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The organ of the government at Ottawa anld In a recent article that Khonld the decision go against Canada we will realize that it la because the American case was, after all, the bet ter one and not becauae Cnnadlan rights are being aacrlflced." Aa to what Can ada will do In case of a decision adverse to her claims there can of course be but one reply. Hhe can do nothing and must aimply take her medicine and make the best of It. It Is pretty clearly understood that the determination 'of the matter will reat with the British member of the commis sion, .who la Its chairman, Ixrd Alver atone, who Is regarded as a fair and 1m- IMirtliil man. The Canadian commls- alonera, It Is not doubted; will stead fastly adhere to their contention, and It Is no leas certain that there will be no yielding on the part of the American commissioners. Ilavlng unbounded confidence In the soundness and Justice of this country's position, under the treaty of 1825 between Russia and Great Britain, Messrs. Root, IiOdge and Turner may be depended, upon to make no concession that would Involve the alienation of a foot of American terri tory or give to Canada any right or privilege not clearly and unmistakably warranted by the treaty. The argument before the commission in support of the Canadian claim has certainly not strengthened the position of that eotuitry, even If It cannot be said to bare weakened It. It presented nothing new and gave no fresh force to what had previously been urged. The hilored effort .of the Dominion attorney general was In reality ns strong an Illus tration as could have been given of the uherent weakness of the Canadian con tention and there was some Indication that It did not niako a favorable 1m presslon upon the British member of the commission. It would also seem from the Ottawa report that It was distinctly discouraging to the public men at the Dominion capital. A very Important responsibility. It Is apparent, rests upon Lord Alverstone and there Is reason to expect that he will meet It as his sense of right and Justice dictates. It now appears probable that a decision will be reached sooner than was expected when the commission convened. The Omaha retail grocers motto Is, 'Six times and out." "Harmony" is the watchword among Douglas county republicans. Why Is Tom Johnson like a postage stamp? Because he never knows when be Is licked. 1 The Omaha Jobbers and manufac turers have chosen a most propitious time for their Iowa trade excursion. From now on until sjiow files Omaha mechanics employed In the building trades will have no excuse for enforced idleness. ' "This is the day we long have sought and mourned because we found It not," baa been the exclamation of the pious retail grocer. While King Edward Is polishing the late for his new cabinet the liberals are mustering their forces for driving the revised cabinet from power and place. There is no more reason why Senator Hanna should reslgu from the national committee chairmanship than there Is for his resigning from the United States senate. There Ir .Just 40 cents left uninvested to the state treasury credited to the permanent school fund. Shades of Bartley and Meserve, what are we com lng to 7 operate In some way to our detriment. It Is the duty of the Chrlstisn powers of Knrope to call a halt to atrocities In the Balkans. They are Immediately concerned. The United States Is not. MtXjCB TO AM KMC AH KXPURTS. It Is said that the growth of the pro tective sentiment the world over Is caus ing some disquietude for the future of the American export trade. France's increase In meat duties Is expected to do us some damage, and it is remarked that such a change, taken In connection with the .fact that our country is alone among the commercial nations, except for little Portugal, in having to pay France's maximum tariff schedule, shows that our trade outlook in that quarter is not good. The new German tariff is a marked step la the same di rection, la order to get lower than its conventional rates there must be a spe cial arrangement Germany leaving a way open for a reciprocity agreement. Nearly all American exports to Russia pay the maximum schedules. In South America the tendency is toward higher duties because of the need of most of the southern countries for increased revenue. These facts are interesting in their bearing upon the tariff question in this country. The worldwide growth of pro tectlve sentiment naturally suggests whether it is expedient at this time for the United States to make any radical change from the policy under which its industries have grown to their vast pro portions and which safeguarda our great home market. Certainly those who advocate such a change should carefully study the conditions In other commercial nations which