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a tttaa aa desire.
America's Reliance hai not becu mis
placed.
There's many a slip between the cup
and the Lip-ton.
Two miles a minute Is the twentieth
century gait.
Fusion In Nebraska has become a bar
ren Ideality.
Bain or shine, sink or swim, grocers
and butchers will ' picnic at Missouri
.Valley on schedule time.
By all odds the most important office
to be filled at the next November elec
tion Is that of county assessor.
And now the world Is confronted by
the menace of a codllver famine In con
soqnem.ee of the failure of the codfish
crop.
The Indian land frauds in Oklahoma
that are exciting so much comment are
no more flagrant than the Indian land
frauds in Nebraska.
There Is said to have been a clash be
tween Robert E. Lee Ilerdman and Wil
liam Jennings Bryan about the demo
cratlc platform. Ye gods and little
fishes. .'.
South Omaha's electric arc lights
were snuffed out by ' a thunderstorm
and total darkness prevailed for three
hours in consequence. This is sug
festive.
Senator Bacon of Georgia refused to
at his ham and eggs at the same depot
lunch counter with Booker T. Washing
ton. Bacon draws the line at the son
of Ham.
The functions of a governor in these
days are chiefly to appear on dress
parade at military reunions and en
campments and to deliver sermonades
at Chautauquas.
. A gum shoe platform that would hold
all the free coinage pops in line, recon
cile all the goldbug democrats and at
tract at least 10,000 republicans to the
support of Judge Sullivan has been
the Ideal of "Catchem Co in In, Catchem
Oolu" Ilerdman.
The street railway company has ex
pended a great deal of money In better
ments within the past year, but there
la still more room for improvement
The most imperative need Is the repair
of pavements that have been torn up
by the tracklayers.
Civil service reenilts for the Philip
pines are Invited to present themselves
tot Inspection aud examination the last
of next month for final muster.- Men
With a political pull will aland no better
chance than those who are willing to
Stand on their own merit
; A Michigan astrologer who foretold
the assassination of President McKin
ley, tk death of Poi Leo and the re
cent slump of the stock market predicts
tha nomination and election of Grover
Cleveland next year. That Mlchlgander
bad wetter prepare for a choking at the
hands of Fanner Bryan.
Tha announcement that the ' electric
tramway betareen Omaha and Beatrice
by way f Lincoln will t in operation
agitata, twenty-four months Is highly
gxKi!lfytB2V bat ft a to be hopud that
Da cmtenaion of time by tvason of or
gxpecffd tnddenta god ana to 6 fat Njj da-
atji will t asxe4 by tha praaiodtrv
TIC Or fVfL, PROS PR HITT.
Tlie la at Issue of The Financier,
Journal whose views regarding finan-
Hal and. Industrial conditions ore uni
formly JurUikii unrl conservative, says I
that sign point to a period of prosperity
over the coming fall that wIIl.eqiiaL If
It does not anrpaaR, the records of previ
ous years. The good condition of the
crops, it points out, a ami res a continu
ance of stable buaincj4 In mercantile
lines and it goes on to argue that with
the farmer, who la "the mainspring of
oar national life," having an abundance
to sell at good prices, gall other Interests
will prosper. The Financier says: "The
west is the center of n prosperity which
la not appreciated because of its annnal
recurrence over a period of years. The
same state of affairs is to be found else
where. The south has its cotton staple
to rely on mid on all sides are evidences
of general good times. Why, then,
should fear be felt for the future? Ikes
Wall street pessimism mean that the
United States Is going to the dogs sim
ply because of the bursting of the In
flated ' bobble of speculation? Wall
street as a rule is sensitive to the ma
terial changes in national llfe but In the
recent slump it was dealing with Its
own Internal rottenness and nothing
else." This is a fact which everybody
now understands and consequently con
ditions in Wall street are not in the least
disturbing confidence In the legitimate
business of the country.
In a conference a few days ago with
President Roosevelt, former Senator
Carter of Montana sald in answer to in
quiries that there will be an abundance
of money in the west to move the crops
and that western people will not find it
necessary to seek a dollar In the east.
He told the president that prosperity in
the west is on a sound and substantial
basis, that this section has been loan
ing money to the east, and that there
fore western people are not thinking
much about financial legislation. "The
belief is general in the west," said Mr.
