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I TITE OMAIIA DAILY IJEE: SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 100.3. The Omaiia Daily Dee. E. ROSE WATER, EDITOR. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNINO. TERMS OP SUBSCRIPTION, faily Uee (without flunday). One Yeor..W Dally He and Sundav, One Ymr JO" Illustrated lier, one tnr Sunday lloe, Om Year ' Saturday Dm, one Year ' Twentieth Century Farmer, One Year.. 1.00 DKL1VKKKD IIY CAK.Hla.ll. Dslly Hoe (without Htmdnyi. per copy.... Ic Dally Hee (wltliotit 8undnykper wek...lJo Dally Bra (Including HundavT. per week..l7o Sunday Hm, per ropy J0 Evening lln (without Sunday), par week. 6o Evening Ilea (Including Sunday), per week i"" Complaints of lrreularltl-s In delivery Should be addrrs-ed to City Circulation De partment. officfs. Omaha The Be Uulldlna-. South Omaha 4'lty Hall tiulldlng, Two-ty-nfth and M Strata. Council Jiluffa 10 I'earl Street. Chicaao IMo I'nlty llulldluf. New York 8.tH Tark Row nulldlng. Washington tni Fourteenth Street. COHRBSPONDENCK. Communlcatlona relating to newa and edi torial matter should be addressed: Omaha tlee. Editorial Department. REMITTANCES. Remit 'by draft, expre.e or postal order, payable to The Bee Publishing Company. Only 3-cent stamp accepted In payment of Hall accounts. Personal checka. except on Omaha or eaatern exchanges, not accepted. THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY. STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. GUte of Nebraska, Doualea Oountv,.: George B. Taaohuck. secretary of The Be Publishing Company, being duly sworn, ays that the actual number of full and complete ooplea of The Dally, Morning, Evening and Sunday Bee printed during the month of May, ttut, was aa follow! : L .80,190 U ..a,4SO g. ..3,a75 U 31,030 i. sezoo U 80.TS0 4....... SO.BIH) X) 90380 . .80,780 H 8O.8T0 ....... ...8S.6TO 2t 80.B40 ......-.....8,6TO a 30,830 I SO.M10 M 88,230 .80,740 30,830 10 ....ST.TTB M S0.T90 U 80,440 n 80.TB0 U .... 8O.870 M... ao.OSO U ao.aao & 80,000 It .....30,730 10 31.W.0 U SO.68O II 3T.0OO U WMWO Total 803,00 Lees unsold and returned ooplea 10,84b) Net total sales 943.BM Net average sales SO.437 GEORGE B. TZSCHUCK. Subscribed in my preienoe and aworn to before ma this Slat day of May, A. D. 1903. if. B. HUNGATE, (Seal.) Notary Publlo. Have 70a enlisted under the banner of Ak-Snr-Ben IX? Don't wait to be urged. 1 m Omaha druggists will gladly forego the after-Fourth trade In lint, bandages and arnica. Nothing blue about Tale after Its ylo tory over Harvard except the color of Its banner. We boilers some people would actually rejoice If City Treasurer Hennlngs' col lection van were taken In for scorching, The campaign for equal taxation goes tnerrlly on. There may be occasional attacks, but substantial progress Is be ing steadily marked. Owing to a short supply of hydrant water and A full supply of fire water Kansas City police authorities have do elded to suppress Fourth of July explo sives. There can be no greater offense against the government than a breach of trust on the part of a public official or a dis honest management of his office. Theo dore Roosevelt. Having Inspected a good specimen of the vessels that make up the American navy, Emperor William will be more in tent than ever upon building up the Oer man naval equipment If Mrs. Keni had not boiled her meat tn a poisoned pot Nebraska would not be aware that Omar M. Kein,.who once Ailed a seat In congress as representa tive of the cowboy district, is still In tJae land of the living. The Illinois supreme court has taken away from the Chicago city council the power and privilege of issuing permits for bay windows. Does it take a permit In the city of Chicago for an alderman to sport a bay window of his own? Denmark has formally accepted the in vitation to participate in the, St Louis exposition on behalf of the Danish West Indies. It might put the islands them selves on exhibition with the price marks attached and possibly find buyers. It took the Kansas legislature less than forty.lght hours to pass fifty bills, but the expeditious Kansas legislature could not overcome its conscientious scruples against voting relief for the flood suffer ers so long as contributions from outside states remained In sight. While the prestidigitator tells his audience to watch the handkerchief, his nimble assistant makes away with the ring. It is Just possible that some of the people who are crying so loudly about scandals in the Postotilce department may be Imitating the prestidigitator. , Now that the South Omaha Board of Review has concluded its labors the County Board of Equalization will be in position to revise the assessment returns of South Omaha to correspond as far as possible with the Valuation placed upon the various properties in the twin city by its local board. if the foreign uiiuiatecs stationed in Belgrade do uot like to associate with King Peter no coercion will be exerted upon them. If, however, they wanted to draw the line at royalty occupy lug thronoH, upon titles resting on assassina tion, they might feel uncomfortable in several other European courts. Advance estimates figure that the de mand for steel rails next year will re