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The address mill bo changed ' as often as doalrod, I If It is really hydrophobia, the dog day season that is upon us is no Joke, A good thing to help push along Omaha's trade excursions into western Iowa. Nebraska to Kansas: Any overflow of harvest hands will be thankfully re ceived. , When It comes to machine politics, the local democratic ' machine ' takes the whole works. " 'When they come to elect the new pope the cardinals will have a chance to show us what a real 'deadlock is. Some enterprising bookmaker might open pools on the nnino of the next pope without encountering the necessity of playing any favorites. The organization of the water works appraisers may be regarded as prellml nary either to the disorganization or the reorganization of the water company It might not be out of order for our representatives' in congress to try next to secure the establishment of a station of the government life saving service at Lake Manawa. People traveling in the vicinity of Chi cago during toe pending labor troubles are warned to keep a sharp lookout for writs of injunction to avoid being tripped up in the dark. The Nebraska library commission and the Nebraska pure food commission have been prevailed upon to submit their differences to arbitration. This ought to settle the effective value of the arbitration remedy. In carrying his agitation for a curfew ordinance into South Omaha, Colonel Hogeland certainly challenges admira tion of hts courage. If 'South Omaha hould go to bed at 0 o'clock It would have to get busy several hours before daylight. The Russian czar preferred not to have the Jewish petition thrust upon him. but he is nevertheless acting iu conformity with the request which it in tended to convey. Paradoxically speak ing, the petition will rank as a success ful failure. , Governor Chatterton of Wyoming does not relish the notoriety achieved by that state through the recent lynching and Insists that a stop must be put to such lawlessness In that state. If the gov ernor means what he says he will have n opportunity to prove It. The extra session of the Colorado leg. jaisture comes In handy in furnishing j members a summer vsuatlon Jaunt at the state's expense. The danger is that it may become so enjoyable an example that it will be followed by succeeding legislatures that will purpose forget some ' essential piece of lawmaking so that they will l called together ugnjn at a convenient time. Upon recommendation of the superin tendent of schools the trunut ouVer whose - learned .' researches Into the origin, extent and pernicious' effect of the booze business were embodied lu bis first official report is to be retained for another year. .The next volume of his great serial entitled "Trials and Tribula tions of a Truant Officer" will be eagerly awaited by an overanxious pubU AUBASSADvn CARMnrS ATA TmMmRT, After, the expressions of satisfaction at Washington with' the result of negotia tions regarding Manchuria, the state ment made by the Russian ambnssador to the United Htatea, that there was no rrangpinent between him and Secretary Hay respecting open ports In Manchuria. comes as a great surprise. According to Count Casslnl the conference between himself and the secretary of state was entirely unofficial and while the Man churiiui question was talked over there was nothing In the nature of an ar rangement or understanding effected. This does not necessarily mean, of course, that there is nothing in the re port as to assurances received from the Chinese government and the announce ment of the willingness of Russia that new treaty ports shall be opened, but It is calculated to create doubt In the matter. There has been some skepticism regarding the assurances sold to have )'-eii given the Washington government. British newspapers expressed suspicion that Russian diplomacy had left some troublesome conditions In reserve and the tone of Peking advices of a few days go was not "confident. Intimating that Russian assurance In regard to the open ing, of ports might prove meaningless. It was pointed out that this would prove to be the case unless, the United States has secured Russia's positive command to Prince Ching, head of the Chinese board of foreign affairs, to sign the American commercial treaty, after which China would have no power over the ports which It is proposed shall be opened. It was further stated that the Japanese regarded Russia's reported promise to America with apprehension, viewing it as being, at best, a means of placating this country and thus elimina ting it as a factor in the problem of preserving the integrity of China and maintaining the status in the far east. There appears no good reason, how ever, for thinking that our government Is allowing Itself to be tricked or trifled with in thls'matter. As a London paper remarks, Secretary Hay Is too astute to be put off with a mere paper concession. There is ample' warrant for distrust of Russia and probably no one knows this better than the American secretary of state, but the Russian government has been forced to a position in regnrd to American demands which