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With a war on that Is making the
trading stamps fly, we are sure to have
t greed Christmas In Omaha.
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Senator Morgan asks the senate to
reconsider sending Minister Buchanan
to ranama. Perhaps the senator would
' like to so back lust a steo farther and
compel ranama to reconsider and make
op with Colombia.
'The holiday season 1s usually a bad
time to propagate politics, but the coy
political maiden may be expected to get
ousy jn .Nebraska, if not, else where, as
soon as tne leap year calendar shows
that her precious privilege of popping I
nas accrued.
The World-JDerald wants the Fremont
Tribune to tell whether National Com
mitteeman Schneider ' Is for or against
Roosevelt That might be a difficult
fea of mind reading for the valiant
Fremont editor to perform, but he might
peak for himself.
Whea the bond brokers are taught
that they cannot play horse with fake
bids for our municipal bond issues that
they have no intention of taking unless
they first find purchasers to take them
off their hands at a profit, tho better it
will be for our dty finances. '
Omaha put through the most success-1
ful exposition recorded in history by
simply getting down' to business and
pushing the work without Interruption.
ts can achieve success ln Its present I
giaiu uia.aew yrojett vj pursuing tne
same course and recognizing no ob -
tacles Insuperable.
umana suit snows up on me increase
nee or we comparative weekly bank
clearings ldgr, while moat of the other
vmuui caa get btbu wiui iviniii - nAn nyv unt vaPV Inak-nlflcsnt nart
and Denver by emulating their example "f"S LVZt S f. thVS Co
la enterprise, publio spirit and constant PBed Met currency, he said he did not ' remark9 tbeT n&ce - checv on
ihontln tor Ita own town. Bee that so radical a change of the laws Crw 'em"k9' "ff .checl 0n
dtlea are recorded In red Ink. That is to- for any change, the monetary sltu
another straw that goes to indicate that fttton la sound and satisfactory and the
buoinesa conditions are better in Omaha oniy effect of legislation at this time
ana tne west tnart in the cities of the
east and their surrounding territory.
Governor Peabody of Colorado has dis
covered that the strike crisis there baa
rapidly abated and that within thirty
days the state troops may be dispensed
with. It looks as if President Roosevelt
understood conditions better than the
governor when he refused the tatter's
repeated requests for federal military
Interference. ' " : ' '
If congress can be Induced to appro-
priate $25,000 for;a law library In the
Omaha federal building it will confer a
blessing upon members of the Omaha
bar. who want to keep up with the pro-
cession. There certainly la vacant apace
enough In the federal building to accom-
modute several law libraries without
crowding the inniate. .
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A single mall steamship out of New
Tprk la said to have carried nearly a
rulIUott add a half dollars ia postal
money order representing Christmas
presents sent by people In Uils country
to lrlenda and relatives abroad.. With
this object lesson, Europe will appro -
date better the extent of the prosperity
America has beeu enjoying.
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The annual meeting of the Nebraska
State Teachers' association at Lincoln
next week prouilsea to attract the larg-
est attendance of any meeting ln Us
LUtory. Thla educational gathering has
eome to be an entublished factor in ourlta&ce from year to year. , 1
edncutlonal system, whose Influence fur
progress la U it aU ever the state. Every
guUool teacher vho can arrange to go
cut.t to Ik that. v
Tf Tiro CJJVJLs. .
While the complotloti of the ranama
rannl will result In Tory great benefit .to
the coast states and -Incidentally, of
course, to the whole country, a project
of equal, if not greater, Importance to
interior states whoso nrndncta are ex-
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I"'1 biiu wpet:imi iu wie ri'Klu1 I'1 ln I
Jninii ..t..r- ' I - 4 1. M.l,lnntn- .ml I
nig luuuntuun, in llltr ?i luruiuff ai.i
deepening of the Erie canal, so as to I
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Thls great enterprise, for tho accoui-
pllahjnent of which the people of New
Vork ftt the e)ectIon aBt ntontb. -voted an
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LwiiJpirieu rurei a. reuucuvu iu mo
freight rate on grain to the seaboard of
perhaps not less than B centa per bushel,
What this will mean for the grain pro-
dncera of the west It la not difficult to with the rural population that will mar
understnnd. Such a reduction in freight ket Ita products In Omaha. '
would amount to many mllllona of dol- The confidence In the encouraging out-
lars annually, a large share of which
WOulil go to the producers. It la true the
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vodf an V an a vorn aa ef fnnr tiinntha I
thew ia reason to believe that this
wou( have no very material effect upon
iue ireigui rates, it n suouiu nave pro-1
dncera a Mo tn hold their e-rnin could
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to n tho imnrovement of tho ICrlo
canal aa proposed would prove of al-
mos InesUmable advantage to the west-
ern country, among other things tend-1
nip r fnr.ec.iiaA rw hunrtrAila of1 mtlllnna
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the valuo of its agricultural lands.