quire an output even greater than for the present year. The mere replacement due to the wear and tear of our great railroad systems is enough to keep the mills ordinarily busy, to say nothing of the new construction. The iron and steel Industry is sure to expand If only to keep up with the present coudltlona. Alt VXPHOFITABLK THVST. It appears that the International Mer cantile Marine company, better known as the North Atlnntlc Shipping trust one of J. P. Morgan's enterprises, has Kit Ix'on profitable and is now threat en wllh either disintegration or reor ganization on a different basis. On July the scini-anmiul interest will be due on the $."), (0,oo of 4',i per cent bonds and while this undoubtedly will be paid. it Is not expected that any dividends will be paid at this time on the pre ferred stock, In which event confidence In the merger will necessarily be very much shaken. It is pointed out that when this com bination was formed freights were high and the denmnd for shipping facilities was in exceim of the supply. Now facili ties are tibuixl.nit, the demand has de creased and freights have materially de clined. The merger has also received a somewhat severe blow In the with drawal of the British Cunard line from the Atlantic 'traffic agreement, which means a more vigorous competition and possibly a rate war. In explanation of Its action the Cunnrd company stated that It felt there are too many ships in the trade, that the supply exceeds the demand and that there can be no relief from the existing situation without the withdrawal of the extra tonnage which had been put into the trade by its com petitors. The company therefore de cided to place itself in a position where it can protect its share of the trade. There is reason to believe that the Brit ish government had something to do with bringing about this decision, as that government had become an ally, at least indirectly, of the Cunard corporation, un doubtedly with a view to weakening if not overthrowing the combination. At all events the withdrawal of the Cunard company from the traffic agreement must inevitably Impair the strength of the combination and may have conse quences disastrous to it. It is pointed out that what the future holds for the combined lines is largely dependent on the revival of the export trade and It seems there is no anticipation of this for the near future. It is said that at pres ent cargoes are comparatively difficult to find and this situation makes it prob able that there will be a further lower ing of freights. It has been effectually shown, as was predicted by many when the Shipping trust was formed, that no monopoly can be created to control ocean traffic, and It looks very Hiuch as If the financial genius of Mr. Morgan is to be severely tested In connection with the mainte nance of the shipping merger. All was well so long as the conditions at the time the combination was organized con tinued, but a change from these has brought this enterprise face to face with a grave dilemma and it remains to be seen whether Its promoter will be able to save It from disintegration and perhaps disaster. If ho should not be, the effect will be exceedingly damaging to his prestige, already becoming some what dimmed. . TitS COUIiTMSlSS AT KIBL The cordial reception accorded the American squadron at Kiel and the hearty Interest shown by Emperor Wil liam In the event has afforded another attestation of Germany friendliness that our people will duly appreciate. It is now apparent that the Washington au thorities were wise In reconsidering their first intention hot to have the squadron visit Kiel, the chief German naval sta tlon, for the visit cannot fail to con tribute, in no small degree, to that good will which it Is so desirable to cultivate between the two countries. The courtesy and hospitality of the emperor could not have been finer and his dispatch to President Roosevelt was in the beat spirit clearly evidencing the sincere gratification which the presence of our squadron in German waters hadr given the emperor. He found something in structive, also, in bis inspection of the battleship Kearsarge and in the person of Admiral Cotton he met an old sea fighter who could give him and the best of his naval officers some points. v The Kiel Incident is in all respects pleasing and will have a good Influence, We have not shown Germany much of our navy, but what they have seen in this European squadron has undoubtedly made a favorable impression. The squadron is going to Portsmouth, where doubtless English courtesy and hospi tality will be as hearty and cordial as that accorded it by the Germans. THAT PKT1T1US TO TBS CZAR. The decision of President Roosevelt to transmit to the Russian government the petition of the Jewish organization re lating to the Jews in Russia will be ap proved by American public opinion. As pointed out by Secretary Hay, the pretd dent cannot tell what reception the petl tlon will meet with. It is not at all probable that it will ever be seen by the czar and it is quite possible that the Russian officials will refuse to re ceive it This, it is to be Inferred from the dispatches, is rather expected at Washington. But in any event the president will have performed