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AVUat hn become of that man who
"It's cool In ColorgdoT"
The op a bridge quoaUou hits been
settled, but the opeu door question 1
ktlll hanging1 fire.
The decimated reform forces In Custer
county seem to have taken the Denver
declaration seriously.
Nebraska corn Is in comparatively
better condition than the) corn In 'other
states, Nebraska Is all right
Omaha extends hearty welcome to the
assembled sheriffs from twelve states
with tha farvtMit wish that their busl-
uess will grow less as the years roll on.
Tope riua U1J have to learn that the
rule for meu In posttlous of high renpon
slblllty Is "never to do today what can
safely be put off till tomorrow."
If the British courts put an embsrgo
on South Dakota divorces the only thing
for South Dakota to do Is to retaliate by
refusing to rvcogulre British divorces.
The national encumpment of the Grand
Army of the Republic Is a drawing card,
but the bulk of the people heading for
Han Francisco are attracted thero by the
low railroad rates.
Carrie Nation now wauts $50,000 In
damages from the city of Scranton in
Pennsylvania for false Imprisonment.
Tbe hatchet wleldcr has to keep before
th public In some way.
Nebraska prohibitionists start out with
11,000 aa a campaign fund behind their
candidates for state otticers, Thla ought
to Insure more than usual Interest In the
cause of prohibition this year.
Befora General Miles can expect the
Commoner to rally to his support he
will have to make declaration under
oath how he would have voted in 1SHI
and In WOO If he had only bad a vote.
Tbe two deaiocratlc members of the
Board of Public Works cannot repress
their eagerness to use their position for
fcvropagatlng polities, but they do not
know how to do it without showing
their bauds.
To show their displeasure at the mur
der of Ktug Alexauderaud Queen Drags
Kua.siiu) and Austrian, army ortWrs have
been forbidden to associate with the
officer of tho Servlau army. It Is diffi
cult to tell which will bo punished tha
uior heavilr.
Jnst now electric railroad building in
Nebraska is chiefly on the map. The
promoter coundeutly assert that there
ia money enough to float all tbelr proj
ects, but for reasons bet known to
themselves the Investor do not com
forth with the tuoney
Th French West ludlo aeeui to be
down as special object of uature's
a rath. Not couteut wtta inuudatlug
them with voli-uutc outpourings, they
have now beu swept by a violeut hurri
cane. The unfortunate victim will ra
doubl their efforts to locate th hoodoo.
Thw nonunion nievhanlcs employed In
the Union Pacidc shops at Cheyenn
hv organised taemselve as an Inde
pendent nonunion labor union. A non
union tabor union differ from th regu
lar labor union la this that Its members
cava agreed tu do their lighting and
striking oa their ewa hook.
RMLYitlQ OA TrTS WtT.
It appears that la eastern flnnnclnl
Hrrlos there Is a general feeling tlmt
upon the crop results and the business
conditions In the wtt depend a revival
fiotn the depnuslng Influences that exist
In the enut and the rontinusnre of pros
perity. No little encouragement seems
to have ttcen afforded by a statement of
tlovernor Odell of New York on his re
rent return from n transcontinental trip,
In which lie sn Id he Was profoundly Im
pressed by all Hint be saw In the f.ir
west end the Mississippi vsllny. He was
quoted us expressing tho opinion that It
Is absurd to think that the troubles of
tho Wnll street Htock exchange will. In
their effect, be far-reaching enough to
seriously disturb tha general course of
business and Industry, basing tlmt view
ilMn what he saw of the almost bnr
vested crops of the west and the never
slackening industry that was cousdIcu-
ons wherever ho went.
The New York correspondent of the
Philadelphia Press says that this most
encournglng opinion of Governor Odell,
differing es It does from tho views of
thoso who are actually In the thick of
affairs, Illustrates the chaotic state of
mind, not so much as to the cause of the
existing difficulties, but Instead aa to
what the Immediate manifestations of
them are to be and tha ultimate effect.
The correspondent adds: "It Is sincerely
hoped here that all Governor Odell says
Is well within the truth and that the su
perb activities of the west and Its
harvests may speedily be found so act
ing as to check the depressing Influences
that are here. That they can wholly
overcome them no Intelligent man be-
lleves. That they may force a halt and
then bring a gradual restoration of con-
fldence everyone hopes." There Is f-1
vorable promise that this reliance upon
the west will be justified by results.
