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Tiie umajia Daily Bee.
E. 110BEWATEH, ED1TOU.
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STATEMENT OF C1IICODATION.
Btato of Nebraska, Douglas County, ss.t
Gaoreo IS, Tischuck, secretary of The Ueo
Publishing Company, being duly sworn,
ays that the actual number of full and
complete copies of Tho Dally, Morning,
Evening and Sunday lleo printed during
the month of November, 1901, was an fol
lows: l ao,H2o 16 ai.ooo
m ao.o to 17 ao.yrso
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6 30.800 21 30JOO
7 31,320 22 30,210
8 30.II10 23 30,330
9 30,1)00 24 30,2r.S
io 3o.ar,o 2S
111 1 .11 1
11 ao,70O 26....
12 30,7tlO 27....
13 ao.SOO 23....
.,30,210
..30,000
..30,100
14 30,710 29 30,110
15 30,330 30 ao,2 10
Total 021,835
Less unsold and returned copies.... 10,301
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Net dally average .:!.'.:tHI
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1901. M. U. 11UNOATE,
(Seal.) Notary 1'ubllc.
Three tlilnps Omaha Is still wnltlnp;
for: An auditorium, a market house
slid a Urst-class fireproof hotul.
"NVhatovor may bo said about President
Itoosovolt aa a cabinet maker, ho will
bo credited with picking his own tim
ber. If tills thlnjr keeps up wo shall shortly
have Inquiries from abroad whether
Miles, Schley, Hobson or Dcwoy was
tho real hero of .Santiago.
That the most notable secretaries of
tho treasury have come out of the west
Is quickly attested by reading tho finan
cial history of our country.
British soldiers were able to cat their
Christmas dinner In Pretoria this year,
but tho nation continues to be disturbed
by worse dreams than plum pudding
was over capable of creating.
General Miles denies that he will ask
for a court of inquiry. Tho general has
handled tlrearms long enough to bo wise
about blowing dowii the muzzle, even
though sure the barrel is clear.
When Omaha takes its annual inven
tory at tho end of tho year It will llnd
in the iigures evidences of growth and
tucpauslon which even those who have
had their eyes open to It all the time
havo scarcely realized.
It would havo been real mean had the
grand Jury mado a distinction between
tho slot machine resorts In Omaha and
South Omaha. Whllo they were about
It they could not very well make tlesh
pf the one nnd llsh of the other.
A couplo of West Point cadets dis
missed for hazing are now in Venezuela.
If tho cadets would only try some of the
former West Point methods on the poo
plo of that country they might be willing
to quit the revolution business.
Tho sollcitudo of the Chinese Inhab
itants of Omaha for tho retention of
Judge Gordon ou tho police bench may
porhaps explain omo of the mysteries
of that court- The Chinese may bo pe
culiar, but not tnoro so than Judge Gor
don. If tho Chinese could only have
.voted.
Great Britain is seeking a better class
of volunteers lor tho urmy, nnd the an
nouncement is made that hereafter no
inoro will be accepted who aro not In
eomo degree prollcient in drill. This is
much like the rule Unit a boy should
not go near tho water until ho had
learned to swim.
Patrolman Norrls may havo been tho
victim of u bungling schemo to decoy
policemen into a holdup In order to
verify tho so-called "well-dellned ru
mors" now being investigated by tho
grand Jury, but a man who allows him-
uolf to bo coutldcuced and usud must
tuko tho consequences of his own fool
ltthness.
Another man, said to have been an In
tlmato friend and associate of Kit Car-
eon, is reported to havo died In Denver.
For a man who uncut practically all his
life In tho wilderness where whlto men
wore as rare as white crows tho late
Mr. Carson appears to have hud an us
toulshingly largo number of lutlmute
friends.
Tho star witness In tho great caso of
alleged police blackmail has decamped,
leaving word that tho seusnUonal expose
was a put up Job to sell cheap newspa
pers. While that does not constitute a
clean bill for anyone, it throws an In
terestlng light on the methods pursued
by the yellow Journal fakirs to niako
people bellovo that they aro grout agen
ties of moral purification.
THE Ori'USlTIOX DEMUIIALIZID.
When congress resumes its labors on
Jnnunry G the republican majority will
bo compelled to grapplo with tho great
problems affecting tho future growth
and prosperity of tho nation. While
most of the measures that will come be-
foro congress will simply vitalize the
principles and policies to which the re
publican party has been committed for
many years, some momentous questions
must be dealt with In the light of re
cent experiences nnd existing conditions.
With brainy nud courageous leader
ship Intelligently directing a harmonious
and cohesive force the republicans are
not likely to encounter any storms that
will tend to alienate or destroy public
conlldenco or demoralize the rank and
lllo that have battled under the repub
lican banner.
There never was a time when the op
position In both houses of congress was
so hopelessly demoralized, i.lke a ship
in mld-oeean, without chart or compass.
It Is tossed about by the vnrylng winds.
