THE OMAHA DAILY SEE; TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1001.
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1 l;i Notury Public.
aii i ..olh-clorK Hhould be Interested
In thu report of tliu director of tlm mint.
Thnt Includes pretty neany vqijj
The corporate tux shirkers do not enro
much wlnit tho nssussors do ho long ns
Uicy enn secure favors from the iionni
pt Review. .
Thnt Schley l.o.tnl of liuiniry enn have
n front pnKe position for its report al
most nny day now If It will only gUo
timely notice.
Of course the democratic orgim Is op
posed to an oxtrn legislative session.
U always prefers to do nothing rather
than to do sotuetliing.
That long-delayed consummation of
thu iMutte river power cannl project
would afford n pleasing surprl"u If found
In Omaha's Christmas stocking.
The nee does not have to give away
clKars or cut tlowers to attract advert s
r.' - m,nro. People advertise in The
Jiee because they fc.-t their full money's
.worth.
a v. vnrb ehorus ulrl has just fallen
heir to a fortune of ?U0(MX0. That Is
no assurance, however, that every girl
who goes on the stago can nuihu a sua
liar stake.
'Plie eonuresHiimn who falls to talco a
poke at tho anarchist during tho pres
cut session will bo overlooking a great
opportunity to lay In a cheap supply of
political capital.
l'n.Hiimablv next year's congressional
junkets will head for the Isthmus of
Panama so that the return toukih-
may discourse learnedly on the progress
of the caiial construction.
It Is easy to till up spuco with free
.want column advertisements. It Is Just
ns easy as It Is for a railroad to 1111 Its
nntmniieiu- trains with deadheads to
make a big showing of travel.
From the long list of nominations
cut to the senate for continuation
President Roosevelt will have to work
overtime for awhile signing presidential
commissions for new olllce holders.
We are now being served with reports
of thu annual grist of marriages by
telephone and telegraph. Fortunately
the courts have nut .vet nveu driven u
tho extremity of pronouncing divorces
by telephone.
Kverv time Omaha gels fairly started
In the race It receives another staggering
inilor of the old boom days of real
estate Inllatloii. The remnants of the
town lot speculative era, however, must
bo about exhausted now.
A movement is said to be on foot
nmnng the members of congress to in
crease their salaries from $5,000 a year
to $10,000. Tlio history of previous ef
forts In this direction is suoh as to en
courage thu present promoters.
One of the Mexican newspapers com
montlng on thu message calls Moosovelt
arrogant In tone. We would like
test the utterances of the America
president with those of the Mexican
president on tho ipiestlon ot arroganc
without fear of an advoroo vurdlct.
If there were nothing in tlio constltu
tlon or charter to prevent annexation
without llrst securing additional leglsln
tlon, why didn't thosu eminent attorney
make the discovery before the census o
1000, when coucolldntlon would hnvi
warded off the black eye given Omaha
by tho census taker?
The people of Norfolk evidently do not
relish the abandonment of their state In
stltutlon, even under assurance that
Is only temporary. If rebuilding has t
watt for an appropriation by the regain
session of thu legislature the Norfolk
asylum will be empty at least two year
Thu waste, wear anil tear and loss ari
ing out of tliu Norfolk lire would aliiio
nlono counterbalance thu expeiisu of an
A vnoaitxssiVE HEroitM. (
Civil servlco reform Is certain to make
progress under the present ndmlulstra-
tlon. Indeed, it Is safe to predict mat
It will attain full development. It has
already advanced and we may bo sure
that President Roosevelt will lose no
opportunity to apply the reform wher-
ever It may be proper or practlcaiiie to
,. ll.. Ik ns stroiiL-lv and earnestly
- - i
.h.vnti.il to tills principle now as nt any
time In the past, as his reference to It
In I.Ih messMire abundantly attests.
in tin i tnl Lament of the president ' the 1
merit system of making appointments
u in Its hsoiico ns democratic anil
American as the common school system
m.lr. It slninlv means." says thu mes-
sage, "that in clerical and other posl-
tl.ms where tlio duties are entirely non-
i.nlltlcMl all applicants should have n
r.ili- Held mid no favor, each standing
mi his merits ns he Is able to show them
v practical test.". The president said
Imt whi.i-i.ver the conditions have per-
niltti.il tl... nt.iilleatlon of the merit sys-
ti.in In Hk fullest and widest sense the
L-.ilii in the L-overniiieiit has been Im-
meiise, a statement most amply justllled
y experience. Tho president recom-
momled tho tmssaco of a law which
will ,.t..inl hn clnssllled sen-ice to tho
District of Columbia, or will at least
iinhlo tho president thus to extend it.
lie urircd that all laws providing for the
temjiorary employment of clerks should
hereafter contain a provision that they
be selected under thu civil servlco law.
