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The address will be changed
a often desired.
The injunction epidemic Las reached
the state house.
When the Judges on the district
bench disagree, who shall decide?
City Attorney- Wright wants no of
ficial partnership with bis former law
partner, Sir. Thomas.
Mayor Moores strikes the popular
chord when he sounds the " alarm
against tumble-down shacks. We want
no more collapsing buildings.
JPennsylvahla democrats forgot to en
Horse the. Kansas City platform in their
State convention. But this oversight is
becoming quite common with our demo
cratic friends. " "'
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If the cattlo men in the National Live
Stock association want to establish com
peting packing houses at western points
we feel sure ..South Omaha will be
pleased to accommodate .them.
Labor day-' plans contemplate a quiet
celebration in Omaha. Labor had quite
enough demonstrations during the
strike period to Impress the public that
lta organizations are very much alive.
General Charles King is the new presi
dent of the Society of the Army of the
Philippines.. General King will now
have to' have the cover" pages of his
novel's enlarged to make room for all
the .honorary titles attached to his
name! ' "' ' ' '
Secretary Shaw has no troublo in find
ing encouraging signs In the business
otltlook..' The American people are not
yet ready to give up assured prosperity
under a . republican regime for experi
ment with calamity In the name of
democracy. , . . r
The railroads have at last made a
one-fare rate to the AJs-ft&r-Ben within
a, radius of 200 miles of Omaha. Now
let the business men who operate in
that trade territory pull the strings that
will bring us more visitors than ever
before on a similar occasion.
The Eagles are making Tammany Hall
their headquurters during the session of
their annual convention now in progress
in '.New York. If Tammany does not
have a few extra feathers in its war
Itunnet before It gets through, it will
u t be living up to its reputation.
President Tarry of the Manufacturers'
MfXKlatUm would like to pose In the
roI of martyr to Ms cause. The friends
of organized labor, however, are not
Hk.Jy to give him such an opportunity,
f nothing worse than the receipt of an
oivaaloual threatening letter happens to
hliu he will not be able- to get the de-
Irud notoriety out of it.
Colonel Bryan has at last swallowed
tl.e gold democrat corporation attorney
, put up in Ohio by Torn Johnson to bait
tho gold whig of the party with as hi
- rsr.dldate for United States senator,
Colonel Bryan's sophistry is decidedly
forced. He says he prefers the gold
democrat corporation attorney to any
republican, because he may be expected
' to co-operate for some of the reform
. on bis parly program. It begins to
- liiuk. as if in spite of all his brave talk
' Colonel Bryan cannot be driven out o
" the democratic party, no matter what
kind of a bitter dose the gold faction
' may compound for hi in. This, bow
ever, will be no disappointment to any
one except to Mr. Bryan's former pop -
ti..c Wikm
VUH GHKAT HUM & MAHKtT.
The address delivered by Secretary
Shaw ! fore the National Association
of Merrlmuts'aiid Travelers presented
some facts which should commnud the
careful attention of all classes of our
people. Particular reference is made
to that portion which relates to our
home market and we do not think that
any one can read this without being
strongly impressed with the expediency
of maintaining this market for the
benefit of our manufacturing and our
agricultural producers.
The fauts presented by the secretary
of the treasury, of courso obtained from
official sources as to the authenticity
of which there can be no doubt, show
that the people of the United States
consume the equivalent of 95 per cent
of all we produce and upon this fact
Secretary Sliaw declares that "not
while these conditions continue will
prosperity cease." Can there be a rea
sonable doubt as to the soundness of
this view? Let any one look at the
enormous figures of our annual produc
tion In factories, mills and farms and
the consumption of these by our own
people and he cannot doubt the expe
diency of a policy which maintains the
home market for the benefit of our own
producers. Secretary Shaw said: "We
are tho most prosperous people in the
world because . we both produce and
consume more than others. The' little
that we sell abroad, about 10 per cent
of our net production, aud the little we
purchase abroad, 0 or 7 per cent of our
net consumption, constitute no chal
lenge to the statement that our pros
perity rests with ourselves. Unless our
factories and workshops voluntarily
close, or labor voluntarily refuses em
ployment, or commerce voluntarily
ceases Its activity, there is no occasion
for alarm. Unless apprehension be
comes epidemic and ultra-conservatism
contagious, the immediate future holds
for us as much of real good as the
immediate past has showered upon us."
Why is this not a perfectly sound and
Bafe. view? We should of course make
every practicable effort to increase our
foreign trade. Our vast and increasing
production absolutely requires this.