it cannot recede from without such perfidy as would utterly discredit it with the rest of the world and it is most improbable that Russian statesmen will invite thlH. Perhaps some further pressure upon that government will become necessary, but It is not likely to repudiate any assur ance it has given the United States re specting what this country asks in Man churla and which carries with it like consideration for other powers. It has required earnest and persistent effort to secure Russia's promise and now that it has been obtained there will probable be no great difficulty in securing its fulfill ment, though possibly this will not come as. soon as our government may desire. As to that, however, we must of neces sity be patient - 1RELAXD WELCOMES THE K1NQ. The Irish people have welcomed King Edward with most hearty enthusiasm, showing that little effect was produced by those who counseled a different man ifestation of popular feeling toward the nation's sovereign, by way of protest against English treatment of Ireland. In this cordial greeting of the king and queen the Irish people are showing the proper- spirit. They have Bore griev ances against England, but for these the present king is not responsible. On the contrary he has shown a desire to remedy grievances and to improve con ditions in Ireland. He sympathized with Gladstone's home rule policy and Is snld to have inspired the land-purchase bill. which promises so much for the future welfare of the Emerald . Isle. When there was danger of the failure of this measure because of the demands of the landlords King Edward exerted his In fluence in support of the bill and in favor of such modifications as were asked for by the representatives of the tenants. These attestations of sincere concern for the interests and the welfare of his Irish subjects should commend King Edward to their kindly and loyal con sideration and It Is very greatly to their credit that this is being accorded. The effect cannot fall to be good. The im pression it must make upon the king may be expected to Induce larger effort on bis part for the betterment of con ditions in Ireland, while it should pro duce a better feeling among the people toward England. It is said that before the conclusion of his visit the king will probably pardon a number of political prisoners as a special act of grace. There Is every reason to believe that Edward's trip to Ireland will have very beneficial results. txcttomo ItiSTRECnoXS. It appears that the Amerlcau commis sioners who are iu Kurope to ascertain the views of foreign governments re garding the establishing of a stable basis of exchange between silver-standard and gold-standard countries are le- Ing criticized at Washington on the ground tbst they are exceeding their Instructions. It seems that in their con ferences with the British, French and German commissions they have outlined plans for bringing about stability in exchanges, and suggested that countries with Oriental dependencies in v.-hL'h sliver Is largely used should enter , to avreemt'ut to make purchases of sil ver t regular: Intervals. - It In pointed, out that this Is not wh;t they were Instructed to do. They wan uot to make any suggeqtlous or propose any ns. but were authorized "Imply to icMvrtiiln what plans the governments to which they are accredited w to propose, miiklug their own recommenda lions In the'r tinnl report to tlo State department. We do not see thnt t'lre U uuy good rcaaoA fur criticism. The American commissioners have of coursj leen nskd what plan they had to pro pose and they have suggested wiint tley deemed the most practicable way of retaining the object sought. As to suggestion of agreeing to make pur chases of silver at regular Intervals, it was rejected by all the foreign commis sions. So far as now appears the mis sion does not promise to have any early practical result. The question is re garded by the European governments as Important, but there are difficulties which cannot easily be overcome. There will probably be a conference at some future time to seriously consider the problem, but an early solution is not to be expected. TBK "ALL OR AOS" CLACSE. The comptroller for Greater New York Is advertising nn issue of $3,500, 000 worth of 3Vi per cent bonds, which are to be sold today, ami makes a special point tbst these bonds are being offered direct to investors. The adver tisement declares, "No all or none bids received, thus giving the Investor the same advantage as dealers bonds are awarded to bidders offering the highest premium. v This means, if it means anything, that the experience of New York la against the practice pursued in recent sales of Omaha city bonds, of lumping an entire bond issue Into one lot and awarding all to one bidder who makes a blanket offer. It stands to reason that where In disposing of $r00,000 of bonds all or none must be bought, the number of possible purchasers Is greatly reduced and the disposition to pool issues, at all times too prevalent among the bond houses, is directly encouraged. The result is that the "all or none" bids cannot give the city the full benefit of the credit it enjoys with