Out of more than UOO democrats occu
pying seats In both houstis It is doubtful
If half a dozen could bo found who are
entirely in accord on all points that have
heretofore divided the two great parties.
Tho various groups and sub-divisions
that aro agreed on some points cannot
ngreo upon others. There aro pro
nounced democratic free-traders and
thcro aro ardent democratic protection
ists; Bomo favor a tariff for revenue
only, whllo others favor a tariff on cer
tain classes of products; some favor a
ship subsidy and others are opposed to
It. On tho money (mention some still ad-
hero to the free silver fnllaey, while
others aro emphatic lu their endorse
ment of the gold standard. Some favor
the abolition of national bunks and the
establishment of state banks, while oth
ers are opposed to the abolition of na
tional banks and equally opposed to the
creation of usset currency. Discord
prevails in the ranks of democracy with
regard to the government of our insular
possessions. While a majority profess
to bo in favor of the abandonment of
the Phlllpplnu Islands at tho earliest
possible moment, a very respectable
fraction either favor the permanent re
tention of the Islands or the military
occupations of tho islands for an iiulell
nlte period.
On Issues and measures of minor Im
portance there is even greater diver
gence of opinion among the democratic
members of congress, and the prospects
of tho fragments being united is not
very promising.
TUC SUlt-Tit KA S Ult 1' .S YS TEM.
Tho main feature of the plan for a
great central banking Institution to net
as tho tlscal agent for tho government as
proposed by Secretary of tho Treasury
Gage lies lu tho abolition of our present
sub-treasury system and the transfer of
Its functions to the new bank. The dis
cussion of this project cannot go on In
telligently without a fair knowledge of
tho origin and history of the sub-treasury
and the causes which brought it into
existence.
Our sub-treasury system, or as is was
then known, tho independent treasury,
was llrst otitllued and recommended to
congress by President Van Uureu lu his
message of lbtfT, nlthouuh It was not
enacted into law until lsio and then was
repealed after u trial of scarcely more
than a year, blx years later, however.
tho independent treasury law was re
enacted without change of any kind,
under which the ordinary Useal opera
tions of tho government have been eon
ducted ever since with slight modula
tions mado necessary by the national
banking acts beginning with the war oi
1801.
If tho sub-treasury system Is ever dis
carded, it will uot bo because it was not
u vast improvement over what had gone
before. The two United States banks
which culminated lu the great light of
Andrew Jackbon against the Second
llauk of the United States had been the
exclusive depositories of moneys belong
ing to tho federal government. As oue
of his most effective strokes against this
corporation, President Jacksou had arbi
trarily lu lb'M ordered the government
deposits withdrawn nud set up the sys
tem or ileposlts In so-called pet bauks
selected from among tho various btate
uud private banking Institutions. Al
though these government deposits uever
lu tho aggregate exceeded 0,000,000, a
mere bagatelle In these twentieth cen
tury days, they proved a never-eudlm:
source of weakness and distress, through
tho varying values of wildcat bunkuotcs,
suspension f specie payments and llual
bankruptcy and collapse.
When tho Independent treasury law
was llrst enacted, all the pet banks and
banks that hoped to be favored with the
use of the government's money entered
Vigorous protest.
As a result of their exertions It was
repealed simultaneously with tho pas
sage of the bill lor u third United States
batik, which was to havo taken its place.
President Tyler vetoed the bank bill, al
though ho signed tho sub-trensury repeal
bill, but by sheer force of clrcumsUinces
tho government was compelled to con
tinue to handle Its funds In much the
same way as It had when the law was
In force and when It came up for re
enactment in 1S1U thero was little or no
opposition. Since tho crcatlou of our
present national bunking system, na
tional banks in all tho larger cities havo
been mado government depositories
uuder strict regulations requiring nuiplo
securities for satekeeplng and prevent
lug uuduo favoritism.
That tho Independent treasury system
has In tho past performed Uio functions
for which It waa designed with u fair
degreo of satisfaction, especially as com
pared with previously existing condi
tions, will be denied by none. Whether
as Secretary Gago contends Its defects
havo now become moro pronounced
that It uo longer meets satisfactorily thu
demands of our murvelously expanded
government and has outlived Its useful
ness will bo subject to debate. What
ever tho coaclusloa may be, it Is, wo be
lieve, safo to say, that this country will
never go back either to the era of pet
banks or to a private monopoly of the
public funds. If tho sub-treasury sys
tem Is to be abolished It will have Io be
replaced with some other device that
overcomes existing dllllctiltles without
giving up the advantages of full safety
and absolute Independence of private
banking Institutions.
V1DKXCES UF OUll (1HEAT STltWEii.
Ti
lino was when the holiday season
brought Joy and comfort to the enter-
prls
Islug editor who kept the world In-
fori
ined about the nluek, push and
progress of his community. In those
good old times the country editor never
failed to make known through ills
w
idely circulated medium of publicity
his
grateful appreciation to his patrons
' their recognition of his invaluable
vices by the delivery of pumpkin.
for
sor
potatoes, poultry mid cord wood.
