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Evening ana Sunday Boo printed during lows: 1 .10,100 2 no.ooa I :io,:uio 4 ao.iiio c .'10,150 ...ao,:no 7 .lo.ano I no.itoo 9 :io,:t:io 10 :iu,.t4o n :iO,48U 12 30,500 13 :i0,45O u :io,rs:io 15 ao.uoo 13 30,-100 Total 17 18 19 20 21 30,000 :to,iioo 30.HS0 30,440 30,700 ...I.ao.oio 22 23 ao.iso 24 110,180 33 30,440 If... 27.. 28.. 29.. 30.. 21.. ,.30,(00 .,30,070 ..30,510 ..30,050 ..30,440 ..30,420 03,255 Less unsold and returned copies,... 10.008 Net total sales 033,157 Not dally average 30,101 QEOi B. TZSCIIUCK. Subscribed In my presence and sworn to beforo mo this 3lst day of Decembor, A. u. IS01. M. B. HUNQATE. (Seal.) Notary Public It's up to the council to slmvo down tho 11)02 tax levy to the lowest possible limit .Tnnnnry !!9 iiunlversiiry of the lilrth of William McKinloy. May his mem ory never die. Chicago speculators can easily feel their oats when the price drops 1 cents a bushel in half an hour. rostmaster Hushnell at Lincoln might to have secured it "compromise" on the plan of that evolved at Fremont. ' In the light of recent accidents, Now York tunnels do not seem to match even it Kansas cyclono cellar ns a place of tnfety. According to the railroad ningnates there has been no consolidation or com bination simply u case of benevolent assimilation. All the democrats hereabouts will bo for Mercer at tho republican priiunrles and for the democratic candidate for congress at tho polls. Tho east appears to consider Itself bound to get up a .Hood every timo thu west has a cold snap, .lust by way of variety tho two sections might swap. It would certainly have been unfair to extend Prlnco Henry's visit to Mil waukee and leavo St Louis out No discrimination between rivals can be tolerated. Wrestling with tho. market house 'proposition ought to bo sport and recrea tlou for tho couucllnicn after their heavy exercise with tho equalization of tho assessment rolls. With tyro police Judges, two iiro chiefs, two county clerks, two registrars of deeds and doublets t in several minor otllces, a fow duplicate pollco boards would not como amiss. For Sale Cheap Several sprouting ambitions or wouiu-uo governor-ap pointed pollco commissioners. Address simply "Disappointed, OlUco Seeker, caro World-Herald, Omaha." President Hoosovelt is to write n HOO word message which is to bo used as a tost In a telegraph senders' tournament If tho president ever gets down to busl iushb ho will have trouble to ring off on 800 words. A bill Is being prepared for Introduc tlon lu congress designed to secure fair elections in tho south. This will prob ably bo tho signal for another outbreak of denunciation on the "unwarranted Interference with the south." There seems to bo a decided division of tho "Nobraska congressional delega tlon on tho division of tho state into two fedoral Judicial districts. In the meantime no need of lighting yet ns to tho location of tho court sittings. Tho seedsmen of tho couutry aro talk ing of forming a combine and rofusing to furnish tho government with Its sup ply for free distribution. How do they expect tho congressman to keep In touch with his rural constituents anyhow? Tho newspaper correspondents ,at Washington Insist upon telegraphing It out every tlmo IlooBovelt, Jr., has a llttlo brush at school with ono of his fellows. Its too bad a president's son cannot en Joy tho pleasures of boyhood without bo lng mado so conspicuous. Our Davo has valiantly taken it upon himself to invito Prlnco Henry to visit Omaha. It will bo remembered that our old friend, John L. Webster, per formed tho same act with uu Invitation to the prluco of Wales to attend tho TrumlB8lsslppl Exposition. TAXATIOX THE PAHA MOV NT ISSUE. In every state of the union where a legislature Is In session this winter tax ation Is the parauiouut Issue. Tho re- islon of the revenue laws was one of the principal objects for which the Texan legislature was called Into special session last fall. It Is almost tho sole subject for serious consideration by the legislature of Mississippi, which was convened In special session by tho gov ernor of that state thirty days ago. The equalization of tax burdens, and es pecially the taxation of corporate prop erty commensurate with, the valuation of other properties, occupied the greater Hirtlon of- the nninial message of Gov- mor Nash of, Ohio and will take up the greater part of the time of the Ohio leg islature now In session. The message of Governor Odell to the New York leg islature was largely, devoted to thu sub- ect