Wo have
dealt with that country In a uniformly
friendly and neighborly spirit and have
patiently borne a great deal of Ill-treatment
from Canada which few other na
tions would have failed to resent. We
certainly would not have tolerated such
treatment such disregard of our rights
and Interests from Mexico or any South
American republic. The Auierlcuu peo
ple have no motives and Intentions In
imical to Canada, but they nre not dis
posed to make undue sncrlllces for the
benefit of n people whose expressions of
friendship hnve never been any too cor
dial and who have missed no oppor
tunity to annoy and offend this couutry.
VOX M'AI.DKnUKK'S HKTUliX,
Field Marshal Count von Wnldersee,
who was commander-in-chief of tho al
lied forces nt Pekln, Is back In Oer
tunny, Great preparations had been
made to receive him, but tho death of
the emperor's mother necessitates the
abandonment, at least for tho time, of
most of the reception program. The
count, however, was warmly welcomed
on his arrival at Hamburg and doubt
less there will bo enthusiastic popular
demouslrntlons wherever he shall go,
whllo It Is probable that after the fu
neral of the Into empress dowager there
will bo other manifestations of respect
for the tleld marshal.
It is quite natural that this attention
should be shown Count von Waldersee,
who Is unquestionably an able soldier,
but what he did In China wns uunlly
of n nature to enhance his fame. It
will be remembered that he started for
Pekln with a great deal of martial dis
play and with n promise of doing great
things, but he did not urrlve on the
scene of action until all the serious
lighting wns over and It wns too late
for him to be of nny practical use. The
legations had been relieved, the Chi
nese court had lied and Pekln wns
completely under the control of the for
eign troops. It was a disappointing
situation for ti soldier ambitious to win
new glory, but Walderseo accepted the
command of the allied forces and re
mained to the end, though except for
tho so-called punitive expeditious ho
sent out, which became mere looting
expeditions, he was little more than a
llgurehend. He got no chance to show
his military ahlllty and history will not
record thnt his presence lu China was
of any real value to the cause of the
powers. However, he performed his
part and therefore has a claim to the
respect and commendation of his countrymen.
XEUOTtATtUXS AGAIN HE LAVED,
The negotiations nt Pekln have again
been delayed, the obstructionist In the
present case being the British govern
ment. The ministers of all the other
powers were ready to sign the protocol,
when tho British representative an
nounced that ho had received Instruc
tions front his government not to sign
nnd an Indefinite postponement was the
result. No definite Information has been
received as to the nature of Great Brit
ain's objection, but It Is assumed at
Washington to have reference to utljust
lug the tariff, the question being
whether this should be on an nd valorem
or specific basis. This may bo Im
portant, but It would seem that It ought
not to be very dllllcult to t ench an agree
ment regarding It.
All the powers having agreed that
there must be nn Increase lu Chinese
customs, the safer course and the. one
least likely to cause dllllculty would un
doubtedly be to make duties, so far as
practicable, spcclUc. This Is lu accord
with the experience of most countries
having a tariff and there Is no apparent
reuson why It would not be found the
more expedient plan lu China. At all
events, the matter Is one which should
not prove n very great obstacle to the
progress of negotiations. It may de
velop, however, that thoro are other and
more serious objections to the protocol.
CONV1G1' l'AltMIXO IX TEXAS.
One of the great problems that has
battled the administration of the affairs
of state government has been that of
tho employment of convict labor with
out bringing it into competition with
free labor. It has frequently been sug
gested that the employment of peniten
tiary convicts lu the cultivation of the
soil would go far toward removing tho
evil of competition between convict and
free labor.
