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Communlrntlnns rotating to news and edi torial matter should he addressed: Omaha Uce, Editorial Department. bi'sinehs i.ettehs. Business letters and remittance should he addressed! Thn Hee Publishing Company. Omaha. It KM ITTANCE8, Itemlt hy draft, express or postal order, tiayahle to The Hee Publishing Company, Only 2-cent stamps accepted In payment of mall Hi'cotintM, Persoiiiil checks, except on Omaha or eastern pxehnngeB, not nccepled. THE IIKIJ I'PHI.iaHlNri COMPANY. STATEMENT OE CIHCUIjAT ION. ' Plate of Nebraska, Douglas County.ss.i Oeorpe I), Tzschuck, secretary of The. Hee rubllshlng Company, being duly Bworn. ays that the actual number of full and complt) copies of Thn Dally, Morning, Evening and Sunday Hee printed dnHng the month of October, 190 1, was as follows: 1 -MAW 17 i!S,r,IIO 2 vt!i,(i,-.i is au.wao 3 l!t,OM 19 'JtH,4W 4 .uimmjo so t),t:io r. sti.tiiio :i .-10,470 6 ..2S,(li;o 22,'.., S8.MBO 7 ait, I TO S3 n-'.To 8 UH.NIO 2 as,7"o V 2N,NOO 23 .10,710 30." 2s,7to i 26 .,:io,-iiki 11 UM.NftO 27 ai,75 12 W,W1 ,28 a'-', IIIO 13 utt.o.-.n ij :to,7Mo 14 UM.oao so :io,ttio is 'js.tiao 21 n:i,u.io JC as.ono Total IU7,:t4t Less unsold and returned copies... Net total nalcs 07,ll7 Net dally avernge i!t,-7l GEOHOB B. TZSCHUCK. Subscribed In my prosoiire and sworn to before mo this 31a t day of October, A. 1). 1901. M. E. IIUNOATE. (b'eal.V "" "Notary Public. Thnt "p.vrliixlvo tip" will hnvo to go bnck Into oolil Htornrtc for nnotlior two weeks. Nobrnnkn will do Hm glntrc toward the McKlnloy ltictuorlnl inonuinrnt mid Bhow Its iipprcM'ltitlon of wluit President McKlnley did for Nebrtiskn. Hallroad earnings generally continue lo shoW an Increase over the correspond ing periods of a year ago. Everything Is grist for the railway mill. All those South American republics wore in danger of getting round-should-pred anyway from carrying chips on their shoulders so much of the time. Those Bulgarian brigands ought to niako good roker players. Their ver satility In seeing tho ransom and raising It would Indicate that they arc experts at the game. Samoa may be a dlstnnt nnd dismal Isle, bitTthe, patriots willing to sacritlco themselves to'tho consulship left vilcant by tho death or .ludgo Osboru sco noth ing in that to dismay them. Senator Dietrich says the uppllcatlons for Nebraska postotllco appointments me In the Mveatlng-nut. process. The npplleauts who ro sweating will recog nlzo tho appropriateness of tho term. No one should be deluded Into tlc Idea that this is flic llrst tlino railroad consolidation has becu nttcmptcd bo tweeu parallel lines In Nebraska. Tho laws against such combinations scorn never to hnvo served a any bar In the pust. Another bad result of delaying tho ivork of lnylng new pavenient uutll the very close of tho season is thnt H then becomes rush work nnd rush work cannot possibly be' as carefully per formed as when plenty of time Is avail able. Tho Chicago Tribune Insists thnt everybody will read President Rooso volt's forthcoming message, no inntter how long It is. Perhaps. Hut Presldout Hoosovclt may also bo depended on to nay something In every seutonco ho vrltcs into It. Officers of the London county council Bay tho projected American skyscraper otllco building would not bo tolerated In Ixmdoii nnd that no permit could bo hnd to construct It. Tho Londoners do not proposo to let uny Aiborlcan deport thorn by taking them up nbovo tho fog. Whether the rumors of tho nssasslna tlon ot .tlio Servlun queon provo true or false, tho troubles she has been en countering nro enough to show tha royal marriage, is not what It Is cracked up to be, especially when it runs counter to. tho popular sentiment of tho subjects. '. And now It Is reported that tho po tnto shippers in tho northwest aro np- prohcnslvo of a car short ago that threat ens to prevent them from reaching the market with their products. If this is to afford nn excuso for still further jicrowlng up tho prlco of tubers, tho railroads may expect all sorts of house hold maledictions If tho cars for the po tato movement nre not forthcoming. Superintendent of Schools Pearso ha tnken upon himself another exacting position ns presldout of a lOOt Tom Dlars' conclavo organization. What with the auditorium directory, Continur clnl club oxecutlvo committee, Ak-Snr Ben, musical festivals, speculatlvo )ec turo courso management and his multl plcx secret societies, tho only wonder I thut ho finds time to devote to th schools at nil. No wonder' his annual report for tho year ended last .Time Is not yet submitted. Whnt do the tax payers eipect for $3,000 u year? rnirsnt.v to asikrwa. Kmperor Wllllntn lin ncnln slven ns- fliirnncc of Ills friendly feeling toward this country nnd tliero will bo no doibt lieru of Its Hlneorlty, wliatovcr opin ion tliero niny be'ii to public sentl nmiit In (Jcrninuy. The knUor told tho Vmurlonti iimbnssndor, who eotiveyi'd to lil ii rt iiK'Bswp1 of Rood will from President ltoosovclt, thnt bn lind n jcrcnt ndinlrntloii for Auierlenn cnerR.v nnd ontcrprloc, also spcakliiB In very .