a duty in behalf of a numerous body of American citizens who ought to be heard in the Interest of millions of their people in Russia. What effect the sending of the petition will 'have upon Russian feeling toward the United States is uncertain. It ap pears to be apprehended that there will be some resentment and this is by no means unlikely. Of course this has been carefully considered at Washington. rTbere Is, however, no really good reason why Russia should take offense at this action. It Involves no Interference on the part of our government with the Internal affairs of that empire. It is simply an effort to enable American citizens, concerned in the welfare of their kindred people, to make a proper protest against the persecution of those people where such a protest may be ef fective. Our Koverninant will assume no responsibility In connection with the petition. It will merely ask that It be received and If the Russian government refuses that will end tie matter. There Is certainly no good reason why this should Impair the friendly relations be tween Russia and the United States. OMAHA'S rA RAM VI ST IfKKD. The Chicago Great Western railroad will be completed to the Missouri river and In full operation within forty days. The objective point of the Great West ern is Omaha, and its managers may be depended upon to overcome all obstacles now in the way of its entrance into Omaha by the time the road is in condi tion for through traffic. , While the railroad facilities between Omaha and Chicago over the existing live trunk lines are ample, the opening of a sixth trunk line cannot fall to prove of material advantage to Omaha Jobbers, packers and manufacturers. The Imme diate effect of its completion will be the addition of new trade territory in Iowa, and the inevitable sequence of competi tion between the Stlckney system and the other Iowa railroad systems will be a more liberal adjustment of freight rates for shippers of all classes. With six independent trunk lines between Omaha and Chicago, Omaha will enjoy transportation facilities to the Great I-nkes and the Atlantic seaboard second to no city west of the Mississippi. The paramount need of Omaha In the near future Is, however, more mills and factories that will convert the raw ma terials into finished products and afford steady employment to working men and working women. Jobbing alone will not build up a city, neither will trading in Jack-knives with each other materially increase the retail trade. Omaha must increase the ranks of the army of pro ducers in order that It may enjoy the benefits of increased consumption. In other words, the future growth of Omaha depends upon Its ablfity .to aug ment its industrial activity. Superior distributing facilities alone will not suffice to biilld up a great city. We must have not only an attractive merchan dise market in surrouudlng territory. but a home market to supply the needs of the bread winners. The responsibility for the management of the railroad tax, cases In the federal courts will be with the mayor and city council and not with the Real Estate ex change. If the final decision goes against the city for lack of expert legal talent it will be very little comfort to attach the blame for disastrous . failure to the Ileal Estate exchange or any other com mercial body not directly responsible for municipal government Tax litigation is a specialty and the city must neces sarily employ an attorney who has not only the ability but the experience that will enable him to grapple successfully with. the issues involved. The rejection by the House of Lords of the bill striking out of the coronation oath the medieval relic pledging the sovereign to maintain the Church of England against the machinations of the pope of Rome indicates what a hold his toric .Aisage has upon modern nations, The coronation oath translated into in telllglble twentieth century language would serve Just as well, but It would lose the'aroma of age which seems to constitute Its chief defense. The Canadians are objecting to the ac tlon of the imperial government buying cattle in the United States for restock ing the Boer farms. The Canadians for get that the imperial government is com mitted to free trade and that the es sence of free trade is to buy in the cheapest market The imperial purchas ing agents doubtless discovered that they could get better animals at lower prices In the United States than they could In Canada. The Dubuque street car strike, begun on the 6th of May, was settled on- the 23d of June, by the special arbitration committee of the Business Men's club with mutual satisfaction to all parties concerned. It might Just as well have been settled the first wgek, or for that matter It could have been averted bad arbitration been accepted as the short cut to the amicable adjustment of differ ences between employer and employe, The distribution of birthday honors with which King Edward celebrates the anniversary of his natal event Is to be unusually long this year. It took King Edward so long to get started with this royal prerogative tnat ne reels it in cumbent to make haste, if he is to get around the circle of his friends and fa vorltes. Aaseilsg Activity. Chicago Record-Herald. Those