Carter, "that the financial stringency in
New York particularly Is due to dis
order of trade or of speculation, largely
local In Its nature." This undoubtedly
reflects the general western view of late
eastern conditions. These had ' no
appreciable effect upon financial or busi
ness affairs in the west and In spite of
reported fears in Wall street that there
Isyet to be some sort of reaeti6n in the
near future from the prosperity of gen
eral business, there is no indication of
such apprehension in the west
The tide of fall prosperity, so far as
can be jildged from existing signs, prom
ises to be most satisfactory. There is
no doubt as to the crops being abundant
nnd It is needless to point out what this
means as to transportation for the rail
roads and active business for merchants.
As The Financier well says, when the
American fanner has an abundance to
sell, at good prices, he becomes a pur
chaser whose equal, Is not to be found
elsewhere In the world. The farmers f
the west are in that position at present
They have had several years of pros
perity and with good crops this year
thay will be able to buy more gener
ously than ever. As the general welfare
is largely dependent upon the well be
ing of our agricultural producers the
conditions are manifestly such as to in
spire the strongest confidence In a con
tinuance of prosperity.
AXUTHCH Jl UK PARTIS A Jt.
You must go away from home to get
home news. A Chicago dally predicts
a sharp contest before the next Douglas
county republican convention over the
proposed renomlnatlon of Duncan M,
Vinsonhaler. We are told In this con
nection that a large number of demo
crats supported . Judge , Vinsonhaler
openly two years ago because he had
made enemies In his own party by de
elding a contested election case between
the republican and democratic candi
dates for county attorney in favor of
the democrat, and Judge Vlnsonhaler's
democratic admirers promise to support
him for a third term should he secure
a renomlnatlon this fall. All thia is
news In these parts. Most people in
Omaha had forgotten the county attor
neyship contest of 1900 and did not
suspect that it was to be the paramount
grievance against Judge Vinsonhaler in
tins raus campaign. rsow that we
know that the judge can count safely
on the support of a' large number of
democrats if he Is renominated, we nat
urally ask ourselves what these demo
crats propose to do if be should fall
to secure a renomlnatlon. Reading
the Chicago screed between the lines,
we infer that the democrats might be
Induced to make Judge Vinsonhaler
their own nominee and labor for his re
election as a democratic republican. Just
the same as they ate now proposing to
do with several republicans for the dis
trict bench who presented themselves as
candidates before the republican judicial
convention and, falling to secure the
necessary majority, Lave turned about
face to become nonpartisan democrats
For this new wrinkle in American
politics Nebraska can Justly lay claim
to copyright In no other etate of the
union could a man who professes al
leglance to one party and who has been
elected to a position of honor and profit
by that party have the presumption to
cross over to the political enemy and
become one of Its standard bearers In
case the party with which he has been
affiliated sees fit to give preference to
another member of that party.
Once in a while William Jennings
Bryan fires a center shot that rings the
belL This part of bis address at the
Rockford, 111., Chautauqua will ' strike
a popular chord:
The great need of tha country," aald
Mr. Bryan. "Is the raising of tha Ideal
of tha people bole, in cltlaenshlp and poli
tics. I believe a great wave of corruption
is sweeping over tbla country, and I
sorry to aay It Is In ths democratic party
as well aa In the republican. There must
be a raising of tha moral Ideala af both
partiea."
The proepectna of the ran-Amerlcan
railroad that ia to connect Brltlah Co-
lambia and Hudson bay by air tine
with Argentina and Patagonia by way
of Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska. th Ia-
kjotaa and Manitoba is very -enticing, es
pecially that part relating to the eager
ness for Its early completion by several
construction companies. Eagerness for
strenuous work has always been the
chief characteristic of American rail
road construction companies.
HCIIVTABT IIUUTS BKSIQXATIUX.
The resignation of Hon. Ellhu Root us
secretary of war, to take effect January
1 next is officially announced and the
statement la made, doubtless with
authority, that he will be succeeded by
Governor General Taft The corre
spondence between I'resldent Roosevelt
and Secretary Root shows the very cor
dial relations of their official intercourse
nnd the very strong commendation by
the president of Mr. Root's public
service will be heartily acquiesced in by
the American people. The administra
tion of the War department by Secre
tary Root is In the highest degree credit
able to him, justly entitling him to a
prominent place among our greatest war
secretaries. Going Into that responsible
position without any practical knowl
edge of Its peculiar duties, at a time
when the duties were especially difficult
and arduous, Mr. Root soon acquired a
thorough familiarity with the require
ments of the position and fulfilled them
with consummate ability. The reforms
he inaugurated will, It is confidently be
lieved, prove of great value to the mili
tary establishment particularly in re
moving the sources of friction and dis
sension that hitherto existed. Mr. Root
has resigned solely for personal reasons,
desiring to resunio a law practice which
was many times more remunerative
thou the public position.