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tut these mutually helpful methods
of
reelproolty h:iv been swept away by
tiu
tidal wave of twentieth century
Pf
ogress and In their place has come the
metropolitan Journalism that strives to
direct the popular vision to the ever
oiling nrteries of commerce, whoso
pulsations aro irranhleallv nortrnved bv
the special artist employed exclusively
tho world-famed chroniclers of com-
merelal and Industrial evolution. Thus
Is that one of these exclusively irreut
newspapers devotes at least ono page
acii week to describe in language at
nice chaste and convincing "the great
itrldes Omaha Is making In wholesale
md Jobbing trade." To reproduce all
that has been so delightfully recounted
bout drummer and dealer, buver and
Jobber would (111 several Volumes more
ntertalnlng by far than the Arabian
Ignis or Huron .Munchausen's veracious
narratives. Lamentable as It mnv I.e.
e arc compelled for want of snaee to
dole out to our readers only a few of
tho choicest morsels of these brilliant
iTuslons, which present a panoramic
view of the lus and outs of the Omnhn
Jobbing district as photographed by the
xciusivi! camera of tho World-IIerald:
M. E. Smith & Co., dry goods Jobbers,
ilways llko to seo their traveling men come
n especially about tlm
may not all bo given a Hiilt nf rinthna
automobile as a compliment for their cUcc
tlvc work during tho past season, yet they
aro sure of tho glad-hand, and that Is hot
ter than nothing. Then thero Is Joo Kcl
ley'B grin, which alono Is worth coming sev
eral leagues to see.
It will probably bo gratifying to tho lov
ers of summer luxuries to know that cu
cumbers aro selling for Jl.GO per dozen, rad-
isnea xrom JO to 3o cents per bunch, and
that a wholo barrel of lettuco can bo had
for ?fl.r.O. Then thoy can get 100 pounds of
turnips for $1.25, tho samo amount of beets
for $2, and Kalamazoo celery at 35 cents
per bunch. Strawberries will como along
n a month or two at an average nrlco of 3
cents each.
Oscar Keyser. a leading merelmnt nf iinllo.
vue, was In the city last weok nml miinrf
on I'axton & Gallagher for what ho wanted.
Mr. Keysor Is not only a irood mnrrhnnr
but Is something of n huntor na well nni
one of thoso pot hunters who slip up on
tno blind side of a flock of game nnd
slaughter them unawares, but ono who
tnkCS tllem OII tllP Wine. Anil flllc rnnnlla
a little story In which Mr. Keyser played a
prominent part. Along early In the full a
Hock of prairie chickens mado their nnnonr.
nnco down In Sarpy county, and, owing to
ttielr scarcity, attracted no little amount
of munition. Several pot hunters tried to
get action on them, but fulled. Finally
Mr. Keyser started out. IIo chased the
drove dnv after daw nun nt a time. Ttn
had secured seventeen nf the twonty-threo
and not one of them was killed except In a
fair right mill open field.
Charles Jewell, representing M. E. Smith
& Co., dry goods Jobbers, In tho west. Is In
Omaha for a short time. Mr. Jewell !s
ono of tho best known travollng men out
of Omaha and has always bomo a good
reputation for veracity and sobriety, henco
what he says has weight with all who
know him. Of n recent trip out In Idnho
ho says: "The funniest thing I saw whllo
absent was a stx-leggcd steer that la now
on tho ranch of William Zooblcy. Tho
peculiar part of this caso Is that this steer
wos born with but tho regulation number
of legs, but ns It grew older two additional
legs began to sprout, and now tho beaBt
has six legs, which ho uses as easily nnd
gracefully as a steer with but four legs. I
told tho ranchman that ho had a fortuno in
that steer If ho would exhibit him In eomo
at the large cities, but ho only laughed nt
mo and said: 'That's nothing. Such
things often happen up here.' Asked to ex
plain, ho repllod: 'Thero Is a spring of water
on my ranch that Is seldom used. When
ever nn animal gets too dry aud Is so lazy
that it will not go to a good drinking placo
ho goes down to that spring to slacken his
thlrat. About a month after thoy drluk
tho water from this spring two additional
legs begin to sprout and In tlmo grow as
long as thoso already In uso.'
'Of course." added Mr. Jowcll, "I did
not bellevo what Mr. Zoobloy said and In
timated aa much. IIo then took mo out
behind his barn, whero ho had a lot of
hides hanging on the fence, and sure as you
live half of them showed that they had
covered beasts with six legs."
Jowoll's pipe went out or ho might havo
talked longer.
What the business men of other cities
will think of Omaha's great strides as
a great jobbing center ns portrayed by
these pen pictures wo cannot oven sur
mise. As a specimen of metropolitan
Jouruallsm, however, these realistic
sketches cannot fnll to create a most
profound Impression.