There ought to be no doubt in regard
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it has been shown to be essential to the
commercial Interests of the port of New
York, yet efforts to obstruct the enter-
prise are to be expected. The railroads,
havlnir failed in their obooaitlon to the
project with tho people, may possibly
seek to defeat it through the courts or
at any rate to delay ltT Such a course
would be in accord with their uniform
policy toward any enterprise which is In
the public interest and would abridge
the power of the railroads. Meanwhile
the New York state authorities are tak-
lng the necessary steps to Inaugurate
the undertaking.;
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Senator Allison ia of the onlnlon that
no change in the present monetary ays-
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in respect to circuianon is possiDie as
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'ona our present system of direct gov-
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redemption, because there is no motive
to press redemption." What was fur-
ther said by Mr. Allison in reference to
this proposition made it entirely clear
that he la opposed to it under existing
conditions. It is perhaps needless , to
say that he has undoubtedly given the
matter most careful consideration and
his high standing as an authority on
financial questions gives great weight to
his opinion . regarding the asset , cur-
rency proposition.,
, While It is extremely probable that no
change will be made in the monetary
system by the present congress, yet
there will be an effort to make some
modifications In existing laws. Several
bills have been Introduced in the house,
one by Representative Hill, which pro
poses ' to, make certain changes In the
present system that are thought to be
desirable. It Is believed that If there Is
any currency legislation this bill will be
the baBl" of u 19 stated that per-
naP tne men8"1" might pass the house,
but there hardly a possibility of its
be,nK Ped by the senate. The chief
provisions of tho measure are those per-
mittlng the deposit of customs receipts
ln depository banks ond removing the
limitation of 13,000,000 per month on the
retirement of national bank note circula-
tlon. There Is little or no opposition to
the first of these provisions, but there
Is strong objection to. the latter. Secre
tary Shaw taking the view that the re-
uiovui ui ui iiuiimuou ou iu wuu-
drawal of bank note circulation might
reault in the banks retiring circulation
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at times wnen n wouiu ue moat; neeaea.
The present congress will do well to
iet the currency question rest. The bust
negg interests of the country are not ask
wouia oe to ais.uro it. it .. reassuring
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to hear from Senator Allison that there
I Is not likely to be any currency legisla
tion.
A PR0MI31&Q OCTLUVK.
There never was a time in the history
of Omaha 'when the outlook for its com
mercial and industrial expansion and
substantial growth was better than it is
today. In the spring of 18M there were
o.a vacant store Duuamgs ana i,iw
dwelling houses without an occupant
Blnca lnen runy aa many store junmugs
Bna opening nouses nave Deen erecicu
I wUh!n tn clt' IIm!ts r Omaha and
Bouth Omaha, and yet today there are
not nrt vacant oweinng nouses m the
c,t and not a ia& desirable store
bulldln 'a tb business district is with-
out tenant .
With the labor etrikea that had para-
lyaed building operatlona this year all
settled, there is every prospect that more
money will be expended ln Omaha ln
the copstructlon of now buildings during
1 the coming year than ln any single pre-
ceding year since the boom period that
1 was terminated by the financial panic
I of 1803.
With the improved railway facilities
and more equitable freight rates, there
Is now every prospect that the year 1904
will witness the erection of grain ele-
ratora,' flouring mills and the establish-
ment of a grain market ln Omaha dea-
tlned to grow in magnitude and luipor-
I Incidental to the establishment of a
I grain market will be the enlargement of
I the Industrial ctutrerua already esUb -
I libbed and tte lcK-utku of new factories
land Jobbing houses attracted by
fOnmha'a superior facilities aa a dlstilD-
nting center and the extension of ita
trade territory.
It anes without saying that the de-
Telopment and growth of the coal flelda
and oil fields of Wyoming, the mineral
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finrtlj.n -ttrliK aniilharn f'llr'rkf-fi1 hff thA
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Salt Lake and Los Angeles railroad will
nnntrihnta In fool v inwanl tho linhllilillnir
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or Greater Omaha.
