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'Jliop Itawallnu vttk-ntKHa wnnt to
dcmoiiHtrnte U tli worlil Hint tlioy -itv
ftill on tlio nctlve list.
After allv tbo only ir-al olijwtion the
democratic oiini8 Ime raist-d njrnlnit
JuJ?e Bnrne In thnt hp is ropuMlcnn.
Ak-Sar-Bon IX inoy proudly wenr his
laurel crown. Ho was born under a
lucky utar nutl fated to be a monumen
tal anecesa.
With over 28.00 Indinns attending
school,' It would look 'as if Uncle .Siir.i
were doing pretty .well for the education
of hla Mards' childi-cn.J.1 ' s '. ;-
The Oimilm doubichendtV'has ilt
Jtidfte VJnaouhnler a left ha uder with a
f;athcr duster and nduiliiiMervd a mild
rebuke io Judge Dickinson.
It is to bo hoped Coinmisolonor
O'Keeffc will not tire In hla efforts to
turn the acnrchlluht on crooked jols
and lawless deals lu the court house.
; The railroads do not plant but they
reap. The army maneuvers at Fort
Itl!c-y will yield a golden harvest. .
though Kansas may have a larjje crop
of aoft corn In the husk.
The candidatos who landed nomina
tions are sure the new republican
primary regulations are an uiniualffietl
fneceus. Those who fell by the way
ld a;r not so tmre about -it. .
Aa a back salary claimant Jude Por
tion l as becii summarily dispostnl of by
the supreme court. But we fear that
has not disposed of Jude (iordon for a
political Job with a nalary attachment.
N'elraka woman suffraRists are in
session In state convention.- For per
istence In the face of dlwouraKeiuviit
the womau suffraglHts deserve to rank
alongside of the constitutional prohibi
tionists. If he' can't get the America's cup, Sir
1'homna can put up a new international
trophy and try for It himself If ho wants
to. if a will run great risk, however, of
having It lodged bcyoud his reach If. the
American yachtsmen go after it.
'i lie appreciation of the people of Ne
biaska of the superb entertainments
gotten up at enormous expense ucry
jcar by the Knights of Ak Sar Bci is
tdown bj the large attendance at die
crunivfii from all sections of the atat;
When the coal miners" wage were ad
vanced 10 cents the coal mine operators
l ihauccd tho price of soft coal STt ceuia
pud the coal dealers promptly advanced
li e price So cents so as to keep up vith
the oiierator and the miners anil go
tin m oue Ih'tter.
Nebraska lu republican Mat It has
rwu a republican state ever since it was
redeemed for MeKlnley and Koosevclt
In There Is no good reason why re-
publicans should not In tnis year lisc
aee to It that It remains in the repub
lican column. If only to hold its place
lor uext j ear's presidential election.
Th populists are planning a national
conference to 1e held at St. Louis on
February U".' next to help thciu discover,
where they ure at. Hitherto the Fourth
of July has Iwn the tallsmanlc date
for all great proclamations of the popu
list party. Now it wants to appropriate
Washington's birthday as well. It 1
Just possible n populM uational pl-it-fonu
may lc pruniiilsiitcd some day as
comic valeniiow. ' - '
A.VOTHKH STRtKl.ta MntfF.
Tlie prime cause' of tha- tremendous
slirlnkage of railway and Industrial
stocks la overcapitalization and over
secttlHtlon. The collapse of the stock
market was by no mean unexpected.
Kvery one conversant with the methods
of trtift organization and stock Jobbing
must have foreseen that the excessive
Inflation of stock and Ismd Issues would
culminate In disaster, not only to the
holders of these securities, but concerns
that have accepted the seeurltjes for
collateral for money advanced to their
owners. . (
Fortunately for the country the gen
eral prosperity that has brought ahont
an enormous home consumption and
vastly Increased exports has confined
the 'liquidation to the American center
of stock gambling.' Th dangerous
methods by which inflated securities
have Ix-cn floated by the promoters of
gigantic corporate 'combinations nnd
trusts are brought to light and shown
in ttie'r tiue colors as the liquidation
progresses-.
