THE OMAITA PA1TT JW.Ta TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1003.
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STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.
Btate of NebraaVa Iouglaa County, ee.t
oeorite b. TiachucK. aecreiary 01
ays'" theactual number of full and
eomnlete ooolea of The Dally Morning.
Evening and Bunday Bee printed durlnc uie
month of July. ti3, waa aa loiiowa:
l SO.OetO
2...- 80,020
S 81.140
4 8O.03O
I ST,34n
. ...80,700
7 0,8oO
8 80.9HO
I 9 SO,6AO
10 8O.70O
II 30,770
13 27,010
13 80,000
14 00,040
15 80,030
16 30,210
JJ "aoliso
j9 2T,aoo
aa,8io
23 so,R70
2 80,800
23 RO.MIO
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Leaa unaold and returned copies....
Net total sales
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UBUKUU 11. TZBV;ilU-... I
SllbeHhed tn mv nr.nr. and aworn to
betore me thla aiet day of July. A. D. lfloi
(Heal)
Notary Public
fABTIE LEAVING . FOB BUMMER.
Parties leaving: the city (or
(ha Bummer may have The Bee
at to tbem regularly by
aotlfylnK The Bee Boalaeaa
fllee, la paraoa or by nail.
The address will be chaaged
a of tea aa desired.
xne real tnmg in the shape of a
political picnic will come later in the
campaign.
So far aa Omaha Is concerned, the
treet sprinklers might aa well take I
their vacation right now. I
lr tnere are any other society glm-
cracks running around loose, they might
nna a reaay market In Omaha a high
social circles.
When ex-Senator Allen turns railroad
magnate, the conglomerated forces of
reform will have to throw up their
bands lb helplessness.
Where there Is smoke there must be
fire. That explains why the spectators
outside of the Vatican watch for emoke
ns the signal of each fruitless ballot I
for pope.
The woman who was robbed of $80,-
000 worth of Jewelry which she had
been displaying all at once at a public
reception in Honolulu will rer UtrU
svmnathv from th m.n w,l
King Edward declares that he carries
nuu mm irom ireiana only the most
peasant recollections or His visit. This
puts it up to the Irish people to deliver
themselves in almilarly complimentary
IPrTTlll I
ttji aajb. I
Disclosures in the Hungarian bribery
enses would Indicate that what is
needed most at Budapest is the aerv-
ices of an uncompromising boodler
fighter like District Attorney Jerome or
Circuit Prosecutor Folk, or perhaps
both of them.
If Cirr Attornov Wrlfrht nnnM Inatl. I
. ..... ,.vu.u ,..-
tute me necessary legal proceedings to
"'"'"' " """ vnll"'B "u uim
pulj down his boulevard fence, be
, i
U-Ml 11 tfWrt Tnwk la Tn w.m . I
w"' " "" vu,r ul'"
the park commissioners, but upon the
ii maieu auu suuering puuilC.
There is no good reason why a first-
class rifle range should not be made an
adjunct to Fort Crook and some, if not
all, of the rifle competitions of the mili
tary-department held-here. .The possl
bllltiea of Fort Crook have not begun to
be exploited nor the advantage of its
close proximity to the city utilized.
Tho worst feature of the unDleasnnt
incident that forced the president and
his family to run the gauntlet of a vol-
Icy of curses as they entered church is
the bad name it must give to Oyster
rmy. The only Inference is that the
Sunday closing law is not enforced
there.
A trolley line from Omaha to Fort
. . .
Crook would undoubtedly le a blessing
in aisguise, uut the street railway mag-
nates ar not very much giveur to syui-
pathetic or emotional improvements, secret recesses of the star chamber. toriau order and will henceforth, be
They want reasonable assurance that It is a matter of notoriety and has sides being the Honorable Mr. Flunkett,
the projected extension will pay, and
there's tha rub.
Borne wide-awake stock brokers wth
aa eye to business are said to have
turned a neat profit on the strength of
an advance tip on the recut merger
decision tlmt sent the securities of the
big corporation up with a bound. Of
course the speculators were acting on
their own risk, but the danger of leaks
when a tip may be worth millions 1.
ever present in the Judge's consultation
room. When a court decision becomes
a factor on the stock market the courts
tan not be too careful to protect the
integrity cf their reputations.
8ttKt!,G commercial MDAPf hdcrc I
Qne of the xeTy ,ntprtIn(f fBPts of
the time Is the development of spntl-1
nient In Canada In favor of commerc!nl I
Independence which Is nelnjf manifested I
so strongly as to command general at-1
tentlon. A few days ago the. Canadian on
premier, Mr Miirrui iuner, in a 4uii-1
11c address earnestly advocated the con-
t t, - transcontinental railway of
. . ... .
Hue1. "Ull-ll wuu.ii nn-u m - I
the commercial Independence of k
Dominion, and other expressions or 0f
public men and of the press are not
to. show the growing feeling
that the time Is at hand for Canada to
take some .decisive action for building
up Its Industries, both agricultural and of
manufacturing.
