THE OMAHA DAILY JUSEt FHIDAY, JAKUARY 24, 1002.
The omaha Daily Bee
K. H0SKWAT13H, EDITOR.
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aya Oiat th actual number of full and
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1M1. M. B. IIUNOATE,
(Seal.) Notary Public.
Tho college orators will havo tlio mid
dle of tho stngo for a brief period of
time.
Bartlcy Is out of the greenhouse, but
the Bartlcy bond Is not yet out' of tho
courts.
Wizard Marconi ought not to have
much trouble In opening another cir
cuit that will carry heart-beats.
When that new span is built into the
East OmaJiu bridge we may expect a
grand revival of the game of draw.
The presldcntH of all tho big western
roads bare again solemnly agreed not
to cut rates unless Jt can bo done .with
reasonable assurance of secrecy.
Omaha, still maintains Its position as
tho third pork packing city in America,
but it looks ns If It may have to run a
neck-and-ncck race with St Joseph in
the no distant future to hold Its place.
While wo aro so insistent upon the,
rights of Americans In China It would
not bo out of place to givo at least a
respectful hearing to tho champions
of the rights of the Chinese In America.
President Schwab of the Steel trust
had a short conference with the emperor
of Austria. The steel magnate might
glvo the emperor some valuable pointers
vu how to harmonize divergent Interests.
The announcement that ex-Prcsldent
Cleveland has set out on his regular
duck hunting expedition should be re
ceived as incontrovertible ovldenco of
complete recovery from his recent ill
ness. Prince Henry is making up his list
of presents for his forthcoming trip to
tho United Stutcs. These International
visits threaten to become much like tho
trips of a rich man to visit his poor
relations.
Tho State Board of 'Agriculture wants
tho next legislature to make an appro
priation for a permanent ofllco homo
for the society. Tho 40 cents left over
ln.thoutppropriatlon for,;the Purchase -of
ground's might be used us a nucleus for
. ,
liansas City ruilroads aro complaining
aboura corn blockade, the crnlu beiuc
idcourso xof shlpmeut from Nebraska
and Iowa to tho southwest, where u
shortage exists of corn to fcml th ntnoir
It Is Indeed' a" disastrous year when
these two. suites canuot furnish busi
ness for the railroads.
There Is no good reason why tho
county should maintain un assistant
county physician for South Omaha any
more than or Omaha or East Omaha.
Lot the douuty physician attond to the
business for tho whole couuty and lot
tho city physicians for tho two cities
run their own buillwlcks.
Tha New York Milk commission has
Issued nn edict that dairymen must lx
clean shaven, on tho ground that
microbes aro concealed In tho whiskers
Tho farmer has been accused of. carry
lug hays.wtlq In his whiskers and has
never entered anything more than
mild protest, but microbes exceed tho
limit.
Tho now mayor of San Francisco Is
working" i. revolution In municipal af
fairs ttnvfyclty, Ho Is keeping an
eye on city- employes aud promptly
chops 'off tho head of anyone who does
not givo thu city au .honest day's work
tot tho money ho. receives. If public
mployes would perform us much work
in a day.as thoe. hired by prlvato es
taDlIshnients and big .corporations It
would be au easy matter to keep down
M'KlItLRY MEMOIUAh DAT.
Tho twenty-ninth of January, tljo
birthday anniversary of William Mo
Kinley, has been designated'1 by the Nn
tlonul McKlnley Memorial association as
an appropriate ocenslou, upon which to
honor tho memory oi the late president.
The governors of Ohio, Now York, Illi
nois, Minnesota and other states and the
mayors of nearly all the principal cities
have Issued proclamations calling for a
general observance of McKlnley day by
tho people. It Is understood that con
tributions to the McKlnley memorial
fund will be made on that day by all
classes of people who desire to testify
their appreciation of tho high character
and life work of William McKlnley. It
Is to bo hoped that the citizens of
Omaha and the pcoplo ofv Nebraska, will
Join with the people of the whole coun
try In honoring the memory of the man
'Whom they loved so, well.
Tho Nebraska auxiliary committee was
organized some two months ago for the
purpose of raising funds, but has la
bored under u great disadvantage by
rcasbn of tho absence-' ,lroni tlio state
of Its president, General Mandcrson, and
tho Inability of tho others-members of tho
committee to devoto their time .to tho
work. The returns from ,tha state, so
far as they have been received, are en
couraging, although tho remittances aro
coming In slowly.
Nebraska's quota to tho memorial fund
was expected to bo ff&OOOy but up to
date tho contributions aggregate only
$800, and moro than 80 per cent of this
sum has been raised by the postmasters
In tho smaller towns and the school
teachers in tho rural districts. Tho
cities of Omahu, South Omdha, Lincoln,
Beatrice, Grand Island nnd other largo
cltlotj of tho state havo'aa yet manifested
very llttlo interest In tho work.