the invest ing public, to say nothing of shutting out small institutions that might have trust funds to put into good securities, yet who are not authorized to pay the broker's commissions demanded by the established bond houses. If New York finds it to Its advantage to Issue bonds without "all or none" bids, would It not be to Omaha's advantage to adopt the same policy when it next patronizes the money market? SCHOOL UOAUD FINANCES. The financial report for the rublic schools of Omaha for the fiscal year of 1902-1903 discloses a condition which, while perhaps not alarming, is still far from satisfactory when viewed from the standpoint of the taxpayer. The report shows that for the year the total re sources of the school district were $712,005, as aguinst a total liability of $702,144, leaving a deficit July 1, 1903, of $51,138. A deficit of more than $50, 000 would look still worse if it were not recalled that the deficit at the be ginning of the year was slightly over $70,000, so that in point of fact the bal ance 'charged off on the debit side has really been reduced by $20,000. More careful inspection of the conf parative figures for the last few years. however, shows that the extinguishment of the floating debt has gone on more slowly than it should under the circum stances. The receipts of the school board for these years have been greatly in excess of the receipts for the years in which the deficit originated and before this increase in receipts, or more partic ularly the increased revenue from taxa tion, which was acquiesced in expressly to place the board in position to wipe out the Inherited warrant indebtedness in addition to paying current expenses, For the year ending July 1, 1902, the board started out with $83,828 in its treasury and took in during the year re celpts amounting to $531,111), making the total of resources $t14l48, while for the fiscal year covered In the report Just made the board started out with $170,848 as cash on band, which was augmented during the year by receipts in the sum of $541,157. making the total resources $712,005. The apparent reduc tion in expenditures for the last year, which amounted to $521,784, and as against $547,720 for the preceding year of 1901-1902, Is more than made up by the deferment of the claim of the bond redemption account, which last year was only $47,500, while the year before had been $72,013. to say nothing of the additional $10,000 for architects and building account for the year 1901-1902, which was avoided last year. The actual cost of running our public schools is steadily Increasing, and in creasing more rapidly than the increase In the attendance at the schools. What the taxpayers have to ask themselves Is whether the standard of work and efficiency of Instruction is improving at a commensurate rate. State Treasurer Mortensen wjll be gen erally upheld in the estimation of the public in the position which he has takeu on the payment out of the permauent school fund of appropriations made by the legislature purporting to rebate overpayments made by county treasurers. The constitution or Ne braska Is explicit in its mandate that the permanent school fund shall remain forever Inviolate and that any loss or diminution shall be made good by legis- lative appropriation from other sources. If the claims of the beneficiaries of the late legislature are good In law they will have no difficulty in establishing them In the courts by suitable action. In the in terval it, devolves upon the state treas urer to maintain the Inviolability of these trust funds and to await a court crjcr before acceding to the demands made upon him. The college of cardinals Is supposed to have given the inspiration for the electoral college inaugurated by the framers of our constitution hs an exper iments! pleie of machinery In the elec tion of our president. The electoral col lege In this country, however, has lieeu completely changed In character from the original danign, having become merely n register for the popular rote recorded at the polls by the people of the various states. The college of car dinals, on the other hand, Is substan tially unchanged from the earliest days of church organization. Another railroad consolidation on the merger plan is projected that Is to In clude about 1,80 miles of southern trackage. This is Just a little one as compared with the big consolidation schemes of the last two years, but it is a sign that the transformation of our railroad systems is still in progress. There are more railroad consolidations yet to come. When the order comes for one regi ment of the Nebraska National Guard to report to Fort Riley for participation in the army maneuvers, we shall proba bly discover a few more valiant patriots who enlisted only for service within the state during times of peace. But they will not be many. Not Moon. Dlffereaea. Washington Post. The south declares that Judge Parker la a cold democrat, which la nearly as bad as being a gold democrat After Many Days. Philadelphia Inquirer. ArbltraUon has had Its perfect work among the New Tork building trades, and that city will resume growing. Ita End Accomplished. Boston