The prospective construction of elec-
trtc tramways that will place the popu-
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Omaha will give a great Impetus to the
retail trade and enable the merchants
of Omaha to cultivate friendly relatione
look for Omaha's growth and prosperity
ia shared not only by the merchanta and
miniirHunnL hut nlllta hr hiialnesa
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mon n !1 MarRPS. and the IDOflt fltriklnff
proof of this confidence may be found
in the gradual advance In real estate
auu mo
permits recently Issued for structures to
h MrraA tnHncr mmlnir voni- to
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SUPDlV the increasing demand lor Store
buildings and tenement blocks and
dwelling houses of every dimension and
description.
T7Jg SVSPKXDKD COAL VVTT.
The act suspending the duty on coal,
Dassed bv congress last January, will
eP,re b7 limitation next month. The
Question will therefore soon come before
congress as to the expediency of renew-
,n ct nd retaining coal on the free
1,st There n 1)0 no flnetion regard-
,n Publlc P,nlon la to mRtter- "
overwhelmingly In favor of coal remain-
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Blhle congress will faU to heed this
,ent,n,ent- It may be admitted that the
nPenrion of the duty has not resulted
,u ""-uiiy reuucmg u price n cum
Dut " can lalte confidently assumed
that a restoration of the duty would
probably have the effect to put up the
price.
While relatively to the total consump-
llon of bituminous coal in the United
St,,tes' "mounting to at least 170,000,000
tons, the imnorts from Entrland and Can-
line id." j innnunuimiH. wiiirn ia a inon-
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snnd times more valuable than all the
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rt'storatlon of the duty." This reflects
,lo . .,mf m
UlC Popular View and is argument SUffl
dent teummg coai on the u.t
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safe to predict.
-Tho people of Kearney and the State
Board of Education are at loggerheads
over the requirements for changes in the
buildings, which were the consideration
for the location of. the new normal
school at Kearney.'. Complalct la mode
by the Kearney people that they are be
ing' imposed upon. All the conditions
should have been settled In detail before
th formal' resolution of location was
passed, then there would have been no
difficulty whatever tn reaching a eatta-
fnctory agreement. .The chances are that
befovt we get through with it the next
legislature will find Itself implored to
appropriate money out of the state treas
ury to put the property In shape for use
for normal school purposes.
Direct primary nominations are being
agitated ln Gage county as a means of
obviating factional differences after the
ticket is nominated. Inasmuch as Gage
county is such a big republican county
that a republican nomination is tanta
mount to an election, the present aglta
tlou must represent chiefly dissatisfac
tion with the results of the nominations
by conventions. If Gage county repub
licans want to experiment with new pri
mary methods other counties will be
pleased to look on and profit by their
experience. ' .
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,. of n.mlnir - -.ndWate for th nreal.
Aonov hv hit,A,na foP th. democrats n-
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success with the democratic national
committee than It had with the repub
lican national committee it might make
a third attempt . with the populists.
There are sure to be more than two tick
ota in tho field next Tear and nnn of
them rMj ought to have a St. Louis
exposition label on Its platform,
The Nebraska auptfnie court has de
cided that a note given to cover a mar
gin In. a board of trade speculation la
not enforceable at law because talnttd
with gambling. If the note is tainted
with gambling then the ' bucket shop
through which the transaction Is cat
ried on lmlgt b9 a gaBlbUng
Th, deolMlo of the court ma- be ex
IMcted to i- tne foundation for a Dro-
nc progen- 0; future litigation.
Before venturing upon the purchase of
flre department horaes in the Chicago
uorBe market or among the stock breed
eri 0f neighboring states, It might be
welj to give the Nebraska horse a
chance. Nebraska carried off one first
prixe at tho Chicago International Live
gtook show and it ought not to have to
a had aeat for any other borae
breeding state outside poaslbly of Ken-
I tucty Patroniae home industry.
J Arkansas is again coming to the front
Govi rnoi Davis has achieved new no-
torlcty byi a flft fight with one of the
oaHOclate Justices of the supreme court.
and ex-Senator James K. Jones will
break into print shortly by virtue of his
position aa chairman of the democratic
national committee, which will require
hlin to preside over the deliberation of
that body at Ita forthcoming meeting.
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I Mra. Shlurork la urging the strict en
I furcement of the no-trect law aa one of
ltlie paramount Issues ln the caa.palgn
I agalnut tla saloon. Here hi a chance
for Ignatius ttonnelly Dunn to begin
with himself as a shining example and
end up with an appeal to the supreme
court for a mandamus to be served on
himself and his special clients.
Talklasr t tfce Wr-sr Peole-
8t Louis Globe-Democrat.
Colombia Is appealing to Cleveland. Vene-
auela and the Vatican for help In tne
Isthmian crlals. Why doesn't she tell her
troubles to the marines?