Tho committee is sutisued that this ap
parent carelessness or forgetfuluess Is
duo to tho fact that contributions arc
voluntary and In small umounts. Yet
It Is essential thajt. all kwho, sympathize,
with the movement to erect u suitable
monument to William McKlnley at his
homo should Individually 'como forward
ench with his own offering. Next
Wednesday is tho day' set apart for this
purposo in the larger cities and sub
scription lists have been distributed to
all postmasters and bonkers in Omaha
and in all other cities and towns In Ne
braska, t. , ,
BOWEnSOClCS LAUD GRAB BILZj.
A call for a meeting of, tho Nebraska
Stock Growers' association Is, about to
bo issued which has for Its main object
the discussion of a bill introduced in the
lower house of congress by Representa
tive Bowersock of Kansas,
Tlio uowcrsock' bill provides that all
vacant public lands west of the one hun
dredth meridian shall bo leased for
stock grazing purposes", subject, to the
right of homestead and mineral entry
under existing laws of the. United States
at a uniform' rental of Stents' per acre
per year, payable in advance. Provi
sion' is also mado In the bill -for tho
cultivation of 'agricultural land within
tho semi-arid region In proportion to ten
acres of leasehold to ono of freehold.
Preference in the allotment of leases 'Is
to bo glyen to ,011 stock grazers who
were actually occupying the lands dur
ing tho year ending January 1, 1001.
Under this bill all land leases are to be
for u period of ten years, with theprlvl-'
lege of renewal for another ten years at
tho samo rental. But to mask this
manifest scheme to create a gigantic
land monopoly no leasehold' can bo held
byuny ono person In tracts exceeding
040 acres In one body..
The champions of the Bowersock land
lcaso bill declare that it meets as nearly
with the necessities of the case as any
that has ever been drawn, and is equita
ble alike to tho largo as well' as the
small owner. "If a man in the add aud
desert wastes of Idaho, llfah, Wyoming,
uoioraao ana new Mexico can pay 'z
cents per aero for tho .rental of such
lands as they have thero, almost devoid
of nutrition of any kind, tho cuttle
growers of Nebraska, where every foot
of ground .carries with It nutritious.
grasses, can certainly afford to pay this
little rental" There Is, logic In this
conclusion, but thcro also lurks behind
the schemo the danger of land monopoly
and Jobbery. Two cents, per acre a year
would doubtless bo very attractive to
laud-grnbblng syndicates,-' which would
thus be able to secure"mllllous of acres
of grazing Innd for ' almost- nothlug.
Two cents rin acre,represents,,C'por cent
on a valuation of 331-3 cents, which
may be a reasonable price for some
tracts of land In' the arid region, but
would bo less than one-tenth of the ac
tual valve of millions of acres of Ne
braska grazing lands west of the one
hundredth meridian.
Tho most objcctlonablo feature, how
over, is not tho low rental, but tho at
tempt to evade the payment of taxes
aud shift the burden tof maintaining
stnto and locnl government upon home
ownors who have acquired their lands
by purchase. So long as tho tltlo In the
leased lunds remains In tho government
they cannot be taxed.
Tho provisions that limits the lease
holds to 040 acres "In ono body" ls'a
delusion aud a snare. Tho land syn
dicates which nro generously willing to
pay 2 cents an acre, or'fili.80 per year
for each square trillo of grazing land,
would havo no dltllculty -in organizing
brigades of men to enter claims for
leaseholds with the ultimate design of
transferring their claims to the syndi
cate. That is an old trick that has been
successfully played under the home
stead and pre-emption laws, through
trusted employes, in' the acquisition of
coal lauds, and it could easily bo re
sorted to by the cattld kings aud land
syndicates.
Fortunately, a full and free discussion
of tho merits of this bill In congress will
ventilate its vulnerable features and
prevent Its enactment In. tho form in
which It would 'foster land-grabbing and,
Jjerj?etuaU Uud monopoly to tha over-
lasting detriment of the pioneer settlers
of tho trunsmlssourl region,
MUST KEEP VP TUB FWIIT.
The members of the Omnha Ileal Es
tate exchango and the rank mid flic of
Omaha taxpayers who are vitally In
terested In tho reduction of taxation
must keep up the fight for thorough re
trenchment, greater economy and more
equitable nssessmentH.
Spasmodic ugltntkm of tax reduction
and periodic attempts to compel asses
sors, bonrds of review and boards of
equalization to do their sworn duty will
not bring about material results, neither
will uny relief bo afforded by plans of
corporate consolidation evolved on Im
practical lines by eminent lawyers aud
distinguished citizens.
It is not necessary to keep public senti
ment nt a fever heat from year end to
year end, but It Is absolutely essential
that nn organized mid unremitting effort
bo nirfdo to educate public sentiment and
Impress upon elective public otlleluls the
popular doiiiaud for lower taxes aud the
pppular opposition to favoritism and dis
crimination to any class of taxpayers.