Globe. The czar will not receive the Klshlneff petition, but he has read It, and so has the whole civilized world, has done lta work. . Rejected as It Is, it Dealing- with a Door. Baltimore American. The door In Manchuria Is to be opened It would be lust aa well to take It off Its hinges and hang up a Japanese portiere to prevent further misunderstanding on the subject. Not Dependent on WW1 Street. Philadelphia Record. The country has observed that It can be prosperous when Wall street Is dull and even scared,' so that It no longer reads the quotations In such an apprehensive state of mind as once characterised It when It observed with a shudder that stocks were down. The Great American Jury. Baltimore American. There Is a town In Pennsylvania which lately evolved one of the moat remarkable Juries on record. This Jury, trying school directors accused of extortion from teach ers, rendered a verdict acquitting the ac cused and sentencing them to be repri manded by. the court The only inference la that they are to be reprimanded for being not guilty. This Jury should be care fully preserved In alcohol and deposited for the benefit of future admiring ages In the Smithsonian Institution. Aa Enemy to Civilisation. New Tork Evening Post. Government exists, at all only because men agree to renounce private vengeance and to put the punishment of crime Into the hands of the delegated officers of the law. Every failure' t' abide by that prln clple Is a step backward to savagery.' The lyncher Is the enemy of 'civilisation. His alarming multiplication throughout our land Is not only a plot on our escutcheon but a grave threat to our stability, and se curity. Hence every sane and honest voice lifted against - lawlessness Is that of patriot. A Widespread American Evil. San Francisco Chronicle. Private corporations Interested lr the distribution of light, power and telephone service and In the business of transmitting telegraphic messnges by wire have treated the. sidewalks as public property which they presume they have a right to Invade and occupy indefinitely under the const! tutlonat provision, which enables them to tear up the streets at will for the laying of water or gas mains or other conduits. Hence Wi have the sidewalks lined with rows of unsightly poles carrying a net work of wires overhead which are often dangerous to life and a positive disfigure ment In most cases to private property and an unwelcone obstruction to the view. Pleading; for the Prophet. Brooklyn Eagle. Some newspapers, in their references to Mr. Cleveland, display an animosity which gives to their criticisms the weakness of personal enmity. And they always at tribute praise or advocacy of Mr. Cleve land to personal friendship or to personal regard. They ought to be able to discuss him Impersonally, as it were. It la con ceivable that a man might personally dis like Mr. Cleveland, yet Intellectually be lieve that he Is a great public force, that he made an excellent president and would make the best candidate. Opposition to him should not be affected by asperity. Advocacy of him should neither requ'rs nor presuppose Idolatry or admiration. The more he can be Impersonally consid ered the more effectlv can the considera tion be made. Without Wires or Poles. New York Tribune. Fresh rumora are being circulated to the effect that- Marconi has improved wireless telegcaphy In such a way as to render poles and towers needless. More than two years ago he described In a lecture In Lon don a plan for using short, hollow cylin ders of aluminum or some other metal as a substitute tor vertical wires. . As the erection of the Poldhu, Grace Bay and Cape Cod structures has taken place since that announcement was made. It looks as If the scheme then outlined was not perfectly sat isfactory. Possibly he has since hit upon another. As there Is a growing conviction In the minds of experts that the greater part of the energy which operates in wireless telegraphy la conducted by the earth, provi sion for lateral radiation through the air would seem to be unnecessary. After all, the art Is yet In a rather crude state of development. Jsdft Lynch and the Grand Jary. Indianapolis Journal. The grand Jury at Evansvllle has made pretty thorough work of its Investigation of the recent riot by returning nearly ninety indictments. It now remains for the local prosecutor and court to do their duty. The grand Jury reported that the soldiers were attacked by the mob before they fired and they complimented the soldiers for doing their duty and censured the employ ers who, through sympathy with the rioters or from cowardly fear, discharged their em ployes for bring members of the militia. The report concludes by saying: "The laws of the state have not been enforced with as much rlgtdness as should be, and citizens ami Juries are as much responsible as the officials. The pernicious granting nf liquor licenses without regard to character of the applicant ought to be stopped, and the lir-enxe of the In existence revoke 1. " The grand Jury deserves a vote of public thank. WALL. STREET AND THE FtBLIC, Ihortnae In the l.amb Crop (ansea a Shrinkage In