Professional engagements and tremen
dous pressure of business havo pre
vented Thomas Blackburn, Esquire, at-toruey-at-law,
promoter of electric sub
ways and would-bo dealer In franchises,
from expressing his views on tho Issues
of the hour through tho only medium
that Is willing to glvo hlni space com
meusurato with his claims upon public
ntteution. But tho public at largo and
the small boro politicians aro assured
that tho protracted silence which has
been maintained by Mr. Blackburn for
the past threo days will bo broken b0'
foro the expiration of the yeur 1001.
Ono of tho knotty problems which
jutigo insonnaier ls called upon to
decide In tho county election contest Is
whether the votes cast ou allldavlt by
parties who failed to register should bo
thrown out . It would take an unusu
ally gifted trance medium to look Into a
ballot bos and pick out the ballots cust
by parties who swore in their votes nnd
determine how they voted, unless, In
deed, each voter can be brought before
the court nnd Induced to testify how
he actually did vote, Kven If these
men could all be brought before the
court aud eaeli could remember how he
voted it Is a question whether he could
bu coiiipelled to disclose the names of
the cahdldates for whom lie voted. Can
tho right of a sovereign voter to cast a
secret ballot be Invaded by the courts?
Can this privilege of American citizen
ship be destroyed by compulsory dis
closure of the ballot which Is designed
by law to be secret?
When people talk about the annual
postolllce dellelt.they overlook altogether
the vast amount of postal service ren
dered the government on which no post
age is paid. The franking privilege of
members of congress carries thousands
oi tons of letters aud public documents
at public expense, to say nothing of the
government publications regularly dis
tributed by the different departments.
The government every year pays out
huge sums for telephone, telegraph and
cable tolls, express charges and other
forms of transmitting communications,
aud because it Ls called on to puy for
Its postal service by footing a deficit af
fords no special cause for alarm.
Tho Italian government has com
plained to Undo Sam that Italians do
not have the same protection of law that
Americans do lu case of mob violence
and lyuchiiigs. If the Italian government
will Investigate a little It will discover
that Judge Lynch Is not lu the least par
tial lu such matters and that tho necks
of native born sons aro frequently
stretched by his order. Lynchlngs aro
deplorable, but It Is an assured fact that
u mob never stops to inquire Into tho
nativity of the object of Its vengeance.
President Hoosevelt has been under
lire several times in ids life, but never
has he been bombarded with such a
furious discharge of popguns as has
been centered ou hi m within the past
few days. It is not expected that a
man of Hoosevelt's stamp will beat a
hasty retreat, hut he may be tempted to
make the same exclamation that is
credited by Victor Hugo to General
Cambronne when asked to surrender
tho Napoleonic guard ou the historic bat
tlelleld of Waterloo.
Kastern railroads are considering the
advisability of raising tho wages of tho
operating employes to the standard of
western roads. This Is not charity, but
they have discovered that western roads
by paying better wages aro securing the
most capable employes. Tho present
blockades arc attributed to the incompe
tence of a largo portion of their em
ployes. After the wages are raised the
men should be inoculated with a large
dose of western ginger uud then things
would move.
Details of evidence in the trials of Fil
ipinos show that' some of the people of
those Islands are not much behind the
Apaches of our own country In the mat
ter of cruelty and treachery. As soou
as the facts become generally known lu
tho United Stutes It Is probable a de
mand will be made on tho government
that blankets, beef nud luxuries be dis
tributed to Induce the brown men to re
turn to the reservation aud be good.
Taking Governor Savago at his word,
the Omaha Bar association is preparing
to namo for him the man to be appointed
to tho expected vacancy ou the bench of
this judicial district The Judicial dis
trict, however, Includes Burt, Washing
ton and Sarpy counties In addition to
Douglas county, and the attorneys out
side of Omaha have equal Interests with
those practicing here.
The South Omaha council has a wny
of making settlements with damaged
claimants by confessing judgment aud
piling up an enormous deticit lu the
Judgment fund, which lu due time the
thrifty llnanclors who engineer the
claims expect to take up by an issue of
Hunting debt bonds. Such lluaucieriug
would wreck any town.
Sprueluu Ut fur Trouble.
Globe-Democrat.
Tho Chinese government will Intrust tho
reorganization of lu army to tho Japs. Evi
dently China ls preparing to becomo a
fighting nation.
Think fit J ouch Kicking.
Washington Post.
It Is strange that tho confirmation of
Attorney General Knox should havo been
opposed by tho representative of tho
round balo trust. Wo thought tho trust
folks ulwaya stood togotber.
Now for u Cliodt Diincr,
Chicago Trlbuno.
Tho decision of tho courts In North Da
kota that It Is not a crlmo for a cowboy
to pass a $50 confederate noto on an In
dian in payment for a pony may etnrt the
ghosts to doing some of tho liveliest kind
of dancing out thero.
Another Navy Worked Up,
Chicago Post.
Tho Urltlsh Navy league Is Indignant bo
cause Commander Clover said It circulated
reports reflecting on tho English navy In
ordor to keep up Its offlclenoy. This pro
test, however, may be simply part of the
scheme which Commander Clover says Is
worked so successfully.
l'nttlnic It On Democrats,
Philadelphia Ilccord.