The total of the crops will not be so
largo as seemed probable a month ago,
but it will undoubtedly bo up to and
perhaps somewhat in excess of the aver-
age. The conditions in Wall street have
not so far appreciably Interfered with
the Industries or the general business of
the west and there Is not nt present any
apprehension in this section. There Is
confidence in the ability of the west to
provide for the movement of Ita crops Delegates to the conventions nro
and to take care of all Its legitimate Pldfd and Instructed In advance to
business Interests. It la understood, of vot 'or tne candidates who have polled
course, that a financial crisis In the east majority of the votes cast in their re
could not fall to Injuriously affect the Prttv voting districts, and in case tho
west, but so sound and substantial Is the candidate receiving the majority in that
basis of western business and prosperity Ir?dact drops out In the convention by
thot no ordinary crisis, could seriously reason of being the lowest on the first
disturb it or subsequent ballots, they are required
It is not to be doubted, we think, that to vot0 'or tn candidate receiving the
Governor Odell's view of the situation n!Xt h,Khe8t nnmber of votes in their
will prove to be well-founded. The west iPctiYB precincts as second choice,
is at present In a safe position and thero and ,0 on unt1' tDe Pnnel l exhausted,
la every reason to expect will continue Ia rose tn" delegate attempts to cast
so. Its products will be ample for ail hls vote contrary to the recorded instruc
demands and will rtlll make the heaviest tlon tl,e chairman of the convention, is
contribution to tho wealth and prosperity authorized to cast his vote in accordance
of the nation.
is- THOVBLK lit THE BaLKAHS
perplexing problem la preseuted to
the European powers In the trouble In
the Balkans, but it Is hardly probable
that It will eveutuate. In a conflict of a
very serious character, although thla
seems now to be threatened.' Tha ap-
peal of the Macedonian committee to
the representatives ef the powers clenrly
sets forth the cause of tbe disturbance,
It la the nerslstent and arowins: oerse-
cutlon of the Christians bv the Turks,
which has become unbearable and
should uo longer be permitted by the
powers which under the Berlin treaty
assumed the obligation of regulating the
policy of the Turkish government In
the Balkan provinces, subject to ita
authority. As the appeal ef the
Macedonians states, the sporadic ef
forts of the powers to' secure reforms
lmve fulled and the result bat been a re
vival of Turkish fanaticism and oppres
sion. Turkey has Ignored or evaded
nearly all the pledges she has made in
regard to Macedonia and Bulgaria and
her course has been of the most .exas-
pcratlug character.
Not only are the people moat oppres
sively taxed, but they are also subjected
to a tyrannous rule and to every sort of
abuse and humiliation. The Macedon
lan, says a writer on conditions In that
couutry, la perhaps 'the most heavily
taxed of any peasant In the world, al
ways excepting his fellow subjects.
Apart from laud tax aud tithe, be pays
a tax for exemption from the military
service, which as a Chrtsttsn he is not
allowed to enter. He pays a tax for
education, which he never receives from
the state. He pays a tax for roads aud
bridges, which are never built. "In
short" says this writer, "he pay a tax
on everything he buys, on everything he
sells, on everythjug he Imports. ra
everything he exports, on everything be
carries, ou everything he welgas, on
everything he possesses and on ruauy
things which he doe uot possess." Tho
gathering of tho taxes Is the occasion of
outrages and oppressions of the most
galling sort and there Is no redress.
Moreover, th Christian under all cir
cumstance must malutaln an attitude
of abject humility in the presence of a
Mohammedan. The latter' -habitual
nKKie or address toward a Christian la
one of contempt Thua these people are
subjected to coustant humiliation and
gross abuse from their Turkish rulers.
I'uder such circumstance It la net sur
prising thst th spirit of revolt 1 con
tinually active aud it will be well If U
shall so assert Itself as to compel the
powers to lustitute the remedies and
reforms which the situation so urgently
cans for.
it aiMvars that the duty of doing thla
tests chiefly with Russia aud Austria.
the other powers seemtugly not being
oispoaed to tske any acdv Interest In
the matter. Great Britain I on of the J
fclgnatorte of th rVrlto. treaty, but the!
rerervnc made by .Prim Minister Bal-
four lu the Houa of Common to th
iwiksn situation gv no promise of
anything more than a perfunctory aup -
1 " lb Russian and Austrian
fovenunenta. There wag la tha
pre-
mler's utterance no expression of
concern for the people who ere suffering
from Turkish oppression and persecu
tion. It Is evident from what he si) Id
thst the British government bss no In
tention to tsko nn active pert in the
matter. The time Is opportune for free
ing the Christian people of the Itntknns
from the rule of the Turk, but it. Is not
likely to be Improved by the powers,
though It could be aceompl'shod with
out difficulty and would bo for the gen
eiaJ good.