But manifestly the first and controlling
consideration is not to Impair the great
home market which consumes 05 per
cent of the products of our factories
and mills and farms and will continue
to do so for many years to come. It
is the building up of this great market
that has made the United States the
most industriously powerful and the
most prosperous nation in the world
and the American people, it can be con
fidently asserted, will approve no policy
that will interfere with this. However
urgently we may need other markets
for our surplus production, the primary
interest of the Amerlcon people is to
preserve their home market, which as
the indisputable figures show is worth
within a few per cent of all the other
markets of the world.
UlTVATIOS OA Til ISTUMVS.
The uncertainty regarding conditions
on the Isthmus of Panama is very nat
urally causing some concern at Wash
ington, but there appears to be no rea
son to. apprehend that anything ..will
occur which would invite or require any
action on the part of 'our government
not absolutely consistent with its
friendly relations with the republic of
Colombia. There are certain American
newspapers which have been urging
that oiir government would be Justified
in supporting a rebellion in Panama
gainst Colombia by reason of the re
jection of the treaty, but we do not
think that any considerable element of
the American people agree in this vlew.
Our opinion is that the great majority
of our people believe that the true
policy of our government, so far as the
Isthmian canal question is concerned.
is to continue to pursue, as it has so
far done, a perfectly fair and straight
forward policy, so that not only the
southern republics but, the ' entire
World shall understand that in this most
Important matter, affecting the inter
est8 of every maritime country on
earth, the United States is disposed to
act wiin aDsoiuie xairness.
According to recent . Washington ad
vices there is to be a conference at
Washington in regard to the course to
be pursued by the administration in
this very Important matter. It appears
that the question to be considered is
whether the administration shall con
tinue to deal with Colombia, in the way
of negotiating a new treaty subject to
suggestions' made by the Colombian
senate, or shall proceed under the
Spoouer act to enter into negotiations
with Nicaragua and Costa Rica. Just
what the disposition of the administra
tion In the matter i has not been de
veloped, but according to certain re
ports which seem to have more or less
authority President Roosevelt and Sec
retary Hay are not disposed to permit
any dictation on the part of the Co
lombian congress. There will be no
surprise that such Is the case. In view
of the very fair and honorable terms
offered by the United States and the
ample assurances of good will offered
by this country the course of the Co
lombian congress Is absolutely without
Justlnratlon and it is noteworthy that
nowhere has there been an utterance
in defense of It
It is reported from Washington that
a conference Is to be held between Sec
retary Hay and senators and repre
sentatives regarding the isthmian canal
question, with a view to determining
what shall be done. The result of such
a consultation will be awaited with
widespread interest.
Attorneys for Drlggs. former demo
cratic represents tlve for Brooklyn, in
dicted for complivlty in the postal
frauds, raise a fine question of constitu
tlonal law by contending that although
the money alleged to have been accepted
as a bribe was paid several months after
1 the beginning of their client's term from
I nM uivn m vvuimiwiu,
he was still not an officer subject to
jienaltles of the statutes, ln-cause he did
not take his official oath until congress
convened In regular seswlon In the De-
cember following. Of course, this Is a
purely technical defense, but if it ap-1
plies to congressmen it will apply also I
to other officers of the government, who
for many reasons may delay subscrlb-
lug to their oaths of office, although ex-
erclHlng official functions and drawing
official pay. It is a mighty small hole
for an ex-congressman to crawjl through. I
AW HtnCFlClXT UOKUWLY.
The address on public lighting deliv
ered before the Heal Estate exchange
by the president of the Omaha Electric
Lighting company was unique In its
candor and directness. For shedding so
much light upon dark places, Mr. Nash
Is entitled to a spontaneous vote of
thanks. We all know that Mr. Nnsli Is
a man of rare parts. He is in the habit
of grappling with the problems of the
future and riveting his mind's eye upon
matters that will most concern the
city's welfare in the distant by-and-by.
Realizing that the city is awakening
to the necessity of cheoper light and
that it would build its own plant if It
could not obtain satisfactory prices
from the lighting companies, he volun
teers to head oft municipal ownership
by a ten-year contract for all the mu
nicipal lighting.
This is, however, not the first time
that Mr. Nash has forestalled the public
desire for cheaper light. It will be re
membered that the first electric 'lighting
contract was extended between two
days and in the closing hours of a for
mer city council, although the contract
had still nearly a year to run, Just as
the original electric lighting contract
was railroaded through by the prede
cessor of Mr. Nash in the last hour of
nn expiring council and mayor. It will
also be remembered that the present
contract for electric lighting was pulled
through the council under false pre
tenses on the express assurance that
the electric lighting company would
finance the Flatte river canal project
If it were given the right to lay con
dults under the streets and alleys with
out a royalty or compensation.