-onllal tcrniH of Mr. IlooVcvclt. This onllrms what was mA a fow days uro by the Gorman ambasfatlor to thu l.'nlted Ktatoo, who hns Just lTturncd to WusliluKton from Ills summer vaca tion In Kuropc. 1'tin nmbassudor stnted tbat bis HovcrolRii lias tin; most frank admira tion for America's nroirrcss and tlio most-cordial nnd friendly feelliiff .for the United States. Ho declared that the relations between Oermany and this country have never been moro friendly nnd took occasion to emphatically deny the reports that Oermany Is trying to acquire coalliiR stations or n foothold of some kind In South America, or In the West Indian waters. This Impor tant statement ho said he was officially authorized to mnkc and had mndo to resident Hoosovolt. There Is 110 country of Europe In which Americans feel n greater Inter est or for which they entertain a hlphcr admiration than Germnny, It Is therefoni vry gratifying to hnvo from imperor William himself, who is a frank and candid man, tlio assurance of friendship nnd good will toward this country nnd of esteem for the char acter and ability of our chief execu tive. In tlio course of tho strenuous commercial struggle of tho twp coun tries, bringing them Into vigorous nnd intense competition, wc must ex pect from time to time expres sions of dissatisfaction and oven hostility from those who arc worsted in tho contest. We know thnt tho Ger man agrarians do not feel kindly toward us and thnt some of tho manu facturers of that country are not friendly. Wc feel thnt we have Just reason for complaint nt tho policy of discrimination toward our products. Hut these are business matters for which two such enlightened nations should be able to Ilnd an amicable and satisfactory adjustment and there Is ssuredly promise of this In the cor- dlnl expressions of gootl will Just ex changed, through the diplomatic repre- entntlves of the two nations, between Kmperor William nud President Koose vclt. MEttlT SYSTEM JX THE AIIMY. Tho determination of tho president, officially declared, to make appoint ments aud promotions .lit tho army strictly upon merit, paying no attention to political and social Influence, is what was to havo been expected of dm nnd will havo general public ap proval as well ns the endorsement ot all nrmy otlleers who cannot command political or social influence. Certainly here Is no branch of the pub lic service In which the application of tho merit system Is more 4 de sirable, or from which It is moro neces sary to exclude political Influence, than the military service. Hut it is predicted thnt the decision of the president will certainly produce a conflict with the senate. It Is snld that senators were greatly astonished at tho announcement, having been ac customed to nsklng for nrmy nppQlnt months nud receiving them from time Immemorial. Senators who doubted that tlio president had been accurately ieprcscntcd called upon him nud wore Informed that It was useless for thorn to mnkc any recommendations, that ap pointments would bo made on tho merit Teco'rd. There Is no doubt that In this matter the president is In n perfectly sound position and will bo sustained by Intelligent public opinion. Tho senate must submit to tho Innovation because It cannot afford to challenge public criticism by refusing to eon linn ap pointments made on merit, th'e effect of which would bo demoralizing to tho service. Unquestionably It will be an excellent thing for tho military estab lishment if it can be freed entirely from political and social influences. CONSKIirATIVE HKCUMMKNDATIOXS. The recommendations of tlio reci procity convention aro eminently con servative. They contemplate the main tenance of tho protective policy, with modifications of the tariff only lu speclnl cases and where It can ho done "without Injury to nny of our home Interests of manufacturing, commerce or fanning." This appears to meet, tho Idea of Mc Klnle.y that "wo should tako from our customers such of their products that wo enn use without hnrm to our Indus tries and labor." Yet It is obvious that it will bo extremely difficult, to inakc nny reciprocity arrangement which con not bo objected to by souio American industry as likely to lnjuro It. Several Industries optosa on this ground tho treaty with Frnncc. There Is no Euro pean country that we could enter Into reciprocity with without its being re garded by ndmo American Interests as Inimical to them. Reciprocity wltli Canada, If past experience Is worth nny thing, would bo an Injury to our1 farm ors, particularly those on tho northern border. Manifestly closer trado rela tions cannot bo established with other countries without concessions that would In somo degreo affect homo In dustrles, for there nro few things wo requlro which wo do not produce, nnd unless wo are