are our com petitors in the world'a trade and seri ously ask themselves if there is not at least a possibility that the adoption of their view would have results detri mental to our industrial strength and therefore to our prosperity. With other countries increasing the protection to their industries and thereby menacing American exports it is obviously Im portant to very carefully consider whether it would be the part of wlsdomj to make any great departure from a course which has had such eminently satisfactory results. This is a subject that will be more prominent than any other a few months hence in the atten tion of the country and the popular re sponse will be of far-reaching effect. pated the trade excursion of the whole sale grocers. . Possibilities ( the Patare. St. I.ouls F.epublle. Th number of Instances In which phy sicians rut out the human heart, and slice It up by way of repairing It, are but dem onstrations that th much-talked-of heart- Inaa man Is one of the possibilities of th futuie. ' Provocation fer a Flaht. Kansas City Star. Iast week's German army maneuvers were Intended, the cablegram explains, to "make the people warlike." The spectacle of so vast an expenditure for gold lace and other finery must be calculated to make the peasant want to fight. Trouble' Safety Valve. Baltimore American. The Philippines can be depended on as a sort of safe deposit for troubles of various sorts. When all Is going well In thla coun try one may aa well depend upon a revival of the bubonic plague or some other pleas antry In that tropical resort. Skinning Process Discouraged. Indianapolis News. President Mitchell of the United Mine Workers frowns on the proposition to form a trust of the operators and" miners for the purpose of skinning the public. Mr. Mitchell realties that popular esteem and approval are a valuable part of the assets of a labor organisation. Happy Disappointment. Springfield Republican. The weather bureau'a frost scare of three days' duration seems to have failed of serious materialization. Some damage has been done to corn and other late crop, but nothing like what was feared. Th drop of prices In the corn market tells the story of a generally happy disappointment. Business Integrity of Women. San Francisco Call. An Insolvent woman haa applied for relief from her debts in one of the United States courts. Her appeal, so unusual as to excite general comment, speaks well for the fair sex and Its keen understanding of financial obligations. As a rule In Insolvency proceedings woman Is generally the cause of man's predicament, but Is kept discreetly In the background. Trouble for Grafters. Springfield Republican. No other lawyer In the country Is so full of business Just now as Charles X Bonaparte of Baltimore, for he has ac cepted the task of directing the Investi gation of alleged frauds In the Indian Ter ritory for the government, additional to his present .work of prosecuting the cases against rascality In the Postofflce depart ment. While the new supervisor of schools is supervising the duties properly de vol v lng upon Superintendent I'citrse, Superintendent Tearse is devoting moht of bis time to 4he supervision of county politics. A telegraph line that cau talk back by 'phone while telegraphic messages are being transmitted by dot and (lash flashes is the latest fad. but what is the Use of talklug over a wire when you can do your gossiping by wireless through the air? WHAT VF THE TKIirr. The time svlthln which the ratifica tions of the Panama canal treaty were to lie exchanged expires today and if no arrangement has been made for an extension the treaty will of course die. Advices of a few daysago stated that the representatives of ; Colombia tit Washington had received no instruc tion to request' an extension of time for ratification, nor had our govern ment intimated any anxiety to grant an extension. The State department was simply waiting. Still the belief was that a request from Colombia for an extension would be granted, If a rea sonable time were named for exchan ging ratifications. There Is still oppor tunity to make the request by cable, but it appears improbable that it will be done. Reports regarding the sentiments and motives that are influencing the sltua lyn at Bogota continue numerous, but there Is no longer any doubt that the 'chief and controlling motive is mer cenary. The bill reported to the Co lomblun senate has a provision calling for $10,XK),000 of the money to be paid by the United States to the Fanama Canal company for Its rights, fran chlses and property along the route of the, proponed canal. The government of Colombia had already asked this of the company, which refused to make any such payment And so informed our government. There is other evidence of the utterly mercenary spirit of that