According to Mr. Nash, the incentive
ni.. ti j., ... t 1
ui iue u huvocuuuk u municipal
lighting plant is to Increase the political
nnwor "tho mahtno Rnch torr..
trnirv Is n IrneoMier tnn tronmnronf tn I
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impuBc u.i luciuueiB ul wib ivem
exenange or any otner class or Intel-
ligent citizens. Municipal ownership
has been advocated by the Real Estate
, .. . .
" VJ l
ing majority or tne taxpayers, ihls
sentiment was created chiefly by' tho
methods pursued by public utility cor-
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Vv,i ... vU1 v..j
ells and tampering with our legislatures.
It was nlso inspired largely by the fact
flint- tho rltv nvr ran enfnrnA lta mn.
iraci rigmu wun ine puouc utility cor- I
poratlons. While the city was supposed
to get 2,000-candle power arc lights, it
was lighted with 300 rush candle power I
lamns. With its own munlclnal llehtlmr
, . . . . i i,
(limit men, win ue no incentive ror
bheatfng and skimping in public light-
ing, even if the city had to pay higher
wages for shorter hours to the men em-
i . , r ..
yiojeu.
What Mr. Nash had to say concerning
the shortcomings of the gas company work of regulating the great comblna
mav 1m true. Thorn mav hA ton mnnv ton8 of ePa! which are now the strlk-
, , . , , .
cro m lomni nine f atmut mnrrta i w
B..i 1- "--
iignis, or too many arc ngnts planted in
eas Hcht territory. This waste of the
ii..i,i., fr.A on K i,ni...i
iikuvuia iuuu fiu irttuuj iru rttuiiiiuini
oiiu so can me excessive cuarge ior
lamp posts. But neither theso abuses
nor the high price of gas lamps would
lusrifv the mononolizatlon of nil the
ni.i i i.i ,i
..e.i.ls wuumu, "
tne violation or me pieages ror a mu-
nlclpal lighting plant upon which the
mayor and council were elected.
If the people of Omaha have changed
their views on the subject of municipal
ownership Wltntn tne past four months,
we are not aware of it. On the con
trary, the desperate attempt of the elec
tric company to reverse the policy to
which the mayor and council are
pledged, and the means employed to ac-
compllsli this purpose, have aroused the
community to the imperative necessity
, ,i,-. i , . , ,
of governing itself instead of having
Itself governed by these corporations.
Tresldent Nash wants Omaha to be
i the best lighted ' city in America.
Therefore, be wants the monopoly of
public lighting. While Omuha may not
be able to come up to Mr. Nash's high
ideal before the expiration of his pres
ent lighting contract, there is nothing
to hinder him from giving Omaha su-
perb illumination in the territory now
covered by arc lights. Let him give us
2,000-candle power lamps right along
Instead of semi-occasionally. In other
words, don't regale us with turkey and
cranberry sauce on Thanksgiving and
Christmas while feeding us on hash
and Irish potatoes the rest of the year,
Whon the State Board of Puhlie
T-- D.,tMln. ...A
Ajautia auu uujiuiubq ur-..uc;u iv
point an ornamental state arcnueci n
was to have been expected that there
would be ornamental architecture
i .
state Institutions. The latest fad of
tne state arcnueci is to tear aown tne
aouare-toed Stone Steps that led to
iMmlrnl m-minila end rpnlace thorn
. . . . .
iinuiot oy. .u u.ur. lM
please tne artistic eye. no long as tne
state lias money to burn, the artistic
eye must be cultivated aud gratified.
If Omaha is deprived of street paving
repairs for the balance of this year and
up to next summer, our citizens can
charge It to Judge Read. There is ab-
anlntolv no valid reason, eround or ex.
.. . . .
cuse for the continuance of the order
restraining the mayor and council from
exercising its own Judgment and tllrfcre-
tion in the designation of the official
iwi.ttn. r f m r nt ..mronia
v ' . . t. ' .
courts, including the supreme court of
Nebraska, specifically declare that city
officers cannot be enjoined from exervls
Ing the discretion invested in them in
the awarding of contracts for public
work or supplies unless there Is proof
of collusion, fraud or corruption. There
was no allegation, or even Intimation,
that corrupt influences had been used,
or that any fraud had been attempted
or contemplated to Influence its action.
Had the appeal of City Attorney
Wright to vacate the restraining order
been heeded there would have been no
ground for Judge Day's decision that
the award of paving contracts was void
because no advertisement had been
published in an official paper as re
quired by the charter.
Not Worth Scrapping; For.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The populists of Nebraska have reached a
point where the nominations are made by
acclamation. How have the mighty fallen!
Fitted for His Job.
Indianapolis Journal.
If the Turkish minister is thrown out of
employment at any time he should become
a citizen of the United States and engage
in the practice of law. He certainly Is an
adroit pleader.