Up to this tlino Uio Ileal Estate ex
change has been content with hammer
ing away on general brlnclnles. but Its
most promising Held of Immediate action
is in uio abolition of sinecures and In the
enforcement of business methods In
every branch of local government
By a skillful use of tho pruning knife
a saving of 20 per cent in tlio general
expenditures of tho city, county und
school district can bo effected. This
means a reduction of at least 0 tnlllfl In
city taxes and 3 or 4 mills in tho couuty
tax. Such a marked reduction In taxa
tion could not fall to.lmvo a salutary
effect upon Omaha real estate.
County Clerk Miller proposes to arbi
trate tho difference between himself and
tho Board of County Commissioners ns
regards the clerical force absolutely
necessary In his otllco through two bonk
cashiers who aro presumed to be strictly
non-partisan. If tho bank cashiers are
willing to tako tho pains to make a
thorough Investigation the nronosltlon is
eminently satisfactory. The first conun
drum these gentlemen should solvo Is
why a clerk should be specially depu
tized to wait upon tho Board' of County
Commissioners and record Its proceed
ings.' Tho law contemplates that this
duty shall bo performed Jy the county
clerk and not by deputies, unless ho Is
disabled or absent from the city on pub
lic business. The trouble in our public
otilces is that most of tho duties pre
sumed to be performed by responsible
officers aro delegated to subordinates
and the officers themselves imagine that
they are earning their salaries by look
ing on. '
Tho announcement that tho king of,
Denmark has consented to dispose of.
tho Danish islands In the Caribbean sea
onthe terms offered by Secretary Hay,,
In spite of the popular protest made by
'tho Danes, indicates'' thai' his, 4 majesty
is short on cash, and long on real estate..
Whether congress will sanction tho pur-,
chaso and make tho appropriation re
.malns yet to bo seen. Except from a
strategic point of view these islands are
of no value to this or any other country.
Tho only time the Danish West Indian
Islands would have been of any valuo
to tho United States, and of Incalculable
valuo, was when Spain was In a posi
tion to control, all tlio upper part of
South America and to threaten pentral
America and the gulf ports of the United
States. With Spain entirely dislodged
and Cuba practically under un American
protectorate tho Danish Islands would
seem to tuo uninitiated to be high at,
any prlco as an Investment
Tho State Board of Agriculture has
passed a resolution asking tho next
legislature to make an appropriation for
a permanent home for Its headquarters.
There is nothing smnll about the State
Board of Agriculture; Jt never tires of
asking for appropriations. Tho last
legislature appropriated 535,000 for a
permanent fnlr building and grounds.
If tho board would set apart a few thou
sand dollars each year from Its gato re
ceipts It would -soon bo able, to build
permanent headquarters. In the mean
time the state house Is large enough to
uccommoduto all the records the board
mny accumulate.
The legal talent and Judicial learning
absorbed by Judgo Gordon In his various,
litigations over title aud salary since he
went on tho bench of tho police court If
convertible into cash at half market
prices would provldo Judge Gordon with
a handsome pension for tho remainder
of his life., As a costly luxury tho tax-
i- ...
imjuio ui. uuiuuu never inauigeu moro
heavily than they have in Gordon.
Tho Red Cross society has nrotested
against tho abaudonmcut of the govern
ment transport system for that of carry
ing troops by contract, alleging that the
soldiers would not be so well cared for.
From this It would not uppear there was
much foundation for tho many screeds
emitted by tho opponents of tho admin
istration against the provision mado for
troops In transit across tlio ocean.
Lady Stanley appeals to Europeans
to rlso up and prevent tho shipment of
the famous Borghcso collection of paint
ings to tho United States. Lady Stanley
should not bo so greatly exercised. The
famous paintings will not bo used for
soup wrappers, but will bo kept where
all Europeans can see them if they will
leave their canes and umbrellas in the
anteroom.
rjny "af Itusirluatlon.
Washington Star.
The man who stays at home and resda
his favorite congressman's speeches In the
Record is warned against forming mental
pictures of the way hla ideal statesman
looked when he delivered them on tho floor.
1 s
Beats Missionary Arimment.
Baltimore American.
The greatest argument which China has
PbrlitUolty. 1 tho restoration- to her, by
tho United Stales of property taken by
Americans. If the other powers carry out
their professions ns practically tho celes
tials may look with raoro favor on tho missionaries.
Helped to Ilrlntc It About.
St. IxjuIb aiobe-Dcmocrnt.
American railroads, It Is said, will spend
this year, $200,000,000 on betterments. The
era of htatorlcnl prosperity that began in
189S is entitled to tho credit and most of
tho railroad men wero snlart enough to
vote for It.
Tin; 1IIK Knot Itcmnlim.
Baltimore American.