Securities. Philsdelphta Inquirer. During the past week stocks reached the lowest level In six years, with a few ex ceptions which were incident to the panic of May, 1901. The matter has been so well discussed heretofore that there Is no oc casion for extended comment here. The astonishing and unprecedented fact Is that though the leading stocks have averaged a fall of 134 a share In the last ten months, there has been no pnnlc, no failure of Im portance, no disturbance In the business world. The rates for money are up some what, but not beyond the normal In good times. The manufacturers and Jobbers are busy, the farmers are hard at work gather ing bounteous harvests, and the general public Is prosperous. It la still an open question whether the bottom has been reached, but those who are supposed to have the best Information think that prices last Wednesday ought to be the lowest of this movement. For the present It Is not possible to sell 8 per cent securities at pur. Four per cent Is getting to be nearer the mark for the very best stocks and bonds, while 6 per cent la not unusual, and it may be said that theae new rates are not high. The principal news of the week of Interest is that some of the greatest railways In the country are carrying large temporary loans with which to make extensions and Im provements which the present traffic demands. Some of the announcements were unexpected and seemed to cause some anxiety because the sums were so large and made for so short a time. The fact Is that the last six months have not been propitious for the ordinary corporation to go Into the market for a permanent loan or issue of stock, because there were so many "undigested securities," as Mr. Mor gan has said, to be floated by syndicates nd the applications for them were few. The Pennsylvania came out of the situation with flying colors. It raised $!W,000.000 with out a struggle, and Is on Easy street after paying Its enormous borrowings, while the other corporations are less happy. Never theless, the condition of traffic seems to warrant the expenditures that are being made, and It Is noteworthy that most of them are for making tracks better, so that traffic can be handled cheaper. One thing Is certain: the grest public. hlch Is always depended on by brokers and bankers and syndicates to come In and speculate and lose, has kept out of the maelstrom for a longer time than ever before In a season of proeperlty. As matter of fact, It Is probably best for nil concerned that this condition should con tlnue for a long time. Manv securities seem low at present prices and large pur chases are being made for Investment ac count, but the marginal operator Is out of the field and lit Is the best place for him to he until conditions become more settled among those who are trying to manufacture -alues. Time will soon show how many of the securities are good and how many are worth less than even present low prices. FEDERATING C HI RCH SOCIETIES momentous Action of the Christian Endeavor Conventon. Philadelphia Press. An action fraught with momentous con sequences to religious life and work In America in the next generation was taken by the Christian Endeavor convention at Denver. This was the inauguration of a movement on the part of the United So' Lflety of Christian Endeavor looking toward tne closer union of Christian Endeavor with Mmllar organisations of young people. It means. If the Endeavor officials are will ing to meet their sister societies half way, that Christian Endeavor, with Its more than 3,000.000 members; the Epworth ksague, with its more than 1,000,000 mem bers, and the Baptist Toung People's union and kindred bodies in the smaller de nominations, aggregating approximately 2,000,000 more, will all unite In one grand fellowship of a truly interdenominational and representative character, which will Include practically all the Protestant churches In America, except the Protestant Episcopal, which has not to any appre ciable extent organized Its young people. The attitude of Christian Endeavor lead ers has been the only obstacle that haj heretofore stood in the way of such an admirable consummation. Two years ago a plan of federation, modeled on the lines of the International Sunday School move. ment, was proposed by the Independent The denominational papers took up the suggestion with enthusiasm and the or gans of the Epworth league and the other denominational young people's societies gave It hearty approval. Christian En deavor alone held back, contending that It already provided a sufficient basis of fel lowshlp and repeating Its Invitation to the other bodies to come into Its membership and adopt its name. This was manifestly impossible, since the denominational so cletles aggregated a larger membership than Christian Endeavor. Now, we are glad to note, thla pioneer of organised young people's work In the churches Is moving toward the realization of one of the most practical expressions of substantial Christian unity that the present day affords. When the young peo pie of the churches find themselves able to come together In genuine and enjoyabl fraternity, and better able thereby to