Governor General Taft will be en
tirely acceptable to the country as the
successor of Secretary Root Aa affairs
in the Philippines will long continue to
require a largo share of the attention of
the "War department there could be no
better selection for the head of that de
partment than the very able governor
general of the-archipelago, whose splen
did ' services there have given him a
world-wide distinction.
MAT TKT ACCEPT TBEATt.
So far as known nothing Is being done
at Washington In regard to the Fanama
canal treaty, but It is intimated that
there is a strong expectation that
Colombia may yet accept the- treaty
and hence It is wise to give the
opposition their time to further con
sider the matter. It is reported that
the Colombian representative to our
government has received advices which
lead him to believe that there is very
favorable promise of a change of atti
tude on the part of a number of the sen
ators who voted against the convention,
while It is stated that the Colombian
house of representatives is practically
unanimous In favor of the treaty as it
stands. - -
, In view t .these statements the ad
visibility, of. a waiting policy at Wash
ington is obvious. Besides, Nicaragua
is showing no particular anxiety for the
negotiation of a treaty and there is np
parently not a great deal of sentiment
here favorable to the Nicaragua route.
It was rather expected that Colombia's
rejection of the Panama treaty would
cause a strong development of feeling In
this country in favor of negotiations for
the alternative route, but this has not
occurred and there is no indication that
it is likely to. Reports continue of for
eign Influence at Bogota hostile to tha
canal treaty, but they are improbable,
though It may be that foreigners resi
dent there have something to do with
Inspiring the mercenary opposition,
there still being reason to believe that
the money consideration is the chief ob
stacle to the acceptance of the treaty,
OH, SPSS D THS T1MK!
Tha time will come when the duties and
benefits of community living are thor
oughly understood, when the payment of
taxes will be deemed one of the noblest
privileges of citizenship. In that day It
will be considered disreputable for an indi
vidual or corporation to make false re'
turns on property values and dishonorable
for a person or concern to fall In the duty
Of assisting to the extent defined by law
in the maintenance of organized govern'
roent Speed the time when the
tax-dodger, who avoids his dues, and the
perjurer, who glvea false testimony as to
the value of bis property, will be con
demned by public opinion and be denied
the privilege of citizenship; when everyone
will look upon tax paying as a respectful
acknowledgment that the possession of
property rests upon the guarantee of gov
ernment, and when the payment of taxes
11 be confirmed aa a privilege of pa
triotism. St Louis Republic.
Misery loves company, and Omaha
can sympathise with St Louis in its
affliction. Omaha's most fervent prayer
these many years has been tht the
Lord would speed the day when the
tax shirker who avoids his Just share
of tax burdens by perjured conceal
ment or undervaluation of his property
would be condemned by public opinion,
but praying for the mountains of public
opinion to fall upon perjured tax dodg
era will not suffice.
We must enforce honesty and equity
In assessment and taxation by a rigid
enforcement of the laws and the fear
less imposition of its penalties .regard
less of rank, wealth or political pull.
Beyond Range af Hoae.
Baltimore American.
Wireless telegraphy Is one of the great
triumphs of modern progress, but, ap
parently, wireless streets are still beyond
the great inventive forces of the day.
Coaiparattva Saaootb.aess.
Detroit Free Press.
Secretary WUson la proudly exhibiting
the first silk apun and reeled undor the
sympathetic auspices of tha Department of
Agriculture. The silk Is said to pa jusi as
smooth as Senator Allison.
t Wilt Maa ef the East.
Brooklyn Eagle. .
Turkey may have found some unexpected
M.nii tn aDoloelxlrur to kubbui ana
vleldlna to Its demands It savea Its
Kurooean territory for the present, seeps
taa Kuasiaa war ahlpe out of tta waters
and avoids r-'-'"r up several outer aa
lions la ooiaoilcatioaa over the macs, aea
1 1 Ion. It baa probably acted an adv1,-a
those nnexpecfed triraida. Yet the
friends wera advtilng an their awn ac
count
Better Lack Seat Tlarc.
China gn later Ocean.