Tho following must receive tho no
liilescence of all good citizens: "The
merit system is simply one method of
securing honest and elllclent admlulstra-
tlon of tho government, and In the long
tin the solu Justlllcatlon of any type
f government lies In Its proving Itself
both honest and elllelent."
Pi'iMlilfnt Itiinunvidt Im lis HiilleltoilS to
imv.. Mil- HVMI..HI nnnllMil lii thn Insular
iw.s,.sI..i.m mm .it 1mm... M.vlin? thnt. not
n otllcu should be lllled in thosu Islands
with imv r.iiil tn the man's partisan
iilll..tl..iiM t. ,.n-l..n. wlili imv r.-imril
t.i tin. inilltli.nl. Hneliil oi neisoiinl lnllu-
enco which he may have at his com-
niand; In short, heed should be paid to
absolutely notlilng save tlio man's own
haracter and capacity and tho needs
of thu service." lie declared that the
ii.liiiintutr.itlmi nf tin. m.ui.Ih Mi.nnl.1 l.
as wholly free from the suspicion of
partisan politics as the administration
of the army and navy. This also Is a
lew In which nil good citizens will
concur and It can bo cotilldeiitly pre
dicted that it will bo strictly and fultji-
fully adhered to by thu president.
The twcnty-llrst annual convention of
tho National Civil Service Reform
league will bo hold at Boston tills week
and never has that organization met
under more promising and encouraging
conditions for tho progress of the cause
it represents. It will have better reason
than ever before for congratulating the
country upon tho success of civil service
cform and thu assurance that It will bu
maintained and extended.
A A'EW SmV SUUSIUY ili. L.
Senator Fryu has introduced a new
ship subsidy bill, Which luodltlcs.in sev
eral and important respects tho former
measure. Tlio Maine senator has been
giving very careful study to tills subject
since tho last congress and believes he
now has a bill that will not encounter
tho objections that were made by re
publicans In congress to tho bill for
merly Introduced and he hopes also that
It will receive general popular approval.
There Is not a doubt that tho senti
ment iu favor of building up an Amer-
lean merchant marine for our foreign
commerce has grown very much during
the past year. The reference to tills
subject by President McKinley In his
Hulfalo speech, In which hu urged the
great Importance of American ships for
carrying our products to foielgn mar
kets, had a very decided effect upon the
public mind, this sentiment belug fur-
ther strengthened by what President
Kooovelt said In his message regarding
tho merchant murine. He declared It to
ho dlscredltulilu to us as a nation that
our merchant murine should be utterly
Inslgnlllcant iu comparison to that of
other nations which wo overtop iu
ouier loniiH oi iiiisiness, mining unit we
should not longer submit to conditions
under which only a trilling portion of
our urcat commerce is carried In our
own ships. While making no recom-
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iu i m: ii-Kiai.muu if.jimuu
for restoring the American merchant Tmt is generally recognized nnd accepted
marine to thu ocean, the Inference Is as an undenlablo truth. That It docs posl
warranted that If congress should pass live harm Is Just as true, though not all
a subsidy bill the president would up-
pidVU It.
Senator Fryo will undoubtedly niaku
a most vigorous effort to liavu passed
the bill that he has introduced, but as
to thu prospects of HiirroMn iintl.lm- ih.il.
nlte can now bo said because the
Hill t.1111 HOW 111! haill, IK ClUISe lllO
-w I
strength of republican support of the
measure Is yet to bo ascertained.
A SAMPLE OF SUllLIMK CHEEK.
City Comptroller Westberg Is reported
to have projected himself Into the police
commission contest as a representative
of the so-called "moro reputable" elO'
nietit of the republican party of Douglas
county which Is clamoring for the prlvl
lege of miming thu new commissioners
for the governor.
It Is In accord with thu eternal Illness
of things for tho so-called better element
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labored to defeat the republican leglsln-
live lienor, and, ir successful, would
have sent two democrats or populists to
renresent Xeliinskn In the ITiiltoil St.iteu
senate. Incidentally, Mr. Westberg "1"""""'" " "Part
probably forgot to explain to d'ovcrnor itnimrvrit una tue (
Savage that had tho conspiracy to defeat
tho republican legislative ticket In Doug-
las county accomplished Its object no
man by tho name of Kzra P. Savage
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.m,u uiu,. ukuiiiiiim. UI Ull!
executive mansion in uiu year jinn.
Thu more reptelienslblo feat tiro of
Comptroller Westberg's performance
was that ho was drawing a good snlary
out of a public olllcu for which ho was
Indebted to the republican party. In
ouier woriis, ne was ouu oi tiioso pouti-
ii j.. i . - x. ....
cal reprobates who, without the slightest
provocation, smote tho hand that fed
hlin. Hn Is one of the luuiil of mitrlntu
,..i. u- ,,m,.,. ,.n fi... H.n..