There Is somo discussion about tho place
In tho coronation ceremonies to bo occupied
by tho representatives of tho United States,
but, as far ns precedence as a world power
is concerned, alphabetical accidents will
not affect tho statu of this country, ovon
If tha envoy does got amons tho Us and Vs.
Aritllnsr Itmult to Injury.
Indianapolis .Journal.
Ono by ono tho rights of tho reservation
Indians nro taken from them. Now tho
commissioner has" ordered frequent hair
cuts and that no moro paint bo wasted
upon Indlnn facen. Forcing an Indian to bo
de6cntly clean Is about as gross an insult
as to suggest that he had better go to work.
ringrce Idea Grovrln.
Philadelphia; Inquirer.
Thcro has been organized here tho Vacant
.Lots Cultivation association. This bbdy has
Just been holding Ha annual meeting. The
reporta which wero read at that meeting
show that the cultivation of vacant lota is
an industry which is rapidly increasing In
extent and growing In importance, and that
It is becoming a beneficial Influential factor
in the civic life of this community.
WeatTrnrd the Star of Empire.
New York Press.
At ono tlmo Mnlno was llko Iowa in
Washington tho whole thing and you could
not come near a Mnlno man without hear
ing about it. James O. Olalno, secretary
of state; Chief Justlco Fuller, Speaker Tom
Ilecd, with DIngloy gottlhg ready to bo
chairman of tho ways and means commltteo,
and tho eonato committee on navy affairs
all for tho Pino Tree state. Now Iowa is
everything.
A Notable Kxhlblt.
Now York Hun.
Tho Hon. Dennis Plynn toolt a queer
dozen of Oktahoraans to the Willi o House
tho other day. "Mr. President," said Mr.
Flynn, "tho beauty of this delegation la
that not one of them Is a candidate for
ofllce." .Probably energetic emigrants from
Kansas have got all the Oklahoma offices,
and tho other Oklahomana see tho futility
of competing with thoeo lrropresslblo polit
ical geniuses.
Democratic) Folly.
Philadelphia Record (dem.)
Tho position taken by democratic sonators
la opposition to tho Philippine tariff bill is
not consistent. The Philippine Islands are
not foreign territory and have not boon
stneo tho ratification of tho treaty of
cession. This has been affirmed by a de
cision of tho suprem" court The declara
tion for freo trade hv only logical upon this
ground. Somo tlmo ,tbero may. be an ab
dication of tho sovereignty of the United
States In favor of the people of the archi
pelago, but that la a question for the
future. It Is most Improbable that a ma
jority of Uio pooplo.pf, this country will
ever give consent. to such abandonment
Whon the ropubllc shall ceaso to expand It
will begin to decay. ,10h
1 'i i
AN EXAMPLE' TO THE WOIU.D.
America itetarns -popie ,of the Loot
to China.
Philadelphia 'North American,
In common Jjonosty the United States
could, not do otherwise' than return to China
the silver bullion taken by the American
forces from tho Chinese treasury in Tien
Tsln when that place was captured by tho
troops of powers not at war with China.
Tho United States government has no more
right to the silver than have the mission
aries and other looters to tho property of
private citizens of China taken In the sack
of Pelcln. Yet common honesty Is so un
common In the behavior of strong nations
toward the weak that President Roosovolt
will be praised and Justly praUcd for re
turning tho stolen bullion to the lawful
owner instead of finding specious reasons
for retaining it as' part payment of In
demnity. That the example of the United States
will bo followed by the powers which looted
palaces and. observatories and filled Euro
pean museums with China's treasures of
art and science,, or that any effort will be
made to Indemnify tho individual victims
of the allied burgldrn, military, civilian,
dlplomatlo and' clerical, la too much to
expect. It is enough, perhaps, that tbo
American republic has washed its own of
ficial hands of the stain of thott and
proved the sincerity of its efforts to in
duce tho allies to treat China fairly.
INCREASED SAFEGUARDS.
Telephones Called Into Play In' Oper
ating Trulns.
Chicago News.
After a series of railway accidents which
havo shown very convincing the need of
further safeguards1 in tho operation of
trains, the plan now projected by one com
pany is of especial interest. This company
proposes to substitute tho telephone for the
telegraph as a means of communication
among dispatchers, conductors, station
agents and other employes. In this way all
the men will be brought into closer contact
and presumably they can communicate not
only moro fully but more quickly than by
telegraph.
That thero will bo certain valuable ad
vantages In tho new system Is obvious, and
the experiment will bo followed with inter
cat. It is to bo assumed, however, that the
company will not over.look the possible dis
advantages which might bo Involved in an
excluslvo reliance upon tbo telephone. Per
sons talking over telephones frequently
have difficulty In making themsolves under
stood, particularly If tho wires havo been
affected by accident or weather conditions.