' Free te Every.e.
Boaton Globe:
The moat brilliant diamonds are set In
the sky on a cold winter's night and the
poorest can afford one. The best things
In the world cost nothing. That Is why
they are so poorly appreciated. .
Where Setenca Valla Dowi.
Balllmora American.
At a recent meeting of a mother's club
In New York children brought up on "sclen-
tlflo principles" were declared to be
naughty, self-willed, uncontrollable and dls-
obedfcnt. Mothers' congresses and school
authorities appear to be veering reluctantly
but surely around to the point of acknowl
edging that Botomon knew what he was
talking about In his old-fashioned theories
of bringing up children.
Maarfca-aea'a Warklas Overtime.
New Tork Tribune.
Tho condition of the kaiser's throat ia
a particularly Inviting toplo to dealera In
sensational newa, and they are making
the most tf It. Until . better authority
can be found for the gloomy stories which
are sent out every week or two from Ber
lin, It Is foolish to be disturbed by them.
The assertlona of the emperor's doctors
that later tests confirm the earlier diag
nosis of a benign growth should be ac
cepted without hesitation.
Some Preflta of. Raclaar.
New tork Tribune.
The amaslng prosperity of the racing or-
ganlaatlons in New Tork state this year
Is shown In' the clearest possible light by
the official returns of .their receipts, which
have been submitted to the state controller.
The total surpasses W, 000,000 and exceeds
by a handsome margin the figures of 1302.
Tiere Is evidently no disposition In this
part of the world to be niggardly in. the
support of popular amusements.
The) Parent's Datr.
Saturday , Evening Post
A rich man said; ,'1 have always given
my children - everything they wanted. I
wish them to feel that they couldn't pos
sibly be any better off If I were out of
the way. I uon't wish them to hate me
or to wish I were gone." And there are
great many parents who are not rich
yet who act upon this principle to the limit
of their abilities, sacrificing everything to
the children. Of course, no father or
mother wishes the children to hate them.
And It la equally true that parenta do owe
a great deal more to their children than
the children owe to them. But when an
overindulged child reaps the Inevitable con
sequences of overindulgence, n't It apt to
look back to the cause of Its downfall, to
the foolish parent who taught It to be
selfish an greedy, with a bitter feeling
worse- than hateT' To Indulge a child la
not to be aelf-sacrlflctng toward it, but
to be grossly selfish. Titer Is only one
way in which a parent can pay back Its
debt to Its child, and that la to bring It
up in simplicity and honesty, teaching It
self-control.
IS IT IO BAD
Has the ' TVas-Baraer1 Aadoaed
. Hope-of. Advaaceaaeat t ,
Saturday ' Evening Post. '
In the work oh organised Jabor Just
Issued by John Mitchell, the union labor
leader, he bases praotlcilly his entire ar
gument on this prop6fltloni
"The average wage-earner has made up
hla mind that he must remain a wage-
earner. Ha has given up the hope of a
kingdom to come,' when he himself will be
a capitalist, and hes aaka that the reward
of his work be given him as a workman."
Dismiss the subtle fallacy of dividing all
Americans Into two classes laborers and
canltallsta. Take only the bold central
proposition. tltJt .the average American
tor the average American is a wage-earner
has abandoned ambition, has no hop of
achieving Independence. Ia It true?
If It la true, then Indeed Is the republic
in a bad way. For only by the continual
rising of a multitude of young men to In
dependence through Intelligence, Industry
and thrift Is there any hope of the per
petualton of the democraoy. If It u not
true, then can labor leaders safely base
then policy on It and can laboring men
accent and act upon a policy so basear
W fear and wa hope that Mr. Mitchell
has got hla notions of the "laboring man'
from the Curope whence he came, instead
of from the America where he has himself
risen to Independence.
DOODLEB'S PARADISES.
Demeeratle Slogaa, "Tara the Raaeals
Oat," Works t Miaeoarl.
Detroit Free Preaa (detn.)
"It him go,' said some of the St. Louis
boodlers In discussing the effort of Circuit
Attorney Folk! "he Is not big enough to
make us do time." Reasons for believing
that the criminals knew what they were
talking about have alnce developed ana,
rightly or wrongly, the, aupreme court of
Missouri Is coming ln for no end of ad
verse criticism. Its first decision ln this
connection to attract attention ' released
Colonel Edward Butler, known to be one
of the worst lobbyists and reputed to be
one of the worat boodlers In Bt. Louis.