Tho state of Texas has inaugurated
this reform in the employment of con
vict lnbor on n very large scale. Two
years ago a tract of laud coveting an
area of over 8,000 acres was acquired
by that state and set apart as a convict
reserve. Tho state hns now growing on
its farm 1,000 acres of corn, 550 acres
of stigurcane, 400 acres of cotton and
about i!00 acres of sorghum and other
forage crops. There Is now being
cleared and prepared for planting during
the next spring between 1,000 and 1,500
acres of now ground, so that the peni
tentiary commissioners will llnd them
selves next season with nbout 2,1! 00
acres in sugarcane and about 1,500 acres
In corn nnd forage to be placed under
convict cultivation.
To muke the experiment still more ef
fective, the governor of Texas, In his
message to the legislature that Is now
lu session, recommends that authority
be given to the penitentiary commis
sioners to erect a mill and to purchase
suitable machinery for the purpose of
grinding the sugarcane grown next year
und thereafter upon the pcultentlnry
farm, and this recommendation will
doubtless be carried out.
With Its vast area, Its constantly
growing population and Its high per
centage of criminals, Texas Is in posi
tion to try convict farming on a colossal
scale. Its convicts being for the most
part negroes, plantation work will be
much more congenial and healthy than
hard labor within the peuitentlary walls.
The Texas experiment sets an example
which sooner or later the western states
will llnd it profitable to follow.
Tho Bee has no disposition to mis
represent or do an Intentional wrong
to anybody. Its recent comment on the
alleged reckless denunciation of Omaha
as the wickedest city In America, by
Evangelist Morton Smith, was based
upon reports that were considered re
liable. Information has since been re
ceived, from sources which cannot be
questioned, assuring us that Itev,
Morton Smith did not give utterance
to the sentiments attributed to him.
We cheerfully disclaim on behalf of
Hev. Morton Smith any Intention to
reflect upon the good name of Omaha
or Its people. Our comment was largely
Inspired by the resentment excited by
periodical attacks of evangelists pass
ing through the city, who have made
It a practice to deliver damaging tirades
against Omnha and Its public oillclals.
After declaring that tho silver repub
lican party lu Nebraska has outlived Its
usefulness nnd consigning Its mortal
remains to the gniveyanl, the political
funeral directors resolved "that tho
several olllce rs and members of the
state, district and county central com
mittees preserve Intact any and all
records of tho silver republican pnrty
for futures reference." Would It not
have been more rntlonol and patriotic
had the funeral directors Instructed the
pallbearers to deliver all the assets and
historical papers to .1. Sterling Morton
and the State Illotorlcnl society?
American capitalists who own most of
the window glass manufactories In this
country are reported to bo negotiating
for practically all the plants in Europe.
If such a deal should be consummated
the European dread of tho United States
would be grently Incrensed. There
would probably be ns little reason to
fear as there was lu this country a few
years ago when British cnpltnllsts were
buying up Amcrlcnn breweries. The
buyer soon nccuinulated n vast fund of
experience aud the original owners got
their property back.
The 150,000 people who failed to se
cure one of tlie 1(1,000 clnlms In the
newly opened reservation are now pe
titioning the government to open up the
land orlglunlly reserved from the draw
ing. As there nre only nbout (1,000
claims In this district the chances of
securing land would not be overly
bright, even should the demand be com
plied with. Tho time lost In waiting for
n free claim would almost buy a better
farm In Nebraska.
Developments show more politics to
the acre lu Hawaii than in any other
portion of United States territory. From
the day the white man llrst gained a
foothold In the Islands they hnve been
the foot ball of schemers nnd the pres
ent trouble Is nnother contest between
the old and the new regime. If a trial
should show the new Is no better than
tho old It will be Incumbent for the gov
ernment at Washington to call for a new
deck.
MlKriMlon of Knockers.
San Francisco Bulletin.
Twcnty-flvo loads of mules have been
gathered up In the Sacramento valley and
shipped east. To think of such a quantity
of puro cusscdness going out of tho stato
all at ono time Is distinctly gratifying.