of revenue and taxation and called special attention to tho systematic evasion of taxes by tho great corpora tions and tho need of more equitable as sessment Governor Cummins of Iowa laid special stress upon tho Iniperatlvo demand for tax reform, nioro especially In the manner of the appraisement and equalization' of the property of tho rail roads which, tinder existing laws and methods, did not bear their due propor tion of tho burdens of taxation In Iowa. The Minnesota legislature was called together only a few days ago by Gov ernor Van Sunt to aid him In his effort to thwart tho merger of tho .Great Northern railroad with the Northern Paclllc and Hurllngton systems, who has been urged to take steps for the enact ment of measures for a more elllcleut distribution of taxes lu Minnesota. Tho paramount Issue beforo the Colo rado legislature, which hns just con vened under a special call, Is railroad taxation. Governor Ornian, In his mes sage delivered yesterday, states: "I had no expedient left to provide for the en actment of such laws as will conserve the rights of the people untrummeled by tho crushing heel of the great cor porations." This is strong language, but It was doubtless warranted by the course which the railroads had pursued in defeating at the. regular session a law that would have compelled them to pay a fair and equal share of the taxes Im posed on all other property. Tho defeat of this bill through the railway lobby ami tho subsequent refusal of the rail roads to contribute their share to the revenues of the state so crippled Colo rado's state institutions that the gov ernor had no other recourse than to call the legislature to legislate on the sole ssiie of railroad taxation. The outcome lu Colorado and in other states that are wrestling with tax re form will bo watched with great Inter est. CONTEMPLATIXU POSTAL TELEOltAPH V tVccordlng to Washington dispatches a bill for the acquisition of all telegrnph lines in tho country Is now being pre pared by a subcommittee of the senate postofllce' committee to bo liUroihieod nt nn early dato. It Is conlldently asserted In this connection that the Western Union nhd Postal companies will offer no opposition to tho measure providing that satisfactory compensation Is made by tho government to theso corporations. Ono of the conditions of the purchase that will be Insisted upon by tho re spective syndicates owning a controlling Intqrest In Western Union' nnd Postal Telegraph stock is tunc the government shall buy lu their stock at pnr nnd Issue in lieu thereof thirty-year 2 per cent bonds. A purchase on theso conditions, it is asserted, would still provo a proiit ablo Investment to the government Wall street llnanclers assert that by taking over tho telegraph lines tho gov ernment could reduco tolls from 10 to 1!0 per cent,, using 3 per cent of the earn ings to form a sluicing fund with which the lionds can bo redeemed nnd thus pay for the property out of tho earnings. Whether this information has been given out for the purpose of booming telegrnph stocks or whether It comes from Inside sources with a view to se curing an amicable transfer of the tele graph companies' properties to tho gov ernment is a matter of conjecture. If cougrcss Is lu dead earnest about postal telegraphy no sfcrlous obstaclo will bo encountered in securing possession of thy commercial wires at such ligurcs ns may bo deemed reasonable. Uuder tho act of 18tSU tl'ie right to pur- chaso nil tho telegraph lines that exerciso tho right of eminent domain under the provisions of tho act Is reserved to the United States, llotli tho Western Union nnd Postal Telegraph conipnnlcs have accopted tho conditions of tho act and therefore aro bound by Its provisions, which permit congress at any time to tnko steps for the acquisition of their lines ut a roasonitblo price. Tho out ntnndlng stock Issued by tho Western Union and Postal Telegraph companies aggregates $177,000,000, or about $100, 000,000 more than tho properties could bo duplicated for. Whether tho govern meat would bo Justltled In paying par for .this enormously overvalued tele graph property Is an open question. Tho present market value of Western Unton stock Is 00 to 02 cents, but Western Union bonds aro quoted above par. It Is now ndmttted on all' hands that tho government hns been derelict In Us duty to tho people nnd to Its own lnterf est In deferring postal tolography up to this time. Ten years ago, or oven flvo years ago; tho telegraph lines df tho country could have been acquired for nearly 50 per