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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.
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