MB JgfT rniUABY KVLKX
The new prlmory election tuIcs re
cently adopted by the Douglas county
republican committee are still a Chinese
puzzle to the ruok and flle of the party.
It Is doubtful whether a dozen mem
bers of the county committee, outside
of those who helped to draft the Jef
ferls - insonhaler regulations, have n
clear comprehension of the prnctlcnl op
eration of the machinery that will bo
t In motion in the selection and noml-
nation of candidates for the county
ticket this fall.
Ostensibly the new rules are design
to break-up the machine combinations,
but when put to the test they will be
found to foster and force combinations.
Candidates who are not generally known
to the voters In all parts of the county
will be compelled, whether they like It
or not, to tie up with other candidates
In order to get support in voting dl
tricts and wards where they are un
known, or comparatively unknown.
While the new county committee will
consist of 102 members, the chairman
n(J th five members who will constitute
the executive committee w 111 be supremo
Cnl absolute. The most radical changes
wronght by the new primary election
rules may be summed up as follows:
AH candidates must register twen
ty - flve days before the primary election
Rnl PT an entrance fee ranging from
$5 to "With tho privilege of wltu-
drawing from the race five days before
n primary, but no entrance fee will be
refunded. Dark horses are mopped off
tne ",Rt Dy ru,e forbids the
invention to consider the nniuo of any
candidate who has not been regularly
entered. '
with the expression of preference of the
precinct represented by tho recreant
delegate.
3. The apportionment of delegates in
Omaha and South Omaha is made pro-
portlonatc to the aggregate number of
Totea Po"cd for McKInley In each voting
alatrlct, taking fifty or a major part
" emu oeiegaic.
Eacn country precinct Is given an arbl
tnr representation of five delegates re
etaraieaa or tne number of votes cast.
1 uaer thls apportionment the ctty of
"niaua w entitled to 1-0 delegates.
So,ltu raana to 35 and the country pre
cincts 70,
4. The greatest change Is made In the
makeup of the committee. The old com
mittee consisted of three members from
each ward In Omaha, one from each
ward In South Omaha and two members
from each country precinct. This gave
Omaha 27 votes. South Omaha 6 and the
country precincts 28. In the new com
mittee Omaha will be represented by "t
members. South Omaha by 12 and the
country precincts by 14.
5. Heretofore the primary elections
were held In one voting place In each
ward and In one voting place for all of
South Omaha. Under the new rules
there will be seventy-six voting place
In Omaha and twelve in South Omaha,
while the xreclncts In the couutry will
remain as heretofore. In other words.
In Omaha and South Omaha delegates
will no longer represent wards but elec
tion districts, and consequently the dele
gatea from the various wards may repre
sent as many factions as may take part
in the contest.
o. i naer tne new rules every voter
must place his mark opposite the name
of the candidate be prefers for each
office. There will be no grouping of
candidates aud voting for them with one
croesmark, but while each voter will
hav to give more time the increase In
the number of votiug places should ex
pedite voting aud more thau offset the
time lost lu marking for each Individual
candidate.
Th first trouble to be encountered
with th Inauguration of this new sys
tem will be in setting it lu motion. The
committee has made ample provision for
conducting th primaries after the flrst
year, but seems to have overlooked the
necessity of putting the wheels in mo
tion thla year. It will not be difficult
for the precinct committeemen to organ
ise their respective election districts
after this year, but Inasmuch as there
are now only tnre committeemen in
each ward In Omaha and one in each
ward tu South Omaha, it will be im
possible for them to supervise the elec
tions lu from six to eleven preciucts of
their respective wants.
Th Federated Imorovement clubs
hav Invited th Commercial club. Ak
J Sar-Ben aud th lteal F.stat exchange
to send delegate to their ceutral or-
caulxatlon. If this plan Is carried out
it will b but the beginning of the end
Ther is no more reason why tbe Com
merclal club ahould hav delegate lu
I th Improvement Club federation than
I that U should hav deUvatt-a In the
1 Central Labor uulon. They are doubt
I lea all Interested In vublic iuiprove-
meut of on kind and another, but that
Is not their prime object If the Im
provement club federation la to accom
plish anything and keep out of the con
tentions of conflicting Interests, anxious
to use its machinery to further foreign
schemes, it will have to stick to its origi
nal program and hold Itself free from
all entangling alliances.