.Nomr Touching Iteiiinrka.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Tho threat mado by the sleeping car por
ters that unless tho traveling public con
tinues to hand ovor the fees they will look
elscwhero for their pay docs not seem to
have had tho effect of Inducing auy of tho
regular patrons to apply for an Injunction.
Wnttemon to Tllliimn.
Ijoulsvlllo Courier-Journal.
When Tillman turns his cyo from tho
Tagals of the Philippines to tho negroes of
South Carolina he announces that "all men
are not created equal." Agreed; and lot
mankind bo thankful that few men are
created equal to Tillman In vicious and
vulgar aslulnlty.
Honor About Kvm.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Nebraska rainmaker banged away
at tho heavens until tired. Then ho con
cluded ho was wasting good powder and
wadding nnd wlthdrow from tho field. Yet
ho may llnd It Borne satisfaction to re
member that ho was fully as successful
as the Missouri praycrmakers.
Wanted A C'oiirnneiMm CoiiRrrim.
Chicago Chronicle.
Perhaps when all of tho Btatcs In which
the black vote 1b a troublesome factor have
amended their constitution lu this manner
they will find themselves faco to face with
a congress which will have the honesty and
the courage to enforce the fourteenth
amendment, cutting down their representa
tion In tho house, and thus reducing their
power in tho electoral college.
A Little Self-I.ruidfitlon.
N?w York Tribune.
No other state1 In the union can show n
cleaner record than that of New York In
Its wholesome legislation with respect to
savings banks. No commonwealth guards
more zealously tho best interests of the
hundreds of thousands of men and women
who are setting aside week by week, month
by month and year by year what they can
spare from their present earnings for the
tlmo when old age or sickness or other
misfortune may put them on tho shelf.
Trillin mill 1ir Flnic.
Springfield (Mass.) Republican.
Tho flag Is In Cuba, but the War depart
ment Is obliged to report that while Great
Britain Increased Its exports of cottons to
tho Island from $2,102,025 In the calendar
year 1S99 to $2,005,307 In 1900. the United
States exports of cottons to Cuba In the
Bamo tlmo fell off from $1,337,741 to $120,
142. (Scrmany, France, Austria, Switzer
land and most other cottons exporting
countries Increased their trade with Cuba
along with Great Britain. Explanations aro
wanting, but ono thing is perfectly clear:
Trade do? not necessarily follow the flag,
nnd tho theory that It docs Is about the
Hiibltmcst piece of Idiocy to bo found In
the cyclopedia of Jingo thought.
NO MUX IX HKAVEXt
Sinrtllnic Theory Ailvnncrit by n. Chl
rign MlnUtrr.
Washington Post.
If tho Itev. Mr. Leach of Chicago Is laying
the flattering unction to his soul that he Is
making himself solid with the women folk
by assuring his llock that men will be
scarce In heaven, he is blundering egreg
lously. The woman's Idea of heaven Is not
a placo from which men are excluded. It
would not bo more Irreverent than the flip
pant talk of good Hrothcr Leach If we wore
to say that no good womnn could be happy
In this llfo or dlo rejoicing If she believed
with him that most of her male relations
and friends wore bound to eternal woe.
Confronted with tho cholco of an eternal
homo with her father, husband, brothers
and other dear ones of the masculine order,
or eternal residence separated from them
and surrounded chiefly by women, many a
good and true woman would accept tho
former.
It Is the opinion of Rev. Lench that
women are living purer lives than men, and
that, thereforo, tho hosts of heaven will be
recruited from the femlnlno and tho hosts
of hades from the mascullno contingent of
tho human race. Doubtless the average of
morality Is higher on the femalo than on
tho male elde, and so with tho average of
piety nod zeal In religious work. Rev.
Ieach and all other preachers know that
women aro always their reliable coadjutors.