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U'll 111 1L , I'll VII L- 111,' ll' lllirL 111 ,111,
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campaign expense, but also want to con
trol other olllccs and positions with
which they have no relation,
if the future of the party In this city
nnd county Js to be consigned to the
Westberg stripe of self-styled "more
reputable - " republicans, it will soon pass
into the hands of a political receiver.
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umnviitvrvuuAutiu uaisuh.
Tim report of the president or tno
American Federation, or l.aoor snows
mat in tno past year mere was a pain
or am, -no members or mat organiza
tlon. This represents the prlnejpal
uiougii hoi an me growm oi un,-imi;seu
labor during the year covered by the
report. The industrial commission s re-
port ou trade and labor organizations
Places me toiui nuinncr oi innies union
Ists in tho United States at 1,-100.000,
of which thu American Federation of
LntKir Js credited wim imu.UW,
"gures Dear evidence to the
growth oi trades unionism throughout
the United States, In response to pros
peroils conditions, and It Is n noteworthy
f--t l labor history that unionism
c8 to ilotirlsh most when It is not
"eeueu, or rauier wneu mere is no
urKeni uemnnu lor iu For example,
during the Period of depression begin
"'"g l&u.i, when much might have
been done by organization to mitigate
mo uimcuities or worKingmeii, mere
was a distinct decline In trades unionism
aim it is oniy wimin mo last row years
""it its renewal of rapid growth has
come.
J hat tho ranks of organized labor will
contluuu to grow it appears entirely safe
to predict and It Is a reasonable hope
that with this growth will come a more
conservative vlow of the relntlous and
the obligations of labor than has hlth
"o prevailed,
1 "tu '"'"go uoruou is nigiiiy incensed
because J he lleo referred to tho uotorl
oveiy prisoner wim
""' onougn to pay a line und willing
lu wiui lavoreti ponce court
""U1B UUL'" "'"eu loose oy me
umlm - nt police magistrate. No amount
01 "gKaio limiiigeu on mo police
court bunch can cover up tho fact that
l,lu L"";i t,r vanishing police
uomi "uv coini,iaiiieti oi ny me school
board reformers Is to be found In tho
police Judge.
Miurl-l.tvct Hllnrlty.
IndluuapollH News.
Thoy will Htop cheering over In tho Phil
ippines when they learn that congress will
bo nble to correct tho supremo court's de
cision by a simple Joint resolution.
Will Hp Ci-iinc tit limit
Washington Tost.
It appears that tho friends of Mr. Ilrvan
never will bo ablo to break thcmsolves of
running that .gentleman for things. . Tho
Nebraska governorship is tho latest thing
talked of.
Tlio Ilniirboii I'lcn.
Hoston Transcript.
A national dcmocratlo committeeman
says the party cannot afford to chango its
nntlonul platform every minute. Perhaps
not, but when it falls down It Is not good
policy to reconstruct it of tho samo flimsy
material.
StlrrliiK Tlnirn Tlit-no,
Portland Oregonlan.
lata of news thrso days. With tho su
rremo court Krlndlng out decisions, con-
gres3 In bchhIoh nnd tho chief npostlo of tho
strenuous Ufa In tho White Houso nono can
complain that "nothing's doing."
MluMy Few of 'Km !,.
Loulsvlllo Courler-Journnl.
And Sulzer, too! This dauntless foo of
tho truBts hns now become vlco president
of thn Snblnn Oil rnmnnnv. whlnti la In nn-
hootH with tho Standard Oil company. Is
there yot remaining an antagonist of tho
trusts who has not crossed over Into their
"lnml ot Puro dellsht. whero oil nnd honey
YnmiK Men u (lit. I.'rnnt.
Boston Transcript.
It Is becoming moro and moro the cus
tom to trust In tho sagacity of young men.
U'e "ra now Hvl"B un!or ,ho administration
" ,Tn '"Z h . ' ' " m "T
cat(onal responsibilities nnd business wo
find men on tho sunny side of mlddlo llfo
coming to tho front.
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st, ji01l8 i.0St.Dl8pntcl),
Many business men lmiigino they nro
thinking of their affairs when In fact they
aro only worrying. Worry Is fear with a
minimum of thought and fear Is not only
unfaithful emotion, but mot destructive
of effective thought. Of courso, it needs no
...,.,. to that worrv doo8 . ,,
mpn ,lK0 l" n"mlt
lllotflira on lln; Iti-i'.iril.
Minneapolis Times.
A century from now, when tho history
ot events In . China within tho last two
years shall havo ueon written in judicial
la8nlon' u,u "l "'" "ol
. f,,u Tn Ihn llmr. Ill.l nf thn
. , ML .. , ...lit
prescnt lt Eeoma ns )t tno Unltci, states.
from a humane viewpoint, deserves about
all tho credit thero Is attaching to tho
alleged settlement ot disputes in the
flowery kingdom. Will this settlement
hold through tho next lustrum? Doubtful,
very.
fir fill FIHil fur Promotem.