If Land Commissioner Kollmer suc
ceeds In recovering from the railroads
for tho school lands occupied by their
rights of way for which the state hns
never received compensation, ho will
have n big feather In his cap. Tho rail
roads have always figured that they
could do about as they pleased In Ne
braska without being called to account
ond If the Issue is forced may be ex
pected to take refuge behind nil sorts of
puerile technicalities. If the school
lands had belonged to private Individuals
Instead of to the state, we may 1h sure
the railroads would have had to pay for
the land and would have had no thought
of getting them for nothing. As long as
they were state lands, however, we may
be sure they will not pay for them un
less compelled to do so.
That there were no lives lost in the
recent oil and paint shop fire from ex
plosions la almost miraculous. But that
the firemen would have auch good luck
In another similar fire la not to be as
sumed. Inspection and regulation of
the storage of explosives Is something
the city owes, If not to Itself, at .least
to the firemen called upon to expose
their lives In such emergencies.
Great Britain's postmaster general
docs not think the time has arrived for
international penny postage. The time
will arrive, however, and that before
many years. When it Is recalled that It
cost ao cents to carry a letter from New
York to San Francisco fifty years ago,
for which service only 2 cents Is now
demanded, the possibilities for the fu
ture appear unlimited.
L w -f
Governor Mickey confidently looks for
ward to n good corn crop If the frost
will but hold off long enough for the
corn to mature. Now Joshua prevailed
upon the Lord to stop the sun so that be
could lick the Philistines good and
plenty. Why couldn't Governor Mickey
prevail upon the Lord to stop the frost
so as to Insure an abundant corn crop
for Nebraska?
If something Is not soon done to arbi
trate the difference between the oppos
ing factions of tbe mining troubles at
Idaho Springs, several Colorado Jails will
have to be enlarged to hold the prisoners
on both sides and the Colorado courts
will be busy Indefinitely In order to
clear up the litigation civil and criminal
growing out of it
The laelaaatlaa- Arena.
Washington Post.
While insisting that he hag not thought
of hlmaelf lit connection with a presidential
nomination. Senator Gorman show, no dla-
poaltlon to Interfere with th right of free
thinks for other peupl.
Will Jeraey Start th Ballt
Brooklyn Eagle.
Should New Jeraey send a delegation In
tructed for Cleveland to the democratic
national convention, It would lead th way
n democratic restoration. What was barely
thought possible la dally becoming more
probuble.
Th More Economical Way.
Philadelphia Press.
There spears to be a disposition on th
part of soma prominent democrat to put
off the presidential nomination next year
to as late a data as possible. Tha more
economical way would b to make no nom
ination at all.
Sectao far Railroad Aeeldeata.
Pittsburg Dispatch.
Tha German courts hav, just ordered I
railroad company which had Injured a phy
siclan to pay him an annusl sum for life
equal to his ordinary earnings. If th,r.
was a law ilk that In thla country ther
would b a notabla decrease In railroad ac
cidents. .
Aa Aaaaalac Praphct.
Philadelphia Record.
As a forecaster of future (rents Senator
Morgan, of Alabama, certainly observes
tha ntneaaes and unities. He thinks
Foraker of Ohio, will be pitted by th
republican against Gorman, of Maryland,
democrat. In th presidential race for USA
What a "Pull Dick pull devil" sclmmag
would follow!
Kslaar l'i With Prosperity.
Cleveland Leader.
Th fsrther the season advsnces th
more certain It bcome tnat th crops
will b, good, on th averag,. but not big
enough to flood the markets with grain
unsalable at a fair prortt. Th great agri
cultural interests of th country will do
their part to keep up general prosperity
for th American people.
Tillman', Urttl Loaa,
Philadelphia Prta.
Senator Tillman, the great antl-mo-
nopollst. .complains because he lost Ma
book of railroad pasae. This Is th.
'statesman" who won h:s prominence In
South Carolina by oppoaltlon to railroads
and other corporations. But It la charac
teristic of Tillman. His former warfr.
was probably carried on for th purpose
of securing paase.
A Loag;-FU Want.
Springfield Republican.
Wanted, a "short catchy" - nam for
fruit drinks that hav no alcohol. A re
ward of $5 Is offered by the Nebraska
Woman's Chrlstlun Temperance union for
something as crisp and satisfying as
"punch." without Its festive algnldcanc
It Is lamentable, th Nebraska good women
think, to har, for their tables and enter
tainments anything that's called by that
wicked name.
Wrary of Mr. Bryan.