Steel nanda and Bonds.
Chicago Tribune.
Andrew Cnrneaia predicts that Great
Britain and the United States will be one
nation some day. Mr. Carnegie has unlim
ited faith in the power of steel band to
bind things together.
Loss In Wind and Wnter.
Minneapolis Journal.
American securities have fallen off over
$6,000,000,000 In so-called value. Price would
be a better word. . The wealth of the coun
try, has not shrunk a cent. On the con
trary, It has Increased. '
Looking- on the Bright Side.
Indianapolis News, ,
General Toung seems to get a heap of
comfort out of his discovery that the Brit
ish made more mistakes In getting their
Boer war started than we did In our little
affair with Spain There's nothing like
looking on the bright side ot things.
A Mistaken Assumption.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Some one has been calling attention to
the passing of the Ughning rod. It Is
true " ha" pa"ed ,n.t0 1!!,
on e iiioaun ui art v"t--aatB vuiiuiiidb as visa
atmospheric electricity, but Is still utilised
quite as extensively as ever by politician!
to attract attention to their fitness
office. The woods are everywhere full of
man Hth ttial llohinlnv nAm nn fnr Buarv
..." " "
offlce from president to constable,
Tlht Shoe on the Other Foot
Minneapolis Journal
Tti r .f .hint, la .r , .nni-n
the wf8t for lt8 8trlct regulation of rail
ways, now flnda that a little regulation
would be good for It. Canadian railways
are maklnK Blch Jw on 'nln thftt
export shipments are being diverted from
PhflBdelnhln. Rnltlmnre and other At
Mantle coast ports to Portland, the Grand
I Trunk terminus, and Canadian ports. This
19 anotner illustration or the truth
' that ran' W "ry that the tributary
reaw. interest belna- those of the rail
way, whatever the railway does must
necessarily be for the Interests of the coun
try. You ve heard that somewhere
, Trnate and Bar Association.
New Tork Evening Post
Whatever may be said of the value of
th specific recommendations in regard
lo na' maae DJ5 American Bar as-
soolatlon's committee on commercial law,
tnere no d.nylng the Importance of any
utterance from such a source. The Bar
association is still one of the most lnfluen-
"al Doalf ,n our ? " ' ! . r
1 nm muDh irinoBciuauTP. w lien ll IB me
I unanimous onlnlnn of one of lta mmmltteea
that the American bar should lead In the
Ing feature of our Industrial life, law
I
makers and publicist! everywhere must
give their attention
nysferas or Kenning-.
, . , . . .
Mo.. ,, . th., tn ,s.
ater, for the reasons which give solidity
to a flock of sheep. They go with the
crowd. Tell a man a play Is successful.
na no wiBnea 10 see 11. leu mm a novel
has reached, a huge circulation, and the
situation with htm beeomea what is some
times called " a case of must." He must
read It, as the sheep. of. average Intellect
m" 8 wn ,B "no
, and what ,uthon, thejr llke are a mno;
!ty. One publisher haa gathered statistics
which attribute 40 per cent of the pur
chasers to the class which accepts what it
hears from booksellers or acquaintances;
but we Imagine that If the mere amount
of talk floating In the air Is added to defln
Ite recommendation, the percentage thus
Influenced la larger, and thla without ln-
Clus .lno" " tne characters
an(1 tastes of those friends who like the
oks spoken of. Review, count leas for
the Judgment expressed than for what
they add to the general noise.
INCREASE OF LONGEVITY.
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Figures Do Kot Lie," bnt Ther ire
Easily Jaggled.
Chicago Chronicle.
Figures will not He, goes the maxim, but
figures do sometimes prevaricate. Perhaps
11 would bo better to eay that figure
sometimes permit an erroneou. inference to
v o uittHU 1IUIII Ultrm.
This haa -received Illustration In the
analysis of vital statistics made by the
Insurance actuaries of the world now In
convention in New York. The actuaries.
that is, have discovered that while the
"average of longevity" haa Increased as a
matter of figures It has not Increased as a
matter of practical value.
In other words, people grown-up people
- noi live any longer man meir great
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lonT
The "average of longevity" haa been
brought up by figuring In the infant mor
I tnlity. which has greatly decreased owing
I to . Improved modern methods of Infant
I hviHiij, rilAt lri4l AnltAtton. Arfivn.n na At
not ,hare ln the adJe(1 longevity. Thanks
to steam heat, adulterated food, high-pres
sur business methods and other foee of
vitality, tne iweniiem ceniury aaun is at
disadvantage as compared with his fore-
fathers, even though he enjoys better med-
ci attendance when he Is sick.