He paid a member of the board of health
12,600 to use his Influence ln getting the
garbage contract for a company to whlcl)
Butler belonged. It wa proved that the
Intent to bribe waa there and that the
money was paid with guilty Intent; but
the aupreme court set Butler rree by
holding that the board could not let the
contract and that he could not therefore
bribe one of Its members to aid In getting
the contract A publio official waa bribed
and Butler did the bribing, but the au
pre me court exonerates both on the ground
that they were ignorant of. the law as
bearing upon th contract.
Tbe Utr and more surprising decision
amounts to a wholeaale Jail delivery. Tbe
court holds that a conviction In order
to be valid muat be baaed upon an affidavit
made by prosecuting wltneaaea, and that
circuit court attorneya or prosecuting at
torneys can swear to - Information only
from a personal knowledge of the facta.
It Is confessed on the face of the pro
ceedings that guilty men are freed from
Dunlshment It Is decided that residents
of Missouri cannot be arrested upon "In
formation and belief." though this manner
of procedure so widely p.evalls. This
tantamount to declaring In a large number
of cases where participating crtialnala
alone have personal knowledge of the
facta, there shall be no prosecution, for as
a rule they will not swear out warrants
for one another. They can become a mu
tual protective association and laugh at
authorities who are forbidden to take the
Initial step toward punishment unless they
have seen or heard, no matter how authtra
tlo and convincing, the Information the
have received. The eu prime court of Mis
souri may be abov reproach, but aa
court of last resort It seems to leaive
good dsal to ba desired.
BIT OP WAIRiKGTO 1.1 FK.
Mlaer Seeaee aad laeideats Sketched
oa tbe Spat.
There will be some tall kicking and loud
roara on the lake front next June should
Chicago stick to Ita convention pledges.
During the recent meeting of the repub
lican national committee In Washington
the Chicago boosters Informed Chaliman
Hanna that the custom of footing the ho
tel bljls of members of the committee will
hot be followed this time, that the city
would hot stand the Imposition. "Say
nothing about It Just now," Hanna Is re
ported to have said, "but after It Is de
cided to have the convention In Chicago
you can let word get out that each com
mitteeman will be expected to pay hla own
bills at the convention."
Heretofore It has been one of the" dutlea
of the. city entertaining the convention to
take care of all theae bills for the commit
teemen. Some of the committeemen have
made It a point, to see how much they
could stick the local committee for. Cer
tain men would arrive In the convention
Vlty a week or ten days ln advance of the
time of meeting, put up at the best hotel
nd In the most expensive suite. They
would Include In their expense bill the cost
of a couple of suits of clothes, their losses
at poker and all the other bills they thought
tney could auoceesfully get rid of. The
local committee had to aquare all theae ac
counta without complaint Chicago has had
plenty of experience with national conven
tions, and It waa determined this year to
make a kick against paying the board bills
and other charges of visiting committee
men. Of course, not every member of the
committee resorted to this means of folat-
lng hla expenaes on to another, but enough
of them did to make the total cost a con
siderable item.
'How many children have von himm
the agea Of and 1ST" waa the nnm wMxh
haa been aent out by Adjutant General Hall
tne war department to all army families
Washington. Throuarh the State rie.
partment the aatne question has been ad-
aressea to the Various forelan emhaaala
and legations, and navy families may aa
wen d prepared to answer It It has oc
casioned a great commotion, aa It ! nn
accompanied by any.explanatlon, and some
persons are wondering what buslnesa It la
of the War department
Especially waa there resentment expressed
In
tne nign homes whera thara haa mv
been any childish laughter. Army and
navy. people are obliged to move around
tne woria somewhat frafauentlv. ami thla
mobility retards domestlo development not
little. -Ml kinds of solutions nf h mi.
sle were offered. "Does the president fear
race suicide haa a hold on the army?" waa
asked.
By accident aome officers who ara not
married received the query!" They were
astonished. Everyone In Washington has
been talking more about the question than
about "How old Is Ann?" Some one made
Inquiry and found out,-however, that there
waa nothing mysterious about It all. Mrs
Roosevelt tntenda to give a children's party
on tne arternon of December 28. AU the
youngsters of the administration, diplo
matic and army and navv circles win t
invited. Hence the Inquiry, for the presi
dent and Mrs. Roosevelt desire that none
ahould be neglected. It Dromlaes to ha a
brilliant affair. All other Juvenile social
functions have been sidetracked. ....
Judge Riley, formerly of Virginia, but
now of Pennsylvania avenue, met a friend
on the street the other day and said, dra
matically:
"Bill, I will allow, you to loan me a
quarter of a dollar."