Representative Hopburn of Iowa asserts
that tho republicans novor would have do
clared themselves In favor of tho Inde
pendence of Cuba had not tho democrats
driven thorn Into it. There is Ilttlo truth
In tho assertion, but It contains a sad con-
fosslon of the weakness of party spirit.
Handshake I. (me Favor.
Minneapolis Journal.
The president has decided to dispense with
the bugo task of shaking bands with
everybody that comcrf to Washington. What
a silly thing this handshaking business on
a whole-nale scale Is, anyway. When does
tho avorugo citizen feol most llko a ninny?
When ho la lined up with sovcral hundred
of his fellows and rushed past somo celeb
rity with a fixed brass-monkoy smile and
tries to tell tho celebrity how slnd ho la to
eca max.
Problem of
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Philadelphia Press.
A bill providing for the extension of ua- lug out this work. Oeologlcnl survey maps
tional aid to Irrigation ls reported to bo of all Important rivers havo been ptepnred
ready for introduction Into tho sonato nnd
house of representatives. It Is tho work
of tho members of congress from tho Btates thn reservoir Biles, canals nnd Irrlgnblo
having the largest nrea of nrld nnd semi- lauds. Computations havo also beeu made
nrld land and Is tho result of much thought of tho flow of water nt various points
and study. The chief feature of the bill throughout the nrld region, and studies
Is that It places tho administration of tho made of tho underground water conditions
wholo project In tho hnuds of tho secretary and the urteslau well possibilities,
of tho Interior nnd so makes possible the All this data will provo valuable and
carrying out of the scheme on comprehen- timely If nn Irrigation bill Is passed. Tho
slvo principles. Tho next most important country will approve a comprehensive, well
fenturo ls tho sotting aside of the money guarded bill on this subject. It will not,
obtained from tho salo of public lands In however, sanction a treasury grab under
tho Irrlgnblo states as an Irrigation fund, the terms of which nn nnnuul levy will bo
Tho need of devising somo comprehensive mado on tho public funds und which ls to
plan of Irrigation for the arid nnd semi- bo distributed according to the persistence
arid states has been recognized slnco tho and assurance of tho representatives from
population began to press Into those re- tho arid states. Another objection npponrs
gtons. So long an land was plenty In tho to havo been ovorcomo In tho proposed bill,
regions whero ngrlculturaf operations can nnd that Is tho provision limiting tho
bo cnrrled on with tho nld of the natural amount of Irrlgabln land to bo sold to ono
rainfall Irrigation "ould remain In abeyance, person and the requirement that a settler
It has been forced to the front now by the must both cultivate and llvo on his land,
demand for more land for n'ttlers. Porno If tho bill to be Introduced In drawn on
schemo would have been matured before ns broad principles ns indicated and Is as
this, It Is probable, had not the vnstneas well guarded as reported It will probably
of tho project nnd the Inrgo outlny do- meet public wishes uud encounter Ilttlo op
mnnded discouraged a beginning. It was position from thn east. Tho chief obstacles
feared that tho work once entered upon nro likely to bo met In trying to hnrmonlr.o
and laltlnl appropriations mado tho schemo tho differing vlows of tho west on this sub
would dovclop into a grab gamo much llko Jcct.
tho annual river and harbor bills. Irrigation Is n natlonnl question. It Is
Tho bill now framed scekB to ovorcomo ns much so ns tho caro of tho rivers and
theso obstacles by limiting tho amount of harbors of tho country, and Its Imporlanco
money to bo spent to tho sum obtained Is destined to grow ns tho population of
from tho salo of public lands In the states tho country Increases. Thn hesltntlon In
which havo landB to irrigate, nnd by put- approving schemes proposed In tho past
ting tho administration of tho schemo un- has been duo to tho fear Hint tho govern-
der tho control of tho Interior department, mont might bo Inunched on a plan Involving
It doubtless places n largo power In tho tho cxpimdlturo of untold millions nnd whoso
hands of tho secretary of tho Interior, but ultlmato benefit no ono could forecast. Such
It concentrates tho responsibility aud en- nn Irrigation project will not bo approved,
nbles any nbuso to bo traced to its source, nnd the friends of Irrlgntlon will do well
Investigations mado In tho past nnd tho to avoid It from the stnrt nnd so prevent
great amount of lnformntlon obtnlned espo- public opinion from becoming prejudiced
dally fit tho Interior department for carry- ngalnst them.
DO ItEl'UIMANDS I3XI) AM.f
Chicago Post: And what next? Shall the
matter bo "dropped," slnco Secrctnry Long
has spoken? No. Tho American pcoplo nnd
their congress havo tho llunl word, ns yet
unspoken,
New York Times: Wlthnn attempt at
Justifiable caution, tho press dispatches say
"Secretary Long has disposed finally of tho
Schley enso so far ns tho Navy depart
ment Is concerned." Tho Schley case ls not
disposed of not even so far ns tho Navy
department ls concerned. Tho enemies of
tho victor of Santiago should enjoy their
triumph whilo they may.