I So that the "average of longevity" Is a
delusion and a anare Just as the average
of anything else la likely to be. We may,
for example, reason that the climate ot a
city whose mean temperature Is 60 de
grees ought to be mild and equable, but
I if wa investigate and find that the ther
mometer ranges between loo above aero
I ! eummerl and below sero In winter we
realise the unreliability of mean tempera-
,
Uvh'at has occurred to Increase the
"average of longevity" is that the mortality
I among the. weak has diminished; there
has been no increase of vitality among the
strong. The number of weaklings U. there-
T ' -u- .d the condition of the
1 maM baa consequently deteriorated rather
- 1 than advanced.
BITS OF WASHINGTON I.IFK.
Mlaor Scenes and Incidents Sketched
on the Spot,
Gossip coming from New Yorkers who
should know explnlns that the resignation
of Ellhu Root as secretary of war was due
to the earnest and persistent entreaties of
Mrs. Root. She did not want him to ac
cept In the first place, tt Is said. Mr. Root
had a good law practice In New York and
was making money money that was
needed, for he was not and is not a very
rich man. Hut pressure was brought to
bear and he accepted. Mrs. Root, It Is said,
does, not like Washington and did not enjoy
being a cabinet lady. For some time past
ahe had been urging her husband to relin
quish his office, and finally carried her
point.
When the fight against Cuban reciprocity
was at Its bitterest point In congress, Sen
ator Burrows of Michigan received this let
ter from a perplexed but earnest constitu
ent: "Dear Senator: If this here receprosty
blsnes is fixed between us and Cuba as they
say we'll have to grow our own tobao or
else make them Cubans rich enough to buy
the hull country. I do a llttel chawtn' myself
and I don't b'lleve In bulldln' up no trust.
I'd like to raise my own plug. I ain't no
hand to ask favors, but if you could sent
me a package of terbao seed It would be re
membered. "P. 8. I want to raise the kind of plug
1th tin things onto It."
"The selection of Representative Joseph
Cannon of Illinois as speaker of the next
house of representatives," says Leslie's
Weekly, "will bring prominently to the fore
In official social circles ln Washington an
Interesting new figure In the person of Miss
Cannon. Tho death of Mrs. Cannon pre
ceded by but a few years that other great
sorrow of 'Uncle Joe' Cannon's life, the
death of his beloved younger brother, who
had been his faithful business partner for
forty years, and thus the position ' of
mistress of the speaker's household de
volves upon his daughter. That Mr. Can
non Is essentially a 'man's man' will not
make lighter Miss Cannon's social responsi
bilities, for the hostess who dispenses hos
pitality at the speaker's home Is a social
factor who ranks not far behind the
mistress of the White House. Miss Cannon
Is a woman of tact and great charm of
manner, and has Inherited many of the
characteristics of her mother, who, as Mary
Reed, a pretty Ohio school teacher, caused
young Cannon many an uneasy hour ere
he won her for his wife owing to the fact
that Mary's brother was a candidate for
the position of Justice of the peace, to
which young Cannon also aspired, and he
hated his political rival. After Cannon won
In both love and politics, however, the two
men became the best of friends."
There Is no better sign that Washington
Is fast becoming the mecca for the rich of
the country, than that found ln the exten
sive building operations in the fashionable
section of the city. Handsome private
residences and palatial apartment houses
are going up on almost every block ln the
ultra-swell section. The costly dwellings
are being built by millionaires of the west
and north who want to spend the winter
seasons ln Washington.
The social advantages held out to the
rich are every year getting more numerous
and attractive. Some of the new apartment
houses, particularly the one now nearlng
completion which Secretary Hay put up,
are to cater almost exclusively to the
wealthy. Many of the rich families of
New York have engaged apartments In
Stonelelgh court Secretary Hay's structure
for the year round, but propose to oc
cupy them only during the social season.
Another thing that is Inducing New York
ers and others to take up apartment life In
Washington Is the servant problem. It
cannot be said thftt the servants of Wash
Ington are superior In intelligence to those
found elsewhere, but the responsibility for
their conduct is assured by the apartment
house proprietors and the tenants are thus
relieved of all worry Incident to this fea
ture of domestic life.
Among the genu In the collection of
Commissioner Ware, head of the great
pension bureau at Washington, Is this let
ter from a man who wants a pension: "I
got wrong In my pipes and when my pipes
wasn't wet I whistled. I didn't whistle no
song, but Just a plain stringy wmstie.
They wasn't no mocking-bird business
about It, for It showed sorrow. And another
thing, I didn't whistle when I was happy
for the sicker I was the better I whistled."