people who are Involved in tho poatal scandal have good reaaons for re gardlng atrenuoalty as deplorable and In convenient. Joy Loaa Deterred. Bt. Louie Globe-Democrat. Omaha la rejoicing over the wiping out of the bridge arbitrary at that point, and the railroads aa well aa the city find tha change profitable. Division of the SvvasT. Washington Poat. President Baer's declaration that Reading railroad has never earned tha any money furnlahes the stockholders of that company another lesson on the difference between a divide snd a dividend. Better Watch the Homo Uaard. Chicago Newa. It aeems rsther foolish to expect a man In King Peter's position to feel worried about being anubbed by the powers. I a country where unpopular monarcha are bored full of holes a little thing Ilka anubblng ought not to seem aerloua. Philadelphia North American. Mitchell's sense of publlo responsibility waa shown In his tactful handling of tha convention of ant T mlnera, by which con fltct waa averted. Hla unselfish devotion to tba Intaresta of tha men who have given blm tbelr confidence and loyal support Is proved by. bis rejection of an offer of loO.OOO for a course of lectures. Only an earn eat, well-poised man could have re sisted the flattering temptation of such an offer. Mitchell haa stood all testa up to date, and tha Judgment and good faith of Ma detainers are sadly discredited. Honest Folk In Deaaaad. Boston Transcript. If the Missouri republicans should nomi nate Circuit Attorney Folk for governor It would rather Interfere with his eligibility aa a democratic nominee for the presidency and thla la all tha sadder because he aeemed, for a day, to be the much-desired candidate with whom the two wings of tha democracy could flap together. Heeeatrlcltlea Kiplalned. Chicago Chronicle. Revelations In the current mlsundcrstand- ng between Napoleons of finance In the shipbuilding linn go far to explain some hitherto puzzling circumstances. It la easy to see, for Instance, that a gentleman who has unloaded upon his associates for $27, 000,000 property which at a liberal estimate may be worth $3,000,000 Is likely to experi ence an exuberance of spirits which might lead him to buy champagne for the entire population of a French village or try to run an automobile p the steps of a cathe dral. Buch a Rentlemnn would not be craxy, but merely effervescent. Dakota's Graduates. Boston Transcript. All the world loves the graduating classes at this season of the year and finds It In teresting to Inspect them occaalonally from one view point or another to see wherein they resemble or differ from those that have preceded them. Almost every class has something about It, however, that dis tinguishes It from Its contemporaries or Its predecessors. In the case of the University of Dakota, which has 'just awarded fifty one diplomas to the graduates from the several departments, It's the cosmopolitan character of the list of namea that catches one's attention. Almost every nationality under the sun Is represented there, though the majority seem to belong to Scandina vians. All told the list is a convincing testimonial to the ability of 'this country to take care of and educate all the new comers who choose to make It their adopted home. WOILDVT STAND FOR IT. Lean and Vltrlollo MUaourlaa Flays the Peerless. v Atlanta Conatltution (detn.). Mr. Bryan assumed recently to read ex Governor Lon V. Stephens of Missouri out of the democratic party because the latter expressed hla desire to aee David R. Francis of St. Louis the democratic nominee for president in 1904. Commenting on this Mr, Bryan said some very tart things personal to Mr. Stephens and his lojfelty to the party. Mr. ton Stephens is little, but ha Is loud. He wears glasses, but can see a long way with them. He is a featherweight In build, but a catamount tn a sudden scrap. He has got money to burn and backbone to lean upon. His record as a .Missouri demo crat of the honest, wool-bat, last ditch or der has been unimpeachable up to date. It Is little wonder, then, that this "Wasp of Boonevtlle" promptly flew back at Mr, Bryan with some stinging remarks upon the latter's authority to read anybody out of the democratic party and to control the individual preferences of - those who have sacrificed in the party service to the party's prestige and success. Of- that latter class Mr. Stephens Is a conspicuous example. - The excoriation ha handed ' out to Mr. Bryan need not be repealed here. It was largely personal, but it Is Indicative of the restive spirit of many democrats over the attempts of Mr. Bryan to figure as the Sir Oracle of the democratic sparty. While Mr, Bryan has yet aiost ,oj5 ,hrlendr-and- ad mirers in the party, men who would resent any Injustice attempted upon htm and his followers tn 1898 and 1900,-' the fact grows more apparent dally that tha party at large does not feel bound by any valid obligation to allow him the censorship of Its person nel and , platform In the coming national campaign. "TOT PISTOL" WOKHDS. Some Don'ta Dealaned to Prevent Willie BloomlnK on the Hillside. Chicago. Record-Herald. "Keep all wounds open till . properly cleaned and dressed b a physician" Is the warning sent out by Chicago physicians