The testimony given by one of the
oruiinlzers of the collapsed Shipbuilding
trust should 1e an eye-opener to those
who refuse io comprehend tho true
cause of the slump In the slock market
and the general stringency of the New
York money market. According to the
statement of tills promoter of the stock
of the Shipbuilding trust, the Ship
building trust was underwritten at the
Instance of Charles M. Schwab of the
Steel trust and J. Pierpont Morgan, the
head captain of industry, who Imposed
as one of the conditions that their stock
should be marketed lefore any other
stock should be placed on the market.
As another condition. Schwab, the re
tired million-dollar manager of the Steel
trust. Is charged with unloading the
Bethlehem plant upon the Shipbuilding
trust for SlO.tXMViOO lu bonds at 00 cents
on tho dollar. "While such a shifting of
ImuhI issues is ,pot. um;ouimoti, it Is the
most vicious form of security inflation,
because bonds are tantamount to a
mortgage on the property of the cor
poration and Interest' on bonds must be
paid lieforc any dividend can 1e paid.
If trust promotion were confined
simply to the Issue of Inflated stocks
the purchasers of such stock would
take their chances upon their ability to
earn dividends, but wheu tho bond
Issues are watered nobody outside of
the inside ring ever discovers the in
flation rntil the corporation has gone to
the wall and frequently not until after
the tottering concern bus carried with
it fiuancial establishments that are the
repository of moneys placed on deposit
by unsuspecting business men or wage
earners. The imperative necessity for
legislation that will prevent Itond In
flation must be apparent to all who
have given the subject any serious
thought.
Ft Alt AUtiiiCAN CUMPKTITlOy.
European fear of American competi
tion has loug been manifested, but there
has been no Indication of it quite ao
striking as that contained in the speech
of Mr. Chamberlain at Oreenock. He
there referred to the report thatlt Is the
Intention of the United States Steel cor
poration to send its surplus product to
foreign markets and declared that
within two or three years there will be
dumped upon the British market 10.
000.000 tons of American iron "and
thousands of British workmen will lose
employment for the sole benefit of
American manufacturers and American
workmen." The former colonial aocre
tary said that while sympathizing with
American workmen he was not cosmo
politan enough to wish their happiness
and prosperity Increased by the starv
ing and misery of the British.
This la a kind of appeal which Is Tery
likely to have considerable Influence
with the working classes In the United
Kingdom. Allowing for some exaggera
tion as to the estimated extent of the
possible "dumping" of American iron
and steel on the. British market, it is
ft! 1 1 practically assured that a very
large amount will be sent there and to
other European markets wltblu the next
year rr two. It Is the well understood
purpose of our manufacturers of iron
and steel to do this, rather than to cur
tail production ami throw labor out 'of
employment, nnd If they carry out this
reported inteution the effect must neces
sarily lie more or less damaging to Brit
ish Iron and steel Industries and the
labor employed in them. Mr. Chamber
lain has therefore presented a lolut that
may be expected to make a good deal of
an Impression upon what Is the most
important of Uritisb industrial Interests
and one thnt Is already suffering frotu
AmerJenu andtJermnn competition. But
vhit will the consumers of the products
of iro-i sipl Mee) think nlauit the mat
ter? Is it not probable that they will
reply to Mr. Chamberlain that this comix-tit
ion is to their advantage and that
they are not willing to supKrt a lsilicy
designed to shut it out? 'Is it safe to
say that when the opjiouents of tlu
proposed fiscal reform present their side
they will urge that the consumers shall
not bo ignored and all consideration be
given to the manufacturers and the
workmen. They will undoubtedly con
tend that the duty of the government is
to have regard for the IntcreM of the
greatest nnmlHr and that a majority of
the people are benefited by the compe
tition In which the champion of fiscal
reform see so much danger.