Washington's close proximity to the south
has made it a subject for many stories deal
ing with the colored man, but .none are so
full of human Interest as the tale told ln
the district branch of the police court the
other afternoon. "Rev. Bishop" Brooks
Johnson, colored, 98 years old, was ar
raigned before the police Judge for having
obtained money under false pretenses, and
the testimony would seem to Indicate that
the bill of complaint was pretty well
founded. B rer Johnson was an organiser,
agreeing, according to his circulars to make
"Ministers at $1.35 and 12 a head, and all
'sperrlta and 'ha'nts' removed, 126." B'rer
Johnson did a land office business, particu
larly In the removal of "aperrlta and
ha'nts" amongst the young colored women
of the neighborhood. B'rer Johnson, how
ever, Is now in disgrace, ils pills and lo
tions given for the purpose of removing
theee untoward visitations having failed to
bring about the object Intended. Sister
Crier was the first woman to announce
that B'rer Johnson was a fake of the first
water because "Bishop" Johnson had sold
her twenty-two dollars and fifty cents'
worth of pills guaranteed to paralyze any
"spertit" that ever raised Its head against
any colored "pusson." But Sister Crier
was placed In the diminutive when an
other of the colored sisterhood testified
against the aged colored bishop who had
extracted money from the lean pockets
of the working girls of Washington. . Sis
ter Dodson, a member of one of the aris
tocratic churches of the city (of colored
denomination), said that ahe had paid big
money for a bottle ot medicine which she
was not to take but was to pour on the
doorstep each night before (golng to bed,
for the purpose or removing a "sperrlf
that followed her up the steps every time
she handed her good hard earnings to her
"best man." B'rer Johnson's case has
gone over until the weather gets cooler
and to give the authorities time to sub
poena a number of other witnesses for
the district.
Brynnlsm In Okie.
New .York Bun.
The Ohio Bryanltea are keeping up gayly
their habit of giving away the state to the
republicans. The reward of their labors Is
shown In the votes. In 1892. before Mr,
Bryan had begun his period ot para-
mounter, the democratic electors got 404,118
votes, the republican electors 406,187. In
1896 the close season ceaaed In Ohio. That
year the republican electors got iS,Vy
votes, the democ-atlo electors 477,44. In
1M0 the republican vote went up to 634.910,
the democratic vote went down to 471882.
In lMil the republican candidate for secret
tary of state got 436.171 votes, the demo
cratic or Johnson-Bryan candidate 845.706.
The smaller a party ran be made the easier
It Is to control. The Ohio Bryanltea possess
to perfection the art of losing.
rROGRKMIVK STEED OF TROTTERS.
Breedlac and Training- More Effective
Than Improved Vehicles.
Detroit Free Tress.
Since the remarkable performance of Lou
miton at Readvllle there is the same old
attempt to minimise the Importance and
brilliance of her work. It Is recalled that
such trotters as Rarus, Maud and Bunol
made their marks when the high-wheeled
sulky wss in use, that vehicle, which an
ordinary boy could carry across a ten-acre
lot, being written of as though It were a
modified gig patterned after the, great
two-wheeled arrangements used In snlggtng
logs. It slewed at the curves and the Im
aginative picture is that of a youngster on
the tail end In a game of "crack the
whip." Then the tracks were not so fast,
and, say these critics. If Maud S could have
had the same advantages as Lou Dillon the
two-minute trotter would have appeared
not later than ISM. There Is no way of
testing this proposition, but It Is a reflec
tion upon the breeders and is not borne out
In an analysis ot the history of the turf In
this country.
Way back ln ISIS there was great ex
citement when Boston Blue did his mile
fn 8:00 flat, and It la worth pausing mention
that the oft-repeated Joke about the flat
record being very sharp was then
perpetrated. When Albany Pony struck
the 10 gait In 1S24 It created such an Im
pression that the time was adopted as a
new Idiom In the language. Yet that trotter
went under the saddle, as did Edwin
Forest, Dutchman, Lady Suffolk and
Taoony, the latter bringing the record to
Its 1-1, whloh stood until Flora Temple
beat the time down by seconds until she
reached 1:19 S-4. Then came Dexter, Gold
smith Maid, Rarus, Maud S and Bunol,
clipping the second until Bunol did the trick
in 2:08 1-4, a half better than Maud . In
all this era of development the conditions
did not change In any such way as to ac
count for the great Increase of speed. In
all that time the high sulky or the saddle
were used and yet about fifty-two seconds
had been gained on the 1:00 minute horse.
The argument Is not Impaired when the
later performers are considered. Allx, The
Abbot and Cresceus had the low sulkies and
tho latest Improvements, the latter having
made his mark but two years ago, yet this
wonderful California mare, but five years
old, younger than any champion trotter
that preceded her, has never failed to beat
the record she was sent after, turned her
mile without a skip and In that one effort
took 34 seconds from the time of Cresceus.