Hut tho preachers are apt to overlook tho
fact that the fathers, husbands and broth
ers at work out In the world aro beset by
many temptations from which their wives,
mothers and sisters are shielded. And while
tho women fill the contribution boxes and
help In nil actlvo charltleo, the men folk,
the sinner whom Brother Leach consigns to
endless punishment, aro earning most of tho
money which goes for the support of the
gospel. It Is mainly through the toll of
masculine bratn and sinew that funds are
provided for tho erection of churches, the
payment of pastors' salaries, tho support of
missions and all the great and good works
which tho churches aro carrying on.
Tho women understand this much better
than Brother Leach does, They don't bo
llevo that he will be half as lonesome In
heaven for lack of tho society of man as ho
says hit expects to be. They may bo will
Ing that he should promenade tho avenues
of the Now Jerusalem os Sir Joseph Porter,
K. C. II., trod the quarter deck of II, M. S.
Pinafore, surrounded by his slaters and his
cousins and his aunts, but they expect St.
Peter to admit them to the society of their
mule relatives and hosts of good men the
poor fellows whom Rev. Leach o glibly
consigns to another place.
Preventing Drouths
lxjulsvllle C
It must be said of Secretary Wilson of
tho Department of Agriculture thnt ho Is
not lacking In zcnl to Justify tho existence
of his office. Ho Is, now, ns he has Just.
Informed the public, engaged In a scien
tific study of crop conditions In the middle
west to see If something cannot be dono
to lessen the lotses of tho farmers from
drouths. He has not yet reached n con
clusion, but ha expresses confidence that
his department will be able to do some
thing In this sphere.
Tho country will, at least, give the sec
retary of agriculture credit for his good
Intentions, though many may not share his
faith In the speedy accomplishment of his
purposes. At the same time the achieve
ments of scientific study have been so re
markable that thoughtful men aro reluctant
to pronounce any schemo entirely hope
less, oven though It may seem visionary
when first suggested. Thorough Investiga
tion may do a good deal to disclose tho
causes and the effects of disastrous drouths,
and It Is not beyond tho range of possi
bility thnt their ravages may In time ho
mitigated. On tho basis of our present
knowledge, however, It seems altogether
probablo that tho work will bo slow und
arduous.
The connection between tho prevalence of
drouths nnd the destruction of tho forests
was apprehended long ago. More than this,
nisrosixfj ok vvntAV t.xsns.
Time to KiiiI (lir Nnfriu of Crnt iiltonx
Atlntiiipiit.
Poston Transcript.
Tho public domain of the Pnlted States
has been a sourco of expenditure Instead of
revenue to tho government. Largo sums
have been expended In purchasing titles,
ond comparatively little has been received
lrom sales. The best part of tho public
lands has been given away to Individuals
and corporations. This policy of frco dis
tribution wns based upon tho Idea that the
government shbuld nlm to get tho land Into
tho hands of settlers as rapidly as possible,
and In this way promote tho development of
tho country. This end hns certainly been
nttnlned. nut It may bo questioned whether
the growth of tho west would not have been
more normal If the government hail udopted
n moro conservative course in disposing of
tho public lands. Tho hasty and Indiscrimi
nate distribution of these lauds has often
benefited Bpeculntors and adventurers rather
than bona fide settlers. The government
can no longer find Justification for this
prodigal policy In nny necessity of attract
ing settlers to the western lands nt any
cost. At the present tlmo no valid reason
exists for continuing tho system of gratu
itous allotment. The remainder of tho pub
lic domain should bo disposed of by some
method of sale. This patrimony of tho peo
ple ought to bo administered In a way that
will bring financial returns to tho nation,
nnd not simply give prizes to a few lucky
Individuals who do nothing whatever In re
turn for the land which they acquire.
There Is no excuse for moro Oklahoma
rushes or land lotteries.
TIIIl WAY TUB IlltOUTII
neiluccil Fund Supply nnil Ailvnncrit
I'rleen.
Philadelphia Press.
It Is twenty years, 1S81, since a drouth
as serious as that of last July has reduced
the food supply. Advancing prices for nil
food tell tho story. Corn Is worst Injured,
but potatoes, vegetables and fruit nro hurt
nnd all have advanced or nro advancing.