Mr. Ch.uulierlaln is getting itHn
perilous ground when he talks about a
IMwIhle tariff war. The fact is that
hardly any other country la so Ill-prepared
for such a war aa England. She
is dependent tinou other couutriea for
nearly all of her foodstuffs and for a
large part of ber law mutcriuls In man
ufactures. A tariff " war letweon thnt
country Vud the United States would of
course. lAdumagiug to the latter, but It
would beVatly more so to England.
T1m -aslet.and most direct way la
which to dcVoy her trade would be to
engage, In tV Iff war and Mr. Cham
berlain will tiorVJielp bis cause by ta Ik-
ing of such a possibility and loastlngIy
asserting that "If a tariff war came,
England would not come out second
best."
AS TU IfAVAL rmXSHAM.
' Washington reports say thnt naval of
fljeers are not very hopeful over the
prospects of liberal appropriations for
the Increase of the navy at the coming
session of congress. Secretary Moody,
it a stated, entertains rather unusual
pinions as to the duty of a cabinet of
ficer lu making recommendations for
legislation, his view being that congress
should be left to' determine to what ex
tent money' should be voted for one
purpose and another. Therefore It Is
expected that aside from urging in his
annual report that the navy should be
increased he will make no recommenda
tion for additional ships. It is said that
ho will . follow the plan pursued last
year, tluit of giving his views on the
subject when called lH'fore the naval
committee and questioned by the mem
bers. It is needless to say, however, that
the neTotary of the navy Is In full ac
cord with President Koosevclt In be
lieving that the time has not yet come
for calling n halt to the upbuilding of
the navy. Undoubtedly the president In
his annual message will strongly recom
mend, to congress the authorization of
additional warships and this will be
sufficient even If Secretary Moody
should say nothing on the subject. What
the disKisition of congress will be In
the matter can only be conjectured, but
It Is prolaible that the majority will be
found favorable to the view of the
president. It Is unlikely, howerer, that
there will be large naval appropriations
at the first session.
DlSTKIBVTlUy OF tMillGBA A' 73.
' The fact that a large number of th!
Immigrants that come to our shores
coueentrate In the large cities has led to
the suggestion that something should
be done to distribute them throughout
the country and particularly to sections
where there Is an Inadequate supply of
labor. A contributor to an Eastern pa
per urges that there is a leal difficulty
of no small Importance presented In the
tendency of those who are now coming
here to herd together In distinct com
munities In our larger cities. The writer
says that under srtch conditions they
maintain their own language and to a
large extent their foreign customs. Lit
tle or no opportunity Is presented for
their assimilation ami Americanization.
Those processes are endlessly retarded
if not definitely prohibited by that ra
cial segregation whlchj Is now so
marked.
It is suggested that this condition is
neither well for the immigrants nor sae
for us and that a solution is to be
found In their proper distribution. But
how shall this be accomplished? As to
this the writer says: "It Is quite within
our power and our right to pro
hibit immigration from other lands
as' we do from China. It le equally
within our power to lay down con
ditions, as we now do to a limited ex
tent, under which Immigrants shall be
permitted to enter tho country. It
wou'.d seem equally possible and equally
right, both in their interest and our
own. to. make the entrance of immi
grants conditional upon their proper
distribution to those points where they
are needed, and their exclusion from
those centers where there arc already
too many of them settled." It may be
admitted that such a requirement would
In many cases be of advantage to the
Immigrant, but It might also operate as
a hardship in some cases, as for in
stance when immigrants are brought
here by relatives or friends residing in
the larger cities and who come with
thej understanding that they will lsj
near their people in this strange land.
However desirable, therefore, the dis
tribution of immigrants may be, it does
not seem to be practicable The gov
ernment should not arbitrarily deter
mine tho destination of people who are
admitted to our shftrcs.