cent less tlian tho gov eminent will now bo obliged to pny should tho present congress decide upon tho purchase That n great saving can bo effected by tho government lu tho operation of the postal telegraph, even at consld erably lower tolls than nro now charged by prlvato companies, Is obvious. The Western Union now pays hundreds of thousands of dollars of rental which the government could save In most Instances by transferring tho telegraph to tho fed eral buildings lu tho various cities, and h very considerable saving could be of fected by utilizing tho carrier delivery service for the delivery of telegraph messages. Tho same Is true with regard to tho saving that can be effected In the clerical force and In the accounting and other departments. As a partial offset to these advantages there would doubtless lie an Increase lu tho number of postal carriers nt higher wages than nro now, paid to telegraph messengers, aiid a probable Increase In the wages of operators nnd cost of su perintendence by reason of the fact that the government always pays better sal aries than private corporations operated solely for profit. There Is a suspicion abroad, however, that the apparent willingness of tho tele graph companies to acquiesce In the pos tal telegraph springs from the fact that recent Inventions In wireless telegraphy and the more general use of the long distance telephouo would eventually ma terially reduce their income and might even almost destroy the value of their wire and cable systems which consti tute the chief element of their Invest ment. In any event, however, tho American people would proflt by postal telegraphy and will therefore favor any action on tho part of congress that would bring about the acquisition of existing com mercial telegraph lines even If tho gov ernment were compelled to pay an ex cessive price to their owners; OVlt SPOILED CHILD. The melodrama of our spoiled child is still on the boards at Washington. For the last week the time of tho ways and means committee of the house has been monopolized by the fervent ap peals of the Cubaii sugar and tobacco planters for an open door that will per mit their products to enter the United States free of duty at tho expense of tho American tobacco raisers uud beet sugar growers. , Theso tearful appeals lay great stress upon the obligation assumed by Undo Sam toward tho spoiled Cuban Infant when he set him free and enabled him to start In housekeeping for himself. In the main tho song of tho Cubans docs not vary from tho melodies poured forth by the Sugar trust representa tives who arc Hooding the couutry with pamphlets that no protection Is needed for tho bodt sugar Industry, but that the natlomil Interest which wo have In reducing the import duties ou sugar and tobacco involve not only tho highest Instincts of duty nnd humanity, but also tho plain suggestions of political and economical expediency. Public sentiment regarding the duty or congress toward our Cuban wurds Is, however, rapidly becoming less sen timental. Tho Philadelphia Inquirer, for example, hits the nail ou tho head wnen ic uecinres: "We have gono to work ami wo have set tho Cubans free; wo nave told them that they aro at liberty to conduct their own govern ment and their own affairs. There may be a certain sentiment about tho argu ment mat Having nurtured them in their Infaucy wo must continue' to sup port them for all time. Hut there is not very much business about it. We do not know why Cuba should bo re guided In the light of a country that must survive on charity. It may be necessary to enter into a treaty event ually upon tjio basis of reciprocity, but It Is becoming apparent that tho whole subject must bo handled with a great deal of care." In other words, Cuba like a wayward child, Is' crying for more when she has already received all that could reasouubly be asked. Charity be- glus at home, and It Is certainly unrea sonablo to ask the United States to do stroy an Important home Industry In order to enrich tho sugnr and tobacco planters of Cuba, who will import only such commodities from th6 United States ns they can buy cheapest lu our markets. Tho democratic county nttorney of Douglas county Is not a new incumbent of the olilce. The prosecuting ma chlnery of the county was In his bauds before tho late grand Jury was called and before the exposures of Treasurer Stuefer's bond deals were made. But It seems to havo remained until after the grand Jury indictment of ex-Treasurer Meserve for that vigilant olilcer to ills cover that Mr. Stuefer