element in . Colombia which has - pre vented ratification of the treaty. ; There is no Intimation-of what the intention of the Washington authori ties Is In the event of Colombia not asking for an extension of time. The administration has authority to nego tiate with Nicaragua and Costa Rica, but there secnm to be no disposition at present to do this. The all-absorbing topic in Kansas City Is the proposed issue of $2,175,000 of public improvement bonds that have been submitted to popular vote for rati fication at a special election. This enor mous bond issue eontemplates the ex penditure of $1,100,000 for improving the water works system, which has been found entirely inadequate for the ne cessities of Kansas City; $225,000 for hospital improvement, $500,000 for park Improvements, $250,000 for market house improvements and $100,00' ' for the enlargement of the fire fighting fa cilities. The movement for the Issue of these bonds originated .with the Com mercial club, which after full discussion decided that the proposed Increase of municipal debt is imperative in order to secure the proposed public improve ments. That the bond issue will be ratified is almost a foregone conclusion. Kansas City acquired its water works plant, which was formerly owned and operated by a private corporation, about ten years ago, but the recent flood has demonstrated that the plant is entirely inadequate for the necessities of the present day. Kansas City has. already expended between $4,000,000 and $5,000.- 000 on its park system, and the proposed expenditure of $500,000 is designed for the Improvement and embellishment of these public grounds. The proposed ex penditure of $250,000 for market house improvements affords tangible proof that the ideal market house of Omaha, as illustrated in the monumental struc ture on Capitol avenue, has not been taken as the model for Kansas City. Tammany's New Foghorn. Minneapolis Times. Mr. Towne will write some good planks for Tammany planks that will excite the admiration of all good New York demo cratsbut wait till he Jumps on the stump and elucidates those planks. Why, the tiger will Just let out a shriek of ecstasy and turn three somersaults In the air. Mr. Towne can talk nil around anything them Is In the state, of New York, to say nothing of the city, and he won't stop to mop hlf face or tilt the pitcher. GRAFT IS NONPARTISAN. The time In which Colombia can rat ify the Pa mi urn canal treaty expires with this day. But Colombia has been such a pet v:th Uncle Sam that he will probably Indulge her in a few more weeks' parleying In order to enable her to pacify her unruly household. I.ast week Wall street experienced a frost scare that nuide the magnates shher for fear thut there Mould be no corn crop worth moving. Now the mag' nates are shivering over the reiorta that the insignificant front dumage would create a heavy dralu of money for mov ing the. corn crop. President Roosevelt Is not likely to change his attitude with regard to the "open door" at the government printing office. Under our form of government every position In the government em ploy Is opeu to all citizens, and the only test that can be applied Is that of com petency and Integrity. The re'latloii of a government employn to his tradca union cannot affect his right to hold position so long as he faithfully per ronns toe amies aevoiving ou uim, any more than would his relations to his church or secret benevolent societies. irt snut i.it Keep ot T or it. The Turkish atrocities are horrible it nd many of our people, In common with those of all civilized nations, feel that something ought to be done to put a stop to the barbarous massacre of women and children. Therefore our State department Is being appealed to to take some action with a view to ending the terrible situation. This waa to le expected, but the Balkan trouble is of a klnil which our government should keep out of. There can be no reasonable objection to any popular ex pression of protest. It Is the unques tionable right of the American-people to assemble and declare their views concerning occurrcncea in other lands which are of general human interest, The government, however, may not prowrly take any part in this. A Washington dispatch says that offi cials at the State department are reti cent alout the probability of the United States giving expression to the feeling with which the alleged Turkish atroci ties are viewed by our people. We can see no good reason for reticence in the matter. The department should let it bo understood that the polley of the United States Is to observe a strict neutrality and avoid anything that might however remotely Involve It in this F.uropeun trouble. It Is most un likely that any expression of feeling on our part would have any effect upon the situation, while it would