Tho effect of nil this on tho expenditure
of tho community Is not to bo measured
merely by the advanco In food prices. When
tho prlco of food rises this rise cuts heavily
Into tho expenditure for everything else
but food nnd house rent. These two out
lays nro three-quarters of the whole under
what Is known ns "Engel's law." Kngel,
a German economist, showed thnt for
nearly, If not quite, nine-tenths of tho
community family expenditure wns thus
divided: Ono-hnlt went for food, one
quarter for rent Mid from 10 to 15 per cent
for clothing, while n tenth or less, often
only C per cent, was free expenditure. Tho
weekly family expenditure of millions ad
justs Itself to theso proportions with nn
amazing regularity.
What happens when food rises a fifth In
prlco In this: Expenditure has accom
modated Itself to n certain consumption of
food, which takes, food and cost of prepara
tion together, ono-hnlf of tho Income,
whether It Is $G a week or $50. Food rises
one-fifth In cost. Consumption continues
as before. Food, which has cost CO per
cent of the expenditure, rises to bo 60 per
cent of It If Its cost has advanced a fifth.
Rent remains tho same. It continues to
coBt 25 per cent. Food now costs CO per
cent. Roth onco cost 75 per cent. Now,
they cost S5 per cent. Tho margin for
clothing, sickness, amusements nnd sun
dries was beforo 25 per cent of the In
come. It drops to 15 per cent. In other
words, nn ndvance In food of a fifth hns cut
down tho frco margin, after food and rent
are provided, nearly one-half.
This Is tho reason why a relatively slight
advnnco In food will play such havoc with
the general market for textiles and miscel
laneous supplies. Incomes do not chnngo
to meet the scarcity and high prices of a
drouth. Tho market basket has to bo filled,
even If It does tnko a fifth or n tenth moro to
fill It, and this extra thero cuts very
heavily Into general miscellaneous expendl
lures. Thoso who nro wise will adjust
expenditures accordingly.
I'KItSO.NAI, XOTI3H.
It Is tho Judgment of tho New York su
premo court that $3,000 a year only Is neces
sary to tho maintenance of a young woman
In society.
A friend of tho Into Walter Desnnt relates
that tho novelist always kept on his desk
beforo him n list of the characters of the
novel he happened to bo at work on, their
relationship and appearance.
Ixird Roberts $500,000 gift from tho nrlt
IhIi nation has n handicap In tho ehape of
$20,000 Income tax, which must bo deducted
from It. This seems to bo a caso whore
tho tall should go with the hide.
A party of Now York clrls fell unon n
masher who annoyed them and beat
lilm
with their umbrellas, but, fortunately
for
uso
him, they were not angry enough to
their hatpins, and so he survived.
Tho defaulting cashier of tho Merchants
National bank of Rutland, Vt., who was
pardoned while upon what wns supposed to
bo his deathbed, Is now as well as ever nnd
off on a hunting trip to tho Adlrondacks.
Joseph Ramsey, Jr., tho new president of
tho Wabash railroad, Is a natlvo of Pitts
burg nnd n graduate of tho Western Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, whero ho took a
courtJo In engineering. He went to St. Louis
In 1883 and has slnco mado that city his
home.
Mr. Doolcy hugs himself, on viewing
Schley's hauling over tho coals, that no
man can charge him with having been In
the war with Spain; ho may havo been a
pugilist, ho mny havo "done tlmo" for a
llttlo Job In politics, but they can't nny he
ever fired a shot nt Santiago or anywhere
plan to hrlnir ilnwn Snaln. "Whv rinn't
Schley provo an alibi?" Inquires the sympa
tnetic itenneesy, "no can t, replies
Dooley, "Sampson's got that,"
Mr,
ourler-Journal.