Not me," said BHL "I have been ataklng
you ror years and 1 am going to quit"
"Yery wen," responded.. Riley, ."lfyou
put It on those grounds I have nothing
runner in common with you." :
"BUI" walked on up the atreet. and aa
be did hla conscience smote . him. He
thought that perhaps the Judge might need
the money and he went. into the Riggs
house, put a quarter In an envelope and
told the clerk to hand it to Riley when
he came in to ask for hla mall. While he
was standing there Riley came In.
"Any mall for me. Mr. ClerkT" he asked.
The clerk handed Riley the envelope with
the, quarter In It. Riley took it auspl
clously. He has not received a letter for
five years, slthough he asks for his mall
every day.. He opened the envelope, found
the quarter and then began to laugh, while
the man who put the quarter In the en
velope stood by watching.
"What Is It Judge T" asked the clerk.
"Why," Riley replied, "here's a acoun
dret who has owed me M for seven years
and now he paya me a quarter on ao
count." ...
Congressman William Aldon Smith tried
his level best In the house debate en Pan
ama to make Congressman Dlnsmore of
Arkansas supply a stock of good republican
campaign material. Just, as Blaine baited
Ben Hill In the old daya. Dlnsmore was
talking about the hasty recognition of the
Independence of Panama by the United
Btatea and drew a comparison between
that action and the attempts of this gov.
eminent to keep foreign nations from recog
nising the confederacy in 1861.
The Arkanaas member got warmed up
and began to talk about the power of the
confederacy. He made the statement that
Its soldiers had thrashed the union army
ln the first alx battles of the war. He got
still warmer aa he went on, and suddenly
Smith of Michigan sprung the question.
"Are you defending the right of tbe states
to secede?"
Dlnsmore came to himself like a flash.
"Ah; Brother Smith," he said, "how yeu
would love to lead me Into the pltl I have
an abiding .flection for you, but neither
my feet nor my tongue shall' go astray for
the benefit of the republican party."
"Uncle Joe" Cannon confesses to bis per
sonal friends that he sometimes chafes
under the restrictions of his office as
speaker of the houae of representatives.
Way down deep In hla heart ha feela that
he would sometimes be easier tn a rough
and tumble debate on the floor than In the
speaker's chair .struggling to wield tbe
gavel with solemn dignity and tn strict
accordance with parliamentary law. "If I
could only use both handa In presiding over
thla house," ha remarked In all earnestness,
"I might handle this speakership Job with
more satisfaction to myself and ln a man
ner more acceptable to the brethren on the
floor. It'a no use, I can't do myself Justice
In talking when I am compelled by custom
to keep my hands still. I am 111 at eaaa
when I try to atrlke a dignified attitude
with one band resting on the book of rules
and the other leaning on the gavel. I give
more thought to controlling my hands than
I do to what I ara trying to say."
A email colored boy was recently called
aa a witness In a criminal case in Wash
ington, and, some doubt being entertained
as to his competency to testify on account
of his age, he waa aaked what was the
meaning of an oath, and he replied that It
meant he would have to "tell what he
took." On being further aaked what would
become of htm when he died. If he did not
tell the truth on the witness stand, he
answered that "ha would be buried."
While Senator Gorman waa delivering his
earnest speech In behalf of a thorough tn
veal Ig tlon of the Poatofllce department an
aged man, stooping under the burden of
four score years, looked In through the
glaas doors of the rear lobby. The Mary'
Under1 a words had an tinuaual charm for
him. Ha was loath to move away. "Ah,
that year'a training I gave him la telling,"
exclaimed the octogenarian, "It'a telling."
The old man was Royal H. Torter, now
president of a bank at Kenne, N. H. He
waa visiting In Washington and went to
the senate In the hope of meeting the Mary.
and senator, who fifty years ago waa hla
pupil In a school at Laurel.
LEA- AXD FAT I TRaNSIT.
riaa ta Make llama a Traffla Pay Ae-
eerwla Welxat. t
San Francisco Call.
A season of rejoicing Is apparently In
store for the lean man and a correspond
ingly bad time- coming for the fat Indi
vidual when either boards a railroad train-
that Is, If the novelty In transportation
which a Colorado railroad company has de
cided to Introduce on Its line Is generally
adopted by the transportation companlea of
the country. Passengers on the -Pueblo A
Beaulah Valley Electrlo railway will here
after pass over an automatic scale as they
buy their tlcketa, and pay fare according
to weight at the rate of IVa centa per
pound. Of course the fat man with for
midable girth, broad enough between the
withers to occupy comfortably the seats
of two persons of average Rise and weight
will revolt In spirit, at least If he doea not
openly protest, against the new burden
thus Imposed upon him. The day of his
monopoly In a railroad car Is over. It Is
the turn of the lean lightweight to chuckle.