No reflection should be cast opon the
name of Sir Thomas Llptrm'a yachts until
a tries and loans with another of the same
brand. It Is the four-leaf Shamrock that
Is aald to be lucky.
Acaatrtaor lasplrattea.
Chicago Chronicle,
The "United- States monetary exchange
commission" Is now convened In a Berlin
beer garden drawing up Its report. As the
xperlence of the commission consisted
chiefly In being politely shown the door by
every finance minister In Europe, the report
should be an Interesting and entertaining
document
Looking: fa a Leader.
Indianapolis Journal.
Democrats are talking now of General
John C. Black, newly elected 'commander
f the Grand Army of the Republic, aa a
candidate for the presidency. With the
democrats It Is not a question of whom
their party will choose for the empty honor
a presidential nomination, but what
man be persuaded to accept.'
Gambling In Staple Products.
Springfield Republican.
What Secretary Wilson of the Agricul
tural department has to aay of the Injuri
ous effects of the corner in cotton la sound
and to the point. It Is proving a serious
temporary blow to the cotton manufac
turing industry of the United States and
cannot but prove' permanently hurtful to
ttoe cotton growing lnduRtry by stimulat
ing the opening of new fields In other parts
the world. What is surprlalng Is that
the secretary does not go on to urge the
enactment of laws for tha auppresslon of
gambling in staple products.
Tribute to General Miles.
Cleveland Leader.
The fine tribute which was paid by the
Grand Army of the Republic to General
Nelson A. Miles should serve to warm the
cockles of that old soldier's ' heart and
brighten the days of his retirement from
active duty. It Is really worth . more to
Im than all the honors that have come to
him during his career as a soldier or tha
title upon which he retired. This tribute
came from the men who participated with
General Miles In the' memorable and san
guinary conflict from 1S61 to 18C5 men who
braved the dangers of battle and felt the
privations and hardships of army life in
camp and upon, the march. It Is the
tribute of the veterans of the union army
one of their commanders who distin
guished himself upon many battlefields.
ORGANIZING THE FARMERS.
City Folks Attempt to Do It and Are
Given a Frost.
Chicago Tribune.
It would take a large book to give briefly
the history of the attempts that have been
made during the last thirty years to union
ize the farmers. Workfngmen have organ
ised, railroads have been combined, and
manufacturing comnajilea have nonnnll-
dated, while all attempts to get up a farm
ers' pool have failed.. Men calling them
selves disinterested friends of the farmers
have told, them with much earnestness
that if they would only combine they would
be able to fix the price of their products
and make farming the most profitable In
dustry in the world, but for some reason
the disinterested friqnds in question have
not made many converts. .
The beauties of organization are again
being preached to the grain growers of the
United States. They are asked what they
think of a certainty of (1 a, bushel for
wheat, 60 cents a bushel for corn and 40
cents a bushel for oats. These are prices
the farmers would be glad to get, but it
will be hard to persuade them that the
American Society of Equity of North Amer
ica, or any other society made up of friends
of farmers, can teach them how to secure
such prices. ' ' I
An invitation was ssnt out to representa
tive farmers to attend a meeting In this
city at which the plans of the American
Society of Equity of North America to
enable farmers to get equitable prices for
their products was to be explained. The
attendance was small. It Included one
farmer, one Board of Trade man, two South
Water street commission men, one capital
ist, one broker, one speculator and one
manager of a business house.
Nothing was done and another meeting
will be. held next month in the hope that
there may be a better attendance of the
representative agriculturists of the country.
The hope may come to naught. When the
farmers read of the kind of men who were
at this week's meeting they will be likely
to. say, "These are no friends of ours.
Plans which attract them cannot attract
us. Let us keep out of their company.
Blessed Is the man that walketh not in
the counsel of the ungodly.' " f
The farmers are not ready to be organ
ized by the city folks. If'tliey decide to
combine they will devise their own plans
and ask for no assistance. Probably they
are fully aware of the lmpractlcablllty'of
that general organization so often preached
to theni.
AN EMBLEM OF PEACE.
A Game Without a Rival la, Thla Vale
af Tears.
Baltimore American. .