Moreover,' while the dispatcher and the
train conductor can be brought together and'
the services of a third ag,ent, the telegraph
operator, can 'bo dispensed with, tho oper
ator himself sometimes serves as a factor
In noting and correcting errors. A tele
graph order Is a matter of record and the
responsibility for a mistake can paslly be
traced. An order transmitted by telephone
may be mlsundorstood, and how shall It be
found whether an inattentive ear at the re
ceiver or a defective enunciation at the
transmitter was responsible tor the mis
understanding? It .la' to, be supposed, however, that the
company which Is to employ telephones has
considered these objections and has found
ways of surmounting then?. If so, the adop
tion of the uew system will call for com
mendation as a recognition of the need for
further safeguards and an attempt to pro
vide them. Best of all would seem to bo a
plan which would Incorporate the telephone
as part of tbo system of protection, sup
plementing the telegraph nnd the auto
matic devices already la use. Recent his
tory has shown that a multiplicity of pre
cautions is needed if railway accidents are
HITS OV -WASHINCITON I.IKE.
Etching's of I'rople nml Events nt the
Nntlonnl Cnpltnl.
Ono of tho busy workshops of Washing
ton Is tho crematory In tho basement of the
postofflco building. For weeks past tho
crematory has been working full tlmo con
suming stacks of condemned postago
stamps. Tlieco Includo Pan-American
stamps, stamps damaged at tho various
postofTlccs, and sheets gummed togothcr by
reason of heat, water or other causes. It
Is cstlmntcd that 20,000,000 stamps will bo
destroyed when tho returns from all post
offices aro In. '
mi
"Thero is no use of denying," said Qeorgo
D. Scott, chief of tho redemption division
of tho Postofflco department, "that wo have
to cater to public taste In tho matter of
postago stamps, Just as a storekeeper has
to cater to his customers. I do not know
why it Is, but people havo very decided
Ideas concerning postage stamps. When
ever wo Bend out a special stamp wo havo
troublo in disposing of tho Issue. Thosp
printed for tho Pan-American exposition
aro a good example of this peculiarity. Wo
havo Just burned up millions of them which
wcro sent back to us by postmasters, who
reported that they could not sell them.
When tho postmasters would pass them
through tho window tho customers would
shove them back and ask for tbo regular
Issue. Of courso tho popularity of tho en
terprise in commemoration of which tho
stamps aro issued has something to do with
the demand, but tho public always seems to
profor tho regular red 2-cent stamp with
Washington's head on It. Popular na was
tho World's Fnlr nt Chicago, wo had a
hard tlmo getting rid of tho World's Fair
stamps, Wo kept them for a number of
years and finally had to burn a largo quan
tity. It seemed as it pcoplo would not
tako tho Pan-American stamps as a gift
after tbo assassination of President Mc
Klnley." "Although not generally known, It Is a
fact that the railroads of tho country ex
pend a great deal of money for tho educa
tion of children," said Mr. Thomas S. Dale,
a railroad man, from Butto, Mont., to a
Washington Post man. "I mean In addition
to the usual tax levy. It Is tho desire of
railroads to set forth the advantage to
settlors along tholr respective lines. To
accomplish this pamphlets aro Issued, nt
groat expense, showing tho resources, agri
cultural, mineral and grazing of tho tribu
tary country. Maps giving In dotnll tho
streams, plains, prairies, timbered sections,
mountain ranges, mineral deposits, names
of stations, and lines of railway, together
with tho various cities, tholr rclatlvo posi
tions, etc., aro distributed freo among tho
schools of tho country.
"Since tho outbreak of the troubles In the
Philippines there has been a great demand
for maps showing tho resources of the
west, tho routes to tho Pacific coast, and
to tho Islands of tho Orient. Last summer
tho Union Pacific had 15,000 of theso maps
printed at a cost of $10,000. They cost 65
cents each, but were sold for 23 cents each,
barely enough to pay tho express charges.
The managements of tho public schools of
Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri and Kansas
learnod of theso maps, and to dato' havo
caused over 5,000 to bo distributed among
the schools. They are used by tho teachers
In preference to tho regularly supplied
maps, becauso of tho additional' Information
they ucontaln."
Fonclnc Is thn Intent fnri nt WnnhlnMnn
society .leadors. Tho Leltor girls brought
back tha craxe frnm Rnrnnn nnrl It linn
spread like, wldflre. The capital has had
a feacers' club for como years, but It was
dying of ,dry-rqt until tho two former Chi
cago girls started it nnow. Now a largo
house In one of tho moat .'aristocratic quar
ters of the city has been leased as a club-
nouse. wnat was formerly tho conserva
tory has been mnrin Intn a fonrlnir fcnlt
which experts declare to bo tho finest In
mis country, xno caro is under the direc
tion Of a chef lmnorted from Prnnnn. who
has had wide experlcnco with similar or
ganizations and who Is expected to servo
meals llko those served In tho famous fenc
ing club of Paris. Count Caaslnl. thn Ttim.
slan ambassador, has been elected president
of the club. Now foils aro getting to bo as
common on Connecticut avenue as walking
sticks or umbrellas.