Nebraska's vice presidential candidate
has always leeu optimistic alKuit the
effect of Philippine annexation on
America's future eoiumcice in the Pa
cific. In his lied Oak speech Mr. Web
ster indulges in the prediction that in
the no distant by-and-by thousands of
American ships will be employed on tho
Pacific ocean between the mainland of
the United Slates and the Orient. Mr.
Webster may not.be aware of the fact
that wooden sailing vessels are a thing
of the pasv and iron ships are not multi
plying so much in numltcr as they are
luci easing In magntttuh. At the pres
ent time It is doubtful If there nrt; I'.onO
commercial ocean steamers plying on all
the seas of the world and it may ttke
several hundred years leforo thousands
of steamers are employed lu carrying on
the commerce between the Pacific coast
and Asia. ' '
Railroad reports all show Incrcuaci
earnings and no diminution of divldeud
producing power. This is tho fruit of
the prevailing prosjaTity in the agricul
tural sections of the country, on which
the business of the railroads Is directly
dependent. (jive the farmers paying
crops and the railroads will paying
properties, inat. however, will not re
store the stocks to the ridiculously high
MM"nts to which they had lavn looted
by the speculator and jobbers, Im-ause
the real value never Justified the amount
of inflation to which tbey were sub
Jected.
The Omaha club women assembled in
annual conclave at Fremont have cre
ated a tempest In a tcatot by issuing
an emotional disclaimer that -outrudicts
some well-defined rumors about their
preferences for officers who are to wear
peacock feathers lu their bats. Ah, mel
Move prison-breaking plots apsar to
be batched among the convicts lu Cull
forula's state pcnltcutlary than iu the
peual Institutions of all our other states
combined. Or perhaps the explanation
is to be found either In the more healthy
imaginations of the prison officials In
California or. in their greater disposition
to take the newspaper correspondent
into their confidence.
Judge Vinsouhaler can still help some
deserving charity along with a donation
of $100 If he can make good his declara
tion that the repudiated Vinsonhnler
agreement, or any part of' it, is n for
gery. We are waiting for him to name
the three bank cashiers who are to srvo
as umpires.
Where Hope Cillds Despair.
Saturday Evening Tost.
Great Britain need not despair. It may
lose leadership in other things, hut It can
atlll supply dukes and earls for the Ameri
can demand.
lOqoal to Their Task.
Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Ancient and Honorable Artilleries of
London and Hogton are demonstrating their
ability in the heaviest engagements of din
ing and wining in the history , of the two
nations.
An I a honored Philanthropist.
Brooklyn Eagle,
(lermnny hum Just put up a monument to
the Inventor of the card game called sknt,
yet we unappreelatlva Americans have
never passed the hat to raise a monument
to the philanthropist who invented peker.
Roeis't Promise to Moke lilted.
Cleveland rialn Dealer.
Every ninn, woman and child In the coun
try Is Just W cents richer than a year ago.
T'nlted States Treasurer Roberts says this
Is. or ought to be, the case, but he doesn't
promise to make good the deficit In In
dividual cases.
Nebraska's Good Example.
, Philadelphia Press.
It is the law In Nebraska, as laid down
In a recent decision in the state, that a
telephone company which removes, de
stroys or Injures trees planted by an
abutting owner along the street adjacent
to his property, In erecting sles and
wires under a city ordinance, is liable for
the resulting damage, though no unneces
sary Injury Is Inflicted. This cugtlt to be
the law everywhere.
Chance of Loss Life.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Taking l.MO.OtXI as a basts of circulation,
statistics show that at the end of seventy
years there will still survive 312.000 out of
1,000,000 persons. , At tha expiration of
eighty years there will be 107,000 survivors
of the original 1,000,000. When It comes to
ninety years of existence only 8,841 out of
the 1.000,000. or one In 115. will be living. Of
the original 1,000.000 only fifty-four win" llva
io see the ninety-nine years, or about one
person out of 18,500. The century mark will
be reached by only twenty-three out of th
1,000,000. ...