and emphasised by the department of pub llo health in Its bulletins. This advice Is not called out by any Im pending- "clash at arms" or skirmish with the Indians. There Is no threatened out break among the redskins, and the Spanish-American war is over. ' The "wounds" referred to are Fourth of July wounds caused by toy pistols, cannon crackers, tor pedoes and other murderous devices used In celebrating Independence day. The ad vice might strike the ordinary law-abiding citizen as unnecessary In view of the city ordinances and the proclamation of the mayor forbidding the sale of the so-called "toy pistols" and other dangerous explo sives. But the fact that several victims of the toy pistol habit have already been recorded, and theourth nearly two weeks distant, shows that the warning Is neces sary and timely. Indeed, It appears that large numbers of toy pistols are being dis posed of secretly in Chicago tn spite of the police embargo against them. The most dangerous dlseaae reaulllng from improperly treated wounda caused by the explosion of gunpowder Is lockjaw, and the warning of the health bureau Is in tended to avert the possible consequences of carelessness in this regard. In caae of a blank cartridge or gunpowder wound the advice of the physicians is to keep the wound open until it can be properly cleaned with antiseptics and dressed by a compe tent aurgeon. Closing the wound before it Is properly cleaned and excluding the air la favorable to the multiplication and activ ity of lockjaw germs. While this advice la valuable and timely It should also serve to Impress the police witn tne necessity ror vigorous enforce ment of the ordinance against the sale of these pistols. LADY HERBERT FRIGHTENED Loses for Frvr Hours a Dsi Contain lag; Jewels Worth Small Fortune. NEWPORT, R. I., June . -Despite the delightful farewell that members of the British embassy gave Lady Herbert, wife of the British ambassador, upon her de parture from Newport for' New York, whence she sella for England ahortly, her Journey waa greatly disturbed by the loss of a satchel containing Jewels worth I13.0UO. A servant In whose care the satchel had been placed laid it beside the steps of restaurant on the dock. The employes about the dock and reataurant supposed someone would claim the bag, never dream Ing It contained anything of value. Finally the ticket agent carried It to the freight room ami threw It Into a corner. When an agent of the ambassador ruahed up and demanded the return of the grip several houra later and told what It con tained there waa consternation among the men who had been kicking a fortune about the platform. Sir Michael Herbert, the British ambas sador at Washington, and Lady Herbert sailed todayoa Celtio for Liverpool. OTHER LANDS THAI OVHB. The comments upon tha Klshlnefl horror of the eminent socialist, M. Jaures, vice president of the French Chamber of Dep uties, will not be read with pleasure In Russia, least of all by It. de Plehve. He says that these outrages are a disgrace to official Russia, by whom they were organised or tolerated, and will be a dis grace to the whole country unleaa the Russian people enter a vehement protest against them and succeed In preventing their repetition. Ater a short survey of the deida committed. M. Jaures polnta out that these acts of savagery were not the result of a spontaneous movement or the consequence of an economle connict Be tween the Christian and Jewish population. No doubt he says, attempts have been made to excite the Christian workman against Jewish competition, but If they helped to promote the movement they did not create It. What provoked the slaugh ter Is the systematic spirit of savage reac tion let loose by the Russian government. A vast amount of discontent haa been caused In Spain by the reactionary polloy of the government At the last election, one of the principal things promised was the Increased home rule for municipali ties, and recently with a great blare of trumpets the government brought forward bill to that end. When, however, the bill was read it was found that Instead of Increasing home rule, Just the con trary end was Intended. The bill went even so far as to violate the famous con stitution of Cadis of 1812. It 'practically put the municipalities under the control of the minister of the Interior at Madrid. And yet in spite of bad government and Inefficient lawmakers. In spite of the pes- Imlsm which is betrayed on every side, the unanimous testimony of skilled observers In that Spain is progreHSing as It never has before. "It Is no longer the romantic land sung of by the Oautlers and Victor Hugos," says the Madrid correspondent of the London Times. "Electricity In the houses, admirable electric tramways In tho streets good roads, and Industrial devel ment In Catalonia, Qulpoxcoa and Vlx caya, with which the" south of France has nothing to compare, a capital where there are no Parisian 'apaches,' a railway ays- tern the most exasperatlngly dilatory In Europe, yet rapidly Increasing its traffic (the companies' profits during the first three months of the current year are i.OOO.OOO pesetas more than during the same period last year) all these facts are so many signs that in spite of the belated