gerve r lie common end for which they all are organized, It will not be many yeura be fore the leaders in the churches, who will be these same young people matured, will refuse to countenancj longer the wasteful folly of unbrotherly and short-sighted sectarianism. Then the world will behold a practical Christian unity, such as our fathers dared only to dream of and long for, but not to expect. GRAY AS A CANDIDATE. Republican Commendation for the Delnwar Jadge. Philadelphia North American. The proposition putting forth Judge George Gray of Delaware as a candidate for the democratic presidential nomination U a hopeful sign hopeful for tho democratic party and for the republicans. Judge Gray Is a clean, honest man; an advanced thinker and courageous speaker, yet not a demagogue; thoroughly sound on the currency and the great economic questions of the day. It la needless to say that The North American stands strongly and unequivo cally for the renomlnution of President Roosevelt, who. It believes, represents the best type of Americanism and the best policies of governmental administration. Nevertheless, the nomination of Judge Gray would not only redound to the credit of the democratic party, but to the good of the country. More nearly than any other representative of his party he Is In accord with President Roosevelt upon the pressing problems that confront us. Wl(h hlra as an opponent, therefore, the re publican managers would be compelled to refrain from any attempt to dictate to their candidate In the Interests of the trusts and anti-labor capitalists. The se lection by the democrats of such a man as Gorman would open the way for the Quays and Platts and Aldrlchcs to keep these questions In the background. We are convinced that President Roose velt would defeat Judge Gray, but a Vic tory over him would necesi-arlly be of the greatest public service, because It would be won by thoroughly threshing out ques tions that &ed discussion. ROl!ID ABOUT NEW TORK. Ripples mm the Cnrrent at It fa) la the Metropolis. The street banana dealers of New York may soon be selling bananas at a cent each. A banana war la said to be on. Two Inde pendent companies, the Dl Giorgio Steam ship and Importing company of Paltlmore and the Verley Fruit company of Provi dence, K. I., have Joined forces and have leawd an East river pier. The new com bination has a fleet of ten or twelve steam ers and expects to conduct a trl-werk'.y service from the plantations of Cuba, Ja maica and Port I.lmon. E. C. Gedney, who was formerly In the employ of the Vnlted Fruit company, has been placed In charge of tho banana buslnees of the two com panies. The companion have been operating fruit steamships to Paltlmore and Provi dence, but decided to make this city the distributing point, the vessels of the two companies arriving alternately. The United Fruit company may consider this sn Inva sion of Its territory and declare war. The question of whether the contract labor law prohibits the re:;r-.ientatlve of a foreign house or tlrm entering this country to open branch houses or to represent it in confidential capacity arose again last week at Ellis Island. Wlillnm F. Vixer. an Englishman, arrived here on the steamer Majestic, In the first cabin, to open a branch house for the Produce Rrokers' afoci. Hon of Iondon, at Savannah. He was taken to Ellis Island on the ground that he had come to this country In violation of the contract labor law, and, after two hearings, wna ordered deported. Vlzer, who Is only 2G years old, protested that lie came here in a confidential capacity, and not as a skilled workman. He appealed yesterday to Washington, and should the decision of the Department of Commerce and Labor be agalnrt him, aa the Immlgra tlon offlcltls on Ellis Island seem to think It will, he will resort to the United States courts, as was done In the two previous cases of a similar 'character which have arisen within the lastt few months. The cose of Vlzer differs from the others in that he based his right to enter the country on the fact that he Is coming here in a confidential capacity. In one of the previous canes the applicant for admission ma tie wan a nooKKeeper. This, it waa decided, placed him In the class of skilled workmen. Vlzer admitted that he was un- der contract to the English house, and that his passage had been paid by this nrm. That religion has muoh to do with the race suicide question Is asserted by Iter, Dr. Walter Ialdlaw, executive secretary of the Federation of Churches snd Christian Organizations In a paper In the current number of the Federation-Quarterly, the organ or the federation. Dr. Iaidlaw says: "That religion may have directly to do with the question of race suicide Is Illus trated by the sociological studies of the federation. The material collected both In the east and west sides of Manhattan and the various wards of Brooklyn during the last seven years have made It possible to preDare a careful study of the subject ' "The average number of children In Prot estant families Is 1.85; in Roman Catholic, 2.03; In Hebrew, 2.54. There are only 16. per cent of the Hebrews without children. whereas 