CO-OPERATIVE HOlSEKtCKIMNG.
Economy Itraws the Merater Poller
, Into Home Affrvlrs.
Chicago Tribune.
Another experiment, and one that will
be watchfd with much Interest, is to be
tried in co-operatlvo housekeeping in
Brooklyn Flftj; persons 'have associated
themselves , In ' what may be called an
eating club. TKelr scheme la to have a
common kitchen, presided over by a chef
and assistant wirfi a'slnff of three dinner
waiters, and meMs'at'a club restaurant or
at home as preferred."' Meals at first will
be served a la ,'cnrto ' and at restaurant
prices, but after certain expenses of Initia
tion have been met prices! will he reduced,
as this Is not to. be a money making en
terprise. Besides tho chef, who will look
utter the buying and the details of the
kitchen, there will be a committee of
threfl, a director, secretary and treasurer,
who wll, attend to the business and finan
cial detulls.
The scheme seems to bav been arranged
carefully, and .If the ft'ty members .can
agreo and are satl.if.ed . not only with
each other but wltli rlielr meals, which
is no slight accomplishment. It should suc
ceed, and the members should get good
meals for less than they are now paying.
Besides this they will escape one source
of annoyance, If not of actual distress,
which is forcing so many persons into
family hotels and apartments with cafe at
tachments. It may not solve the .servant
problem entirely, for there are other houso
duties besides those in the kitchen to be
performed, but it wifl remove one source
of trouble and make housekeeping easier.
The scheme, promising as It seems, may
tall, as others have failed, but if so. an
other plan may yet be devise! that will
succeed. As the difficulties of house
keeping Increase' jind the servant problem
grows mote and more exasperating, some
form of co-operative housekeeping may
be an absolute necessity. Besides. It Is
on tho lines towards which everything in
business, in politics, In society, even In
the church, Is tt ruling. Combination and
co-operution are In the air.
WAt.KS AND f OST OF LIVIMi.
Kesalt of Investigation Conducted hy
atloafll Jlnrean of Labor.
Philadelphia Press.
The bureau of lubor of the Department
of Commerce has been engaged for luree
time In making an Investigation to deter
mine huw much the cost of living has in
creased In the last few years, and what
relation that bears to tho Increase In
wapoa. The work is complete and will soon
be In print. Whllo a difficult subject to
deal with accurately, it is yet posklhle to
arrive at satisfactory conclusions. The
bureau Is fairly well equipped for sncb
wurk, as there has nut been u suspicion
even of partisanship in anything It has
undertaken for years.
The Inquiry shows that there Is not much
difference between the increased cost of
living and the advantage In wages, and
they have kept closely together. Prices
of commodities, have not advanced as much
as many writers assume. The averags
udvance has been about 18 per cent.
Colonel Wright, the head of the bureau,
says that In years of great prosperity the
cost of living generally advances mors
rapidly than the rata of wages, and that
correspondingly in times of depression
lrodticts and tha 'profits of business fall
earlier and mora rapidly than wages. But
both wages and the cost of living have
kept well together in tha last few years,
so that the condition of tha laboring man
is better tuday than ever before In this
country.
Prices are declining somewhat at pres
ent, but that is the result principally of
btrikes. Many Industries have been di
rectly affected In that way, and others
suffer Indirectly. For Instance, there Is
soma stagnation In pig iron and a cut In
wagea. and a temporary ceaatln in
production is threatened. But that Is
due to the stoppage of work In tha build
ing trades, the result of strikes. Men
engaged In other lines of business, fear
ing trouble, are disposed to curtail aa
much as possible to avoid risks. This
has a hud effect on wages. But that Is
du to tlw strikes. In gaeral. the work
men are better off than ever Ufore, and
If they venture too much In ibe way of
atrlkes they bring misery on themselves.
ITS OF WASIIIMGTO; LIFE.
Minor Scenes nnd Incidents Sketched
on the Spot.