political organisation of Spain, In spite of the doctrinaire character of political pro grams, yet as the Diaro said recently 'far from the state, outside of the state. In spite of the state, the country ia develop ing, becomlna richer and more progres siva' " A curious and interesting movement has been started in Germany which has for Its object the smoothing away of all difficul ties brought between France and Germany by Alsace-Lorraine. Although its member. ship is purely Oerman, It is called the Franco-German league. Its purpose is to settle the question of Alsace-Lorraine by a solution equally satisfactory aod honorable to both parties. To bring this about there are four ways, only one of which Is pos sible, France cannot consent to the main tenance of present conditions. Germany would not consent to a restoration of the territories. A neutralization of the prov inces would be a loss to Germany and no profit to France. So the league recom mends that Germany give France that part of the provinces which speaks French, keeping the others to herself and In return France give - to Germany some Island or islands or French colony. It is hardly nec essary to say that the scheme has been thought out by oollege professors. Some account has been given already of various popular demonstrations against Austria which have occurred recently In different parts of Italy. It appears that the House of Deputies Itself very nearly be came the scene of an irredentist manifesta tion about ten days ago. Various radical deputies had assailed the government on the ground that unnecessary violence had been used in the dispersion of public meet-4 Inge, and that the closing of certain thea ters was an abuse of authority. Then Slgnor Barxllai, one of the most Influential members of the extreme left. In the course of an Impassioned argument, asserted that the government had no right to auppreaa whsft, on the very face of it, was a popular movement. This assertion was received with enthusiastic cheers, and for a moment or two it looked as If the whole chamber might be stampeded. But common surma prevailed, and, as It soon became apparent that the government could command a ma jority, Slgnor Barzllal and his friends re frained from bringing so delicate a subject to the test of a division. ' The significance of the Parliamentary elections in Germany cannot be fully ap preciated without taking Into consideration the fact that all men are not equal before the law In the kaiser's empire. Certain classes of voters have greater rights than others, and are permitted to cast two, three or more ballots, according to their rank or wealth. Needless to say, the privileged franchise holders are mostly adherents of the government and members of the con servative parties. The official returns show ing that the social democrats polled 2.911,- 317 votes ' mean that they constitute more than one-half the total number of electora in Germany, and that under a "one man one vote" system they would sweep every thing before them. They have gained 800,000 recruits alnce lf-99, and their ultimate con trol of the Reichstag la a certainty. PERSONAL NOTES. King Peter of Servla haa ordered a red automobile. If the worst .shall come he Is determined to have a gasoline finish. A new map of the western country Is made necessary by the action of the recent flood. Some of the former Inland towns are now on the river. The Mexican Herald notices politely enough that American newspapers have not been criticising corruption In Latin Amerl can countries very savagely of late. This waa Just ss effective as If mention had been made of the postal scandal. Bernhardt'a act In pouring a libation of champagne over her head in honor of Ros tand, the dramatist, will not be likely to gain favor. The time-honored custom of pouring libations down the throat Is too firmly established to be displaced easily, At the International Congress of Chem ists in Berlin Prof. William Crookes made an addreaa upon radium and similar radiant substances. At the conclusion the presiding officer made this pur) by the way of thanks: I'M Crookes (crux), Ibl lux! The widow of "Brave BUI Anthony," whoae coolneas the night that the battle ahtp Maine vas blown up In Havana har bor made him famous, haa been given a clerkship In the permanent cenaua bureau with a salary of 8900 a year. When Anthony committed aulclde he left hla widow destl tute. Oacar Johnaon, who haa Juat been ap pointed assistant paymaster in tha army and ordered to Manila, was for several years a newsboy In Minneapolis. He was recognised aa a leader of hla associate and finally received a position tn the buslm office ef one of the Flour City's dailies. He has since been promoted a number of times and la highly spoken of by his employers. POLITICAL DRIFT. Members of the Kanaas legislature may be depended on to pass a relief bill for themselves. Politicians desirous of serving under King Peter as a measure ef safety should pro vide themselves with boiler plate under wear. Grover Cleveland announces that here after he will olalm the privilege of editing hla own Interviews. Norie genuine without the blue pencil sign. The fact that ex-Congressman Loud's name la mixed up In the postoffice