Charleston News and Courier (.dam.)
lf.tn Wlllium Jnntnra Rrvsn At thm
Chaulaunua 111 Da SlolnM. Ia.. uld that '
"a man should be tru to his ideals In llf
regardless of th coat of ths aacrtfic," and
added: "I will go down and dt la defeat
befor I will surrender th principles la
which I bcllev and of which I am cham
pion." W ahould lit to know how many
tune Mr. Bryan must b defeated bfor
h will dla, and w should also Ilk to know
what has been th "cost" or th sacrlnc"
to him of hi championship of th principle,
which h, has promulgated. H, has suffered
no money lua if th stories that ar told
about his poaaeaaioa b true; h has mad,
no aacrinc that w know of. anion h.
I count his loss of th prasidenoy twtc la
I ignt year as a sacrUu
A 4lESTIO OF ASSlWrTIOS"..
Jads Itehren's Meraer Rrnlug
Coatraated With the Facta.
Bonton Tranncrlpt.
Apropos of Judge Ixichren's reeent ds
rlnlon In the esse of The Rtnte of Minne
sota sgalnat The Northern Securities Com
pany excellent Judlclnl authority may b
cited In slmllnr enses which rests upon as
sumptions directly opponlte. to thnt which
underlies Judge lxchren's reasoning.
According to Judge Iochren's decision, It
l not enough that a corporation may have
the power to do certain Illegal things, that
It may be thought to hav been organised
for the purpose of doing that thing, or thnt
It would find pecuniary profit In doing it.
It must be proven to have done the thing
before It can be made sccountsble to the
courts of Justice. Proceeding upon this as
sumption, Judge Lochren was not sole to
And in the Northern Becurltles company
anything more than a corporation which
hsd invested In the shares of two previ
ously existent corporations.
But In the case of The State of Ohio
against The Standard Oil Company the su
preme court spoke thus: "Experience shows
that It Is not wise to trust human cupidity
where It hns the opportunity to aggrandise
Itself at the expense of others. The mis
chief of a monopoly Is not necessarily In
the fact that prices are raised, but that It
has the power to control snd raise prices."
In the case sgnlnst the Diamond Match
company the supreme, court of Michigan
held that the object and tendency of that
combination was to prevent free competi
tion and to control prices, and It said. "It
Is no answer to say that this monopoly has
In fact reduced th price of friction
matches. That policy may have been neces
sary to crush competition. The fact re
mains that it rests In the discretion of this
company at any time to ralso the price to
an exorbitant figure."
The logic of these decisions applied to ths
Northern Securities company would bo that
that company was not chartered In New
Jersey for the purpose of holding a con
trolling Interest In competing railroads
without the Intention of using that control
In suppressing competition and advancing
rates to whatever extent and in whatever
practicable way It might find profitable.
This. assumption is far more In accord with
what the average man has observed and
experienced of the ways of corporations
than the assumption on which Judge Loch-
ren's decision rests.
FORESTRY SYSTEM SEEDED.
Proper Vae of Matured Timber and
Prevention of Waste.
Ban Francisco Chronicle.
The Interior department has temporarily
withdrawn 6,000 square miles of lsnd In
Alaska, with a view to creating another
forest reserve In that territory. The land
is located to the northward of Oolovln bay
and Norton sound, running 125 miles along
the coast and extendisg fifty to sixty miles
inland. The object In rstablishlng the re
serve Is not the same as that which has
prompted the withdrawal of great areas of
land In this state. There Is no real or
worked-up anxiety In Alaska over the im
pairment of the water supply, but It Is
charged that there Is reckless timbering
which menaces the future of the mining In
dustry, for it Is moderately certain that
unless a halt is called upon the Improvi
dent waste of the forests. In a very little
time there will be a prohibitory scarcity
of lumber.
It Is very proper that the government
should heed complaints of reckless lumber
ing snd seek to prevent the evil, but It is
doubtful whether reserving vast quantities
of timber land will accomplish the desired
purpose of assisting the mining Industry.
Withdrawing 6.000 square miles of timbered
land from settlement will doubtless prove
conduclv to the conservation of the for
ests if they are efficiently patrolled, but It
Is not quite clear In what manner miners
will benefit by being denied access to the
timber, it would seem that under such
circumstances they will be about as badly
oft as though the land were entirely de
nuded of every stick of wood. In both
cases lumber will be equally hard to get.
What is needed to supplement the reser
vation system Is sn effective forestry sys
tem which will permit the proper use of
matured timber snd utterly prevent reck
less waste. The Interior department should
be capable of developing a satisfactory
scheme to bring about this result, but so
far as the world knows It contents Itself
with its utterly Inadequate performance
of makbig the timber Inaccessible. Get to
work In the matter, Mr. Secretary of th
Interior, and If your department Is un
equal to the task suggested let It admit
th fact so that congress may take steps
to create a commission which will give us
a forestry system which will make our for
est a source of profit Instead of locking
them up and rendering them valueless to
man.