Philadelphia Ilccord: If the secrctnry of
wnr shall Insist upon crushing whoever
may dare open bin mouth as to tho settled,
yet uusettled, Schley-Sampson matter, ho
will havo to open it private cemetery be
hind tho department building. Fur tho
present, nowover, no nns only set all the
animals to snnrllng and gnashing their
teeth again. Is this tho official Idea of nn
"absoluto termination" of high controversy?
Unltlnioro American: It ls amazing that
President Hoosevelt should countenance,
much less sanction, such action by his- cabi
net secretaries. Hut If ho and thoso nbout
him listen to thn siren song of tho poll-
tlclnns nnd by ofllclnl condemnation of
Schley, repudiation of Dowoy nnd censuro I
of Miles seek to end the controversy which I
has split tho country Into factions aud do-
moralized tho navy, they nro worso than
blind. No question wafl over settled until
it was settled right. This question mint
and will bo settled right in tho end; that
end Is not yet. nor will It bo until right
provnlls and Justice Is done.
Minneapolis Journal: Admiral Dewoy'cnn
worry along. Tho pcoplo feel that tho
hero of Manila did tho right thing nt tho
right time. Ills "memorandum," as Secre
tary Lcng calls It, gnvo balanco to tho of
ficial findings. It gnvo Schley tho credit
ho was entitled to. It wns Irregular, but
It was common sense. Tho round robin of
President Hoosevelt when ho wns a colonel
nt Snntlugo was Irregular. lint It was right.
To bo Irregular at tho right moment ls tho
thing. That was Dowoy.
PERSONAL NOTES.
George Adams, a miner living In Mc-
Kcesport, Pa., has received word that
David Craig, a tramp who camo to his
houso ten yenrs ago Bick and was nursed
back to health by Adams and his wlfo, Is
dead In Colorado and has left him $5,000.
General Fltzhugh Leo ls to start on a
Iocturo tour of the southern states and, per
haps, elsewhere this wlntor, his subject
being "Pcaco and War In tho United Stat03
and Cuba." IIo hns also agreed to lecture
about fifteen times at various Chautauqua
assemblies next summer.
John Valentine, president of tho Wolls-
Fargo Express company, who died recently,
was an authority on tho American produc
tion of gold and silver and his annual sum
mary of the output of the precious metals
was received with a great deal of respect.
He wan only 61 years old.
Thomas A. Edison's condition Is worry
ing his friends. Tho famous Inventor has
recently been ndvUcd by sovoral distin
guished physicians to ccaso work, but ho
pays no heed to their counsol. IIo Is on
grossed In tho Investigation of several diffi
cult problems nnd rofuscs to rest.
Representative Smith of Mlchlgnn hns In
troduced moro pension bills at tho prosnnt
session of congress than all his associate
members combined. Mr. Smith has no less
than 3,700 pensioners in his district. Ho
says that this number cannot be exceeded
In any other congressional district.
Tho Chicago Historical society has pur
chased from tho heirs of President James
Knox Polk In Nashville, Tcnu., his diary
and correspondence, Btato and personal. The
diary fills forty volumes and the corre
spondence covers a period of twonty-ono
years. Polk's part ls nil In his own hand
writing. Only $3,000, it is said, was paid for
the collection. ,
Somo Connecticut people seem disturbed
by tho fact that tho measure providing for
thn Btato constitutional convention requires
that It shall meet on Now Year's day, which
Is a legal holiday. A minor mattor of dis
quiet 1b that no placo ls named In which
the convention shall meet nnd the hour of
thn first assembly Is not specified Hut tho
dologates elected will undoubtedly got over
these llttlo difficulties easily.
Very Much Mixed.
Tloston Qlobe,
It may astonish somo pcoplo to learn
that out of a Hrlttsh population of nearly
400,000,000 about 48,880,000, or leas than
ono-elghth, are of Ilrltlsh birth or descent,
nearly 4,000,000 aro non-llrit Ish whlto men
and tho colored races number 343,000,000.
Tho native Ilrltlsh seem being snowed un
der. J I in Hill's Philanthropy.
Detroit Free Press.
Where President James J. Hill of tho
Northern Securities company Is going to
get among tho rocks Is In trying to con
vlnco those who dropped part or all of
their monoy in tho mernorablo deal that ho
was engaged In a purely humanitarian Job.
Missionary work that pays so euoruioudy
la jteccsmUy under suspicion.
Irrigation
which show the catchment nrcn In tho
mountains nnd the rclatlvo positions of
hits or Washington mph.
Scene nml Inclilentn Ohxervrd nt the
nf Iniuil t'niiltnl.
Your Undo Sam has Just closed a ton
days' miction rnlo of articles lost In tho
malls nnd denned up $5,100, tho largest
sum ever realized from Bitch a sale. Tho
number of packages offered for salo was
nlso unusually large, thcro being moro
than 6,000 of them. Tho packages con
tained tho customary variety of articles,
useful and useless. Tho prlzo packago
brought aud and contained an excellent
diamond ring which was worth nbout $100.