Investi gation promises to call out a loud con versation from California, and provoke a hoarse laughter from mall carriers. Governor Pennypacker pays no attention to the pointed and penetrating appeals of the Pennsylvania newspaper to yank one of them into court and put the muscle on. The newspapers are ton anxioua, besidos the governor has troubles enough. Senator Knute Nelson of Minnesota is saying nuthln' these days, but when the right opportunity offers he can spiel In six languages From the age of 12 years Senator Nelson was brought up In Minne sota, where a mixed population of Nor wegians, Swedish, Danish and Germans gave him a splendid opportunity to acquire their languages, and, being at all times studious, he lost no chance to add to his knowledge. Senator Joe Blackburn and ex-Senator Lindsay of Kentucky were traveling to gether through the Alleghany mountalna. Blackburn went into the smoking room and returned In a few minutes looking so much depressed that Lindsay asked: "What's the matter, Joe?" "Why. Tve lost the bet ter part of my baggage," said Blackburn in heart-broken tones. "Was It stolen or did you leave It behind 7" "Worse than either the cork came out." When Senator Arthur Pue Gorman was at the Fifth Avenue hotel. New York. Just be fore sailing for Europe recently a news paper man, presuming upon long acquaint anca, pressed the political sphinx insis tently for an Interview. "Can't do It, my boy," replied the senator. "Politicians, you know, are like children." "How so?" "They should be seen, not heard." And the senator resumed his promenade up and down the hotel corridor. , Senator Dolllver of Iowa was In Chicago the other day and submitted to the Tribune reportorial pump. Said the senator: "We farmers In Iowa have not paid much at tention to the tariff lately. There has been a good deal of rain, and we are more Inter ested In the prospects of the corn crop than anything else. Governor Cummhie Is not the man to change his sentiments when he thinks he Is right and he'U be nomi nated by acclamation. It is hard to tell what the platform will be. I do not want to forecast It. It probably will be in ac cord with the views of a majority of the people of the state." "What are those viewer "Excuse me. My bronchitis Just wait until after the convention." STANDARDS OF SUCCESS. Material Benelt Shoold Ifot Be the Only Spar of Ambition. Chicago News. At a time when material saccess Is so generally regarded aa the chief goal of hu man effort it Is Interesting to find a man In President Hadley's position presenting argu ments for a broader view of the question. In his baccalaureate sermon the 'president of Yale offered the graduates some advice which at least they should find stimulating. He does not discredit or discourage the am bition for practical success, but he makes It plain that In his view there is danger in measuring success in life "by the concrete results with which men can credit them selves." "We should value life," he de clares, , "as a field of action." We ahould "care for the doing of things quite as much ' as for the results." Tried by this standard, aspiration and effort are to be more highly prised than achievement Itself. ' The man who sincerely strives for a great object has succeeded, whether or not the object Is at tained or its attainment brings any tangible reward. It is no novelty, of course, to hear a col lege president upholding Ideal standards and rejecting utilitarian views of success, but few of the educators have cared to fol low their theories, as President Hadley does, to their logical conclusion. Probably a majority of them would applaud Nansen's courage in attempting to reach the North Pole, but would question the utility of the attempt. President Hadley admires Nan sen simply "because he succeeded in get ting ao much nearer the pole than anybody before him ever did," and thinks it Is one of the most discouraging testimonies to the false standards of the nineteenth century that Nansen feels compelled to Justify his expedition on the basis of Its scientific re sults. Furthermore, a man who tries to. get to the pole Is engaged in a glorious play, "which Justifies more risk and more expenditure of life than would be war ranted for a few miserable entomological specimens, however remote from the place where they had previously been found." The young man of today has no lack of exhortation to lead the life of strenuous effort. It is as well that he should be taught also that the reward for this effort will be barren If the whole object sought be material benefit for himself. Life is something to be used. Whether or not it has been successfully used depends not on the results ao much as on the object sought and the earnestness of the seeking. It Is somewhat novel to find an American college president expounding', tills philos ophy to his students, but the philosophy Is, on the whole, helpful. It will spur to ef- fort in crises where the desire for mere material aucceaa falls to provide a aufficlent incentive. WW As Good as Gold The clothing of our manufacture is as good aa gold clothing that is as nearly perfect as skilled hands and good materials can make It and our showing NOW of Home spun, Crash, Serge and Cheviots