In a recent Issue the Montreal Star, a
leading organ of the policy of protec-
tion to Canadian Interests, says: "An
nctlve campaign has been commenced
im.lot,r1 In tavM- nt nrofornntlnl
trade within the empire. It Is to the
tj. i HWnl
imrirni ui vntiuwn1 w "nvu ... ... ,
term9 wta countries that will trade on
nnerai wruis wiiu ut-r. it mc iuiinu- i
Ion is to be In a position to grant sub-
s ' t. Vr-.t-j xri-.
eianuai prenrrt'iicra iu iuo uimcu nnn-nms
dom and the sister colonies, ner tann
against the rest of the world must be
.... n., inn.aat Tim nnunt tlma
affords the onnortunltT ' of a nation's
lifetime." That paper further cites the j
example or me uniiea prates ns biiow-
in)? what may be accomplished under a
"tiive tne manuracturers, wormngraen
an,i fnrmers of Canada the same kind
. tariff aa hof nrlilnh lina mada thn
United States the home of the moRt
prosperous manufacturers, worklngmen
and farmers in the world. Force the
government to give you as good a tariff
I
as that which has made the American
- . i. .
mnnuiuciurers rn:iu iu niwrianirrn
reflect a public opinion whien is un-
doubtedly gaining ground In the Do-
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become the dominating sentiment.
uuiihuu in uYeiujjiuis. ceiei-ianjr re
her agricultural Interests' growing and
this largely because of American acces
slons to her population. Last year the
I Northwest Territory of 1 the Dominion .
produced 04,010,000 bushels of . wheat,
157,000,000 bushels of oats and 35,000,-
000 bushels of barley. It Is estimated
that this year's yield of these grains, the stockholders of the Cunard Steam
particularly, wheat, will be considerably ship company which provides that no
larger. The area of good wheat land In holder of shares in that company can
the Canadian northwest is estimated at hereafter transfer any of them to a
400,000 square miles. This la more foreigner or a foreign corporate body;
than five' times the land surface of Ne- also that in the event of any share hav
braska. The manufacturing Industries lng come under foreign control the di
of ' Canada are not Increasing to- any rectors of the company must see to It
great extent, but they would probably
grow rapidly under a highef tariff, or at
any rate that is the view df the advo-
cates of more protection. The Dominion
population Is Increasing throuch immi-
cration. the addition from this source
iaBt year being about 125,000. A trans-
continental railroad is projected which I
If constructed would be a powerful aid
to the commercial Independence which
many Canadians are hoping for and be-
lleve to be attainable. .
These facts have a very direct interest
i
for the -American people. They point to
tne P08B'b"'ty of our northern neighbor
1)W"onng at no very remote time a vig-
orous competitor, in the world's markets
nnd they suggest the growing import-
ance of the question of closer trade re-
lations between the Dominion and the
United States.
-aux.i8waracaaa.iof.
I mV. T- J . M A j-e . 1 I
iu" ajobiu oi vuumy vommiBBioutra
is just as mucn a puonc uoay, respon-
slble to the taxpayers and citizens gen
r" '
-
r"00 lul "'""ti ""'""" UI
the county a chamber sessions
t.UU 1.4 J VTA C IS M.i IVliUULllllK IUO UUOl" I
a I
v iVi Ue- iftrhln 1yvA1 A.mm
Every member of the county . board
should accord the fullest publicity for
i - -
his acta and. the only way to get full
publicity ia to transact business in the
open and make each member record his
vote publicly on every proposition and
every disbursement made by the board.
One Or tne Objects OI increasing the I
e rA..t. v.,n. I
uiriuucumu . uuuuag vuuuij :um'
missioners from three to ilve, and pla-
cmg us memDers on a.nxen salary in-
atead of Day for each -day actually
- I
. ' . ' K , I
"vea was to insur not. oniy tue more
efficient and business-like management
of the affalra of the county, but also
to.put aeua to the rule or two, and
the practice of holding meetings on
street corners and in saloons by two
members ana then going back to the
court house to order the clerk to record
the ratification of 'the .agreement made
on the atreet corners and, ln public re-
Bort8-
In other words, the lawmakers, in
OOIDpllanoe w,tu "n urKp"t popular de-
lnaiu1, ,norea8e1 the number and pay of
tue im,y boara wun vlew t0 Becur-
,n puDiicity ana more tnorougn
deli Hratlon for tbe d'sbursement of
luuiion uouars a year at us nis-
P081- but the expectations of reform
nave not bou realled. For years nearly
all the Important business of the county
i
board has been transacted in star cham-
ler session and the public meetings have
only been held for the purpose of reg-
lstering conclusions reached ln the
become almost a public scandal that
hundreds of thousands of dollars have
been voted away within the last three
years Tor the construction of bridges,
for road building and road repairing by
mutual agreemeut ln executive session
and the money for these public worka
has been paid over to contractors with -
out proierly checking up. and frequently
without the approval of the county sur-
veyor. The very latest atar. chamber
performance, to which County Commls-
sloner O'Keeffe has called forclblo at-
tention. emphasizes the necessity for a
revision of the star chamber methods
that have prevailed lu the court house
j The taxpayers of Douglas county want
to know, and have a right to know, how
men and evr-ry contract for public work
t, whether there Is competition or
collusion anions contractor and
whether the work when done eorre-
sponds with the plans and specifications
which bids were made. If the bust
ncss or tne county is twins conuucieu
on the sonare there certainly Is no need
dark lantern methods and no fear
, i..
umi le ruit-limm-il IP niij mvu"-i
ill come to them by the aearchllght
publicity,
'
ocn tkibutb to fubugmrs.