Those who aro fortunate enough to call
upon Mme. Wu, wlfo of the Chinese min
ister, upon her regular reception day each
weok, says a lottor to tho Chicago Tribune,
havo enjoyed a rare treat In being shown
tho superbly wrought 'silver, old ivory
carvings, .embroideries, tapestries and nu
merous ornaments brought from China upon
her recent return from the Celestial king
dom. These raro additions to the legation
furnishings havo for several weeks past
been exhibited to her friends in tho ball
room of the legation, to which guests nro
shown in calling. When tho houso near
Dupont Circle was rented for tho Chlneso
government for a legation building It was
furnished In the most conventional man
ner, with not a single touch out of the
ordinary about, It.
Mme. Wu at once proceeded to add things
tolling of the arts and crafts of her own
country, and upon calling at tho legation
during the last week almost the only thing
that reminded one of American manufac
ture was tho high school uniform worn by.
the son of Minister Wu, who assisted bis
mother in receiving.
Over the backs of chairs and sofas are
thrown squares of rich embroideries; on tho
floors are rugs woven In tho ilowery .king
dom; upon tho shelves and brackets are
quaint and raroa ornaments, many of them
hundreds of yoa'rs old nnd of great vnluo,
and rapre llko her nattvo country than any
thing else are the quaint tea services in
the various rooms.
Everybody drinks tea when they go to tho
Chinese legation and everybody declares It
the best ever sipped, and all becauso of the
superb collection of Chlneso cups from
which to drink It. Other legations and em
bassies have something of tho natlvo life
of their occupants about them, but at the
Chlneso legation alone Is there a real
glimpse of the lives and customs of the
people in their own country.
Representative James D. Richardson, the
leader of the democratic minority In the
house, made President Roosevelt a presont
of a set of "Messages and Papers of the
Presidents," of which the democratic leader
was the editor and compiler. The books
were handsomely bound and suitably In
scribed. President Roosevelt professed to
bo greatly pleased with tho gift.
"I respectfully suggest. Mr. President,"
said Mr. Richardson, "that you read caro
fully the declaration 'of Independence and
the constitution of tho United States. You
will find them In tho first volume and in
this set each of these great documents has
been printed in such form as to make It
easy for you to discover readily tho prin
ciples upon which our government is
founded."
Mr. Richardson's remarks were heard by
those who happened to be In tbo president's
room and thoy causod a laugh. President
Roosevelt appeared a trifle nettled at first,
but finally Joined la the laughter, and re
plied: "I had an Impression I' knew both
the declaration and the constitution by
heart, but It it will make you democrats
feel easier I will promise to read them
both aver again as they aonear after belna
ROOSEVELT AS A POLITICIAN.
President I.lkrly to. Prove One of the
" lllnhesf Type.
Kansas City Star,
Tho politicians who thought Mr. Roose
velt n political blunderer becauso ho de
parted from traditional rules have begun
to wonder whether they havo not bcou mis
.taken. They fancied ho was an nmntcur nt
tho gamq and so was bound to commit po
litical barl-karl, "Ho Is kicking tho
party to pieces," said a leading congress
man a tow days ago. It Is, natural that
men trained In, tho. old school of polities
should distrust n man who adopts origi
nal methods. But tbo president has been
using his present policy for years. It has
been successful so tar, and ho will prob
ably not fall In tho employment of his
Ideas on tho great scalo to which ho Is
applying them,
When as a young college graduate Mr.
Roosevelt went to the New York legls
laturo he refused to follow lti tho rut of
routine politics nnd tho wlso ones pre
dicted n speedy end to his enreer. As a
civil scrylco reformer In tho days when
reform was unpopular ho ruined lilmsolt
again In tho opinion of experienced poli
ticians. Ills couduct na police commis
sioner of Now York was supposed to be
another blow to his misfortunes. In tho
larger field of tho governorship of Now
York ho struck out on a now lino and It
was predicted ho would bo retired to OyB
tcr Bay.
As president ho has ngaln Jolted politics
out of its rut. illut It Is becoming evident
that ho is' not working In tho dark, ns Ills
critics had supposed. He Is showing a sur
prising knowledgo of local conditions In his
appointments. They nro not blundered
Into. Now observers nro beginning to
spcculato whether ho is not obtaining a
hold on various states which hostllo poli
ticians will not bo ablo to shako loose.
It would bo no surprise to thoso who
havo watched Mr Roosevelt's career to
seo him prove to be a politician of tbo
highest order and practical In tho boat senso
of that term. So far tho president's career
has been n notnblo exemplification of the
fact that high political Ideals may bo com
bined with hard senso and much sagacity.