A new beatitude, reading "Blessed are
they who are lean and light of body, for
they shall ride at the smallest coat," should
be conspicuously Inscribed over this Colo
rado railroad ticket office In large letters
of gold, so that her who mounta the scales
when buying a ticket may readily read and
realise, If lean, how nature has favored
hint by giving him a dyspeptic oonstitutlon;
or. If fat the penalty he must pay for the
fruits of high living, a faultless digestion
and a contented spirit. Of course, the lat
ter. If he travela much, will have to carry
a purse correspondingly as fat aa hla per
son. Every lean person will hall the Innova
tion as a sensible reform, based on a cor
rect principle of equity. We naturally ex
pect the fat man, who haa habituated him
self to commiserate the leanness of hla
fellowmen, to regard It from an opposite
viewpoint However, It la the lean man'a
day In Colorado and it la hla turn to laugh.
But the work of reform In railroad travel,
particularly In street, railroad cara, will
not be eomplete until the passenger agent
haa devised some plan of taxing the skirts
which a selfish woman spreads over the
seat adjoining her to prevent aome horrid
man from occupying It An anxloua world
Is waiting for aome Inventive ticket puncher
to get in his deadly work on the practice.
PERSONAL, NOTES.
Watt till Colonel Watterson hears of that
bal poudre at Chicago.
Eome men will go to any lengths for the
aake of popularity. A doctor haa told Chi
cago people that bathing is unhealthful
and actually dangerous.
Israel ZangwlU la writing a book on Zion
ism, in which he deals minutely and at
some length with the problem of the re
turn of the Jews to Palestine.
Bryan has visited the Roman forum, and
while standing-there his right hand In
stinctively stole In between the first and
second buttons of his frock coat
Baron .Rothschild's - funeral partook of
something the nature of an "Uncle Tom'a
Cabin" show. Leashed hounds were led In
the procession, and servants In plush and
powder marched afoot
Senator Daniel of Virginia said In a re
cent speech in Baltimore that the ntne-
tenU . century pfodmwvd only fly- soldier!
wno couia oe cauea great in apoieon, Wel
lington, Von Moltke, Grant and Robert E.
Lee.
At the Jubilee of the Manchester free
library, which will be celebrated at Man
chester, England, next month, among the
guests will be a daughter of Thackeray, a
son of Dickens and a. grandson of Bulwer
Lytton. . ...
Owing to the limited facilities for gittlng
away, Kansaa City people emjloy alarm
clocks to make sure of reaching the bot
toms In time to catch a train. A delay of
a few hours ta too great a penalty to take
chances on. ' , .
The bank which gets the Spanish -card!
nal'a prise of $10,000 can safely credit It to
the surplus and declare a dividend right
away. As a . former DougU- county ofu-
clal exclaimed as the fees rolled In, "It's
Just like finding It"
An eminent clergyman of New Tork adds
but little to the sum of human knowledge
tn pointing to himself as a model. He says
he takes a drink of liquor when he thinks
e needs It and stops. Precisely. Moat any
old tippler atopa between drinks long
enough to draw hla breath.
"All thla talk about the dhTlculty of going
on the water wagon and quitting drinking
la foolish," said Private John Allen of Mis
sissippi, now a United States commissioner
to the St. Louis fair. "Easiest thing In the
world. I have quit drinking six times today
and will quit a couple of times more before
I go to bed."
M. A. P. tella a new story Of King Ed
ward's graceful manner .and ever-ready
tact. When his majesty visited Maynooth
college, an Institution devoted to the educa
tion of priests, hs waa asked to sign his
name In the visitors' book and was handed
a superb gold pen which had been specially
obtained. But the king waved It aside and
asked If It were not true that the college
possessed a pen with which Pope Leo XIII
bad signed certain Important documents.
Finding that this was the case, he Imme
diately expressed his desire to use that pen
for writing his autograph. It was brought
and King Edward used -it.
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Reaablteaa t ally Fereahadowe Vie.
tary la 1904.
Baltimore American.
The republican national committee, after
a most harmonious meeting In Washington,
has flxed the place snd the time for hold
ing the party's convention of 1904, when
Ita candidates for president and vice presl
dent of the United States will be nominated.
Chicago wins in the contest for the honor
of entertaining the body, and no objection
can be made to thla selection. Haltlmore
might have had a good chance, but failed
to even send an Invitation to the comi
mlttee. That this waa a mistake all must
now admit but the efforts mad In that
direction were ao weak that Success was
Impossible. The movement wss not han
dled In the proper manner, and publio In
terest In It wa not aroused In the way It
might have been. Baltimore Should learn
a lesson from this failure which will prove
of value to It In the years that are to come.