PERSONAL, OTKS.
People on the Maine voast are natu
rally wondering how long It will b be
fore "the diapason of the cannonade" Is
succeeded by the popping of th champagn
bottles.
Darius and Cyrus Cobb, the twin brother
artists of Boston, celebrated their sixty
ninth birthday on the 6th Inst. Both are
strong and robust and ar as devoted to
thetr work as ever.
John Wanamaker of Philadelphia, ex
postmaster general, says th story that
Senator vluay would like to see Mm In con
greas Is "almost too absure to discus."
Furthermore, Mr. Wanamuker says, be
would not accept any public orhYe.
Several counties In Pennsylvania report
a scarcity of teacher for the public schools.
Engagements are now being made, when
possible, for the coming year. In many of
the country districts the salaries ar, 135
prr month or less, and scores of teachers
ar finding more profitable work in other
lines.
John D. Rockefeller, whose hostility to
th liquor business closed the. famous Wed
dell hotel In Cleveland as soon as the Stan
dard Oil man got control of it. may build
a temperance hotel on part of the Weddell
housa sit,. Such a plan has been discussed
by L. W. Bowers and J. G. W. Cowlea.
managers of John D. Rockefeller's real .es
tate interests. '
Prof. George N. Olcott. of Columbia
University, has often been asked what his
middl Initial stands for. buc has generally
vaded a direct anawer. The other day,
however, h said that the '"S" stood fr
"Nothing." This, hs proceeded to explain,
was actually true. He had never been
given a middle nam, and so gave himself
a middl Initial.
SCHOOLS.
BROWN ELL HALL,
OMAHA.
Social atmoapner bome-llk and happy.
General and solleg preparatory course.
Exceptional advantages In muato. art and
lltarary interpretation, rrepares for sny
oolleg open to women. Vaasar, wallesley,
hit. Holyok,. Western Reserve, University,
Uni varsity of Nebraska and University of
Chicago, admit pupils without e lamina clou
a ih eeruflcatM of th principal and
faculty. Thoroughness Insisted upon aa es
aantutl to character bui.Jlng. Physical
training under a professional director.
Weil euuiroevi gymnasium, am pi, provi
sion for out dour sports, including pnvat
skating gruumia 8di for illuauaua cata
logs. Mian hlacra. PrtnnnaL
BITS OP WASHISGTO LIFE.
Minor Scenes and Incident, Sketched
on the Spot.
rwlntcrs, tllemen, polishers snd other In
terior decorators' have complete possession
of the senate and house wings of the na
tional rapitol, overhauling the chambers
and committee rooms where statesmen doth
congregate, snd diligently sbsorblng the
quarter of a million dollars spproprlated
for that purpose. Visitors sre obliged to
satisfy their curiosity In the msln hall
under the dome snd In Ststtiary hall. The
repainting of the exterior of th donw Is
completed. The upier and lower corridors
of tho senate are being freed of their gsudy
colors and solid tints appear In their stead.
Kvcry large picture In the building is to be
regllded. Several are badly In need of re
pairs. Over on the house side some rsdlcsl
changes are under way. One of ths most
pleasing to the public Is tho enlargement of
the seating capacity of the galleries. Ths
same change is to be msde on the senate
side, but tho number of additional seats will
be larger over In the house, where tho big
gest crowds of visitors sre always fotind.
About two years ago, when the new system
of ventilating was Installed, opera chairs
were placed In all the galleries. Since then
members have been harrassed with com
plaints from constituents who were unable
to get seats in the galleries. So the ex
pensive opera chairs sre to go snd In their
stead will appear mahogany benches. This
will Increase the seating capacity of the
house gallery by probably 400 and of ths
senat by 250.
Tha old English tils on the floor of ths
house lobby has been torn up and a eon
tract let for laying white marble. This tile,
which has served so long throughout th
capitol, Is being removed only In this lobby.
Every piece Is being saved for patch work
In other corridors. The house Is to have
bronze doors to correspond to ths massive
doors on the senate side. They will cost
t.To.OOO and will probably be made by Mr.
Mosman of Chlcopee, Mass., whose father
was th contractor for the handsome senate
doors.
The barber shop of the bouse Is being
overhauled and decorated on the same gen
erous scsle. Outside of the capitol repub
licans and democrats meet In bsrber shops
and occupy chairs Indiscriminately. A re
publican may precede or follow a democrat
In a chair, or may sit alongside of him
while having his hirsute sppendage re
paired In the most approved fashion. But
It Is not so st the capitol on the house side.