A writer in one or the financial jour
nnls has been looking Into the statistics
imports and exports for a number of
years with a view to determining the
amount of tribute which has been paid
by American producers to foreign ship
owners, lie finds that during the last
forty - three years our exports and lm
nnrta In fornlcm rmwli hnre amounted
to over $44,WX),OOO.lMX, against less than
io nnn nnn nno, in im.in .cqkIo mil
v..,wvtwv,wy m . .v... , ......
while the amount paid iii freights to
im - rto luirigii buijj ununi vumiui. uo u--
curately determined It Is evident that It
v.
uwu euui iuus, inmim unn; imii-
areas or minions or aoiiars. as our
foreign commerce la steadily Increasing
,n i nnni.nl i-iKia nnU hi
American nroducers to shin owners
abroad is growing, It being estimated
as not less at present tuan $ i;u,mj,uuu
and It is very likely more than this sum.
mis irioute ana De aepenaent upon ror-
elgn ships? Is a pertinent and a very
Imiurtm) mmatlnn A nr.nf Inco
than 10 per cent of our exports and
Imports are carried In American shlp9
and except In the Tocinc trade there is
a steady decline In American shipping
on the ocean. This is a condition which
....... ....
seems wnony inconsisieni wun our
greatness and crowing power as a cora
merclal nation.
ls It not most reason
t , . .... ...a u . .
BOie XO Ueiieve tliai Willi an AmeriCHIl
woiua increase more rapiaiy ana do
more secure.
aovt auaisst thk ship trust.
The British government has made
what appears to be a most effective
move against the Morgan Ship trust, In
securing an agreement on the part of
that It Is sold back Into British hands.
This seems to be most extraoiMluary
governmental Interference with the
rlsrht of a citizen to dispose of his nron-
erty. but no objection to It has been
made by any shareholder in the Cunard
company and the effect of course will
be to make that -teamshlp line more
firmly British than ever, since no for-
elgner will be likely to buy a share In
it when he knows be may have to sell
It back, to a British subject
1 Referring to the matter, the Spring-
field Republican remarks that it is of
interest as showing how Important the
British government regards the main
tenance of a merchant marine wholly
and Irrevocably under British control
"It reveals a determination on the part
of the British government never to per-
mlt England's dependence upon the
ocean-carrying trade to fall upon pri
vate monopoly under more or less com
plete private control, and from the
standpoint of England that determlna
tion is not without reasonable defense."
The merchant marine of Great Britain
lg a Bource of powpr and wenIfh to that
Unntnr nd it t nwn ,nml,r.,i
A nt ,n8tance of tWg ,8 , the f aot
. . . w- . t . .
rhfl r thft Tlrlrltiri fnrornmont In nnn
'
Cunard company, will advance the
money to build two large steamships,
which will be ln the nature of a sub
sidy. In this matter the government
shows sound business sagacity.
The committee appointed by nail
,,nlr nnnnllnt tn mnkA nrnnr nr.
...
nniniinontl for tlio nominal- wtnto mn.
venUon to be held at Orand Island Au-
gU8t 25, has held a conference with a
ah3 t-vuiuntit w va, uv,imv in i", n nil 41
vlew t0 providing the visiting delegates
the of accommodations, entertain-
ment and pleasure. Why the democrats
.hould be Invited to make provisions for
tlmt tove feagt in the face of the recent
anti-fusion proclamation is not conceiv-
aDe unless the populist committee of
arrangemeuts and entertainments Is
mnde up of democrats playing populist
ln disguise. The first business of the
political merger committee of entertain-
ment will be to gather the reduisite
nantity of sawdust for the circus and
prOTide liquid aud solid fodder for the
prancer8 and visiting delegates.
It seems passing strange but good that
Omaha sbouia come m ror a large share
0f the honors bestowed by British roy
alty in recognition of the enthusiastic
reception given ln Ireland to King Ed-
i -
ward and Queen Alexandra. Reference
is made to the high distinction conferred
upon Horace Flunkett, who has been
made knight commander of the' Vlc-
M. T., sport the title of K. C. X,
Kir ITnrnca has for venra hen larceW
interested in Omaha aud is , reckoned
among the heaviest realty 'owners of
Omaha
Tue Lincoln Journal drawe a contrast
1 between the menilierslilp of tbe Board
I of University Regents in charge of the
"te university and the State Board of
1 Education, under which the state nor
nial and other state educational lnstitu
tloua fall, pointing out that although
I the latter is appointive, it has been
I loaded up with politicians with meager
I educational qualifications, while the
university regent, although elective,
have for the most part been men of
good ability, bent on keeping the uni
versity free from partisan politic The
difference Is, however, not In the man
ner of appointment ns In the character
of the appointing officer. With a self-
boasted cow puncher picking trustees ing the coming month. The 8th of August
for.tho state's educational Institutions is the date on which the name of Lleu
what could be expected? A governor tenant General Mile, will be roPPe from
. . . s.