MUST I.O'S Gl.OHY GOT
t
Washington Post: Secretary Hitchcock Is
going to havo a very merry tlmo when ho
attempts to cut tho hair of tho Chlppowa
Indians. Desplto a somewhat familiar
Jingle, tbo Chippies don't want their hair
cut.
Philadelphia Ledger! Army officers fa
miliar with tho situation do not hesitate
to denounce tho order, as absurd nnd unjust.
Ono officer Is quoted as saying: "The
trouble lies In placing civilians who do not
understand tho Indians, Instead ot soldiers,
who know them, at the head of Indian af
fairs," and that eednis to tell tho wholo
story In a nutshell. Tho way wo baye been
assimilating tho Indians for tho last 200
years docs not promlso woll for our sim
ilar undertakings with regard to tho Ha
wallans and Filipinos.
Cleveland Beader: To bo suro, tho sav
ages will object to this Innovation, but it
will do them no good. Those who rcfuso to
comply with tho order are to bo dcprlvod
of government supplies, and It any ot them
resist ,by force thoy ,aro to be imprisoned
until thoy comply. But why should harsh
ncss ho used in dealing with tho Indians?
Tho government has adopted them as its
wards They are decreasing In number
beforu tho encroachments of tho whlto men.
Tholr race Is nearly run. Why not let theni
enjoy what is left of prlmltlvo America
without tho restraints of civilization? That
is the least)- tho whlto people, who havo
driven, them from-thelr country, can do to
compensate them tor what they havo lost.
PERSONA!, NOTES.
Notwithstanding the convenience ot es
cape to the United States, tho population
ot Canada has Increased 10 per cent In ten
years'.
Although President Roosevelt has offi
cially designated tho presidential home the
Whlto House all the stationery being
printed accordingly, the houso appropria
tions commltteo In tho deficiency bill pro
poses to repair tho exeoutlvo mansion and
not tho White House.
The death of Dr. McManlgle, a prominent
citizen ot Harper, Kan,, was chronicled
In tho telegrams the other day. Dr. Mc-
Manlglo was the father of Ferdinand Mc
Manlgle, who, under tho name of Carl
Atheno, has been practicing tho burled
alive fake 'In different" parts of the country.
James Gordon Bennett is Just now a
prominent flguro among American residents
ot Paris. Ho Is tho lesseo of the historical
presorves near Versailles, whore Louis XIV
used to shoot. Among thoso who have shot
pheasants and hares over Mr. Bennott's
lnclosure are the Orand Duke Alexis and
M. Wal'dcck-Rousseau, president of tho
council of ministers.
Prof. Charles 'Whitney Carman of Chicago
has Invented a machlno which will produce
on a screen solid, liquid, opaquo, trans
parent, anlmato and Inanimate objects.
Tho lenso acts as an opera glass, and tho
photograph or painting, or picture, is en
larged about nttcon times its area when
thrown upon tho screen, making a repro
duction that Is perfect in color and shading.
' In the courso of a speech in tho eonato
last week Mr. Hoar ot Massachusetts took
a fling at tho Green mountain state by say
ing: "No man In Vermont is allowed to
vote until be has mado $5,000 trading
horses with' Massachusetts people." A rip
ple of laughtor caused by this remark was
turned to a roar when Senator Proctor of
Vermont said In bis deep bass: "Yes, and
wo all voto,"
tion.
we know
mW
All good druggists keep it.
"For three wlntms thad a,
Cherry Pectoral In a-short
my cough was cntllyfgone." '
Mart. FZAKU.HYDK, Guthrie Center, Iowa.
V
lib, Mc. II.M.
wise habit or SAVI.Va,
litiportnnpc of I'rovlillurc Today for
the Xreils ot Tomorrow,.
Baltimore American.
Tho heavy Insurance on tho llfo of Frank
II. l'cavcy, tho millionaire of Minneapolis,
who died recently, Indicates hoy much
money Is being applied In this way'by thoso
who have accumulated something nnd who
havo nn cyo to tho future In tho way ot
providing for thoao of tholr own household.
Many of tho wealthy pcoplo aro heavily In
sured. Tho charges nppear to thoso of
tnoderato means to bo considerable, a, of
course, they nre, beenuso tho risk Is great;
but tho Incomes of theso pcoplo being largo,
they nro able to pay tho annual turn re
quired by tho Insuranco companies vllhuut
difficulty. A man who receives thousands
In somo cases even millions a year ns
returns on his capital Invested considers It
no hardship to pay tho annual chargo on a
llfo Insuranco risk for tho boncfit ot his
family. The companies mako xood profit,
nnd tho Investment Is satisfactory to both
sides.