prepared to niako such concessions reciprocity should bti dropped as Impracticable. Tho convention recommonded tho creation by congress of a reciprocity commission lu order to ascertain tho Intlucneo of any proposed treaty on our homo Interests. Wo do not see any particular merit lu this suggestion Such u commission would add to tho expenses of tho government, with prob ably no compeusntlng result. Tho duty .that would bo devolved upon it, that of investigating tho condition of any lu dustry und reporting tho same to the oxecutlvo nnd congress, could bo quite ns well performed by a congressional committee. It Is very doubtful If a majority In congress will bo disposed to establish the proposed commission and moreover If reciprocity negotiations must wait for a body of this kind to get to work other countries which may de sire closer trade rclntlons with the l.'nlted States are likely to become Im patient and In the meantime wo may have a tariff wnr with some of them. We cannot see that tho reciprocity convention has contributed to any Im portant extent, If nt all, to the promo tion of tho cause It was called to ad vance. Perhaps those who aro opposed to reciprocity may even ilnd In the re sult of Its deliberations 11 renson for feeling firmer In their opposition. It certainly has not met the expectation of those who looked to It to give out 11 clenr nnd strong expression In fnvor of tho policy which In his last public utter nnco President McKlnloy urged as Im peratively necessary to the retention and expansion of our foreign commerce. TIB IWMXESS MAS IN POLITICS. The subject of the business ninn In politics is receiving now attention and wo nre being reminded nearly every day that business men, especially hero In Omnha, nro paying moro attention to politics than before. If Omaha business men nro giving more time nnd study to the conditions of local government than has been their practico It Is a good thing and they should bo encouraged in nny effort that will stimulate them to Intelligent participation In government. Tho Idea, however, advanced from certain sources that tho business man lias an exclusive Held for operation when he consents to take active part In politics, to the extent of saying that no ono except business men, chosen by business men, shall aspire to otllco, ho oversteps the limit. Tho business ninn In polities occupies the same position as every other good citizen expected to discharge the responsibilities of citizen ship. The wage-earner could Just as well say that no one but worklngincn should nsplro to olllce ns tho business man should cxcludo nil who art; not within his particular circle. This point was forcibly put by Mr. Hryun, In his famous Chicago speech, when he said: The man who Is employed for wages Is as much a business man as his employer; the attorney In a country town Is as much a business man as the corporation counsel In a great metropolis; tho merchant at the crossroads storo Is ns much a bustness' man as tho merchant of Now York; the farmer who goes forth lu the morning nnd tolls nit day, who begins In tho spring and tolls all summer, and who, by the application of brain nnd musclo to the natural resource of the country, creatos wealth Is ns much a business man as tho man who goes upon the Hoard of Trade and bets upon the price of grain; tho miners who go down 1,000 feet Into tho earth or climb 2,000 font upon the cliffs and bring forth from tuelrrhldfng places 'the precious metaln to bo poured Into thn channels of trado are ns much business men as the few financial magnates who. In a back room, corner the money of tho world. Tho duty of tho business man Is to urge not only business men but tlio general membership of tho community to participate lu politics. Thnt duty does not arise only after nominations nro made and tickets nro put up be tween which the voter Is to choose, but It extends to the primary elections and tho organization of the party machinery. The business man can only accom plish results In politics by directing him self to reforms within his own party rather than by allowing himself to bo used as 11 cat's-paw by designing poli ticians posing as business ninn In the Interest of some political clique or fac tion. If tho business man undertakes to array himself lu politics against other classes and to set himself up as en dowed with a superior voice in tho man agement of public affairs he will work more linrm than good. The. politicians do not enro whether there Is an extra session of tlio legis lature or not. They nro always willing to let well enough alone. They nro willing to havo nine commissioners and their retinue of stenographers continue to draw salaries for service on the su preme bench that can bo better per formed by two additional regular Judges. They nro willing to havo tho school fund manipulated for speculative pur poses. They aro willing to leave the tax laws and the abuses thnt havo grown up under