might bo llablo to prosecution by him. All tho fncts re latlng to Mr. Stuefer's bond purchoses were as much lu the possession of tho democratic county nttorney beforo tho grand Jury as now, yet ho has tho au daclty to assert that the Indictment of Meservo has nothing to do with his sud don awakening to the questionable char acter of the recent bond deals. The killing of severnl people, tho wound lug of many more and heavy property loss In New York Is directly attributable to the violation of law In keeping u lnrger nmouut of e'xploslvo on hand than permitted. There Is prob ably not a city In tho laud lu which this same law is not violated every day in the yenr by people who find It more con venient or more profitable to violate tli law than to respect It Whllo tho pub lie Is clamoring to have railroad men held to a strict accountability for act! dents due to carelessness, why not pro ceed against thoso whoso willful viola won oi iaw enuangers and lu many cases causes actual loss of life. Senator Uacou of Georgia complains that tho newspapers do not devote enough space to tho proceedings of con gross. If thb senators and representa fives would dovoto their talk to subjects of real lmportnuco instead of wasting time on pure buncombe the press would probably be moo considerate In nppor tloulng space. Nothing could better Illustrate the depth of German resentment toward Great Britain than tho coldness of the Berlin populace toward tho prlnco of Wales in tho fnco of tho effusive greet ing of Kmperor William. Whllo the German taxpayer cronus under the A Startling Report Indianapolis Tho report which tho Intcrstato com- mcrco commission has Just nubralttod to congress Is certain to nttrnct tho atten tion of the country, even If It docs not movo congress to net. Tho Irregularities hlch rallrond managers admitted a 'fow week ago In brief this report presents In detail. Itobates and discrimination In rates Is tho rulo rather than tho exception. Tho cxtonslvo producer Is nblo to obtain much better rates for tho shipment of his' goods than Is the small producer. Ity this Injus tice! tho latter Is driven to tho wall, whllo the former thriven. Thcro Is no scheme by which monopolies can bo more successfully built up than by a system of rebntes which favors ono cxtcnslvo shipper to the detri ment of others In tho samo business. It explains Iho succem of n fow largo estab lishments nt, tho expenso of all others. Tho roport declares that the practice of this great Injustlco Is general; that It Is a rong that demands prompt remedy no ono 111 deny Tho shlppor8 aro not tho only sufferers, slneo tho system has robbed railroad lines of tho profits needed to mnlto thorn good properties. For years, by "gentlemen's agreements" and by pooling arrangements, railroad managers havo endeavored to cheeky tho evil: but gentloracn In that busi ness seem-not to havo Impressed traveling agents, and tho supremo court hns set asldo tho railroad pools as In violation of tho Intcrstato commerco law. Tho railroads avo aBkcd congress for a law to authorize pooling, but that body hns refused. The recent consolidation and merging of llno3 Is said to be nn effort of tho railroad man agers to get Into n position where -tho growing ovlls of tho unlawful robato can bo broken off, not becauso they aro con- eclenco stricken becauso pf tho wrong In fllctcd upon tho people, but becauso tho rato-cuttlng policy Is ruining railroad prop erties. Ono of tho charges of tfio commission Is military burden, ho Is still proud of tho army nnd whoever reviles It must ex pect resentment Joseph Cliamberlnin wounded tho Gerninn deeper than he now In his Edinburgh speech. It Is out of such comparatively little things that International animosities grow which sometimes lead to serious results. It Is In tho eternal fitness of .things for Congressman Mercer's census super visor, D. II. Wheeler, who is largely re sponsible for the black eye given Omaha by the 1000 enumeration, to stand up s sponsor for Chief Itedcll In his fran tic effort to connect nguln with tho city pay roll. While Schley Is being dined, wined and feted lu Chicago Admiral Dewey has been acting as cake-walk Judge at Palm Beach, Florida. But Dewey has not yet told the nimble-heeled, cake walk dancers whether ho would bo will ing to compete In a presidential cake- walk, i If a South Omaha bank could pay the Into populist state treasurer 3 per cent on deposits of state school money as a side lino for his own private benellt, why cannot the banks pny the county some .Interest on its