Before the present barber shop accommo
dations were provided the republicans hsd
a shop In their lobby and the democrats
hsd another on their side of the house.
Now that the entire force of barbers Is
being moved to quarters In the basement,
on the opposito side of the hallway from
tha house restaurant, arrangements have
been made for having the republicans and
democrats shaved in separate rooms. These
rooms are adjoining, with only a marble
barrier between them, but they have been
provided with separata doors, so thst re
publicans and democrats may never meet
even in going In or coming out of the shop.
On the senate side of tha capitol there Is
a more general mixing of men of all shade
of political views. There Is but on barber
shop, snd there republicans and flemocrata
meet aa contestants for ths chairs when
they sre empty. When there wer popu
lists in tbe senat they, too. used the bar
ber shop, though, as a rule, they did not
need shaving, but merely cam to get their
hair trimmed or their beards kept within
reasonable limits.
On both the senate and ths house side of
th capitol tho barbers are paid from tha
public funds. They are very well paid,
too, and In addition to what they get In
tha way of salaries from the government
they get a good many tips from their
statesmen customers. In both senat and
house there Is a very strict rule against
any one except a senator or representative
making use of the special shops. A senator
never invades the precincts of the house
barber and a represents tiv never even
looks Into the senatorial quarters.
Inspectors sre anxious to hav th Post
office department adopt a series of marks
for stamps which, will make it possible to
trace stolen stamps with leas trouble. De
partment officials are considering sugges
tions offered by soma of tho experienced
Inspectors.
It would bo possible to mark all the
stamps sent to each first-class postofflce
In such a manner that they could be iden
tified with ease. A slight variation in th
engraving which would not alter th ap
pearance of stamps to th casual observer
could easily be made. On Inspector has
suggested that darts, arrows, stars, circles
and other emblems be printed on the
stamps In such manner that they may b
seen only with the aid of a microscope.
A separate mark could not b devised
for each of th 75,000 postofflce In th
I'nlted States, and no attempt would be
made at any such complex system of iden
tification. It is not likely that postofflce
below the first-class wilt be given an Indi
vidual mark as the number of stamps kept
at th smaller offices Is comparatively
small, and the losses from such office Is
not great enough to Justify th expense
entailed In providing them with stamps
different from those used at other offices.
It has been suggested that all th stamps
for second-class postofflces b provided
with a mark which will designate the class
of postofflce from which they wer Issued
and that a aimilar mark be devised tor all
th stamps sent to th smaller offices.
This system would narrow th scop of
th Inspectors work, and might b adopted
at small expense.
One official Is of the opinion thst ths
best way to mark stamps would b to
print visible bars across the face of sll
stamps except those Issued to first-class
OPPORTUNITIES IN
OUTINGS
There are lota.of things in furnishings oa which prices
are reduced and clothing as welL
HERE'S AN EXAiMPLE:
Negligee Shirts, the $1 kinds, for 75c.
Negligee Shirts, the $1.50 kinds, for $1.15.
Negligee Shirts, the $3.50. $3.00, $2.50 and
$2.00 kinds, for $1.75.
Serge suits at ?5 and $7.50, that were double,
$15, $18 and $20 homeapuns, cheviots and fancy mix
tures, thatareso popular, at $10 and $12.50.
A general house clearing is taking place In our store
to make room and clean up for the coming season-
NO CLOTHING FITS LIKE OURS. -
R. S. Wilcox. Manager,
offices. Hs would have two bars arm,
the stamps sent to second-class nffira. threa
tisrs on tho third-class cilice stamps, arid
four bars to designate tho stamps Issued
by ths fourth-class offices. This plan would
probably meet with much opposition, as it
would mar th artHtlo appearanco of tha
engraving.
If tho plan for the Identification of stamr-
had been adopted last year tho theft of
$70,000 worth of stamps from the Chlcapi
postofflc would probably not have nr.
curred. No thief could dispose of such i
large number of stamps so well mnrkM
thst they could be identified as comir ;
from th Chlcsgo postofllce.
TICKLISQ THE SWEET TOOTH.
Importation of Rsgsr and th Per
Capita Consumption.
Chicago Record-Herald.
Thst wo sre far from realizing tho opti
mistic predictions of Secretary Wilson, that
ws will one day produce all the snitar w.
consume. Is again shown by tho statistic
Just Issued from the Treasury department
at Washington. ' Our Importation of siiKnr
during tho fiscal year Just ended. Inclu.Hinr
1,020,000,000 pounds from Hawaii, Porto Kico
and tho Philippines, amounted to B.J17.