them stay whero they arc. To most of the members of the legislature au extra session would bo n personal sacrifice. It is tho taxpayers who re concerned in having needed constitutional amendments and legis lative reforms brought about at the earliest possible moment They nro tho ones who nro paying the bills for our present costly nnd cumbersome system. An extra legislative session would save Its cost to tho taxpayers several times over. Tho Intelligent taxpayer cannot be blinded by appeals to, prejfidlqo agnlust politicians., lAnd uow tho wise information is Im parted that South Omnha is not paying ns much for Its local government per capita ns Omnha. Of courso not at least not on tho per capita basis of the last census. Hut, then, neither is Papllllon or Florence or Hellevue. Tho pcoplo of nono of these cities nnd towns, however, aro getting tho servlco.of local government thnt the pcoplo of 'Omaha oujoy. They havo no tiro force, or police, or parks, or street Improvements nnd repairs, or public buildings, or wnter and llghtlpg service, or sowerngo sys tern to comparo with Omaha, For tho government thoy aro getting South Omaha people will havo no dlftlculty In figuring that they hitvu nono thu best of it now. South Omaha taxpayers havo nothing to loso nnd everything to gain by consolidation with Omaha. It Is tho Omnha taxpayers who will .have to consider seriously whether tho bene- tits of annexation balance tho extra cost. Agulnaldo expresses a deslro to under take n mission to congress to. explain his Idens of tho wants of tho Filipinos. Agulnaldo Is evidently laboring under tho Impression thut nil he would havo to do would bo to present his card to tho doorkeeper of tho house of repre sentatives nud walk In with a prepared speech to bo delivered and Injected Into tho Congressional HccorU, while ull tho other business before tho body Is side tracked to make way for his excellency from the Philippines. If Agtilualdo ever comes to tho t'nlted Stntes and visits the national capital ho will dis cover that our methods of government aro decidedly different from those to which ho has been accustomed. l'ro ocitllnii for n Itnnr. Huston Transcript, Spain ling prohibited silver coinage alto gether. The Hryanlst propaganda scorns to niako little headway In Castile. Klnp I'ltnniplc of (iond Tnnto. New York Tribune. In declining to purchaso horses with "docked" tails for his own use, President Roosevelt sets a lino example in tho Interest ot humanity and of good taste. Promotion by Merit. Philadelphia Record. If merit and fitness shall ho made the test of advancement In tlio army and navy Instead of seniority or tho number of gray hairs In tho chin whiskers of start oinclals, tlinro will he a grand .ipscttlng an 1 over turning of precedents, out the young men who shall fit thcmsclvo.i for service of tho country on sea and land will havo some thing to fight for and Hvo for. A Seftftlnn for llunlnrnn. Philadelphia Ledger. It Is fortunate for tho country that the next national election is so far In tho fu ture as to Ipavo congress free to nut polities In tho background and devoto thn coming session to tho business and other Important Interests of tho country at large. Theso need nn amount of attention thnt they can not get in tho excitement and nmong tho schemes of n political campaign nnd they cannot afford to watt for It. :HM).V,1. MOTHS. Two of tho ten new Justices of the peace appointed by tho District of Columbia aro colored men. That Minnesota wood chopper who has inherited JHOO.OOO Is now in n position to 'let tho chips fly whero they will." The reported rebellion In tho northwest Is believed to be a fake. The Inst re bellion In Canada was a Rlcl rebellion. fioncral Kitchener is snld to be very sensitive about his name becauso It was In ancient times thnt applied to a plate warmer and later to a kitchen superintendent. A great many musicians nro bald-headed, but no one ever saw a hairless man In Sousa's band. This Is because Sousa won't hnve bnld-hoadcd men among his musi cians, nnd not a few of them wear wigs lo nvold being rut off. Allen R. Footo of Chicago, editor of Public Policy, Is now In Columbus, O., whore ho is assisting tho Ohio Stnto Hoard of Com merce In tho preparation of bills to bo In troduced In tho next legislature In tho inter est of municipal self-government. Kranlc J. Schrelher, who Is believed to be tho oldest postmaster In tho United States, has Just resigned. Ho has decided thnt forty-threo years' continuous service for Undo Sam is enough. Ho was nppolntcd postmaster of Crugor, Woodford county, III., by Postmaster General Holt, during Presi dent Buchanan's administration. Charles II. Hackley of Muskegon, Mich., has decided to glvo to that city a statue of the lato President McKlnloy, to be un veiled on Memorial day next year. This Is tho sixth statue that Mr. Hackley has presented to Muskegon, tho othors being thoso of Grant, Lincoln, Sheridan, Farragut