possibly The marked Increase in the movement of grain to the gulf ports Is attracting more than passing attention. Wheat shipments by way of the Chlcago-Buf falo route thla year show a heavy shrinkage and the gulf ports are now taking a large share of the export grain which formerly was carried to the east ern seaports by way of Buffalo. Dur lng the first six months of the present year the Increase of grain exporta to Europe by way of Galveston aggre gated 10,500,000, as compared with less than 2,000.000 bushels all told during the same period last year. Even greater gains are recorded at the port of New Orleans, where tbe total for seven months ending August 1 reached S,500,000 bushels, as compared with 6,800,000 bushels during the same months of 1002. Inasmuch as Omaha Is 50( miles nearer to tbe gulf ports than It is to Baltimore, New York and Boston, the diversion of the grain .ship ments to tbe gulf ports Is significant. Crime Has No Politics When the Opportunity Presents ' Itself. Chicago . inter Ocean. From the beginning of the disclosures of corruption In the v Fostofflce department there has been an attempt On the part of some republicans and republican newspa per 'j minimize the scandal. Such an attempt, is, foolish. Crime knows no politics. Graft Is nonpartisan. A thief steals not because he Is a democrat or re publican, no'r because the politics of his superior makes then negligent. He steals because his superiors are negligent by na ture and because he Is a thief. The corruption In the Postofflce depart ment arose chiefly because congressmen from a variety of motives, gave certain bureaus more money to spend than th ex lstlng organlxation of the department was capable of making sure was spent honestly, The situation was as If the directors of a manufacturing corporation should entrust an agent with the money to build an enor mous new plant without providing means to be sure that the money was all goln Into th plant and none of It into th pockets of the ageat. That was what congreas did with the postofflce department In the matter. The thlevea In the department saw their chance to steal and they took It. They took It not because they were republicans or demo crats, nor because they owed their places to political Influence most of them. In fact, were under civil service reform rules but Just because they were naturally thieves, and their chance came. It will be a great help to clearness of public thought and to honesty in the public service If we all remember that crime has no politics that every administration must guard against theft, no matter what Its politics and that graft Is the most thoroughly nonpartisan thing In the world. DOINGS IN THE ARMY. the Tread of A fairs Gleaned fraaa A m j aa4 Navy Register. An important revision of the subsistence rates on board army transports haa been effected. It I a return to the former rat and will b appreciated by those who are under expense by reason of this sort of traveling. Hereafter cabin passengers will pay 11 Instead of tl 50 per day, ships' offi cer n cents Inetesd ef II and petty officers BO cents Instead of 76 cents. The army board, composed of lieutenant Colonel F. A. Smith. Major James A. Irons and Captsln F. DeW. Ramsey, I In session in Washington engaged In making a com plete revision of the Infantry drill regula tions. In 1(02 a tentative text of new regu- atlons was prepared by General Ruger and sent out to the officers In the field with re quests for suggestion. These comments hav now been received and the board of final revision has begun Its Important work. The task will be finished ss soon as possible. It Is proposed to manufacture a number of entrenching tools of a pattern designed by General J. B. Babcock. V. S. A retired. This Is a combination spade and hatchet type, which met with much success In the field. The War department has authorised the construction of three different slse of the Babcock entrenching tool, and thla work" will probably be don at the Sprln field (Maes.) arsenal. The tool will be Is sued, for experimental trial, to troops In th field. Th examination of candidates for th srtny medical department has begun. The first of th two classes, for which there , sufficient applicants, was examined last week. The IniUal session was held Sep tember 14 at the Army Medical school In Washington. There will be two classes of ten candidates each, the second class being called for September 28. There are twen ty-one vacancies In the Junior grade of th army medical department, but, of course. It I not to be expected that all of the candidates who have presented themselves, or who have been notified of the privilege to participate, will pas?. Still, it Is ex pected that this year's examination will appreciably decrease the number of va cancies. The War department has made