It has been demonstrated by experiments In
tho old world, and nlso that reafforestation
has a very wholesomo Influence In remedy
ing tho evil in part. Hut, while the de
struction of forests goes on steadily aud
rapidly, their restoration requires many
years of concentrated effort and nn amount
of self-sacrtflce which the masses of men
will not undergo except under a strong con
viction of Its necessity. Since tho Agri
cultural department Is from the naturo of
tho case limited to diffusing Information
and advice In such matters It can be of
service by doing what Is possible to rouse
public sentiment to tho need of sparing the
forests which still remain nnd to taking
steps to replace those that have been de
stroyed. In this way the losses from
drouths may ultimately be lessened, but It
Involves n long look ahead.
It Is not assumed that tho cutting down
of forests constitutes the only element of
tho problem. Drouths have been very de
structive over large areas where no forests
have existed In historic times. If scientific
study shall disclose nny other means than
nftorestntlon to reduce tho dcstructlvciuss
of drouths It will be most welcome, both to
agriculturists and all others having at heart
the general good. Rut until some new dis
covery bo mado it Is Impossible to be
sanguinn of tho success of efforts to control
the elements.
A DM I HA I, SCIII.KV AT 12ASC.
llov He I'nJoyM l.lfi- IlrniltiiK. HnnliiB
nnil S IuiiiiIiik.
A representative of the New York World,
who visited Admiral Schley at tho home
of his son-ln-lnw at Great Neck, S. I., gives
tho following nccount of tho mineral's
homo life:
Admiral Schley sat In n big rocking chnlr
In tho broad veranda of the Wortley cot
tage, poring over the year book of the
Now York Yacht club, looking for Infor
mation about August tides.
"Glad to see you aboard, sir," ho said,
tho custom of his twenty years at sea
making the phraso unconscious,
Tho visitor wns glad to bo nboard, for
thero cannot bo a much moro comfortable,
much more beautiful, nnd certainly not a
cooler spot than that veranda on the whole
north shore of tho Island. There aro n
I hundred feet of grassy hillside and n few
yards of pebbly shoro between the cottage
' nnd tho sound. Tho veranda Is fifty feet
ahovo the water. A dozen sturdy locust
trees furnish shade. The cottage Itself Is
big nnd nlry, with polished floors mostly
concealed by rugs that camo from all ports
of tho world, souvenirs of tho ports visited
by tho snllor-mnn now nt tho wheel of this
establishment. There are a score of great,
roomy rattan chairs scattered about, and
cushions and hammocks nnd every other
nppllance for comfort.
It Is four miles from tho station to tho
snug hnrbor whrro the admiral Is staying
four miles of road as smooth as Washington
asphalt nnd ns shady as a Now Haven
street. The llttlo village of Great Neck Is
strung illsjolntedly nlong this road, with Its
blcyclo repair shops, Its big new frame
schnolhouso, Its general stores nnd Its two
or thrco hotels.
The carriage stopped at an opening In a ,
wild orange hedge that hides tho rear of
the cottage from the streot. Half a mln-1
uto's walk down the path, a climb to tho .
piazza, and there wns Schley, nnd thero,
too, wns Mrs. Schley, busy with some sort
of Bowing a sweet-faced woman of 45 or
CO, who wore a white dress.
Tho word "Santlngo" wasn't even
breathed during tho afternoon. Llfo at
Great Neck agrees with him.
Living In the house with him nre his son-ln-lnw,
Mr. Wortley, nnd his daughter, and
his son, Dr. Wlnfleld Scott Schley, Just To
covering from the attack of Illness that
brought the admiral homo post hnsto from
London n time ngo, as ho wns completing
his last tour of sen duty. Tho son Is a
broad-shouldered, alert, tanned young man,
with a tasto for blcyclo riding and wator
mnnshlp. The family each morning nnd
afternoon resolves Itself Into n band of
private secretaries for tho admiral, Ho
gets letters from all sorts of peoplo every
where in tho country by tho bushel. Yes
terday morning his son, who went for tho
mall on his bicycle, hnd to hlro n carrlngo
to carry the bag the postmaster handed out
to him. Thero were 300 letters In one mall
a day or two ago, and sevonty-slx In nn
other. Each member of tho family opens a
portion of tho mall nnd classifies It. Then
tho letters are answered, If answers aro ro
quired. Meantime, tho postmaster has taken n
bushel basket and marked It "W. S. Schley."