deposits of public tuuus i 1'uHlnir uutl Pilllliiff. Boston Tmnscrlp,t. Tho Drltlsh stockholders seem determined to umoko out tho American tobacco trust llninnn Xiiture In Hailrnndtnic, Baltimore! American. , Wo gather from tho remarks of Mr. Hill that human naturo pervades Uio railroad business with tho samo freedom It enters Into other lines devoted to mouey-maklng. IlrliiK on Your Ileal Kutiitr. Brooklyn Eagle Hero we go again! Two more Islands! Pretty soon it will bo a big Island, and then has Canada anything to sell, or Mexico? Protrcllnir American Molillrm. Indianapolis Journal. "When 1 refuse to vote to protect tho life of nn American soldier I hope I may be paralyzed." So said Itopresentatlvo Cura ralngs (democrat), of Now York, and voted with the republicans. Tho other .demo crats had no such regard for the life of an American soldier. I'lnolnir the Illntm-. Chlcngo Itecord-Hernld. Tho grand Jury properly dismissed the engineer and II rem an under nrrest for the Now York tunnel disaster. The company Itself Is hold llablo and blnmablc. The finding Is based upon common senso and Justice Tho mero employes havo suffered already soveroly for criminality clearly belonging to tho corporation. I'cnverlonK to Avt. Indianapolis News. If tho declBlone of tho Interstate, Com merco commission nro to havo any real valuo lu the futuro somo provision should bo enacted by congress whereby Its verdicts would stand until overruled by tho courts, thus throwing tho burden of reversal on tho railroads. As tho situation stands nt preeont railroads can virtually annul tho decisions of tho commleslon by banging them up In tho courts. Iluninn 1leoUlcne. Philadelphia Ledger. Thcro seems to bo no limit to human recklessness. An explralon of gaB In a rittston colliery, which killed ono man- and Injured four others so soverely that thoy aro expected to dto, was caused, not by Ignorant miners, but by men of an engineer corps, well acquainted with mining condi tions and mlno regulntlons, and presuma bly men of lntelllgonco, yet, In defiance of conditions and regulations, they carried a naked light Into an abandoned chamber, without taking tho precaution to test tho placo for tho prosenco of gas. Tho gas wns there, and theso particular men will novor commit such an act of folly again, but tho history of raining Is full of Just such In stances, Soldier mill Civilian ,IlmntcN. Minneapolis Journnl. Now comes Oenoral Wheaton and euys that It will require au army of 60,000 men In the Philippines for flvo yoars to roako them ready for stable government without so much force. As between Governor Taft's estlraato of 16,000 men and Ooncral Whenton's estimate of 60,000, we prcfertho latter. It will bo tho cheaper 'In tho long run. Wo nro convinced that tho reduction of tho force to 16,000 would mean that the Islands would soon bo glvon over to tur moll again and that an army of 75,000 or 100,000 wculd bo temporarily required to undo what had been done, because of the Inability of the 16,000 to copo with tho situ atlon. If we aro to hold the Philippines w should hold them tight. No half wuy mcas urea, with continuous Hnlplng In tho back woods, will do. Resistance must be crushed by overwhelming numbers and force. Journal (Hep.), tho most startling that hns ever been put Into nn oindal roport. Indeed, Hiopo foes of tho railroads who havo been innking charges ngnlnst their managers have never declared, ns hns tho commission, that lead ing trnfllo officials, men whoso names aro known throughout tho commercial world, ngrco wltri each other to destroy vouchors nnd to so manipulate bookkeeping as to obllternto tho oyldcnccs of their lawless transactions thnt "they teach young men In their employ to falsify ledgers, state ments nnd reports to provent detection." This Is n fearful charge for nn official com mission to ranlto ngnlnst tho manngement of tho lending railroads nnd tho proprietors of tho great packing houses, who nrc equal, If not worso offenders, sinco they present tho temptation. Tho ' public will expect thnt tho officials against whom such seri ous charges aro mado will mnlto somo de fense. Perhaps this falsifying of ledgers nnd this destruction 'of vouchers mny bo defended by rnllrond and pncklng houso managers pn the ground that tho United States has no right to Interfcro with their business, nnd consequently when It does tho managers havo n right to resort to any method to cnablo them to protect their rights. With the admission of railroad managers nnd tho revelations of tho Intcrstato Com merco commission