Now York Tribune.
Tho profit account ot college football this
year has bcon bo largo and tho figures ot
net earnings havo been so dazzling that
Wall street promoters may Boon bo casting
eager eyes of longing toward tho possible
treasures of rovenuo In tho content of tho
students ana may uo taming anoui me
i.-.An,i.ntt ann..M.,ina Ann.
lUllimuuiluu ui a IW,w. i,u iwi.
pnny wlth flrgt nnd Heconu mortgage
bonds, debentures and scrip, flrst preferred
and second pieforrcd stock, nnd A, 11, C nnd
D In common. Hut thoy will bu dlsap
pointed. Amateur sport and curbstone
Chicago News,
Ono of tho most gratifying features of
President Roosevelt's ndmlnUtratlon thus
inr aim onB ol l" ''"rBi"K " ' "
I nt'-lll. lili-SEUKu tutn ucru 1110 i-viucui. uu
,,,,-,, , h ,,-.,,, nf .l, uhnl
country-itcoeranhleally. racially, sectloi:
ally and politically. One significant Instance
of this was afforded when ho held out hi
nnml nnd Kavo friendly recognition to to
col,orf1 race vM ,at Bame "m" nf,
' mni, n. , Bprvlpo... ThnBn ..,.
I ' ' "
or h messago in which he advocates tin
protection of tho forests and tho reclama
Hon by Irrigation of the unsettled arid
lnds ot tho west now hqw his perception
a,ll unacrsianawg or tno pqasiDiiitics ana
tho present conditions in tho great trans
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wniiBBipiii Bcsnoa oi tuo eouutx
1'OMTIC.U, TALK IS TIIH STATU.
Fremont Herald (dcm.): An appropria
tion for 1150,000 Is to be asked for as Ne
braska's contribution to tho St, Louis ex
position. It will be a nice thing for tho
half dozen hangers on who will draw a good
part of It for doing nothing and It Is
bout as good ns many of tho other "ap
propriations."
Illalr Republican (pop.): Tho Republican
believes that under the who leadership of
the best men ot both parties tho demo
crats and populists of this state could get
together nnd unite under one name. Hut
uch nn organization cannot bo perfected
by obnoxious democrats who have sacrl-
ccd tho principles of democracy to pander
o trusts and monopolies. W. J. Ilryan Is not
candidate nor nn Issue, but ho Is still tho
ablest and most Influential factor In mold
ing tho political futuro ot the fuslontsts of
cbraska. David R. Hill nnd J. Sterling
Morton and their followers have but llttlo
influence with tho best clnss of populists
nd democrats. They nrc slmnly disturb
ing elements seeking to dtvldo tho oppo-
Itlon to the republican party In this state.
Tho populists will not Join the democratic
party until they nro suro of their leaders
and a sound platform based on Just gov
ernment for all.
Fremont Tribune (rep.): Tho semi
annual report of Stnto Auditor Weston, Just
given to tho public, shows tho stato to
havo n debt exceeding by a trlflo tho large
sum of $2,000,000. It also discloses tho fact
that tho debt Is gradually growing at tho
uniform rate of $100,000 a year. It is pre
cisely for this reason, which tho auditor's
report emphasizes, that tho Trlbuna has
opposed tho expenditure of n largo sum of
money for making nn exhibit at tho St.
Louis exposition. It Is tlmo tho stnto was
taking inoro intorcst In getting out ot debt
and less In getting In. Thuro aro ncces-
Itles that must bo provided. Thcso absorb
tho wholo power of tho stato to pay, nnd
moro. It Is folly nnd recklessness to drift
ong niid ndd to tho burden by frequent
and largo expenditures for tncro show.
Tho prudent man who Is heavily Involved
111 stay away .from fashlonablo functions
whero his old but serviceable clothes can
not bo worn. Ho will not Invest in fineries
and flummeries while unnhlo to meet his
notes and Interest. Tho stato should ex
ercise a llttlo of the samo sort of common
sonno for a while. Hut It will not.
Lincoln Post (pop.): Tho stato olflcers
ro very foolish In urging upon tho people
tho thory that the constant Increaso In tho
floating debt of Nebraska Is a "legacy ot
fusion rule." Wo hopo that somo day a
set nf ofllccrs, of somo party, will land In
tho stnto houso with enough senso nnd
sand at their command to tell tho truth
nbout thCHO things. Tho vast sum ot un
paid general fund warrants outstanding
today, f 2,122,034. 13, Is due to leglslatlvo In
competency nnd not to nny executive. For
years It has been tho custom of legislatures
to appropriate moro than the revenues nnd
leavo tho executive ofllccrs to Issue war
rants which could not bo paid nnd which
tho solons know could not nnd would not
paid. When Mr. Mcsorvo was stato
rcasurcr ho called the attention of tho
legislature to this condition nnd urged thnt
steps bo taken to put tho treasury on n
cash basis, but tho legislature, which wns
engaged tn electing United States senntors,
never heard him, apparently. When ho
pnt Into offlco ho found a largo deficiency.