Tho millionaires nre, however, few In
comparison with thn others who mako up
the 76,000,000 or our population. It lfl from
tho people of moderate, ovon small, means
that tho Inmirancp companies reap their
greatest profit, and it is tho rolatlvcs nnd
friends of these who will bo most bene
fited by tho ubo of tho money which Is re
ceived nfter tho death of tho investor. To
many a poor widow, for Instance, a few
thousands mean much moro than so many
millions would to tho .widow ot a rich
man. Money always has a rclatlvo value.
There nro thousands ot concerns that do
nn Insuranco business on a small scalo that
nro within reach of poor people. In foot,
making provision for tho futuro In anr
form, whothor In concerns .that nro con
ducted chiefly on tho Insuranco plan or In
vesting In env!ng3 banks, whero tho Inter
est, although small, Is sure, Is tho safest
courso for pcoplo of moderate. Incomes.
Laying aside certain amounts every
weok Inculcates habits of oconomy
which, If followed for yeah, will result In
success. It Is by no mentis uncommon to
read In tho newspapers, when tho doatli of
a wealthy man Is announced, that he began
his business career with n mcngor capital,
and by economy and Industry kept adding
to hla gains until tho amount reached
proportions that warranted Investment on
a large scale.
Tho pcoplo who llvo every day up to tho
limit of their Incomes, nnd nover consider
tho futuro, nmount to hut very llttlo as
factors In progress. They hnvo no Bafe
business principles, and when great enter
prises nro to bo considered tho sound finan
ciers nover apply to them for co-oporatlon,
for the simple reason that It would be dan
gerous to do so. A man who spends every
week every cent ho makes Is qulto as 'likely
to be moro careless even with othor'pcople'a
money than ho Is with hla own. Nothing
has contributed moro to tho progress, of
this country than tho l'mblt of saving and
Investing Judiciously what has been earned.
Industry nnd honesty, coupled with sound
business sense, are likely to lead to success.
SAID IN PUN.
Washington Stnr: "I hopo that1 I will
soon know tlio ropes In this gamo of poli
tics," said tho young man.
"You don't mean ropes," said Senator
Sorghum gently; "you mean wires."
Cleveland "Plain Dealer: First Reporter
I'm suro of ono thing.
Second Reporter What's that?
First Reporter That I'd look nt tho
money a good many times beforo I'd pay
140,000,000 for that Panama canal.
Philadelphia Press: "You know," sold
tho prudent person, "that na one ought, to
eat meat three times n day. It destroys
health."
"Yos, I know It docs. I tried It a while
and nearly worried myself Into Uio grave
over tho grocer's bills."
'Brooklyn Englo: "And haven't you got
any moro monoy?" asked tho sweot young
thing soiling chances at the church fair.
"Yes, I've got a dollar," reluctantly ad
mitted thn unfortunato but truthful young
man. "But I put It In the sole of my
stocking before nutting, on my shoes, so
ns to havo something to pay my' car faro
homo." r
Somervlllo Journal: "You'ro always In
tlmntlng that woman has too much ldlo
curiosity," she complained.
"Idlo curiosity!" ho repeated: '"Idle!
Nonsonso! It's Uio most nctivu thing about
her."
Cleveland Plain Donler: "Our Improved
sowing machine." said tho agent as ho Bot
tho llttlo wonder clicking, "cun bo hnndlod
by n child, It's so easy to run."
"It seams easy," said tho wife of tho
parngrapher us tho watched tho ntmblo
needle. .
Then tho agent slowly nnd sadly loaded
'the machlno back on tho wagon and drove
away.
A TOAST.
Nora E. Barnhart In the Smart Set.
Ah, drink If ye will to a sweetheart true
And a wlfo of faith undaunted,
And drink In tho praiso of their fetching1
ways,
To charms that havo Ions; been vaunted,
And drink to tho eyes and drink to. tho lips,
Aye, drink, slnco drink wo must,
But when ye've done, drink everyone
To the girl Uio women trust.
Ah, drink If ye will to one whoso faith
Can last through years untroubled,
And drink to tlio trust that Is nevor
marred,
Though a man's deceit be doubled, "
And drink to tho songs and drink to the
SlgllH
Of earth and of heavon above,
But tho proudest boast Is to drink a toast
To tho girl tho women lovo. 1
Aye, drink to tho lass who can praiso the
charms
That would steal her lovo, could they
solzo him,
And drink to the lass who will snub a man
When she has no right to please him,
And drink to hor great, warm, honest soul.
Aye, drink to her kiss and curl,
For her heurt's as true as tho sky Is blue
Who Is truo to another girl.
ItHangsOn
You think you can wear N
it out. The chances are, '
it will wear you out. .
Simple home remedies ;
will not answer here.
Neither will ordinary"
cough medicines. The
grasp is too tight, 'the
hold is too strong.
Better consult your
doctor and get a prescrip
He knows, you know,
it will be: "One bot
tle of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral."
verv bad cough. I thenttritd'Avsr'a
time. I ceased coughing nlghtvand soor
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