Not only was the meeting of the com
mittee characterised by perfect harmony,
but also by a serene confidence in the suc
cess of the party at the polls next No
vember. This confidence Is born of the
knowledge that the great majority of the
American people approve of the policies
or the administration In Ita dealing with
Important problems at home as well aa
abroad. These policies have contributed, In
no small degree, to the development of the
American republic, until It haa become
recognised aa a mighty power In the affairs
of the world. Its Influence has. In every
Instance, been used on the side of peaoe
and progress, along lines which must lead
to a better and a higher civilisation. This
has been true of the republican party ever
since Ita birth, half a century ago. It has
always been American to tha core, haa
fostered American Ideaa and adhered to
American principles. In its ranka have
been many of the ablest statesmen the
country has produced." Its principles ap
peal to all classes of people and it receives
a large share of Ita support from the work
ing classes, the wags-earners of the land.
It haa grown and developed with the
growth and development of the country,
and It stands today aa strong aa at any
time In Its successful history, ,
In addition to the harmony and confi
dence of the meeting there waa a general
admission that no other name than that of
Theodora Roosevelt would ha brought be
fore the convention when the time eorneyp
to nominate the candidate for the psef!- I
dency. Senator Mark Hanna, whose name
has been frequently mentioned1 In spite of
his oft-repeated assertlona that under no
considerations could he become a candidate,
defined hla position in a most emphatlo
manner, pledging hla support to Roosevelt
and Insisting that hla own name be never
again mentioned In connection with the
office. Roosevelt has, therefore, a clear
field, will tn all probability receive tha
nomination by acclamation, and In the au
tumn of 1904 will be triumphantly elected
the twenty-sixth president of .the Unite
States. . . 3
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LIKES TO A SMItJffi,
Maud They say he fell in love with Lucy
at tlrst sight. .
Mabel Yes; he saw her befor he heard
her talk. Chicago Tribune.
"Don't you think that the world always
develops a man to meet an emergency?"
"Certainly," answered Henator-Torgnum,
"and what the world requlree now ia a few
men to gather In all the money that la
floating around loose." Waahlngton Star.
"Here's a Christmas secret," said the fa
cetious Mr. Phamley, winking at his mar
riageable daughter. "I'm going to give
your mother a new spoonholrter.
"A new' snoonholder?". the sweet young
(hi nvmr.ttrrti'&yr'
"Yes, a new parlor sofa.' Philadelphia
Press. . .. . . .... .... ...... .
"Put fiown that glass!" erlod'Mrs. Jaw
sum catching her husband In the act of
taking a wee nip. "If you drink that liquor
I'll never speak to you again aa long aa I
live"
"My dear," maid he, as he gulped It down,
"here's a 'long Ufa to you.' Philadelphia
Press. . . .
"Do you know what a drunkard's break
fast Is?" , , - , , ,
"No."
"A brandy ami soda, a chop and a dog."
"What's the dog for?"
"To eat the chop." New Tork Press.
"No doubt you will appreciate your vaca
tion a great deal."
"Yes," answered the leisurely member of
congress, "it's something of a relief to
know that you can do nothing for a while
In a private Instead of an official capacity."
Washington Star.
"Is that widow on your street the one
whose husband was run over by a street
car going to marry again 7"
"I Ruees riot. What makes you ask?"
"Why, I understood there was a nice
looking young man paying bar marked at
tentions." -
"Oh. that's the railway company's Claim
adjusTor." Cleveland Plalndealer.
THE HBARTLBSSXESI OF, HAW.
Thfy quarreled on day, 'tWaa a trifle,
No doubt, that induced them to part
That caused her to bid him to stifle
The love thnt had bloomed tn hla heart
She saw him turn alowly and sadly
' To leave her, she heard hla goodbye;
He loved her he swore he did madly;
. She held her head proudly and high.
He did not return; for some reason.
To humble himself at her feat; .
Another arrived In due season,
Fste having decreed they should meet.
He told her the lovely old story.
And she. as his bride, reached the height
Of what to a woman Is glory
Then quietly passed out of sight.
Ths other man gained a high station.
And. having enthroned himself there.
Possessing the world's admiration.
Won the heart of a girl who was fair.
Far back, where few saw and (ew knew
her, .
Waa one who went nursing an ache.
Because he had net returned to her.
Or, at least, had not failed for her aake.
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