Several persons competed for tho ring with
out having seen It, nud n woman finally
won It. Another diamond rlug, worth nbout
25, was knocked down to an enthusiast
for $17.
1 Llttlo Archibald Hoosevelt, tho" prosl
I dent's son. who is nttendlng a klndergnrten
I n Washington, ls now known ns tho bully
of that educational institution. Tho mothers
, 0f tho other llttlo tots attending tho school
nro bragging becnuao Mrs. Hoosovolt sonds
her child thero, hut tho totn nro not so
enthusiastic over Archibald's presence Tho
other day a woman who has n llttlo girl
attending thn kindergarten, asked her how
i she liked llttlo Archibald.
"I don't llko him," camo tho decisive
reply. "Ho butted mo twlco In tho stom-
ach
Investigation proved that Archibald's
favorlto nmusemont ls lowering his head
llko n billygoat nnd butting tho other pupils
around tho playground.
A group of senators gathered
Scnntor Mason's committee room,
ports tho Washington Times, and
In
dulgrd In n pnstlmo which is a delight
to the Illinois statesman Impromptu
story tolling. Ono of tho yarns concerned
Senator Halley of Toxus uud was to tho efj
feet that whllo tho Texan was a member of
tho houso ho nttended a mass meeting In
his district. During tho meeting ho con
stantly referred to Jacob T. Patrick, a
prominent republican from Kentucky, ns
"Judge." This incensed Mr. Patrick, who
flnnlly arose and said:
"I am not n Judge. I nover wns, nnd moro
than that 1 havo no tltlo. I am plain
Jake Patrick, tho only strictly prlvnto citi
zen lu tho entlro commonwealth of Ken
tucky. I am not oven a 'mister.' "
"Well, sir," replied Mr. Halley, "you nro
unique. I should think that you would bo
at least a 'colonel.' I havo always un
derstood that In Kentucky It Is tho easiest
nnd cheapest thing in tho world to bo a
colonel."
"Thcro Is something In that," repllod
Mr. Patrick. "It ls almost us easy nnd
cheap to be a colonel in Kentucky ns to
bo n congressman In Texas."
Thn Inugh was on So'nntor Halley and
tho crowd was refreshed at his cxponso.
"Iowa line taken a foremost position ns a
llvo stock state," said Mr. Frank L. Cum
mlngn nf Dcs Moines, In,, to thn Welling
ton Post man. "It Is now second only to
Texas in Its number of cattlo. I think it
exceeds any stato In tho union In Its num
ber of good, blooded cattle. Over onc
snvpnth of all tho hogs In tho United
Stntcei aro In Iowa nnd tho sheep-ralaing
Industry of tho stato ranks woll up. Thero
ls no longer any doubt that it has moro
horses thnn nny other stato In tho union."
Mr. Cummlngs has a table showing tho
number of cattlo, bogs, sheep uud horses
In tho United States. It was compiled
Dont
Hug the
Stove
If you do, a lit
tle draft or a sharp
wind will give you
a cold or a cough.
If you have a cold now, the
best advice we can give you is this :
Go to your doctor and ask him
to name the best medicine in the
world for colds and coughs. If
he says, "Ayer's Cherry Pec
toral," then get a bottle at once.
If he has anything better, get that.
,.. r . 1 1-... 1 I
haven t occn without it in the house lor
Mrs.
J5c Mc, $1.00.
rtycr v. nciiy i.ciiuiui 11 a most wonocriiii icmruy tor children, When they
take cold and oudi at night, or have the troup.it fjivrs Immediate relief. I
from tho last federal census and wm mado
public last fnll nt tho llvo stock exposition
) lu Chicago. 11 Phowa that the tot.il until
, ber of cattle, nil kinds, Is 07,900... of
swine, nil kinds, 63,207.249; of sheet , nil
kinds, 61,414.024. Tho llvo stock lu I iwn,
according to these figures, follows: Cattle,
i fi.3Gfi.MD; swine. 9,b01,9io: sheep, 1.0u6,.l...
i uoies, i.iui.4.,.
"Texas," continued Mr. Cummlnc.
"which Is tho ono stato In tho uulon
which exceeds Iowa lu Its number of cattle,
has 9,54(5.970 cattle. Knnsas stands i.oxt to
lown, hnvliig 1,495,013. Nebrnska 9 fourth,
Illinois fifth nnd .Missouri sixth. Iowa has
nearly doublo tho number of hogs of any
other state. Wyoming nnd tho western
states take tho Icud hi sheep. Illinois Is
next to Iowa In horses."
Senator Hoverldgo of Indiana was walking
down the main corridor of tho capltol tin
other duy, when ho was stopped by Mr
Holme, n woll known , Chicago attorney.
Mr. Holme used to bo Senator Mason's
law partner, nnd this circumstance, coupled
with tho fuct thnt he hnd known tho ItooMcr
oratorical prodigy since tho latter was ti
boy, inndo the Chicago man bold enough to
greet the stntesmnn.