It Is sometimes a comfort as -well as a
pleasure, to turn aside from the noise and
bustle of life, to forget the hard battle
with the world, the unpaid bills, the mos
quitoes and other, things which come to
worry the sons of men it is sometimes, we
Insist, a comfort, as well as a pleasure, to
turn aside from these things to those
peaceful occupations which add to the
serenity of mankind and doubtless to the
sum total of human happiness. There are
In the world men who look upon a battle
In the ring between two giants of brawn
and muscle and sinew, who have trained
for the fray like gladiators of old, as the
acme or spon. inere rw umcri wnu
fancy a yacht race, others who love an ex
citing struggle on the turf between two
cracks of the equine world, while there are
still others who are happiest when sitting
on the bleachers, watching the home, base
ball team do the nine from Podunk-up-tbe-Creek.
All these may be able to find soma excuse
for their tastes, but none can compete In
argument with those who claim that as an
all-round sport worthy of the brain and
hand of man, croquet has yet no rival In
this world of tears. Ist week tha lovers
and defenders of this sport of kings held
their annual convention In Connecticut and
their crowned one of their number croquet
champion of this great republic. What an
honor to fall to the lot of man! Before
the croquet champion of tha United States
even Jeffries must doff the hat and Pan
Patrh bow the knee. Masters of tha dla-
'inond and of the gridiron, kings of the
turf and queens of the aea count for naught
before thia avowed leader In the greatest
of all sports. May he wear his honor
proudly, -as a eoverelgn wears his crown,
and may the game continue to grow and
prosper aa the years roll on. While It
Uvea and flourishes, and while hand-In.
hand with It travel inch other noble sports
as munible-the-peg. duck-on-the-rock and
button, bntton, who's got the button? the
country can count Itself safe from thi
frrf "-"i-n biuk aaejc ta cam
poucv niTet rsVAtrricE.
Tea Slash IkmtUt Saavta taa Seed
a( DlaaraUaat.
Chicago Chronicle.
It has been said often before, but It witt
bear repeating, that the police of thla city
ought to be disarmed unless they can be
taught that a policeman's pistol la for his
defense and not for the purpose of killing
people whom he may suspect of commit
ting aeme offense of mora or less helnoua
ness. Tha taw does not Invest a police officer
with tha authority to adjudge and Inflict
capital punishment That Is what courts
are for. It la not a crime punishable by
death for a man to run at the sight of a
policeman. It Is not a capital offense for
a man to "act susplctously." No law au
thorizes a policeman to kill a man except
to save his own life, and that Is a right
which la not peculiar to policemen, but Is
enjoyed by all citizens.
Yet there la a continual fusillade going
on In Chicago. Police revolvers are blazing
and banging In every quarter of the town.
The average policeman seems to travel
with hla pistol cocked and leta fly R any
body who excites hla suspicion.
Policemen with pistols are dangerous
een to their own families. One of them,
early yesterday morning, being awakened
by burglara In hla house, secured his pis
tol, fired and killed his own wife. It Is
the general public, however, which Is In
the greatest peril.
Wednesday evening two young men
were called upon by a detective to halt.
As the Chicago detective Is not a pre
possessing Individual In appearance, the
young men suspected a hold-up and started
to run away. Instantly the police re
volver waa out and firing began. Marks
manship Is not a police accomplishment
and tha fleeing youths escaped, but a third
young man on his way home was brought
down seriously wounded.
Thursday evening a young man kissed
a young woman In Lincoln park. A vigi
lant "sparrow cop" witnessed this criminal
proceeding and started to arrest the party
of the first part. The young man ran. Out
came the pistol and the fugitive was
brought to a standstill and marched off to
strong quarters.
Would this sort of thing bo tolerated In
any other ctvillied country on earth?
Would this monstrous usurpation of vital
powers continue for aa much aa a day
even In the ao-called European despotisms?
If not why should people who are taxed
to pay the wages of policemen be placed In
peril of their lives by the recklessness of
thick-skulled persons whom mistaken pol
icy has Intrusted with pistols? Above all
things, why should a park policeman a
functionary delegated to regulate the
movements of baby carriages and picnic
parties carry a pistol and go around
shooting at anybody who incurs his dls-
I pleasure?
LARGE FEES FOR PROMOTERS.
now the Qaeatloa of Compensation Is
Determined.
New York Evening Post
Apropos of ' the discussion respecting
compensation paid promoters, and this
week's -disclosures before Vice Chancellor
Pitney of New Jersey in the tobacco suit,
this statement from an experienced cor
poration lawyer on thei valuation of such
services Is Interesting:
"The question of commissions paid pro
moters is determined largely by the finan
cial condition of the property involved.
The more undesirable a proposition is the
greater must be the compensation offered.