077,034 pounds, which exceeds the record of
Importation of all previous years. Never
before has tho Importation exceeded 6,iW'.
000,000 pounds.
Th largest Importation In any previous
year was that of 180T, wben tho totnl
reached 4.91 8,906.733 pounds. It w add t
th enormous Importation of 1903 the 60n
000,000 pounds, of domestlo production ws
hav a grand total ef B.S17.000.000 pounds
consumed by tho people of tho United
State, ono year. Estimating the present
population at SO, 000,000, thts would kIvs
seventy-two pounds of sugar to each indi
vidual. An Interesting, feature of tho statist!, s
Is tho contribution of our Island dependen
cies to this supply. From Porto Rico n
brought 226,143,508 pounds, from tho Ita
walla n Islands wo imported 774,S.'o,4
pounds, and from the Philippines noarly
20, 000,1X0 pounds, showing that thrso Island
supplied about one-fifth of the total amount
of sugar brought into this country duiini;
tho year.
The consumption per capita has Increased
from 65 to 72 pounds since 1900, but still falls
considerably short of tho per capita con
sumption of the United Kingdom, which
was 91.6 pounds In that year. It Is prob
able, however, that the English consump
tion will decline considerably after ths
Brussels agreement Is in force.
POIVIED REMARKS. ,
When a woman scolds a man, ho ought to
be grateful that she tHkes even that much
Interest in him. domervllle Journal.
Pat How does yez lolke codfish balls?
Mike Faith! an' I niver 'tended ono, but
It's big toimes I've had down at the Cre
min's hop. Lipplnooa's.
"I tell you It keeps mo busy theo days
trying to earn my salary," said tho drum
mer with the prominent jawbone.
"Huhl" saicf tho drummer with tho red
nose, "you ain't half as busy as I am. I
have to make my boss think I'm earning
my salary." Chicago Tribune.
"Then." said tho first mosquito, "you wero
still singing when the man endeavored to
swat you?"
"Oh. yes! I had Just finished th reclta
tlve and began the aria." Puck.
"I suppose, my boy." said the stranger In
town. "I can Jump on any one of these cars
and go to the park."
"I dunno." replied tho newsboy. "Antider
guy dat looked aa clumsy as you tried to
jump on one do udder day an' no went ter
de morgue." Philadelphia Press.
"So you have abandoned populism for
ever T"
"Yes, Sir." answered Farmer Corntossel.
"Ever sine I went to town and got two
plugged dimes and a Canada quarter I'm
heart and soul with tho people who ara
standln' out for honest money in the strict
est sense of the phrase." Washington titar.
King Arthur had established the Round
Table.
"Just to have the knights take pot luck
with mo." he explained glibly.
Later, however, Guinevere was disturbed
by finding some red. white snd blue chips
In the royal pocket New York Sun.
Bachelor I don't
wants to marry her.
mind at all.
understand why ho
Why, sh hasn't any
Henpeck So much the better. Then shs
can't be changing it every hour or so.
Philadelphia Ledger.
"I hope," said the Sunday school teacher
to a new pupil, "that your father and
mother are good Christians."
"Ma Is." replied the observing youngster,
"and pa used to he, but 1 guess he a a little
out of practice now." Chicago New.
WATERMELON TIME.
"No, Massa. dere's no use talkin',
I s a gwlne to draw my pay;
I's a glttin' mighty home-sick.
An' I'm gwlne back right away.
In do winter time, 'twas bad 'nuff,
Howla of coyotes filled de air.
But dey want no use of huntln'.
Not a coon nor possum ther.
And den In de balmy June-ttm
River's mighty clwar I 'low,
pAitPd1 kind of fish data In 'em
Dey Just won't bit nohow.
But I could a stood all dese things.
But de udder day I found.
If you wants a watermelon.
You must buy it by de pound.
Wages mighty good In Wyoming,
But some-how It seems to me.
Dat heaven'e a heap sight closer
To my homo in Tennessee.
And d soft cry of de whippo'will.
Seems a kind of an evenin" prayer;
And 'Massa' dls darkey's heart-sick
With a longing to be dar.
And if I one gets back dar
I'll never again be fotind.
In a dratted place where yon has to buy
Watermelon by de pound.
1
Now 'Massa' don't you urge me.
For I s surely got to climb.
If I wants to get back bom again
In watermelon time.
L1LLIE M. HOFFMAN.
Omaha, Neb.
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