and Genera! "PhIl"-,Kearny. Ho has also given to Muskegon 'a. soldiers' monument, tho finest In Michigan; a park, publlo library, manual training school, nnd the six monuments, atf an aggregato cost of over $700,000. TIIK NEW THKATV. Chicago Record-Herald: The great vic tory of this treaty1 1s tho abrogation of the Clayton-Hulwer treaty by mutual agreemont and not by denunciation by ono of ths parties, s wns proposed by tho senate amendments to the former Hay-Pnuncefote treaty. It Is such a treaty ns tho senate will havn no excuso for rejecting. , Cloveland Plain Dealer: When this treaty la ratified tho government will bo able to proceed with tho necessary treaties with Nicaragua and Costa Rica, tho terras of which havo already been practically agreed upon. Thon the way will bo cleared for tho passage of tho isthmian canal bill, which. It Is now regarded as certain, will provldo for a canal on tho Nicaragua route. New York World: By this common- sensn settlement ot a long-standing con troversy much moro than a brilliant tri umph of American diplomacy has been gained. Great wars have been waged ovor far lees Important disputes nbout treaty rights. The cancellation of the Clayton Bulwer compact by' a mutually satisfactory understanding, to drrlvo at which British utatesmon have certainly made generous concessions, is a precedent for peaco full of world-power and grandly worthy ot the first year of tho twentieth century. Detroit Free Press: Tho original Hay- Pauncefoto treaty wns a Jug-handled con vention which the senate very properly re fused to nccept. ny the Insistence of that body tho United Stntes hnB been able, ap parently, to gain Its end without straining In tho least tho mint Ions between tho two governments. In fact a respectable portion of tho British press has finally cotno to 6co that tho sonata was making no un reasonable demands and that British Inter ests had fur more to loso than to gain If his majesty's government wore to insist on dictating tho terms on which tho construc tion ot tho canal were to be permitted. Philadelphia Press; Tho treaty accepts nnd recognizes the position of tho United tHatcs ns holding on this hemisphere 'the placo occupied in tho European system by the "concert of thd powers." Theso powers neutralize tho Suez 'cannl, though it is In tho dominions of tho Turkish empire. Tho Unltod States performs tho sarao office tor tho now waterway, though It is to bo on NIcaraguan territory. As in tho case of the Venezuelan boundary treaty, tho United States nnd Great Britain decldo as to tho rlghtu of a lesser Amorlcan power In a treaty to which It Is not n party, because these interests aro part of thn American system, of which thn United States Is the natural protector. Now York Tribune: There needs to be said at this tlmo nothing further concern ing tho tonus of tho treaty than to point out anow that tho vast powers conferred upon tho United States nro freed as far ns posslbln from obligations which might provo embarrassing. Thus, while thn right to fortify the canal Is secured to the Untted Stated alone It Is a natural nnd In evitable soquenco of the provision that this country is to be the sole guarantor of the canal's neutrality thero is no compulsion to fortify It, and the United States Is left freo to do so or not, as circumstances may seem to require. In flno, tho new treaty appeare to glvo tho United States all It wants and to Impose upon it nothing It does not want. It Is a high tribute to the two distinguished diplomats wboao mtet aro identified with tho treaty that they havn been able to negotiato such a conven tion to (he mutual, satisfaction and poten tial benefit ot both countries concerned. They nro IoIjo heartily congratulated upon tho achievement, us nro also tho two great nationn betwen which thlH tienty shoulj bo another link of peace and friendship HITS Or WAMIIMiT( l.H'K. EteliltiK" f Slni nml Event nt (lip An ( I01111 1 CnpHnl, Washington correspondents nre filling considerable space with reports of tho cost of the court of inquiry to Admiral Schley. Most of them ngree In stating that tho ex penses of counsel, three In number; ceur lng testimony nnd other necessary de mands aggregated KO.000 nnd practically swept away the savings of n lifetime. Thn cost was nowhere near that num. All navni oinccrs siimmouiii ns witnesses wero paid for by tho Nnvy department nnd there wero only four or flvo civilians called ns witnesses whoso expenses might be chargeable to the ndmlral. According to the Baltimore American Chief Counsel Rayncr, attorney general of Maryland, placed his tlmo and talents nt the service of the ndmlral gratis, without hope of re ward, deeming tho honor of Maryland as well as the reputation of Its favorite ron at stake. Doubtless tho expenses, npart from these Items, were quite large to n man of the mlmlrnl's limited menus. Sug gestions havo been mado to compensate him cither by nn appropriation by