A case In. point, where one promoter did
excellent service, was In getting started a
patented device now on" the market The
patentees were young men without a dollar
In the world, but believing thoroughly In
their Invention, No bank or moneyed in
terest would have anything to do with
them, but at last a promoter was found to
take up the project on the basis of &9 per
cent profit. The charge seemed exorbitant,
but It really was not excessive, considering
the apparent hopelessness of launching
such an enterprise. But It went through
and today the young men are making con
spicuous progress. Had It not been for the
promoter's services this success fwould
never have been achieved.
"Since capitalization Is always the pre
sumption of success it Is sometimes difficult
to distinguish between what Is legitimate
and what Is excessive. Many abuses can
be explained by errors In Judgment rather
than downright dishonesty. Two or three
years ago, when everything was going one
way, and we heard of nothing but billion
dollar trusts, men capitalized their highest
hopes In utter disregard of the possible
vicissitudes to be encountered. Recent ex
perlence has shown many of them to have
been fools, not knaves.
"It is folly to class all promoters alike.
There are some very honest men among
them. Most of them are cold-blooded in
dividuals, not given up to philanthropy and
alwaya alive to the business end. But be-
,fore the promoter comes the owner, who
wants to Interest the promoter In his
proposition as much as the promoter wishes
to Interest the public, both having the
same Incentive to sell. For that reason
both persons are accountable, if anything
Is wrong, and, while It may be said that
the promoter should In all cases acquaint
himself with the basis for the assertions of
his principals, it Is Just as well for the
public to remember that there are two
parties to be reckoned with where decep
tions are practiced."
PERSONAL NOTES.
The cup that cheers but not Inebriates Is
the one that Sir Thomas will be most likely
to lift.
To Sir Thomss has been presented two
of Shamrock's three leaves. There Is one
more coming to hire.
The enormous advance In the price of cod
liver oil suggests the theory that the stuff
Is now being made from anthracite coal.
W. N. Amory, a former secretary of
the Third Avenue Railroad company. New
York City, haa sold his home, the walls
of which were oddly decorated, one of them
being covered with worthless bonds of a
face value of millions.
The general staff haa finally decided that
the Tourteenth cavalry and the Second bat
talion of the Seventh Infantry shall sail on
Logan on September 5. This la the first of
tha movementa planned for the troope to
and from the Phillpplnea.
John 8. Johnson of .Fair Haven, Conn.,
and James GlUand of Altoona. Pa., are the
sole aurvivors .of Commodore .Pe.rry'a ex
pedition to Japan In 1853. Mr. Gllland. who
la now In his 73d year, was with Perry
previous to and through the whole ex
pedition. The youngest professor In the world Is Al
berto Spalding, who at the age of 13 was
recently made professor of music at uie en
servatorium In Bologna. At the solemn
ceremony of Installation the director of that
institute called the dot professor the little
Fsganint who would In time become a big.
a very big .one." .
Sir William Van Horn, who Is a prac
tical and experienced ' railroad manager,
takea no stock In the proposition that by
buDdtng all-Canadian lines of railway from
Quebec te Vancouver tha grain trade of the
northwest can be diverted away from water
r outre. He eay: "Never will grain or the
Canadian west be hauled to the Atlantic
seaboard veltmtarfty by any Canadian rail
way by rail route alone. No all -ran route,
anises forced by atrennoos conditions ex
plicitly1 nadrrerood. can afford to despise
er te aiepense wiui i
, araTkard. hr Uu a-- aina ' ' J
ROtID ABOCT HEW YORK.
Rl rales aa the Carveat ef Life ta
fee Metreaolte.
The tall tower of the Tribune, the moat
conspicuous object tn New York twenty
five years ago. but long sin re owrshed
owed by scores of skyscrapera. Is to be
lifted W feet or more Into the clouds toy
the addition of nine stories. The addition
will make the Tribune building nineteen
storiea and the tallest bnlldlng on News
paper row. It will probably hold thla dis
tinction until the new Campanile is built,
about five years from thla date. The Cam
panile la to be as tall as the Waxhlngtra
monument and will be altogether the great
est structure In the world. It Is to In SCO
feet high and will tower 157 feet above the
Pork Row building, which la now the tallest
In the world. When the new Times build
ing In Longacre square Is completed It will
be the second tallest In the city. Occupying
a trapesodlal space something like that of
the Fatlron building It will be to feet taller
and far more ornate than the wlndmaker.