"legacy of republican rulo;" when ho
went out ho turned over to his successor
an Increased deficiency, a "legacy of fuBlon
rule."
SKW ASIM3CT OF I.IIIKRTY.
Marked DlfTrrrnce llrtiTPru (lie It rill
nml tli Iilrul.
Scrlbncr's Magazine,
Thoro is a great deal of novelty nbout tho
growing American appreciation of order.
Liberty was what tho, fathers fought for
whon they won Independence, and liberty
was tho watchword of tho nation for n
hundred years afterward. Liberty "Llb-
rty and union ono and inseparable" was
the warcry In our great civil conflict. Llb-
rty Is still a word Infinitely dear to ovory
truo American, hut experience seems to bo
qualifying our dellnltlon of lt. It used to
mean self-government, nnd equality nnd
fraternity followed after It naturally as
part of tho samo mental process. In that
senso It is still our Ideal, for all peoples as
well as for ourselves; but our theories, na
to Its attainment, seem to havo been gradu-
lly modified. Wo have como to think a
great deal about order, and to suspect that
tho liberty which Includes self-government
has a price, and that those who cannot pay
that prlco must wait for it until they can.
That prlco Is order; such a degree of order
as will make it potislbla for clvlllzutlon to
advance. Wo havo begun to doubt whether
liberty Ib at all times, for nil men of nil
races, a pnnncca for all political ills. Wo
havo begun to discriminate. Wo hold lib
erty In our own gift, and refuse, as wo
look toward the Philippines, to bestow lt in
full measure. "They aro not rlpo for It
yet," wo eay. "Thoy aro still children In
tho world's great family; wo will glvo them
for tho present personal freedom and order,
with moro to follow; but full liberty and In
depondonco all at onco, we dnro not grant."
And then wo wonder not n llttlo if wo are
doing right.
As to that, heaven knows; but certainly
wo nro doing our best. "Pcaco on earth,
good will to men," nro sentiments so closoly
associated that we may not separate them.
Though sometimes our nnxlety to make
peace prevail may causo our good will to bo
quostloncd, wo may certainly insist how-
over doubtful of the comprehensiveness of
our wisdom that our obligations ns pro-
motors and conservators of tho world's
penco aro far too grave to bo neglected In
tho Interest of our reputation for mere
good-nnture.
SAFHTV IX llAII.UUA!) WllKCKS.
Simietlilnsr Mimt (live AVIien Ilnplilly
MovliiK llnillrn Conic TiiRctlier.
Detroit Journal.
It Is an interesting suggestion that for tho
avoldanco of great loss of llfo In railway
collisions all passenger coaches should bo of
a strength equaling tho prescnt Pullmans.
Put if tho opinion Is hold that two trains
of tho strongest cars can meet whon run
ning at a combined speed of fifty or olghty
miles tho hour and do llttlo damago to each
other or to tho passengors, n llttlo reflection
on modorn gunnery will suggest a correc
tion. Tho best steel tipped bullets do not
collide with tho best of armor plato without
d,amagc being dono to tho weaker of tho two
surfaces. If wo can Imaglno two trains
built so strongly out ot stool that neither
would suffer material damago In a collision,
what of the passengers Insldo, stopped In
stantly with tho train? In padded com
partmonts thoy might havo a cnunco for
life, hut hardly othorwlse. Tho strongest
car, instantly brought to a stop from a
speed of ilfty miles tho hour, would as in
stantly have piled up at ono end a largo
proportion of Its inmates, dead or mangled
What saves pussongors In l'ullmans, iu ad.
dltion to tho strength of tho car, which I
comparative only, is that tho weaker cars
in front act as buffers to tako up tho
momentum force, so that tho impact docs
not bring tho Pullman to a stop Instantly,
Kvcry passenger on a train, howover, should
havo an equal chanco for his llfo, regard
less of tho prlco ho has paid for transporta
tlon. What the passenger outsldo tho Pull
man Is not entitled to 1 tho extra comfortB
and luxuries. What ho is entitled to Is
Immunity from injury and that Immunity
should bo as perfect In ono part of tho
Uatu as la Another.
hits or wamiixutox i.iri:.
HteliliiK of People mill lltetit nt the
Xiitlinilll C'liplliil.