Washington society anticipates an unus.t
ally brilliant senson at the White House
during tha winter. For the first time In
years In the White House Is a home worthy
of the president of the Culled Htstes. The
removal of the executive offices to the w ings
gives much needed room for social affairs.
t,at, season's gnlttes Included a aucceaplcn
of tens, muslcales and dinners. In addition
to the cuetomary state functions, but the
wise people who predict things nro nlresdy
beginning to prophesy thst the "first !ndy"
Is preparing to eclipse her soclul record
in a most signal manner. It is well for
Mrs. Roosevelt thst she Is physically able
to cope with the winter's demands, and
that Miss Alice Roosevelt's soclnl training
has developed her Into a valuable assist
ant. The early opening of congress will
give the president and his wife an oppor
tunity to show social attention to the mem
bers of that body before the opening of the
official season.
The spectacle of armed British soldiers
lu the streets of Washington, which tins
not been viewed since August, 1S14, when
Invading Britishers burned the White
House, Capitol and Library of Congres,
will be seen next Baturday when the Hon
orable Artillery company of London comes
to tha national capital, but on much dif
ferent mission.
The English organisation will be here In
the course of their American tour aa guests
of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery
company of Boston, the United States
prototype of the foreign body. For the
local vlflt the fact that the rmnutemen will
act as associate hosts has added interest to
the occasion.
The twentlcty century peace pilgrimage
of the Britishers through the same section
their forefathers vljdtcd on an errand ef
war and destruction Is made as a return
complimf nt for the. visit of the Boston men
to England In 1896.
The only formal part of the local visit of
the two companies will be the reception by
President Roosevelt at the White House.
, A scientific discovery of much practical
value has been made by sn American
student engaged in udvanced bacteriological
work In Europe, under the general direc
tion of the Department of Agricul.ure. He
conducted an original investigation as to
the llfo of the germs of tuberculosis when
found In cheese. His work at first largely
confined to tho standard varieties of Swiss
cheeses, which are largely sold in tho
t'nlted States. Cheese Nwas specially made
Into which living germs of the ditense were
Introduced. Particles of the lnftcied ma
terial were taken at different dates s the
cheese Increased In age and maturity, nnd
were Injected Into the blood or tlsaues.uf
small animals, guinea pigs being used in
most of the experiments. The animals
were then wntched. tested and examined
to note tho results nnd determine when nnd
to what extent' the disease of tuberculosis
was transmitted to them through the
medium of the cheese.
From the observations made in these
cases It has been demonstrated that if
milk containing germs of the much dreaded
disease of bovine tuberculosis is made into
cheese by the methods most common in this
country, and the living bacillus hus lodged
in the cheese, these germs will all die and
become harmless by the time the cheese Is
properly ripened and ready for use as food.
In other words, the Investigation shows
that there Is no danger of taking the liv nit
germs of consumption Into the human sys
tem by eating well cured cheese of the com
mon kind. It Is Important to noto that tho
cheese should be at least three months old
and 'preferably four. Tho same degree of
safety doca not apply In case of younger
and Immature cheese, which seems to be
growing In favor In some sections. This
affords an additional argument for placln
upon every cheese the date wlkS aue.
Mushroom growing is one of the latest
fads that has struck Washington, and In
teresting stories are told of the. financial
results of this peculiar kind of" farming.
It appears that thre is a large demand for
mushrooms, which will Increase as the peo
ple come back from the seashore and moun
tains and take up the burden of enter
taining in their homes.
, The fact Is a tourso dinner is not usually
complete without mushrooms in some form,
and the market men are sometimes driven
to their wit's end to supply the demand.
Numerous private growers of mushrooms
have lately met with good success. If the
stories told around Center market are to
be believed.
Tho abandoned vats of a brewing estab
lishment In the- northwest section are re
ported to have been transformed Into beds
for mushroom growing with almost as good
profits as were formerly realized from the
beer. Several have made use of their stock
yards for the purpose with satisfactory re
sults, the mushrooms am easily grown, the
yield Is prolific and their sale good.