28.3 pet cent of the Protestants are without children. It should be noticed that six times as many Hebrew families ve nine children as the Protestant famlii. and for every Protectant family with eight children there are proportionately four He brew families and twlca as many with seven children. Among tha several Protes tant communions there were several whose average of, children Is higher than tha Roman Catholic average, notably ths Epis copalian and Presbyterian, but excepting the Free Methodist there la not a single Protestant communion In which th aver age is as high as tha Hebrew." Under a court order at White Plains, William Fisher, who lived as a recluse at Ardsley for a number of years, because, he claimed, he was penniless, and who was declared insane and Incompetent a year ago, was declared competent. John B. Ring, who acted as committee of his es tate, was discharged from further duty. Fisher now has charge of his own prop erty, which. In real estate alone. Is worth about $10,000. He is living with his cousin, Abble Phillips, at Newcastle, In West chester county. He haa bonds the value of which Is unknown. Mr. Fisher acted queerly, his relatives say. ever since his sweeheart was drowned by falling off a yacht in the Hudson nearly thirty years ago. He had a little cottage at Ardsley, and for months, his neighbors say, be would sit by a window watching for the return of his sweetheart. When his hovel was searched about 11,600 In gold was found hidden In tha rafters and chimney place. He had several bank accounts on which he had not drawn Interests for a score of years. The work of changing the tracks on Chrystle and Forsyth streets from horse power to electricity Is rapidly nesting com pletion. Beveral times In tha court of the work the laborers have found foreign coins and other articles of value. On Fri day, however, 'the most valuable find was brought to light. While the men were working in Forsyth street, between Rlv- ington and Stanton streets. It was neces sary to remove a small section of the sewer pipe. A workman, known only as Old Dick," fastened a chain about the pipe and hoisted It out. In this pipe he found a woman's belt. Attached to the belt was a woman's wstch, with gold chain, and a gold pencil as a charm. The watch was of tha open-faced kind, of con siderable value. A good sized diamond was set In the back of the case. The watch and other Jewelry were In good condition. "Old Dick" was allowed to keep the find, and took It home. The offi cer In charge of the construction did not report the find to the police. .They are of the opinion that It could not have got into the sewer very recently. It was thought that some robber, being chased, threw the belt, with the Jewelry, Into the sewer opening to get rid of evidence. The silk portion of the belt being cut through bore out this belief. J. H. Thomas, leader of the National Cornet band at Brunswick, declares that a certain note of an alto horn In th hands of an amateur results In the death of every mosquito In range. At the last re hearsal of his band Fred Nixon killed five nf th Insects with on blow of a high note. Thomas says "a" on an alto horn produces about MO vibrations per second. "I noticed that Ave mosquitoes dropped Into the horn the instant he struck th note," said Thomas. "From rough calcu lations 1 think that an ordinary band ought to be able to kill off all th mos quitoes in th Newark meadows In thre days." . Naval Basis for Pear. Cincinnati Enquirer. Emperor William will not probably try Jo build a war ship Just Ilk Kearssrge, but he may try to nna oui wnai we are going to do In the future in the naval line. Th Is not a day to wast much time on what has been done. It Is a great thing to liar a progressiva navy, but still It Is a legiti mate hop that many of th splendid fight ing machines In several countries will go to pieces through sg and obsoletlsm bafor lbr la a war. MIJJEa On HORSEBACK. Cincinnati Commercial Tribune: Mem. to Miles-It takes more than a ninety-mil-ride to lope Into tha White House. Washington Post: Qemeral Miles natu ¬ rally wanted to take on more good. Ions rid before permanently dismounting. Chicago Record-Herald: General Mile says he Is glad to retire and have a rest. Is It possible that Corbln has made him as wenry as all that? Boston Olobe: It Is not true that General Miles Is planning to ride horseback from Boston to San Francisco Vest. Speaking of his ride from Fort Bill to Fort Reno tie remarks: "I was not riding against time. I enjoy horseback tiding and I wanted to see the country. It was merely pleasure ride. Ws could have ridden further." Ninety miles In nine hours on a horse for pleasure at the age of 66! PERSON Al, NOTES. President Castro Is giving evidence at being In the sadd'e sa fully as Miles ever was. Ths rumor that Mr. Schwab Is pressed for money probably accounts fur the squeris In rittsburg. Arthur B. Pennell, who perished with his wife in the Buffalo stone quarry, left an estate of S23.000. The Rev. Dr. Joseph Ayers of Sidney, o 96 years of sge. Is the oldest Methodist preacher In the world. M. Jacques Thibaud, considered ohs of the greatest of French violinists, will make a tour of ths United States. Frederick W. Vanderbllt says he haa given up living st Newport for good, and pro poses to pay most of his attention to his farm. An army officer has been adjudged Insane because he tried to marry every woman who would have hlra. The examiners were level-headed. Arabella Huntington, widow, and H. E. Huntington, a nephew, divide the ln.oon.