The present Tribune building was one of
the first productions of the high building
era. It was built according to plans by
lUohnrd M. Hunt In 1S73; was at that time
the tallest building In the city, and created
a great sensation all over the country. Its
high tower was especially noted. The struc
ture was built, of course, before the evolu
tion of modern skyscraper methods. Its
walls are pf solid masonry and really sup
port the load Of the building.
With his heart out of place and appear
ing at times to be twice Its normal size, ft-year-old
James De Qroot Is furnishing a
case that Is baffling half a dozen leading
surgeons In Marrlstown, N. J. He is the
son of George De Oroot, an Inventor. The
surgeons think young De Grott's heart
dropped from Its original position down
back of the stomach and waa carried over
tn the right side in the region of the liver.
The boy Is now In the Memorial hospital.
About two weeks ago his parents noticed
that he had great difficulty In breathing.
When the first physician was called the
apex of the boy's heart was found to be
nbout an Inch and a half lower than It
should be. It continued to sink until it was
four Inches out of place. Then he was
taken to the hospital. It was only by con
stantly administering stimulants that he
was kept alive. The pulse waa Intermittent
the beats sometimes registering only fifty
to the minute.
It Is thought that perhaps the trouble was
caused by a fall, after which the lad had a
Lserlous attack of brain fever. Recently he
fell again and has been ailing since. Young
De Groot does not look to be more than 6
years of age.
The last moments before the departure of
an excursion boat for the Internationa
races are sure to be full of interest, for the
reason that It becomes extremely probable
that some of the race-goers, and not neces
sarily those least Interested, will be left
behind. One man, who came from Canada,
arriving at 8 o'clock in the morning on the
first day, after a hasty breakfast hurried
to the pier from which one of the 9 o'clock
boats was to start He found that there
was no chance of getting a ticket and be
fore he reached the pier of another 9 o'clock
boat It had pulled out into the river, so
that his last chance was on a swift boat
which started at 9:30. This boat had ad
vertised to carry only a limited number of
passengers, far less than its registered ca
pacity, which was already exhausted.
Around the ticket office was the usual ex
cited throng trying to get tickets, by hook
or crook, and falling miserably. The ticket
seller pledged his personal honor over and
over again that there were no tickets and
would not be any more. At last an elderly
gentleman, pushing hla way through the
crowd, demanded a ticket which had been
put aside in an envelope for him, at the
same time handing in a 910 bill. The ticket
seller had na small bills and needed 96 to
make change. The Canadian took in the
situation, and, laying down the price of a
ticket, said: "Here Is 94 change." The tic
ket seller took It. and in return handed out
a ticket! amid the Jeers and execrations of
the crowd.
An Englishman recently arrived tn
America turned a trick today worthy of
emulation by his Yankee brethren. He
boarded a car, and, falling to find a seat,
told the coaductor that when one waa pro
vided he would pay his fare. The con
ductor told him to pay or get off and
when the Englishman stood pat the nickel
gatherer laid violent hands on him, where
upon the man from the "tight little Island"
fetched the conductor a punch on the Jaw.
Every one on the car applauded, but when
the Englishman was arrested a magistrate
made him pay a fine for assault A lot of
witnesses were very much disgusted and
offered to pay the fine, but the man from
the other side weeded his purse of a "ten
spot" and said that the fun was worth the
money. He added-that wa have "bloomln"
tunny laws hover 'ere."
The new regulations which the Board of
Health has adopted for enforcing the pro
visions of the sanitary code among the
barbers of Greater New York will be
rigidly enforced after September 1. The
regulations are eleven In number and are
as follows:
Barbers must wash hands thoroughly
with soap and hot water before attending
any person.
'No alum or other astringent shall be
used In stick form. If used at all to atop
flow of blood It must be applied in powder
form.
"The use of powder puffs Is prohibited.
"No towel shall be used for more than
one person without being washed.
"Combs, razors, clippers and scissors
No Matter
WHAT HIS YEARS ARE
WE WILL CLOTHE HIM
Half grown youths down to the tiny boys.
This store of our is the proper place for the
little men's wants.
Our fall suits are ready and it's time you
commenced to get. the boy ready for school.
With a new suit boys will be boya and
they've got to be clothed substantially as well
as becomingly.
Rough and ready school suits, $3.50.
Other kinds other prices.
Whatever is left in hot weather wearables
you will find marked very low in order not to
carry orer.
"No Clothing Fits Like Ours.''