Intent on promoting the best interests of
the state will have no difficulty in nnn-
lng plenty of competent and cultured
people In Nebraska to do service as
.. . . ...
memoers or eitucr tne loara oi Lnner-
sity Regents or the State Board of
Education.
The people of Nebraska in general I
and the taxpayers in particular will be
delighted to learn that an extended
course in biometry has been added f the 0'1(1 relations, the board hae substl
to the other branches of instruction for tuted a reference to the general staff. The
the coming year in our state university, methods of issuing orders to the service,
Biometry is the calculatlon of the prob-
able duration of human life and a thor-
ough knowledge of this science will be
very profitable as well as useful for col-1
lege men who contemplate organizing
life Insurance companies. How far
tlie money expended in the propagation 1
of the science of biometry in the Ne-1
braska university will be compensated
for or confer benefits upon the men and
women who pay life insurance pre-
mlums, or upon the public generally, la I
yet to be mathematically ascertained.
Sir Thomas Upton has been jollying
"
his Canadian hosts by telling them that
he hopes to visit Toronto after the races
and bring the cup with him. Sir
Tl.nmna knmra Ih.t he hlm.lf wnnM
. . , .
",UBl "uiiirweu. .u iu
woria ir ne snouia be able to realize on
thls hope. If the Canadian yachtsmen
want to see the cup they had better
. . , ,. . ...
arrange to accept an invitation to visit
New lork.
w non eaitors are tinea ror contempt
of court In Missouri to punish them for
criticising questionable decisions, we
have no right to be indignant or even
surprised at the suppression of news
paper Independence in China, where
editorial criticism, of the government be
comes at once punishable aa sedition.
Amonir the "people talked about" in
tf wtHInn f TH'a Weekly la
t.
Mrs. Sarah K. Bolton, who has become
the founder of, a home for vagrant dogs
in Cleveland, O. Why not extend an
liivltntlnn tn Mr Bolton to come to
Omaha and establish similar home
for homeless and friendless canines?
Effect of a Flood.
Washington Post.
The trusts that - flooded Missouri with
11.000 bills Insist that It waa done for ad.
vertlslng- purpo.es. "It certainly produced
results.
Among the "Also Mentioned."
Philadelphia Record.
Senator Gorman' belong. In the list of
presidential ; candidate. ' who are always
dropped when" It come. '' to making the
nomination. v
Versatility of Graver.
, ' Kansas City Journal.
The friends of Mr. Cleveland would have
It understood that he la one of those ver
satile person, who can nurse a baby and
coddle a boom without neglecting either.
Beyond the Coart'e Reach.
Philadelphia Press.
Citizen, of Missouri are paying by popu
lar subscriptions the fine, of editor, brought
before the supreme court for contempt, and
that 1. a form of contempt which the court
cannot reach. ,
What Tom Johnson May
Do.
New York Tribune.
Mr. Johnson', ambition, may prove too
comprehensive and too vaulting. But he
has yet to learn what discouragement
means; and It will not be his fault If Ohio
is not turned once more this fall Into an
arena of dust and smoke, of uproar and
eruption.
Not I'p to the Standard.
Chicago Chronicle.
It 1. pertinently pointed out that the
'Ignorant and degraded foreign immigrant"
of whom we hear so much 1. not a prorn-
inent figure at these lynching, and riots
around the country. Evidently the Ignorant
up to the American standard of enlight
ened liberty.
Beaplnv from Gladstone's Sowlaar.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Mr. Gladstone's failure was, after alt.
more apparent than real and his work Is
living after him. King Edward Is striving
and with fair prospect, of success, to bring
about the reconciliation between the two
Islands which the "grand old man" could
not accomplish. The passage of the land
bill and the king', visit have done much
to abate the hates and prejudice, of 'cen
turies.
Where the Pnblle Look. On,
Philadelphia Record.
Shearing Iambs on Wall street Is les.
profitable than It wa. a year or two ago;
the wool does not grow so fast aa It has
Deen cuppea. and unit of the lamb, are
getting wide. At tbe height of the specula-
live Doom a gooa ae&l over po.000 was paid
ror more tnan one seat on the Stock ex -
mange, uecenuy a - seat waa sold for
$(T7.5O0 and and on Friday one wa. soli
for JS0.0O0. There Is one form of business
that can shrink a good deal without In
flicting injury upon the country.
Tho Cycle Theory.
Washington Star.
There Is a theory that prosperity and ad
verslty travel ln cycles, and some market
experts who have gone wrong on Mocks
have said that the crest of the wave of
prosperity ha. passed. These prophet, of
evil are only rnen, and their eye. are no
better than other men.. The wheat and
corn and cotton are growing,' new plow.
re tnrnfn new furrows, mills mrtA mini.