an allot ment for the construction of a six-Inch wire-wound gun, designed by General Wil liam Croxler, chief of ordnance of the army. This Is the gun the plans and the patent rights of which General Croxler re centlv nresented to the government, so that the adoption of the gun and its use In the service will entail upon the govern ment no expense In the way of royalties. It Is. of course, Intended to test this gun at the Sandy Hook proving ground. In terest naturally attaches to the trial, which Is that of a type of ordnance concerning which there has been much discussion The Brown, wire-wound gun. which comes the nearest to the Crosier design, is more expensive In construction. The new Croxler gun will probably be built at th Watervuet, (N. Y.) arsenal. The War department contlnuea to receive numerous complaints from various mllitsry sources on the subject of the present al lowance of ammunition for small arms and field artillery. Everyone In a position to know agree that the supply Is altogether Inadequate, being hardly sufficient for a good preliminary course for trained troops When It Is considered that the army at present Is composed largely of inexpert enced young officers and men In great need of proper training of batlistteal weapons, It Is readily understood that the issue of an adequate allowance of ammunition is vital factor in th plan of increasing and maintaining military efficiency. For this reason, all of the department commanders In their annual reports, it Is noted, con tribute arguments in favor of target prac tice and an Increased amount of ammunt tlon. It Is estimated that the present sup ply should be quadrupled, at least. NATIONAL ANTHEM AT LAST. 'Th Star Spanaled Banner" btnplally Honored by the Navy. Chicago Tribune. It will probably be news to mort patriotic Americans that the United States baa never had a national anthem, officially speaking, until Saturday last, when the Navy de partment Issued an order declaring "Th Star Spangled Banner" to be the national anthem and directing, whenever that com position is pl.tyed, all officers and men shall stsnd at attention unless they are engaged In duty that will not permit them to do so. As to the good taste displayed In selecting "The Star Spangled .Banner" there will be a variety of opinions. i The Navy department had quite a stock cf so-called "rational" tunes to choose j from, but this did not make selection any easier, for the reason that some of them have only a local application and most of the others are not "national." There Is "America,' for Instance, a melody of Eng lish origin, already doing duty as an Eng lish national hymn, set to aom rather commonplace lines by Rev. Samuel T. Smith. There Is "Yankee Doodle," of which both words and tune are guesswork so far as origin Is concerned, though neither Is American. There is "Hail Columbia," which comes the nearest of all to being a national anthem, as Its melody Is the presi dent's march, composed In 1789. and Its words were written by Joseph Hopklnson In 179S when war with France was ex pected. It is noteworthy that "Hail Co lumbia'' has always been selected by for eign nations when they wish to salut this country. The melody, however. Is thin and commonplace and was worn out long ago. There Is "Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean." but that la English and Is known over there as "Britannia, the Pride of the Ocean." There are others which only apply to a certain event or period, such an "Dixie." which Is thoroughly American," "When Johnny Comes March ing Home," "John Brown's Body," "Th Battle Cry of Freedom" (which has been made a national anthem by Jana.nV and Marching Through Georgia." All of these have been ruled out and "Th Star Spangled Banner" selected, though Its melody Is English and Its antecedents are most undignified. Its melody is that of a drinking song. "To Anacreon In Heaven." and was a favorite with a bacchanalian crew which used to meet at the Crown and Anchor In London between 1770 and 1775. Then, set to other words, it did duty In Masonic lodges. Soon It traveled across the water and Its first patriotic setting was made by Robert Treat Paine in 1798 to words entitled "Adams and Liberty." We next find It Illustrating another campaign song, "Jefferson and Liberty," and In 1814 Francis Bcott Key set the present words to It on the eve of the bombardment of Fort McHenry. It Is fortunate that th sailors of the navy are not obliged to sing It. It Is much easier for the bands to play It. It was riot difficult for roisterers to catch its abrupt intervals or to execute Its singular flights and closing outburst when under the Influence of wine or spirits at the Crown and Anchor, but It Is a serious business for a patriot to ret through it with a serene face. That we should have to take this