beforo It, congress will bo severely nnd dcsorvcdly censured If It docs not confer power upon tho commis sion to compel tho railroads to treat nit patrons alike. If tho consolidations and mergers will help In this work of Justice, all tho better, but tho public nnd the rail roads cannot longer submit to an Injustlco Into' which tho latter declaro they aro forced by conditions. Thcro' pan bo no moro Im portant matter before congress than this evil of rato cutting In tho Interest of a few. The Isthmian canal Is a matter of minor Importance compared with tho nbuscs of tho rcbato system, Ilin'INO TUB DANISH ISLANDS. i Springfield (Mnss.) Republican: No ln supcrablo objection to tho annexation of these Islands Is apparent, under tho cir cumstances, provided: 1. That tho Inhabi tants of tho Islands express a willingness to come. 2. That tho Islands bo treated on tho old-fashioned American plan, which means tho extension over them of tho American constitution, with American citi zenship and frco trade. Kansas City Star: Tho purchaso Is what might bo called a bargain. Denmark gets morp than tho lslnnds aro worth to It, In trinsically, strategically, or otherwise but the United States is called upon to pay but a small part of what tho several harbors might bp worth In case of a big naval war or nn enlargement of tho United Stated trade with South America. Naval experts declare that tho Island of St. Thomas, with Its flno Charlotto Amalla harbor, Is worjh much more than tho price agreed upon for tho entire group. Chicago Nows: Tho government In negoti ating for tho purchaso has boon guided by two considerations: First, tho advantage which, tho possession of tho Islands affords as a means of controlling tho Caribbean and tho ocean highway 'to the gulf, and, second, tho dnngor of allowing them to bo placed on tho open market and purchased by, somo other power. For years Denmnrk has desired to dlsposo of Its unprofitable islands nnd the United States could hardly play tho rolo of dog In (tho monger, refus ing olthor to buy or to permit others to do so. Brooklyn Eaglo: Wo know1 that Denmark has bcon anxious to dlsposo of. tho Islands, and wo know thnt If she did not soil to us sho would find another purchaser. This would not havo been agreeable so far ns wo wcro concerned. It would In somo mcasuro have discounted tho advantages which now accrue to us through tho pos session of Porto Itlco. Convorsoly, theso advantages will bo supplemented by the ac quisition, of territory contiguous to that which we now hold. Taken altogether, the bargain Is a good thing for us, for Don mark and for tho Islands. Tho price Is fair and everybody ought to bo eatlufled. Now York Trlbuno: This latest acquisi tion will servo to round out our Torto Rlcnn holdings and to rid us of one possi bility howover remote of neighborhood complications. Tho only other foreign landholder In tho Virgin Islands Is Great Britain, with' whom wo nro not likely ever o havo any difficulty. With tho acquisition of tho Danish lslnnds, all lands this side of tho Anegeda passage will become either American or British, or else Independent. Only tho Lessor-Antilles nnd tho Spanish Looward Isles will remain under mors mixed ownership. And, Indeed, the only othor flags upon them aro those of France and Holland, lands which aro nnd nro likely ever to bo our friends. Thus tho problems of mixed sovereignties In the We?t Indies aro gradually and most amicably being worked out to satisfactory solutions, with tho Stars and Stripes becoming steadily moro conspicuous In thoso regions. l'KHStOAI, NOTION. Tho Washington Humane society Is at tempting, to put a check on Attorhoy Gen eral Knox, alleging that ho checks hlB horse's too high. Frank Saxton, a nephew of Mrs. McKin loy, has been dismissed from tho position of supervising Immigrant Inspector at Ellis Island. Ho and two Inspectors wero ac cused of dorellctlon of duty regarding tho admission of Immigrants who wero, not en titled to land. The king of Corca has relented sufficiently to pay his son's debts. Prlnco Uulwha cashed otos aggregating $30,000 In Wash ington nt various times) with which ha gayo tho'natlonal capital tho proper royal tint. Tho old man evidently nppreclates tho prince's skill ns a town painter. Charles Edgar Jennings, a cousin of W. J. Bryan, is an aspirant to tho democratic nomination for congress In tho 'Twenty fourth district of Illinois. , Governor Wil liam Shormnn Jonnlngs of Florida Is brother and his law partner nt ono tlmo wns Judgo Silas Bryan, a father of tho recent