.re rlndin awav and traffic la thunrterln.
on. Railroad, are putting through new line,
and cutting the grade, and curve, out of
the old ones. They are building bigger
car. and stronger locomotives. There Is
no flat money agitation' to rex and frighten millionaire, la credited with a desire to go
men, and the policy of the nation for to congree. from the New Jereey district
sometime to come ha. been mapped out In which hi. summer home, Lakewood, I.
by the people and almost universally ap- situated. The present representative. Ben
proved. Aa long as we ran grow big crops jamin F. Howell, la willing to retire In
we can forget the cycle theory of pro.- Mr. Gould", favor. Mr. Howell ha. server!
perity and regard without special uneaai
nesa the shrinkage In "values" in Wall
street. For this shrinkage 1. nothing more
than the periodical wringing out of watered
stocks. But this time the wringer ha. been
squeesing extraordinarily hard. Thus the
atandard Issue, have been knocked down,
too. but ln Wall street the good and the
bad come down together Just aa they go up
together. .
UK W AHMT REUILATIOX9.
theatres la Its Uaverameat ieoa to
Go lata Effect.
Milwaukee Wlaconaln.
Great changes will go Into effect in the
regular army of the United states aur-
IIO K11VJ ilOl 11 nil vacs a ' '
Ured ,lgt MaJop 0,neral Toung; will then
become lieutenant general. One week after
this change that Is. on August l&-lhe new
regulations will go Into effect. The central
power under the new regulations will be
- ,, g)fnerttl 8U(r ,nd t wa, on accoUnt of
the hostility of General Mllea to this feature
of the new system that the date for putting
It Into force was made subsequent to his
retirement.
In the new regulations there is no ret-
- "J " :"-a. In
01 maK1D a"a"" OI "
been chanKed more or less. The drill
regulations, for all branches of the service.
have been altered. The most important
""ur. or tn. new army regu.a, " -''
. . . . functlon. of tha general
tta.tr. This part of the regulations was
prepared by Secretary Root, and it em-
k1 his Ideas of the proper powers ana
ZoT regulation,
hav, xMn referred t0 the chiefs of the re-
spectlve bureaus for comment and sugges-
tion. a. to the manner in which they will
wont out wnen appnea. Many oi me cnieis
nav" "",a" '7po"anl "".
tiWAsif Incr mrkHf Hna trtnai and rrianiror Tn
made important
ch,ef of ,uffi ,t ,B averred, wm exercise
more control and influence than the general
commanding the army ever had, but even
"COP to limited by the requlre-
ment of concurrent action on the part of
-ther members of the general staff.
it is not yet announced how far the es-
Ubllshment of the general staff modifies the
functions of the War department bureau. In
the furnishing of supplies to the service,
but ,t 'ally unSer.tool that the new
lavstem of rovernlna- the armv will correct
many of the shortcomings of the supply
bureaus.
HOW SAFE MONEY BELT!.
The Great Staying Fore la the Busi
ness Situation.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat. v
It Is easy to see that the stable monetary
system of the country has done much in the
last week or two to avert a financial crash.
Had a reduction In quotation, occurred dur-
,n the old areenback Inflation day. prevl-
ou to 1879 at all approaching the present
,hr,nkag.e ln tent and duration. a panic
would have taken place. Had this occurred
during the silver dilution of half a score
V a smaah-up could not have been
prevented. The convulsion of 1873 and also
that of 1898 would probably have been
averted had the currency of the country
been on the solid basl. upon which It wa.
placed a few year. ago.
The repeal, ln the latter part of 1893, of
the purchase clause of the act of 1890
topped the silver dilution. The republican
vtory of 1896, supplemented by the gold
standard act of March, 1900, placed the cur
rency of the country safely on the gold
basis. Such supplementary legislation aa.
In the opinion of some persons, may be
needed to remove all fear, of the possibility
of the maintenance, of the pold standard
will probably be had aoon. While the re
publican party remain, ln power the gold
standard 1. safe. As the party stand, an
excellent chance to retain away at least
four years longer, nobody Is nervous over
the monetary situation.
Thla I. a great staying force In the busi
ness situation. The United Btate. haa to
day a. sound a currency a. England or any
of the other gold standard countries. It
will be sound so long a. the republican
party stays in power. There 1. no way of
preventing the democrats from upsetting
this currency If they get a president and
both branches of congress, but the fact that
there would be a menace of this sort In the
success of the democracy 1. one of the rea
sons why such success Is not near. The
olid and safe circulating medium for which
the republican party 1. chiefly accountable
I. the force which steadies the country's
financial balance wheel and prevent, the
Wall street wrecker, from bringing a busi
ness crash.
PERSONAL NOTES.
King Peter Karageorgevltch want, a big
ger throne. He is beginning to get chesty.
King Edward Is developing one of the
characterise traits of his Irish subjects.
He Is full of blarney.