old drinking song for a national anthem illustrates the pov erty of our musical Invention as compared with other nations. Better, however, a na tional anthem which Is not national than none. . KtCl.t niNO CHILD LABOlt. Beaeielal F.wci of at New Law In Illinois. Chicago Record-Herald. The glass manufacturers of Illinois ar not going to mov out of the state because of the new child labor law. The corpora tions are going light ahead making glass ' at the same old plants. More than this, they are evincing a drtermlratlon to com ply with the requirements of the law to the letter, a tendency, we regret to say. which Is not common to all th manufac turing Industries In the state. Revelation of thla gratifying fart Is mad by Chief Factory Inspector Davles as a re sult ef an Investigation of the glass fac tories at Alton and East St. Ixnils. Fifteen violations of the law wer found at Alton, hut In each case the Illinois Glass company discharged the boy complained of. In East St. Louis a girl who could not answer the questions of the Inspector satisfactorily and one boy who to all appearanoea was not even 14 years of age were discharged by the glass company on complaint of the In spector. In other lines of manufacturing at East St. Louis where violations of the law were found and where there was no disposition to discharge employes complained of by Mr. Davles the companies will be vigor ously prosecuted. As th most serious opposition to th strengthening of the child labor law at the last session of the legislature came from th glassmakers, their disposition to com ply with Its requirements Is significant and encouraging. Where manufacturers show a willingness to promptly get rid of em ployes designated by the inspector as being under the age limit It Is obviously Impolitic and unwise to start prosecutions. The manufacturers ar doubtless Imposed upon In many Instances, and hence ar not In tentional violators of the law. In such cases they should be given every reason able chance to conform to Its restrictions, while the rule of firmness should be sternly enforced wherever there Is a disposition to ward rebellion or evasion. LINES TO A LAI till. "Don't you sometimes regret the manner In which you hav used money to Intlutyic votes V" "No. sir," answered Senator Sorghum. "I may be a little tricky, but I'm not stingy." Washington Star. Peters There goes a man who has suc cessfully revived one of the lost arts. Parr What's that? Peters The art of not meddling with, other people's affairs. Baltimore American. "You seem to think a great deal of that monkey," said the little girl. "Yes, replied the orH.n grinder. "He gool a monk." "Do you think he'll go to heaven." "No; when se monk die he go to New port." Chicago Tribune. "Strange how medical authorities differ. Now, Dr. Kuti, for Instance, favors auto mobtllng. while Dr. Bolus strongly opposea lit." - . "That not strange. Dr. K.uts is a sur- feon and Dr. Bolus 1 not. Philadelphia .edger. Hostess Won't you sing something for us. Miss Screecher? Miss Sereeoher Why er most of the guests have gone home, have they notT Hostess Yes. hut some of them seemed inclined to stsy here all night Judge. PERSONAL NOTES. Muggsy de Newsboy Wot ye turnln' yer pockets Inside out fur? Swlpesy de Bootblack I'm lookln" over me change. Dey say dare's a new counter feit $30 bill out' Chicago Tribune. TO RILE THE WAVE. Sea The assistant postmaster of Chicago has evolved a plan by which be expects to increase the stamp sales of the Chi cago postofflce by f2.tKlO.0CHj. Accord ing to bis statement the mall order bus iness of Chicago receives annually $2,000,000 worth of stamps in payment from various customers In the country for which the Chicago postofflce re- celvea no credit. To counteract these mall order stamp deals It Is proposed that In place of the stamps certificates redeemable in money or stamps be Is sued by tbe Postofflce department to mail order houses. In other words, it la proposed to create a mail order iostul currency, but the question Is where would Uncle 8am gain anything by such a scheme and how would the peo ple profit by it? If the retail grocers succeed In se curing ideal weather for their annual picnic, it will be because they anticl Enthusiastic Forecast at th Power of the Inlted States. St. Louis Globe-Democrat. According to Lord Brassey, a Britisher, who speaks with some knowledge of at least the rudiments of this big question, the United States will, at a day not dis tant, be the world's biggest naval power. Potentially, he says, it is already th greatest nation In sea strength. He means by this that th United States could In a few years, if it set out to do this, put a larger naval force on the sea than even Great Britlan or France has, and could en large it and improve It to meet th chang ing conditions of naval