presidential candidate When Thcodoro Roosevelt was a member of the Civil Servlco commission W. W. Rowers, then a congressman from Cnll fornln, had some troublo with tho commis sion nnd In an Interview referred to Mr, RoobovoU ns' a "fakir." Mr. Bowers was made collector of San Diego by President McvKlnley and has been reappointed by Prosldont Roosevelt, who remarked when reminded of tho Interview: "I shall ro appoint Mr. Bowers. Ho la a good official His personal opinions of me twolvo years ago have nothing to do" with tho case." Which Is correct tho United States nro a nation, or tho United States Is a nation Replying to these questions, nskod by Memphis correspondent, Hon. D. J. Brewer, Justice of tho United States suprome court writes: "I use the plural bocauso that U tho form employed In tho constitution, Tho last clause, section 0, article I, 'no 'person holding any office' of profit or trust undor thorn;' article HI, section 3, 'treaties mad or which thall be mado under their au thorlty;' article III, section 3, 'In levyln war ngalnst them:' article xlll, amend ments, adopted after tho war, 'within th United States or any plaro subject to thel Jurisdiction." v L "I havo used Ayer's Cherry Tectoral or over two years. I have never found anything equal to it for acute disease! of the throat and lungs. 1 1 havo arrested consumption with "It, and have cured whooping-cough, croup, and bronchial affections." May 24, 1850. W. A. Shaw, M.D., Halifax C. H Va. 26c, Mc, HtM. J. C AVAR CO., towel I, Mat. IOWA 1'KOIM.K TO T1IK 1'IIONT. A Ilnueli of Ilmrkryrn Talk Down Sonic Hnatrrn Critic, Iowa pooplo touring tho cast nro stepping high these days. Tho great promlnenco nnd innucnco of tho Hnwkoyo ntnto In national ffalrs Justlllcs their pride and renders par donable tho gaiety of people who arc 'strictly In It." A bunch of Iowans on- Joying themselves la a New York hotel re cently wero pounced upon by a Now York Sun reporter. What followed tho Sun tells: Tho spokesman of tho party grasped hands cordially nnd presented tho reporter nil around. Tho Hawkoycs wero congrat ulated on their woll-fed and well-groomed appenrnuco. "Oh, yes," said tho spokesman, "we rather fcllcltato ourselves upon tho fact thnt tile averngo Hnwkoyo Is capablo of showing up pretty well. Wo are on our way to tho national capital, simply to shpw to President Itoosovelt our appreciation of his Judgment in further honoring tho Hnwk oyo stato by his selection of Governor Les lie Shaw to bo tho head of tho financial branch of the government. Wo havo been 'somewhat amused since our arrival In tho cast at somo Inquiries hurled at us about Governor Shaw. There was a Boston man In hero today who wonted to know If It wns truo that Gover nor Shaw was opposed to society according to tho Washington standard, and tho Bos ton Idea, and if It was truo that tho gov ernor had nccepted oftlco with tho under standing that ho would not wear n claw hammer coat at tho Washington functions. "That's tho Boston idea of what consti tutes tho biggest Bllco of tljo United States, Silly ns that Inquiry was, I could not re frain from telling tho Boston chap that thero Isn't a hayseed In tho stato who doesn't wear a dress suit to dinner every day nf tcr ho has washed up from his labor I In tho cornfield. "Tho avcrago Ibwa man Is not qulto so nil-fired opinionated as tho averngo Ohio man. Thero Is a growing Impression out our way that at tho 'present tlmo Ohio Is traveling oh the freight. When Speaker Honderson our Dave went abroad, last fall, he was as much nt home in Paris as he Is In Madison or Mount Pleasant. Of courso ho wns born on the other sldo, but ho never cut much ice until ho matriculated In Iowa." It Is nothing new, howover," Interposed another ono, rather modestly ho did it, "for tho government to call on Iowa when' It wants timber that won't wnrp. When Lin coln first called for troopB, old am Curtis' raised a regiment quicker than a June bug can cat a cnbbngo leaf. "Thore was no finer body of troops than tho First Iown Infantry, If I wns one of the thousand myself. I remember that our first ordor was to go to Missouri. Wo wero sta tioned at n town that was the hottest se- cosh place In tho state. "It had already sent 1,600 of Its best men to Join Pap Price. Our regiment stayed In that town until It wont to the front. Tho women called on Sam CurtfB as ho was about leaving nnd complimented him on being In command of the only rcgl mont of gentlemen thnt tho government had. Tho first Iowa novor showed the whlto feather during tho war," "And