Why shouldn't Admiral Cotton be enter
tained by the sovereigns of Europe? Many
of . ca reraember when cotton a. klni,
Speaking of volcanoes. Prof. Angelo Hel-
prln says that Vesuvius has a new top. It
may be hoped that the restless cone 1. not
going to Indulge in another .pin.
President Roosevelt has added another
fast horse to hi. .table and 1. prepared to
make hi. flight as soon aa Mother Jones
a"8-11 b sighted around the bend
Alteration. In New Tork's city hall have
disclosed a secret staircase used by the
boodle aldermen of 18S4. Nowaday, such
enterprising officials are able to go In and
out by the main entrance.
Only three of the famous electoral com
mission of 1877 survive. Ex-Senator Ed
munds, Senator Hoar and General Eppa
Hunton of Virginia. All of the five Justices
of the supreme court are dead.
The bronse bust of Edwin Booth as
Brutus," which for thirteen years has
stood ln the fofer of the Auditorium in
Louisville. Ky.. ha. been .ent to the Play
era' club. New York. In compliance with In
.mictions In the will of it. owner, the late
1 CaDtaln William F. Norton.
Captain Henry Marmaduke, a son of for
mer Governor Marmaduke of Missouri, 1.
now a man without a country. He gave up
his United State, cltlietishlp to take part
In 'a recent revolution In South America
which tailed, so now he I. not a cltlsen of
any land. He I. In business In St Louis.
Oliver Hopkln.on, oddest member of the
Philadelphia bar and oldest surviving grad
uate of the University of Pennsylvania,
celebrated hi. nlnety-flrst birthday last
week. Hi. grandfather wa. Francl. Hop
klnson, poet, author and signer of the
Declaration of Independence, and hi. father
was Joseph Hopklnson, Judge of the United
State, court for the district of Pennsylvania
and author of -Mall. L oiumma. i ne ven-
erable lawyer Is an accomplished musician
In 'P11 of nU k1 u ln ooi mtn'
I al and physical condition
1 George J. Gould, the railway magnate and
- 1 five term, already and Is getting weary of
eubllo life. Another eastern millionaire
I Alfred O. Vanderbilt, la being urged by
resident, of Portsmouth, R. I., to go Into
politic. In a .mall way. Tha farmer. In
tho vicinity of hi. place near there want
blm to accept the presidency of the town
council, hoping that, should he consent.
I they will eventually get him to become a
.member of the legiiture.
ROtKD ABOl'T HEW YORK.
Ripple, oa the t nrreat of Life la tho
Metropolis.
A singular feature of New Tork, Inex
plicable to a visitor. I. that Blachwell'.
Island, the beauty spot of East river, Is
given over entirely to reformatories and
penal Institutions. A location so Inviting
and attractive would contribute mightily to
the health and comfort of good people.
If reserved for their use, but this and
other delightful spot, ln the vicinity are
reserved for criminal., pauper, and the
Insane. That portion of East river given
over to penal Institution, bear, favorable
comparison to the thousand island, and
there New Tork criminal, are enjoying a
tide-washed summer home that no private
fortune could buy.
Thomas A. Edison announces that his new
storage battery is now being manufactured
commercially for delivery to .automobile
manufacturers and has proved an un
qualified success.
"The battery Is now fool-proof." said Mr.
Edison. "All we require of the operator
la that he shall keep It charged with
distilled water. It will require no further
attention on his part and the tests to which
wa subjected It renders it Impossible for
him to put It out of order."
Mr. Edison stated that he recently
equipped an old gasoline automobile with
hi. .torage battery, placing the lame
weight of battery In the machine that It
formally carried of storage tanks, engine,
etc. Thl. amounted to 1.300 pounds, and
by actual operation It was ascertained that
the battery would carry the machine 1600
miles.
No person can . ever claim to have
thoroughly seen New Tork unless ha has
ridden up Amsterdam avenue to One
Hundred and Ninety-fifth street. This Is
a section which may properly be called
New Tork. Amsterdam avenue I. three
times as broad as Broadway and nine times
as beautiful. The building, are all of a
uniform height, generally about eight
storle.. All are equipped with the con
veniences known as "modern" thet Is, they
have baths In every apartment, hardwood
floors and gas ranges. There Is an awning
on every window and, of course, elevators
to the top floor.. Even the children who
play on the streets show the refining in
fluence of this clean environment. They
are all "gentle folk." eTthough their
parents pay less than $50 a month rent.
Amsterdam avenue is about a 100 feet
higher from the sea level than Broadwsy,
and Is therefore cooler tn the summer.
There are public baths at convenient
Intervals. Altogether it Is an ideal city
thoroughfare.
New Tork Is never entirely ssleep, but
possibly 8,000,000 of Its Inhabitant, dose
part of the night. We roar ourselves to
sleep. The process Is very gradual. Early
Infancy and senile old age retire with
the chickens. The gay throng of youth
and middle age makes a hot pace till mid
night, then slowly the pulse begins to
grow feeble. By 1 nearly all honest folk,
are in bed, leaving the city to rounders.