Senator Wellington of Maryland Is tho
loncll'ist occupant of a scat In the United
States senate. "Ho occupies n scat on the
republican side," writes a correspondent of
tho Chicago Chronicle. "All nround hltn
aro men whoso political faith ho onco ex
pounded nnd who recognized him ns n
worthy exponent. Wellington sits thero dny
after day npp.trcntly bewildered and un
noticed except by the galleries, which seek
him out through motives ot curiosity. From
a well contained, self-complacent states
man Wellington has bocomo extremely
nervous. Ho docs not know apparently
what to do with his hnnds. Ho did not
attend the republican caucus and ho will
not be admitted to thn democratic caucus,
Hn Is tho only man in congress who Is
without a party. Tho chango of Welling
ton's fortune Is duo to his Inability to stato
an obvious fact In such a manner ns not
to offend public decency. Ho had quarreled
with tho Into President McKinley. and bo
cause of that quarrel when McKinley wns
shot ho said to n newspaper Interviewer
thnt he had nothing good to say about
President McKinley."
No ono would ever ninko n delicious cako
with a layer of dirt between. Yet this Is
exactly what has been dono with tho capltol
of tho United States.
"For many years," reports tho Washing
ton Post, "tho senate end ot tho capltol has
bcon undergoing n process of bcautlflca
tlon. Tho scnato chamber has .become n
very handsomo hall, tho lobbies aro
nrttsttcnlly decorated nnd tho commlttco
rooms nro models of sumptuous furnishing.
During tho Inst recess of congress tho house
end of tho cnpltol wns completely trans
formed. Tho hall of tho house, with Its now
decorations, Is now worthy of tho meeting
placo of tho nntlonal legislature, whllo the
commlttco rooms nnd tho speaker's room
hnvo been similarly treated by competent
artists. In fact, thero Is beauty at each end
of tho capltol.
"Hut between these two mngnlflcont halU
Is tho rotunda It Is a dreary waste ot
dlnglncs8 nnd dilapidation. It la streaked
with tho rain which has soaked In through
tho roof nnd windows. The walls aro an
eyesore, Tho pavement, Instead of being
laid In atirnctlvo mosaic, Is a series nf worn
and dull blocks of sandstone. Tho wholo
placo Is a dlsgraco to tho nation. Somo of
thcso days tho spirit of reform mny rest
upon It. At prescnt n coat of white paint
would at least bo nn Improvement.
Ono of tho most unique social organiza
tions In the country has recently been
formed nt Washington. Tho only Inflcxlblo
rulo for membership Is that tho applicant
shall havo red hair. The society Is defined
by a member ns being a "society of pro
test," but strictly social In Us alms. It
has nn phllanthroplcnl nor political Ideals
nnd thero Is nn danger, should tho Idea
spread and become natlntinl In Its scope, of
tho H. II. C.'s putting forth n cnndldato for
tho presidency.
It seems that the society organized in n
rebellion against tho nntlquntcd nnd moldy
witticisms which red-hnlred people tn nil
parts of the civilized and uncivilized world
nro supposed to enjoy, or at least to suffer
with n sickly protenso of enjoyment.
"Just what thero is in tho fact that a
person possesses red hair that would call
forth tho efforts of tho would-bo wit mny
nover bo learned," said a young woman who
Is employed nt tho bureau whero tho club
originated. "Hut It is truo that from tlmo
Immemorial red-haired pcoplo havo suf
fered boredom from tho shafts of a certain
obnoxious typo of Joker. Yet lt has been
left for tho bright-headed employes of this
bureau to formulato an organized protest."
Tho nlr of mystery which surrounds tho
meetings of the members Is a Bourco of
great plquo to their fellow rlcrkB. It Is
alleged that a constitution nnd bylaws have
been drawn up defining tho purposes of tho
club nnd that tho president is facetiously
referred to ns tho "most lurid luminary,"
the other ofllccrs and members as satel
lites," "lesser lights," etc.
A certain young doctor who Is employed
In tho bureau Is reputed to be thn presi
dent of tho club. Ho not only boasts a
shock of bright red hair of tho most np
proved color, but rejoices In nn exceedingly
luxuriant growth of flaming beard as well.
When questioned as to tho authenticity
of tho report that ho wns tho president of
tho club or rather tho "most lurid lumi
nary," tho medical man laughed and re
fused to either nlllrm or deny tho report.
Tho doctor, In discussing tho society, called
attention to the fnct thnt somo of tho
greatest personages of history wore red
haired. David is described ns a "ruddy
youth;" those tressco of tho sainted maid
of Orleans, whlrh shono so brightly brncnth
the roynl llenr-do-lls of France nnd mingled
so pnthotlcnlly with tho leaping flames of
Hlielms, aro historical; St. Paul was red
haired, the lovely hut Ill-fated Mary queen
or Scots had n natural crown or ruddy gold,
Julius Caesar and Martin Luther aro al
leged to havo had red hair.