warfare. Of course, all this is true. The United States not only has more wealth than its two nearest competitors combined, the United Kingdom and France, but It Is far better equipped than either or both rn the way of coal and iron to build and maintain a vast navy on modern lines. Its Iron and steel manufactures a re far ahead of those of any other country. In population, wealth, and In the sura of Its Industrial activities the country is grow ing with much greater rapidity than Is any other big state. We have no rivals in this vast field, and none' Is likely to ap pear. This, however, does not mean that th United State la going to start out to surpass England In the alio of Its fight lng fore on the water. It has no such program In mind. Nevertheless, the work of building up an adequate navy will be pushed with vigor and Intelligence until all our requirements in that direction ar met. The navy of the United States Is en tirely a creation of the twenty years which have passed since President Arthur In 1883 put his signature to a measur which authorised th construction of th Boston, Chicago and Atlantic, which wer th foundation of the country's new naval establishment. What the country has ac coraplished In 'that direction In the past two decades It can much more than dupll cate in a single decade now It It tries. Th possibilities In th way of naval oxpanslou for th United States ar virtually limitless. Army officers who have been In Jolo do not treat with much respect the announce ment from Manila that the sultan of Sulu has abandoned his prerogatives of sub sldlsed royalty and hied himself to SInga pore, where he Is described as Intending to nurse himself back to health. The at tack of consumption, with which he Is said to have been seized, is not credited by those who have seen the stockily built man who Is carried on the government pay rolls ss a means of preserving peace In his ostensible domain. The sultan of Sulu is a very wily person, who was able to keep General Bates waiting for two months before he would confer, and then comDClled the army authorities to hunt him up. Ills excuses were plausible, but they wer probably of the simple art of deception which the sultan practiced with equal Impartiality upon friend and foe, The sultan holds down a pretty good Job In Jolo, receiving from this government tl2S a month as salary. In addition to which he gets 15,000 a year from the North Borneo company and a substantial tribute from the Chinese pearl fishers, as well as enforced contributions from his subjects who are systematically bled by their relentless dattos. It is estimated that the sultan's wage Is no less than 110,000 per year, to say nothing of Innu merable perquisites. He would hardly be likely to give these all up, and the very real authority he exercises In Jolo, despite the nominal American supervision exer cised by the military government In that section. There Is no more Interesting personage on tn government payron that) thla sultan, unless It la som of the dattos, who also receive monthly salurles for no greater tax upon them than the keeping of th peace. It I an altogether unique situation which find thla govern ment paying for this sort of service. King Alfonso of Spain recently slaugh tered his first wild bull, but has he ever busted a broncho? Joseph Chamberlain seems to be the Roscoe Conkllng of British statesmanship. Has he a "Me too?" i The Coffin trust's advance of 15 per cent In the price of Its products shows that It, at least. Is no "dead one." Edwin Bllletaoux has been chosen profes sor of romance languages in. Williams col lege. Ha has a romantic name. Henry Watterson might reload that gun and express his contemptlblllty of a British nobility that marries American girls for money. ' Rumors are renewed that President Roosevelt carries a gun. But even that won't renew his popularity In certain south ern circles. The duke of Roxburghe says he is rich in his own right and wholly independent of Miss Goelet's millions. What a good time these young people will have spending each other's money. Few men go to church more regularly than Pierpont Morgan, who Is very fond of religious exercises. When at home he Invar iably passes his Sunday evenings In singing hymns, but Is characteristically arbitrary In his selections. The vote of Colonel R. T. Jacob, who has Just died at his home In Louisville, Ky.. prevented the secession of th Blue Grass state from the union during the stormy times of 1861. He was then a member of the legislature. On the outbreak of the war he Joined the union army and fought valiantly till peace was declared. Stuart Rnbson's personal estate has been appraised at $31,992, mostly cash In bank. The surrogates' appraisers doubt if the rights owned by Mr. Robson In plays writ, ten for him by Branson Howard. Charles Gibson and Augustus Thomas have any appraisable value. May Dougherty Stuart. the widow. Is the administratrix. John J. Goodwin, who has Just been elected grand sire of the sovereign grand lodge of Odd Fellows, was born In Georgia, beptemher S2. 