If he or Allx or The Abbot were un
able to get Lou Dillon's mark It Is not
a rash conclusion that Maud B would
have been unable to do so, and it Is doing
much credit to her memory to say that she
might possibly have tied Nancy Hanks at
2:04 under the advantages given the trotter
these days. Lou Dillon trotted honestly
and squarely every foot of the route, and
nobody pushed. The only sensible ex
planation and the only one that can be
defended Is In the evolution of the American
trotting horse under a direction as scientific
as that to be found In any other line of
advancement. i
WRITES HI! OWX PAPERS.
Theodore) Roosevelt the First Presi
dent to Do So.
William E. Curtis In Record-Herald.
Theodore Roosevelt is the first president
of the United Statea for many years to
write his own messages and speeches. It
is usually supposed that the words of a
ruler are his own, and his acts the acta of
his ministers, but as a rule the speeches of
emperors, kings and presidents are com
posed by their ministers, or at least the
material Js furnished them. The speech
from the throne of a European monarchy
Is seldom the composition of the sovereign,
but Is almost Invariably prepared by his
ministers for him to deliver. This la the
case with every sovereign In Europe except
Wllhelm of Germany, who, like Mr. Roose
velt, never allows anybody to put words
Into his mouth, although he often has sev
eral accomplished gentlemen to collect
facts and statistics for 'him.
The messages of the presidents are usu
ally composites constructed by the several
cabinet officers. Mr, Adee, second asaistant
secretary of state, has written the foreign
affairs of the president's message every
year for a quarter of a century until last
year, and his copy has been usually ac
cepted with very few changes. Last year It
went into the waste basket, although no
doubt the president got many good Ideas
from tt. Ordinarily the secretary of the
treasury prepares that part of the message
which relates to the finances, the postmas
ter general that which refers to postal
affairs, the secretary of agriculture that
which relates to the condition of the crops
and the products of the country, and the
rest of the cabinet furnish contributions
about the matters which come under their
Jurisdiction, but that plan was abandoned
when the present occupant of the White
House sent ln his first message to congress
ln December, 1901, and to this day he has
continued to prepare" his own messages.
as he prepares his own speeches, and It
coats him a great deal of labor.
PERSONAL NOTES.
Joseph Ha worth, the well known actor.
died at the end ot last week at
Wllleughby, O.
Owing to the opposition of the empress
the Chinese Imperial university has closed
Its doors. Perhaps her majesty dislikes
college yells.
Sir Thomas refuses to blame it on the
wind, or the sea. or any of the elemental
conditions. He admits that he" was beaten
before he came over.
The Goebel trial establishes the fact that
many of the witnesses were as great liars
as the man Lincoln told about who "took
In swarrln' for a living."
On Saturday last ex-Senator David B.
Hill of New York celebrated the alxtietb
anniversary of his birth and the fair sex
will be Interested In knowing that he is
still "heart whole and fancy free."
While smoothing over the alleged differ
ences between his skipper and his designer,
Sir Thomas remains the same Jolly good
fellow which nobody can deny. Though
we keep the cup, he keeps his temper, and
thereby taketh many cities.
A new home for cripples Is being built
by a number of wealthy New Yorkers on
the outskirts of White Plains, N. Y., at a
cost of 100,000. Miss Helen Gould, who
will be one of the board of managers. Is
one of the principal contributors.
The report that Carrie Nation is about to
make her debut on the stag- has filled the
camp of the Thespians with dire consterna
tion. She is to appear In a revised dramati
sation of "Ten Nights in a Barroom"
which la being adapted by Robert ' Ells
worth. Fifty-four years spent slmost continu
ously ln touring this country throughout
lta enormous length and breadth has been
the life experience of Thomas C. Maddock,
a traveling Jewelry salesman for a New
York Jewelry house. Mr. Maddock ha
visited every portion of the country and
has sold nearly S5.0OO.00O worth of goods.
When Charles Daniels, composer of "Hia
watha." received a check for tlO.000 from
his publishers a year ago he was In St
Louis and the very same night he played
the piano for a dance at Fraternal hall on
Franklin avenue. The only extravagance
be Indulged In was to hire a carriage to
take him borne after bis night's arduous
labors.
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pi lab). Bala or snow don 'taflVot J
It. Medeln kM,elf. ot,coit I
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lot, "now to Buy Bhon."
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ALL'S WELL AT GRAY OABLES.
A Tender I.nllaby Inspired by Francis
O rover.
Portland Oregonlan.
Cleveland waa beaten for president by
Harrison ln 1888 and defeated for renom! na
tion by Bryan In 1S9S. Since then he has
been criticised and abused by half of his
own party and a good share of the other.