A pretty good story Is told In Washington
nt the expenso of "T'lm" Cnmpboll, formerly
a Tammany member ot congress from the
lty of Now York. Ono day ho was show
ing n number of his constituents about tho
capltol, pointing out the various things of
Intoreat. When "Tim" and his party en-
tere'd statuary hall tho Tammany states
man began to explain to his friends what
they wcro beholding. Pointing to tho llfo-
sized statue of Robert Fulton In a sitting
position with n model of his first steam
ship In his hnnds, ho said In n rich Irish
brogue:
"This, gentlemen, Is tho staton of Ilobert
ulton, tho invlntor of tho roller sknto."
As n matter of fnct, tho model of tho
steamboat looks about ns much llko a roller
aknto ns lt does liko a river steamer of
modern dato nnd lt Is needless to say thnt
a majority of "Tim's" constituents had
never heard of riobort Fulton beforo nnd nro
still undor tho Impression that ho Invented
tho roller skato Instead ot tho steamboat.
l'Klt.SONAI, XOTI3S.
Sonntnr Hoar would deport tho anarch
IstB to Improvo their deportment.
Two farmers In Alaska havo raised 25,000
bushels of potatoes on their holdings this
yea." and nj-o "finding moro gold la tubers
than In quartz..
Horbert C, Hoover Is ono of tho hlgnost
salaried men ot his years In tho Industrial
world. At tho ago of 29 ho Ib In rocolpt
of $33,000 annually for his services as
mining expert.
Chicago has n hoy of I who has already
secured his claim to go thundering down
tho ages. Ho smokes black cigars, whlcl
will probably ruin his health, but Is com
pensated for this by getting his name In
the newspapers for nbout n week or two
Sir Thomas Upton, through an Rngllsh
company, is starting a lino of steamors
between Savannuh and Liverpool. Ho Is
establishing a largo number of farms ovo
southern Ororgla to grow produco for these
steamors and proposes to Bend over n lit
tlo nrmy of German gardenors to cultlvato
tho lands.
A man named Martin of Hnlton, Kan., Is n
much nbiifcd man. Although ho. Is a rabid
prohibitionist, nlmost every day or so ho
receives word thnt somo St. Joseph or Kan
snB City whisky houso has sent film C. O
1). by expross n Jug of liquor. Of course
ho never ordered It, nor does ho over tak
It out, but other parties come along, sign
his ntimo tn tho receipt, pay tho bill an1
. tuka tho whisky.
THE
MASTER
KEY
Vv
HOIIUItl.M lll'FF.CTS OF OFFICIJ." !
.Sliiiriieiicil INmih of I'rrjtidlcril Critic
Lime Tliclr IMkp.
Washington Star.
It Is observed in quarters not heretoforo
friendly to Mr. Itoosovclt that ho is already
showlug in tho presidency tho sobering
effects of high olllclal responsibility. Ills
mt'FK.tgo Is described ns n surprlso becnuso
of its conservative tone. Thero seems to
havo been tho expectation ot a document
bristling with nggrcmlveness townrd tho
outside world nnd threatening tho turning J
up oi jacK iicro nt uomo. nut, really, upon
what was this expectation founded?
Upon Mr. Hooscvelt's record ns civil serv
ice commlHslonrr? Ha did nothing reckless
In thnt olllce, but much that wns wlso and
for I ho good ot tho cause. Upon hla record
as police commissioner In Now York? Ho
shook up tho forco thero from top tn bot
tom, but it wns universally admitted that
ho did his work admirably and thnt tho
city nnd tho forco Itself greatly honeflted.
When ho went to tho Navy department lt
was freely predicted that ho and Mr. Long
would pull together nt tho furthest about a
month. Tho ono wns represented ns nil
lmpctuousness nnd Impracticability and tho
other all soberness and calculation. The
two men got nlong llko brothers nnd tho
secretnry surrendered his nsslstnnt to tho
army with tho greatest roluctanco. Whon
Mr. Itoosevelt put on his shoulder straps'
thero wcro those who shuddered for his regi
ment and his superior olllcer. Thoy did
not doubt that thoro would bo n mutiny in
enmp and that tho second In command of
tho Hough aiders would head It. Ho
proved Instead a good soldier nnd was
both brave and efllclcnt.
Why, then, this comment, bb If a wild
man had entered tho Whlto Houso two
months ago nnd been tamed thero? As a
matter of fact, Is not tho chango In his
rltlcs and not In Mr. Hoosovolt? Ho has
nlways been nn aggresslvo man, out of tho
rdluary in his carrlngo nnd methods, nnd
this hns invited speculation nnd no llttlo
cnrlcnture. It has grown to be a custom to
efor to him ns a fighter, always nn tho
nlf-cock nnd spoiling for a row. Much of
this was simply good fooling by tho car
toonists and tho newspaper paragraphias.
ml Bomo of them handled their topic In a
ay that even Mr. Kooscvolt himself must
hnvo enjoyed. Hut It wns no moro than
that, nnd tho Joko Is on those who took It
nil BerlotiBly, nnd nro now drnwlng their
rst breath of comfort since Mr. Roosevelt
became president upon (lading that ho Is
not disposed to uso his olllco ns would a
cowboy nnd set out with his revolver drawn
"smoko" tho United States.