con. gress or by popular subscription. llotn suggestions ore repusnnnt to the ndmlral. In a private letter to a friend lu Tennes see Admiral Schley says the matter of the expense is "too delicate to discuss" nnd expresses tho hope that his friends will re spect his wishes by droyplng tho subject. Among tho letters received by tho nd mlral since tho public hoarlngs closed nre 112 offorn from the managers of lecture lyccums to handle htm during n lecturo tour. Somo of these contcmplato a tour of tho ontlro country, while others want him to limit the number of lectures in tho vari ous parts of tho east nnd south. Sover.1l of the moro enterprising of those corre- siKHidents have inclosed with their letters carefully prepared contracts for tho nd mlral to tdgn. The publishers of u largn number of magazines nro iimong his corre spondents. They nro trying to force the sen flghtor Into journalism, but Admiral Schley said that ho did not bcllovo the writing of magazine articles is strictly in accord with tho spirit of his profession. "Unities fought on pnper, nnd thnt Is what tho magazines seem to want," he said, "have never to my knowledgo (rlven tho cnomy from a hostile country." Somo of tho financial Inducements held out to Schley by tho lecturo managers nnd tho magazines havo been very Mattering. Warrants nt thn Treasury department show that Admiral Sampson has drawn J32.000 prize money, which ho won during the Spanish-American war. Tho larger part ot this sum enrno ns his shnro of the spoils of thn bnttln of Santiago, In which tho testi mony given beforo tho court ot Inquiry showed ho took no nctlve part. Tho amount of Admiral Schley's prise money has not been determined, but It will bo about J.'.OOO. Sampson Is still on tho active list of thn navy and drawing full pay, notwithstanding his health Is so bad that ho Is tncapablo of performing nny duties whatever. Admiral Schley Is retired and drnwlng three-quarters pay. Ho Is In good health and in tho full possession ot his faculties. "Food ndulteratlnn nnd food frauds in the United 8tate," said ono of tho chem ists nt ths Department of Agriculture to a Washington Star man, "are a national scandal. Somo of tho states havo done what they can to correct tho abuses of which everybody has a right to complain, but tlio strong hand of tho national govern ment must bo laid on tho offenders. It Is difficult to get buttor that Is butter, lard that Is lard, coffea that Is coffee, vinegar that is vinegar, etc. A man stands n slim chnnco of getting maplo syrup or honey when ho buys goods labeled with thoBo al luring nnmop. It a mnn buys a bottle of horseradish he does not get It, and when he wants to buy a pot of mustard 'all thai ho gets is nn acid pasto compounded ot flour or fuller's earth. I might run over the list of foodstuffs. I would not bo urn that tho market Is not stocked with fake steaks and spurious chops." Attorney General Knox owns probably tho finest and fastest matched team or drivers in thn country. He purchased It In Chicago shortly beforo ho accepted his rablnot position and It is said thnt ho paid $10,000 for tho hores. Tho other day ho drove this tenm of flyers up to tho White House, took Mrs. Hoosovolt In the light runabout to which they wero hitched and was soon breaking records on tbo road to Chovy. Chase. Tho newspapers duly chronicled tho fact. Among tho details that wero missing wero tho names of the horses, so tho correspondents supplied the deficiency. The "off" animal was called "High Ball," while tho "nigh" ono was given tho narao of "Syphon." When Mr. Knox read tho account of his drlvo in tho newspapers ho doctded that tho matter wni too serious for him to permit to go uncon tradicted, so ho dictated a signed correo tlon to his stenographer In which ho as serted that tho names of his fnvorlto team In no way suggested the products or ap purtenances of a grogshop, as thelr pedi grees showed that they had been named In tho orthodox way, Wert and B. C. "One time when I was a member of con gress nnd was hanging around Washington with nothing to do but look out for ths Interests of my constituents," said Trlvnto John Allen of Mississippi to a Philadelphia "North American correspondent, "a certain millionaire, who, I am sorry to relate, Is still In tho land of tho living, rnme up to me ono day and said, 'John, I am golnct up to Niagara for a couple or wccks, and 1 wnniii Hkn vou to comn alone with mo.' Visions of a sporty tlmo, with nothing to pay for It, came ncrore my minu, nnu 1 accepted tho invitation with alacrity. Well, when we struck tho railroad station my mil lionaire friend somehow had mislaid his pockctbook for the Instant, and there wns nothing for me to do but put up tho cash for the ordinary Pullman tickets, for tho rniiml rln. Thfin. when wo worn hftlnir whirled northward, and It became Incumbent upon us to eat a few skeins, he did not tear his pockets resurrecting tho cash, nnd bo It caroo