According to the figures given by a dealer
at the. market, a fifteen-foot bod will grow
about ninety . pecks of marketable mush,
rooms. The cost of the bed Is about I.
Tho growers receive 75 cents u peck for the
best and t cents a peck for the second
grade, the size and quality determining
the prlce4 He figured out thut three women
of bin acquaintance were clearing cuch
about $50 a month out of mushrooms thrown
In the cellars of their homes.
"The scarcity of labor on the western
farms," said Assistant Secretary of Agri
culture Brlgham to a r.rooklj Eagle cor
respondent, "has resulted In cutting down
the size of crops lu a great many sections.
The farmers have leen embarrassed by
lack of help this year to an extent far
greater than the people of tho east hsvo any
Idea of. I have Just n turned from the
middle west, where I beard a treat Ueul
of complaint of the high price of labor, us
well as of Its scarcity. I believe that the
latter condition la due largely to the great
activity In other enterprises. Building
operations of a number of kinds are und.-r
way throughout the middle west, such as
the construction of electric rnilroails,
bridges, road and other Improvements. This
has creuted a demand for lubor at wages
higher than those pnid on Hie farm. The
result has been that the men w ho usually
harvest the crops are now working on the
rouds and In the cities.
"Tho farmers have done ttie best, thing
possible under the circumstances.' Not b -Ing
able to compete with the contractors In
the matter of wages, they jiave had to m y
lect certain of their crops. The corn iu.i
not generally cultivated this year as much
and as carefully as It should have beet., and j
more of It was left standing than is usually ,
the case. Some of the farmers bought adrtl
SCHOOLS.
BROVNELL HALL,
OMAHA.
A Boarding aud Day School for youna
women and irla. Special couraa roQuii.
tiif two years for high scho.ii aradut'S.
auto prepares for any college open
to women. Vassar, Wellealey, Mt.
llolyoke. Western itescrva I uiveraity, ll
I lUversity of Neorask and the l imernty
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Piincipal. Omaha. Ntu
tlonal machinery and economised In help by
this method. But the net result hss been
to Increase the cost of gathering the crops
and also to limit their volume to a slight
extent."
Men between the ages of X nnd i eui
are wanted by, the t'nlted Stntes govern
ment for teaching In the Philippines. To Mil
150 vacancies In tills service, examinations
will bo held nt the Chicago postofnee Octo
ber 1 and in. under the direction of the
federal Civil Service commission.
Twenty-five of the cllgibles selected wll'
be appointed nt a salary of Jl.ono per year,
seventy at 1.(i and flfty-lvo at IW. The
examination was considered necessary to
fill vacancies about to bo caused hy expira
tion of terms of teachers now In the serv
ice. In Its call for candidates tho Civil Service
commission points out the opportunity for
travel and study that will be given to the
lucky aspirants.
PF.H0At, XQTF.B.
The new Missouri State Board of Oste
opathy, which was created by the state
legislature at Its last session, has licensed
153 persons to practice under It. Nearly
or quite thirty of thum are women.
One of the most remarkable cases of
double-dealing that has come to light
recently took place In a New York state
family. In which the grandmother, daughter
and grandduutthter sll gave birth to twins
the sann evening.
King Alfonso of Spain Is about to start
on a tour of Europe, visiting all the
principal courts on the continent. It Is
said the Itinerary is undertaken with the
purpose of finding a wife to adorn his
place.
Present indications are that betting on
the New York City enmpnign will be the
heaviest ever known there. Fred H.
Brooks, the Wall street betting commis
sioner, says he has ll'io.owi to bet on Mo
Clellun nt even money. Timothy D.
Sullivan says he Is willing to risk t!0,(O
the same way. A good many observers
express surprise that the backers nf Mo
Clellan do not nsk odds.