This comment, howover. Is n g,ood sign,
i It shows that even the most bitterly
prejudiced of tho president's former critics
know a man when they got tho proper lino
on him and aro willing to glvo hi in credit
when thoy think ho deserves It.
TAUT THIFIiKS.
Philadelphia rtulletln: "When she mar
ried thnt old man for his money, she
thought his cougli would carry him ore In
a few months."
Ami it iiasn tv"
No. She can't even mnko him couch tin
What money she wants."
Chlrago Post: "I want to bo fnmous."
said tho hoy.
"Well, you'll hnvo tn bo mighty cnreful."
answered tho fnther. "Thero aro moro pco-
iil.i who maitp roois or tnomsoives trying to
1 t... ....a ,1,,.,, 1,1 .,., !,... ....... "
IIV J.l.i.i'.in ....... ... .t.j ........
T'hll.ulclnhln. Press: Tnwne Yes. their
marriage was secret, nnd It never would
hnvo been discovered but for ono thing.
nrowno wnai was mm:
Town.'-They couldn't keep tho divorce
proceedings rrom nccoming pumic.
U'lmlilnetnn Star: "It seems to me." snld
the lady with (i severe glance, "that tho
nowspnners print somo dreadful things"
"Yes," unswered tho reporter; "It often
Make him take it. His night cough has
kept you awake long enough. He wouldn't
bd so stubborn about it if he knew how quickly
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral would cure a cough,
even the coughs of bronchitis, croup, asthma,
and la grippe. When he's cured he will thank
you for insisting upon having your own way.
Your own doctor will uphold you in this.
Try him and see.
"Ayer's Cherry Pectoral cured my daughter of a very bad coufih after
we had tried about everything else without relief." ,
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mnkes mo sad tn think that people Insist
nn doing shocking things and compelling
us to write about them."
Ilultlmoro American: Tlonk Agent t sup
pose you don't get milch exercise!
Adam UppWcll, I'm tunning tip nnd
down columns of llgurcs ull day. it that
counts for anything.
Detroit Frco Press: "Oh. I ilnn't knniv."
reuinrlte.l thn slangy man, for want of
something bettor to say. i
"Truo." replied the literal
you might try to learn."
man, "hut
Chlcngo Post: "Hut of ennrco In your
country there arn n tltlca tn he bought."
said tho Englishman. . ,.
"Not exartly titles," replied the' candid
American ; "hut n mini freqnently 'pays a
high prlco Iu order to bo designated, 'a good
fellow." "
Hronklyn Life: Isabel How perfectly
your frock fits, dear. I thought you college
girls soured above such trifles.
Ilypatla Oh. no! We bellovo in tho
survival of thu best fitted.
MT.AIC IT OUT.
Denver Newp.
If you've anything to ofTor that will nld
tho cause of right,
Speak lt out.
If you've nny truth within you that will
lend the world n light,
Stieak lt out.
If the lire Is In your spirit nnd tho passion
to create.
You will fool It, you will knnw It. Then
tn labnr. Do lint wait.
(in about It with a purpose that will con
quer Tlmo and Fate.
Kpcuk It nut.
i
Should your henrt rout it In a message, mnko
It terse and make It dear.'
Sp"ak It nut.
If it's new nnd If It's true, tho world will
listen, do not fear.
Speak It out.
In tho realms of foul, expression is thn
ilnmlmitlng need,
Tell your thought by art or music, by n
word or by it deed,
If them's light, or love, or beauty In the
product, men will heed.
, Speak It out.
Do ynu sny there's nothlni? new? Somo
thnughts bear telling o or M"'l o'er.
Speak It out.
Just bn sum you say them better' than
th'-y e'er wero said before.
Speak them nut.
Do you make the wenkllng's pica thht nil
tho changes have been rung?
Still wo aro but babies In Progress, for tho
world ns yet Is young.
On tho Future's lips are sweeter songs than
ever have been sung.
Hpcnk them out.
Thero nro other means than tonguo or pen
to tell the things you feel,
' Spenk them out.
There's tho chisel, there's tho brush, by
which your dreams you lnny rnvrnl,
Speak thorn out.
Should ynu havo no gift for those, yet do
not deem your quest In vain;
Ho a workrv. for by actions men their ends
may best attain,
Lot tho Deed bo your Interpreter to mnko
your messago plain.
Speak It out.
J. C. AYI1R CO., Lowell, Mais.
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