Car. run at long Intervals. Now and then
a carriage gives a flutter. Imagine ,000.
000 persons lying on the "dead level" for
six or seven hours, some on pillows of
down, some on curbstones, soma benbath
the star-spangled blue quilt of heaven.
Queer figures they make, to be sure.
1 am the only man In tha world who
can dance to 'Hiawatha.' "
Then to the amusement of the attendants
in the alcoholic ward at Bellevue hos
pital Michael Wheeler. 23 years old. per
formed some terpsichorean fantasies which
kept very good time to the popular air.
The two policemen who were ln charge of
Wheeler had much trouble In quieting hira.
Wheeler Is a motorman on the Madison
avenue line and was found entertaining a
crowd of boys with his dancing. The polleo
men took him to the station house, and
there hi. case developed so rapidly that he
was sent directly to the alcohollo ward
after being looked at by the physicians In
the J. Hood Wright hospital.
His special purpose seemed to be the
proof of his statement' that he Is the only
man ln the world who can keep dancing
time to the tune of "Hiawatha."
Careless Mag McQlone! Mag, who is 17
and a member of several of the East Side
perfeo' loldies' associations, went ln bath
ing In Coney's sobful surf the other atv
emoon. The poor child hadn't been In the
water more than two hours before she
was "took with a cramp." as her friends
expressed it. A coast guardsman had to
pull Mag out of the water she waa almost
drowned and she wa. rolled over a bar
rel and subjected to quite a few other in
delicate Indignities before her breath was
restored to her.
Wot's de matter wit' youae, sisT" Mag's
friends' said to her when she waa at
length brought back to life. "Touse must
ha' bin eatln' somethin' wot didn't go right.
heyf
Eat nothln' wot youse tryln' t' . hand
mee," was Miss McGlone's somewhat vt
vaclou. reply. "I had me lunch before I
went into de water, but wot o' dat? I didn't
eat nothln' but four deviled crabs, some cu
cumber., free choe'late eclairs, two glaaae.
o' milk, a hunk o' peach pie, a .lab o wat
ermelon an' a dish o' Ice cream. Dey
wasn't nothln' In dat little snack t' bolt
nobody, was deyT Not on y'r nachull De
trouble wit" me wa. dat I went de dip too
soon after chewln' dat's all."
And they agreed with her, although a
medical man,' who arrived on the scene to
listen to Mag's recapitulation of her noon
day refrectlon, was observed to pres. hi.
hand, to hi. waistband In a .hooked sort
of way a. Mis. McGlone proceeded with
the recital of what she had "at."
The operators on tho long distance wires
of the Bell Telephone company of New
Tork and all other companies that have
traffic arrangements with them are
to be permitted to enter Into 'a novel con
test, the prise of whioh will bo a substan
tial cash present at the end of three
month.. The contest will be similar to
a school contest. All operators who enter
will be marked for deportment, punctual'
Ity, attendance and efficiency. The one at
taining the highest average will win the
prise.
The efficiency mark will be determined
by the average success of the operator In
getting into telephonic communication with
the person, called up by long distance.
Every time an operator report, that .he
cannot find a person wanted a mark against
her will be made, and these mark, will be
offset against those she will receive when
ever she catches her man.
The ability and persistence of an operator
In finding out where a man went when he
left his office and finding If he Is where he
said he was going if that place has
'phone will tell how efficient a girl Is get
Ung the person wanted.
On one car bound heachward there was
an Incident which showed Just how little
It takes to upset the good nature of some
folk, on a hot day In a crowd.
The Only William, the literary bartender
known to fame along Park Row. wa.
passenger on that car. Among the other
passenger, wa. a woman, who was with
the crowd but not of It, and her escort.
She wouldn't go to the beach for the world
on a Sunday. She wa. going out to do a
little field work In botany and to pick wild
flower., and had to take that car to get
there. Her husband (It must have been her
husband for that woman wouldn't go out
with any other man) looked as If he might
enjoy the beach, end a sandwich and some
thing, but ho was resigned to a day among
the daisies.
He recognised the Only Wi'llam.
There la a real author standing up be
tween the second and third seats. He has
written a real book," whispered the man
to his wife.
"Oh, which onoT" exclaimed the woman,
and sha brightened up wonderfully.
"There, the man with the gray hair,"
replied the husband. "What do you think
of hlmT"
He haa a splendid strong head," said
the woman with the flower collector's kit
over her shoulder, "and his facial angle
Indicates considerable mental power."
Then the woman went on and analysed
the Only William as If he were a buttercup.
nd with that same enthusiasm for details
that the Only William himself shows ln
enumerating the ingredients of, a new de
coction. But, tell me more about him," she said.
What ha. he written?"
"Why. he 1. a well-known mlxologlxt.
replied the husband, "and hi. chief works
are: 'One Thousand Best Quenchers' and
Among My Bottles.' "
Then the botanist got right off. and toox
the next car home, for her whole day was
polled.
HOES AND SANDALS.
Treaties of tho Bl Feet Kncasea ia
Modern Covering:.