about that I settled for all the meals, too. "At Niagara he insisted tnat we snouiu go to the best hotel, and ho ordered all tho extras that were accessible. On tho outside, too, he wouldn't walk more thaa hrp stens. and somehow It always 00- pnrrd that the carriage hire came up to me. He was not to bo found when the hotel bill wns presented, so that when It was tlmo for us to go bnrk to Washing ton 1 hml rav salary In hock for n year In advance. When at last wo did strike tha capital and boarded n car for home, from forco of habit my hand went into my nnrkpt. to null forth tho necessary dime. But here my friend's generosity asserted Itself. Placing his hand upon tho arm to which my pocket-searching hand was pend ent, ho said In the most engaging manner .possible, 'Tut, tut. John, none of that. I pay for this. Keep your money In your purse.' I thought that I was dreaming, but suro enough ho did pay tho fare, and seemed to think h had acquitted himself with ex traordinary credit In doing so." Sninplr of Common Senile. Washington Star, England's nttitudo In the matter of the Isthmian canal should not bo regarded either as a backdown or nn extraordinary display of consideration. It was simply a eenslblo recognition of the legitimate rights of a friendly government. ( jfPu lOra couhas.couhirjf i I li There's nothina II s iforaewttha. You can cough yourself right into bron chitis, pneumonia, or consumption. Ayer's Cherry Pectoral quickly cures new coughs; old coughs, also, even the old, settled coughs of bronchitis. Your doctor will tell you more about this. w " I had a fearfully bad cough which m.tito me very-rick."" I began to take. Aycr's Cherry Pectoral. In a few hours tho pain left my breast, and soon v the cough stopped." .Jok Crusk, Little Rock, Ark. Allirattlitf. J. C. AYtfR CO., Lowell, Mast. POCKETS TALK roll PEACE. Knnir I'liniiirlrrn Mntlr n 1'crl flip I'lu. li of Wnr. Philadelphia North American. Tho peaco party in Great Britain hns found nn unexpected nlly In tho group of Hand mllltonntres who paid for tho Jamn- son raid nnd incited tho Boer wnr. They tnko no sentimental prldo in tho worse thnn useless dlsplny of British fortitude and pa tience which provoke Mr. Chamberlain to rhetoric. Hostilities hnvo closed down tholr mines for two yenrs, entailing tho loss of tens of millions In revenue, besides Im mense dnmagn to their property. But what nllllcts them most Is tho promlso of Sir Michael Hicks-Beech, tho chancellor of tho exchequer, that tho Hand mines shall bo mndo to pay n large shnro of tho cost of the war. It Is already somo months since this ns- sifranro wns given to tho British public. Tho war has been drngglng on Its weary length over slnco nt n cost of moro than $1,000,000 a day, nnd thero Is ho deflnlto prospect thnt It can bo brought to n con clusion by forco of arms. Tho future has 11 black look for tho Knftlr financiers. If tho Tronsvanl system of taxation boro hard on them, their burdens wero light thon compared with thoso with which tho British government threatens to chargo them. Tho British public is not disposed to bo lenient with tho Uhodcses nnd Belts nnd Robinsons when tho dny of final adjustment arrives. It Is beginning to rcalizo thnt tho nation wns misled into n disastrous venture In their behalf. Thero Is 11 growing deslro to mnko them pay dearly for tho govern ment's folly unci their own greed. Knowing tholr danger, tho Hand mino owners nro lending their lnllucnco to tho pacification of tho Boor states nt any price. "Peace, nnd stop expenses," Is their piteous plea. If they can uso tholr friend Chamberlain to promote peace H10 world will rejoice. Beyond that, tho Hand capitalists nned look for llttlo sympathy If tholr "vested Intor esls" nre taxed to U10 point of confiscation. They brought about tho war; lot them pay woll for It. TIIK KAII.HOAI) Ali. Minneapolis Journal: It appears that thn great' railroad consolidation was planned nn'i carried through In the Interests of tho people. This Is important, If true, nnd may, nfter deliberation, cause us to rovlso our opinion of tho denl Buffalo ExpicBSf Tho result of tho move ment In Minnesota will bo of grent im portance for tho bearing It will havo on tho extension of tho proprietary-company plan. Tho problem Is a very serious ono for tho railroad Interests of ihe country nnd it is to bo expected that every possible reason will do found for defeating the efforts of Governor Van Sant. Minneapolis Times: Tho governor of Minnesota, North nnd South Dakota, Mon tana, Idaho, Oregon and' Washington could not servo tholr Htates bettor than by as sembling In conferenco for tho consideration of tho groat rnllwny morgor In Its relation to tho laws of tlio commonwealths named. Such n consultation, if it accomplished nothing more, would servo at least to give tho world notlco that tho peoplo of this section nro not willingly helpless In the hands of tho bllllon-dollnr railroad trust and will