Many ot the encomiums heaped upon lilm
are In fact mere denunciations of Bryan In
disguise. The encomiasts don't care so
very much for Cleveland. They would find
all manner of fault with him if he were
running for office, but they praise him
merely was a convenient method of hitting
Bryan.
The situation Is not enviable, obviously,
but there are circumstances of an allevl
atory - character. At Gray Gables a boy
has been born, and. after a careful con
sideration on the part of the other children,
a name has been determined on Francis
Grover. Francis for the mother one of the
moat gracious, womanly women that ever
graced the White House or- any house:
Grover for the father one of the mot
sturdy, self-reliant, honest men that ever
honored the highest elective Office In the,
modern world. The man who Is head ot
the family where the popular election by
the other children la authoritative, because
they are good children and because they
are right; where the dearest and most
honored names to them are those of father
and mother the man who is the head of
such a family has the right to let elections
come and go and enemies rave as they will.
There Is a Gothlo monument In West
minster Abbey which proudly records of a
noble house that "all the brothers were
brave and all the sisters virtuous," and
hundreds before, as hundreds since Wash
ington Irving lifted It to immortality In
his moving p&ges, must have felt that this
heartfelt tribute to real worth transcends
In Impresslveness the labored contrivances
anxiously devised to convince the beholder
of the power and greatness that once be
longed to the occupants of other and
grander tombs. At Grover Cleveland's age
It Is better to have all the boys brave and
all the sisters virtuous than to count the
highest honors the world can give, yet go
home each nlghf to a ruined nest, whose
birds have been scattered by vice and
crime. All Is well at Buisard s Bay. Fish
are biting with avidity and the choice of
Francis Grover Is duly ratified. Long may
he live to shed fresh luster on two worthy
names! '
WHITTLED TO A POIXT.
M1him fat spiritualistic seance) Is Mr.
Keeslcks present? His deceased wife wishes
to communicate with him.
Mr. Keerlcka (In an agitated voice) Tell
her I'd rather not. I'm married again.
Chlcaeo Tribune.
. . .,.. h. n r. h.lnw rrlli:
clsed for using money ln politics?
"Yes," answered Senator Sorghum. If
you use money they criticise you, and if
you don't they forget all about you."
Washington Star.
"fif rniirne." aald the boaatlng colonel.
"thBr or some who mlaht doubt my valor
at Gettysburg,- because I did not lose an
arm or leg."
"Oh, don't let that worry you," spoke up
little Richard; "T heard papa say you lost
your head." Philadelphia Ledger.
ITI.- la uimafhlnv awfnllV ntlnrOUl
about these coal companies."
ror example: t
flfTV in uuo Mini. im.hiii.w I J
Ins- for your coal in advance you can have
It delivered later on." Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Mrs. Browne Mr. Tooter told me today
that. In his Judgment, our Tommy Is a
genius. ' .
Mr. Browne iwnn a aerp hiw
guess I have got money enough to auppeM
him. Somervllle Journal.
Mrs. Crimsonbeak (at the ball game)--
What does It mean, John, when a man at
the bat throws the bat down and retires to
the bench? . .
i-rim.dTiMV-Whv It means the
same as when a woman leaves the room and
slams the door alter ner. lonaera oiaiw
man
"I don't believe he has a friend In the
world."
"why, he nas innusanas.
"Name one of them."
"I'll name them all In a bunch 'Dol
lars.' "Chicago Post. .
im.w'M a vino- vnu're lust tike all
tha
other members of the r.ouee.
remarked the
newly elected legislator
close friend.
. I. t ' .. 1 1 1 f ' '
1 nf say yu jw... ... ..... .
"That's a He." declared the new member.
"I thought so."
hopes." Philadelphia. Catholic Standard.
THE WAY TO SHADOWTOWff.
Eugene Field.
Swav to and fro in the twilight gray,
This Is the ferry for Snadowlown,
It alwavs sails at the end of day.
Just as tne aanuieu ciusra uown.
Rest, little head, on my shoulder o
A sleepy kiss Is the only fare.
Drifting away from the world we go.
Baby and I, In the rocking chair.
See. where the flrelogs glow and spark,
.-u...,. Halite nf 111 fthArinwInnri
The raining drops on the window hark I
. . I... t ..... .i . i,i, n 1,1a alraml
Are 'Ik t" " -
There, where the mirror is glancing dim.
a I .. 1. Hah shlmmArltis' i ll linrl Saflll
Blossoms are wavering o'er its brim
Those over tnere on ine winuow sin.
Rock slow, more slow In the dusky light,
Bllentlv lower the anchor down.
Dear little passenger, say "Goodnight!"
We ve reacnea ine naroor oi onaanwiowii,
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Exceptional advantages In music, art and
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