After serving In the marine corps f.-r
more than forty-five years and for nearly
twelve yenrs ns the head of thst arm ef
the service. Major Qenersl Charles Hey
wood has retired, having reached the age
limit of til years. He was the only member
of the marine corps who had the rank of
major general and when he laid down his
command there was no officer In the.
t'nlted States army or' navy on the active
list, who bad more years of service to bis
credit than he.
The first Boer student who ever entered
Cornell university, and one of the first dele
gation sent to this country from the uni
versities of South Africa, has taken up
graduate work at the Ithaca Institution.
His name is Leopold Relnecke and he halls
from Wellington. Cape Colony. He is of
Dutch descent, with a slight admixture of
German blood, and has spent all his life po
fur lu South Africa. Vnlll this year no
student from that region has ever entered
an American university.
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I.MF.S TO A SMII K.
"Tour bslr Is getting very thin, si
said the fat barber.
"Glad to hear It," retorted the tmic
msn. "Corpulency Is so vulgar." Phi
ilelphla Ledger.
Fare: exclaimed the street car co
ditctor. elbowing his way down ths dub.
packed aisle.
"1 can t move my arm: gasped the pi
. senger at whom he was pointing "H
' there's a man behind me thst has his ha
In my pocket. Please usk him to pny p
rare: Chicago Tribune.
The man who takes himself serlonly
sometimes one of the funniest things
earth. Somervlllo Journal.
"But." exclaimed the startled kins, wll
his courtiers told him It wss subversive 1
tnn established order of things for htm
take an active part In the government,
want to earn my salary!"
"That Is not nceary. your majesty
they assured him. "None of the rest of i
does.' Chicago Tribune.
Young Wife (Inspecting the house be lv
built for herl-Tlili t minima. la II
llbrarr. The shelves nre awfultv nrlm
tlve, Herbert, and It seems to ma a erst
icica to put the library In this part of tl
building, anyhow.
Young Husband This Isn't the llbrar
Im.ll,, I'l.l- I- U.
Young Wife You ilarllni;' Chica J
Tribune. I
"Send me up If you want to. judce." .
the hardened vagabond. "1 can kill tin
as well In Jail as anywhere else. I reckon
"You may not he able to kill It." i
sponded the Judge, "but I'll see that y.
Imve the opportunity to 'do' It."
In pursuance of which his honor ga
him six months. Chicago Tribune.
"And now." whispered the lover as t
ctiught her In his nnns, "whit shall f
do about the rope ladder? We should '
leave It hanging there." i
"Don't worry about it." replied the eloi
Ing clm'l. "Pans said he'd putl it. i
agnln so we conlon't get back." Philad'
phla Press.
"You declared that your milk was pU'
and wholesome," exclaimed the bate Iiouf
wife, "and yet It Is nothing but chalk ni
wster. What sort of prevarication do vc
call that, l il like to know?"
"Well, ma'am," replied the dnlrjmai
cheerfully. "I ain't positive, but I Rues ii
what you folks would call n white lie.'
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
THE MAS XV AT "AII.T.
C. M. Keys In New Tork Time?.
Them was a young man at the Suult
Who deilnred that nothing wvuid daiilrl
But to build up S trust . f
That nothing could bust -And
he bault and he 'oault and he baul
And the stockholders fucked to the Snu1
And they saw that his illlivnt cratilt
Was at work In the mines.
And on the most modern lines I
Was building an industry nault.
Then on this they did diligently chanlt,
And their pnlses would dally rennult
For the wonderful nisn
With the marvelous plan
Who would certain enrich them anault.
But one day h cold wind it blanlt.
And It chilled the whole enterprise thraul
And tlnir money was gone.
H' th y straightway lit on
Tho, brilliant young man at the fault.
They swore they would cause htm to ran!
The day that he gave them that cault;
lint lie only replied.
As he winked on the side:
"Yault may sault that la Intuit bu
Yuult'U ruult if yault dault! '
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