That Is tho Wortley cottage box.
There aro thrco things ono can do at
Great Neck: Go bathing, go fishing and go
boating.
"Do you fish much?" tho admiral was
asked.
Oh, yes, 1 fish some, but," he added plain
tively, "what's tho use of fishing whero
there aren't nny fish? I havo tried that water
Industriously and conscientiously, but
thoro's nothing to catch."
"Go sailing?"
"Lord, no; I've had enough of that. I
havo got a rowboat out there, and I prefer
the propelling power of whlto ash agitated
by myself to any other form. It's great
exercise, too, nnd keeps mo In trim."
About 11 o'clock In the morning the
Schleys Join their neighbors on tho bathing
beach In front of tho next cottage. That,
with nn occasional drive and with chats
with visitors, Is nil thero Is to the admiral's
High School Cadet
We have been awarded the contract for cadet
suits, and wish to call attention to that fact and
also that if you will place iour order now there
will be more opportunity for careful manufacture,
and no delay when the suit is actually needed. You
can order now and get tho suit at your own conven
ience. By doing so you avoid the disappointment
and confusion of the last moment and wo will
have ample time to make any little alteration that
may be necessary before school time.
Boys' and children's strau) hats, 25c (second floor.)
Browning, King&Co.
Exclusive Clothiers and Furnishers.
R. S. Wilcox, Manager.
More Clotea Sturduy Mtflita mi U O'clock, otlicr Krenlnif at M9,
list of occupations. Ho Is resting, an 1
waking a good Job of it.
Schley r a most Interesting nnd ueU
equlpped talker.
His voice Is musical and well modulated.
His Maryland birth gave him n trick of roll
ing his "Its" and dripping his "(Is" tha nil
his foreign service hns not eradicated. Ho
spins n jam admirably.
During tho afternoon the name of Gen
eral Agnus, the Baltimore editor who Is
so fervent n Schley partisan, came up. "I
remember the first time 1 met the general,"
said the admiral. "I was down off tho
Florida coast on ono of the frigates and wo
saw n lot of sold loin on shore. Wo were
rather short of food on board ship, but
we were very long on duck trousers. I
thought I would go off to tho camp of tho
soldier and see if thero wns anything wo
could exchange for fresh food. A young
lieutenant who wns in tatters received mo.
" 'I'm Lieutenant Agnus of Baltimore,'
he said.
" 'I'm Ensign Schley of Mnryland,
said 1.
"Wo looked each other over. I had on
an Immaculate duck suit. He had n largo
quantity of vegetables nnd somo fresh meat.
"'Needing anything?' I asked.
" 'Needing clothes, Agnus replied. 'Aro
you needing anything?'
" 'Needing grub," I said.
" 'Weil swap,' wo both shouted nt tho
same tlmo and for divers nnd sundry pairs
of duck trousers I got sundry and divers
parcels of food. Agnus woro tho trousers
nnd I nte tho food and a both considered.
It a most profitable transaction."
He speaks four or live languages, this
sailor man, and Is convus.uit with tho
literature of every couutry that has i
literature. "Plenty of tlmo to read books
when you are at srwi," he said. He knows
chemistry and Its applications thoroughly
and ho kaops up with art nnd music. Poll
tics ho taboos. "I urn n sailor, not a poli
tician," it? says.