Chicago Chronicle.
Aa the climate of Chicago I. not thaJL of
Rome or Athena, it I. not likely that the
propositions of advanced hygienlst. to sub
stitute the sandal for the modern shoe
will receive favorable consideration. It
Is true that the foot might be trained to
endure as much cold as the face, but It Is
not probable that many people would care
to undergo the hardening process.
It cannot be doubted, however, that the
sandal was and is to be preferred to the
leather shoe a. footgear in a mild and
equable climate. It permit, free play of
the muscles, bones and tendons, and above
all it exposes the pedal member to the
sun and air instead of confining R In a
close and unventilated covering.
The leather shoe smothers the foot, it
tends to clog the great pores of the heel
which form an Important part of the sys
tem's safety valve. It does not give the
cuticle a chance to breathe. It is unaant-
tary and unsightly. '
Nevertheless no substitute for IX nas
yet been found, and there Is no Immefilate
prospect of any being discovered. We
shall probably have to continue Its use
save when we can get into the country
and give our feet a vacation by discarding
shoes and stockings altogether for a time.
In the meanwhile something may be done
to minimise the discomfort and unhealth
fulness Of shoes.
For Instance, the ' aame pair or shoes
never should be worn two days In suc
cession. ' Several pairs should be used ln
rotation. Clean lnoles should be Inserted
whenever the old one. become .oiled.
Shoes, like other clothing, should be aired
and sunned at frequent Intervals.
With, these precautions exercised tne
leather shoe, though still a most unhy
glenlo and unpleaslng article of clothing,
will become relatively Inoffensive. Only
thcae of us who can afford to live In a res-Ion
of perpetual .ummer can hope to
enjoy the entire comfort of the ancient
Athenian or the Roman citizen.
LINES TO A LAUGH.
Street Boy Sir, have you icet your
gentleman (searching through hi. pock
ets No, my boy. . , .
Street aoy men win juu i
to grlve me a nickel? Judge.
air!" orled Mr. Pecksniff.' indignantly;
"how dare you accuse me or aucn uimgsr
My reputation, sir, Is spotless.
Your reputation may be sir," replied the
detective, "but you're not. We spotted you
sometime ao."-Phlladelphla Press.
"What's a divorce, papa?" asked small
Floramay. ....
A divorce, my awr, i -T"
arates a man from tne oargam uU r
necktie," replied the wise paxenU-Clocln-natl
Enquirer.
He If you loved me you would marry me
L'? xJiI? S- inlustice. I love you
too much to have your precious health
risked by my cooking. Wait until you can
afford to keep servants. New Yorker.
naVed K-vear-old Helen, "couldn't
you make me over Into a boy?"
i aon v sew i uw , ' f . . .
..i,r.V, ., ucin. "vou could take
me down to the barber', and get my hair
sharpened, oouldn't you?"-Somerville Jour
nal at.. . tvaii nmfi-What do they call
the man who throw, the ball?
aVtlWw'hkt do they call the one who
seems to act a. Judge? -
He Wen, ia naie io in. juu
thing! they call hlm.-PhUadelphia Record.
"Who la that with Helen on the bench?"
'It is Maud's fiance."
That's odd. Where I. MaudT
with Helen's. I Buouose. They haven t
been engaged long enough to tell them
apart In the evenlng."-Clnctnnatl Tribune.
When Phylll. let. me tie her shoe
My glad heart sings. Indeed
I do declare, I wouldn't care
Were .he a centipede.
Philadelphia Press.
HOME-CUT HAIR.
Kansas City Star.
Tou never see 'em nowaaays
The hoy. with home-cut hair
But thirty year, or more ago
We saw 'em everywhere.
In those days coutry barber shops
Wus few an' for the men;
To have the barber cut boys' hair
Wu. naraiy mougni m uin.
Tou recollect how fatner us
t. -a, x-nii on a stool:
An apron hanging fmm yur neck.
Mil's scissors for the tool?
Tou "member how upon yer head
He placed the sugar bowl,
While 'round it. erigee snip by anlp
The scissors aemy noii
An' ln yer mlnn now non i you see
The other children, too.
A-hldln' halfway 'hind the door
An" pokln' fun at you?
An' 'member when the Job wus done
That you wus always told
To duck your head beneath the pump
To keep frum catchln' cold?
There wa'nt no soented lotions then
TO put upon yer nnir;
o tonics, rubs, an' dandruff cures 1
To brlna- you lines of care.
Dsd Simply trimmed the edges orr
To spruce you up a in,
An' when he said. -Mop on ino stool
you knew that ended It.
In thirty years it seems to me
iri.i. wnrM hAs rnansrea a nesn.
Today should fathers cut .one' hair
I ney a uw uw . -....
But still. If dad wus with us now,
A StOOl ia iani nr,
An' let him use the bowl an an
Je. Otic t irr mu hum
Ayers
Cherry Pectoral
For colds, coughs, bron
chitis, consumption. We
have been saying this for
60 years. The oldest doc
tor in town says so, too.
Or ask the youngest one
just from college. i3i&Z
t