render Its evastou of thelt laws fruitless If thoy can. Sprlngflold Republican: That tho com bination will b able to maintain ttsolf ngalnst all attacks from Minnesota or nny other stnto is highly probable. It is simply too big nnd too powerful nnd too much In lino with tho economic tendencies ot tlio ttmos to bo successfully assailed. If tho law is against It, then so much tho worse for tho law ns nnnrchy itself is accustomed to sny. And before tho statn'of Minnesota has fought thn combination many years its people will havo reached tho conclusion that monopoly is nn ossentlal prinrlplo ot railroading nnd that publlo protection against monopoly must bo found in control The present style in overcoats re quires ample fullness in the body and skirt, with well fitting shoulders and collar. It's a sensible style and adds im mensely to the comfort of tho garment. Some silk lined and some with Hatin sleeves and shouldem 12.50, ?15, 18, ?20, ?25 up to 942.50. No Clothing Fits Like Ours, gnjulr2-r-(2 Exclusive Clothiers and Furnishers, R. S. Wilcox, Manager. or ownership by tho general government. If regulation Is Ineffective,' ns thn road's nre doing tholr best to prove, then government ownership is tho nlteruntlve. Lot us make no mistake about flint. Chicago Ncwb: Either tho great, com bines will bo beneficent In tholr .opqrntlons when unned and controlled by Individuals for tholr personal prollt or tho vision of the socialist will como truo und tho nntonnJ government will be tho groat monopolist. In the interests of thn peoplo who compose that government. When tho Morgans and tho Rockefellers, tho Hills nnd tho Har'rlr mans got through combining things it.'wijl depond on tho nfter effects ot these c,omV blims whether or not they or O10 millions', whoso will makes tho national government shull dlrert tho great forces of Industry. Indianapolis Nows: Tho $400,000,000 rail road trust that has Just been formed would havo started tho, peoplo of the. cquntry.a short tlmo ago, but as a $1,000,000,000 nteel trust preceded it, tho railroad trust sanrun a rather small affair in comparison. But tho railroad trust can nffect moro. poople beneficially or adversely thnn tho. steel trust. Its power over tho country through which It pnsses is trnmondous. It. Is to bo hoped that tho president will fpllorv up his Mlnnenpolin speech in regard to-trusts, nnd thnt congress will aid him In his efforts to control nnd shapn tho policy of theso vast corporato Interests to tho good ' of, tho whole country. I.AL'ttll AMI CSIIOW FAT. Chicago Post: "Alas! idns!" criefl. thn hrroluo In distress, "1 fcur his blood In upon my bend." - , "Porlmps," camo a volco from., Hip gal lery, "thut's what makes you red-hcaded," Brooklyn Eagle: Tbo BnldhendodrMnn--AVhut decided you to become a tonsorlal nrtlst? The Tonsorlal Artist I don't knows nn Ircs it wns thn saying, "TJine Is fleeting, but art Is long." ' Ilnrloin Elfo: Major Quiz (ex-confed-ernte) Buy, Paddy, woro you at Bull Hun? Paddy Ol wns, sir. Major Quiz And did you run. Paddy Enlth. Ol did. sur; and. all. 4hat didn't run nro tliero yet. Cleveland Plain Dealor: ".f sen thnt Itobert Eltzslmnions prophesied that PuRt llst Jeffries would promptly knock Pugilist rtuhllii gitlloy west." "Yes, J'vo understood that Mr. Fltzslm nions was much struck by Sir. Jeffries' abilities In that line." Philadelphia Press: ".May your shadow,", snld his friend, "never grow loss." "All!" exclaimed tho ambitious man, with n tlngo ot bitterness, "then you don't wnnt to boo tho sun of prosperity Tlsn upon mo nnd shlno directly overhead!," - .Tudgo: Mr. Collegebrcd Yes, Jack Stew art got his neck broken .In that goron yes terday. Pretty tough luok,- but not near so bad as what happened to Plnkerupp. . Gladys Oh, dcarl What happened - to Plckorupn? ; Mr. Collegobred (In a Khtuslly whisper) He fumbled the bull. THE "WHEN" rOEMS, . When scorching pross or majrazlna To catch a moment's bliss, You're euro to find some ponm.ther Which rends about Ukn this: . "When Mabel Trips Across tho 8ttV "When Molllo Mounts Her WIippI,"" "When Suslo Seats Herself to Play," "When Stella Starts to. Squeal." , "When Colla Comes- Upon tho Sta,"' "When Helen Huh a Beau," "When Sophlo Skates Upon tho Ico," "When Balllo Starts to Sow," "When Mother Makes n Jnhnnycake," "When I'olly Pours thn Tea." - "When Futher Shaves Ills Htubby Face," "When Suslo Smiles at Mo." "When Grandma 'Winds Her Ball of Yam," "When Patlenro Packs Her Trunk," "When Sammy Spins H1h -Brand Naw. Top," "When Eathor Slays a Skunk," "Whim Ezra Eats Pie with a Kork,". "When Charlotte Chows Hnr Gum, "When Gertrudn Strikes Her Golfing- Ball," "Whon Buby Sucks His- Thumb." "When Itachol Hakes tho Meadow Hay," "Whon Betsy Bumps Her Crown," "Whon Wllllo WcarH His Trousers First,'' "When Itoubon Comes to' Town." And so It goes from day to day. No matter which you road, Tin dally press or magazine, "When'' poems tnJio tho lead. PLENTY OF CLOTH