The ndml'-nl will remain nt Grent Neclc
during the month of August, rowing, swim
ming, driving nnd making nn occasional
effort to get eomc fish. About September
1 he will go to Washington, with his coun
sel, to prop.tro for tho court of Inquiry that
Is to sit thero on September 12.
A MMIMJ Olt TWO.
Brooklyn Eagle: Henrlquos What would,
vou cnll Miss Peachblow'B hair, golden or
Tltlan-hucd?
Ottlnger (critically) Neither. 1 should
call It gold brick!
Detroit Free Press: "Pa, what Is a pro
glacial man?"
"Why. man before ho had to pay Icn
hills, of course."
Chicago Record-! Icrnld: Jones Our HttUi
brown mare kicked like everything when
we tried to make her wi-ar :i Htraw hat.
Brown-She did?
Jones Yes, but my wife owod some pink
roses nnd blue chiffon nn It and now n)n
goes nil right.
Cleveland Plain Dealer: "Ho, ho, ho,
ha, 1m, tin!"
"What's the matter with you?"
"Look at that moon-faced marc In tho
picture hut!"
Puck- "Have you tiny reasons why Fon
tence should not lie pronounced ngnlnat
you?" asked the Judge.
"Lots of them," replied the prisoner, non
chalantly, "but I guos.1 my lawyer h.n
worked them for nil they're worth.
Puck: Jangles Do you think bo's honest?
Wnggles Why, man, hn'n so honest that
everybody calln him a crnnk'
Washington Star: "Doctor," said tho
patient In a plaintive tone, "you know you
said 1 might smoke after each meal."
"Yes, but I llnd you smoking Just beforo
dinner."
"That's true, flut It Is all ono smoke. 1
huven't stopped slnco luncheon."
THH IIKAT UV I'IKTY-TIIIlEi;.
Wllbcr Duntley In Boston Hernld.
Bill llucklns throw his lank leg- over er
cracker box,
Kmptlcil out his old "T. D." with n couplu
of ringing knocks,
Then filled up and took n pull and stroked
his wrinkled Jaws
And started In to toll the folks what "reel"
hot weather was.
Ho was the oldest resident that tho "Cor
ners" there could boast,
Ills memory always kept him cool when
other tolks would roast.
Bald he: "Yew fellers call this hot. Wn'nl,
naow, you oughter see
Th' scorchln' days we sweltered In July
fltty-threc.
"It warn't so much thot dogs went mad, n'
bosses tumbled down
Es thet Dan Jones' cattle shrunk one-ha'f
lu goln' tor town.
But thf inore'ry In tho glass hop' on alius
rlsln' higher
Till th' bollln' water In th' pond set th' logs
erllre.
Twos then Ike Swett's hoy cum erlong, I
never shall ferget
How 'proprlatu they named him, with Jest
plain Oliver Hwi-tt.
It seemed ez If er firebrand bed scared
each field ll' tree,
In th' hottest Hummer ever known, way
back In fifty-three.
"It wii7. so hot thet clockH 'n' dlshort
melted Inter Junk,
'N' lei- went up terrific to er hundred
plunks er hunk.
'Tws reg'lar Bryan weather," here th
old man choked a laugh,
"Fer ev'ry dollar thet yer got won melted
to ei ba'f.
Th' railroad rails curled up so thet not rr
train could run,
'N' folks 'round here boiled coffro V fried
eggs In the sun.
I know It's wnrmln" up er bit, but you una
can't tell mo
I didn't learn what hot weather was In
July flfty-three.
All th' rivers 'round erbout dried up Jest
llkn hours
'N' fishes by th' million were sizzled on th
stones.
1h town houso got erflro 'n' ov'ryhody
knows
They'd put It out, but 'twas so hot they
couldn't bold tho hose.
'Tutors baked right In the ground V crops
warn't any uho,
All th' corns on Jim Gray's toes popped out
thro' his mooch.
Yew rollers want ter git er chill; Jest sot
down hero with me
N let me tell yew 'bout th' heat wo had
In flfty-three."