(in estate of the lata Collls P. Huntington. Each gets half. The modernization of the dowager em press of China has reached the encouraging point where she can be entertained by a vaudeville performance, f Mr. Cleveland stubbornly refuses fc do or say anything to aid Buzzards Bay In dividing date-line honors with Oyster Bay. Bourke Cockran may become a permsoent resident of London. For the second time the Jury appointed to select a model for a monument to the Aus trian Empress Elisabeth haa failed to as sign a prize. Four of ths competing artists, Matrai, Maxgo, Tel t sen and Zala. have, however, been Invited to submit further plans, for which they will receive proper remuneration. Lionel Rothschild created a mild excite ment In tha British House of Commons a few years ago by appearing In a tall hat made of black straw. Ita main recom mendation was probably Ita lightness; it was not beautiful, and at a distance It gave one the Impression of a very seedy silk hat, such as millionaires can afford to wear, At a recent luncheon a young daughter of a former cabinet officer who has lived abroad told of an Italian cabman whom she had met in her travels who boasted that he had been married twenty-five years, and that his wife had borne .him twenty children In that time. Without hesitation Miss Alice Roosevelt said, "How father would love that man." Roger Q. Mills of Texas has been visit ing Elk City, Okl., which Is situated In Roger Mills county, so named years ago by J. C. Hendrlx. Mr. Mills is now sev- enty-one years old, but , enjoys vigorous health. Hs knew nothing of the honor conferred upon him by Mr. Hendrlx until he came across th name of th county while examining soma records while In tha United States senate. FLASHES OF FUN. Jackt-Does your mother object to kiss ing? Carri I don't know, I'm sure; but If she does you might tpy grandma. Hous ton Post. Miss Homely I find tills balm excellent for preserving the face. Miss Cynic But why do you wish to preserve your face? Smart Bet. When a mule kicks he generally accom plishes something, which Is more than can be said of a lot of men. Philadelphia Record. "Wot makes yer so sad, Bill?" "I'm so sorry fer de people in dis town. Ev'ry place I go dey tell me dey ain't got a t'lng In de house to eat." St. Louis Lum berman. "I have known but two women who were really perfect," said the charming widow. "Indeed!" exclaimed the chronic bachelor. "That's one more than most women know." Chicago News. The boy stood on the burning deck Because h was afraid. He could not swim to save his neck. And that waa why he stayed. Philadelphia Press. Mamma No session of th cooking school Class today? Daughter No, ma'am; the teacher's sick. Mumma What's the trouble? Daughter Indigestion. Philadelphia Ledger. "I se that someone Is advocating th project of a newspaper printed in a com pact tabloid form like a book," said Mr. Torque. . . . "The very Idea!" cried Mrs. Torque; "Its simply ridiculous." "In what way?" "Why, such a paper would be simply use less to put under a carpet "Kansas In dependent. Insurance Examiner I'm afraid ws shnll have to decline to take a risk on your life, madam. If you'll excuse my snylng It, you are falrlv well along In years, find your heart action Is not what It ought to be. You are a widow, I believe? Applicant Yes; my husband died twenty years ago. He was a sailor, and I bava since been the recipient of a pfnslnn. Examiner Oh, Indeed! Thst's different So you are a pensioner, eh? Ought to have mentioned that before. The company will be glad to take your risk for anv amount you care to name. Boston Transorlpt. WHAT PHYLLIS KNOWS. Philadelphia Catholic Standard. To fill the font whence wisdom flows, What Phyllis knows of botany, Of Greek and physiology. Or any "ology" that goes To fill the font whenc wisdom flows. Would scarcely make a library. In fact a little dunce Is she; And yet she suits me to a "I," For, after all. no other knows What Phyllis knows. Rhs knows I love her ardentlv; Blie knows what her reply will be When I get courage to propose Shall I rexlv the thorn or rose? I'd rive a lot to know, you see. What Phyllis knows. SCHOOLS. BROWN ELL HALL, OMAHA. Social atmosphere hom-llk and happy. General and college preparatory courses. Exceptional advantages In music, art and literary Interpretation. Prepares for any college open to women. Vassar, Wellesley, Mt. Holyoke, Western Resarv I'nlversltv, University of Nebraska snd University of on th certificates of th principal and faculty. Thoroughness Insisted upon as es sential to character building. Physical training under a professional director. Well equipped gymnasium, ampls provi sion for out door sports, including private skating grounds. Bend for lllustiattd cat, logu. Miss Macraa, Prlnatpai.