"Good morning, senator." said Mr. Holme,
grasping one of the appendages which tin
orator uses In Illustrating his speeches, nn I
shuktng It ns vigorously ns their old ac
quaintance warranted. ,"I havo not scon
you slnco you got back from your Jnunt.
You are looking well nnd happy. It seems to
do you good to travel."
Scuntor Ilevorldgo hastily disengaged hli
hand from tho attorney's grip, nnd drawing
himself up to his full height, remarked so
voroly: "I dcslro to correct tho impres
sion that you Bcom to hnvo regarding my
Journey to tho Philippines. It was a trip
mado entirely at my own expense. I bought
my railroad tickets with my own money,
tho cxponso of my steamboat transportation
were bomo by myself. I paid every cent ol
tho expenses of that Jaunt, as you cull It,
out of my own pocket."
Mr. Holmn nttompted to explain to him
that he did not mean nny slur or Implied
criticism. Ho tried to show thnt whllo ho
had not used thn word "Jnunt" after great
deliberation, Btlll ho hnd un Impression thnt
It wns not entirely a term of opprobrium,
but often could be scon in tho best verbal
society. Tho senator would not listen t
any oxplannttnn or apology. IIo waved tho
Chicago lawyer iiBldo and continued his
enrcor down tho capltol corridor.
Mr. Holme wns nonplussed. Ho stood for
n moment trying to decldn on whnt ha
should do next, and then turning, he walked
In tho opposite direction taken by Senator
Fairbanks' young colleague.
He had not gone moro than twenty feet
when ho was stopped by n hand laid on his
shoulder. Turning, ho saw Senator llov
erldge. Tho senotor's fnrn wns thnt of a
man over whom u great light had broken.
"I beg your pardon," ho mid as tho Chi
cago man looked nt him inqulrlugly. "Do
you know that when I objected to tho word
'Jaunt' I had It mixed up with 'Juukot. "
S.W!(;V HMMAKKS.
Chlcngo Post: "IIo believes In expansion,
doesn't ho?"
"Well. I should say so. Why, you ought
to seo lilm cut."
Romervlllo Journal: Smytho Isn't that
son of yours taller than you nro?
Hrowne Yes. I huvo to wenr Ills old
clothes now.
Washington Stnr: "Tukr kcer of yoh
money," snld Undo Ebon, "but don't think
so much of a dollar dut you loses do op
pnrchunlty to git busy un' earn ono or two
nui'.
San Frnnclsco Ilullctln: Hhe You men
clulm to be thn salt of tho earth!
Ho (mildly) Hut, my dear, wo have naver
denied your claim Io being tho pepperl
I lost on Post: First Ihyslclan-I under
stnnd the mciisles havo broken out In your
neighborhood?
Second l'hyslclnn Yes, but thn families
nro so scattered I'm afraid they won't
catch.
Clovdnnd Plain Denier: "Thov snv that
tho recent drop In .Standard Oil cost Mr.
Hockefollor $fi7.WHVX."
"Well, It must hnve been a plensuro to
havo tho descent so nicely lubricated."
Chicago Tribune: "tJunrd." said thn pas
senger with tho goatee, "you elevated rail
road people don't know how to warm your
curs. The hciitlng nrriingenients ought to
bo nn tho floor Instead of under tho scats "
"For heaven's) sake, lllrum," whispered
tho passenger's wife, "don't tell everybody
In thu cur you've got cold feet!"
Detroit Frcn Press: Knthnrlne -I nsked
thnt homely Mrs. Hobson how It wns that
sho had been married four times anil I
hadn't been married at nil.
norotliy near me! What did shn say?
Kntliurlno Sho said that perhaps I wns
too particular.
JUSTK ll AND THIS C1UTIO.
Sun Frnnclsco Nuws-Letter.
Thn critic enmo to heaven's gato
And nskud tho fo thereto.
"A llttlo thing." St. Peter said,
"lint may bo big for you."
"Just tnkn this tablet and this pen
And wrlto two lines that rhyme."
The critic scratched his head awhtlo,
Thon murmured, "Glvo mu time."
You block tho wny of decent folic,"
Ht. Peter's speech wns tcrbo.
"Depart nnd tnkn a desk In Hell
Until you wrlto that verso."
The critic wandered oft to Hell
And squatted nn a coal.
They furnished him a charcoal stick
And long usbestos scroll.
Tho Imps forgot nil othor play
And watched lilm with delight.
"Heboid!" they cried, "this critic man
Who told men how to write."
The critic squatted on his coal
And loudly did 1m curse.
"Alns! my namo Is mud!" he sold,
"1 cannot wrlto a verso."
Although this hnpponed years ago,
I mention with regret,
llrsldo a blunk asbestos scroll
Tho critic's sitting yet.
r . . ... ....
over tea years."
HoniiA KaiirrKK, Hrooklyn, N. Y.
J. C. AYIIk CO.. Lowell, Mill.