18W. In early ltfe he en- guged In the newspaper business and later devoted his time to the practice ef law Mr. Goodwin married Miss Emma McAfee of Atlanta. September 30. 1877. and the couple have two eons, 30 and 28 years old. "There's a mosquito on the back of your hand." "I know It." "Why don't you crush It?" "I will, presently. I am waiting till It gets Its stinger all the way in." "What's that for?" "I want the poor thing to die happy." Chicago Tribune. "Aren't vou ambitious to rank as a cap tain of Industry?" No, answered senator Borgnum. Tin satisfied to keep connected with the pay master s department. Washington star. 'The aovernment would do well to secure her services." "In what capacity?' "As a diplomat. Why. I've known her to keep five men devoted to her for a whola summer resort season without becoming engaged to a single one of them. Chicago rost. THE CONTENTED MODI STB. W. D. Nesblt In Chicago Tribune. I'm not the one to grumble and eompletn,; It's just as money making to relu.ee If "They" say dress the women In groa grain. ijros grain a my cnoicei- It doesn't matter how things look. Or whether thev are thick or thin. Or If they're fastened with a hook or puckered wr.i a doubtrul pin If "They" say cut things high or low. Or twist thoin thus, or pull them so, Why, I must say thst ns fur me That's Just the way tse taines must ha lf "They" say elbows must be pr.frd. Or shoulders shbw a kl; ami s'ajtt. I'm not the one for gatUiv huffed ' And telling "Them'rl trj.k "They" can't Make elbows full and buck breadths limn And pile on applique and gimp. If "They" say what Is what, ( guess That that's the way I'll make th drees. If "They" say skirts must drag the street And sweep the sidewalks free of dust, I simply say long skirts are sweet When coming fashions are discussed, if "They" say bonnets must be flat. Or high or round or aa to that If "They" say make them like a boot 1 know the new style must be cute. If "They" say streamers must be flopped Frem bonnets, then I let them flop; If "They" say dropstlteh must bo dropped, That la the time I left It drop. If "They" say yellow, blue., or pink Shall lead why. that's Just what I think. "They" can decide on what Is nice So long as I may set the price. I'm not the one to grumble and be giim The balance Is the same If I rejoice. If "They" say all women must be slim, Why, slim s my chok e. Settlers Mo-vlaar West. Kansas City Times. Th extraordinary westward movement of homeseekers this year may be traced t two general causes. The greatest of these. perhaps, is the exceptional crops cf the last few seasons. The prosperity of th western farmer must have a great Influ ence on the eastern plodder, who has pretty nearly tilled out th smaller farms of many sections, and who looks with envy on the great and still new agricultural belt ef th country where a man's work count for so much more. Then, too, th railroads hav mad a special effort th last year to dispose of their unoccu pied lands.1 They hav had special agents In matoy states and even In Europe look lng for homesteaders. A great deal of railroad land, some of It very valuable, la still unoccupied, and the several companies have regarded the last year as especially propitious for the selling or the renting of It. All this movement of easterners to the west means better things for this sec tion of the country. Art la Madera Magaslue. ' Wsshlngton Post. From some of the Illustrations which are Inflicted upon us In Jhe modern monthly magaslnea we turn with relief to the varied and Interesting advertisements. Their pictures ar sane, appealing and satisfying. The man In the union underwear, the wo man in the straight-front corset or the motor car gayly climbing a hill are at least true to life and to nature. The artists who work for the other part of the magaxines are working in a realm which Is to th great majority of us aa unknown worlo. '"II wmi. wwii'ii u V Yesterday We noticed quite a number of our fall suits on the street, and they certainly looked the htyle, quality and fin ish that distinguishes The HKOWMNG, KING & CO. lUtAXI) of clothes from the common kinds that most stores repre sent as the only kind for you to buy. We make in our own factory our own clothen for our sixteen retail stores, in that many big cities, for a big variety of different men and we please them all. We know the wants of the people through dealing with them direct, and can give them what they want at the price they want to pay be it $1 0 00, $1 5 00, $20 00 or $25 00. "NO CLOTHING FITS LIKE OUR8." R. S. Wilcox. Manajsr.