for summer wear are ahead of anything we have ever shown, and we ask but a chance to convince you of the fact ' $10, $12.50, $15, $18, $20. NO CLOTHING FITS LIKE OURS. K. S. Wilcox, Mansgtr, All ENTIRE FAMILY CURED BY DR. WILLIAMS' PINK PILLS FOR PALE PEOPLE. Father, Mother and Daughter Are or F.nthaalastlo la Their rralse of Thla Wonderful Remedy, Miss Stella Reevea took Dr. Williams Pink rills for Pale People with such k.mi,i results that htr father and mother a-en Induced to try them. That In itself Is a strong recummendi tlon, and the fact that all three wore en tirely cured and are now enthusiastic In their praise of thla wonderful remedy, mr.kcs a statement of the cases an Im portant one to all sufferers. Mr. Reeves lives at No. 1S2 Crescent avenue, Grand Rapids, Mich., and Is over seer of the Pythian Temple. His dauRhtor, Stella, was suffering from that tired, run down feeling peculiar to young girls. Sl says: "I was pale and thin and always tired, my blood was In a dreadfully poor state and I didn't have any strength nt all. Any little exertion made me short of breath and I felt miserable. Then my mother decided to have me try Pr. Wil liams' Pink Pills, and before I hnd taken hi'f a box the good results began to show themselves." "Yes," said her mother. "They did her so much good that I began to take them my self. I had been ailing for some time with a spinal trouble which was so bad that I could not stand up for more than five min utes at a time. My back ached constantly and there was a numb feeling at the back of my head. I had no appetite and from constant suffering became very weak. But Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People did more for me than all other medicines. "Mr. Reeves." she continued, "also took the pills with the best results. He waa so worn out with hard work that his limbs would get numb and stiff. They pained him horribly. His whole nervous system became unstrung from his sufferings and he was discouraged until he saw what Dr. Williams' Pink Pllla were doing for Stella. He began taking them when I did and they did wonders for him, too. "We are all very grateful to Dr. Williams' Pink Pllla for Pale People and try to per suade every ailing person we know to try this excellent remedy." Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People are an unfailing specific for all diseases arising from Impoverished blood or shat tered nerves. They have cured rheumatism, locomotor ataxia, partial paralysis, St. Vitus' dance, sclatloa, neuralgia, nervous headache, after effects of the grip, of fever and of other acute diseases, palpitation of the heart, anaemia, pale and sallow com plexions and all forms of weakness. At all drufrglstji, or direct from Dr. Williams Medical Co., Schenectady, N. Y.. fifty cents per box; six boxes tor two dollars and a half. FLASHES OF FIN. "Do you eat poet to go away anywhere on the Fourth?" "Well,. I haven't decided yet. Are you going to take your boys away anywhere?" Chicago Record-Herald. Mrs. Witherby I've found an awfully cheap place to go for the summer. Witherby How cheap? Mrs. Witherby Why, It will only cost us twice as much aa at noma Detroit Free Press. "How did you lose your airm, young man?" aakcfl the Interested gentleman in the car. . "A girl oitce told me to remove It," an swered the young man. "Got any cigarette papers?" Indianapolis Sun. The Count of Monte Crtsto was aulklna. "Dumas may think he's given me enough money," he muttered, "but how about Car negie and Rockefeller?" not to strike New York. Sun. Mamma Don't let me catch: you In a lie again, you naughty boy I Johnny I won't if I can help It: but then I haven't had the experience pa haa had. Boston Transcript. "He used to kiss me every time we passed through a tunnel before our marriage," said the little woman with sad reflections. "And does he do ao now?" asked the bosom friend. "No, he takesa drink." Chicago News. Columbus waa pleading for funds. ', "A short passage to the Indies would be a trreat thing," mused Ferdinand. "It isn't that," returned the navigator, "but If I don't discover it, how will there ever be any America's, cup?" Convinced of the necessity, they forth with raised a subscription. New York Sun. HOW DID VOl DIEt Edmund V. Cooke in St. Louis Globe Pemncrsf, Did you tackle that trouble that came your Wltha resolute heart and cheerful, Or hide your face from the light of day With a craven soul and fearful? Oh, a trouble's a ton, or a trouble's an ounce. -Or a trouble is what you make it; And It Isn't the fact that you're hurt that counts, ...... But only how did you take It? You are beaten to ' earth? Well, well, what's that? Come up with a smiling face. It's nothing against you to fall down flat, But to lie there that's disgrace. The harder you're thrown, why, tho higher you'll bounce; Be proud of your blackened eye It isn't the fact that you're licked that It's how did ydu flght-and why? I And though you be done to the death, what tnenr If you battled the best you could. If you played your part In the world of Wh"&e Critic will call It good. Death cornea with a crawl, or cornea wllh a pounce, And, whether he'a Blow or spry, It isn't the fact that you re dead counts, But only how did you die? that