every Iowa regiment raised there after wns llko unto it," said tho spokes man. "Mr. Lincoln showed his appreciation of Iowa, brain when ho put Sam Millor on tho supreme bench. "Sam was a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar bt flro by night to Lincoln. And 'yet when Lincoln called him, somo peoplo naked who Sam Miller wns. I guess they know row, even In Boston. "Then thero was Jim Grimes, Ho was chalfmnn of tho naval committee during tho first years of tho clvjl war. Somo pooplo turned up their noses at tho idea that nn Iowa man should know anything REQUESTS Were ko numerouB yesterday and today for a continuance of our advance sata of chil dren's Rummer clothing that we "have decided, for the bene'flt of those who were detained on account of tho weather, to continue the , wile two dayR more. Wednesday and Thursday Will positively be your Inst opportunity to choose from this superb collection of ehil dren'n wearables, uh the sampleR have to bo returned. IJroYiMrtf- Exclusive Clothiers and Furnishers. R. 8. Wilcox, Manager The same old medicine I pre scribed half a cen tury ago." about nnvnl affairs. I havo heard Sam. Miller nnd Harlan and Allison say thai Jim Grimes mado tho navy of that period tho glory of tho civil war. What wns tho result? Lincoln said ho wanted moro Iowa tlmbor nnd so ho called In Harlan, and ho didn't call him a mlnuto too soon." Then tho history of tho stato was opened wldo nnd tho nowcomer was 'told how Grant had cnlled Belknap for secretary of war, how Hayes had called McCreary for tho samo portfolio, how Onrflcld had called S, J. Klrkwood to tho Interior department and Klrkwood was continued by Arthur until ho qtllt ngalnst Arthur's protest. Arthur then Bald ho couldn't get nlong without nn Iowa man In his cabinet and ho mnde Frank Hatton postmaster gen eral. If It had not been for Indiana and Ohio, Harrison would hnvo had au Iowa man In his cabinet McKlnlcy called Jamos Wilson, whom Roosevelt retains. And now Itoosovelt calls In Lcsllo Shaw, "You will pardon anything," added the spokesman, "that seoms llko presumption on oiir part, but that Boston chap rather rumpled tho hair the wrong way 'When ho asked that fool question." SMII.INO Itl-.MAIIICS. Chicago Tribune: Mrs. Ferguson (with a shiver) The ilro seems to bo about to go to sleep. Mr. Ferguson (with a yawn) Well, gtvo It a shakedown. Somcrvtllo Journal What docs It protlt n woman to see ttprlng suits marked down from 11-0 to only $18.19 when sho hns but $1.37 In her pockctbook? 'Detroit Free Press: "Whatovcr my daughter decides upon, sir, I will nbldo by.1' "Good I Sho bus decided that sho will marry me If you will supply tho means." Philadelphia Press: Kicks My doctor says I must have snme recreation. Wicks That so? I supposo you'll go off on n fishing trip. Hicks No; ho tells me I must atop drink ing, too. r , , Wnshlngton Stnr: "Human nature never was nnd never will bo perfect," said tho philosopher. "Of course," nnswered tho reformer, "That slight circumstance Is wlint assures me thnt I havo 11 steady Job In life." Chicago Post: "Do you really soil 'below cost?" inquired tho curious individual. "Ccrtnlnly," replied tho great merchant, "Ilelow tho cost to you?" "Oh, no. Below tho cost to tho customer beforo wo murked tho goods down." Detroit Frco Press: "You say Miss Plnk crton Is nccompllshed. "Why, I never mofa moro accomplished girl. She knew Just a llttlo about every subject I Introduced." THK TOWX o1 DIIH AM.' A. B. do Mlllo In the Independent. By a beautiful stream lies the Town o' Dream. On a beautiful summer plain, With bells achlme n'goldon time To tho tuno of a golden Btrnln, Tho road lies straight through a golden call it tho Port o' Bloop Where far below dim wators flow Through chambers cool and deep. O. fair and bright In the broad sunlight, Her streets uud her greening bowers, And nil day long a sleepy song , Murmurs of lovo and flowers. And novor n enro can enter there, Nor troublo to causa annoy, Thero rest comes sweet to tolling foet Ana weary Hearts nnu joy. Now would.ye know the way to go . to ino oeauiuui iown o ureamr You must seek tho God of the Land a' Nod, TYttlnt nf 1 h I nt-a 4inf Am And drawing near with humnlo cheer Yo'll speak tho Word of Kin, And If your mind Is good and kind Yo'll freely enter In. O, near and far his peoples are, And ho rules them, every one With a rienHiiuco deep nnd a Rod of Sleefl 'At setting of tho sun.. By a beautiful stream lies tho Town o Dream Weary aro wo nnd fain: Como, lot us try tho portnl high, And win our Town again!