R. S. Wltco. Matnajrer.
A.yers
Cherry Pectoral
Don't tty cheap cough
medicines. Getthebcst-1-Ayer's
Cherry Pectoral
pay the price. Sixty
years of cures. Your
doctor uses it for coughs,
colds, bronchitis, and all
lung troubles.
.. SO.. SI.
J. C. tnrCt,,
Xwll. Mm.
shall be thoroughly cleansed by dipping In
boiling water or other germicide after
every generate use thereof.
"No barber, unless he la a licensed phy
sician, shall proscribe for any skin disease,
"Floors must be swept or mopped anar
day and all furniture and woodwork kept
free from dust.
"Hot and cold water muat be pro rifled."
A copy of these regulations Is to be hunt;
In a conspicuous place tn each shop.
Few of the 4,000,000 busy Inhabitants of
New York realise that tn the very heart of
this great city almost In Its very center,
geographically are to be found several
tiny Chinese farms which reproduce almost
exactly the agricultural pursuits and life
of the far east These little Oriental farms,
each several acres in extent are worked
by Chinamen and produce queer Chinese
vegetables almost exclusively. The scene
of Chinese farming as It obtains tn New
York Is. on the outskirts of Stelnway, a
suburb of Astoria, and not far from North
Beach. The country thereabout la but
little built up. Is prettily wooded In spots
and Is laid out here and there with email
farms of from ten to thirty acres.
LAIGII AMI LOOK PLEASANT.
"If aome men," said Uncle Eben, "waa aa
quick to answer de factory whistle aa day
Is to respond to de dinner bell dey would,
fin' life easier." Washington Star.
"When I first met my wife I thought she
was one of the most economical women In
the matter of clothes I had ever known."
"You met her at the seashore, I believe?"
New York Sun.
' "Mr. Gruff," began the caller, "I don't
want to dlaturb you"
"Very considerate of you to come In here
Just to tell me that," said the busy mer
chant. "I appreciate It, sir. Good-day I"
Philadelphia Press.
" 'Twas the folne corpse he made," re
marked the first mourner.
"He did so," replied the other. "Bhure, Ol
nlver seen him look so lolfe-llke as whin he
waa layln' ther dead." Chicago Tribune.
Never use a toothpick on the street. A
pick ax Is much better, particularly If the
street Is hard. Somervllle Journal.
"They have the grasshopper scare mighty
bad out in Montana."
"What's the latest?"
"Why, they didn't dare to put a green
fireman on one of the trains for fear the
'hoppers would eat him." Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Corlnne When I get married I shall make
my husband give me all his salary,
Vivian I shan't. I shall allow him to re
tain 75 cents euch week so he can keep his
own .end up with the boys and not be a
cheap old thing when he's out Judge.
Queen Elizabeth was priding herself on
being up to date. , ... ,
"Yes,"' retorted Mary Stuart, "I notice
that you always have the latest wrinkle."
From that moment the doom of the Scot
tish sovereign was sealed. New York Sun.
THE LICENSED BARBER.
Milwaukee Sentinel.
Under the cool electric fan-
The licensed barber stands,
A conversational man Is he.
With lather on his hands;
And the muscles of his wagging Jaw
Are strong as Iron bands.
He was, examined yesterday
By an examining board,
A bunch of wise commissioners
His think tank had explored;
And they found It, seemingly,
Sufficiently well stored.
These
s questions they had handed hlra:
"W
hat line or talk would you
Employ In shaving business men?"
Also, "What would you do
In case a man refused to talk
And rudely snapped 'Get through??
"How many times should you Inquire
Of each man whom you shave:
'How do you like the weather, sir?
And as you deftly lave -
His raw, scraped face, do you discuss)
The trust dilemma grave?"
These queries And a thousand more
The barber answered right.
And, though his razor grieve you sore.
He's now a licensed knight;
His talk Is smooth as for his work.
That matters not a mltel
BROVNELL HALL,
OMAHA.
Social atmosphere home-like and happy.
General and college preparatory courses.
Exceptional advantages in music, art sAi
literary Interpretation. - Prepares for any
college open to women. Vaasar, Wellesley,
Mt Holyoke. Western Reserve University,
University of Nebraska and University of
Chicago, admit pupils without examination
on the certificates of the principal and
faculty. Thoroughness Insisted upon as es
sential to character building. Physical
training under a professional director.
Well equipped gymnasium, ample provi-
Ion for out door sports. Including private
skating grounds. Send for Illustrated cata
logue. Miss Macrae. Principal. ,